IRISH HORROR SHORTS

Fri 10 July | 23:00 | Pálás Screen 1 | 113′

Step into the shadows and join us in a world of the unsettling, the uncanny, and the terrifying. This programme of horror shorts showcases inventive filmmakers exploring fear in all its forms, across a wide range of subgenres.
Films in our programme can include mature themes/adult content. Viewer discretion is advised.

Can You Hear Me?

Marie overhears violent cries through the wall to her neighbour’s house. As she investigates, she invites a terrifying, familiar presence into her new world.
Director/Writer: Ellius Grace
Producer: Kate Gurren

Resonance

A struggling film composer tormented by tinnitus is hired to score a long-lost silent film, drawing her into a waking nightmare where sound, silence, and madness begin to blur.
Director/Writer: Benedict Goddard
Producer: Claudia McCormick

Shine

In a post-apocalyptic coastal town in Ireland, two brothers make the dangerous journey for supplies, hoping to remain undetected by infected locals.
Director/Writer: Dermot Malone
Producer: Matt D’Arcy

Heathen

A man of faith. A mysterious death. A house that holds secrets. When the birds start falling, that is the first sign.
Director: Sean Smith
Producers: Lauren Murphy, Sean Smith
Writers: Sean Smith, Lauren Murphy

MOLOCH

On the opening night of his solo show, a distinguished art lecturer descends into madness as a rumour of inappropriate behaviour with a student takes on a life of its own.
Director: Meghan O’Shaughnessy
Producer: Jamie Hooper
Writer: Shane Vaughan

Banshee

In 1880s Ireland, Róise’s family is haunted by a banshee after she discovers a mysterious comb, leading to a series of deaths in her village.

Director/Writer: Peter Vass
Producers: Oran O’Carroll, Conall Anderson, Mary-Ellen O’Hara

Remnant

When Kevin narrowly escapes a damning encounter with the Gardaí, his safety is not guaranteed after an eccentric couple unexpectedly invite him into their home.
Director/Writer: Peter Vaughan
Producer: Conor Dunne

Night Terrors

When ten-year-old Luke is tricked into listening to a frightening ghost story by his older sister Kate, it begins to hit a little too close to home. It’s a tale he might not live to regret.
Director/Writer: Eamonn Norris
Producers: Eamonn Norris, Claire Cassidy