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UNCANNY ALLEY 02: THE NIGHT SHIFT – ANIMATED HORROR SHORT

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A late-night janitor gets a strange visitor when cleaning in the swimming pool area.

 

For this week’s Horror Short Sunday, we take a look at the animated horror short The Night Shift, which is the second episode of the animated series Uncanny Alley shown on Adult Swim. It’s created by Rodrigo Goulão de Sousa, who is an animator based in France. The episodes are all horror themed, with surreal and often bizarre elements mixed into the creepiness. This episode starts off with a seemingly “ordinary” supernatural event: a bleeding crooked ghost walks by, leaving stains of blood all over the floor. At this point, the janitor seems more downhearted by the fact that he’s got to clean it up, rather than showing any fear over seeing an actual ghost…but then, the ghost starts gibbering some kind of nonsense and we’re suddenly thrown into a surreal, bizarre lovecraftian world of some kind. Certainly worth a watch and all the episodes are available on Adult Swim’s YouTube channel.

 

UNCANNY ALLEY 02: THE NIGHT SHIFT - ANIMATED HORROR SHORT

Director: Rodrigo Goulão de Sousa
Writer: Rodrigo Goulão de Sousa
Country & year: USA, 2024

 

 

 

 

RED GLOVES – Horror Short

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In 1980s NYC, a young dancer at the top of her class is stalked during a lonely night of rehearsing by a shadowy figure wearing red gloves.

 

Horror Short Sunday is here again, and this time we’ve seen Red Gloves from 2023, directed by Santiago Saba Salem and written by Santiago Saba Salem and Drew Maxwell Weiss. We’re in the 1980’s, and some dancers in NYC are rehearsing. One of them stays alone in order to keep practicing, and of course, someone’s out to get her! Someone we can’t fully see except from noticing them wearing red gloves in typical giallo-style (well, the usual style is black gloves, but everyone’s got their own fashion preferences). It’s impossible to not notice the apparent Suspiria-vibes in this one, and it’s like a love letter to both the aforementioned film and the giallo genre.

 

RED GLOVES - Horror Short

Director: Santiago Saba Salem
Writer: Santiago Saba Salem, Drew Maxwell Weiss
Country & year: USA, 2023
Actors: Isabelle Phillips, Ed Malone, Ruth Kavanagh, Madison Grace Johnson, Olivia Greco, Alexandra Osorio, Maya Tsuruki-Holden
IMDb: www.imdb.com/title/tt28499552/

 

 

 

 

GOOD HEAD – Horror Short Film

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When Hollywood mega-star Cooper Bradley goes to a special-effects lab in Atlanta to get his head molded for his latest film, all hell breaks loose. Not only must he try to escape from this freakish funhouse of props and make-up, but in the process he must retrieve his very soul, which the VFX master has stolen.

 

For this Horror Short Sunday, we’ve decided to present Good Head from 2021, being shown on Alter. It’s written and directed by Matt Servitto, who also plays the role as the Hollywood star who ends up having a not so pleasant experience in a special effects lab. It’s fun and energetic, with comedy moments that are both crazy and freakish. Imagine having to fight with Jackie Chan’s hands, the butt of Meryl Streep and seeing Jennifer Lopez’s leg hop around? Yep, all of that actually happens here. It’s Voodoo, baby!

 

GOOD HEAD - Horror Short Film

Director: Matt Servitto
Writer: Matt Servitto
Country & year: USA, 2021
Actors: Henry Zebrowski, Matt Servitto, Addie Weyrich, Dan Triandiflou
IMDb: www.imdb.com/title/tt15463340/

 

 

 

 

OCCUPANT – Horror Short

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A quiet evening at home takes a bizarre turn when a man goes to investigate strange noises in his yard.

 

It’s Horror Short Sunday once again! This time, we take a look at Occupant which is a horror short that starts with a man’s mundane, everyday life: he’s putting his daughter to bed, and tells her a good-night story. Then, after speaking briefly to his wife, he hears strange noises from outside and decides to go investigate. It’s very simple, yet effective enough to be both atmospheric and provide enough mystery to keep you guessing what will eventually happen!

OCCUPANT - Horror Short

Director: Peter Cilella
Writer: Peter Cilella
Country & year: USA, 2018
Actors: Caroline Jennings, Dan O’Brien, Lauran September
IMDb: www.imdb.com/title/tt8760354/

 

 

 

 

SEA DEVIL – Horror Short Film

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An American fisherman attempts to smuggle two Cuban immigrants into Miami, passing them off as day laborers. While the group trawls for shrimp, a fourth person boards the boat, carrying a secret at the bottom of the Ocean.

 

Sea Devil is a creepy sea monster horror short!

SEA DEVIL - Horror Short Film

 

Director: Dean Colin Marcial, Brett Potter
Writer: Dean Colin Marcial, Brett Potter
Country & year: USA, 2014
Actors: Moise Brutus, Antoni Corone, Taylor Rouviere, Mario Ernesto Sánchez
IMDb: www.imdb.com/title/tt2503344/

 

 

 

 

TWISTED TALES: A SUPER 8 ANTHOLOGY – Horror Short

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A deliciously depraved trilogy shot entirely on Super 8 film. Set in the ’60s, THE LANDLORD’S DAUGHTER, a couple’s twisted desires lead them to abduct an engaged couple. BAG FOR LIFE is a psycho-sexual thriller about a murderous bag with an unhealthy attraction to its owner. Lastly, THERE CAN ONLY BE ONE about a psychopathic office worker who embarks on a deadly rampage to exterminate anybody unlucky enough to share her peculiar name.

 

Twisted Tales: A Super 8 Anthology is a weird horror short shot on one continuous roll of Super 8 film, made by the same director of Rhyme or Die!

TWISTED TALES: A SUPER 8 ANTHOLOGY - Horror Short

 

Director: Max Lincoln
Writer: Max Lincoln
Country & year: UK, 2024
Actors: Abayomi Oniyide, Rose Lucas, Aiste Gramantaite, Giovanni Mocchi, Victor Alli, Daisy Moore, Amanda Urvall Nyren, Alicia Britt, Cherrelle Skeete, Shiloh Coke, Elizabeth West, Nick Finegan

 

 

 

 

THE BRASS ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM – Horror Short

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The Man sits, sipping tea in an endless void, until a chandelier comes crashing down. The pieces transform into a Woman and the newly met couple wonder endlessly as the void presents objects and events that disrupt time, space and logic.

 

The Brass Elephant in the Room is a surreal and really strange horror short with a dark fairytale vibe to it.

THE BRASS ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM - Horror Short

 

Director: Junior Day, Eleanor Dolan
Writer: Junior Day
Country & year: UK, 2020
Actors: Tatjana Anders, Edward Saunders
IMDb: www.imdb.com/title/tt12032850/

 

 

 

 

CALVING – Horror Short Film

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In a rural Irish village, a strange calf is born. And it won’t stop screaming.

 

Calving is an atmospheric allegorical horror short.

CALVING - Horror Short Film

 

Director: Louis Bhose
Writer: Louis Bhose
Country & year: UK, 2021
Actors: Steven Mackintosh, Liz Fitzgibbon, Philip O’Sullivan, Gerry O’Brien
IMDb: www.imdb.com/title/tt13607452/

 

 

 

 

LAST WORDS – Horror Short

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When a hiker awakes in the wilderness to find herself separated from her friend, she hears a familiar voice crying for help.

 

Last Words is a mysterious and creepy horror short, proving that scary stuff can also happen in broad daylight!

LAST WORDS - Horror Short

 

Director: Teal Greyhavens, Nikolai Von Keller
Writer: Teal Greyhavens, Nikolai Von Keller
Country & year: USA, 2023
Actors: Julien Crane, Ari Fromm, Charlotte Hjerpe, Jake Jeffers, Jacobii Leal, Nick Luberto, Ché March, Richardson Palmer
IMDb: www.imdb.com/title/tt27707083/

 

 

 

 

SHINY NEW WORLD – Horror Short

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Fifty-year-old Barry is a special kind of cleaner: he cleans crime scenes where demons have wreaked havoc. While making a corporate film about his work, a normal working day for Barry gets out of hand in a bloody way.

 

Shiny New World is a fun horror short where you get a look into the amusing job of being a demon crime scene cleaner!

SHINY NEW WORLD - Horror Short

 

Director: Jan van Gorkum
Writer: Jan van Gorkum
Country & year: Netherlands, 2021
Actors: Patrick Stoof, Gijs Scholten van Aschat, Maarten Prins, Marije Coralie Loermans
IMDb: www.imdb.com/title/tt12619824/