When a butcher loses his dog, his life starts to unravel.ĭog Food from Brian Crano on Vimeo. ExitĪt a country manor in Edwadian England, a parlor trick becomes bewitching, as one of the guests gets his dark desire.ĮXIT from Daniel Zimbler on Vimeo. SELF-ASSEMBLY from Ray Sullivan on Vimeo. In a self-assembly cabinet, bereaved parents find a monstrous substitute for their dead son. The Last Time I Saw Richard from Nicholas Verso on Vimeo. Winner of Australia's top prize, in 1995, two boys sharing a room in a mental health clinic become locked in a battle of wills that turns sinister when night falls and their demons descend. Interesting, right?īREATHE from Toby Meakins on Vimeo. BreatheĪ ghost story about a girl who only appears when you hold your breath. Killer Kart from FSUCollegeOfMotionPictureArts on Vimeo. Slightly along the lines of Invasion Of The Body Snatchers, but with a more modern feel.įour wheels, one basket, and tonight for the closing crew of a small-town grocery store. It's not just children who can be creepy. Two brothers run from a vampire-like monster. There are no ghosts or demons, just a portal and a bit of primal fear.
This short film is creepy for a completely different reason than all the others on this list. Go on, click on play.Ī man working late one night stumbles across a website that will supposedly tell him how he dies if he answers its questionnaire. This short film is an adaptation of a classic short story many of us know well. It has an amazing build-up and will make you glance over your shoulder after watching, even if you're watching it in daylight. Del Toro gives an introduction to the video, so skip to 0:50 if you just want to watch the film.
#LIGHTS OUT SHORT MOVIE MOVIE#
This is the short film that inspired Guillermo del Toro's horror movie of the same name. This film plays on the uneasiness we feel when wake up at night in bed. The video and story both do a great job of taking something as comforting as a smile and turning it into something sinister.Ī woman gets a call that makes her question her safety in her own home. A man takes a late night stroll and encounters an unsettling stranger.
This film is based on a story on the subreddit 'Let's Not Meet'.
#LIGHTS OUT SHORT MOVIE FULL#
So what if we told you that short horror films pack in more of a metaphorical punch than a full length feature? What if we told you that these are some of the scariest, bone-chilling, award-winning horror films ever? And what if told you that you can watch all of them, right here?ĭim the lights, snuggle into the blanket, and make sure you have someone with you. The actor Gio Alvarez’s portrayal of an everyman slowly going insane brings Anthony Perkins’s Norman Bates to mind - and when the inevitable happens, viewers themselves will never be the same.We all love spook-fests! Whether we get scared or not is secondary, but we all love the idea of watching horror films. There is hardly any dialogue instead, Matti plays up the sound factor through creepy slowed-down versions of church songs, the buzzing sound a fly makes when it’s right in your ear, and indistinct whispering. It’s a unique horror concept that’s also very close to the Filipino consciousness. Viewers watch the original “Lights Out” through their fingers, knowing very well that later on, they, too, will be in the same situation as the protagonist was.ĬNN Philippines Life has compiled a list of short horror films - all available online - that give terrible images to the things that go bump in the night.Įrik Matti’s “Vesuvius” finds an ordinary man whose life spirals out of control when he begins experiencing surreal, eerie visions of the Virgin Mary.
The protagonist is on her way to bed, turning off the lights one by one, when she encounters a demon hiding in her home. Directed by David Sandberg, “Lights Out” was originally a short film with a quiet tale. Why would one be afraid of something that supposedly doesn’t exist?Ī new horror film premieres in cinemas all over the country today, and it’s bound to make viewers search for the night-lights of their childhood. This goes to show that the horror genre is doing exactly what it’s supposed to: It has people worrying about the mysteries that quietly surround the everyday. Manila (CNN Philippines Life) - While there are people who enjoy the heart-pounding, hair-raising thrill that the horror genre gives them, others prefer to stick to tamer movies that allow them to sleep at night.
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