Sound from the Deep - Short Film

[@Wild-Eye]

"Sometimes when I look north I feel like I'm in church" "Like you’re facing something greater than yourself?" "Like we shouldn't be here" Brilliant.

[@BarterTom]

But why?

[@Wild-Eye]

@@BarterTom Pancakes!

[@BarterTom]

@@Wild-Eye What?

[@Wild-Eye]

@@BarterTom BUT WHY?

[@Biketunerfy]

But why he asks…..? Because he can feel there’s something not right north like he has a 6th sense of the evil that lurks north like there is something in the air tonight and it’s not Phil Collins Duh….der…..deeerrr……!

[@soundfromthedeep]

1 million views! I love our film, but never thought it would get this much attention. Thank you for watching and commenting! I don't have time to reply to everyone, but I read all the comments. It's been a pleasure to see your reactions!

[@Way2caffeinated]

Your team is truly amazing ... Great film

[@MissVonDerBishh]

Now it’s at 1m.

[@rubyangel2900]

Please....this deserves 10 million views, a netflix adaptation and a Spielberg contract ❤ absolute Lovecraftian masterpiece ❤

[@johnmarkarth2249]

Congratulations it is well deserved it’s rare to see someone do something so spectacular with lovecraftian horror

[@tabby393]

This need to be a Movie! Please make full length feature ❤

[@travisnaganuma2542]

This proves that Lovecraft can be translated to film. I hope some studio give you a billion dollars to start producing a ton of movies like this.

[@stevengill1736]

Definitely looked like Cthulhu there at the end..... 😮. ;*[}

[@Brennus14]

It's a crime against humanity that this has only 72K views. It's a Lovecraftian masterpiece in every way.

[@Ragnarok182]

160k now! 😀

[@grumpus_hominidae]

559k on 10 April 2023!

[@kadet0906]

573k as of 4/28/23, let's keep that number climbing!

[@anontaku1]

576k on 1st May 2023

[@JunkerFunker3]

588k on may 14th

[@RainbowDark]

I love that final shot The way we don't get to see anything, only marvel at the immensity of the deep, and imagine what lays beneath... A truly wonderful film

[@cerealvapist333]

I have to wholeheartedly agree with everyone who is saying this is some of the best Lovecraft since the man himself passed. I feel like we finally got a small taste of Guillermo DelToros "At the Mountains of Madness" would have been like. Absolutely superbly written, shot, acted, edited, and polished. Myself and everyone on this planet needs much more of this. You win my personal award, which I call The Golden Bloodborne. It's for outstanding lovecraftian media (without being a direct adaptation of any of his stories). You guys get it. I'm going to stop writing now, because I've already rambled enough. Just bravo. BRAVO!!!!

[@soundfromthedeep]

I'm really happy to hear you liked our film! And please ramble on, it's a rare pleasure to get feedback like this!

[@austinhuber3131]

Thank you, Scandinavians, for saying and writing everything in English for us Americans.

[@Mossyz.]

AND...For us English folk .

[@synthmelody]

Ubbo-Sathla is an entity created by Clark Ashton Smith, first appearing in his short story "Ubbo-Sathla" (1933). Ubbo-Sathla is described as a protoplasmic mass that dwells deep beneath the Earth's surface, existing since before the first life forms. It is considered the source from which all earthly life ultimately sprang. The entity is often depicted as a formless, mindless being surrounded by stone tablets containing primordial knowledge.

[@dukeironfist01]

Bravo. Best Lovecraftian film I've seen in quite awhile. The portrayal of slow madness really had me guessing if it was the crew...or the main character that was losing touch. The shoggoth towards the end looked fantastic and just as I imagined them...the eyes appearing and reabsorbing was fantastic. Again well done. I would be remiss if I did not also give a huge shout out to the actors in this project. Your commitment to the moment was true artistry, kudos.

[@BarterTom]

It was a shoggoth? Not Cthulhu?

[@dukeironfist01]

@@BarterTom That was my impression. I could be mistaken. I thought the oozing mass of eyes and mouths more closely resembled a shoggoth than Cthulhu. But, the film makers would have to be consulted to be sure.

[@aarondavidking]

@@BarterTom How could that be Cthulhu? The shoggoths are the ones affiliated with the Elder Things.

[@biharizoltan2]

@@BarterTom it's ubbo sathla...

[@scrathed]

The thing we saw in the end was Ubbo Sathla - a being created by HPLs Pen Pal Clark Ashton Smith. Ubbo Sathla is said to be the first thing arising in the earliest stages of earths development, and it is the source of all life on this planet. The Elder Things, once they arrived on earth, might have used DNA or other samples of that being to create the Shoggoths, and most possibly even all other life on earth. Ubbo Sathla is said to dwell in an arctic cave, deep below the earth, continuously spawning and devouring creatures from its own shapeless body.

[@melancolielupine2023]

What a cool short film ! As an avid Lovecraft reader, I love to see cosmic horror based movies. This one really managed to render the paranoia, helplessness, and fatalism of Lovecraft's books imo. The color palette is on point. The actors are very good, and the infinite landscape of the far north sea is really atmospheric

[@camobranson09]

I'd love to see a movie based on one of my favorite stories of his that he never finished. The Black Book. I seen an animated video a while back based on it which did very well. I'd just like to see more.

[@mnirwin5112]

Those underwater shots were fantastic.

[@swimfast724]

​@camobranson09 where can I watch that animated video?

[@hhjhj393]

The ONLY thing I think that makes this less Lovecraftian IMO is that the creature here actually does get fully released. From what I have read of Lovecraft usually it's not end of the world just yet. Usually the main character gets a GLIMPSE of the future that awaits humanity and maybe they even see the monsters, but I have never seen it where the world ending monster actually is released at the moment. In this video the monster actually escapes and begins.

[@melancolielupine2023]

@hhjhj393 yes you're right, Lovecraft always gave a glimpse of what *could* happen, and it's why he was a genius. When you imagine the horrific instead of being told it, the power of your mind does a great job ! But I love to be able to "see" the release of the Great Elders, it's also satisfying lol

[@momuse88]

I am so impressed with how well you guys pulled this together. Definitely one of the best indie projects I have seen in a long time. My jaw dropped when the monster hit the glass and the fish eyes were appearing and pressing against the surface. Normally I don't like seeing the monster but you guys did it so well that it added to the experience rather than took me out of it, which is better than I can say for 99% of the crap that Hollywood generates. Bravo!!

[@soundfromthedeep]

Thanks, very nice to hear that! We followed the "Alien approach" and showed the monsters only briefly and covered in shadows. It was fun to figure it all out, and to use practical effects as much as possible. Our limited budget liked that approach too.

[@isaacwilson2078]

The world will be destroyed with in few centuries

[@BeauteOr]

@@soundfromthedeep yeah ! Budget ! When you see how much they give for really dumb things !

[@billyandrew]

*Isaac Wilson* Thanks for cheering us all up. You sound like a follower of the three Abrahamic death cults.

[@arthurchadwell9267]

Agreed-- excellent work. VASTLY better than most Hollywood horror films, especially most "Cthulhu Mythos" films...

[@richardbidinger2577]

I'm impressed. You could have made a full length film of this. The creepy factor was off the scale. Crazy good Lovecraftian piece of work. Kept me riveted the entire time.

[@roberine7241]

some of the best athmospheric horror I have watched

[@Jesselaj]

Amazing. I was particularly unexpectedly impressed with how good the dialogue was, which is very rare in this kind of genre. "...like I'm in church." "Like there's something greater than you." "Like we don't belong here." That's...just really good writing.

[@BromdenChief]

I've been on a Lovecraftian/cosmic horror binge for a year or so now, but I'm afraid it ends (or more like culminates) with this movie, because I don't think I'll be able to find anything better than this in the genre out there. Great work, congratulations!

[@soundfromthedeep]

Thanks! Let's hope the binge goes on!

[@Xbalanque84]

I had similar thoughts re: Lovecraft adaptations in general. Then I saw _Color Out of Space_ with Nicolas Cage in 2020... I was never happier to be proven wrong!

[@FilippoFontanella]

Well, watch the episode “in vaulted walls entombed” of the third season of Love Death and Robots.. trust me!

[@thiccolascage8180]

If you haven't already, go check out The Void.

[@liammccbyrne4184]

and a hell of a lot better then "Lovecraft country" which was basically a black supremacist fantasy.

[@SeanShiraishi]

Awesome! This short comes the closest I have seen to representing cosmic horror in film.

[@soundfromthedeep]

Thank you, great to hear that!

[@soliloquy8163]

I agree one of the best lovecraftian movies I have ever seen. Far out paces anything hollywood has come out with.

[@camobranson09]

Funny enough, as goofy as Nicholas Cage tends to be his acting in The Color Out of Space was actually pretty on point with a man slowly going insane. Should check it out.

[@hydrobaleinos3410]

Almost all the attempts to bring Lovecraft's universe to screen had been laughable at best. This one is truly brilliant.

[@JackBWatkins]

The layers of the story just kept peeling back until the big reveal. I could not turn my eyes away.

[@Rep0007]

Don't look at it! DON'T LOOK AT IT!!

[@rosietheriveter107]

I did not understand the end. And feel stupid about it.

[@pearltongue2820]

@@rosietheriveter107 he was rescued by a search team that is headed back to the location of the ship

[@oliviahaglund8978]

This was absolutely incredible. One of my favorite short films now! The cinematography was beautiful, and the growing feeling of dread was perfectly handled. The best part about this, in my opinion, is the concept that the ancient beings are hidden in places we thought would never surface. But now that we are destroying our planet...they return. "The ice is melting and the old gods will awaken."

[@jonathanporter5223]

This was a really awesome short film. The acting was fantastic. The cinematography and setting were beautifully shot. The atmosphere and sense of dread was executed to perfection. Bravo to everyone involved with this project. You guys nailed it. I'm so glad I stumbled across this gem.

[@Biketunerfy]

Me 2

[@grumpus_hominidae]

Me 3 !!!

[@frederickfairlieesq5316]

This film had no right to be this good. You guys nailed it.

[@zazzenfuk]

Let's hope this explodes! Could you imagine this team with near limitless cash to make a full length movie?

[@littleme4993]

YES!!! I am so tired of the drudgery turned out by the main stream

[@Exar_Kun]

I absolutely love this! The elder things have an underwater prison featuring, flying polyps, Ubbo-Sathla as prisoners, and lord knows what else! Incredible work to everyone involved in creating this masterpiece!!

[@beatsntoons]

Best bit was the city on the ice. That's what cosmic horror is all about. Showing me something, but don't show me enough to dull my imagination. Perfect

[@YuriRamosBragaFerreira]

I was just like: Oh i see were this is going.

[@doralaurakiss6662]

This is an absolute masterpiece why can't we have movies like this?

[@joelsmith5613]

Can I say how much I love the use of stark white light in this, it's one of those rare cases where an old cliche'd technique really works, and that's mostly because of how it bleaches away the colour, makes the good and positive beats feel unreal, and makes the danger feel more grounded and powerful.

[@trillgutterbug9378]

So very few cosmic horror screen adaptations manage even a tenth the atmospheric competency this film does! Absolutely tremendous!

[@cobaltprime9467]

Incredible. On top of nailing the feeling of good cosmic horror, you actually SHOWED the horror. It feels like we never get to see the dam monster. And when we do it’s like 2 seconds.

[@Slamraptor]

Finally a worthy depiction of a Shoggoth. Really good work, loved the whole thing. This one is sooo much better if you've read "At the Mountains of Madness" though. (:

[@c-secofficer123]

Agreed

[@jodyrich2935]

It's implied that this is a bit more than a garden variety shoggoth-- this is Ubbo-sathla, the Outer God itself.

[@Slamraptor]

@@jodyrich2935 Yeah I though so. The depiction is despite the size really what I thought a Shoggoth would look like.

[@richardd3367]

This was one of the most professional short films I have seen! It deserves a full-length version!

[@AuralayKristine]

That was incredible!!!!! Usually once the "creature" appears things get far less scary but this one was horrifying. And it was a perfect depiction of a shoggoth, but scarier (the eyes really got to me). Holy cow just wow!

[@f23as]

The way the Shoggoth didn't stay in a single form. It was solid, liquid, gas... Truly the way such an eldritch being would be, unrestricted.

[@arturcarreira8595]

Best adaptation of lovecraft horror ive ever seen

[@mylesaway2566]

You could turn this short into a full length feature, I think. Portrayed the maddening of Lovecraftian horror tastefully. Very well done!

[@luciancombs4463]

WHY has this not been commissioned for a full length film? Absolutely the best Lovecraft film since The Call Of Cthulhu

[@too_much_cups6241]

Perfection. Amazing in every way. My friends and I get together a few times a month to watch short films on youtube and we ALWAYS rewatch Sound from the Deep. This is by far our favorite short film. This terrifying example of cosmic horror is worthy of being played on a big screen

[@soundfromthedeep]

Wow, that's amazing to hear, best wishes to your short film group! When our film toured festivals, it was so great to see it in a theatre on a big screen and with a good audio. KZbin is a compromise, but I'm very happy that people get to see the film!

[@hecate_oh777]

“That is not dead which can eternal lie, And with strange aeons even death may die.” brilliant! the photograph is awesome.

[@Autisticguywithacamera]

Great job, this is probably the closest anybody has come to portraying cosmic horror in movie format.

[@johnathanmonsen6567]

9:40 Oof. The tone had already been slowly raising the tension, but introducing a distant... city? that *might* just be a trick of the light, and IMMEDIATELY the mentor has a heart attack really ratchets it up several notches. Masterful.

[@evilpompom]

When Mikhail read Norberg's notes with the "Binary code?" and "Message?", that part gave me goosebumps ❤ Also the part where the Shoggoth just wells in through the broken window is masterfully done!

[@RQAlice]

Finally something that resembles a good Lovecraftian 'end-of-the-world' experience. Can't believe it's over and so fantastically done in under 30 minutes what hollywood can't do in 1 hour and 30 minutes. Beautiful. You can get all my HPLHS stickers!

[@soundfromthedeep]

HPLHS is awesome, give me the stickers!

[@gendygoblin8391]

I enjoy this lighting. Gives a sort of bleak and analytical atmosphere to the start.

[@Vlekistan]

This is superb. I think what dooms a lot of US made Lovecraftian efforts is the insistence on steeping it in schlock, kitchen, or trite humor. This is what it should be.

[@bruv9164]

Ive always wanted like some sort of adaptation of the call of cthulhu and the closest we had was the 2005 film and underwater but this. Mwah!! This is perfection. Its not an exact adaptation of the call of cthulhu but rather taking key elements from it and other stories. Like this honestly the closest and best adaptation of a lovecraft story and that ending was so hauntingly beautiful. Props to this team I can't wait to see more from you all.

[@hyugalubbok7770]

The only thing was missing is the crawling madness, rise the overwhelmed mind, cant grasp the mere sight of the entity...

[@seanoneill8195]

Hey what are the films you are talking about. The 2005 film and underwater? Would love to find them. Thanks.

[@walterflanagan9674]

@@seanoneill8195 underwater with chick from twlight

[@beemelonhead1]

"Color out of Space" from 2019 is a really good Lovecraft book to movie adaptation if you haven't seen it.

[@thiccolascage8180]

​@@beemelonhead1The Void is a must.

[@xianderthest8014]

There are things that we should not know or rediscover, this is something that frightens me when it comes to those who do not understand this.

[@GRasputin91]

Beats anything in the cinema that's certain! Hollywood can't get a grasp of true cosmic horror, but the smaller independent films are spot on

[@radiatorqcpogo3268]

Hollywood is the McDonald's of the cinema hahahaha

[@koriw1701]

I have just watched 'Sounds of the Deep,' for the second time, two years after my first viewing and I'm glad to say that this film is still satisfies; terrifying in a wholly new way without the tropes so common in what seems to excite the predictable nature of today's audience. This is old-school suspense with ominous overtones. It is galvanised with an impending dread, full of primordial revulsion that climbs out of our deepest dreams; clawing its way to the surface, yet rooted directly beneath conscious thought in the moments just before we can scream ourselves into sweat-soaked wakefulness. This is artistic realism at its best, not seen enough in recent years. As an art house piece, it's incredibly well-developed for a short film that's set with breathtaking views of the ocean, deep in the Arctic that is so captivating, its almost its own character in the film. There's no distracting gore, no awkward romance, just ominous warnings ringing alarm bells out from under our everyday lives, but ifundamentally living only in our dreams at the point where motion becomes impossible and we remain rooted to the spot, too afraid to face the source of our deepest fears, yet too petrified to look away. What I neglected to mention in my first review is that the acting is first-rate. On par with the highest paid professionals. The main character, Eero Ojala is outstanding as Mikael Aalto. The film begins with his character being interrogated by skeptical investigators, telling him to start again, at where this film begins. Ojala's portrayal of a man drawn into the increasingly questionable behaviours of his fellow scientists and ship-mates is utterly believable as a PhD grad student beset with misgivings on an ice-breaker deep in the Arctic, bound for uncharted waters on a mission searching for fossil fuels. The actors who played 'Professor Norberg' and 'Sofia' delivering up very solid performances that make me really believe that they are dancing to a different tune, subtly moving to unheard whispers and shadows. These portrayals, whilst most likely unintentional, hint at subterfuge similar to 'Invasion of the Bodysnatchers.' Those playing the ship's crew are highly convincing; we don't know who's aligned with whom and what each person's motivation is and we are constantly kept guessing all the way through to the payoff, which rivals any Lovecraftian masterpiece. Why this has not been seen at any of the big name film festivals is beyond me. I expected this to have the stamp of the Palme d'Or, especially because of the profoundly important social significance; the melting of the ice sheets, which, in the film, seems almost an afterthought, but it's this nuanced undercurrent that is the ultimate message of this production. Bravo to all involved in this project. ✨🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆✨ (At the time of this review, there have been well over a million views!) 👏

[@knightghaleon]

What a masterpiece of Lovecraftian horror. Even with the reveal it remained so formless and unimaginable. Great freaking work!

[@DrossRotzank]

Extraordinary.

[@UserRobot215]

Perturbador 👀

[@felipecastro698]

*sonidos perturbadores*

[@JoshkatMetalPunk]

Damn, this is awesome. This needs a full movie or a miniseries like The Terror season 1 with a considerable budget. The actors here are great as well. Lovecraftian horror at it's best. A modern take on At the Mountain of madness.

[@RichbUKDE]

I immediately thought "the old ones" at the fossil. The creature at the end ha to be a shogoth. Brilliant film

[@Sean_B123]

This is absolutely incredible! Criminally under-viewed if you ask me. Absolutely loved it!

[@galacticwisdom7389]

2.47 ... Euh what is going on, it is a superproduction or what ? narration is clear, they show what is described, the visuals are top quality, actors looks legit and many clever details mixing life on board and scientific aspect ... Now I've seen all it is definitely well done, well executed and narrated. Thanks for great movie :)

[@jodyrich2935]

I love the attention to detail. If one pauses at 11:15 and puts the binary through a translator, one gets Ubbo-sathla, the Lovecraftian Outer God known as the Demiurge. The scientists were *very* screwed.

[@soundfromthedeep]

Oh wow. I didn't remember we did that. You deserve an award for noticing this!

[@Onlypeachy]

Excellent movie short. I thoroughly enjoyed it. Thanks for sharing.

[@ElizabethMills1955]

First time I've seen a film that perfectly embodied cosmic horror. You've done more with your (probably limited) resources than any big-budget director could. I'd love to see. What you (and your brilliant production team and actors) could do with Cameron- or Wan-sized budget.

[@JustinMcGee-be8fu]

The lovecraftian stuff is always a difficult thing for film. The way most of the old gods are always described generally goes along the lines of "if you see it you go insane" or "a mass of total chaos". Thats where most films get stuck at, the hell visuals do you assign to that sort of description? A boiling mass of eyes. Still, this was excellent and the ending was perfect for the genre.

[@cynthiaj.wagner1807]

Excellent film. The vulnerability of being out on the icy water was a wonderful backdrop.

[@showalk]

The color grading alone is unsettling.

[@duvade1]

Absolutely amazing. I’m new to cosmic horror/lovecraft so I’ve been basically injecting all of these shorts into my veins

[@equez1]

Finland, Sweden, Norway, and all Scandinavian people and countries your films are always some of my favorites. Question? Does living in your part of the world with it's natural feeling of awe and beauty, at same time a bit of mystical and fantastical aura to it, the reason for the predisposition to the sci-fi, horror, fantasy genre? These Cthulhu movies or Viking stories are done perfectly by your "Northmen" cultures. Gives it a reality. Like this happened yesterday. Movie called Mortal about Thor did this. Look it up people it's another great one.

[@johanna329]

Impressed by the actors. Especially by the main actor, he has power when he acts. Congrats to every member of the crew and Eero Ojala. I just discovered the film, and watched it 2 times.

[@daschalee1008]

Excellent, I love deep ocean horror and that set in the Arctic was perfect. Thank you.

[@tsumugiscosplays]

THIS NEEDS A LONGER VERSION. IT IS PERFECT!! We should let our minds run more and more into the lovecraftian world, the cosmic horror is something we should explore deeper, the way this movie adapts the unknown is brilliant. The filme is amazing on it's own short version, but I really need to experience a full 100 minutes version of this.

[@dickdastardly5534]

Cthulhu Kerfuffle on the high seas - a box office hit 👍🏻

[@rollyherrera623]

No filler, tight story line, and pleasurably 30 minutes long...Love it!

[@NoMoreNever]

'At the Mountains of Madness' is among my favorites when it comes to the works of H.P Lovecraft which this film seems mostly inspired by as well as 'The Call of Cthulhu' to a degree. Capturing cosmic horror in a live action movie is very tricky but for a short film this was pretty good. I particularly enjoyed the scene where the main character sees or thinks he sees a structure of some kind on the iceberg in the distance, making us the viewer question what's real or not.

[@bugsbunny8691]

Absolutely the best use of CGI to portray a monster with.

[@ironchefnakamura7025]

I was skeptical before watching because I feel Lovecraftian horror is difficult to pull off in modern settings given 100ish years of scientific advancement shining a light on a lot of the gaps he crafted his fiction in. I'm also skeptical of all film attempts, because it seems difficult if not impossible to capture with video what some descriptions like "a bilious, unctuous phlegm dripped slovenly from indescribably angled masses of pearlescent what-have-you" can. But you pulled it off. Well done. The computer scientist in me was about to lose it when I thought he was going to pull out an ASCII chart and translate the message, because an ancient underwater entity surely knows English - at least I'm sure many film makers would make that mistake ... but you avoided that pitfall as well. Bravo.

[@kennethschweighardt4920]

This was really, really amazing. Well done. I so enjoyed this. I am dying for a sequel.

[@randommobilegaming4624]

How does this not have millions of views, possibly the best lovecraftian short movie i have ever seen

[@2501vai]

If this were a preface for a feature length film I see it in a heartbeat😍🔥

[@lindseymckirdy1830]

This was magnificent, it captured the existential dread beautifully very reminiscent of Event Horizon. A triumph

[@annehaase3380]

"When I'm facing North, I sometimes feel like I'm in church" ///"You mean like facing something greater than yourself?"/// No, like we shouldn't be here" -- Great analogy. We shouldn't be here, but we are. We betrayed God in ways we don't even grasp to understand. And here we are, far removed from beauty, truth and perfection.

[@darksun1632]

Wow. Truly a modern masterpiece of Lovecraftian horror. I would've preferred if the monster was kept a bit more hidden/mysterious, but still good stuff.

[@koriw1701]

Such beautiful cinematography! I was enthralled with how the plot constantly drove the story foward with slow and inexorable intrigue, avoiding the same tired old machinations of the standard horror fare. What a haunting story! How did you get producers to fund these incredibly stunning locations?

[@soundfromthedeep]

Thanks, glad you enjoyed it! Yes, we shot most of the film on an actual icebreaker. While it wasn't cheap, it was critical for the film and everybody understood that. And luckily there's lots of icebreakers in Finland.

[@sazss4144]

This is the best lovecraftian short movie I've ever watched. Well done

[@Sayre666]

OMG!! This is so good!! I'd watch a series/full length in a heartbeat just based on this amazing short. The talent on KZbin is so great and having access to folks like you and your team that create and post amazing content is a great privilege. Awesome!!

[@my-rasuperstar8892]

Brilliant film! One of the best Lovecraftian films made with ANY budget. It really captures the mythos atmosphere, and it's refreshing that it's Ubbo-Sathla getting mentioned over Cthulhu.

[@thomasgodridge5945]

I'm very impressed. One of the best I've seen. This film has atmosphere in spades, and the creature was surprisingly well done. I'm not usually a huge fan of monsters that are all slime and tentacles and eyes, but It feels so *present* , like it's really *looking* at you.

[@ИванСыралёв-х7я]

That is the best illustration of shoggoth I have ever seen!

[@abril.a.r.6713]

Very well made. I have a deep fear of big unknown things/beings in water, and yet I could not stop watching. It was great that there was no clear description o visuals on the "thing", which mades it more scary, makes your imagination run wild. Great job!!!

[@bravoromeojohn]

Joonas, Antti...bravo. Hollywood has never come close with 4x the length, and millions in budget.

[@christianv-h3278]

Absolutely incredible film, this was so nicely done! Conveys the true essence of Lovecraftian horror, with really good portrayal of insanity in the face of uncaring, unfathomable powers far greater than us. 11/10

[@johncunningham4820]

That was superb . The tension rose throughout and the Acting was outstanding . They Awoke the Kraken . One of the Titans .

[@SamaLayuca]

Beautiful beautiful work! Captures the unfathomable horrors beyond human comprehension of lovecraftian horrors. Love from Finland!

[@davidmillerization]

The dialogue is masterfully written. Well done!

[@psychonaut5921]

Amazing! Best rendition of Lovecraft that I've ever seen! Should definitely be made into a full-length film. Looking forward to seeing what you guys will come up with next!

[@Lycurgus1982]

Lovecraft. I knew it before the dead creature showed itself. It is amazing just how popular his works remain to this day.

[@Baxxel17]

Honestly a great effort made by you guys. I hope this blows up and receives more numbers so people can recognize that talent can exist without needing a large film budget. I appreciated everything throughout the entire movie. Really great job ya'll and I hope you make more in the future.

[@willylim1200]

It's cool that the Elder Things(at least that's what I assume that corpse/fossil is) were included in the film.

[@sharamrock2580]

Takes a connoisseur to recognize the legitimate ones. Amazing work all of you. Acting, production, director’s job and so forth. Love captivating motion picture produced by other nations besides ourselves in the USA.

[@FurryMcMemes]

This is how you do Lovecraftian Eldritch horror, fantastic work.

[@db5823]

10/10. Incredible film. Great story, great visualizations and execution, very good acting and special effects -- great job on a great project. I hope there is more to come from this channel!

[@joanthorington3593]

I totally agree Brennus...Lovecraft was a genius!

[@MaxGravitas]

This was superb. Very well made and acted. Deserves a lot more views.

[@mrb2349]

This is how "The Rig" should have been. Brilliant short film, kudos to everyone involved!

[@atilax6452]

That, was beautiful!! Excellent Lovecraftian, Primal, Cyclopean, Eldritch Horror. Elder Things, Shoggoths, Cosmic Gods... Done correctly. I am a voracious reader of Cosmic Horror. I know what I'm talking about. I enjoyed this very much.

[@OlleHeineman]

Phenomenal. Absolutely phenomenal. It looked and sounded professional the whole way through, I wasn't sure if the main character was going mad or if everyone else was and the tension had me hooked the whole way through. This film should have views in the millions, not hundreds of thousands.

[@kadoj]

This is a masterpiece. Without a doubt the best cosmic horror I have ever seen in any medium outside of dungeons and dragons, or literature. Amazing work. It was bold indeed to show the thing in the way that it was shown, most filmmakers I think would shy away from depicting an elder god visually simply because of the difficulty inherent in creating an image that does the concept justice. But quite honestly, you took a risk and it bloody well worked.

[@kurtflint64]

The agressive color grade and the practical effects REALLY made this film great!

[@soundfromthedeep]

Check out my new adventure game *Dreams in the Witch House* . Based on the short story by H.P. Lovecraft. Available on: *Steam:* store.steampowered.com/app/1902850/Dreams_in_the_Witch_House/ *GOG:* www.gog.com/en/game/dreams_in_the_witch_house

[@sugmadig]

masterpiece

[@Xbalanque84]

You give us this short film _and_ a traditional Lovecraftian point-and-click adventure game? Sir, you have more than earned a sub.

[@DoeShardik]

already added it wishlist, any ETA?

[@soundfromthedeep]

@@DoeShardik Thanks! No exact release date yet, but it will happen this year. Also, a demo will arrive in June.