A gothic tale of a girl scared to suck her thumb, lest the monstrous Suckablood should come.
Weird little horror short, told like a freaky bedtime fairytale!
Director: Jake Hendriks, Ben Tillett Country & year: UK, 2012 Actors: Holly Jacobson, Samuel Metcalf, Robin Berry, Ben Tillett IMDb:www.imdb.com/title/tt2220114/
A nurse is taking care of an elderly dying woman on a small island near Torshavn. An old repressed memory of the island resurfaces to haunt the nurse and, as the elderly lady’s health deteriorates, so does the sanity of the nurse.
One of the longer horror shorts we have listed here on Horror Ghouls, but well worth watching! Skuld is creepy and atmospheric, with great cinematography.
Director: Heidrik á Heygum Country & year: Denmark | Faroe Islands, 2014 Actors: Runa A Heygum, Sofia Nolsøe Mikkelsen IMDb:www.imdb.com/title/tt4344456/
Duncan and his dog Oscar have gone on their weekly camping trip into the wilderness together. However, when Duncan looks out into the woods, something else looks back.
This horror short is unnerving and atmospheric, and creeps under your skin right from the start!
Director: Chris Cronin Country & year: UK, 2018 Actors: Paul Bullion, Anti (dog), Coral Sinclair, Rio Walker IMDb:www.imdb.com/title/tt6297198/
During the Vietnam War, a Viet Cong soldier stationed in the claustrophobic Cu Chi tunnels is haunted by the ghost of a fallen comrade.
This is a well crafted horror short, both creepy and a little disturbing.
Director: Josh Tanner Country & year: Australia, 2016 Actors: Otto Bots, Alex Fitzalan. Cuong Nguyen, Lap Phan, Henry Vo IMDb:www.imdb.com/title/tt6146432/
Why does ‘Little Red Riding Hood’ give Jamie nightmares? It’s been 15 years, and the girl in the hallway haunts him still. This is a testament to locked doors. A lullaby sung by wolves with duct tape and polaroids. Not all girls make it out of the forest. Some stories children shouldn’t hear.
Girl in the Hallway is an animated horror/drama short directed by Valerie Barnhart. Made in a variation of animation techniques it’s quite mesmerizing to watch. Based on a true crime story and performed by Jamie DeWolf (you can see the video of the original “Snap Judgement” performance here) it’s both creepy and heartbreaking at the same time.
It’s 1975, and an investigator enters a house, filming while he walks through the murder scene. The murders were committed by a cult calling themselves “3rd Eye”.
This horror short, made by the “Midnight Video” team, is presented as a “crime scene footage”, and it was actually made during quarantine. Much like several of their other horror shorts (like for example Mikus and Your Date is Here), it’s simple, yet very effective.
It’s not often that Mr. Ghööl hands out both the “Creepy” and “Funny” badge, but in this horror short you can expect both to laugh a little in addition to feeling the atmospheric dread creep into you. Who wouldn’t feel on edge if suspecting someone has hidden inside your home, but you cannot find them despite searching high and low? Made by David F. Sandberg (Lights Out director – both the short and the feature film).
Director: David F. Sandberg Country & year: USA, 2020 Actors: Lotta Losten, David F. Sandberg IMDb:www.imdb.com/title/tt12345606/
The artist James Whistler spent years trying to capture the essence of his mother for his most famous work of art. Not to create a masterpiece, but to save his mother from possession by the Baba Yaga, an evil Russian witch.
In Whistler’s Mother, Russian folklore is mixed with one of history’s most iconic paintings (the painting is called Whistler’s Mother, painted by James McNeill Whistler in 1871).
Director: Robbie Robertson Country & year: USA, 2018 Actors: Jennifer Christa Palmer, Barbara Hawkins-Scott, Bryce Harper, Samuel R Moody, Stephanie Dunnam, Gabriel Manak, Jared Carter IMDb:www.imdb.com/title/tt8075310/
Clinging to a smooth, curved surface high above a sentient abyss, a girl tries to cover the few feet back to safety without losing purchase and falling to her death.
Curve is a suspenseful horror short that literally keeps you on the edge!