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/
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).
Director: Andy Coyle
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/
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/
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
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
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/
With a mysterious string growing from her eye and questionable advice from a hotline service, Veronica is led on a strange quest for answers.
Horror Short Sunday once again, and this time we’re taking a look at Eyestring. A weird horror short about a woman who finds a string growing from her eye (fun fact: “eyestring” is a now obsolete term originating from the late 16th century. It was believed that these eye attachments would break when someone died, or went blind).
Director: Javier Devitt
Writer: Alena Chinault, Javier Devitt
Country & year: USA, 2023
Actors: Jeannie Bolet, Alena Chinault, Erin Grant, Jon McCormick
IMDb: www.imdb.com/title/tt22837532/
Elena, a young woman, moves into a haunted apartment where she finds a cryptic warning note that says: “If you hear breathing, don’t turn around.” As she encounters eerie shadows, mysterious sounds, and a sinister presence lurking in the darkness, her fear builds to a terrifying climax.
It is now Horror Short Sunday again, and this time we’re taking a look at Don’t Turn Around. A creepy little horror short about a woman moving into a new apartment, finding a note on the floor…
Director: Leon Neal
Writer: Leon Neal
Country & year: UK, 2025
Actors: Ava Walker, Ella Walker
IMDb: www.imdb.com/title/tt35993689/
Detective Frank Brandt is in it up to his neck. First he loses his partner in a nightmare bust gone wrong, and now he has to explain to Internal Affairs otherworldly events that occurred and how Joseph Crist died – and why they all might be next. This tale explores what we choose to see versus what the reality actually is.
Horror Short Sunday again, and this time we’re taking a look at Processing. A creepy horror short where a detective has to explain the insanely weird way he just lost his partner..
Director: Renetta G. Amador
Writer: Clifford W. Smith
Country & year: USA, 2020
Actors: Austin Talynn Carpenter, Hana Mae Lee, Rhett Lindsey, Josh Lopez, James Michael Tyler
IMDb: www.imdb.com/title/tt11481394/
