Laura Hasn't Slept

Watched Smile some time ago, but was curious to check out the short it was based on. Quite honestly, I kinda liked this more than the feature.

The production design was really immersive and it had a really good use of sound to build tension. The actress was quite good as well and I was glad they put her in the feature too. It felt a bit longer than it was, probably due to being drawn in so quickly.

I can totally see why Paramount scooped up this short, as it was pretty original. I wish the feature was more about the roots of this short, rather than running off to do its own thing. One of the best short films I've seen.

Lovely! Caitlyn is amazing amazing I swear shes gifted as hell the way she portrays desperation and fear surely has a real roll on her psyche and for that Im sorry but thank you so much for that Caitlyn, pure awesome. Therapist is great too at leaving you guessing if hes competent, or to be trusted , or is he just a frikken Satariel incarnate...who knows! Omg this short is the perfect preambule to Smile tho i didnt know about it after watching Smile sadly.

At any rate Parker Finn quickly becoming a noetic horror MASTER.

PARKER IF YOU READ THIS, dont name Smile 2 , Smile 2 if u want to make it happen even...

What about...." Smiling "

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I have not seen smile yet but I do intend to. I watched this film instead as it's the inspiration for Smile. This was one of the best short films I have seen. The tension and atmosphere were perfect, it managed to give an real air of menace. The two actors were very good and really managed to convey the fear and sense that something if a little off. I hope that Smile is as good as this. Movies like The Broken and the original The Ring, The Grudge and Dark Water all manage to convey that things are not quite right feeling. Laura Hasn't Slept managed to do that beautifully.. I fully recommend this short film.

I can see this being the inspiration for Smile (2022). The visual effects used were disgusting in a good way and on point. I especially liked the CGI for the doctor's face. It's a bit different from Smile though. Smile was more about trauma affecting people and a mysterious curse. Laura Hasn't Slept reminded me a bit of Nightmare on Elm Street, because here the curse is more of a ''sleep demon'', I would call it. In Smile the characters can see the manifestation of the curse even when they are awake while in this short film it seems like the curse mostly manifests itself while the character is asleep. This short film is very intense and has a creepy atmospheric horror vibe. Both the actors involved do a great job portraying their characters. Very solid overall, my rating is 8/10.

The short film that gave rise to one of the best horror movies of 2022 served as a pretty promising pilot with a pretty good concept. Its short length is quite satisfying and offers a story that starts out as simple therapy, but halfway through everything turns upside down. The nightmare that this short film presents to us is very well set with excellent production. It is a very professional short film with great quality. It is engaging and generates quite a bit of tension. Laura Hasn't Sleep is one of the best horror short films ever made and they made a wise decision in wanting to adapt it into a feature film. It really deserved to be expanded through a movie. My final rating for this short film is a 9/10.