Tag Archives: horror shorts

Ah, the dentist. As far as medical professionals go, this is the one that many people fear the most. But the fear is more that just the physical pain of having a tooth fixed… it also comes when you get presented with a massive bill. In America, if you have …

Revenge horror is one of the trickiest subjects to pull off in a unique way to break the typical film formula. My favorite film of the last year was Promising Young Woman, so I knew when picking which short block to write for The Final Girls Berlin Film Festival this …

I was so stoked when Fantasia 2019 announced their short block list, especially their annual Born of Woman shorts block. There is a plethora of fantastic shorts to explore with incredible talent behind each one. They may be short, but they pack a whole lotta bite! The Boogeywoman The Boogeywoman …

Aww, it’s February, the month of love… and also, more importantly, the celebration of Women in Horror Month. Ten years of celebrating women in horror, to be exact! That was just one of the reasons I was so excited to help cover one of my favorite film festivals for the …

The Blood in the Snow Horror Film Festival is one of my favorite festivals of the year. After covering it last year, I got to review some of the best shorts and features I’ve ever seen. Now I’m here to say that the same can be said for BITS 2018. …

I have Entomophobia or Insectophobia, a massive phobia of bugs. They make my skin crawl. It’s been this way since I was a child… sadly, it’s only gotten worse throughout my adulthood. I once saw a cockroach in my apartment and refused to go back inside, so I slept in …

I absolutely love horror shorts. They’re like bite-sized chunks of terror that deliver a pitiless punch in just a fraction of the time a full length genre film. But, because of their short time frame, the filmmaker is usually limited as to what they can actually touch upon. However, in …

The 2018 Fantasia International Film Festival has been one hell of a ride, and sadly, it will soon be wrapping up. Although we covered a lot of the feature film hits, we are also giving some love to the shorts as well. On that note, here are my thoughts on …

How far would you go to for fame and success? Some will give everything even if it costs others their lives. Something like this happens in the recent horror short I watched called The Penny Dropped. Another amazing short from the Final Girls Berlin Festival. This intensely dark short was directed and …

The word “monster” can mean different things to different people. Some may consider supernatural beings to be pretty monstrous, while others may fear more mythological creatures. There are even people who think snakes, bees, strangers and clowns are out to get them. For 9-year-old Jenn in the horror short Monsters, …