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A Trap is Sprung in This ‘Five Nights at Freddy’s Short Film
In this incredibly short fan-made Five Nights at Freddy’s animated short, the murder prone animatronic creatures we’ve learned to fear continue being soulless killing machines. In addition to being a ridiculously well-made short film, Evil Eyes is further proof that this series could easily be adapted for the silver screen.
This film was a collaborative effort between Typhoon Cinema and Deviant Pictures, and features original music from Kevin Sargent. You won’t have time to finish off a bag of popcorn without repeat viewings, but I wouldn’t let that keep you from getting your snack on. Eat fast and you may be able to clear one of those mini-bags before the credits start rolling.
As far as the video games are concerned, series creator Scott Cawthon seems to be ready to move on to something new, but not until Five Nights at Freddy’s 4 arrives this October.
Before updating the video nasty Faces of Death, director Daniel Goldhaber and writer Isa Mazzei explored the dangers of online life in tech-thriller Cam, their feature debut that was acquired by Netflix in 2018 after making waves on the festival circuit.
At the end of last year, the Netflix exclusive quietly departed from the streaming platform, left without another streaming home.
It’s not an isolated story; Mike Flanagan’s Hush also left streaming entirely for a period until it was finally picked up on both physical media and other streaming services.
While the tech-thriller currently isn’t available to watch on Netflix, Tubi, Hulu, or any other platforms, that’s not a problem for Cam thanks to a very cool move by Goldhaber: the director has made his breakout film accessible to watch online for free via his website.
As his site notes: “CAM is unfortunately not currently available to view on any platforms, so you can watch it here if you like :).“
No subscriptions or fees necessary, just hit play.
Cam follows Alice (Madeline Brewer), who works as an online cam girl obsessed with her ranking on the cam site. The higher her ranking goes, the more it draws unwanted attention, and Alice soon finds herself replaced on her own show with a doppelganger.
Written by Mazzei, a former camgirl, it uses the horror thriller premise to examine the life of a sex worker; Alice’s career ambition is directly at odds with the shame it brings to her family, and how she tries to spare them from it by keeping them in the dark. It only compounds her danger when the doppelganger enters the equation in Goldhaber’s engaging thriller.
For a deep dive into the treacherous world of Cam, listen to Horror Queers’ episode on it now.
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