HorrO's Gory Reviews

  On Halloween night 1963, Michael Myers committed his first murder wearing his first mask. After he was committed, that mask was thought to be lost but it managed to find its way to different donation centers. Now, many years later, the evil inside him must claim his first mask, the original Mask of Evil, wherever it has managed to end up. Starring: Cole Gray, Michael Brandon Wright, and Violet Wright Directed by: Michael Brandon Wright Written by: Michael Brandon Wright and Cole Gray Check out the video below and find out how many pools of blood it received…

  Once upon a time, there was a beautiful woman, eager to find love. Starring: Catarina Carvalho and David E. Teixeira Directed and written by: David E. Teixeira Check out the video below and find out how many pools of blood it received…

  On a moonlit night, Tyler finds himself stood up on a drug deal and caught between a rock and a hairy place. Starring: Steven Blades Directed by: Jack Shillingford Written by: Jack Shillingford and Richard O’Hare   Well it looks like this drug deal will come to a “Dead End.” Tyler has stopped in the middle of nowhere, and is waiting for someone to show up to complete a drug deal. He leaves message after message, but there’s no response. His patience is running out, and gets even angrier when his car starts acting funny.   Of course he makes the mistake of getting out, and walks around in the pitch black street. He eventually hears and sees something that has him scrambling back into the vehicle. His gun might scare away other dealers, but it isn’t going to scare away what is now hunting him. Tyler might just have come to a dead end.   “Dead End” is another good example of a short horror film that could have been a scene in a feature film. The timing and pace is jus...

  A young waitress stumbles upon a dark and sinister cabal operating behind the scenes of the fast food diner where she works. She now has the proof she needs to bring this secret to light, but unseen evil forces are unleashed in a bloodthirsty attempt to stop her. Starring: Verity Hayes, and Jello Biafra Directed and written by: Kieran Reed   In a reversal, the food will get enjoy an “All You Can Eat” meal. Nola works as a waitress at a diner serving up food while trying to stay away from her boss. Unfortunately, she doesn’t stay far enough away because she stumbles upon a dark secret that he’s been hiding. Something sinister has been cooking behind the scenes, and she looks to share the news with a co-worker.   She’s unable to find her co-worker because something else already has. Nola’s left trying to escape the diner with the secret. Too bad the secret has already found her, and isn’t too far behind. Nola will need to move fast, or risk becoming dinner!   “All Yo...

  A stubborn, unwelcome journalist’s late-night visit to the home of a haunted musician reveals dark secrets and whets deadly appetites. Starring: Lanae Hyneman, Alice Shen, and Kara Gray Directed and written by: Matthew Packman   You might expect to have a “Real Cool Time” hanging out with a popular musician, but that’s not the case this time. Juliya (Alice Shen) is a reporter, and comes to Devin’s (Lanae Hyneman) apartment for an interview. Devin had been avoiding her and others after an incident between Devin and another person. It appears something is still going on with Devin, but Juliya pushes on with the interview.   Devin barely answers the questions, and goes to the bathroom for a break. Juliya runs out of patience, and storms into the bathroom only to find Devin cutting herself. Devin warns her to leave before it’s too late, but it’s always too late. A storm is brewing outside, but something worse is about to happen inside this apartment.   This short horro...

  Hailey and her brother Kevin visit their grandpa’s farm for the weekend. They discover that the caretaker has vanished, and Grandpa has a new nightly ritual of sharing a drink with his deceased wife and another unseen entity. Starring: Jack C. Hays, Eden McGuire, and Ben Richardson Directed and written by: Ben Richardson   After losing loved ones people can feel “A Little Dead,” but what if they think the dead are still with them. Hailey (Eden McGuire) has come to visit her grandpa (Jack C. Hays), and quickly sees things aren't as they should be. The caretaker is no where to be found, and grandpa is acting a little weird. He sets a table with drinks for three people, and two of those drinks apparently are for people who aren’t there.   Hailey’s brother Kevin (Ben Richardson) shows up not too long after, and starts to notice grandpa’s strange behavior for himself. The two siblings are somewhat puzzled, and definitely concerned about what’s going on. Is grandpa just griev...

During her tea party, a little girl loses her temper and things get bloody. Starring: Kennedy Barrie, and featuring Rob Van Dam  Directed and written by: Tara Price   There might not be many things cuter than a little girl having a tea party. She has her small table, chairs, and of course tea set all laid out. She needs guests so she has her stuffed animals take their seats, and then serves the tea and food. This hardly paints the picture of a horror film, but have no worries This version of “Tea Time” is about to hit the audience with some horror.   This sweet little girl ( Kennedy Barrie)  isn’t so sweet when no one is looking. Her toys come to life, but they aren’t going to be playing a fun game. They're going to be playing a game where the little girl is…a mob boss. That’s right, this adorable girl is the boss, and she’s looking for a rat. Nothing good is going to happen to that rat, or her brother’s toy that gets left behind.   There’...

A lonely man does battle with a relentless piece of music. Starring: Ernest Thomas Directed and written by: Tara Price    If you listen to music most likely its happened to you. You turn it off, but there’s that one song that continues to play over and over in your head. Maybe you want it to go away, or you’re plenty happy to keep jamming to the song. “Earworm” proves just how hard it can be to get that song out of your head.   The gentleman here is just trying to get some sleep, but is suddenly awakened by music. Is it an alarm clock? Nope, it’s the blaring of a song in his head. Instead of enjoying it, he seems to be in excruciating pain. Time after time he just tries to relax, but can’t do it. The music continues to haunt him until he goes to extreme measures to make it stop.   “Earworm” is another short that takes an common situation, and puts a nice touch of horror into it. Ernest Thomas does a great job of showing just how much pain his c...

A magical realism/horror film that explores the paradox of why a woman chooses to stay in an abusive relationship. Starring: Emily Bennett, Cole Simon, Jack Downey, Michael Downey, and Katharin Mraz Directed and written by: Emily Bennett   “LVRS” wastes little time in grabbing the audience’s attention, and never lets go. It opens with a woman in bed, and a man standing in front of it. The man looks completely normal except for the mirror that’s in front of his face. While it might shock the audience, it brings a smile to the woman who gets to see herself happy. This romantic moment is quickly interrupted by the ring of a red phone, and a young boy. As the film goes on, both the boy and phone are constant interruptions.    The interruptions might not be welcomed for the woman, but are for horror fans. The woman is tortured by the man each time the boy appears, and it will definitely make the audience cringe. She continues to smile into the mirror, as t...

The terrifying day a ten year old girl witnesses her mother stabbing her father’s eyes to get insurance money. Directed by: Jiwon Moon   With the big win for “Parasite” at the Oscars, it looks like a great time to be a Korean film. “Nose Nose Nose Eyes!” is also a Korean film, and looks to be another must see short film on ALTER. According to the director, this is actually based on a true story. Of course this film tilts towards horror, but it’s horrific in real life as well.   So the film takes the point of view of a little girl, who is stuck in the middle of some deadly family drama. It starts off with a dream that may scare the audience, but definitely scares the girl. She runs to her mother for comfort. Her mother seems normal at first, but there’s nothing normal about what she’s doing. The mother gets a call from the girl’s uncle, and clearly lies to him because she wants to keep the insurance money for herself. The girl questions her mother about it, but ...

A romantic comedy about two zombies who fall in love while fighting over a dead woman’s intestines. Starring: Brandon W. Jones, Alexandra Ryan, and Annie Abrams Directed by: Sarah Gurfield Written by: Lauren Hynek, and Elizabeth Martin   “Boy Eats Girl: A Zombie Love Story” starts the way ever zombie film should…with someone getting chased and eaten. In this case, a woman is running away from a boy zombie until she runs into a girl zombie. She falls down, and the two zombies start eating their meal. At first the boy is aggressive and pushes the girl away from the food, but then he seems to take a better look at her. In almost Disney like magic, the two zombies are struck by love, and turn their attention towards some zombie love making!   Yes, the two zombies make their way over to some bushes for a little private time. Of course the boy falls asleep, so the girl gets up and wanders off. Soon enough the boy wakes, and is sad not to find the girl next h...

Happy Horrordays, and Merry Christmas to all! Your gift to us has been your support, and now we have a gift for you. Just because Halloween has past doesn’t mean you can’t have a little horror with your holiday fun. So take a few minutes, grab some eggnog, and check out some of the short Christmas horror films that we found for you! Hopefully you’ll find something more scary than sitting around the fireplace with your long lost relatives! Merry Christmas, HorrO’s Gory Reviews PromoteHorror Enjoy...

A neo pagan couple is terrorized by a divine presence after Agave, our heroin, accidentally spills some blood on the figurines while building a nativity scene.  Starring: Alice Pintus, Marco Battaglia, and Alessandro Melito Written and directed by: Lorenzo Fassina   Everyone has their own way of decorating for the holidays. Some very simply put up a tree while some go all out with lights. And for others putting up a nativity scene is very important to them. However, you wouldn’t expect that to be the case for a pagan couple. Well it’s not the usual for Agave (Alice Pintus) and her boyfriend (Marco Battaglia), but she has been doing some reading and got too curious about other religions. While setting it up, she cuts her hand on a star, and the blood sparks the nativity scene and kicks starts “Presepe Vivente (Living Nativity).”   The boyfriend wakes up in the middle of the night to find Agave standing next to the nativity scene. He’s shocked by her, a...

Evil lives among us on the tree lined streets and painted homes of Suburbia. Be careful whose door you knock on. It doesn’t take much to arouse it. Starring: Barry Tangert, and Kerwin Gonzalez Written by: Joseph Sorrentino Jr. Directed by: Daniel Brown   When people first started doing door-to-door sales, it was probably a much safer time. It’s hard to imagine a world where people would actually leave their doors unlocked. Thanks to Amazon, the days of door-to-door salesmen are coming to an end. “House Call” proves it’s probably better that way!   This short film doesn’t waste too much time getting to the point, as a salesman (Kerwin Gonzalez) soon enough finds himself strapped to a crazy man’s (Barry Tangert) table. Of course nothing good is going to happen to the salesman because the crazy man thinks he’s a doctor, and is ready for surgery. He original calls for heart surgery, but decides to add a couple of procedures before getting to the big one....

A starving boy eats a toe he finds sticking out of the ground. Later that night, something ghastly comes to his bedroom wanting it back. Directed by: Neal O’Bryan and Chad Thurman   A boy is on the hunt for food in a world that looks like it’s severely lacking any. He sees a crow and tries to catch it, but ends up flat on his face. He looks up to find a toe sticking out of the ground, so he decides to break it off and take it home. Once home, he steams, and eats it. However, will this become his last meal?   First and foremost this is a must see film just to watch the stop motion. To start the boy looks awesome with a lot of focus on how his eyes react to everything going on. They set him up in a dark and creepy setting, including a run down shack. They add some nice details here and there showing they really know what they’re doing.    “Toe” is really amazing to watch, and gets even better once danger comes whispering at the boy. The creature they...

On a dark, eerie night, a young woman makes a wrong turn through a long stretch of deserted woods. But as the night goes on, she’ll soon learn you’re never truly alone on Terror Road. Starring: Surely Alvelo, and Brayden Benson Directed and written by: Brian Shephard   Anna (Surely Alvelo) is making her way home, but unfortunately for her she’s driving down Terror Road. She makes a call home letting them know she’s running late, and when she hangs up terror makes itself known. She pulls over to check it out, finds nothing, and just when she’s about to leave something lands on the car. Everything seems to be alright when a boy (Brayden Benson) appears at her window, but looks can be deceiving.    Again horror fans are given a short horror film set with someone driving down a dark road. The setting is dark and spooky. This one even starts with a shot of the road sign saying “Terror Road.” Surely does her best to portray a character that has no idea that...

Part psychological thriller, part horror comedy, Stranger Things writer Kate Trefry’s totally clever film features It Follows star Maika Monroe as a woman whose deepest fears seem to manifest physically when her husband (Joe Keery) leaves for the night shift. Starring: Maika Monroe, Joe Keery, and Evan Miller Directed and written by: Kate Trefry   Jack (Joe Keery) is about to head out for his night shift, but is concerned about leaving his wife, Lucy (Maika Monroe), home alone. He reminds her stay inside and lock up, and she assures him she’ll be fine. However, after he leaves she doesn’t feel as confident about that. She goes over rules on how to be alone, and sets them in motion. The rules are good, but it doesn’t keep her fears from creeping in the door.    This is another example of a film focusing on a character fighting their biggest fears. The audience is taken inside of Lucy’s head hearing her talk through her struggles. She continues to have...

Four friends visit the abandoned Carpenter Hill Hospital but none of them can know the true darkness that waits for them, a force they find themselves inexplicably drawn toward. Starring: Nicolette McKeown, Alyssa Wininger, and Austin Hayden Directed and written by: David Malcolm   Four friends are heading down a road on their way to an abandoned hospital. Obviously this is a bad idea, but they go inside anyway. The guys have one thing on their minds, and that’s some private time with the ladies. That’s a lot easier for Joss (Alyssa Wininger) and Trev (Oliver Timpson) because they are already a couple. Mark (Austin) and Anna (EmmaClaire Brightlyn) investigate another area of the hospital when something apparently takes Anna away. This is only the beginning of the trouble for the remaining three.   This may seem familiar, but there's something very unique about this film. The four friends aren’t regular actors, they’re mannequins! The mannequins are staged ...