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VHS in COWICHAN

Saturday, October 24, 2026
7:00 p.m. 9:30 p.m.

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12 SHORT HORROR FILMS FROM CANADA AND BEYOND FOLLOWED BY Q&A

GET SCARED, DUNCAN!

FILMS INCLUDED

ANCESTRAL BEASTS

CANADA • 2025 • 5 MIN

Directed by: Tim Riedel
At the lowest point of her life, a troubled woman finally commits to conquering the figurative demons in her past only to uncover a literal demon living within the bowls of her rural ancestral home, threatening her very spirit and the spirits of those who love her.

MEAT CRAYON

CANADA • 2025 • 6 MIN

Directed by: Richard Rotter
Kimberly's favorite teacher always brings her the best crayons. He just won’t say where he gets them.

BIDET

CANADA • 2025 • 8 MIN

Directed by: James Brylowski
A group of best friends are hunted by a possessed bidet.

INKWO FOR WHEN THE STARVING RETURN

CANADA • 2025 • 18 MIN

Directed by: Amanda Strong
Dove, a gender-shifting warrior, uses their Indigenous medicine (Inkwo) to protect their community from an unburied swarm of terrifying creatures.

WE LIVE IN THE DARK

CANADA • 2025 • 15 MIN

Directed by: Aaron Dawson
A film crew follows the day-to-day activity of a demon-worshipping death cult as they navigate the challenges of soliciting donations, recruiting new members, and finding the perfect sacrifice.

FILMMAKER IN ATTENDANCE FOR Q&A

PARIAH

CANADA • 2025 • 6 MIN

Directed by: AJ Lutsky
Survival is compliance. Stay alive. Stay human.

MONSTER MEDICINE

USA • 2025 • 12 MIN

Directed by: Veronica Felicity Johnson
An emergency doctor on a heavenly mission works to save the patient from hell in an East L.A. Urgent Care transforming each of them forever in the most unexpected ways.