The Stomach
Written & Directed by Ben Steiner
2014, UK
Offbeat auteur Steiner follows up the superlative vampire short The Flea with this memorable tale of a spiritual medium and his unusual abilities.
A mixture of horror movie and crime film elements, Steiner very accurately refers to The Stomach as “supernatural noir”.
This unique story idea deserves the feature film treatment.
A Quiet Moment
Directed by Martin Bruyere & Steve Villeneuve
Written by Tatjana Mahdi
2016, Canada
A woman enjoys a peaceful evening at home. The baby monitor is on. What could go wrong?
This is a slick, slow-burn piece with excellent cinematography and sound work. As the classification I chose for this short makes clear, I consider A Quiet Moment to be a psychopath horror film.
But it could be something else as the film displays the kind of creepy ambiguity that only short form horror can really pull off.
This one pairs nicely with Christian Cueva & Ricardo Farias’ Voces.