BANSHEE - Award Winning Short Horror Film
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After the mysterious death of her husband, a woman struggles with her sanity as she sets out to prove that the entity known as the Banshee is responsible.
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Director: Sean van Leijenhorst
Writer: Sean van Leijenhorst
Assistant Director: Jana Kalalova
Director of Photography: Sophia Richards
Gaffer: Arnar Hugi Birkisson
Sound Recordist: Manish Gadeshiya
Music Composer: Manuel Velazquez
Makeup: Leire Tellitu Ballestero
FX Makeup: Jakub Zombi Grundler
Editor: Sean van Leijenhorst
Additional FX: Bruno Pimentel
Creature Designer: Matisse Forman
Additional Sound: Klankbeeld
This film was my first-year Filmschool project, shot in the Czech Republic with zero-budget.
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Thank you all so much for the major support this film is getting. I made this back in filmschool and was my first dip into horror territory - I know it's not perfect, but am truly humbled to see it entertained, influenced and scared some of you. You're the best.
If you want to see another short I did, my latest 5-minute horror short is up on my channel here: czcams.com/video/ad31MUHcQHo/video.html
SeanvL well bravo....quite impressive and I may never wear a white dress again. Cool sound effects and great make up.
SeanvL just watching now.. Wonderful job!! You need to do a full length movie!!
SeanvL you need to make a full length film
SeanvL I enjoyed it very much, the sounds were scary, the ambiance was creepy when it needed to be, the actors were convincing, the suspense kept me on my toes, and the writing was pretty accurate to how people talk and act.
Though I thought the ending was a bit more to be desired.
I find the whole “whole thing isn’t real turns out to be real” fake out is unfortunately overused.
I also found that the detective (saying he came from an Irish family) didn’t seem to have an Irish accent but that might just be me.
If anything it was great, an alternate ending I would’ve chosen is to keep going with the all was a delusion, explaining that it was actually her who killed her room mate/ bf/brother, and blames the banshee, ending with her killing the detective because he’s been trying to get her to confess about the murder and played along with her ruse to see if she would crack.
But that’s just my opinion and you probably won’t even care about reading this so, if it means anything I enjoyed it and I hope you strive to make bigger and better films!
Thanks a lot! I actually read all comments and am very open to constructive criticism. Will keep your notes in mind for future films! Cheers.
The real Irish Legend is Bean Sidhe. They were women (in legends) that would wail when near someone who was about to die. Different lore has obviously different interpretations of them but they don't kill people. They are more of a warning then anything else. In some Lore they even "save" people with the help of their male counterpart. I put save in quotations because although they would save one person by working as a team to guide the soul back to its vessel, the reaper would still have to take someone so if the Bean Sidhe decided to spare someone then another person near by would have to take their place. Bean Sidhe do not typically do this though because they are not immortal so if they chose to save someone they could be the one to take that person's place. The Bean Sidhe's wail is supposed to sound like a blood curdling scream to mortals but to other Bean Sidhe's and to the souls they are wailing for it sounds like the most beautiful song. That is why they wail. Their song is supposed to help relax the soul and give it peace as it moves on. Bean Sidhes are (depending on the lore) either fairies or spirits but they aren't witches and in most lore they are actually beautiful women. Both my mother and Father's family's were Irish and I grew up hearing these kinds of stories a lot but always found the Bean Sidhe a fascinating tale and did more research on it when I was in high school. So there you go... long pointless post. :)
Thank you, that was an interesting read
I prefer your version, thanks!
Yes, I heard it was when someone was dying the "banshee" would howl outside the house. I always just assumed it was the sound of a cruel storm wind as such winds often make awful howling noises that sound like a soul in torment. It is effective because all too often the storm brings grief of one kind or another and often enough death as well. Even now I don't like to hear a storm wind especially on a dark night.
Chelsea Skinner Haha I find your post long and interesting. Not entirely pointless. Nice post!
I want more pointless posts like this. Loved it.
Rule #1: When hearing the legend about deadly banshees out in fields, do not immediately go out into a field looking for deadly banshees.
Lol. Award winning comment.
She’s french
I breathed out through my nose when the first scream happened and I thought my nose made that sound😂😂😂
😐😐😐😂😂😂
why did this comment made me laugh so hard it hurt
Lara Shaughnessy you made me laugh so hard.
So, exhaled.
I can't stop laughing at that comment 🤣
Is every short horror on youtube award winning? Asking for a friend...
Award-winnjng comment
I doubt anyone is fact checking unfortunately.
This comment is award winning 🏆
Many filmmakers submit to festivals before release
No
who needs time alone after some shit like this happens...pls.surround me with ppl
xGobliin x187 👫👬👯🕺👭👪👨👩👧👨👩👧👦👨👩👦👦👨👩👧👧👨👨👦... I think this should do it for now.
BC Bob then we’re fucked either way we look at it.
I'm not alone, I have my 3 cats for company😍
is my mom banshee ??? bc she screams at me a lot and i almost die everytime she does ?????
She might if she has Irish or Scottish ancestry. My Mom does, and she yells a lot but so far no one has actually died afterwards!
😂
Neeharika Nene 😆😅
Neeharika Nene I think my friends mom was one while yelling she hit humanly impossible high pitch lol
Neeharika Nene same
Plot twist...the Banshee *is* all in her mind, the tea was laced with a hallucinogenic and the "Inspector" and possibly her friend as well, were actually acting on behalf of her family to get her out of a toxic relationship and get her on the road to rehab for her alcoholism.
What hahahaha
Did you leave out anything or should I not waste my time watching.
@@ronaldvronca8999 this isn’t what happens at all lol she was giving an alternative plot twist - give it a watch! it’s good
Now, this type of banshee is an evil fairy whose moaning cries bring nothing but bad luck. - Blarney Kilakilarney, The Leprechauns' Christmas Gold (1981)
Aww, I feel bad for the detective at the end, he was genuinely kind and caring T-T
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Kkkkkk
Dreary drivel.
Holy water ya I need some
And she picks up the damn comb 🤦🏽♀️
XD
Excellent!
The Inspector just has to tell the Banshee she's a delusion and everything will be fine.
The legend of the Banshee is based off of another Irish legend: the Bean Sidhe. They're not witches but instead spirits of beautiful women who would wail when close to someone that was about to die, they would not actually kill the person. But overall, you picked up on one of the most beautiful legends in the world and turned it into a great movie. Congratulations.
friend of grieving wife: *takes great, smug pleasure re-inciting the Banshee legend*
also friend of grieving wife: *NoOo SaRaH iTs A gHoSt StOrY*
Doesn't the Banshee remind you of Lady Gaga?
Alla american pop stars of today are Banchees and witches!
most female American singers are Banshee and Witches
My late uncle was chased home by somting like one in meath in the 60s didn't speak for a week
haha that's messed up good one
remove the dark contact lens from the banshee and change the scene to brighter and natural warmer colour... and voila, a pretty blonde banshee....
Or have her wear a paper bag, like in "Scary Movie 2". 😉
As usual, I’m late to the party- but just wanted to let you know that I really enjoyed this, and am really happy to hear that you’re making more films. Thanks for sharing this with all of us!
Same here don’t worry 😅😅
I though it was interesting how the detective said at the end when talking to Sarah that the Banshee was a warning from the body. She saw it as she was letting her drinking take over and as she started to heal, it left. Then it shows up just after the detective lights a cigarette at the end.
I didn't make that connection, nice catch
🤔 He should practice what he preaches
Anyone familiar with the story of the Banshee in Ireland will love this one (and if you're not familiar with it, read up on it! It's creepy!). The acting is strong for the most part. Storyline well done.
Great piece on the Banshee, only criticism i have whatsoever is making the banshee out to be just a single woman, and "People have told stories of the Banshee since the 1600's..." when the legend is much, much older than that. But I totally get its just for narrative purposes, it was a great film and the costume and makeup for the Banshee was fantastic
+Imperator Augustus Thank you, glad you liked it. You're right, we decided to make the Banshee a single entity for narrative purposes. Especially since it's a short film. I might've done it differently if it was a feature where you have more time to establish the Banshee, or multiple ones.
And you're right that the story of the Banshee is older than the 1600's, meaning that the inspector was wrong. Which he learns the hard way..
I'm a detective - Banshee Division...
Madness by Design u have new case in India here most beautiful heroin Rekha. Her 3 husband died. She lookes beautiful still after age of 60 . Search about her
If it's irish then he could be in the Tree division,,special branch.. Lol.
@@kaasp4757 my friends gave me that nick name Rekha it because I ADORES HER MUCH MUCH😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😚😚😚😚 pls could u deliver to her page?! Iam from🇹🇿👍her greatest fan😍😗 I love her.
and you are a ignorant. ignorant division
@@kaasp4757 damn, you're not wrong, that lady isn't aging lol
I have no idea how you'd be able to burn a silver comb (and it would take a much hotter flame than you'd get with a lighter to melt it) and the banshee legend is MUCH older than the 1600's, but this is still a good movie, and that big beardy police inspector was right..such things may indeed be projections from one's own unconscious mind warning of impending doom rather than a malevolent spirit. To a certain extent, believing in such things gives them a genuine life of their own, which explains many strange events including Elvis sightings!
Not cool. Watching this outside and night and as soon as it ended I heard tires screeching down the road that sounded like screaming lol
She is coming for you. Lol
+leslie delp Might have been an animal called a fisher cat. I heard one without knowing what it was once and it scared the crap out of me, sounded just like I'd imagined a banshee would sound.
While I was watching this, my cooking pot exploded and the shards of glass nearly cut my face as I was about to turn my food over. Yeah... PERFECT DAY TO WATCH THIS! 😆
Bs.
Sounds pretty cool to me.
I never thought a short story could be good, but they are. Thank you!
I wasn't too afraid...because I "like" the banshee myth. She looks exactly how I imagine a Banshee would look. Great job.
Charisse Haynes Thanks, we put a lot of time into creating her 'look'!
I felt the film, for the most part, was well done, but sadly found the ending to be weak.
Yeah! I was expecting a better and scary ending....
I loved everything about the movie...the plot...the sound effects...the cinematography....
Perfect theme for a horror movie
But the ending could have been more impact full....instead of showing it as just a delusion
Found the whole thing weak..
👀
I did not feel bored for a single second, and the idea of making a short horror film about a frightening and widespread myth that some people believe is a good idea, and the acting of the two main characters and Banshee is very appropriate. This is one of the best short horror films I have ever seen in my life 🍮
I like how she literally reads an article about not not picking the comb up sees the comb picks it up anyway😂😂
Jay Shelton she probably doesn’t care
Who else is hiding in the comments
LinXs I’m hiding
Not me
You must be shit at hiding seek.
@@billyandrew loooolllllll! 🤣🤣🤣
I’m veryvery sneaky sir
11:54 Sarah be like : Omg Banshee Shut the fuck up already... Sarah's face told me everything xD
My name is Darragh and I'm Irish, I love this already.
+Just4Jokers haha, well I hope you end up better than our Darragh :)
I have a friend named Darragh as well and hes Irish too
I love the actors accents....and the detective had the perfect detective voice XD. Her husband had blood on him so not sure how that's a heart attack LOL. But I loved this regardless.
I thought the banshee was just a warning of a death. You could've stayed true to the story and made it frightening.
Lore has come a *long* way since the days when a banshee's wail was just a warning.
They're always after me lucky charms.
7 years later and this is still the best horror short story I've ever seen!
i have never seen a short horror story like this its awesome one sir
Banshees don’t kill people ! They just warm by screaming
do you know how deep the story goes?
It was an nice short story, I liked the dark tone and the acting. I just hate in movies when characters run upstairs (even though she had a reason to it seems)or downstairs instead of out the door!!!!!
hahaha your ryt
Did anyone else scream at her to leave the damned comb alone?
StarwasterPrime Me. xD
Me
I did 😂😂😂😂❤❤❤
LOL of course!
I did 😁✌️✌️
You know, sometimes I think that being blind and/or deaf would be a good thing in horror movie. To survive.
If I hear some weird stuff after watching this I'm actually so done
😅
Where have I been for so long?? Just stumbled across these short films and now I can't get enough. Lol. This one was great! Love legends and especially when we can watch them.
Me too!
Lol. Well I just stumbled across this now!!😅
If you're late imagine how late I am
I would have taken the offer to stay at the friend's house even if there wasn't a banshee. That's a spooky house in the middle of nowhere.
Great short! i had a feeling about how it was going to end after the inspector shared with her how his family was cursed too
Complete enjoyment !!! Well written, filmed, edited, acted, etc. Having been in Radio, Television, and low budget Theatre, I can say this film is one of my favorite top 3 for Horror shorts. I normally HATE jump scares, but in this instance I thought them well placed. Keep up the good work, and win many awards. I TOO, look forward to a full length Horror film from you in the future, hopefully !!! Cheers !!!!
Neil O’Connor is the best thing about this. The man doesn’t know what to believe.
It is funny how they used the banshee scream from mass effect 😅
This scared me a lot -- this is really cheesy, but when I was a little girl I saw Darby O'Gill and the Little People, and the Banshee scared me absolutely to death. I guess that's stuck in my brain now because when I watched this short film, I felt like that all over again! Good job on it, and the actress was really good, too!
Oh god, Darby O' Gill was terrifying. I watched it when I was writing the script for this short.
SeanvL Great job on this!! I can’t believe you made this in film school! The acting is incredible and the story is awesome, very creepy, well done!
Exquisitely executed.. The actors are wonderful... This one really scared me bad... Hats off to the team... Want more of this mythological horror.
Hopefully more to come, thanks so much!
Kind of sounds like my ex, but unfortunately I’m still alive.
Ahhaaaaa, me too
☝
Everything about this is brilliant. The shots, the lighting, the story, even the acting and fx are really good. Well done!
+EefsBeatz Rap Beats & Hip Hop Instrumentals Thank you sir!
The acting is awful
LMAO dude the acting? Really?
No need to say the acting is awful ive seen AAA hollywood movies with worse acting
Hey hey...that's the same damn scream from the Reaper-Turned Asari from Mass Effect 3...gave me the willies then too😬
Loved it! Loved it! Loved it!!! Would watch again! I love everything about it! The Camera shots, the special effects, the makeup! Keep it up! This is the best horror short to this day in my opinion! Great work!
+Halloween haunt guy Thank you very much! I am humbled.
Halloween Haunt Guy yes u r right i also really like horror movies
Damn... that screaming sound scares the hell out of me...
me
my granny screams is scarier then that
There's a jump scare at 17:18 for anyone who gets freaked out by that kind of thing
thanks man
Limerance Penelope thx
Thank you so much
Limerance Penelope thank you
delete ur comment. let them get scared. hahahahahha
The main girl she is just creepy out of it all
I'm a little confused about the story's location. The husband and wife both have a slight, lilting accent, and the scenery, and small town cottages, speaks of Ireland. However, the Inspector and the wife's bff, have an American accent. 🤔 Other than that, I THOROUGHLY ENJOYED this short!!! Bravo!!! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Catherine G
Canada
I suspect. 😊
@DVirg0🤍 No kidding, actually the wife and her friend have extremely pronounced accents, not at all like American accents. I find it impossible for someone to make that mistake if they actually watched the movie.
Very entertaining! With a little less exposition this could be an award winner for sure. No one does the old legends anymore. It was great to see this one!
Not too short and not too long, great acting and an awesome story! Overall, you have done a good job!
Why does this childless couple have a tiny rocking horse in their room?
And monkeys on their walls and racecar sheets on the bed.
Maybe children are visiting their relatives somewhere during this specific night or at a sleepover at another home? Idk just one of many possibilites.
perhaps they were trying to start a family
Absolutely amazing job. This was fantastic!! I wish it could have been a full movie in the theater 😂👌👻
+The Swamp Bottoms Haunted House Thanks a lot, sir!
+Sean van Leijenhorst no, thank you!! Great work
there's actually a full movie called the banshee or banshee I can't remember I've watched it on Netflix it was pretty damn scary
The banshees scream is very similar to the one heard by the reaper monsters of the same name in the video game Mass Effect 3, as any one else noticed this?
So well done! Really excellent! Everything about it is so on point! Thank you!
The Banshee is beautiful.
I actually use Banshee as my gamertag, lol. Was happy to run across this film. Very nicely done. She sounded just as I had imagined. :)
I LOVE horror movies any kind and in any language.
Nicely done! If this film was low budget I am extremely impressed! Looking forward to more!
old irish tales like thissis scare the crap out of me great film
I love this film so much the audio and effects are just amazing.
Thanks man! Happy to hear that!
SeanvL No problem, this film is truly amazing! What camera did you use?
when the title said " psychological horror i expected it to be one of those random things like the ring video
Very good work, especially for a filmschool project with no budget. I enjoy horror shorts, but let's face it, most are pretty poor. This one stands out among the better ones. The lead actress was very, very good... natural and convincing. Technical credit must be given to the banshee "scream", too. Long have I known about the banshee legend, and any good storytelling will depend upon a truly terrifying scream, one which is at once both human-like and ethereal. That was achieved effectively here. (Although the sounds are quite different, I am reminded of how effective the screams of the Black Riders were in Jackson's Lord of the Ring films.) No doubt you learned a great deal from making this film. For a filmmaker, making films is a journey, not a destination. Be proud of your work here as a successful step in that journey.
Out of all the short films I've seen this is the best acting I've seen 👌
Have you only seen two?
Love this. Though I will always hear the Mass Effect Banshees thanks to that first scream in the field being the same sound. 😬 Great design and execution all around!
The way the ghost woman on the field just vanished into thin air tells me that she must know some.... *** wait for it *** .... BANSHEE JUMPING!!!
Scary movie.. Easy 4/5
Really great low budget short horror film. It had good pace and suspense. It goes to show what you can achieve without much money. Brilliant work by the production crew , cast and director.
Appreciate that, thank you!
This is insanely underrated
Thank you very much, that's very kind :)
Banshee problem?.....Nope. An alcohol problem.
Imagine Neil fucking O'Connor bursting into your house with a fog in the background just to tell you ''It's not real''
Sarah needa lick her lips or at least put sum chapstick on💀
Very well done! Entertaining and eerie! Thank you!
Thanks man!
Shit got real with that first scream lol
Another great film, keep them coming. Very well done and great acting indeed.
i was watching this and my light started flickering and i shit myself
Great movie....excellent story.....super effects....wonderful videography......awesome acting......really enjoyed....if dis is was in full movie i bet it would be hit in box office n in ppl's heart.....great job, well done, hats off 2 u sir......i insist u 2 make more great, creepy, scary movies lyk dis.....
+shariqua jabin Glad you liked it. Thank you!
+Sean van Leijenhorst I LOVED IT TOO!!!😊 It's a great little short horror film!!! And I'm part Irish!!!COOOL!!!!
Why did you put so many of these ... In your sentence?
Fox Nebula cmon i really luv tht movie.....
I dislike the end, but it's only opinion stuff, the movie was very good.
10/10, could quite easily buy this as a movie
Sometimes the best horror stories are ones that put mental health logic into it.
Absolutely brilliant! please make more like this
+CharlanaJoXoXo B Thanks! Will do ma'am!
what a master piece! congrats, man! hope there will be more comming soon.
Ludwig Ferguez Thanks a bunch Ludwig, glad you liked it!
+Sean van Leijenhorst Very well done, I've seen many great films of the Horror genre. The best ones yet! :D
what an amazing Job! such a great movie👍 The acting is great!
This one is the best horror short film I've seen so far.
watch brain break : Dark street
Wail Done !
Blonde bird could use a snack... I got hungry just by looking at her :)
Very nice cinematography! Also love the background and wide open fields!
Fun fact: Banshee doesnt kill, it actually indicates that someone will die
I dont get it. The inspector said the banshee wasnt real and it was just a sign that she is sick or as he said "not well.", but in the end the banshee was there. Does that mean hes not well too?
Or maybe he was wrong and the Banshee is real..
because he was smoking and smoking isn’t good for your body so she was warning him, he was right
Im from Ireland and the legend i heard growing up is a little different to this. Still loved the movie tho 👌👏
You're right, for horror purposes I altered the legend a bit by combining a few different versions of it into one. The original story depicts the Banshee more as an omen of death, rather than the actual cause of it. Glad you enjoyed it still!
Tracey Mcclatchey what's the legend you heard.
what's the genuine story,Tracey?
The scariest here, is the interior design and furniture 😱😱
Why are shortfilms so much better and more inovating than 80% of the big horrormovies? If i had something to say at Lionsgate or Lakeshore enter. etc i would hire you.Right fom the spot