There are a ton of full-length, really scary horror movies that have been released over the years. There are some that feature an evil spirit, some that feature a terrifying monster, and some that just feature a regular human doing something horrific. For fans of horror movies, it’s definitely a lot of fun to turn on a scary movie, and we never want to miss any of the new ones that are released.
But, not all scary movies are the length of a regular film. All over YouTube, there are talented filmmakers that are proving that you don’t have to spend an hour or two to really scare an audience. These short horror movies tend to be between 5 and 15 minutes long and prove that big scares can come in small packages.
To see 10 of the creepiest short horror films on YouTube, keep reading!
Lights Out
Lights Out is a short horror film that was later turned into a full-length movie by the same name. This short film is under three minutes long and was created for a filmmaking challenge. Considering the fact that it went on to be turned into a feature film, we think it was probably pretty successful.
This short film features a woman who is doing her nightly routine before she gets ready for bed. As she turns off one specific set of lights, she sees someone standing at the other end of the hallway. When she turns them back on, the figure is gone.
Nose Nose Eyes Eyes
Nose Nose Eyes Eyes is a Korean short horror film that is about 13 minutes long. It features a family made up of a 10-year-old girl and her mother and father. This family is struggling to make money following the father’s injuries. When the mother of the family decides to take matters into her own hands, things take a terrifying twist.
This movie has more of a psychological horror factor and is definitely not as full of jump scares and creepy monsters as some. But, this Korean short horror film has the same disturbing type of storyline that other Asian horror films have and is a fun and creepy one to watch.
Fear Filter
Fear Filter is a horror movie that focuses on modern technology like Snapchat filters. We’ve all seen the videos and screencaps of people who used a filter by themselves, only to have the app pick up another face somewhere in their room and apply the filter to a seemingly empty part of the room.
This horror film is under 5 minutes long and plays on that same idea. In this short horror film, a teen girl is trying out different Snapchat filters to see which one she should apply to a selfie for her crush. When one of them picks up on a figure in the darkness behind her, she learns she has bigger problems than just picking a filter.
Human Form
Human Form is a terrifying Korean horror film that is set in a world in which everyone has gotten plastic surgery to get the same surreal-looking face. This short horror film is around 11 minutes long and has a heavy emphasis on visual horror with the scary faces that everyone in the film - minus one person - has.
In a world where everyone from her family to her friends has the exact same face, a young girl who can’t afford the surgery starts to feel like an outcast. Feeling desperate, she goes to some extreme measures to get the face that she believes will help her fit in.
7 Rules
7 Rules is a short horror film that is under 10 minutes long. In this film, a young woman has agreed to stay in someone’s house for them in order to watch it while they’re away. The owner of the house is intense with their instructions, and they give the person staying in the house seven rules to follow overnight.
The rules seem unusual but are easy enough to follow. That is, until she reads the final rule that tells her not to go into the room at the very end of the hallway. With instructions like that, the temptation to open the door and go into the forbidden room seems all too real, but this house sitter soon learns that the rules exist for a reason.
Teeth
Teeth is an animated short horror film that has a runtime of around 6 minutes and has a really unique, dark art style. The film has a narrator with a relaxing voice, but that’s really the only thing relaxing about this creepy film. This short horror film follows the narrator through his life and through his journey with teeth - from struggling with teething as a child through his adult life.
Even though this short film is animated, it’s definitely not the kind of cartoon you’d want to show your children. It’s got an eerie atmosphere and uses the unique and dark art style in a really interesting way that makes it totally terrifying.
The Dollmaker
The Dollmaker is a short horror film that’s under 10 minutes long and takes a common trope from horror movies: the creepy doll. After a family tragically loses their child, they take drastic measures to deal with their grief and go talk to someone that claims to be able to create a doll modeled after the child for the parents.
The dollmaker gives the family some rules for how to care for the doll, but the excitement of having her son back causes the mother to struggle a little with following the rules. Unfortunately, this causes some major problems in this family.
There Comes A Knocking
There Comes a Knocking is a short horror film that lasts just under 10 minutes. It was created as a proof of concept for a feature film. The filmmakers even released a behind the scenes video on the making of it for people that are interested in the artistry that goes into short horror films like this.
In There Comes a Knocking, a woman who recently lost her husband has purchased an old Victorian home and finds herself in trouble after she accidentally locks a door and isn’t able to get it unlocked. Things take an eerie turn when something starts knocking at the door.
La Noria
La Noria is a computer-animated short horror film that runs about 13 minutes. This film follows a young boy who is struggling with his grief after losing his father. It blends being a total tearjerker with being pretty creepy in a way that makes it really interesting to watch.
When strange things start happening to this young boy, he learns that the monsters that are chasing him may not be what he thought they were after all. Turn down the lights and grab your tissues because you’ll need them!
The Blue Door
The Blue Door is a short horror film with a runtime of just under 10 minutes. This horror film follows a nurse named Clare, who was just assigned a new patient whose home she goes to in order to take care of them and start her new job.
After arriving at the home, things seem a little strange but nothing too out of the ordinary, considering the person living there. She starts cleaning up the home and taking care of her patient, but she quickly learns that there are some doors that should be left closed.
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