If a horror story is executed expertly, it can lead you to instinctively look around for company, to ensure you are not alone and vulnerable for whatever fictional monster or demon you have just encountered on screen. However, the flip side to it is the high possibility of it all going wrong and leaving you with cringe-inducing humour. Fortunately, Mukho-Churi falls in the first category and catches the viewer by terrifying shock at what unfolds before them. The film deserves a especial mention for its visual effects and the usage of sound, two elements which make it succeed. It is late at night as two professionals light a cigarette, share a horror story and get back to work. However, because of a mistake, a simple act of forgetfulness, a very dark twist awaits the characters. In a world that is plagued by witch-hunts and cruelty, what would be their fate?

Mukho-Churi|Short Film of the Day

The scene is set for a spooky evening and the viewer is correct in perceiving it thus because of the events that soon follow. The eeriness is allowed to grow and pervade the air as a video editor sits by himself, alone in a house. His story, conveyed to the audience through surveillance footage, holds some disturbingly dark secrets, but what will they be?

Under Surveillance | Lockdown Film Challenge

The plot develops and unfolds in the most unexpected fashion. Tying humour with chills in this horror comedy, the short film puts forth the experiences of a woman confined in the lockdown following the coronavirus pandemic. Consequently, it proves to be a balanced product allowing the viewer a moment of unease, as well as one of lightheartedness and laughter.

Ghost Caught On Camera | Lockdown Film Challenge

The short film uses shadows and jump scares to invoke chills and horror in the viewer. The story is of a woman who has just moved into a new house. However, her life is soon plagued by strange occurrences one after the other. It begins with a loud noise, followed by a small ball that has appeared in her room without an explanation, which then gives way to more unusual noises that wake her up in the middle of the night. In a desperate attempt to get to the bottom of this, she steps out of her house to check the source of the sounds. What would her fate truly be after this decision?

Knock Knock | Short Film Nominee

The first instalment of perhaps a longer series, the short film is simply a glimpse into one night when assumedly two siblings have gone to bed. The elder sister wakes up late into the darkness to find her brother missing. As she tries to bring him back to bed, there is indeed another sinister presence in the house waiting to be introduced to the viewer.

Hooked | Lockdown Film Challenge

The story of the film is constructed with attention to thought, allowing it to catch the viewer unaware when its primary revelation arrives. The night is dark, and the neighborhood desolate as a woman is left all alone in the middle of the street by a cab driver who refuses to go any further. Despite the fear gripping her, she makes her way forward, only to run into a malicious man. 

The plot further pronounces fright and extreme horror, but not in a way you might expect. In the process, an important story is presented to the viewer which demands a conversation on sexism, misogyny, safety and women in a predominantly patriarchal world.

A Night Walk to Remember | Short Film Nominee

The story is of a single night when a man sits before a computer getting some work done. The viewer, on the other hand, is given a glimpse into his background where all sorts of strange events begin to unfold. Using a fixed camera frame, the visuals further include several moments of jump scares, as it allows its tale of horror to unfold.

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