Horror in Short: Candy Directed by Sage Hall Starring: Sage Hall, Jesse Kozel, Jenny Beres Runtime: 8:09 Review by Marc Patterson This past week I got to sit down to view a retro-flavored horror comedy that runs in the vein of John Waters’ Serial Mom meets Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho. The story is centered on eccentric [...]

Night of the Punks (2010) Directed by Dan Riesser Review by Marc Patterson A little while back I tossed out an screening announcement for Dan Riesser’s twenty minute short Night of the Punks, but it didn’t dawn on me to review the damn thing for my Horror In Short feature. I loved the film, so [...]

Simone (2010) Runtime: 16:50 Directed by: Joops Fragale Written by: Frazer Lee Cast: Jennifer Ward, Erin Nicole Cline I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again – short films are some of my favorites. The longer I’ve been reviewing films the less tolerance I seem to have for films filled with fluff for the [...]

by Marc Patterson Sometimes good timing is everything. Morning cup o’ joe in hand I log on to the ol’ interwebs and find that not but a half hour ago Drew Daywalt has posted his newest short to the web. Happy Thursday to me! If you’re not familiar with Drew Daywalt, there’s no better time [...]

Enter the Dark Dir: Todd Miro Review by Marc Patterson What do you get when you put a couple of guys in a haunted suburban house full of demonic beings, possessed children’s toys, and a couple of handheld cameras? Well, if you’re Todd Miro you get Enter the Dark, a 17 minute short film that [...]

by Marc Patterson A little over a year ago we provided a review of Adam Wingard’s pill popping, psychotropic nightmare Pop Skull. (You can read that review here). Since then Adam’s been busy at work with a variety of projects. One of those is a series of short films known as “Forgot My Meds”. These [...]

Contact (2010) Directed By: Jeremiah Kipp Cast: Zoe Daelman Chianda, Robb Leigh Davis, Katherine O’Sullivan, Danny Lopes & Alan Rowe Kelly Review By: Annie Riordan A story – whether it’s the printed word or the cinematic adaptation – should make you feel something. Even if it’s not what the fiilmmakers originally intended, a well told [...]

by Marc Patterson If you don’t know the name Jason Bognacki I wouldn’t blame you, but I do hope to change that. Back in January I posted a short review of Loma Lynda: The Red Door, a sixteen minute short film which was a stunning and surreal descent into madness. Of that film I said [...]

by Marc Patterson We just learned of a new short horror film that has peaked our interest. The film is called Off Season and is not to be confused with the Jack Ketchum book of the same name. In this film a nameless alcoholic transient, portrayed by Bill Sage (Third Watch, American Psycho) burglarizes lakeside [...]

by Marc Patterson Adding to our growing collection of short films is Connected, a new sci-fi western film coming at us from Denmark, and is set in a post-apocalyptic wasteland. As with most westerns the element of survival in harsh environments comes into play, but not just survival against the elements. You also have to [...]

by Marc Patterson I was just chatting with the hip horror chick Paula Haifley of Hey Flea Productions, who will be showing her short film Monster Movie Insurance this weekend at the Ghouls on Film Women in Horror Recognition fest at Birmingham’s Custard Factory (get details on the fest here)  As mentioned in Ben’s post, [...]

by Marc Patterson Well – our first Horror In Short round-up was so popular that I already had a slew of films lined up to bring you for a second round. Matter of fact I had an entirely different film planned to bring to you today, but Drew Daywalt, who we just recently spoke to [...]

Mark Macready and the Archangel Murders (2009) Release Date: TBD Directed By: Sean Candon Cast: Ryan McDermott, Paul Feeney, Charlotte Fellows, Alex James & Paul Newberry Runtime: 32 minutes Review By: Annie Riordan Mark Macready is a paranormal cop. A cool cat that won’t cop out when danger is about. That’s right, he’s one bad [...]

by Marc Patterson, Managing Editor We know there are a ton of horror filmmakers out there and BrutalAsHell.com wants to hear from you. This past week I had a great time posting a handful of short horror films in our newly minted ‘Horror In Short’ film fest. Whether it was being able to post a [...]

Loma Lynda: The Red Door Dir: Jason Bognacki Cast: David Fine, Iglesias Estefania, Runtime: 16 Minutes/35 Minutes (Two Versions) Reviewed by: Marc Patterson I’m going to come out and say this up front. Loma Lynda: The Red Door is hands-down my favorite pick for this round up. Director Jason Bognacki encapsulates the glamorous high fashion [...]

by Marc Patterson Well sonovabeotch! It’s day three of our our Horror In Short film fest. Yesterday we highlighted Terrence Kelsey’s paranormal gore-filled horror (Spek.ter), and Monday we kicked the whole shebang off with a little bit of zombie nu-grindhouse called They Shall Pay With Rivers of Blood. Well, it’s Wednesday and we have another [...]

(spek.ter) (2008) Runtime: 14 minutes Directed by Terrence Kelsey Reviewed by Marc Patterson It’s day two of our “Horror In Short” Film Fest and today we’re featuring a taut psychological horror entitled (spek.ter) from an upcoming director, Terrence Kelsey. (spek.ter), a fancy play on words (or is that word – singular?), unfortunately can’t be shown [...]