Water Horse Fantastic Fest Review / Nightmarish Conjurings

“The most merciful thing in the world, I think, is the inability of the human mind to correlate all its contents.”

This eerie short film delivered a massive amount of tension in just under eight minutes. With such a tight runtime the filmmakers had to be both economic and specific. There’s not a wasted shot in WATER HORSE, and that precision pays off. 

I don’t want to say too much about the type of horror Max encounters, as that journey is part of the fun, but I will add this one anecdote. After watching the film, I decided to do a little research into the title of the film, and what I discovered made me love it even more. Sarah Wisner, you found the perfect way to tells us what happened without telling us what happened. My hat’s off to you.

WATER HORSE is a mesmerizing exploration of a nightmare painted in grays, blues, and blood. This is one short you’ll want to check out.

Thanks a billion to Adrienne Clark for my favorite review to date!