Den 12-årige Ofelia rejser med sin gravide mor til skovene i det nordlige Spanien for at bo hos morens nye mand Vidal, en sadistisk kaptajn i Francos hær. Da Ofelia udforsker en stor stenlabyrint, viser den sig at være hjem for skovguden Pan. Pan overbeviser hende om, at hun er prinsesse i et hemmeligt undergrundsrige. Hvis Olfelia ønsker at vende tilbage til sit kongerige, så må hun udføre tre livsfarlige opgaver.
Engang for længe siden, i et land langt væk, lægger den onde Claudia morderiske planer for sin steddatter, Lillian. Det lykkes heldigvis Lillian at flygte ind i skoven, hvor hun søger tilflugt i en gammel ruin sammen med syv vagabonder. Men Claudia har bestemt ikke opgivet at komme Lillian til livs, og hun er ikke bleg for at bruge løs af den sorteste magi.
Lad os fortælle dig en historie. Men den er garanteret forbudt for børn. Det er historien om Rødhætte og en ulv, der hellere ville sætte tænderne i en uskyldig pige end i en gammel, svagelig farmor. Efter Rødhætte har været vidne til, hvorledes hendes søster bliver flået i stykker af en ulv, begiver hun sig af sted til sin farmor, der bor dybt, dybt inde i skoven. Hun har fået 2 råd, når hun går gennem skoven: 1. Stol aldrig på mænd med sammenvoksede øjenbryn! 2. Bliv på stien! På sin vej møder hun en ung jæger, som hun følges med. Han er så charmerende, flot og venlig at hun slet ikke lægger mærke til en ting... hans sammenvoksede øjenbryn...
Alex Whitaker and three other gifted psychics investigate rumors that the secret of life has been discovered by master puppeteer, Andre Toulon, in the form of five killer puppets uniquely qualified for murder and mayhem.
A darkly brilliant stop-motion adaptation of The Pied Piper of Hamelin about a plague of rats that punish townsfolk corrupt with greed. One of Czechoslovakia's most ambitious animation projects of the 1980s, notable for its unusual dark art direction, innovative animation techniques and use of a fictitious language.
A boy is thrown into the middle of an increasingly bizarre local disturbance.
A tyrannical landlady in Hemet, California lords it over her tenants, pitting them against each other in a web of paranoia spun for deadly results.
En mand og hans siamesiske tvilling.
Cinderella finds freedom from her wicked stepmother with the help of her fairy godmother. Only this time, they unleash a plan of bloody vengeance.
Leigh has lived a reclusive existence in a secluded old home on the outskirts of town for her entire adult life. You see, Leigh has excreted extremely potent pheromones.
"Described as 'Snow White meets Eyes Wide Shut,' Rouge is a horror-tinted gothic fairy tale about a lonely dress shop clerk whose mother’s unexpected death sends her down a treacherous path in pursuit of youth and beauty. Set in California, the story explores the cult-like nature of the beauty industry — as well as 'the danger of internalizing its pitiless gaze.' Set to be published in September this year by Simon & Schuster/Marysue Rucci Books, Rouge is the latest novel from [Mona] Awad, behind All’s Well, 13 Ways of Looking at a Fat Girl and Bunny, which was listed among the best book of 2019 by Time, Vogue and the New York Public Library." (THR)
Inspired by the classic fairy tale. While taking a shortcut on the way to her grandmother's house Rose has a shocking encounter with a mugger. Her bag is snatched and a stranger comes to her rescue. Rose is grateful for his timely help, but beware the friendly wolf for there lurks danger.
Simultaneously sumptuous and gorgeous, garish and grim, this is a re-working of Pinocchio for the neo-liberal era. Rachel Maclean’s dark fairytale, which represented Scotland at the Venice Biennale 2017, depicts a brash and baroque binary world of poverty and riches where the prospect of easy wealth tempts even good boys like Pic into bad ways. But if everyone believes the lie, what’s the problem?
Rhena's father tells a story about Atlas, a forest entity that whispers stories of the dead to its trees. That same night he disappears into this forest. Rhena does everything she can to get her father back.
Psychological Horror short film directed by Elena Coletta.
Robert spends his nights hunting people for execution with his anarchic gang. But when he falls in love with one of his victims, he sees a new life open up. Can he escape from his life as a trained killer in time to save her?
An experimental fairy tale about life, death, and spreading your wings. After Cecilia witnesses a bird smashing into her window, she begins to notice her body transforming. Her skin starts to peel and little feathers start to grow out of her back. Will she fly away or end up like that poor little bird?
A nameless scavenger finds a body in the swamp. Moss is set on fire. The horror of being alive leads to a loving embrace. We might be seeing the beginning of a new life or perhaps a nightmare that endlessly repeats itself. Starring Paul Soileau (aka Christeene, Rebecca Havemeyer) & Llywyn Máire. This dark fairy tale was filmed in glorious 16mm, in the late 1990s, and then remastered, with an original score by Curtis Heath, in 2019.