Short Films: A Fast Dose of Horror
All the short horror movies I've seen & want to see in the future.
A lot of these can be found on YouTube, Vimeo and in anthology movies.
The list is in no particular order. My rating's below each title.
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A lot of these can be found on YouTube, Vimeo and in anthology movies.
The list is in no particular order. My rating's below each title.
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- DirectorJoel MorganStarsRobin BerryCharlie BondAyden CallaghanOn a dark and stormy night, a man is interrogated for a series of grisly slayings, but all is not quite as it seems.8/10
- DirectorNicholas PetersonStarsDee Bradley BakerAshleigh BuxtonDoug JonesA mother protects her children from a demon inside their home.6/10
- DirectorPaul DavisStarsAlfie AllenHannah TointonChristian BrassingtonThe tale of a murderer (Allen) who uses the cover of Halloween night to causally transport his latest victim from the scene of the crime to his final resting place. Wrapping the body in tarpaulin and dragging it through the busy streets of London as a bloody Halloween prop, all goes to plan until an old school mate (Brassington) recognises the murderer and drags him along to a swanky Halloween party nearby, where a chance meeting with a beautiful girl (Tointon) takes his evening on an even bigger turn for the bizarre!8/10
- DirectorErlingur ThoroddsenStarsAlicia HardingDanielle KotchHaley KotchTwo sisters decide to take the supernatural into their own hands.7/10
- DirectorPeter DukesStarsDominic PacePeter Le BasJ.P. GiuliottiA young child is hiding in a closet from a dangerous intruder, but is all what it seems?4/10
- DirectorLee BoxleitnerStarsLee BoxleitnerSam BoxleitnerJohn LykeAn inquisitive night security guard is tormented by evil spirits.7/10
- DirectorAndy MuschiettiStarsVictoria HarrisBerta RosIrma MonroigA young girl wakes up and tells her sister that their mother has returned home.5/10
- DirectorMichael EvansStarsSean C. SimonPaul FoltzWhile walking home late one night, a man notices another man walking as well. Only this man has an eerie smile. What are his intentions?5/10
- DirectorDean HewisonStarsRichard FalknerAidee WalkerNova Waretini-HewisonThe Sleeping Plot is the short journey of a young girl committing tiny crimes in innovative ways to earn money for something she really wants.7/10
- DirectorJohannes PerssonRasmus WassbergStarsJonatan BökmanAnnika Ryberg WhittemburyPernilla ThelausA mother and her son are struggling through the frozen countryside. The birds no longer rule the sky and whatever is to be found on the ground is as dead as winter itself. A spark of hope lights up when they find an abandoned car. But after the mother discovers two of the previous owner dead, she realize that something is missing. Or rather someone.6/10
- DirectorAnthony MeltonStarsRachel BrightJake HendriksBeth CooperSet on one fateful night, six friends gather for their monthly 'games night'... and accidentally unleash a demonic force that might tear them - and their friendships - to pieces.7/10
- DirectorDrew DaywaltStarsKerry FinlaysonPeter GilibertiEdin GaliIt is only a few minutes before one in the morning and the rude and repetitive noise of an incoming call ruptures the stillness of the night. Who could that be at this hour? And why is the husband as stiff as a corpse?7/10
- DirectorJason EisenerStarsCat MaltaisPeter AllenWith only 20 minutes left to investigate an underwater crime scene, a diver goes for one last dive.7/10
- DirectorBen FranklinAnthony MeltonStarsAaron Thomas WardCorinna MarloweCharlie VenablesA bullied schoolboy takes drastic measures against his tormenter, summoning an ancient being in the woods using a spellbound book passed down through the generations of his family.7/10
- DirectorDavid F. SandbergStarsLotta LostenWhen you are all alone in a small dark room, what do you fear the most? Is it the temporary blindness or is it the uneasy deep feeling that someone, or rather something, is observing your every move?7/10
- DirectorDavid F. SandbergStarsLotta LostenDavid F. SandbergInexplicably--deep inside a young couple's closet--physical laws, common sense, and above all, reason, are all bent into shape in a horrific and mind-boggling microcosmic reality.8/10
- DirectorBo MathorneStarsZebulon WhatleyLucien DodgePhillip SacramentoBackwater is doomed by the regular visits of the undertaker and its dwellers blame a tramp.9/10
- DirectorAndrés BorghiStarsSergio BerónPaula CarruegaPilar BoyleAlthough Alexia, Franco's ex-girlfriend, has been deceased for some time, Franco still has her as a contact on his social network. When he decides to delete her and move on, something strange starts to manifest through his computer.6/10
- DirectorOliver ParkStarsRachel WintersIsabelle KingAlex HoldenA young woman comes home one night to find her front door unlocked and suspects she might not be alone in the house.7/10
- DirectorBen FranklinAnthony MeltonStarsCharlotte BarrettTom GeoffreyTom SawyerTwo friends on a lad's day out in the woods discover a foul piece of furniture containing nothing but nightmares.7/10
- DirectorDavid F. SandbergStarsLotta LostenOn a common night like any other, a solitary woman suddenly hears a muffled but nonetheless alarming sound coming from a plain wooden family chest. Will she confront face-to-face whatever hides inside?6/10
- DirectorDavid F. SandbergStarsLotta LostenAlone in the bedroom, an inconsolable young widow stares at her beloved husband's photograph with her eyes wet with tears, however, more than anything else, she needs to get out of that room. Now.5/10
- DirectorDavid F. SandbergStarsLotta LostenLovisa PermanSuddenly, a lonely young woman senses that something is not quite right with her eyesight. What could possibly be altering the boundaries of human perception, telling her eyes to see things that simply do not exist?6/10
- DirectorDavid F. SandbergStarsLotta LostenDavid F. SandbergA sudden power outage traps an unsuspecting young woman within the restrained space of an empty straight corridor, where an abstract but malevolent entity is in total control. Can the powerless woman run towards the escape door?7/10
- DirectorJoaquin BaldwinA voodoo doll must find the courage to save his friends from being pinned to death.7/10
- DirectorDamian Mc CarthyStarsFintan CollinsAlone in an office, a man is taking part in a strange online quiz, to find out how he will die.8/10
- DirectorBen FranklinStarsCaroline HainesLewis OsborneJames PowellWhen 3 campers visit a private lakeside hideaway for some summer fun, little do they know the horror that awaits them. Based on true events that took place in Norfolk, England in 1984.7/10
- DirectorAdam GreenStarsPaul SoletAdam GreenJason Richard MillerAdam Green's annual Halloween short film spoofs televisions infamous Slap Chop commercial with an accident prone Bostonian selling a jack-o-lantern carving kit.7/10
- DirectorMarc CartwrightStarsBaker PowellScott AschenbrennerErynn PetrulisA man comes home to find his untidy roommate has left the house particularly messy. Or has something unearthly created the disorder?7/10
- DirectorBen FranklinAnthony MeltonStarsSian BreckinJonah RussellOliver EbsworthA family gather around the tree on Christmas Eve - but a strange noise upstairs heralds the arrival of a sinister threat.8/10
- DirectorShia LaBeoufStarsShia LaBeoufKid CudiChris PalkoShort horror mockumentary about a camera crew that follows two serial killers.7/10
- DirectorDavid F. SandbergStarsLotta LostenDavid F. SandbergIn the underlit attic, an unsuspecting woman tidies up an already cluttered space; however, in the mysterious dimness, her eye catches a motion. Is this a trick of the mind, or is there something sinister hiding in the thick shadows?7/10
- DirectorMathieu RattheStarsBianca GervaisPierre LebeauHorror, suspense and drama create a story that takes the audience on a roller-coaster ride of emotions.7/10
- DirectorJake HendriksBen TillettStarsHolly JacobsonSamuel MetcalfRobin BerryA gothic tale of a girl scared to suck her thumb, lest the monstrous Suckablood should come.7/10
- DirectorJon KnautzStarsTrevor MatthewsKyle BrydgesJoe NewtonA pill-popping, over-caffeinated driver accidentally hits something. Panic-stricken, he searches for help in a strange and desolate town that offers very little in the form of human kindness.8/10
- DirectorRodrigo GudiñoVincent MarconeStarsJulian RichingsAlan AldertonLea LawrynowiczThe film centers on an unusual photograph dating back to the 1930s. An investigation of its particulars reveals a tapestry of secrets hidden in the details, and a tale of kidnapping and murder captured in a haunting moment.8/10
- DirectorTony DelgadilloStarsMike BashJacob ChattmanHawk D'OnofrioAfter graduating college, seven friends go camping in the desert, only to be terrorized by a vicious monster. Inspired by the popular Creepypasta, "The Rake."7/10
- DirectorJay RuzickaStarsKatrina ChamberlainAmanda RodriguezA young woman hums to herself in her apartment and hears a neighbor hum the same tune back. Thin walls. However, maybe that hum wasn't coming from another apartment...4/10
- DirectorChris CunninghamStarsShelly WeissElvis FeticPercy RutterfordAn experimental music video about a wheelchair-bound boy who morphs and moves to an Aphex Twin song. The experience gets weirder when he takes cocaine and everything gets out of control.3/10
- DirectorRobert MorganStarsLivy ArmstrongDaniel Hogwood-KaneVictoria HayesThe dark, surreal story of a cat who wants to be human.8/10
- DirectorIgnacio RodóStarsLuka SchardanMark SchardanAlex asks his father to tuck him in, but that's not the only thing he asks for.7/10
- DirectorPaul HoughStarsEddie McGeeCeline TienThomy KesslerA terrified young girl comes face to face with Death and only one can save her.7/10
- DirectorRobert MorganBobby Yeah is a subhuman creature who experiences a series of increasingly bizarre, nightmarish encounters after stealing a malevolent baby's prized pet.8/10
- DirectorLee CroninStarsOwen McDonnellSteve WallMatthew DillonOnce a year, estranged brothers Michael and Peter make a reluctant pilgrimage to the old fairground yard where their friend Sam went missing when they were boys. Both men's' lives are colored by what happened the day their friend was sucked inside the Ghost Train, never to return. This year, Michael has something to tell Peter that will cast fresh light on the incident, something that will change their lives even more than that fateful day 30 years ago...7/10
- DirectorGeorges MélièsStarsJehanne d'AlcyJules-Eugène LegrisGeorges MélièsWith the help of a magic cauldron, Mephistopheles conjures up a variety of supernatural characters.6/10
- DirectorNacho CerdáStarsPep TosarJordi TarridaÁngel TarrisA short film wherein a man working in a morgue mutilates and defiles one of the corpses.7/10
- DirectorRichard GaleStarsPaul ClemensBrian RohanMelissa PaladinoThe epic story of one man's encounter with what could be the most relentless murderer of all time.8/10
- DirectorNeill BlomkampStarsSigourney WeaverEugene KhumbanyiwaRobert HobbsA tale of a dystopian future where an unknown alien group have colonised the earth and humans struggle to fight back.7/10
- DirectorJeffrey W. PikeStarsKyle GubarevLesley HibberdCody SchindermannTheir plan to rob a seemingly vacant house backfires and becomes a horrific predicament with dastardly consequences.4/10
- DirectorNeill BlomkampStarsDakota FanningJose Pablo CantilloStranded in an Arctic mine, two lone survivors are forced to fight for their lives, evading and hiding from a new kind of terror.7/10
- DirectorBen HowlingYolanda RamkeStarsAndy RodoredaAlison GallagherRuth VennStranded in the midst of a zombie apocalypse, a man sets in motion an unlikely plan to protect his infant daughter.8/10
- DirectorSteve GoltzStarsKeegan BergenKirk GilbertMike GoltzFrom creators Steve Goltz and Kevin Sommerfield comes a new experiment in terror. A throwback to the slasher films of the 1980's, "Teddy: It's Gonna be a Bear" tells the story of four college students that get more than the bargained for when a hit-and-run accident turns into murder. Revenge is a dish best served hot with a hatchet in one hand and a teddy bear in the other. Will they "bearly" be able to survive the night?4/10
- DirectorLoghan StongStarsAndio MangurayRyan SimantelA man finds himself looping the same mountain road haunted by a demon.6/10
- DirectorJesse BurksStarsSailor HollandMichael BerrymanLangston ThompsonMommy and daddy love you very much.8/10
- DirectorKlaus QuirinStarsJulian GlunzKlaus QuirinOn a quiet empty street, in a beautifully serene and clear night, a solitary young man is stalked by a nightmarish slender demon which lurks in the shadows.6/10
- DirectorPaul CampionStarsJulia RoseEuan DempsyRobyn PatersonIn a secure military laboratory, a Scientist has become obsessed with the strange half-eel, half-human creature he's studying. When she beckons him to her, it's the call of a siren...5/10
- DirectorChristopher CoxStarsSabrina TwylaDanny RoyJim MarshallWhen Savannah, a teenage girl in her suburban home, catches a mysterious figure staring at her from outside, she calls her father for help. But all he can tell her is: "Don't Look Away!"8/10
- DirectorSheikh ShahnawazStarsSam MalleyEmine IbishiA struggling writer is quickly drawn into a sinister world when his phone is stolen and the thief uses it to upload disturbing videos to the writer's cloud storage.7/10
- DirectorBryan NortonAntonio PadovanStarsHelen RogersTyler RossellBrazenJack's favorite babysitter Elizabeth introduces him to the art of pumpkin carving on Halloween night. Nothing will ever be the same.7/10
- DirectorLexie Findarle TrivundzaNick TrivundzaStarsJames Hayward BrinkleyOne evening, a traveler knocked upon the door of three brothers. Asking for a place to stay, as he has nowhere else to go, he offers them his magic talisman for payment in exchange for room and board. What the brothers learn is that the talisman is capable of granting three wishes. But be careful what you wish for.6/10
- DirectorRob McLellanStarsSam HoareClaire HuskissonEmily BaxterABE is a tense, psychological horror about a robot who's looking for love in all the wrong places.7/10
- DirectorJarno Lee VinsenciusStarsIda GyllenstenOliver LopezJennica LandénAfter playing the infamous urban legend game "Madame in Black", Alex and his sister, Sarah, experience the wrath of the evil witch Madame in Black.
- DirectorMartin ScorseseStarsPeter BernuthIn the process of shaving, a young man cuts himself. A lot.6/10
- DirectorAlison MacleanStarsTheresa HealeyPeter TaitAnnagretta ChristianA woman finds something quaint in her kitchen sink and feels strangely captivated towards it.8/10
- DirectorAntonio PerezStarsArlene SantanaJohn FreemanDaniela LeonA young girl witnesses the murder of her family by a mysterious killer. Now she must try to survive before the killer finds her.7/10
- DirectorJames W. GriffithsStarsTom CullenMichael GouldYuri KlimovA prisoner discovers a magical box with a baneful secret that he falls foul to.9/10
- DirectorNicholas HumphriesStarsTrevor GemmaJovanna BurkeSandra Rojas GonzálezShrouded in a livid and tangibly thick fog, a carnival's weather-battered tent houses an inexplicably irresistible, yet wretched attraction: a black-eyed mermaid straight from the unfathomable depths of the sea.6/10
- DirectorChristopher NolanStarsJeremy TheobaldIn his squalid apartment, a man tries to squash with his shoe an insect of some kind that is moving around the room.6/10
- DirectorGigi Saul GuerreroStarsDale GillespieShort clip of what happens to the children on Santa's naughty list.6/10
- DirectorDavid LynchStarsPeggy ReaveyA woman's dark and absurdist nightmare vision comprising a continuous recitation of the alphabet and bizarre living representations of each letter.6/10
- DirectorNeill BlomkampStarsJason CopeSharlto CopleyGod and Geoffrey watch over and interact with a developing civilization.7/10
- DirectorLin OedingStarsJimmi SimpsonSerinda SwanJohnny MessnerThe ripple effect of a brother and sister's past catches up to them at the funeral of their father.7/10
- DirectorMichael DoughertyThis animated twist on Halloween memories involves the traumatic theft of a candy bag on Halloween night. The boy who put the "trick" into "trick-or-treat" confronts the boogie man thief.6/10
- DirectorPeter CornwellStarsBrett ArcherRen KlyceBen, our main character, wakes up in an unusual hospital after seemingly landing on an asphalt road due to a car collision. He later wakes up to the sound of dog barking and decides to explore the hospital. After he studies the hospital, noticing all the details from the plain white hallways from the surgical tools spread about the rooms, he realizes this isn't a normal hospital. He then hears footsteps and goes into the nearest room where he finds an experimental patient. The patient, lying on a bed moaning, comes to life in a horrific manner and leaves our main character, Ben, running for his life through the hospital while being chased by surgeons along the way. Ben realizes that the only chance of survival is leaving the Hospital with haste. Run Ben, Run.9/10
- DirectorJake ScottStarsMads MikkelsenBarbara SteeleZarko RadicAn enigmatic stranger, a couple who no longer exist, danger in the shadows and the key to it all - The new Ford Edge. Mads Mikkelsen and screen legend Barbara Steele star alongside the new Ford Edge in LE FANTÔME.5/10
- DirectorJohn RedlingerStarsSteven SupticJames DeAngelisClay JamesAfter what was supposed to be a fun night to connect with old friends, a group of friends is stranded in the woods, unable to call for help.8/10
- DirectorLee HardcastleThe story of a boy who secretly keeps hamsters hidden under his bed away from his mother. Does he know the meaning of responsibility? He soon will.6/10
- DirectorJoe AvellaStarsNeil ArsentyJoe AvellaTim HeurlinA town is terrorized by a werewolf. But who could it be?6/10
- DirectorRalph SepeStarsZane ShawCaroline BergwallZach ChurnetskiA young Italian man prepares to make a special sauce for his date.6/10
- DirectorDavid FirthStarsDavid FirthA man has no friends while his houseplant is full of buds (friends.) He does get a dog, who thinks if the man can grow something, he will be like this plant. Even if it means a great sacrifice in the end, the dog is willing to do anything just for the man's happiness, because he is the dog of man.7/10
- DirectorVincente DiSantiStarsDrew LeightyVincente DiSantiKatie SchwartzA hiker's survival skills are put to the test, when he stumbles upon the remains of an old abandoned camp and discovers its long dark secrets.8/10
- DirectorJerome SableStarsL.J. BenetSeán CullenRick MillerWhen a ghost story around the campfire awakens an evil monster, it's up to nerdy Danny Zigwitz to be the hero and save his fellow campers from a bloody massacre. Crank up the volume and get ready to scream along to this musical gore-fest in the woods. Heads will rock'n'roll!
- 2012– 3mNot Rated8.6 (118)TV EpisodeDirectorMark FischbachDaniel KyreRyan MageeStarsMark FischbachDaniel KyreWilford Warfstache returns to uncover the truth behind the Five Nights at Freddy's phenomenon. But will he dig to deep?4/10
- DirectorJordan DowneyStarsJordan DowneyAn alien bounty hunter enters a scene of suburban carnage, where something out of this world has been feeding on humans.5/10
- DirectorJon KovelStarsJoseph HunsakerAce MarreroA child is having trouble sleeping in the new house.6/10
- DirectorPablo AbsentoStarsJustin BertiAtsuya KodamaTensei SugaharaAn ordinary day starts horribly for the character when he receives some bad news. It changes his life right away. Everything would go wrong from that moment on. But can things get even worse?4/10
- DirectorGeorge ClemensSamuel ClemensStarsNicholas BallJamie LeeLara LemonAn unknown man who has been kidnapped, is now in the diabolical clutches of the Crude Surgeon, a dart-loving, cold-blooded, psychopath on a terrifying and gruesome mission.7/10
- DirectorBen SottakStarsSam Finn CutlerJames JelkinTwo hikers learn the terrible price of cannibalism, in this backwoods horror short.5/10
- DirectorJesse BurksEric EnglandStarsMichael BerrymanScout Taylor-ComptonSailor HollandA young woman, possessed by a demonic entity, encounters a doctor with a very unusual method for performing exorcisms.6/10
- DirectorAlexander BabaevStarsMark FurzeGinger GreenspunAmelya HensleyAn old box with an unusual View Master toy mysteriously appears on the doorstep of a young mother.6/10
- DirectorAndrew IonidesStarsJessica BaylyKasey Iliana SfetsiosA late night commuter confronts a noisy passenger on a train carriage but finds herself trapped in the station with someone - or something - that wants to silence her too.5/10
- DirectorAlexandros KarpasStarsNox HrnSakis KarpasAs a forest scout he was ready to spend some nights on the mountain but nothing could prepare him for what was lurking near.7/10
- DirectorL. Gustavo CooperStarsThomas R. MartinHeather RicksWalter ColsonIn the racially charged South of the 1960's the black population of a small town is blamed for the spread of a virulent plague. Bobby, a white mechanic, is racing through the countryside with his wife Carolyne. She was bitten by one of those infected and is fading fast. Awakening in a wrecked car with Carolyne missing, Bobby follows a trail of blood down the road towards a fateful encounter and an unthinkable choice.
- DirectorBenjamin DeethStarsNikita BennouriArmand DavisBenjamin DeethThe story of a teenager and his new group of friends being hunted in the night by a mask wearing killer.
- DirectorPaul BerryUpstairs, in the moonlit and empty room, a little boy scared of the dancing shadows, encounters a figment of his vivid imagination: the horrible Sandman.