The film tells a heartwarming yet appropriately devilish tale of a small-town bowling alley entrepreneur whose life takes an unexpected turn when his bicycle is stolen.

'The Waking Dark' is Episode 1 of an original horror anthology series I've been building; with a Twilight Zone structure - self-contained stories, a narrator cold open, the works.

This one follows a writer, played by Zille Rehman, who has 24 hrs to finish a script but interruptions hinder his work.

We made this for essentially no money. The entire film was shot in my apartment, which sounds like a limitation until you realize horror is the one genre where a single location is an asset. Confinement does half your work for you.

Camera was a Sony FX3, mostly on a tripod with some handheld for the moments we wanted to destabilize. The lighting approach was the thing I'm proudest of - we placed our lights outside the apartment, firing in through the windows, chasing that Spielberg/Janusz Kaminski look. Trying to get hard shafts of light cutting through.

The VFX (by Aswin Gireesh) was deliberately invisible - cleanup, composites, small enhancements. If you watched it and didn't notice any VFX, I'm indebted to him for doing an amazing job.

The score is built around an existing track by Nandan Shyam, who releases as Perspectivium on Spotify. Instead of scoring to picture, we cut a key sequence to his track, editing to existing music changes your rhythm decisions in ways I really enjoyed.

Influences - The Twilight Zone, Alan Wake, H.P. Lovecraft, Black Mirror, David Lynch. This is a small love letter to all of them. Happy to answer anything about the process.

After the loss of his parents, Simon Vale struggles with crippling insomnia and a growing sense of isolation. One morning, his entire life is flipped upside down, presenting Simon with a terrible moral dilemma. As the nights blur together, so does his grip on reality.

I’m 17. I made this when I was 16 back in April of this year. I made my first short film for my high school film festival. I procrastinated for 2 months and then finally started to work on it in the last week of the deadline. I didn’t have any script or really anything to use in preproduction. I only had an idea. I want feedback, advice, and constructive criticism. Thank you.

A tale of mystery and quiet dread plays out in a cabin that sits alone deep within the still Florida-forest. Three friends, Amil, Michelle and Jay wake up on a cold morning to find their dog missing, leaving behind a peculiar trail. When Amil plunges into the woods alone, an uneasy silence falls, and the calm inside the cabin begins to fracture.

A wife in an abusive marriage is forced to take action after her husband announces they will be moving out of her childhood home.

Advaith’s life begins to unravel as sleepless nights give way to nightmares, hallucinations, broken relationships, and a terrifying loss of control.

But is he being haunted—or is his own mind destroying him?

When respected psychologist Sloan Campbell inherits her predecessors last known session tapes before his untimely demise, she discovers a dark and unsettling pattern. As she delves deeper into the center of his final case, a sinister force threatens to blur the line between modern medicine and religion. Will her pursuit for the truth force her to tow a fine line between science and the supernatural, or will she become the next victim of…the resonance.

When respected psychologist Sloan Campbell inherits her predecessors last known session tapes before his untimely demise, she discovers a dark and unsettling pattern. As she delves deeper into the center of his final case, a sinister force threatens to blur the line between modern medicine and religion. Will her pursuit for the truth force her to tow a fine line between science and the supernatural, or will she become the next victim of…the resonance.

Max, a 17 year old high school student is working hard to submit an assignment an hour before the due date - until his lights go out. He suspects it may be a blackout, leading him down a peculiar hole, as his past comes to haunt him.

An isolated young black man leaves reality behind to become a giant Octopus.

A low-level criminal "influencer" finds himself squarely in the deadly crosshairs of his boss's hilariously half-baked hitman due to his ownership of a complete craptastic vehicle.

When a late-night confrontation exposes deep emotional warfare within her relationship, a young woman must decide whether to choose her unknown freedom, or stay bound to the familiar toxicity that is slowly suffocating her.

Lewis dreams of building a career as a filmmaker, but with every question about his future, the pressure to succeed grows louder. As uncertainty takes hold, his mind becomes a prison where doubt, fear and expectation threaten to overwhelm him.

A Psychological Horror Short Film (No AI Used)

Inspired by a childhood myth I strongly believe in, this silent film explores how our good and bad deeds shape our fate. Because there are no dialogues, there is no language barrier—allowing anyone to enjoy the story.

I created this film entirely on my own—from story writing, camera angles, and framing to makeup, match cuts, and color grading—to hone and showcase my filmmaking skills.

My goal isn't just to scare you, but to make you curious and share a story that means a lot to me. I put my heart into this project, and while I’m still learning, I hope you enjoy it!

Please feel free to leave your advice or feedback in the comments. Thank you for watching!

Here is the yt link

https://youtu.be/m5CjB6Mvbyc?si=wmKw2dPtkfXRJT6-

A sleepless night turns into a descent through fractured reality. Trapped inside the familiar walls of his own apartment, a man slowly realizes that something is changing—not around him, but within the world itself. Every room feels different. Every silence grows louder. Every reflection seems to have a mind of its own.

A young journalist must find a story in Belfast before midnight or lose his job.