Watch: ‘Play Me’ Eerie Horror Short About Finding Someone Tied Up

Watch: ‘Play Me’ Eerie Horror Short About Finding Someone Tied Up

by Alex Billington
March 12, 2024
Source: YouTube

“I know you’re confused, but if you want to survive, you need to do exactly as I say.” What would you do if this happened to you? Can anyone even answer that question accurately? It’s too scary! Play Me is a freaky horror short from filmmaker Caleb J. Phillips, best known as the creator of the other horror short Other Side of the Box (2018). A woman wakes up in a car with no memory of how she got there, and finds a man tied up in the back seat. Stranger still, she finds a recording with her voice telling her what to do next. This stars Lindsey Garrett as Elizabeth, and Josh Schell as the stranger. This is a clever concept for a horror short, fueled by the psychological mayhem that everyone is experiencing – the characters and viewers. Who do you trust? I’m not a big fan of the ending, but it’s still a good horror short worth a watch. Under 11 mins.

Thanks to Short of the Week for the tip on this wonderful short film. Here’s the entire intro from YouTube: “A woman wakes in the middle of nowhere with no memory and a man tied up in the back seat. Stranger yet, she finds a tape recorder with her voice on it telling her what to do next.” Play Me is written and directed by indie genre filmmaker Caleb J. Phillips, a graduate of The Los Angeles Film School, who also directed the feature film Brothers in Arms (2017) as well as other shorts. You can follow Caleb on IG @caleb.j.phillips. It’s produced by Caleb Phillips, Lee Stobby, Thomas Bond, Katie C’etta. Featuring cinematography by Laura Jansen, and music by Jasper Van Dijk. This first premiered at the 2023 Screamfest Horror Film Festival last fall. For more info, visit SOTW or the film on YouTube. To discover more shorts, click here. Your thoughts?

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