Fiction

AN UNHEALTHY SIBLING RIVALRY

Boy Is So Pissed That His Mom Has Another Son That He Gets Himself A New Mom

Short Film Cute Fiction Funny Kids Video NSFW 31 Aug

Snappy writing, directing and acting all come together to make this jealousy-laden short from Jocelyn DeBoer and Dawn Luebbe really work.

THE LAST, LAST JEDI

An Imperial Trooper Hunts Down A Jedi Knight In This Wicked 'Star Wars' Fan Film

Short Film Video Entertainment Space Fiction Movies 30 Aug

Brendan H. Banks' "TK630 - A Star Wars Fan Film" looks, sounds and feels like a real "Star Wars" film. It's also just as much fun.

'A GRAND SLAM'

Perfect Short Shows That Some Phrases Can't Be Used In Every Situation

Short Film Fiction Sports Video Funny 10 May

There are some phrases that work in almost any conversation but "grand slam"— holy shit, never mind what we were saying before, this short just got dark.

LIKE AND SU— WHAT WERE WE TALKING ABOUT?

Dude Posts A Video 'Proving' His Alien Abduction, Gets A Visit From The Government

Short Film Fiction Video Funny 8 May

Some things are impossible to forget. Even when Agent 17 brings in a super-secret government-issue memory-wiping machine.

A CRYSTAL WORLD

The Future We Wanted

Medium Fiction Long Reads Technology 23 Apr

When an AI home assistant becomes the friend you've lost.

#CivilWarVintage

Motherboard 22 Apr

It's only a matter of time, really, before we're crowd-funding guerilla wars.

'I'M TIRED OF DRINKING. I WANT TO CHEW.'

The Perfect Sketch About The First Ever Venus Flytrap

Funny Short Film Fiction Nature Video 28 Mar

Hey, bumblebee... stay away from that plant over there. Don't ask me why just... take my word for it. Thanks, B.

'I'M TIRED OF DRINKING. I WANT TO CHEW.'

The Perfect Sketch About The First Ever Venus Flytrap

Funny Short Film Fiction Nature Video 28 Mar

Hey, bumblebee... stay away from that plant over there. Don't ask me why just... take my word for it. Thanks, B.

TAKE APHUKENBRAKE

A Hilarious Parody Pharmaceutical Ad For The Illness Known As 'Parenting'

Funny Fiction Drugs Health Video 31 Jan

Kids: you can't live with 'em... but legally you have to. In the mean time, take one of these per day — every day for the rest of your life — and hopefully you won't go clinically insane.

THIS JOKE IS GOING NOWHERE

Two Unfunny Bros Can't Break Free Of The World's Dumbest Joke Riff

Funny Short Film Fiction Video 31 Jan

This sketch is almost comically unfunny in it's own right, making it the most meta commentary on humor we've ever come across in the modern YouTube era.

'CAT PERSON'AL ESSAYS

What To Read About 'Cat Person,' The Short Story Tearing Apart The Internet

Sex Gender Fiction Digg Roundup Long Read Picks Human Nature Psychology 12 Dec 2017

We've rounded up six of the best interviews and essays that shed light on "Cat Person" so you can keep up with the conversation without devoting your entire week to reading about "Cat Person."

TRUTH IN FICTION

'Cat Person'

The New Yorker Fiction Sex Relationships Gender 10 Dec 2017

"It was a terrible kiss, shockingly bad; Margot had trouble believing that a grown man could possibly be so bad at kissing."

GOD-EMPEROR SCOTT

'HQ' In 120 Years

theringer.com Fiction 9 Dec 2017

The popular trivia app may seem harmless now, but this is only Phase 1. Below, a man from the future describes what life is like under the reign of Scott Rogowsky.

THE CHICKENING (2016)

30 Oct 2017

Classic Film Remix by Nick DenBoer & Davy Force. Official selection TIFF40 and Sundance 2016. Song on my soundcloud https://soundcloud.com/smearballs/come-pl...

SCORPION TUNNEL BROS 4 LIFE

Two Best Buds Explore A Cave... And Their Friendship

Short Film Funny Fiction Human Nature Video 9 Oct 2017

Chris and Jack are back at it again with another great sketch. This time they have to smooth out all the bumps in their lifelong friendship before the ancient temple collapses. No pressure.

1,000 WORDS, UNLIMITED BREADSTICKS

People Are Writing Sci-Fi/Horror Fan Fiction About Olive Garden And It's Great

Fruits Of The Web Fiction Food Internet Language 7 Oct 2017

"There is only one Olive Garden, but it has a thousand doors," is a heck of a line to start a short story on, eh?

~ H O M E T O W N ~ A E S T H E T I C ~

A Tourism Campaign For Your Crappy Hometown

Funny Video Fiction Travel Cities 6 Oct 2017

You know what they say: you can never really go back home. Not that'd you'd want to...

'THE MESS HE MADE'

A Short Film About A Man Anxiously Waiting For The Results Of His HIV Test

Short Film Fiction Health Video Human Nature 4 Oct 2017

This impeccably acted short from writer/director Matthew Puccini does an incredible job at dropping you right into a Middle America strip mall and kind of makes you feel as stressed out as its main character.

'HOLD ON'

A Phenomenal Short About An Incredible Cellist With Horrible Stage Fright

Short Film Music Video Fiction 3 Oct 2017

If you've ever done anything in front of a crowd, Charlotte Scott-Wilson's amazingly produced short will feel very, very real to you.

HE SAID 'PUT THE RING IN THE BAG'

A Couple Gets Robbed Mid-Wedding Proposal, And It Kicks Off A Big Fight

Short Film Fiction Funny Video Relationships 3 Oct 2017

To say this short is a dark comedy would be an understatement, but it is an enjoyable little romantic comedy nonetheless.