These eight horror shorts, chosen and directed by men, offer lots of forgettable nastiness … and one killer mermaid
Here’s a male-only horror anthology: a collection of eight shorts fresh off the festival circuit, none of which is directed by a woman. The films are a mixed bag of tricks and (significantly fewer) treats. If there is a common thread linking them it’s that most are stories of women being tortured or terrified – trembling in the male gaze. They have been chosen by film-making brothers Luciano and Nicolás Onetti, who also shot the framing story: a late-night radio DJ with a mellow stoner vibe spins spooky yarns to his listeners.