Cereal

A little girl and her separated parents. A bowl with cereals and a message . A strange drawing and a metodic killer.

First, fair to appreciate the performance of young Trinity Kaylani Sieling . Second- the smart use of so familiar cliches.

A simple story about a child for who the cereal and milk are more than prefered food but ...a guide. Sure, rich imagination, loneliness, familz trubles and a lot of loneliness , near the fascination of presumed cool things.

More than a good short horror, a nice exploration of easy to ignore near realities and the honest portrait of childhood traits in isolation , when the parents are far to understand the real problems of their daughter.

Cereal leans more toward psychological or crime horror than supernatural horror-though you could interpret it that way as well. In this short, a young girl's parents are divorced, and she's living with her mother, who sometimes comes across as overly strict when it comes to rules.

A bowl of cereal plays a key role in the story, marking the shift from drama to horror. It's a chilling little detail that makes the short stand out. I couldn't help but think: maybe this is how new Aileen Wuornoses are born.