Fourth Wall Studios has invested in a project that I found quite fun to experience, even if the concept doesn’t totally make a lot of sense. “6:14” is one short film in their series of short horror films that doesn’t just make you the viewer, but the game player. After inserting my phone number and information to Rides.tv for my account, I watched “6:14” ready to see what would occur. Ethan Embry plays a man who keeps waking up at odd times during six o’clock. Whenever he awakens he finds he’s in a closed off environment and there is someone waiting in the darkness prepared to murder him in the most violent and creative fashion.
Directed by Toby Wilkins, “6:14” begins with a narrator that brings us in to the story starring Embry. Along the way he gets calls, and you will, too. My phone kept ringing every time his did, and it was quite spooky. Especially when I kept looking over my shoulder during the remainder of the short film. There are also some clues to the finale of the short film, along with some sharp direction from Wilkins, who unfolds the surprise twist in a very stylish manner, while allowing some great gore and special effects. It’s a very respectable interactive experience and one that horror fans will remember. I look forward to more from Fourth Wall. With some great interactive Easter Eggs and a great short film with a nice twist ending, “6:14” is a fun short horror film that sucks the audience in with its great story and adds that extra spice of theatricality.