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THE END OF THE SQUIRREL – Horror Short

Posted on April 9, 2023June 15, 2024 by HorrorGhouls

The End of the Squirrel is an irreverent indie apocalypse film about two siblings stranded in an antique shop waiting for the impending zombie horde to break in and end their lives. A surrealist sequence provides a visual reflection on their time in the barn, scored by an original song played on a weathered piano uncovered among the mountains of ancient treasures.

The End of the Squirrel is an emotional zombie horror short about two people awaiting their deaths as a horde of zombies are about to break into their little shelter.

Director: Michael Christensen
Writer: Michael Christensen
Country & year: USA, 2022
Actors: Katherine Olson, Jeremy Appel
IMDb: www.imdb.com/title/tt19356128/

PIGGY – Horror Short

Posted on April 2, 2023June 15, 2024 by HorrorGhouls

Overweight teen Sara lives in the shadow of a clique of cool girls holidaying in her village. Not even her childhood friend Claudia defends her when she’s bullied at the local pool in front of an unknown man. Finally, her clothes are stolen and she must get home wearing only her bikini. Her long walk home will mark the rest of her life.

Piggy aka Cerdita is a horror short where you actually root for a serial killer. The director Carlota Pereda also made a full-length movie based on this short, which was released in 2022.

Director: Carlota Pereda
Writer: Carlota Pereda
Country & year: Spain, 2018
Actors: Laura Galán, Elisabet Casanovas, Paco Hidalgo, Mireia Vilapuig, Sara Barroso, Jorge Elorza, Alejandro Chaparro, Pascual Laborda
IMDb: www.imdb.com/title/tt8286974/

THE DOOR – Zombie Horror Short

Posted on March 26, 2023June 15, 2024 by HorrorGhouls

After a zombie attack, the sole surviving police officer of the rescue team recalls his painful memories during an interrogation. But the truth becomes more elusive as more conflicting evidence comes to light.

The Door is a fun Chinese horror short about a zombie outbreak and police officers struggling to make the right choices..

Director: Hetong Zhang
Writer: Hetong Zhang
Country & year: China, 2021
Actors: Nilie An, Jiliang Li, Ping Sang, Shilin Sun, Nibuaki Takahashi
IMDb: www.imdb.com/title/tt23023600/

CATCH YOUR BREATH -Horror Short

Posted on March 19, 2023June 15, 2024 by HorrorGhouls

A shy teenager (Andrew) is peer pressured by his older brother (Mike) into playing a game that is said to summon the ghost of the town legend, ‘The Lady Beneath’. To disprove his brother and impress a girl at school he reluctantly agrees. The rules of the game are simple, as long as Andrew holds his breath, he is safe from The Lady Beneath. But how long can Andrew hold his breath?

Catch Your Breath is a creepy little horror short by Matt Sears, who also made Charlie Boy.

Director: Matt Sears
Writer: Matt Sears
Country & year: USA, 2022
Actors: Samson Oliver, Toby Oliver
IMDb: www.imdb.com/title/tt22854234/

WINNIE THE POOH – Horror Short

Posted on March 12, 2023June 15, 2024 by HorrorGhouls

Winnie the Pooh has a rumbly in his tummy…

Winnie the Pooh is a light-hearted horror short about Christopher Robin and his mother, his hungry teddy bear, and a bottle of honey..

Director: Alex Magaña
Writer: Jed Brian, Alex Magaña
Country & year: USA, 2023
Actors: Ranen Navat, Brent Perrott Ashley Elsa White
IMDb: www.imdb.com/title/tt27096379/

IN THE DARK – Horror Short Film

Posted on March 5, 2023June 15, 2024 by HorrorGhouls

Annie buys a seemingly innocuous chair at the thrift store, but soon comes to regret it when she realizes something else came home with her.

In the Dark is a creepy horror short about a murder, a cursed chair, and the woman who buys it and unwittingly brings more than the chair into her home..

Director: Spencer Keller
Writer: Spencer Keller
Country & year: USA, 2023
Actors: Adara Toop, Jackie Maya, Bill Read Jr., Elizabeth Rhoades
IMDb: www.imdb.com/title/tt26853126/

WHAT HAPPENED DOWNSTAIRS – Horror Short

Posted on February 26, 2023June 19, 2024 by HorrorGhouls

While staying at an Airbnb in upstate New York, Robert and May find themselves in a haunted house. The problem is, they can’t remember anything that happens downstairs. Quickly acknowledging that their rental is haunted, they endeavor to leave, but every time they exit their room, supernatural hoodoo returns them to it, absent any memory of what happened outside. The couple must put aside their habit of bickering to come together and solve the mystery of their haunting in order to escape.

What Happened Downstairs is a cheesy horror short about a couple finding their rental is haunted..

Director: Andrew Nisinson
Writer: Andrew Nisinson
Country & year: USA, 2021
Actors: Andrew Nisinson, Meilin Gray, Katy Rea
IMDb: www.imdb.com/title/tt16452602/

SATISFACTION GUARANTEED – Horror Short

Posted on February 19, 2023June 19, 2024 by HorrorGhouls

A lonely 50s housewife undertakes radical atomic surgery to win back her husband’s wandering eyes and to become the perfect wife in the process.

Satisfaction Guaranteed is a horror short about a loving wife who tries to do everything for her ungrateful piece-of-shit husband, going to rather extreme measures..

Director: Yue Ma
Writer: Mary Mehrkens, Amber Morris(story), Ken Morris
Country & year: USA, 2017
Actors: Alexandra Marian Hensley, Paul Keany, Craig Bruenell
IMDb: www.imdb.com/title/tt4794842/

NIGHT SHIFT – Short Horror Film

Posted on February 12, 2023June 19, 2024 by HorrorGhouls

A late night shift at the movie theater, what could go wrong?

Night Shift is a fun little horror short, where things do indeed go wrong..

Director: Alex Magaña
Writer: Jed Brian, Alex Magaña
Country & year: USA, 2022
Actors: Amy Drake, Becky Bush, Jed Brian, Landon Tate, Bentley Brian
IMDb: www.imdb.com/title/tt25406252/

DEATH AND THE WINEMAKER – Animated Horror Short

Posted on February 5, 2023June 19, 2024 by HorrorGhouls

In a fairy tale world, a winemaker creates the most exquisite wine in the world. When Death herself wants to taste the wine, he discovers that his bride is next on Death list.

Death and the Winemaker (Le vigneron et la mort) is very atmospheric dark/gothic fairytale with beautiful animation.

DEATH AND THE WINEMAKER - Animated Horror Short

Director: Victor Jaquier
Writer: Victor Jaquier, Damien Mazza
Country & year: Switzerland, 2021
Actors: Kacey Mottet Klein, Virginie Meisterhans, Jean-Claude Dreyfus, Jacques Roman, Séverine Bujard, Stephanie Schneider, Marie-Claire Dubois
IMDb: www.imdb.com/title/tt7227252/