Service
Written & Directed by Jerry Pyle
2014, USA
Auteur Pyle-maker of the horror short classic Burn (2011) and the enjoyable piece of black comedy mayhem Trust (2015)-delivers this violent story of a young woman with an off-the-beaten-path job who experiences a really, really bad day at work.
We want more short horror from the talented Pyle.
Prey
Written & Directed by Bill Whirity
2019, USA
A first date quickly spirals into madness but, as is the case with many horror short films, all may not be as it seems.
Prey is slick, memorable work from Whirity, who also made the horror shorts Semblance (2014) and Below (2015).
The World Over
Written & Directed by Heath C. Michaels
2018, USA
A young couple finds a mysterious key in their home followed by a hidden keyhole.
They use the key and discover an increasingly disturbing parallel world that’s not quite a mirror image of their own.
Great stuff from creator Michaels in his highly accomplished short film debut.
Midnight Clear
Directed by Joe Russo
Written by John Jesenky & Joe Russo
2017, USA
Veteran horror short filmmaker Russo abandons the more whimsical tone found in some of his previous work like Take-Out (2009) and Peeping Tom (2010) for this dark, outstanding piece that cleverly moves in unexpected directions.
Midnight Clear makes an ideal double-feature pairing with Brandon LaGanke’s Play House.
Ayuda
Directed by Patrick Mason
Written by Patrick Mason & Raul Serpas
2018, USA
Two day laborers find themselves in way over their heads in this fresh take on classic horror genre elements.
Ayuda uses great autumnal atmosphere as a backdrop for its horrific events.
Director Mason is someone to keep an eye on.
Boniato
Directed by Eric Mainade & Andres Meza-Valdes & Diego Meza-Valdes
Written by Eric Mainade & Andres Meza-Valdes
2015, USA
A migrant field worker decides to seek a better life but is thrown into a living Hell as she is attacked by flesh-eating creatures in this slick and gory short.
Florida-based filmmakers Andres Meza-Valdes and Diego Meza-Valdes previously made the horror shorts The Room (2007), Halfway (2009), Play Dead (2011) and Haunt Ed (2012) but Boniato is by far their most effective and accomplished work to date.
The Job
Directed by Nick Blatt
Written by Erik VanBezooijin
2016, USA
At the recommendation of a friend, a former champion cyclist takes odd, high-paying employment that raises potentially dangerous questions in this assured debut short film from Nick Blatt that features very solid acting.
It Began Without Warning
Directed by Jessica Cutright & Santiago C. Tapia
Written by Jessica Cutright & Santiago C. Tapia
2017, USA
A bloody showdown between a parent and a child takes on an even more sinister and horrifying dimension in It Began Without Warning-an apocalyptic piece that deserves feature-length treatment.
The Cutright/Tapia directing team cut their teeth on the dark horror short films Territorial (2011) and Pookie (2016).
She
Directed by Keegan Wilcox
Written by Matt Pelfrey
2015, USA
Two well-meaning men pick up a highly distressed woman who appears to be lost.
They then discover that no good deed goes unpunished in this very well made horror short that’s anchored by an excellent acting performance from Claudia Graf.
She is a potent, horror genre- encased glimpse at the devastating effects of sexual violence.
Sequence
Written & Directed by Carles Torrens
2013, USA
Chaos erupts as a man wakes to find everyone he comes into contact with has had a deeply disturbing dream about him the night before in this multiple award-winning short film.
Director Torrens also directed the horror shorts M is for Mom (2013) and Hide & Seek (2014) in addition to the ghost/haunted house horror feature Apartment 143 (aka Emergo, 2011).
His latest horror feature called Pet recently world premiered as part of the 2016 SXSW Festival’s Midnighters program to very positive reviews.