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Winner Best Horror Film at Gen Con.
Winner Best Horror Film at Foothills Film Fest
Winner Best NC Horror Film at Horror Movie Freaks Film Fest
Winner Best Horror Short at Stranger Days Film Fest
Stillman Mba Winner Best Actor at ConCarolina
Stillman Mba Winner Best Actor All Horror Short Film Festival

  • Glenn L Lissner
    Director
  • Glenn Lissner
    Writer
  • Al Julian
    Producer
  • Stillman Mba
    Producer
  • Tim Brewer
    Producer
  • Christie Rhoad
    Producer
  • Rob Underhill
    Producer
  • Stillman Mba
    Key Cast
    "Husband"
  • Dana McBride
    Key Cast
    "Wife"
  • Savannah Saint-Cyr
    Key Cast
    "Daughter"
  • Bill Mulligan
    Practical and Visual Effects
  • Michael Gaffney
    Score/Original Music
  • Rob Underhill
    Director of Photography
  • Rob Underhill
    Editor
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Genres:
    horror
  • Runtime:
    6 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    January 1, 2025
  • Production Budget:
    1,800 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    4K
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Digital Cinema Package:
    Unavailable
  • Tampa Bay Screams Film Festival
    Tampa Bay
    United States
    January 19, 2025
    North American Premiere
  • Phoenix FearCon
    Albuquerque
    United States
    March 28, 2025
  • GlowFlare Horror Film Festival

    United Kingdom
    May 17, 2025
    European Premiere
    Nominated for Best Gorefest
  • Carolina Fear Fest
    Raleigh
    United States
    May 24, 2025
  • Bay of Blood International Film Festival
    North Bay
    Canada
    May 24, 2025
  • ConCarolina
    Charlotte
    United States
    May 31, 2025
    Winner Best Actor Stillman Mba
  • Charlotte Black Film Festival
    Charlotte
    United States
    June 7, 2025
  • Jersey Devil Film Festival
    Asbury Park
    United States
  • GenCon Film Festival
    Indianapolis
    United States
    Winner Best Horror Film
  • Cabin in the Woods Film Festival
    Seattle
    United States
    August 18, 2025
  • Foothills Film Festival
    Shelby
    United States
    September 6, 2025
    Best Horror film
  • Mad Monster Film Festival
    Concord
    United States
    August 24, 2025
  • Raleigh Film and Art Festival
    Raleigh, NC
    United States
    October 4, 2025
  • Wreak Havoc Film Festival
    Winston Salem, NC
    United States
    September 6, 2025
    Nominated for Best NC Film and Best Director
  • Sick Fest

    Canada
    September 26, 2025
  • Halloween International Film Festival
    Manteo, NC
    United States
    October 2, 2025
  • Horror Movie Freaks
    Walnut Cove, NC
    United States
    October 18, 2025
    BEST NC Film
  • B'More Horror Fest
    Baltimore, MD
    United States
    October 25, 2025
  • All Horror Short Film Festival
    Jacksonville, FL
    United States
    September 26, 2025
    Winner Best Actor Stillman Mba
  • GrindHouse Nights Horror Film Festival
    Garwood, NJ
    United States
    October 15, 2025
    Bill Mulligan - Best Special Effects
  • Things2Fear
    Winchester, VA
    United States
    October 1, 2025
  • The Magic of Horror
    Wakefield, VA
    United States
    October 26, 2025
    Nominated for Best Actor - Stillman Mba, Best Director - Glenn Lissner, Best MicroBudget Film
  • Carnival of Darkness: Haunted Pamlico
    Washington, NC
    United States
    October 17, 2025
    Honorable Mention
  • ScreamU Film Festival
    Atlanta, GA
    United States
    October 18, 2025
    Best Heroic Male, Best PostProduction Edit, Best Music/Song
  • ScreamFest Horror Film Festival - NOLA
    New Orleans, LA
    United States
    October 30, 2025
  • Island of Horror Film Fest
    Wye Mills, MD
    United States
    November 1, 2025
  • CFL Studios Halloween Film Festival
    Orlando, FL
    United States
    October 18, 2025
  • Fuquay Film Fest
    Fuquay-Varina
    United States
    November 14, 2025
  • MystiCon
    Roanoke, VA
    United States
  • FFTG Film Festival

    November 29, 2025
  • Stranger Days Film Festival
    Sanford, NC
    United States
    December 27, 2025
    Best Horror Short
  • Midnight Monster Club Short Festival
    El Paso, Texas
    United States
    January 16, 2026
  • The Argyle Film Festival
    Chapel Hill, NC
    United States
    January 30, 2026
  • AtomaCon Film Festival
    N. Charleston, SC
    United States
    May 16, 2026
    Nominated for Best Regional Film
  • First Contact Sci-Fi and Fantasy Film Festival
    Atlantic Highlands, NJ
    United States
    May 15, 2026
    Stillman Mba nominated for Best Actor
Director Biography - Glenn L Lissner


Born in Hollywood, Florida, Glenn was adopted and spent the first years of his life growing up in Manhattan. His father's employment moved the family to NC where Glenn has spent much of his life.
Glenn started doing stand-up comedy while in graduate school at the University of NC at Chapel Hill. He performed off and on for 10 years including a stint living and performing in Los Angeles. He then transitioned from stand-up to screenplay writing and most recently, film making. In addition , Glenn is a clinical social worker living in NC with his "wife-like unit" and a rescue mutt.

This is the second short film produced by the writer/director.

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Director Statement

The film was shot in Raleigh, NC.