Opening the Mind

A severely deranged war veteran kidnaps, eviscerates, and slaughters men, women, children and babies with various power-tools.

An Evil Dead-ish short about a group of friends that use the book of the dead to summon a demon.

What happens if you get strong feelings for someone you just tortured and killed?

Symbolicus is an experimental anthology project developed by extreme horror maestro Marcus Koch (100 Tears, AGP: Bloodshock). Assigned with nothing more than a symbol, filmmakers were granted full control and creativity to construct absolutely anything they wanted. Spanning over three volumes and consisting of works from 39 different filmmakers from around the world. Symbolicus defies the boundaries of traditional filmmaking, dismissing the concepts of genre or narrative. Delivering a cinematic experience like nothing you have seen before.

From the mind of Marcus Koch comes the second installment of bizarre visions from the underground’s finest filmmakers.

The violent hallucinations of an incarcerated psychiatric patient.

Certain electromagnetic frequencies can cause mental disruption in human beings... and now someone has decided to put that to the test on the people of a small town. Used as guinea pigs, the citizens find their lives turned upside down in a terrifying nightmare that will haunt your mind long after the chilling climax.

The sequel to the cult classic August Underground is a character study in the sick, an amoral putrid fantasy. The found footage contained in August Underground’s MORDUM documents extreme deviant sexuality, torture and murder, while unfolding a classic tale of a man and woman in love. However, the woman cannot give up her other lover, who also happens to be her younger brother. August Underground’s MORDUM will vomit all over you and leave you for dead!

A woman who is unable to bear a child enters a world in her mind where she manages to get pregnant. As time goes, so does her sanity.

Kat, a drug addicted prostitute, has hit rock bottom. In a desperate attempt to turn her life around, she plans a heist, hoping to nab enough money to leave her street life behind. When things spiral out of control, she is faced with a sadistic drug dealing pimp named Mutton Chop, who is hellbent on vengeance and orders a brutal attack. Now all she wants is Revenge... And it is her turn to collect!

Deep within the underbelly of Paris, there is a club which is the home of a secret, wicked society. At first it resembles an ordinary fetish or Goth nightclub, but within the cavernous building are many hidden rooms, one of which is known as "The Room of Souls," a private gathering place of the world's richest and most evil people. Their host is the elegant yet frightening Madame Sabatier. For their amusement each member takes a turn and spins a true tale of depravity.

Escaping from the barren white walls that consume him, a man sets out into the October night. Whilst hiding beneath the facade of a hokey Jesus Christ costume, he very much transforms into a real monster. The proper key to unlocking his fractured mind is around every bend of his fateful journey… THIS IS… HIS DEVIL’S NIGHT.

A group of teenagers out in the woods come under attack by Bigfoot.

Seven teenagers travel to an old, decrepit house, the site of a horror movie set and rumored to be haunted. But when two grave robbers arrive seeking refuge from an army of the living dead, it becomes the ultimate fight for survival.

A lonely man is consumed by his dwindling hell he’s surrounded himself in. He destroys everything he loves only to keep it his own…to later live with the regret of everything he’s done.

Romero historian Lawrence DeVincentz takes us on a guided tour of Evans City, PA and the locations used in The Crazies.