Directed by: George A. Romero
USA, 1973, 103 min

The Crazies serves as a chillingly complex metaphor for American society after the Vietnam War, or more precisely after “Vietnamization,” the US process of distancing itself from the conflict. Even at the level of the individual the inescapable madness manifests itself in a variety of forms: from alarmingly uninformed soldiers and a maniacal military scientist to infected civilians and a conscientious colonel, who is sent to the contaminated area only to be withdrawn after failing to do anything about it.

Directed by: Andy Fehu
Czech Republic, 2015, 75 min

A rube named Pepa robs cottages for cash and spends his free time swilling rum at fourth-rate establishments. The discovery of a strange video recording points him to a place where he’ll find a treasure of immense value. The mysterious place in northern Bohemia, however, awakens avarice far and wide and, seemingly, it’s got a plan for all those who turn up.…

Directed by: Nicolas Roeg
United Kingdom, 1976, 140 min

A humanoid alien (David Bowie) arrives secretly on earth to find a way to save his species. Living in human society teaches him to have emotions, including hopelessness. A brilliant parable about the fear of being exceptional and about a cruel form of humanity.

Directed by: Rodney Ascher
USA, 2015, 91 min

The midnight hit of the Sundance festival combines elements of horror fiction and documentary to create an exceptionally powerful statement about sleep paralysis, a transitional state between wakefulness and slumber during which an individual temporarily loses muscle control. Would you dare enter an actual world of terrifying experiences for which there is still no satisfactory explanation?

Directed by: Benni Diez
Germany, USA, 2015, 90 min

Directed by: Sion Sono
Japan, 2014, 116 min

A Japanese West Side Story full of battle rap, stylized mafiosi, and seasoned kung fu fighters. A hip-hop musical set in Tokyo after dark, where antagonistic tribes run the show. The war to determine the best freestyler may now begin.

Directed by: Robert Eggers
USA, Canada, 2015, 90 min

The wild New England woods, the 17th century. A five-member family is trying to build a new life in the harsh environment of unfettered nature. But darkness surreptitiously begins to surround them: their newborn son vanishes, the goat milk turns to blood, and unexplained incidents start to upset their lives. They are now afraid someone is using witchcraft on them…

Directed by: Kiah Roache-Turner
Australia, 2014, 92 min

A fresh wind from the Australian highway is blowing through the zombie genre. When the vast majority of the Antipodes is transformed into the living dead, kickass Barry and his pal Benny set out on a journey across the Outback à la Mad Max to save Barry’s sister from the clutches of a mad scientist conducting a secret experiment.