Shorts That Became Features (4 Films)
Horror short films that launched feature films. Each of these started as a short, often made with a tiny crew and posted online, and was later turned into a full-length movie, sometimes by the same director.
Watch Lights Out before David F. Sandberg’s 2016 feature, Larry before Come Play, and Kane Parsons’ The Backrooms before A24’s Backrooms. Portrait of God is next, with a feature now in the works. Seeing where these stories began is half the fun.
Want to find the next one first? Browse our Recommended shorts.
Larry
Directed by Jacob Chase
Larry
A man. A parking lot. A friendship.
Lights Out
Directed by David F Sandberg
Lights Out
When you are all alone in a small dark room, what do you fear the most? Is it the temporary blindness or is it the uneasy deep feeling that someone, or rather something, is observing your every move?
Portrait of God
Directed by Dylan Clark
Portrait of God
A religious girl prepares a presentation about a painting titled "Portrait of God". What she sees challenges her beliefs.
The Backrooms
Directed by Kane Parsons
The Backrooms
An analog horror series revolving around a mysterious alternate dimension known as the Backrooms.