Horror Short Showcase: ‘Emma’

Written by Scott Edwards 

Moving into a new place can be exciting for many different reasons, but not all of them can be good. While there are the folks out there that want to live in a legit haunted house, they may not know what exactly they are getting themselves into. It can be a fun novelty to have things move around the house by an unseen force, but not knowing what that force is, can leave more questions than answers. It is always good to be questioning what or who is moving around you unseen, but if you find out who or what it actually is, will it be too late?
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Sara Jacobs is beyond psyched to be living in her new apartment, not for the fact that it is a new place, but because there is something hidden in the shadows living there with her, that is moving a glass when she is not looking. Live streaming this for the world to see after setting down the glass, she pans around the apartment and back to the place where it was, and it is gone. Hearing a knock from one of the cabinets, she takes her phone over to show the world that the glass has been moved by an unseen force. Being more excited than frightened, Sara has no idea that the entity has planned next for her.

After watching the footage, Sara’s friend Steph sends her a link on how to exercise demons from her apartment. Not truly understanding what trouble she might be in; Sara spots a box that is out of place with the name Emma written on it. Calling the moving company to get the box taken back, since it is obviously not hers, Sara hears a knock at the door, yet finds no one there. Looking back at her unpacked boxes, she is shocked to see them thrown about with no rhyme or reason. Not giving it a second thought, Sara heads off to bed, but finds it will not be a restful evening when the knocking starts again, but this time there is someone looking to collect from the new tenant, in something other than money.

This is a cool little horror short, it has everything that you are looking for when it comes to getting to the point right away. Not wanting to accept that the thing that is living alongside her in her new apartment might be evil in nature, Sara is looking to have a good time with it instead. Even with the warnings coming her way from her friend, Sara is not disturbed by anything other than the wrongly labeled box for Emma, which may have more meaning to it than she will ever know. With a moving glass, some strange knocking, some disheveled boxed, an incorrect box, a shadowy figure and a moving company that leaves plenty to be desired, this short will surely leave your hair standing on end. Stay Scared.

See ‘Emma’ on Amazon Prime Video.

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