

A free gift at a hotel? What could possibly go wrong? (Everything. Everything goes wrong.)
A man checks into a hotel and is mysteriously delivered an intriguing gift.
Direction
Spencer Susser builds dread from motel wallpaper and forced smiles.
Acting
Govier's desperate politeness will make you scream at your screen.

Director
Spencer Susser
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Spencer Susser also directed Hesher (2010) and this short shares its nihilistic DNA; he cast himself as Fish because apparently nobody else would do it.
The 13-minute runtime mirrors classic Twilight Zone economy where the horror is in what you don't see—the box's contents remain deliberately absent, forcing your imagination to complete the trauma.