Halfway Haunted is a Canadian short comedy horror film, directed by Samuel Rudykoff and released in 2025.Chris Jones, "Rent’s Due—and so Is the Reckoning". The McLean Mail, July 17, 2025.
A satire of the affordable housing crisis in contemporary big cities, the film stars Hannan Younis as Jess, a woman living in a haunted basement apartment as she cannot afford to live anywhere better. When she receives news that the house has been sold to Stephanie (Sugar Lyn Beard), a real estate developer who is giving her two months to move out so that the house can be demolished, Jess teams up with the ghost (Kristian Bruun) to scare Stephanie into backing out of the purchase.Bobby LePire, "Halfway Haunted". Film Threat, August 8, 2025.
The film premiered at the HollyShorts Film Festival in August 2025.
Awards
Award Date of ceremony Category Recipient Result Canadian Screen Awards 2026 Best Performance in a Live Action Short Drama Hannan Younis "The 14th Canadian Screen Awards Nominations (2026)". The Canadian Film Reviewer, March 26, 2026.
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