The horror short film can be a hit (really creepy, inspiring filmmakers to develop into a full feature film) or miss (low budget, low scares, and low entertainment factor). Because of the limited time, shorts can do really interesting things and without the weight of a three-act formula, it can be great to watch. Whether or not making them into a full film was a good decision or a
choice is another post for another day...(looking at you
Mama)
Before the web, the end of festivals would mean the end for these little films. Not so nowadays, so grab a cold drink, beat the heat and come with your sistren to take a look at (or share some of your own favs) some memorable horror shorts.
Dog Food (2014)Starring bigger names (Amanda Seyfried and Cory Michael Smith), a butcher named Declan loses his dog and has dinner with a girl, Eva, who he met when she makes an order at his business. Maybe not totally a horror short, but suspenseful and cringey with some gore.
Don't Look AwayWhen a teenage girl tells her dad about a mysterious figure staring at her, all her father can say is: "DON'T LOOK AWAY". An intriguing premise that actually piques ones interest in a full feature.
AM1200A man picks up a radio station on a deserted road where he hears a call for help.
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Don't MoveSix friends gather for their monthly 'games night'... and accidentally let loose a demon triggered only by movement.
Die ! Sitter ! DieA desperate babysitter takes a gig that might be too good to be true.
La CruzVero learns to drive with her father, who has not seen her for years. An unexpected event drives them to horror in a clift area 'The Cross'.
The Last HalloweenKids trick or treating through the apocalypse. Need I say more? Also 'Death' from Supernatural makes a cameo.
Kitchen Sink (1989)A woman pulls something living out of her kitchen sink and doesn't know what to do with it.
PYOTR495Set in present day in Moscow, Pyotr meets up with someone with not-so-good intentions. Is he vulnerable, though?
DownstairsAn overnight security guard makes a trip to the closed-off downstairs. Comedy-horror with a likable protagonist.
I Heard It TooA little girl and her mom face an evil that is staggeringly familiar.
Alone TimeBased on a true story, a woman goes on a short camping trip alone. Or is she?
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