A black square appears and your neighbors start acting weird? Hard pass on that HOA.
When a mysterious black square appears in the middle of an apartment complex, suspicions develop between neighbors about the horrors it may bring. As mistrust grows, they slowly learn that the square isn't the only thing to be afraid of.
Direction
Lynch crams feature-length paranoia into 43 tight minutes.
Acting
Ensemble sells escalating neighborly suspicion with zero budget.
Practical Effects
That black square is just... black. Somehow terrifying.
Director
Joe Lynch
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Shot entirely in one Toronto apartment building over a single weekend. The black square was literally a piece of construction paper held by fishing wire.
Part of the 'Tales from the Void' anthology honoring 1950s EC Comics — the title card font matches the original comic exactly.
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