The ALTER Files "Lovecraftian Lore Vol. 1" | ALTER

[@BabyDoIIx]

Can someone please explain THE RELIC one to me…? I am SO lost… I get they found some object… 1) What was the mask? 2) what did he discover under the guys face??? 3) what was the key for? I am SO lost lol.

[@GRasputin91]

Pickman Model was very amusing--I couldn't help but think of an unhinged Bob Ross, talking quietly about "happy little eldritch abominations." "Now this Shoggoth over here is lonely, so we'll give him a friend here. And we'll have him gruesomely eviscerating an Elder Thing!"

[@Musso8771]

The Pickman Model episode from Cabinet Of Curiosities was good too. Crispin Glover!

[@barrycopithorne]

F'ing legendary comment! xD

[@jamestomlin1658]

The production level on this channel is insane

[@Hannah_The_Elon_Jew]

Prphets or Exodus.

[@Hannah_The_Elon_Jew]

His wife would literally choke him at nite like Cassandra of People.

[@Hannah_The_Elon_Jew]

Never trust a wife over 500lbs.

[@TommyDay-kq1jj]

Why don't they make films for theater thought

[@thedayidied]

Jesus... this isn't your typical low-budget hack short film that some waiters/actors/producers/directors/film students made. This is some serious work. Awesome job to everyone who worked on these projects!

[@sergiokaminotanjo]

uh.. what do you mean by "this isn't your typical low-budget hack short film that some waiters/actors/producers/directors/film students made"?

[@lilstardrops]

@@sergiokaminotanjo he means he thinks young/inexperienced people can't be talented or have a strong artistic vision I think

[@sergiokaminotanjo]

@@lilstardropslmao bih lt was a rhetorical question,because as you can obviously see this movie is exactly that, a low-budget hack short film.

[@harvestcanada]

It's called talent.

[@MrCaulen]

I disagree. The acting across the board is crap. Becomes distracting how hard every character attacks the lines. This film not theatre. Mediocre writing too. Alter has become hollow.

[@Nhurgle]

Every single of these short stories do a better job a conveying Cosmic Horror than most of Hollywood movies. Given the short amount of time they have to set up the atmosphere, the characters and the genesis of their respective in-movie Univers, it's incredible !

[@focidhomophobicii2426]

Also evidence why Hollywood didn't spend much in cosmic horror only nerd will scrare and the other 99% people will scream for refund

[@Esper54]

@@focidhomophobicii2426 It's not really that 99% will scream for a refund or that only a nerd will scare. Cosmic horror has a lot of themes from other horrors as well such as body horror or psychological. So definitely people will be scared. The problem is it will sell less. Because people aren't as interested in it. That's why they don't really produce them. Annihilation is a perfect example. Great movie but did horribly. Just because there's less of an audience for this kinda stuff.

[@focidhomophobicii2426]

@LucyWhitley There's no such thing as "Cosmic Horror Movie" All that seems to be is just *Cosmic Action Movie* and your Annihilation is a very perfect example

[@Esper54]

@@focidhomophobicii2426 Yeah fair. Just an example though. And if they were to try something with cosmic horror aspects I imagine it would go as I described.

[@vyshnavp8672]

​@@focidhomophobicii2426 Colour out of space is a 100% 'cosmic horror movie '

[@jayfinn4372]

12 minutes in I had to pause to give kudos to everyone involved in this (creep me the fuck out) production! Not an easy thing to do with this old guy. Keep up the great work! Now back to the rest, can't wait

[@Hawkm0th]

22 minutes in, I couldn't help but think... If that guy really walked in on a party like that, some dude bros would instantly try beating him up while the girls mocked and insulted him.

[@pjr7227]

alright, now i am hyped

[@evildead311]

The rellic totally gives me Cronenberg vibes especially The Thing. I keep waiting for Kurt Russell to pop out and for the flamethrowers to start throwing flying everywhere

[@sigmasix3719]

Carpenter not Cronenberg

[@connorphotography3717]

John carpenter

[@scroogemcduckrich9705]

yes!

[@fossa4259]

The sheer number of great Lovecraft references in Eldritch Code was great. RE:Animator killed me (in a laughter way not a murdered-and-then-zombified way)

[@justus7650]

Herbet W. - Re: Animator okay, yeah, that gave me a chuckle :D

[@highdrangea790]

the coffeethuhlu cup was my favorite. also he works at Arkham corp

[@joeyj6808]

The Outsider was always a heartbreaker to me. The poor guy did nothing to deserve his fate. This version was good, but misses that essential point. Otherwise - good stuff! The last short was my fave...mon favourite? N'est-ce pas?

[@krispingle]

I mean to be fair outer gods are just indirectly dickheads rarely do people deserve their fates

[@user-lx7ey4do1h]

The Door in the Wood was excellent. So excellent they made mainstream Season 1. RELIC is a darn motion picture! Brilliant writing, Brilliantly acted, special effects were spot on. I've watched this Horror master piece 5x Each time, I'm left with the same reaction. More!!! Part 2!!???!?!????

[@user-lx7ey4do1h]

Relic is one of the best horror shorts. Well acted, brilliant writing and directing. Borderline cautionary talebof; leave the past buried, that wasn't a motion picture. Please make a sequel 👏👏👏👏👍👍👍

[@chernozem7335]

Can you explain what actually happened, please. I don't get it at all. Especially after that man with seizure get smashed on the head, what is inside of him?

[@user-lx7ey4do1h]

@@chernozem7335 the key! Remember it came out of his mouth? The man covered in blood tried to protect everyone. The woman was possessed by the ancient evil.

[@CNNBlackmailSupport]

​@chernozem7335 Here is what I got. Two entities were fighting for that mask, the protector had the key, which was like protection from the evil entity. The mask is some form of Cosmic power that summons outer gods. The entity using the mask is Nyalrthotep, as far as bad guys go, you'd be hard pressed to find worse in any universe that exists. No idea what the mask and key actually are, but that seems to be their function. Evilguy murdered and replaced the friend, attacked the guardian key holder to make him mostly incoherent, and probably influenced his death by extinguisher. (Does that make it a Fire AND Life extinguisher?) At the end, everyone was basically paralyzed, but the key that would protect them stopped just short of where it could be reached. Kind of a "cruel twist of fate" thing, or Maybe the dead guardian was only mostly dead and spitting the key out was all it could do. Unanswered questions/Don't know why: -It was frozen -It had the key -It couldn't talk -It looked like an Irish dude with British teeth, but was guarding this mask in Nepal -Why someone would have made the mask 900 years ago and given it that much power -Why the opposite to the Clay, hair, and inlaid silver Nepalise tribal mask (featuring the o.O emoji eyes and probably yak hair) would be a filigree, baroque era, liquor cabinet key and chain straight out of Louis XIII's Versaille palace. -What the green comet actually was -The Mask's purpose -How the Key would interact with the Mask -Why they didn't seem to want to listen to the only guy who seemed to have an idea of what was going on, based on the questions he asked. -Why they all acted like Anime characters watching their enemy go through an elaborate and time consuming power up ritual. (Maybe you can chalk it up to a sanity destroying fear aura that eldrich monsters all seem to have, but that's not very satisfying.) -Why the panicked guy was even there when they ignored all his questions and suggestions. (Crew based stories usually give each crew member a distinct expertise or ability. Scully uses rationality and hard evidence, Mulder uses an open mind and thinks outside of the box, for example) Disclaimer: I could be wrong about almost everything. It's way too vague and mysterious about too many things to be certain. Your brain is functioning properly. It's not you, its them.

[@oznewman6939]

The acting was painful, i admire your ability to ignore that

[@user-lx7ey4do1h]

@@oznewman6939 the story line, the setting. Then the horror of the beasts transformation. It was a chaotic climax.. It all worked.

[@Ronimus-prime]

One word for every director (especially the onebehind the eldritch core): bravo. I have witnessed the best adaptations of the Cthulhu mythos

[@tonydabaloney]

A truly heartwarming motion picture for the whole family!

[@WhoWantsToKnow81]

I love the "Cthulubucks" logo on the coffee cup in Eldritch Code

[@sarlaccstapeworm990]

29:56... (In "The Eldritch Code") That "Cthulhubucks" disposable coffee cup was a VERY nice touch! 😂👍

[@50YrOldSK8R]

I personally thought the Relic was the Best one. Would Fucking love to see a whole movie just based on this short.

[@mystictempt763]

LOVE the coffee cups in Eldritch Coffee! Very subtle change but meaningful

[@magnetdesignandadver]

I missed that - can you give a hint?

[@saxonde68]

Instead of the Starbucks Mermaid logo, it’s Cthulhu instead 😂

[@magnetdesignandadver]

@@saxonde68 very lever - well spotted!

[@connorphotography3717]

that very stanley kubrick style

[@CookieMonster-nt8hh]

"luckily for me i had enough spare parts to build my own supercomputer" he said casually, as if a supercomputer is the potato battery you made in third-grade science

[@riphopfer5816]

I’ve seen ‘The Pickman Model’ before. It is a modern classic, no doubt. The mild sendup of “the Joy of painting“, blended with the whole concept from the story, is just too good. Makes me laugh. Nice to see ALTER found it and stuck it in our collection, because it’s more than worthy. Somehow manages to be the funniest and one of the best Lovecraft-inspired short films

[@stevewik2280]

Oh wow, I had no idea what this actually was and randomly clicked into the timeline to get a sample. I thought "Whoa! what movie is THIS from??" then realized this IS the movie it was from! lolol great job by everyone!

[@chrisdals5182]

Fantastic, with Eldritch Code being my favourite. Please keep them coming!

[@yomogami4561]

i had seen eldritch code before as a stand alone story. very well done

[@aprilmae274]

What you did here is AMAZING. I love the Iron Born and Night Fort!!!! I LOVELOVELOVE all this! I know I am missing how to put it together. I can't get anyone to believe me so that we can solve the puzzles. My eyesight isn't good enough. I know the pieces are here. I can see what you have done here. I can see a lot of the stories in ASOIAF now. I might not be able to solve it-but I can thank you ALL for the PURE BRILLIANCE of ALL of this.

[@JohnTLyon]

Face it, kids. When you've seen one eldritch, gibbering horror from beyond space and time, you've seen 'em all. The take on "The Outsider" was unique and well done. 'Eldritch Code" was seriously creepy! Great update on the mythos! "Pickman" was delightful! Laughed my arse off! "Echos" truly captured the sense of inevitable doom the best of the Mythos tales invokes. So maybe i haven't seen 'em all!?

[@connorphotography3717]

Siggagroth is one that name stuck in my head

[@TheZGal45]

Holy crap those were all brilliantly done, I loved them! Excellent work by everyone involved.

[@jaybee7754]

This is the best I've seen from alter ! Great success !! ❤❤❤❤

[@gregtrumbower3372]

Ok three minutes in I had to pause to write this. Yes so far I'm hooked. Got the popcorn going now and getting ready.

[@lonl123]

Dammit, why do I always find awesome videos like this just minutes before I have to go to work....sigh...will watch tonight!

[@lexbastubee6214]

Shhhh everyone take your seats, Alter just released a 57 MIN video... Who's here on the first day!? 🍿🥤🍫🍬

[@ThomasCarstein]

Hi! 👋

[@lexbastubee6214]

@@ThomasCarstein hey Thomas! Where ya watchin from?

[@ThomasCarstein]

@@lexbastubee6214 Austria ☺

[@lexbastubee6214]

@@ThomasCarstein very cool! I'm in the U.S

[@lawannawhiten3363]

🙋🏻‍♀️

[@spencey5606]

Echoes in the Ice and The Relic were my favorites. ❤

[@MarkAStephan]

Didn't expect to find this. First video by ALTER. Watched the whole thing through in one sitting. Subscribed!

[@tramasrarasoddplots]

The Pickman's Model is not a short film. It's a tv pilot, a good one. I need this series in my life

[@joeymills3410]

That first one is pure gooooooooold!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@MrSarollia]

Exceptional work by all. "Behind" is as if Francois Truffaut decided to a supernatural short...

[@RJMacReady1]

What the hell is this channel? And why is it so good at doing lovecraft?

[@Makaan]

The best compilation of the whole playlist.

[@CLOUD-33]

WHAT THE HELL JUST HAPPENED! I dont know if I'm glad thats over or not. That was furiatingly fast and extremely loud and surprisingly stressful and traumatizingly tense and annoyingly abrasive and confusingly climatic and gut wrenchingly twisted and slimy and......F ing Amazing! One Question. What the hell is wrong with that key?

[@roberthpilesund384]

How come that short films based on anything Lovecraft, always are so much better than movies based on the same material ?

[@mikeytek8676]

Short films or indie are better compared to those with a much budget movies.

[@sigmasix3719]

Because when a studio gets involved a comity decides to go for the usual cliche garbage they think sells tickets

[@roberthpilesund384]

@@sigmasix3719 Right on. Warner brothers had their fingers in every DC superhero movie they ever made, and they never learn from their mistake. The end result is "the Flash" a movie that is on the road to be the most expensive disaster for a movie company since the movie Heaven's Gate, a movie with actors like: Jeff Bridges,Kris Kristofferson, Christopher Walken, Willem Dafoe and John Hurt, and despite that bombed so bad that the whole movie studio went belly up.

[@gmork1090]

Because all of Lovecrafts work was short stories. Dragging it out ruins it 95% of the time.

[@roberthpilesund384]

@@gmork1090 There have been several short stories that have become great movies, especially in the horror genre. Lovecraft society made a black and white silent movie one that were about an hour long, and it is awesome! It captured the dread perfectly, and i loved The void. Other writers had no problem writing longer stories in the Lovecraft world - much to his delight. It might have something to do with so many bad movies, but i feel it is not 100% correct. I suspect that it might be hard too finance a movie without a good fight scene with the "big bad" at the end of the movie, and as we all know, fighting "the old ones" always end badly for humans. I played the Lovecraftian Sherlock Holmes game, and it was awesome, for 8 hours gametime - so time might not always be a problem ?

[@nasanoir310]

Sound From the Deep is the best cosmic horror movie I've ever seen, short or not. It is absolutely stunning visually, musically, and in every other way.

[@evildead311]

It's okay I thought the same thing when I first seen it and it was one of the first short horror stories I had ever seen on here, but I believe that there are many many more way better Lovecraftian cosmic horror than that. It was rather uneventful and didn't have much of a climax. Open your mind people.

[@xRiseAndFall.]

​@@evildead311can you namesome examples that you oike more?

[@finalgirl640]

Lovecraft compilation. It pleases the Elder Gods.❤

[@FHBStudio]

The painter story reminded me of that time I decided not to wake up from a nightmare and to instead just keep going.

[@housewilma4904]

ive only had like 3 and it really is odd to go from absolute dread to realizing you cant die and this is kinda fun. best one i remeber suddenly gained mario super jumping while running from zombies in the woods.

[@thegrimcritic5494]

That’s one of the ways I figured out how to lucid dream. I had a nightmare and was terrified, then noticed the nature of the dream and suddenly everything came into focus. Instead of a nightmare it became a really neat haunted house experience. Woke up feeling really refreshed, funny enough.

[@essenceofexcellence1832]

@@housewilma4904 i had that exact same dream a while ago

[@jefferymazziotta2571]

The little easter eggs all throughout the eldrich code were great. like the Cthulu-esque coffee cup image and the various names of things throughout. well done on these shorts

[@SpineGrinderTrainsWife4Lyfe]

What in the squishy horror is this anthropology of beloved lore, a moustache over a moustache you say? I'll call that art any day!

[@ziadhulhok]

Lovecratian horror.

[@danielshemwell2662]

The creature's limbs unfolding was really gross, but really cool at the same time 10/10

[@ckmodele]

This did not disappoint. I will have to remember to not longer attempt to enjoy snacks while watching a video😊

[@NothingIsKnown00]

Rule number 1 of horror: Less is more. Brilliant work!

[@dawnrosecrants8919]

All six horror shorts are great. But my Favorites were The Relic and The Outsider. Fantastic 😱👍💐 Bravo!

[@ericsegerberg2959]

at 26:15 the Starbucks cup is Cthulu. Just thought that was cool haha

[@Burntcone]

It's almost poetic that the passage the alien read was the same passage that the first astronauts read aloud on their first voyage.

[@sherrybiery315]

I stumbled across these videos 3 days ago and been binging ever since! 😊

[@050Hidden]

These were AMAZING. I really liked the first ones ending. Great work!

[@7uplife67]

First time here...omg! This was amazing!

[@evetko]

Eeessshhh, what a juicy monstrosity in The Relic. Loved every minute of it!

[@Strezlecky]

Seriously great films!! The Outsider is so sad :')

[@adhdraw]

@11:09 the dead guy winces lmao It makes the film even better tbh, that much more genuine

[@kimberlyplatt2382]

Love how everyone just stands there for a good 20mins watching this. My car would have been over half way down the road.

[@brunobedoyabuman7392]

A todo el grupo que hizo posible este film, los felicito enormemente, me encanta!!!

[@natlenan6743]

Good job!

[@tkell31]

Echoes in the ice was tops for me. Loved the setting and creepy atmosphere, but they were all entertaining. Nicely done.

[@monsterhuntergo]

I love Alter so much. Actors are great. Even the stories. Better than paid subscription. I did not found something good like this at Netflix or Prime. :)

[@Slim-Thicc]

Amazing performances all, the dude in the second bit had an absolutely stellar physical presence.

[@danerule7326]

Listening/ watching this while playing the sinking city... all the yes

[@Xport9]

The Outsider has an amazing cinematography. Jesus.

[@simpsonservices6463]

halfway through and I have to say it has been great so far,

[@aliservan7188]

An absolute masterpiece. My God, just astounding in every way. Can we buy these?

[@TinyToadSage]

To this day, The Relic is still my favorite of all time!

[@Sarika38]

Agreed!!😊

[@EagleTimberWolf]

Ngl that had to be one of the most grotesquely beautiful monster reveals I've ever seen. The effects were quite literally jaw-dropping.

[@Sarika38]

@@EagleTimberWolf isn’t it fantastic? I absolutely love it! And then the spooky green comet at the end signaling the end of the world…so awesome!🥰

[@DGneoseeker1]

@@EagleTimberWolf I'm a little confused about what was inside the guy if not the same as inside the woman.

[@easonzhang1326]

The story is pretty confusing for me, but i didn't see no one leave a comment to explain it

[@unseenabyss2824]

Just started watching this. Amazing

[@LorenaMartinez-gs4fe]

I’m glad alter is making longer versions

[@peter-subramanian]

Omg the little cthulu starbucks cups lmaooo

[@michaelcarag1652]

Held me at every story! KUDOS!!! 👏👏👏

[@na1677]

Wow... That was very professionally done! Awesome job

[@dragonback6075]

1st one was the best, and incidently the only one I hadn't seen before.. it looked like it actually be the start of a good series 👍

[@martinjoedickeint]

Lovercraft on Alter… well, praise the Elder Gods. And popcorn 😊

[@beyond_the_tequila_rift3194]

For a moment I thought in the first episode that the creature was the star faced creature(s) from "At the Mountains of Madness" and the Plateau of Leng! Wait was that suppose to be the Mad Arab (Abdul Alhazred) in the Eldritch Code? Damn the thrill factor already tops 99% of most horror films released so far. The drop into instant thrill and mystique type horror!!! I love this kind of horror.

[@dannibal]

22:02 Sorry, but I couldn't help giggling as this malformed man walked down the stairs almost as if he was dancing on that music.

[@archerx68]

Raining ⛈️here in parts of Lone⭐ Thanks Alter for all the hard work y'all do📲🎬🎫🎥🎟️... 💐❤️💲💲💲💲💲☮️

[@mnmlst1]

Please Alter make a playlist dedicated to cosmic horror and paranormal shorts, pleaaaaaseeee.

[@roachmojo]

This was excellent, thank you for the efforts. Outstanding!

[@anthonydoyle7370]

That thing in the first one is one helluva brutal "morning after the vindaloo" depiction

[@urielthelesser]

Loved the "outsider".

[@jonbauml225]

Love the Cthulhu coffee cup

[@ThomasCarstein]

Wow, only the first story in and my skin is already curling and the hair on my neck standing up... now THIS is how lovecraftian horror is done right! Edit: the other stories were a bit hit & miss, but there are definitely some gems in here.

[@turtlekappa7141]

The chills, the freaking goosebumps!!! Bro why aren't you folks AAA yet?!

[@eliwoodnguyen1505]

Im late but im glad i finally here

[@necrophage5248]

These are works of love and passion, I am elated and thankful. For the compilation and dedication of ALL INVOLVED, it is appreciated 👏🎶🥂

[@vaasnaad]

GREAT adaptation of The Outsider!

[@chirantantripathy4350]

Doing great job you guys...... it's a shame that you haven't reached 2 digit subscribers (in million) yet....

[@uneekmcknight2466]

Im just seeing this, good work. Descend into madness was a treat

[@EtrnlGoddess]

These remind me of the White Vault podcasts. AMAZING!

[@Frank_G_Finster]

Awesome collection of good horror shorts. Thank you very much.

[@sapenitisat7089]

Absolutely awesome! You must making full-length movie's.

[@Ripcoilx]

These are so awesome!!!!! I love your work.

[@JeffersonLuizS]

Well done fellow! I really appreciate your work! Greetings from Brazil!

[@seankim884]

The relic is Like A Gulliermo del toro movie.

[@arch523]

Even Pickman's model

[@maikt904]

alter releases 1hr of lovecraft stuff : "we have such sights to show you" :D

[@halolife3217]

Was anybody else completely lost during the relic

[@cardinalcopiaghostb.c.]

Very great. Thank you so much

[@cthulhuhoops7538]

Well isnt this a gem of a collection?

[@patrikconnell7360]

That was gnarly wicked shiznit!I loved it thoroughly-!❤

[@runeaeik]

Amazing work people, thanks 🙏😺

[@Nobleman5704]

The Pickman model was terrible; it was a spoof and a glib jab at comical horror that looked like it was put together by bored friends on a weekend. I really appreciate the obvious time and thought out into the others. What a great series of videos.