The Conduit is a 2023 horror short film directed by Adam Gorman, which garnered significant acclaim at the fifth annual Frightfilm Competition. The film was honored with the prestigious Best Picture award and received nominations in several categories, including Best Directing (Adam Gorman), Best Cinematography (Simion Collins), Best Special Effects (Adam Gorman), Best Make-Up (Jessica Buckley), and Best Poster (Adam Gorman).

As part of the Frightfilm Competition, filmmakers were required to incorporate specific elements into their submissions: a glove as a hand prop, a one-minute continuous camera shot, and a line of dialogue from a classic horror film .

The Conduit is a chilling short horror film that follows Dan, a young man and amateur paranormal investigator, who unknowingly becomes the target of a demonic force after bringing home a mysterious goat-shaped statue from a recent ghost-hunting expedition. As strange and terrifying events unfold in his home, Dan receives a frantic warning from his teammate Jesse—revealing that the statue is not merely an artifact, but a vessel for a malevolent entity conjured by a satanic cult. With time running out and the demon closing in, Dan and Jesse attempt to remove the cursed object before it’s too late. But their efforts spiral into a harrowing confrontation with evil that tests their sanity and leaves a trail of horror in its wake. The Conduit is a suspense-driven tale of curiosity gone too far, where the supernatural collides violently with the real.