Scotty’s Horror Short Showcase: ‘Mom Away’

Written by Scott Edwards 

Moving to a new home is never really what it seems to be. While it should be something that everyone in the family wants to do, the packing up of one’s things and putting part of your life in the rearview mirror to move on is never easy. Leaving your friends behind seems like something that we would never get past, but somehow most of us are able to power through. A new home can bring in new relationships, new challenges and hopefully a higher paying job, and while you leave some memories behind, you now get the opportunity to make new ones that are both good… and bad.
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Working on unpacking some boxes, Sarah hears her phone ringing and heads over to pick it up. With her husband on the other end, Sarah hears something strange coming from the other room and walks over to see if she can find out what is making the noise. Not seeing anyone that could be making the noise, Sarah returns to the conversation with her husband about their move and making sure that the kids are alright with being moved in the middle of the school year. With some new furniture being included in the big move, Sarah’s husband is very excited to try and break it in while the kids are in their classes, but there might be something keeping Sarah from getting in the mood.

Hanging up the phone, Sarah hears the same strange sound coming from the other room again and is desperate to find out what is making the noise. Seeing one of the unopened moving boxes moving around, Sarah decides to open it up and see what is causing the commotion. With the box open, Sarah picks up a picture frame from the old house, but sees a stranger standing in the photo that was not there before. Being freaked out, she drops the photo, but needs to make sure that she was not freaking out over nothing. Picking up the photo again and seeing that the stranger is no longer there, Sarah thinks that she is in the clear, but that is only the beginning of her new home nightmare.

If you ever had second thoughts about moving to a new place, this horror short will confirm that you probably should not do it. While you never really know why the family has moved, you get the feeling that there was some hesitation, but mainly for the kids who were moved to a new school halfway through the school year. The phone conversation was cute, and how I would like to imagine most couples talking on the phone after a move, especially wanting to have some ‘special time’ with new furniture in the house, because come on, the move is a good thing and people should be happy. With some strange sounds, a loud clock, a very loud ring tone, a shaking box, an old picture, a masked stranger and some new furniture, this horror short will make you think twice about wanting to move to a new home, especially if you are being forced to unpack everything on your own. Stay Scared.

See ‘Mom Away on YouTube.

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