Two Different Horror Shorts Based on the Same Idea: February 2021

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Here are two more well done horror shorts that are very similar in nature, put together by different directors and made independent of each other. They both have the same premise of a strange person showing up, moving awkwardly, and being spooky as all get out.

Both of these films have been reviewed on this blog, which are hyperlinked to the titles. Also, the shorts themselves are attached below.

 

2AM: The Smiling Man was released in 2013, and is 4:08 minutes in length. It is directed by Michael Evans, and stars Sean Simon as the scared man and Paul Foltz in the titular role. I have seen some fan films modeled on this one more directly, but no one moves or looks as scary as Foltz, with the others coming off as more silly. 

For Smiling Woman, from 2019, it is 4:08 minutes. The actors are Ariel Fullinwilder and Merlynda Sol as the mysterious woman in yellow, and was directed by Alex Magana.  

Despite both these films having essentially the same storyline, both are incredibly well made, and appropriately creepy.