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Disney+ Halloween Movies for Kids: The Best Family Films to Watch This Spooky Season

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It’s the season for thrills and chills, but if you’re planning to watch movies with your kids as Halloween approaches, you might not be looking for the scariest horror films. Luckily, there’s plenty of family friendly fare on Disney+ to add some spooky to your Halloween season.

The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad

When you’re looking for The Legend of Sleepy Hollow on Disney+, it doesn’t come up on its own. The short from 1949 was released in tandem with another short based on the Wind in the Willows. The combined films were released under the full title of The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad, and that’s exactly what you have to type in to get it to come up.

The story, which is based on Washington Irving’s original text, tells of the ill-fated romance between schoolmaster Ichabod Crane and Katrina van Tassel in 1790 Sleepy Hollow, New York. When Katrina’s unofficial fiance discovers that Ichabod is superstitious, he tells the story of the Headless Horseman—and Ichabod, on his ride home, encounters a pumpkin headed spirit. The next morning, Ichabod is nowhere to be found; a shattered jack-o-lantern and his hat are all that remain. While some younger viewers may find the tale distressing (Disney didn’t pull punches back in the 1940s), those with a taste for ghost stories will happily enjoy their shivers.

Trick or Treat

What happens when Huey, Dewey, and Louie come to Uncle Donald’s for trick or treating? Donald’s full of tricks! Luckily, Witch Hazel takes pity on the nephews and helps them get their just desserts. This 1952 classic is only nine minutes long, so it’s a great short to open your Halloween family movie night! You can also pair it with the 1937 “Lonesome Ghosts” (Mickey, Donald, and Goofy in a haunted house), or the creepy 1936 short, “Thru the Mirror,” an Alice in Wonderland inspired Mickey short.

Mr. Boogedy

This 1986 Made for TV Disney Sunday Movie may bring back childhood memories for parents! In it, a family moves to a spooky New England town only to discover that their house is haunted. The two Halloween-loving parents are inclined to believe that the hauntings are just a practical joke from the creepy old man who runs the town’s historical society.

The kids, on the other hand, are determined to get the evil ghost—a 300-year-old pilgrim whose spurned love caused him to sell his soul to the devil for a magic cloak—out of their house once and for all. With kid heroes (and the creative use of a ghost-fighting vacuum cleaner), this one might be so bad that it’s good.

The Nightmare Before Christmas

Yes, technically this is a Christmas film, but there’s not a lot that’s Halloweenier than Jack Skellington, the Pumpkin King, and the monsters of Halloween Town taking over Christmas.

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Released in 1993, this stop-motion animated film from producer Tim Burton was originally deemed “too scary” to be released under the Disney label, but in the years since, it’s become a favorite, especially of older kids and their parents. The characters Jack Skellington and Sally have plenty of reach beyond the original film too, appearing on t-shirts and other accessories worn to celebrate this time of year.

Coco

Coco isn’t officially a Halloween movie, either, but it’s a great way to celebrate both Hispanic Heritage Month (which runs until Oct. 15, 2020) and Dia de los Muertos. Miguel just wants to play music, but in his family, it’s forbidden. When he steals a guitar from a crypt on Dia de los Muertos, he finds himself transported to the land of the dead, surrounded by the beautifully painted skeletons of his dead relatives.

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Unwilling to promise he’ll never play music again, Miguel goes on the run, helped by a scoundrel, Hector, to reach the one person Miguel believes will get him home. This Pixar film hits all the right notes when it comes to family, to music, and to learning how to accept and love people for who they are. It also has alebrijes: beautifully colorful magical animals that assist both the dead and the living through their trials.

Hocus Pocus

Possibly one of the most hotly debated family friendly Halloween films, this cult favorite of the 1990s features three sibling witches who were executed in 17th century Salem (so the witch trials were justified in this world?). But before their deaths, they declare they’ll be resurrected if a virgin lights a magic candle.

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Flash forward 300 years and a teenage boy finds a way to set them free. There are a lot of ribald jokes throughout, likely to go over the heads of young viewers, and the sisters really are wicked. (Early on, they suck the life out of a little girl and doom her brother to being an immortal black cat.) While for some families, this is a hard pass, for many others, it wouldn’t be Halloween without watching Bette Middler put a spell on you!

Escape to Witch Mountain

There are no actual witches in Escape to Witch Mountain (1975) and its sequels. Instead the first film revolves around two foster children, Tony and Tia, with special powers. When an “uncle” appears to bring them home, they realize he’s a villain who wants to use them, and they escape. Over the course of their adventures, they discover their true heritage: they’re aliens.

Tony and Tia’s adventures continue in Return from Witch Mountain, and the 2009 remake of the first film, Race to Witch Mountain, stars Dwayne Johnson as a cab driver who helps the two alien children (renamed Sara and Seth) to their destination.

Frankenweenie

Another Tim Burton stop-motion film, Frankenweenie tells the story of boy Victor Frankenstein, who resurrects his pet dog, Sparky, but is then blackmailed into telling other neighborhood children the secret behind reanimating their pets. The black and white animation and the somewhat creepy content makes this one better suited to tweens than the younger set, and parents will enjoy the homages to classic horror films in Burton’s storytelling.

Halloweentown Series

If you’re looking for a movie marathon, you might check out the Debbie Reynolds-led series of Disney Channel originals about a town full of witches, demons, skeletons, and goblins. The first, Halloweentown, came out in 1998. In it, 13-year-old Marnie is incredibly frustrated because her mother won’t let her celebrate Halloween. As it turns out, it’s because Marnie’s mother and grandmother (played by Reynolds) are witches; Marnie’s mother wants Marnie to be a regular mortal, but her grandmother wants to train her before she loses her powers forever.

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After overhearing their argument, Marnie is determined to get to the bottom of her history, so she follows her grandmother back to Halloweentown where she gets embroiled in the quest to find a talisman that will undo a demon curse on the townspeople.

In Halloweentown 2: Kalabar’s Revenge, Marnie, now with two years of witch training under her belt, has to undo a warlock’s plot to trap everyone in the mortal world as the creatures of their Halloween costumes. Halloweentown High features Marnie bringing several Halloweentown teens, disguised as humans, to her mortal high school, posing as exchange students from Canada. In the fourth film, Return to Halloweentown, Marnie (played by a different actress) decides to attend Witch U in Halloweentown for college.

There’s not a lot of serious food for thought in these, but the scare factor isn’t terribly high, and it’s notable as a Disney Channel Original movie series that ran for four films.

Monsters Inc.

For the younger set, there’s nothing better than Monsters, Inc. to bring shivers and giggles together in one film. This is the story of two roommate monsters, Sully and Mike, who work together at the scare factory. One day they find their lives derailed when a human child (supposedly poisonous to monsters!) comes through one of the closet doors that monsters travel through to scare children. They’re determined to get her back safely, with no one the wiser, and end up uncovering not only a huge conspiracy, but a new source of energy for monsters.

The prequel Monsters University hits some of the same scare and humor notes (with a great lesson on embracing who you are, and the skills you have, rather than trying to become something you’re not). If you’ve only got time for one, though, pick the original, and be prepared to hear your kids say “Mike Wazowski” over and over…

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Glenn’s a Goner...

Rounding up a week in Hollyoaks (15th-19th October 2018)

It’s time to hang out the bunting and get the party poppers out as Glenn Donovan is no more! After several months of being thoroughly unpleasant to all who have had the misfortune of encountering him, Glenn was finally bumped off this week. As the week began, Grace and her fellow wags were planning on tricking Jay Johnson into doing their dirty work for them, and with Roxy finally onside, it looked like the plan might just work. However, Jay spotted Grace and Roxy in cahoots and quickly worked out what was going on. Needless to say, Jay was furious and planned to do away with Grace, but he had a change of heart when he learned of the months of torment Glenn had put Grace through and agreed to help her. Heading back to The Loft, Grace, the wags and Roxy celebrated Glenn’s demise over a glass of champaign, but it soon transpired that their celebrations may have been a tad premature...

After completing their job successfully, Jay pulled out a gun and prepared to shoot. Unfortunately, he himself was gunned down by Liam, who chose just that moment to return to the village to greet his Father. However, there was no time for loving Father-Son reunions. Realising that Grace had set him up, Glenn was out for blood, and stormed over to The Loft to confront her. On this occasion, the presence of the other WAGS meant that Glenn was prevented from killing Grace but he promised them all that he would be coming for them. With Glenn on the warpath, the wags knew they had to get rid of him, and fast. Luckily, Kim and Simone had a plan...

Inspired by Agatha Christie (who does not work in Price Slice, despite Maxine’s insistence), Simone suggested that they poison Glenn, with each of them adding a little something to his drink, that way, no one person would be responsible. Kim was able to get hold of some drugs from the hospital and divided it up into 5 vials. As everyone gathered at The Dog for Glenn’s birthday party, the wags saw their chance to strike when Glenn took to the mic to make a speech. One by one, the wags approached Glenn’s unattended beer, however, we saw that only some of the group actually emptied their vials. The fact that some wimped out didn’t matter, though, and Glenn soon collapsed outside the pub...

No one bothered to attempt CPR and Glenn was quickly carried away in a body bag. However, as Kim went to dispose of the vials, she realised that one was missing. The worst was yet to come as it was discovered by Liam, who took it straight to the police. Having seen Kim acting strangely at the party, Liam came to the conclusion that she had killed his Dad, and gave her name to the cops. Kim was soon taken in for questioning, where Roxy informed her that finger prints had been found on the vial Liam had brought in, however, they were unable to establish who they belonged to. After Roxy pointed out that Liam would not let the accusation drop, Kim decided to take the blame, asking Roxy to doctor the results and tell Liam that the finger prints belonged to her. Keen to help, Roxy agreed, and offered not to put a warrant out for Kim’s arrest until she had had enough time to flee the country. After an emotional goodbye to Farrah, Kim headed to the bus stop, where who should be sitting there, but Rick Astley! Farewell, Kim!

Meanwhile, there was more drama for the Hutchinson’s as Dee Dee’s condition continued to deteriorate. With the little girl having frequent seizures, Tony and Diane were told that Dee Dee needed to be put into a coma in an attempt to stop them. 24 hours later, the doctors were preparing to bring Dee Dee round, but Diane and Tegan couldn’t stop arguing over what was best for her, leading to Tony locking them in an office until they could resolve their differences. The two women soon made up, but there was more bad news when the doctor informed them that Dee Dee had developed an infection and her weakened immune system meant she was struggling to fight it off. Tegan, Tony and Diane dissolved into tears as they were told that Dee Dee may not make it through the night...

Elsewhere, Donna-Marie was back in the village and once again demanding money. It didn’t take long for her to spot James and she briefly considered telling him the truth about Romeo. Meanwhile, Romeo found a way to resolve his Mum’s money worries when he decided to blackmail Harry over his affair with James. Harry confided in James about the demanding letters and James soon worked out that Romeo was responsible. However, with Harry having called their affair off, not wanting to cancel his wedding whilst his family were going through hell with Dee Dee, James offered Romeo a deal - he would give him the money he needed if Romeo helped him expose the affair at Ste and Harry’s wedding...

In other news this week, Joel, feeling rejected by Cleo, slept with Goldie but instantly regretted it and left the village. Finally, Jack found himself on baby sitting duty again but little Steph proved too much for him and he asked for Breda’s help. Breda was happy to give her assistance, but this annoyed Leela, who found the trio enjoying lunch together at The Bean. Having told Leela that she was too busy to mind Daniel for the day, Breda had to come up with an excuse fast. Luckily, Jack did the work for her, telling Leela that they were on a date! Leela quickly worked out that they were having her on, but she enjoyed watching them squirm, so invited Jack round the following day. After a rather awkward coffee, Leela admitted that she’d been having them on, and told Breda that she didn’t mind her working for the Osborne’s too.

5 Things We Learned This Week:

1. If you want someone dead, just do it yourself. I’ve loved watching the wags plot Glenn’s demise, but Glenn himself is an absolute tool and we could have been spared weeks of him being despicable if only Grace had have killed him like she wanted to originally.

2. CPR is not important in the Hollyoaks universe. After Glenn collapsed and stopped breathing, Liam was very quick off the mark to declare him dead. Not one person tried to help. Not that I’m complaining. I’ve wanted Glenn gone for ages!

3. It’s amazing who you can meet at a bus stop in rural Cheshire. Loving Rick Astley’s little cameo in Kim’s final scene!

4. Now that Liam’s gone all gangster, he could do with hitting the gym. He couldn’t even bang Misbah’s back door in (*snigger*) as he attempted to look for Kim.

5. It’s easy to forget you have kids sometimes. We’re in October now and the year’s nearly over, but this week saw little Steph Cunningham make her first appearance of the year. Where’s she been hiding all this time? Off spending Tom’s millions somewhere?

Characters Featured:

Breda, Cleo, Courtney, Dee Dee, Diane, DS Roxy Cassidy, Donna-Marie, Farrah, Glenn, Goldie, Grace, Harry, Jack, James, Jesse, Joel, Kim, Leela, Liam, Lily, Marnie, Maxine, Prince, Rose, Simone, Ste, Steph, Tegan, Tony and Zack.

Past Characters Mentioned:

Fraser Black, Pete Buchanan, Kath Butterfield, Lindsey Butterfield, Adam Donovan, Tracey Donovan, Eva Falco, Warren Fox, Mitzeee Minniver.

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Fantastic Fest Announces Second Wave of Films

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Fantastic Fest Announces Second Wave of Films

A short 13 days from opening night, Fantastic Fest has announced their second wave of programming including the festival’s closing night film, Alexander Payne’s Downsizing. Stand outs for us here at Nightmare HQ include Bradfard Baruh’s debut Applecart (starring Barbara Crampton), the haunted house documentary Haunters: The Art of the Scare, and The Wheelman because Frank Grillo- ’nuff said.

Also announced were the Fantastic Fest Shorts Selections, and full details of the year’s Satellite Festivals in New York, Denver, and San Francisco. Below is the full list of film announcements, first wave announcements can be found here.

From the Festival’s Press Release:

AGFA + Something Weird Present: Bat Pussy and Secret Screening

American Genre Film Archive makes its triumphant return to Fantastic Fest with two movies that will rot your libido in the best way. BAT PUSSY, the world’s first X-rated parody, is what happens when an anonymous smut producer gets inspired by the 1960s BATMAN TV show but only has $5. It’s also what happens when your wildest dreams and most horrifying nightmares collide in an explosion of flaccid stupefaction. Next up, after years of detective work, AGFA presents the world premiere of a brand new 2K transfer of one of the most sought-after lost films in the history of exploitation cinema.

Lost Girls Book Launch: The Nude Vampire presented by Kier-la Janisse The Nude Vampire France, 1970 Repertory, 88 min Director – Jean Rollin

Jean Rollin’s THE NUDE VAMPIRE (1970) follows a sinister businessman who’s keeping a young vampire girl captive and experimenting on her in the hope that he finds the key to eternal life. The film will be screened in celebration of the launch of the new book from publisher Spectacular Optical, LOST GIRLS: THE PHANTASMAGORICAL CINEMA OF JEAN ROLLIN, the first examination of Rollin’s work to be written by all women critics, scholars and film historians, and will be introduced by the book’s publisher Kier-La Janisse.

3ft Ball and Souls

Japan, 2017 International Premiere, 93 min Director – Yoshio Kato

Four strangers come together to commit suicide using explosives. But they discover that every time they blow up, they’re sent back to just before they killed themselves.

Applecart USA, 2017 World Premiere, 86 min Director – Bradford Baruh

An idyllic weekend vacation to a secluded cabin turns deadly when the Pollack family discovers an unconscious woman whose sinister plans will pit the family members against each other.

Baasha India, 1995 Repertory/International Premiere, 165 min Director – Suresh Krissna

Superstar Rajinikanth plays a rickshaw driver with a history of violence in this genre-defining musical gangster romance epic from the director of AALAVANDHAN.

Bad Genius Thailand, 2017 Texas Premiere, 130 min Director – Nattawut Poonpiriya

A quartet of high school students are better at cheating than anything you’ve ever done in your life in this epic nail-biter about the standardized tests that level the playing field for all kids, smart and dumb, rich and poor.

Before We Vanish Japan, 2017 North American Premiere, 129 min Director – Kiyoshi Kurosawa

Kurosawa’s latest film is a sci-fi thriller about an invasion in which aliens must come to understand humanity through understanding human emotion — most importantly, our collective capacity for love.

Blue My Mind Switzerland, 2017 North American Premiere, 97 min Director – Lisa Brühlmann

BLUE MY MIND follows 15-year-old Mia (Luna Wedler) as she undergoes a life-changing transformation, one that leaves her examining her body and her very existence in a new light.

Brimstone & Glory Mexico, USA, 2017 Regional Premiere, 67 min Director – Viktor Jakovleski

Tultepec is a small Mexican town that celebrates its love of fireworks with a yearly week-long festival. This festival is captured in a glorious documentary that is pure cinema.

The Cured Ireland, UK, France, 2017 US Premiere, 95 min Director – David Freyne

A zombie virus has hit the world… but it has been cured. What’s next for the ex-zombies who have returned to normal? David Freyne’s debut feature throws lots of food for thought into the mouth of your mind.

Darkland Denmark, 2017 US Premiere, 113 min Director – Fenar Ahmad

An Iraqi doctor in Denmark seeks vigilante justice for his brother’s murder when the police come up short, biting off more than he can chew in a world of gangs, drugs and underground fight rings.

Firstborn Latvia, 2017 North American Premiere, 90 min Director – Aik Karapetian

Provocative Latvian director Aik Karapetian returns to Fantastic Fest with a new thriller that explores how far a meek architect will go to protect his dignity in the eyes of his wife in the aftermath of an attack.

Five Fingers Fro Marseilles South Africa, 2017 US Premiere, 120 min Director – Michael Matthews

A troubled young man returns to the town he fled as a youth and is forced to confront his past (and the town’s difficult future) in this gorgeous Xhosa language western.

Gemini USA, 2017 Special Screening, 93 min Director – Aaron Katz

Our understandings of friendship, truth and celebrity are challenged when a heinous crime tests the complex relationship between a tenacious personal assistant (Lola Kirke) and her Hollywood starlet boss (Zoe Kravitz) in Aaron Katz’s latest.

Gilbert USA, 2017 Regional Premiere, 99 min Director – Neil Berkeley

GILBERT is the story of Gilbert Gottfried as never seen before, both a behind-the-scenes documentary and a poignant look at the life of a comedian who has more layers than most people can imagine.

Good Manners Brazil, France, 2017 North American Premiere, 135 min Directors – Juliana Rojas & Marco Dutra

When lonely nurse Clara is hired as a nanny by wealthy Ana, she hardly expects anything like the friendship she finds with the lonely, pregnant woman. However, both women have dark secrets which will engulf all that they hold dear.

Haunters: The Art of the Scare USA, 2017 World Premiere, 88 min Director – Jon Schnitzer

Delving behind the scenes of one of America’s most beloved seasonal pastimes, HAUNTERS shows the world of the people who make the scariest houses, mazes and experiences that range from the traditional to the controversial.

Ichi The Killer – 4K Restoration Japan, 2001 Repertory/World Premiere of Restoration, 129 min Director – Takashi Miike

The yakuza occupy a murky universe with more twists and turns than the Shinjuku alleys they call home. The mysterious disappearance of a Tokyo mob boss triggers a hunt to find him, dead or alive. The search leads to the city’s most depraved clubs and sex dens and eventually to Ichi, the schizophrenic hitman behind the crime. Even more shocking is the discovery that the mastermind who hired Ichi is a fellow gangster out for revenge.

Junk Head Japan, 2017 US Premiere, 114 min Director – Takahide Hori

Humanity is dying. It’s been 1200 years since our rebellious clone workforce moved underground, and the only way we can survive is by plunging into the depths to learn more about our terrifying creations.

Jupiter’s Moon Hungary, Germany, 2017 North American Premiere, 123 min Director – Kornél Mundruczó

The most ambitious science fiction film of the year is also perhaps the most visually stunning. Aryan is a refugee who finds himself with the power to levitate after being shot. Stern is a disgraced, corrupt doctor. The two will meet and alter the entire world.

Les Affames Canada, 2017 US Premiere, 100 min Director – Robin Aubert

In the remote Quebec countryside, things are not well. A plague has infected the land, affecting almost all the residents of a small village. The survivors have to navigate their new existence as well as deal with the infected with an appetite for flesh.

Let the Corpses Tan Belgium, France, 2017 US Premiere, 92 min Directors – Hélène Cattet & Bruno Forzani

On a beautiful corner of the Mediterranean, Rhino and his men take refuge after the robbery of 250 kilograms of gold. The plan is simple: Wait and split. But some unwanted visitors are about to turn this idyllic corner into a bloodbath.

Letterkenny Canada, 2016 US Premiere, 151 min Director – Jacob Tierney

The spiritual successors to STRANGE BREW’s Bob and Doug MacKenzie, the rural residents of the fictitious town of LETTERKENNY deliver a hysterical slice of Canadiana in the comedy phenomenon chronicling the daily problems of hicks, skids, hockey players and Christians.

The Line Slovakia, Ukraine, 2017 North American Premiere, 112 min Director – Peter Bebjak

One line is literal, the border between Slovakia and Ukraine. Criminal Adam Krajnak (Tomas Mastalir) crosses it often, smuggling product and people. The other line is metaphorical, and crossing it leads to a death spiral of violence and vengeance.

Love and Saucers

USA/Canada, 2017 Texas Premiere, 67 min Director – Brad Abrahams

David Huggins, a 72-year-old man who claims to have lost his virginity as a young man to an extraterrestrial being, turned to art to express his interspecies romance and lifelong relationship with the otherworldly.

Mary and the Witch‘s Flower Japan, 2017 North American Premiere, 102 min Director – Hiromasa Yonebayashi

Directing the first film out of Studio Ponoc, Hiromasa Yonebayashi (WHEN MARNIE WAS THERE) creates the dazzling and heartwarming story of an ordinary girl who becomes an extraordinary witch.

The Merciless South Korea, 2017 North American Premiere, 117 min Director – Byun Sung-hyun

Cribbing liberally from the history of gangster films, Byun Sung-hyun’s hard-boiled Korean crime saga is filled with all manner of murder, deceit, double and triple crosses… and, oh yeah, slap-fighting.

Mom and Dad USA, 2017 US Premiere, 83 min Director – Brian Taylor

Selma Blair and Nicolas Cage are seemingly ideal parents until an unknown force causes their town’s adults to murder their offspring.

Mon Mon Mon Monsters! Taiwan, 2017 Regional Premiere, 112 min Director – Giddens Ko

A bullied schoolboy is teamed up with his tormentors to do community social work. While on duty, they encounter a strange creature which they kidnap, and take bullying to a whole new level.

The Prince of Nothingwood France, Germany, 2017 US Premiere, 85 min Director – Sonia Kronlund

Meet Salim Shaheen: Afghani auteur, prolific actor and one-man moviemaking industry. Along with his trusted troupe of actors, he defies all the odds in the Middle East to fulfill his dreams of making movies.

Professor Marston & The Wonder Women USA, 2017 US Premiere, 108 min Director – Angela Robinson

In a superhero origin tale unlike any other, this film is the incredible true story of what inspired Harvard psychologist Dr. William Moulton Marston to create the iconic Wonder Woman character in the 1940s.

Rabbit Australia, 2017 International Premiere, 99 min Director – Luke Shanahan

After a full year, Maude is still stricken by visions of her sister Cleo’s kidnapping. Believing that Cleo is still alive, Maude undergoes a suspenseful journey to find her in this stunning, atmospheric feature debut from Luke Shanahan.

Radius Canada, 2017 US Premiere, 91 min Directors – Caroline Labrèche & Steeve Léonard

When a man wakes up from a car crash with no memory of what happened, his first instinct is to find help. However, as he gets closer to civilization and other people, an ugly truth will rear its head and affect all those who surround him.

Revenge France, 2017 US Premiere, 108 min Director – Coralie Fargeat

Three rich male thrill-seekers discover that Jennifer isn’t the human sex doll that they assumed she was when they invited her on their isolated hunting getaway. Jennifer teaches them fundamental lessons about consent in a manner that they — and we — won’t soon forget.

Rift Iceland, 2017 Texas Premiere, 111 min Director – Erlingur Thoroddsen

After a phone call from his ex wakes him late one night, Gunnar drives out to a secluded vacation cottage to save Einar from himself, but what awaits him there is mystery and confusion.

SALYUT-7 Russia, 2017 World Premiere, 119 min Director – Klim Shipenko

Based on a true story, SALYUT-7 is the little-known mission to dock with an unmanned space station in order to stop it from crashing into Earth, a feat never before attempted in space history.

Thelma Norway, 2017 Texas Premiere, 116 min Director – Joachim Trier

A conservative young woman attending college in Oslo begins to fall in love while discovering her burgeoning supernatural powers in a stunning new film from Norway.

Thoroughbred USA, 2017 Austin Premiere, 92 min Director – Cory Finley

Two teenage girls in suburban Connecticut rekindle their unlikely friendship after years of growing apart. In the process, they learn that neither is what she seems to be, and that a murder might solve both of their problems.

Tigers Are Not Afriad Mexico, 2017 World Premiere, 83 min Director – Issa López

When her mother suddenly disappears with no one to care for her, young Estrella ends up on the street and joins a gang of children, triggering a dangerous and tragic chain of events in the third feature from Mexican filmmaker Lopez.

Under The Tree Iceland, Denmark, Poland, Germany, 2017 US Premiere, 89 min Director – Hafsteinn Gunnar Sigurðsson

On the outskirts of Reykjavik, the shadow cast by a tree triggers a feud between two neighboring families, with tragic and darkly comic consequences.

V.I.P. South Korea, 2017 International Premiere, 128 min Director – Hoon-jung Park

A notorious serial killer who happens to be the son of a defecting DPRK official sends South Korea’s National Intelligence, police from both states and even international brass into a mad political scramble in this thrilling neo-noir.

Vampire Clay Japan, 2017 US Premiere, 80 min Director – Soichi Umezawa

A class of art school hopefuls is stalked by blood-thirsty, flesh-hungry clay in this bizarre practical effects-heavy horror assault from THE ABCs OF DEATH 2 segment director and longtime special makeup effects artist Umezawa.

Vidar The Vampire Norway, 2017 Texas Premiere, 82 min Directors – Thomas Aske Berg & Fredrik Waldeland

Christian farmer Vidar has a boring life, living with his mom and tending sheep. When he wishes for more excitement he wakes up undead, hangs out with vampire Jesus and discovers that sometimes the party can go on too long.

Wheelman USA, 2017 World Premiere, 82 min Director – Jeremy Rush

Frank Grillo (KINGDOM; CAPTAIN AMERICA: CIVIL WAR) stars as the wheelman, a getaway driver thrust into a high stakes race to survive after a bank robbery goes terribly wrong. With a car full of money and his family on the line, the clock is ticking to figure out who double-crossed him and the only person he can trust… his 14-year-old daughter. All reasons to think fast and drive faster.

World of Tomorrow Episode Two: The Burden of Other People’s Thoughts USA, 2017 World Premiere, 22 min Director – Don Hertzfeldt

The highly anticipated follow-up to Don Hertzfeldt’s Oscar-nominated WORLD OF TOMORROW finds Emily Prime swept into the brain of an incomplete backup clone of her future self, who’s on a mission to reboot her broken mind. Continuing the tradition of the first film, WORLD OF TOMORROW EPISODE TWO was written entirely around candid audio recordings of Hertzfeldt’s five-year-old niece.

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Khromatos History

The Khromatos Family of Ventus.

The Khromatos name itself has been around for centuries, but originally was only the name of a Noble family, not one of Royal blood. The small community it helped lead traveling across lands in search of a land to settle. Eventually hearing of Atlas’s founding, and deciding to join the Kingdom in the snowy continent.

Once deciding to settle on an island west of Atlas, a vote was passed for the Khromatos family to take the role of their Royal Family. Thus founding the small Kingdom of Ventus alongside Atlas. The first leader of Ventus being the current heir to the Khromatos family at the time.

Giulia Khromatos.

Giulia Khromatos, First Queen of Ventus and the first Khromatos to have grown the extremely rare Quilin trait of the “Qilin Tendrils”. Giulia was also the first to be born with two traits, as she had the signature tail of female Qilin Faunus, and the “Tendrils”.

After having been wed to a man named Dom Garcia, Giulia became pregnant with the child who would be born as he first Prince of Ventus, Regis Khromatos.

Regis Khromatos, First Prince of Ventus, would grow to be the King who lead Ventus during Remnant’s great War. Following which, Regis’ Queen, Aine Gae, would birth the third royal child of the Khromatos name, and the first to be given a color based name as the rest of the world had begun to do in respect and remembrance for those lost in the war, Santos Gast Khromatos.

Santos would become the first in a family tradition of giving Khromatos Descendants color-based middle names instead of first-names.

The Khromatos Family would be mentioned by others from outside Ventus by their middle-name and last name instead of their first name from this point on.

Generations would come and go after Santos, each one ruling Ventus happily and in peace for most of the post-war times. Eventually, however, this would change.

As time passed, the Twelfth King, Sebastian Charco Khromatos, and his Queen, Sap Valerie, would bring the future “Tyrant King” into being as their only child.

Manus Aesce Khromatos.

Once he had taken the Throne, Manus would begin to change various ways in which Ventus confronted many things. Their peaceful meetings with other kingdoms and countries going from their usual peaceful, and rather generous, ways to those of threats and violence. The rules set for civilians to follow becoming more strict, and the consequences for breaking the laws of Ventus becoming more severe.

Eventually, Manus would take a bride, Cres Marnie, in hope of bringing about the next Heir to the Khromatos lineage. Their son, the current Prince and heir to the throne, Samuel Shade Khromatos.

After two years pass, however, the corrupt King would proceed to enter into an affair with a civilian of Ventus. A woman by the name of Aligar Kaj. Their first of these meetings resulting in Aligar becoming pregnant with Manus’ second child. Though it wasn’t until two more of their “Meetings” had passed that he would come to know this.

Once aware of such, Manus would have Aligar become one of the maids to the Royal Family. Keeping her to smaller chores and jobs about the mansion to keep the truth of their relationship a secret to the Queen.

As time came for Aligar to give birth, it also came time for Aligar to pass on. The child’s birth putting too much strain on the woman’s body. Though the mother would manage to hang on to life the best she could till after her baby was born. Sadly only able to speak one last word to the maid Harley before death would claim her. Smoke.

With the mother dead, Harley would name the daughter of her friend. Giving the child the name of Emma Smoke Khromatos. Though, knowing the Queen should not learn of the truth of Emma’s conception, she gave Emma a second name. A “Fake” name. The name that she would be known as and called by the King, Queen, and Prince. Smoke Kaj.

Originally, within the first hour of the child’s birth, Emma’s eyes were an extremely pale peach. But as the first hour passed, her eyes began to fog over, eventually becoming the pale glazed white that they have been her entire life since. This change would be the first sign Harley would receive as to the blindness that the child was born with. The confirming fact being how much the child’s eyes would shift from the slightest sounds, and never look at one specific spot or another in later years of their life.

Upon reaching the age of four, to assist her with navigating about, Emma developed a very minimal Semblance. To any who looked it seemed to be a Semblance based around balance, as whenever she would trip, Emma would not fall. Instead, she would correct herself to an up-right standing position. Thus allowing her to continue walking as she was before.

Navigating the world would only become easier for Smoke the next year thankfully, as it was son after her fifth birthday that she developed what she and Harley call “Aura Sight”. Her dark world suddenly being filled with the light of the Auras of living beings, both human and animal.

Later the same year, it would become even easier for the child to get around in the world. She would suddenly begin seeing pulses of her own aura surging outward from her form. The thin white waves of her Aura rushing over her surroundings and leaving a temporary lingering presence of her aura that would stay for a split second before fading. The objects once covered no longer being visible to her until another wave of her Aura would flow over them. Eventually she and Harley would even discover that such addition to her sight seemed to be connected to her heart beat. Each contraction of the life-giving organ causing another wave of her aura to surge from her.

It was at this time that Harley would begin training Emma. Teaching her to become a maid like her friends and Harley herself. Teaching her some more basic recipes, how to make specific drinks, etc. She kept it to basic tasks at first though with the young girl’s lack of true vision. Only moving to more advanced tasks and recipes after she had begun to get used to different scents and sounds as her queues when something is done or needs to be tended to.

During this time was when Emma would first truly meet her Father, her Brother, and the Queen outside of merely hearing their voices in passing, or short quick glances at their Aura’s when walking past them with Harley. Eventually even becoming Samuel’s sparring partner, as he had demanded after being informed her Semblance helped her with balance. The Prince felt it would be a clever way to help him learn to deal with an opponent that was good on their feet, that would challenge his precision.

Though this would also lead to the nightmare of a day that Emma would remember for years that has left her severely scarred over the back of her neck.

During these years, the Prince would be enjoying his royal life. The perks of being a Prince pleasing the young boy plenty. Listening intently to the various stories his parents would tell him of the history of the Khromatos family. Of Manus’ own various experiences and victories.

Samuel’s flame would be lit and burn bright early in his life. His desire for power, strength, and to follow in his father’s footsteps burning itself into his very being.

The boy would throw aside social life as he grew older. Focusing himself to studying Ventus History and learning the way of Combat. Looking to his father and his teacher, Councilman Umb Terra, for his lessons in fighting. Eventually even developing his own Semblance which he has come to call “Shadow Wall”.

Given he has a light source providing a shadow at his feet, Samuel grew to be able to manipulate his shadow. Change it’s position, transform it’s length or width, it seemed rather useless at first. Eventually, however, he, Umb, and Emma discovered that his Semblance allows his shadow to block others. Samuel could use his shadow as a sort of shield against physical contact in specific directions depending on where he had directed his shadow. Stopping incoming attacks by using the contact between his shadow and that of the person or object about to hit him to stop the person or object from making contact with him in their attack.

Discovering this, Samuel was determined to work to advance his Semblance. To improve his control of it. To eventually make it so that he could use it at longer ranges, in wider cones of effect, and with dimmer sources of light. His goal, advance the control of his semblance to the point where he wouldn’t need light for it. Though Umb would continue to try to bring Samuel to his senses that such a goal would technically be impossible, as he needs a shadow provided at his feet from a light source to use his semblance at all.

Despite all of this, Samuel was hellbent on improving. On honing his skills and lethality in combat, and eventually getting to the point he would be on par with his father at least.

Years would pass. Emma becoming better and better at living and working without the aid of her Guardian. Becoming better at combat even, her skills slowly beginning to match those of her half-brother. Though as the girl grew more, the Queen’s curiosity grew as well. Noting the tail which the young maid sported, the wrappings she wore about her arms and legs, it brought the Queen to search for answers.

Answers she found.

Furious, with her King’s cheating, Cres demanded that Manus exile the bastard child. That she be thrown out of Ventus and never return to the Kingdom. The King listened to his Queen, a thing he rarely ever did when anyone told him to do one thing or another, and obeyed. Immediately ordering that Emma be removed from the Kingdom the next day.

The young woman decided to act on her own this night. Sneaking from the Maid’s housing to make her way through the slumbering kingdom, gathering things she would likely need when setting to the wilds. One such item, Samuel’s Scythe. A weapon the Prince had ordered be made, a long staved, four bladed scythe which could double as bo-staff or walking stick by having the blades fold into the staff of the weapon itself.

The day following, the King’s order was followed through. Emma was removed from Ventus, set to mainland of the continent with the clothes on her back, her single bag of supplies, and her “Walking Stick”. All the while during her “Trip” outside the Kingdom, the people of Ventus mocked her, spitting all manner of curses and spiteful words. Throwing sticks and stones. Labeling her with vile names. The memory of the Kingdom’s hate towards her at the time leaving lingering marks across her body. Seemingly countless scars decorating otherwise smooth skin. In many different locations alongside the remnants she has from her sparring with Samuel and his horrid grasp at her neck.

Another few years follow after Emma’s banishment with Ventus back to how it had originally been under Manus’ rule, before the girl’s exile. Though the dark day would come when thunderous boom sounded through Ventus. Glass shattering across marble floor within the mansion’s dining room. The King’s body recoiling, and chair tipping. Crashing to the floor as the crimson liquid would begin pooling on the white stone beneath.

The Tyrant King Manus Aesce Khromatos’ reign came to an end.

Queen Cres Khromatos’ reign began.

Prince Samuel Shade Khromatos’ quest to end his half-sister’s life begins.

As for Emma? The Princess, after hiding for years behind her cover name “Smoke”, the young woman was making her way to Vale. The goal on her mind: Enroll in Beacon Academy.

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