Crypt TV will add the award-winning short THE BABYSITTER MURDERS: TIMING’S OFF to its streaming lineup on August 28. The film, which blends supernatural elements with slasher-style menace, has already earned multiple festival honors and was previously picked for HorrorHound TV’s inaugural streaming slate.
Creative team and cast
The short was directed by Orin Black and co-written by Black and Gus Riley. Lead performers named in the announcement are Elliot Frances Flynn and Giancarlo Gentile.
Premise
The story follows a babysitter whose ordinary night turns nightmarish after she encounters a broadcast showing her own death. From there, the short tracks a desperate struggle to survive and a race against time to protect the child in her care as both supernatural and slasher threats converge.
Festival pedigree and platform rollout
- The film has been recognized at multiple festivals.
- It was previously selected as part of HorrorHound TV’s first streaming lineup.
- Crypt TV will begin streaming the short on August 28.
Orin Black responded to the news by expressing how meaningful it is to have the film included in Crypt TV’s catalog and said he and the team are excited for the platform’s audience to discover the short.
With its mix of paranormal dread and slasher escalation, THE BABYSITTER MURDERS: TIMING’S OFF adds a compact, high-concept entry to Crypt TV’s collection of genre shorts.
Source: Rue Morgue – Exclusive: Award-winning “BABYSITTER MURDERS” short coming to Crypt TV