Acting
Kirk Baltz's friendly menace will haunt you.
Direction
Slain builds dread with almost no dialogue.
Cinematography
That darkness is a character. Literally.
Director
Caleb Slain
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Caleb Slain made this as a proof-of-concept while developing features; the compression of narrative into pure escalation shows his music video background.
Kirk Baltz—yes, the guy from Reservoir Dogs' ear scene—brings that same intimate cruelty to Bill's 'helpful neighbor' performance.
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