The Thing That Ate the Birds

Portrait of a marriage in crisis . The man, obsessed by the death of birds. The woman isolated in her too much affective distance by her husband. And a creature brutal death.

Obvious - a parable about things who real matters as axis of life.

The other .

The details and the blind hunting for explain there.

The blood as inspired metaphore.

The fair end , because the evil is shadow of indifference.

In simple terms, a very good short horror.

True to its title, there are birds, they were eaten (offscreen), and some Thing did it. But the Thing is also a metaphor, a manifestation of the lead characters' problems at home. Cool creature effects, picturesque scenery, and a chilling soundtrack make this an interesting bit of film.