Bugcrush
2006 · 34 min
Cast
Josh Caras Donald Cumming 
Eleonore Hendricks David Tennent Alex Toumayan Billy P.
Credits
Written by: Scott Treleaven 
Carter Smith
Cinematography: Darren Lew
Produced by: Erin Wile
Plot
A teenager's infatuation with the new bad boy at school leads him onto a dark path.
Sinekatalog’s take
A tense short about a teenager whose crush on a new classmate steers him towards danger. In a very small running time it builds dread and ambiguity, a good fit for viewers who like compact, queasy coming-of-age horror.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 6.5 / 10 (1,311 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.
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