This is an effective, minimalist horror short: one location, a few characters, zero exposition... and yet it's scarier than most mainstream releases. Director Paul Taylor does a masterful job and Gemma Whelan (Game of Thrones' Yara Greyjoy) is convincingly terrified in the lead role.

Now I read Hollywood has bought the rights and wants to make a full feature film. What's the point? This is a very basic premise, perfect for a nine minutes short. It's like stretching a single funny joke into a two hours comedy. The here unnamed protagonist doesn't need a sad backstory, a sardonic best friend, a jerk ex-boyfriend or a hunky neighbour love interest. She doesn't need to go browse on the internet for old Romanian legends about blue doors.

This is perfect as it is, a scary horror short which doesn't overstay its welcome. Kudos to the poster, a clear homage to the works of the great Saul Bass.

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