An avid moviegoer sees several films depicting grisly murderers and decides to commit a crime himself, only to discover that there's quite a difference between fantasy and reality.
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Denis Podalydès
The Failed Killer
Marc Caro
The Garroted Man
Mikhael Dontchev
The Killer in the Cellar
Albert Dupontel
The Strangler
Jan Kounen
The Ax Murderer
Marion Laine
The Pursued Woman
Thomas Vincent
The Crossdressing Assassin
Louise Vincent
The Aggressed Woman
Gaspar Noé
The Assassin
Marc Ligaudan
Pursuer #1
Archival footage - from the 1990 Cincinnati, OH show (filmed on November 6, 1990 at Bogart's).
Archival footage - from the 1992 Cincinnati, OH show (filmed on June 2, 1992 at Bogart's).
In an Argentine high school, the arrival of a new student quietly disrupts the routine of a close-knit group. Subtle gestures, unusual silences, and small coincidences spark a sense of curiosity that slowly turns into suspicion. Blending humor, tension, and the intensity of adolescence, the film explores how ordinary moments can take on an uncanny edge when seen through imagination and doubt.
A drug-addicted alcoholic shaves his head, yells at his housemate, gets fired, and ODs. It's a comedy.
In Japan, the vampire-hunter Saya, who is a powerful original, is sent by her liaison with the government, David, posed as a teenage student to the Yokota High School on the eve of Halloween to hunt down vampires. Saya asks David to give a new katana to her. Soon she saves the school nurse Makiho Amano from two vampires disguised of classmates and Makiho witnesses her fight against the powerful demon.
A hapless deputy sheriff bungles his first hostage negotiation until the local car salesman arrives on the scene and rev things up.
An early short film by the Czech animator Pavel Koutsky.
A loving mother must give the ultimate sacrifice to save her family from a supernatural force bent on tearing their world apart.
After moving to a new house, the hero meets an unknown girl-neighbor and immediately becomes a witness of inexplicable events. Trying to understand the mystical events, the hero enters into a confrontation with the girl's father, who keeps a shocking secret.
Dimos Avdeliodis pays homage to Charles Chaplin and all his favorite silent heroes. This is the first film he directed.
A night ride, a few beers with an old friend, memories of better times. One seemingly ordinary drive reveals the dark truths of men’s past and a sinister web of strange events.
Alejandro struggles to accept his girlfriend’s comments on his laughter.
On a non-place the desires of the flesh are the tastiest pleasures and sacrifice is an act of sensuality.
In 1980 a mother took her son to get a present on his 10th birthday. They went to an old abandoned Campground: Little Farm on the River. She took him to an old camper and asked him to step inside, once he did she reached out and grabbed a screwdriver sitting on the counter and began stabbing him over and over again. Now 30 years later a group of friends decide to go down to the campground to celebrate a birthday party, but the mood soon changes when people start turning up dead. Will the the teens be able to check out or stay at camp permanently?
A twisted, spectacular depiction of a face trapped in a dangerous prison of the mind.
8-year old Joshua has never left his home for dangerous creatures live outside their isolated farmhouse - the Gorgers. But when his father Aaron mysteriously disappears Joshua is forced to go outside. A decision that will change his life forever for something is closing in on the little boy. Fast.
April is a happy little witch who is just trying to make the perfect birthday party for her girlfriend Liz. Unfortunately for her, their cat Limón has other plans. Moved by jealousy he will do anything in his power to ruin the party, destroy the presents and mess with April. It isn’t until chaos spreads through the kitchen that he realizes he might have gone too far…
A man and his daughter, living in an isolated log cabin built in an open field near an inhospitable forest, are terrified by the mysterious mist rising from the trees.
A mousy librarian inherits her father's beloved but failing old movie house. In order to save the family business, she discovers her inner serial killer — and a legion of rabid gore fans — when she starts turning out a series of grisly shorts. What her fans don't realize yet is that the murders in the movies are all too real…
The boys think their days of fishing to feed themselves have come to an end, when Stan's rich uncle Ebenezer dies leaving a large estate. But they soon learn that Ebenezer was murdered and all the relatives, including Stan, are suspects.
Dysfunctional friends Dignan and Anthony plan and execute a robbery with their pot-growing friend, Bob. The short film that inspired Wes Anderson’s feature debut.
A mentally unhinged factory worker must decide whether to listen to his talking cat and become a killer, or follow his dog's advice to keep striving for normalcy.
Deadpool sees an opportunity to save the day, but it doesn't go entirely as planned.
Caught in the middle of a bank robbery, a slacker and a bank employee become the ones who arbitrate the intense situation.
A young lunatic director and his devoted cult of cinema terrorists kidnap a Hollywood movie goddess and force her to star in their radical underground movie.
On the eve of her 17th birthday, Mari and friend Phyllis set off from her family home to attend a rock concert in the city. Attempting to score some drugs on the way, the pair run afoul of a group of vicious crooks, headed up by the sadistic Krug.
Chip's problem is that he can't say no to beautiful women. This weakness gets him into a world of trouble when he agrees to help his girlfriend steal $68,000.
After killing her husband, Peggy Gravel and her murderous maid Grizelda wind up in the crazy town of Mortville, where Queen Carlotta presides over a sleazy collection of misfits.
After witnessing a brutal murder on Halloween night, a young woman becomes the next target of a maniacal entity.
With a hitman’s gun aimed at him, Finch tells the story of how he broke out of jail, fell in love, and took the identity of a man wanted by the Mafia.
When a group of naive teens working at a movie theater in a small Christian town discover a mysterious film hidden in its basement, they unleash an alluring succubus who gives them a sex education…written in blood.
Mater, the rusty but trusty tow truck from Cars, spends a day in Radiator Springs playing scary pranks on his fellow townsfolk. That night at Flo's V8 Café, the Sheriff tells the story of the legend of the Ghostlight, and as everyone races home Mater is left alone primed for a good old-fashioned scare.
A hitman, his boss, an art dealer and a money-laundering scheme that accidentally turns the assassin into an overnight avant-garde sensation, one that forces her to play the art world against the underworld.
Teenage friends Kit and Libby make prank phone calls for fun but then find themselves involved in a brutal double murder committed by one of their targets.
The next great psycho horror slasher has given a documentary crew exclusive access to his life as he plans his reign of terror over the sleepy town of Glen Echo, all the while deconstructing the conventions and archetypes of the horror genre for them.
Hazel runs a beauty salon out of her house, but makes extra money by providing ruthless women the oppurtunity to perform hit jobs. L.T. is a parasite, and contacts Hazel looking for work after he runs out of money. She is reluctant to use him for a hit, since she prefers using women, but decides to try him on a trial basis. Meanwhile, the cop she pays off wants an arrest to make it look like he's doing his job, but Hazel doesn't want to sacrifice any of her "associates". The sleazy side of life is explored in this delightfully dark and deadpan film.
A prudish married couple feel put upon by the swingers living in their apartment building. One night, by accident, they discover a way to both rid themselves of the “perverts” down the hall and simultaneously realize their dream of opening a restaurant.
Teenage friends must resist the spell of an evil showman staging a house of horrors show in their small town.