By: MADDI MCGILLVRAY
“Whatever you do… STAY AWAY from that BOX!”
Founded by twenty-five year old entrepreneur Jack Davis and horror auteur Eli Roth, Crypt TV has become one of the go-to places for horror short films in recent years. Their chilling horror stories cover almost ever horror trope imaginable, including monsters, ghosts, witches, cults, serial killers, possessions, aliens, cannibalism, zombies, and plenty of gore. Feeling a serious lack of horror on social media sites like Facebook and Snapchat, Davis and Roth aimed to have their horror shorts watched on the smallest screens. While there have been many viral hits and marquee characters such as the creepy clown Giggles to come out of Crypt TV, the recently-premiered Mannequin by Dante Aubain and Danny Summonte may be one of their most unnerving films yet.
Mannequin follows a young man named Dylan (played by Summonte) who receives a mysterious package at his door addressed from “Uncle Charlie” along with a note saying “Take care of her.” The box contains a nightmare inducing mannequin head that looks just a little too real. Aubain and Summonte’s carefully composed shots and use of minimalist sound makes for an effective slow burn that will make you never want to ask the question “What’s in the box?” ever again.
Watch here to find out what happens.
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