Halloween

Rhyming Halloween Short Gives Plenty of Scares

If you like holiday rhymes, you’re going to love  D.G. Chichester’s “Just Add Water.” Using LumaFusion, he illustrated his original Halloween poem with an amazing variety of stock shots. The result is a perfect flick for any scary occasion. About the Filmmaker MobileMovieMaking earlier showcased another of D.G. Chichester’s assemblage films—”Identity Theft”—which was honored in…

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Feel-good Halloween Stalker Film

The short film “Hollow” is not a tribute to T.S. Eliot’s “The Hollow Men.” But there’s a chance that Eliot would have applauded this entry in the comedic stalker genre. Directed by Ariel Zengotita and Tu Do, “Hollow” was a Moment Finalist. Happy viewing and happy Holloween. # # # The editors of MobileMovieMaking have…

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Prize-winning Halloween Short Is a Real Treat

Halloween movies date back at least to “It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown” (1966). But for most people, the genre’s defining moment came with the release of John Carpenter’s “Halloween” (1978). In that darker tradition, here’s “Trick or Treat.” Dee Manzano wrote, directed, and edited this delightful (i.e., frightful) short. Spoiler alert:  Manzano’s choice of…

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