John Turley
I got this on a DVD with a bunch of other scary movies. This particular one, a video short (under 15 minutes) stood out as it was both scary and sad. At the introduction, we are informed that it was "made entirely by women." Well done, whoever did it! This film portrays an attractive young woman, alone in the room of a low-budget hotel. This is definitely a horror story: the "horrors" that this woman faces are sexual addiction, loneliness and despair. Her overwhelming desperation is palpable. She is totally turned on, and lonely.Most of this piece focuses on the woman, remaining in the room. On occasion, we get a few flashes of the outside. From the exterior, the hotel seems to be abandoned. Maybe it has been this way a long time. How long has this woman been living here? And how long does she intend to remain? Some railroad tracks near the hotel bring an occasional freight train. None of them stop, since there is nothing here. This place is truly in the middle of nowhere. No wonder the hotel is abandoned!
