Firstly, this film is nothing like The Thing in anything but superficial terms.
It has a monster, it's set in a snowy environment.. and that's it. This is far more akin to the video game series Dead Space, but even then it's not that similar.
The monster itself is one of the most inventive I've seen in a long time. An impressive achievement given how saturated monster design in films and other media is now.
The story is barebones, but there's a very good amount of world building packed into the run time. It handles the exposition quite naturally, with only a few lines feeling a little forced. You get the entire plot through characters speaking and environmental story telling, it's very well handled.
I think k this is the strongest short from Oat Studios, and I really hope the team work on a dull blown sci-fi horror film in future. Unfortunately, the creator tried his hand recently with Demonic which wasn't great despite having an interesting concept, but they absolutely have potential for something good.
Looking forward to more from them.
It has a monster, it's set in a snowy environment.. and that's it. This is far more akin to the video game series Dead Space, but even then it's not that similar.
The monster itself is one of the most inventive I've seen in a long time. An impressive achievement given how saturated monster design in films and other media is now.
The story is barebones, but there's a very good amount of world building packed into the run time. It handles the exposition quite naturally, with only a few lines feeling a little forced. You get the entire plot through characters speaking and environmental story telling, it's very well handled.
I think k this is the strongest short from Oat Studios, and I really hope the team work on a dull blown sci-fi horror film in future. Unfortunately, the creator tried his hand recently with Demonic which wasn't great despite having an interesting concept, but they absolutely have potential for something good.
Looking forward to more from them.