The Babysitter Murders

'The Babysitter Murders (2015)' is a short film that focuses on a young woman who finds herself at home alone on a night when a deranged killer has escaped from an asylum. It's a smart, subversive and thoroughly enjoyable affair that has a keen grasp on its audience and knows exactly what they're expecting. I won't spoil it, but its reveal is genuinely surprising and clever. The whole film is very genre-confident; it emulates its inspirations rather well. It's an entertaining experience right the way through. 8/10

Note: This short was included wholesale (and expanded on) in its director's later feature-length effort, 'The Mortuary Collection (2019)'. It's easily the best part about that picture. It is worth noting that I technically haven't seen this piece outside of this context, but feel comfortable in reviewing it because it is (from what I understand) unchanged from its original incarnation.