ESTHER | Horror Short Film | Red Tower Original | Exclusive World Premiere

In this terrifying horror short film, Katy has returned to her childhood home and finds that her sleep is being disturbed by something in the house from her past.
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Starring HALEY HESLIP as Katy & Esther
Directed & Edited by Matt Cunningham
Written by Matt Cunningham and Brian Levin
Director of Photography - Keith Golinski
Produced by Matt Cunningham & Brian Levin
Executive Produced by Tara Cunningham & Keith Golinski
Production Designer - Zach Thomas
Set Decoration and Stills - Danielle Julien
Soundtrack music provided by Artlist #artlist
Additional score composed by Dreaming In Neon
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[@tinaj1816]

Loved it beginning to end...Good job👏🏽

[@redtowerent]

Thank you so much!

[@xxsweetalkinxx]

I like when she is listening to the old gramophone music it was so much more Atmospheric

[@shirleypatten6212]

If I lived alone and spooky stuff started happening and I didn't immediately run out of the house screaming, at the least I'd turn every light on in the place and keep them on.

[@latoshaadams3828]

Yes

[@MichelleSPodcast]

And then what would you do when it turned the lights back off? Lol.

[@shirleypatten6212]

@@MichelleSPodcast Then I'd run out of the house screaming. Like I should have in the first place. 😀

[@MeganKugs]

I probably would’ve been out of there or at least had other people there before the last time but seeing that creepy ass hand slithering away from the alarm would be the end for me 100%. I’m not going over to check it out, I’m certainly not going behind the freaking plastic hanging there, nope I’m out the front door and Esther can chill by herself playing with the smoke alarm.

[@redtowerent]

That Esther is a real playful one! Katy is sleep deprived and just not thinking clearly. Poor Katy.

[@tonyvanniekerk7189]

I dont scare easily but this one raised the hair on my arms. Brilliant!

[@redtowerent]

Whoa!! Awesome! That's a huge compliment. Thank you for watching. Please send our best to your arm hair.

[@ukashatariq-l1z]

btw that "raised the hairs on my arms" called GOOSEBUMPS ok

[@TheFireline]

My eyes are hurting....a little bit more light would have been fine. Neverthless a good movie.

[@redtowerent]

We appreciate you watching. And we appreciate your eyes too.

[@muffinzvang875]

0:27 Love It. 0:38 You Guys Nailed It. 0:47 Keep up the work 1:36 I live these Short horror films. 1:56 best film 😊

[@redtowerent]

Thank you! We do our best and we will keep at it! We greatly appreciate you watching!

[@catilyeverafter316]

It was so dark I have no idea what the girl was afraid of. 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@redtowerent]

The dark. And dropping her toast.. butter side down!! The worst! Thanks for watching (or trying to). We appreciate it!

[@jonathanmacha5826]

Loved it! Slow build and great interplay with the score.

[@redtowerent]

Thank you for watching!

[@irfanazeem8765]

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[@danlonick800]

This is fantastic. Such great work from everyone involved 👌

[@redtowerent]

Thank you!

[@miapdx503]

I was laughing throughout this video, because every time the beeper went off my little dog Coco would bark...just like she does when mine goes off. 😏

[@redtowerent]

Haha! We’ve heard many comments about that!!

[@LadyLeomon]

Like #600! Thanks for the chills (kudos to the cast) and go hug your furbabies all 💙🐱💙

[@redtowerent]

600!! Rad! Hugs to all the fur babies!

[@MeganKugs]

⁠@@redtowerent Like # 780 😊 you’re definitely doing things right! Thanks for the videos.

[@undead1951]

Thank You, Red Tower !

[@redtowerent]

Thank YOU!

[@kurtweiand7086]

Well you did it. That scare at the end scared the BEGEBES otta me.😨

[@redtowerent]

You're welcome! 😁 Thanks for watching!

[@biancagrace83]

This was PHENOMENAL!!

[@IdaRamirez-ch5ds]

She sent so many messages to her doc & he did not even answer her great job again love these films

[@aishwaryavijoy1931]

I think she hasn't paid her electricity bill...🥲

[@heatherburrell]

Yes! Scary and I love it 😱

[@breezytemple3910]

Looked like scary iPhone commercial towards the end…. She even shows us quality by taking a picture

[@redtowerent]

Esther's good like that. She's got a face for the camera!

[@hansdascher2574]

Haley Heslip---I'm blind when it comes to reading credits. Uber pretty girl and marvelous actress. 'Nuff said.

[@redtowerent]

Haley is awesome! Thank you for watching and we'll make sure she hears the wonderful compliment.

[@dethengine]

This would have been perfect if not for the ad that popped up just as the big finale started!

[@redtowerent]

Oh no!! Thank you for watching and sticking with it! We greatly appreciate that.

[@horsthinterwaldler]

@@redtowerent I had the same problem. It's not a KZbin ad, it's your endcard. At 9:37 it suddenly pops up, with video recommendation and channel logo covering parts of the video, and unfortunately that completely destroys the horror of Esther's entry -- which is quite a shame, because the film is really good.

[@redtowerent]

@@horsthinterwaldler OH! I'll fix that now. Thank you!

[@horsthinterwaldler]

@@redtowerent You're welcome! And thanks for fixing it -- it looks a lot better now.

[@TheDweeb002]

@@redtowerentyou didn’t fix it

[@BeatriceNtiamoah-ol7lt]

Very spooky,but it was too dark to see what was really going on.

[@redtowerent]

We appreciate you watching!

[@Tater4200]

Am I the only one that will yell "YOU BETTER GET THA HELL OUTTA HERE I GOT A GUN!!" when I hear a strange noise? Lol

[@redtowerent]

You’ll shoot your eye out!! Careful. 😂

[@JesusGarcia-nf4yl]

Loved It! Very good film! Btw what's the name of the music played at the begining?

[@redtowerent]

Thank you!! Greatly appreciate that. Opening track is called Orbiting by Michael Vignola

[@coolkid9960]

Oh perfect I decided 2 am was a good idea to watch this wonderful I’m not sleeping tonight

[@redtowerent]

Haha! Doing our part to help with sleepless nights! We hope you got some zzzz... eventually.

[@sharpshooter012345]

Pretty good, i enjoyed it!

[@redtowerent]

We'll take it! Thank you for watching!

[@esrat2508]

so the fire alarm was beeping because it was afraid of the monster? that was my taking from the ending:P Also, if I would have such an imaginary friend, I would have killer confidence with that imagination lmao

[@horsthinterwaldler]

4:55 I think the note reads "Need new smoke alarm." It's hard to read so I'm not sure, but if I'm right it's a fun detail.

[@redtowerent]

Haha Sure does! Thank you for watching!

[@anabelBi]

I love horror movies always ,this one make me scared!!! I wish we can more watch long time movies like this❤❤❤❤ thanks for the videos you show in us❤❤❤❤

[@magnetdesignandadver]

OH MY, ESTHER - HOW YOU'VE GROWN!

[@redtowerent]

She's a tall drink of water... spoiled water from a deep dark well.

[@magnetdesignandadver]

@@redtowerent Dreadful even to think about - what a character - she could rival Samara!

[@Meggiebop_]

Great work!

[@redtowerent]

Thank you, Charlie! We greatly appreciate that.

[@tkell31]

Great acting and I liked the setting, but why a chirping alarm? I kept wondering if she let the house burn down or some connection to fire.

[@xxsweetalkinxx]

sounds like a battery playing up on the fire alarm but I'm only 3 mins in lol

[@hdubya692]

Wow. That was good.

[@redtowerent]

Thank you for saying that and for watching!!

[@robertjudy9135]

Super creepy. Loved it.

[@redtowerent]

Thank you for saying that!! And for watching!

[@coolkid9960]

I love spooky stuff as much as the next person but if this happened to me I’d never want to be alone

[@redtowerent]

This smoke alarm situation actually happened to me and that's what launched the idea of Esther!

[@nicklong1267]

You're MEAN ! Want more ! That was awesome !

[@redtowerent]

Thank you so much!!

[@futorenkin6838]

Her face gave me nightmares.

[@redtowerent]

You're welcome!

[@DethronerX]

Crazy!

[@cobbetlprogrammer1344]

Awesome: I don't want a friend like ESTHER. LOL!

[@redtowerent]

But Esther wants to be your friend til the end! Muahahahaha!

[@marylouclemente1079]

@@redtowerentlike Chucky

[@xxsweetalkinxx]

Great loved it Esther was larger than life hey! lol

[@redtowerent]

She’s got a big personality that’s hard to contain in her 9’ frame! 😳 thank you for watching!

[@xxsweetalkinxx]

@@redtowerent Thank you for all the great short films :P

[@lisacooper3991]

Holy Cow...that was creepy OMG

[@ihavegymnastics]

I liked that!

[@allcappaa6168]

Nice little Horror movie. But it drags a bit on, maybe make the next one a bit shorter.

[@yelo30]

I agree

[@redtowerent]

@@yelo30 We appreciate you watching!

[@redtowerent]

Thanks for watching!

[@lucialombardi195]

I understand ur pain for fire i found my neighbor in flames NO JOKE just him he melted to his chair known him going on 3 years look it up 104 knox st Lewiston maine apartment 3 it took me a long time to use matches for a cigarette sick I AM SOOO SORRY FOR THE CHARACTERS LOSS GOOD JOB THO!😢 It happened may 4th of 2018

[@redtowerent]

Awww, so sorry to hear about that. Sometimes we make these films as a way to heal through our own traumas too. We greatly appreciate you watching!

[@RobertJames-lt1lj]

Look under the bed 😂

[@redtowerent]

We don't suggest doing that. Killer dust bunnies everywhere!!

[@seeingtheforest9529]

Clearly, the smoke detector was a metaphor representing her deeply-repressed carnal lust for Dr Stevenson, and her ultimate failure to deal with it rationally.

[@buildyourowntone]

2 AM hour of the Demon.

[@professord1522]

This film has an interesting premise and the actress is great. But it hides too much behind darkness and jump scares.

[@raqib71]

why they do not make a real horror movie ? I feel really frightened even in broad daylight with presence of many people

[@UrbanArtCentral]

I do not understand why ppl turn on the lights at night when something odd happens.

[@redtowerent]

To see the odd a bit better perhaps?!

[@Airam2616]

Aterrador 👻

[@redtowerent]

Gracias!

[@gabry3892]

😮👍 👍 👍 👍 👍

[@redtowerent]

Thank you for watching!

[@koenraadverstraeten5894]

First; this should be a real movie. Or a a mini-series. Second ; way to dark (once more). Third; what is it with that 'Dr. Stevenson'-stuff; i mean ; is he real or only in her imagination. Why he don't even bother to call back his (former-?)patient. What or who is that 'Esther'- entity? Origin, connection to the girl, what and why and even more, for how long?? Overall; great story, good acting, cute actress. Want more. MUCH more. So; please; do a prequel AND a sequel. At least. 🤨🤗

[@redtowerent]

Thank you for all of these great comments! We do know it’s a bit dark. We originally shot it for dark theater vibe but KZbin doesn’t service that well. We’ve been discussing more Esther stories! Stay tuned.

[@lucialombardi195]

Okay it's Michele Lombardi again which is even more I wanted I had a friend going up EASTHER HANN

[@NewStarConstellation]

3:00 I will never understand why people in USA sleep with their bedroom door open. Seriously, why is that?

[@redtowerent]

Ha! I didn't realize that was a thing. As a child we close the door, but as you become an adult we just start leaving the door open.

[@NewStarConstellation]

@@redtowerent I always sleep with my door closed. It is quite unusual in Germany to sleep with open doors AFAIK. Interesting, how quite similar cultures differ in details, isn't it.

[@redtowerent]

@@NewStarConstellation sure is! Thank you for sharing.

[@marilynsantos45]

Omg I will move out 😊

[@veena777]

Woah wonderful video it is nice very scary 🫣🫣🫣🫣

[@redtowerent]

Glad you think so! Thank you for watching!

[@yuji_itadori2002]

My lil bros under wear is so wt right now

[@redtowerent]

Whoa!!

[@GrazielaAlessio]

Ester estava foguenta 😂

[@redtowerent]

obrigado

[@TheDweeb002]

I’m sorry but this was terrible. ☑️ bad lighting ☑️ confusing/nonexistent plot ☑️ jump scare at the end that gets covered up by video recommendations and logo. ☑️ glowing reviews that read like someone from Fiverr wrote them. I’m confused here.

[@hsjsjhsksj1096]

Attract your soul. Do you know what Abu Shaheen is? Greetings

[@latoshaadams3828]

Do she not have lights

[@redtowerent]

Sure. But what fun would that be in a horror movie?! HA! Thank you for watching!

[@Alocin42180]

it was ok.... C

[@astarsheran9788]

😪😪

[@oblongbox5110]

Seriously why would Esther attack Katy? They're supposed to be friends.