THE CHAIR (Award Winning Horror Short Film)

[@zayyangwandu8561]

Julie's smile after the scream was much more terrifying than the old man in that bedroom scene. True horror.

[@F0gGrlDream]

YO SOMETHING I WOULD SEE IB MY DREAM

[@dbsmic5709]

Gave me such a sickening feeling and worst sense of dread I've felt watching a horror movie in a while

[@BryghtTheLyght]

that scene really got me

[@navaerick86]

That scene FUCKED me up.

[@LampDoesVideogame]

Honestly, it was the multitude of "what the fuck is going on" that was all of it combined.

[@budfug8691]

Every time someone says one of these shorts needs to be made into a full length film, doesn't understand its format is why it works so well

[@tarraingart]

like the short film that inspired the Smile movie, the short film is infinitely better because of what it delivers in a short time versus the drawn-out horror of Smile.

[@queenieis50]

Agree. This is why I love anthology-type shows, books, etc...the short stories are what works for me.👍

[@bottombarrelbudgetfilms1854]

Exactly how it also feels trying to recommend someone a book or comic and their first response is "that sounds like it could be a really good movie!" when you want them to just enjoy the story in the format it was told in.

[@ichmich9324]

But then it is a question if they like the whole product that is the short. Or if they are invested in the core idea of it. The first can't really be translated into another medium but the second makes a lot possible

[@wailer27]

No this one really must be made into a full movie

[@bedajh]

I am from Asia. We have a culture of not taking home things we found on the streets. So if we see a bag someone left on the street, we leave it there. A mirror, we leave it there. We were told by our elders that some people can attach spirits to the item and if we bring it home that spirit will follow you home. This show is everything our elders told us.

[@frankysanchez815]

I'm from USA and we go to Garage Sales to buy everybody's old belongings and furniture to take home.

[@Davesobscurevideos]

And like this movie, that belief is completely fictional

[@MKemp-dr4xe]

@@Davesobscurevideosjust because we don’t currently have the tools to measure something, doesn’t mean it doesn’t exist. Humanity used to believe solid objects were still until we developed the tools to witness particles in constant motion

[@Bell.-]

​@Davesobscurevideos You can't really know. So you're also wrong.

[@Davesobscurevideos]

@@Bell.- Yeah - I’m gonna go out and on a limb and say I’m right.

[@JudgeDrey]

"You're dying of Alzheimer's and you keep forgetting." That line is terrifying because it's all too real and so damn heartbreaking.

[@Sandux930]

Do you suffer from alzheimers? do you suffer from alzheimer? Do you sufer from alzheimers? Do you suffer from alzheimers?

[@olexvndrv]

@@Sandux930 what the fuck

[@Sandux930]

@@olexvndrv Rick and Morty bit

[@treexxxx425]

So he’s suffering for Alzheimer’s ?

[@naarahjanemorris3121]

Wtf this film was messed up definitely.

[@strawberrybird7319]

The actors were all amazing, but the girlfriend jumping from freaked out to happy within a second was so so good.

[@jonmasinopa8302]

(+) %=(i)=% (-)

[@DX-d]

2:30 “You should like antique stuff” who talks like that and how controlling!

[@leslietruver7386]

She is the scariest thing I've seen in a horror movie in ages!

[@alirezasouri9247]

Bro at that moment i just fainted

[@jonmasinopa8302]

@@alirezasouri9247 be sorrow

[@cobaltsmith1]

The girlfriend ABSOLUTELY made this terrifying. Her acting ability was awesome! Gave me COLD shivers down my spine. Well done!

[@pissapocalypse]

Right Julie's acting was phenomenal. She really freaked me out

[@fwugaman]

Brooooo the part where she screamed then went back to sleep has shaken me to the core!!!

[@elttilkire]

I...it has been a while since my brain has been abused this hard by a movie. I don't know what award this won, but it needs more. When she sat down at the table and the dude appeared and just started nailing his head with a brick, good god. And as I'm typing this the cop sat in the chair HOLY CRAP.

[@pappasmooth9051]

​@@pissapocalypseI strongly disagree. Her acting was very bad.

[@snowwhite_97]

​@@pappasmooth9051she is 🔥

[@Zacorroni]

the scariest part is they've only been dating for 6 months and live together

[@lyladaisie]

that's what i was thinking lmao

[@nicolasmolina1815]

Welcome to my life

[@biku7422]

Well said , so you felt that 6 months dating & living together is the Scariest part ..it's so funny ,I like your comment instead of this movie...

[@huffman1846]

Oh man! My now wife started coming and staying at my house everyday when she got off work after we first kissed. Even without an invite. Almost 8 years later tho and her persistence seems to have worked.

[@desisdosis473]

Imagine Jim and Pam being this couple.

[@adamrichter1143]

Everybody talking about the breakfast scene but the young detective had a quickie with the girlfriend. THAT is true horror

[@spyceewyte7194]

where does it imply he did that?

[@bonsai_chaos]

@@spyceewyte7194 20:44 -- 21:17

[@msallamsartgallery1084]

@@spyceewyte7194he came out of the bed room fixing his pants and his shirt and tie were all messed up and he was panting.

[@killerdragon7487]

@@spyceewyte7194 after the two detectives go into his bedroom, one older one comes out first and you can hear the girlfriend start moaning a second time. It stops when the younger detective comes out of the room and you can see and hear him putting his belt back on

[@Ruff_Luggins]

She was still screaming after he walked out so he probably rubbed one out real quick

[@tatianafoster5696]

The “you’re dying of Alzheimers but you keep forgetting you have it” got me. It was the scariest part 🥲

[@christopherbrewer9516]

Man that just threw the whole movie for a twisted mental loop. I didn’t know what to think after that!

[@ohnoyoudidnt9452]

@@GbobUriteyes!😢 all I could think of was my grandma and what she sees and if she’s ok

[@lorasamario5969]

Right that part reallyfreakedme out

[@animalsgalore360]

Did he actually have Alzheimer's, because that's an interesting premise to it if he did. You don't see many things that properly explore the horror of Alzheimer's and dementia

[@CreamyPesto505]

Unironically, that is my biggest fear. That line broke my soul.

[@iamverytired6322]

I think what really hit me, is that in the bedroom-at-night scene, when Julie starts screaming, it's a comfort. It's the most calm I felt during this short because, by screaming, she is telling us that Reese is right. There *is* something wrong, he isn't delusional, there is an Entity out to get them and they can face it together. That's why when she smiles, it hurts. My heart dropped into my stomach. We question everything. Is Reese halucinating? Is Julie in on it? Is she the Entity? We don't know, and that's more terrifying than the Old Man in the Chair.

[@SiiriCressey]

+ if Julie is the entity or aligned with it, how long has that been the case? Did she get with him out of affection, or to bring the entity in/him to it?

[@monetluckey8670]

well said, I felt the same I was so sad when she smiled and went back to bed

[@pheebeemsifu3297]

Wow

[@syd240]

how is someone screaming from a old man being in there room comforting

[@coresq_4120]

@@syd240because it finally felt like we knew what was wrong and it gave us the comfort of a typical horror movie which was comforting

[@UwU-bk7op]

This reminds me of those dreams that you can’t wake up from. Like you know those nightmares were you think you’ve woken up but they just keep going on and on? That’s what this feels like.

[@reykodx2333]

Si bro me ha pasado, es mi peor pesadilla, he despertado mas de 8 veces y seguía soñando, me desesperaba porque sentía que jamás iba a poder despertar. (Espero que se traduzca bien este comentario)

[@purplesoda8560]

@@reykodx2333 Qué horror! Estuviste en un loop de sueño 😭😱

[@lilybelle568]

That's only happened to me 1 time, and it was this year. I thought I was awake 3 different times in my dream. My stepson just so happened to get in bed with me and my husband because it was storming, and he was the one to actually wake me up bc I was crying so loud, it woke him up. He was trying to comfort me, and it was so sweet. That is my favorite memory with him.

[@emilianomederos]

Luckily I have the capacity to awake from a dream with my will

[@Vibrantmaryyyy]

@@reykodx2333sleep paralysis. I’ve lived with it for 15 years. There is no cure. Try to always sleep on your side and your covers at your neck. When you realize you’re in a sleep state close your eyes and take deep breaths wiggle your fingers for as long as you can and it should help snap you out of it fast. Sorry there’s no good news but the sooner you learn how to manage it the easier it is to get out of it

[@Cornbread2100]

The scariest part to me is that after the constant switching between reality and hallucination in the breakfast scene, you have no idea what’s real or not. Maybe he’s still in bed, and the entire thing from that point on was fake. Or maybe there were no hallucinations at all and the police were real. Maybe the hallucinations started before the chair. Maybe his girlfriend isn’t even real. Maybe he was in a mental hospital and recently escaped, and now has this entire fake life that he’s imagining, when in reality he’s in some old abandoned house, like the government building in A Beautiful Mind. Once the character has lost touch with reality, the ending becomes entirely open-ended, like the ending of Inspection when you don’t know if he’s still in a dream or not. I think that uncertainty works amazingly well in a mysterious horror short like this.

[@pisceanbaby1133]

love this

[@Cornbread2100]

@@pisceanbaby1133 thanks!

[@StutiPanda-l7q]

Sounds like schizophrenia

[@Dishwin-s8k]

I had a really bad break from reality once and this short film captured what it was like perfectly. The constant switching makes it feel like there are multiple layers to reality and you don’t know which one you’re in. Kept jumping between people acting nice and worried about me to sneering and cursing at me. Just the worst thing imaginable.

[@eamylord]

​@@Dishwin-s8kcould you please explain what happened ? This is geniouly interesting

[@frankoconnell6745]

When she screamed and then smiled I literally got shivers down my spine. That’s NEVER happened to me before like that. It was insane.

[@joewhite9475]

When she offered him coffie and the guy showed up next to her I litteraly got goosebumps and yelled and I'm totally desensitized to horror movies lol. I guess I'm not after all

[@frankoconnell6745]

@@joewhite9475 same. There was a few scenes that really got to me. When it hasn’t been like that for me for years.

[@im_Spade_]

Fucking same. Though I have experienced it before (last time was in the beginning of Smile which I recommend) and in a couple others. That was insanely good.

[@alifzahir3933]

Watch Hereditary my brother.

[@smiles1113]

right omg and i was literally watching this in the dark at 5am

[@ShockArcl1te]

I'm trying to figure out why it sent chills through me and the best thing I can think of is that in that situation when she's screaming it's a validation of your horror, and there's a strange comfort in that. It means that whatever happens, you're not alone. Her suddenly smiling flips that completely around. You thought you had someone on your side, witnessing the horror with you, but really they're part of the horror too... And they're in bed next to you.

[@yuh1545]

perfectly said wow

[@paolarosario5800]

Agree

[@Ms.Mewitdabullshit]

Love itt🎉

[@natetrevino9477]

So well put. I haven’t gotten chills from a horror film in ages. This one got me a good amount of time.

[@mr.danielfoster]

Nailed it!

[@sodaholic228]

I loved the ending where she said “it was you all along! Your the chair” and he says “it’s chairing time” and throws the chair at her and then says “I guess the real chair was the friends we made along the way” and dies. 10/10 film.

[@__emma._.lee__6545]

I don’t remember seeing that?

[@OneJessticle]

HahHahaha it's chairing time

[@bandaid6600]

​@@__emma._.lee__6545uh oh

[@dayjonagarrett957]

​@@bandaid6600that didn't happen

[@bandaid6600]

@@dayjonagarrett957 haha I know, I was just kidding

[@kingdicelille]

Wow. This is scary. No gore, nothing gross. Just scary. Extremely well-played.

[@jollyszn]

psychological horror is so scary

[@edwardbostic531]

The wife/girlfriend switching back and forth is insane. Fucking sweet movie

[@macysondheim]

It’s not a movie it’s a short film

[@edwardbostic531]

@@macysondheim you know what I mean

[@shiva72945]

@@edwardbostic531 Maybe he doesn't.Not everyone is smart.

[@edwardbostic531]

@@shiva72945 You may be right

[@Cromboliuskremebum]

@@macysondheim bruh

[@Orange_Pear]

What makes the horror work is that there is literally nothing in the story to fall back on and give us comfort... not the main character's memories or sense of self and of what is (or isn't) reality, not the girlfriend to help him through whatever is happening, nor the comfort of being in his own home, and not even the police! We can't even have the luxury of thinking we know what is about to happen next, and that is what makes this scary!

[@notlisztening9821]

and after finishing, i have no idea what i just watched

[@madebymad968]

Well said, i keep looking for spot to fall back on

[@sofiagonzalez-gv8vx]

@@notlisztening9821 literally.

[@kambam9735]

not even a plot

[@chrishill3732]

For I am a chair. An observer. A thing. A comfort.

[@anthonypavone_]

Thank you all for enjoying this film! It means to the world to see such positive feedback. Thank you. ❤

[@anthonypavone_]

@Artist 11 Thank you for your kind words!

[@notascammer9504]

Amazing work from you, every single second was very much worth it. Excellent acting. I had this recommended today and it has been a while since I've last seen something as entertaining in the horror genre, I only wish it was a longer length film. I wish you the best and hope to see you in bigger projects.

[@im_Spade_]

Everyone's acting (yours included!) and the short as a whole was incredibly good. Best horror short I've ever seen, easily!

[@donfabian1542]

Excellent work, Anthony! You and the team created a masterpiece of short horror...this is a film I won't forget so soon 😬😱

[@anthonypavone_]

@@donfabian1542 Thank you Don! Glad I could be apart of it.

[@kyledouglass5078]

As an actual schizophrenic who has these blips of time, weeks, days, hours, minutes that pass by and living entire experiences of terror and horror, having to explain them. This is accurate and terrifying at such a whole level. I lived a month in a canal bouthouse basement trapped by a masochist demon and it was mere hours and one evening in reality. My experience was reality, others perception of it wasn't. When your closest friends and family are gaslighting you in your hallucinations and you're BEGGING them to stop lying and there's all this happening and your view of reality is so warped that you can't even comprehend it is just so scary because you can't trust your own perception of reality. I don't think this is alzheimers, I think this is schizophrenia, when you can't sleep for 4 days and the tentacles come out of the doors, your dog can't comfort you because you're flashing images of it eating your face and your friend's can't be trusted because when they talk to you their words are lies. This, is the reality of TRUE mental breakdowns.

[@jaye26]

I ok

[@lukeking8632]

This comment is creepier than the movie

[@BillyB386]

Ok grandpa take your meds now

[@SovietReunionYT]

​@@BillyB386 Get out of here and learn how to behave.

[@SovietReunionYT]

@OP Damn, I dont even wanna imagine what it was like back when we didnt even have medications for this.

[@Naralee477]

Everybody talking about the smile, but when the old man appears when she said"it comes with the chair" wooooooow i was really terrified the whole time, the whole scene. So so amazing. That old men was creepy.

[@natalieweiss5193]

Yes when he walks up to her bent over in that dress I gasped and had to pause it cuz I got so scared 😂

[@DianaBwantu]

Dead man Franklin 💀

[@default8193]

@@natalieweiss5193 Yeah that freaked me out

[@justwatchinfunnyvids]

Fr that kitchen scene was crazy and you don't even know if its supposed to be all in his head or not and i assume not considering the ending and that just makes it so much worse(worse as in scary not bad)

[@slimeq50]

He comes with the chair scene legit gave me chills lol

[@ignaciodiazmoore]

When she says " he comes with the chair", his reaction was perfect. It's both a hilarious and terrifying scene, and he totally sells the feeling of it. Reese character is what would happen if a real guy got stuck in a David Lynch film

[@PeterOHanraha-hanrahan]

It was so funny and scary I loved it

[@popculturenerdyt7572]

Funniest part for me was when the cops heard her masturbating and he just casually says “that’s my girlfriend” 😂

[@Naralee477]

That scene terrified me Was the best(? scene haha I think I shouldn't have read the comments so I would have really get the smile scene. (Sorry for the English)

[@fall4wisdom552]

Or the psychosis that follows being in a Steven Seagal movie.

[@peabuddie]

Psychological horror at it's finest. The length is perfect, it's tight, the concept terrifying, the acting superb. What a trip.

[@carlcushmanhybels8159]

Agree so much.

[@GratefulOne]

totally agree

[@jay-jay133]

Yeah, a very well balanced mix! The suspense was always Justified.. Justified n KILLING! The jump-scares timed just right, the plot twists kept simple yet brilliant.. both throughout & the final Revelation where it concluded/ended! All in 25 minutes & a low budget. THAT'S what u get from talented/ creative writing! All too often, movies (The Nun) are just dragged out by abusing suspense.. WITHOUT that suspense being justified, overuse jump-scares.. ad nausea, plot twists get ridiculously over complicated & full of holes.. then conclude HOURS dragged out.. w/ a disappointing ending. Curry Barker delivered SO much.. w/ such LITTLE.. via creative talent & passion. 'The Chair' puts so many over-hyped (& high budget) 'blockbusters' to shame. X

[@1teeny34]

😒”____”

[@WE-zt2fw]

alrite. could you explain what was it all about

[@glitch3387]

This film has stuck with me for a while. I've been thinking about it a lot, and i think i know what's going on (for the most part) THEORY: We know that Reese is suffering from alzheimer so this theory is mainly focused on explaining what actually happens in reality in the film. So, to begin, we have to understand one thing, and that is that the entire story is being shown to us through the perspective of Reeses' dying mind, and i think you'll understand how and why once i explain everything So the movie starts off with Reese picking up the chair from the side of the road while an old man is looking at him, the same old man that will later stalk his alzheimers infested mind, on a rewatch i do belive that this man is likely Reese dead grandfather as he mention that the chair reminds him of him "it reminds me of my grandpa too" ( quote from 3:31 ) i belive this is how the film starts because as Reese is dying from his alzheimers this is the earliest memory he can manage to remember, I think that the reason Reese is so fixated on the chair, why he keeps recalling it and why it turns people who sit on it mad (atleast from Reese perspectiv) is likely because of some sort of trauma related to Reeses grandfather that he simply cannot recall because he cant remember anything that far back so he is projecting all that negativity on the first thing he can recall, the chair, in his mind everything (or a majority of what happend) is because of the chair, whenever someone sits on it they act strange mainly they get very violent (I looked a bit into it and it seems that things like alzheimers can occur more frequently in people who have had to deal with trauma early in life so i belive that the main reason this is happening is because of something truamatic that happend early in Reeses life likely related to his grandfather) so with that in mind lets move on, I think the next thing we should talk about is the bed scene, specifically, when Julie wakes up, sees the old man, scremas in terror for a few seconds and then just goes blank face and falls asleep, I belive most of this memory is fake besides one part and that is Julie screaming, I think what really happend here is that Reese found out about Julie cheating on him with their Neighbor who he would also eventually kill and decided to confront her and ended up killing her that night, I realize thats a lot to take in but it'll make sens in a while, so why do I say that Julie cheated on Reese? Well, remember the scene when the officers entered the house and Julie was in the bath "masturbating" well what i think actually happened is that Reese is fusing memories here, i think one day Reese came home early and cought the two of them in the act at whice point a fight broke out and during that Julie screamed "I fucking hate you" ( quote from 18:12 ) after what happend both of them were probably ready to breake up but i think thats likely around when Reeses alzheimers kicked in and he ended up forgetting what happend or atleast for the most part, as his dying brain would remeber what he heared that day i think this is reinforced by first off when Julie mentions to Reese how he talked about beating their neighbour until his eyes pop out ( quote at 10:05 ) and when Reese asks Julie "am i sick" ( quote at 15:43 ) also something intresting to keep in mind is that after the night when Julie wakes up freaked out and then goes back to sleep she never acts the way she did before as a matter of fact after that night she never acts normal again whice, to me suggests that she is dead and Reeses broken mind is trying to reacreate her from old memories all fused together whice is why after that night she keps acting so strangely and why she seemingly changes moods so fast going from happy and positive to states of mania in mere seconds Now let's talk about the cops, it seems pretty obvious that Reese killed them but how? Well for the first one, the one that sits in the chair, I belive that we are actually shown exactly how and where Reese killed him and i belive that is when the cop starts acting strangly, more specifically, when he hits his head on the shelf then shoots himself, again i think because of his alzheimers Reese couldn't remember correctly what happend so instead of remembering that he was the one who killed the cop he thinks he killed himself because of the chair, and as for the other cop Reese kills him with a hammer that one is pretty obvious TLDR: Reese's girlfriend cheats on him with Fence (the neighbour) he forgets about it because of his alzheimers, later tho he manages to figure out what happend and proceeds to kill both Julie and Fence, then the cops come knocking, he kills them both aswell and proceeds to die of alzheimer Its not perfect and im sure there's holes to be poked in my theory but i wanted to put it out there and encourege more people to theorize about this masterpiece and put their ideas out there

[@Dranfilms]

this might be the best theory

[@noratifkhan5611]

I think Reese killed his grandfather as well and proceeded to kill himself after killing the second officer. It also could be that Reese went to claim some items from the grandfather’s house after his death. It is likely that Reese forgot this murder took place, which is why at the start of the film he is picking up a random chair from the street to him while his grandfather (or a form of his forgotten guilty conscious) just starring at him. I also like a line from Reese’s girlfriend where she says “Youre the negative energy Reese”. Love the theory

[@TreyAllDay666]

We have no confirmation that he has dementia. That could be a throwaway line, something he wishes were true, a red harring, anything. This could be the case, but it could also be something else entirely that's just evil.

[@khabibnurmagomoodov9287]

Thought he had schizophrenia

[@detroitlionspistonstigersr6735]

Holy hell you literally wrote a novel

[@tyrannosaurusflex3698]

This turned into something I totally wasn't expecting. Bravo to the cast and crew! Can't wait for the sequel: The Table.

[@tomjegs___]

I think The Ottoman would be a better name for a sequel.

[@Coyolxauhqui3]

There actually was an old antique table that had rly bad juju and the owner had bought it at some garage sale or somethin and created such havoc in their lives I believe they tossed it. I don't remember the details of it but thought it was funny u said "the table" lol.

[@tomjegs___]

@@Coyolxauhqui3 “uhhhm well actually” 🤓 and goes on to stumble through a nonsensical recollection of tabloid-esque grocery store checkout sensationalism

[@Coyolxauhqui3]

@@tomjegs___ never claimed it to be true lol just thought it was funny

[@tomjegs___]

@@Coyolxauhqui3 and I never said you said it was true. 🤦‍♂️

[@roguemystique7]

When I see "award winning," my first thought is always, "Is it, though?" But this definitely is deserving of that title! I loved the woman's acting when she screamed and then smiled. Very unnerving, and I loved it!

[@kurtweiand7086]

Really 🤪 crazy. But not to far out that a plot couldn't be seen. Well Done👍😆!

[@johnhall7850]

It didn't win any awards, especially not any horror ones. If was quite hilarious though. I laughed mostly.

[@amirgiterman8018]

Great movie loved it

[@roguemystique7]

@FUCK GOOGLE that's what I mean. Every time I see that title I am skeptical like I mentioned above, "is it though?" But for me, I thought this would deserve it. Apparently you did not, but I loved it 😊

[@herheartbeats5727]

"I loved the woman's acting when she screamed and then smiled." When people around you do that repeatedly and in different contexts, that can mean two things : either (for the faithful) you are possessed, or (for the unbelieving kind including myself) you're probably suffering major mental damage. Anyway, the actual screening of it was impressive.

[@AlexisSanchez-rp6bp]

Not being able to predict something is what makes things terrifying.That's why this short film is award winning. It was so unpredictable and there wasnt one moment I wasn't scared for the guy.

[@desisdosis473]

Not being able to predict something is what makes things terrifying - Comedy works the same but the context is different.

[@themug406]

Well thats incorrect

[@dario1998]

award for comedy yes

[@finalgirl640]

​@darioarena1998 comedy and horror are two sides of the same coin. Both can make people feel uncomfortable. With comedy we laugh. In horror we scream.

[@thatonechick1318]

​@desisdosis473 there were moments in this where I'm laughing but mainly because I have no idea what's going on. The next minute I'm thinking..."Oh shit. Where is this going?"

[@Xteiwaz]

I love how the younger cop enters the bedroom clean and buttoned and comes out like he just got some from his girlfriend as if his brain had to show him a negative outcome/cruel intentions of everyone he comes in contact with.

[@natalieweiss5193]

This felt like I was interrupting someone else’s nightmare. Dreams are fascinating and terrifying and this felt like a 24 minute look into someone’s mind in the middle of a bad dream. Amazing. Absolutely terrific.

[@jessequimpo7354]

More like Terrorific! Muhahahaha❤

[@pouyapahlevani4325]

same thoughts😅

[@pieropacella3761]

24 minutes of this movie felt like forever. The suspense and the unsettling feeling you get make each minute of this movie feel like hours. Amazing horror!

[@none9344]

Hey can you please explain it for me i didn't get this short movie at all!

[@999SickBoy666]

@@none9344 It's about a chair.

[@KhanKhan-oj9dc]

@@none9344 lol

[@adityakalura17_23]

what was the conclusion and overall who killed them theb man or dead man???

[@ellamone9998]

If a movie is good, it ends too soon. Felt like forever because it was typical American boring. Sleep on the couch but he slept in the bed. He's being belittled by this woman, called a racist, bring out the guns and cops. Yeah real dumbing down the masses. Now if it was a foreign film it would probably work. This was stereotyping at it's worse.

[@HenryHD88]

The guy who picked up the chair has all the potential to be great actor . He really made me feel like he was alive in the super unknown.

[@anthonypavone_]

Hey thanks Henry! I'm glad you enjoyed the film.

[@danielhubley3335]

@@anthonypavone_yeah bro you were born to act and you’re pretty easy on the eyes too 😂

[@dolorosaenigmakil]

​@@anthonypavone_I thought so too. One of my issues with some horror films, not just shorts but in general are when the characters act blasé or pretty damn chill for what's supposed to be happening! It reminds you that it's "just a movie" and that takes a lot away. I had this issue with the recent Candyman; dude witnesses his love interest get killed by an invisible beast and his reaction was pathetic. As a director, I want to instill fear in the characters and audience! And it helps when the actors are good ones. Keep it up 👌🏾

[@kirrasdad]

Is that a Soundgarden quip?

[@kawabunga1029]

Dude, I jumped in immediately hoping somebody caught the Soundgarden reference!!!

[@justwatchinfunnyvids]

To be able to make this level of horror without the half hour to an hour of build up like a horror movie is something special if only this man was given the platform to make a full length horror movie i couldn't even imagine how good it could be never quit curry your amazing!

[@TheNewRiflemanBob]

The entire film played out like a nightmare. Things not making any sense but at the same time you're still rolling with it because it seems like there's no other world outside of it and there is no escape. The quick shifts between madness and sanity without any transition(s) is exactly how nightmares play out. You can't distinguish what is real and what isn't. Brilliant film!

[@ghostlithium]

Absolutely things nightmares are made of 💯

[@xtalviper]

Exactly. Like the dead body he has to try to hide but has no idea why it's even there. I have nightmares like that all the time.

[@zoelbanana]

Bruh someone please explain this film was he the one who killed them or what

[@stuckinthiseternalagony]

Julie tells him he's been acting different. He's been talking about killing someone, speaking nonsense, getting into fights, being an asshole. This is quite literally a symptom and how many forms of Alzheimers usually begin. People suddenly turn into "someone else", they show personality traits that they didn't show before, they begin to get confused, which in turn leads them to become aggressive because they feel like people are fucking with them. They are absolutely certain the way they perceive things is correct and don't want to hear their loved ones correcting them because then it feels like something is wrong with them and most of the time they don't understand that there is, in fact, something wrong. (Obviously, this is shown a little exaggerated in this Short Film) Apart from the fact that Reese is already losing like, entire days--even a week--,which clearly points to his illness being a lot more advanced than normal for someone his age, especially considering it sure seems like this has never happened to him before. (His "young" self, as he's shown in the scenes.) Julie being young just shows that actual Reese doesn't remember Julie being any older than this. Julie, like she's shown in the Short Film, is the only memory he has left of her. He doesn't remember her aging. He doesn't remember her passing away. He doesn't even remember that he himself is an old man. Which I think all just points to the theory that Reese never actually killed any of them. He simply doesn't remember them passing away and therefore believes he must've been the one to kill them since he cannot fathom that he's an old man and Julie probably passed from old age years ago--since he doesn't even remember her being any older than this. People with Alzheimers usually remember things from a long time ago pretty well. At work, we often have people with Alzheimers that are delirious and you will not believe how many times they will say they "have to go to work" even though they've been pensioned 20 years ago. They will talk about vacations they've had 40 years ago or their childhood dog well enough, but if you ask them what date it is, where they are or what they had to eat last week, they won't be able to give you an answer. Or at least not a factually correct one. Reese is literally just sick. But this was such an incredible way of portraying this. Thanks for coming to my Ted talk, that's all I have to say LMAO

[@hippiegoddessofenlightenment]

This is genius thank u

[@user-fh6fr4un4i]

Great summary of this ! Had to watch it twice to truly get it !

[@stuckinthiseternalagony]

@@zzc8505 O…k? 💀 I don’t care. I’m not a movie critic. I just wanna watch fun short films, make little theories about them and share those with people. Nine out of ten times, I don’t even care whether the theories turn out to be right or wrong, most of the time I just want fun discussions with people lol But thanks for your input, I guess?? 😭👍

[@oscollective]

Also the psychosis and not sleeping fits very well with Alzheimers. My grandpa has it. He's constantly hallucinating and barely sleeps anymore. Same happened with my great-grandma when she had it.

[@Justwhat101]

@stuckinthisinternalagony Alzheimer’s is legit mentioned in the film If they can’t believe your theory I believe they are wrong. Keep preaching 😊

[@bayowulf8096]

Am I the only one distracted by this man’s amazing hair?

[@iFilmLiveMusicUS]

dude, lol, i couldn't stop thinking about how perfect his hair is. seriously, the man needs to drop that hair routine for all of us.

[@mikeclark7429]

I guess there are two of you.

[@larissahostetter2335]

It is perfect! And yes, I am jealous! lol

[@elizabethpayne53]

Nope!

[@pablo-zn1mg]

Reese’s hair was its own character

[@alexanderwilliamson7431]

One of the scariest horror films I've seen in decades. Also avoided all the regular tropes of the genre. So good.

[@sandragrant1785]

Curry Barker, your mind is a dark and scary place. Let's not meet again.

[@bonnieyuse5876]

😂 now lm afraid to keep watching!

[@GoddessAthena_here]

🤣🤣🤣

[@nancyisabellesicilia8217]

😂😂😂

[@soukthavoneinsisienmay1188]

Agreed 💯 😅

[@traveller89]

Curry is delicious

[@divyanshivedant6547]

the dead man being in the bg while the chair is on the sidewalk is such great detail. when i first saw it I assumed the man owned the chair, never that he came with it.

[@lanishx8935]

Terrifying. The girl/cop changing emotions haphazardly. The constant feeling like you (the audience) are as confused as the protagonist. Love it, great job guys.

[@NickMak-m2c]

Idk I feel like its too crazy, there needs to be more grounding for it to truly be good. Like The Ring had insane moments like this but there was more of a grounding in reality that you could reflect on to understand how terrifying some moments were. Everything like lighting/cinematography/acting all very very good but those would be my pointers if Curry Barker wants to make some really good horror.

[@optimusprime5448]

@@NickMak-m2ci disagree, i feel that horror can have its different ways of going about it, and the craziness of the short threw me on a ride i havent felt in a while. They managed to put together a story and use a chair as the main plot point to string the viewers along. The chair acted as almost an anchor point in the realm of chaos that happened. While watching i felt like the only scenes i could truly trust were real were the ones of the old man. I kinda wish more horror could dip their toes into this direction, but it would be difficult to keep something this chaotic feel constantly on theme for a full length movie, but this did great

[@NickMak-m2c]

@@optimusprime5448 Yeah, and I appreciate that it hasn't been done before (not in the zeitgeist if it has been) but I think that the ungrounding of it needs to at least be told to you that this is the point. Stay with me for a second--I know--that "ruins it" but I beg to differ. Because I was looking for the grounding the whole time. If there is no 'base reality' and I'm aware by way of narrative suggestion when the crazy shit starts, I'd stop looking for it. The obvious counter point--that's part of the experience. I get that. I thought it was a detriment more than a quality I liked. With all that said, Curry is original AF and I'd love to see how else he defies genres.

[@pierreemad2220]

​@@NickMak-m2c you're not wrong but in this specific case,that would sort of nullify the effect. I believe this short is all about Alzheimer's and how someone suffering from it feels and perceived the world. Obviously it's a little exaggerated but that's to put emphasis on the feelings. Specifically, the confusion. An Alzheimer's patient struggles to perceive reality, and making the horror here more grounded in reality might indeed add effect but it weakens the analogy by reducing the sheer mind boggling chaos of it all. For example, some things I understand from this video is that Reese is actually an old man and all this is happening in his head. Because he suffers from Alzheimer's he forgets a lot of things but remembers a chair and his girlfriend when she was young. However he's confused about other details like what happened in the week after they brought the chair and how his girlfriend reacted in certain situations and what she reacted to. Hence her weird body language. Another commenter explained that he thinks he murdered all those people because he can't remember them aging but is aware of their death, so he assumes he did it, not they died of old age. Holy crap why did I write that much

[@NickMak-m2c]

@@pierreemad2220 Because you're not a dumbdumb you're the opposite, a smartsmart. That's a good thing man. Anyway THAT is a good point, I didn't pick up on the fact that the main character might have been the guy on the porch and everything after the first scene might have been some weird trip. I like the theory.

[@kolumbus1754]

These short films are so much better than the majority of what you see put out by hollywood. You have my unconditional respect regarding your cinematic abilities good sir!

[@drowlmd2995]

The "You're dying from Alzheimer's " line got me so hard. It makes logic of an illogical situation and gives a plausible solution just to have the rug pulled out from under you in mere moments. That single line made my skin crawl and gave me a long night of nightmares. Such an amazing short, how Julie was attempting to hide her smile during the second argument to the amazing scene in the bedroom makes this a multiple rewatch

[@wisnubekti1062]

i dont understand. does he really have alzheimer?

[@starrydreams.19]

@@wisnubekti1062 looks like it, yes.. may be the old man is the actual Reese and he's having these flashbacks of his younger self with his spouse which are part of his memory but he can't seem to remember it all.

[@isaachiggs1925]

Interesting... for me, that's the least impressive line. Where did it come from? Who just says, "You're a man dying from Alzheimer's and you don't even know it"? Sure, it's in his head so it doesn't have to make sense, but why would his head try to tell him in that way? (note that I'm just an amateur writer having fun with the idea) It seems like the point of the line is to give the audience the context they need to have a reasonably coherent first-watch, but I think she could've done that in a way that was less direct and more believable (e.g. "I'm your fucking granddaughter why do you treat me like this?"). This would also capitalize on one of the interesting sources of anxiety I see in the film: the fact that we don't know what's happening in his real world or what he's doing to himself or the real people around him. Same with the part about brain-chemicals in the ending. Why would the last thing he remembers be some trivia about brains and dying? If I had been the director (which I'm not) they'd be singing an uncanny acapella of a cringe break-up song. The way I see it, he blames the break-up for the murder, and that period of his life was so traumatic that it's the last thing he remembers, which is why the dead flowers (together forever) are in the chair in the middle of everything. So a break-up song that he listened to constantly when she was leaving him would fit the overall story more. It's also more realistic to what we know about Alzheimer's, sense music related memories tend to be the last to go. Anyways, it's interesting to see that we experience it differently! Edit: I do like many parts of the film, though. Especially the first few scenes and the way he depicted the mind of this guy who did a few murders after getting dumped.

[@trishachokshi8414]

@@isaachiggs1925m interesting so your interpretation is all those bodies/people in the room in the final scene are supposed to be people who he murdered? And he’s remembering some scenes from his life that triggered him becoming a serial killer. He used to be a normal guy with a job and a gf but his rampage was triggered by a breakup after a fight with her about a chair he found. Then he went crazy for a week, said some racist shit, got fired, and killed a bunch of people? And the reveal is that in reality he’s an old man dying of Alzheimer’s but keeps forgetting he has it. I thought the filmmakers were implying only that he killed the coworker whose death the cops had come to his house to investigate, the “bad cop” who “shoots himself”, and either the “good cop” or his (ex?)gf, but with a hammer or whatever blunt object he dropped at the end. I hadn’t considered this period of time in his life was just the first in a long line of murders, and the short film is actually about his evolution from sad dumped boyfriend to serial killer dying of Alzheimer’s.

[@extreme8780]

@@isaachiggs1925 Alzheimer's patients typically experience an uncanny moment of clarity before they descend into the final part of their illness (called terminal lucidity apparently according to my 1 min google search), maybe that's why the line is so direct - it shows the partial moment of complete awareness the old man has about his situation?

[@thisgirlisonfire9588]

11:42 this part freaked me out. When she just smiles & lays back down 😅

[@steviewondersBoutNada]

What was goin on!!!???

[@crimsonpatty6152]

​@eric brazy think the lead guy has some form of mental break an is misinterpreting other people's moods and the world around them as they struggle with the braking down of reality around them while normal reality blends an bleeds into the present.

[@im_Spade_]

I nearly shit myself

[@SharRawr]

I laughed so hard at this part

[@jub8891]

​@@SharRawr same.. her expression cracked me up.. some great acting here

[@kristenkoury7083]

Ok, so first off what a wonderful short film. So horrifying in an unconventional way. I have a few working theories for the meaning. I don't see a lot of analysis on this film so I'm going to share my thoughts on this work of art. SPOILERS AHEAD. The chair in the beginning on the grass, Reese picks it up, drawn to it for some reason. He doesn't even seem to notice the old man in the background. He says once it's home that it reminds him of his grandpa. Clearly he was close with his grandfather. Later when the old man Franklin started to bash in his head he said to Reese don't forget about me. This film seems to be an homage to alzheimer's and the severe confusion it causes. It wreaks havoc like an unstoppable force, affecting everything and everyone in your life. Julie going from happy to sad to confused. The flowers once alive and the next thing Reese knew, they were dead and he had no memory of it. He couldn't remember to pick up dinner when she said she asked. He couldn't remember the date, or the fact that he was fired. He didn't know if he was crazy or if everyone else was. These are some common symptoms of alzheimer's. Either he's experiencing alzheimer's or his grandfather and others in his life who were important to him were experiencing it and it was taking on toll on him. However you slice it, I think this draws an imporant conclusion to alzheimer's: it's debilitating to anyone it affects, whether it's direct or experienced secondhand. I could be way off on this, but it seems to be the theme in this short film. Also, I'm a fan of the various camera tricks used throughout. For instance, when he first comes home with the flowers, no faces were shown until you see Julie's reflection in the side mirror and then the camera pans directly to Reese for the first time in the film. It also doesn't show the detective and his partner's face right away, just the shoes. I'm wondering if this is another clever way of showcasing the confusion alzheimer's creates and the sense of lost identity. This could all be obvious, but either way, this added a horror element to something that felt like real life, the casual conversations leading up to the climax, the arguing, casually sleeping next to one another, etc. And that is the truly horrifying part, in my opinion. Very well done short film. This could easily be made into a full movie. The story line is there and it hooks you as soon as you see the chair in the opening scene. If anyone has anything to add, I would love to discuss it further. :) I know there's probably so much more symbolism that I'm missing.

[@reesec4282]

THANK YOU i have been scouring the internet trying to find theories about this film. i need more people to analyze it

[@kristenkoury7083]

You're welcome. I agree. I was also searching for some analyses. I was wondering why there isn't more. I hope to see more in the near future.

[@azothamenti3378]

Thank you for that.and it wasnt until after i read your analysis that the day of the week kicked in. Wednesday is ruled by mercury. In early 1900s hat makers would put mercury in their hats to kill of mites That would make the hat their home. Well when ppl would wear their hats the merc would seep into their skin and as a result caused….madness. Or alzeimers. Its where the mad hatter character was inspired . Also………..mercury is an enigma in itself. A liquid ….metal. A paradox .a conflicting dymanic. In the matrix neo is introduced in the real world when the mirror (the chrome water enters him. Symbolically speaking merc is a warper of ideas it can……stretch time for a very long time or….compress it to a nano second For its reflection is wobbly . If we get scientific Hyper dimensional physics Surrealism Dream logic The unstable Chaos Tesseract All mercurial.

[@azothamenti3378]

Well i have to….have to say the following. Where he placed the chair. Next to a doorway. Behind the chair is a checkboard. Usually its black and white.male female our yin and yang. Each square represents a moment in life every thought either positive or negative. Here though we see a multicolored board with many shapes. Note youll see moons(mercury) Also eyes (which are the awarness principle. And of all things…..a vortex. Spiral. The board is duality.life.grid .leylines.the quantuum grid.whch is blue or red .when your able to see it. But here its like a stylized kaleidoscope. In simpler words the board is a both a place and a gateway. Note: We dont see them they havent entered yet.she walks to him they are both in the opening …but she walks away.and we see her on the mirror or the other side of the doorway.its as if they are now both far away yet very close That!!!!! Is mercurial logic. Shes talking to him as if he decided hes going to take the ride.she doesnt like the feeling.im not going in with you. We see him when he sits . Hes now entered into the vortex. Look at the screen in with her in the mirror amd his upper body out of view? Like he lost his head and she is a distant reflection.very much ….disassociation. Take a screen shot of that tapestry Part . And youll see at bottom some art work . Hard to tell what it is But a see a whale and Some strange creepy big eyed horned goatish being. The devil. In deep occultism The devil is mercury on a very bad day. And you can look up the levis baphomet image and see thevmercury symbol he placed there . In the matrix they also show the checker board gateway Its in countless films . Just pay attention when it pops up And watch what happens. A good one is terminator 2 Where the evil vop robot rises from the floor ….its a checker board.gateway And guess what? Hes liquid metal.

[@azothamenti3378]

Uh ….i just realized he looks a lot like syd Barrett former singer of pink floyd. I noticed that when i first saw him. Why is that a point to make? Syd become insane He took way too much lsd And became utterly unstable Shine on you crazy diamond is about syd. Look up his pictures and you ll see what i mean.was that on purpose???? Dont know ….we are dealing with mercury here.

[@AddictedApple]

The flow of this story reminds me of when I did powerful psychedelics. The mind, memory, and pattern of thinking can absolutely be modified by just a few chemicals to the point of nothing you perceive being reliable. Made me really sympathize with people undergoing psychosis, or permanently having their brain rewired

[@matthewwynn3025]

Same, reminds me of an lsd induced nightmare I had years ago. That sudden slime gave me a flashback so intense I nearly threw up. Flaring chills across my whole body. The not being able to trust anything, your surroundings or memory. Having absolutely no frame of reference and complete paranoia.

[@ashokwwf]

*****Spoilers ahead***** Two defining and spine chilling scenes of this short film. When the lady screams and smiles and goes back to bed. Another one where she says "he comes with the chair" and the old guy comes and kisses her on the cheek. It literally gave me goosebumps. I shaved my beard just a few hours ago and with the goosebumps on my cheek, I could feel the stubble. Amazing short film.

[@LanaAndJen]

I had literally just turned out the lights in my bedroom when the “he comes with the chair” scene started…I regretted it as soon as the guy in the dress came out! So scary! 😭 and I don’t get scared by movies easily!

[@andreakay31420]

I agree. Spine chilling almost isn't a strong enough description of these scenes, or the short film as a whole. I was so startled I actually threw my phone, and I'm like the other commenter, Jen, that I don't scare easily.

[@angiemarie9325]

I had to pause it and recollect after both of those scenes 😩

[@Viechi]

Nerd

[@Viechi]

ong

[@greybird6520]

when she goes "he comes with the chair" i was like wowowowo wtf, that was the most unexpected thing in a movie i've seen, also the whole thing is a goldmine, someone should make a longer movie out of this

[@SariennMusic73]

A longer movie would ruin this, tbh and tbf. This is chefs kiss perfection with this precise length.

[@williambelk7384]

I said the same thing this was toooo good to be short!!!🌹

[@gtas321]

​@@SariennMusic73Reminds me a lot of Smile

[@tashamclean]

​@@gtas321why am I too creeped out to watch smile, even from the previews. Then I will think of the movie every time I'm out and someone smiles just to be nice. 😂😂

[@AudioAssassin]

​@@gtas321Great movie!

[@369o]

When she was screaming then stopped abruptly and smiled-truly chilling. The many unsettling twists and turns makes for a very good horror film! Well done.

[@CrxyLinda]

This whole clip goes from 0 to 100 in like a second

[@ColdFear22]

This was the scariest, most unsettling horror movie I've ever seen. Starting with the screaming scene in bed and for the next few minutes after, I was legitimately terrified. When she suddenly stopped screaming it was so well delivered my entire body shivered and got chills, which basically never happens to me as an avid horror fan. Amazing what these short films can accomplish compared to most full movies.

[@leslietruver7386]

I completely agree. That scene was excellent. I haven't been legitimately scared by a movie in years, but the way she smiles when she stops screaming in the bed was terrifiying.

[@aetnaone]

Thank you so much. I can't tell you how relieving it is to see someone else who acknowledges the short film for what it is and how having them full length dilutes it in some fashion. There are seemingly armies of people calling for "full length" features on so many of these short films and the idea of that is appalling to me. It would ruin so many of them. Really annoys me how many people do this. Take this one for example. Go through the comments you'll see tons of people calling for movie length features of it completely disregarding how well it works for what it is a short horror film.

[@aetnaone]

That said yes the scene with the screaming in the bed totally fucking wrecked me and I am generally immune to being frightened by horror as I've been somewhat desensitized from them from watching them all my life but occasionally one will get me and that scene did it. Just totally fucked.

[@Penelope416]

*Amazing what these short/indie films can accomplish compared to multi-million dollar, Hollywood featured films. 😊

[@simonwilton3546]

Have you watched Hereditary? Worrh a look👌🏻

[@SILVERK5]

There is no stable ground to steady yourself watching this ! Is he going back and forth in time ? Is it the chair ? Is he going nuts ? Is he already crazy/schizophrenic ? Is he the only one or is everybody ? Is it supernatual ? Are they all in purgatory.... And the fact that it's short film makes you spin even faster ! Well done.

[@NewStarConstellation]

I agree with everything you wrote. On a side note - according to the Bible there is no Purgatory. It's a catholic fantasy. Just thought I should mention that.

[@toriningen9927]

@@NewStarConstellation but according to the Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, there is.

[@NewStarConstellation]

@@toriningen9927 Oh please, come on! You do not want to compare a fictitious story to the everlasting word of God, do you? Besides, I never read Harry Potter.

[@konika4502]

@@NewStarConstellation Both are a work of fiction :))

[@Le-Monade]

@@konika4502 No, actually the Bible isn't. If you actually bothered to research you would find the Bible is historically accurate, and that Jesus is a documented figure in history. On top of being prophetically accurate, the book of revelation is coming true and there are also many prophecies in the Old Testament of Jesus, written thousands of years before he came about. It is without a doubt the infallible word of the creator.

[@HilliIndustries]

What makes this movie special is that the cop is also reacting to everything that happens. It makes it even more creepy.

[@FadeRadio1]

Right? Like the fact that the younger cop at times seems like he's genuinely unsettled by his partners actions and implications trying to get him to calm down and step outside gives you the sense that some of the creepy things about torture and pulling his gun out AREN'T just things the protagonist is imagining. Makes sense, as apparently sitting in the chair gives you murderous intent and psychopathic tendencies. Also worth noting that the girlfriend sat in the chair in the scene where she brings it back home, so it's possible that some of the psycho scenes of her aren't fully imagined either. The creepiest part of this film is that blend of what's clearly un-real hallucinations, and creepy terrifying things that are actually happening. It feels simultaneously impossible to tell what is actually real at any point, but also gives enough consistent elements that persist for us to assume things that are actually happening or have already happened.

[@Dismem]

​@@FadeRadio1 and the younger cop had sex with his girlfriend on top of it all

[@user-xb1dd8bs3o]

i had similar nightmare once, there wasn’t any chairs tho, but I felt totally insane because everyone was acting like this girl it was the worst nightmare i’ve ever had but it’s fascinating to feel it from the movie, i’m so impressed

[@Kaye.Bueno.]

That scene where they’re having breakfast. That was terrifying, i screamed. Got goosebumps. Amazing work for the whole team that created this. Actors did an amazing job.

[@SvjetaakJEDNA]

I got tingling all throughout my legs. I dont remember ever having such a reaction from a horror. That was fuckin scary.

[@sonialopez3261]

Literally me too i was looking for the remote to pause it 😭 & im a horror fan this short film is amazing one of the best horror films I’ve seen in a while

[@Snapper314]

Usually the worst thing you can catch from old furniture is bed bugs. Until THIS film that is. NOPE. No more bringing back old stuff for me!!

[@rivciks5045]

Wow, you are easily to impress

[@Luke_05]

No same. I started shaking and felt so petrified when the old man appeared into the frame during the breakfast scene

[@lilyzsoo]

Julie's smile after the scream in the bedroom scared the shit out of me ☠️☠️

[@ChefPomme]

Ive got to know how many takes that screaming scene took. Its fucking p e r f e c t. Chefs kiss. 5 seconds held more terror than any feature length film ive seen in 10 years.

[@alexanderkempf9828]

...have you seen a film called Hereditary?

[@JenSmyre]

I'LL BE ✔️ IT OUT MY FRIEND ✊🏽✊🏽✊🏽✊🏽✊🏽✊🏽✊🏽✊🏽

[@purrprospect]

Agree with you on that scene

[@ajax1812]

​@@alexanderkempf9828 that ain't nothing compared to this

[@alexanderkempf9828]

@@ajax1812 lol ok. This was the only good scene in the entire thing. The ending really fell apart.

[@THE_COLOR_CHANNEL]

"Bedrooms clear" zips up pants* lol

[@r.c8756]

Wow, I really didn’t expect a 24 minutes film to be that scary. Truly a masterpiece of horror. I’m sitting alone im my appartment at night and now I’m gonna have to watch something really nice and cheerful to be able to sleep...

[@678Lj]

Lol😂 I say things like this too…. I say, “ well , I better watch a feel good movie after watching a horror film- and feel good music”😂

[@asavannah7439]

When I watch disturbing stuff I always say:" I need to watch a pug puppy video now" to make me feel better 😅

[@davidn-eq3xg]

It was only 9 minutes long. Did you lose track of the last 15 minutes?

[@r.c8756]

@@davidn-eq3xg are you high ?

[@snicklefitz223z]

dont hype it too much neowwww

[@Hobcakes]

I know I'm behind but this is fucking amazing. "He comes with the chair." Legitimately made the hair on my arm raise.

[@3triska3]

It is fascinating that someone came up with the idea and pushed it through time and space and actually made it done with good filters, lighting, actors, and script... and in good quality. I like it. Very creepy... I had goosebumps three times. Especially Julie's smile was the most unexpected and terrifying idea I have ever seen in a horror movie.

[@catastic9394]

Chair

[@toyanaydin8248]

@@catastic9394insightful

[@perfectcutvideos110]

Wa r u geh

[@SameLame-hl6xl]

There's a movie like this its called "oculus"

[@K-bb2bc]

I really have to give props. This is the single scariest, most unsettling short film I’ve ever seen. Maybe even the most unsettling FILM, period. The sheer hopelessness and confusion of the situation makes me really feel for the main character. As the madness sets in more and more towards the end, I actually feel kind of ill, like my brain is melting. That’s a compliment.

[@prawnfriend7394]

this guy is legitimately one of the most exciting horror directors rn. between this and heavy eyes he is amazing at making scenes that are viscerally scary and upsetting,

[@dolorosaenigmakil]

The mainstream needs a reawakening

[@shoesncheese]

Haley Schwartz as Julie was the standout performance. The way she effortlessly slipped between hysterical and gaslighting was chilling. I got a "Tall Man" vibe from Old Man Franklin.

[@alexandriamorton5591]

What is Tall Man?

[@SariennMusic73]

​@@alexandriamorton5591the Tall Man is a character that's constant in every single movie in the Phantasm series. He's played by Angus Scrimm, who did every film - even the final one done decades later - and I believe he passed away shortly after filming ended. He was in his late 80s or early 90s and was still just as terrifying and creepy as he was in the first Phantasm movie that was done in the 70s. I believe the final movie was done in the late 00's. Or early 10's. So not too long ago. I highly recommend them all. The Tall Man is unrelenting in his pursuit of the main chara, Mike. Mike's in all the movies too (same actor) as is his older friend Reggie (who loves the ladies and partying).

[@Scarshadow666]

@@SariennMusic73 Love the Phantasm series! Their main theme song is one of the best horror movie themes (imo)! ^^

[@DrPeculiar312]

It was corny as hell

[@murk4552]

​@@DrPeculiar312actors doing what they're supposed to be is corny as hell? Bruh has Alzheimers and his girl represents Schizophrenia, makes total sense.

[@thepredhulkchronicles5934]

This just hit all the right nerves. The existential fear that you have dementia and are going to wake at any moment, the thought that you might be insane, the thought that your most trusted partner might be lying to you, the prospect of a dead body being in your house as you get a random police search, having random weeks of your life go by without knowing them, having some weirdo just enter your house and everyone being fine with it, having all this shit happen because of one poor decision just makes this movie horrifying.

[@jsupim1]

Because of one poor decision? You are making this sound as if bringing home an old chair is a foolish thing because one should know better and realise that old chairs are cursed. In other words: This is just a chair. Why are you making a big deal out of this?

[@alexisgonzales4689]

​@Sacreddragon758 not for u maybe but for many ppl it is it's hard to explain but even when I've never been around something like cocaine heroine meth never seen it except in .movies and yet I'm terrified that someone will find it in my room

[@thomaswagner2243]

​@@jsupim1I mean, you really shouldn't bring trash furniture into your home without getting it cleaned first, not because of curses or ghosts lol but id say bedbugs are probably just as bad

[@tizianoatat4757]

1) Your husband suddenly starts acting completely out of character and then, with tears in his eyes, tells you he is having major memory loss, he’s confused and doesn’t know what is going on and you’re like “yea you know what? No💅🏻💅🏻✨” 2) you see a random man in your room in the middle of the night, your wife wakes up, starts screaming, then creepily smiles at you before immediately falling back to sleep, the man disappears and you’re like “yea you know what? I’m just gonna lay here mildly shocked😕”

[@dyztroyax4628]

Like an acid trip that progressively gets worse. Short film masterpiece. When it ended, I did feel like awakening from a nightmare. Very immersive.

[@shalacy6899]

What!? Some of the things in this are completely unique and never done before. Like the way she screamed and then layed back down, and a few other things that were just different. It was amazing. This is the best short film ive seen by far.

[@LanaAndJen]

That transition from scream to smile was so chilling!

[@practiceofpoetry]

On my second watch I noticed how the old man wasn't there the whole time. He appears as if by magic when the car drives past at the beginning. Such a cool detail.

[@surreal9558]

2:05 the cinematography is already amazing here. The use of the mirror to mix the bottom half shot and the top half shot is genius

[@Thereal.IcyDiva]

Yea that part was very clever...I noticed that right off the bat ... brilliant 🎉

[@jisungsnoona1889]

It takes a lot to interest me in horror anymore as I've watched it for 50yrs, so when I say this was absolutely amazing, it means a lot! Full movie!!!

[@georgedogkas]

I thought the same! Just with the number 40yrs! 💎

[@smiles1113]

recommend some movies pls

[@sariyarehman17]

Oh r u a Stay?

[@jisungsnoona1889]

@@sariyarehman17 yes, I am! Saw them last year in Chicago ❤️

[@sariyarehman17]

@@jisungsnoona1889 that's pretty cool ....I never imagined to find a Stay like tgis ..Nice to meet you

[@Jiggsaww]

This mind bending horror where you don’t know what’s real or fake is what truly terrifies me. It’s like a horrible fever dream or a really bad trip, that almost psychedelic horror that can’t fully be explained. An entirely different feeling of terror

[@lukes5631]

This was not just psychologically intense, but also an emotional rollercoaster. Wow. An absolute masterclass in the thriller/horror genre.

[@aaronhilke2592]

I watch SO SO MANY horror movies and the only one that’s comparable to how good this got me was Oculus. The things that stuck with me were the gasp where he’s suddenly in the chair, the girl screaming and then smiling and going back to sleep (ik everyone’s talking about it but for good reason) and the line “you’re dying of Alzheimer’s and you keep forgetting you have it” WOOF that shit got me fucked up, incredible short film

[@abby-317]

insanely unnerving which kept me hooked. i love the type of horror that makes you just cringe almost in fear. when she woke up in bed and started screaming, smiled and then laid back down…literal chills lmfao

[@revmo37]

I have got to say that this was simply brilliant. I'm 60 years old and I don't think I've ever seen a more imaginative, creepy, thought provoking film than this. Since my retirement I've been watching many of these short films. But man, I've gotta say that the words I would use to describe this film to me personally is "powerful" and "simply genius" A + on the choice of actors. story is amazing. Sorry for sounding like a teeny bopper seeing their first Beatles concert. But this just freaked me out. Amazing job !!! Everyone associated with making this film deserves to go far. I look forward to seeing you in theaters. Thank You for presenting this. 👍👍👍👍

[@fastfarari]

Why do boomers always need to comment that they are 60 years old and liked the video

[@sdevine5421]

@fastfarari ... do you feel better getting that reply out?

[@revmo37]

@@sdevine5421 Thanks for that. I wasn't going to dignify that dribble with a response.

[@EvonneLindiwe]

👋🏿I think you might like omeleto ( there are different genres ‘omeleto horror’ ) and there’s ALTER and screamfest all on KZbin 😊 all are shorts

[@revmo37]

@@EvonneLindiwe Yes. Thank you. I've seen both

[@ThatZenoGay]

I like how it takes you for a spin thinking it's some sort of cursed haunted chair, then a time travel trip, then an analogy of perhaps a mental disorder, and then it rounds back to it going "nah, just a cursed haunted chair"

[@KutWrite]

...or it's a portal to "Top Chair."

[@frickinfrick8488]

“He comes with the chair” fuck that’s a good line, so casual

[@greenhouse326]

Incredible the way the camera focuses on the chair in the beginning, and we meet Julie first thru the mirror. Then faces come into full focus as the plot becomes more and more unhinged and we question what's real. Outstanding.

[@DPaintingC]

The part where she sits up and screams and then calmly smiles and goes back down is so chilling. Good stuff

[@choppy7593]

I got full body goosebumps at 14:30 when dead man Frankling walked in and kissed her on the cheek. "He comes with the chair". I love these short horror flicks. I be like🫣😵‍💫😖😱☠️

[@amonnn0829]

me too oml

[@adude3953]

same i literally jumped out of my chair 🤣

[@daygofuego]

nah fax😭😭😭

[@barndo3141]

DON'T FORGET ABOUT ME REESE

[@briquesbts]

And he moves his lips in sync with the girl

[@vanessav6966]

I hated how I was confused the ENTIRE time. I wasn’t sure what was reality or what was fake. Definitely the most memorable horror short films I’ve ever seen. I was constantly terrified of what was happening and felt such a rush of emotions.

[@mugmandrew9573]

This is legitimately scarier than 99% of horror that makes it to the theaters. Genuinely impressed.

[@sallad2645]

It's 23 minutes of random events happening while we sit around and guess "is it real?". There's absolutely nothing scary about that. Lmao

[@Dishwin-s8k]

@@sallad2645It’s a pretty accurate portrayal of what can happen when you lose touch with reality. May not be scary for some but having experienced something similar to this the concept of going so insane that I can’t tell if something horrible has actually happened or not is terrifying.

[@lukasp5892]

@@Dishwin-s8k🎯

[@test-zg4hv]

@@sallad2645 it is more scary when your mind isn't simple

[@kathryndueck]

Rarely do I get whole-body goosebumps, but this one did it for me. I can't believe how effectively the director and actors portrayed the sheer horror of the protagonist's dilemma. As the plot progressed, I felt like I was falling into despair right along with him. And when his girlfriend screamed and then flashed a smile, every hair on my body stood at attention. This film definitely deserves that award!

[@EPlTHANY]

Perfect pacing, normally horror doesn’t effect me but i got chills i think two or three times. When he was trying to explain to her that something is wrong I teared up, his desperation and helplessness was portrayed so effectively in that scene. Really good job in my opinion

[@trevor_corey8037]

Exactly how I felt. Never do I ever feel chills in my cheeks, this was a first.

[@neverstopexploring7772]

It was the best part of the film. Only in Hollywood everybody want to be Rambo and finding a bones and killing the demon ect. 😅 Bit in real life you asking for mental help if something this happening. I will do the same, AND thats make it real scary pshyco horror. :)

[@brianyoung1934]

The deliberate little lags they put in during the filming process are a real nice touch I can’t lie 😅 makes you very unnerved to an even greater extent

[@chehaa.]

If you look carefully, when 00:09 there's no one but after the car passed by, an old man suddenly appear in front of the house. I realized it when I rewatched after finishing the whole film and now it gives me goosebumps

[@Forever_Nostalgic]

Smile and Barbarian started off as horror shorts...and look what they became. I'll be shocked if this doesn't go on and find the same success. Just brilliant.

[@winster6257]

I love how many mundane horrors are mixed with the existential dread. Your girlfriend being angry at you, being accused of racism, having alzheimers, getting a visit from the cops, and Reese not even knowing whats going on in between. It feels too real yet not real enough.

[@Julia-lk8jn]

You're right, it starts out with those mundane fears like getting into a fight with your girlfriend, to being sick, and then to the crazy stuff like having a dead body in your place and the cops knocking at the door. The worst of it is that nothing is reliable, and the concept of reality gets more and more dissolved.

[@zakkmarks6040]

Don't forget the cop having sex with his girlfriend.

[@neotronextrem]

This plays a lot like my worst psychotic episode. Constantly resetting time, horrible hallucinations, my Ex being her regular gaslighting abusive cheating self, and me waking up at the end, having significantly hurt people. Somehow i believe that emotionak abuse by a romantic partner can worsen or make you especially vulnerable to paranoid psychosis. Because of the time resetting, and me spending weeks in there (it was actually just 6 hours) i thought I was in Purgatory, or some sort of quantum immortality, living the last moments of my life over and over again, being unable to pass into nothing, like I desperately wanted to. I pity and wish strength to those suffering from schizophrenia, whos entire lives go like this. With alzheimers, probably the most horrible disease to suffer from.

[@lucio8558]

The actress is actually really good, how is she not mainstream?

[@swahun8978]

Lmao. The acting is horrible

[@ghoullyy]

@@swahun8978u seem a bit stupid ngl

[@geekermeister6322]

She sucks bruh what

[@Freffie]

@@swahun8978 Main actor is quite good imo but the rest not so much

[@bosonbreeder]

Reminds me of Dua Lipa. Very good acting indeed.

[@witchofthewildwood1111]

My theory is that Reece is actually experiencing amnesia, and that the sudden moments of horror expressed by each person he encounters are moments of terror as he killed them. His wife said he was talking about smashing his friends head in with a brick, and later we see the old man smashing his head with a brick. My theory is that when the wife was in bed screaming and suddenly stopped it was because he killed her. They next day she seemed to forget about it and was jovial (and that’s when we see her acknowledge the old man before he smashes his head in. She was dead at this point). Although this theory doesn’t really stick because when one of the detectives sits in the chair he acts weird too. Hmm. It also looks like the wife had slit wrists at the end so I’m really not sure what to make of this! Fantastic film.

[@mikeviolate666]

You're an observant one thanks for the posted opinion.

[@akashsaini270]

But why does the dude walk out doing his belt. Almost as if he had a session with something/someone. That one threw me off, but I was on similar wavelength to yourself.

[@vietimports]

@@akashsaini270 his wife was probably cheating on him with that guy

[@eliasvivancos4381]

It's great to see horror that doesn't use children, or gore, or the tipical stereotipes. Sent shivers down my spine. Bravo!

[@Halfmoonbaee]

Or assault!

[@maymayyyy]

​@@Halfmoonbaee what have you been watching?😂

[@Halfmoonbaee]

@@maymayyyya lot of horror movies use SA, it’s actually hard to find stuff that doesnt. And child abuse is also really common. Not only is it frustrating but it’s played out.

[@elessal]

still lots of jumpscares

[@corvus8638]

@@HalfmoonbaeeName five that do. I think you’re lying

[@krysidian]

Not being able to trust yourself or even those close to you is what really made this super uncomfortable. At some point you really think you're going insane and not even admitting it helps, you're still trapped.

[@johnathanmonsen6567]

Heck. This was the most relentlessly terrifying short I've ever seen. This is an absolute top tier evocation of insanity. It starts so subtly with his weird compulsion to pick up the chair, and every twist makes you wonder how it could possibly top it, and yet it DOES. Julie seeming sane, just stressed out and uncompromising, until the old man scare when the flip-flopping starts--and at first you think it was a one-off, until she says "Dead Man Fred" and it only gets FASTER. And it somehow gets MORE confusing when the cops show up--if they were just switching back and forth like Julie, we would have been prepared, but (after Reese doesn't even seem surprised by the corpse in the laundry room, as if he would remember killing the guy, even though we KNOW he doesn't remember anything like that) the younger cop DOESN'T flip-flop. He's almost as confused and scared by his partner's behavior as we are, which makes you wonder if it's NOT all in Reese's head. There are just so many moments that make these sudden, incredibly clever turns, that really elevate this whole film.

[@k_chirsoo1729]

Btw can you explain to me what it really was coz the video really went all over my head

[@johnathanmonsen6567]

@@k_chirsoo1729 It's hard to say, mostly on purpose. The MC is clearly suffering from massive hallucinations, and significant memory loss, and possibly many other mental symptoms; whether they already existed, or were started by the chair, are unclear. His senses and memories are so compromised, we can never really tell whether the people around him are saying or doing what he sees and hears them doing, or even if they are really there. You are supposed to be confused, as much as you are terrified. This is not supposed to tell a coherent story, it is supposed to show you what it feels like to lose your mind.

[@k_chirsoo1729]

@@johnathanmonsen6567 thanks for this i thought it was like a story with an end but it's basically what I felt while watching the video. I thought I missed something. Thanks for clearing my mind 😃😃

[@ayeekii]

This why my grandparents told me never to take home ANYTHING you see left outside on the street seemingly wanting to be taken away.

[@megakirbo4250]

It COULD be that people just want to get rid of stuff that they don't use/need. People in my neighborhood leave unwanted stuff on the sidewalk free to take.

[@NickMak-m2c]

THIS is why? lol. Because they watched a psychopathic Curry short?

[@spartan_warrior5927]

Your grandparents were crazy then.

[@ret4kind]

Not necessarily crazy. Each human culture has evolved via different paths. Americans swear to UFO sightings, and I've firsthand seen a person (not sure if it was dead or something not of this plane of existence) talk to me in Thailand and the person next to me didn't see it happen. I was not on any kind of narcotics. It's very likely people of different cultures have evolved to attach themselves to existence itself in ways scientists haven't yet discovered, which would explain a lot of the paranormal we see.

[@slaney141]

@@ret4kind It's wild that the first conclusion some people make in these situations is that it's some spooky weird ghost nonsense. But I guess whatever helps people make sense of reality...

[@mirabellevaneck721]

I like how in the first scene the old man watching from his balcony also appears when he sits on the chair a second time, immediately making him a focal point and making everything feel out of place

[@TheGlucoside]

The screaming / laughing scene will stay with me for a very, very long time.

[@jordanbrown1773]

I don't know why I'm just now seeing this. I haven't been scared like this in a long time. I was watching the new horror trailers that are coming out and this popped up. The best thing I have seen in a long time, actual fear. I love the simplicity of it, no sex, no gore, no campy weirdness or religion. BEAUTIFUL!

[@codythomas1450]

There's nothing more terrifying than telling someone u need help and then completely blowing u off like ur insane

[@SpecialAgentMothman]

When this goes off the rails it goes off the RAILS. I’ve never been put off like that before. These performances were absolute perfection

[@g_roo_ze6320]

wait why am i watching the full short film at like 5 am in the morning...was tryna watch something to make me sleepy but it turned out that i won't be able to sleep again..aha..jk!my eyes are probably like a chicken's eyes rn..gotta sleep...btw it was a good n amazing short film..love it