Short Film: Givertaker (2016)

It's got to be hard making short films, as no matter how great they may be, as they kind of disappear into the nether after their initial Festival Circuit runs are finished, if they are even lucky enough to get one.

That's why we've decided to showcase some of the many great Horror Shorts that are out there floating around the Interwebs: some are scary, some are fun, and every now and then, we even find one that's a work of art.

The bottom line is that plenty of time and effort went into making them, so they at least deserve to be seen, don't they?

"An ambitious teen conducts an ancient ritual to enact petty revenge on those who she believes have wronged her."

By design, Givertaker looks like it's got a very strong Goosebumps vibe going on, and as fun as that, and other YA series of the 90's were, we're curious to see where this one takes us.


"Arcanum Pictures is Peter S. Hall and Paul Gandersman. Together they have produced the feature films ‘My Sucky Teen Romance,’ ‘Grow Up, Tony Phillips,’ and ‘There Will Be No Stay,’ as well as a number of shorts and commercials. Their first project as a writing-directing team is ‘Givertaker,’ a short film set within the larger world of ‘Dead Kids Club.’"

Imagined as a part of a series of interwoven stories about a town where teens dabble in the dark arts, Givertaker is an impressive effort that begs more installments. It's very well made, and it has the perfect Teen Terror vibe about it.

More, please.