Now this was an original idea for a Christmas horror comedy short. In the film, two women exchange gifts and realize they both had the same idea while shopping - they even bought their presents from the same store. But the twist? These gifts can actually hear them, and once that starts, things go very wrong. I really liked the concept, especially the details showing how the presents behave differently. The two women already had such an awkward vibe that part of me thought, yeah, they kind of earned what was coming.

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