Edgar Allan Poe's The Oval Portrait (2025)

The Lawnmower Man

A simple man is turned into a genius through the application of computer science.

Children of the Corn

A traveling couple end up in an abandoned Nebraska town inhabited by a cult of murderous children who worship a demon that lives in the local cornfields.

Lawnmower Man 2: Beyond Cyberspace

After being rescued from the ruins of Virtual Space Industries, Jobe is rebuilt and reconnected to virtual reality by corporate mogul Jonathan Walker. Years later, teenage hacker Peter Parkette helps Jobe locate Benjamin Trace, the original creator of virtual reality, only to uncover Jobe’s plan to launch a new world order using Walker’s tech. Now, Peter, Trace, Cori, and a band of runaways must stop Jobe and Walker before they enslave humanity through cyberspace.

The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad

The Wind in the Willows: Concise version of Kenneth Grahame's story of the same name. J. Thaddeus Toad, owner of Toad Hall, is prone to fads, such as the newfangled motor car. This desire for the very latest lands him in much trouble with the wrong crowd, and it is up to his friends, Mole, Rat and Badger to save him from himself. - The Legend of Sleepy Hollow: Retelling of Washington Irving's story set in a tiny New England town. Ichabod Crane, the new schoolmaster, falls for the town beauty, Katrina Van Tassel, and the town Bully Brom Bones decides that he is a little too successful and needs "convincing" that Katrina is not for him.

Re-Animator

Conducting clandestine experiments within the morgue at Miskatonic University, scientist Herbert West reveals to a fellow graduate student his groundbreaking work concerning the re-animation of fresh corpses.

The Milkman

Based on the short story by Stephen King, follow the morning delivery routine of the neighborhood's favorite milkman.

Harvey's Dream

On a Saturday morning like any other, Harvey slumps into his chair and tells his wife about last night's nightmare. Fear takes hold when Janet notices the tiny details of Harvey's dream bleeding through into the real world around her.

Die, Monster, Die!

A young man visits his fiancé's estate to discover that her wheelchair-bound scientist father has discovered a meteorite that emits mutating radiation rays that have turned the plants in his greenhouse to giants. When his own wife falls victim to this mysterious power, the old man takes it upon himself to destroy the glowing object with disastrous results.

Rainy Season

A couple rents a summer house in a small village. Residents ignore all warnings from local people about upcoming mysterious things and are drawn into a story that repeats itself every seven years, claiming its victims.

Pickman's Model

July, 1925. Thurber Phillips, an art collector, is invited by his favorite painter, the elusive and mysterious Richard Upton Pickman, to visit his home, a sinister place where his friend's macabre paintings seem to threaten him from the walls in shadows.

One for the Road

When a stranger ambles into a roadside diner in the dead of night, two friendly Samaritans prove no good deed goes unpunished.

Cain Rose Up

College student, Curt Garrish, goes on a murderous rampage.

Popsy

In this adaptation of a Stephen King short story, Weber’s addiction to poker leads him into deep trouble. Forced to cover his debt to Mr Rudy, he reaches a point of no return.

House of Usher

Convinced that his family is tainted by generations of evil, Roderick Usher is hellbent on stopping his sister Madeline’s wedding to prevent the cursed Usher bloodline from expanding. When her fiancé Philip Winthrop arrives at the crumbling estate to claim his bride, Roderick goes to ruthless—even deadly—lengths to keep them apart.

Rainy Season

A husband and wife come to Willow, Maine and will stay, despite protests from the locals, to become sacrifices during the Rainy Season. When the "Rain" starts, the ultimate battle begins between of Man vs. Nature.

Grey Matter

The Advanced Film class at Rockridge is proud to present their latest feature film, a drama/thriller/comedy based on the short story Grey Matter by Stephen King. Originally published in 1973, Grey Matter is about the lengths one would go to for their family… with a dark twist.

Grey Matter

Three old men investigate the strange behavior of an alcoholic recluse when his son insists he's metamorphosing into a degenerate creature.

One For The Road

Two men help a desperate and stranded traveler rescue his wife and daughter from the evil that resides in ‘Salem’s Lot.

One For The Road

After a long night at the bar, a small town bartender and her long-time customer are convinced to help a pleading mother. They embark on a mission to help her two children. In the process they confront their fears about the mysterious evil town of Salem's Lot.

A Ghost Story for Christmas: The Mezzotint

1923. In the heart of an old English college, Edward Williams receives an engraving of of an unknown country house with an imposing facade, a sweeping lawn - and, just perhaps, something else.

The Timekeepers of Eternity

In this mesmerizing experimental film, a Stephen King television movie is compressed and transformed through hypnotic black and white collage animation that meticulously reconstructs and reshapes its supernatural drama to an eerie and profound effect.

They Remain

Two scientists investigate the root of environmental changes and strange animal behavior at a remote site where a cult committed atrocities. The isolated location, the unraveling of their relationship, and the biome itself begin to lead them down a path of doom where primeval forces threaten to consume them. An adaptation of Laird Barron's short story "–30–".

Trucks

A group of seemingly humanistic trucks takeover a truck stop and starts killing everything in sight. The remaining townsfolk must band together and come up with a way to murder the inanimate objects, a seemingly difficult task considering the abnormal circumstances.

Norma

A man meets a woman ... NORMA was an exciting production from the Bergische Universität Wuppertal.

The Strange Door

The wicked Alain plots an elaborate revenge against his younger brother Edmund, leading to a deadly confrontation in his dungeon deathtrap.

The Man Who Loved Flowers

His name was Love and he walked these dark streets because Norma was waiting for him.

The Man Who Loved Flowers

The tale of a man in love who buys flowers from a local vendor for the woman he is infatuated with.

The Man Who Loved Flowers

The story revolves around a young man who buys flowers for his love interest, but he is eventually revealed to be a serial killer who went insane after his lover’s supposed death.

The Man Who Loved Flowers

A young man who buys flowers for his love interest, but he is eventually revealed to be a serial killer who went insane after his lover’s supposed death.

You Missed Sonja

Rick Hardin, a mid-30s author of pulp novels, just wants to pick up his girl Sonja at a lonely gas station. But it seems that the cab has already picked her up. At the rest rooms, he witnesses a man battering a woman. Is it Sonja? Rick decides to help, but has to realize, that the victim is not Sonja at all, but a weird woman, who does not want to be helped. And he has to admit, that life sometimes holds strange twists. Unfortunately, this realization seems to come too late.

The Man Who Loved Flowers

A young man on his way to meet his lover, decides to stop by to surprise with some flowers.

Nona

An unnamed man being held in prison, recounting his life as a college dropout who met and fell in love with a beautiful girl named Nona, while aimlessly hitchhiking on a snowy winter’s night in Maine. That night, the narrator is seduced by Nona into murdering several innocent bystanders

Eve Was Star

A young man on the run from his past meets a girl who encourages his homicidal inclinations.

Love Never Dies

Based on the short story, 'NONA' by Stephen King, LOVE NEVER DIES is a psychological thriller about a drifter who wanders the night, seeking to escape his tormented past. One night, he meets the mysterious and seductive Nona, a woman cast from his darkest fantasies, who lures him on a deadly chase to uncover the horrifying truth he so desperately wants to avoid. Inspired by the creepy corners of King's imagination, LOVE NEVER DIES explores the razor-thin line that separates the allure of love from the romance of murder.

Nona

Nona asks "do you love?" and the boy repeats his answer: True love will never die. As a Warden leads "The Boy" to the doctor's office, he explains what has happened on the road during Valentines night.

Everything’s Eventual

Dinky Earnshaw has a special gift. An especially dangerous and lethal gift. A gift that attracts the attention of a mysterious corporation whose intentions may not be what they seem. Now Dinky must decide whether to do nothing and play ignorant, or to come to terms with what he has done...and do something about it. Based on the short story by Stephen King.

The Man in the Black Suit

Short film adapted from the story of the same name by Stephen King.

The Man in the Black Suit

Student film based on Stephen King's short story "The Man in the Black Suit".

House of Usher

Victor Reynolds arrives at the notorious House of Usher, whereupon he is greeted by old acquaintances Roderick and Madeline Usher and their servant, Markus. As Victor uncovers more about the history of the house and the disappearances of those that entered it previously, he begins to realize that he is in mortal danger.

E is for Expiation

Down-on-her-luck single mother, Darlene Pullen, works as a chambermaid at the Rancher Hotel, desperate to catch a break as she raises her two young children. One night on the job, she finds a luckey quarter as a tip from a mysterious guest and her life begins to unravel.

Hellraiser

A young woman struggling with addiction comes into possession of an ancient puzzle box, unaware that its purpose is to summon the Cenobites, a group of sadistic supernatural beings from another dimension.

Color Out of Space

The Gardner family moves to a remote farmstead in rural New England to escape the hustle of the 21st century. They are busy adapting to their new life when a meteorite crashes into their front yard, melts into the earth, and infects both the land and the properties of space-time with a strange, otherworldly colour. To their horror, the family discovers this alien force is gradually mutating every life form that it touches—including them.

The Skull

Esoterica collector Dr Maitland buys an unusual skull from his ordinary source; the artifact is what remains of the Marquis De Sade. Much too soon, Maitland discovers that the skull is turning him into a frenzied killer.

The Jaunt

A farmer/inventor works on a teleportation device for an evil private corporation in the near future. Will he succeed and hand over the invention in time?

The Pit and the Pendulum

Set during the height of Spanish Inquisition. The beautiful and kind-hearted Maria is arrested as a witch when she inadvertently cries out in horror at the public whipping of a child. As Maria’s husband Antonio tries to save her, Torquemada, the Grand Inquisitor, determines to punish Maria with torture for the desire she inflames in him. Loosely based on Edgar Allen Poe's classic short story.

Mr. Harrigan's Phone

Craig, a young boy living in a small town befriends an older, reclusive billionaire, Mr. Harrigan. The two form a bond over books and an iPhone, but when the man passes away the boy discovers that not everything dead is gone.

Dark Shepherd

This thrilling story will involve you in a whirlwind of incredible mystical events. Mysterious disappearances, chases, and ancient evil. Who is hiding in the woods? Will anyone find salvation? Based on Stephen King's "Pet Sematary".

The Reaper's Image

Based on the short story 'The Reaper's Image' from bestselling author Stephen King comes a bone chilling tale about a museum curator, Johnson Spangler (Matt Mooningham), who seeks a prized antique mirror that is rumored to be cursed. Denying all the rumors and the mirror's dark past, Johnson must purchase the mirror from sleazy antique shop owner Samuel Claggert (Sonny Burnette). Upon purchase, Johnson must remove it from the shop's attic with guide Mr. Carlin (David Haney) who is scared to death of the glass. The two journey to find the prized possession, but it isn't the only thing they find. They say only chosen people can see The Reaper's Image in the glass... Will you see it?

Cain Rose Up

A depressed student goes on a sniping rampage from his dorm room window.