VHS 2023 Grand Forks Edition
October 26th-27th at the GEM Theatre
VHS is partnering with the GEM Theatre in Grand Forks, BC for the inaugural Vancouver Horror Road Show! Two short film programs with 21 shorts from Canada and around the world. Tickets go on sale August 1st and are available for purchase at the GEM Theatre box office, Tues-Fri 11am-3pm.
$12 for single tickets, or $20 for the entire festival.
Festival at a Glance
Schedule is subject to change. All Programs are 18A
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8:30 PM - Shorts Program I
The Wheel | The Mages of Rage and The Desecration of The House of Mimicry | Shadowban | In The Shadow Of God | Black Zombie Movie | Dirty Sally | Devoured | Shut | Lethalogica | How to Disappear
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8:30 PM - Shorts Program II
Wall #4 | Miltown | Every Time We Meet for Ice Cream your whole F#%king Face Explodes | The Trunk | Love You, Mama | The Last Christmas | Tranvia | On The Inside | Nun with a Chainsaw | Niyebe | Consumer
October 26
Shorts Program I
The Wheel (CAN) | The Mages of Rage and The Desecration of The House of Mimicry (USA) | Shadowban (IRE) | In The Shadow Of God (CAN) | Black Zombie Movie (USA) | Dirty Sally (CAN) | Devoured (CAN) | Shut (NLD) | Lethalogica (USA) | How to Disappear (UK)
The Wheel | Directed by Nikhil Bhagat - USA | A woman receives a Ferris wheel antique and is terrorized by an entity that takes her on a ride to hell.
Mages of Rage and the Desecration of the House of Mimicry | Directed by Jason Sheedy - USA | A loud ass punk band faces off with a demonic mime intent on stopping them from finishing their music video.
Shadowban | Directed by Shane W. Brennan - IRL | Late on Halloween night, Fiona waits on an abandoned road with only her phone for company, but the green light doesn’t come…
In the Shadow of God | Directed Brian Sepanzyk - CAN | As a woman packs up her childhood home following the passing of her father, she comes to learn that there may have been a more sinister threat behind his death, long buried on the grounds of the family home.
Black Zombie Movie | Directed by Choni Francis - USA | "It's always good in the hood, just not today."
Dirty Sally | Directed by Jack Cox - CAN | Peter summons the death spirit, Dirty Sally, from beyond his bathroom mirror, and falls in love. They share an intimate, heartbreaking, and bloody life together.
Devoured | Directed by Thomas Chretien - CAN | A man struggles to escape the monster in his bed.
Shut | Directed by Niels Bourgonje - NLD | When Jonas visits his father after a long time, he's shocked to find him in a confused state. Has his father's mental state badly deteriorated or is something more sinister going on?
Lethalogica | Directed by Tony Reames - USA | Relationships can be killer, but the best advice for a successful one, is patience and a short memory.
How to Disappear | Directed by Jack Carrivick - UK | Social hermit Nina Moyse decides to take things one step further, removing herself from society completely by trying to totally disappear. However her goals change after she discovers she still desires a form of human interaction.
October 27
Shorts Program II
Wall#4 (NLD) | Miltown (USA) | Every Time We Meet for Ice Cream Your Whole F---ing Face Explodes (USA) | The Trunk (CAN) | Love You, Mama (CAN) | The Last Christmas (CAN) | Tranvia (SPA) | On the Inside (FIN) | Nun with a Chainsaw (UK) | Niyebe (CAN) | Consumer (CAN
Wall #4 | Directed by Lucas Camps - NLD | When a cinema audience starts mocking the film they're watching, the events in the theater take an unexpected turn.
MILTOWN | Directed by Connor Martin & Chris Beyrooty - USA | When an ancient shapeshifter infiltrates an imaginative young man's family ranch, he must take it upon himself to discover who can be trusted and who is turning them against each other.
Every Time We Meet for Ice Cream Your Whole F---ing Face Explodes | Directed by Anthony Cousins - USA | The title says it all!
The Trunk | Directed by Travis Laidlaw - CAN | A father and daughter find a chained up old chest hidden in the woods. They bring it home with plans to sell its contents, but quickly discover that what's inside was locked up for a reason.
Love You, Mama | Directed by Alexandra Magistro - CAN | After the sudden death of her father, a young woman becomes haunted by the uncertainty of the world around her.
The Last Christmas | Directed by Ryan Port - CAN | A mischievous 8-year-old girl unleashes a twisted Christmas nightmare, when her plans to capture Santa Claus go horribly wrong.
Tranvia | Directed by Carlos Baena - SPA | A seemingly ordinary commute becomes a woman's rapid descent into terror aboard a mysterious streetcar.
On the Inside | Directed by Pål Gustavsen - NOR | A young man leaves his house to go for a walk in the quiet and sunny neighborhoood. Suddenly, seemingly out of nowhere, people start running after him, with fierce determination.
Nun with a Chainsaw | Directed by Robert Getty - UK | Sister grey travels the world with her trusty chainsaw fighting demons from hell.
Niyebe | Directed by Kevin Ang - CAN | A pregnant Filipina, her caregiver and her young step son try to survive a harrowing night in a snow storm. One of them keeps a horrifying secret derived from the depths of Philippine myth.
Consumer | Directed by Stephanie Izsak - CAN | Tortured by toxic beauty standards, thirteen-year-old Rein discovers an unconventional and disturbing way to lose weight.