Horror Short Film "Morse Code" | ALTER

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Seeking closure, a grieving woman uses Morse Code to contact her childhood best friend.
"Morse Code" by McKenzi Vanderberg
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More About "Morse Code":
Haunted by a tragic death, a grieving woman uses her childhood hobby in the hopes of speaking to her lost loved one, but instead finds herself caught in a spiral of fear, regret, and questions unanswered.
"Morse Code" Credits:
Directed by McKenzi Vanderberg
Written by Maurizio A. Ledezma
Produced by Da Eun Kim & Liz Lian
Starring Dia Frampton
Cinematography by Sabatino Ciatti Jr.
Production Design by Dorothy Jackson & Julia M. Quiceno
Edited by Cristina Headrick & Marie Lessel
Sound by Victoria Shan Wang & Ziyi Wendy Wang
Assistant Director Lorenzo Mendoza
Music Composed by Dana Kyle Kroplick
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[@24Lorn]

The horror of the sense of guilt that we put on ourselves for things we couldn't control. Bautifully done. Very touching.

[@Lesrevesdhiver]

Yeah when we lose someone we always think we could have stopped it somehow.

[@gemstar7286]

Guilt is eating her up , the therapist is right about her deleting the message... it will be the first step to helping her move on, not that you'd ever get over something so terrible as losing someone to suicide though.

[@McKenziVanderberg]

Hello everyone, my name is McKenzi Vanderberg and I'm the director of Morse Code. Thank you so much for watching and supporting!

[@ellocosjchushhxha]

This was beautifully done! The tension building using camera angles and lighting was superb and the plot was stellar! Thank you for this and I hope to see more from you!

[@McKenziVanderberg]

@@ellocosjchushhxha Thank you so much! More is coming soon, I appreciate the support!

[@miccage]

That was great!

[@Omarsshow]

I need proof

[@MisterG2323]

Nice job! I look forward to whatever you tackle next!

[@DancinDane]

Loved it! I lost my dad to suicide 5 years ago. The monsters in our heads can be way scarier than the ones with red glowing eyes and blooddy fangs. Thank you for this ❤

[@lisawhereisthecultjam]

26 years ago my best friend ended his life. I was the last person he spoke to. I have never been able to let go of the guilt. I was so dismissive during our last conversation. I beg all of you out there to listen to the people you truly love. You don’t know what could happen.

[@jeanineshosa7302]

Very well made. Loved how you portrayed her feelings of guilt for not being there.

[@kory351]

When I tell you I immediately dropped my focus on work and pressed this notif.. it was almost as terrifying as your shorts! Love your work, Alter. You’ve quickly become my most watched channel. Thank you! Survivors guilt is a very real and heart breaking thing for someone to endure. I personally have not gone through it myself but I have close friends and family who’ve been decimated by the fact that they weren’t there. My heart goes out to those people.. your feelings are valid, but you are not to blame - be kind to yourself ❤️

[@McKenziVanderberg]

All of these complicated feelings are valid and show why it's important to have these difficult conversations. Sending my support to your loved ones. ❤

[@brianshaner8865]

The actress was amazing. Really well done job. Congrats to all involved.

[@victoriaannrodriguez]

This was so heartbreaking. The true terror of grief is wishing we could have done more to save someone. Kudos to the director and also to Dia Frampton. Been a fan of her music for years and so happy to see her acting as well. She is talented and I can't wait to see what else she does in her career!

[@jewelhaines8842]

WoW!! This was REALLY great! My husband committed suicide when we were 23 and 25 respectively. I have always felt like it was my fault, and that I could of done something. This film really resonated with me. ❤

[@jomontanee]

My dad too.

[@bharatiya804]

My husband too committed suicide when he was around 30. Though I was out of station, there were others at home. Off course that time they had gone out for job etc. It took me many many years to accept his death. Keep on thinking only if he had called me once or just sent me a message, maybe things could have been different

[@crissaE7628]

I’m terribly sorry for your loss

[@Sharkfighter13]

My step dad committed suicide on dec 29th 2010. Just 13 days after my son was born. I was only 30 years old. Not only was it devastating to everyone that knew him, we had NO idea he was that unhappy and still have no idea why he did it! He didn’t leave a note explaining why, he just wanted us to tell everyone he had a heart attack. I found him in the garage dead. They say men do it for 3 reasons, sex, money or dignity. To me it makes sense because he was having issues with all 3.

[@jewelhaines8842]

@@Sharkfighter13 I'm so sorry for your loss. ❤️

[@taylormullen2815]

Suicide is sad, but it's also terrifying. Love this short film! The sound design, special effects, and acting are incredible. Suicide is not just about the victim, but about the people they left behind. It's a big, scary house until you let go of your grief.

[@MrGandallo]

Survivor guilt can rip a person apart if left to fester. A very moving story beautifully acted.

[@observationsfromthefencepo7207]

This is both beautiful and horrific. The care taken in this film was where the beauty lies as it tackles an immensely difficult topic. The horror is on the topic itself and in the survivors guilt. As a Mental Health Counselor, I also found this to be very profound. Sadly, this is a real thing. I can see this story in two ways. 1) Stef needed this and confronted the demons in her own mind. 2). Her friend came back as a ghost to help her through the guilt to a place where she can integrate the grief and move forward. Both interpretations work for me as Stef progressive in her grief journey. I love that Stef keeps the picture and listens to the message again. You were loved Stef and it wasn't your fault. This is profound as I said mentioned before. If you are suicidal or coping from a suicide please reach out for help. Thanks for portraying the counselor in a positive light. Great work on a difficult subject. Peace.

[@GothicUndone]

I really liked this movie! Not only was it spooky - it had elements of 90s horror. Young woman/teen experiencing a difficult situation as well as scary going’s on. The bedroom I am always envious of 😂 Approachable non-threatening lead character. Thank u for a great watch.

[@mothymothh]

As someone who knows morse, this was scary as hell

[@XDantiaX]

Is there more to it than someone who doesn't know Morse can tell?

[@McKenziVanderberg]

@@XDantiaX There is hidden Morse Code throughout the film! The music score is in morse code, the pattern says "hey stef," and the basement sequence is edited in Morse Code with short/longer cuts spelling out "help!"

[@williebeamish5879]

Thanks for additional info, does up the creep factor a bit.

[@McKenziVanderberg]

@CandidBanter Lol! My team and I had a lot of fun hiding morse code wherever we could!

[@wheelsndealz]

that's cool. all i can remember is the mandatory S.O.S. and the letter Q, only because it's "here comes the queen" so long long short long.

[@vanessaament7185]

As a composer and sound design professional, I want to commend the composer and sound design team. Nice work.

[@lannajade3286]

Uhmmmmm I Think It’s Supposed To Say “Morse Code” Not “Mprse Code”.

[@southernboy37]

I does say Morse code

[@cowanleighanne]

@@southernboy37There was a typo in the original posting, it’s been fixed now :)

[@heroicplaysmc]

:D

[@BluegrassAndLimestone]

@@southernboy37Ohio brain 🍳

[@JoyaLewisTheMusician]

I like to think the part where she decides to keep the voicemail is a way of saying overcoming guilt is a process. She JUST took the step of not blaming herself - of course she’s not ready to delete the vm yet

[@geralynpinto5971]

Brilliant, unusual and painful. I found myself crying in empathy.

[@lizward170]

The actress, Dia Frampton i believe, is just brilliant here. Nice job alll around.

[@alexgently]

The episode in the house was pretty frightening, have got some chill goosebumps

[@kaylakunkel783]

The flight light morse code reminded me of Meg and Dia's (actress in short film) music video "Monster"

[@jomontanee]

This short proves horrors can be deep, emotional, sentimental and uplifting.❤❤ My dad committed suicide by drowning in the sea. I felt so guilty not to “rescue” him emotionally. But he is still my hero though with flaws.

[@Kitfugl]

Loosing someone as a best friend, knowing that they are still alive and just dumped your best friend status is just as hard, lemme tell you. Knowing they are out there, just not want nothing to do with you... Ouch.

[@randomshit65]

No dude, losing someone to suicide isn’t nearly the same, I hope you never experience it.

[@hatekanalen-thehatechannel9748]

So people can't have different opinions no more?@@randomshit65

[@globalfinance5836]

Wonderful new concept, truly enthralling and very well made in all respect. Thank you for giving such a great short.

[@cigsafterhannah]

this is getting reuploaded cuz of the typo 💯 so let’s celebrate that we were here

[@BluegrassAndLimestone]

Edit button exists

[@evelyngagnon8459]

I love watching your short stories , sending love from Volos Greece

[@amywebber1946]

That was heartbreaking 😢

[@priscillamanry6115]

great actress

[@mareir]

This was great, I do wish the audio was somewhere in the middle though, instead of quiet/loud. Subtitles helped. 😊

[@elmo222246]

As an elder Emo.. I immediately recognized Dia 🖤🖤

[@juankart8987]

PERFECT! I never saw Dia acting!

[@Single.White.Female]

I don't know mprse code, but i use invisible ink and it's just as good 👍🏻 Thanks Alter for all you do to keep us scared.

[@patdervornehme4990]

Its really easy too learn, there are a lot of good tutorials here on KZbin, in just a few hours you can learn it. Or with help of some Morse Code learning Apps. Perfect for silent communication with Friends or a Partner 👍😊

[@scottfrank5903]

Am I the only one that can't hear this ? I have the volume all the way up and barely hear it 😖

[@Bichonben1963]

Me too had it up full and was really struggling to hear the dialogue 😭

[@ilovebritneybitch6979]

No it’s not just you

[@audreywalter6098]

Dia from Meg and Dia??? 😯

[@McKenziVanderberg]

Yes! Dia was incredible to work with - we were honored to have her be apart of our film!

[@0limebox0]

I love her 🥹🥹🥹

[@kaylakunkel783]

I was excited to see Dia!!!

[@martareis6198]

Sad story 😪 great job, great actress ❣️

[@beyoncenoona]

DIA FRAMPTON!!!

[@albertchehade9916]

Even the Title is spelled out in Morse Code itself! 😊

[@floridafilm749]

This short is 🔥

[@miloradvlaovic]

You typed a "p" , in the title instead of an "o" in the "morse". Touching movie btw.

[@rudevalve]

Certified Gold!!!!!

[@dingleberry352]

Perfect timing 😍

[@tokyo7586]

Awesome as always Alter

[@0limebox0]

Wait is that Dia Frampton????🥹🥹🥹🥹🥹

[@kaylakunkel783]

I saw Dia n had to watch!

[@kdubbswinston3673]

Morse code is just ANOTHER 🆒 way to communicate!!! I took shorthand in 🏫 school and thought I was doing something!!! Epic movie btw!!! 🙌💯👏😉👍

[@leavemyvideosalone]

HIIIIII I LOVE UR VIDEOS

[@durasaxon5131]

Poignant. The metaphysical going on in this particular film was quite strange and very unusual. The reason why people believe that happens is because in film they constantly do these kind of things and then the people who want to will believe these things actually occur. Rob Zombie is the extreme and so is George Romero. Bela lugosi, Lon Chaney and Vincent Price truly helped the Genre' forward. When imaginations are captured the visuals intensify. + Durasaxon + ✝️

[@daveburklund2295]

Wow, that was great

[@paulmoore-LPC-LMFT-NCC]

Appreciated this!

[@juandominguez4974]

8 ball demon going crazy

[@kareneastman9695]

😞So tragic.😲😞 She's in the basement.😲No!!

[@lizward170]

Where can i see more of the director's work?

[@shikhaofficial97]

Hey all horror fan's 🙋‍♀️

[@johnnymata3159]

Some Spirits Don't Rest In Peace.

[@spidgeb3292]

Beautiful.

[@catherineg9943]

Brilliant!!!!

[@momof3chis291]

Wonderful! ❤

[@binba9]

I loved the movie, but why squish the end credits into 10 seconds?! These are short indie films, we want to support the creators, cast and crew - it's not network TV where the local TV station is rushing to squeeze more ad time before the next programming slot. If you leave the credits on half the screen and play them normally, you'll get that much more exposure time to promote the ALTER merch anyway. Everybody wins.

[@anamariaagra396]

Em busca de um encerramento, uma mulher enlutada usa o Código Morse para entrar em contato com sua melhor amiga de infância. "Código Morse" de McKenzi Vanderberg

[@ISafrin]

More like remorse code.

[@McKenziVanderberg]

Gotta love a good pun!

[@davidbell5433]

Is that a typo in the title? 🙄

[@TheFunnyVille]

MPRSE

[@rolindabrown5629]

Ta dah👏👏👏👏👏

[@beaglegirleditz]

First!! This is amazing, keep up the great work!

[@dracco707]

This 🔥

[@ItsAllLove4Real]

❤️‍🔥🤩❤️‍🔥

[@Sanghelios]

NOOOO WHERE IS MRPSE CODE

[@zk4303]

I didn't understand s it😮

[@danajones9631]

She had to face it head on to be able to move on, that deep, thanks 🥺👍🫶

[@seankim884]

What’s a morse code?

[@ZoyaKhan-pd4zi]

Morse code is a method used in telecommunication to encode text characters as standardized sequences of two different signal durations, called dots and dashes, or dits and dahs.

[@geckolegacy2306]

BUT WHY NOT CALLING POICE ?

[@valiantwarrior4517]

😭

[@totonfqshsh3722]

طب ترجمو

[@horsluva0758]

Volume too low.. ugh

[@timanderson3872]

🖤

[@mradamdsmith]

You messed up the title.

[@barakadonald7062]

worrup Guys

[@Dr_1212]

😈

[@SecretWars98]

So, a ghost popped up & decided to mess with her pretending she to be her dead friend? Or..Her survivor guilt feelings Manifested into psychological breakdown & she was hallucinating? Surface level it’s a good short, dive any deeper & you start to lose the premise. The volume was too low at times which didn’t help.

[@ZombieChylde]

The audio of your videos is SO extremely low that I can't hear a thing. Not everyone is using headphones, you know...

[@ms.pugsley]

Hahaha yeah okay 👌, go buy set of headphones. Lol

[@Single.White.Female]

It's not Alter's problem. 😅 It's the operator.

[@manymustfall]

@@ms.pugsley Nah. I'm using headphones and have everything set at max volume on my pc. They're practically whispering -the whole- half of the time. The only reason I understood what they were saying was because of the subtitles ffs. Edit: Corrected my comment. Audio quality gets better halfway through the video.

[@ZombieChylde]

@@ms.pugsley I do have headphones, but I do not want to damage my ears by constantly using them. Other KZbin videos have a normal audio, Alter has extremely low volume. When I go to another channel afterwards, I constantly have to adjust my volume.

[@Bichonben1963]

I had headphones on and sound up full and really struggled to hear the dialogue, not good at all 👎

[@heroicplaysmc]

Not much scarry

[@FrederickZabala3000]

hold on, is the main character supposed to be a teenager or a young adult like 20s something?? because i google the actress name and she's in her mid 30s.. (althought she looks fine like a wine)

[@freesheep0]

And demonetized because it said suicide.

[@urmilapatel2688]

What's your problem

[@PvtGermanWagz]

FIFTH!!

[@nabilazad7942]

12;08of my life wasted successfully 🎉😡🤬

[@Bichonben1963]

Had the volume up full with headphones on and struggled to hear it, sound was terrible and spoiled the whole film for me 😭😭😭

[@ICONICPARIS]

Get better headphones

[@pamelapower9253]

Booring

[@juandominguez4974]

this movie sucks ngl like get good become prime 20th century and make a movie better than Halloween bro it’s not that hard

[@suyashchaurasia1912]

Amazing plot

[@kinderblutsaufenderreptiloide]

Awesome!

[@DerekStone]

As a person whose best friend committed suicide two days after leaving me a voicemail, this film hit hard.

[@frankwafer6919]

😮🧡!

[@garyacker7388]

Humm S O S from the car.

[@BagasSaputra93]

Love it❤

[@mamlak4714]

Thank you