Looks like Microsoft is trying to increase their original video content on Xbox Live, and they’ve recruited none other than James Gunn, writer/director of Slither, to help them do it. Just announced at Comic-Con this week is the “Horror Meets Comedy Xbox Original Short Film Pilots” project, which will see a bunch of big name directors helming short horror films with a comedic twist. Gunn will be producing along with Peter Safran (Scary Movie). Here’s a list of the directors involved and their shorts:

• Doggie Heaven (Woof!) — James Wan (Saw, Death Sentence) and Leigh Whannell
• Humanzee! — James Gunn (Slither, Dawn of the Dead)
• MEATDOG: What’s Fer’ Dinner — David Slade (30 Days of Night, Hard Candy)
• Blue Like You — Lucky McKee (May, The Woods)
• The Miracle of Phil — Andrew Douglas (The Amityville Horror)
• Adrenaline Slam — Marcus Nispel (The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Friday the 13th)
• Assorted Nightmares: The Janitor — John Clisham

The films will be available starting this fall and will be free to download or stream only on Xbox Live. Very cool… they just might turn this into a viable distribution medium for independent movies after all.