In the world of filmmaking, the story of short films that evolve into features never loses its appeal. While examples exist across every genre, it’s in horror where this creative pipeline truly took hold, with franchises like Evil Dead and Saw famously beginning as shorts.

We’ve long been aware of this trend, but until now, we hadn’t taken the time to actually quantify it. And what better occasion to do so than Halloween week? So, if you’re in the mood for a scare this spooky season, dive into our collection on our sister site, Shortverse, to discover where some of your favorite horror films began.

To view the collection of short films that gave rise to Horror features, click on this image

Editor’s Note: This isn’t meant to be a definitive list of horror features that started as shorts – just a curated selection (which we’ll keep adding to) of those you can currently watch for free online.