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Horror Short Sunday: ‘Larry’

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5 years ago

January 20, 2019

Fight winter boredom with this week’s chilling Horror Short Sunday pick Larry (2017). We’re all familiar with short film success stories like Lights Out, Mama, and Oculus, which were all eventually remade into full-length Hollywood features. Jacob Chase’s Larry is one of the most recent to be plucked from the interwebs for its feature film treatment.

Early in 2018, Deadline reported Amblin Partners would be bringing Larry to the big screen with The Picture Company’s Andrew Rona and Alex Heineman producing. Original creator Jacob Chase will see the project through as writer/director, much like David F. Sandberg did with Lights Out. So what is the Larry about, you ask?

Here’s a quick summary:

Joe is planted firmly in his tiny parking attendant booth working the night shift, when he discovers a mangled iPad in the lost-and-found box. He powers on the device, and sees the short tale of a creepy, misunderstood monster named Larry staring back at him. As Joe studies the unsettling images, he begins to notice shadows moving outside in the darkness. Is Joe’s tired mind playing tricks on him, or is Larry looking for a new friend?

Larry delivers on the creep-factor using the eerie location to its full advantage. Joe (played by Joe Calarco) is lit up like a beacon in the middle of the pitch-black, abandoned car lot, and knows danger can come from any direction. Chase plays trick on his audience with shadowy silhouettes, while cinematographer Danny Grunes often puts us in Joe’s point-of-view to experience his paranoia. The drawings of Larry make your imagination run wild of what’s hiding in the blackness.

The sound department immerses viewers in the environment with the sounds of crickets chirping, fluorescent lights flickering, and Joe’s breath quickening. But your hairs will raise when you hear the cracking of Larry skittering about. The sound effects punctuate the silence perfectly as you realize your eyes really aren’t playing tricks on you.

Larry is a simple short horror vignette that provides some effective, spine-tingling scares. According to Deadline, the big screen remake will be taking the technology angle, and adding the story line of “a troubled young boy who creates the monster from his own nightmares.”

Some shorts prove to have enough content to justify a feature-length remake, while others may being stretching their short films too thin. It sound like we’ll find out which category Larry falls into soon enough. Check out the full short film below!

As always, take a look at our other Horror Short Sunday selections, and stop back every week for more short films!

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

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4 hours ago

April 24, 2024

Timothy Rawles

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.

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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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Exclusive Sneak Peek: Eli Roth and Crypt TV’s VR Series ‘The Faceless Lady’ Episode Five

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April 24, 2024

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Eli Roth (Cabin Fever) and Crypt TV are knocking it out of the park with their new VR show, The Faceless Lady. For those unaware, this is the first fully scripted VR horror show on the market.

Even for masters of horror like Eli Roth and Crypt TV, this is a monumental undertaking. However, if I trust anyone to change the way that we experience horror, it would be these two legends.

Ripped from the pages of Irish folklore, The Faceless Lady tells the story of a tragic spirit cursed to wander the halls of her castle for all of eternity. However, when three young couples are invited to the castle for a series of games, their fates may soon change.

So far, the story has provided horror fans with a gripping game of life or death that doesn’t look as if it will slow down in episode five. Luckily, we have an exclusive clip that may be able to satiate your appetites until the new premiere.

Airing on 4/25 at 5pmPT/8pmET, episode five follows our final three contestants in this wicked game. As the stakes are raised ever higher, will Ella be able to fully awaken her connection with Lady Margaret?

The newest episode can be found on Meta Quest TV. If you haven’t already, follow this link to subscribe to the series. Make sure to check out the new clip below.

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‘Blink Twice’ Trailer Presents a Thrilling Mystery in Paradise

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April 24, 2024

Timothy Rawles

A new trailer for the movie formerly known as Pussy Island just dropped and it has us intrigued. Now with the more restrained title, Blink Twice, this Zoë Kravitz-directed black comedy is set to land in theaters on August 23.

The film is packed with stars including Channing Tatum, Naomi Ackie, Alia Shawkat, Simon Rex, Adria Arjona, Haley Joel Osment, Christian Slater, Kyle MacLachlan, and Geena Davis.

The trailer feels like a Benoit Blanc mystery; people are invited to a secluded location and disappear one by one, leaving one guest to figure out what is going on.

In the film, a billionaire named Slater King (Channing Tatum) invites a waitress named Frida (Naomi Ackie) to his private island, “It’s paradise. Wild nights blend into sun-soaked days and everyone’s having a great time. No one wants this trip to end, but as strange things start to happen, Frida begins to question her reality. There is something wrong with this place. She’ll have to uncover the truth if she wants to make it out of this party alive.”