{"id":33935,"date":"2020-10-15T14:31:41","date_gmt":"2020-10-15T18:31:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/?p=33935"},"modified":"2020-10-15T14:31:41","modified_gmt":"2020-10-15T18:31:41","slug":"shorts-round-up-of-the-week-october-terrors-part-ii-the-sequel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/2020\/10\/15\/shorts-round-up-of-the-week-october-terrors-part-ii-the-sequel\/","title":{"rendered":"Shorts Round Up of the Week: October Terrors, Part II: The Sequel"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/The-Mannequin-still.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-33936\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/The-Mannequin-still.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"630\" height=\"371\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/The-Mannequin-still.jpg 630w, https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/The-Mannequin-still-300x177.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/The-Mannequin-still-2x1.jpg 2w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px\" \/><\/a>Halfway through October already? I wish we could have a few more days to revel in the holiday, but alas. With our festivities in full swing, I checked out more short horror films for your Halloween viewing pleasure! Have a safe, fun Halloween, all.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Warning:<\/strong> Some of the reviews include the short films, while others are just the teaser.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>If you\u2019d like to submit your short film for review consideration, submissions are always opened to filmmakers and producers.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/uNfMHiNu18Y\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/center><strong>The Erl King (2019)<\/strong><br \/>\nThere\u2019s so much to completely process with Director Callum Windsor\u2019s \u201cThe Erl King\u201d that in the end I felt like it could have stood to add an hour or so more for things to make sense. While healthy ambiguity is great, \u201cThe Erl King\u201d feels sadly under developed and feels painfully niche. I\u2019ve never read \u201cThe Erl King,\u201d the poem by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, so I was completely oblivious to what the mythology entailed and whether or not the Elf King was a force of good or evil. In either case, \u201cThe Erl King\u201d has some palpable tension, but garners some anemic pacing, and lackluster turns from the cast. It\u2019s not something I\u2019d recommend, but I\u2019d love to see a movie that opens up this legend more thoroughly to create a better sense of dread.<\/p>\n<p><center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/e0bV1tNkVK4\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/center><strong>The Mannequin (2019)<\/strong><br \/>\nThere\u2019s a lot to unwrap with \u201cThe Mannequin\u201d as it\u2019s a movie that mostly relies on ambiguity. At four minutes it doesn\u2019t offer a lot of explanation on what is going on, but it does work as a great play on anxiety. Alexia Zahedi plays Alexia, a young woman home alone, waiting for boyfriend, who is convinced his mannequin is stalking her around the house. Without a single word of dialogue, \u201cThe Mannequin\u201d is a pretty tight horror short that excels thanks to the great sound mixing by Fabrice Valsin. While it could definitely have used more time for build up, it\u2019s a solid, spooky short.<\/p>\n<p><center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/yugTdirq1Zo\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/center><strong>TiCK (2019)<\/strong><br \/>\nDirector and writer Ashlea Wessel\u2019s \u201cTiCK\u201d is a short film with a lot going for it, but does nothing with its run time. Working more as a proof of concept than a short film, \u201cTiCK\u201d is sent in a post-pandemic society, when a young vampire in hiding is forced to make a stand when confronted by the oppressive regime that\u2019s kidnapped and enslaved her family. There are a lot of interesting concepts presented within the run time of \u201cTiCK\u201d including a task force hunting vampires, and the more sympathetic protagonists being people of color. Wessel offers a hint at a great feature film that mixes vampires and science fiction, which works to the detriment of the short. It\u2019s a good short, but just feels like a prologue to a larger scope film that never comes, which is why I never really felt as if I was watching a short form film more than a pitch.<\/p>\n<p><center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/WK0oO-BuStA\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/center><strong>Tingle Monsters (2019)<\/strong><br \/>\nAlexandra Serio\u2019s short horror film is a wonderful and sadly true to life representation of the perils women (can and often do) face on the internet. It\u2019s not just a creepy short, but one that also explores an all too common concept of men placing ownership on female web personalities. An ASMR vlogger returns from a long hiatus after an incident involving a fan, and comes back on to a live stream to entertain her audience.<\/p>\n<p>But things turn absolutely horrifying when an unseen intruder makes himself seen on her web camera. Serio\u2019s film is skillfully directed and created as it delves in to biting tension dependent on whispers and soft motions that indicate a unique concept of terror unfolding before our eyes. Along with the brilliant sound design, star (also director and writer) Serio\u2019s performance is stellar. I highly recommend it, especially in a year where \u201cInvisible Man\u201d clicked with so many horror fans.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Halfway through October already? I wish we could have a few more days to revel in the holiday, but alas. With our festivities in full swing, I checked out more short horror films for your Halloween viewing pleasure! Have a safe, fun Halloween, all. 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