Night Tide
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Written by: Richard Miller | Directed by: Richard Miller | Genre: Horror | Length: 9 minutes |
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“All the good production elements and story queues are here. The lonely dark house. The haunted protagonist and obviously the ghost. This film gets a lot accomplished in under 9 minutes. |
| Ryan (Gavin Fowler) returns home to a girlfriend (Bethan Sweet) who is more interested in her phone than him. Not wanting to risk an argument, he decides to take a bath. As he attempts to relax in the bath tub with some classical music he hears someone knocking at the door. After calling for his girlfriend to answer it, and getting no answer, he finally goes himself. Nobody there. His girlfriend is sleeping and as Ryan goes to bed himself things begin to happen. It seems a ghost or poltergeist has decided to haunt him, and the rest of the movie follows Ryan in his hunt for the ghost. Night Tide is a short horror film from writer and director Richard Miller. A horror film that tries to make it’s viewers get creeped out through it’s use of audio and visual elements. It’s not much different than most other haunting movies that have been blanketing the market lately and if you like the genre, you’ll like Night Tide. All the good production elements and story queues are here. The lonely dark house. The haunted protagonist and obviously the ghost. This film gets a lot accomplished in under 9 minutes and that includes the twist ending. Just for the record, I expected the ending, or a similar one but it still fit the film and was done well. This may be a micro budget short film, but it doesn’t look like one. There are a few shaky shots, but even these are handled well. The more complex shots are expertly filmed and Night Tide has a very cinematic feel to it. This isn’t a title shot on an iPhone. When you combine the cinematography with the always creepy classical music, and the well placed score in the background, it’s very easy to fall into the nightmare scenario presented by Miller. The dark hallways and the desolate back yard. I especially liked the opening sequence. It reminded me of the old Psycho films. The ones where Anthony Perkins is standing at an odd angle to an oddly framed house. An awesome way to start a horror movie. Gavin Fowler acts out his character in a believable way. Equal parts depression, anger and frustration. When the final act finally occurs everything he’s done makes sense. His expression at the end as he waits on his steps is perfect. I can’t think of a better way this part could have been done. With a length of under 10 minutes, Night Tide gets a lot accomplished. It successfully builds it’s tension and some of the effects, such as him pulling away the bed sheet or the set dinner table were perfect. This title is a great short to start a horror movie session. Thanks for reading. Find this title online |
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