PopHorror Let's Get Scared
The incredible thing about really great short films is their ability to tell an entire story in a short period of time without losing the sense of wonder and awe that comes from watching a longer film. A Noise That Carries (2019), directed by Giullermo de la Rosa (Clavel 2013), is a mastery of art of sound and light ready to induce terror in the viewer, telling a complete story in just under 15 minutes. The film stars Paul Payne (See No Evil 2006), Lee Lawson (Speak Your Mind 2019), and Meredith Heinrich (Almost Adults 2016).
Director Guillermo De la Rosa said in an interview that his inspiration for A Noise That Carries came from an episode of the podcast, The Knifepoint Horror, called “Staircase.” He found the episode so haunting that he had to make a film about the way he visualized it: the marrying of “the horrible and the beautiful.”
This film does a great job of setting a feeling of unease right from the start. Jackson (Payne) hears an unsettling noise in his house at night. The next day, a neighbor, Karen (Lawson), stops by, telling him that others in the neighborhood have had similar experiences. From there, things go from a little weird to downright nightmarish.
A Noise That Carries an amazing short film! It has so much atmosphere and style. It has a few incredible jump scares, but for the most part, the film relies solely on darkness and light creeping in from various sources along with eerie sound. The house itself acts as a character of its own as it creaks, groans, and moans. Paul Payne is fantastic as Jackson, who ratchets up his level of paranoia as the film goes on.
A Noise That Carries is a total must-see! Thanks to Panic Fest 2020 for premiering this film, make sure to check it out!
