Short Film: Humbug (2016)

Synopsis

A goth-girl makes a drawing of Santa in her notebook and then cuts her hand, dripping sacrificial blood on the image. Then someone knocks at her door. The neighbor comes over and offers her some cookies. She made one just for her, with a cute little skeleton on it. The goth girl hates gingerbread, and crushes it.

The neighbor then Tasers her.

She wakes up in a heavily-Christmas-decorated living room, tied to a chair with Christmas lights. The neighbor is determined to give her some holiday spirit. The neighbor then explains her past, and the torture begins!

Commentary

I love the details here. As the neighbor begins to explain herself, she pours from a bottle of “Old Exposition” whiskey.

Still, this went nowhere near where I expected it to go. Wow!