Every time he checks, it moves closer. And tonight, he can’t stop checking.

Alone in his flat, a man prepares to leave for the night. But before he can, he feels the pull to double check everything: the lights, the oven, the locks. What starts as routine quickly unravels into something darker as a distorted voice whispers from the shadows, “The more you check, the closer I get.”

Each inspection draws the presence nearer. His sense of control slips away, replaced by mounting dread, until his final check reveals what has been watching him all along.

Director’s Vision for ‘Checky Checky’

Checky Checky is a short horror film about doubt and perception, about what happens when you stop trusting your own senses.

The idea came from that obsessive feeling when you have to keep checking things, the lights, the locks, even though you know they are off. It is an irrational fear that creeps in as soon as you look away. The film takes that feeling and gives it a shape, a monster that feeds on those thoughts and grows stronger each time the character checks again.

The eye is central to the story. We keep returning to close-ups of it, showing that the fear comes through mistrusting your senses. When the monster finally attacks his eyes, it is like that fear has consumed the one thing he depends on most, his ability to see and be sure of what is real.