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On the outskirts of a Swedish city, a crowd watches as naked men, women, and children are herded into a lorry and driven to their deaths. A plain, middle-aged man turns to the camera. He begins a guided tour of his life, showing his loveless marriage, dull job, and mundane day-to-day activities. A short film by Roy Andersson. [more inside]
posted by DirtyOldTown on Nov 21, 2024 - 1 comment

Possibly in Michigan (YT) is a 1983 American shot-on-video surrealist musical horror short film written and directed by Cecelia Condit, with music by Karen Skladany, who starred in the film as Janice. The film follows two women looking for perfumes in a department store being stalked by a cannibalistic murderer wearing a mask. How Cecelia Condit’s Video Art Became a Viral Curse for Teens on TikTok. [more inside]
posted by DirtyOldTown on Oct 21, 2024 - 9 comments

Once a year, estranged brothers Michael and Peter make a reluctant pilgrimage to the old fairground yard where their friend Sam went missing when they were boys. Both men's' lives are colored by what happened the day their friend was sucked inside the Ghost Train, never to return. This year, Michael has something to tell Peter that will cast fresh light on the incident, something that will change their lives even more than that fateful day 30 years ago... [more inside]
posted by DirtyOldTown on Apr 21, 2023 - 3 comments

Christmas trees ripped out of their forest plan revenge against people enjoying the holidays. [more inside]
posted by miss-lapin on Nov 16, 2022 - 7 comments

One woman desperately struggles to survive a horde of men with frail egos, who just want to explain everything to her. [more inside]
posted by DirtyOldTown on Feb 17, 2022 - 3 comments

A night at the movies turns into a nightmare when Michael and his date are attacked by a hoard of bloodthirsty zombies - only a "Thriller" can save them now. [more inside]
posted by Fukiyama on Nov 25, 2020 - 8 comments

A neurotic middle-aged man's trip to visit his mother is delayed indefinitely when his keys are mysteriously taken from his door. He is subsequently haunted by an increasingly sinister chain of upsetting events. A short horror film from Ari Aster (Midsommar). [more inside]
posted by DirtyOldTown on Sep 17, 2020 - 3 comments

While waiting for her parents to return home, a young woman looks out of her bedroom window and notices a strange-looking man staring at her from the garden. When she calls her father, he tells her urgently: "DON'T LOOK AWAY." A short horror film by Christopher Cox. [more inside]
posted by DirtyOldTown on Sep 17, 2020 - 7 comments

A mother (Bonnie Bedelia) unable to confront the heartbreak of her son leaving for college, delays his departure by making him sick. A 2013 short film by Ari Aster (Midsommar, Hereditary.) [more inside]
posted by DirtyOldTown on Sep 16, 2020 - 2 comments

A dark domestic horror drama about the ties that bind and the ties that really bind. An early short film by Ari Aster (Midsommar, Hereditary). [more inside]
posted by DirtyOldTown on Sep 16, 2020 - 3 comments

The staff of a black hair salon fend off a strange new monster: white women intent on sucking the lifeblood from black culture. A short horror film by Mariama Diallo. [more inside]
posted by DirtyOldTown on Sep 16, 2020 - 4 comments

When Michael attempts suicide and doesn't leave a note, he inadvertently awakens Hattie, a demon that haunts the hospital. Now he must find a way to stop her rampage before she kills everyone he connects with. A short horror film by Sam Wineman. [more inside]
posted by DirtyOldTown on Sep 16, 2020 - 1 comment

After attempting to cross the US/Mexico border in search of a better life, Armando awakens in an unknown room, his body broken down and a Lucha Libre mask sewn into his neck. A short horror film by Gigi Saul Guerrero and Luke Bramley. [more inside]
posted by DirtyOldTown on Sep 15, 2020 - 1 comment

Lindsey is forced to babysit her sister, Becky, one night, when, after innocently falling asleep, wakes up to find her sister gone. Someone may have taken Becky and could be after her as well. A short horror film by Jennifer Nicole Stang. [more inside]
posted by DirtyOldTown on Sep 15, 2020 - 1 comment

Looking to get a cheap thrill, a motorist flashes two young women who have stopped to give him directions. Unfortunately, he has picked the wrong women. A short film by Kate Dolan. [more inside]
posted by DirtyOldTown on Sep 14, 2020 - 4 comments

Netflix drops a collection of mixed-style, animated, cross-genre (fantasy, science-fiction, horror, etc.) short films - NSFW. [more inside]
posted by jkaczor on Mar 16, 2019 - 62 comments