THE VISITOR (2025) – Horror Short Film by Tony Morales

The visitor is a 2025 horror short film, written and directed by Tony Morales, a Spanish filmmaker specialized in fantasy and horror. The story combines psychological suspense with contemporary horror elements, creating an intense narrative that explores fear and vulnerability in the digital age.

The short film had its World Premiere at the HorrOrigins Film Festival (United States) in Tucson, Arizona, launching a promising international journey. Since then, The visitor has been selected in numerous film festivals worldwide, establishing itself as one of the standout works in Spanish independent horror cinema.

Its meticulous atmosphere, precise editing, and impactful sound design have made it a benchmark within the international genre short film circuit.

With The visitor, Tony Morales reaffirms his personal style, based on creating unsettling environments, mastering narrative pacing, and a cinematic aesthetic that blends elegance with psychological horror.

Selections in Festivals and Awards

• HorrOrigins Film Festival (United States) – Nominated Best International Short Film

• Celluloid Screams: Sheffield Horror Film Festival (United Kingdom)

• Mayhem Film Festival (United Kingdom)

• Abertoir Horror Festival (United Kingdom) – Nominated Méliès D’Argent | Méliès Federation

• Brooklyn Horror Film Festival (United States)

• Nightmares Film Festival (United States)

• Denver Film Festival (United States) – Nominated Best International Short Film

• Splat!FilmFest – International Fantastic Film Festival (Poland) – Nominated Méliès D’Argent | Méliès Federation

• Telluride Horror Show (United States)

• San Sebastián Fantasy and Horror Film Festival (Spain) – Méliès Federation

• Terroríficamente Cortos (Spain) – Audience Award, Most Impactful Short Film Award

• Seville Film Festival (Spain)

• South African HORRORFEST (South Africa) – Nominated Best Short Film and Best Director

• La Vieja Encina (Spain) – Nominated RTVA Award

• Cinema24 – III Semana Del Cine De Córdoba (Spain)

• New York City Horror Film Festival (United States)

• Pilar De La Horadada International Film Festival – Cortopilar (Spain) – Pilar Awards | Annual Section

• Buenos Aires Rojo Sangre Fantastic & Horror Film Festival (Argentina)

• Navidades Sangrientas (Spain)

• Las Cruces International Film Festival (United States)

• Landshuter Short Film Festival (Germany)

• Aurora International Horror Film Festival (Mexico)

• Málaga Film Festival (Spain)

• Panic Fest (United States)

• BoneBat “Comedy of Horrors” Film Fest (United States)

• European Film Festival of Lille (France)

• Chicago Horror Film Festival (United States)

• Friss Hús Budapest International Short Film Festival (Hungary)

• PUFA (Pucela Fantástica), International Fantasy & Horror Film Festival of Valladolid (Spain)

• Six Feet Under Horror Fest (United States) – Best Horror Short Film

• Festival du film fantastique de Bourg-en-Bresse (France) – Best Horror Short Film – Young Jury

• Popcorn Frights Film Festival (United States)

• Atlanta Horror Film Festival (United States)

• Court Métrange Festival (France) – Nominated Méliès D’Argent | Méliès Federation

• Ravenheart International Film Festival (Sweden)

• Apágame Ese Country Fantastic Film Festival (Spain)

• InFest Rubí (Spain)

• CortogeniAl, Film & Short Film Festival (Spain) – Nominated RTVA Award

• FanCine De Lemos (Spain)

• Bloodtober Fest (Spain)

• SPASM (Canada)

• Festival Curts Pedra del Diable (Spain)

• GIFIC Festival (Spain)

• Torrerífico Short Film Competition (Spain) – Second Best Short Film

• Screamfest® Horror Film Festival NOLA (United States)

• SGAE en Corto (Spain)