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8 Horror Shorts Show Technology is the True Killer

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Unfriended: Dark Web has hit theaters this weekend giving audiences more reasons to fear technology. It seems only fitting to bring fans a compilation of horror shorts from around the dark recesses of the web that do the same. Many horror directors have embraced the opportunities electronic devices offer to create clever scares, and these creepy films are some of our favorite examples.

Cam Closer (2013)

The only thing scarier than food photography is ghost photography, as one woman finds out when her dull photo-op turns nightmarish. Writer/Director David F. Sandberg’s short film Lights Out launched his Hollywood career, but his other two-minute horror vignettes like Cam Closer deserve just as much attention.

Sandberg has a knack for bait-and-switch scares, and Cam Closer’s ending will leave one bone-chilling image burned into your brain.

Alexia (2013)

A guilt-stricken man whose ex-girlfriend committed suicide after their breakup realizes her spirit may not be ready to let him go yet. We recently spotlighted Andrés Borghi’s supernatural horror short Alexia as a film fans of the first Unfriended should definitely check out for its similarly spooky concept with a more traditional film style.

A. Friend (2015)

Accepting a Facebook friend request from a profile you don’t recognize may not be without its consequences. The creepiest thing about A. Friend is just how plausible it seems to be. This Thinly Sliced short by Erwann Kerroc’h, Amaury Dequé, and Guillaume Le Moal will make you seriously think about deleting your social media accounts.

Pictures (2015)

A woman discovers the photos on her phone are revealing what will happen a few moments in the future…but there is something else lurking in the images. As if seeing malevolent entities on your camera phone wasn’t bad enough, S.L. Allred’s eerie short film Pictures adds clairvoyance to the list of supernatural features. That’s a hell of a camera…

SNAP (2015)

Social media is all about connecting people, but sometimes they may not be people you want to connect with. SNAP is a short film by writer/director Timothée Hochet that shows just how creepy Snapchat can be. Snap at your own risk.

Stalker (2016)

A struggling writer’s phone is stolen by a disturbed individual, who begins uploading unsettling videos to his iCloud. Unable to pass up a golden opportunity, the writer decides not to call the police, and instead uses the material to inspire his next story. Writer/Director Sheikh Shahnawaz’s Stalker plays a dangerous cat and mouse game that unfolds to a satisfying conclusion.

Charlie (2013)

Dan receives a chain letter email instructing him to forward it, or he will face the wrath of a malevolent entity named Charlie. Writer/Director/Producer Luke Mordue brings us this creepy short film, which was part of a challenge to create a horror short in a single night with almost no budget.

Whisper (2017)

A woman is stirred awake in the middle of the night by her Amazon Echo responding to inaudible (and unsettling) voice commands. Writer/Director/Editor Julian Terry’s Whisper is eerily similar to the real-life reports earlier this year of the Alexa enabled devices laughing maniacally all by themselves, and scaring the hell out of numerous owners…But what if it wasn’t just a glitch waking up Alexa?

Do you have any favorite short films that make you want to turn off your electronic devices? Let us know in the comments!

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’28 Years Later’ Trilogy Taking Shape With Serious Star Power

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28 years later

Danny Boyle is revisiting his 28 Days Later universe with three new films. He will direct the first, 28 Years Later, with two more to follow. Deadline is reporting that sources say Jodie Comer, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, and Ralph Fiennes have been cast for the first entry, a sequel to the original. Details are being kept under wraps so we don’t know how or if the first original sequel 28 Weeks Later fits into the project.

Jodie Comer, Aaron Taylor-Johnson and Ralph Fiennes

Boyle will direct the first movie but it’s unclear which role he will take on in the subsequent films. What is known is Candyman (2021) director Nia DaCosta is scheduled to direct the second film in this trilogy and that the third will be filmed immediately afterward. Whether DaCosta will direct both is still unclear.

Alex Garland is writing the scripts. Garland is having a successful time at the box office right now. He wrote and directed the current action/thriller Civil War which was just knocked out of the theatrical top spot by Radio Silence’s Abigail.

There is no word yet on when, or where, 28 Years Later will start production.

28 Days Later

The original film followed Jim (Cillian Murphy) who wakes from a coma to find that London is currently dealing with a zombie outbreak.

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Watch ‘The Burning’ At The Location Where It Was Filmed

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Fangoria is reporting that fans of the 1981 slasher The Burning will be able to have a screening of the film at the location where it was filmed. The movie is set at Camp Blackfoot which is actually the Stonehaven Nature Preserve in Ransomville, New York.

This ticketed event will take place on August 3. Guests will be able to take a tour of the grounds as well as enjoy some campfire snacks along with the screening of The Burning.

The Burning

The film came out in the early ’80s when teen slashers were being churned out in magnum force. Thanks to Sean S. Cunningham’s Friday the 13th, filmmakers wanted to get in on the low-budget, high-profit movie market and a casket load of these types of films were produced, some better than others.

The Burning is one of the good ones, mostly because of the special effects from Tom Savini who had just come off of his groundbreaking work on Dawn of the Dead and Friday the 13th. He declined to do the sequel because of its illogical premise and instead signed on to do this movie. Also, a young Jason Alexander who would later go on to play George in Seinfeld is a featured player.

Because of its practical gore, The Burning had to be heavily edited before it received an R-rating. The MPAA was under the thumb of protest groups and political bigwigs to censor violent films at the time because slashers were just so graphic and detailed in their gore.

Tickets are $50, and if you want a special t-shirt, that will cost you another $25, You can get all the information by visiting the On Set Cinema webpage.

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‘Longlegs’ Creepy “Part 2” Teaser Appears on Instagram

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Neon Films released an Insta-teaser for their horror film Longlegs today. Titled Dirty: Part 2, the clip only furthers the mystery of what we are in for when this movie is finally released on July 12.

The official logline is: FBI Agent Lee Harker is assigned to an unsolved serial killer case that takes unexpected turns, revealing evidence of the occult. Harker discovers a personal connection to the killer and must stop him before he strikes again.

Directed by former actor Oz Perkins who also gave us The Blackcoat’s Daughter and Gretel & Hansel, Longlegs is already creating buzz with its moody images and cryptic hints. The film is rated R for bloody violence, and disturbing images.

Longlegs stars Nicolas Cage, Maika Monroe, and Alicia Witt.

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