As three seemingly close friends spend an afternoon together in a cozy living room, revealing secrets to one another, a mysterious gift arrives. The gift's purpose happens to be another layer of secret, altering not only the women's friendships but also the fate of the entire world. Maybe.

Tskackaphis

In a moment of honesty, three close friends realize that love isn't always what it looks like.

When the addition of a second-hand loveseat coincides with a series of unexplainable disturbances, two friends are forced to confront the anomalies as well as their own mortality.

Loveseat

What if your used furniture is still in use?

Panacea is a horror/thriller that follows Calvin, a man haunted by his past, who discovers an ethereal object that can cure him of all his pain and suffering…But at what cost? The film was written and directed by Asian American filmmakers, The Naizu Brothers, and features an all Asian American cast. Panacea is a proof-of-concept for a feature length film that is currently in development.

Panacea

When Calvin visits his estranged brother in-law Taz, he discovers an ethereal object that can cure him of all his pain and suffering…But at what cost?

The most pristine neighborhood you've ever seen. The kind of place that only exists in magazines. Flawlessly cared for lawns with grass like carpet. Homes like Mattel toys. It's perfected suburbia. That is until a not-so-innocent lemonade stand creates the perfect, ice-cold recipe for disaster.

Lemon-Aid

When a seemingly innocent lemonade stand materializes in a suburban front yard, the once tranquil neighborhood descends into chaos as mysterious and unsettling events unfold.

In the early 1800s, the inhabitants of a puritanical Tennessee farming village are plagued by mysterious disappearances that coincide with every full moon. The superstitious town folk are quick to suspect the newest resident, Christy, a young school teacher from New York. When Christy is invited to the home of a troubled student, suspicions turn to accusations - and accusations lead to a dark supernatural revelation that will shake the town to its core.

Bad Omen

In the early 1800s, the inhabitants of a puritanical Tennessee farming village are plagued by mysterious disappearances that coincide with every full moon. The superstitious town folk are quick to suspect the newest resident, Christy, a young school teacher from New York. When Christy is invited to the home of a troubled student, suspicions turn to accusations - and accusations lead to a dark supernatural revelation that will shake the town to its core.

A woman goes for a run in the woods and doesn't return.

The Runner

She's running from one problem right into another.

Two co-workers, Terry and Linda, engage in an affair on Halloween night. Someone's watching from out(in)side.

Jack

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