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OUTSIDE NOISE – Horror Short

Posted on February 22, 2026 by HorrorGhouls

An overwhelmed woman listens to a sleep ambience app to unwind before bed, but when the sounds eerily begin to blend with reality, she suspects it has conjured something frightening into her room.

While Horror Ghouls are taking a short break (we’ll be back with new reviews on March 10th) we’re still going on with the Horror Short Sundays. This time we’re taking a look at Outside Noise. A creepy horror short where a woman trying to sleep by using ambient noise/ASMR sounds, ends up inviting something other than sleep…

Director: Ethan Evans
Writer: Jess Bartlett, Ethan Evans
Country & year: UK, 2024
Actors: Bobby Rainsbury, Rowan Polonski
IMDb: www.imdb.com/title/tt28477105/

DISFIGURA – Horror Short

Posted on February 15, 2026 by HorrorGhouls

Enter a world of 1950s suspense as forward-thinking housewife Anya reels from the strange new behaviors of her beloved husband, and the terrifying truth behind the word Disfigura.

While Horror Ghouls are taking a short break (we’ll be back with new reviews on March 10th) we’re still going on with the Horror Short Sundays. This time we’re taking a trip back to the 1950’s in Disfigura. A fun homage to the typical 50’s era!

Director: Toni Blando, Jake Bradbury
Writer: Toni Blando
Country & year: USA, 2024
Actors: Kevin Brooks, Lex Cappiello, Sasha Feldman, Doug Jones, Capra Lockridge, Alex Tien
IMDb: www.imdb.com/title/tt32918838/

TO HELL WITH YOU – Horror Short

Posted on February 8, 2026 by HorrorGhouls

A stubborn demon and a tenacious angel quarrel about the fate of a young man’s soul after a botched exorcism.

Horror Short Sunday is here again, and this time we’re taking a look at To Hell With You. A fun horror short about a possessed young man getting his brains blown out by a priest during a botched exorcism, and the demon who possessed him and an angel are now quarreling about where his soul belongs!

Director: Jason Sheedy
Writer: Jason Sheedy
Country & year: USA, 2024
Actors: Andrew Bourne, Brett Brooks, Zachary Brown, Claire Christie, Matthew Patrick Noonan, Erin Ownbey
IMDb: www.imdb.com/title/tt33050382/

SWEET MOLLY – Horror Short Film

Posted on February 1, 2026 by HorrorGhouls

At 16, Molly, born and raised in the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (FLDS) cult, makes a chilling discovery through her ability to astral project, leading to a life-altering event.

It’s Horror Short Sunday again, and this time we’re taking a look at Sweet Molly. A truly disturbing horror short based on something that happens in real life. The director worked with two former FLDS members when writing the script for this short.

Director: J.C. McNaughton
Writer: J.C. McNaughton
Country & year: USA, 2024
Actors: Rebekah Kennedy, Thomas Crawford, Jennifer A. Goodman, Nick Mathews, Kelsey Edwards
IMDb: www.imdb.com/title/tt21254952/

THE SEEKER – Horror Short

Posted on January 25, 2026 by HorrorGhouls

Two sisters return to their childhood home and are drawn into a nightmarish realm where they’re hunted by a monstrous doppelgänger of their late father—forcing them to confront the buried trauma he left behind and a horrifying truth.

It is Horror Short Sunday again, and this time we’re taking a look at The Seeker. A creepy horror short where facing the truth of repressed trauma can be terrifying…

Director: Matt Sears
Writer: Matt Sears
Year: 2025
Actors: Kelsey Cooke, Emma O’Dwyer, David Houston
Letterboxd: letterboxd.com/film/the-seeker-1/

THE RED HOURGLASS – Horror Short

Posted on January 18, 2026 by HorrorGhouls

After an encounter with a black widow in her sleep, a virgin woman becomes impregnated. After the mysterious spawn is brought to this world, a cult begins to form around her home and she begins to suspect the child is a demonic entity.

Horror Short Sunday is here again, and this time we’re taking a look at The Red Hourglass. A strange horror short about a woman becoming pregnant after an “encounter” with a spider while sleeping…

Director: B.C. Jones
Writer: B.C. Jones
Country & year: USA, 2024
Actors: Marcia Broadway, Todd Warren Howard, David Andrew Lloyd, Megan Powers, Caroline Quigley, Michael Stratigakis
IMDb: www.imdb.com/title/tt29720817/

YOU ARE HERE – Horror Short

Posted on January 11, 2026 by HorrorGhouls

A young man gets sucked into a dreamlike universe where the resident creature keeps him from getting home.

It’s Horror Short Sunday again, and this time we’re taking a look at You Are Here. This one is a creepy and surreal liminal space/dream-core horror short made by Spencer Lackey, who has been creating unsettling short-form horror videos for several years now. Hopefully he’ll have his first feature film soon!

Director: Spencer Lackey
Writer: Spencer Lackey, Michaela Tropeano
Country & year: USA, 2025
Actors: Dayci Brookshire, Vance Carraher, Kevin Keppy, Spencer Lackey
IMDb: www.imdb.com/title/tt35303589/

MARY’S MIXTAPE – Horror Short

Posted on December 28, 2025 by HorrorGhouls

After stealing a cassette tape, Mary develops a strange obsession with the music. Experiencing the danger associated with the tape, she flips to the B-side and discovers the dark fate of the previous owner.

This is the final Horror Short Sunday for 2025, and this time we’re taking a look at Mary’s Mixtape. A creepy horror short where a girl decides to steal a cassette tape, and finds that it includes the most euphoric music she’s ever heard. Problem is: listening to it proves to be quite dangerous…

Director: Sam Prim
Writer: Sam Prim
Country & year: UK, 2023
Actors: Jordan Carpenter, Lucilla Fell
IMDb: www.imdb.com/title/tt32732368/

LABUBU CHRISTMAS – Horror Short

Posted on December 21, 2025 by HorrorGhouls

With Labubu, Christmas will never be the same!

It’s Horror Short Sunday, and Christmas is getting close! So this time we’re taking a look at Labubu Christmas. If you haven’t heard about Labubu before, it’s those creepy-cute little monsters who have become insanely famous, selling like hotcakes (and getting fake copies called “Lafufu”). In this horror short, a naughty Labubu ruins a Christmas! And no, this shouldn’t be taken seriously for even a second.

Happy Holidays!

Director: Alex Magaña
Writer: Jed Brian, Alex Magaña
Country & year: USA, 2025
Actors: Jed Brian, Argishti Grigoryan, Sarah Hansen
IMDb: www.imdb.com/title/tt39222616/

STOP DEAD – Horror Short Film

Posted on December 14, 2025 by HorrorGhouls

When a workaholic city detective and her laid-back partner try to stop a dishevelled girl staggering down the middle of a country road, they discover she’s being stalked by some unseen entity with a horrifying ultimatum: you stop moving, you die.

Another Horror Short Sunday, and this time we’re taking a look at Stop Dead. A creepy horror short where the only chance of survival is to keep moving!

Director: Emily Greenwood
Writer: David Scullion
Country & year: UK, 2023
Actors: Priya Blackburn, David Ricardo-Pearce, Sarah Soetaert, James Swanton
IMDb: www.imdb.com/title/tt20768872/