Austin Barnett

Child of the Boogeyman, Mehitable Pachad (Meh for short) is a 109 year-old demon who is tired of living a life of seclusion with their sister, Jerusha. With the disappearance of their estranged brother, Mehitable and Jerusha are the only demons left to look after the “family business” of terrorizing humans in their dreams. The otherworldly veil lifts one day as Mehitable flees home and attempts to create a new life alongside humanity. Booger serves as a queer supernatural coming-of-age story, for anyone who has felt like an Other, an outcast, or uncomfortable in their own skin.

In an alternate reality, a team of scientists provoke an ancient inter-dimensional deity known as THE TETRAHEDRON. What started as a scientific exploration turns into a fight for survival as several team members find themselves hopping through various dimensions.

An abandoned car. Dangerous spiders. Unrequited love. And hundreds of blackberries. In the heart of her childhood bog, Anita invites her best friend Jill for a “camping sleepover.” But things are not what they seem as Anita neglects to mention traumatic events from her past, and some secrets are unwilling to stay beneath the surface. Told through a video-collage compromised of a live-recording from a 2021 reading—with layers upon layers of B-roll, animations, and puppetry — Jonah Barnett’s “Boggy” is the cumulative work between the author themself and twelve different artists.

Luke would rather hunt for lake monsters than hunt for a job, but that doesn’t stop his sister Sadie from trying to get them out of the trailer park. With the help of the cute guy next door, maybe Luke can make Sadie believe. Written by guest writer Logan Fenner, employing macro-photography techniques and a life-sized aquatic puppet.

Mae von Camp’s high school is surrounded by death. As she grows up she begins to document her morbid obsessions in a documentary, but not everything goes according to plan. A piece of metafiction by Rachel Millena Saul made over a period of six years in collaboration with Jonah Barrett and Jacob David Earl. Soundtrack by local Olympian bands Offwhite Flag and Matty Cries.

A teenage girl with acting dreams, an empty wallet, and a broken heart is approached by a charming man who promises her fame, fortune, and affection—if she agrees to livestream herself crying for his niche website, Fragile.com.

Maria, a competitive woman in her late 30's orders a clone from North Korea under the pretense of getting some help around the house so she can spend more time with her husband and two kids, but mostly to compete with her flawless friend Ari.