10 Best Short Horror Movies Of The Last Decade
4. Other Side Of The Box
Receiving a gift from a friend is usually a joyous occasion. Still, if that present contains some terrifying, unexplained phenomenon that drives you to the brink of death, then you might wish you had a receipt to exchange it with.
Other Side of The Box comes from the mind of Caleb J. Phillips. It tells the tale of a couple who get an unexpected visit from an old friend. He leaves one of them a gift before departing in a hurry. It's then revealed that this box contains a strange creature that gets closer every time you look away from it.
The set-up of a villain that moves closer once you break eye contact has been used enough to feel like a full-on trope. Yet, while it's often overused, this short does a great job of playing with the concept, using some terrifying yet simple creature design. Seeing a creepy (seemingly human) face poke out of a box has never been so scary.
Also, despite being less than 20-minutes-long, it packs in a whole heap of character building. There's a clear, established history between the cast, even if it's mostly unspoken, leading to way more mystery and tension.