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Across a series of chilling, stand-alone short films, the Dark Stories trilogy plunges into the bleak underbelly of life, proving that the most terrifying evils are often human. From the quiet, obsessive paranoia of suburban homes to the dark secrets buried in the country’s remote corners, each tale explores themes of entrapment, moral decay, and retribution. This anthology is a descent into a world where ghosts, monsters, and demons lurk not in the fog, but in the heart of humanity itself. The grave is not the end, but merely the next stop in a relentless cycle of horror... and the reckoning is always waiting.
Witness a dinner party with a diabolical main course - obsession is put to the limit when a scorned and demonic woman traps the man of her dreams, submission has never been so terrifying!!! - a grizzly murderer is forced to cover his trail without losing his mind. These eerie tales from the grave will leave you at the edge of your seat, screaming for more. Things are often not what they seem.
Compilation of six short films from New Zealand: Hinekaro Flames from the Heart Snap The Dig The Model Valley of the Stereos
Compilation of six short films from New Zealand: Dream Makers I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry Dirty Creature Time Is a Spider Lovelock A Woman's Heart