IT STARES BACK - COSMIC HORROR

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Facing a crisis of faith, a woman demands to see the deity she has dedicated her life to. But, some things should remain unseen.
If you stare into the abyss long enough, it stares back at you - Friedrich Nietzsche
Written and Directed: Matt Sears
Starring: Renee Sears
DOP: Tim Knight
Score: Michael Vignola
Assistants: Cenk Yanki Karabulut, James Freeman
VFX and Sound Design: Matt Sears
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[@MattSears]

In the mood for some more traditional horror? Check out my latest short 0LUX - kzbin.info/www/bejne/r2HEhGWkZrygg8k

[@jeremytitus9519]

*Being of fathomless and unencompassable terror says:* “Talk shit, get hit”

[@MattSears]

Haha! Wise words.

[@AFoxInFlames]

Perfect words.😂❤

[@michaellima1288]

It really said "fuck around and find out"

[@iGame3D]

LOL

[@Wayoutthere]

"I think I had enough.," Oh....we are just starting mortal

[@nickeni3050]

Reminds me of one time our church's junior pastor's wife had this thing where she had been praying for a deep encounter with God, she fasted, prayed and all that yet things were still the usual. Until one Friday service we had where the theme was something related to anointing, (can't remember well )... Anyways, in this service she got that encounter she had been looking for only that it came in the form of her being drunk in ceaseless tongues for over 5 hours. Our senior pastor had to do his own prayer to thank God for her encounter and ask him to tone it down a bit so that she could go home😂 Our pastor always tells us that we should be careful what we ask, cause many times God is happy to see us wanting to participate and he'll expressly show how happy he is by giving surplus of what we asked for. Another example, which is an even more funny one is the time we did a church 5 days prayer retreat. One of our members had been praying for one God to open his eyes to see the things of the spirit... God did and it didn't take 2 days for bro to start praying that God should close it back🤣😭

[@ivanbraidi]

The last part is pure cosmic horror at its finest. Exceptional visual and sound design.

[@NothingIsKnown00]

Short indie horror films on KZbin is such a breath of fresh air. No over-explanation. No annoying characters. No bloat. Intense from the first moment.

[@habitualresistor9548]

9 out of 10 ain't bad.

[@MrJerichoPumpkin]

it is becoming ridicoulous how easy is to find top notch quality horror in the 5-20 minutes range here on KZbin compared to how difficult is becoming to see a new decent full-length horror movie

the character is kinda annoying, but then it gets interesting

[@alliemandleni5846]

Bloat?💀

[@TayWoode]

But then people always say “this needs to be made into a feature length” when it obviously doesn’t and yet they’re usually the same type of people with short attention spans who can’t focus too long

[@J.William78]

One of the finest portrayals of genuine cosmic horror. I dare say Mr Lovecraft would of been proud of your work.

[@MattSears]

Thank you! That is a BIG compliment.

[@KosMik_Skul]

fr fr. lol but I agree. without a doubt. you perfectly nailed one of the few peaks of true cosmic horror. I haven't been that disturbed, freaked out, unsettled, and horrified by any horror videos in awhile... and never by a video that's that unbelievably simple and under 10 minutes short! amazing job man! you're a true artist.

[@Ibi_ms]

I fully agree with this

[@NeverUseAnApostrophe]

Would have or would've. Read a book.

[@J.William78]

@@NeverUseAnApostropheYou should probably read a book or two on getting a life. It's a Utube comment not a grammar exam.

[@bhaskarsharma991]

The fact that she could not open her eyes is enough to terrify me. It can actually happen in real during sleep paralysis. Great work again, Matt

[@virlas1371]

i couldn't open my eyes once when i woke up with conjunctivitis and having that as a kid was enough to make me scream for help.

[@roberttarmann2942]

I actually had that happen once. My mind "booted up" before my body did. I was fully lucid, yet couldn't move a muscle or even open my eyes for a time. Absolutely one of the most horrifying moments in my life.

[@KosMik_Skul]

well, yeah duh... sleep PARALYSIS means u can't do anything, including opening your eyes. if you've actually had it before u would know. and it's no joke. it really is terrifying, coupled with the other things u feel, n sense, hear, and "see" in that darkness. but it would be pretty weird n unusual if that was the only thing you couldn't move or do...

[@KosMik_Skul]

holy shit, it is especially in this context while she's in direct contact with the abyss. goddamn scariest video I've seen period in awhile. but that part REALLY sells it!

[@isaidwtfover]

I can see that happening.

[@AskMarkieMark]

A great little Michael Crichton moment..."be careful what you ask for" or better yet "you were so busy wondering IF you could do something, you never stopped to think if you SHOULD."

[@saraferguson1156]

The fact that you didn’t make the deity into something we could comprehend was an excellent touch. Usually with cosmic horror it’s a Cthulu looking creature or vaguely humanoid. Something we can look at and make sense of. but this was like a Rorschach blotch or a galaxy in space or even the inside of the human iris. You couldn’t really tell what was the deity or what was part of her eye and that made it so terrifying. The fact that there was no roar or noise from the deity was a nice touch too.

[@Spam1192]

This is incredible. It perfectly captured that sense of smallness that is so hard to show on screen.

[@MattSears]

Thank you! Really glad it managed to capture that!

[@SoldierOfGod778]

Personally, I’d say this is your best cosmic horror film. The visualisation of the human mind’s incomprehension of God, and the greater cosmos is fantastic!

[@gootshall]

It actually reminded me of what angels are described as looking like.

[@Craftion_90s]

What makes this more terrifying is the fact of what it is, my guess is an elder god, but it’s left up to interpretation. Cosmic horror at it’s finest. Amazing work.

[@svendtang5432]

Its actually a very god depiction of the Christian god

[@Just_A_Simple_Time_Traveller]

The concepts of elder god and such is introduced by H.P Lovecraft in his works, for his works. While they are often used elsewhere, they are in no way universally applicable. As such I do not think they can really be used to classify anything outside of that universe. I think trying to would against the meaning of the work. But if you were to use that to classify it, I agree.

[@adw6894]

​@@svendtang5432 What kind of cruel god is that? . People really worship this sheety god? lol

[@blueberrypawsome]

@@adw6894Doesnt really sound like the Christian god

[@higaiwokeru]

I think what’s more terrifying is how easy it is to make this incomprehensible, powerful being of the cosmos angry These creatures are beyond our level of understanding, we are nothing but ants to them, less than ants yet if we even dare to talk back to them, or say something they don’t like, they won’t hesitate to drain you of your life and sanity

[@dilpickles5928]

It's a warning.. It's human nature to want to know the "truth" of our existence.. But that truth may be far more terrifying than blissful ignorance. The void is deeper than the deepest ocean.. And the horrors at those depths may be beyond conception.

[@Theobfool]

Or maybe they’re not. Could be both even

[@russellsimienii9343]

What I do know is God rewards courage

[@anthronox4992]

That is the belief when you're shallow in philosophy of humanity and nature. Believe it or not, a spiritual side of humans and universe exists. When you come in touch with it, you realize God Almighty. Then you find answers that seemed foolish before. You realize your insignificance. You realize that there are things that you can not, and should not see and imagine. For example, God. God is Omnipotent and Omniscient. To try to realize His Being is height of foolery. He is unfathomable. That is why He is God, and we; Creation. There is no way for us to realize Him, unless He Himself wishes.@@Theobfool

[@LexaJ828]

@@russellsimienii9343no one cares what you say your god rewards. All gods are dicks anyway

[@bushfather5725]

​@@russellsimienii9343The God you know may well try. But the its not the gods you know that should be afraid of finding. Its the gods you don't know

[@Alexanderthetitan]

Cosmic horror just got real! This is one of the scariest films I’ve seen in awhile.

[@MattSears]

Thanks man, really appreciate it! Great to hear from you, you're killing it.

[@gen-zeke-8571]

Cosmic Horror is so mind altering and in such a good way. Better than many 90-120 minute horror films.

[@tbaxter07]

Wow you mean making a 6-minute film is easier than making an hour and a half long movie? Golly you don't say?!

[@d4mdcykey]

And with each film, Matt, you demonstrate that rare talent in a director who really understands the visceral and arcane language of film. As always, superb work, sir, and hats off to your team.

[@MattSears]

Thank you for the kind words as always! Always really nice to see familiar names checking backing in on new work, so thank you!

[@christopherecatalano]

Wow. That creeped the hell out of me. Amazing looks and sound design throughout. The final "transition" was very frightening.

[@MattSears]

Thank you!!!

[@niyah4359]

Everything, Everything from the isolation in the woods, to the shallow depth of the back ground showing the isolation in her mind. To the tight camera shots letting us know just how intense this is going to be. To the cold color grading making us feel the chill in the film. To the embodiment of a disrespected God taking vengeful action to those who deny him in time of crisis to the protagonist not being able to free herself from her own eyes. To the delicious B-rolls this film was 6 minutes of captivity I didn't want to get away from.

[@MrPhife333]

Wow, what an amazing video! It so succinctly sums up Lovecraft. "There's probably nothing out there at all. But if there is something out there, it doesn't care about you. It just wants to eat you."

[@thedanrobergeexperience7881]

Wow! It’s insane on how having a vision, talent and good writing can come that close to H.P.’s vision, while big budget movie fails to do it!

[@andrewvarcoe4741]

Wicked job, loved the way you introduced the cosmic entity, usually its an eye or something p, but this captures what a cosmic being might be like just to look at it. Loving the cosmic horror videos that are coming out, the creatures from lovecrafts work are really interesting creations of the imagination. Gives an idea of what our minds can grasp and understand. Lots of people say its hard to do a cosmic being, but if you start with cosmic images and then work in the parts of living creatures you can make some interesting ideas. Like this one starting as stars and working into a soul eating hole of sorts, like a mouth without teeth. I am a lover of these types of creatures, because of how they interact with he universes they exist in. Really loving the shorts coming out with those creatures, especially becuse I have been trying to write and give explanations for why they would be as they are. The way they treat humanity and how they interact with the universe, I can totally understand why most show monstrous creatures following or representing them, like a creature that howls and wears a mask seen in another short, I can easily explain why the monstrous physiology and why human's heads burst when they look upon some, I could use real biology and technology to explain how they could be real. Wicked stuff

[@micahp988]

Your comment should be hearted ♥️

[@johncarey1634]

Not realizing this was the same channel I was like wait that lady played the mom in The Sky!

[@MattSears]

Haha! Yeah same lady, she'll be happy you recognised her. Cheers for watching.

[@Msmary98-98]

@@MattSearswill you be bringing the other two back who also starred on the sky? I knew she looked and sounded familiar but I just couldn’t place her 😂

[@IsmaelSilva7]

What a short. And great actress.

[@ReneeSe-entertainer-actress]

Thank you. I loved playing this part.

[@jt1939]

Absolutely brilliant. The score itself is so ominous and creepy, love it.

[@MattSears]

Big shout out to Michael Vignola!

[@Werzagig]

I love the musical score in this. Very fitting.

[@daviddamascus9657]

That was really entertaining. When she starts expressing how she's seen enough you definitely sense the enxiety and fear that builds. Its cosmic horror so you know this isnt going to go well for the lady but you were able to get the trepidation across anyway.

[@nachgeben]

I'm so glad that you posted the Making Of for this, if only because KZbin saw it fit to not show me you posted on my sub list, and I don't get notifications for anything, either. I love how it looks like the human iris when viewed up close/with equipment like a microscope, the running theme matching the title regarding eyes/vision/looking. You're always amazing, Matt.

[@MattSears]

Always battling the algorithm haha. Really happy yo managed to find it and appreciate the kind words! It was definitely a fun challenge creating the look, but a big challenge so really happy you liked the look.

[@sunsetfox75]

“You cannot see my face, for no one may see me and live.” - Exodus 33:20

[@Key_and_Quill]

I don't think she was praying to the same God.

[@doomedarts]

@@Key_and_Quill but the principle is the same.

[@adw6894]

@@doomedarts what kind of "loving" god's principle is that? Lol

[@doomedarts]

@@adw6894 it's not about being loving. What the OP meant is that you can't see the face of God, or of a god, and live, or even stay the same. Specially in cosmic horror, people who'd become aware of the existence of gods would go insane or die horrible deaths.

[@adw6894]

@@doomedarts That's god's fault. Killing someone just because they see your face? What kind of cruel thing would do that? No respect to cruelty

[@muhdahnaf7927]

The cinematography is great. I love how the actress feel angry and disbelieved in the same time, before the climax. And the deity for sure, is a one hell of a deity

[@MattSears]

Thank you very much! Appreciat the kind words.

[@muhdahnaf7927]

@@MattSears I figure out the actress is your mother, because of the same last name. Both of you and the other crews did a great job

[@MattSears]

@@muhdahnaf7927 Cheers, yeah that's my mum. She did do a great job, as always! I'll pass on the kind wods.

[@muhdahnaf7927]

@@MattSears My pleasure :)

[@muhdahnaf7927]

@@MattSears I've watched Toby, Tabitha and The Sky. For their respective horror sub-genres, they are well-made. I like 'Tabitha' the most, particularly because of the build-up, how you 'double' your mother in same scene, and the unexpected ending. The murder scene looks disturbing although there's no visual of it. But I have to credit 'The Sky' for its almost-ethereal CGI and VFX

[@colin2utube]

We've probably all done that bargaining with a supernatural being whether believers or not, in the hope of a positive outcome to some difficult situation, never anticipating an even worse one !

[@TypeZeta2]

I like this because in a way it evokes the idea of Ghatanathoa from Lovecraftian horror where gazing upon it freezes you into a living mummy

[@connorgirvin17]

This is incredible - probably some of the most powerful cosmic horror I've seen, in such a raw and personal form. Also, as an avid 40k fan, I imagine this is what happens when the Gods notice you...

[@panthusiast8472]

20 seconds into the score and i already got the goosebumps. Great job on the score.

[@AllThingsFilm1]

I loved it. When you invest so much into an idea that exists solely in your mind, the moment you cry for it to reveal itself you realize you're really blind.

[@Blackdragonsama]

i LOVE this. no jumpscares, just so, so much creepiness and unease

[@xavieno]

This was incredible, you are a master of your craft!

[@MattSears]

Thank you! Not sure about master just yet, but i'll take it haha.

[@guyvizard549]

I used to briefly judge short film competitions, and this is great: pithy, scary, and a great performance from the lead. Simple and so effective. Very much in keeping with cosmic horror without the obvious tentacle monsters.

[@KittyCrystal]

Beautiful, gut-wrenching work as always, Matt. I wish more people would explore the horror that stems from not knowing which is worse: There being no God or there being a God who judges us. Thank you for also giving us a behind-the-scenes peek! Love your work, keep it up!

[@MattSears]

Thank you!! You're more than welcome. It's a very scary thought for sure, I think the former scares me more. Glad you enjoyed the BTS too. Always working on new stuff so hopefully won't be too long before the next piece!

[@lukasbauer8783]

The second, definitely the second.

[@cthulhu4411]

It isn't good or evil it's chaos , Azathoth is so powerful that looking into it is pure madness to a human there is no morality with cosmic horror only humans losing thier sanity becaus ether cannot handle such an uncomphrehendable being , Azathoth is like a supermassive black hole that destroys and consumes everything in its path and cares nothing for personal ideology or belief just as the universe cares nothing for us either it feels nothing it simply exists and is Chaos itself !

[@Bleepbleepblorbus]

​@@lukasbauer8783 Agreed

[@SaintJimmy379]

Amazing, this is the best locecraftian horror I've seen in at least a year. 10/10 no critique, just amazement!

[@HowlinMadBob]

simple premise, great acting on her part. phenominal conclusion! love the visuals and audio!... well done!

[@ReneeSe-entertainer-actress]

Thanks so much for your comment about my acting :)

[@VictorReynolds]

Be careful for what you ask for, you just might get it! Excellent story!

[@adw6894]

Asking for a sign of god is an innocent wish. Nothing wrong with it, and it harms no one. What kind of nazi cruel god would kill an old woman just because she wish to see him. He's just not worth her worshipping

[@JosephCummington]

​@@adw6894 "nazi god" Just... wow

[@adw6894]

@@JosephCummington yes. It's dictator

[@ROPictures]

Amazing! Everything from the camera work to the sound. Pitch perfect!

[@MattSears]

Thank you! Was great fun making this. Mike score was amazing, it'll be out on Spotify soon.

[@petertaylor4954]

Really cool. The cinematography, the sound, everything. Epic.

[@sikozen]

Not me at 4:02 snapping and clapping at the screen, screaming 'That's what you wanted!' and knocking my drink over. Holy crow. This is TERRIFYING. 👏👏🌹🌹 Brav-o. Seriously. That was really great. 10/10 recommend to anyone skimming the comments.

[@MattSears]

Amazing!! Thanks for the recommendation! Haha. Thanks for watching, really glad it got to you!

[@isaidwtfover]

Good grief. You ok?

[@mikeyreed7451]

This deserves way more credit. The cosmic horror vibe was here perfectly, if there’s more made from this I’d watch it no questions ask. When she’s begging that she’s scared I knew it was about to get serious.

[@jamescabeen6963]

Anyone making a cosmic horror film could use scenes like this. Very good.

[@TeemuKetola]

As a fellow filmmaker, I really enjoy your short films. Well done and I hope to see more. Subscribed!

[@poney_en_bottes4841]

Action/Consequences at it's finest, truly incredible

[@RandomAxeOfKindness]

This is the problem. If you're praying to a higher power, you're not capable of knowing what it is or if it lies to you.

[@OlsiGerdani]

You are right just like people think they are praying to god when in reality they have no idea what they are doing if they do it

[@CatzlovichCatnipAndCabbages]

You are capable of knowing these things as in order for God to truly be God He must be perfect in all His ways, without the capacity for lying because to lie is to promise something that one either cannot deliver or has no intention of actually delivering. Neither of these things can be true of God since there is no thing that He is not capable of doing and for Him to promise something that He never actually had the intention of doing would mean that there is some level of bitterness in Him which would make Him incomplete within Himself, which is impossible because a being which is perfect in all of His ways cannot be lacking something internally which would cause Him to delight in the suffering of one of His created beings.

[@seandevine3695]

@@CatzlovichCatnipAndCabbagesCool story. Now do babies with cancer.

[@CatzlovichCatnipAndCabbages]

@@seandevine3695 "Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned: For until the law sin was in the world: but sin is not imputed when there is no law. Nevertheless death reigned from Adam to Moses, even over them that had not sinned after the similitude of Adam's transgression, who is the figure of him that was to come. But not as the offence, so also is the free gift. For if through the offence of one many be dead, much more the grace of God, and the gift by grace, which is by one man, Jesus Christ, hath abounded unto many."- Romans 5: 12-15 Next grievance?

[@seandevine3695]

@@CatzlovichCatnipAndCabbages That’s a whole lot of words just to say that your God is a sociopath.

[@stacieball977]

This was amazing! Wish it were longer!

[@Dan-zc3ou]

Amazing and outstanding performance of the Actress! she really portrayed the feeling of watching the abyss

[@ReneeSe-entertainer-actress]

Thank you. I really enjoyed making this film.

[@multidigitunhengedmigit]

The fact that makes it scary is it makes you wonder whats really out there whats beyond this small world we live in it opens up your curiosity but you will never get to see it humans cant even make it past the moon without countless tries so we may never get to see what lurks in the dark cold abyss of outer space.

[@redemption101caleb]

This left me with genuine chills. What a brilliant bit of cosmic horror.

[@johnpetty3574]

It amazes me how many of these short stories ,here on YT, are far more better than Hollywood's attempts. For the last 10 or so years, Hollywood had been doing " JUMP SCARE " films, which i found very enjoyable, BACK THEN, but after awhile it became to predictable and common place. We need more Horror like THE VOID and THE MIST. There's a few others that are escaping me st the moment.

[@pommydiva1]

this was unbelievably great. At first i had the impression she was just a whinging old woman, but wow, what a twist at the end. great special effects too.

[@leo-unddieAnderen]

That does not necessarily mean that the one she was following was what spoke to her or showed her that. It could have been something else. Something that crept in through the window of her doubtful moment. There are tricksters.

[@christianv-h3278]

Oh my gosh YES! Cosmic horror from Matt Sears himself? How did I not find out about this new film earlier?! Gonna watch it straight away 😁

[@MattSears]

Thanks! Hope you enjoyed it!

[@Mewnu]

These are phenomenal!!!!!! I can’t believe these aren’t high budget Hollywood blockbuster. The sound, picture, good acting , ambience! Killing it!!!!!! Moreeeee!!! ❤

[@cosmicvizionfilms]

this was beautifully shot! keep making cosmic horror!

[@sassysteveartist]

Absolutely bloody perfect. Bravo, and encore! 🙏🙏🙏

[@patrickcarleton3924]

One word...WICKED! So simple yet so deep!

[@deliriumarts]

beautiful camera angles and super gloomy atmosphere. Very captivating! Absolutely lovecraft would sends his regards.

[@MattSears]

Thank you very much! It's quite easy to create something gloomy filming in the UK haha. Tim did a great job on the cinematography.

[@jaynotjoe7589]

Man that was a wild ride, replay please.Beautifully composed, great storytelling.

[@AFoxInFlames]

Just the title alone is enough to make you stop, really good! Love some cosmic horror.❤

[@futurelineproductions7140]

When you stare into the dark, it stares back.

[@pekinobo]

Yes! I was thinking about what have happened to your channel a few days ago and now - this one drops. Love it. i so wish someone could give you loads of money to do a long/longer/full lenght movie. Untill that happens; Thank You Matt Sears for giving us horror and excellent visuals.

[@MattSears]

I'm still here! That's the dream , working hard to make it happen! Until then i'll be uploading more work here, hopefully the next one won't be quite so late. Thanks for following my work and watching, really appreciate the support.

[@thecosmiclovecraftian]

Yes I want this too ... someone give matt all the funding he needs so he can make a feature length version of his trailers "The Gate" and "The Anomoly" .... let's get seriously into the weeds of cosmic dread and other dimensional terror and body horror .... matts leading the charge 👍🏻💪🏻

[@pekinobo]

@@MattSears "Live your dream, but stay awake" as Momoko would say. I would like to ask if you have any plans of, like, putting out a DVD/BluRay with all your shorts and possible behind the scenes and so on? I really admire your visual style and hope to see more. Stay safe and Thank You.

[@pekinobo]

@@thecosmiclovecraftian Hello fellow Lovecraftian fan. I so enjoyed the trailer for "The gate" somehow my mind starting to go "we shouldn´t be here" and that is so freaking scary. 100% Agree with you, Matt is leading the charge. We need honest and scary cosmic horrors. A question, No need to answer if you don´t want to, but... what do you feel about "nihilistic" horrors? Not really sure, by the way, if it is a true term in horror, but the feeling of it "that everything is going to (bliiip) and so on" it gets me in a way. Sorry for the long text and late reply. Stay safe.

[@thecosmiclovecraftian]

​@@pekinoboI didn't know what nihilistic horror meant so I looked it up and found this definition "Nihilism is the view that there are no values; that, in the grand scheme of things nothing we do is important, and everything we hold dear will be swallowed by a gaping, cold void" If this is correct, then yes this kind of horror really gets me too, it's terrifying, and I can spend way too much time sometimes thinking about how everything and everyone we love will be gone some day in the next 80 ish years, ..... I can't even explain why I love cosmic horror and that feeling of dread so much ... and look for films that depict that feeling of utter despair and Foreboding.... possibly because I know its a safe dread, and it's not in the real world... and then my mind starts questioning whether it could all be real and lovecraft was mentally ill because he knew all this stuff he wrote of was based on knowledge he had ...... it's a hell of a can of worms for your mind to open

[@comradecid]

as a fervent admirer of cosmic and lovecraftian horror, i very much appreciated the focused, well-acted simplicity of this piece. however, i was a bit disappointed by how the ending was delivered (i.e., the visual transformation). the exquisite promise of this genre is that there are realities too vast and incomprehensible to be held within our feeble human minds, no matter how wise and powerful we imagine ourselves to be. this concept alone is enough to instil profound existential terror; forcible exposure to their awful, naked forms are sure to crush the soul and drive one mad. to deliver this dreadful unto a newly-grieving widow, her heart laid bare as she pleads with her until-now-unchallenged source of spiritual strength, is traumatic and terrifying in itself, without need of crude visual reinforcement. in her hour of greatest need, her faith has been confirmed outright as she is touched by the hand of god.... only to discover that god is in truth utterly incomprehensible, bitterly cold... and terrifyingly malevolent. perhaps a bit of abject terror and bleeding-from-the-ears would have sufficed. regardless, good job.

[@MattSears]

Cheers! Yeah I could have held back a little on the physical effects a little. I'm a big fan of body horror also so wanted to infuse a little of that in there too. Quite often cosmic horror and body horror seem to go hand in hand. Originally The God was going to have even more of a presence in this world, but it started diluting the idea a bit so I stripped that back. But I did like the idea of seeing something so terrifying/powerful that it has a drastic physical effect. But you're right, it could have worked either way.

[@suvojitpal6967]

It was fine af .... totally fire 🔥❤️. I love it ❤️. I remember reading something similar to this in a Lovecraft's story. I forgot the name of the story, but in that too, there was a human who could see into the darkness and the beings who lived in that darkness, but one day a creature or a god stared right back at him and from that point on his life changed. Thank you for bringing such a nice story into live action. ❤️🔥

[@MattSears]

Thank you! Really glad you enjoyed it. It's a really fascinating thought, I find myself quite drawn to the otherwordly.

[@deevan1415]

There's a 1963 film called "X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes" that has a similar plot.

[@IceCenders]

very very good! especially, very good makeup at the end, quite otherworldly chilling!

[@edaturk7529]

Another outstanding piece from Mr. Sears! The moment she opened her eyes was the same moment I had to turn on my lights! You consistently cast the best actors and somehow manage to tell stories that are not only deeply relatable but also profoundly true. The horror in your films feels so authentic because it comes from a place we've all experienced. Each scene, though brief, is powerful and resonates with the connection between life and fear. Simply incredible! Bravo!

[@sirvazo1633]

Nicely done. Captures well the concept of deep cosmic horror 👍

[@michaelwinter9842]

Excellent horror short. Most of the time these end with a "meh" moment. Not this one. It actually gave me chills, and that's saying a lot. Well done!

[@questf4liberty03]

What a great visually and emotional short.

[@kanoreese1253]

You sir, need a big budget for this. Good stuff!

[@mr.OMnistAR]

If you ask me cosmic horror is the most brutal and horrific unlike slasher and demons or aliens that can be somehow defeated or comprehend cosmic horror is undefeatable

[@selenita363]

Very unsettling, you really feel powerless. Great work!!

[@RabidRainy]

AHHH i love this woman's acting!! she's so good! watched Tabitha first, and when i saw her pop up in this video, i KNEW it was gonna be good!

[@ReneeSe-entertainer-actress]

Thank you so much😊 x

[@RabidRainy]

@@ReneeSe-entertainer-actress of course!! and I even noticed you played a shorter screentime role in The Sky, but I enjoyed your appearance in that film nonetheless! you clearly have a tendency of being featured in amazing horror works, and I trust for good reason too! 🖤

[@herreaper09]

Yooooooo that was AWESOME!!!!!!

[@damurfam]

this is amazing, perfectly done from idea to execution.

[@Gumpified25]

How did you pull off the galaxy goddess? That was really impressive and terrifying

[@JermaineGrant]

This is just brilliant!

[@MattSears]

Thank you, you're briliant.

[@the_wild_hunt1301]

almost as good as The Sky. Love the work. The moral of the story is "careful what you wish for" looking forward to more from you.

[@MattSears]

Cheers! Have a few scripts lined up, just figuring out which one feels right to make next. Will have a BTS for this film coming out shortly.

[@janewasson4845]

"Stare long into the abyss, and the abyss stares back at you." Friedrich Nietzsche

[@chrisschultz8598]

We fear the void, but we are a part of it.

[@susannoulton7634]

Wow that was very good. More of this please.

[@epimisti]

Great work! I think it encapsulates a lot of concepts that make cosmic horror great.

[@volvogeeza]

Bro was flabbergasted

[@ewintertyler]

Over this film! You really captured the eel of cosmic horror. Well done!

[@jt1939]

"The eel of cosmic horror" Lol, now there's a film I would like to see!

[@a.p.e.x3195]

I can imagine the eldritch god whispering in her mind in a mocking tone "careful what you wish for" over the repeating echoeings of "FALSE GOD!!!" growing louder and louder."

[@necronomiconjones8040]

awsome, and a great performance.

[@dragonmaster909]

Great, now I'm scared to close my eyes.

[@jeffreysmith694]

This was your best piece of work. Really felt the Lovecraftian vibe.

[@MattSears]

Thanks Jeffrey! Glad you enjoyed it!

[@brandyyoda]

Man, you knocked this one out of the park ! My favorite so far. 6 minutes… and I was drained.

[@kevindahlenburg6014]

This was wonderful! Thank you for sharing your film. Love cosmic horror!

[@georgeclinton4524]

The interesting thing to me is that she had dedicated her life to following this thing, yet seemed to know almost nothing about it, but had somehow come to the conclusion that it was extending her some form of protection or blessing.

[@JuicyBurger29]

This is why you never doubt unfathomable cosmic Eldritch gods, once i did that and suffered a fate worse than death. Being banned from free ham sandwich day

[@prophetofhorror]

Wow. Powerful in its simplicity.

[@spaceman77-y2p]

“Before there was time, before there was anything, there was nothing, before there was nothing, there were monsters”-Litch

[@MrConduct]

My first acid trip 😮. Bravo Matt

[@MattSears]

Hahaha! You're welcome. Was actually inspired a lot by peoples stories of DMT.

[@aliasbernardopaguro7475]

Oh...yes...absolute amazing! This is connected to the videos:the Gate, the Anomaly and the Sky?

[@MattSears]

Thank you! No intended connection with these, but it does fit quite nicely with The Gate!

[@kii5474]

Amazingly done!! The acting was superb in this one

[@ReneeSe-entertainer-actress]

Thank you so much :)