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Descend into madness, forbidden knowledge, and cosmic dread with stories inspired by one of Gothic horror's beloved icons, HP Lovecraft in our "Lovecraftian Lore Vol. 1" compilation.
"Lovecraftian Lore Vol. 1" Features:
"The Relic" by J.M. Logan
A group of adventurers in search of a mythological object get more than they bargained for when they discover the legend foretelling the end of all life in the universe could actually be true.
"The Outsider" by Ludvig Gür
A desperate loner who has grown up with a butterfly and the Bible for company seizes his chance and makes good his escape, only to face his worst fears head-on at an all-nighter in the company of strangers.
"Eldritch Code" by Ivan Radovic
A dedicated IT-guy must stop a computer virus from spreading, unaware about the cosmic horrors he is about to release.
"The Pickman Model" by Tim Troemner
The Pickman Model updates Lovecraft’s classic tale of artistic inspiration into a “how-to” of pure madness.
"Echoes In The Ice" written and directed by BJ Verot
Four men explore an abandoned research facility. Within the station unsettling signs of disorder are revealed, and in the lowest level of the facility, a chilling discovery is made.
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[@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.

[@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!"

[@Musso88]

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

[@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

[@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

[@tkell31]

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

[@tonydabaloney]

A truly heartwarming motion picture for the whole family!

[@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.

[@WhoWantsToKnow81]

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

[@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!

[@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 '

[@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

[@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

[@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

[@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!!???!?!????

[@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]

🙋🏻‍♀️

[@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.

[@spencey5606]

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

[@jaybee7754]

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

[@Ronimus-prime]

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

[@50YrOldSK8R]

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

[@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

[@ckmodele]

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

[@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!

[@MrSarollia]

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

[@lonl123]

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

[@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.

[@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

[@evetko]

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

[@TheZGal45]

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

[@050Hidden]

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

[@Slim-Thicc]

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

[@na1677]

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

[@dawnrosecrants8919]

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

[@Makaan]

The best compilation of the whole playlist.

[@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.

[@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

[@brunobedoyabuman7392]

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

[@Strezlecky]

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

[@simpsonservices6463]

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

[@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 ?

[@LorenaMartinez-gs4fe]

I’m glad alter is making longer versions

[@roachmojo]

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

[@uneekmcknight2466]

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

[@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

[@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

[@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

[@NothingIsKnown00]

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

[@Ripcoilx]

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

[@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.

[@aliservan7188]

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

[@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.

[@michaelcarag1652]

Held me at every story! KUDOS!!! 👏👏👏

[@sarlaccstapeworm990]

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

[@Frank_G_Finster]

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

[@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. :)

[@unseenabyss2824]

Just started watching this. Amazing

[@7uplife67]

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

[@vaasnaad]

GREAT adaptation of The Outsider!

[@necrophage5248]

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

[@JeffersonLuizS]

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

[@DerrickCalloway-ys1cl]

This short horror just blew my mind, wow!

[@sapenitisat7089]

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

[@dandenallo5872]

that was better than expected

[@finalgirl640]

Lovecraft compilation. It pleases the Elder Gods.❤

[@patrikconnell7360]

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

[@joeymills3410]

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

[@MrAletion]

This is beautiful. thank you.

[@cauedesigner140]

simply amazing !

[@jomontanee]

Brilliant in every level.

[@archerx68]

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

[@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.

[@martinjoedickeint]

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

[@cardinalcopiaghostb.c.]

Very great. Thank you so much

[@turtlekappa7141]

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

[@mnmlst1]

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

[@elizabthharris6741]

Noone ever taught that dude in white how to frolic in the wheat it seems. 😂 I truly enjoyed these. Very well made and very very spooky. Thank you

[@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?

[@runeaeik]

Amazing work people, thanks 🙏😺

[@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.

[@Travels438]

Absolutely amazing

[@kimberlyplatt2382]

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

[@yoanis_lma77]

I love you so Alter

[@ericsegerberg2959]

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

[@ihatewastefood3948]

compilation awesome ❤️

[@soulreaver1983]

Outstanding video 😎👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@RJMacReady1]

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

[@cthulhuhoops7538]

Well isnt this a gem of a collection?

[@lalolanda1699]

Amazing! 👍

[@user-es5tt1ub4f]

Amazing stuff! 🤯🥳

[@magnetdesignandadver]

Loved it

[@GelidChamber01]

Love it!

[@donaldsankey5046]

Love these adaptations ❤😂😮

[@EtrnlGoddess]

These remind me of the White Vault podcasts. AMAZING!

[@lalolanda1699]

Awesome! 👍

[@peter-subramanian]

Omg the little cthulu starbucks cups lmaooo

[@CNNBlackmailSupport]

They really screwed The Outsider up when he broke the mirror and his reflection was just staring at him placidly on it's own while he was cringing. Clearly it isn't a reflection because they don't do that, and few houses have a room 3ft deep with a full wall, spotless, mirror on the back end. It just fails on so many levels. Clearly, this story should be 1st person. All they had to do was find some good angles of reflections that show him being stalked by the monster, then switching out of 1st person to show him running away scared like the others from those stalking reflections. Maybe spice it up with the crowd being scared into a room that they barricade shut making it look like the Outsider failed to make it in time, so he starts slamming the door and begging to be let in. After a second, he sees the stalking reflection again and goes quiet and still, trying to find a way into the safe room. Give the audience a little hint by showing the Outsider escaping by reaching something a little too tough for a human to reach, like climbing up a smooth, 15ft, vertical wall outside to reach a veranda and then squeezing through window bars a little too small for a human. What a waste of a short.

[@urielthelesser]

Loved the "outsider".

[@GanondorfsWife]

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

[@teddyjackson1902]

These are great! Were they made just for KZbin?

[@jonbauml225]

Love the Cthulhu coffee cup