Best Horror Short

Studded Nightmare

by Jean-Claude Leblanc

When J.-F. is inexplicably drawn to the chair in which a man committed suicide, style isn’t the only thing the leather antique brings to his home. Suddenly overcome by fantasies both nightmarish and erotic, he gets rid of the chair immediately, only to have it claimed by his friend Aly, who soon finds herself spellbound by shocking visions of her own violent death. As the horror escalates, it’s up to J.-F. to save his friend before she is driven to a very gruesome fate.

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Other Finalists

Simple Simon

by Maninder Chana 

The parents of a young girl are dismayed when she begins bullying her imaginary friend.


A Father's Day

by Chris Lane 

Today is special. Apocalypse or not.

Unexpectedly reunited with his daughter amongst the ruins of the world as they knew it, a father is determined to make this day special, even if they are already dead.


The Dog Walker

by Peter Mckeirnon 

Nobody ever suspects.... The Dog Walker.