Horror Short Film "Rhyme or Die" | ALTER
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Five kidnapped strangers are forced to rhyme to their captor's funky beats - or die.
"Rhyme or Die" by Max R Lincoln
Winner: “Best Horror Short” Atlanta Underground Film Festival, 2023 (USA)
Winner: “Best Screenplay Short” BIFA Qualifying Manchester Film Festival, 2023 (UK)
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More About "Rhyme or Die":
Five strangers find themselves trapped in an abandoned industrial space, metallic collars strapped around their necks. They are COLIN (23), a youth worker who’s too kind for his own good; HARRY (28), a stiff and studious soil analyst; KAYE (25) a confident up-and-coming R&B artist; NIDAL (30) a furious rapper rejected by the industry, and EVE (18), a ball of fear in pyjamas. A spotlight illuminates their captor, DYNAMO (20). She tells the disparate party that they have been carefully selected to play ‘Rhyme or Die’. A beat kicks in as she lays out the rules: Everyone has to improvise rhymes to the beat, and failure... is fatal.
"Rhyme Or Die" Credits:
Cast
DYNAMO - Bethan Cullinane
COLIN - Victor Alli
NIDAL - Mohammad Amiri
HARRY - Samuel Blenkin
KAYE - Racheal Ofori
EVE - Olumide Olorunfemi
Crew
Exec Producer: Ed Sayers
Exec Producer: Rebecca Wolff
Producer: Rami Sarras Pantoja
Co-Producer: Pamela Pifferi
Director: Max r Lincoln
Writer: Alex Moran
Casting Director: Charlotte Chapman
1st AD: Jez Marshall
Cinematographer: Jonny Flint
Gaffer: Frank Hammond
Production Designer: Sarah Asmail
SFX & Collar Maker: Carl Ryan
Costume Designer: Emily Leaf Pond
Makeup & Hair Designer: Shani Mushington
SFX Make Up Artist: Rebecca Birch
Location Sound Recordist: Aris Anastassopoulos
Editor: Manuela Lupini
Music: Joe Farley @Father
Music: Sam McGrail
Sound Designer: Sound Disposition
Colourist: Carl Thompson @Molinare
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Hey I'm the director and not just a KZread spectre. Though I'm terrible at rhyming, I'd love to answer any questions about making this short. Thanks so much to ALTER for having us. THis is my second short with them. The other was part of the 'Micro Screams Volume Two' collection
@karaigrayson8198
5 ай бұрын
What was the reason she did all this?
@Blake_Laisure
5 ай бұрын
This was great!
@qwave1322
5 ай бұрын
I’d like to see “Pun or you’re Done” next. 😂
@raspfilms
5 ай бұрын
Did you have a favourite moment?!@@Blake_Laisure
@maxrlincoln
5 ай бұрын
@@karaigrayson8198 the film was about the cutthroat nature of the creative industries and in her own twisted way, she wants them to be better and succeed. She's just adding a bit of pressure
I would've died first. I can't do anything under pressure
@raspfilms
5 ай бұрын
😂
@MaskedP
3 ай бұрын
Same
@Basil_plush
3 ай бұрын
I would cringe so hard and die
@loveniamnisi751
3 ай бұрын
Hope your interviewers don’t see this😂
@NoIDontActuallyLiveInSeattle
3 ай бұрын
Relatable af.
The way I would be in there quoting Dr Seuss. "I said one fish, 2 fish, red fish, blue fish" 😂😂😂
@Anatsacelejon
3 ай бұрын
This is so real Honestly the first thing that came to my mind was " she sell sea shells on the sea shore" 💀
@yhyouknowzar
3 ай бұрын
I can’t rhyme because yea I’m not smart 😭 I would die first round 😭
@haileym5912
3 ай бұрын
But fish doesn't rhyme with fish...they're the same word...
@Jewels2Funny
3 ай бұрын
@haileym5912 you could say: one fish, two fish, three fish, four. I said I don't wanna do this anymore.
@Jewels2Funny
3 ай бұрын
*just said*
Bro i was so mad Kaye didnt survive she was so good at Rhymes😭
@koolbrayden21
3 ай бұрын
Really thing she only died just cause the script said so,she 100% shoulda survived
@asparagus420
3 ай бұрын
she literally had the rhyme, she just didn't say in time 💔
@user-ql8pe9lu5u
3 ай бұрын
@@asparagus420 The fact that u also rhymed😭
@ChimDinma-ho2qc
3 ай бұрын
They had to rhyme because the bells of death chimed
@taegijihope4895
3 ай бұрын
@@ChimDinma-ho2qc you made a rhyme too
Cat in Hat would definitely win this lol 💀
@maxrlincoln
5 ай бұрын
My dream collaborator
@tamaracooper5
3 ай бұрын
Lol true
@Sanj_Miyakie
3 ай бұрын
Rumole stilt-skin would eat him up tho
@Sanj_Miyakie
3 ай бұрын
Rumple
@6-dpegasus425
3 ай бұрын
I love your profile picture!
The male rapper was so ridiculous. Imagine being so caught up with facing you OPP that you ignore the fact that you're in danger and need to focus on rhyming to save you life instead of focusing on personal beef.
@MrArtVein
2 ай бұрын
Silly right,,,? What does that say about the writers depiction of that character? Constructively?
@normaldude7924
2 ай бұрын
I mean he did try to change
@TatiZ-ks2eq
Ай бұрын
I hated him 😂
@catherineyule2646
Ай бұрын
@@TatiZ-ks2eqsamee he literally smiled when kaye died..
It’s shocking what people will do when their lives are on the line.
@brianbutton6346
5 ай бұрын
LOL!
@caymens604
5 ай бұрын
almost like - they're runnin out of time! XD
@dustudent1637
3 ай бұрын
@@caymens604 Then th:ey would do anything to show themselves in prime.
@Unknown-bs1kz
3 ай бұрын
@@dustudent1637cause when life’s at stake, nobody gives a dime !
@Jewels2Funny
3 ай бұрын
@@Unknown-bs1kzwhen all they had to do was make up a rhyme!
the actors were so good, the change of look in the last guy’s face when he realized he couldnt rhyme with opponent was so subtle and oscar worthy. i love the antagonist too, really everyone did a phenomenal job
@thetryfan6529
Ай бұрын
He could rhyme with "component" or sth 😢
@gnocchidokey
25 күн бұрын
I was thinking "atonement" although that's not really much of a plural.
Nidal thought he was being clever with that “warmth” bar. Psyche!😂😂😂maybe next time bruv!
@maxrlincoln
5 ай бұрын
I know! You can't game Dynamo! Originally we'd used the word 'purple' instead but then found that did in fact rhyme with the word 'hirple'. Its a random Scottish word but Dynamno would know it
@PapaBPoppin
2 ай бұрын
Grimace lookin hot in the purple Thought he was clean, but now I’m saddled with the Herp, so….
@justanotheryotuber23
2 ай бұрын
North, fourth, henceforth
@LowkeyKai_
Ай бұрын
@justanotheryotuber23 doesnt quite rhyme
@justanotheryotuber23
Ай бұрын
@@LowkeyKai_ oh…
'If Jigsaw was from your hood'
@gwenpicchi5719
5 ай бұрын
I'm helping you rhyme even though I'm not that good.
@OLD-SPORT57
3 ай бұрын
I just ate a block of wood
@Cloudy__gaming
3 ай бұрын
I’m spinning around ur block just like the police would
@Kid_Clutch7
3 ай бұрын
obeying the law being a good citizen just like I should
@Unknown-bs1kz
3 ай бұрын
A good life, ayy doing the best I could
Nah me and that woman behind the table would’ve had to square up once that collar was off. Loved this film! Kept me on the edge of my seat
@drumsalive
3 ай бұрын
lol 😂 if ur just as crazy then
@Mylik__
2 ай бұрын
Right 😭put me through all of that for no reason
@Technoblade_neverdies_o7
2 ай бұрын
@@Mylik__real
@fornowhere7264
2 ай бұрын
That is only if you could make it to the top, you may think you're fast but you might have a bullet to beat
@vantablack3831
18 күн бұрын
@@fornowhere7264 Don't think I didn't see you there rhyming to OP. In fact, I'll walk with both of you on this street
I love how they make the antagonist mixture of childish and creepy. 7:45 this scene of her is so good. The actor did a great job with the expressions and got me caught off guard.
@writer46m72
3 ай бұрын
I guess I posted my comment on this video too soon, since you brought it up first lol. The fact that Dynamo's smile faded into a "look of dismay" after Eve asked again "why are you doing this" got me wondering what was really going on. One could interpret that in many ways. Like for example, is Dynamo doing all this under duress herself? was she given orders to do all this?
@LiterallyEvrything123
18 күн бұрын
Willy Wonka vibes not gonna lie
@Jess-yo9rt
7 күн бұрын
@@writer46m72that's a good theory! She has a good little time doing it but there's some absurdly rich sick people would be watching this from a far.
Hi all, I'm the writer of Rhyme or Die, thank you ALTER for sharing! I always wanted to write a horror without any swearing. If you have any questions - and if I have time - I'll answer any questions you have... in rhyme!
@QXQ1001
5 ай бұрын
What inspired this short?
@emreeren13
5 ай бұрын
even your original post rhymes. noice 👌🏻
@alexmoranwriter
5 ай бұрын
@@QXQ1001 A few years ago the thought occurred When I first performed some spoken word The stage felt hostile, the stakes felt high As though if I failed I could, well... die (I know it's a melodramatic line Obviously I didn't die, and everything was fine) I later used the inspiration To write a short in one location
@QXQ1001
5 ай бұрын
@@alexmoranwriter I appreciate how you utilized your own experience to come up with this creative yet dark horror story! Keep up the good work, this was a unique masterpiece‼️
@esrat2508
5 ай бұрын
so why she was doing it?
Hi, I am the producer of ' Rhyme or Die' - thanks so much for watching and feel free to ask any questions. We are currently developing our first feature together as a team. Hope you enjoy!
@solastranded1744
5 ай бұрын
You should be very proud. This was dope.
@raspfilms
5 ай бұрын
@@solastranded1744 that's very kind! We definitely are 😊
@tomsdottir
5 ай бұрын
First of all "dope" doesn't rhyme with "are" Which you would have known were you a rapping star. Never off duty: you can never relax Spit some lines or pay the deadly tax.
@maxrlincoln
5 ай бұрын
@@tomsdottir love this!
@gwenpicchi5719
5 ай бұрын
My Jigsaw obsessed brain immediately activated when I saw the beginning thing. That's how I know you're an expert.
Eve was giving major final girl vibes from the jump. Glad she survived!
@VesperJester
2 ай бұрын
Nah Colin should've won. Once she showed her true self, he should've out rhymed her.
@Goo1244
2 ай бұрын
@@VesperJesterand if Colin didn't tell her rhyme word then she would of died. 2:59
@keebo3030
2 ай бұрын
@@VesperJester Nah we love morally complex protagonists.
@Idontexisthihi001
2 ай бұрын
@@VesperJester to be fair, anyone's true self can be warped when their lives are on the line. His plan was noble, but it was only gonna buy them a few minutes. She accepted that one of them was gonna die and decided it was not gonna be her
What a crazy idea! Very creative setup and truly terrifying since I can't rhyme for the life of me!
@MiddleCross378
5 ай бұрын
Neither can I, but if you were in that situation, you'd be surprised at what you're able to do, you'd see
@jerilyn1984
5 ай бұрын
Me either
@julieellis2870
5 ай бұрын
I would end with "I like the juice of an orange".
@maxrlincoln
5 ай бұрын
@@julieellis2870 we’d thought about ‘orange’ instead of ‘warmth’ but then found out it rhymes with ‘sporange’. Some random old word. But yeah, I’d be like Harry and die immediately
@Knockoffedd4581
5 ай бұрын
I can rhyme but you ask me to in a situation like this im dead on spot
Eminem be like "Where do i sign up for this game?" 😅
@michaeljames2084
3 ай бұрын
nas
@drumsalive
3 ай бұрын
I was thinking Eminem would of win this
@emmanuelallen4376
3 ай бұрын
Overrated
@gotanypain3083
2 ай бұрын
"guys, let's do simple rhymes" M&M: "I could rhyme orange with banana, bornana" The other contestants: 😧🤯⚰️
@m.m.m681
2 ай бұрын
@@emmanuelallen4376says who?
Kinda love that the whole short is exactly what it says it is. Zero twists, just rhyming and dying lmao
Theres no i in team, but there is in win. Dam best line in history
@maxrlincoln
2 ай бұрын
❤
I would love if they made a episode with new ppl every weekend that would be so cool rhyme or die part 2 would go crazy
@raspfilms
5 ай бұрын
This would be fun!
@jaussaunbeach3664
5 ай бұрын
@@raspfilms yeah like ppl from diff continents or countries try to rhyme and we have it translated
I’m just shocked by how the deaths are caused. Not because of how it looks, but because of how much more creative it is then most franchises that do “unique” executions.
@Technoblade_neverdies_o7
2 ай бұрын
Ikr! Same
This seemed to me like a combination of two things. One was an old Twilight Zone episode where a bunch of people wake up in a room with no way out. Turns out they're actually dolls in a trashcan. The second was, of course, Saw. But, since we never found out why this was happening, throw Cube in there, too.
@maxrlincoln
5 ай бұрын
That Twilight Zone episode sounds great, do you remember the name? I love the Cube but The Circle 2015 was more of a ref for us. Particularly in terms of the lighting and them being trapped on the spot
@TessaLCastro1216
5 ай бұрын
@maxrlincoln it's called Five Characters in Search of an Exit
@hannuv6513
5 ай бұрын
Actually there's a third movie this is related at. The movie is called the running man. There's also a character called Dynamo who's outfit is a bit similar and the character sang opera if I remember correctly. One nice fact also that the Finnish name for the movie is "juokse tai kuole" = run or die
@maxrlincoln
5 ай бұрын
@@hannuv6513 oh cool, didn’t know that was the translation. LOVE The Running Man!
@mariamadalenafelintopinhoramos
3 ай бұрын
@@TessaLCastro1216, esse episódio, por sua vezl, foi inspirado em "Seis personagens em busca de um autor", de Pirandello e tem ares de "Sem saída" do Sartre. Sorry for write in portuguese, my english is bad.
This is nuts. Couldn’t handle the tension…man!
@M0rii_st4n
3 ай бұрын
Zonttttttt Careeeee
Holy crap, loved the villain so much. The ending surprised me, too - in a fun way!
this felt like a black mirror episode
@Luvs0nny
22 күн бұрын
im 6 mins in and thats exact what I was thinking lol
I’d be saying shit like “you can’t be serious you must be delirious”
I’m not gone lie I cracked up when she said “coooon-gradulaa👺atioooooooooooons-zaaaaaahhh” I’m like yes she’s crazy 😂🤣
The fact that Eve said why are you doing this and the host face faded away while Collin in the start said why are you doing this I can help you
The way the host just dances at the end like nothing happened
*5:48** I cannot 😂 her face was everything* it gave Mr. Obsorn from OG Spiderman
*Plot Twist: Jigsaw turned into Marina Abramovich and now operates an underground killer dance venue*
That's a very accomplished short. I liked the fact that there was no explanation, just dive right in! A contained, neat concept, fast-paced and gripping, even if rap is not your thing. Well done. I hope it does really well for you.
@maxrlincoln
5 ай бұрын
Thanks so much!!!
Hi all, I'm a watcher of Rhyme or Die, thank you ALTER for sharing! I always wanted to try, a horror not focused on jump scaring. If I have questions, I'll freely be asking.
@eden5243
2 ай бұрын
Do you like saw or is that to much for you cuz this reminds me of that
@anotherdayanotheranimation
2 ай бұрын
@@eden5243 I was mimicking the director's comment while putting in a bad rhyme. Saw's alright, tho I mainly watched it for the plot.
@gwenpicchi5719
Ай бұрын
@anotherdayanotheranimation I'm a Spiral myself (that's what I call John's fans). Which trap is your favorite? And I know you have one. If I can watch for the plot AND Dynamo laugh at The Rack, you can have a favorite of your own.
@st6rnn
29 күн бұрын
There was like 3 people who said they’re the writer including you
@Lucy-tq6cw
8 күн бұрын
@@st6rnnOne said they're the writer, one said it's the producer and this guy here is just someone who watched it and is mimicking the writer and producer's comments. You probably read them wrong
Eve: wait, why you doing this... The killer girls face: 😊😃😀🙂☹️😦😮😧😨🙂😀😈
Im kind of obsessed with the host. Need her in a full adaption of this.
Won't lie, I had low expectations for this going in. Seemed kinda corny in concept. However, this genuinely hooked me in and kept the pressure going especially in that final sequence. When it seemed like Eve was changing her mind so that Colin would let his guard down, just to deliver that crushing last sentence. Wow. Amazing work all!
She said, "I'm sorry. Hey, I'm hungry, does anyone have an orange?😈"
I know it's night but I had to return to this. The acting on the channel is truly chefs kiss. And now I'm rhyming again! Does the habit of doing this ever end. Yes, I know that was bad. Get off my back, Chad.
This short had a really odd killer, thank you ALTER for another great thriller!
@denkikaminari5777
2 ай бұрын
LOVE THE RHYME
Imagine if Eminem played this..
@Jstormrider
Ай бұрын
Man can rhyme orange with banana
@XxDot
Ай бұрын
It would not be fair at all💀
@ahkenaten522
13 күн бұрын
He would lose
@Solo-ri2po
4 күн бұрын
@@ahkenaten522 did you even know who is eminem?
"But some people are mean. Look, he is trying to ATTACK. It's probable because that man is ........."
@xxuey_z
2 ай бұрын
LMAOOO
@ZoraVada-kn7tv
Ай бұрын
Whack
As someone who like rhyme, this video come to me at the most perfect time. Wish I can see more vids like this again, for I give this one 9/10.
This was really fucking good. Love a villain that goes "lets play a game" and treats it just that - a game. The way dynamo made fun of their choking noises at the start was fucking grim
Absolutely loved Bethan Cullinane's (Dynamo) performance! Just enough craziness and fun without being too over the top
Not one person was securely on beat 😂
This was so good. The “Dynamo” actress was fun to watch. What a great villain she is. 👏🏻
One of the best short horror films on KZread. Great job everyone👏
@maxrlincoln
4 ай бұрын
Thanks!!! 😍
i love the idea the beats are like a clock ticking and at some point the viewers enjoy it.
Man i wish you guys would make a full horror film. A lot of these short stories i get super invested in, then i realize its over and im like maaaaaaan😅
If 8-mile was a horror film
This short film was so good !! And the antagonist.. she's got me 😂
Their British voices are everything!!!!😊😊😊
Hi, I'm the viewer of ' Rhyme or Die'. This short was amazing and I really loved how well you all did on the short. Thanks!
Omg the first guy who dies is Samuel Blenkin from Black Mirror's Loch Henry episode! So cool! Love this short :)
@raspfilms
5 ай бұрын
Samuel was awesome to work with!
@maxrlincoln
5 ай бұрын
100% he's a total star. And just like Scream we killed him off first! 😁
@ebonymoran
4 ай бұрын
i knew I recognised him from somewhere!
Dynamo didnt have any friends growing up. 😂😂😂
Great film! Dynamo was class 👌
@maxrlincoln
5 ай бұрын
She was incredible to work with! Also the last time we worked together was my grad film THYME 10 years before. Totally different thing. That was a 50's dystopian film about cooking
easily the best short film ive ever seen on youtube
Congratulations to the actors the producers and the writer!
this is the best horror short ever! love rapping? then you will love this!
wasn't expecting to find franscesca's love interest in a horror film
@maxrlincoln
25 күн бұрын
😁 I had no idea Victor would end up in Bridgerton! He's a real star
Had to watch this twice in a row! I adore the character Dynamo🖤
@raspfilms
5 ай бұрын
🙂
why is dynamo such a vibe in the end
I'd be out in round one - what a concept for a short though- loved it.
The protagonist is an amazing actress
I just start crying I'd be out the first time. Great concept though
@gwenpicchi5719
5 ай бұрын
You didn't even rhyme! At least try to impress Dynamo! (I'm sorry)
I would have just taken my life at that point but MANNN! this was crazy good job Alter.
@-JaggedGrace-
3 ай бұрын
Could you have done it yourself more quickly than the neck traps though?
Now confetti will give her ptsd for the rest of her life
Oh this is just me and my classmates vs my English teacher in literature class
@gwenpicchi5719
Ай бұрын
How fast does that game begin? Do you and your classmates ever win?
That was well done ! Very disturbing subject, but I like it. Bravo guys !
This is a Joker level Villian Game! Bravo!!!!! Bravo!!!!
@raspfilms
5 ай бұрын
Thanks! 🙂
i absolutely LOVED this! I LOVED the villain, she was very quirky!
This needs a sequel
Caught this at the Atlanta Underground Film Festival and it totally stole the show. Great work!
Omgggg the acting in this film is so good this is honestly one of my favorite horror short films I've ever watched. It's just ten minutes but from the start I was so invested in all of the characters and Dynamo's portrayal is absolutely fantastic I am obsessed
The way I would die so quickly it’s not even funny 😭
i was half expecting her to just shoot eve when she won lol
Wow I was not expecting Kaye to die so early😮
This short was quite interesting form of a death game, love the announcer being so over the top!
This was so well-made, I was captivated from start to finish
Eminem doing this for fun😂
That was crazy. I could watch a whole series of this shit
Another brilliant short movie!! Bravo!! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 Very, very nice!! 👍🏻 Much Love from Austria 🥰💜✨❤️
Finally! An entertaining short horror film on YT.
Rap battle and battle to the death. Two of my favourite kinds of battles. So fun and refreshing. Thanks for the change of pace. Great job! 👏🏻
Even tho dynamo is a psychopath ( ima ignore that ABIT ), she's very hilarious 😂
I grew up on nursery rhymes but the stutter ill have from the pressure would take me out
Me busting out the "i stepped on a bee ,after climbing up a tree ,and ow it stung mee
You know those hypothetical questions on reddit? "If you were forced on gunpoint to sing ___ song word for word, would you survive" into a short film. Lmao i love this
@gwenpicchi5719
Ай бұрын
I'd survive if I got Hell's Greatest Dad, More Than Anything, or Bunny Bunny Bunny. Not much else. I know, I have weird taste.
5:32 Literally rap battling to the death
“My name’s J to the R-O-C. I spin more rhymes than a lazy susan and I’m innocent until my guilt is proven.” Dynamo is DONE.
"We just need to figure out this game and its components" easy way to throw it back at her there.
Omg, that was so great! I'm a good rhymer but I have no idea how I would do under pressure! I enjoyed the short film, thank you for sharing! Aloha from Hawaii 🤙🌴🌈🌺
Wonderful short film. Great all.
This was so cool, bro. What a fun vision.
Mom: we have a Jigsaw at home Also Jigsaw at home:
I half expected Batman to show up, this short was great.
Loved this take on horror and suspense! Congrats.
To my recomendations, this video came. I watched and loved the concept of rhyming being a death game! =)
Very clever and nicely put together. I love it!
Probably the key to survive here are Stay calm, work together, think while it's not ur turn and focus in what ur saying or something like that. . Who agrees 👇