Urban legends can be pretty creepy. Here’s an episode of World of Death with what I would consider being a couple urban legends to keep you up at night.
Up first is Matthias Börner‘s MOUSTACHE LEGENDS where a rather odd instigator causes for a nightmarish evening for our protagonist. After being told a tale about the Moustache-Maniac, a vengeful ghost who slashes anyone to death with a straight razor if they don a costume mustache and chant certain words. So think Candyman mixed with Groucho Marx maybe? Despite a somewhat silly premise, the climax of this short is pretty fun and I particularly enjoy the final moments when our protagonist’s dog runs away… you’ll know what I mean. This short is also a prime example of what drives World of Death’s community. Börner had copywritten music in the short and needed a new soundtrack. He ended up hooking up with my go-to composer DC McAuliffe and he was able to provide Moustache Legends with a new original soundtrack.
Batting second in today’s episode is TOOTH FAIRY directed by Erik Brandon & Jennifer Tullis. I’m sure there are people out there who are afraid of the Tooth Fairy and I consider there to be just cause. It’s pretty eerie if you think about it? Some random person steals your teeth from under your child’s pillow while they sleep. Who the hell came up with that?! Well, let’s just say that the Tooth Fairy in this short is not even remotely close to the kindhearted whimsical woman of legend. He looks a lot more like the maintenance man from Tobe Hooper’s Toolbox Murders reboot. That said, where this short may fall short in its technical aspects, I can give it credit for in eeriness and brutality. Check it out and sleep with one eye open tonight… and your mouth firmly sealed!
– Tony Wash
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