Shorts
Review: “Vanilla Cake”
Family is everything in most people’s lives. Most families define us, support us, and love us unconditionally. Most people tend to view these as givens, but not all families are this way. Some can be an exhaustive and destructive force in your life, and despite what many might hope at times, you can’t choose your family. And no one wishes they could more than Alex in the short film by Crystal Past...[Read More]
Review: ‘Zombiehagen’ Reinvigorates Faith in Zombie Flicks
Danish short film, Zombiehagen, belies the recent trend of zombie films being more action than horror. In fact, director Jonas Ussing has created a film that not only thrills but manages to evoke some real emotional pathos in its brief running time, while using only a handful of actors. Stars Simone Lykke and Casper Sloth portray survivors of some sort of zombie apocalypse — as it usually goes — w...[Read More]
Review: Emotions Run High in Short ‘Love is Dead’
From Sickening Pictures and Dexahlia Productions comes the dramatic short film Love is Dead. The 10-minute film stars adult film actors Aaron “Small Hands” Thompson and Joanna Angel and features genre actor Ruben Pla (Insidious, Big Ass Spider!). Love is Dead is written and directed by Jerry Smith, horror film journalist whose work has been featured in such illustrious publications as Fangoria, Bl...[Read More]
‘Bed and Breakfast’ Short Explores the Dark Side of Subletting
By: J. Carlos Menjivar In the age of the internet how we communicate and meet other people has drastically changed. It is often very difficult to tell whether the people we meet on the internet are “real” and not posing as somebody else. However, taking up a cyber persona is one thing but even more disconcerting are the malevolent individuals posing in a way that would ensnare unsuspecting victims...[Read More]
‘Friday the 13th: The Final Crapter’ is Jason Like You’ve Never Seen Him Before
What does Jason Voorhees do at home when he’s not out murdering teenagers? And is it possible for him to have a bad day? Maybe we have come to misunderstand Mr. Voorhees all these decades, or at least that is what the short film Friday the 13th: The Final Crapter posits. But before you get too excited, The Final Crapter is a short fan film, and as its title implies, a lampoon/homage on the iconic ...[Read More]
Review: ‘The Bridge Partner’ is Fantastic and Disturbing
Adapted from the award-winning short story by Peter S. Beagle, The Bridge Partner is a psychological thriller centered around Mattie Whalen, a timid housewife and member of a local bridge team. Mattie’s never been very good, but her luck changes when a sophisticated new member becomes her new partner. It seems like Mattie’s luck might’ve changed, when suddenly Olivia threatens her life. Mattie is ...[Read More]
Supernatural Horror Film ‘Lucifer’ Drops First Trailer
The supernatural horror film Lucifer has just wrapped up production. From Anti-Villain Media and director Tiffany Castro, it has just dropped its first trailer (which you can check out below) and a poster for the upcoming feature. Lucifer stars Jessica Morris, Ryan Kelley, and Dave Vescio. Morris is best known for her work on the film, Haunting of the Innocent and Kelley for her work on MTV’s Te...[Read More]
Review: ‘Aliens Night 2’ DIY Short From Lone Filmmaker Andrea Ricca
Who doesn’t love the independent filmmaker that will do anything to get the film made, including writing, starring, directing, 3-D modeling, editing, and sound design? Andrea Ricca is a self made filmmaker with over 20 films completed with just an HD camera and a computer. His newest offering Aliens Night 2 is a hilarious four minute sci-fi short about an alien encounter. When an alien saucer appe...[Read More]
Review: ‘Wink’ Will Change How You Look at Emojis
Horror short, Wink, from Space Oddity Films, is an adorable three minutes of terror and violence. The film company makes films which “explore technology’s impact on culture and how that relationship will shape our future,” and a horror short featuring a murderous emoji definitely fits that outline perfectly. From the opening seconds, which feature a text exchange between the short’s unnamed lead, ...[Read More]
Screamfest: 10 Short Films From Day One of Shorts Program
ScreamFest LA held at the TCL Chinese Theater from October 18 to October 27 just held a series of short film blocks this past weekend (October 22 & 23). Featuring an abundant diversity of short films, here is a recap of some of the best short films on Saturday, October 22. The Screamfest LA short film program is really indicative of the diversity and barrier shattering propensity of the...[Read More]
Eerie “Sandman” Comes Online On Halloween
Horror films are the stuff of nightmares. Monsters that creep in the night, jolting us from sleep. We shoot up in bed, swearing we heard something or saw something, yet it’s quiet all around us. The short film from Superfreak Media deals with a nightmare and this very sense of dread with Sandman The film opens on a young woman in bed, having stirred awake at 3:33am. She sits up, unable to get back...[Read More]
‘Jet Set LA,’ Bloody Subletting Cautionary Tale
The bloody horror/thriller Jet Set LA is making its World Premiere this weekend at the Burbank International Film Festival. Written and directed by Colin Lawrence the film will play on Saturday night (September 10) at 8pm. In attendance at the premiere will be writer, director, producer, and editor Colin Lawrence, as well as, star and co-producer Rachel Amanda Bryant Besides Bryant, Jet Set LA sta...[Read More]