The Phantom Hour is a 2016 comedy horror short film written and directed by Brian Patrick Butler.

[1] The Phantom Hour held a screening at Horrible Imaginings Film Festival on September 8, 2016.

[4] Brian Shaer at Film Threat scored it 7 out of 10, calling it a "chuckle-worthy diversion" and a "painless and fun experiment".

[5] Both Melee Stormbringer of Horror News and Ben Ragunton of Two Gay Geeks found it funny, comparing the film to Murder by Death and Clue.

[6][7] Emilie Black of Cinema Crazed said "it’s campy, it’s funny, it’s a bit ridiculous" and compared Butler's character to Renfield.