In a time when horror microfiction from places like Creepypasta.com, Ichor Falls and The Josef K. Stories is getting more and more popular (giving birth to such awesome places as the recent Livejournal Spotlight ONTD Creepy), it’s not surprising that more and more well-made shorts have been making it onto youtube and beyond. Take, No Through Road for example, an amateur horror short about a group of teens on a doomed ride home. Or this other mockumentary short by a very talented amateur effects artist, showcasing a supposed “Demon Attack”. Yep, horror is back in a…well, small way: tired of the same old thing Hollywood’s carting out, the little guy is fighting back.
And perhaps none so effectively as the guys at Fewdio.com. A talented team of seven men brings to life some of the best urban horror out there today. Sure, there are a couple that definitely lean in the cheesy direction and they do throw in a screamer or two, but for ambient, creeping dread, you’ll find few groups who do it better. The 3-15 minute movies are an ideal format that allows the Fewdio folks to explore dozens of different ideas. Check out their website.
Here’s a sample of what you might find. Click to visit their youtube channel!
Fewdio is quite fantastic, and so is “No Through Road.” Another microhorror youtube channel worth checking out is “The Little Fears” (http://www.youtube.com/user/theLittleFears)
Free internet distribution and ubiquitous video recording has been such a boon for horror fans. With just a little bit of time and passion, anyone can share their nightmares, and there are limitless little nuggets of content to explore.
Thanks very much for the positive mention and the link (although it appears it might be broken at the moment). It’s a great feeling to be mentioned in such talented company.
Oops! My apologies. Just fixed the link.
You’re an absolutely huuuuge talent and it’s always nice to be able to slip a little mention of my personal favourites into my work-blogging.
I’ll definitely be sure to check that link out! Thanks so much.
These micro-horrors are becoming all the rage right now. “Fewdio” is fantastic. “Scared Stiff” (www.youtube.com/scaredstifftv) is another terrific site with a wide variety of horror movies! With all these free horror sites, who needs the theatre and its’ endless on-slaught of remakes?