M is for Maisie (2013) 💀💀💀 ⛧ Strange Creatures (2024) 💀½
M is for Maisie (alternatively Maisie ) stands among the more effective micro-short horror films. From its opening moments, Kinsella and Sullivan's screenplay demonstrates skilled manipulation of audience expectations. Horror films this brief rarely allow time for meaningful tension building. Yet here we open with a scene of primal dread - a masked figure breaking into a darkened home late at night. Just as tension peaks, we learn he's simply a father who locked himself out, trying not to wake his family. This twist makes the horror that follows hit harder. The practical effects work well without going overboard, keeping things grounded in an unsettling reality. The sound design builds mounting dread as events unfold. When young Sarah appears with her "friend" Maisie for the final reveal, it adds that classic horror element that sets this micro-short apart from its peers. 2013 ✶ 3m ✶ Color ✶ IE ✶ Director: Ray Sullivan ✶ Screenplay: Darryl Kinsella, Ray Sullivan ✶...
