# Happy Halloween (scary short)
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-halloween-scary-short/703139
**Category:** Cafe Society
**Created:** [October 31, 2014, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-halloween-scary-short/703139 "2014-10-31T16:37:30Z")
**Posts on this page:** 8
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### Author:  [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)
#### Post date: [October 31, 2014, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-halloween-scary-short/703139/1 "2014-10-31T16:37:30Z")
[He Dies At The End](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4jOU3m_tHtQ)
An award-winning short that is a wonderful blend of creepy, unpredictability, and a touch of humor thrown in.
It’s fairly great in the way it slowly builds suspense and keeps you interested/engaged in the tale.
After you’ve watched it:
[spoiler]How high did you jump?
Myself, about two feet.[/spoiler]
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### Author:  [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)
#### Post date: [October 31, 2014, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-halloween-scary-short/703139/2 "2014-10-31T20:23:22Z")
I didn’t jump. It was a great build-up but I didn’t think much of the finish.
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### Author:  [@CarnalK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CarnalK)
#### Post date: [October 31, 2014, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-halloween-scary-short/703139/3 "2014-10-31T20:36:35Z")
> [@Roderick\_Femm](#):
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> I didn’t jump. It was a great build-up but I didn’t think much of the finish.
I gotta agree.
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### Author:  [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)
#### Post date: [October 31, 2014, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-halloween-scary-short/703139/4 "2014-10-31T20:38:37Z")
Scary in a funny way, but a film that will only work once, whereas genuinely scary movies stay scary over and over.
But thanks to the OP for sharing. 🙂
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### Author:  [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)
#### Post date: [October 31, 2014, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-halloween-scary-short/703139/5 "2014-10-31T20:39:48Z")
Just a very slight startle. It went on too long to scare me.
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### Author:  [@Drunky\_Smurf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drunky_Smurf)
#### Post date: [October 31, 2014, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-halloween-scary-short/703139/6 "2014-10-31T21:13:25Z")
I liked it.
I didn’t jump but I did almost fall out of my seat.
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### Author:  [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slow_Moving_Vehicle)
#### Post date: [November 1, 2014, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-halloween-scary-short/703139/7 "2014-11-01T02:04:02Z")
Okay, I may have yelped "Oh holy SHIT!, but I wasn’t, y’know, _scared_ or anything…
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### Author:  [@Onomatopoeia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Onomatopoeia)
#### Post date: [November 1, 2014, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-halloween-scary-short/703139/8 "2014-11-01T02:23:20Z")
I expected the ending. I just didn’t know when whatever it would be would suddenly appear. A bit of heightening anxiety as the ending approached, but I’ve seen something similar before so…