Short Films Articles

The Overlook Film Festival Announces Its Fear-Fraught First Wave

Fright fare fanatics, get your drool cups ready! The Overlook Film Festival has just released the first wave of films for its 2025 edition, taking place April 3–6 in New Orleans. No matter what your favorite form of scare fare might be, the fest is...

A Terrifying Trio: Three Recommendations for Romford Horror Festival

Romford Horror Festival is renowned for curating a terrific lineup of fear fare each year that ranges from mind-blowing new independent films to well-respected classics. This year’s edition runs February 27–March 2 at Lumiere Cinema in Romford,...

The Fearsome Fivesome: A Quintet of Recommended Slamdance 2025 Films

The Slamdance film festival is renowned for presenting cutting edge feature films and shorts, and chillers and thrillers are definitely on the menu. Slamdance's 31st edition will take place in Los Angeles from February 20-26, 2025. I’ve had an...

Short Film Review: The Ghost That Wouldn’t Die (2025)

Writer/director Matthew Packman returns with The Ghost That Wouldn’t Die; the latest chapter in the continuing saga of vein-drainin’ vampire Devin Crane (played again by Lanae Hyneman) that began with 2021’s Morbid Colors and continued on in 2023’s...

The Sinister Seven: A Septet of Short Films We Recommend for Panic Fest 2025

Mar 27, 2025 | Film Festivals, Foreign, Short Films

Kansas City’s Panic Fest 2025 opens March 27 with an in-person festival running through April 2 and a virtual version...

Spoiler-Free Review: HOW WAS YOUR WEEKEND? (SXSW 2025)

Mar 20, 2025 | Film Festivals, Horror Comedy, Reviews, Short Films

Official synopsis: A corporate employee finds himself in a fight to survive Monday morning after breaking the most...

EX NFL Star Phillip Buchanon Kicks-Off Horror Franchise With ‘Kreaster’

Mar 19, 2025 | Movies, News, Short Films

Phillip Buchanon, previously synonymous with pro football, now aims to command attention in cinematic storytelling....

Spoiler-Free Short Film Reviews: “Apotemnofilia,” “Lullaby,” “The Bleacher,” “Make Me a Pizza” (SXSW)

Mar 22, 2024 | Film Festivals, Foreign, Movies, Reviews, Short Films

Apotemnofilia The titular condition is the desire of amputation for a healthy limb, and writer/director Jano Pita’s...

Spoiler-Free Film Reviews: “The Activated Man,” “Escalation,” and “Ron” (Romford Horror Festival)

Feb 27, 2024 | Film Festivals, Foreign, Movies, Reviews, Short Films

THE ACTIVATED MAN (U.S., 2023) Writer/director Nicholas Gyeney’s feature The Activated Man is an interesting variation...

Spoiler-Free Short-Film Reviews: “The Foreboding: Fractured,” “Sour Milk,” and “Dolly Molly’s Playhouse” (Romford Horror Festival)

Feb 22, 2024 | Film Festivals, Foreign, Movies, Reviews, Short Films

THE FOREBODING: FRACTURED (U.K., 2024) In director Kemal Yildrim’s short The Foreboding: Fractured, four university...

Spoiler-Free Short-Film Reviews: “Nian,” “Days of Spring,” Mosquito Lady,” and “A Dire Strait” (Final Girls Berlin Film Festival)

Feb 13, 2024 | Film Festivals, Foreign, Horror Comedy, Movies, Reviews, Short Films, Thriller

Following are reviews of four of the offerings that screened as part of the 2024 Final Girls Berlin Film Festival's...

Spoiler-Free Short-Film Reviews: “The Looming” and “Dream Creep” (Sundance Film Festival)

Jan 23, 2024 | Film Festivals, Movies, Reviews, Short Films

THE LOOMING So often in horror films the elderly are portrayed as scary or creepy subjects, something to fear, run...

Spoiler-Free Short-Film Reviews: “Legend of El Cucuy,” “PU EKAW TNOD,” “Blockbuster,” and “Welcome to the Enclave” (Slamdance Film Festival)