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 March 2021:
The Follower (March 1)
Director: Stevie Szerlip
Fueled by the hope of escaping her dreary suburban life, a misunderstood teen entertains the increasingly sinister advances of an Internet friend in a riff on the 1966 Joyce Carol Oates story “Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?” The Follower stars Logan Polish of the upcoming TV series The Mosquito Coast.
Suspense (March 3)
Director: Ben & Jacob Burghart
Having survived a harrowing plane crash, an army pilot finds himself suspended from a canopy of trees high above the forest floor by his parachute. After making contact with his co-pilot on the ground, they realize that something is stalking them in the dark.
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Dog Skin (March 5)
Director: Tiago Teixeira
A man on the run is haunted by visions of a dog that transforms into a mysterious woman every night.
Snake Dick (March 8)
Director: David Mahmoudieh
Jill’s got the snake. Julia’s got the flute. Alone, they have nothing. But together, they have a secret weapon to fight the darkness. Starring Poppy Drayton (Charmed) as Jill. Stay tuned–a feature film is in active development!
The Chippie (March 10)
Director: Louis Norton Selzer
A young boy braves a notorious chip shop to find his missing brother.
ALTER Presents Micro-Scrams: Vol 1 (March 12)
Catch the shortest shorts with Micro-Screams, featuring:
The Only Thing I Love More Than You Is Ranch Dressing – Sydney Clara Brafman
Dead Dad – Bailey Tom Bailey
Meat Eater – Jared Callahan
Hit – Joseph Brett
Paul’s Bad Day – Phil Bucci
The Plumber – Joseph Brett
Concealer (March 15)
Director: Kristine Gerolaga
When Ivy agrees to let her old friend Bless treat her to a spa day, she soon learns that Bless has joined a cosmetics pyramid scheme.
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Inferno (March 17)
Director: Bishal Dutta
Trapped in a nightmarish motel, an exhausted woman uses the last of her energy to make a desperate escape attempt from the monster chasing her. Director Bishal Dutta is set to direct an untitled horror feature based on a spec by Joshua Rollins and produced by James Wan’s Atomic Monster.
ALTER Presents Micro-Screams: Vol 2 (March 19)
Catch the shortest shorts with Micro-Screams, featuring:
A Life Hereafter – Jack Benjamin Gill
There Can Only Be One – max r lincoln
The Fridge – Matthew Broughton
When They Say You’re Alone – Grant Olin
Moose Limbs (March 22)
Director: Philip Hardy
In a rural English village plagued by rats, an other-worldly new doctor arrives for his first day at work.
A Death Story (March 24)
Director: Bas-Tzion Beahan
A nihilistic girl enjoys the wealth of suburbia.
ALTER Presents Micro-Screams: Vol 3 (March 26)
Catch the shortest shorts with Micro-Screams, featuring:
A Life Hereafter – Jack Benjamin Gill
There Can Only Be One – max r lincoln
The Fridge – Matthew Broughton
When They Say You’re Alone – Grant Olin
NADIE! (March 29)
Director: JB Minerva
In a post-apocalyptic future, the last survivor on earth tries desperately to contact someone else using an old telephone while confined in a small room.
A Foreign Town (March 31)
Director: Michael Shlain
A troubled man recounts a strange childhood journey to a town with no name and the horrifying apparition that has followed him ever since.
