A young girl, seeking solace from her troubled home, stays at an empty patio deck. Things take a turn for the worse when she is met with insidious figures lurking in the night.
This is a pretty chilling and enjoyable short. With the early glimpses of the girls' home-life depicted here, from the immediate realization of the parents arguing forcing her off to the fabled location nearby, writer/director Quak gets the audience into the story efficiently. The eeriness of this situation, taking place late at night with no one around and the mysterious machinery whirring in the background, is wonderfully captured by cinematographer Benjamin Low and sets up a perfect compliment to the engaging setup.
As well, the gradual setup of the figures watching her, standing motionless at far distances but gradually getting closer the longer she's there, adds to the atmosphere rather well. That turns into the best part, with the rest of the short turning into a frightening series of chases featuring a series of emotionless, creepy figures silently running around the complex after her. The kinetic action and twists throughout the building are fun to watch and enhance the atmosphere even more.
However, the finale of this one is a big disappointment. After escaping back to her parents, the girl decides to go back to where she encountered the creatures for the lamest reason. Trying to find the cat she was feeding with nothing to mention about the strange people coming after her with no explanation of anything happening, from why the creatures never attacked the girl to what they were supposed to be. We never learn about their intentions as the finale comes off with tons of ambiguity overall, leading to the minor issues that hold this one down.
