Terminal Emulator

Directed by Benjamin Capps

When a sexually abusive tryst in outer space ends by bloodshed, a distraught corporate executive faces demons after her lover provides a psychedelic, designer drug.

Country: United States

Writer(s): Benjamin Capps

Producer(s): Benjamin Capps, Mary Mitchell, Barbara Capps

Composer(s): Occlude

Cast: Katherine Bellantone - Nejla, Gabriel Fries - Liam, Benjamin Capps - Deke, Frankie Temple Ruthless - Brae, James Cook - French Demon Voice, Axel Menz - German Demon Voice, Benjamin Capps - Alien Demon Voice, Richard Leviathan - Ship’s Announcement, Jamie Jacobs - Hospital Operator

Genres: Sci-Fi, Horror

Aspect Ratio: 16:9

Original Release Date: 2024-10-04

Sales Pitch: Terminal Emulator is retro, near-future supernatural, science fiction that combines live action with life-size, stop motion animation monsters and in-camera real FX. My films are an exploration of characters with difficult sexual issues and finds its greatest audience in fans of Lovecraftian horror.

IMDb URL: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt35463257/

External Links: https://www.theinnerbelow.com/

Festivals Won: Best Production Design. First Hermetic International Film Festival 2024, Best Actress: Short Film. MidWest Weirdfest 2025, Best International Short. Melbourne Underground Film Festival 2024, Best of the Midwest. A Night Of Horror International Film Festival 2024, Best Practical Effects A Night Of Horror International Film Festival 2024, Best Narrative Short. San Diego Underground Film Festival 2025.

Benjamin Capps

Award winning filmmaker and stop motion animator Benjamin Capps came to Chicago after receiving his degree in Theatre from the University of Missouri, Columbia. While an undergraduate, Benjamin founded The Inner Below in order to produce his own experimental theatre, with an emphasis on expanding on Antonin Artaud's theories of Theatre of Cruelty. Benjamin transitioned to film-making, now having made ten short-films. His current focus is Retro Science Fiction, Body Horror and Stop Motion experimentation. Additionally, he has been a professional musician for over twenty five years.