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Get your fright fix with these 15-second horror movies on Instagram
2015-10-31T17:56:23Z
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DIY Halloween costumes won't be the only thing dominating Instagram this weekend.
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Thanks to a contest being judged by gore connoisseurs Eli Roth and Quentin Tarantino, the social platform is also playing host to 15-second horror movies that are sure to freak you out.
Sorted under the hashtag #15SecondScare, the clips are part of a contest being run by Roth's CryptTV, a digital network for "all things weird."
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A star-studded roster of judges including Tarantino, music producer deadmau5, “Key and Peele’s” Jordan Peele, “High School Musical” star Vanessa Hudgens, “Enter the Void” director Gaspar Noé, “Paranormal Activity” producer Jason Blum and Roth himself will select a winner after the contest ends today.
The prize is $10,000 and the chance to have their clip developed into a short by CryptTV.
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The stakes are high.
Keep scrolling to see some of the best submissions so far, as per the CryptTV team. Just beware — some of these can be violent or shocking.
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LA filmmaker Chad Bronder uses sound effects superbly in this short.
Taken (with @cara_dolim ) #15SecondScare @crypttv
A video posted by Chad Bronder (@chadbronder) on Oct 27, 2015 at 1:30pm PDT
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Nick Lines' clip might have you freaking out next time you look in the bathroom mirror.
@crypttv Shriek! #15secondscare #halloween #zombie #zombies #horror #film @realeliroth @jordanpeele
A video posted by Nick Lines (@nicklinesla) on Oct 27, 2015 at 6:03pm PDT
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This short from Michael David Pate also uses a bathroom mirror to terrifying effect.
A video posted by Michael David Pate (@michaeldavidpate) on Oct 26, 2015 at 4:06pm PDT
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Two little words, one terrifying idea.
A video posted by Danny Donahue (@dannyfdonahue) on Oct 26, 2015 at 8:35am PDT
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This is a majorly creepy encounter.
A video posted by Fright Brothers (@eyeillusionstudios) on Oct 24, 2015 at 12:56pm PDT
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A comic book artist created one of the contest's only animated entries.
A video posted by Jorge Jaramillo (@lordbinah) on Oct 23, 2015 at 9:41pm PDT
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Don't watch this one if you're prone to night terrors. Or claustrophobia.
A video posted by Michael Horrigan (@michael_horrigan) on Oct 23, 2015 at 2:39pm PDT
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Netflix and not-that-chill.
A video posted by Los Angeles (@jackobelchphoto) on Oct 29, 2015 at 9:21am PDT
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Every woman's worst Tinder nightmare comes to life in "Swipe Right to Meet."
A video posted by Cody Rhyse (@codyrhyse) on Oct 29, 2015 at 7:50am PDT
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This one gives off some serious "The Exorcist" vibes.
A video posted by YohannBoennec (@yohann_boennec) on Oct 29, 2015 at 3:01am PDT
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This one from Kyle Daly takes a classic urban legend one step further.
@horrorgrams episode 13 "Bloody Mary" @crypttv for your consideration #15secondscare #horrorgrams
A video posted by Kyle Daly (@xstandtallerx) on Oct 27, 2015 at 6:15pm PDT
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And this one — this one is definitely the grossest and most disturbing. You've been warned.
RABBIT #15secondscare #weirdisgood @crypttv
A video posted by Daniel Yonathan (@danielyonathan) on Oct 28, 2015 at 2:27pm PDT
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