7:05 pm – Symphonies of a Bounded Body

Directed by Darryl Couchman ( CANADA) 3 min.

Unearthed footage from an experimental surgery unit gives a window into an institution’s malpractice.

7:10 pm -Field Tapes

Directed by Ethan Muise ( CANADA ) 7 min.
Josef and Sarah, two recent graduates document their lives on video. After a night of celebration, they happen across an inexplicable animal that leads Josef down a rabbit hole of conspiracy and doubt. One wants answers, the other wishes to continue living.

7:15 pm -My Mother Margaret

Directed by Jaxon Moore ( CANADA ) 7 min.
A classic tale of meeting the parents takes a strange turn when Lilia leaves dinner to take an important phone call, while her new boyfriend Elliot is left to fend for himself.

7:25 pm – Behind the Castle Doors: The Origin of The Hilarious House of Frightenstein

Directed by Morgan Baker, Tammy Heisel (CANADA ) 65 min.

When the Markowitz brothers pitched their idea for a “pseudo-horror” TV show for kids, they promised a celebrity would be a part of it. Vincent Price. A contract was signed for 130 hour-long episodes, but there was one problem.
They didn’t know Vincent!
Discover the fascinating journey of how this quirky 1970’s Canadian cult-classic began, as told by the original crew.

7:05 pm – A Canadian Weresphynx In London, Ohio

Directed by Joe Wilson ( USA ) 9 min.

With production underway on a home renovation show, a total solar eclipse brings about a fierce, feline terror.

7:15 pm – Never Fingerbang a Wendigo

Directed by John Brennan ( USA ) 10 min.

All men are created evil, but only the stupidest manage to provoke The Wendigo.

7:30 pm – Terror Firmer

Directed by Lloyd Kaufman ( USA ) 10 min.

A homicidal maniac is on the loose in the city and the low-budget film crew of a Troma movie has the power to stop them. This 1998 no-holds-barred cinematic tour de force is one of the all time great Troma movies, and Shock Stock fans are lucky to be able to see this iconic film in the theatre with Debbie Rochon herself! 

3:15 pm – INSIDE A SPIDER

Directed by Arseniy Gonchukov ( RUSSIAN FEDERATION ) 72 min.

This is a story of a family, that is trying to hide from the chaos that is dragging the whole world into the black whirlpool of the apocalypse. But the barricades in the corridor and hazmat suits won’t help. Absurdity and nightmares penetrate their haven through disturbing dreams full of lust, death and fear. They did not notice how they crossed the line of normality and have long been inside the deadliest spider on earth. The Devil, Stalin, Bill Gates, Madonna, the Russian Soldier and the Coffin Man are already on the threshold of their gloomy home.

Father, mother and daughter live in the Russian outback. Escaping from the Covid epidemic, they find themselves inside a deadly spider – at the very bottom of the hell of their own souls. Where even God cannot save them.

5:30 pm – Q&A – CATRIONA MacCOLL

HOSTED BY EUGENIO ERCOLANI

8:00 pm – THE CRYSTAL SHOCKER AWARDS

HOSTED BY THE MONSTERS OF SCHLOCK

It’s time to bust out the tuxedos and flappers because its the most glamorous event of the year! 

Be entertained with Orbax’s endless banter ! See who will be taking home the coveted Crystal Shocker Awards!

Featuring a special performance by PANICO VON SLEAZE and a sneak peek at the Monsters of Schlock’s brand new MOVIE!! 

9:00 pm – PROJECTION
Directed by Evan Samaras, George Scoufaras ( USA ) 1 hr 20 min.

A man is struggling with grief due to the recent death of his father. He copes by beginning to write and envision a reality where he and his father are bonding over their shared passion, filmmaking. The lines between the realities begin to blur until only one remains.

DIRECTOR  IN ATTENDANCE! Featuring Post Film Q&A 

10:00 pm – SHOCK STOCK KARAOKE & DJ FRYLO

AT THE CLOVER BAR & LOUNGE

Join us at the Clover Bar inside the Ramada for a post-Shockers celebration with the long awaited return of SHOCK STOCK KARAOKE !

KARAOKE AND DJ FRYLO SPINNING TRACKS IN THE CLOVER BAR  TILL 2 AM !

11:30 am – Evil For Dinner
Directed by Travis Youngquist ( USA ) 84 min.

A family of cannibals, who eat the evil to extend their lives, faces a series of crises one fateful day. The wily patriarch, Howdy, watches his daughters growing out of his grasp as an ancient enemy returns to town; his daughter, April, must decide between her family and her newfound love; and his other daughter, December, embarks on a roaring rampage of revenge. Featuring Lloyd Kaufman in a supporting role. 

1:00 pm – Q&A WITH JUNKO BAILEY

1:45 pm – CANADIAN #CREASY

Short Films from the motherland! Canadian short films always break boundaries, create visual landscapes that fascinate, and entertain and shock audiences all over the world. But they’re made here- and we love them!! 

Winkie – Directed by Daniel Duranleau ( Canada ) 24 min.
After discovering a young orphaned girl, a caring monster takes it upon himself to raise the child and make sure she stays out of harm’s way by any means necessary.

Alternate Universe Wife Swap – Directed by Nadine L’Esperance ( Canada ) 4 min.
A Farm couple and Zombie couple trade their partners in the reality show Alternate Universe Wife Swap.
Made for the 2024 Vancouver Run N Gun 48 Hour Film Competition

Some Like It Rotten – Directed by Ben Hohener ( Canada ) 19 min.
A deranged necrophiliac clown abducts a man in hopes of creating a “fresh one”. A flawed, twisted intimacy arises, but an intimacy nonetheless.

3:15 pm – Death Cycle

Directed by Gabriel Carrer ( Canada ) 80 min.

After the death of her sister, a woman is visited by a man looking to solve a series of murders by a motorcycle maniac. As their shared fear grows, the killer’s rampage continues, leaving them both questioning who the real monster is.

5:00 pm – Wolf Moon Rising

Directed by Todd Sheets ( USA ) 85 min.

WOLF MOON RISING is a love letter to the golden era of genre cinema — crafted in the spirit of Roger Corman classics like Galaxy of Terror, Forbidden World, and Humanoids from the Deep. It’s designed to captivate modern audiences while giving longtime Horror and Sci-Fi fans exactly what they crave: practical effects, bold storytelling, and the pulse-pounding energy of the late ’70s and early ’80s midnight movies. This is the kind of film that evokes memories of VHS rentals, cult classics, and cheering crowds.

6:30 pm – Heat Score

Directed by The Burkosky Brothers ( CANADA ) 100 min.

A washed-up male stripper lands a job selling crack for a ruthless Edmonton strip club mogul but when things get personal behind closed doors, he finds himself caught in a deadly web of sex, violence and betrayal.

8:30 pm – THE PRINCE OF TERROR
Presented by Severin Films

Introduction and Q&A with Director Lamberto Bava and special effects maestro Sergio Stivaletti – hosted by Eugenio Ercolani

Director Lamberto Bava and screenwriter Dardano Sacchetti (THE BEYOND, DEMONS) deliver “a wild ride” (Euro Fever) that’s part home-invasion thriller, part supernatural shocker and one totally over-the-top gorehound blast: ‘Prince of Terror’

Vincent Omen (Tomas Arana of THE CHURCH and THE SECT) is cinema’s top horror director. But when a disgruntled screenwriter – a no-holds-barred performance by David Brandon of STAGEFRIGHT – attacks Omen and his family in their secluded villa, it will unleash a grisly maelstrom of graphic brutality courtesy of special effects maestro Sergio Stivaletti (THE MASK OF SATAN, CEMETERY MAN). Carole André (YOR: THE HUNTER FROM THE FUTURE) co-stars in “one of the rarest of Bava’s ‘80s horrors” (The Bloody Pit of Horror), now scanned in 2K from the original camera negative with a first time-ever English language track. 

11:30 am – INTERNATIONAL SHORTS BLOCK #2

The world is a fucked up place – and we LOVE to look at the dark underbelly of the world. International shorts showcase.

Virgin Bloody Mary – Dir. Bence Bardos ( Hungary ) 9 min.
LET IT ALL OUT.
A romantic Tinder date in Budapest between a well mannered young man and an assertive young woman comes to a climax in the bedroom, in the form of extreme sexual torture and life-altering pain.

Blood Rail – Dir. Eugen Bekafigo, Scott Bekisz ( USA ) 9 min.
When two friends hike into abandoned railroad tracks for a party, they soon realize an older legend about a killer haunting the area is real. Shot in ULTRA low resolution on a VHS camcorder. Blood Rail is a love letter to shot on video slasher films.

Prey Switch – Dir. Falko Jakobs ( Germany ) 20 min.
Henri, weary from daily worries and a troubled marriage, seeks peace in the forest with his rifle. But when a piercing scream breaks the silence, he rushes to investigate—unaware that he’s about to uncover a secret and a truth that will change his life forever.

The Stolen Future – Dir. Vedd V Rawtaani ( India ) 18 min.
On a stormy night, a drunk and distraught Myra hits what seems to be a little girl—but no body is found. Haunted by guilt, she’s drawn into an abandoned hostel where eerie figures reveal the truth: she once killed a child and hid the body. As vengeful forces close in, Myra is trapped in the same fate she inflicted—locked in a fridge by the victim’s brother, as her unfinished revenge comes full circle.

Room 404 – Dir. Itsuki Kadota ( Japan ) 7 min.
Late at night in a love hotel, front desk clerk Hana goes to investigate a strange noise coming from Room 404.

12:30 pm – I WANT MY #STV – MUSIC VIDEO SHOWCASE

Slide your buns out of your seat and make em groove to the beat!! Binge an hour of Shock Stock style music videos that will fry your eyes and blast your eardrums.

I Want Your Brains Not Your Body, Sincerely Zombie – Dir. Luke Ostermiller ( USA )
While attempting to develop a cure for the worldwide zombie outbreak, Billy Rage comes to a bleak conclusion.

Pretty Girls – Dir. Benjamin Folstein ( USA )
A 2-Dimensional Representation of the Ultradimensionallly Animalistic Internal Nature of Certain Humans by The Church of Magic.

Party in my Body – Dir. Emiel Stevenhagen ( Austria, Germany, Netherlands )
The animated musicvideo tells the story of the singer of the band, Raphi, who as a boy, at the age of 11, is hit by a mysterious disease that starts attacking his body, step by step, with joint inflammations. What helps when, in puberty, your body is often the main measure of your worth – and a “broken” body puts you at risk of being left out? What helps when you feel different from everyone else? Broken, disabled, unattractive, slow, always a step behind?

Cut Sick – Dir. Patrick Yaney (USA )
Video interpretation of the song “Cut Sick”, from Angelspit album The Product. Depicts dreams of attempts at true-self realization, perhaps as dreamed while being uploaded from one’s body, to/by The Product. Merge! Dance! Fight!

New Horror Icon – Dir. Luc Chiefare ( France )
New Horror Icon is the story of a character who dreams of becoming the next iconic horror movie villain. But beyond the darkness, it delivers a powerful message: an unapologetic call to embrace who you truly want to be, with no regrets and no excuses.

Dawn Fades – “Drugs” – Dir. Danial J. Smith ( USA )
A drug trip spirals into absolute madness in this wild fever dream music video for Dawn Fades’ new song “Drugs,” unleashing a deliriously surreal love letter to 70’s Italian horror, ghostly found footage, insane birthday clowns, blood-splattered zombies, and…sock puppets.

Sound of the Doldrums – Dir. Richard Lukacs ( Canada )
After causing a fatal accident, a musician loses his hearing – except the sounds he hates the most.

Glistening Benevolence –  Dir. Matt Cargill ( United Kingdom)
Sly & The Family Drone Unleash ‘Glistening Benevolence’: Take the trip into slime-drenched folk horror and the cosmic unknown. . .

Neo-jazz wrecking-crew Sly & The Family Drone summon forth a new vision of terror and transcendence with the video premiere of ‘Glistening Benevolence’. Filmed at an undisclosed, shadowy music festival in the heart of Hampshire, the visual journey is a macabre ritual of psychedelic sludge, blending live performance footage with ominous vignettes of slime-coated landscapes, cosmic dread, and unholy rites under the moon.

Black Jeans Whoa – Dir. Bob Rose, Michael C. Stettes ( USA )
Men have conflict over pants.

1:30 pm –  TEXAS CHAIN SAW MASSACRE CAST Q&A

Hosted by Art Ettinger of Ultraviolent Magazine

7:05 pm – Merkurio

Directed by Sébastien Pesle ( France ) 25 min.

In the Basque Country, a gigolo flirting with very old women has no idea what kind of evil forces he will deal with…

7:30 pm – Junkie Run

Directed by Kire Paputts ( Canada ) 1 hr 15 min.

A dark comedic chase/rat race film centred around a community of misfits at a local dive bar. When the regulars get word that Foggy, a local junkie, is on the run with a bag of money from a botched drug deal, they each scheme, backstab, and claw at one another in order to be the first person to find Foggy and take the money.

4 pm – 6pm  Tarot Card Readings

5 pm – 7 pm  RY BARRETT

STAR OF “IN A VIOLENT NATURE”

IN-CAFE AUTOGRAPH SIGNING & PHOTOS

7:00 pm – Coffee Chats : Debbie Rochon

Experience a unique and intimate Q&A with horror legend Debbie Rochon over a delicious, fresh brewed coffee.

10:15 am – SHOCK DOCS : Behind the Castle Doors

Missed the Wednesday Screening? Catch an encore and revisit Castle Frightenstein for an enriching and entertaining look at the history of this beloved Canadian television series.

Behind the Castle Doors: The Origin of The Hilarious House of Frightenstein – Directed by Morgan Baker, Tammy Heisel ( Canada ) 65 min.

When the Markowitz brothers pitched their idea for a “pseudo-horror” TV show for kids, they promised a celebrity would be a part of it. Vincent Price. A contract was signed for 130 hour-long episodes, but there was one problem.
They didn’t know Vincent!
Discover the fascinating journey of how this quirky 1970’s Canadian cult-classic began, as told by the original crew.

12:00 pm – SHOCK DOCS : The Box, The Con, and The Handsomest Man in Fandom

The Box, The Con, and The Handsomest Man in Fandom – Directed by Ian Paul Johnston ( Canada ) 40 min.

Film-maker Ian Johnston explores the contents of a bookstore box covering more than 60 years of science fiction, horror and fantasy. A personal and lighthearted look at the unique geeks, writers, pranksters, misogynists and loyal fans who made up the early days of fandom. BEST CANADIAN FILM (AMAZING FANTASY FESTIVAL). BEST DOCUMENTARY – NEW YORK SCIFI AND HORROR FESTIVAL (2025)

1 pm – 3pm  Tarot Card Readings

3 pm – 5 pm  RY BARRETT

STAR OF “IN A VIOLENT NATURE”

IN-CAFE AUTOGRAPH SIGNING & PHOTOS

4 pm – 6pm  Tarot Card Readings

6:30 pm – Author C.F. Forest
Book Reading

11:00 am – SHOCK STOCK ANIMATION FESTIVAL

Catch Animated shorts – this ain’t no Sunday Morning Cartoons! 

Mr. Fuzz – Dir. Christopher Walsh – Canada – 2:30

I Beg Your Pardon – Dir. John W. Lustig – United States – 4:46

Attack of the Mayonnaise Sandwich Monster – Dir. MCR/ELECTRIC OTTO – United States – 0:32

Fear – Dir. MCR/ELECTRIC OTTO – United States – 0:54

How To Fall Downstairs Like a Man! – Dir. MCR/ELECTRIC OTTO – United States – 1:47

Prunetta on Livernois – Dir. MCR/ELECTRIC OTTO – United States – 0:53

The Hoover Street Pizza Zombie – Dir. MCR/ELECTRIC OTTO – United States -0:53

The Telegraph Rd Shoulder Monster – Dir. MCR/ELECTRIC OTTO – United States – 0:35

The Elmdale Monster – Dir. MCR/ELECTRIC OTTO – United States -0:51

Guy O. Tine – Dir. David Lamarre – Canada – 4:23

Crèche & Burn – Dir. Frank O’Neil – United Kingdom -3:53

OUROBOROS. – Dir. Aaron Joaquin – United Kingdom – 4:39

COWMAN – Dir. Jiwoo Kim – Canada – 7:16

Killin’ A Baby Isn’t Hard – Dir. Phancheewa Baitong Kumwongdee – United Kingdom – 4:08

Pocket Princess – Dir. Olivia Loccisano – Canada – 9:40

12 pm – 1 pm  Tarot Card Readings

1:00 pm – Coffee Chats : FL Industry Mixer

Filmmakers, Industry Professionals, and those looking to make connections within the film industry can meet and chat over a delicious, fresh brewed coffee.

2 pm – 3 pm  Tarot Card Readings