Horror Short Film "Out in the Woods" | ALTER

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After the death of their child, Thomas, Louis and Anna try to overcome this tragic event. While one of his father's friend try to help him, Louis begin to fall in madness by following instructions coming from a mysterious creature in his dream.
"Out in the Woods" by Simon Doutreleau
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"Out in the Woods" Credits:
CREW -
Director / Writer - Simon Doutreleau
Line Producer - Nicolas Thau
Unit Production Manager - Jospeh Gonzalez
Location Manager - Diana Benson
1st Assistant Director - Paloma Amadeï
2nd Assistant Director - Harry Georges Walters
Script Supervisor - Eva Breysse
Director of Photography / Camera Operator - Julien Grandjean
Camera Operator - Thomas Desmedt
Assistant Operator - Agathe Denis
Gaffer - Richard Ducros
Key Grip - Leo Galtier
Production Designer - Nahéma Hafiane
Assistant Set Designer -Jean-Charles Gaignant
Make up Artist / SFX - Evilise Martinez
Sound Mixer - Adrien Halfon
Boom Operator - Julien Laborie
Script Consultant - Christopher Ciancimino / Craig Newman
Editor - Yann Brogard
Sound Editor - Fabien Lagarrigue
Sound Designer - Damien Drouillard
Music - Alexandre Méaux
Sound Mixer - Fabien Lagarrigue / Damien Drouillard
Trailer Sound Mixer - Laurent Dussault
Color Grading - Tristan Westeel
VFX - Yann Brogard
Title Designer - Paul Jouchet
Poster Designer - Kevin Mokhovski
CAST -
Louis - Christopher Frka
Thomas - Caiden Mazurek
Nicolas - George Fear
Anna - Emily Graner Hoffman
Leschen - Mike Meth
EXTRAS -
Robert Keay
Jill Gamble Keay
Evilise Martinez
Chris Hoyt
Josh McCuster
Emily Grove
Tim Fielding
Sabrina O'brian
Harry Georges Walters
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A message from filmmaker Simon Doutreleau: "Hello, I'm Simon Doutreleau writer and director of OUT IN THE WOODS. Thanks to ALTER you'll discover the first Horror/Fantastic film I made in the United States. I hope you will enjoy this dark tale, and if you do, please check out my socials and website listed in the description above! If you want to know more about my universe, the shoot, or the projects to come please leave a comment below and it will be my pleasure to answer it as best as I can. It's an honor for my team and I to be part of ALTER and to have the opportunity to reach you. Long live genre films and independent cinema !"

[@m...1045]

Hi Simon, Your work is a mind..uck! Impressive how you've captured the heart of grief and the WTF of demonic entities. 🎥👏👏👏👏 Excited to watch your future projects!

[@ferretwithagun9886]

This was good. I can a pet cemetery influence from this but see something deeper. Is there any kind of lore behind this that would open the story up to us more? Also well done 👍 it was very well put together.

[@azazelbond8357]

So excited! Can you give us a rundown of the universe?

[@simondoutreleau6431]

@@m...1045 thank you ! Yes a lot of things are on the way ;)

[@simondoutreleau6431]

@@ferretwithagun9886 hey ! Yes there is definitely a lot of influences but also a deeper lore behind all this :) If you want to check out TH DREAM EATER, my last short, it will bring you some more informations about it all

[@dypherence]

The whimper from the mom at the end after feeling her son’s hand disturbed me the most. If you’ve ever felt the corpse of a loved one, you know how cold and stiff they are.

[@artemisnectar7]

Dypherence👋🏽 yup😌

[@nancyM1313]

A whimper exactly.💔 Even though you know you're still surprised.

[@moniquevandeplas5210]

Yes I meant to mention this...but I got caught up talking about other things. How I felt for her as a mom who luckily has never lost a child but been to a baby's funeral and felt a cold corpse.

[@alexanderadavar6439]

Definitely, i still ocassionally feel the coldness of my dead fathers hand holding mine

[@jj-vq7uu]

My sister sadly.drowned three years ago and at the morgue I hugged cuddles and kisses her body. I felt the woman's pain. Excellent acting. Breath taking story of a morbid topic. The I actually understand when people don't report a loved one's death and keep the corpse in the house. About a year ago I read a story.About a woman sleeping next to her decomposing husband for years. I would have some the same. I would have kept my sister's corpse of I didnt know others would stop me and report

[@horrorlifemedia]

If you're ever feeling alone, just watch these videos at night. No more alone feeling.

[@whoami6921]

You will feel like someone is in your kitchen under your bed or right beside you

[@she1m4]

True!

[@AK-10001]

😵

[@sdanzey6441]

I think you're right I need to close my closet

[@Necrofalks]

That's what I'm about to do right now at 3:47 in the morning

[@zethraelofteldrassil3149]

The father didn't bring his son back to life. He only dug up his dead son and brought him home. I guess the father was as crazy as his own father, who murdered his mother.

[@zaynezmuda8247]

...that's literally what they said in the film, but thanks for explaining it again anyway?

[@constantreader4376]

As it was written by the great Stephen King: "Sometimes dead is bettah" Quoted by the amazing Fred Gwynn. I really loved this take on a classic! Nice job!

[@lessliejohnson6932]

Like another movie says, "sometimes, dead is best". Oh how true that painful thought is.....

[@dollymarie5359]

What you own, always comes home to you

[@lessliejohnson6932]

@@dollymarie5359 indeed it does! There are fates worse than death...

[@crispyist7939]

Dont go down that road. Alot of history down that road

[@dollymarie5359]

So I see it as he didn't actually bring his son back to to life, he just completely lose his mind, dug him up and brought his dead son home

[@ikakuzu87]

But why the voice said that he killed all his beloved ones? did he kills anna too?

[@CherryBlossom-lc3mj]

@@ikakuzu87 I think so

[@frenchmoxie]

Yes I believe he killed Anna as well.

[@approximateknowledge5577]

Love it. Super similar vibes to "Pet Sematary" (which I absolutely love). The whole not knowing if he is crazy or if there is paranormal stuff going down was really well done!!

[@poison_Pizza]

His name is Lewis also😁

[@MerryKeli]

Ohh, Nicolas, if you see the other person is pretty clearly going crazy, do NOT escalate the situation or try to reason with them. Barricade yourself in the room with Anna (if you can't get her out of the house) and call the cops.

[@simondoutreleau6431]

Ahah yes, that would have been the best survival move !

[@maviarab]

Yup...more stupid people doing stupid things to advance a plot.

[@littlemrpinkness295]

Confronting someone like that is a surefire way of becoming the next victim...

[@bettybagwell3712]

So the boy supposedly died because the mom was working instead of watching him, but he looks like a pretty big boy who didn't need watching.

[@jaquelinemonteiro3476]

It's sad to realize how the pain of loss can lead us to lose our reason. Excellent film

[@marlies7230]

That movie has something from the horror short "the dollmaker". It's also from ALTER and both films are SO COOL MADE!

[@TheBlairWenchProject]

_what do you mean? Is it the actor?_

[@marlies7230]

@@TheBlairWenchProjectNo it has the same vibes

[@annalacock848]

All I could think was, "Don't eat that bird... WHY WOULD YOU EAT THE BIRD?!" And then later, "Please don't tell me he threw up the bird... DON'T PUT THE THROW UP BIRD IN YOUR DEAD SON'S MOUTH!!" *gag* I felt like I was scolding a toddler or a puppy.

[@ChandrasovaBiswas]

I felt the same 😢

[@mareir]

Boy, Anna can sleep through anything.

[@selenem3384]

sleep through your husband being a nuthouse or a narcissist

[@monkeypooh9014]

So tragically terrifying. Unfortunately, fathers killing their families isn't uncommon these days. I fear the mindset of evil. It is disturbing. Keep your mind and heart pure and full of love and light.

[@amlankaushik2168]

M0thers does isn't uncommon either these days . Corruption transcends all boundaries

[@jaderochester]

One of the best short horrors I’ve seen so far! Incredible. Very eerie and creepy. Makes you think how quickly someone can lose their mind in a sense, (or have a demon attached to you, depending on how you view the voice)

[@simondoutreleau6431]

Thank you very much 🙏🙏

[@doomsdayadams]

Can you imagine how much more impactful and less trite the messages from beyond would be as whispers rather than growling forceful demands? Also, just a gentle reminder that if you have any inkling that your dearly departed loved one might come back to life, don't have them embalmed. Pumping them with chemicals kinda messes up the whole lore about rising from the dead, imho.

[@noemiz8720]

I really wanted to compliment the whole cast, because these short films really make me feel the adrenaline like they were real horror movies, and on top of that, they are beautiful to watch, really very well done and with amazing actors, there is a special attention for any .small thing, and the fact that the characters are so well studied fascinates me ... it would be nice to understand if it is the channel that invents the stories of the videos, hires the actors and then publishes them with copyright ... or if it shoots videos were already been shot ... but I suppose the first, otherwise I doubt .that would have such a stir. in any case, good, really good, I love your channel.

[@simondoutreleau6431]

Actually the channel is looking for independents filmmakers from all over the world and they distribute their work through ALTER. Concerning OUT IN THE WOODS, I sent them the movie, they liked it and decided to put in online.

[@noemiz8720]

@@simondoutreleau6431 oh, got it now! then congratulations to you for the work you did, the video reminded me of a book that I read a while ago, which helped to make me passionate about the horror genre and the macabre, I loved this video and the atmosphere enchanted me , keep it up!

[@simondoutreleau6431]

@@noemiz8720 It’s thanks to you that indie films still get viewed. Thank you again for the compliments Noemi !

[@moniquevandeplas5210]

@@simondoutreleau6431 wait I thought they held festivals. R u saying they will take a film submission anytime?

[@simondoutreleau6431]

@@moniquevandeplas5210 Yes definitely, they will examine it. It takes some time before they come back to you but eventually they will (I suppose they have a lot submissions)

[@SpineGrinderTrainsWife4Lyfe]

I love twists like this that leave you with a sense of dread at the realisation, bravo!

[@jennifercuautle-herrera537]

I thought the woman told the old man that Luis wasn't his father, wasn't Thomas father

[@flux1968]

She meant that Luis is not like his (Luis's) father

[@ayoelang]

I wonder if Lechen is actually real. Nick says his father head him too. But Louis never knew about it. The fact that he hears the very same creature talking to him?

[@Vishakha_B897]

BETTER THAN HOLLYWOOD.

[@simondoutreleau6431]

That's too much honor ;)

[@darcihoudeshell2588]

Now, that was a great one, Alter! Thanks for the upload! ❤

[@Whatprdaf]

After watching this video, it seems I’m better off alone 😅

[@ethericbliss23]

GREAT short! Thank you for sharing this with us. Really appreciate the cinematography in your shots. Everything is in-camera and you didn't rely at all on any CG (even though "I" AM a huge CG fan) and captured everything with the lens. At least I THINK you did, couldn't tell if you didn't. Great lighting and atmosphere as well. Well done!! Cheers! : )

[@simondoutreleau6431]

Thank you very much! Indeed, I rather use "on set effects" than CGI... You gain on every level of credibility plus it's easier for actors to work that way on set, it's more immersive.

[@timbutler5033]

Shit this one was really good. So scary I love it. Loved the effects, the mental transition, the acting, all of it was amazing. Truly a great watch.

[@simondoutreleau6431]

Thank you very much !

[@RichardDuCrou]

Thanks Alter for sharing short film like that !! Great film and amazing work !!

[@simondoutreleau6431]

Thank you very much Richard, what a chance to be part of ALTER !

[@plagakiller4125]

Kind of reminds me of a demented pet cemetery with a twist; well done though.

[@mathieudagher3164]

This is a realy impressive work you've done man ! Congrats to you and all your team, can't wait to see all your next short films 😉💯💯

[@simondoutreleau6431]

Thank you Mathieu ! It feels great to know some people are expecting more of what I will create. One more time you should watch my last short : The Dream Eater on my socials !

[@mathieudagher3164]

The Dream Eater is also awesome ! I appreciated the mysterious and dark mood of it. Always a pleasure to watch it again 👀 Now time to be patient till your next movie ! 🙌

[@simondoutreleau6431]

@@mathieudagher3164 thank you Mathieu 🙏🙏🙏 don’t worry, it’ll arrive sooner than you think !

[@aaronstanek8725]

"The thing that comes outta the ground ain't the thing ya put in".

[@Lucky_Chase]

This movie was eerie all around, brown to the creaking floor.

[@Tater4200]

Oh dam....that poor poor momma 😢

[@lifzakw5307]

Daamnn man. It was great!!!!

[@simondoutreleau6431]

I’m really glad you liked it !

[@Mike-mm6jp]

great film!

[@PrimitiveInTheExtreme]

Great short film. Good work. 👹

[@MarcioSilva-qe1vd]

A Pet Cemetery, but more realistic!

[@BecD1983]

So glad I found this channel ❤

[@Nicoletta_Mariana_974]

Ooooh punaise très effrayant 😱cool ce film merci 👍👍😮

[@simondoutreleau6431]

Merci beaucoup !

[@annoyingkid48]

how does something with such an apparently high budget and so much effort from the cast and crew have such awkward writing (╥﹏╥)

[@tishuse9348]

These are the best right before bed!

[@happymood888]

This reminds me of that time I got dared to dig up that body in the Cemetery in Lay next to him for an hour, oh those were the good old days

[@RobTFirefly]

I love this channel, but it's got a real habit of using video thumbnails which spoil what would have otherwise been really neat reveals in the films.

[@HollyHargreaves]

What a cool still!

[@gomezgomez9665]

Oh that was brilliant!! Goid company whilst cooking the Christmas dinner! ❄️🎄❄️🎄❄️🎄 Oh and have to say today I will be able to watch all 508 Alter movies I have on my phone on a big big tv ! Bye bye little phone screen!! I've been a very committed Alter fan! Let the games begin!! First up mmmmm? The smiling man me thinks!!!!

[@LisaLumusic]

Chilling!!

[@talenachavis7572]

this has so much promise but that the fact that she goes in even though that guy has his red flags flying high I was just ultimately disappointed I was really hoping maybe she had like her own darkness or something but instead of feeling like she couldn't get love other than the creepy dude whatever

[@jackandjill-jk4on]

😰 I am really scared Nice Film.

[@atimidbirb]

Leschen sounds exactly like my dad

[@ArthurKibata_Official]

very chilling scenes I had a shiver🥶

[@gokugoma3258]

Good short 👍🏾

[@pepperedpickles418]

Thought that was dynamo at first

[@EzraWilson1]

This is what happens when you’re haunted by Worf from Star Trek.

[@andrewallison4287]

💀😂

[@drewtaylor8250]

Nobody eats like that come on now really :-)

[@LisaNC832]

Excellent

[@jewelsland3376]

Scary

[@TheBlairWenchProject]

_That smell had to be loud and distinct. No way she didn’t know. The acting was bad. Storyline was creepy._

[@LauraSiwa]

So crazy 😨😨

[@sangshine3121]

Plz alter give English subtitles too😊

[@anamikaabhilash2960]

I belive this is an awesome inspiration from "pet semetery" maybe? It's kinda similar but also different and the this short film itself is giving me exactly what i like to watch in a good horror movie ! I will say it's very well done.

[@donnawarren4621]

I wish the ending was better, it was based on pet cemetery!!

[@-JA-]

Nice.

[@stevenbrian8850]

I think the demon is not so dunb that it gonna bet with human on re-alivin his loved one.... Its just type of giving short amount of relief, the loved one hangin there lol

[@pausemental]

That was good!!

[@marciavaleria856]

Hey please puts Brazilian legend ❤️🥰

[@kitekat83]

uff.....

[@mandisaaaa9720]

Wow. Just..wow and damn. Thanks for that scary ass, guttural demon voice 👏

[@simondoutreleau6431]

We kinda worked on it but Mike Meth really had it from the very beginning ;)

[@sweettea3406]

Super 💞💞💞💞👍💓💞👍💓💓💞

[@EllieBee60]

Too similar to Pet Sematary which was written by the master of horror Steven King.

[@__seeker__]

Louis is hot.

[@muhammadjanealamofficial166]

Who Is The Fan Of Pakistani Drama Serial "Parizaad". Me Also.

[@SS-lk7fs]

The acting does not look natural..tbh......

[@l.nichols4303]

This one just didn’t work for me. A bit overacted and the plot was lacking. Sorry .

[@Phoenixville339]

Creepy ❤️💜💜

[@shikharsrivastava4491]

Looks like and very much similar to PET CEMETARY

[@TheBlairWenchProject]

_hiding in the comments. Rewinding when I miss something._ 🫣🥴🫡❤️🫱🏼‍🫲🏾

[@Sanghelios]

Looks like it was inspired on many points by Stephen King's Pet Sematary. But with the Leschen, a form of the Leshy, an East European "counterpart" of the Native American legend of the Wendigo that is involved in the same kind of ritual in Pet Sematary. The main character's name is Louis, like in the S. King story ;) Great short film :D

[@ReniBano]

Yeah, I was thinking of Pet Sematary the whole time I was watching this... Not to discredit or offend the writer of course. I love Horror, it's one of my fav genres, so to see an inspiration is remarkable

[@simondoutreleau6431]

Thank you very much ! You’re pretty right on your analysis :)

[@cfrka114]

Thanks so much for watching the film guys! Glad you enjoyed it

[@peacedish7786]

Isn't Leshy just some sort of forest spirit tho? I've never heard that he eats people

[@krishkarthik6930]

For me it felt like, similarity with the dollmaker short film of alter.

[@JBunny7482]

I love how the devil makes promises, but only makes you believe they're true. LOVE that twist!!!

[@jiahkuroneko1850]

Anna : wake up to Nick scream ❌ Anna : wake up to door knocking sound ✅

[@Yasmin-jt1ux]

He didn't bring his son back to life... He reunited his wife with his dead son but he couldn't join them... He's stuck in another side... They of madness.... What a twist..

[@tombarter3287]

Why is she so fucking cheerful and nonchalant whilst planning her son’s funeral?

[@nicoledyble2442]

Shock

[@blackzodiacvideography9311]

This is a very well-made short film. The film combines the themes of grief, childhood trauma and mental illness very well. Even though the film is only 23 minutes it never feels 'rushed', which is down to good pacing of the story. I really like the Supernatural aspect with the unknown creature. I especially liked the part where Louis could hear his son's cries through the creature's hand against his ear - very creative. Very good acting from the cast too, especially when the dead son was a corpse at the breakfast table being fed the oatmeal. The story was very engaging and held my attention throughout 👍🏾

[@lloydrobert6182]

7:08 After "Sweet dreams, Louis!" I couldn't keep serious.

[@sad-yellow...]

Anybody else getting pet cemetery vibes?

[@nikseamourtv9522]

This movie is so good! Congrats to the director and the team. I watched it 2 times already. Letsgo!!

[@simondoutreleau6431]

Nothing would make me happier Nikse! Thank you very much !

[@provifoofoo3148]

I love this channel! Feels like I'm at the movies :)

[@nancyM1313]

Alter...doing everything to scare us out of the woods. Thanks! 🎄🎅

[@darcihoudeshell2588]

Hey! I live in the woods and I thought this was a great short! 🙀

[@MekoBlu]

4:08 lol... Y'all remember that scene in The Golden Child when Brother Numspa was talking to The Devil?

[@tombarter3287]

Great film but the Leschen didn’t really come across enough as “demonic tempter” and a bit too much as “I have had it with these snakes on this plane.”

[@colonelhermesl.1710]

This was awesome. Tragic and drammatic. Not just some corpses and rituals for the screen. The actor that did the father was very good, he gave me a sense of true desperation, both for the loss of his loved ones and both for the madness. Good job

[@rohitsurve747]

Corpse Blinked at 21.25

[@FlowerLady-tv3ys]

Now that was creepy! Enjoyed it! "Pet Cemetery" for sure. Lol!! Never make a deal with a demon because you might not like it. The poor man made a terrible mistake in making a deal with a demon. Now he has to pay for it.

[@DarkSektori]

I'll bet that bird tasted like chicken. This has a bit of a "Pet Cemetery" like influence to it. It's Quite good.

[@polaroid_people4676]

alter is like year long halloween i love it

[@Djedefra]

This was awesome. A classical horror theme brought in style with great atmosphere. I loved it! :D

[@simondoutreleau6431]

I'm really glad you liked it ! Thank you !

[@vktesla]

the writing/acting :X. feel like this one didnt really do anything new and struggled at that. liked the sound and cinematography quite a bit though!

[@browncandy5017]

There should be a part 2 and a little bit longer

[@kjenkins6946]

Good story and cinematography but… the only good actor was the corpse son (he had no lines). Along with the Demon’s voiceover. Better actors would have knocked this out of the park.

[@cfrka114]

Ty for your feedback

[@TheBlairWenchProject]

_I agree. It wasn’t the best acting._ 🎭

[@leonbowen6567]

It's been awhile since I watched an alter film but you guys are way underrated 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟!!!!!!!

[@einienj3281]

This was Awesome! ♥️ Happy New Year Everyone 🥳 Greetings from Finland ♥️

[@its__peachy5187]

How did Thomas die? I know they said the mom wasn’t watching him. Maybe I missed something.

[@annoyingkid48]

played soccer too hard