Director's Works
Supercell, Lose if You Dare Kelsey Taylor
With a keen eye for cinematic excellence and an impeccable sense of comedic timing, Kelsey Taylor’s fearless storyteller crafts masterpieces that effortlessly entwine quick wit, visual artistry, and powerful narratives that touch the soul. Beginning her filmmaking journey as a photographer and cinematographer, Taylor attends to every frame with a fervent passion for imagery. Steeping each scene in impactful emotion, her natural talent for working with casts nurtures breathtaking performances. From her viral, LIVE Moms Answer Moms campaign to her feature film To Kill a Wolf, Kelsey’s storytelling visionary traverses mediums.
Kelsey Taylor leverages every element of visual storytelling to bring this gruesome horror comedy to terrifying life. The enchantment of VFX, a blood-curdling score, and chilling performances make this grisly tango with fate the perfect visual thrill ride for scary movie lovers. A dance of firelight and shadow set to the stabbing melody of a petrifying score, “The Royale Curse” is a step inside a cinematic horror realm. The thundering storm outside may forewarn us of the macabre fortunes to come, but at first this horror short simply invites us to join the fireside group of thrill-seeking friends. Tension mounts, pulling us to the edge of our seat, with the rising of the horror music and the increasingly frantic performances. Each game death is artfully brought into the cabin scene, taxidermy decor, a once harmless drink, and the cozy fireside become perilous threats. Murderous Clowns. Possessed dolls. Grotesque goblins. Each Halloween, one terror holds the October zeitgeist in its clawed clutches. This year, a cursed video game offered the perfect balance of fear and fun to be the scary story haunting a contemporary audience.