

The worst third wheel in horror history has eight legs and zero boundaries.
A woman brings her date home after a night out but he becomes distracted by what her roommate, Phyllis has left around the apartment.
Practical Effects
Phyllis herself — gloriously gross practical spider effects.
Acting
Bourke Floyd's escalating panic is chef's kiss comedy.
Director
Paul Winters
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The 13-minute runtime mirrors classic horror shorts like 'Lights Out,' using compression to heighten absurdity — there's no time for logic, only escalating panic.
Director Paul Winters reportedly built Phyllis as a hybrid puppet-CGI creation specifically to capture 'unpredictable twitch energy' that pure effects couldn't achieve.