Sci-Fi Fantasy Short Film "Eldritch Code" | DUST

A dedicated IT-guy must stop a computer virus from spreading, unaware about the cosmic horrors he is about to release.
"Eldritch Code" by Ivan Radovic
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"Eldritch Code" Credits:
Cast: Martin Hendrikse
Cast: Lisa Bearpark
Writer and Director: Ivan Radovic
Cinematograper : Majaq Julen
Music: David Ristrand
Sound Editor: Alexander Kassberg
Visual Effects: Ivan Radovic
Visual Effects: Richard Paus
Visual Effects: Jeancarlo Esteban
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[@Dadsezso]

I worked in IT for 40 years. Thankfully never had anything like this happen. We did, however, have a constant battle with employees introducing viruses. People would straight up lie to you that they had not done something when, you can look at what they've done and see it.

[@philgray1023]

You'll love this. They came around our office with an antivirus program on a disk. I said, you aren't putting that in my pc, it might have a virus. They said don't be stupid it's an antivirus program. No I said. They infected 152 desktop computers with a virus including all the accounts department. The internet wasn't a thing then.

[@bradameerbeg2154]

How often did you go rummaging the main frame with a torch (with the lights off as well) looking for the viruses?

[@CopiousAmountsOfDerp]

@@philgray1023 Worms got around just fine on portable media long before major networks were a thing.

[@rpscorp9457]

I would have quarantined her system immediately. Then again, these guys work with Arkham Corp...

[@philgray1023]

@@CopiousAmountsOfDerp So much easier to detect too. I was considering taking on the world with my anti virus suite. My lecturers advised me against it. Next stupid decision, not taking that job with that no name start up browser company. I think it was called Smoogle or something.

[@billthevillageidiot4069]

"That old network server is not dead which can eternal lie, And with strange aeons even DOS may die."

[@jeremiahdillard9201]

This feels like a 90s point and click adventure. Like Puzzle of Flesh...

[@2Cats_ina_Trenchcoat]

Agreed. Pretty sure I played this on Sega CD.

[@brandonclark8395]

Yep

[@jessebob325]

Or even an 80's point and click adventure. Windows 3.1 😄.

[@robertagren9360]

It's familiar to H.P Lovecraft even if Lovecraft doesn't have anything to do with Cthulhu it's common for writers to include it in sequels. His novel Weird Tales is translated in countries as Cthulu Awakens. I can tell you that this was a H.P Lovecraft story since they go down to a person in such debt that they do anything to escape the claws of their nightmare and many times the main person is punished for reaching beyond what they weren't supposed to see. They speak about an ancient alien race commonly seen as fish people of giants and eventually the nightmares catches up and their fears become a reality.

[@edrozenrozen9600]

I LOVE almost anything with Lovecraftian concepts!

[@frankgesuele6298]

It's eternal😈

[@TheKulu42]

Cthulhu enters the computer age! Now that premise was fantastic. The film was well done with good acting and just enough special effects to tell the story.

[@Lalo-fv2ne]

Maybe this Cthulhu could be the depiction of an ancient AI entity using local networks and compromised humans as avatars to carry out its destructive quest. Maybe this sci fi video is more like a documentary.

[@michael13419]

This is pretty much the best overarching plot of The Laundry Files by Charles Stross. Magic is real, but rots your brain if you run it on your “wetware” brain. However, you can cast spells using a computer, so programmers end up being the modern day sorcerers. This unfortunately opens a door that should’ve remained closed.

[@txbluesguy]

Great concepts: 1. The idea that summoning Cthulu would be buried in software. 2. Excellent special effects 3. The storyline and 'internal dialogue' of the main character help build the tension 4. Love the ending My only complaint is you should have talked to someone who actually understands computers because the whole idea of building a supercomputer from spare parts and having it run Windows to seek out 'malware' just doesn't fly.

[@johncunningham4820]

Tell THAT to Tony Stark..........................

[@philgray1023]

I don't know, but we used to summon our boss in a similar way.

[@johncunningham4820]

@@philgray1023 . That's Odd . Most people use a Hand-Drawn Pentacle and Grease Candles .

[@jasonwatkins7767]

Summoning a supernatural creature through a malware attack is more believable to you? 🤣

[@johncunningham4820]

@@jasonwatkins7767 . Excuse Me ? Can you comprehend the English Language ? Hand Drawn Pentagrams , Grease Candles and Chicken Entrails have been working to summon Shaitan for 10,000 years plus . Why would I think a Malware program could be more effective ? All you gotta do with THAT is Un-Plug the Machine , from Everything . And throw it in a fire .

[@DruidessOfMidian]

That was utterly brilliant! I thoroughly enjoyed watching this, the Cthulhu law throughout was awesomely converted to near era, well performed & produced. My compliments to the creators, I'd love to see more from them! 👾 Some others in the comments have complained that the film is "old" and they'd "already seen it years ago" - so what? Many folks, myself included have just seen it for the first time. I'm more than happy to see something that's been out for a while, that's of great all-around quality and enjoyable to watch, than many of the flaccid shorts that are recently available.

[@dudleybarker2273]

real Lovecraft never dies

[@redghost5705]

Iv only just found this channel as well and loving these shorts. Very well made for the tiny budget/pocket change there funded with.

[@DruidessOfMidian]

@@redghost5705 Dust is one of my all time favourite channels, the range they offer is fantastic! It's the best way I've seen indi sci-fi, so many of the shorts are so incredibly created, it makes me long to see them as a full feature length film.

[@libradragon]

@@redghost5705 Welcome to this great channel. DUST is awesome!

[@libradragon]

I agree! Some brilliance must be represented to new eyes and thoughtful minds. Replay is not always a bad thing! EDIT" Oh, the similarities are striking, obvious and of grave concern. Mind flies First Class, fingers are sitting in Coach.

[@juzzyg1982]

The picture of Cthulhu on the coffee cup was subtle but telling.

[@debbiehenri345]

This is really rather spectacular. Would like to see a sequel to this.

[@squeakeththewheel]

i've watched 100 Dust films. This is the best.

[@rickbrasche8781]

OMG Im laughing my arse off here. over two decades in various levels of IT, I totally identify with this. all the Mythos easter eggs, brilliant! 🤣

[@loganbartlett8372]

Everytime Cthulhu comes up I wonder why has nobody made a freaking movie why that seems like a huge for that specific genre

[@nobody8717]

Watch "Color out of Space" with Nick Cage. It's a lovecraftian story. And it's pretty good. Also "In the Tall Grass" similar vein.

[@TheXelum]

watch Underwater.

[@channawijetunga4089]

And Dagon

[@mannysykes4416]

and The void and The Mist (2007)

[@mannysykes4416]

oh and love, death and robots S3, Ep8 In Vaulted Halls Entombed :)

[@tablescissors]

That was a rare perfection of a modernized idea, if it had been an 80s or early 90s film then it would be a cult classic.

[@GCSol]

This one reminded me of my IT days back in the 90s when antivirus programs were still in their infancy. Battling viruses was a weekly thing. I'm just glad I didn't have any supernatural stuff happening.

[@mooniejohnson]

"IT-noir" is now my favorite film genre.

[@ryanpjk-sproule3813]

Dust has been pumping out some good short movies lately keep them coming!

[@cebeho]

Dust is a youtube channel that is uploading independent movies, how are they to make anything?

[@ryanpjk-sproule3813]

@@cebeho ok

[@cebeho]

@@ryanpjk-sproule3813 sorry wrong comment

[@ryanpjk-sproule3813]

@@cebeho no worries

[@borgcolect]

This is 4 years old, and dust didn't do shit on making it as far as I can tell.

[@sebastiank.3894]

I love everything about this short. The film noire flair. The Lovecraft references. The visual style. The soundtrack.

[@TheBritt47]

"Luckily I had enough spare parts to build my own supercomputer..." Priceless!

[@WolfgangMahringer]

That "Windows 95" feeling, oh memories! Brilliant video!

[@colonelhermesl.1710]

Beautiful!!! If only dear Howard P. Lovecraft himself could see this, and know what modern PCs are! I'd love a series where IT guys are fighting against hacker cultists! I appreciated the critic error pop up with his most famous sentence.

[@devikakaul1494]

I think this incredible journey in a sequel must continue 🤗😍😍wow!!!!

[@Sk4M_.RangeroftheNorth]

Dust need to make a full feature length movie it would be a warm welcome from all the drivvel they're pumping out on the main screens. Rakka needs a part 2 aswell guys.💯🔥

[@verandisoldusty6834]

Rakka is by Oats Studios. Dust just shares other people's work.

[@AlienRelics]

A former coworker... we had just had an hours long course in computer security and business security. Lots of great info about things like phishing and spearphishing. Later that same day, he took a phone call when it was just the two of us there. I listened to him go on for about 45 minutes about specific procedures in great detail. He hung up, I said "Who was that?" He looked at me and said.... "I don't know." He had not bothered to even ask who was asking him all those specific questions. Much less confirm they were who they said they were. In fact, proper procedure would have been for him to only tell the caller that this is above his paygrade, and he'll have our boss call him back. I was the new guy. How was it I knew more about security? I brought this up with the boss when he got back from lunch. He called around and confirmed that it was indeed someone with permission to talk about such things. But my coworker got a bit of a roast by the boss for doing what he did.

[@arbjful]

…..And your point being…?

[@jasonmorgan4416]

Finally! After watching quite a few Dust shorts, one that has more than just a premise--it has an actual story. Sure, there was a bit of a suspension of disbelief needed to be entertained. However, it was one of the more satisfying shorts I've seen in a while.

[@brendahermes9923]

I really enjoyed this short film and all the references to Lovecraft gaaaah I can't!!! Awesome job!

[@philgray1023]

I was on duty when our Cali masters merged the email contact files. We had auto responding for groups turned on. Then one programmer opened an email with the subject line "I love you". The world ended for a week.

[@EckmanJones]

It's like a short story right out of the laundry files by Charles Stross. Gotta love computational demonology.

[@spacecase13]

This is so delicious! What a wonderful ride full of old school computer interfacing and Lovecraftian sight gags! (like that coffee cup) If you are into the Lovecraft mythos and old DOS / Windows pathing, THIS is a feast!! Beautifully done, artistic, dark and funny!

[@anthonyb7571]

What does it taste like?

[@jeremytitus9519]

@@anthonyb7571 probably a sour, coppery taste

[@anthonyb7571]

@@jeremytitus9519 😂🤣

[@emperorofpluto]

Full of Lovecraft references - like the email from "Miskatonic University" in Samantha's inbox, the name of the company, "Arkham Corp" and of course the Cthulhu virus.

[@klarahfenderson1374]

@@jeremytitus9519 And madness.

[@grammybear4226]

🐼 Big Panda Bear Hugs from a 68 yr old grandma in Texas, USA 🐼

[@user-rr1zt5go4q]

Still one of the best cosmic horror films ever ! That Martin is a fine actor . Terrific voice . I think I've seen this 5 times already . Still suspenseful . Thank you crew , thank you cast !

[@ericchild8845]

That was great! Glad I am a Mac user frankly. 😏

[@JustIn-sr1xe]

This could have been movie length, and I'd have watched every last second of it, glued to the screen.

[@jasonluong3862]

I work in IT support. I can confirm that this happens every Tues.

[@Storin_of_Kel]

So glad I run Linux these days. :P

[@omgoleus]

“Lucky for me I had enough spare parts to build a supercomputer” man if I had a nickel for every time I said that when I was an IT guy

[@bartperry1262]

This was yet, another masterpiece.... a WOW movie?????? in the making????? yea, we all hope so!!!! Thanks again for the time spent.

[@robertdanielpickard]

FWIW I saw this at either Brooklyn Horror Festival or NecronimiCon in Providence a few years ago. Just mentioning because there is a lot of great stuff at small film festivals and conventions. It was nice to see it again.

[@emperorofpluto]

A Lovecraftian work of art. First Lovecraft reference I noticed was the email from _Miskatonic University_ in Samantha's inbox. Then the name of the company, "Arkham Corp", the Cthulhu virus, etc. Great concept beautifully rendered in a familiar modern context. The lead actor was brilliant. Even looks like "Herbert West" in the Reanimator movies.

[@Claythargic]

Remember kids C'thulu isn't Humanoid, Humans are C'thuloid!

[@jamesmorgan1063]

Nice twist storyline involving technology, ancient evil and apocalyptic future.

[@RoySATX]

A classic! I have pictures of myself from years ago doing this very job, having one of those days, in an office just like this one, with users and software to match. I even sort of looked and sounded like this guy, with a cup of coffee always nearby. I'm just happy I never quite had the spare parts to build a "super computer"!

[@stevenscott2136]

I like how the attention to detail extended to the football pennant for "Squids". The Dunwich Squids, I suppose? 😁

[@dodzb7362]

Why use windows, when LINUX dont need anti virus :)

[@michaelkottler]

Well done, Eldritch Code writer/director/visual effects creator Ivan Radovic! Eldritch Code is an amazing, unique sci-fi/horror homage (w/a retro feel) to the cosmic horror of HP Lovecraft's Cthulu/Old Ones mythos somewhat in the spirit of 80's HPL adaptations such as Reanimator & From Beyond (& I say that in only the kindest manner possible). Thank you, Mr. Radovic & please: a sequel!

[@MidnightDStroyer]

Well, it seems certain that you'll have to put up with a different protagonist...

[@konan3792]

I remember building my first super computer out of spare parts from my step dad's garage where he collected old gaming consoles and cheap office desktops

[@ChadWilson]

I had long suspected that my love of command-line interfaces remained an arcane skill. Fortunately for me, PowerShell can only summon problems, not eldritch gods.

[@daveduvergier3412]

The 'Squids' team pennant on the wall was a nice touch!

[@donm5354]

Very weird and Retro .... shocking ending ! Time to play WHAT HAPPENS NEXT ??? Nothing good ever came from Running WINDOWS 95 ! 🤣

[@icysteve46]

I remember these day's. So many times reinstalling Win. One time a friend gave me a 2gig HD. (Back in the early 90s) his brother had written a worm that attacked my MBR and crashed my PC in a couple minutes. Ahh, 🤣🤣🤣 those were the days.

[@philgray1023]

Pretty funny. We shut down our network access and sent a grad out to scan every computer. I said, not mine, I don't know where that disk has been. Our managers weren't confident enough to block me. The guy said, its an anti-virus disk, it can't get infected!!!. Guess what happened. Ghe whole accounts department infected, the whole IT section, minus me infected. I still laugh 30 years later.

[@icysteve46]

@@philgray1023 🤣🤣🤣 I got infected from anti-virus software disk too. It was 🤔 nah I won't mention names. My PC crashed 2 weeks ago. I'm not even motivated to find out why, just been using my phone. Although I do miss the 42" display. Guess I'll have to go buy a smart TV. Best wishes for you

[@GreyBeardIT]

Looks like someone needs to contact The Laundry and/or SCP to have this anomaly properly dealt with.

[@squeakeththewheel]

Yes, The Laundry!

[@tekman2000]

Great video, thank you. The first part was me for over 25 years doing IT; retired now. One of my many offices as just like his. I still occasionally do command line interface. I finally worked my way up to tier 3 and also MCSE (among other certifications) except I don’t have the cool mustache) lol 😀

[@sallyoquinn]

The Starbucks cup told me something crazy was about to happen! Great little film, and I love the actor's voice.

[@driedjello]

A command prompt where they enter legit commands?!? I'm impressed!

[@PrimitiveInTheExtreme]

A real marvel this short film 🪐💻🪐

[@MJ-92]

Imagine if the Code was merely an AI, remnant of an ancient race, going from planet to planet simply trying to self repair, by harvesting and searching through the DNA for its source code fragments; The same ancient race being responsible for seeding the Universe, with life; The ultimate technocratic dream/nightmare.

[@jimfrodsham7938]

I was a C programmer for the Brit Army back in the '70's mainly on satellite and security stuff, no huge problem back then. Fast Forward to the late '90's and early '10's as the group IT Manager of a multi national we bought PC's and removed the floppy Disk drives and just before I retired we were removing the USB ports too. We always had the most up to date Internet Internet protection software but even then we had to fight virus infections. We found one bloke trying to load stuff onto his PC via Bluetooth from his iPhone, luckily it wasn't cooperative, round about that time I decided I was to old and retired.

[@sonjajosipovic7631]

What a cool movie! I would love to see more from the same director! 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@Legna1826]

Geez...That cup of coffee sure lasted him a long time.

[@MyAcara]

just another day at SecOps… oh wait that escalated quickly 😄 love the way it’s filmed, congratz for all the story line with plot twists in 9 mins! More please!

[@libradragon]

I love DUST, a fan for years. 💞 This one was immersive! I just kept flashing on Drive-In Movie screens reflecting back Captain Jack Sparrow, for some reason.

[@w4shep]

WOW !! I was not prepared for the awesomeness of this movie !! Just superb. One of the best eldritch horror stories ever put to film IMO. I hope there is more done along these lines. This film gets lovecraftian horror. I can't wait to see more from this studio/writer/director. What a great surprise find.

[@emiraven]

"We live on a placid instance of ignorance in the midst of black seas of the Internet, and it was not meant that we should voyage far. The programmers, each straining in their own direction, have hitherto harmed us little; but some day the piecing together of dissociated code will open up such terrifying vistas of reality, and of our frightful position therein, that we shall either go mad from the revelation or flee from the deadly build into the peace and safety of a new dark web."

[@factsoverfiction7826]

😳

[@Ipanophis]

This is old old. I watched this like years ago. Are they reposting stuff? Hard to forget that dude and the Chthulu Starbucks cup. lol.

[@billthevillageidiot4069]

first time i saw it was around 2018 :)

[@jwchampagne1]

"Help!! Great Cthulhu is invading our realm through cyberspace...!!" IT Guy: "Sir, have you tried making sure your computer is plugged in?"

[@The_Beast_666]

The narrator's voice was 100% perfect! Like out of this world. This guy should narrate cosmology and astrology videos. Everything cosmos!

[@foreverpinkf.7603]

Nice. Lovecraft in the computer age, sponsored by Starbucks.

[@robertdunleavy3307]

Why is it that DUST never has anything but shorts!Sorry,but I desire more than snippets!Good bye dust!!!

[@deoarlo]

The first few seconds sounds like the opening for The Weeknd's Blinding Lights

[@terratrodder]

Brilliant! Best IT video since 'The Website is Down'.

[@naomizmiti]

At the end of the movie, my own laptop started glitching

[@thomasschwarz5616]

Please, make a second part!

[@chrisnm7922]

Wait, the company has outdated antivirus software but enough parts lying around so he can build his own super computer? Still, great video!

[@jaybingham3711]

This is why even if you do have the spare parts to build your own supercomputer (and I believe most of us do if you just rummage around enough) you don't want to do it.

[@jimmaccauley]

"luckily I had the parts i needed to build my own supercomputer." ahahahahahahahaha

[@MrDifferentusername]

Interesting. The IT parts could be better, but the atmosphere, music, scenario, and mixing Cthulu with modern technology makes it unique, interesting and overall really good.

[@arbjful]

Those were the parts we used back in the days

[@xanderLudahl]

When Lovecraft wrote "At the Mountains of Madness" he describes the name Cthulhu. A 2-syllable word, like an alien language. "Cthul-Hu"

[@blackflag_N1]

Wow! DOS opens a portal..

[@npsit1]

That was interesting. My first thought was "Well, you're going to have problems if you don't know how to use chkdsk properly.."

[@UnclePengy]

Volume label is DUNWITCH. "Well there's your problem right there..." Freeze frame on the coffee cup logo. That's not Starbucks... :o

[@christadauria4362]

Strangely the virus finally kicked the advanced supercomputer system out in action. That really was a revenge against the male computer programmer.

[@martinlagrange8821]

Lovely evocation of the 'Laundry' series by Charles Stross - where IT meets the Cthulu mythos...the Stars Are Right and have been since 1914.....

[@danieldevito6380]

High quality, well acted, great storied sci-fi short films... This might just be the best channel I've ever subscribed to on KZbin.

[@robert-yv2yj]

Love the craft that has went in to making this. A clever merging of horror, and science. Congratulations to all involved.

[@robinbrightman2322]

"luckily I had enough spare parts to build a super computer" LOL

[@RustyNeverSleepz]

I'm just seeing this! Loved it! The music too! I took a BUNCH of screenshots. Unless that's illegal. In that case, no screenshots were taken. Great Flick!

[@circomnia9984]

That's what happens when you use Windows on your servers. Even Microsoft themselves use Linux on their own servers. I just didn't know we had a network connection across the universe?!? That was kinda a surprise.

[@jknott1003]

That was great! The fact it told a story in under 10 minutes makes it better.

[@carltaylor4942]

Love it! Cthulhu invades corporate networks!

[@Haematite]

Elder Sign!! Yay. Pluthullu loves you 🦑🦑🦑🦑

[@NobleSainted]

Everybody knows you don't F' with Cthulu.😀 Wonderful short, but as others have already stated, I sorta check-out when the main character wrong-headedly constructed a "supercomputer" with spare parts. A closed network could simply have been done through a virtual system (ex:software). Still, I was able to click my tongue, tolerate the insult to my field of study, and complete the short.

[@thomasschwarz5616]

Amazing piece of art! Thank you^^

[@paulmoran217]

Ok...a bit of private surfing already.....with a unexpected consequence!....great production.

[@Raao1]

I like the synthwave soundtrack.

[@Hrafnhistorical]

Absolutely loved this.

[@prestonhurst]

This could have easily fit into ALTER. Nicely done!

[@dgwachtel]

As a many years software developer I really enjoyed this piece. The error noise brought back memories of bad days with Windows 98, XP and NT. Only one criticism - it needs some BSODS! I worked at a NOC (Network Operations Center) as a software developer once and believe it or not one of the users somehow managed to infect several computers on the network! They should have known better. The sys admin managed to alert everyone in time to keep the worm contained to just a few machines. I shut off my machine immediately and avoided getting infected. Computers and networks were a lot slower back in the day so there was time to shut down. Everyone was back up and running in a couple of hours. Happily, no interstellar berserker showed up and no one got conked on the head by a cult loon. -dave

[@dilbyjones]

Brilliant short, just brilliant.

[@abalkwill]

This guy's having a rough day - reminds me of last Tuesday at work...

[@PPRWW]

Wow! Just wow!

[@varindergill5125]

The plot twist tho!

[@lcole8849]

Super production quality, superb script, great acting. Overall a perfect Dust film! Kudos to all involved.

[@ecphorizer]

"MICROHARD runtime error?" Too cute! 😂😂😂👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👍🏼

[@DownhillAllTheWay]

4:25 - "Luckily for me I had enough spare parts to build my own supercomputer" Ha ha! At the time desktop machines looked like that, a supercomputer was a big machine, and not one that you knocked up from spare parts to get yourself out of a jam. I guess once he got it built, he quickly wrote an operating system for it - in Microsoft Visual C ! But he didn't get it right - 8:38 "Operating Systems Script Error" Still and all - he doesn't flap easily! What a guy!