Recently watched a film called Older Gods. I wouldn’t necessarily recommend it and it wasn’t a short film, but it started off really strongly. It did the cosmic horror lead up as perfectly as I’ve ever seen it done on film by leading us on with a friends death, freaky documents and a weird cult. Very cerebral, as you mentioned. Unfortunately it gets a bit overly body horror and over explains the intention of the deity they worship, but I’d recommend checking it out for the start. It’s also cool that it was made by a small team over the lockdowns and set in beautiful Wales.
Recently watched a film called Older Gods. I wouldn’t necessarily recommend it and it wasn’t a short film, but it started off really strongly. It did the cosmic horror lead up as perfectly as I’ve ever seen it done on film by leading us on with a friends death, freaky documents and a weird cult. Very cerebral, as you mentioned. Unfortunately it gets a bit overly body horror and over explains the intention of the deity they worship, but I’d recommend checking it out for the start. It’s also cool that it was made by a small team over the lockdowns and set in beautiful Wales.