Watch: Scary 3-Minute Horror Short ‘The Drawing’ Made by Jay Salahi
by Alex Billington
December 19, 2023
Source: YouTube
“Careful what you draw.” Another chilling new horror short under 5 minutes has launched online, proving that you can pull off some good scares in just a few minutes. The Drawing is the latest horror short made by filmmaker Jay Salahi – who also released the feature film Northwood Pie last year and the hilariously awesome microwave horror short called Ding… You’re Dead earlier this year (it’s also worth a watch). The Drawing short has been playing at festivals all year, ending up with the Audience Award at HorrorHaus and winning 1st Place at the Spooky Film Festival. An artist is haunted by a figure from her drawing – starring Annika Foster & Destiny Mounce. Salahi says he was flexing his muscles as a filmmaker trying to make a short “driven mostly by visuals, practicing suspense and tension, not re-using any angles and packing as many little organic horror beats as possible in under 3 minutes.” Yeah it’s freaky good – view the film below.
Thanks to Jay on Twitter for reaching out with a tip on this one. Brief intro via YouTube: “After waking from a nightmare, artist Scarlet is pursued by a malevolent figure eerily reminiscent of her latest drawing.” The Drawing is a horror short directed by up-and-coming filmmaker Jay Salahi based in Los Angeles – you can also follow him on IG @jaysalahi or on Twitter/X at @JaySalahi. He also directed the stoner comedy feature Northwood Pie. It’s written by Jay Salahi & Todd Knaak. Produced by Carlos Uribe & Jay Salahi. Featuring cinematography by Jon Corum, and music by Mattan Cohen. The drawing and artwork in this is by Aaron Needham. Jay explains this is a “warm up for a feature I’m shooting next summer.” It was filmed in his Grandpa’s house because he “has a bathroom with two entrances / doorways so as a filmmaker you can’t let that go to waste!” Ha. For more info, visit the film’s official site. To watch more shorts, click here. Thoughts?