WIM VINK SHORTS BLOCK

HALF PAST MIDNIGHT
dir. Wim Vink, 1988.
Netherlands, 35 min.

A short and brutal SOV blast of splatter, Half Past Midnight follows a chronically bullied highschool student as she takes revenge on her classmates after a prank goes too far. Opening with a title card sequence that borderline recaps the short in trailer form, and featuring another absolutely stellar homemade synth score (this time by Rob Orlemans), this is a singular piece of insanity that you don't want to miss.

INVITATION TO HELL
dir. Michael J Murphy, 1982.
UK, 42 min.

A young woman attends a high school reunion that turns out to be a cover for a Druid occult ceremony, requiring the blood sacrifice of a virgin. Slightly more coherent than the average Vink (and definitely a lot more dialogue), but the same spirit (and synth) energy runs through this film.

DANCE MACABRE
dir. Wim Vink, 1986.
Netherlands, 22 min.

Vink packs nearly every horror trope and then some into 22 minutes in a brain melting blast of pastiche and loving homage (including bits of score directly lifted from Goblin's work with Argento and Fabio Frizzi, among others). From blood sacrifices to zombies to possessions, this short really does have it all and then some.