Horror Short Fiction

The Valley where LOAB lives

A Film by Georg Tiller
Country: Austria
Year: 2026
Length: 21'11"

Festivals
1. Berlinale Forum (Gemany, February 2026)
2. Diagonale - Festival of Austrian Film (Austria, March 2026)
3. Internationale Kurzfilmtage Oberhausen (Gemany, April 2026)
4. infinite frames film festival (China, May 2026)
5. +RAIN Film Festival (Spain, June 2026)
6. San Giò Verona Video Festival (Italy, July 2026)
7. Kaduna IFF (Nigeria, August 2026)
8. Seoul International NewMedia Festival (South Korea, August 2026)

Synopsis
The Valley Where LOAB Lives is an AI-generated work tracing the transformations of a digital cryptid across six iconic eras of horror cinema – from Nosferatu to Get Out. LOAB stems from a real internet phenomenon: a “negative prompt” that conjured a phantom – both glitch and ghost. Like in the myth of Roko’s Basilisk, LOAB exerts her power: those who know her become part of the algorithm – and those who resist are punished. A ghost story between essay film and digital invocation.

Crew
Director/Prompteur: Georg Tiller
Screenplay: Georg Tiller
Producer: Georg Tiller
Sound design: André Fèvre
Editor: Barbara Bossuet
Color correction: Andreas Daxer
Title design: bueronardin

Supported by BMWKMS, STADT WIEN