The Tunnel (2011)

The New South Wales State government plans to recycle the huge amounts of trapped water in a network of abandoned train tunnels. However, these plans suddenly come to a halt, and publicly no one is ever told why. Rumors are spreading, like how homeless people using the tunnels end up going missing. This brings a …

THE WORLD OVER – Horror Short

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When a reclusive mother-to-be discovers a door leading to a mirror image of her home, her husband goes snooping inside and never returns. Fearing the worst, she gathers her courage and goes in search of him, but instead finds her doppelganger on the other side.   The World Over is a good blend of sci-fi …

SAMANTHA – Horror Short

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A blogger interviews a woman about her transcendental experiences.   Samantha is a creepy horror short dealing with good visuals and interesting topic: people experiencing how departed loved ones appear in their dreams, and how looking for answers may not give the result they want…     Director & Writer: Joshua Carley Country & year: …

Murder-Set-Pieces (2004)

The film starts off with a quote from Jack the Ripper that says “The Jews are not the men to be blamed for nothing.”  Then we see some silent and grainy black and white documentary footage of the September 11 attacks, as we hear a little girl’s voice saying “Just you wait a little while, …

WITHIN – Short Horror Film

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A dark short film about a young family on the verge of collapse. A simmering, slow downward spiral of insecurity with devastating consequences for all involved.   Within is a creepy horror short with some pretty good cinematography of the atmospheric woods.     Director & Writer: Rory Wood Country & year: USA, 2021 Actors: …

The Gravedancers (2006)

The movie starts off showing a scene with a woman alone in a room, who is attacked by something neither she nor we can see. She gets hanged in the stairways, and a black envelope drops to the floor. We then fast forward to a year later, when a group of friends (Sid, Kira, and …

Tom Ghoul reacts to trailers: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Studio 666 and Dario Argento’s Comeback with Dark Glasses

We’re expanding our site with a brand new section: Trailer reactions ! So let’s just dive into it:   The Texas Chainsaw Massacre  I have to be honest and say that I didn’t give a rat’s ass about this when I heard they were going to make yet another film in this dead horse …

THE BACKROOMS – Horror Short

A cameraman helping to shoot an indie film suddenly finds himself wandering a liminal space.   The Backrooms a 9 minute found footage short film made by the 16-year old director and VFX artist Kane Parsons which takes the concept of liminal spaces to a whole new level of horror.     Director: Kane Parsons …

Nightbeast (1982)

Welcome to Z movie hour. Today we take a look at a micro-budget and campy sci-fi schlockfest with an evil alien and his lazer gun, made by amateur filmmaker Don Dohler, starring his neighbours, brother-in-laws, himself, and his two sons.   Nightbeast opens with a small spaceship that gets hit my a meteor and crashlands spectacularly …

KANDITTUND! (SEEN IT!) – Animated Short

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The ever-vibrant Mr. P. N. K Panicker has several shockers up his sleeve. He takes the viewer along a moonlit stroll and paints a quirky picture of the supernatural encounters he has had.   Kandittund (Seen It) is a somewhat light-hearted story about an old man’s encounters with supernatural beings. In this animated short, Adithi …