The following articles highlight the success stories happening around the world for creators of horror short films.
Sam Raimi Producing Feature Adaptation of Horror Short ‘Bedtime Story’
Directed by Lucas Paulino and Ángel Torres, the horror short Bedtime Story has been set for a feature adaptation, Deadline reports, with Sam Raimi on board to produce. JS Entertainment and Starlight Media are behind the adaptation. Raimi and Rob Tapert are producing through Ghost House, and Paulino …
Studiocanal Acquires Horror Short ‘Baghead;’ Alberto Corredor To Direct Feature Transfer
EXCLUSIVE: Studiocanal has acquired the celebrated creepy horror short Baghead and will turn it into a feature helmed by the short’s director, Alberto Corredor. The Picture Company’s Andrew Rona & Alex Heineman will produce under their overall deal with the studio; Vertigo’s Roy Lee, and Alibi’s Jak…
Made in Frame: Ryan Connolly Ventures into Horror with His Latest
Ryan Connolly takes us deep behind the scenes of his latest short film
Going Long: How the
“Amateur Night,” about a trio of guys who pick up a strange girl and bring her to their motel room, only to discover that she’s more than meets the eye, was an audience-favorite segment from the 2012 horror anthology V/H/S. Now the short, which was directed by David Bruckner and written by Bruckner …
Scary Short ‘Larry’ Has Been Turned into Feature Film ‘Come Play’; July Theatrical Release Set
Based on his short film Larry, Jacob Chase‘s Come Play stars Gillian Jacobs (“Love”) and John Gallagher Jr. (Underwater) as parents who must fight to save their son from a monster. Produced by Amblin Partners, Focus Features will release the film on July 24. “Come Play stars Azhy Robertson as a lone…
‘Lights Out’: The Horror Short That Could
Talking to director David F. Sandberg about the horror film reaffirming why you’re still afraid of the dark.
To Short or Not to Short? 20 Filmmakers Who Successfully Transitioned from Short to Feature
To Short or Not to Short? It sometimes feels like the eternal question without a definitive answer every filmmaker asks herself/himself at some point, when dreaming of making a feature film. Every …
David Cronenberg Producer Turning Animated Short ‘Foxed!’ Into Feature Movie (Exclusive)
Martin Katz will expand James Stewart’s stop-motion 3D film to a full-length release
How ‘Lights Out’ writer Eric Heisserer turned a viral video into an acclaimed horror film
When “Lights Out” scripter Eric Heisserer was approached to write a full-length screenplay based on a couple-minutes-long Swedish horror video that had gone viral, his response was ve…
Watch: Lights Out producer Lawrence Grey on turning the terrifying short into a feature film
It’s no easy task expanding a gimmicky (though terrifying!) short film into a feature-length horror pic, but the recent scare-fest Lights Out did one heck of a good job of bringing the fear. So, how’d they do it?
Amblin Turning Horror Short ‘The Blue Door’ Into A Feature Film
Today, we’ve learned that another hot horror short will be turned into a feature film, as THR reports that Paul Taylor‘s BAFTA nominated The Blue Door has been picked up by Amblin Partners for adaptation. Megan Pugh and Ben Clark, who wrote and produced the short, will write the feature script, with…
‘Selfie From Hell’ to be feature film | Heaven of Horror
The short film ‘Selfie From Hell’ was a huge hit last year and now a feature film is in the making. The movie is to be produced by Industry Works Studios.
Sam Raimi Is Turning ‘Bedtime Story’ Horror Short Into a Feature-Length Movie
Two young brothers are terrorized when their mother’s haunting Bedtime Story comes to life, from producer Sam Raimi.
Podcasty Horror Short MEET JIMMY Picked Up By Paramount for Feature Adaptation – Nightmare on Film Street
There’s an eerie new adaptation on the horizon! Paramount has won the rights to horror short Meet Jimmy, which played as part of Fantasia Film Fest last month. The film will be co-produced for Paramount by Michael Bay’s Platinum Dunes and The Picture Company. According to Deadline, there was
Screen Gems and Ground Control Partner to Open a Horror Lab | Sony Pictures Entertainment
CULVER CITY, CA – April 9, 2019 – Sony Pictures’ genre label is forging a partnership with Ground Control to open the Screen Gems’ Horror Lab, an initiative that will focus on the development and production of horror genre proof-of-concepts. The program will collaborate with up-and-coming filmmakers…
“The Stylist”: Watch Jill Gevargizian’s Shocking Short Film and Help Get A Full-Length Feature Made
As a regular attendee of the annual Etheria Film Night sci-fi/horror shorts festival I get exposed to a lot of up-and-coming genre filmmakers that pique my interest. One such talent was writer-director Jill Gervagazian (also known under the moniker Jill Sixx), whose horror-thriller “The Stylist” nab…
Alberto Corredor to Direct Feature Film Version of His Horror Short Baghead for StudioCanal
The award-winning short film is being adapted to the big screen.
Paramount Picks Up Creepy Short Film ‘The Follower’ (Exclusive)
Brad Fuller and Andrew Form, who produced the horror hit ‘A Quiet Place’ with Michael Bay, will produce a feature adaptation of Jonathan Behr’s short with Scott Glassgold.
Hot Short Film ‘Polaroid’ Landed By Dimension Films
EXCLUSIVE: Dimension Films is optioning the rights to the short horror film Polaroid, which was written and directed by Lars Klevberg. It has been getting strong buzz since recently winning the L.A. Horror short film festival. Klevberg is also attached to direct the feature version which will go out…
Psychological Horror Short ABE is Returning
Hammerhead VR plans a three-part, multi-format universe.
MGM Acquires ‘Abe’, Will Turn Rob McLellan’s Nightmarish Short Into Feature
EXCLUSIVE: MGM has acquired rights to make a feature out of Abe, a short film by British writer/director/VFX artist Rob McLellan. McLellan will write and direct the feature about a robot serial killer, and Kevin Misher and Steve Tzirlin will produce it. McLellan also wrote Strings, a feature spec sc…
How the horror short ‘Lights Out’ went from 3-minute film to Hollywood feature
A simple premise and a three-minute minimum rocketed short director David F. Sandberg to Internet fame when his horror short “Lights Out” went viral. The quick
Guillermo Del Toro Shares The Short Film That Inspired Mama
According to Del Toro, Andres Muschietti’s horror feature started as a short film about two orphaned girls found in the woods. They are handed over to a foster parent (played, in the movie, by the versatile Jessica Chastain), only to learn that their supernatural “mother” has followed them.
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James Wan, Sam Raimi to Produce Feature Adaptation of ‘The Burden’
James Wan and Sam Raimi are set to produce the feature film adaptation of the Dutch horror short,
Amblin Acquiring Julian Terry’s Horror Short ‘Whisper’ For Fright Feature
EXCLUSIVE: Amblin Partners is closing a deal to turn the horror short Whisper into a feature film. Julian Terry, who directed the short, is finalizing a deal to helm the movie. The Picture Company …
INTERVIEW: Julian Terry On His First Feature Film ‘They Hear It’, How He Made Us Fear The Amazon Echo In ‘Whisper’, And Conjuring Up ‘The Nurse’
Around the time of the release of the latest Conjuring Universe spin-off The Nun last year I reached out to Annabelle: Creation Competiton winner Julian Terry to chat to him about his competition w…
Paramount Wins ‘Meet Jimmy,’ Horror Short To Be Turned Into Feature By Platinum Dunes & The Picture Company
EXCLUSIVE: In a competitive situation, Paramount has snapped up the rights to Meet Jimmy, a short horror film that its Dutch filmmakers David-Jan Bronsgeest and Tim Koomen will turn into a horror f…
Amblin & The Picture Company Land ‘Larry’; Jacob Chase To Write & Direct Pic Based On His Horror Short
EXCLUSIVE: Amblin Partners has acquired the rights to turn writer-director Jacob Chase’s horror short Larry into a feature-length film. Chase will write and direct the movie version, and The Pictur…
James Wan Producing Feature Take On SXSW Horror Short ‘Milk’ For New Line
Deadline has confirmed that Aquaman director and The Conjuring franchise maestro James Wan is producing a feature length version of the Santiago Menghini short Milk. New Line recently acquired the …
Sam Raimi to produce feature adaptation of horror short Behind
Sam Raimi’s Ghosthouse Pictures is teaming with Lionsgate for Behind, a female-fronted horror which is based upon the award-winning short of the same name from filmmaker Angel Gomez. Behind follows “a woman going through a divorce who fears she may lose her baby daughter and, when a mysterious lady …
James Wan, Chris Bender Team for New Line Horror Thriller ‘Sweet Tooth’ (Exclusive)
New Line has picked up the rights to the Dutch horror short and will adapt it into a feature.
It Follows director David Robert Mitchell to adapt horror short film, They Hear It, into a feature- Entertainment News, Firstpost
David Robert Mitchell has directed films like It Follows and The Myth of the American Sleepover.
Horror Short ‘Milk’ Being Adapted to Feature Film Produced by James Wan
James Wan will produce Milk, a feature adaptation of a short film from director Santiago Menghini.
‘It Follows’ Director David Robert Mitchell Adapting Horror Short ‘They Hear It’ Into Feature Film
Another short horror film is getting the big screen treatment. David Robert Mitchell will write the script for They Hear It, for director Julian Terry.
Horror Short ‘Behind’ Being Adapted Into Feature Film With Sam Raimi Producing
Sam Raimi will produce a feature-length adaptation of the short horror movie Behind, directed by Angel Gomez.
Lights Out: James Wan Producing Feature of Eerie Short – ComingSoon.net
Lights Out is an online favorite, an eerie three minutes crafted by David F. Sandberg for the Who’s There Film …