Machine Man
After losing a leg, a socially awkward engineer pursues ever more radical prosthetic upgrades, drawing corporate and personal fallout.
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Prophet Song
In a collapsing Ireland, a mother fights to hold her family together as authoritarian rule closes in.
Epidemin
In a near-future Sweden, a health party turns anti-obesity policy into a terrifying system of control.
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Remina
A rogue planet named for a girl hurtles toward Earth, triggering apocalyptic panic and a brutal mob hunt.
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タコピーの原罪 上 [Takopī no Genzai 1]
An innocent alien tries to make a bullied child happy, but kindness, trauma, and time travel spiral into tragedy.
Subterranean
An Antarctic expedition descends into hidden caverns, where a specialist team finds a lost world, monsters, and betrayal.
Branchie
A terminally ill young man takes a job in India and tumbles into a wildly absurd, blackly comic adventure.
The Drive-In
A night at a giant Texas drive-in turns into a bizarre, trapped survival nightmare of horror, humor, and gore.
Bright Objects
A grieving widow in 1997 Australia is pulled between science, mysticism, and a comet-fueled search for justice.
Animal Farm
A farm animal uprising for equality turns into a chilling study of propaganda, power, and betrayal.
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The Fatal Eggs
A Russian zoologist’s accidental scientific breakthrough is commandeered by the state, with disastrous results.
The Fires
An Icelandic volcanologist faces eruptions, family strain, and a dangerous emotional upheaval as disaster looms.