Happy Friday, dear readers! Today, we have a new batch of short films on tap for you to enjoy as you head into the weekend, and it seems that fear and instincts are the working themes of this trio of shorts.

For this installment of Daily Dead’s Salutes Your Shorts column, we have the latest collaboration from Todd Spence and Zak White, Fear Wish, as well as Neil Stevens’ The Monster and the beautifully animated award-winning Garden Party.

Happy viewing, everyone!

Fear Wish (Directed by Todd Spence & Zak White)

Synopsis: To wish for something you need, you have to wish for something you fear.

The Monster (Directed by Neil Stevens)

Synopsis: A young boy terrified of monsters enlists his Dad for help getting over his fear.

Garden Party (Directed by Théophile Dufresne, Florian Babikian, Gabriel Grapperon, Lucas Navarro, Vincent Bayoux, and Victor Caire)

Synopsis: In a deserted villa, a couple of amphibians explore their surroundings and follow their primal instincts.

To watch this short film, visit YouTube.

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    About the Author - Heather Wixson

    Heather A. Wixson was born and raised in the Chicago suburbs, until she followed her dreams and moved to Los Angeles in 2009. A 14-year veteran in the world of horror entertainment journalism, Wixson fell in love with genre films at a very early age, and has spent more than a decade as a writer and supporter of preserving the history of horror and science fiction cinema. Throughout her career, Wixson has contributed to several notable websites, including Fangoria, Dread Central, Terror Tube, and FEARnet, and she currently serves as the Managing Editor for Daily Dead, which has been her home since 2013. She's also written for both Fangoria Magazine & ReMind Magazine, and her latest book project, Monsters, Makeup & Effects: Volume One will be released on October 20, 2021.