Ali Cook’s ‘The Pearl Comb’ Sets Festivals Ablaze, Positioning Live Action Short As 2026’s Dark Horse

Dec 4, 2025 - 10:00
Ali Cook’s ‘The Pearl Comb’ Sets Festivals Ablaze, Positioning Live Action Short As 2026’s Dark Horse
Ali Cook’s The Pearl Comb arrives at a moment when genre filmmaking feels increasingly bloated, reminding audiences that horror, intelligent horror, still has the capacity to be intimate, layered, and unexpectedly humane. As the British short film continues its remarkable festival run with 60 awards and counting, what stands out most is not its ambition […]

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