Want a good reason to look forward to the future and a complete distraction from .. well, everything? Austin’s dedicated science fiction film festival Other Worlds is indulging its darker side with a virtual screening of a new horror, followed by a streaming filmmaker Q&A.

Other Worlds has had to suspend its year-round in-person Orbiter screening series, but the films live on via streaming and VOD. So the fest has moved the events online, with virtual Q&As.

The big difference is that you don’t have to watch the film at one set time, but any time before the online gathering. So this week, the Orbiter screening is It Cuts Deep, the macabre new relationship chiller from Dark Sky Films about a couple who find that a charming intruder has some sinister intentions – right in the middle of the holiday season.

The film is available to Texas audiences via Eventive right now, before its digital and theatrical release on Nov. 13. That means you can take your sweet time until 7:30 pm on Thursday before the love Q&A with writer/director Nicholas Payne Santos. Sign up for the chat for free via Eventive. And don’t worry if you can’t make it live: the Q&A will be available until Tue., Nov. 10, 10:30pm.

And don’t forget that the festival itself is going online for its 2020 version, with the Texas premiere of Skylin3s already announced as opening night film.

You can pick up badges for the fest (running Dec. 1-6) at www.otherworldsfilmfest.com.

This article appears in Halloween Mask 2020.

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The Chronicle's first Culture Desk editor, Richard has reported on Austin's growing film production and appreciation scene for over a decade. A graduate of the universities of York, Stirling, and UT-Austin, a Rotten Tomatoes certified critic, and eight-time Best of Austin winner, he's currently at work on two books and a play.