
Found Footage Horror INFIRMARY World Premieres at Dances With Films NY!: "Filmmaker Nicholas Pineda is proud to World Premiere INFIRMARY, his thrilling found footage horror film, at Dances With Films NY on January 16th. The claustrophobic feature debut from Pineda stars Paul Syre, Mark Anthony Williams, Danielle Kennedy, and Corinna Wagner-Smith.
In this tense World Premiere thriller, a young security guard begins his first night at the Wilshire Infirmary, a crumbling, long-abandoned mental asylum with a history that refuses to die. Paired with Lester, a retiring guard whose unusual behavior only adds to the unease, Edward quickly realizes this isn’t just another job.
An intruder shatters the silence, but vanishes before Edward and Lester can act. Lester, his only ally in this forsaken place, disappears into the bowels of the asylum without a trace, leaving Edward to fend for himself. As the hospital's dark history closes in on him, the line between reality and madness blurs. Edward becomes the prey of forces he cannot understand, trapped in a labyrinth of horrors that seem intent on breaking his mind.
Haunted by visions, stalked by unseen entities, and tortured by his own unraveling psyche, Edward must face his fears and escape the infirmary's clutches... or lose himself in its twisted depths forever.
A fresh, character-driven take on found footage horror that employs everything from bodycam video to security camera footage, INFIRMARY injects new life into the genre while simultaneously honoring the films that came before it.
Directed by Nicholas Pineda and written by Katy Krauland, the indie thriller stars Paul Syre, Mark Anthony Williams, Danielle Kennedy, and Corinna Wagner-Smith, and is produced by Pineda and Krauland."
To learn more about the upcoming premiere, visit: https://danceswithfilms.com/infirmary/
World Premieres January 16th at Dances With Films NY
USA
2026
85 minutes
Unrated
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NEGATIVE BURN Returns: "Desperado Books and series curator Joe Pruett are proud to announce the long-anticipated return of the Eisner, Harvey, Gem, and Eagle Award nominated Negative Burn on the Zoop crowdfunding platform. The groundbreaking comic anthology carved its legacy by refusing to be defined by genre, expectation, or convention. First launched in 1993, Negative Burn became a creative proving ground where legends and emerging voices collided: an experimental, creator-driven laboratory that challenged norms and pushed the medium forward.
This all-new edition continues that legacy with a powerhouse roster including Mike Allred, Marguerite Bennett, Brian Bolland, Mike Carey, J.M. DeMatteis, Francesco Francavilla, Phil Hester, Joe Jusko, Sam Kieth, Joe Linsner, Ron Marz, Peter Milligan, Steve Niles, Dan Panosian, Paul Pope, Joe Pruett, James Robinson, Declan Shalvey, Dalibor Talajic, and others.
Preserving the anthology’s core philosophy: limitless creativity and zero boundaries, the revival features original, never-before-seen stories created exclusively for this edition. For collectors, the campaign will also offer extremely limited, premium metal variant editions, and other surprises available exclusively through Zoop.
“I have always said that NEGATIVE BURN made my career,” says Pruett. “I have a lot of my love for this title, as do so many of the creators involved, and I am confident that this will be the best volume of this series ever produced. And, that’s saying a lot from a multiple Eisner Award nominated series. I’m excited for you to see this book. It’s going to be great!”
Negative Burn is back and ready to demolish expectations and defy genre.
Join us."
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Learn more at: https://zoop.gg/c/negativeburn
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THIS IS NOT A TEST Poster Reveal: "Sloane and a small group of her classmates take cover in their high school to escape their suddenly apocalyptic hometown. As danger relentlessly pounds on the doors, Sloane begins to see the world through the eyes of people who actually want to live and takes matters into her own hands."