Mama's Watching

It's really hard to find genuinely scary horror movies that serve a purpose rather than just flooding you with jump-scares. This is where the short film Mama's Watching excels, the story is about a mother who leaves her baby to go on a business trip where she is stuck with a harrassing boss. The encounter awakens memories of a monster from her childhood.

The acting, especially the lead performance by Rose Muirhead is subtle but nuanced. You can almost feel what the character is thinking from the way Rose uses her body language and the way she looks and moves. All that is wondefully done. The lighting was fabulously done as well, changing between light and dark depending on how safe the situation is.

The horror element was really good and it gave me chills but it was honestly the writing that added depth to the horror. It grounded the story in real human trauma, not shying away from showing us that sometimes....we are the monsters we're scared of.