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My theme for my film festival is to create fear. And by showing you some genuine horror with the creation of story and great visual aspects from these short films, you will feel fear once again. I have found many short films that will draw you in and have you on the edge of your seats!  In horror, film genre, I believe anyone can relate to the fear they have inside when they are watching horror films. The category I have posted range from serial killers, robot, supernatural beings, spirits, and so much more! The reason I wanted a horror theme for the short film festival is because horror because of COVID-19 occurring, I knew movie theaters would be closed. And a movie theater is the place to be at, to have a taste of horror. Since there haven't been horror films coming out, I wanted to share with you films that some have kept me up at night. During these tough times we have going on, I hope watching these films will satisfy your horror needs. Well now, here in my film festival, I want you all to inspire the fear you have, and enjoy your time at this festival.

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For my audience, I first want to show, Don’t Move, because of the unsettling tension this movie will make you feel. This film is based on 6 friends hanging out one night, playing their usual game night. But as they are playing, they got themselves of a demonic spirit, and it’s up to them to stop it. I find this film as a perfect example for my audience to have fear because the physical movement is very little, delivering you the uttermost amount of scares. This film gives you a vision of what would happen if you were to play a scary board game with your friends. What is very interesting about the film, is that the tension comes down to the character’s actions. Whether or not they can save each other from this demonic spirit. This film is the type to enjoy a gory thriller because it’s all entertainment and fun to view. If you have seen films like ‘Don't Breathe’ or ‘The Quiet Place’, it is almost similar because of the chilling silence between  scenes.

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When it comes to horror films, I'll be the first to admit I'm no connoisseur. Blood and guts usually get me all squeamish. So, a horror short has to be pretty damn good to get my recommendation. Well, fortunately, Don't Move is damn good. Part of a larger project, this film is the 8th entry in the Bloody Cuts anthology-a series of 13 short horror films that are being released over at bloodycuts.co.uk.

If you're a scare fan, you won't come away disappointed-the film delivers the gore in spades. And, yes, if you share my predilection to squirm, there's plenty to make you shield your eyes. But, structurally, Don't Move does some innovative things. For one, the film starts its story late and gets out early. Director Anthony Mellon and writer David Scullion know why their audience is here, so they don't waste time with unnecessary setup and false alarms. After a brief credit sequence, the kills come messy and quick. To put the plot in more blunt terms, friends play with Ouija board, friends unwittingly unleash supernatural demonic force, friends find themselves struggling to not die at the hands of said demon. And, therein lies another interesting genre twist-to avoid the monster they have to stay still.

Too often, horror movies are about the chase-the dashing escape from the crazed lunatic with a chainsaw. But, what about a scenario where you can't run at all? Fleeing isn't an option, and for some reason, that makes things creepier. It's just you, your shaking body, and a demon thirsty for blood. As you can imagine, the resulting tension is palpable.

For an indie endeavor, production values are sharp. Gorgeous lighting makes the kills especially cinematic (believe me, even if you don't fancy all that gore, you're going to want to stick around for the final kill). The creature design is especially impressive-a combination of practical horror and CG embellishments. The result? Something that looks unique and familiar at the same time.

If you dig this short, be sure to check out the previous films in the Bloody Cuts anthology, especially Suckablood, a short horror fairy tale that did gangbusters online.

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When it comes to horror films, I'll be the first to admit I'm no connoisseur. Blood and guts usually get me all squeamish. So, a horror short has to be pretty damn good to get my recommendation. Well, fortunately, Don't Move is damn good.

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Are you prepared to watch a horror short film that is based on true events! Get ready because Sea Devil, will want you to pray it was a fiction film. Watching a horror movie based on the ocean is scary enough, I hope you like this next film! Sea Devil is about a Cuban father and his daughter helping a fisherman chores. I think this short film is very important to see because it deals with a common topic the world is still dealing with.  And that is immigration. The father and daughter are immigrants and the fisherman agrees if they help him with his fish work, they can enter the states. It's rare to see a horror film that has to do with immigration. Sea Devil really captures the hard work immigrants have to go through to become residents in the states. Besides the immigration issue, this film is very entertaining to watch because of the mysterious person who got dragged on the boat by the fisherman. And his secret will take a twist, you will be in fear!

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Five hundred years ago Leonardo Da Vinci said that "simplicity is the ultimate sophistication." Simplicity also defines horror, arguably the most difficult cinematic genre. All great horror is rooted in the concept of the chase, which requires three basic ingredients: a unique protagonist, a terrifying antagonist, and immaculate filmmaking craft. Pull off one or two of these elements and you've got a smash like It Follows. Hit all three and you've got a masterpiece like Halloween or The Thing. While tantalizingly brief, Sea Devil shows all the promise of the latter.

In this startlingly effective horror short, a traditional immigrant story is upended by the arrival of a strange and unexpected guest.

At just under nine minutes including titles, Sea Devil knows how to tell a story that moves. Co-directors Brett Potter and Dean C. Marcial make full use of dramatic irony to wind the audience around their fingers. Vide the remarkably clever choice to subtitle the sea-man's dialogue, which only the audience, not the characters, can understand. Pair it with a series of shimmering POVs and you've got some grating cinematic tension.

Equally effective is the film's aesthetic design: immaculate photography, great casting, and clever music are accompanied by expertly crafted sound. Note the first time our sea-man is pulled onto the boat: subtle reggae music offscreen is accompanied by a light, haunting drone. It's a perfect sonic no-man's-land between the ordinary world and the terrifying one to come.

Michael Haneke has said that what we can hear is far more terrifying than anything we can see, but actor Moise Brutus, who plays the sea-man, gives him a run for his money. He exudes a perfect sense of strangeness, detachment and curiosity, which only adds to the sense of impending doom.

This expert craft didn't come overnight: Potter is already an established producer, with credits on features like Martha Marcy May Marlene, as well as several Sundance shorts, including 2014's Jury Prize winner Yearbook. His co-director Marcial is a working editor, with credits including the feature Big Significant Things (SXSW 2014), documentary Fishtail (Tribeca 2014), and Sundance short .Currently the pair are working on a true crime documentary project in search of the occult and uncanny in the American midwest.

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Sea Devil | Short film by Brett Potter and Dean C. Marcial

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Five hundred years ago Leonardo Da Vinci said that "simplicity is the ultimate sophistication." Simplicity also defines horror, arguably the most difficult cinematic genre. All great horror is rooted in the concept of the chase, which requires three basic ingredients: a unique protagonist, a terrifying antagonist, and immaculate filmmaking craft.

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Horror films can be in any language. Sometimes a foreign horror film is much scarier than an American horror. That is why I am including this 5 minute film. Directed by Alfonso Garcia, Boca del Leon deals with demonic rituals, possession, and family. All of those themes must have you in fear already! Here, the film has the same cinematography such as Paranormal Activity, Grave Encounters 2, and the Blair Witch project. I believe the way they captured this film, will have you scared down your spine. I have to say the story will keep you on the edge, because of the father's obsession of the dead, as his daughter tries to help him escape the supernatural phenomenon. This film will make you wonder if people in actual life have a serious obsession with the dead! Keep in mind, they based this film on real Vatican Exorcisms Manuel, and this film delivered it really well. An iPhone recorded this "found footage" film 4, and that shows how much technology has affected human lives because they use it for short horror films.

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Films like The Blair Witch Project, REC and Paranormal Activity have made the "found-footage" horror film a popular and trusted format in the world of feature films in recent years. Although the translation to the short format hasn't quite taken-off yet, it feels like it's only a matter of time and director Alfonso Garcia is here to give it a gentle shove in the right direction. Although his 5-minute horror La Boca del León (The Lion´s Mouth) doesn't claim to have an elaborate backstory to try to convince viewers of its "authenticity", its iPhone photography does give it that amateur feel needed to make the format successful.

Created specifically for the Phonetastic section of the Sitges International festival, which only accept shorts recorded with smarthphones, La Boca del León declares itself a film about 'the first exorcism by phone'. Garcia introduces us to his protagonist Mr. Montalvo in a Blair Witch style close up, as this troubled man desperately pleads for help to an unidentified person at the other end of the phone. Events quickly spiral out of control as the voice at the end of the line tries to save this haunted soul and we watch the action unfurl through the lens of Mr. Montalvo's mobile. Inspired by research the director carried out with writer Vincent Blonde into real-life telephone exorcisms, Garcia and his team not only found a clever and relevant way to utilise a smartphone in their production, but also managed to provide a thought-provoking statement on how technology is now evading every aspect of life. Shooting entirely with a phone did lead to problems during production though, with the filmmaker admitting the device had such difficulties with overheating, they often had to put it in a freezer to cool down.

Like most of the best horror films, the tension comes from events happening off screen and although Garcia's short lacks the jumps you might expect to find in a film of this kind, the atmosphere and tone is well-judged and well-executed. Whilst we could easily dissect elements of Garcia's production for its faults, instead we've chosen to focus on the story and relevance of La Boca del León and why we think it's an interesting exercise in the short horror format. Sure, the short may borrow a lot from fellow Spanish horror REC, but in the world of horror shorts its approach and narrative feels inventive and more importantly, successful. Horror has always felt like the genre that should succeed more often in the short film arena. With restricted budgets and compromised aesthetics actually adding to the impact of its feature-length companion, it's a surprise to see these limitations not turned into positives more often in bite-sized horror's.

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La Boca del León by Alfonso Garcia | Horror Short Film

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Films like The Blair Witch Project, REC and Paranormal Activity have made the "found-footage" horror film a popular and trusted format in the world of feature films in recent years. Although the translation to the short format hasn't quite taken-off yet, it feels like it's only a matter of time and director Alfonso Garcia is here to give it a gentle shove in the right direction.

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Just when you think you've seen it all horror, we're diving into the short film The Crossing, written by Arseny Syuhin, a Russian director, who got inspired by John Carpenter movies. The Crossing, has some elements that I find very interesting to see. For example, the main character is walking alone at night in a pretty big city. I think that is common fear you feel because anything could happen when you walk alone, and you just want to get to your destination safe and sound. As you watch this film, you feel anxiety for this lady because she seems lost and struggling to find a place to go. But something spine-chilling happens when she goes to the underground subway station. The way the film is shown, causes you to be frighten because it is not like the typical gory, demon-possessed film. There is not much to take from this film, other than the brilliant fast-paced Russian horror short film, will have you question what is the thing she saw on the subway station?

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Inspired by the early films of John Carpenter and a particularly unnerving underpass the director walked through on his way to work, The Crossing is a Russian Horror with some impressive FX work and a haunting premise. Set in a subway late at night, Arseny Syuhin's 7-minute short takes a recognisable, ubiquitous setting and toys with the fears we've all probably experienced using it, by making it the home of a blood-thirsty creature.

Shot in a real underpass over three nights, with the help of a Blackmagic camera, tripod and a production crew of just three people, though The Crossing features many tropes of the genre, this certainly doesn't make it any less effective in the scares department.

Gripping and atmospheric throughout, though you know Syuhin's film just isn't going to end well, as a viewer it's still unsettling, edge-of-your-seat stuff and if you're anything like me, you'll soon find yourself shouting words of advice ("LEAVE THE PHONE...LEAVE THE F*CKING PHONE!!") to its hapless heroine.

Looking to introduce a new audience to the world of Russian horror, Syuhin is now working on what he describes as "several short exciting action films", along with continuing to work as a 'professional trailer editor'.

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The Crossing by Arseny Syuhin | Russian Horror Short Film

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Inspired by the early films of John Carpenter and a particularly unnerving underpass the director walked through on his way to work, The Crossing is a Russian Horror with some impressive FX work and a haunting premise.

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Even if you aren't into horror films, consider watching Abe! The creative director Rob McLellan delivers Abe, a terrifying, psychological that's satisfyingly for horror and robot fans! about a robot describing human lives as useless. But what is so thrilling about this film is the slow-burn insight you feel from the robot as he tells the girl he kidnapped a story. The way the film shows an emotional robot is something rare to see in a short horror film. Because he accepted the fact that he was programmed differently, Abe, tries to find ways for a human to love him back. The film focuses on visual aspects, the film crew did an excellent job making the robot seem so lifelike. You understand why the director wanted to have a robot in a horror film, because it shows how technology is advanced enough to have a robot deal with emotions. When in reality, it is common that robots might take over human lives.

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Often, as our old friend Kirby Ferguson might argue, creativity is not the act of making something new whole cloth, but combining familiar elements in new ways. That's what Rob McLellan accomplishes with ABE, taking the genre of VFX sci-fi teaser, and porting it into a torture-porn, horror framework.

A misguided soul, ABE is a futuristic robot struggling with unexpected feelings. Abandoned by those he loved, he channels his confusion and loss into "fixing" the fleshy humans he encounters.

The result, is remarkably enough, an actor's film-defined by an extended monologue. What is remarkable of course is that the main actor is entirely animated. This isn't unusual on a Hollywood level, but it is on the shorts scene. Films like this, and are showing that CG expressiveness is coming a long way however.

By marrying two genres that make Hollywood execs melt, the news this August came as no surprise- MGM is working to create ABE into a feature film. If you pay attention to these things, you'll see a familiar name in Steve Tzirlin producing, he also is shepherding a feature from director Wes Ball, as well as the adaptation, both through Fox. It was from Tzirlin tip that McLellan first came to our attention, for the ambitious, if flawed That film put the British VFX filmmaker on the map, securing him a manager and agent. By the time ABE was ready for the internet, all the pieces were in place to take the jump. Congrats to Rob, and enjoy a serial-killing robot, to go along with a psycho-dad and Zombies! as part of our Halloween week of scares.

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ABE by @Rob_Mc1e11an | Sci-Fi VFX Short Film

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Often, as our old friend Kirby Ferguson might argue, creativity is not the act of making something new whole cloth, but combining familiar elements in new ways. That's what Rob McLellan accomplishes with ABE, taking the genre of VFX sci-fi teaser, and porting it into a torture-porn, horror framework.

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If you enjoy watching The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, there is a reason to watch the next film! Watch this, as it might spook you to cause FEAR! Behold The Noose, is a horror short film about a county sheriff inspecting a house that might be a lead to  the missing person case. But the sheriff got himself into the creepiest places ever. This film, is another aspect of fear, because it is about a haunted house filled with mean spirits.
The film is a bit slow-paced but it is definitely worth the ghastly wait! The similarity between the person "behind the noose", was obviously inspired by Leatherface. There is a reason why I hope my audience can sense fear while watching Behind The Noose, because they need to stay out of the woods in the dark. The style of this film, is using less dialogue to create the skin-crawling atmosphere when the police officer searches in the pitch black night.

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Visually and tonally inspired by True Detective, The Walking Dead and the cult feature-length horror The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Behold the Noose is a 9-minute fear-ridden journey into deepest, darkest Texas. Brimming with tension, this short, co-written by Sheldon R. Chick & Jamie Ryan Scott Brooks, follows Deputy Harris on an eerie mission to discover the whereabouts of a missing girl.

Inspired to create the narrative for Behold the Noose after being invited by a friend who runs one the largest haunted park attractions in the country to use it as a location. Director Brooks describes the process of making the film as a "creative outlet" after working on numerous commercial/corporate projects. Although, as the filmmaker puts it, he's "not crazy into the horror genre", with their location acting as such a huge asset in production Brooks and his co-writer put their heads together and came up with the script for Behold the Noose.

Shot in just 24 hours on the Blackmagic 4k Production Camera, the crew set themselves quite an arduous and challenging task in completing filming in such a limited time. Admitting that these time restrictions meant creative compromises had to take place, director Brooks revealed to Short of the Week that he still had high aims for his short - "With little to no budget and still wanting to achieve a high production value we needed to be able to get the shots needed in a very short period of time...so the idea was to use our strength in the art department and production design of Jeff Gilbreth and his team to ensure the sets were all ready to go for the day of filming. From there it was just mostly handheld and having a professional actor, Major Dodge, who can move through a lot of shots without too many takes. Huge props to him for taking such a beating, and always keeping spirits high even while be drug across the scorpion-and-spider infested trail. We limited the lighting set ups by using available light, and dropped the crane shots that were in the initial treatment."

Now in pre-production of feature-length project Bomb City, a film Brooks describes as "a true story based on the hatred and oppression of a group of punk revolutionaries in a conservative Texas town". You can find out more about their latest movie at bombcityfilm.com.

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Visually and tonally inspired by True Detective, The Walking Dead and the cult feature-length horror The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Behold the Noose is a 9-minute fear-ridden journey into deepest, darkest Texas. Brimming with tension, this short, co-written by Sheldon R.

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As you watch this film, it is creepy, and very unsettling to watch, so be WARN! Teeth sinks into a dark, haunting animation about an old man mainly focusing on his teeth and how events in his life connects with each tooth he had lost. Now that he has gotten prosthetic dentures, he does all his effort to remain with them as perfect as they can be. But what he has at stake will be later in the film. I wanted this film to be number 7 because I think horror animation creates bigger fear than any person can handle. Using sound for the actual man's teeth/mouth creates a heavy impact of the film, because it relates to the old man's obsession's with his teeth.  In life, teeth is the most precious thing you take care of in your own way. Yet, Teeth, delivers such tension that is honestly gruesome to watch, I don't think anyone would want to see this horror animated into a live-action short film. With some fantastic scares, and haunting visuals, Teeth has become a rare horror short film, no one can replace.

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The marvel of our bodies and their constituent parts is so natural that it escapes everyday examination. We're so habituated by our fine strands of hair, our ever-growing nails, and yes, our hard, enameled teeth, that we ignore that in many ways they are profoundly strange.

teeth, the new film by celebrated animation duo Daniel Gray and Tom Brown, seeks to snap us out of this comfortable obliviousness by focusing on a character with a profoundly disembodied relationship to his teeth. It's an odd premise, and its execution defies easy categorization, trending as it does towards body horror, but not rising to a level of being truly scary. Instead, through its focused visuals, solemn voice over, and unnerving sound design, the film opts for a tone of psychological discomfiture through the chronicling of a life of peculiar preoccupation that culminates in actions that are truly upsetting.

While Brown is based in NYC and Gray in Hungary, the duo met and began their partnership in animation school in the UK, and the film goes forth in a manner that I associate as British, propulsed as it by the voice over of a gravelly veteran actor ( Richard E. Grant) and in an economical sweep, covering the life of lonely man's obsession. The visuals are a delight, employing a painterly palette of muted colors punctuated often by the color red for bold contrast. The style, an evolution of their previous film, builds off of that effort, yet is expanded by years of commercial experience. That experience did not in any way streamline the effort of making the film though as Brown, quoted in a piece on the film in notes that the visual aesthetic is "...not a commercial style we could ever use because it took me three years just to color it in."

Sound Design does not get called out much for recognition on this site, but Antfood, a favored studio of the animation set, is prominently listed in press materials for the film, and rightfully so. Sound is a vital aspect of teeth -with its preponderance of tightly framed shots, visually the film is almost claustrophobic in its narrow focus (mirroring the obsession of its main character), but the sound design both expands and amplifies the films themes, punctuating the body horror that is implicit in the premise via a delightfully organic mix of gurgling swallows and uneasy scrapings underlined by burbling, unsettling, bass.

This attention to detail in all aspects of the film is obvious, and underline what a labor of love it was for its principals, who confide that, from ideation to completion, the process took almost 8 years. With that in mind, the gratification received from film's reception must have been immense, as the film premiered at Sundance, was awarded a Special Recognition honor from SXSW, and also received Best Animation at the British Animation Awards. The duo continue their commercial careers under their Holbrooks banner, but we hope that the arduous experience has not exhausted them from pursuing their filmmaking further. Knowing these talented gents as we do however, I expect we'll continue to see exciting artistic work from them in the future.

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Teeth by Daniel Gray & Tom C J Brown | Horror Short Film

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The marvel of our bodies and their constituent parts is so natural that it escapes everyday examination. We're so habituated by our fine strands of hair, our ever-growing nails, and yes, our hard, enameled teeth, that we ignore that in many ways they are profoundly strange.

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We all know reality is more terrifying than fiction. Tell, is the perfect short film possible to reflect in real life. Tell, is about a man who wants to hide his sins he committed, but his guilt gets in his way. This movie deals with murder, and the major character Taylor's mind as he becomes a little insane after committing his sin. This horror film is character-driven without the use of humor, heavy action, special effects. Considering this film was made on a low budget, the director, Ryan Connolly shot the film in beautiful angles that made the scene more intensifying as the editing is spot on clean. The storytelling was captivating because the character's motive created heavy suspense as you watch you will be on the edge of your seat. This film, personally, will make you anxious for some scenes, because every scene is unpredictable, you'll be shaking in fear!

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Ladies and Gentleman, the game is changing. A few years ago, a movie like Ryan Connolly''s Tell never would have a found an online audience-at least not immediately. After all, a low-budget, 32 minute suspense-driven horror film streamed on YouTube doesn't exactly scream internet success. But one day, thousands of youtube views, and hundreds of comments later, it's clear that the type of content we are watching online is no longer restricted to cat videos and roller skating chimpanzees. Bloody, psychological suspense thrillers are now fair game.

Tell's road to completion is a long and interesting one. Connolly is the host of Film Riot and Film State, two popular internet shows produced by Revision3.com (which was recently purchased by Discovery Communications). And, like Dan Trachtenberg before him, Connolly has managed to develop a unique internet niche-a podcast following that eventually led to the release of more substantive cinematic content. In Film Riot, Connolly details low budget techniques for the amateur filmmaker, and Tell seems like a natural culmination of his bi-weekly online film school-a long form extension of the tips and tricks he advocates.

But none of that background would hold much weight if the movie wasn't very good. Fortunately, it is. It's damn good: a gripping Poe-inspired suspense/horror film filled with striking camera movements and strong cinematography. At 32 minutes, Tell isn't your usual internet fare, but for some reason, that's refreshing. Throughout its prolonged development, Connolly never altered his vision. This is the narrative he set out to make, and he never let free internet distribution change his path. And, while I don't necessarily think the lengthy run time is completely justified, the film features several sequences that are pitch-perfect in their pacing. A long-take in the first few minutes of the movie is an especially notable accomplishment, a combination of craft and suspense to make Alfonso Cuarón jealous.

Connolly's do-it-yourself pragmatism is evident with almost every aspect the film: a single, readily available location, a small cast, no showy special effects. It's the amateur filmmakers handbook played to perfection, relying on classic methods of suspense to grip the audience-the kind of flick where you cover your eyes with your hands, but still peek through the gaps of your fingers. Connolly specifically chose to shoot the film on an HDV camera with a letus 35mm adapter as opposed to a big sensor DSLR in order to capture the grain of old-school horror movies. It works. The mood of the film is precise; the cinematography and color grading are both technical high points. Contributing to the overall mood is the film's score, a fantastically eerie soundtrack from UK based composer, Daniel James. Upon completion of the project, it took Connolly 6 months to locate and finalize his post audio team. The wait was worth it.

Tell 's road from conception to your computer monitor has been a very public one. On Film Riot, Connolly has been very open about the entire filmmaking experience, providing several behind the scenes vignettes detailing both the production and post-production process. Instead of making his creative journey a private one, meant to only be shared with his small crew, it has become the shared story of thousands. This sense of community places the film in a very unique place-an arena where exclusive festivals have been replaced by a social environment. And, while it's true that not every filmmaker is going to have the same sort of built-in following, it's promising to think that a standard festival run is no longer a requirement to get noticed. Ryan's show is about giving filmmaking tips to the average Joe, so it's fitting he would release his movie on a platform where he/she can watch.

Tell isn't perfect: I have issues with the performances of all the female actresses and I wish there was more character development for a 32 minute piece, but as a work of suspense this is something special. It's gripping, visceral, and very well shot. Has Ryan Connolly pioneered a new approach to cinematic creation on the web? I guess only time will Tell.

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Ladies and Gentleman, the game is changing. A few years ago, a movie like Ryan Connolly''s Tell never would have a found an online audience-at least not immediately. After all, a low-budget, 32 minute suspense-driven horror film streamed on YouTube doesn't exactly scream internet success.

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I want to do a Question and Answer post for the film Tell, and the director, Ryan Connolly. The reason why is because this short film, does have interesting insights into a human's mind. Along with the amazing cinematography this film has captured, the excellent use of sound made Tell, give you a certain panic in your heart. The performance from the main actor, Todd Bruno certainly gives off Norman Bates vibes in his character. The way the film shows what an insane man sees will always be interesting for an audience to see because it had be on the edge of my seat. The great feeling of suspense is connected with the pace the film had. Another reason why I wanted this film to be asked questions, is because I find Tell, as an inspiration to young people who would want to be in the film industry. Although this short film was more than 30 minutes, it has the ability to make it a great horror feature film.

1) How did you get inspired to create, director, and edit the film all by yourself?
2) Is the film, Psycho's main character, Norman Bates may have you inspired to write the main character Taylor?
3) Did you do any research on human psychology when you wrote the screenplay? Watching the character, Taylor unleash rage out of nowhere, definitely seemed real?
4) Did you find any challenges when you wrote the screenplay?
5) What movies have inspired you to want to start writing screenplays?
6) What type of challenges do you find yourself in when you are working with a low budget for your short film, if any?

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The awards are here for the Fright World Short Film Festival! While I admit, all short films were very entertain to get scared of. I have to choose my favorite one, and that is Tell! I might have repeated myself already, but I really enjoyed the acting and the sounds used for this film so much. It reminded me so much of the film, Psycho, how it captured a sinister It was a 10/10, definitely worth the  praise.

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For my "Fright World" film festival, my primary goal was to show the audience different aspects of horror. I wanted to create a festival that would help people have some fear in them in my shared horror short films. Because I believe during this time, there is no horror movie coming out that will have you jump. So I posted many horror short films that show any range of horror that will cause fear in yourself. I wanted to get each category of horror I can find here some that might happen in actual life, or just plain crazy to believe if it would come true. I created this festival because I saw there aren't enough horror films being talked about in the media. And I enjoy scaring myself as I watch many horror films in my life. I decided we should appreciate more short films, and who will? You! I hope you enjoyed this experience and thank you again for taking the time to view my short film festival!