Name: Don't Listen 2
Genre: Short, Horror
Released: 2025-04-24
Duration: 5 min
Rating: 8.1
Cast: Delorean Brandon, Melanie Moreno, Favour Onyeso

The idea behind this horror short is quite clever: a woman listens to a podcast as a bedtime story, but everything that happens in the story also begins to happen to her. And it's a terrifying story. As in many other horror shorts by this director, an eerie smile makes an appearance-likely because it has become a kind of trademark.

On the positive side, the story works well for a film under five minutes. However, something didn't quite click for me. It was probably the acting-not bad, but perhaps a bit too relaxed for the situation, both from the victim and the perpetrator-making the film feel less frightening. Then again, this is a very prolific director, and with such an exceptionally large number of releases, not every film can be a masterpiece.

The horror genre features stories that aim to elicit fear, suspense, and a sense of dread in its audience. Horror stories often explore themes related to the unknown, the supernatural, and the macabre, and they frequently evoke strong emotional reactions such as anxiety, terror, and unease.

The short form refers to creative works characterized by their brevity and concise storytelling. Unlike full-length feature films, short films have a running time of less than 45 minutes, while TV shorts have a running time of less than 22 minutes.

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