A divorced slacker's suppressed regrets manifest as a snarling, hyena-bodied monster version of himself that terrorizes his life—until he confronts his failures head-on, taming the beast with family forgiveness in this dark comedy horror.

SYNOPSIS:

Han Sikoka, a 35-year-old slacker drowning in post-divorce alimony and a lifetime of avoided regrets, lives a dead-end existence. One night in his cluttered garage, his suppressed guilt literally claws its way into reality: the Regret Beast—a mangy, hyena-bodied monster with Han's own face, glowing eyes, and his old wedding ring dangling from its collar.

At first, only Han can see the Beast as it stalks him, nipping at his heels and sabotaging every aspect of his life: tanking his call-center job, ruining a promising date, and even crashing his therapy session. As Han continues to dodge accountability—for his failed marriage, his mother's death he never properly grieved, and his stalled dreams—the Beast grows larger and more monstrous, sprouting multiple heads, each embodying a different regret.

With his life spiraling into chaos (including an accidental garage fire), Han's no-nonsense sister Lena intervenes. She forces him to confront the truth: the Beast isn't just a hallucination—it's the rabid manifestation of his unprocessed pain. In a storm-ravaged final showdown back in the garage, Han battles the now-hydra-like Beast, wielding tools and raw confessions as weapons. Aided by Lena and old family mementos that remind him of love and forgiveness, Han finally owns his failures—and his worth.

The Beast shrinks, its heads deflating comically, until it becomes a small, devil-horned puppy: tamed, but forever a reminder. Han emerges messy but mended, learning that regrets don't have to devour you—they can become the loyal (if slightly feral) companions that push you toward a better life.

A dark comedy horror about grief, redemption, and the monsters we create when we refuse to face ourselves.

REGRET BEAST