Lessons learned in Molly Muse and Britt Harris’ horror short, Ghost Town. Don’t screw around in a haunted house—like seriously, don’t. Fiona (Britt Harris) and Kimmi (Molly Muse) are best friends on a very long road trip to a haunted (more a cursed) house. Fiona is sporting a neck brace, and when their car breaks down, Fiona goes into full freak-out mode. Everything about her hurts—her neck, joints, and she may have found a lump. The two are now forced to complete their journey on foot. Fiona’s constant whining is testing Kimmi’s patience.
The task at hand is simple. Kimmi must return the small stone she stole from the house. The curse will be lifted once the stone is returned to its exact position. But “simple” is never “simple” in horror.
“…best friends on a very long road trip to a haunted (more a cursed) house.”
Like many horror shorts, Ghost Town feels like a setup for a much bigger story in that the short jumps right into the action without much setup. Finoa and Kimmie have a task to accomplish, and the house’s lore presents its obstacles of horror. Though there’s very little back story of the house or Kimmi and Fiona’s relationship, Ghost Town lays out all the information you need to know, like bread crumbs to the witch’s house.
The most remarkable element of Ghost Town is its setting at Bodie State Historic Park…a “genuine California gold-mining ghost town.” The town looks like a ghost town. Not sure if the “haunted house” was at the park, but it looks old and abandoned, as if time stood still. The haunted house is fully furnished under a cake of dust. Let’s just say that the resourceful Harris and Muse took full advantage of their location and built a creepy story around it. Their efforts paid off…but in what sinister way?
For screening information, visit the Ghost Town official web page.
