Tag: Ignacio Rodo

Micro Horror Movie Marathon: SMILING WOMAN 1,2,3, and 4!!!

I as Far as I am Aware I coined the Term “Micro Horror Movie” when I posted the One Minute Long “Tuck Me In” by Ignacio Rodo on 1/29/21 (as Part of FYB’s Short Horror Film Friday). The Term Micro Horror is a Nod to one of the Unique Aspects of the Grindcore Music Genre: the Micro Song. There’re Songs by Grindcore Bands (Such as Anal Cunt, Insect Warfare, SCAT, Pig Destroyer, Brutal Truth, and Nuclear Assault for example) that are Only Seconds in Length. In Fact the British Grindcore/Death Metal Band Napalm Death hold the Guinness World Record for the Shortest Song ever Recorded with the Their One Second “You Suffer”. So I figure the Micro Horror Movie would Translate to a Short Horror Film that’s Five Minutes (Flat) or Under.

Brief Synopsis: All Installments Start when a Digital Clock Display clicks over from 1:00 am to 1:01 am. The Premiss Remains the Same Throughout the SMILING WOMAN Series each Unique Installment Brings Us Closer to Discovering Who or What the Smiling Woman Is. When it comes to The SMILING WOMAN Series it Doesn’t take Long to Find its Legs and Take Off Running.

SMILING WOMAN:

  • Writer. Director. DP. Editor – Alex Magaña
  • Smiling Woman – Merlynda Sol
  • Runtime 2:15
  • On a late night at an empty train station, a Lone Traveler is Accosted by a Demented Smiling Woman.

SMILING WOMAN 2:

  • Writer. Director. DP. Editor – Alex Magaña Co-Writer – Jed Brian
  • Smiling Woman – Ariel Fullinwider
  • Smiling Woman ‘Body Double’ – Allison Marie Reyes
  • Runtime 2:13
  • After a Late Night at Work, a Lone Woman is Stalked by a Sinister Smiling Woman.

SMILING WOMAN 3:

  • Writer. Director. DP. Editor – Alex Magaña
  • Smiling Woman – Prathyusha
  • Runtime 2:09
  • While Home Alone, a Woman is Tormented by a Ominous Smiling Woman.

SMILING WOMAN 4:

  • Writer. Director. DP. Editor. Executive Producer – Alex Magaña Executive Producer. Grip – Oszkar Romé Co-Writer – Jed Brian
  • Mortician/Smiling Woman – Anna Dahl
  • Smiling Woman (Morgue) – Michelle Twarowska
  • Runtime 3:28
  • While Working the Graveyard Shift, a Nurse is Terrorized by a Creepy Smiling Woman.

SMILING WOMAN 5 SNEAK PEAK PREVIEW!

Thanks For Watching,

   Presented By Les Sober  

Short Horror Film Friday Double Header: TUCK ME IN

Welcome to the Official Return of Short Horror Film Friday featuring Tuck Me In Double Feature. First We have the Original 2014 Version of Tuck Me In Directed by Ignacio Rodo followed by the Remake Tribute Tuck Me In By Homemade Horror. Now there is a Reason for This Double Billing if You Will which is Both Versions have a Minuscule Running time of just 60 Seconds. With such an Extremely Exceptional One Minute running Time Tuck Me In may very well be the First Micro Horror Movie ever made.

The Term Micro Horror is a Nod to one of the Unique Aspects of the Grindcore Music Genre: the Micro Song. There’re Songs by Grindcore Bands (Such as Anal Cunt, Insect Warfare, SCAT, Pig Destroyer, Brutal Truth, and Nuclear Assault for example) that are Only Seconds in Length. In Fact the British Grindcore/Death Metal Band Napalm Death hold the Guinness World Record for the Shortest Song ever Recorded with the Their One Second “You Suffer”.

Tuck Me In reminds Me of the The World’s Shortest Horror Story ever written by Fredric Brown Titled Knock that consists of only Two Sentences:

“The Shortest Horror Story:

The Last an On Earth sat Alone in a Room. There was a Knock o the Door.”

You See Fredric Brown’s Knock, Grindcore’s Micro Songs, and Micro Horror Films (and Traditional Short Films) are Proof beyond All that You Don’t need to Write a 300 Page Book, Record an Album of 12 Minute Songs, or Film a 6 Hour Movie to produce Viable Product. Artists have the Newer found Freedom to Essentially tell the Audience “Here is My Art and I’m going to keep it Short, Simple, Focused, and to the Point.”

Now On with the Show. Enjoy.

The 2014 Original Version of Tuck Me in Directed By Ignacio Rodo.

The Remake Tribute to Tuck Me In By Homemade Horror 

Homemade Horror had this to Say about Their take on Tuck Me In:

“Bedtime doesn’t go as planned in this short horror film with a twist. This is a remake and tribute to Tuck Me In, one of the best short horror films I’ve ever seen. We put a little twist in the end to make it our own. It was done in a day with an iPhone, iMovie, and simple original score using a keyboard. Lots of fun. Cheers!”

Enjoy.

We Hope You Enjoyed This One Minute of Madness as Much as We Did.

Thanks for Watching,

Presented By Les Sober