Abduction/Adduction
Written and directed by Jay Cheel
Framed narrative is presented as a documentary, using digitized footage from a pair of video cassettes (labelled Proof 1 and 2) purchased in 2021 by an anonymous Redditor at a flea market, supposedly containing footage of an alien encounter.
After each story, a new interlude plays.
Stork
Written by Jordan Downey and Kevin Stewart
Directed by Jordan Downey
In the early hours of 30 October 2023, a New York police unit dubbed W.A.R.D.E.N. tool up and arrive at a dilapidated house to rescue kidnapped babies.
They're attacked by zombies (called Brooders in the credits), including one wielding a chainsaw.
The rest of the team find a meteor cracked open and a Brooder revealed to have no brain.
Now in the attic, they find cots containing the babies, with one growing a beak.
'Mother' is hungry.
Dream Girl
Written by Virat Pal and Evan Dickson
Directed by Virat Pal
In Mumbai, a paparazzi pair receive a tip to obtain footage of Bollywood superstar Tara, who's rumoured to dabble in witchcraft.
Ripping her face off, robotic demon embarks on a killing spree.
Live and Let Dive
Written by Ben Turner and Justin Martinez
Directed by Justin Martinez
A group of friends are celebrating Zach's 30th birthday party via skydiving.
Their jump is interrupted by an alien jumping on the plane, causing it to collide with a UFO, sending everybody falling to an orange grove, resulting in multiple casualties.
The survivors are stalked and picked off by an insectoid alien.
Fur Babies
Written and directed by Christian and Justin Long
Becky runs daycare centre Doggy Dream House and keeps taxidermies of her dead dogs, claiming she cannot bear to bury them.
After viewing her video, members of activist group Humans Against Animal Cruelty decide to investigate the house.
Stuart and Angela are taken to the basement and led to a 'time out corner', where naughty boys and girls are kept.
Human-dog hybrids are let loose.
Stowaway
Written by Mike Flanagan and directed by Kate Siegel
In the Mojave desert, a woman called Halley grills locals about 'lights' that have apparently reappeared.
At night, Halley enters a spaceship and accidentally cuts her hand, which is healed by nanites.
But the ship is actually copying her DNA.
After being frequently battered and repaired, she mutates into a monster.
A backwards step
I enjoyed Stork (mainly because it was obviously inspired by Resident Evil) and Fur Babies was pretty out there, but the rest were fucking garbage.
Gore and kills are impressive and performances could be worse, but this is still the weakest entry since the much maligned Viral.
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