23 minutes. One bad decision. Zero chance you'll sleep tonight.
A young man is seduced by an enigmatic new neighbor who promises him the solution to his miserable life - with untold consequences.
Acting
Alyson Stoner's chilling pivot from Disney kid to femme fatale.
Direction
Johnston stretches 23 minutes into pure dread.
Cinematography
Suburban beauty masking something deeply wrong.
Director
Jacob Johnston
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Alyson Stoner was still primarily known for Disney Channel work when this premiered at festivals, making her transformation genuinely shocking for audiences expecting family-friendly content.
The 23-minute runtime deliberately mirrors classic Twilight Zone pacing, where dread builds through conversation rather than spectacle—a format nearly impossible to pitch in modern horror's feature-obsessed market.
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