'Puppy Dog Tails' is a deeply disturbing short from Director and Scriptwriter James Atkins. It has a lot of scope for being turned into a feature, I believe, from the open ending. They say the imagination is far more terrifying than anything you can see on screen, but what is shown on the screen in this short... and what may have happened to poor, unsuspecting Amy Bishop played by Gemma Giubarelli while she was asleep... is absolutely petrifying. I'd like to know more about the reasons behind Georgie's voyeurism, and why she takes advantage of her mother's guest, played very creepily by Lukas Disparrow; the final switch in personality and speech definitely raised the stakes, before that moment she may have had some kind of social disorder which prevented her realising just how inappropriate she is being, just how much of a violation it is. But that switch-up in portrayal makes it even more sinister. Does Betty know her daughter is doing this? There is a lot of depth to these characters, this story-line, that could be fleshed out and I hope this team gets the chance to do so. The final song over the credits is pretty darned chilling too. Brrr. I can't say 'nice' work, but successfully disturbing work.
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