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THE PENCIL – Horror Short

Posted on August 17, 2025 by HorrorGhouls

Sara, a struggling artist who discovers a unique pencil that can solve all her problems. But her dreams turn into a nightmare when a malevolent demonic creature from Kazakh legends gets unleashed.

Horror Short Sunday is here again, and this time we’re taking a look at The Pencil. Like so often in a horror story, what seems to be the greatest gift soon turns out to be the greatest threat..

Director: Thomas Schultz
Writer: Madina Schultz, Thomas Schultz
Country & year: Kazakhstan, 2023
Actors: Mika Saruar, Erasyl Abdrazakov, Asya Baimakhanova, Madina Schultz, Amina Baimakhanova, Kazbek Akbayev
IMDb: www.imdb.com/title/tt30101579/

INKED – Horror Short Film

Posted on August 10, 2025 by HorrorGhouls

A malevolent presence is invited into a young woman’s life after she honors her recently deceased father by tattooing his ashes into her skin.

It is Horror Short Sunday once more, and this time we’re taking a look at Inked. A creepy horror short about a young woman’s tattoo bringing forth something sinister..

Director: Kelsey Bollig
Writer: Kelsey Bollig
Country & year: USA, 2023
Actors: Chris Cortez, Kaikane, Joshua Mabie, Lizzie Zerebko
IMDb: www.imdb.com/title/tt28234915/

CHOMP – Horror Short Film

Posted on August 3, 2025 by HorrorGhouls

A news studio becomes the ideal breeding ground for a monster. As the cameras roll, something sinister begins to take shape.

Horror Short Sunday is here again, and this time we’re taking a look at Chomp. Now that’s a way to eat yourself up the ladder..!

Director: Cricket Arrison, Suki-Rose Simakis
Writer: Cricket Arrison, Suki-Rose
Country & year: USA, 2023
Actors: Cricket Arrison, DeMorge Brown, Kate Freund
IMDb: www.imdb.com/title/tt29306466/

THE AUTEUR – Horror Short

Posted on July 27, 2025 by HorrorGhouls

A man tries to write his ideal female character, only for her to gain awareness and rebel against the way he’s writing her.

It is Horror Short Sunday again, and this time we’re taking a look at The Auteur. Talk about having your story take on a life of its own..!

Director: Bethany White
Writer: Patrick Crellin, Bethany White
Country & year: UK, 2024
Actors: Paloma Anastacia, Jordan Perry, Patrick Crellin
IMDb: www.imdb.com/title/tt28061466/

THE DEVIL’S ROCK – Animated Horror Short

Posted on July 20, 2025 by HorrorGhouls

Teenaged runaway Haylie finds herself stuck on a large boulder in the middle of a back-country cornfield along with Logan, an injured farm boy. The mysterious creatures that are lurking among the crops will attack anything that enters but strangely refuse to venture outside of the corn themselves…

Horror Short Sunday is here again, and this time we’re taking a look at the animated horror short The Devil’s Rock. This is one of the Don’t Walk Home Alone After Dark shorts, created by Andy Coyle (known for his work directing the animated Netflix series Hilda).

THE DEVIL'S ROCK - Animated Horror Short

Director: Andy Coyle

VERSACE SOFTBOI – Horror Short

Posted on July 13, 2025 by HorrorGhouls

A stoned slumber party with her best friends takes a terrifying turn when Alex realizes her Tinder date is watching her through her apartment window.

It’s Horror Short Sunday again, and this time we’re taking a look at Versace Softboi. Three weed-smoking friends have a fun time, until they notice a guy outside, sitting on the stairs…

Director: Charlie Gillette, Sarah Metcalf
Writer: Charlie Gillette
Country & year: USA, 2023
Actors: Charlie Gillette, Becky Granger, Wesley Han, Christian Elán Ortiz, Eric Yang
IMDb: www.imdb.com/title/tt22493984/

MAKE THE CALL – Horror Short

Posted on July 6, 2025July 6, 2025 by HorrorGhouls

Two former best friends reunite in a changed world, finally confronting the demons that ripped them apart.

Horror Short Sunday is here again, and this time we’re taking a look at Make the Call. A suspenseful horror short with some clever metaphors for domestic abuse.

Director: Chelsea Gonzalez
Writer: Sal Neslusan
Country & year: USA, 2024
Actors: Sal Neslusan, Camille Chen, Gunnar Anderson, Hazel Aubrey
IMDb: www.imdb.com/title/tt16739504/

CLAW – Animated Horror Short

Posted on June 29, 2025 by HorrorGhouls

Andrew, a young cinephile, watches a horror film from the 80s that he criticizes incessantly. The film’s iconic killer becomes mysteriously aware of Andrew’s incessant comments. He crosses the screen between them and throws Andrew inside, challenging him to outdo him in killing the remaining victims. Andrew, now a prisoner of the film, is convinced he can meet the challenge without difficulty. But can he really outdo the killer?

Horror Short Sunday again, and this time we’re taking a look at an ESMA (a French animation school) animated horror short called Claw. Fun and energetic, with one twist after the other!

Director: Lucas Ferrer, Ayoub Chaibi, Marianne Dautheville, Chloe Ferrus, Thomas Petroni, Melissa Saba, Dylan Sayagh, Alizée Valenzuela and Florian Wagner.
Year: 2023
Actors: Roberto Joliffe, Mark Kaczmarek, Victoria Mackay

PLAYER 1 – Horror Short

Posted on June 22, 2025June 22, 2025 by HorrorGhouls

A NES cartridge lands in your hands on Christmas. Playing it could cost you your life.

Horror Short Sunday is here again, and this time we’re taking a look at Player 1. A fun horror short about a guy who starts playing a mysterious NES game that he got for Christmas..

Director: Mariano Cattaneo
Country & year: Argentina, 2023

WHO’S THERE – Horror Short Film

Posted on June 15, 2025 by HorrorGhouls

When a single father hears his daughter come home late, he begins to question if the voice he’s hearing is really hers – or something else.

Another Horror Short Sunday is here, and this time we’re taking a look at Who’s There. A creepy horror short playing with our fears or someone (or something) mimicking our loved ones..

Director: Ryan Doris
Writer: Todd Spence, Zak White
Country & year: USA, 2024
Actors: Lizzy Kircher, Garland Scott, Kallie Tabor
IMDb: www.imdb.com/title/tt31262966/