Director Sam Barnett premiered this stop-motion animation short, “Operator,” back in October at Los Angeles, California’s ScreamFest Horror Film Festival.

Something goes very wrong in the middle of Bob’s workday when the corporation he works for installs a new efficiency system. The machine he works on appears to malfunction, then gives birth to mechanical parasite which tries to attach its self to his head. As Bob tries to keep from getting fired while fending off the parasite, he realizes he may be choosing between his life and his job.

Holy crap, guys, is it riveting and creepy and shocking.

[via Bloody Disgusting]