Short film
The Cat and the Hatchet
2026 · 15 min
A short, uneasy home-invasion nightmare where a playful visit curdles into something sinister and strange.
- Directed by
- Cameron Dodd
- Genres
- Horror
- Starring
- William Brandt Baker, Shikha Dhawan, Lilah Hewson
- Tagline
- The cat is out of the bag…
- Overview
- Siblings Ellie and Connor face a terrifying nightmare when Scratches the Cat arrives at their home. What begins as a fun visit turns sinister as Scratches reveals a twisted sense of humor.
- How it feels
- Eerie, dark, tense and absurd. Brisk and needs your attention.
- About
- Family, survival, fate, madness
- Content
- Mild violence, gore and language. No sexual content.
- Note
- Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown
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- Directed by
- Cameron Dodd
- Genres
- Horror
- Starring
- William Brandt Baker, Shikha Dhawan, Lilah Hewson
