User Reviews

I had no idea what this short film was when I first watched it. I was idly flicking through channels late at night, and stumbled across this when it was starting (back when Channel 4 showed short films and disturbing animation in the early hours).

I had no idea what to make of it at first - the first couple of minutes are spent watching the titular doors being constructed, then (as I remember) the protagonist goes to sleep, and wakes in the morning to find that, when looking through the doors, the outside world is under cover of darkness. When he looks through other windows in the house it is daytime. Right then my attention perked straight up. Very unusual, rather unsettling. When the protagonist actually does the logical thing - so rare in horror films - and throws an object out of the window to land in front of the doors, I was smiling. This was cool. He then goes out the doors, and finds that it is indeed dark outside. After a few minutes nervously poking around, clutching desperately to the wall of the darkened house, a rustle of movement draws him back indoors, and BANG, shock, Le Fin. I won't completely spoil the ending here, because it is the entire point of the film, but I will say I'm getting goosebumps just thinking about it.

I haven't rated the film, because to be honest I don't remember much about it other than the creeping buildup and shock pay off. It came, it scared seven shades of crap out of me, and it was gone again. I watched the film under ideal conditions for it to do its job effectively - taken by surprise and not at my most alert.

Recommended.