The future of horror

The short form is the future of horror. With the take-over of YouTube, Myspace and Twitter, the short form is surely to prevail and come in large, be it the 4 minute music video or the 60 second horror flick. No one has time for anything these days so the-shorter-the-better is the new policy of the age. So let’s look at one outstanding short horror movie Living With The Dead that won a number of awards and generated a fan base that full features would die for.

Living With The Dead is about Kyle, whose life is distinguished by the fact he finds a dead body in his apartment. He proceeds in unusual fashion by letting the corpse be and trying to pretend nothing extraordinary happened. Inside he is deeply disturbed and for good reasons as the viewer will soon learn from the unfolding events.

The dead body begins ruining Kyle’s life step by step taking away his hobbies, love interests and the joy of life. The story is well-measured for enough gore and suspense, the directorial effort is astounding and the acting superb. This film is an example of the growing trend of short flicks finding a niche in the cynical and clichéd movie business.