Horror Short Showcase: ‘Delivery’

Written by Scott Edwards

It can be a little frightening when entering an unfamiliar place at night as you never know what the place can be hiding from you. This can apply to a house that you have not been inside before, to entering the woods to set up camp, either can come with different fears that you will never know about until you can put a light on it. While most of the time your fears are related to head games that you might play with yourself, sometimes, the fear can be justified. If you are willing to put yourself at risk to prove that everything will be okay, more power to you, since most of us will wait until someone else can prove that everything is all right.

Arriving at his first delivery of the night, the young man shoots a text message to his boss that he will be back in twenty minutes for his next pickup. Walking up to the door and knocking a couple times, the man hears a voice from inside saying; ‘Come In’. Entering the house and seeing an old woman sitting in the living room, the man brings her the pizza that she ordered, but there is an uncertain feel about the house that man cannot put his finger on. Inquiring about payment for the pizza, the old woman tells the delivery man that there is money in her bedroom at the end of the hall and he will need to go fetch it.
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After seeing a strange hand reaching around the corner of the hall and retracting into the bedroom, the young man is hesitant on proceeding, but getting messages from his boss to get back to work, the young man makes the venture. Arriving at the bedroom and not spotting anyone inside, he makes his way to the nightstand and picks up the cash that was left for him. Looking around the room however, the man spots what appears to be two glowing eyes staring at him. Picking up a letter opener to fend off whatever beast that could be looking to harm him, the delivery man runs back down the hallway to the old woman to complete the transaction, but little does he know who or what will be waiting for him.

This Horror Short is pretty creepy from the get go since when the delivery man enters the house the old woman does not even turn around to acknowledge him. Then the man hears a strange sound lurking in the distance and sees a creature’s hand disappearing into the darkness, and it’s obvious to me that he has got bigger stones than most people I know since everyone else would be running for their lives despite the bill and leaving without a tip. With a good build-up to the finale and a beast of nightmares looking to feed, it is a movie that will leave you wondering what is happening in your neighbor’s house when they are getting pizzas delivered on a daily basis. Stay Scared.

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