• Short Films

June Short Horror Releases on Alter

If you’re into short horror, the folks at ALTER have you covered.  Rue Morgue wants to make sure you’re up-to-date on all of the cool stuff they have coming up, so each month we’ll be highlighting their upcoming releases.  Take a look at what they have planned for June 2021:

The Quiet (June 2)
D
irector: Mateo Marquez
In the midst of a deadly outbreak, a man returns home in search of family.


4X6 (June 4)
Director: Jamie Gyngell
A collage artist finds a killer photo.

The Silent Lay Steady (June 7)
Director: Travis Laidlaw
A woman finds herself alone with the body after a funeral in her 1860’s farmhouse.


The Color of Your Lips (June 9)
Director: Annick Blanc
In an atmosphere grown suddenly impossible to breathe, a diver and a woman appear to be the only survivors. As their reserves of air run out, will they make love or war?


Night Crawl (June 11)
Director:
Gregory Shultz
Two inmates tunnel out of a hellish prison only to discover something more terrifying than death row.


Odd Girl (June 14)
Director: Rami Kahlon
Set in a small suburban town, high school student Dylan becomes worried when his popular best friend starts getting followed incessantly by the odd girl out. Her admiration seems harmless and innocent to his friend, but Dylan isn’t so sure…


The Melody of Evil (June 16)
Director: Miguel Ángel Durán
Laura knows that this house that she has moved in is not a normal place. She will try to convince her parents to leave the house before it’s to late.


Lost in the Post
(June 18)
Director: James Roberts
An estranged husband and father goes to surreal and desperate lengths to win back his family’s attention.


Self Assembly (June 21)
Director: Ray Sullivan
In a self-assembly cabinet, bereaved parents find a monstrous substitute for their dead son.


When the Howls Find Us (June 23)
Director: Andrew Rose
A young woman and her grandmother seek refuge from a blizzard. But it’s not the cold they’re running from.


The House Abandon (June 25)
Director: Clint D’Souza
A young kid, Cody, receives a mysterious package that appears with the game THE HOUSE ABANDON. Can Cody survive this interactive horror text game or become another in its long line of victims?

Immure (June 28)
Director: Conscian Morgan
A young man risks it all when the repercussions of keeping his sick mother alive leads to a lost soul.


The Motorist (June 30)
Director: Ciaran Lyons
When a man refuses to get out of his car after running someone over, he causes justice to take a bizarre form.

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