“Midnight Monsters” was created during my first year of film school as an exercise in experimentation with light and storytelling. The intention was to craft a concise narrative that balanced humor and horror while relying on the expressive power of black-and-white imagery. By limiting the resources and focusing on the essentials — shadow, contrast, and timing — the short became both a playground and a challenge: how to suggest fear and comedy through light, silence, and the unseen. More than a story about monsters, it is a study in atmosphere, a small but important step in learning how to shape narrative through cinematic language.