Snack Time
A 12-minute horror-comedy about roommates fighting over food while a killer lurks outside. Currently streaming.
The premise: domestic chaos meets folklore
Here's the whole thing in one sentence: two roommates argue about a late-night snack while the Pennsylvania Devil hunts them. That's it. That's the film.
What makes it work — and what keeps it from being a one-joke throwaway — is the tonal contrast. The roommates' bickering is genuinely funny. The Pennsylvania Devil isn't. When you stack those two things together and compress them into twelve minutes, something strange happens. The mundane argument becomes unsettling because you know what's waiting outside. The monster becomes more threatening because it exists alongside people too tired and irritable to take it seriously yet.
The title itself leans into folklore. That "11:11 make a snack?" tagline riffs on the whole wish-at-the-witching-hour superstition, except here the wish has teeth. It's a small detail, but it's the kind of thing that separates a concept from an actual film.
Why this format matters
Twelve minutes. No filler.
That runtime is a constraint that forces every beat to matter. You don't get a slow-burn opening, a second-act detour, any of the scaffolding that features use to build world. You're in the apartment. You're in the fight. The threat is already circling. A short horror-comedy has maybe thirty seconds before the audience decides whether the tonal balance is going to work, and Snack Time seems to understand that instinctively — it doesn't waste time proving itself.
Produced by Huzzah Entertainment LLC and released in 2026, the film exists in that interesting corner of streaming where small, high-concept genre projects live without needing festival validation or studio backing. There's no reported cast or director through major industry databases, which is genuinely unusual but also increasingly common for independent shorts that prioritize the work over the press machinery. Movie OTT tracks availability for these kinds of titles, and their streaming database is probably your fastest way to find it.
The IMDb rating currently sits at 0/10 — which, for a film this new and this niche, reflects the absence of votes rather than actual critical consensus. That number will move.
The Pennsylvania Devil vs. the Jersey Devil
Here's what separates this from generic creature-feature territory: the Pennsylvania Devil is regionally specific. It's not the Jersey Devil (though the two are cousins in American folklore), and leaning into a Pennsylvania-specific legend gives the horror a grounded texture that you don't expect from something this short. There's an almost ethnographic weight to it — a real folkloric creature anchoring what could've been a generic monster story.
The late-night timing does work too. That specific 11:11 hour carries its own atmosphere. It's liminal. You're tired. You're hungry. Arguments feel bigger than they are when everyone should be asleep. I keep thinking about how many of the best horror-comedies — Fright Night, Tucker and Dale vs. Evil, even Scream in its way — work precisely because they understand that domestic annoyance and genuine threat can occupy the same space. Snack Time seems to get that.
Where to watch it right now
Snack Time is currently available on major streaming platforms. The fastest way to check availability in your region — and it matters, because streaming rights for short films shift faster than they do for features — is the where-to-watch widget on Movie OTT's platform tracker. The film's twelve-minute runtime means it fits naturally into a browsing session. You're not committing an evening. You're not even committing a lunch break.
If you're on Netflix, Prime Video, or another major subscription service and haven't stumbled across it yet, it's worth a deliberate search. Streaming algorithms sometimes bury short-form genre content, so a direct look helps.
FAQ
Should I watch Snack Time if I don't like horror? If you like comedy-drama with dark edges — think the tone of Schitt's Creek crossed with genuine menace — you might actually connect with it. The humor lands first. The horror is the backdrop. But if you need your genres kept strictly separate, this one probably won't work.
Is it appropriate for kids? There's no MPAA rating on file. Given that it involves a killer and horror imagery, probably not for young kids, but the specific content would depend on what you're comfortable with. That said, it's twelve minutes, so if you watch it first, you'll know immediately.
How does it compare to other short horror films I might've seen? If you liked the compressed, efficient storytelling of films like Lights Out or the dark-comedy DNA of Cargo, Snack Time's in that neighborhood. It doesn't have the budget of either, but it has their clarity of purpose.
What is the Pennsylvania Devil exactly? A regional folklore creature — think of it as Pennsylvania's answer to the Jersey Devil. The film doesn't spend time explaining it because it doesn't have to. The killing spree is the horror backdrop. The roommates and their argument are the actual story.
How new is this? Released in 2026. Very recent. That's part of why cast and crew details haven't fully propagated through databases yet.
Who this is for
You if you've wanted a horror film that respects your time. Twelve minutes. One premise. No padding. The thing nobody mentions about short films is that they work like compressed pilots — they establish a world, a dynamic, and a threat in the time it takes a feature to finish its opening scene. Snack Time does that efficiently, and honestly, that's enough.
Check the streaming widget at the top of this page or visit Movie OTT to find it on your platform tonight.
