TALISMAN – Horror Short

When Yi and his superstitious Chinese parents move into a new home, tension rises as Yi believes that there is a ghost among them.   Talisman is a creepy horror short which takes on a different turn than one might expect…     Director: Reangsei Phos Writer: Nick Adams(screenplay), Reangsei Phos Country & year: Canada, …

The Black Phone (2022)

The year is 1978, and the streets of a seemingly sleepy Denver suburb is prowled by a serial killer nicknamed The Grabber, who mockingly leaves black balloons in the places of abduction. We follow the daily life of siblings Finney and Gwen, who lives with their abusive alcoholic father. School is tough on the timid …

BUDFOOT – Horror Short Film

Indie toymaker Jo Carver’s latest creation has come to life, and it’s trying to kill him!   Budfoot is a bizarre and crazy horror short by Tim Reis and James Sizemore (director of The Demon’s Rook)!     Director: Tim Reis, James Sizemore Writer: Akom Tidwell Country & year: USA, 2019 Actors: Skinner, Henry Zebrowski, …

The Demon’s Rook (2013)

James Sizemore is a man of many traits and with a childhood consisting of several near-death experiences such as drowning, electrocutions, and almost hit by a freight train. And if that wasn’t traumatic enough, his childhood home in Georgia also seemed to be haunted by poltergeist activity. As he was influenced by these experiences he …

THE CHANGING ROOM – Horror Short

A woman finds herself in a nightmarish trap after sneaking into a closed off changing room.   The Changing Room is a creepy horror short where you have a good reason to be afraid of mirrors!     Director: Sam Evenson Writer: Sam Evenson, Jeff Speziale Country & year: USA, 2022 Actors: Jamie Taylor Ballesta, …

Memories (1995)

Memories (aka Otomo Katsuhiro’s Memories) is an animated science fiction anthology film from 1995, and it is based on three of Katsuhiro Otomo’s short manga stories: Magnetic Rose, Stink Bomb, and Cannon Fodder. While Katsuhiro is best known for his work on Akira (both the manga and the movie), he does have other works that …

MY LITTLE GOAT – Animated Short

The mother goat rescues her little goats from the wolf’s belly. But, she can’t find Toruku, her eldest son! Where is Toruku?!   My Little Goat is the master graduation short animated film by Tomoki Misato, and it’s a dark and disturbing tale. The story is a modern retelling of the popular Grimm’s fairytale The …

Sinister (2012)

Ellison Oswalt is a true crime writer who moves into a new home with his wife and two children. What he has not told his family prior to moving into the house, however, is that an entire family was murdered there by hanging, and his intention is to write a book about this case. This …

TERRIBLE THINGS – Horror Short

Amidst the dead uninhabitable world of the future, the shelter of a forgotten country cottage affords a lone wanderer opportunity to acknowledge the lingering strands of her own humanity.   Terrible Things is a dark and atmospheric horror short about a lonely survivor in a horrific world.     Director: Ciarán Hickey Writer: Ciarán Hickey …

The Ninth Gate (1999)

Dean Corso (Johnny Depp) is a book dealer who specializes in rare items. He is hired by a wealthy collector named Boris Balkan, who has acquired “The Nine Gates of the Kingdom of Shadows“: a 17th century book that is rumored to be able to summon the Devil himself. It is said that the author …