''The Nurse'' is a 2017 American
horror short film
A short film is any motion picture that is short enough in running time not to be considered a feature film. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences defines a short film as "an original motion picture that has a running time of 40 minutes ...
directed by Julian Terry. The film was written and produced by Alexander Anderson and Terry. The short film is made in the style of an entry in
the Conjuring Universe
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and introduces a new demonic entity in the form of a nurse. The film stars Aria Walters and Hannah Palazzi and was released on
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on August 16, 2017. The short film was made in four days for a contest titled "
My Annabelle Creation", in which it was one among five international winners.
Plot
Emily, a young girl with bandages wrapped around her eyes, suddenly hears the door to her ward opening and the scraping sound of a gurney moving. As she goes outside to investigate, holding on to her drip for balance, a strange nurse approaches, whom Emily cannot see. Panicking, she gets back to her ward and hits the call button for help. The nurse appears and tells Emily in a normal voice that she can remove the bandaging. After the nurse does so, Emily turns around to see the nurse's disfigured, demonic face smiling back at her. Emily screams in horror, leaving her fate unknown.
Cast
* Aria Walters as Emily
* Hannah Palazzi as The Nurse
Release
The short film was submitted for a contest called "My Annabelle Creation". On August 17, 2017,
David F. Sandberg announced the winner for the contest, which ended up being ''The Nurse''.
References
External links
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2017 films
2017 horror films
American supernatural horror films
American horror short films
American ghost films
Films about nurses
Films set in hospitals
The Conjuring Universe
2010s English-language films
2010s American films
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