A wonderful thing about living in the age of the internet is that access to amazing horror content is at the ends of our fingertips and in our pockets at all times. A seemingly infinite number of short horror films are legally available for free on video streaming platforms such as YouTube and Vimeo.
With just a simple search you can find yourself down the rabbit hole, and lose hours watching films as short as fifteen seconds each. Or alternatively, if you only have a few minutes spare on a break at work but need a horror fix, you can pick out a five minute short and be through with it before your cigarette has burned down to the filter.
The beauty of horror shorts is that you can get everything you would look for in a feature film in bite-size nuggets of terror. Whether you are looking for mounting tension and dread, jump scares, light hearted comedy horror, or all out gore, you can find it after a few minutes of searching.
From the filmmaking point of view, shorts are so effective because they have to deliver the pay-off more or less immediately. This is acheived with a mixture of inventive storytelling, fast paced narrative structure, well timed sound design and stunning camera work.
So whether you're looking for somewhere to start, or you're eager to jump down the rabbit hole, there are some great pages on YouTube listed below that are full of horror shorts for you to check out:
https://www.youtube.com/user/mychopictures
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMOB6uDg7e-h8OuCw8dK2_Q
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpJ6Dn01AqjvFVN2EiK72Ag
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCScGuStmYj44aqipOzK1z-w
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Wednesday, 19 February 2020
Wednesday, 12 February 2020
The Mychoverse (a brief overview)
The mychoverse is a shared cinematic universe created by M.J. "Mycho" Dixon. It features different slasher characters that have stand alone films, and then periodically come together in the slasher house films.
Think of the mychoverse like the marvel cinematic universe for horror lovers. Such a concept would be a huge undertaking, but M.J. masterfully pulls it off every time, and on almost no budget at all. It all comes together with the help of crowdfunding, DIY filming and FX, and dedicated cast and crew members that have a passion for what is being made.
The films are released back and forth over the shared timeline, giving insight into characters that have come before, and introductions to ones that will be explored in later films. This gives the viewer the ease of watching the releases as stand alone indie horror gems, or piecing together the entire puzzle in order, to see the bigger picture from beginning to end.
Over the years that Mycho Entertainment has been running, the films have gone from strength to strength, and even branched out into comic books. With every outing being more ambitious than the last. It is always exciting to see what will come next. Also, as the mychoverse has expanded, so has the fanbase. Calling themselves mychopaths, they have an online presence and are constantly championing the films on various social media platforms.
To find out more about the mychoverse, please follow the links listed below:
https://mycho.weebly.com/
https://www.patreon.com/mycho
Think of the mychoverse like the marvel cinematic universe for horror lovers. Such a concept would be a huge undertaking, but M.J. masterfully pulls it off every time, and on almost no budget at all. It all comes together with the help of crowdfunding, DIY filming and FX, and dedicated cast and crew members that have a passion for what is being made.
The films are released back and forth over the shared timeline, giving insight into characters that have come before, and introductions to ones that will be explored in later films. This gives the viewer the ease of watching the releases as stand alone indie horror gems, or piecing together the entire puzzle in order, to see the bigger picture from beginning to end.
Over the years that Mycho Entertainment has been running, the films have gone from strength to strength, and even branched out into comic books. With every outing being more ambitious than the last. It is always exciting to see what will come next. Also, as the mychoverse has expanded, so has the fanbase. Calling themselves mychopaths, they have an online presence and are constantly championing the films on various social media platforms.
To find out more about the mychoverse, please follow the links listed below:
https://mycho.weebly.com/
https://www.patreon.com/mycho
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