Horror Short Film “Backstroke” | ALTER

[@thelovingfawn]

The guy at the lake played his part excellently. He had me scared shitless through the screen!

[@qorryqorry4256]

Absolutely real phsyco

[@sunFlower-of4xz]

He looked scary yes😱

[@Max_Le_Groom]

Dumbass creep type of Person/character

[@lizbeth500]

Was he the one that killed her boyfriend???

[@adelinawindrunner573]

yea cause they are actually real

[@RebeccaOpenshaw-t1d]

This proves that directors can spend millions on horror films but can still be totally garbage...these low budget short films are brilliant and top high ranking films by far this scared me more than any of Hollywood horror films did...well done to the creator of this film truly talented

[@Ok-dm1ck]

Obviously it’s easier to fill a 10 minute video with plot as opposed to a 2 hour movie, but I completely agree with your point that this is scary and interesting with very little CGI, etc

[@RebeccaOpenshaw-t1d]

@@Ok-dm1ck yeah I agree with you . But I am total horror fan and I have watched 1000s of films what I have noticed in recent years films are not has good has early horror movies there all the same . Same plot twist same monster....these short films are brilliant and I really enjoy them and I think its time that new directors and film makers should be given chance these short films give different plots and there interesting.

[@trashtvinternational]

Please explain movie didn’t understand ending

[@glockyyy3727]

shut up

[@G0d_1s_c0m1ng]

For real bro. People started making edits on capcut for it

[@chanson7768]

The scariest thing was swimming in that lake... there could’ve been alligators, water moccasins, gars, alligator snapping turtles like no thank you

[@bobhathaway9348]

Nothing in nature gonna hurt you. city folk?

[@quorumlab]

Chanson Ching indie film... after decades of scary movies people still go into random lakes.

[@ruejun9758]

Lmaooooo

[@emilymsp3567]

I was more worried about the leaches

[@walkerfloyd7145]

Bob Hathaway I’m a South Georgia native and I’d be wary of a lake like this. Alligators aren’t the pickiest.

[@porcoremi7893]

The mother's message at the start pulled at my heart. She had a small role in this, but she killed it. She sounded so gentle, so sorry, so concerned. It was so sad.

[@StopTryinMe]

It was probably authentic audio

[@rauldomizo9559]

You must be the actress that played the mother

[@Bv-yl5dg]

@@rauldomizo9559...?

[@leafyishereisdumbnameakath4259]

​@rauldomizo9559 bro shut up😂

[@anuskaroy7640]

I didn't even notice

[@deepalall647]

She swimming in that murky water was more terrifying.

[@soreff]

I kept expecting the "Jaws" theme - and an alligator looking for a snack

[@micheuala]

Deepa Lall I’m tryna tell u.... bruh, I don’t do creepy dark murky water.... small bodies of water lil bodies of water , don’t matter. I’m NOT gettn in tht shyt😑😑😑

[@sabrionano8348]

True that u have alligators in USA but not anywhere hu 🤔😖😜😱

[@ironsnowflake1076]

Spent my childhood/teenage years swimming in dark water (came out with a leech on my thigh once 😱) you couldn't drag me into that kind of water now.

[@mdredheadguy1979]

Deepa Lall I second that.

[@somya3288]

No I didn't want this to end. The story line is perfect. Perfect horror- thriller short I have seen in a long time. The curiosity that it builds during the communication between the girl and the creepy man was delightful. Wish this could be more longer. Far far better than watching any full length movie.

[@Chi.mer4]

Depends but yeah some movies now are…bad

[@pipdip7990]

Ikr! Wish it was a full film!

[@cheyhey2170]

well, the difference is that its "easy" to build up the intensity in a span of 10minutes. the issue is holding it and having it all make sense in the end. i agree this could be more or less the start and then it could be a sort of "mouse and cat" horror type of movie or similar, but honestly.. its incredibly difficult. making the buildup is easy in comparison

[@Chi.mer4]

@@cheyhey2170 it would’ve been nice as a similar movie to HUSH

[@aldinalbao7134]

Yeah this is perfect

[@victorcabanelas]

Now, I know that characters in horror films are supposed to be stupid but just in case anyone who watched isn't aware of this: don't ever, EVER point a loaded gun to someone unless you're defending yourself. Accidents DO happen.

[@alynmyers5163]

yeah I mean people have accidentally shot even themselves because they point it this way and that like a fooking baton

[@andyblack5687]

I think they were using the irresponsible gun-handling to help illustrate how reckless the pair was. In the end their bad choices caught up with them, just not in the expected or obvious way.

[@victorcabanelas]

​@@andyblack5687 Maybe. The way I see it, she accidentally killed her boyfriend, went for a swim to "wash away her sin", the creepy guy's her guilt and the final scene's she killing herself. But regardless the interpretationsof the film, I think a "guns are not toys" sort of disclaimer should've been added.

[@andyblack5687]

That's an interesting theory. I do cringe, even in movies, when people put their finger on the trigger like Jake did when he took the revolver out of the glovebox. I did notice the gun was empty when they were pointing it right at the camera, so that's a little less sketchy. This was a pretty realistic film, I thought. Especially the guy on the bank. He did a great job acting that character.

[@victorcabanelas]

@@andyblack5687 That actor did such an awesome job... He creeped ME out!!

[@InfernoPhoenix123]

I loved how this short film used more of the sounds and silence to guide the viewer and not music. It mad eit feel more real.

[@gregs190]

The scariest thing is the way they handle that gun.

[@braydeneyman8232]

And no ear protection like that shits gonna fuck your ears up but trigger discipline is the most important thing

[@andyblack5687]

I did notice that when it was pointed directly at the camera it was unloaded.

[@Smarion2]

Omg thank you.

[@andyblack5687]

They seemed to actually fire it in the next shot (no pun intended). Someone must have loaded it at some point. Remember those old '80s shows where the guys would have the slide locked back on a empty mag in a semi-auto pistol but they kept acting like they were still firing and you could hear the fake gunshot sound effects?

[@darthwhitelightoutdated5462]

FINGER OFF THE TRIGGER UNTIL READY TO SHOOT That’s one of the 3 main rules of handling a gun

[@magiccancer99]

All that flagging and playing around with a loaded gun was the scariest thing to me. Shit made me so uneasy when she pointed it at him.

[@glennrhee9540]

Same I thought she was about to shoot him

[@rhanabailey9208]

I was even dodging it🤣🤣🤣

[@Daltonleach11]

Yes that was the only unnerving part

[@evanabbott2737]

That’s what dumb people do, who’ve never been around guns...😂

[@elimuriithi_]

@@rhanabailey9208 😂😂😂

[@JacquelynNhi]

I always look in my back seat before I get in my car....Always. Even when its I'm my garage.

[@datboi9648]

Jax But you don’t check your trunk😏

[@lindaabah9826]

😂😅

[@anaglanton2482]

Me too 😭🤣

[@aaronwalderslade]

Even when you're running from a psychopath? Tried it much?

[@mattakubodimasen10]

I think that scene was really cool because you don't know who's hand that was.

[@iro2318]

When the stranger tells her you shouldnt have come out here...chills.

[@kharris9359]

I didn't know if it was going to be him or a swamp monster/animal.

[@IkeChidube]

​@@kharris9359its definitely him cos he would have given you the reason immediately

[@adgarza28]

why do people put their finger on the trigger when they pick up a gun??? Finger discipline! Damn.

[@bigtravis6159]

Trigger discipline

[@harrygrimley4352]

First thing I thought also

[@noahnoah1413]

This is why you never ever hand someone a loaded gun

[@jackweaver1846]

Keep your booger hook off the bang switch

[@colonelh.stinkmeaner1455]

We call idiots like that the safety violators

[@felicias1613]

Call me crazy but am I the only person in the world that checks their backseats as soon as I enter my vehicle EVERY SINGLE TIME I get into it?! Whether it was locked or not I have seen and heard enough horror stories to know better than NOT look lmao

[@НаталіяЗагорулько-у8р]

Як фільм називається

[@ThisIsWellMalik]

Same here lol

[@kennanlukacs]

Always. Ever since I first saw Halloween when Michael strangled Annie I’ve checked in the back. I couldn’t even drive then 😂

[@roromo940]

Umm u should check before u enter because it’s too late after u enter lol

[@jborrego2406]

Also Under your car because there was a guy that’s going on if your car and cut your ankles so you couldn’t run

[@rachanashukla7383]

Oh god!!!! I am addicted to this channel and it all started from the dollmaker

[@kyleesaintignon9693]

Same here and the same one I started on

[@elmo_wasagreatguy8355]

Everything starts from the dollmaker

[@zedthepoop]

Ikr

[@blesslydelovino7129]

Lol same

[@MonstarScaly]

I started on 'Kookie'. That was a fun one! 😌

[@lyriclee1389]

Who else came from instagram?!

[@arungajjela]

Me 😂

[@TopBananaMan]

ye lol

[@ankyss87]

Meeee

[@aishikroy9323]

From Facebook, but same thing...Meta

[@AngelicaVallejo-kv6gd]

Me lmao 😭

[@GeLLee]

There's no way I'm gonna swim in that lake totally naked. You'll never know what's under there.🤦🏻‍♀️

[@legalizehomicide7262]

Who knows what'll swim up there

[@alithafer6709]

She took off all her clothes to swim, Why!

[@Christa313]

If there was something in there that bites, it wouldn’t care if you were clothed or naked!

[@Christa313]

Ali Thafer Yup, who doesn’t like a good scare now and then!

[@alithafer6709]

@@Christa313 So, let's share our opinions, comments about such kind of movies, In which media we can communicate?

[@tysonprice]

she is a good actress i think she makes a great lead character

[@gurveersingh6634]

Tyson Price h

[@Defender78]

she also has nice feet

[@chambeet]

A Chaps And it only took a few months for Quentin Tarantino to show up in the KZbin comments.

[@godfreyjones4428]

She just did.

[@christophergibbons2579]

I don’t think so. Everything she said sounded scripted. The job of an actor is to portray your role as if it were your own life, she didnt in my opinion. Her acting needs work. The serial killer man, now he was believable. Like shit. I got chills from just the tone of his voice, let alone the words he’s actually saying.

[@nicjones2985]

I'm a huge fan of this psychological approach to horror. What for me is integral to how this works as a film is the judicious use of music and silence, no 'ominous synth' noises 'guiding' the viewer into reacting 'appropriately' to what's happening on screen. To be brief, we all have the capacity to imagine, and for me this short facilitates that in a big way.

[@coolpoolshark]

The actress, Josefine Christoffersen, is very photogenic on screen. She did a good job here and deserves a leading role in a movie.

[@espressobliss5685]

Moral of the story if she stayed in school, this whole situation would have never happened. Stay in school kids

[@sickbars4lyfe900]

AEG Mama And also only whores wear chokers

[@sjm1476]

Cute

[@yohanaana5132]

😂😂

[@ianstiehl1994]

@@sickbars4lyfe900 Chokers are a gift from god

[@mark6ix626]

@Daniel Treadwell 🖕🏾you

[@kcarcher3969]

Alright. This is my theory, Jake is already dead. That’s why I’m the beginning when she gets the voice mail the women is crying and telling her she’s sorry and they don’t have to talk about it. And if you pay close attention there’s scenes where it makes sense Jake is not actually there. She wakes and her face is scared yet confident when he isn’t there next to her and after a moment of sitting there, he finally appears peeing on the side. And with the gun scene it’s like she’s in control of it the entire time even when he’s behind her teaching her how to shoot it. And then she takes off running and yet he never catches her? She gets into the lake and a man appears asking her questions, but I don’t think he’s actually there. He disappears once she no longer looks at him and the gun also disappears and that’s because she never had it. Maybe prior to this day Jake had killed himself or was in a gun accident ? Either way once she runs towards the vehicle she yells out for him. She then gets back in the vehicle and it shows he’s calling her and instead of answering she stares at it. And the hand is obviously an African American hand so it’s most likely Jake who is obviously dead. So it’s like his ghost is there for her through the pain and manic episode she may be experiencing.

[@neethunms7508]

This comment needs more attention!!

[@derricksidjaja5161]

nice

[@rachelrobot]

I don't think that's an African American hand. I think it's just shadowed, like out of the light.

[@murilofaria8819]

Or maybe they were unlucky and some psycho killed them all in the woods

[@baeman6192]

its a white hand pig look when itsnot in the shadow

[@ihaveliterallynoname]

Everybody gangsta till it’s time to go to bed

[@WatchALTER]

Dropping knowledge.

[@Tasha.Bae1]

word

[@tr3asurem3]

Rs

[@mayareslam5750]

What about ppl with insomnia

[@tr3asurem3]

@@mayareslam5750 Are you being sarcastic or serious towards their euphemism? Cause by sleep they meant death.

[@tkaleczyc]

Absolutely awesome and a true essence of horror. No jumpscares, no gore, no onscreen deaths and yet creeps you out completely.. Leaving everything ambiguous and open for interpretation is also a great move. Not to mention great acting.. Kudos!

[@BigJim6869]

I mean there was one jumpscare but your so true😂😂

[@mysa.relind977]

It was the slow built up TENSION

[@OWlsfordshire]

Nah, anyone can make a spooky scene. The difficulty is crafting a full film that has narrative payoffs more than just people getting killed.

[@tkaleczyc]

@@OWlsfordshire waiting to see you try then 🤷‍♂️

[@mangarrian]

Number of jumpscares: *zero* This is the best horror thing I've seen in ages.

[@Itzme_mimi07]

Javier PS U hate jump scares too?

[@mangarrian]

@@Itzme_mimi07 Absolutely! Especially when they are badly done.

[@timwells3171]

Agreed. Jump scares are the laziest things “horror” movies can do

[@johngallion3278]

I think jumpscares can be done well, just most use of them in media are poorly executed or are in bad taste.

[@petitio_principii]

@@timwells3171 the sudden music sound matching the scary or non-scary thing that's the fake scare cliché adds to the laziness. I wonder if some channel with video nerds has "edited" some jump scare scenes removing the sudden noise. I guess some would still work, but probably just the best ones. It's kind of the horror/thriller near equivalent of laugh tracks. An actual equivalent would be screaming tracks, but that's unheard of.

[@chattycathy231]

Well noted: After going for a swim check the back seats before driving off

[@observer8477]

well in real life you cant really hide on the backseat without getting seen...

[@merchantfan]

Honestly after seeing enough horror movies I check my back seat whenever I'm getting in a car in a desolate area. Did they leave the car unlocked?!?

[@salmanzaheer5060]

😂😂

[@thenandnow111]

Not when you are in a rush. You just want to get the hell out of there.

[@Mar._.ssis3]

The first thing I thought

[@MobileFilmmaking]

This was a really great short with a great storyline that was built upon suspense instead of jump scares. A lot of movies in theaters could learn a lot from Robbie Barclay about real terror.

[@toweypat]

Yes, indeed!

[@tanay128]

But what about the ending? Is there a second part?

[@nillieable]

Jump scare is not horror.

[@chrisb7051]

I guess there was suspense. Everything you expected was gonna happen happened. no twist nothing

[@vicczavaleta634]

0:19

[@captainanestis251]

BIG SPOILER. Well my interpretation for the ending was actually that the unknown man was her guardian angel, the Voice of her consciousness, her inner voice maybe or whatever... He was standing next to the weapon so he could have harmed her from a distance if he wanted but he didn't. He warned her about the car, the danger of swimming all alone, he asked her about the school he even warned her that she was in the wrong place and almost cammanded her not to do anything stupid. He asked her to say loud out her name (once again he challenged her to decide if it was her own decision to follow jake if she was the one leading her life). Finally he asked her to come closer and then he challenged her to touch the bottom and then she started shivering so he sort of awakened her about where she was heading. She followed Jake (the bad guy), she left home, they stole a car, he taught her how to use a weapon but she obviously had second thoughts about Florida. The man warned her that Jake was already dead (meaning he was determined to follow that kind of life - cannot be saved) and couldn't hear her or save her (not from him but generally if things went wrong- he wouldn't understand her if she tried to persuade him to change). So when she stormed into the car and saw his name on the incoming call she was afraid of answering as she has taken the road back. Meanwhile the hand from behind metaphorically meant that it was ready to take action preventing her from destroying her life. That is my opinion about the short movie. It is an advice for young and restless people to always listen to their inner voice and avoid the bad influences. And sometimes its difficult to tell apart the good guy from the bad one...

[@offmerocker1467]

Do you find yourself over thinking things much?

[@MaryeOwens-vg5nj]

How can we watch the whole movie

[@heathermartin7459]

This comment just changed my life lmao. I love that analysis.

[@Aadam-e-Bayzaar]

How English teachers watch horror movies

[@smartudoh3004]

😂😂😂😂😂​@@offmerocker1467

[@Ghost-cl9pu]

That guy man so freaking creepy and cringy, I was dying inside the dread of being naked alone with some creeper, the way he talked was so scary. The acting was amazing. Why I'm I watching this at night alone in the dark scaring myself for no apparent reason, I never learn my lesson. Thanks Alter.

[@SpockLover27]

I thought he was pretty hot. But to be fair that's only in the context of the story since I love creeps in horror.

[@Ghost-cl9pu]

@@SpockLover27 yeah he is kinda cute but he's just to creepy.

[@SpockLover27]

@@Ghost-cl9pu The creepy part is what makes him attractive lol. I didn't mean facial features.

[@gogialmasi9083]

😂😂😂same here.creeping myself at night

[@snowoffwhite7924]

Bone Collector lmao what

[@latinpride888]

I thought she killed Jake and she was actually talking to herself when she was talking to the man on the lake and at the end it was gonna be her mom calling and she would pick up crying and say 'Mom I did it again!'

[@MisterG2323]

That's a far better story than what we got.

[@Anton0915]

Nah.

[@MsRoadtoRiches]

That would have been a fantastic story. You should think about writing stories.

[@serfranklin6022]

That plot reminds me of the horror movie "High tension"

[@Nicole-fb6fr]

Great alternative ending!

[@robinphonk4130]

who else came from shorts?

[@adm.721]

I also

[@orcave8802]

I came from Facebook lol

[@yousif7359]

Me😊

[@HabileTVKids]

I just came from Facebook shorts

[@Nicolechidyausiku]

Me😂😂😂😂

[@thunder210ATE]

THAT GAVE ME GOOSEBUMPS OH MY GOD ????? the call from the supposed-to-be-dead boyfriend, the loud distorted music, her crying, the fucking hand from the backseat, WOAH im SHAKING

[@Irham-zn6ll]

👻

[@michaelclemons8298]

Wow. That was so creepy. You just killed every young couples fantasy about skinny dipping.

[@saucymemes7109]

That suckec

[@alexambersley513]

Nah

[@shini2007]

to be honest if you're a young couple planning on going skinny dipping in horror rules you're already dead

[@michaelclemons8298]

@@shini2007 True

[@bobsteb61]

Yea ikr. Common ppl

[@tasha3757]

Those were some great camera angles. Especially when the boyfriend was behind her pointing the gun at us and the wide side shot of the whole lake flicking back and forth to close ups of the girl. At first I thought the acting was really bad but then when it came to the water scene where we had a close up of the girl and her facial expressions, I truly felt her terror.

[@garyburns9064]

She has that "it" factor they talk about in Hollywood. There's something unique about her, and the way she acts. She could definitely be the next big star.

[@alexmorera1383]

Jajajajajajaj dumb

[@lafields08]

Agreed! She has strong Riley Keough vibes. Her face is great at all angles and her acting was really natural.

[@wherestheexit5046]

Just because you probably jerked it to the lake scene doesn’t mean she’s the next big thing..

[@piaschlomer8630]

@@lafields08 naja

[@WarpCOm61]

Sure, guy

[@Gryffindork12]

The way my jaw DROPPED when the hand came from the back of the car

[@tia_m7022]

Is he dying in the backseat?

[@brandiva96]

​@@tia_m7022 I think it's the creepy dude hiding in the backseat...I could be wrong though

[@user-HellcatHemi]

It was obvious & predictable tho chilling still nonetheless.

[@elijahcarr4137]

"Do I scare you?" "No! It's okay!" **looks around for help**

[@anitaeugene6472]

😂

[@ruffythesa4273]

👽👻

[@drd6893]

That was SO CREEPY!! humans far scarier than any ghost!

[@WatchALTER]

The truth.

[@genesispr1206]

Exactly

[@D95RO]

ghosts don´t kill people , but people kill people

[@D95RO]

Dragoslav Vega, The Brazilian guy how do you know that?

[@coral6325]

Randy Orton, well Onryos kill people

[@pickleslvr]

The actors for these are getting better and better...

[@ellemariea2620]

weirdvibes lol I KNOW RIGHT

[@angelwithashotgun5512]

Am I the only one who wants to know how this continues? This could definitely be a movie

[@sarahferraz9341]

i’ll tell u, she’s probably r4p3d and murd3r

[@LegoAventuras1718]

She gets killed what more do u want to see u sick o.

[@sivakrishnabuddi4297]

I don't know where are you from, am from India.... just saw this short film....I want this video continues....

[@Shadman33]

​@@sivakrishnabuddi4297aren't u here from reel?

[@notmanciv5016]

Full on movie would be epic

[@stevena3244]

Fun fact: contrary to popular belief, backstroke is not the slowest swimming stroke. It is in fact the third fastest.

[@WatchALTER]

Thank you for this fact.

[@stevena3244]

@@WatchALTER No problem. Any time.

[@SpotlessLeopard]

And chinstroke has been the leading cause of drowning amongst pseudo intellectuals since 1972.

[@WatchALTER]

@@SpotlessLeopard 😲

[@SpotlessLeopard]

@@WatchALTER 🤔

[@beckk6004]

The voice message at the beginning can be from after what had happened to them in the woods. So many teens go missing every year, and for most of them we have no clue what’s been going on.

[@AstorSkywalker]

I think she got in a fight with her mother, ran away and they both got killed. The phone call was of a worried mother after they had disappeared for some considerable time and she was crying worried sick not knowing they were both dead

[@juanettesaunders6916]

​@@AstorSkywalkerthey aren't dead bro, why would the man just disappear? Because he isnt real

[@aaronwalderslade]

When she started swimming back to shore, I thought her feet were his hands behind her, and he'd emerge from under the water fully dressed. I was quite disappointed when that turned out not to be.

[@madisonestes6124]

Yeah that would have been better.

[@toddcorley464]

That would have been expected. So they did nothing to build the suspense.

[@poppypanache]

Me too! It actually made me jump when I saw her feet I thought he was grabbing her.

[@nomadic7]

I literally called it out and screamed at seeing her naked foot, I counted down 3-1 and it came up and it jumpscared me XD

[@Daltonleach11]

Same!

[@melanieanne5285]

I wish this was even just a half hour. It hurts me inside because I want to see more. Incredible

[@gizemdogan4182]

No jumpscare , no bloody murder scene and only 10 minutes but it was enough for scaring the sh*t out of me. Bravo 👏👏

[@liamhayward4083]

The scariest thing was once she got into the water almost all of her hair dye came out

[@nicapika7970]

Maybe she was using a hair chalk to color it red.

[@stephaniealexander3314]

Liam Hayward Actually wet hair always looks darker

[@scottwins2]

Ha

[@yahyah2374]

🤣🤣🤣

[@gracie6016]

it could be just that it looked darker once it got wet

[@nopenope2635]

Spoiler alert...... I was really scared when that guy started asking weird questions. Kind of similar situation I had to face on a school trip. Terrifying.

[@cindylou3524]

What happened

[@nopenope2635]

@@cindylou3524 Went on a school trip in an amusement park when I was in middle school. Seeing me alone (I was waiting for my friends) one of the ride operator started asking me where I was from and age etc etc all personal questions. But then my friends came back. The entire time we we were in that park he kept an eye on our group. That was really terrifying for me.

[@christianleiva3584]

@@nopenope2635 Hi, Im the ride operator, didnt mean to creep you out, sorry about that, I just wanted to be friendly.

[@nopenope2635]

@@christianleiva3584 That's funny 😂. But it's really scary when you are a kid. And in a country where crime is pretty high especially with girl child.

[@kaitkat3034]

@Hulagan 808 detectives at their best

[@connorron3110]

They should make this into a full movie. It’s really good.

[@johnlamphier9812]

It was frightful because even though she was out in the wide open, she was still cornered

[@cassandramayrick9586]

Right

[@emsalsa9385]

That's exactly it. I keep reading comments saying "the scariest thing was..."...and while most are funny, all I can think is that some of those people making said comments have probably never been in a vulnerable position with someone who's taking advantage of that vulnerability. As someone who has, it played on some real fears. The supernatural ones are of course scary, but these are the things that cause nightmares...the things that can and do happen.

[@iamsebbalex6321]

For those who doesn't know the plot of the movie, I'll explain it to you. Amber and Jake went for a trip to Florida, but before that, it gives us a hint of what Amber's life before when her mother leaves a voicemail. It seems like Amber is not the kind of girl we've seen in this movie. When they took a stop at the forest, amber found a gun on his boyfriend's car. They go to the forest and let Amber spare a chance to practice shooting while saying "I think I'm gonna get the hang of it." The thing is, Amber is the one who killed her boyfriend. She is diagnosed with some kind of mental illness that imagination is not a restriction of her reality. There is no creepy guy on the lake, it's just her imagination. And that hand on the end, is the hand of her boyfriend who is in reach for justice. Disclaimer: That is just my understanding. Sorry for the bad english.

[@patjohnson8450]

Ok that is very creepy! Good analogy.

[@kleio4176]

tysm!!!

[@louvdb2484]

I dont know it wasnt a black hand at the end...

[@vistrabya1229]

Thanks brooo

[@godlove1728]

Where did the gun go ?

[@lolamarie3341]

Oh my god him handling the gun with his finger on the trigger the whole time my anxiety was at an all time high

[@Bigpoppi1469]

God

[@KutWrite]

Possibly that's why they did it. It misdirected us into thinking the story tension might be between the two of them. Then falsely relieved the tension when she ran away... INTO danger.

[@Laocoon283]

He pointed it right at her 2 when he took it out of the glove box

[@ريسانرعدحميدحسين]

Cv

[@MoMonarch]

I think this proves that you don’t need millions of dollars in production value to have a good horror film. This is only ten minutes and it’s better than what Hollywood has done with horror by a long shot. I doubt they will, but I would love to see a whole horror film surrounding this. Maybe A-24 will do something. Who knows

[@elijahteputepu2519]

I think A-24 could make a great movie out of this

[@Dreidelmeista]

I too read this comment, or at least the original variation of it that received lots of likes. I see what you’re trying to attempt here

[@ME-gs6yn]

The actress nailed it. This is dope

[@rufle9167]

Did you know her name?

[@ME-gs6yn]

Clémentine Sorry, no. I wish I did though

[@rufle9167]

@@ME-gs6yn 😥

[@selinal.s.3456]

@@rufle9167 the name is Josefine Christoffersen, it's on the end credit

[@StuvTV]

That's my friend

[@arbjful]

That girl surely knows how to act, her acting skills were superb, she showed the right emotions, very realistic..👏👏

[@predadat8465]

This is why we dont play in the forest and go skinny dipping (if thats how its called) in the middle of nowhere!! Hope everyone learned something lol

[@krishelfferich3087]

Hi Yes..skinny dipping is when you swim.nude.

[@elizabethgaspodnetich4322]

I grew up on a farm in the middle of no where, and skinny dipping is what we did, every chance we got! Boys on one side and girls on the other!! We rode our horses to the swimming hole and skinny dip till supper time!! The difference between then and now? Lots of scary movies like this one!! Skinny dipping is a blast! You should try it sometime!

[@itskindofafunnystory...3237]

@@elizabethgaspodnetich4322 I love skinny dipping its refreshing. The beach is fun at night...naked as a jaybird

[@krazykdon]

Im always afraid of leeches, toxic dump, and of course the notorious water moccasins😯

[@predadat8465]

@@krazykdon same 😫

[@ctn3850]

Great short! Good acting, good cinematography, great dialogue, not too over-the-top, and impressively eery antagonist. 8/10!

[@justbaker2446]

This is a good one, Alter. Thanks for sharing this! In the end scene, showing Jake calling her, helped piece it together for me because it shows that he is alive and the creepy dude lied to lure her to the car and it shows that it isn't Jake in the car since he is calling her. Simple, but very eerie. The sound effects were also perfect with creating such a creepy atmosphere.

[@christianleiva3584]

but the arm reaching for her from the back set is black...

[@89spezzini]

@@christianleiva3584 no, in the last second you see that the arm was in shadows and so appeared black, but when light hit it, you could see it is a white arm

[@Death_by_Insomnia]

@@89spezzini thanks for that! I didn't notice the change in lighting so i was super confused. Now the ending makes sense.

[@mjmcalister]

Creepy dude stole jakes phone after he killed him and then called from the backseat to distract her and take control of the situation/kidnap her

[@devsabrat]

@@mjmcalister right that was the most obvious part of this whole video how did they miss that?

[@saralove9805]

The shot of the spider was soooo well done. Such a nice little touch seeing as how she fell right into his trap like a spider we catches prey

[@kalenaharrop-haywood4715]

The scariest thing was when she went to look for a “map” but has an IPhone that has GPS

[@erinakhersa4452]

Most scared lake

[@suchdijitt8858]

Hi

[@fionabellimain9924]

Lol 🤣🤣👍👍

[@felicias1613]

Half the time when I was driving to Florida I would go in and out of service....Let's assume same in this film hence the map comment lol

[@kalenaharrop-haywood4715]

You can still use maps on iPhone when no service

[@michellelynngarceau3851]

This was one of the most unnerving movies I’ve seen in a LONG time! Absolutely brilliant!

[@lissasue6241]

At the end I thought she was gonna find Jake in the back of the car and dead, and she was gonna call home but nope! Lol love itttttt

[@TrifectaReview]

Relax, I'm a professional... This is what a short is supposed to look like. Great acting, great audio, and the cameramans angles were superb, 4 out 5 stars!!

[@KutWrite]

The sound was good, too. They could've used some ADR, but possibly had no budget for it. Same with not putting dummy rounds in the pistol. Small things which get slack from me for a short like this. I give it 4 also.

[@Youtube.10a]

Superb.. 4 out of 5? Come on now they definately deserve a 5

[@forsaken7161]

Source: trust me bro

[@michalis304]

Superb 4?? Don't be jealous

[@tokyosparkle4254]

Guy: why aren't you at school? Me: excuse me I'm trying to self isolate April 2020?

[@NiteDriv3r]

School Is Out!

[@twinklestar620]

It's Dabocado 😂😂😂😂

[@noneofyourbusiness302]

School's out forever

[@mantonythe1st]

lol. Also when he said that I had to wonder how old she was meant to be, because she doesn't look young enough to assume she should be at school

[@manueljesuscarmonafraile2356]

@@mantonythe1st el nobre de. La pelicula en español

[@antonellagreaves5493]

The end where Jake is calling on the cell phone and the pair of hands reaching out from the back. Creepy.

[@Irham-zn6ll]

👻

[@elenarowland82]

I dont get it

[@brandiva96]

​​@elenarowland82 I'm not sure if it's Jake in the backseat. I'm thinking it's the creepy lake dude though. He might be using Jake's phone after he killed him.

[@VenusAxe]

A fairly creepy, well conceived short. It was effective in doing what it set out to do. Competently shot with excellent performances. I'm actually so glad it ended the way it did! 👏🏽👏🏽

[@kurtweiand7086]

Very well done. This was one of the best shorts l have seen.

[@MCZ70890]

Scariest thing is him pointing the gun at her with his finger on the trigger when they found the gun

[@Theamazingpotato12]

@@MCZ70890dawg what

[@BFG-hv2ml]

“Excellent”

[@xChikyx]

@@MCZ70890 that never happens

[@markbigelow2608]

I knew the end and it was good. All you have to do to make any guy look creepy is have the shirt buttoned to the top. I would never just jump into some pond.

[@joeyj6808]

Fact : all serial killers use top button.

[@itskindofafunnystory...3237]

Probably you should worry more about a bacteria killing you from the pond than a person

[@markbigelow2608]

@@itskindofafunnystory...3237 Yeah, and if they are near florida, maybe gators or snakes. That water looked dark and creepy. I wonder how that actress felt about getting in there?

[@markbigelow2608]

@@joeyj6808 One can not argue with science.😂

[@krazykdon]

Bruh i was so angry with her bc she knows that psycho is out there and she didnt think to look in the backBruh i was so angry with her bc she knows that psycho is out there and she didnt think to look in the backseat. Girl bye. Its your own damn fault you dead. Girl bye. Its your own damn fault you dead.

[@beep4444_]

im here from a youtube short. one of the best short horror films i watched tho in my opinion it counts more as a thriller. the suspense building is amazing and builds up the curiosity really much. would recommend, better than some full-lenght films.

[@isaaceugene8570]

Same lol, found the name in the comments lol

[@keroppi7087]

@@isaaceugene8570 was in description

[@khairiahrhamadani6201]

Same

[@devanshrastogi167]

Me too

[@devanshrastogi167]

I mean in it there was another girl explaining it

[@qviim7]

No jumpscare, no bloody murder scene, no gross kissing scene yet it still scared the sh*t out of me. 😊

[@hopeless_pedantic4256]

“Gross kissing scenes”? Are you an 8 year old boy? 😂

[@ishangoswami1291]

And a girl without clothes 😂

[@Mason500.]

Better than most of the movies nowadays…

[@theevildead96]

This is a movie from nowadays though.

[@Mason500.]

@@theevildead96 i meant like full movies lol

[@theevildead96]

@@Mason500. Yeah, wanted to be a bit nit picky 😅

[@Azuma409]

Fr tho

[@opalfishsparklequasar8663]

You can tell that water was freezing. She did a great job converting the cold shivers to fear shivers. Hopefully they were able to do this in one take!

[@CKing0429]

I’m sure her stripping down must have been a few takes…you know, to get that perfect…eh hem, shot.

[@rickdollings7382]

The scariest thing was both of them putting their fingers on the trigger and pointing the gun at each other.

[@Noperare]

Exactly. I was like "have you ever head of gun discipline!?"

[@railvlogsbyrohan]

Who is here after instagram Reel.😂

[@TOM.2NDPUC]

Mee

[@atulverma1009__]

Mee 😂

[@shivyanshsingh2925]

Us vro us

[@skpist]

😢

[@Jithuuccc]

Me

[@djrommybalibalita5747]

This was pretty good. The acting was better than some commercial movies.

[@simplyurban6172]

the psycho and amber weren't bad but jake was quite awful

[@curtevans2551]

​@simplyurban6172 Jake shoulda won an Oscar 🏆 bitttch lol

[@Steven-sg7vt]

That good Samaritan not only saved her from an abduction beyond states lines, but took action to prevent her very unsafe use of a cell phone while driving.

[@KutWrite]

Haha! I love dry humor.

[@Jakewhodoe]

This!!!! This was the most nauseating, face numbing, stomach sinking fear I've felt in a while. Wonderfully written actors did an amazing job. I WOULD LOVE TO SEE THIS AS AN ENTIRE MOVIE. The concept is every girls worst nightmare

[@parthpatel2909]

How?

[@niraxlevi9930]

​@parthpatel2909 how what ? It's a nightmare because of clear reasons

[@Marcus-gw4bb]

Nah I think this short ended perfectly. It doesn't need a Hollywood exec's approval for a 2 hour movie because drawing it out would mean unnecessary filler stuff to satisfy the runtime.

[@vitamind4008]

I've seen a lot of these shorts and the quality of this one is probably the best I have seen. The angles, the editing, the sound, the acting were all top notch. The story wasnt lazy and didnt over explain itself, leaving just enough to the imagination. If this was a full length movie, I would probably pay to see it in the theater. Nice work. 'chefs kiss'

[@gingertaylor2966]

Agreed it wasn't over the top like movies are today. I would love movies today more if they were more like this

[@1Stunna2323]

Don't mind me. I'm just over here waiting for someone else's interpretation of the ending.

[@WatchALTER]

Us too.

[@stevena3244]

Hello. Either the friend was not dead, couldn't find her, and was trying to contact her but she, as the creep wanted, was driving away from safety with the creep in the back, or he was dead and the creep was using her friend's phone and phoning her from the back seat.

[@sometimessnarky1642]

@@stevena3244 I think the first one. The creep was too clean and neat to have killed Jake in my opinion. He wasn't shot or she would have heard it. Stabbing would have left blood and strangulation would have messed up his shirt. Unless Jake just tripped and fell and broke his neck I think he was lost.... we already know he didn't have a really good sense of direction.

[@tsmk4262]

@@stevena3244 no way . He was right there when she was near the water . I dont think the friend was real. I think she had multiple personalities.

[@stevena3244]

@@tsmk4262 It's possible. There was just not enough evidence to suggest that or any other interpretation so I just went with an explanation where everything was really happening to her.

[@JC-uj3zj]

That feeling of being a woman aloine being stalked and hurt. I hate it. True horror and I can feel it to my bone. Thank you!

[@vincentknws]

Anyone can have that feeling though.

[@kaitkat3034]

Yeah men can have it too

[@maxpolentz4569]

J C lmao stop

[@holyknight70]

@Mary Novovesky Sound more like you were trying to speak a fact, not an opinion, also I'm not heated so I have no reason to chill

[@holyknight70]

@Mary Novovesky Mary Novovesky they got cat called, boohoo, grow some thicker skin. I was walking down the street and some random guy ran up behind me and tried to attack me in broad daylight talking about some bullshit about sleeping with his fucking mom... Trifficked men stories of course you don't heat them because majority are 1. Little boys. 2. We have a society that cares more about females to the point stupid crap like fucking catcalling is somehow a issue while violence against men, is a hilarious trope used for laughs in the media.

[@AlanaAylin19]

I loved the dialogue in the lake. That was disturbing

[@gingertaylor2966]

Yeah but can they make this longer. I'm so invested 😮

[@scottmalone9275]

Does anyone actually ever get in a car and not notice someone in the back seat?

[@DECEPTIONINDICATED]

I was impressed by this short film. It was all her imagination. None of it happen, the man or her friend were never there. She ran away from home, ended up in a secluded place and freaked out. The call at the end, was the truth. Good stuff. New sub.

[@darior8809]

how do you know it was her imagination

[@arfar.m]

How'd u explain the hand at the end then?

[@soundsofanimals2393]

Spoiler!

[@AstorSkywalker]

Great theory, now why did she ran away????

[@maratmankov179]

how do u onow that

[@iiarigirl5163]

The scariest thing is swimming naked in a lake with out knowing what’s inside and then a scary man or any man comes up to you

[@babytails7810]

HALp

[@Empress2216]

Don't be sexist

[@sunFlower-of4xz]

It was scary yeah.

[@مريممريم-ث8ظ4ش]

Scary

[@greatesttoysevermade3693]

Especially if he’s got a snorkel

[@malloryallport]

The hand at the end scared the crap out of me

[@JustinLHopkins]

This reminds me of an experience my mom and I had in the Virgin Islands. We drove around for hours looking for a deserted beach. We finally found one surrounded by dense forest. We were having a great time swimming, when suddenly a man appears out of nowhere. He just stood there staring and didn’t acknowledge us when we spoke to him. This went on for a few minutes. He stared the whole time and not a single word came from his mouth. We decided to get out, grab our things and ran back to our car as fast as possible. On the way back, we noticed a towel and sandals laying in the middle of nowhere with no one in sight. Thankfully, we made it back to the car, but I’ve never been so scared. We still talk about it to this day, but will never really know what was going on there. I’ll never forget that cold, lifeless stare and his complete silence. We do realize now that what we did was REALLY stupid.

[@nayanimations]

@Dragoslav Vega, Vega thats a bit much don't u think 😐

[@64siskat96]

@Dragoslav De La Vega not you again you are the slav villain of alter movies

[@64siskat96]

@Dragoslav De La Vega yeah thats why you literally have 'slav' in your name lmao check your ancestry

[@michaelveith5141]

I don't think it was stupid, you were just enjoying your personal freedom. The other one acted inappropriate, disrespectful and obviously was trying to scare you. He is to blame.

[@JustinLHopkins]

@@michaelveith5141 Thanks Michael. In hindsight we probably just shouldn’t have done that though.

[@mortenhaslerud]

Great filmmaking! From the storytelling choices to the acting, to the cinematography and editing. Just great!

[@carlosidelone8064]

This was a sad and brutal story, although the girl was wild and irresponsible.

[@jrdynwllms]

Carlos Idelone wht happened i’m confused

[@carlosidelone8064]

@@jrdynwllms It appears, as if the stranger killed her boyfriend, then hid in the back of the car , to grab her.

[@stephaniehendrix5837]

So my theory was she shot Jake her boyfriend while in a psychosis that’s why you only see her in the water. Perhaps the stranger that’s talking to her from the grass isn’t really there but instead in her head mentally. So she visualizes the stranger as if he’s the predator but actually he’s watching her because he knows what she’s done. Jake could have crawled into the back seat and reaches slowly up while she’s driving away.

[@leeceyah]

The hand at the end was white

[@rohinbhatnagar2227]

It was Jake's call and hand was white..its a story of shape shifter

[@marcospelaez5970]

I think what we saw was what we got

[@rebanse2884]

@@leeceyahare you blind? 😂

[@leeceyah]

@@rebanse2884 are you? 😂 Turn your Brightness up and look as his hand comes out of the shade 😂

[@grumpy_hedgehog]

I thought it was going in the direction of him basically keeping her in the water through psychological force alone. Swimming and swimming, getting more and more tired, terrified of getting out to face him. Frantic breaststroke giving way to backstroke to conserve strength. Swimming and swimming, from one end to the other as it gets darker and colder. I thought the whole "1-2 people drown here every year" thing was a perfect setup for that.

[@bosshum3811]

I'm more scared of the part where she jumps into that murky lake without any second thoughts. You know there are lot of crocs/alligators in these kind of waters. Everything in this short film keeps you gripped. Excellent

[@Maria_loves_water]

Yes she is so smart

[@shannonquinn8687]

It's pretty clear this is in the Northeastern US - too cold for gators/crocs. Only thing to worry about is snapping turtles.

[@calebcereal5906]

She didn't go to school, so she never learned about stranger danger.

[@مريممريم-ث8ظ4ش]

Hhhh 😂

[@arctodsjourneybud7566]

she knew hes a creep but couldn't do anything

[@vicsar]

Thriller, not horror. But absolutely good. I could literally feel the title at the end.

[@BE-ew2pt]

This might be my favorite Alter short. The guy playing the psychopath is stellar.

[@Juniperacorns]

"Yo, who's gun is this?" "Oh, it's Chekhov's."

[@notabene7381]

Чеховское ружьё

[@garyguagliardo6201]

Well played, sir.

[@HorrorHermitofHell]

POINTS!!

[@maitri4553]

bro this is so thriller and amazing was waiting for the ending but it remained a mystery unfortunately.

[@katrinadavidson9270]

How I know this guy is a liar, when he said Scout's Honor he only held up 2 fingers.

[@xxrefunct8545]

Love this mans or hate this mans, he spitting straight fax

[@autogamer7281]

It’s two for cub scouts i would know because I’m a cub scout

[@autogamer7281]

At least in my pack

[@katrinadavidson9270]

@@autogamer7281 Touché! I just asked one of my brothers and he said some troops may have 2, universally 3. As a Girl Scout we did 3. But thank you I learned something new.

[@taraharris1552]

When you say scouts, why do I only think of cookies.

[@justinlaboy6837]

I was all for skinny dipping, alone, in the middle of nowhere, in a creepy hick forest, until this killed it for me.

[@CW-fb7lc]

Wow! This is amazing! The sheer vulnerability she’s put in by being in the water... I can’t imagine. So good

[@ARISWAVE]

4 years old!? I saw this on TikTok and was so sad it wasn’t an entire movie .. more please

[@melindaholman3066]

This was such a clever contortion of our feasible phobias, & the perilous possibilities that lie within each chance we take. The acting, & the intense buildup, & the quiet (question in the) climax, all were superb, extraordinary! I hope y'all are aware of the genuine genius of y'all's infallible creativity.