Dennison Ramalho

An exploration of the cinematic history of the folk horror, from its beginnings in the UK in the late sixties; through its proliferation on British television in the seventies and its many manifestations, culturally specific, in other countries; to its resurgence in the last decade.

Documentary about the production of independent horror films in Brazil, made by third-year students of the Senac audiovisual course in 2008.

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Taking all that was great from the first instalment, the movie aims to be a wilder, leaner, faster-paced and even more entertaining anthology this time around, with a new crop of award-winning, visionary filmmakers from around the globe.

Stênio, the nightshifter of a morgue, has the ability to communicate with the cadavers that are brought to him every night.

Stênio, the nightshifter of a morgue, has the ability to communicate with the cadavers that are brought to him every night.

After leading a failed operation, a policewoman under a death threat leaves São Paulo in search of safety and to reconnect with her daughter, who works as a doctor for a non-governmental organization and was kidnapped in the interior of Pará by illegal gold miners.

Released from the Mental Health Wing of São Paulo State Penitentiary after forty years, the sadistic undertaker Zé do Caixão is back on the streets, haunted by ghostly visions and spirits of past victims but still set upon the goal that sent him to prison in the first place: finding a woman who can give him the perfect child.

Hell on earth, devilish gods, Lucifer emerge from the bowels of a ship in search of human flesh and blood as food.

Hell on earth, devilish gods, Lucifer emerge from the bowels of a ship in search of human flesh and blood as food.

In crisis after killing an innocent during action in the favela, a police officer is introduced into the unit of the "Ninjas" - extermination group that is dedicated to sadistically eliminating suspects of violent crimes.

In crisis after killing an innocent during action in the favela, a police officer is introduced into the unit of the "Ninjas" - extermination group that is dedicated to sadistically eliminating suspects of violent crimes.

Can jealousy and a person from the past tear this couple apart?

Adriano is an honest prison guard who is averse to violence. He tries to keep the prison peaceful, even though he is struggling with major family problems. The arrival of Abdel, a dangerous international terrorist, increases the tension in the prison, which is already experiencing days of terror due to the fight between two criminal factions. Now, Adriano will have to face a rebellion and control Abdel's every move.

Filho is a miserable bastard. He's divided between the duty of nursing his fanatic mother and his obsessive lust for Formosa - a whore of Satan . His dilemma casts him into an abyss of violence, witchcraft, death and demonic trance.

Diomedes is both a detective and a failure, who never solved a single case and plunges headlong into the bizarre world of the Great Circus, a famous circus in the past, today just a ghostly place, more like a burlesque madhouse, to find Enigmo, the magician who transformed water in wine, at the request of the pessinous Hermes.

Just sounds from the basement, sneak a peek.

When an Eastern European mobster (Russo) steals from his vicious mafia bosses, he finds refuge in an abandoned and isolated cabin in the woods. Gravely wounded and starving to death, the cabin offers him a much needed place to hide, but he soon finds that this place is not what it seems. A hidden room has trapped a naked young woman (Eva) who has clearly fallen victim to some kind of demonic ritual. When he tries to help, he finds that he has an overwhelming sexual attraction to her - a lust that leads him to discover that she is something altogether inhuman!

When an Eastern European mobster (Russo) steals from his vicious mafia bosses, he finds refuge in an abandoned and isolated cabin in the woods. Gravely wounded and starving to death, the cabin offers him a much needed place to hide, but he soon finds that this place is not what it seems. A hidden room has trapped a naked young woman (Eva) who has clearly fallen victim to some kind of demonic ritual. When he tries to help, he finds that he has an overwhelming sexual attraction to her - a lust that leads him to discover that she is something altogether inhuman!

Hand-picked by Fantasia’s Mitch Davis, SMALL GAUGE TRAUMA is an extraordinary collection of 13 award-winning shorts from 8 countries. It represents some of the strongest and most eccentric highlights from the festival’s trailblazing history with the form and is a veritable must-have for lovers of the unusual, aficionados of the fantastic and anyone with an interest in world cinema.