
Collar
A priest’s encounter with an apparently ordinary man turns a simple meeting into a compact study in religious dread and uncertainty.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- None
- eerie
- foreboding
- paranoid
- late night viewing
- short film festival
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Father Harris is confronted by a seemingly ordinary man identified in the cast as the Tall Man.
The premise emphasizes that both priest and visitor initially appear seemingly ordinary, making the confrontation unsettling through contrast.
The central figure is Father Harris, a priest placed directly into the film's defining encounter.
The fourteen-minute premise presents a charged confrontation without explaining the man's identity or the nature of the threat.
Films like Collar, and why
The Black Phone
shared compact supernatural mystery, religious unease, and escalating psychological tension
The Twilight Zone: The Movie
shared short-form supernatural confrontation, ominous stranger, and disturbing atmosphere
The Exorcist
shared priest-centered dread, moral confrontation, and occult horror tradition
Movie Details
- Director
- Russ Emanuel
- Release Date
- 2017-10-15
- Runtime
- 14 min
- Rating
- 0.0 / 10
Cast
- Michael Ray
- Denise Gossett
- Sean Gunnell
- Jennifer Durst
Common questions
- What is Collar about?
- A priest’s encounter with an apparently ordinary man turns a simple meeting into a compact study in religious dread and uncertainty.
- What is Collar like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Collar as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Collar violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in Collar.
- Which films are like Collar?
- Films with a similar feel include The Black Phone, The Twilight Zone: The Movie, and The Exorcist.
- How long is Collar?
- Collar runs 14 minutes.











