Parental Guidance Suggested Shorts #8

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Help, I'm Alien Pregnant

Director THUNDERLIPS-  New Zealand - 15 min. horror comedy

Mary thinks she’s pregnant from her boyfriend’s alien penis, but doctors dismiss her - until slime sprays, secrets spill, and she gives birth to hundreds of glowing creatures. 

Lochia

Director Adon Rackson-  USA - 21 min. horror 

Over a course of a single harrowing night, a pregnant woman trapped in a cycle of addiction, psychosis, and domestic violence goes into labor. As her grip on reality fractures, she is forced to confront both literal and symbolic demons-fighting not only for her own survival, but for the life of her unborn child.

Bent Tree

Director Ivan J. Rubanenko-  USA - 13 min. horror 

While grieving her father’s death and expecting a child, Erin is haunted by an alien presence that twists her pregnancy, leading to violence, betrayal, and a horrific birth that seals her fate.        

The Widower

Director Michael Buran-  USA - 9 min. horror 

A widower still reeling from the tragic death of his wife is left to care for a newborn alone. Isolated, sleep-deprived, and grief-stricken, he begins to suspect a malevolent presence is closing in on his baby.

The Baby

Director Taylor Bustamante - USA - 16 min.   psychological  horror

An expectant mother makes some unusual preparations for her big day.

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