Flying Lotus made a horror short so weird it feels illegal to watch.
Unearthed from Los Angeles's worst quake nightmare. The story of Royal begins where the curses of human survival have left off. Inside the dark rooms and dim minds of Missy and Kenneth. Some of the strangest secrets find their way out from behind the curtain, revealing wounds that may never heal.
Direction
Flying Lotus brings his music video nightmare logic to horror.
Sound
Sound design that crawls under your skin and stays there.
Practical Effects
Grotesque body horror that looks wrong in the best way.
Director
Flying Lotus
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Flying Lotus (Steven Ellison) made this between albums, proving his visual art is as uncompromising as his music.
Part of a wave of musician-directed horror (like Flying Lotus's own KUSO) that treats genre as pure sensory assault.
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