“When two films, Horse and Glue, unfold together within the same space, their narratives become intertwined.” Short of the Week-approved animator Stephen Irwin has just unleashed his latest experimental and macabre masterpiece this morning. Creator of the 2009 Top Ten Short Film, The Black Dog’s Progress, Horse Glue is a evolution of Irwin’s aesthetics from that film, continuing his fascination for narrative experimentation, dramatic black and white and dark themes of horror and abuse. As the tagline states, Horse Glue tells two overlapping stories, the trick being that they overlap not only in time but in space. In Glue, a child is at a city parade but is lured away, left to fend for himself in the woods. Irwin says that this story is loosely based on The Babes in the Wood folktale.  Simultaneously, Horse presents a miniature war film that follows a frightened soldier after a bloody battle in which he is the lone survivor. Horse Glue is undeniably a difficult film, and I do not know if I would do it justice to attempt a further explanation of what you will see. You will likely need to watch the 7 minute film again directly afterward in order to make sense of what you just saw. That said, you will do so gladly. Irwin is a master stylist, and has created a fascinating visual world, full of photo-referenced backgrounds and static-y TV metaphors to aid in the shifts between the films, as well as including his standard cast of distinctive grotesques. Longtime collaborator Sorenious Bonk provides the score, which is truly superb, so even if you do not fully understand it, you will be fascinated by sounds and images of resounding power.