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28 Horror Short Films Ready To Give You Nightmares Right Now

Watch these sordid short-form slices of horror cinema right now...if you dare.

Ken W. Hanley

BuzzFeed Contributor

We all might not have enough hours in every day, but there's nothing like carving out some time for a scary movie.

But if you're short on time and can't quite watch the latest Scream  or Candyman , these 28 horror shorts should do the trick. Just be careful what you wish for, as some of these flicks are bloody, shocking, and definitely NSFW...

1. One Last Dive (dir. Jason Eisener)

From Hobo With a Shotgun director Jason Eisener, this bite-sized horror short is bound to linger with you far after it comes to its chilling conclusion.

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From Hobo With a Shotgun  director Jason Eisener, this bite-sized horror short is bound to linger with you far after it comes to its chilling conclusion.

2. Shi (dir. Pablo Absento)

Though she recently made headlines with her upcoming feature film Bloat with Gotham star Ben McKenzie and Unfriended producer Timur Bekmambetov, filmmaker Pablo Absento turned many heads with this eerie J-horror ghost story.

Though she recently made headlines with her upcoming feature film Bloat  with Gotham  star Ben McKenzie and Unfriended  producer Timur Bekmambetov, filmmaker Pablo Absento turned many heads with this eerie J-horror ghost story .

3. We Summoned a Demon (dir. Chris McInroy)

Chris McInroy has quickly established himself as a master of short-form horror-comedy, including his splattery shorts Death Metal, Bad Guy #2, and the aptly titled We Summoned a Demon.

Chris McInroy has quickly established himself as a master of short-form horror-comedy, including his splattery shorts Death Metal , Bad Guy #2 , and the aptly titled We Summoned a Demon .

4. Firebase (dir. Neill Blomkamp)

Screenshot from "Firebase"

Neill Blomkamp may best be known for District 9  and Elysium , but he returned to his short-film roots with this explosive and terrifying horror short set during the Vietnam War.

This bloody short is too NSFW to stream on site, but you can watch it here .

5. Teaching Jake About the Camcorder, Jan ‘97 (dir. Brian David Gilbert & Karen Han)

Brian David Gilbert's public transformation from Polygon video creator and musician to online horror short wunderkind has been incredible to watch, especially with such deeply unnerving and oddly emotional films as the one above.

Brian David Gilbert's public transformation from Polygon video creator and musician to online horror short wunderkind has been incredible to watch, especially with such deeply unnerving and oddly emotional films as the one above.

6. Still (dir. Oliver Park)

Director Oliver Park plays with expectations in an exceptionally scary fashion with this suspenseful short film.

Director Oliver Park plays with expectations in an exceptionally scary fashion with this suspenseful short film.

7. Dead Hearts (dir. Stephen W. Martin)

Filmmaker Stephen W. Martin channels Tim Burton with this macabre yet charming slice of genre heaven.

Filmmaker Stephen W. Martin channels Tim Burton with this macabre yet charming slice of genre heaven.

8. House Call (dir. Graham Denman)

Sean Keller and Ruben Pla in "House Call"

In this twisty and darkly funny horror story, a dentist is bothered in the night by a crazed and armed intruder, only to find out that the gun in his face is the least of his worries.

You can watch House Call  in all of its gruesome glory here .

9. The Cat With Hands (dir. Robert Morgan)

A personal favorite of horror icon Guillermo del Toro, this animated/live-action hybrid is just as cheeky as it is creepy.

A personal favorite of horror icon Guillermo del Toro , this animated/live-action hybrid is just as cheeky as it is creepy.

10. Night Bus (dir. Henrietta Ashworth & Jessica Ashworth)

Loki director and executive producer Kate Herron notably advocated for this gripping ghost story, which centers around an isolated bus driver who is blindsided by a brush with the supernatural.

Loki  director and executive producer Kate Herron notably advocated for this gripping ghost story, which centers around an isolated bus driver who is blindsided by a brush with the supernatural.

11. Dead Air (dir. Matt Sullivan)

Rock 'n' roll gets more than a little frightening in this demented and stylish horror short about a radio station that accidentally summons an undead vocalist.

Rock 'n' roll gets more than a little frightening in this demented and stylish horror short about a radio station that accidentally summons an undead vocalist.

12. Malacostraca (dir. Charles Pieper)

With impressive creature work from SFX maestro Gabe Bartalos, this provocative and surreal film depicts a struggling writer whose grip on reality clashes with visions of a monstrous crustacean.

With impressive creature work from SFX maestro Gabe Bartalos, this provocative and surreal film depicts a struggling writer whose grip on reality clashes with visions of a monstrous crustacean.

13. Attic Panic (dir. David F. Sandberg)

Though he has been given the keys to the Shazam kingdom with D.C., director David F. Sandberg initially captured the imagination of horror fans worldwide with his viral horror shorts starring himself and his wife, Lotta Losten, including the goosebump-inducing Attic Panic.

Though he has been given the keys to the Shazam  kingdom with D.C., director David F. Sandberg initially captured the imagination of horror fans worldwide with his viral horror shorts starring himself and his wife, Lotta Losten, including the goosebump-inducing  Attic Panic .

14. The Stomach (dir. Ben Steiner)

The winner of Best Horror Short at Fantastic Fest, Ben Steiner's acclaimed short film about an unconventional spirit medium is subversive and gross enough to make your skin crawl in more than one way.

The winner of Best Horror Short at Fantastic Fest, Ben Steiner's acclaimed short film about an unconventional spirit medium is subversive and gross enough to make your skin crawl in more than one way.

15. Bedtime Story (dir. Lucas Paulino and Ángel Torres)

Bedtime Story is as intense as it is spooky, and with the element of surprise so key to its effectiveness, it's better to let this scary Spanish short speak for itself.

Bedtime Story  is as intense as it is spooky, and with the element of surprise so key to its effectiveness, it's better to let this scary Spanish short speak for itself.

16. Bits & Pieces (dir. Jenn Wexler)

Emerging horror filmmaker Jenn Wexler effortlessly taps into the Halloween spirit with this wicked short about competing neighbors whose secret treat recipes are to die for. 

17. The Maiden (dir. Michael Chaves)

A classic haunted house film with a sleek, modern twist, The Maiden notably led to director Michael Chaves' recruitment into New Line Cinema's Conjuring-verse with The Curse of La Llarona.

A classic haunted house film with a sleek, modern twist, The Maiden  notably led to director Michael Chaves' recruitment into New Line Cinema's Conjuring -verse with The Curse of La Llarona.

18. Opal (dir. Jack Stauber)

Jack Stauber's unnerving horror short feels right at home at Adult Swim, which rightfully put their marketing power behind this one-of-a-kind animated film.

Jack Stauber's unnerving horror short feels right at home at Adult Swim, which rightfully put their marketing power behind this one-of-a-kind animated film.

19. Rites of Vengeance (dir. Izzy Lee)

Offering her singular brand of provocative, socio-political horror, filmmaker Izzy Lee swings for the fences with this silent but effective short film.

Offering her singular brand of provocative, socio-political horror, filmmaker Izzy Lee swings for the fences with this silent but effective short film.

20. Creep (dir. Drew Daywalt and David Schneider)

Simple yet incredibly scary, Creep is the kind of short that's especially rewarding for eagle-eyed viewers who are willing to play a terrifying game of cinematic chicken with the filmmakers.

Simple yet incredibly scary, Creep  is the kind of short that's especially rewarding for eagle-eyed viewers who are willing to play a terrifying game of cinematic chicken with the filmmakers.

21. Manifold (dir. Anthony Scott Burns)

Impressive on every level, Anthony Scott Burns ( Come True, Holidays ) proved to be a filmmaker to watch with this fantastic sci-fi-tinged horror offering.

22. The Stylist (dir. Jill Gevargizian)

Later expanded into a full-length motion picture, Jill Gevargizian's bloody and shock-filled short helps redefine nightmare fuel for those who are touchy about their hair.

Later expanded into a full-length motion picture, Jill Gevargizian's bloody and shock-filled short helps redefine nightmare fuel for those who are touchy about their hair.

23. The Blue Door (dir. Paul Taylor)

Another critical darling that'll keep your skin on way too tight, it's no wonder that The Blue Door is currently under development with Steven Spielberg's Amblin Entertainment as the next potential horror heavy-hitter.

Another critical darling that'll keep your skin on way too tight, it's no wonder that  The Blue Door  is currently under development with Steven Spielberg's Amblin Entertainment as the next potential horror heavy-hitter.

24. Suicide by Sunlight (dir. Nikyatu Jusu)

Up-and-coming filmmaker Nikyatu Jusu brings her visceral vision to life in a horror short that shook audiences at the Sundance Film Festival to their core.

Up-and-coming filmmaker Nikyatu Jusu brings her visceral vision to life in a horror short that shook audiences at the Sundance Film Festival to their core.

25. Salt (dir. Rob Savage)

Rob Savage may have cemented his space in the genre landscape with his 2020 horror hit Host , but his myriad macabre short films have also scared the pants off of film festival patrons around the globe, with the Alice Lowe-led Salt being no exception.

26. Backrooms (dir. Kane Parsons)

Sixteen-year-old short film prodigy Kane Parsons shows that his talent for terror goes far beyond his years in the viral hit Backrooms.

Sixteen-year-old short film prodigy Kane Parsons shows that his talent for terror goes far beyond his years in the viral hit  Backrooms .

27. Fear Wish (dir. Zak White and Todd Spence)

Fright film collective Midnight Video is among the most solid horror channels on the web, with their heart-stopping Fear Wish being a horrifying highlight that shouldn't be missed.

Fright film collective Midnight Video is among the most solid horror channels on the web, with their heart-stopping Fear Wish  being a horrifying highlight that shouldn't be missed.

28. Slut (dir. Chloe Okuno)

Chloe Okuno's breathtaking horror short notably subverts old-school horror sensibilities to earn every gasp and scream throughout each second of its 20-minute runtime.

Chloe Okuno's breathtaking horror short notably subverts old-school horror sensibilities to earn every gasp and scream throughout each second of its 20-minute runtime.

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1. Lights Out (V) (2013)

Not Rated | 3 min | Short, Horror

When you are all alone in a small dark room, what do you fear the most? Is it the temporary blindness or is it the uneasy deep feeling that someone, or rather something, is observing your every move?

Director: David F. Sandberg | Star: Lotta Losten

Votes: 6,999

2. An Andalusian Dog (1929)

Not Rated | 16 min | Short, Fantasy, Horror

Luis Buñuel and Salvador Dalí present 16 minutes of bizarre, surreal imagery.

Director: Luis Buñuel | Stars: Pierre Batcheff , Simone Mareuil , Luis Buñuel , Pancho Cossío

Votes: 52,639

3. Rabbits (2002)

43 min | Short, Drama, Fantasy

In a nameless city deluged by continuous rain, three rabbits live with a fearful mystery.

Director: David Lynch | Stars: Scott Coffey , Rebekah Del Rio , Laura Harring , Naomi Watts

Votes: 8,052

4. Aftermath (1994)

Not Rated | 30 min | Short, Horror

A short film wherein a man working in a morgue mutilates and defiles one of the corpses.

Director: Nacho Cerdá | Stars: Pep Tosar , Jordi Tarrida , Ángel Tarris , Xevi Collellmir

Votes: 5,635

5. Within the Woods (1978)

Not Rated | 31 min | Horror, Short

While spending a weekend at a remote cabin, Bruce desecrates an Indian burial ground and becomes re-animated, making way to kill his friends.

Director: Sam Raimi | Stars: Bruce Campbell , Ellen Sandweiss , Mary Valenti , Scott Spiegel

Votes: 2,585

6. Oculus: Chapter 3 - The Man with the Plan (2006)

32 min | Short, Horror

A man sets out to prove an antique mirror is haunted.

Director: Mike Flanagan | Stars: Scott Graham , Brandyn Feldman , Joe Wicker , Matthew Reynolds

7. The Big Shave (1967)

Not Rated | 5 min | Short, Drama, Horror

In the process of shaving, a young man cuts himself. A lot.

Director: Martin Scorsese | Star: Peter Bernuth

Votes: 8,167

8. Terrifier (2011)

Not Rated | 20 min | Short, Horror

After witnessing a brutal murder on Halloween night, a young woman becomes the next target of a maniacal entity.

Director: Damien Leone | Stars: Marie Maser , Mike Giannelli , Michael Chmiel , Daniel Rodas

Votes: 2,149

9. Excision (2008)

18 min | Short, Horror

A neglected teen takes refuge in the dreams that used to haunt her and orchestrates a shocking plan to prove her worth to her disapproving parents.

Director: Richard Bates Jr. | Stars: Tessa Ferrer , Karen Tiegren , Paul Fahrenkopf , Carly Hobson

10. Hot Love (1985)

29 min | Short, Horror

Starts off like a love story with cheap camera and turns out to become something completely else.

Director: Jörg Buttgereit | Stars: Bernd Daktari Lorenz , Marion Koob-Liebing , Jörg Buttgereit , Franz Rodenkirchen

11. Don't Hug Me I'm Scared (2011 Video)

16+ | 3 min | Short, Comedy, Fantasy

Three puppets known as Red Guy, Yellow Guy and Duck learn about creativity from a talking sketchbook.

Directors: Joseph Pelling , Becky Sloan | Stars: Joseph Pelling , Becky Sloan , Baker Terry

Votes: 4,887

12. Don't Hug Me I'm Scared 2: Time (2014 Video)

16+ | 4 min | Animation, Short, Comedy

Red Guy, Yellow Guy and Duck just want to watch their show, but are interrupted by a talking clock known as Tony, who chimes in to teach them about time.

Directors: Joseph Pelling , Becky Sloan | Stars: Baker Terry , Royngtt , Joseph Pelling

Votes: 2,777

13. Don't Hug Me I'm Scared 3 (2014 Video)

16+ | 6 min | Animation, Short, Comedy

After Duck upsets Yellow Guy, a butterfly (or a little baby pigeon?) named Shrignold attempts to help him feel better by showing him the wonders of love.

Directors: Joseph Pelling , Becky Sloan | Stars: Baker Terry , Becky Sloan , Joseph Pelling , Royngtt

Votes: 2,446

14. Don't Hug Me I'm Scared 4 (2015 Video)

16+ | 5 min | Animation, Short, Comedy

After getting stumped at a board game, Red Guy, Yellow Guy and Duck would like to learn more about the world, and Colin the Computer is eager to help.

Votes: 2,350

15. Don't Hug Me I'm Scared 5 (2015 Video)

With Red Guy gone, Yellow Guy and Duck are feeling that something is wrong when a group of food starts teaching misinformation about dieting and a mysterious phone call keeps interrupting their "lesson".

Directors: Joseph Pelling , Becky Sloan | Stars: Baker Terry , Becky Sloan , Royngtt , Joseph Pelling

Votes: 2,356

16. Don't Hug Me I'm Scared 6 (2016 TV Short)

16+ | 8 min | Animation, Short, Drama

Now that Duck is gone as well, Yellow Guy is being tortured and mocked by a lamp who is trying to teach him about dreams. Meanwhile, Red Guy discovers the truth about their show.

Directors: Joseph Pelling , Becky Sloan | Stars: Baker Terry , Becky Sloan , Joseph Pelling , Kellen Goff

Votes: 2,410

17. Abe (2013)

9 min | Short, Horror, Sci-Fi

ABE is a tense, psychological horror about a robot who's looking for love in all the wrong places.

Director: Rob McLellan | Stars: Sam Hoare , Claire Huskisson , Emily Baxter

Votes: 1,515

18. Bio-Cop (2012)

5 min | Short, Action, Comedy

A fake trailer about a mutated cop who cannot die and his struggles to stop the latest designer drug.

Director: Steven Kostanski | Stars: Robert Homer , Rick Cordeiro , Marko Balaban , Jamal Alexander

19. The Chicken from Outer Space (1996)

8 min | Animation, Short, Comedy

In this pilot for Courage the Cowardly Dog (1999), Courage, the cowardly dog of an oblivious elderly couple that lives on a remote farm, must defend them from a malicious space chicken bent on conquest and its mutagenic eggs.

Director: John Dilworth | Star: Howard Hoffman

20. Killer Kart (2012)

15 min | Short, Comedy, Horror

The shopping cart. Four wheels, one basket, and tonight, for the closing crew of a small-town grocery store, a blood-splattered aluminum nightmare.

Director: James Feeney | Stars: Christine Rodriguez , Ray Bouchard , Ella Schaefer , Britt Michael Gordon

22. Maniac 2: Mr. Robbie (1986)

Not Rated | 8 min | Horror, Short

A children's television host plots murderous revenge against child abusers.

Director: Buddy Giovinazzo | Star: Joe Spinell

23. Tainted Milk (2009)

Unrated | 16 min | Animation, Short, Comedy

On the night of a Lunar Eclipse a young boy, Tommy, is informed by his dog that the devil is living inside of his mother and that it must be destroyed before its born.

Director: Jimmy ScreamerClauz | Stars: Victor Bonacore , Carlos Bonilla , Joshua Michael Greene , Ruby Larocca

24. Banana Motherfucker (2011)

Not Rated | 16 min | Short, Comedy, Horror

Six adventures go on a quest for a mystical cemetery. After disturbing the dead, they trigger an ancient curse that will destroy the entire world.

Directors: Pedro Florêncio , Fernando Alle | Stars: Mário Oliveira , Pedro Florêncio , Luís Henriques , Miguel Plantier

25. Hamster Hell (2012)

TV-MA | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy

The story of a boy who secretly keeps hamsters hidden under his bed away from his mother. Does he know the meaning of responsibility? He soon will.

Director: Lee Hardcastle

26. The Deader the Better (2005)

17 min | Short, Horror

Two men working at a cemetery have to face the horde of zombies that rise out of the ground every night.

Director: James Rolfe | Stars: David Francis , Jason Goodrich , Steven J. Klaszky , Bob Mack

27. Nutsack (2016)

44 min | Short, Horror

Set in a surreal future where everyone is on drugs and doctors are giving them out in return for body parts. The plot follows a couple (James and Mae Bell) with a deformed drug addicted ... See full summary  »

Director: James Bell | Stars: Amanda Bell , James Bell , Zach Hill , Rick Hubble

28. Give It Up (2015)

Short, Horror

Directors: Jen Soska , Sylvia Soska | Stars: Virgil Davies , Greyston Holt , Jen Soska , Sylvia Soska

29. Flora (1989)

1 min | Animation, Short, Drama

The last moments of a creature made out of fruits and vegetables.

Director: Jan Svankmajer

Votes: 1,361

30. The Last Halloween (I) (2014)

11 min | Short, Horror

Four young trick-or-treaters set out on a door-to-door adventure - making their way from house to house, collecting strange treats as they go - that could very well end up being... the Last Halloween!

Director: Marc Roussel | Stars: Ron Basch , Emily Alatalo , Angela Besharah , Julian Richings

31. Trinity of Decay (2016)

14 min | Short, Drama, Horror

Trinity of Decay is a music film for the eponymous song by the band ANDERWELT, exploring themes of emotional oppression, all through surreal and epic images. It revolves around a woman, who... See full summary  »

Director: James Florian Quinn | Stars: Heike Kotsios , Ralph Saml , Larissa Fiedler , Andreas Pilsl

32. Liquid Memories (2010)

Not Rated | 32 min | Animation, Short, Horror

On the night of a lunar eclipse a mysterious man finds a way to edit his own memories, by injecting secret fluids located in the brains of the recently deceased. While trying to erase his ... See full summary  »

Director: Jimmy ScreamerClauz | Stars: Brandon Slagle , Ruby Larocca , Linnea Quigley , Edward Bonacore

33. The Yellow Wallpaper (IV) (2011)

Unrated | 30 min | Short, Drama, Horror

Confined to a strange room in a country home in order to recover from an illness, a woman becomes obsessed by the peculiar pattern of the wallpaper and the caged figure within. However at night is when things really come alive.

Director: Stuart Hackshaw | Stars: Richard Brimblecombe , Alex Childs , Judith Eveson

34. Chainsaw Maid (2007)

7 min | Animation, Short, Action

A sexy maid equipped with a chainsaw is a family's only hope against hordes of the undead zombies.

Director: Takena Nagao

35. Chainsaw Babe (2012)

4 min | Animation, Short, Action

After an uninvited guest attacks her boyfriend, the unsuspecting hot babe is forced to fight for her life while wearing nothing but a chainsaw. This babe is gonna get dirty.

36. Chainsaw Maid 2 (2010)

4 min | Animation, Short, Horror

The ultra-violent claymation. A sexy French maid fights the living dead.

37. Bloody Excess in the Leader's Bunker (1982)

8 min | Short, Comedy, Horror

A true deconstruction of the "Führerkult".

Director: Jörg Buttgereit | Stars: Norbert Hähnel , Dorothee Bosky , Jörg Buttgereit

38. The Masks That the Monsters Wear (2011)

Unrated | Animation, Short, Horror

At the advice of a talking dog and a mysterious lady living at the bottom of a well,a deformed boy named Ralph attempts to court the girl of his dreams.

Director: Jimmy ScreamerClauz | Stars: Joey Smack , Ruby Larocca , Brandon Slagle , Edward Bonacore

39. Claycat's the Thing (2012)

TV-MA | 2 min | Animation, Short, Horror

John Carpenter's The Thing retold with claymation cats.

40. Women in Horror Month: Massive Blood Drive (2015)

12 min | Short, Horror

Directors: Chelsey Burdon , Jessica Cameron , Patricia Chica , Tamae Garateguy , Jill Gevargizian , Maude Michaud , Jimena Monteoliva , Hannah Neurotica , Gigi Saul Guerrero , Jen Soska , Sylvia Soska | Stars: Jacqueline Breakwell , Steve Brewster , Virgil Davies , Katie Eleanor Dawson

41. There's Something in the Attic (2014)

2 min | Short, Horror

A woman finds a horrifying thing living in her attic, but the real monster has yet to be discovered.

Director: Lee Hardcastle | Stars: Nick Gillespie , Alice Lowe

42. Bad Girls (2009)

7 min | Short, Horror

Directors: Jen Soska , Sylvia Soska | Stars: Brenda Anderson , Alex Coulombe , John J. Gulayets , Paula Lindberg

43. A Zombie Claymation (2011)

TV-MA | 3 min | Animation, Short, Action

A couple on vacation find themselves in a tight situation when playing with an oujia board.

44. An Alien Claymation (2013)

3 min | Animation, Short, Comedy

A Father gets more than he bargained for when he invites Alien visitors into his home.

Director: Lee Hardcastle | Star: Jordan Ramoth

45. Frozen Blood Test (2015)

TV-MA | 1 min | Animation, Short, Horror

A deleted scene from the Disney classic 'Frozen' as directed by John Carpenter.

Director: Lee Hardcastle | Star: Lee Hardcastle

46. Affection (2012)

9 min | Short, Horror

A nameless man awakes in a nightmare reality in which he explores death and sexuality.

Director: Jimmy ScreamerClauz | Stars: Emily Youcis , Rodger Fischer , Jimmy ScreamerClauz

47. Slash-in-the-Box (2011)

5 min | Short, Comedy, Horror

When Adam brings home an antique jack-in-the-box for his wife, pop goes the evil.

Director: Nick Everhart | Stars: Tyler Hollinger , Elizabeth Masucci

48. Claycat's Evil Dead II (2012)

2 min | Animation, Short, Comedy

Sam Raimi's goofy horror masterpiece retold with claymation cats.

49. M Is for Masochist (2013)

3 min | Short, Horror

Directors: James Kondelik , Jon Kondelik | Stars: Kalie Acheson , Zion Healy , Finn Kobler , Jonathan Nation

50. Director's Cut (2015)

17 min | Short, Comedy, Horror

An indie filmmaking crew shoots the first snuff movie with a plot, fighting, during the process, the usual difficulties in the low cost cinema making like the shortage of subsidies and the ... See full summary  »

Director: Pol Diggler | Stars: Claudia Trujillo , Marc Rius , Mai Boncompte , Roser Bundó

51. Electric Flesh (1996)

9 min | Animation, Short, Horror

Director: Slain Wayne

52. The Director Cuts (2015)

Director: Josep Bergadà | Stars: Ezequiel Ribera , Felipe Fernández , Virginia Zaldávar , Amanda Montiel

53. Drug Bust Doody (2013)

2 min | Animation, Short, Action

A Cop Raids on a cocaine lab and gets into trouble

55. Love Automatic: Nightmare (2011)

A team of ghost hunters meet their doom.

56. Done in 60 Seconds. With Clay. (2010– ) Episode: Eraserhead (2011)

Animation, Short

57. Done in 60 Seconds. With Clay. (2010– ) Episode: The Exorcist (2011)

58. done in 60 seconds. with clay. (2010– ) episode: texas chainsaw massacre (2011), 59. done in 60 seconds. with clay. (2010– ) episode: hostel (2012), 60. done in 60 seconds. with clay. (2010– ) episode: shaun of the dead (2011), 61. ghost burger (2013 video).

16+ | 22 min | Animation, Short, Comedy

Two kids go hunting for ghosts to help one of the kid's dad run a burger cafe. An epic sequel to "T is For Toilet [ABCs of Death]", 12 years after the accident.

Director: Lee Hardcastle | Stars: Tim Atkins , Dominic Brunt , Lee Hardcastle , Nacho Vigalondo

62. Gunship: Tech Noir (2015 Music Video)

5 min | Animation, Action, Horror

In a dystopian future, contained within the videocassette, hero tries to save his love, using old VHS tapes and a little bit of magic...

Director: Lee Hardcastle | Stars: John Carpenter , Jordan Ramoth , Valerie Fox , Charlie Simpson

63. Nutsack Pt. 1: Lucifer's Cosmonauts (2016 Video)

49 min | Short, Horror

A guy struggling to find his place in life, starts his day looking for a job but finds the world he knew has regressed into a mess of confusion and the only one with the answers is too busy killing everyone.

Director: James Bell | Stars: Lauren Abbott , Amanda Bell , James Bell , Brian Papandrea

64. Tantrum (2015 Video)

35 min | Short, Horror

A man commits suicide and ignites a firestorm of visions from his past, dreams of his future and his twisted desires.

Director: James Bell | Stars: Amanda Bell , James Bell , Brian Papandrea

65. Manuer (2014 Video)

24 min | Short, Horror

Strange and surreal things happen when an alcoholic homeless man consumes a large bottle of fertilizer.

Director: James Bell | Stars: Amanda Bell , James Bell , Tyler Bell

66. Hansel and Gretel (1983 TV Movie)

45 min | Fantasy

This is Tim Burton's Disney Channel Halloween film short that only aired once. It combines live action and stop-motion, making for a creepy adventure into the woods.

Director: Tim Burton | Stars: Michael Yama , Andy Lee , Alison Hong , Jim Ishida

67. Frankenweenie (1984)

PG | 29 min | Short, Comedy, Horror

A young boy sets out to revive his dead pet using the monstrous power of science.

Director: Tim Burton | Stars: Shelley Duvall , Daniel Stern , Barret Oliver , Joseph Maher

Votes: 13,027

68. Vincent (1982)

G | 6 min | Animation, Short, Family

Young Vincent Malloy dreams of being just like Vincent Price and loses himself in macabre daydreams which annoys his mother.

Director: Tim Burton | Star: Vincent Price

Votes: 23,971

69. Michael Jackson: Thriller (1983 Music Video)

PG | 13 min | Horror, Music

A night at the movies turns into a nightmare when Michael and his date are attacked by a hoard of bloodthirsty zombies - only a "Thriller" can save them now.

Director: John Landis | Stars: Michael Jackson , Ola Ray , Forrest J. Ackerman , Reed Armstrong

Votes: 18,031

70. Too Many Cooks (2014 TV Short)

TV-MA | 11 min | Short, Comedy, Horror

A series of montages that parodies the introductory title sequences of generic 70s, 80s and 90s TV shows of various genres slowly turns into an absurdist meta slasher and then the parody becomes even weirder.

Director: Casper Kelly | Stars: Ken DeLozier , Tara Ochs , Katelyn Nacon , Justin Scott

Votes: 5,013

71. Guinea Pig: Devil's Experiment (1985 Video)

Unrated | 43 min | Short, Horror

A duo of guys capture and brutally torture a young girl to the point of piercing her retina.

Director: Satoru Ogura

Votes: 4,048

72. Guinea Pig 2: Flower of Flesh and Blood (1985 Video)

42 min | Short, Horror

Late at night, a woman is kidnapped by an unknown assailant and taken back to his blood-spattered dungeon, where he turns her into a "flower of blood and flesh" through a series of dismemberment and evisceration.

Director: Hideshi Hino | Stars: Hiroshi Tamura , Kirara Yûgao , Anja Blagojevic

Votes: 4,344

73. Darkness/Light/Darkness (1989)

Not Rated | 8 min | Animation, Short, Comedy

A human body gradually reconstructs itself as its various component parts crowd themselves into a small room and eventually, after much experimentation, sort out which part goes where.

Votes: 4,807

74. Dimensions of Dialogue (1983)

12 min | Animation, Short, Comedy

Three surreal depictions of failures of communication that occur on all levels of human society.

Votes: 4,752

75. Manly Games (1988)

Not Rated | 14 min | Animation, Short, Comedy

A man sits down to watch a football match, which seems to consist of the players being violently mutilated in various inventive ways.

Director: Jan Svankmajer | Star: Miroslav Kuchar

Votes: 1,344

76. Korgoth of Barbaria (2006 TV Short)

TV-MA | 22 min | Animation, Short, Action

Unsold TV pilot and a dark, violent and gory sword and sorcery spoof set in a postapocalyptic new dark age about a Conan-like barbarian warrior hired to steal a golden goblin from a dangerous wizard who lives in a tower in the sky.

Directors: Aaron Springer , Genndy Tartakovsky | Stars: Diedrich Bader , Corey Burton , John DiMaggio , Tom Kenny

Votes: 3,695

77. The Amazing Screw-On Head (2006 TV Movie)

Not Rated | 22 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

A Civil War-era secret agent with an extraordinary special power serves under president Abraham Lincoln protecting America from supernatural foes. Unsold animated TV pilot adapted from a short comic book from the creator of Hellboy.

Director: Chris Prynoski | Stars: Paul Giamatti , David Hyde Pierce , Patton Oswalt , Corey Burton

Votes: 2,087

78. Wheelchair Werewolf (2008 Video)

2 min | Short, Action, Comedy

A town is terrorized by a werewolf. But who could it be?

Director: Joe Avella | Stars: Neil Arsenty , Joe Avella , Tim Heurlin , Joe Janes

79. Chainsaw Scumfuck (1988 Video)

Young men are terrorised at home by a chainsaw and shears wielding intruder.

Director: Alex Chandon | Stars: Ollie Bond , Alex Chandon , Tom Cox , Matt Russel

80. The Alphabet (1969)

TV-MA | 4 min | Animation, Short, Horror

A woman's dark and absurdist nightmare vision comprising a continuous recitation of the alphabet and bizarre living representations of each letter.

Director: David Lynch | Star: Peggy Reavey

Votes: 8,342

81. Six Men Getting Sick (1967)

TV-PG | 4 min | Animation, Short, Horror

A short continuously looping animation of six grotesque human figures vomiting.

Director: David Lynch

Votes: 6,349

82. Bobby Yeah (2011)

TV-MA | 61 min | Animation, Short, Horror

Bobby Yeah is a subhuman creature who experiences a series of increasingly bizarre, nightmarish encounters after stealing a malevolent baby's prized pet.

Director: Robert Morgan

83. Women's Flesh: My Red Guts (1999 Video)

X | 41 min | Short, Adult, Horror

A woman is abandoned by her husband, so she copes with her grief through violence. As she holds a toothbrush, she decides to use it in a violent, sexual way to release her tensions. As she ... See full summary  »

Director: Tamakichi Anaru

84. The Grandmother (1970)

Not Rated | 34 min | Animation, Short, Horror

A young boy plants some strange seeds and they grow into a grandmother.

Director: David Lynch | Stars: Dorothy McGinnis , Richard White , Virginia Maitland , Robert Chadwick

Votes: 7,172

86. Tantrum 2: Phantom of the Demon (2017 Video)

41 min | Short, Horror

Director: James Bell | Stars: Amanda Bell , James Bell , Rick Hubble , Nathan Rumler

87. The Death Lullaby (1985)

27 min | Animation, Short, Drama

A semi-surreal disturbing visual narration that focuses among other things on a child that's being bullied by other kids.

Director: Hiroshi Harada

88. Sauce (I) (2017)

Not Rated | 4 min | Short, Comedy, Horror

A young Italian man prepares to make a special sauce for his date.

Director: Ralph Sepe | Stars: Zane Shaw , Caroline Bergwall , Zach Churnetski , Ralph Sepe

89. Meat Pie Massacre (2015)

Unrated | 41 min | Short, Horror

Carrie, a young psychopath runs a small business where she murders people and makes them into pies. She then forces her unstable brother to help her out.

Director: Alex DiSanto | Stars: Alex DiSanto , Aaron Hilberdink , Calista Palmer , Emma Fulton

90. Frankenstein (1910)

Unrated | 16 min | Short, Fantasy, Horror

The first filmed version of Frankenstein. The young doctor discovers the secret of life, which he uses to create a perfect human. Things do not go according to plan.

Director: J. Searle Dawley | Stars: Mary Fuller , Charles Ogle , Augustus Phillips

Votes: 4,569

91. He Took His Skin Off for Me (2014)

11 min | Short, Drama, Horror

A simple, domestic love story about a man who takes his skin off for his girlfriend, and why it probably wasn't the best idea...

Director: Ben Aston | Stars: Sebastian Armesto , Anna Maguire , Sarah Barker , Oli Fenton

Votes: 1,304

92. Through Eyes of the Dead (1999 Video)

Not Rated | 29 min | Short, Horror, Music

Contains five songs. 1. Blood Freak, 2. Burning Moon Sickness, 3. Embalmed, Yet I Breathe, 4. Deep Inside, I Plant the Devil's Seed, and 5. And You Will Live in Terror.

Director: Jim Van Bebber | Stars: Killjoy , Phil Anselmo , Wayne Fabra , Dustin Havnen

93. Tales of the Black Freighter (2009 Video)

R | 26 min | Animation, Short, Action

A mariner survives an attack from the dreaded pirates of the Black Freighter, but his struggle to return home to warn it has a horrific cost.

Directors: Daniel DelPurgatorio , Mike Smith | Stars: Gerard Butler , Jared Harris , Lori Tritel , Siobhan Flynn

Votes: 7,011

94. Swing You Sinners! (1930)

Bimbo is seen late at night, trying to steal a chicken. He runs away from a policeman and enters a haunted cemetery. Various ghosts and monsters tell him that he will be punished for his sin.

Directors: Dave Fleischer , Ted Sears | Star: Billy Murray

95. The Bliss (2018 Video)

23 min | Short

A short surrealist gore film, from visionary cult filmmaker James Bell (the madman behind underground hits Tantrum, Manuer, Nutsack Pt. 1: Lucifer's Cosmonauts), about a wheelchair bound man finding love in all the wrong places.

Director: James Bell | Stars: Amanda Bell , James Bell

96. Clockwork (1978)

7 min | Horror, Short

A very wealthy, but lonely woman is stalked in her home by a violent serial killer.

Director: Sam Raimi | Stars: Cheryl Guttridge , Scott Spiegel

97. The Violence Movie (1988)

Not Rated | 14 min | Short, Comedy

When a deranged killer (David E. Wilkinson) escapes from prison, he inexplicably invades the home of Joey Hammond (Joseph Shaugnessy) who must fight for his life in order to stay alive.

Director: Eric D. Wilkinson | Stars: David Wilkinson , Michael Kahn , Joseph Shaughnessy , Eric D. Wilkinson

98. Kotori tachi no inai hanazono (1992)

22 min | Short, Horror

6 Friends arrange a kinky party at the top of an luxury hotel, where a dominatrix and her gimp wait for the guests. Once they start using drugs to spice things up, the party takes a bloody turn.

Director: Akira Nobi | Stars: Hino Harumi , Somiya Daisuke , Takayuki Harada , Yosuke Nikaidou

99. The Damnation of Faust (1903)

6 min | Short, Fantasy

Scenes. 1. The Route to the Depths of Perdition (a Dazzingly Sensational New Effect.) 2. The Fantastical Ride. 3. The Gloomy Pass. 4. The Stream. 5. The Entrance to the Lower Regions. 6. ... See full summary  »

Director: Georges Méliès | Star: Georges Méliès

100. The Clown with the Portable Body (1901)

2 min | Short, Comedy, Fantasy

The funniest of all mystical pictures yet produced. Several body parts of a dancing clown float away from his body and come back again.

Director: Georges Méliès | Star: André Deed

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