Filmmakers have no choice right now but to make films in their own homes, and we’ve seen a handful of really creative shorts come out of these strange and scary times already. The latest made-in-quarantine horror short to catch our attention is a creepy little found footage-style chiller titled 3rd Eye, directed by Todd Spence and co-written by Spence and Zak White.
Featuring special makeup FX from Kate Klein, the 3-minute (how fitting!) short is presented as old school crime scene footage, documenting an investigator walking through a grisly murder scene in the summer of 1975. The murders were carried out by the “3rd Eye” cult, billed in the short’s plot synopsis as “one of the most heinous cult families on the FBI’s Most Wanted list.”
“This newly released police video shows you why.”
We love to see filmmakers getting creative and continuing to make films even at a time when they can hardly leave the house, and 3rd Eye is a great example of what you can do at home with little more than a cell phone and some fake blood. With grainy footage adding to the creepiness, Spence manages to create a suspenseful little short with an effective payoff.
Check out 3rd Eye down below…
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