RISE OF THE TERRIBLE LIZARD
Harold is trying to make the best dinosaur movie that silent film era Hollywood has ever seen, but he just cannot catch a break. As a stop motion animator, he is consistently over budget and out of time. Now his dinosaur consultant has disappeared and hot on his trail are a mad scientist, the Mongolian government, and rival paleontologists. With his film under threat, Harold teams up with Eva, a beautiful actress with a keen scientific mind. Together they set out on a desperate hunt to recover a stolen dinosaur egg before they find themselves extinct.
It’s like Ray Harryhausen runs afoul of Herbert West-Reanimator and has to be saved by Jack Burton.
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OBSCURE HORIZONS
Mona left the pirate life years ago, but it catches up with her when her new boss is killed. Now Mona is on the run with an untrained crew in a colorful archipelago where every island is teeming with its own brand of wonders…and dangers. The law wants her for murder, her old crew is out for blood, and a one-night stand from her previous life is the leader of a notorious band of cutthroats. Mona’s got to prove she still has what it takes before she ends up with a blade in the back.
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NEON LIVES
James is working the night shift at a theater in 1970s Times Square. Recently released from prison, his sense of isolation grows worse every night…until the neon lights start talking to him.
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KONG LEGACY
Sophie and Tom fly a biplane to a grand adventure in 1930s New York City to grant Tom’s dying wish.
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JAGUAR ASCENDANT
An Anomaly Investigation
When an earthquake reveals a temple under a parish church on the outskirts of Mexico City, Oscar’s mentor is called in for damage control. In San Francisco, a photographer finds graffiti mixed with Aztec glyphs and asks for Oscar’s help in finding its source. The hunt leads Oscar to believe that something hungry is seeking new followers among the city’s disenfranchised youth. A series of jaguar attacks on gang members soon prompts Oscar to ask probing questions about his mentor’s archaeologist ex-girlfriend. As things spin out of control, raising an armada of Gold Rush ghost ships might not be enough to stop a battle between two ancient goddesses for the soul of the city.
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DANSE MACABRE
An Anomaly Investigation
Oscar thinks he’s outgrown his status as a trainee ghostbuster and takes on a gig of his own. In a strange city, with no backup, what could possibly go wrong? Oscar’s client is a young musician looking for the final jazz recording made by her father before his death. The last time this record was played, people died. Seems like maybe her daddy made a deal with something nasty and paid for it with his life. Oscar must use all his skills, or learn some new ones fast, if he wants to dance through the graveyards, nightclubs, and bayous of New Orleans and emerge with his skin intact.
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SNOW BLINDNESS
Solus is lost in the endless Arctic night. As he searches for a way home, his interactions with the other inhabitants on the ice become increasingly surreal.
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