Step into the darkness early at Hole in the Head with Beyond the Drumlins, a gripping blend of folk horror and cosmic sci-fi that spirals into one of the year’s most unnerving descents into the unknown.
As autumn creeps across New England, Professor Jonathan Rust is scrambling to salvage his semester with a last-ditch field expedition—part research trip, part desperate attempt to secure tenure, and maybe even regain a sense of direction. Joined by a small team of colleagues and friends, Jonathan sets out to find the perfect dig site. But the discovery they’re chasing is nothing compared to the terror that finds them first.
When one of their own suddenly disappears, the group is thrust into a chilling collision of reality and the afterlife—where folklore feels like truth, and truth feels like madness. What begins as an innocent academic outing unravels into a nightmare of shifting worlds, buried secrets, and forces far beyond human comprehension.
Echoing the dread-soaked legacy of Event Horizon, Alien, and Prince of Darkness, Beyond the Drumlins delivers smart, atmospheric horror for audiences who crave intelligent genre work with teeth. It’s dark, it’s eerie, and it’s exactly the kind of film Hole in the Head audiences devour.
Come early, settle in, and prepare yourself—the festival’s first major plunge into cosmic terror starts here.
+ 4 Short Films
Bird on a Wire (Dir. Greg Roensch, 4 Minutes)
The Big Grate (Dir. Clark Barclay, 8 Minutes)
Monitor (Dir. Michael Berardini, 3 Minutes)
Skin (Dir. Leslie Quevedo Moreno, 3 Minutes)
Playing as part of Another Hole in the Head 2025