The Diabolical Schemes of Thadeus Jackson

Duluth is Horrible

2013

A series of vignettes chronicling a few lonely people in Duluth, MN searching for a connection in a bleak winter.

Dawning

2009 · ★ 3

An unsuspecting family faces an unknown threat after taking a trip to their secluded cottage, and encountering a frenzied stranger who claims they are under attack from a powerful force of evil. Venturing deep into the Northern Minnesota wilderness for a quiet getaway with their father and step- mother, two grown siblings realize that something is terribly wrong when the family dog is brutally killed. Shortly thereafter, a wild-eyed man emerges from the woods and claims that he will fight to protect the family from the horrible menace lurking in the dark. As tensions rise and trust erodes, the only thing more deadly than what lurks outside becomes the growing dread within.

The Emigrants

1971 · ★ 7.4

Karl and Kristina Nilsson work on a farm in a cold and desolate area of 19th century rural Sweden. Growing privations, combined with increasing social and religious persecution, motivate the Nilssons and many of their neighbors to strike out for the United States. Following a treacherous ocean crossing and an equally grueling land passage, the emigrants find themselves in seemingly idyllic Minnesota.

The Misanthrope

2020 · ★ 10

A woman invites all her friends over for a dinner party in order to break up with them.

The Whip Hand

1951 · ★ 5.8

A small-town reporter investigates a mysterious group holed up in a country lodge.

Four Boxes

2009 · ★ 5.3

While working together in their eBay auction business, Trevor, Amber and Rob grow increasingly obsessed with the Web site fourboxes.tv, which follows the bizarre and potentially dangerous behavior of a creepy character they nickname "Havoc." As Havoc builds bombs and prepares to unleash disasters, the friends debate over whether they should try stopping him or just enjoy the show.

The Nanny

2018 · ★ 5.4

Young Noa and Michael are put in the care of their new nanny, Leonor, who Noa suspects is a malicious supernatural being. Dismissed by those around her, Noa works to uncover Leonor's true identity, but soon finds herself with far more than she bargained for.

Devil's Night

2018 · ★ 10

A group of kids find trouble after messing around with a local urban legend involving a witch on the night before Halloween.

It Ain't Easy

1972 · ★ 8

Randy has PTSD from the Army. After extreme treatment he is released into the world to make it on his own. He goes to Winnipeg to race his snowmobile cross country to St. Paul.

North Loop

Two unapologetically black and fearlessly funny friends go for a walk in Minneapolis’ North Loop.

Sweet Land

2005 · ★ 6.5

Set in 1920, Inge travels from Germany to rural Minnesota in order to meet the man destined to be her husband.

The Dawn

2019 · ★ 5.9

Following the murder of her family at the hands of her father in the wake of World War I, a young woman is sent to live in a convent. However, the demons that plagued her father follow, reawakening the nightmares of her past.