Horror Short Film "Don't Let It In" | ALTER

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To celebrate Native American heritage month we present "Don't Let It In", created by the talented Jessica Henric and her team. Support female filmmakers and keep up with the film by following their socials and checking out the website: www.dontletitinmovie.com/ facebook.com/dontletitinmovie instagram.com/dontletitinmovie/ instagram.com/_jaydawn_/

[@katinaegyptwalker6256]

I'm be the first my time 3:34pm NYC oh oh__________ even thou the sun out uh yeah I will not sleep in my own apt tonight!! NOPE!! Damn excellent movie but uh I'm scared 😨 azz hell 😳 thank you NYC showing ❤🌹🌹

[@scooby7248]

Cool Fantastic thank you for the links also on my mom side we are Cherokee. So this does resonate with me. Thank you again so much.

[@kind.boy1]

Can you translate the videos into Arabic?

[@jessicaclauson1997]

Do the wendigo next!

[@philvigil6128]

Excellent effort gave me the chills bravo and carry on.

[@MisterG2323]

Moral: people who walk upside down on all fours are not your friends.

[@sunwarrior88]

Heh, heh...no woof!

[@haswn1880]

Australia is officially declared an enemy

[@moniquevandeplas5210]

I needed this comment so bad right now...thank you!

[@asukalangleysoryu002]

First time?

[@midnightblues9895]

but why? this is just one isolated incident. they're pretty harmless. once in a while

[@moniquevandeplas5210]

but I honestly think my favourite line of the whole movie was at the beginning "No. But it's important we share our stories. Because in the end. It's all we are" The connection between him and his kids..that right there. Best.

[@akhileshmeena579]

yeah really. My sister told me this thing 4 years ago " In the end, we all become stories". It's very very true

[@abductedbyaliens9425]

At least the Skin Walker was polite enough to knock instead of barging in🙂

[@sofiaisacreepypastafan]

So nice

[@Psycho_Badass]

This was GOOOOOOOD. The jumpscare at the road was great, way better than a lot of stuff i've seen. And the ending was awesome too, she actually stabbed it with the blessed dagger instead of paralyzing and becoming a potato sack like most horror movie victims. Loved it!

[@greatpower6063]

well considering that most horror movie victims are dealing with something scarier than a supernatural chameleon....the fear is understandable. skin walker could never get me though lol. i hate everyone equally (joking) so i never associate with anyone xD.

[@quitty3842]

there wasnt jumpscare on road

[@Psycho_Badass]

@@quitty3842 it doesn't need to be a scream and a frame of the monster. This one was subtle, the monster appeared all of a sudden in the middle of the road. That kinda counts as a jumpscare. And these are my favorite ones :D

[@Frenz1es]

IM SKIPPING THAT PART THEN 😧

[@leviackermann6337]

I didn't get jumped scared, that didn't happen, didn't scare me at all ...(nothing happened yet so yeah) ok.

[@rabidunion6949]

I don't know why but seeing bare feet from underneath the bed seems so much more terrifying than any kind of shoes or boots. 🎃👻👍

[@zethraelofteldrassil3149]

I know ... those upgrown nails were horrifying!

[@rabidunion6949]

@@zethraelofteldrassil3149 Lol yeah they definitely made it worse! 😳

[@robertparker1789]

Especially with those toes

[@CuriousGoodsJessica]

I was really creeped out, and I was wondering if she sliced with that knife & cut it's Achilles heel, would it go down and die? And I don't think I could breathe quietly enough while panicking, or even stop myself from screaming

[@sunwarrior88]

@@zethraelofteldrassil3149 Yes they were...

[@Nomad-being]

The flight or fight situation here is intense.

[@Joem-w]

tru

[@davidkilpatrick7547]

I think that after seeing something like that your mind fractures and your mentality becomes fearless because there are only 2 outcomes. Live or die! You're right. It would be very intense!

[@celestelee8425]

This is one of the best ones I've seen in a long time.

[@crazylara0702]

Agreed!!

[@ZechariYahweahschild]

Sike

[@tanushrih2178]

The last scene was amazingly done!! The way she held her breath in and hid under the bed was sooo realistic. It was what any normal person would do in that situation. Unlike some horror movies, this was very realistically accurate and altogether terrifying! It's funny how shorter films like this can give me the chills that even 3 hour long 'horror' movies cannot.

[@christopherdunn4066]

I don't get why hiding under the bed though? The person knows you are in that small room. If the person breaks in and sees the window closed, then they know you did not escape and are still in the room. There are only a couple of places to hide in a room usually, under bed, and in a closet. If you hide under the bed, you are putting yourself at a disadvantage in being able to fight back, the other will have the upper hand. Best thing you could do is just be ready in a fighting stance when they break into the room, and give it your all against them.

[@youwatch2muchtv]

@@christopherdunn4066 this video could have been way better, but just ended up being a little ridiculous tbh.

[@fedver4224]

The sound on this one was very low. I had my volume turned up to the max and still couldn't hear properly.

[@benwesley5260]

Very true!!!

[@Y0utub3handl3]

Yeah, I thought my headphones were busted

[@emmaleary3767]

I thought it was my phone

[@eidechsearts]

I just turned my subtitles on

[@CroatanWolf44]

Great short, I honestly think this story's origin is true (skin walking). I really can't imagine being so scared that I could not keep quiet, knowing my life depends on it.

[@diablo666541]

I think based on ones known as upside down walkers skinwalkers werd Navajo thing

[@thatdude3977]

Largely misunderstood, their origins were made during war times, kinda like a assassin, to fight against colonial armies etc. American propaganda and writers made it a black magic thing demon thing, to sell books. Anyways ✌

[@MelieneGardner]

I don't scare easily. It happens, but it's rare. This truly scared me. It was actually bad enough that for the last 2 minutes or so, I literally went to the other side of the room - close enough to my screen that I could still see what happened, but far enough away that I felt "safer." Bravo - they did a really good job on this one.

[@DieEineMieze]

lmao what you doing girl 🤣🤣🤣

[@MelieneGardner]

@@DieEineMieze Your reply caused me to watch it again. Didn't have *quite* the same reaction this time, but it still freaked me the heck out - not ashamed to admit it. Lol.

[@fawndesilva1607]

Good one! Very creepy....had me on edge the entire time, which is hard to do these days. I love horror/scary movies. However I've noticed the more I watch and learn about them I've become a bit desensitized to the "scare" factor. So when I find one that puts me on edge that's when I know I found an extra good one yk. 👍

[@jessh8605]

Thank you so much Fawn!

[@moniquevandeplas5210]

Amen!

[@Itsyrm8]

I just remembered my dear grandmother (passed away 23 years ago), she used to tell me horrific stories about fellow villagers bumping into satan while walking at night or another one witnessing a fight among the dead, those rising from their tombs and those that emerge from the sea as they had lost their lives by drowning after shipwrecking.. Listening to such stories at night (in a village where electricity was still a luxury and the population was just a handful of people) and me being barely 6 years old.. No wander why i grew up developing a rather fd up personality.. The most chilling fact is that the night she died she visited me in my sleep, she gave me this very tight hug, i could feel her all her bones pressing hard against my body and her bony jaws sucking on my cheek.

[@Lucy-vu1we]

thank you for acknowledging native American heritage month, lovely to see.

[@sweetwizzle]

The theme of heritage is explored so well, and what better monster than the terrifying skinwalker. The production is of such high quality, too. Kudos all around.

[@nicolaferrari1299]

I used to be so terrified of the Wendigo/Skinwalker stories growing up, now I'm 40 I absolutely love researching everything about them. Even more enjoy telling my children about the Navajo legends

[@thatdude3977]

They weren't witches or demons. They are like assassins made during war time against colonial armies etc. Only propaganda and American suspense writers made it that way to sell books... ✌

[@askgeminiandfriendshooray5612]

This short had so much character development and story that the 15 minute length almost felt like a full-length feature. There's quick backstory which sets up the coming horror so we know what to expect. Then, there's strong emotional characterization in the kids which transitions into adulthood and then shows relationships in pieces. And still we have the first scare on the road, the tension growing as the Skinwalker stalks the protagonist and how it doesn't immediately attack, which honestly is much scarier. The final reveal is just horrific. The movie ends right where it should. Definitely want to see more indigenous filmmakers and stories. This kicks ass! I really want Alter to make the credits section bigger. I want to know more about the cast but I couldn't read the credits because it was shrunken down too much at the end. The credits can easily take up the entire left side of the screen with the Alter logo somewhere else than dead-center. There is a crew list in the description of this video, which is good, but no actor list.

[@kimberlygordon4554]

Reminds me of a short horror movie where a creature had gotten into the house or had been there already and it could mimic anyone's voice. It preys on people. From Crypt Tv.

[@vlada131]

I heard it too?

[@katinaegyptwalker6256]

Yeah I watch Crypt TV

[@sunwarrior88]

@RedGryyn That story is based on an Aztec legend abut a creature who was named for an actual former Aztec chief! As I recall, it was some type of water monster.

[@sevdetomrisozkan8305]

Good script, good acting, good atmosphere . It was one of the best short horror movies i’ve ever seen ! Well done! 👏👏👏

[@sufyanpatel9706]

This was a really well done horror short. The atmosphere and the creature was really well done. Usually monsters/creatures in horror movies are overdone hence they take the scare factor out of them but this one was really creepy. I absolutely loved this horror short.

[@yolanda3868]

This is real! Imagine seeing an actual “SkinWalker” as a child living in the city!! I was beyond afraid! It took years and years for me to find out my family’s history and the curse someone placed on my family! God released it!!

[@moniquevandeplas5210]

Oh thank God! I have seen a lot of weird shit but to date I am pretty sure I haven't seen a skin walker.

[@damien1781]

Wait what

[@hilary8533]

@@damien1781 right 💀

[@tomfreeman8478]

Cool story brony

[@akumabazooka9169]

Wow. Nice lie

[@Waffle-dog]

So did the knife dipped in ash work?

[@TonyJack74]

Who knows

[@irisheyes0075]

This was a really good scary short! The origin of the skin walker being Native American is true though, but I think throughout history every culture has had their version of it as well. Also I've read that being a recovering addict makes you more susceptible for these things to grab a hold on you, but who knows, I mean after all, its just a legend, right? Anyway...good job!

[@XavierRed69]

Recovering addict here, and I can agree with your statement... in active addiction & early recovery I definitely felt more susceptible to these "dark forces". Like beyond just a vulnerable mental state. There's a sense of wickedness that feels latched onto you. Cool to see it kind of touched on here

[@irisheyes0075]

@@XavierRed69 I hope you are doing better, well wishes and prayers to your recovery! It was a cool short, wasn't it.....

[@XavierRed69]

@@irisheyes0075 thank you!

[@melancolielupine2023]

@@XavierRed69 I'm also sober after decades of drugs abuse. I definitely felt dark forces surrounding me at the time. Bad luck, evil dreams, poltergeists. Feeling of emptiness and fatality. I even saw a creepy creature by the side of my bed watching me sleeping once. It was terrifying

[@XavierRed69]

@@melancolielupine2023 congrats on your clean time 👏🏻 glad you're doing better!

[@yayangtapir4130]

Well done! Bravo...after a long time a horror movie made me scared like hell. I could literally feel my head swelling up and hair standing at its ends watching the last scene.

[@jewelhaines8842]

WoW!! I usually am not easily scared, because I watch/ read Horror All the time!! But, THIS...actually scared the Hell Outta me!! Great job!! ❤

[@racingheart92]

she didn't permission it in, right???? but it still came and knife strike at face is 10000% marvelous. Just love that.

[@AMYBIERHAUS]

WHEW, SHIVERY GOOD! 😱 Thank you for posting a great video yet again! 😘

[@vesseleightyseven]

This one was awesome! Love the camera work in it! Seriously something special! ❤️❤️

[@millennial_fairy]

That was absolutely terrifying ! and I got instant chills when the dad mentioned that you couldn’t say the creatures nAme since I figured it was probably a skinwalker

[@lannaramirez7633]

This was DAMN SCARY‼️ That first bang scared the heck outta me‼️

[@moniquevandeplas5210]

you talking about the one that came after the knock?! I jumped out of my skin...but decided to jump back into it cuz I was watching this so don't want to be inviting things to enter.

[@marlonmorrison8530]

I'm half Lumbee and half black my grandmother use to tell me and my cousins about skinwalkers way before the internet came around and told the world what they are that was a great short awesome job

[@uddamkumarrr]

I would like a part 2 please...

[@tiktokclips1723]

Me at 12 am now 👁️👄👁️

[@potatoesandpickles]

This was done so well! Amazing short film! I would pay to watch this! Hope someday soon maybe a full length? This one is awesome.

[@screamingperson999]

I love how she was having none of it and actually took a swing at the creature

[@terryflynn6927]

Well done! Compelling story and genuinely scary. A great proof of concept for a feature. I would love to see the family's story fleshed out.

[@einienj3281]

Dad looks like Jonathan Davis from Korn 😄🤘🏻

[@MatthewHawkMusicRocks]

😳🥸😂😂😂😂

[@MatthewHawkMusicRocks]

Thanks guys, for supporting Native American art and actors. ⚡️🪶🪶🪶🪶🪶🪶🪶🪶🪶🪶🪶🪶🪶🪶🪶

[@sunwarrior88]

Agreed!

[@mizzteareacts9397]

This was good!! Whoever is writing these you are so so incredibly talented! That was so scary!😭

[@sunwarrior88]

While I am quite familiar with both the skin walker and Wendigo legends, I was nor aware of either being a part of Seminole lore and especially the skin walker as that is almost exclusively a southwest character. That being said and except for the fact the volume left much to be desired, the production was quite well done from the sets to the cinematography and the acting. Jessica, you and the entire crew did an excellent job with this presentation, kudos to all.

[@TonyJack74]

The Wendigo is Algonquin

[@moniquevandeplas5210]

This is so crazy. I was just saying to a girl yesterday that I didn't want to go someplace because of a person and she remembered but forget the person's name and I said good then they shall remain nameless because of things that have happened around that and I went into how I pray against what I think is dark magic. I felt crazy talking but this is so well done. I also have to say I love that it's Native (or Indigenous...sorry I never know which to use because some people prefer Native and some prefer Indigenous so whatever the writers want here). I was just thinking the other day I have seen so much representation on Alter but nothing on Indigenous. I am not saying they never represented as there is lots I haven't seen on Alter but until now I didn't see anything....and White Ash! My boyfriend is half native and his band is the McMa or McMaw...band and he told me there tree of protection is the Ash tree. It's their spirit tree. I don't think it's the White Ash but the point about it being dipped in White Ash. And that turn around point of her not leaving the reservation to her waking up far away from it. This was fantastic. I felt like it was so deeply layered and that darkness that came behind her when she stepped outside was so foreboding and terrifying. At first I was only going to say Wow! Because I feel like I could talk about this film for days and still not shut up and I still won't have managed to say how awe -in-my-heart it got. I will say that the use of what I perceived as a face to ward away evil on the tree that was now just smoothed over got to me. I really don't know if that's what it was supposed to be. Maybe it was just a stump but I really felt the significance if not on a mental level than a spiritual one. Beautifully done. And that line about if you say their name you invite them in to prey on you...yeah, that!

[@Rebecca-fg7pp]

Native or Indigenous, both are fine. You are trying to be sensitive and respectful and that is truly appreciated. Thank you.

[@moniquevandeplas5210]

@@Rebecca-fg7pp Thank you.

[@brettzforeman]

Spoilers The symbolism of this story is quite beautiful. The protagonist has a drug problem similar to the one that killed her mother. She was in a relationship with a man who was supportive of her recovery, but possibly still controlling and abusive. She is clean of drugs and living temporarily with her family, but intends to leave the reservation altogether. Her father is a good dad, but he has some kind of disability - possibly medicated schizophrenia? He tells her a story she doesn't take seriously, but she returns home when the threat he was talking about comes to the res. Specifically, her return is prompted because he has gone missing. She THINKS she meets her dad at home, but this is just a hostile threat trying to fool her. The story her dad told her is what gives her a fighting chance, since she remembers that her enemy is vulnerable to the indigenous weapon hung on the wall. The whole story seems metaphorical for the importance of hanging onto the lessons your family can teach you, even in spite of their vulnerabilities and shortcomings. Your parents and grandparents may be as fragile as you, but it's from them that you might learn important things BEFORE they can save your life. In the context of our country's erasure of Native American culture and heritage, it's a beautiful story about love, family, perseverence, and survival. Perhaps most poignantly of all, we do not know the outcome of the protagonist's struggle. The film ends with her making a desperate attack against her aggressor. She has what she needs to win, but we don't know if that saves her or not. Just as in real life, the desperate struggle is ongoing. I enjoyed this tremendously. My congratulations to the entire cast & crew on a beautifully told story.

[@TheCraniifer]

at the 6:31 frame I have spaghetti all over the wall and carpet, thank you Alter.

[@MatthewHawkMusicRocks]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@ronaldbelflower1236]

well done great acting , set story , could be a full film on main stream ,

[@Onewingerdraven]

Young Elena's eyes are absolutely gorgeous.

[@Hereandlearning]

Intense!! Loved this, great acting talent, wonderfully shot. I hope to see more thank you!

[@paladin07]

Great Movie. Good effects especially the skinwalker?! creature walking with the "almost there" toenail/talons.

[@johnwhitaker545]

Okay… holy shit!!! This one had my nerves on edge!

[@lalaland962]

Man, that would be so scary! I don't know which is worse - knowing it's there and not seeing it, or seeing the thing.

[@davidkilpatrick7547]

Wow! This is so good! Everything about this film is so good! Amazing work ! Thank you!

[@KevinMacaringue]

Excellent movie, I love the actress, very intelligent, and the monster was terrifying. Perfect film!

[@fallouttodafallout9335]

Omg that was intense

[@aditya_jr.11]

Congratulations ALTER for 2 million subs 👏🏻🙌❤💙

[@hilary8533]

Fr they deserve it, my favorite channel

[@aaradhyasingh4469]

HI AMY

[@CallmeA_B]

Appreciate she didn't hesitate with jabbing the blade, but (weird sense of humor) the toenails that are sticking up look like pointed elf shoes and it makes me laugh 😄

[@rudevalve]

Certified Gold!!!!!🙂

[@wheelsndealz]

yes, finally someone grabs a weapon and uses it when something creepy is going on. too many would have just ended it with her screaming. even if it's useless, I want to see the ones that fight back.

[@simbanagpal7588]

Happy diwali everyone

[@zethraelofteldrassil3149]

Wishing you a Diwali that brings happiness, prosperity, and joy to you and all your family!

[@manosharkie12]

Yep...PLEASE make this into at least an hour movie.

[@bryansamoy5758]

This was awesome! An image of the demon through her car window would have been great while she was on the phone driving.

[@rougequeen1856]

Instead of you finding a monster under the bed, the monster finds you under the bed!

[@mschoy1597]

THOSE TOENAILS ARE NASTY !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@jojomafia3851]

Dayumn! That one was too scary for me! Based around folklore and truths make it 100x’s creepier and awesome! 👻

[@jessicaclauson1997]

Absolutely terrifying! Sleeping with my lights on now

[@Alaska2blessed719]

Love this one love my native roots and being indigenous it reminds of the old scary stories my Auntie used to tell me on the reservation whn I spent weekends with her may she RIP the skin walker stories were so scary to me ...She would have loved this one here she loved horror movies thts where i get it from this was a real good one thank you so much ❤ 😘

[@matthewsommerfield2299]

Good job, this is one of the scariest monsters ive seen in a while

[@colonelhermesl.1710]

Very, very nice! I love stories about Natives and the shapeshifter was a touch of creativity. Good acting, nice lights! 👌👌

[@ishi5077]

Thank god, I found this movie in daylight or I would have creeped out....BTW I really loved it!!🤩🤩🖤

[@anjmarie1498]

This was an awesome one!!! I love it! Good job filmmakers and thank you to Alter for acknowledging and celebrating Native American Heritage Month! ❤️ You are awesome!👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[@productplacement39]

in these horror films that involve a person returning to their childhood homes to recover from a bad situation, why is there never another person around in that home?? I'm just wondering...

[@sunwarrior88]

Lol...good question!

[@sunwarrior88]

Might add the fact it's a female at least 90% of the time...wink!

[@oscartaylor6079]

I enjoyed the ambiguity of the ending of this one. Really cool premise and well executed, awesome job on this one

[@CappyK]

I especially liked how the demon entered the room at the end the same way her Dad did in the beginning.

[@tanushrih2178]

Okay...WOW this is horrifyingly amazing!

[@kendallchristoun]

Skinwalkers ain't no joke either, makes this video scarier.

[@TJ-fg3vs]

Brilliant! Made me jump!

[@moniquevandeplas5210]

Oh and sorry I also wanted to say the colours on the steering wheel and it turning shot followed a bit later at the 5:16 timestamp with the eagle going by and the man with the look and then that line "don't worry dad's fine. We just need to adjust his meds again". Heartbreaking terrifying depths. and the strangeness of dad didn't make it to work today and he probably just got confused about the time again and he''ll make it home soon. You plunged us! Certified!

[@grahamturner1290]

Very effective, thanks!

[@annecohen8927]

She saw the shapeshifter on the side of the road and apparently, it 'followed' her home. ~That is so chilling.....especially when it walked while bending completely backwards. Yep That was the shift shaper her father told her about, many years back when she was a child.

[@donahisoto]

Daaaamn this is a good one, great acting 👌🏽

[@miskatonicuniversityavclub202]

Amazing monster. So many of these ruin the monster (and most Hollywood ones too) with goofy features. It will be creepy when you barely see it but the more you see the less scary it gets. This one not so. The feet were great, the sighting on the road was as well. The moment it stops moving and you begin to realize immediately what it's doing as the first hand comes down I was so nervous about what it's face would look like I was so worried it would be stupid. Nope, perfect. Lifeless expression, hollow eye sockets...very nice, no goofy mouth impossible full of rubber fangs, no stupid eyes or smile it was perfect.

[@OceanBeyondTheSea]

I enjoyed the entirety of this film. It keeps you on edge and the ending was fun!

[@philipwarlin3888]

This was great. Well done

[@muhammadjanealamofficial166]

Advance Congratulations For 2M !!!! Love From Pakistan💚❤💚❤!

[@pythagoreanteacher1558]

Had to pause this movie. Wow skinwalker scared me

[@pjsparkle1843]

some times I wanna see what happens AFTER...

[@danajones5896]

That was pretty intense, great short!😮😬😨👍

[@Fanqgz]

*Early lessssss go ty alter*

[@TessaLCastro1216]

I could definitely watch this as a full length movie

[@chrisl8277]

Some issues: The dialog at the beginning lacked name callingto establish characters. Not so much an issue except that the first guy (dad?) was dressed almost identical to the second guy (ex husband? ) and I wasn't sure who was who at first. Also, why did the demon come for Elaine? Because she's sad? None of the plot points (dad dying, drug addiction, mom neglect, abusive ex) attributed to the attack. We see the knife in the first act, then all the events afterwards were just filler until she grabs the knife in the 3rd act. She could have lived a happy life and still ended up in the same predicament. Music and lighting were good. Also, camera upclose helped with tension building

[@dorkstar97]

This is the first time I have seen a character with my name or even similar name. So happy she seems like a fighter.

[@sutherngirrl7590]

Someone's in dire need of a pedicure!!😳 Excellent job!

[@gomezgomez9665]

Oh my fkn days!! That was really really good,less is most definitely more!! Anxiety and lots of fkng hells!!

[@jonathanfang9612]

Okay but can we talk about that transition at the @3:00 min mark.... that was quite insane..

[@LookingGlass1865]

Yep, whenever I get home at 10pm I too like to just stand right outside the house for 5-10 minutes just staring into the trees.

[@Firefly-ht9fp]

Agreed! Who does that? Only a stupid person who seems ready to meet their "maker"!

[@shreyashojha763]

seriously i got jumpscared by elena when she stabbed the ghost XD

[@nicolaferrari1299]

The toe nails alone would give me nightmares from hell 🤣

[@shekhinasoumokil132]

Fleshpredestrians are fucking terrifying

[@calebcrippen197]

That sounds that played when she was looking out the door made my brain go brrrr

[@raqueljones6607]

This scared the crap out of me! And I don’t normally waste my time on “scary” films because I find them funny!

[@AndreasW-p4r]

Damn that was good Thank you ALTER

[@Vhaim86]

So good and scary!! Loved it!!