Get in the spooky spirit with these horrors from YouTube
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β’2026-10-31T17:06:58-04:00
π° What Happened
The Verge's Terrence O'Brien put together a short list of creepy YouTube videos to close out Halloween. There is no single film here, just a mix of shorts and oddities.
The picks include Possibly in Michigan, a 1983 musical about cannibals by Cecelia Condit. It found a new audience decades later on YouTube. Others are Homemade Gatorade, Portrait of God and Heck, the short that became the film Skinamarink.
He also names Dining Room or There is Nothing and a Spirit Halloween theme song by Nick Lutsko.
π The Backstory
YouTube has been a home for strange short films since the mid-2000s. Early viral clips were passed around with no credits, and many were copied badly or lost.
In recent years fans have tracked down the originals and uploaded clean versions. Possibly in Michigan is a good example: a film-school short that sat almost unseen for 30 years before the internet found it.
π― Why It Matters
These are free and most run under 30 minutes, so you can try something strange without paying for another streaming service.
The Verge's Terrence O'Brien put together a short list of creepy YouTube videos to close out Halloween. There is no single film here, just a mix of shorts and oddities.
The picks include Possibly in Michigan, a 1983 musical about cannibals by Cecelia Condit. It found a new audience decades later on YouTube. Others are Homemade Gatorade, Portrait of God and Heck, the short that became the film Skinamarink.
He also names Dining Room or There is Nothing and a Spirit Halloween theme song by Nick Lutsko.
YouTube has been a home for strange short films since the mid-2000s. Early viral clips were passed around with no credits, and many were copied badly or lost.
In recent years fans have tracked down the originals and uploaded clean versions. Possibly in Michigan is a good example: a film-school short that sat almost unseen for 30 years before the internet found it.
These are free and most run under 30 minutes, so you can try something strange without paying for another streaming service.