Plot
Lost deep in the forest, a lone backpacker encounters a peculiar stranger.
Cast
Really only 2 people, one is never truly seen and the creator is unknown to me.
Verdict
You know the main problem with horror these days? It's not scary, at all. They try what with the likes of Conjuring/Insidious/Annabelle stuff but it's as scary as Christian folk music which though disturbing isn't going to send anyone running for the door.
The wonderful thing short horror has is opportunity, with it's limited run time it has the chance to be more impactful and every once in a while you're presented with a short that utilizes that opportunity and delivers something truly chilling.
Based on a creature from American folklore the "Hidebehind" is a creature that lurks within the woods and though larger than the trees it hides behind still manages to be unseen, even being able to reach out it's arm seemingly from nowhere. This made for a decidedly creepy setting and they knocked it out of the park despite the minimal assets available to them.
It builds up the tension, it makes you feel uneasy and slowly lures you to the gut wrenching finale.
This is how you do horror and I'm suitably impressed, more please!
Rants
See I often say that short film makers like this should be given funds to make feature movies, however that's a different ball game altogether. Short films are their own genre for a reason and I question whether these people would maintain their magic moving from shorts to full length features. Would the Hidebehind even work as a 90+ minute movie? Potentially? Absolutely but it would also be considerably harder to manage. Regardless I'd like to see it, the movie that is not the creature. There's a reason when I go walking in spooky forests I wear my brown trousers.
The Good
The Bad
Lost deep in the forest, a lone backpacker encounters a peculiar stranger.
Cast
Really only 2 people, one is never truly seen and the creator is unknown to me.
Verdict
You know the main problem with horror these days? It's not scary, at all. They try what with the likes of Conjuring/Insidious/Annabelle stuff but it's as scary as Christian folk music which though disturbing isn't going to send anyone running for the door.
The wonderful thing short horror has is opportunity, with it's limited run time it has the chance to be more impactful and every once in a while you're presented with a short that utilizes that opportunity and delivers something truly chilling.
Based on a creature from American folklore the "Hidebehind" is a creature that lurks within the woods and though larger than the trees it hides behind still manages to be unseen, even being able to reach out it's arm seemingly from nowhere. This made for a decidedly creepy setting and they knocked it out of the park despite the minimal assets available to them.
It builds up the tension, it makes you feel uneasy and slowly lures you to the gut wrenching finale.
This is how you do horror and I'm suitably impressed, more please!
Rants
See I often say that short film makers like this should be given funds to make feature movies, however that's a different ball game altogether. Short films are their own genre for a reason and I question whether these people would maintain their magic moving from shorts to full length features. Would the Hidebehind even work as a 90+ minute movie? Potentially? Absolutely but it would also be considerably harder to manage. Regardless I'd like to see it, the movie that is not the creature. There's a reason when I go walking in spooky forests I wear my brown trousers.
The Good
- Genuinely scary
- Highly original
- Perfectly paced
The Bad
- Leaves you wanting more (In a bad way)