Don't Let the Light In
For Sarah, it was just a job that started off like any other babysitting gig. But Sarah wasn’t the normal babysitter, and Jack wasn’t quite the normal boy that he appeared to be. He has a secret, a secret that he keeps trying to share, if he could only find someone to listen to him about the monsters in his room. As the night goes on and things start to turn from cute and harmless to creepy and haunting, Sarah can’t help but wonder… what if he’s telling the truth? What if there are monsters in his room?
Because sometimes there really are things out there that go bump in the night in here. Sometimes there really is something very scary under your bed. And sometimes, just sometimes, there really are monsters hiding in your room. But even monsters are afraid of something. So remember, don't close your eyes, don't open the door and DON’T let the light in, because if you do… then the darkness can get out.
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Jaysen ButerinDirectorKill Giggles; The Corner; Between Hell and a Hard Place; The Gospel According to Booze, Bullets & Hot Pink Jesus (short film trilogy); The Decapitator
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Jaysen ButerinWriterKill Giggles; The Corner; Between Hell and a Hard Place; The Gospel According to Booze, Bullets & Hot Pink Jesus (short film trilogy); The Decapitator
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Duane A. SikesProducer
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Ginia StiefelProducer
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Darren W. ConradProducer
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Tom GoreProducer
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Brett MullenProducerBombshell Bloodbath
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Matthew B. MooreProducerHatchet County
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Rebecca LarkenKey Cast
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Will Garrett DavisKey Cast
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Project Type:Short
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Runtime:9 minutes 5 seconds
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Completion Date:December 29, 2015
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Production Budget:1,500 USD
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Country of Origin:United States
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Country of Filming:United States
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Language:English
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Shooting Format:Digital
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Film Color:Color
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First-time Filmmaker:No
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Student Project:No
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MystiCon Independent Film FestivalRoanoke, VA
February 27, 2016
World Premiere
WINNER Best Thriller (Short) -
Cape Fear Independent Film FestivalWilmington, NC
March 11, 2016
North Carolina Premiere
Best Horror Nominee -
Mad Monster Party 2016 Film FestivalCharlotte, NC
March 26, 2016
WINNER Best Horror Award -
Twister Alley International Film FestivalWoodward, OK
United States
May 7, 2016
Oklahoma Premiere
OFFICIAL NOMINEE, BEST MIDNIGHT SHORT FILM -
Crimson Screen Horror Film FestivalCharleston, SC
United States
May 14, 2016
WINNER Best Director (Short Film) -
Killuride Film FestivalMyrtle Beach, SC
United States
May 21, 2016
OFFICIAL NOMINEE: Best Actress; Best Horror Short -
ConCarolinas Short Film FestivalCharlotte, NC
United States
June 4, 2016
WINNER Best Suspense Award; OFFICIAL NOMINEE: BEST ACTOR -
Fantasmagorical Film FestivalLouisville, KY
United States
July 30, 2016
Kentucky Premiere
WINNER: BEST OLD SCHOOL HORROR AWARD; CREEPY FILM AWARD -
Scares That Care Film FestivalWilliamsburg, VA
United States
July 23, 2016 -
GenreBlast Film FestivalCulpeper, VA
United States
August 20, 2016
OFFICIAL NOMINEE: Best Horror Short; Best Director Short; Best Poster Short -
Austin Revolution Film FestivalAustin, TX
United States
September 23, 2016
Texas Premiere
OFFICIAL NOMINEE: Best Child Actor Short; Best Horror Short -
Halloweenapalooza Film FestivalOttumwa, Iowa
United States
October 1, 2016
Iowa Premiere -
Wreak Havoc Film FestivalGreensboro, NC
United States
September 30, 2016
Greensboro Premiere
OFFICIAL NOMINEE: Best Actor; Best NC Film -
Cine Scream 2016Greensboro, NC
United States
October 16, 2016 -
Nightmares International Film FestivalColumbus, OH
United States
October 22, 2016
Ohio Premiere
Official Nominee: Best Cinematography (Short Film) -
Halloween International Film FestivalKill Devil Hills, NC
United States
October 29, 2016 -
Sick Chick Flicks Film FestivalCary, NC
United States
November 5, 2016
OFFICIAL NOMINEE: Best NC Film -
Fright Nights Film FestivalLouisville, KY
United States
November 26, 2016
Spirit of Fright Night Award -
Geek Short Film FestivalCharlotte, NC
October 22, 2016 -
Native American Film and Video Festival of the SoutheastColumbia, SC
November 16, 2016
WINNER: Best Horror Film - Short -
Grindhouse Planet Film FestivalLeicester
United Kingdom
November 27, 2016
UK Premiere -
Zinema Zombie FestBogota
Colombia
December 2, 2016
South American Premiere -
Days of the Dead Film FestivalAtlanta, GA
February 5, 2017
Georgia Premiere -
Westmont Frozen Film FestivalWestmont, IL
February 18, 2017
Illinois Premiere -
Rainy Season ShowcaseAtlanta, GA
March 18, 2017 -
iHorror AwardsOnline Voting
FINALIST -
Bare Bones International Film FestivalMuskogee, OK
April 21, 2017
Rising Star Acting Award for Will Garrett Davis -
Red Phoenix Underground Film FestivalWestern PA
May 27, 2017
Pennsylvania Premiere -
Days of the Dead Film FestivalIndianapolis, IN
July 2, 2017
Indiana Premiere -
Windy City Film FestivalChicago, IL
June 30, 2017 -
Fort Worth Indie Film ShowcaseFort Worth, TX
July 14, 2017 -
Days of the Dead Film FestivalLouisville, KY
September 3, 2017 -
filmSPARKRaleigh, NC
September 16, 2017 -
Horror In The Hills Film FestivalGatlinburg, TN
October 14, 2017
AWARDS: Best Sound; Best Editing. -
Big Fandom Greenville Film FestivalGreenville, SC
November 18, 2017 -
Days of the Dead Film FestivalChicago, IL
November 19, 2017 -
Rendezvous Film FestivalAmelia Island, FL
United States
September 21, 2018 -
Steel City Underground Film FestivalLinz
Austria
March 9, 2019
Austrian Premiere
Writer. Director. Actor. Musician. Drummer (wait for it…). Model. Artist. Canvas. Columnist. Proudest Papa EVER. And as Creative Director of the straight jacket-tested/doctor-approved Mad Ones Films, from Greensboro North Carolina, Jaysen Buterin's mission has been to show the unbridled kaleidoscopic creativity just waiting to be unleashed when the inmates are finally allowed to run the movie-making asylum. More comfortable behind the camera as the writer/director of the award-winning "Tarantino meets Twilight Zone" sin-soaked short film trilogy, "The Gospel According to Booze, Bullets & Hot Pink Jesus," the on-the-road killer thriller, "Between Hell and a Hard Place," or the sinister stay-at-home horror hits of "Don't Let the Light In" and "The Corner," he's also at home in front of the camera, acting in such frightful and delightful films as "Knob Goblins," "Loop," "Hybrid," "Born Again," "Mama's Boy" and "Identity Thieves". Currently Buterin and the Mad Ones are working on their very first feature-length film, the coulrophobia-courting/clown killing goodness of "KILL GIGGLES"!!!