8 Most Disturbing Horror Short Movies

An almost dialogue-free affair, this abstract mini-shocker leaves you feeling disturbed and hollow. Clocking in at seventeen minutes and shot entirely in black and white, the story - if you could call it that - follows a fisherman answering the call of a mysterious hooded figure from the sea. From here he embarks on a remorseless killing spree to which he himself seems helpless to control.

Director Fredrik S. Hana clearly has an impressionistic streak, presenting us with haunting imagery, immaculate sound design and a languid pace (despite the gruesome acts committed on screen). The sudden eruption of violence on the part of the fisherman feels worthy of a Ben Wheatley effort and his horrifying acts take on an almost mythic quality as it reaches its awful conclusion.

It’s hard to put a finger on what makes this film so disturbing, cruel acts aside. Surreal and abstract, Autumn Harvest is greater than the sum of its parts, taking the viewer on a journey they quickly realise they do not want to take. The film leaves you pondering the existential question: Why?