Pandory the panda

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Pandory is the central antagonist of The Hug, one of severalshort horror films created as part of "Huluween", a month long event in 2018 highlighting up and coming horror-makers where they would submit short films to Hulu both to promote their work, celebrate the Halloween season and be entered into a final prize of having a feature-length movie on Hulu.

Biography

Pandory is the mascot of Pandory's Pan Pizza Palace and is a stage-show animatronic. One night, a group of children are celebrating a birthday and the birthday boy in question wishes to have Pandory put on a show, only for a somewhat rude employee to shutdown the stage and confront the kids, claiming Pandory was on a "dinner break".Yet the bratty birthday boy manages to steal the keys from the employee and activates Pandory while said employee is distracted with the other guests, the stage soon comes alive and Pandory with it, though Pandory's presence is rather sinister and unnatural..

Yet as soon as the boy hugs, Pandory changes and his eyes become bloodshot, sharp claws dig into the boy's back and the animatronic cling tight as his mask falls off, revealing his monstrous face, dragging him slowly further down stage as the curtains close.

After the boy's mother questions where he had disappeared to the employee suddenly looks to Pandory's stage and the closed curtain, he instantly becomes fearful and charges towards the stage (this strongly implies Pandory had attacked before) - yet when the employee checked on Pandory the critter seemed to be back in place and normal.

The employee does notice the muffled crying of the boy from inside Pandory however (it is likely that the boy was devoured off-screen), and when he leans closer ,the boy's arm rips out from Pandory's mouth.

Appearanceedit | edit source
Pandory is a large panda-like animatronic wearing a red coat in the style of those employed in establishments such as Chuck E Cheese, while somewhat creepy by design these critters are ultimately designed to entertain guests and act as friendly faces for the company. Beneath his mask, however, Pandory is revealed to actually be a horrific monster - though only seen briefly - with large fangs, bloodshot eyes and gruesome claws.

Personalityedit | edit source
Pandory originally appears as a friendly mascot who will greet child guests and offer them a show, yet its true nature is that of a merciless and aggressive predator who seeks to lure victims into false security so as to capture and presumably devour them, unlike most monsters of this variety Pandory does not kill his victims outright but rather imprisons them within his form, suggesting that he is also rather sadistic as he keeps his victims alive for a prolonged (possibly infinite) time-scale, rather than simply killing them.

Powers and Abilitiesedit | edit source
Pandory has enhanced strength, cunning and retractable claws - it is also suggested that Pandory has numerous supernatural abilities, perhaps even those of a demon or spirit, since he can capture victims within his form and keep them there for prolonged periods of time