Monster

2005

The life of a single mother is never easy; and the domestic woes for one mom and her young boy are exacerbated by the child's visions of a haunting monster. Does the problem lie in his youthful imagination, or does the issue run deeper?
If you like F.W. Murnau and Fritz Lang, you will completely dig this short. This is one of the most creepy, atmospheric and scary shorts I’ve ever seen. I don’t really know if this is based on a kid’s spooky story like “Where The Wild Things Are” or “Hansel & Gretel” but it definitely creates a boogeyman all its own. This boogeyman is something that, if I had seen this as a kid, I would have spent many sleepless nights watching my closet door for the slightest creak or movement.

The film starts out with a young kid (Luke Ikimis-Healey) battling with a scary doll. The doll is quickly discarded into the basement by the boy’s mother (Susan Prior). The atmosphere and the beautiful attention to detail show in every frame as we aren’t quite sure what goes bump in the night. Through every passage and stairway we are lead on a childs nightmare. It’s hard to be sure early on if this short will be about a killer doll that is mad as hell at being tossed into the basement. The mood and tone slowly kick in as your not quite sure what awaits as the camera pans past each corner.
Director: Jennifer Kent
Writer: Jennifer Kent
Producer: Isabel Perez
CAST

Susan Prior

Luke Ikimis-Healy

Trash Vaudeville