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Horror Through The Decades: Your Guide To LoFi Horror

As Twisted50 is currently working on its latest horror short film project, we thought it would be nice to hint at what our project will be about with some great films to help you get in the mood! Perfect Blue (1997) –…

Lucy Kay Solinger·21 October 2025·3 min

Let’s Make A Halloween Film Too… You Have ONE WEEK For A Script!

For all our deranged writers who have already taken on our challenge of writing a short script (or are planning to) for our analogue horror short films , here are some amplifications to help elevate your chances. Due…

Emma Lee · 15 October 2025 · 1 min

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Let’s Make A Micro Twisted Horror Short!

Ok demented writers! We have an extra challenge for Twisted50! We are collaborating with a couple of super talented horror short filmmakers to put together a series of micro horror films to help promote Twisted50. Can…

Emma Lee · 13 October 2025 · 2 min

How To Get Your Short Horror Published By Halloween

If you want to write a short story and get published by Halloween, you should SERIOUSLY think about Twisted50. On a phone? TL/DR Check out our new linktree here… www.Twisted50.com/Linktree The standard of writing for…

Chris Jones · 2 August 2024 · 1 min