A father feels his son's kidnapper murdering people. In black and white. In 27 minutes. Good luck sleeping.
A man seems to possess a psychic link to a serial killer who has abducted his 4-year-old son. This black-and-white short played numerous film festivals in 2001. Parts were eventually folded into Prendes' 2003 feature Corpses Are Forever.
Practical Effects
Black-and-white grime that makes everything feel diseased.
Acting
Conrad Brooks brings unhinged B-movie energy as The Mysterious Man.
Director
Jose Prendes
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Jose Prendes essentially made this twice—Nerve is the concentrated shot, Corpses Are Forever the watered-down feature.
This hit festivals right as post-Blair Witch lo-fi horror peaked, riding that 'anyone with a camera can traumatize you' wave.
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