A strikingly effective horror short that works like gangbusters because of its admirably obstinate refusal to explain what exactly is going on here. It's what you don't know that's often far scarier than anything you do know and man does director Kane Parsons ably milk that deceptively simple premise for all that it's worth. The harrowing claustrophobic tension is way off the charts and further made all the more nerve-wracking by being centered in a place that's disconcertingly both familiar…

Stephanie Rothman's gloriously offbeat low-budget vampire horror movie for Roger Corman's New World Pictures exists in this fascinatingly peculiar middle ground that straddles the arthouse and the grindhouse with genuinely fascinating results. For starters, we've got this deliciously trippy oddball dreamlike atmosphere along with an intriguing exploration of bisexuality in which Celeste Yarnall's bewitchingly comely and sensuous switch-hitting vampiress shows an equal carnal interest in both hunky Michael Blodgett and his pretty blonde wife Sherry Miles. Moreover, this movie plays…

This excellent horror short is a lot more sad than it's scary and I mean that in the best possible way. Director Al Lougher and writer Matias Caruso actually have something poignant and significant to say about the human condition, with a specific touching emphasis on grief and the ability to either accept or not accept the sudden tragic loss of a loved one. Perri Lauren and Sean Meehan are both terrific as the grieving parents of a recently deceased…

Of significant cultural and historic importance as the first-ever live action Spiderman film, this 11-minute short from Donald F. Glut is basically a glorified fanboy home movie, but man is it an immensely fun home movie. There's a certain rough'n'ready go-for-it charm and enthusiasm to this short that's downright impossible to either resist or dislike. Moreover, the $1.50 bargain basement (not so) special effects are a total hoot to behold, with the shots of Spidey climbing the sides of buildings…