Short film Archives - MOVIES & MANIA

THE LOOMING A24 backed feature version of “terrifying yet beautiful” short

The Looming is a forthcoming horror film about an old man who hears strange noises at home but nobody believes him. The movie is a feature-length adaptation of the short …

FRIDAY THE 13TH: HALLOWEEN NIGHT (1994) Reviews of fan-made short

Friday the 13th: Halloween Night is a 1994 American shot-on-video short film written and directed by Chris Seaver (Mulva: Zombie Ass Kicker!, Filthy McNasty and its sequels, Terror at Blood Fart Lake, Hi-8 and …

THE MAD DOCTOR (1933) Animated short

The Mad Doctor is a Mickey Mouse cartoon released in 1933. The short’s horror overtones made it unusual for a Mickey Mouse cartoon. Some theaters refused to show it, believing it to be too scary for …

THE BLACK IMP aka LE DIABLE NOIR (1905) Overview

Le Diable noir (The Black Imp) is a 1905 silent short film by Georges Méliès. Méliès was a pioneer of the horror film, special effects and of cinema in general – …

THE X-RAY FIEND (1897) Overview

There will always arguments about what the first horror film is – some would claim it to be L’Arrivée d’un train en gare de La Ciotat, which – according to urban …

MISS FRANKENSTEIN R. I. P. – Short glamour film

Review: A “lonely castle” is the suitably atmospheric setting of this horror themed 8mm glamour film from the late 1960s. The castle is home to an equally lonely hunchback, who …