KOOKIE | Omeleto

A dishonest girl gets a visitor.

Nine-year-old Bree loves to raid the cookie jar. She also has a tendency to lie about what she's done. Her mother decides to take matters into her own hands, changing the cookie jar from a cute ceramic bear to a terrifying clown face.

Bree will have to confront her fears in order to satisfy her sweet tooth, but when the parenting lesson goes awry, Bree has to confront something a lot bigger than just her mother.

Director Justin Harding's comedy-horror short is a funhouse of clever thrills and chills, starting with the clever new take on the old-fashioned fear of clowns. There have been many scary clowns in film history, but this short manages to offer a fresh new entry in this tradition, thanks to excellent special effects and art direction.

The script is briskly paced and engaging, brought to life by stellar camerawork, photography and great performances, particularly by the young lead, Ava Jamieson. She captures the emotions and character of young Bree with an ease that marks her as a screen natural, and we never lose sight of the story's stakes as we experience the film through her eyes.

Well-made and engaging on every level, the film is an entertaining watch and genuine creepy fun for fans of the horror genre. Capturing the way childhood terrors can become larger than life, particularly in the mind of an imaginative child, KOOKIE updates a primal fear in a modern way -- and is guaranteed to send shivers down the spine.

[jaybee]

“These cookies are for adults only”

Yeah that’s cause they are laced with weed and the whole time the girls just been tripping.

[nojokenolife]

A real horror is that mother had let her daughter watch tv to midnight without bath and something to eat

[livelaffluve]

If she's so concerned about her daughter eating cookies, why doesnt she just stop buying them?

[BeanBeanMcBean]

Pro parenting tip: if your child eats too many cookies, traumatise them with a clown cookie jar.

[MrJaycrow]

"Why would you bring THAT home?" best line ever!!!!

[mparker]

*The mom really gonna ask “is everything good?” when the daughter IS PAINTING CLOWN FACES ON EVERYTHING*

[osmium]

Anime plot twist: the cookies contained peanuts and everything was an allergic reaction

[slay-nmkw]

I never had a cookie jar when I was younger, my mom just bought the Oreos and put them on the top of the fridge to make me work for it.. (I’m a short person)

[keagangabrielle]

Why do i always find myself watching stuff like this before bed knowing i scare easily

[DryRiceBall]

The real question is


*How long is that damn movie she’s watching?!?!*

[benblomfield]

Oh yeh cause that’s bloody good parenting
I mean Jesus Christ ur gonna raise a damn serial killer

[yourmum]

Don’t you just hate it when the evil clown convinces your kid to paint on dolls

[carennorthcutt]

I swear if that cookie jar blinks I'm going to lose it!

[charlotteh]

Okay but how are we not going to talk about this child's old timy taste in television?
😂

[adamsena]

The way the clown went running up on her was terrifying

[jaydon]

Since when is a little girl her age brave enough to grab a clown jar at the dead of night and to bring it outside?!

[elleannachoe]

Okay. This is my understanding.

Mom don't like kid eating cookies.

Instead of putting the cookies somewhere else, she puts them in a jar in clear sight of the kid.

Mom could of put the cookie jar anywhere else in the world.

But NOPE

[annettejames]

I was going to bake some cookies...but...maybe I’ll settle for a nice salad 😱

[abiiwrld]

10:23
“Nobody likes a liar Bree”
Well, nobody likes an irresponsible mother who lets their young child stay up alone at midnight and escape the house easily, Susan.

[davidfiore]

That evil clown looks like he could either be Pennywise’s brother or cousin.