There is a lot of life in the dolls used to act out Snore (2021). This short film is a treat for both the eyes and the ears, with puppets that achieve an expressive design, and a sound design that creates a perfectly creepy atmosphere with leaks, and creaks, and screams galore.

In Snore, a couple is forced to rent a dingy space as a result of the bread-winning wife being ousted from her job. After settling in for bed, overbearing Karen (Sarah Williams) begins snoring unbearably loud, causing her life/business partner, Callum (Nick Holiday), to ask her to quiet down. In the midst of their bickering they both hear a noise, and after some investigation, find themselves up against a mite but mighty creature against which they must work together to take down. Eventually, they realize that the creature appears at the sound of obscenely loud snoring.

Can’t say that I have had the pleasure of experiencing gore in a puppet film before having watched Snore — I would like more of it, please. The intro and end-credit graphics were just as creative, with a sound bite and imagery that leave a memorable impression. This film was a great mix of comedy and horror, one that had the lifeless puppets so perfectly portray the caricatures of the bossy business-woman and her submissive partner that the puppets became almost human.

Beyond that, the musical score and the sound design for this short film are amazing, using overblown sounds of footsteps, leaks, and creaks, and having ominous cellos, trumpets, and low piano chords chime in to build some very intense dread. Snore is actually pretty scary for it being a short film done with puppets, mixing in a rather grotesquely costumed live-action character as the antagonist. Together, these characters created some pretty funny and entertaining choreography for the fight scenes during this surprising thriller.

I could watch Snore over and over as the story seems like a missing chapter from Tales from the Crypt, only instead, they made the protagonists the puppets and the creature the live-action character. With comically timed character acting and a plot that crescendos perfectly in sync with the musical score, Snore is a short film that feels classic in content but fresh in its portrayal, and overall, it was a fun watch that I cant wait to revisit when I need a feel-good but bloody laugh. Check it out below!

 

7.5 out of 10

 

Snore
RATING: NR
Runtime: 10 Mins.
Directed By: Luther Bhogal-Jones
Written By: Luther Bhogal-Jones

About the Author

Adrienne Reese is a fan of movies - the good, the bad, and the ugly - and came to the horror genre by way of getting over her fear of... everything. Adrienne also writes for the Frida Cinema, and in addition to film enjoys cooking, Minesweeper, and binge-watching Game of Thrones.