Damn, man! This was so well done! I am so happy to have been a tiny part of it, and I'm sending this to everyone I know! Creepy, understated, powerful!

@dylanclark

Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much Tom! So glad you were a part of it.

@v2actingsus

Жыл бұрын

100th like and no 2nd comment??

@jadon3589

Жыл бұрын

ayo

@julian9898

Жыл бұрын

what did you do? :-)

@aurevoirshoshanna900

Жыл бұрын

Do you guys take submissions for short horror ideas

That ending was perfect- no cheap jumpscare, no "boom" sound as we cut to black, just a silence that speaks for itself as it ends. I wish other horror directors had this level of restraint!

@dead_slime1915

Жыл бұрын

The light at the end was beautiful but it felt like angler fish at least that’s what I felt.

@RaraAvis1138

Жыл бұрын

Absolutely well done! I was so impressed i got my phone out to write this and gives a thumbs up. Excellent!!

@RaraAvis1138

Жыл бұрын

@@dead_slime1915 thats what my first thought was also.

@scottg5467

Жыл бұрын

I agree. The whole film hinges on the difference between the audience's expectations and what actually unfolds.

@bulkvanderhuge9006

Жыл бұрын

@@dead_slime1915 I perceived the Light as the Holy Spirit, which is why she smiled at the end, because she was filled with it during that scene

Considering that even some angels are aware of their frightening appearance and ask us not to be afraid, the possibility of God being equally bizarre the first time is great.

@joshgrimm8443

Ай бұрын

And you know this from personal experience or just movies?

@molequedaora

Ай бұрын

@@joshgrimm8443 Just search for biblically accurate angels. It's in the Bible too. They appear asking people not to be afraid.

@gothcsm

Ай бұрын

@@joshgrimm8443 Uh, they know because the bible literally describes angels…

@zest5594

Ай бұрын

@@joshgrimm8443Prime example of do your research before you try to talk shit 😂

@ivana5831

Ай бұрын

Image and likeness

THIS, THIS IS THE KIND OF HORROR I WANT. The pure, psychological cosmic dread building and building. Not a single loud noise jumpscare, truly an expertly crafted piece of art.

@fulsman230

23 күн бұрын

Exactly my toughts. True horror

@DCArmedDragon

18 күн бұрын

I agree. Nowadays that’s all we get. Cheap jumpscares and loud music. Glad I ran into this.

@DillyTheWillyWilliams

7 күн бұрын

I love that it's so harmless too. Like the creature didn't even hurt her. It was just pure misunderstanding of a cosmic entity.

@DONG-50284

6 күн бұрын

​@@fulsman230Fnaf was a succes with jumpcares

@DONG-50284

6 күн бұрын

Fnaf was a succes with jumpscares

the way they hid the entity at 1:48 at left side is amazing

@angryoda

13 күн бұрын

You can also see it in the frame at 2:32

@arghyagupta

8 күн бұрын

thanks bro totally missed it great detail tbh

@snw1827

8 күн бұрын

​@@angryoda yea its probably the time she started to notice it in her consciousness

@menace135

7 күн бұрын

HELP I REWATCHED THE ENTIRE THING AND WHEN I NOTICED IT I JUMPED 🤣

@angryoda

7 күн бұрын

@@menace135 :D

Without jumpscares, without gore, without screaming... you made one of the best horror movies/short films. congrats

@Joey7Z7Horror

9 ай бұрын

Gore is fine but man jumpscares so insanely overused. When the music cut out after the projector screen was gone, there was no generic predictable loud jumpscare sound and that is wonderful

@malte2483

8 ай бұрын

Some see God.Some see the god of this world and its system of things.

@kentt3813

8 ай бұрын

Feeling unsettling and creeped out is better than jumpscares and that's how you make horror content.

@julbiot9768

8 ай бұрын

​@@malte2483🤷😊

@nolwazi3076

7 ай бұрын

No jumpscares my butt

This adds way more meaning to “Be not afraid”

@white_tulip2189

Жыл бұрын

"do not fear me" is repeated more times in the bible than "love god"

@bigmonkey1254

Жыл бұрын

@@Imbettadenu Not really. God is as benevolent as He is creative and incomprehensible. He's one of the only deities I've heard of who offers complete absolution of any sin.

@bigmonkey1254

Жыл бұрын

@@white_tulip2189 Probably because humans are inclined to fear things beyond understanding like that. I would say that the times "love the Lord your God" are said are said with more emphasis.

@champion3760

Жыл бұрын

@@Imbettadenulol the bible IS true and there is no reason to think you’re “screwed”. It teaches love and forgiveness as it’s primary message :)

@kagurogintsuki1620

Жыл бұрын

​@@champion3760 LMAO thanks for the laugh.

The thing that disturbed me the most wasn’t the creature itself, but the shot of her timer running for over 3 hours. That just really got to me for some reason

@paulathehobbit

Ай бұрын

it was 3 days and 3 hours

@MrTony-rx7tk

Ай бұрын

@@paulathehobbit Oh. Well that’s substantially worse.

@mp9313

22 күн бұрын

@@paulathehobbit It's not, you can literally see where the seconds are in that shot.

@kimberlytomlinson9464

12 күн бұрын

3 hours and 3 days my friend 😢

@MF_JONEZ

11 күн бұрын

​@paulathehobbit from left to right it's hours/minutes/seconds/milliseconds and clock reads 3:02:59:47 That's 3 hours 2 minutes 59 seconds and 47 milliseconds... lol not 3 days 🤣

You can see two shiny dots in the back when she’s playing the recording about his eyes. Perfect. He’s always there

@timothyvanlalzawma1494

20 күн бұрын

Wheere

@lotus-eater

20 күн бұрын

​@@timothyvanlalzawma1494 Around 1:55, look at the woman's left

@SP8.

20 күн бұрын

​@@timothyvanlalzawma1494around 2 minutes in towards the left

@aeiouarethevowels

18 күн бұрын

To the left of her​@@timothyvanlalzawma1494

@Durandahl

18 күн бұрын

@@timothyvanlalzawma1494 1:47 left side, he is standing right behind her

The fact that she's clutching that cross so hard that her fingers are drawing blood is so eerie and I love it

@CharlesA2

Жыл бұрын

“Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image”

@Hrrjkf821

Жыл бұрын

@@CharlesA2 There has to be something more to the commandment than just ‘don’t make an image about heaven’. God would be contradicting Himself because later He made the Israelites make the Ark of the Covenant, which is a “graven image.”

@dantecaputo2629

Жыл бұрын

I interpreted it as the cross bleeding on its own, like the blood of Christ

@TheUser69420

Жыл бұрын

@@Hrrjkf821 what god means is not to make an interpretation of what he looks like, similar to how to the isrealites made the golden calf while moses was in the mountain speaking to god, which is why nearly all the isrealites were put to death

@oxymoron02

Жыл бұрын

@@TheUser69420 What the people who wrote the bible mean is "Don't try to draw god because we have no idea what it's supposed to look like, despite man apparently being made in its image".

I am obsessed with that exact moment where she's no longer grateful for being able to see him but instead starts to fear him. This is an awesome short film

@GuyParson

6 ай бұрын

but she is still grateful at the end, the comments from the others who saw it even talk about it "of course its frightening, that kind of power should be"

@OfficialGOD

6 ай бұрын

it do be like that

@DD-pb4lj

6 ай бұрын

Well it makes sense because God is to be feared more than the devil

@ivorymoonwolf4721

5 ай бұрын

​@@DD-pb4lj exactly. God created Lucifer, aka Satan, after all. God created everything. His level of power should be terrifying to comprehend.

@feartheoldblood

5 ай бұрын

God in a sense is pure love and good, He appears as a light because no one can see His true face or form. All we do know is man was made in His image, and that is all we will ever know. It is all we need to know.

It’s crazy how these KZread short films are directed and edited better than Hollywood movies with big staff and hundreds of millions of dollar budget

@Mike-os3pt

17 күн бұрын

Lights Out started as a YT short and was turned into a terrible film. Sometimes concepts just work better as shorts than as full films.

@AT-9777

12 күн бұрын

​@@Mike-os3ptYou have more freedom if no one is demanding changes to your film

@Mike-os3pt

12 күн бұрын

@@AT-9777 You mean changes like "This but 10 times longer and with characters and a a setting and with dialogue and... "

@bigleciezki

10 күн бұрын

@@Mike-os3pt I think it's the need to explain things, that directors feel in a full movie, that ruined a lot of those transitions.

I think when it comes to horror, God and the divine are by far the most compelling focus. There's so much eeriness and dread around death, and moreso, what lies beyond it. How little we know. There's also a lot of inherent pathos when it comes to the divine and god, but again, that's tied into our innate fear of the unknown.

@fizzyheart2486

21 күн бұрын

Someone just learned the word “inherent “

@thegregitto

21 күн бұрын

@@fizzyheart2486 oh I used it twice. Haha

@fizzyheart2486

21 күн бұрын

@@thegregitto 😂 lol

@thegregitto

21 күн бұрын

@@fizzyheart2486 I changed it it's all good, the opps will never know

i swear to god, some short youtube horror movies are better and have more meaning than a lot of whole horror movies. good job.

@guineapig0983

Жыл бұрын

I see what you did there mate. I know right? Like Jesus CHRIST this is amazing

@quemira1207

Жыл бұрын

swear to who?

@Thatdudefresh

Жыл бұрын

Just weird

@williamwhelton

Жыл бұрын

@@moonchaser3207 he's making a joke clearly, given that god is the monster in the video this comment section is a part of.

@danieldeluca8952

Жыл бұрын

You sure you wanna swear to god?

I love the small detail at 5:50 of "God"s hand touching her chin. The arm moves to her face while the figure itself doesn't move at all, and the hand comes from an angle that should be impossible given its positioning. Gives the impression that this entire surrounding of darkness IS the being, and the figure is just how it chooses to present itself

@lu.ciel8770

Жыл бұрын

Yes I noticed that too! I thought perhaps there’s was a third figure there but besides the hand scene, I don’t get that impression.

@RaptorJesus

Жыл бұрын

Depending on how you want to read the opening of Genesis, that may not be too far off. "In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. Now the earth was without shape and empty, and darkness was over the surface of the watery deep, but the Spirit of God was moving over the surface of the water." "Darkness was over the surface of the deep", "the Spirit of God was moving over the surface". Now you could say God was moving through the nothing, but you could equally say that the "spirit of god" *is* that darkness.

@evuniu

Жыл бұрын

"God is nowhere yet he is everywhere" Thats the meaning, no one knows if god exists or how he looks like, because noone that lives can see him. So if he exists he can be right behind you or everywhere around you.

@carnictus23

Жыл бұрын

@@evuniu Yup, omnipresence.

@hbt739

Жыл бұрын

I would not say that that thing was god. Much more that god cannot be seen as such painted by man (if i remember right the reason why this command is is because all statues or pictures of god are false idols because they cannot represent him). Instead the being was a demon meant to test the faithful, through praying for seeing the picture she became jelous, broke gods command and left the path of the righteous. As such the demon answered her prayer and showed here the picture of god in its mouth. I would interpretate it as something akin to that the strongest believers are the easiest to fool if it is the believe in god or a person

I like the detail of being able to see the painting for a frame when she's doing the presentation a second time and she didn't even notice.

“What have I been worshipping…this entire time?”

@vincentheartland2088

Ай бұрын

Hello, my fellow Pastra-ite 😂

@justdancefan-pv6lb

21 күн бұрын

God forbid he not look identical to a human male

@Ky0kka

9 күн бұрын

I can’t remember, where is this phrase from ?

@drift9321

9 күн бұрын

@@Ky0kka I just made it up, nothing special.

@Sillybillywill

9 күн бұрын

@@Ky0kka mandela catalogue. "Who have I been praying to all this time?"

One of the best tactics in horror movies is when the monster is barely visible, just visible enough to tell you it exists and its closer than you think. Love what you did here

@amitavabiswas5260

8 ай бұрын

You have to build up the horror part for that. Which is also shown here. The recordings she played are also referring to how GOD or the entity looks like or how scary it is. This makes an impact on the viewers mind long before he is actually seen.

@SS-hd5jx

6 ай бұрын

yes exactly because revealing it too much ends up looking funny sometimes.

@sbraypaynt

6 ай бұрын

2:14 I adore things like this. A background detail that’s just invisible enough that you might overlook it entirely or just assume it’s something else…but then in the next shot it vanishes and you slowly realise that something was behind her the entire time.

@wayatvideos2142

6 ай бұрын

Yes, because the unknown is not itself frightening. There are many things I know nothing about and am not frightened by it. What is frightening is to know enough, and yet, at the same time: not enough. So long as we remain in that gap, it takes our center away. But in all honesty, there is not enough you could show me that might frighten me unless it implicated something greater. Just like walking into a wolves den, you suddenly realize what enormous danger you are in. Not knowing when the wolves return, but knowing that they will, is what incentivizes us, what we call fear.

@Sunflare-vq2uy

Ай бұрын

Absolutely.

This is one of the only times "it was all in their head" actually hit for me. Probably because 1. it's not actually defined whether it WAS in her head or not, and 2. it fits the THEME of the painting being a "religious experience" and isn't just a cheap cop-out. It ADDS to the story rather than detracts from it.

@brownsugarissupreme

9 ай бұрын

I like this interpretation but they also did say that most of the descriptions matched, which implies that it might be god but idk tbh

@mcfixer9503

8 ай бұрын

I dont think it was just in her head, 1:59 look behind her to the left then again at 2:25 it's gone

@NyanCatHerder

8 ай бұрын

​@@mcfixer9503This is actually a rare case where it can go both ways. Given how different people seem to see the same figure in drastically different ways, it might be an objectively real entity that causes varying psychological effects. For some people, the experience is beautiful, for others it's unsettling and, for a select handful (including the protagonist), it leads to at least temporary psychosis.

@Vertigoi311

8 ай бұрын

God's already there at 1:48 before she even knows it's in the room with her unless her subconscious is doing a "oh he's behind me isn't he?" on her I guess?

@Charles-ij1ow

8 ай бұрын

pennywise deadlights

We like to portray god as a human like figure but in the end we really dont know what he looks like

@Naw662

18 күн бұрын

He's an all-powerful God, he literally can take any form he wants. Be it a kind, wise old grandpa in the sky or this scary horror creature we just watched

@paulshimkin2713

5 күн бұрын

God, being Actus Purus, is an infinite immaterial substance

@ElearningDigest

4 күн бұрын

You are literally surrounded by God (the universe, Reality) and composed of God but you want to see a little Marvel comic book character instead.

@colinking5404

4 күн бұрын

well God did create humans in his image, so whatever his "true form" is, it must as least to some capacity resemble a human-like form

@colinking5404

4 күн бұрын

ok nevermind after 2 minutes of research, christian theology dictates that God has no physical image and thus being made in his image is just a reference to spirit and likeness

"no human being shall see me and live" is a lot less scary of a quote when u know they still made out after edit: it appears people think I’m talking about survival! I am not! I am talking about shifting, snogging, petting, as in foreplay! That’s the last time I use American slang in an effort to make myself understood online

@AzureDefiance3701

Ай бұрын

We dont know what happened to her.

@baintreachas

Ай бұрын

@@AzureDefiance3701 talking about the bible

@baintreachas

Ай бұрын

@@AzureDefiance3701 unless you’re referring to Moses with she/her, which, valid

@rosieroti4063

29 күн бұрын

Doesn't look like a human image at all!! I thought God made man in his own image. Is this what Adam looked like?

@CockTV-pp8gn

24 күн бұрын

​@@rosieroti4063lol no one knows what Him looks like, this film pulled the image out of their asses

Shoutout on this actress by the way, not easy to have yourself be the only actor in something, putting all that pressure of tension and delivery on you. She did great!

@bryanmerberonio5245

9 ай бұрын

I liked this horror film immensely, but i couldn't see any fear and terror in the young actress' eyes, it's the one thing it has against it...

@manjuananthnadhajeesh3581

8 ай бұрын

​@@bryanmerberonio5245probably worked out, considered how she's supposed to be in awe of this "god"

@mpazinambao2938

7 ай бұрын

She was amazing!!!

@ZachRoskilly

6 ай бұрын

Yeah I don’t think she was supposed to feel terror but pure awe.

@ZachRoskilly

6 ай бұрын

And she definitely seemed scared before seeing “it”

Holy shit this has the exact type of Lovecraftian horror I was hoping for. As soon as it started I had chills as the people described “God” it’s one of those things that you know you’re not supposed to see. Its incredible how it gave that feeling of perversion, like you’re looking at something you shouldn’t be. Perfection.

@FrancisCastiglione

Жыл бұрын

In a lot of religions, God's appearance is quite literally something you're physically unable to see. The guy's just a blinding beam of light you can't figure out any kind of shape from.

@atrocious_pr0xy

Жыл бұрын

I loved this portrayal, but my visions of God are quite different. I don't see a singular entity, nor a singular representation. A storm doesn't need to explain itself. It destroys to create.. same as a black hole. What i see is the total of all emotion and cataclysmic creation in a fractal. It grinds and moves on itself in exquisite anquish.

@riphopfer5816

Жыл бұрын

@@atrocious_pr0xy This has always been my feeling as well. Also, our brains are designed with filters in place to prevent our senses from incorporating into our ‘reality hallucination’ entities so overwhelming, so complex, and so unnecessary to our day-to-day survival (hunting, gathering, mating, child-rearing, etc.). Most of us would cease to be able to function so long as they are confronted with a full scan of the ‘God system’. Most humans-indeed-would be traumatised for life, afterward. Like a computer virus, their brains would keep trying to understand what they perceived and lock itself into a recursive feedback loop. Take it from a man who has been trying to part the ‘veil of Maya’ and peer past the ‘reality hallucination’ his entire life, beginning in his teens. I’m 40, now, and have used asceticism (sleep deprivation and fasting), prayer, meditation, hallucinogens/entheogens, and lucid dreaming-separately and in combinations, together. I’ve seen things; I’m even convinced I’ve seen and experienced things I was not meant to perceive. Yet, in 25 years of intense seeking, I have not perceived the Ultimate: the Whole Picture; the framework upon which the fabric of ‘reality’ is woven, nor that which does the weaving. Even with the aid of n, n-DMT I have at best encountered some of the ‘worker bee’-type entities who help manage this structure once it is manifested, but the true creative force remains a mystery.

@PrattlingPate_

Жыл бұрын

This isn’t lovecraftian lol

@bunberrier

Жыл бұрын

I was reminded of The Colour Out Of Space at the end.

This was really interesting! I’m a Christian myself, but when I was about 13 years old I remember having a dream. I was in my room, my childhood bedroom, putting away laundry. Something so mundane and simple, and then for some reason in my dream I asked for God to show himself to me, and I was suddenly surrounded in a really blinding white light and remember feeling immense happiness. Soon afterwards, I woke up and I was in sleep paralysis, unable to move for about an hour. I remember it was early in the morning, well before I had to get up for school. I remember feeling terrified and in a cold sweat until I could move again. I think back on this a lot sometimes, especially when my faith is in crisis (which is often) and I really resonated with this short film and how it reminds me of that experience

@andreaslabber6401

20 күн бұрын

Ive had this experiece too! I made a prayer while i was dreaming, and also had this intense white blinding light envelop me, so lovely and ecstatic and yet terrifying at the same time. I woke up in cold sweat as if a jolt of electricity went through my entire body. In the dream, it was as if my body was burnt away, leaving nothing but my soul to join the light. And the light was alive.

@Quitarstudent

2 күн бұрын

meh you had sleep paralyzes and thought of how you think it happens, which explains the light

This is horrifying. Like actually one of the most scary things ever. Idk why, the calm of the whole thing, the slowness and everything is just so scary

Great touch at 6:28. This could be interpreted as Mia simply gripping her cross too tightly due to the stress of the experience (which is possibly in her head), causing her hand to bleed. But if you interpret this video as Mia truly receiving a visitation from God, the bleeding hand is a "stigma", a divine mark which corresponds to a wound inflicted upon Jesus during the crucifixion. It's a mystical phenomenon alleged to have occurred occasionally throughout the history of Christian faith among holy men and women, and is taken to represent closeness to God through sharing in Christ's suffering. Interpret it as you will.

@kamikeserpentail3778

Жыл бұрын

I interpret it as very telling that blood and suffering are symbols of their god.

@lextavactchi

Жыл бұрын

@@kamikeserpentail3778 The way you say it sounds metal as fuck

@vertigo2894

Жыл бұрын

Can I ask, taking it literally, is that creature meant to be God or something pretending to be God?

@Antrodax

Жыл бұрын

@@vertigo2894 thats interpretation i got while watching this. I think he tried to show hit true form when opened mouth and revealed light. These "reek guy" is like form that we can process without descending into madness, like girl in the video

@vertigo2894

Жыл бұрын

@@Antrodax It still doesn't make any sense, why not show himself in human form then? The video must be saying that that is his true form in some way? The big eyes and alien type head

This is the type of horror that only a short film can capture. You couldn't make this into a movie, it's strength lies in its shortness.

@baitposter

6 ай бұрын

Brevity is an unsung virtue

@danielegarotti7884

5 ай бұрын

Yes, you could

@Mahlak_Mriuani_Anatman

5 ай бұрын

Skills needed​@@danielegarotti7884

@oliverlarosa8046

5 ай бұрын

Agreed

@habichiblah7534

5 ай бұрын

Much like my penis.

first thought i maybe the smartest one to realize that figure of god appears from starting at right side of screen but realized its whole plot of film and everyone has noticed it, now i feel dumb...

@plaguepandemic5651

5 күн бұрын

Thats the Dunning-Kruger Effect in action

This is in my opinion the best short horror film on KZread. It's a simple story yet so chilling and fascinating that you can't help but watch it over and over again. It's told in a perfect concise way and I'm pretty sure there's nothing you could add to make it better.

I just realised something after a long while. In the first few shots before he shows up on the screen, he's already there. In the back. To the left of the main character. Gave me incredible goosebumps realising he's already there even though he shows up later too.

@shira158

11 ай бұрын

1:49 oh shit, you are right

@suscrow661

10 ай бұрын

​@shira158 wow u barley see em Worse than then him being behind the slideshow when u notice em

@cooperholand

10 ай бұрын

I just posted a comment referencing this, too! At 1:54, he's there, then it cuts to the projector, then back to her, and he's gone.

@angierodriguez595

10 ай бұрын

Whereeee??

@cooperholand

10 ай бұрын

@@angierodriguez595 in the top left corner. You can see the eyes

There needs to be more horror like this, i'm sick of the generic ghost horror stories with a cliché backstory that's spoon-fed to the viewer. Sometimes I want to be left with more questions than answers.

@naudalyke

Жыл бұрын

Exactly! That's exactly what makes horror good: the unknown

@nebojsag.5871

Жыл бұрын

Have you watched "Disappearance" by Klenhard?

@sampelletier7463

Жыл бұрын

Welcome to cosmic horror, my friend

@steph4050

Жыл бұрын

Tired of children imaginery friend also?

@zackattack9228

Жыл бұрын

Watch Martyrs,the ending is exactly like this

It's honestly well done cause it's scary but not disrespectful. Nothing in the video says the entity is evil its just scary looking. It even slowly appears and takes its time to show her itself and shows her light to comfort her. Even in the bible it says be not afraid to concept of a easy on the eyes look is a human one so God showing himself in a scary way to see if someone would still have faith and love isnt a bad concept. Even if hes scary hes still benevolent and loving and still God.

Honestly God painting their nails is an absolute slay 💅

@augustundergroundsmordum

2 ай бұрын

that’s meant to be a ghost’s hand. not God’s.

@Susanoo449

2 ай бұрын

​@@augustundergroundsmordum said who?

@augustundergroundsmordum

2 ай бұрын

@@Susanoo449 read it in a description about the movie, ill link it if u want

@Susanoo449

2 ай бұрын

@@augustundergroundsmordum no problem then

@mannabudlu363

Ай бұрын

Don't mock our god

This is how horror should be done... None of that jumpscare stuff and no gore... Just creepiness, just incomprehensibleness. Very tasteful yet terrifying. I love this...

@HansFlamme

Жыл бұрын

Wait until you discover Lovecraft

@Near2L

Жыл бұрын

​@@HansFlamme Lovecraft is phenomenal, bought a huge book with all his stories in it,all of them equally amazing in their own ways🤯🤯

@cachalotreal

Жыл бұрын

Cosmic horror

@emptyptr9401

Жыл бұрын

@@HansFlamme Don't worry I know Lovecraft xd. Also really cool, although I find that especially when people try doing it in film, it never works as well. Also, in Lovecrafts stories there is almost too much lore once you know most of his stories (Or watch videos of those that do), which kind of goes against that hole fear of the unknown thing. I absolutely love Lovecraft, but its this Genre in its infancy. That being said, when listening to some of his works first-time... Amazing... Just tends to not work that well in film because big tentacle monsters are not incomprehensible, they are big tentacle monsters xd...

@emptyptr9401

Жыл бұрын

@@cachalotreal My favourite kind of horror

Does anyone else notice that the entity is standing in the darkness on the left side of the screen when she is listening to the audio? I absolutely love this short!!!

@georgeofhamilton

Жыл бұрын

Uh oh… I don’t see it…

@krealys.-.5153

Жыл бұрын

@@georgeofhamilton At 1:50 on the left

@benharris-hayesaudio

Жыл бұрын

Great spot! :-)

@Blowtorch87

Жыл бұрын

Oh f...

@georgeofhamilton

Жыл бұрын

@@krealys.-.5153 Thanks.

This is the correct way to make a horror movie. Create the atmosphere, the tension. Then you increase it in a slow yet steady pace, until the audience feel the pressure of it sitting on his/her back. They will want to get rid of it, but they can't. They are trapped under it. Well done.

This is literally the best kind of horror, I wish movies were like this. Absolutely no jump scares at all, which ruins a horror movie. Darkness that you can see a small silhouette of something that’s there but can’t fully tell. Incredible short. Loved it

Omg when she restarts the presentation and we see *something* in the painting for the first time! And when she slowly lifts the projector screen and it stays there!! That was so so good.

@CitizynKing

Жыл бұрын

When she's listening to the people describe it, look to her left at the darkness.

@Gayer_Mateo

Жыл бұрын

@@CitizynKing yesss I saw it too! spine-chilling

@rari2943

Жыл бұрын

@@CitizynKing wow just now seen that after watching multiple times. Great catch. Very creepy detail. It was there the whole time.

@DNTMEE

Жыл бұрын

Of course it's still there. Lifting the screen will not cause the image to disappear. It just gets projected on the wall.

@Gayer_Mateo

Жыл бұрын

@@DNTMEE yes of course, but you also see two faint glowy eyes that appeared that weren't there before.

This is INCREDIBLE!!! I’m a film teacher and I use it as an example to my students as to how you can scare the crap out of someone without gore!! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

@dylanclark

8 ай бұрын

This comment made my day! Thanks so much.

@ahmadjarrar7246

5 ай бұрын

You are part of the problem

@gothxm

4 ай бұрын

i think at first it was truly unsettling but after seeing it overused in every movie, it stopped having that visceral feeling that it must've carried when movies first began putting things like that on rolls of film.@@TransferInProgress

@Xovos34

4 ай бұрын

Because you’re meant to think “What could do that? What WOULD do that?” It’s a bit overused in horror movies nowadays but a good gory jumpscare still can make or break a film.

@Cannibalize946

4 ай бұрын

​@@TransferInProgress that's the purpose of gore It's not supposed to scare you, it's supposed to make you uncomfortable

The smile at last is where she expressed, spoke, saw and felt the most and that was the most important detail in the short film I believe

The first time I watched this, I was in a very bright room and the second time she looked at the painting, I didn't see anything. I'm now rewatching it in the dark and OH MY GOD

EDITED BY POPULAR DEMAND SPOILERS Holy shit...didn't uhhhh expect this. I expected it to drown in the other comments. Sorry for spoilers.....:( . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The realization that it was actually in the room and not just a photo of a portrait was....incredibly dreadful. That pure, sense of fear and terror. Not just scares. Absolutely incredible

@San-lh8us

Жыл бұрын

why would one be scared of god? he's bound to save us all, we shouldn't fear him

@jordan321able

Жыл бұрын

It's not necessarily God in one interpretation or another. It might be something mortals can not comprehend, so they mistake it for God. Or it may be that he didn't actually harm her. The good word does say that mortal souls looking upon him while still covered in Sin is not supposed to be safe. So if he gave her what she wanted, to see him, while still alive, and therefore living in sin as all mortals do. She nor others would be able to survive it, let alone safely endure the experience.

@San-lh8us

Жыл бұрын

@@jordan321able wait, what happens if god kills a person? will the person still have a chance to go to heaven if they ask for forgiveness for their sins? or do they go straight to where they were supposed to go?

@dumbbass8867

Жыл бұрын

@@San-lh8us it's meant to be more abstract. The question of "is this thing God?" is left to audience interpretation.

@San-lh8us

Жыл бұрын

@@Imbettadenu i did watch the video, why do you ask?

This gives real “Stare too long into the abyss and the abyss will stare back” Vibes also the subtle “she’s walking backwards but not moving out of the light” so good Regular horror movie gore and jumpscares just kinda make me laugh, but this gave me chills! This is so good!!!

@4hire565

6 ай бұрын

More like looking into infinity, into the whole of creation and the all of it, looking back at you. Hopefully, with love. Hopefully lol

@rayzor285

6 ай бұрын

That's not at all what that quote means..

@SS-hd5jx

6 ай бұрын

perfect quote for this film

@rayzor285

6 ай бұрын

@@SS-hd5jx No-- it isn't. That's not what that quote means.

@cthulhu4411

6 ай бұрын

I am the abyss

Easily the most unsettling thing ive ever seen with no leading effects or trickery. Well done!

Astonishing work! I cannot wait to see what your future in the filming industry holds for you. I would absolutely watch a full movie of this concept

That was one of the best short horror films I've seen in recent times! The moment where the screen got rolled up but "God" was still there actually gave me chills.

@vercnauwenstudios4142

Жыл бұрын

Is that the projector on the wall, or is god not to be removed? In sovjet russia, you remove god In America god removes you.... Btw that film was terrific and disturbingly terrifying...

@aderpypotato9270

Жыл бұрын

Uhh yeah, that’s how projectors work.

@kinsey11x55

Жыл бұрын

@@aderpypotato9270 not against dark lmao it has to be against the white of the screen to properly see the image. that why the fact the god thing show up after rolling it up is creepy as hell.

@Glace1221

Жыл бұрын

Truly, a "Bruh" moment.

@baitposter

Жыл бұрын

Even better: it's behind her on her right when she's listening to the audio (viewer's left)

Jesus... this is the first time I've watched a horror short on KZread and felt *genuine* chills. No jumpscares, no loud noises, just this... disturbing, uncomfortable feeling. And the fact we never get a fully clear view of "God", at most seeing a blurred view. And.. she's been staring, without blinking for 3 hours straight. The world record is 1 hour 17 minutes (Paolo Ballesteros, set the record on live TV).

@CharlesNotBronson

Жыл бұрын

Hoo-woooohw!

@nickeni3050

Жыл бұрын

Jumpscare is cheap horror, true horror is from what's unsettling, confusing, unpredictable, hope draining and unexplainable.. if a horror movie can carry these themes with a disturbing undertone then it can easily beat 95% of all the horror movies in the market Btw, do checkout Mandela's catalogue and the other side of the box, they're aso KZread short movies that has same kind of content and trust me when I say it's definitely unsettling

@allthenamesiwantedweretaken

Жыл бұрын

@@nickeni3050 Oh I know about Mandela Catalogue. I couldn't really get into that due to the extended universe thing it's trying to do, but I still applaud it's quality and effort. There's a reason I love Korean and Japanese Horror, they're exactly as you described: Unsettling, Unpredictable and Unexplainable. That's why I recommend mostly Korean Horror movies to people, such as The Wailing and others.

@swaelee4686

Жыл бұрын

I knew that shit was about to move I couldn't watch😂

@Leto85

Жыл бұрын

I thought she was standing there for 3 whole days.

Everytime I encountered Elevated Horror as somewhat a horror subgenre, this is exactly what an elevated horror is about. That horror that it gives with no jumpscare but simply touch your human senses with its atmosphere, soundtrack, story and an outstanding acting! Neon or A24 produce this guy's work already!

Maybe one of the few shorts I've come back to. For simple, effective, and captivating. I like it. Takes the "don't show the monster" aspect, to a great level. I hope you continue your work. 🦆

My favourite thing about this is that the “god” is not portrayed as demonic or monstrous or evil. It’s an alien figure that doesn’t do anything malicious. Simply causes awe and discomfort. That’s how I image the true god to be as well.

@dontmove1085

5 ай бұрын

Yes, theres some things that doesn't constitute evil, but we as humans born and raised in a life full of movies and entertainment based on things that we stabilished to be scary. Like a skinny/pale figure, unsettling open smiles, bright eyes and a mix of all these ones. Uncanny Valley plays a huge part on it too.

@enzo.koga701

5 ай бұрын

❤

@maggie9197

5 ай бұрын

Indeed

@LostTemplate

5 ай бұрын

you simple minded people fail to comprehend the fact that god has no "body" of any sorts and doesn't "look" like anything. god is simply the totality of everything in reality, or more simply - infinity. thats all god is. the faceless centre of creation. as above, so below. edit: i think you are confusing "god" (the essence of creation) with a type V civilization alien member.

@adw6894

5 ай бұрын

It's very demonic

Now this is someone that understands horror. That slow-burn building of dread and terror, without resorting to cheap tricks for adrenaline spikes.

@bitshox1215

Жыл бұрын

>Three tickets for me, my wife and my wife’s son for the newest A24-produced, genre-redefining, trope-subverting, atmospheric, dark and eerie, emotionally draining, gut wrenching, aesthetically heavy craft by post-horror auteur with an arthouse edge, dread-inducing, suspenseful build up with strong character development and gradual feeling of escalation, bone-chilling slow burn with “say more with less” approach and soul-shaking, blood-curdling, skin-crawling and nerve-wracking exercise in persistently looming dread where tension and anxiety permeates every frame as movie reaches its nail-biting, jaw-clenching and paranoia-inducing final climax, free of any cheap gore, cartoonish CGI or infantile jumpscares horror film, please. I chortle sensibly at such cliches! Ö

@SidsonCity

Жыл бұрын

@@bitshox1215 ID'd

@anthroimperzia3927

Ай бұрын

@@bitshox1215 as soon as I read, “Slow burn” I knew someone would slap this copypasta in here 😂

this is exactly the type of horror i love. it’s short but incredibly effective at what it’s trying to do. i also love religious horror and this is maybe the best take on it i’ve seen! what an amazing film!!

I love how we never really get to see "god" fully. He's always vauge and dim, shrouded in darkness and making it impossible to get a good look at him. This way the short avoids the problem of when you finally see the monster it becomes less scary, because their so much darkness and vaugness about it's appearance your brain has to fill in the gaps.

"Be not afraid" and the proceeds to show up in the scariest form possible

@callsign_Wolverine

3 ай бұрын

Fun fact the angels in the Bible that said “be not afraid” are known as Ophanim and they are described as looking absolutely horrifying. This is why they say this because they have good intentions with the message they carry.

@samdaley8484

2 ай бұрын

I mean, someone wouldn't have to declare "BE NOT AFRAID" if they looked normal

@HornTim54

2 ай бұрын

@@samdaley8484bro this shit had me dead 😂😂

2:03 I never even realized the entity was already there in the left hand corner, you're so focused on the girl and her speech that you don't pay attention to the surroundings, showing how silent this unidentifiable horror really is

@Bunnie_Gutz

4 ай бұрын

I think that was just a reflection from the projector, there’s other lights that look similar in the same shot

@Zsamoff

4 ай бұрын

1:48 It is appears after she touches the cross, longing to see what is described

@cameronhall6054

4 ай бұрын

@@Bunnie_Gutz thats true but if you look closely enough you can see the outline of the creatures body as well

@animeshsingh4645

4 ай бұрын

exactly when you increase brightness and adjust exposure you can easily someone is there

@ky_piece

4 ай бұрын

@@Bunnie_GutzIt was the entity! In another shot near the beginning we can’t see anything in the left corner, but then the eyes start glowing

Amazing film! Pure horror. Loved every second of it! The idea was incredible and the execution flawless! Watching a short movie like that on KZread prooves that there are still a lot of talented people out there just waiting to be discovered. What a thrill!! Well done to everyone who did this. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

As someone that studies cinematography i gotta say this is so much better than movies being made now! the screenplay, the buildup, the editing and the sound effects EVERYTHING! its just so PERFECT I love how it has longing dread that makes you feel like your gonna get jumpscared

Ima be honest, I did watch this over at cory's, but man this is a work of art. This was executed with perfection, cause I actually don't know what could've been done better. My dearest Respect Dylen, you are a master at what you're doing.

@CxZvGQ

Жыл бұрын

Cory’s

@madvillainy1072

Жыл бұрын

Likewise

@jailawalker8028

Жыл бұрын

No same I watched it from Cory and I am flabbergasted 😱 THIS NEEDS TO BE A MOVIE or something because like… bro I have no words😭 it was sooo good

@changingsoon97

Жыл бұрын

Same

@Gamervibes08

Жыл бұрын

Same! And I was so impressed I *had* to come leave a comment!!

the detail they made of placing him at the beginning of the film in the corner of the room, making it clear that even if you don't see him, he is always there, sounds terrifyingly beautiful to me, this short is pure art, and has a way of terror that gives me chills.

@OCHY..

5 ай бұрын

Can you tell me at what time do we see him in the corner? I can’t find it

@aduartenog8808

5 ай бұрын

​@@OCHY.. 1:45 at the left corner

@OCHY..

5 ай бұрын

@@aduartenog8808 omg thanks i see it now

@Mochisan0900

5 ай бұрын

​​@@OCHY.. minute 1:45, you can see his two white eyes in the corner.

@VFM_of

5 ай бұрын

It was more like at 1:49 Or at least when I saw it But his like omniscient omnipresent só It makes sense

Amazingly well done. Gives me similar vibes to The King in Yellow, what with how reading that play always drives the reader insane. It seems this portraits acts in a similar way, and the way you built up the tension made it absolutely terrifying without any cheap jumpscares.

i loved how at 3:12 the painting slowly started coming into focus and fully fleshing out the brief shot shown earlier, and the click of what sounded like its mouth opening at 4:27 really tied it together perfectly

I cannot overstate how necessary this style and ingenuity is in horror, or in storytelling. You were subtle in all the right places, didn’t show too much. You have a brilliant score, gorgeous shots, and excellent design. Thank you for making art. Keep it up.

@joydivision1970

Жыл бұрын

I think the green finger nails where a tad bit too much, but it was a marvelous watch nonetheless.

@emilsund4332

Жыл бұрын

This reminds me of a quote from another horror film, or rather a series, The Mandela Catalogue. A quote from a praying book of sorts where it says: "Who have i been praying to all this time?". I think that summs upp both The Mandela Catalogue and this pretty well.

@ToughVato

Жыл бұрын

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder but what do we have to witness when beauty looks back? What’s the beauty that’s sits within that eye?

That was so perfect every detail from the rooms always being dark to realising she had been staring for hours rather than physically experiencing the events giving heaps of relation to the audios where people say it’s terrifying and then the man saying it’s beautiful. amazing

@crimsoncuttlefish8842

Жыл бұрын

Days, not hours

@equiaux_music

Жыл бұрын

BLASPHEMY!!!

@zap4th368

Жыл бұрын

@@crimsoncuttlefish8842 no, it’s hours. It goes hours:minutes:seconds:milliseconds.

@toasteduranium

Жыл бұрын

I should have noticed this. I saw the timer and thought it meant that she had been standing there for three minutes.

the concept of this short horror movie is absolutely unique. i loved this piece so much.

tbh it is your best work yet. Remains is great too but this one is special in all the ways. Thrilling, breathtaking and dreadful at the same time. Wish you all the best. I'm a big fan of stuff like this.

I love the detail of the timer at the end. 3 hours. Staring at what appears to be nothing…for 3 hours. This is gonna keep me up at night. Bravo!

@masonbruner1239

2 ай бұрын

My favorite part about that detail is, the human eye *cannot* be open for 3 hours. It would cause irreparable damage to the eyes to be open for that long, and you can even see just how damaged her eyes *look* in the end. Something about that detail makes it so much more eerie for me

@o_u_i_j_a_6634

2 ай бұрын

Thought it was 3 days and 3 hours

@sashadrev2968

2 ай бұрын

Actually it's probably a way to interpret the film differently: as a regular horror. If you stare into nothing in total or almost total darkness for a long time, you start to hollucinate, maybe that's what actually happened to her. She listened to the description others did, recorded herself many times in a dark room and stared at a dark picture for 3 hours. She was seeing what she expected to see but nothing was actually there. Basically imagine a painting yourself.

@fabianmv2342

2 ай бұрын

it could also represent the time at which jesus was suposedly crucified, all that 333 thing

@Juan-mi6on

2 ай бұрын

​@@o_u_i_j_a_6634 (hour:minute:seconds.milliseconds)

It really sticks out to me that of all the interviewees, the old man, who is utterly moved by the subject of the painting, is the most predominant voice, and how that contrasts with the protagonist, who at first sees the same things in the same detail with a sense of horror. “It’s beautiful” being the last words of the montage and her last expression showing tearful awe feels intentional. Either way, it was brilliantly done: the girl's “I don't like it” before “It's beautiful..." really stands out.

@mbrancaliente2225

2 ай бұрын

old man :> :> :> #ilovethemovieup

@lianhorvat5744

Ай бұрын

Reminds me of Bird Box how the mentally broken considered the entities beautiful. Unsettling and awesomely done!

@mcgfn

Ай бұрын

@@lianhorvat5744terrible movie dont compare that shit to this

Wow! Unbelievable. Just amazing! I never leave comments, but I had to just quickly say well done! This was by far the best short horror film I’ve ever seen. And the detail at the end showing she’s been standing there for 3 days… damn! A perfect ending to a perfect film. There is not one criticism I could ever think of. Incredible! ❤

watching this at 3am on a short horror movie streak on a school night, fav one so far

Her smile at the end gives me the most uncanny sense of hope that I can’t help but love

@ahmedman8078

Жыл бұрын

Why did she smile tho

@UCABrSfFxOw_91MsYSwPABqQ

Жыл бұрын

@@ahmedman8078 because she saw God

@moonpresence3840

Жыл бұрын

As can be seen when the being opens its mouth, the girl's eyes gradually light up more, which suggests that the being brought its mouth closer to her. Possibly to devour it, see how much it opened its mouth when making contact with it.

@Evil_Beauty

Жыл бұрын

@@ahmedman8078 she smiled because her temptation in wanting to know what god actually looked like was granted, thus she felt satisfied. And yes, when I said "satisfied", I meant it in a sexual way, as the creepy being pulled her chin towards its light while she resist the urge (temptation) to look away.

@jeffpienta4532

Жыл бұрын

@@Evil_Beauty wtf it has nothing to do sexually. Pleasure goes beyond just sexual ramifications, she was satisfied that she saw what she interpreted as God

The part where the camera switches from the white silhouette of the girl to the dark canvas in the background, tricking your eyes to feel like there is something on there is absolutely brilliant. Feels so interactive, can't believe one can think of doing something like that. Great job!

@Damarcus123

Жыл бұрын

Time stamp

@zekprit4376

Жыл бұрын

Ooo I know right! Every time the camera was on her I got a little spooked thinking someone was behind her but it was just the data box lights!!

@rybaneightsix5085

2 ай бұрын

​@@zekprit4376Look closer

No jumpscares, no overdone foolish tropes, just pure existential/cosmic horror... very well done indeed...

it has been said here before but bears repeating. this is an amazing effort in restraint. no need for gore/jump scare. still absolutely chilling

No fast jumpscares, no gore, no brutality but a such a deep and sort of profound oozing horror which makes you feeling very uncomfortable when watching and difficult to release yourself after this 7 minute experience. The perfomance, the visual mood and the low frequence score: A truely remarkable composition of all the people involved in it. Kudos!

@peterkim3370

Жыл бұрын

I mean there was a little blood at the end

@mikegavronsky1404

Жыл бұрын

The slow draw of the projector screen revealing the outline remains was more unsettling than any jumpscare. The slight jerk of the head to make eye contact, so well done.

@lookindescription4459

Жыл бұрын

@@peterkim3370 but a little blood isn't counted as gore.

There is a big difference between a cheap jumpscare and genuine dread. This one hits hard. Great work!

One of the only short films to make me put it into a small box in the corner. Bravo, well done

Biblical themes are ripe for excellent horror, but most movies fall woefully short in execution. This short hits the mark with bonechilling excellence. Wonderfully done.

@LiamSuarez

5 ай бұрын

Yeah they usually tend to cringy visuals instead rather than eerie ones wich in my opinion work way better for religion themed horror

@abstract5249

5 ай бұрын

The Bible is full of unsettling themes and imagery. The very idea that God watches you and can send you to eternal damnation is horrifying.

@denglish5

5 ай бұрын

​@@abstract5249one of the scariest things for me is complete loss of control and nothing seizes your ability to control things than a religion that imposes a "destiny". If we are all just gods plan than we are all just pawns on a chess board living under someone else's will

@gustaelix

4 ай бұрын

666 liked omg

I love religious horror. I love how someone can take something thats relatively beutiful and make it so horrifying

@steakknives

11 ай бұрын

I would put this under cosmic horror with religious overtones. She's not talking about a god, Jesus or anything with a surrounding dogma or traditions.

@Gafafsg

11 ай бұрын

@@steakknivesShe’s literally wearing a cross wym

@steakknives

11 ай бұрын

@@Gafafsg yup, I call that overtones. Just like I say a person can wear a cross to appear religious. We're all entitled to our interpretations right?

@sabinamakubo926

11 ай бұрын

@@Gafafsg so would you classify the nun or the conjuring or the exorcist or exorcism of Emily rose as religious horrors just because there were nuns and fathers wearing crosses and casting out demons in the name of God?

@Aeroldoth3

11 ай бұрын

Religion itself is horror.

I actually think this is well done. So many times people question God and ask questions like where is he or what does he look like. This short video encapsulates the awe and mysterious feeling that God has about him. He has power, he can show himself to us, he has beauty, but ultimately it is just too much for us to handle or understand.

Wow just great how you put it all together and the way you left the idea of the movie to the viewers like wow hands down good

I watched it for the first time, it was very creepy and eerie and I loved it. I watched it a second time, and noticed more details than the first. Once she starts the slideshow, before she sees "the portrait of god" on the left side in the darkness of the background, you can 100% entirely see the figure standing behind her in the corner staring at her standing up. There is a handprint smudged on the glass of the room behind her, and when she restarts the presentation the second time and rapidly clicks back through the slides, you can 100% see the figure in the slide as she backs through them, only for a split second, but very clearly. So many fine, creepy, chill giving details. The fact that the short clip was scary the first time, and scarier the second, with more details prominent because your eyes and brain already know what will happen and therefore race across the screen trying to absorb more detail, you notice more detail. It's hard to put into words, but you are truly amazing and were able to capture and manifest an overlooked detail and fact of the brain wanting to absorb more detail. You managed to give me the chills in this clip, something I don't get from horror movies anymore. You will be an amazing director or screenwriter if that is your career path, and I hope you do follow this passion.

@BunnySpaceMachine

Жыл бұрын

Haha when I read this I thought to myself, "nahhh no way! I would have noticed the figure standing right next to her in the corner!" Then I rewatched it and felt salty. Totally saw those glowing eyes! Hahah loved it! Thanks for those details 😅

@Near2L

Жыл бұрын

Noticed all this stuff one my first viewing of it,and thought I was the only one seeing it cause no one else had commented about all the things happening behind her👌

@drunkpekka4284

Жыл бұрын

I am too paranoid and noticed the glowing eyes & the handprint in the first viewing as well. I thought god was already in for the visit while she was asking 'what do you see?' What an amazing film.

@slimeo44

Жыл бұрын

Another scary thing is that after she “leaves” the presentation room you can sometimes see a giant face behind her in the dark

@slimeo44

Жыл бұрын

If you put your brightness up you’”” be able to see the eyes, the left has an obvious eye socket and glowing pupil while the right is just the socket

This is real horror. No cheap jumpscares and an original concept

Movies and games forget that sheer terror can be even more intense when faced with the looming inevitable. Well done

This is the only horror film that scares me more the more times I watch it

my favourite short horror film ever, i love all of it but the ending is the best part in my opinion. the teary eyes from not blinking, the bloody hand from holding the necklace so hard, the timer that tells us she’s been standing staring at a (supposedly) blank screen for over three hours like she sees something that we don’t. what a brilliant work of horror media

@etsequentia6765

8 ай бұрын

I think it's actually three days and three hours.

@R__A

8 ай бұрын

@@etsequentia6765it’s definitely 3 hours 3 mins

@klondikegardens6570

8 ай бұрын

@@etsequentia6765it’s 3 hours and 3 minutes, the stopwatch measures milliseconds, seconds, minutes, and hours

@asukalangleysoryu6695

8 ай бұрын

​@@etsequentia6765No. It's most definetely not. The rightmost number is 1/100ths of a second, the one left of that is seconds, and the one left of that is minutes. Meaning that the leftmost number is obviously hours.

@Kiwi-cm6xu

8 ай бұрын

​@@etsequentia6765no

I love a good bone chilling moment, and yet they are difficult to come by in movies and shorts. But this has one! The moment that projector goes up but the visage of "God" remains... sheesh! Shivers.

@CptApplestrudl

Жыл бұрын

The projector is behind her. The thing going up is the projection screen.

@abelnemeth4346

Жыл бұрын

@@CptApplestrudl I actually think they just simply let the projector project the image in the surface behind the screen.

@cenobite6672

10 ай бұрын

Does nobody in these comments know how projectors work? It's not like it goes up with the screen - it would just be projecting behind it. lol

@lawrencetalbot8346

10 ай бұрын

Why is god in question marks? Also why do you and 1.5K other people not know the difference between a projector and the screen 🤦🏻‍♂️ I lose more and more faith in Christians each day

@abhinabbora1135

9 ай бұрын

Bing chhiling

This is great, the slight hints of the entity all along 1:49 we can see eyes and a slight silhouette in the left corner, then it disapear 2:32 It quickly appears again on the screen before the presentation starts again

She was the only ginger who can see God

Fantastic, this is how horror should be. No overt gore or jumpscares just a creepy premise that is kept mysterious and topped off with an amazing twist ending.

@ryaneaston3487

Жыл бұрын

The fear of unknown yet currently present things. Does anyone know what that is? I feel that when I watch this.

@bidoofmania

Жыл бұрын

@@ryaneaston3487 could be a type of cosmic horror

@anomalotheriataurus8806

Жыл бұрын

@@bidoofmania to think that this about the being who is in all things makes it even more…(loses mind and spazzes out)

Like the detail near the end where you can kinda see the creature in the darkness but can only make out the more creepy features like its large mouth and creepy eyes.

I never thought one of my favorite films would be 7 fucking minutes long. An absolute masterclass in cosmic horror and a brilliant showcase for why less is always more. This seriously challenges some of my favorite pieces of horror cinema. You should be goddamn proud of yourself.

I absolutely love the fact you can see it at 1:47 and forward. Just the way you can barely see it, with the only indication of its presence being its eyes is just so dreadfully, pants shittingly terrifying. And then there's the rest of the film.

@colbyboucher6391

Жыл бұрын

lmao didn't even notice

@pancheetoz4647

Жыл бұрын

I had to go back from this timestamp just to see it 💀, very keen on details

@aleciad7218

Жыл бұрын

I love it how it disappears at 2:25, but you can see it again on the projector screen at 2:31. Having sharp eyes rewards you with extra creepiness.

The acting, the score, the vfx... the quality is out of this world! It's unbelievable how you do it. I've been intrigued with this channel ever since I watched 'transfigure'. Keep em' coming, Dylan, all the best to you and your team!

@dylanclark

Жыл бұрын

I really appreciate it! So glad to hear you enjoyed it that much.

@fenrir5927

Жыл бұрын

@@dylanclark bro this short film was absolutely amazing, captivating, entrancing, intriguing and I genuinely LOVED IT. Plz keep it up. Much love bro.

@tone618

Жыл бұрын

@@dylanclark it reminds me of scp096

@lonewillayat7273

Жыл бұрын

@@dylanclark will there ever be a part 2

@dylanclark

Жыл бұрын

@@lonewillayat7273 there may be something more here… we’ll have to wait and see!

It's fascinating to go back and forth from the first few seconds where he's young and whole to points throughout where he's unrecognizable from himself

you know it's a masterpiece when it can make you feel disturbed without any jumpscare.

Since everyone has already commented on the absolute perfect horror this elicits, I'd like to compliment the color palette of this, how it's such a simple black and white with a beautiful teal, it turns eerie and sickly, captivating the nauseating feeling of dread and fear- brilliant choices!

@kelceydane5874

5 ай бұрын

I think it's done so that her reality space echoes the painting.

@mbrancaliente2225

2 ай бұрын

yes i love the colour of the door

@QuietPotato

2 ай бұрын

I think the lighting alongside the color palette really adds to the dread too!

Such a cool premise, seeing thing we weren’t meant to see. Me personally I love cosmic horror so my opinion might be a bit biased but this is definitely the best horror short on this platform in my opinion. Hope you make more videos cause this was just incredible

@dylanclark

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! I love cosmic horror so I really appreciate this.

@jb6725

Жыл бұрын

Theres a reason why God didn't want you to see him because he's biblically accurate as well

@vertigo2894

Жыл бұрын

Can I ask, taking it literally, is that creature meant to be God or something pretending to be God?

@Caedyst

Жыл бұрын

@jb There is a quote which says his face can't be seen or you will die instantly, probably even more eldritch looking than the angels

@vertigo2894

Жыл бұрын

@@Caedyst But she did see his face, and she just seems to be in a trance, not dead. Besides, since we all saw what she saw, it wasn't crazy enough to make anyone insane.

I can't describe the chills that this film gave me - horror movies are so disappointing anymore and this was so much redemption so quickly!!!! this is unsettling in all the right ways - THANK YOU!!! (it's on my bucket list to play a villain in a horror role if you're ever looking for a tattooed bald guy 😜) stay noizy my friend 🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻

I know I'm late on the vid, but that was just satisfying to watch. Got chills when I saw the timer at 3 hours

i love the part where you only see two faint glints in the projection, because it's cutting back and forth from the projection to the main character your eyes produce an afterimage, and if you've been looking at her eyes by the time the afterimage is produced, the afterimage of her outline lined up perfectly on the glints so before you even see anything your brain is trying to tell you something's there

@thugtrippin

14 күн бұрын

Yeah that was some trippy shit