Written and directed by Christian Sherden, for the Phrike Film Festival, a 72-hour film race of horror films, The Returners came back for another round and completed "Midnight Host". Every film needed to include a Garlic Press, the Number 13, and the line "Any fool can think of words that rhyme." I love doing film races, I feel that producing material given severe constraints makes for good art because it necessitates clever solutions. We didn't win the $5000, but we got selected as one of the Top 13 Films and nominated for Best Actor.
—Christian Sherden