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Poster for the short film "A Hot Cheetos Nightmare", directed by Max Guillen and Dominique Draper

A Hot Cheetos Nightmare

2026Short55sUnited States

A Halloween-themed commercial introduces a lurid new variation on a popular snack, in a brief piece of mock-advertising horror.

Still from the short film "A Hot Cheetos Nightmare", directed by Max Guillen and Dominique Draper

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