A serial killer with an online shopping addiction speed-dates while detectives close in. Chaos ensues.
Tic is a live-action short film about a serial killer, a detective, an online-shopping addiction, and speed-dating.
Acting
Brian Miskell's twitchy, desperate physical comedy.
Direction
Ben Louis Nicholas crams three genres into 15 tight minutes.
Director
Ben Louis Nicholas
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The film weaponizes the mundane — Amazon boxes, awkward small talk — to make horror feel domestic and almost relatable.
Director Ben Louis Nicholas reportedly shot this in a single apartment location over two days, forcing the speed-dating structure to work as genuine budget necessity.
US
