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Our Kind by Richard Russell
A sorority interviewing committee works to find someone who will fit in.
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Fresh Paint by Oz Bish
After buying a new set of paints, a young artist's mind and body begin to change unnaturally. Her friend must stop her from becoming consumed by her own art.
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8pp
The Crystal Egg of Gormack by Chris Librizzi
Reality is on the brink of collapse. Its only hope: Samson Dean, a hard-boiled private eye—and talking gorilla. But first... A drink.
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Code of the Heart by Matthew Montgomery
A socially anxious coding student finally works up the courage to confess his crush on a brilliant classmate with help from his chaotic best friend, only to discover that love, like programming, is full of bugs, surprises, and moments that compile...
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A Killer Love Song by Michael Rogers
The would be victim of a masked slasher turns expectations on their head not only with song but a disturbing discovery that leads to horrible romance.
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Spare Parts by Simon Parker
When a decommissioned robot wakes up on the streets, it must survive wave after wave of thugs trying to strip it for parts while searching for its one hope of repair: the brilliant but missing scientist who built it.
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The Unbelonger by Brandi Self
After becoming stranded in the desert, an outcast soldier is attacked by a stranger who looks just like him as he struggles to make contact with his base.
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Soup's On by Mike Murphy
In a remote diner during a bad snowstorm, a man unwisely accepts an invitation to meet a woman who he wronged years earlier.
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Who Said Penis? by Adam Rocke
Thanksgiving dinner at a Bel Air mansion comes with turkey and all the trimmings, plus an anatomy lesson from a 7-year-old.
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The Blackwood Bloom by Austin Muratori
A struggling, cynical farmer discovers a monstrous creature on his dilapidated farm and, seeing its unique 'processing' capabilities, turns his life around with increasingly gruesome and hilarious consequences.
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Unplug Doug by Evan Starkman
An unhappily married woman starts a risky relationship with an AI version of her husband in his prime.
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And Then You Die by Andrew Bonazelli
A family camping trip devolves into bedlam when its matriarch claims to hear the malevolent voice of God demanding sacrifice.
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Inciting Incidents by Justin Lynch
Reluctant Shaun faces an unexpected hero's journey with a quirky cast, challenging his passive stance.
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Human Noise by Desiree Winns
After their family moves to Germany, a socially awkward teenager is forced to translate the new world for her overbearing mother.
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I was younger yesterday by Sean Ryan
Martin Hudson is a man who lives in constant fear of change and finds himself having a midlife crisis… in reverse.
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Aisle Browsing by STEVEN BLOWS
A run-down man with an active imagination blames his wife for all the wrongs in his life so he searches the aisles of a hardware store in search for the perfect murderous tool.
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Things I'd Like to do to People by Thomas Farquhar
The moral compass of a young inventor deteriorates when he creates a device that allows him to live a hedonistic lifestyle with no consequences.
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The Big Reveal by Christopher Stewart
A gender reveal party winds up having more revelations than anyone expected.
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Breaking Point by Zech Elliott
A young man, desperate to pay for his dying mother's cancer treatment, attempts to rob a corrupt billionaire.
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