SHORTS: HIDEOUS HAUNTS

These dark and creepy shorts will send a shiver down your spine.

 

DRIP-BY-DRIP

Brazil, 2021, 6 m 07 s, Director Renata Jesion

The constant dripping of a faucet, the never-ending quotidian of a long day, the forced coexistence with the different. Two siblings stuck in their universes. He’s an artist. She’s an autistic.

 

NIGHT BUS

Taiwan, 2020, 20 m, Director Joe Hsieh

Aboard a late-night commuter bus, a stolen necklace sets off a macabre chain of events involving a jealous husband and a vengeful monkey.

 

IN THE MOUNTAINS

United States, 2022, 5 m 20 s, Director Wally Chung

A couple on a hike run into some trouble.

 

THE DEAD COLLECTORS

United Kingdom, 2021, 12 m 51 s, Director Brendan Cleaves

During a pandemic in an alternate reality, two men have the job of collecting the deceased.

 

NQR

United States, 2021, 6 m, Director Yaron Lotan

On a late night subway ride, a struggling comedian faces her doubts.

 

IN THE SHADOWS

Canada, 2021, 12 m 58 s, Director David Émond-Ferrat

A newly separated mother, is spending a weekend at her mom’s house with her 8-year-old son who is still unaware of the breakup. In the shadows, a creature in search of fresh flesh lies waiting for the right moment to lure them into its lair.

 

THE LAST CHRISTMAS

Canada, 2021, 11 m 37 s, Director Ryan Port

A mischievous 8-year-old girl unleashes a twisted Christmas nightmare, when her plans to capture Santa Claus go horribly wrong.

 

SMILE

Canada, 2021, 6 m 37 s, Director Joanna Tsanis

When a young woman struggles to smile, her depression becomes something truly monstrous.

 

WHILE MORTALS SLEEP

United States, 2022, 14 m 10 s, Director Alex Fofonoff

When a cold case novelist’s career implodes, she seeks refuge in her friend’s remote vacation home. Upon arrival, she encounters a strange couple who claim to be the caretakers. As tensions build, a dark secret begins to emerge.

 

TERATOMA

 

Two young people, a girl and a boy, will have to face a venereal disease after having sexual relations.