Short Round: The Halloween Special, tricks and treats aplenty

November 12, 2019.Reading time 2 minutes.

When you’re a horror fan everyday is Halloween, so I feel that it’s appropriate to share with you ANTIMITY’s latest short film The Halloween Special, which happens to be their longest yet. If you’re a regular visitor to TMR, then you’ve no doubt seen some of Larry Alan’s short films by now. He and the ANTIMITY […]

Short Round: Wandering Soul, lost and forgotten

October 21, 2019.Reading time 1 minute.

Directed by Josh Tanner, his latest short film Wandering Soul was inspired by a truly bizarre real-life story surrounding the Vietnam War. What immediately stood out to me about Tanner’s short was how stunning it looks—while a majority of the film takes place underground, it’s full of beautiful and terribly haunting visuals that bring its […]

Short Round: Icky Boy, the things we do for love

June 22, 2019.Reading time 1 minute.

By now the folks over at ANTIMITY need no introduction from me—a handful of their fantastic short films have already been featured on TMR—so I’m going to let their latest creation do most of the talking. Entitled Icky Boy—that should tell you everything you need to know—director Larry Alan explores obsession and the ways in which […]

Short Round: Polaroid, picture death

May 27, 2019.Reading time 1 minute.

With Lars Klevberg’s Child’s Play re-imagining hitting theaters in just a few weeks, I thought now would be a great time to showcase the short film that put his name on the map—Polaroid. It hits all the genre notes you would expect from a haunted house yarn, only this one is centered around a demon-spawning […]

Short Round: Itch, think happy thoughts

April 16, 2019.Reading time 1 minute.

If you’re a regular around these parts then you’re certainly no stranger to the work of Larry Alan and his new venture into short-form horror—check out Hands and Popcorn if you missed ’em. His latest short film, Itch, blends horror and humor into an appropriately skin-crawling atmosphere that will have you scratching for more. Like […]

Short Round: How To Be Alone, it destroys everything

April 2, 2019.Reading time 1 minute.

Stranger Things writer Kate Trefry chose to make her directorial debut with the gloriously trippy How To Be Alone, a short film that delves into the darkest corners of the mind. Trefry clearly has a future in directing—this thing is vibrant with stunning shots, unsettling atmosphere, and sharp dialog that cuts through each scene like […]