In Bloom is an abstract Gothic Romance short film by writer-director Christopher Rosica, blending experimental cinema with the timeless themes of love, loss, and memory. Crafted with a meticulous attention to atmosphere, the film offers a haunting exploration of the boundaries between the living and the dead. Shot in evocative black-and-white on a Fujifilm XT-30 by up-and-coming cinematographer, Xuepei Hou, In Bloom pays homage to the aesthetic traditions of visionary filmmakers such as Bergman, Tarkovsky, and Fellini, while drawing narrative inspiration from literary icons like Mary Shelley and Henry James.
An elderly woman, confined to a nursing home, is about to celebrate her birthday. While the cold-blooded staff celebrates her birthday in advance, the radio announces the escape of the extremely dangerous killer known as "El Matarife" from a mental hospital. El Matarife—whose connection to the woman is closer than it seems—will unleash a massacre in the nursing home to deliver a very special gift to her.
Two actors participate in the casting of a peculiar project that seeks to redefine the iconic birth of Jesus. In the rehearsal, they find themselves increasingly immersed in the strange requests of the director, who seeks to give his own look to the celebration.
A young man thinks of his old close friends, from whose lives he disappeared. The bittersweet memories are interrupted by the appearance of his Reflection, desperately trying to reach him.
During a sunny holiday, a sightseeing cruise ship heading to "Happiness Island" encountered a shipwreck. Only Ning Yu, Zhang Xinchen and several survivors were washed up on an isolated island without coordinates or signals. Soon, they realized that this quiet island was not a refuge, and there was a strange atmosphere everywhere. Ning Yu, A Qiang and others went to find water. In a huge stone cave, they found two dried corpses and an old red notebook. That night, A Qiang looked pale and muttered to himself as if he was possessed. And the red notebook recorded the unprecedented horror that these survivors were about to face.
A young couple makes one last ditch effort to recuperate their failing relationship. Taking an impromptu trip to a secluded camping location amidst dense woods they soon make shocking discoveries.
Selim, a forensic anthropologist living a happy life with his 12-year-old daughter Sema and his pregnant wife, finds his life turned upside down when he is called to examine some bones found by chance one morning. Selim goes to the scene of the incident in the woods with his daughter Sema. The bones are collected by the team and taken to the forensic medicine department. While the bones are being prepared for examination, Sema, left alone in the room, secretly takes four bones and some items, puts them in her bag, and brings them home. When Sema touches the bones at night, the curse that began with the "Great Istanbul Earthquake" in 1509 returns.
A devout young couple ventures into an abandoned house with the intention of carrying out a mysterious religious mission, but inside they are greeted by Miss Tetanus, a demented hostess who will not allow anyone to interrupt their objective. Soon, the struggle between them becomes a reflection on the inheritance of evil.
A secluded cottage is plagued by gruesome murders and unbeknownst to the inhabitants something other worldly lurks within the halls. Can the couple solve the mystery of the cursed grounds in time or will they open the door to the inferno?
On the night of first harvest, three brothers in the American West set out to see a dead witch buried by their friend. When they accidentally desecrate the body, they learn the only way to stop a curse on their family is to burn it before sunrise.