Cam Closer | 2:29 | No Dialogue

Cam Closer from David F. Sandberg on Vimeo.

A short horror film about a camera phone with a very special feature.
Turn your lights down and your volume up.

Shot on a hacked Panasonic GH1

Synopsis
A woman (Lotta Losten) pulls out her phone to take a photo of her snack. She realizes the apple doesn't show up on the screen of her phone. She holds the camera up and slowly turns. She sees a body of a young woman laying face down on the floor just outside the living room door. Someone quickly pulls the body down the hall. When the woman looks for the body, she finds more than she bargained for.

Pictured | 3:03 | No Dialogue

Pictured - Horror short from David F. Sandberg on Vimeo.

Another short horror in our apartment. Now it's a trilogy with Cam Closer and Lights Out!

Synopsis
Pictured begins with a shot of an old photo hanging on the wall. The photo is of a young woman (Hanna Johansson) standing in front of a building. The woman (Lotta Losten) who lives in the apartment is working in her home office. She hears something fall in the hall. When she checks, she finds a potted plant laying on the floor. A trail of dirt ends at the old photo. The young woman in the photo is facing sideways instead of facing the camera. She cleans up the mess. The woman keeps hearing noises in the hallway. Whenever she checks in the hall, the young woman in the photo is in a different position.

Attic Panic | 3:00 | No Dialogue

Attic Panic - Short horror film from David F. Sandberg on Vimeo.

A short horror film in a new part of our house - the attic!
Behind the scenes: https://vimeo.com/dauid/makingattic
More short horror: https://vimeo.com/channels/shorthorror

Synopsis
After putting items in her storage unit in the attic, a woman (Lotta Losten) plans on going back downstairs. The door leading out of the attic is locked. The woman bumps the door with her shoulder and it still won't budge. The woman hears a noise and turns around. She sees a humanoid figure under a white sheet David F. Sandberg. The figure walks towards her. The light bulbs slowly unscrew themselves and fall to the ground. The woman locks herself in her storage unit. However, that doesn't mean she's safe from the figure.

Not So Fast | 1:59 | English

Not So Fast from David F. Sandberg on Vimeo.

See how this film was lit with a trash can from IKEA: https://vimeo.com/102137468
Short horror film. Very dark image (on purpose). Check your gamma settings if you can't see anything in the dark.

Synopsis
A woman (Lotta Losten) comes home to her apartment. Most of the lights go out in the hall of the apartment. There's a lit door at the end of the hall. The woman hears something in the dark. She walks towards the lit door. When she walks slowly, the noises get closer. However, when she walks faster, the hall suddenly stretches and the door's even further away from her.

Coffer | 2:59 | No Dialogue

Coffer - Short horror film from David F. Sandberg on Vimeo.

Since halloween is upon us here's another 3 minute horror from Lotta Losten and me.
Yep, the Lights Out lady is still living in that apartment...
You can find a behind the scenes look over here: https://vimeo.com/109521226
dauid.com - lottalosten.com

Synopsis
A woman (Lotta Losten) lays on the couch as she reads a book. She hears bumps and creaks coming from a chest in the corner of the living room. The chest slowly opens by itself. When she looks inside, it's just a dark tunnel going straight through the floor.

Closet Space | 3:09 | English

Closet Space from David F. Sandberg on Vimeo.

We made a short in our new place.
More Twilight Zone than horror this time.
Making of: https://vimeo.com/156664587

Synopsis
A couple moves into a new house. The woman (Lotta Losten) puts a stray clothes hanger in the closet. She discovers the closet multiplies items when the items are placed inside it. After experimenting on inanimate objects, she calls her partner (David F. Sandberg) in from the other room. She asks him to step inside the closet. When the woman opens the closet, the man is gone instead of multiplied. She looks for him and discovers the closet has a different effect on people.

Lights Out | 2:17 | Trailer

Lights Out feature trailer from David F. Sandberg on Vimeo.

Here it is! The first trailer for the film based on the Lights Out short! In theaters this summer.
See the original short here: https://vimeo.com/82920243

Synopsis
Rebecca (Teresa Palmer) and her little brother Martin (Gabriel Bateman) are being stalked by a shadowy female figure (Alicia Vela-Bailey). The figure only appears when the lights are turned off.

The entity may be connected to Diana (Ariel Dupin), a childhood friend of Rebecca and Martin's mother, Sophie (Maria Bello). Diana died in childhood after experimental medical treatments failed to help her.

Lights Out | 2:42 | No Dialogue

Lights Out - Who's There Film Challenge (2013) from David F. Sandberg on Vimeo.

For all our ~3 min horror films: https://vimeo.com/channels/shorthorror
Winner of 'Best Short' at Bilbao Fantasy Film Festival 2014 http://fantbilbao.net/Fant2014/
Winner of 'Best Director' in the http://www.bchorrorchallenge.com
Breakdown of the last shot: http://vimeo.com/83231790
Shot on the Blackmagic Cinema Camera with a Tokina 11-16, F2.8.

Synopsis
A woman (Lotta Losten) gets ready for bed. When she turns off the lights, she sees a shadowy figure standing in the hall. The shadowy figure can only be seen when the lights are off. The woman ducks under the covers. She hears creaky footsteps come into her bedroom. The lights flicker. She thinks it's over, so she pokes her head out. She sees something unexpected.

Sit Down Danny | 10:53 | English

Sit Down Danny - A One Man Short from David F. Sandberg on Vimeo.

Made a film while my wife worked the night shift and made it really hard for myself:

- One long take.
- Acting against myself (Voice of the bad guy was pre-recorded and played back by pressing strategically placed keyboards with my feet).
- Acting in a foreign language (I'm swedish) and trying to do two different accents.

Synopsis
Danny is home alone when he hears glass breaking. He thinks it's his girlfriend Jennifer. He calls out to her. She doesn't answer. Danny goes into the living room. Instead of Jennifer, Danny sees Simon. Danny asks him why he's there. Simon says this is his house. He's also known about Danny and Jennifer for a while. Danny becomes worried and demands to know where she is. Simon explains she's sleeping, but she's ultimately fine.

He asks Simon to explain what he wants. However, Simon refuses to tell him anything until he sits down and talks to him about Jennifer. Danny finally sits on the couch. When he does, there's a clicking noise. Simon warns against getting up or shifting around too much. Simon tells him to use the laptop on the coffee table. There's a video on it Danny needs to watch. It's titled couch.mp4.

Couch.mp4 shows a couch outside. A crash test dummy sits on it. Suddenly, the crash blows up. Danny asks if there's a bomb inside the couch he's sitting on. Simon says he shouldn't stand up anytime soon. Danny doesn't believe him, so Simon dares him to stand up. Danny still doesn't believe him. Simon implies he could because of the type of job he has. Danny refuses to believe Simon's crazy enough to put a bomb under the couch.

He threatens to call the police on his cellphone. Simon calls his bluff. He knows Danny wouldn't bring his cell phone inside the house. That way, if Danny's wife calls, he wouldn't feel so bad about cheating on her with Simon's wife, Jennifer.

Simon denies doing anything to Danny's wife. He thinks she's innocent. Danny explains he understands why Simon wants to punish him. However, he doesn't think Simon should since it's not Danny's fault Simon's wife love him anymore. Simon was the one who drove Jennifer to cheat on him. Danny says she's told him everything, including what a horrible person Simon is.

Simon reminds him he has no idea where she is, so trying to make him mad at her wouldn't be a good idea. There's no way for Danny to protect her. If Jennifer really told Danny everything, then he knows what Simon's capable of, which means Danny shouldn't try to make him mad at Jennifer.

Danny asks if he stands up, would Simon free her. Simon says no. He wants to talk and get to know Danny better. It's only fair since Danny got to know his wife so well. Simon asks him to explain his life philosophy. Danny gets mad and says it's Hakuna Matata from The Lion King. Danny explains his philosophy is actually based on the Eastland. The Eastland sank three years after the Titanic. In the three years between the sinking of both ships, a law was passed that said all ships must have enough lifeboats in order to save everyone on board. The Eastland sank because it was too top heavy from all the lifeboats. 800 people died. Danny said when he heard about the sinking of both ships he realized that no matter what anyone does, everyone is always fucked in the end. As a result, he believes everyone should do what they want.

Simon says their not done yet; he wants to play a game first. He tells Danny to look under one of the pillows. Danny finds an X-ACTO knife under it. He looks Simon in the eye as he throws the X-ACTO knife across the room. Simon is disappointed in him. Danny says he's done. If he's going to die right now, he wants Simon to remember his last words: "Go fuck yourself." As he prepares himself to die in an explosion, Simon warns him not to do it.

Danny stands up. Nothing happens. Danny walks behind the couch and takes a deep breath. He's angry Simon lied about the bomb. Simon says he never explicitly stated there was a bomb. Its existence was simply implied. Danny curses him out. Danny asks about Jennifer's location. Simon said he told the truth when he said Jennifer was sleeping. He reminds Danny of the clicking sound that came from the couch when he sat down. Danny quickly crouches behind the couch to look underneath it. Simon says he did tell him not to stand up. The screen fades to black as Danny screams Jennifer's name.

See You Soon | 00:14 | No Dialouge

See You Soon - 14 second horror film from David F. Sandberg on Vimeo.

Submission for the Raindance Halloween 14 Second Horror Film Competition

A woman sits alone in her bedroom. She looks at a photo of a man; she misses him quite a lot. The woman hears a noise. She turns, but no one's there. She looks back to the photo.Wes she looks at it, she notices a reflection of a person in the glass of the photo. The person stands behind her in the doorway. The woman realizes something strange is going on. At the same time, the figure she saw reflected in the doorway is standing right behind her. The strange figure has long teeth, grey skin, and completely white eyes.