Three kids, led by a clown-faced mastermind, stage the sweetest heist of their lives on Halloween. They’ve set their sights on the local candy store, but get more than they bargained for when faced with the not-so-sweet store owner.
Treaters is a fun Halloween themed horror short!
Director: Peter Stanley-Ward
Country & year: UK, 2017
Actors: James Grogan, Charlie Huckett, Renate Morley, Leila Wetton
IMDb: www.imdb.com/title/tt7259420/
Two kids visit an ice cream truck and discover a dark secret.
Who’s Hungry is an animated horror short that is definitely not for little children!
Director: David Ochs
Country & year: USA, 2009
IMDb: www.imdb.com/title/tt7245360/
Racing desperately against the setting of the sun as if pursued by the very devil, a man sprints through a barren field seeking the safe haven of a derelict farmhouse. What is he afraid of and what happens when darkness comes?
Darkness Comes is a suspenseful and creepy horror short!
Director: John Marsh
Country & year: Australia, 2013
Actors: David ‘Wolfman’ Williams
IMDb: www.imdb.com/title/tt3399950/
A young woman is told the secrets of the world through an art gallery issued audio guide.
Audio Guide is using a pretty interesting idea, making it a creative little horror short!
Director: Chris Elena
Country & year: Australia, 2020
Actors: Emma Wright, Nyx Calder, Matthew Knight, Lisa Malouf, Rachel Baikie, Jaimie Conlon, Simon Convard
IMDb: www.imdb.com/title/tt11719638/
A mother is preparing dinner while her young daughter is playing. At the same time, something sinister is lurking outside the house…
Beneath the Skin is a creepy horror short by Tracy Kleeman (who also created the horror short Fear Filter).
Director: Tracy Kleeman
Country & year: USA, 2020
Actors: Luisina Quarleri, Mia Mamurov, Jolie Mamurov, Joel Ezra Hebner
IMDb: www.imdb.com/title/tt11656770/
Things start to change in the life of a depressed middle-aged woman when a mysterious mask appears at her doorstep.
Facelift is a creepy horror short by Virat Pal (who also created the horror short Bells).
Director: Virat Pal
Country & year: USA, 2020
Actors: Carly Jones, Cara Loften, Penny Orloff, Rashmi Rustagi, Nell Rutledge-Leverenz
IMDb: www.imdb.com/title/tt13212248/
An orphanage spirals into mayhem when a boy discovers a shadowy creature who comes to collect more than just the children’s teeth.
Milk Teeth is a beautiful fairytale-like horror short with a creepy spin on the tooth fairy (and probably a little anxiety-inducing on those who are suffering from dental fear…)
Director: Felipe Vargas
Country & year: USA, 2020
Actors: Aaron Bradshaw, Tyler Sanders, Griffin Chodler, Casey Grimm, Viravara Shetty, Eddy Breslin, Ghino Lee, Eddiejames ‘EJ’ Castro, Graham Schulze, Conor Kowalski
IMDb: www.imdb.com/title/tt11421562/
Mo Patterson is a lonely weirdo who finds it difficult to make friends. An invitation to his old school reunion brings the opportunity to reconnect with his old childhood sweetheart…
Making Friends is a weird little horror short with a nice balance between being humorous and disturbing.
Director: Chris Vincze
Country & year: UK, 2019
Actors: Mark Davison, Lucy Roslyn, Rick Warden, Lucy Barker
IMDb: www.imdb.com/title/tt10450236/
A girl discovers a cursed trunk.
The Trunk is a creepy horror short from Social House Films!
Director: Aaron Fradkin
Country & year: USA, 2021
Actors: Misha Reeves
A conman works his way into a lonely woman’s home by posing as her long lost son.
Only Strangers Sleep in my Bed is a creepy horror short that was a Senior Film Thesis at Wesleyan University, shot on 16mm.
Director: Shane Bannon
Country & year: USA, 2018
Actors: Jordan Tragash, Karen Gagliardi
IMDb: www.imdb.com/title/tt10985786/
