I am sure this has often happened with you as well; you might be expecting something but you get something else in return. The same theory is creatively used by these filmmakers here whose short films has been lined up below – the stories of these will cleverly deceive your thoughts, I bet.
Indie Shorts Mag presents the lineup of the top ten thriller short films that’ll completely blow your mind with it’s clever climax twists you wouldn’t be expecting. (Click on the image to watch the respective film)
10. Redemption
Synopsis – Night, a bottle of whiskey and two glasses on a table, as well as a pack of cuban cigars and tarot cards. There is a man in a white shirt sitting at the table, suffering as hell. You can feel his pain, hear his heavy breath. Meanwhile, radio news about a very dangerous offender wounded in a gunfight sound in the room. The movie was filmed entirely on an iPhone 5.
Director – Stepan Etrych
9. Dring Of The Dead
Synopsis – A zombie girl is after a man. He hides in a telephone box, trying to call for help… But the zombie finds him and assaults the phone box.
Directors – Gaël Pouvreau, Mathieu Auvray
8. Thrill Kill
Synopsis – All is not as it seems when a man, pushed too far, frantically zooms around the city in a ’77 Mustang with a beautiful woman on the verge of death in his passenger seat.
Director – R. Zach Shildwachter
7. Crossed Wires
Synopsis – Sophie (Serena Ryan) argues over the phone to Joe (Joseph Stacey) about his indecision to commit or continue running away from responsibility. As the seconds tick away Joe comes to a realization. Dare he drop the bomb?
Directors – Richard Addlesee, Joseph Stacey
6. Tuck me In
Synopsis – Alex asks his father to tuck him in, but that’s not the only thing he asks for.
Director – Ignacio F. Rodó
5. A Bedtime Story
Synopsis – A woman wakes up in the dark of night without knowing that his nightmare is about to begin. During the next few minutes she will be the victim of a ghost whit the only mission of torture her of fear for his own amusement.
Director – Sergio Ruvalcaba
4. Dinner Date
Synopsis – Young lady in red, prepares for another date, but all is not what it seems.
Director – Danny Cotton
3. Pseudo
Synopsis – An underprivileged Czech woman arrives in Los Angeles to marry her well-off American fiancé when their love is threatened by the unveiling of a dark secret.
Director – Carlos R. Valencia
Read our review of Pseudo here.
2. Bound
Synopsis – A widow lives a solitaire life in a decaying old house, estranged from her children while harboring a dangerous secret in the basement.
Director – Mark Grabianowski
Read our review of Bound here.
1. Curve
Synopsis – Clinging to a smooth, curved surface high above a sentient abyss, a girl tries to cover the few feet back to safety without losing purchase and falling to her death.
Director – Tim Egan
Read our review of Curve here.
I hope you were thrilled! Of course, there are more thrillers lined up for you. But you need to get over these first.
We’ll be publishing the second part of this post very soon, along with similar posts on different short film genres. If you have short films of the same genre that you would like to share with us, leave them in the comment section below.
