Cicada

Late into the night, a couple arrives for a romantic getaway in a secluded cottage. They are in bed, ready to turn in, when the most strange occurrence grips the night. Making itself known only by way of sound first, an invisible presence begins to overwhelm their reality. And before they can even attempt to subvert the terrible events in store for them, they are reduced to being powerless captives of the demonic, supernatural being.

The short does not delve into what led to this moment or why it persists in the life of the characters who choose to continue to stay at the getaway, resigned to their fate. When they leave, instead of carrying forth the warnings, like the others who stayed there before them should have carried, they too join the cacophony of stellar reviews for the place.

This, in turn, conveys to the viewer that the supernatural presence not only possesses them in a strange manner, but also continues to get its victims one after another. Additionally, the story offers an interesting angle on the new-age internet travel culture and how social media and online reviews fit into it all.