<![CDATA[Toronto Int'l Spring of Horror & Fantasy - Lineup Details - 2025]]>Sun, 09 Mar 2025 14:08:15 -0700Weebly<![CDATA[All Selections]]>Fri, 28 Feb 2025 08:00:00 GMThttp://springofhorror.com/lineup-2025/all-selectionsHere are detailed descriptions of all the TISH 2025 selections.
We hope you enjoy the show!
]]><![CDATA[TISH 2025 Features]]>Thu, 27 Feb 2025 08:00:00 GMThttp://springofhorror.com/lineup-2025/tish-2025-features
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​​Catch A Killer
The Damnation
Hollywood on a Shoestring
​​Leatherbound
Lost Angels  (ENGLEBØRN​)
]]><![CDATA[Catch A Killer]]>Tue, 25 Feb 2025 08:00:00 GMThttp://springofhorror.com/lineup-2025/catch-a-killerPicture
Screening: Friday - April 4 @ 6:45 PM
with Bodies in Boxes, Eden & Doll

Written & Directed by: Teddy Grennan
Produced by: Burton Gray & Gill Holland

Country: USA
Run time: 81 Min

Description: CATCH A KILLER is a neo-noir thriller featuring Otto and Lex, a pair of star-crossed lovers, who do the right thing but make the wrong decision and it costs them everything. When Otto's derailed on his way to becoming the city’s youngest detective, he stays in the police business as a bioremediation specialist cleaning up after a serial killer. With an uncanny knowledge of horror films and his natural born instincts, Otto and Lex crack the code to where the killer is going to strike next…now they just gotta catch him. 

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/CATCHAKILLERMOVIE​
]]><![CDATA[The Damnation]]>Mon, 24 Feb 2025 08:00:00 GMThttp://springofhorror.com/lineup-2025/the-damnationPicture
Screening: Sunday - April 6 @ 6:45 PM
with Release the Hounds, Scam & Format

Directed by: Christopher Darton & Seb Godin
Written by: Christopher Darton
Produced by: Christopher Darton

Country: Canada
Run time: 82 Min

Description: Age-old colonial sentiments have unearthed a malignant evil that begins not only destroying the environment but feeding on the blood of locals in Buffalo Mines. Eighteen year old Sarah Blackice and her family are forced into taking action.

Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vg7S2X-K3SE
]]><![CDATA[Hollywood on a Shoestring]]>Sun, 23 Feb 2025 08:00:00 GMThttp://springofhorror.com/lineup-2025/hollywood-on-a-shoestringPicture
Screening: Sunday - April 6 @ 4:00 PM
with various Shorts

Written & Directed by: Matt Devlen

Country: USA
Run time: 60 Min

Description: Profile on the life, films, and crew surrounding independent Low budget filmmaker Mark Pirro.
]]><![CDATA[Leatherbound]]>Fri, 21 Feb 2025 08:00:00 GMThttp://springofhorror.com/lineup-2025/leatherboundPicture
Screening: Saturday - April 5 @ 6:45 PM
with Killers, It Lurks in the Lamplight, Tears of Sorrow & Suspirium

Directed by: Michael J. Doyle
Written by: Michael J. Doyle & Breanna Acchione
Produced by: Michael J. Doyle, Scott Doyle & Dave Doyle

Country: Canada
Run time: 73 Min

Description: During an eerie Halloween season, a lonely teenage boy falls in love with a sentient leatherbound journal, who has nefarious intentions.

The Film is viewed from the perspective of a deaf person and thus mostly in American Sign Language and English text.

Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RbpZ9A48A6o​

Website: https://www.doylepictures.ca/leatherbound​
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/doylepicturescanada/​
]]><![CDATA[Lost Angels (orig: Engleb⌀rn)]]>Wed, 19 Feb 2025 08:00:00 GMThttp://springofhorror.com/lineup-2025/lost-angelsPicture
Screening: Saturday - April 5 @ 9:30 PM
with Bleeding Garden, The Collected & Peekaboo

Directed by: Peder Pedersen
Written by: Jan Lundager Iversen
Produced by: Jan Lundager Iversen, Marcel Zyskind & Peder Pedersen

Country: Denmark
Run time: 96 Min

Description: A chilling supernatural thriller that follows a young artist (Agnes Born) who, amidst the echoing cries of a baby, finds her apartment consumed by an eerie and malevolent presence.

Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vScvknqa0uA
]]><![CDATA[TISH 2025 SHORTS]]>Mon, 17 Feb 2025 08:00:00 GMThttp://springofhorror.com/lineup-2025/tish-2025-shorts
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Carter
Chain Link
The Collected
Dog People
Doll
Eden
Format
Free Pancakes
Help, I'm Alien Pregnant
Hush Little Mouse
It Lurks in the Lamplight
Lavenza
Lights Off
The Local Freak - Brick & Murder
Lore - The Beauty of a Storm
Lupe Q and the Galactic Corn Cake
The Newlyweds
Peekaboo
The Red Stone
Scam
Soul Heist
Suspirium
Tears of Sorrow
You have Reached your Destination
]]><![CDATA[Carter]]>Sat, 15 Feb 2025 08:00:00 GMThttp://springofhorror.com/lineup-2025/carterPicture
Screening: Sunday - April 6 @ 4:00 PM
with Hollywood on a Shoestring + Shorts

Directed by: Xander Copp
Written by: Meg Rodgers &  John-Paul Kaczur
Produced by: Xander Copp, Bradley Cherry & Adam Schoales

Country: Canada
Run time: 10 Min

Description: In this H.P. Lovecraft adaptation, Carter, a grief-stricken young man, and his mentor Warren, an elder female professor of the occult, search for a portal to the underworld in an abandoned cemetery.
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Instagram: https://instagram.com/carter_shortfilm/
]]><![CDATA[Chain Link]]>Thu, 13 Feb 2025 08:00:00 GMThttp://springofhorror.com/lineup-2025/chain-linkPicture
Screening: Saturday - April 5 @ 4:00 PM
with Short Film Showcase

Written & Directed by:  Stephen J Birtles

Country: Canada
Run time: 20 Min

Description: When an eccentric plumber visits what appears to be an ordinary house, he quickly becomes ensnared in a darkly humorous game of cat and mouse. This leads to a tense and deadly confrontation at a nearby lake, where the mysterious homeowner has far more than a simple plumbing issue to resolve. 
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Website: http://chainlinkmovie.com/​
(The Trailer and a bonus film "Hot N Nasty" - The Making of Chain Link can be found on the site.)
]]><![CDATA[The Collected]]>Tue, 11 Feb 2025 08:00:00 GMThttp://springofhorror.com/lineup-2025/the-collectedPicture
Screening: Saturday - April 5 @ 9:30 PM
with Lost Angels, Peekaboo & Bleeding Garden

Directed by: Raymond Cara

Country: Canada
Run time: 10 Min

Description: A Neighbourhood folktale about a clown with sinister intentions. 
]]><![CDATA[Dog People]]>Sun, 09 Feb 2025 08:00:00 GMThttp://springofhorror.com/lineup-2025/dog-peoplePicture
Screening: Saturday - April 5 @ 4:00 PM
with Short Film Showcase

Directed by: Bradley Stryker
Written by: Dan Sanders-Joyce & Robbie Silverman

Country: USA
Run time: 20 Min

Description: Two unsuspecting men show up at a sweet old lady’s door pretending to offer their services for free, but as strange events occur, and bizarre discoveries are made they quickly learn it might be her who is pulling a fast one on them. In the tone of GET OUT and PARASITE this genre-bending horror-comedy aims to examine just how far people are willing to go to protect those they love most. Their dogs, of course.

Instagram: ​https://instagram.com/dog_people_movie
]]><![CDATA[DOLL]]>Fri, 07 Feb 2025 08:00:00 GMThttp://springofhorror.com/lineup-2025/dollPicture
Screening: Friday - April 4 @ 6:45 PM
with Catch a Killer, Eden & Bodies in Boxes

Written & Directed by: Danny Lau
Produced by: Anthony Voltsinis, Sahil Bhullar & Sandeep Menghi

Country: Canada
Run time: 22 Min

Description: Sally is trapped in a perfect dollhouse, as she spirals into madness & a confrontation with her dark and sinister past.

Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=unnTzFDQbOs

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/doll.film/
]]><![CDATA[Eden]]>Wed, 05 Feb 2025 08:00:00 GMThttp://springofhorror.com/lineup-2025/edenPicture
Screening: Friday - April 4 @ 6:45 PM
with Catch a Killer, Doll & Bodies in Boxes

Directed by: Lester Lubuguin
Written by: Lester Lubuguin & Jenna Dalanyi
Produced by: Lester Lubuguin & Jenna Dalanyi

Country: Canada
Run time: 12 Min

Description: An older man tries to break off his affair with a much younger woman only to find out she's a succubus. 
]]><![CDATA[Format]]>Wed, 05 Feb 2025 08:00:00 GMThttp://springofhorror.com/lineup-2025/formatPicture
Screening: Sunday - April 6 @ 6:45 PM
with The Damnation, Scam & Release the Hounds

Directed by: Darik Maurice
Written by: Darik Maurice & Mike Stechyson
Produced by: Darik Maurice, Samuel Scott & Mike Stechyson

Country: Canada
Run time: 12 Min

Description: A private investigator stalks a young adulterous couple, but soon realizes that he is not the only one watching.

Format is a science fiction horror film set in the near future, where personal memories can be remotely accessed. The film explores the erosion of privacy in the digital age, delving into humanity’s insatiable hunger for data and the lengths they’ll go to acquire and safeguard it. 

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/formatthefilm/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/formatthefilm/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/FormatTheFilm
]]><![CDATA[Free Pancakes]]>Mon, 03 Feb 2025 08:00:00 GMThttp://springofhorror.com/lineup-2025/free-pancakesPicture
Screening: Saturday - April 5 @ 4:00 PM
with Short Film Showcase

Directed by: Lije Morgan

Country: USA
Run time: 2 Min

Description: Two bunnies follow a sign in the woods for "free pancakes".

Website: http://www.lije.com/
Instagram: https://instagram.com/lije.mo
]]><![CDATA[Help, I'm Alien Pregnant]]>Sat, 01 Feb 2025 08:00:00 GMThttp://springofhorror.com/lineup-2025/help-im-alien-pregnantPicture
Screening: Sunday - April 6 @ 4:00 PM
with Hollywood on a Shoestring + Shorts

Written & Directed by: THUNDERLIPS
Produced by: Morgan Leigh Stewart, Alix Whittaker & Ilai Amar

Country: New Zealand
Run time: 15 Min

Description: Mary feels alien pregnant, the doctor thinks it’s probably allergies, only slime will tell.
]]><![CDATA[Hush Little Mouse]]>Thu, 30 Jan 2025 08:00:00 GMThttp://springofhorror.com/lineup-2025/hush-little-mousePicture
Screening: Sunday - April 6 @ 4:00 PM
with Hollywood on a Shoestring + Shorts

Written & Directed by: Annabelle Snelling
Produced by: Paris Renalson

Country: New Zealand
Run time: 17 Min

Description: A gripping short home invasion thriller featuring a menacing masked intruder and a courageous female protagonist driven by revenge. 

Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hNEqoAmkZVU

Website: https://www.boosted.org.nz/projects/hush-little-mouse
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hushlittlemouse
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61566232966252
]]><![CDATA[It Lurks in the Lamplight]]>Wed, 29 Jan 2025 08:00:00 GMThttp://springofhorror.com/lineup-2025/it-lurks-in-the-lamplightPicture
​Screening: Saturday - April 5 @ 6:45 PM
With Leatherbound, Tears of Sorrow, Suspirium & Killers

Written & Directed by: Carrara Stern

Country: Canada
Run time: 6 Min

Description: As tensions rise between roommates, Lacy begins to question the presence of a much greater threat.
]]><![CDATA[Lavenza]]>Mon, 27 Jan 2025 08:00:00 GMThttp://springofhorror.com/lineup-2025/lavenzaPicture
Screening: Saturday - April 5 @ 4:00 PM
with Short Film Showcase

Written & Directed by: Lauren Eden
Produced by: Alex Ef 

Country: Canada
Run time: 11 Min

Description: When Lavenza, a 19th-century noblewoman, overhears her husband complaining about her looks, she turns herself into his ideal wife by thrifting the body parts from all the women he desires.

Website: https://linktr.ee/lavenzafilm
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lavenzafilm/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61553394137201
Twitter: https://twitter.com/lavenzafilm
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