anyone who have experience the terror of divorce will empathize with this indie film protagonist and a scared little boy who believe a zombie be hide in his closet . be jake ( a mesmerizing anthony demarco ) simply transfer the trauma of two bicker parent to an understandable image . or could the creature be real . writer or director shelli ryan neatly balance both possibility and keep the audience guessing . her choice of use one set a suburban house add to the feeling of desperation and claustrophobia . brooke bloom and peter sean bridgers be highly convince a the angry and but love parent . however it be the creepy minor character and mrs. bender ( barbara gruen ) and an unhinged babysitter and sam stone ( ben bode ) and a sleazy real estate agent that linger in the mind . jake closet be a darkly inspired portrait of childhood a a special kind of hell .