Excellent example of how important sound design and pacing are to good horror; you nail it as always my friend! 👏👏

@natashacourtney6980

Ай бұрын

Omg I loved your horror short she knows

@dylanclark

Ай бұрын

Thanks as always man! Always appreciate feedback from the horror homies.

I loved the stereo effect when she took out her headphones, made it really immersive

@BruhBruh-fu3gc

Ай бұрын

Don't get too invested. Or it might sink it's teeth into you

Bro, Mr. Cresswell is such a menace.

@dylanclark

Ай бұрын

"Mr. Cresswell did not take kindly to such slander..."

@georgeofhamilton

Ай бұрын

@@dylanclark Oh frick

@ArtGuy-wv2ih

Ай бұрын

@@georgeofhamilton ggs my dude ur cooked😂

@user-vq1bp7qe2w

26 күн бұрын

@@dylanclark”mr cresswell wasn’t happy about what George said”

@Tea-oc3gh

15 күн бұрын

@@user-vq1bp7qe2w "The short frights podcasts presents, Georgie's story. Written by R.M Lyle."

You know it's a good horror because he didn't need to use a creepy figure to scare you, he managed it out with a f* red blanket. Great job as always.

One thing I love about creators who don't overuse jumpscares: when they do use them, it really takes you by surprise. The noises when he's mutilating her, the description and the gore were all done really well also, really made me uncomfortable.

@Mindboggles

Ай бұрын

I felt the "jumpscare" when Mr. Crasswell is standing there menacingly, unmoving - which at least wasn't a simple loud noise + rush towards the camera - could've been skipped in favour of something else, or slightly improved upon. But that's about the only thing I CAN think of on the spot, and I'll usually be very harsh and focus on small things with my critique. I get there are people who like jumpscares, and ofc there are some amazing uses of jumpscares (cat hissing in Alien is a well-used example) but I am personally not a fan of them, they do nothing for me.

@dylanclark

Ай бұрын

I feel similarly about this moment! I would've preferred if he actually never coughed (breaking the tension in the doorway) and instead just began to slowly walk toward her in the silence. We shot it like that, but none of the takes ended up working for one reason or another. The take we shot where he "coughs" was the only one that worked! Alas -- so it goes. Appreciate the feedback on this!

@Mindboggles

Ай бұрын

@@dylanclark Aw man, that's a shame. Because how you describe it, sounds absolutely more dread-inducing to me! Love your work man, keep it up. You have made some of the best horror I've ever seen, ever!

@abbysmith3876

Ай бұрын

I'm dying to know who was outside her door😂

@TheFinalIllusion

5 күн бұрын

It was beautifully executed. Hats off to this Dylan guy.

i love the switch in audio at the end which seems to suggest that we're the one listening to the podcast now

@ButterscotchMcBean1995

Ай бұрын

Yup.

@bushdid91195

Ай бұрын

GYAH WTF

@writeonn1437

Ай бұрын

It got weird real fast

I was so happy to see the same actress from 'Portrait of God' here! She's wonderful! And excellent pops of red throughout! LOVE THIS SO MUCH!!! ❤❤❤

@FrostekFerenczy

Ай бұрын

She's brilliant! She conveys fear so well that it makes me more scared!

@dylanclark

Ай бұрын

Amen! Sydney is wonderful.

@freddiemossberg7204

Ай бұрын

Yes I thought it was her 😊

@drodgyn

Ай бұрын

It’s such a different character and performance that I didn’t recognize her, she’s fantastic

@crewrangergaming9582

Ай бұрын

yup! Watched this for her, her acting, even without saying one world is brilliant. Great artist she is.

Right before the jump scare, you can see on her phone that the podcast skips forward to the end. Really nice detail.

The image of the red blanket in the door way slightly obscured by darkness with the eerily normal bathroom in the foreground might go down as one of the most iconic horror shots I’ve ever seen

@d-lo3055

9 күн бұрын

Relax nothing iconic about this

@borz8328

Күн бұрын

​@@d-lo3055says you? Just sound like a hater

Ok, I love the red shower curtain. Nothing happened with it, but the striking red matching the blanket filled me with so much dread and uneasiness. If she opened the door and there was a simple white curtain, I wouldn't have given it a second thought, but the red? I was so worried something was going to happen. And nothing did happen. Just great letting us viewers make our own terror out of "nothing". Just a simple, matching, shower curtain

@Blueoceandog

Ай бұрын

It was a red herring.

@Mindboggles

Ай бұрын

@@Blueoceandog bahahahaha, nice one

@SatanicPizza-fo2ei

Ай бұрын

Tbh I thought it was a nod to that old horror movie "Psycho" since; Red curtains, bathroom and those high pitched music noises when she pulls the curtains aside to climb into the bathtub.

@Mindboggles

Ай бұрын

@@SatanicPizza-fo2ei Wait, Psycho got red curtains? Thought they were white, or maybe I am mixing the movie up with The Shining. HEREEEE'S JOHNNY

@SatanicPizza-fo2ei

Ай бұрын

@@Mindboggles oh no, no! Psycho is in black and white. Maybe I too put Shining into my mind. I watched Psycho and The Shining before. I suppose red just translated to blood in my mind and with that music when she pushes the curtains aside I was just reminded of the famous scene in Psycho and even though the blood is black, due to being shot in black and white, it's still pretty obvious that's blood

I love the premise. And the implication they *all* try to save themselves by rewinding. 10/10 gave me chills

Horror with a touch of self aware humour. This was brilliant. And the short runtime really is perfect for this. Not a single second was wasted. It was captivating from start to finish.

@dylanclark

Ай бұрын

Glad you you felt the humor! One of my favorite things about the idea was that the narrator would get to toy with her in a slightly amusing way.

@Lumberjack_Linnie

Ай бұрын

@@dylanclark You and your team did that perfectly. Especially in the end you could here a spark of morbid enjoyment in the narrators voice.

Dear god the sacrifice of the bathroom jumpscare for pure suspense was brutal.

@jostockton.

Ай бұрын

Sacrifice?

@dylansoltis146

Ай бұрын

@@jostockton. Well the jumpscare could have been far stronger if they had executed it in 4-5 seconds but instead they held it for about 8. It's less effective but still really good. The 3-6 second region is generally a point of extreme fear of a jumpscare. A jumpscare is very effective in this time zone. During this time though you also experience extreme fear. So instead of cutting it short he pushed the jump scares quality back to increase the amount of fear present before and after the jumpscare. I've watched this twice today and the mere silent suspense has me fucking dying.

@dylanclark

Ай бұрын

Glad you dug it! You can really torture the audience in horror by simply doing *nothing* at the optimal moment.

Great use of audio and letting our imagination fill in the horror of what’s being described in the audiobook. Excellent pacing, editing, directing, acting, and gore!

@dylanclark

Ай бұрын

Thank you!

“…but first! This story is sponsored by Hello Fresh!” *Poppy cries while a red blanket shows off a box of fresh produce and ingredients that can make an easy meal in under $15 and 30 minutes, with dozens of new recipes added each month!*

As someone who constantly listens to true crime podcasts while home alone, this one gave me a particular kind of chills. Well done! Can’t wait for the behind-the-scenes video!

That you had the restraint to not show what Mr. Cresswell looked like under the blanket made it more impactful

That stereo effect with the one headphone taken out was such a nice detail

We we're studying how to make short horror film and our friend suggested your portrait of god. Then we we're shocked to see there's a newly released one and we loved it! Thank you for inspiring us with this newest short horror film!

@dylanclark

Ай бұрын

Ah, this is awesome! Love hearing it. Best of luck with your work!

IDC if Dylan Clark writes a story about me I'M LISTENING.

So much that I loved about this. The camera tilts and push ins were beautifully done and I loved the colour grading. And the concept itself is just brilliant. Loved the small detail towards the end where the podcast skips itself. Amazing work all around.

@dylanclark

Ай бұрын

Thanks Kevin! Glad you enjoyed that detail at the end :)

"Posted 10 seconds ago" This was a very good one. Unique idea and well executed.

@p.o.p2077

Ай бұрын

Good 1

@littlebittywonderland

Ай бұрын

Agreed💕🦋

As someone who listens to Creepypastas all the time, this hits a bit close to home 😅 As always, this was a great film.

@Mindboggles

Ай бұрын

While not specifically creepypastas, horror audiobooks are my drug of choice, so I definitely know what you mean ;)

@jannatulferdous8003

Ай бұрын

@@Mindboggles could you suggest some audiobooks ?

@Mindboggles

Ай бұрын

@@jannatulferdous8003 I sure could, depends what you are after though. If you like Lovecraftian/ Cosmic Horror I could definitely help you out. I have some other suggestions as well, though I am not a big of 'ghost/ vampire/ werewolf' stories etc.

Who else came from Instagram reels

I have never seen anyone "pop", hah, out bangers after bangers like this. After the Face of God I've made sure to spread your work as much as I can, 102k subs is CRIMINALLY underrated.

@dylanclark

Ай бұрын

Thank you so much!

Why can't big budget Hollywood pieces be this? Bravo, bravo!

@tbaxter07

Ай бұрын

You really think Hollywood directors and writers can't make short films like this (and way better than this)? They absolutely can. It's easy to make a great short film (relative to skill, obviously I can't make one myself), because you don't have to build up any type of background or story or give any answers. A 90 minute film is much harder, and it's why the vast VAST majority of people who make great short films never do anything else. Because they can't. The difference between a short and a full movie is insane, and it's incredibly difficult to take a 7 minute story that has no intro, no character development, no background, no storyline, no lore, no answers, etc etc etc, and turn it into an actual movie which DOES contain all of those things.

@loganlogon3720

Ай бұрын

@@tbaxter07 I'm sure that there are still talented folks in Hollywood who given free rain could do some impressive things, but in the last 30ish years I can't off the top of my head think of a single big budget piece that didn't leave me feeling "meh". I obviously haven't seen every single horror film that has come out but I do try to keep my eyes open as stuff comes out. Can you recommend to me anything worth watching that had significant financial backing, be it a short or full length feature, that you believe does a better job of creating a sense of tension/suspense/dread? I would be even happier if you could show me one that leaves you with a sense that the people involved in the films creation had a lot of fun doing so like Dylan's works do.

The color design in this was amazing I love how you kinda used a limited pallet with just red, white, black and greys it really really sets an eerie tone that was just so good

I gasped. My jaw dropped. I don't even know how you shot the ending. Bravo. I was waiting for a "please subscribe" at the end of the podcast lol

This is the best short I have seen in a very long time. The camera placement at the end captured the terror of what the main character must have been facing. No pun intended. That story.... working in healthcare can be unsettling. That actress... is is amazing. She plays frightened very convincingly. Well done!

Truly one of the creepiest and well written short horror films I've ever watched.

The colors, the story, the sound editing, the great actress... Excellent!!!!

I hesitate to say this, because all of your work is so good, but this is seriously next level. One of my favorite horror shorts I’ve ever seen. Great stuff, Dylan

Finally someone that actually makes ghost terrifying. Instead of just jump scare and it gets you.

The man doesn't miss. Nice one Dylan!

@dylanclark

Ай бұрын

🫶

The waits are WORTH it every single time 💯

SOOOOO Spooky!!! Another perfect short! Congrats man!

@sitfish1113

Ай бұрын

Bro you hadn't even watched the video lol

@dylanclark

Ай бұрын

@@sitfish1113 I sent it to Cameron before it was uploaded!

@dylanclark

Ай бұрын

Thanks man :)! Excited for what's up next...!

@sitfish1113

Ай бұрын

@@dylanclark ah cool lol

@natashacourtney6980

Ай бұрын

@@dylanclarkI’m excited what’s next so so much

Loved every frame of this horror short. I got the goosebumps 3 different times throughout the 7 minute runtime. Very impressive film.

What a masterpiece of short horror. This was one of the very few shorts that truly chilled me.

Dylan Clark is one of the best new horror filmmakers I have seen in a while. His shorts make me so excited to see a longer feature from him.

These 7 minutes were scarier than every horror movie that has come out this year.

I’ve only discovered your channel recently and have been binging through the older videos since. It’s my first time witnessing the release of a new one, and you can really tell each short improves drastically from the last. Please keep making videos; they’re all so good.

Great short! Both this one and "Portait of God" were pack full of symbolism and deeper meaning, such good acting, editing, and storytelling! I especially like the detail of the person at the door. Poppy's gut reaction when the narrator says "don't open the door" making her freeze and doubt followed by "Mr. Cresswell rasped. 'Something outside wants to hurt us'". Please, excuse me while I pick it apart for a bit. We see that yes, there is someone or something outside, it's such a small manipulation, but Cresswell being honest about there being something outside makes her believe him when he says it wants to hurt "Us", it makes her believe him enough that she changes her course of action and hides in the bathroom instead. When Mr. Cresswell says "us", Poppy assumes he means her and himself, but that may not be the case. "Us" is vauge. Mr. Cresswell and the narrator had just spoken in unison only a line before and given the context of the tape skipping to the end, "us" could very well mean the two of them. It could just be Cresswell speaking in third person, meaning just himself. In either of these cases opening the door could have saved her. "Us" could also have meant the relationship between Mr. Cresswell and Poppy, as Cresswell seems to have possessive feelings for Poppy. And so "hurt" could meaning anyone who could come between them or seperate them. Even if "Us" meant Cresswell and Poppy, given the hindsight that Cresswell wants to hurt Poppy anyway, at least the thing at the door would have also hurt Cresswell, perhaps giving Poppy time to escape or at least taking someone violent down with her. Of course Cresswell could have been lying completely and the something on the other side of the door could be harmless. That is the point of saying "something outside wants to hurt us", Poppy only has a few moments to think it over before Cresswell leaves the bed, and so it makes her change her course of action and stay inside where Cresswell can continue his attack. Which leads into the question: what is the Something at the door? Cresswell says it is something that wants to hurt us, but it doesnt seem to be trying very hard. No knocking or pounding on the door, no asking or demanding to be let in, no rattling the doorhand. Also, Cresswell says "something outside wants to hurt us" not "the thing outside wants to hurt us", the danger and the entity at the door could be unrelated. So, unless it is a very passive, opportunistic hunter, that just waits around for people to open doors, it is most likely either a supernatural being that knows things are happening in this home, or a person who is supposed to be at this front door. If it is a person who is supposed to be at this door, it's likely a postal worker or delivery driver dropping something off, a salesperson or political representative, or evangelist so a potential source of help, or at least a potential source of someone dialing 911. A family member, friend, or significant other would have likely either knocked or texted (although they may have txted and the Narrator just hid the message, we see he has control over the podcast, he may have control over other parts of her phone) Cresswell adding "Don't leave me. Don't let it in" Shows that opening the door will lead to Cresswell being seperated from Poppy, physically or metaphorically. This could mean Cresswell is unable to leave the house to persue Poppy, that the thing on the other side of the door will take Poppy away (by saving her, kidnapping her, or killing her), or that the door is keeping Cresswell safe from whatever is on the other side of the door. If the creature is a supernatural entity, a few speculations on what it could be: a vampire or BEK that needs to be let in, an overseer type entity that ensures Cresswell kills his victims, an investigative entity or organization that knows something is going on at this house but won't move until they have more information, or of course Death (as we know Cresswell is ill and Poppy is soon to die). Also, something-something, red sheet, Cressell's cough, "Masque of the Red Death"

Deserves a full movie for itself, no cheap jumpscares, very well done. This is the best film I’ve seen in awhile

Love this. One of the few short film channels I believe deserves more eyes.

Wow, this is really excellent work by everyone. The actors, the director cinematography, special effects, sound etc. I watch tons of horror shorts and most are pretty good .Especially if you appreciate that they're made with small budgets and limited resources.but every now and then something like THIS comes along and just amazes me. Great job!

Each on of these is so unique! I'm impressed. Can't wait to see the next one

The cinematography and sound design of this short are so amazing! Never have I been so immersed in a short film! Kudos!

The sound design with the headphone gave me CHILLS!!!! Amazing work as always!!!!!

Dylan does it again! Great work, man!

@dylanclark

Ай бұрын

Much appreciated sir!

Absolutely amazing. I’m a big horror fan and your shorts have yet to disappoint. I’m very surprised you aren’t more popular. Keep making more, we are all here for it

I have never gotten scared from a horror short film. I usually watch these alone in the dark, but half way through this one, I was like “nah, let me turn those lights on.” 10/10 The end made my sisters scream 🤣

More goosebumps and fright then most horror movies have ever given me. I love watching your films and am excited to see how far you go!

Came upon a video about this on instagram and had to see it for myself . Amazing

These short films are just getting better and better.

I swear your horror short films need more attention these are so good!

The podcast skipping to the end was incredibly brilliant my god this is so well done the attention to detail is perfect I really can’t praise this enough this film is amazing

That was really good I enjoyed it keep up the good work

The narrator has an immediate immersive tone. Whatever he reads would be so interesting. Great story, or maybe not because I listen to a lot of podcasts and audiobooks lol. Great job as usual. Keep up the amazing work to you and your team

Alright, this was simply fantastic. So good, on all fronts. Everyone involved should be wildly proud of this. Loved it.

Literally every upload from you is a treasure

This is by far one of the best horror short films I’ve ever see! Well done to you all! 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

I don't know what makes it from Dylan's style for me, but i can't miss his works. Absolutely captivating

CREEPY!! Love the finished product. Great short once again :)

@dylanclark

Ай бұрын

Thanks Ethan! Excited for Night Whispers to get out there next :)

whoa! this is awesome! thanx to everyone who was involved

I love how a lot of things are red and its rly focusing on the coller

Dylan does it again! Edge of your seat thrills! Well I was leaned wayyyy back in my chair to distance myself from the screen because I was so frightened! Concise yet complete story telling never ceases to amaze me!

That was EXCELLENT! And a standing ovation for the ending!

I love it. Dylan never dissapoints. A very good job.

Making a horror story the monster in a horror film is amazing. Even a bland horror story can cause so much terror of someone remembers this film while listening

I appreciate the uniqueness of your ideas, this was another awesome short!

The red in every scene surrounded by this cold blue tone was sooooo perfect 😍😍

Dylan is a director to really look out for. So unique Loved the atmosphere of the voice only audio. Makes it scarier.

This was excellent! LOVE Sydney!! Please keep her in your stories. She’s incredibly believable and adds so much additional tension and investment with her acting. 👍🏻

another really well done short film. The progress of this channel is really remarkable

this is incredibly well written, and genuinely scary with simple effects and good edit well done this is amazing

Since I listen to horror podcasts daily, this one touched a nerve! Well done, I loved it!

Dylan just nailing another one. This plays a with a fear i have of scary things being mirrored into real life. Great job

Serious thumbs up. Very, very nicely done! Special props to Ms. Brumfield for drawing us in.

Let's go another movie! You are very creative and amazing filmmaker good job❤️ the quality is amazing❤️ thank you

This was so great. I was on the edge of my seat. Very well done. The sound effects were amazing.

One of the best horror shorts ever. Really perfect subject matter too for us creepy pasta fans

Omg this was awesome!!! I wasnt expecting the ending to end like that. Thought it would be a “she got away” story. Loved it

This channel always brings out the best horror short films! Absolutely 🔥🔥🔥

One of the best short horror films I’ve watched in a while

Can't choose between this and Portrait for my favourite horror short, they're both so amazing

@Mindboggles

Ай бұрын

"Portrait of God" is one of my favorite horror media done in a visual way, sitting there with stuff like "Saturn Devouring His Son" by Goya, Alien, the work of Junji Ito, etc. While I have some media I enjoy more overall, they are all literature, and the brain will always trump the screen in my own opinion. Especially when it comes to horror. However, something visual media like movies and shorts provides that literature doesn't is the art form of making movies itself. Literature relies on language, the use of words, and not much more. Movies rely on so much more; sound design, visual queues, acting, camera work, etc., etc. ad infinitum.

The audio in this was absolutely perfect!

excellent work mr. clark. vehemently excited for the making of video

love the sound design and especially the cinematography. you killed this brother as always

@dylanclark

Ай бұрын

Thanks as always man!

Amazing! Perfect timing too since i just got back to watching horror short films again yesterday. Congratz on the 100k!

Best horror short film I've ever seen . Best narration , nice jumpscare and really good execution

Dylan, These are amazing. I've never been interesting in making films, or stories. But your work is really making me want to do some animated short films. Your work is that amazing and inspiring. The way you flip and modify the standard narrator talking to the main character setup was simply amazing. All the little hints at the start that the stories were gonna combine was simply beautiful.

Hell yeah my man! Very well done! I especially LOVED the little detail at the end where you can just barley see the playhead zip forward, GREAT attention to detail!

@jostockton.

Ай бұрын

What do you mean?

@dylanclark

Ай бұрын

Thanks Taylor! Glad you noticed that detail haha. Had fun adding that in.

Holy man!!! This gave me chills, what an excellent short

11/10 pacing + helplessness + psycholigical trip, thank you ! I missed these

This is one of the best short horror films I’ve watched the suspense, the narration just a pure masterpiece 💯

I'm just sitting at my desk. And I'm just shocked. Perfect pacing, I love it!

IVE BEEN WAITING FOR ANOTHER FILM SINCE FOREVERRRRR

This one’s editing is REALLY top notch, it’s nuts to do a binge of your films from years back and jump to this one’s amazing quality! You weren’t kidding with that “headphones recommended” part either, this audio is your BEST yet! The switches from mono to binaural are so immersive and definitely my favorite part about this new short! Not to mention the color palette. I LOVE wine red + blue-green, it’s a match made in heaven, and you all RULED it! ❤ I think our protagonist believes the premise a bit too quickly and acts a bit odd compared to some of some smarter characters in the past, but you always manage to catch the biggest horror pitfalls before they happen. “Don’t open the door” in that invasive, uncharacteristically harsh tone from the narrator was awesome. Props to Sam Roberts! I have to say, my favorite scare was the shape in the hallway coughing. So much tension released in a PERFECT jumpscare. No ear-bleeding loud noise, no over the top visual, just beautiful tension and a payoff that confirms fears. Outstanding work there. Again, give yourself and your whole team a high five for more beautiful work! I hope you guys get to work on full horror films one day - I’d see it in theaters in a heartbeat! You’re all wonderful, thank you for sharing your skills with us! 💖💖💖

@dylanclark

Ай бұрын

Thanks for such a kind and detailed comment! Serious appreciate it and the support 🫶

@burntpaws

Ай бұрын

@@dylanclark Thank YOU for allowing us to enjoy your hard work for FREE! 💖

Amazing sound design and wonderful, subtle use of VFX! Amazing work, Dylan!

This one had me GAGGED and GOOPED. absolutely well done, I loved it💕🦋