Beyond Is Calling is a strikingly eerie short horror film from director Frank Palangi and writers Christopher Pelton and Clarence Carter, adapted from their own chilling short story. Even in its brief runtime, the film manages to immerse viewers in a tense, unsettling atmosphere, showcasing a dark vision of fear that lingers long after the screen goes black. Palangi’s direction is confident, balancing suspenseful pacing with haunting imagery that elevates the story beyond typical short-form horror.

Shadows the Clown is a chilling and inventive short horror film from director Frank Palangi and writer Christopher Pelton, adapted from Pelton’s short story collection Toe In The Water. In this brief but memorable journey, we are drawn into the terrifying world of a young girl whose imagination gives life to a nightmare clown—a manifestation that blurs the line between psychological terror and supernatural horror. The film excels at building tension in a compact runtime.

Frank Palangi’s Room Number 4, written by Christopher Pelton and inspired by the short story collection Toe In The Water, is a suspenseful and psychologically driven short horror that makes its mark in a compact runtime. The film explores the intersection of fear, guilt, and the supernatural, centering on the tension behind a single mysterious door. Palangi and Pelton craft a story that lingers, tapping into the unsettling idea that our past actions can follow us in unexpected—and haunting—ways.

Ty Brueilly’s 7eventh 7irkle is not just a short film—it’s an unsettling journey into the subconscious, a fever dream that dares its audience to wrestle with fear, faith, and the fragile boundaries between salvation and damnation. As the eleventh entry in Brueilly’s ever-evolving Shucks Cinematic World, this 16-minute experimental horror short pushes further into the symbolic and surreal, immersing viewers in a kaleidoscope of images drawn from Dante’s Divine Comedy while layering in the filmmaker’s signature raw intensity. From its opening imagery of serpents, owls, and horses to its haunting circus and masked gatherings, the film brims with allegory.