{"id":313214,"date":"2025-10-28T09:00:17","date_gmt":"2025-10-28T08:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alicanteturismo.com\/events\/horror-shorts-for-halloween\/"},"modified":"2025-10-28T09:00:17","modified_gmt":"2025-10-28T08:00:17","slug":"horror-shorts-for-halloween","status":"publish","type":"mec-events","link":"https:\/\/dev.alicanteturismo.com\/en\/events\/horror-shorts-for-halloween\/","title":{"rendered":"Horror shorts for Halloween"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Alicante International Film Festival<\/strong> and the Maniatic Film Festival<\/strong> are joining forces once again to celebrate Halloween<\/strong> with a spine-chilling selection of ten horror short films<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

\ud83d\uddd3\ufe0f From 31 October to 2 November<\/strong>, at 9:30 p.m.<\/strong>
\ud83d\udccd Kin\u00e9polis Cinemas \u2013 Plaza Mar 2 Shopping Centre (Alicante)<\/strong>
\ud83c\udf9f\ufe0f Admission: \u20ac5<\/strong> (available at kinepolis.es<\/a> and at the box office)
\u23f1\ufe0f Approximate duration:<\/strong> 123 minutes<\/p>\n

The best short horror films come to Alicante with a selection from the Maniatic Film Festival in Valencia, recently recognised as a qualifying competition for the Goya Awards.<\/p>\n

\ud83c\udf9e\ufe0f Short films:<\/h5>\n
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    Ahora vuelvo<\/strong> (Spain)<\/em> \u2013 Dir. Lucas Paulino and \u00c1ngel Torres<\/strong>
    Maria, a seven-year-old girl, is home alone. When someone knocks on the door, she wonders if it’s her mother… or something else.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    Bath Bomb<\/strong> (United Kingdom)<\/em> \u2013 Dir. Oscar Wenman-Hyde<\/strong>
    A possessive doctor prepares a romantic bath for his partner, but an accusation of infidelity turns the evening into a nightmare.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    La Bouteille (The Bottle)<\/strong> (France)<\/em> \u2013 Dir. Thibault Lang-Willar<\/strong>
    A runner throws an empty bottle during his race. Minutes later, the bottle mysteriously returns to the road.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    La Croix (The Cross)<\/strong> (France)<\/em> \u2013 Dir. Nicolas Courtil<\/strong>
    A young designer in search of inspiration performs a ritual with her best friend that triggers inexplicable events.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    My Zone<\/strong> (Spain)<\/em> \u2013 Dir. Mar\u00eda Ant\u00f3n Cabot<\/strong>
    Paula’s car breaks down in the middle of the desert after a party. Waiting for help turns into a terrifying experience.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    Don’t talk to strangers<\/strong> (Spain)<\/em> \u2013 Dir. Pablo F. Balbuena<\/strong>
    A girl remembers her mother’s advice, but Agust\u00edn, the man in the shop, doesn’t seem like a stranger… or does he?<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    Robbie Ain’t Right No More<\/strong> (United States)<\/em> \u2013 Dir. Christopher Piazza<\/strong>
    After returning from the war, Robbie is no longer the same. His sister Sarah will discover that he did not return alone.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    Room Tone<\/strong> (Canada)<\/em> \u2013 Dir. Jonathan Blagrove<\/strong>
    A sound technician obsessed with capturing the perfect silence takes extreme measures when the noise becomes unbearable.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    Strange Creatures<\/strong> (United Kingdom)<\/em> \u2013 Dir. Rhys Edwards<\/strong>
    A young woman, desperate to see her deceased brother again, visits the place of his death in search of answers.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    The Spirit Became Flesh<\/strong> (United States)<\/em> \u2013 Dir. Cameron Beyl<\/strong>
    A man returns to his former religious community and discovers that a monster is posing as the Holy Spirit.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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