THE INTRUDER (2011) Short Film

Paying tribute to the smaller B movies of the genre, The Intruder is a 2011 short film I wrote, shot, produced, edited, and directed. The film stars Tonya Dodds, Greg Rombis, and Lawrence Bill.
Synopsis: House-sitting a country home for the weekend, a young woman is haunted by a stranger on the telephone.
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Paying tribute to the smaller B movies of the genre, The Intruder is a 2011 short film I wrote, shot, produced, edited, and directed. The film stars Tonya Dodds, Greg Rombis, and Lawrence Bill. Synopsis: House-sitting a country home for the weekend, a young woman is haunted by a stranger on the telephone.

[@Triffett]

Dave McRae I noticed that little Halloween reference when he steps out of the door at the top of the stairs, this film was awesome

[@robertgray219]

THIS WAS SO GOOD!!!!!

[@robertgray219]

YEAH I NOTICED THE HALLOWEEN REFERENCE TOO WHEN HE STEPPED OUT AT THE TOP OF THE STAIRS HOLDING THE KNIFE, LOL. ALOT OF HIS MOVEMENTS REMINDED ME OF MICHAEL MYERS. GREAT FILM!!!

[@imnotbilly8480]

Two thumbs up Dave!!

[@nloyt7699]

Amazing 👌 Great suspense, cinematography, and atmosphere

[@joeygana8864]

AWSOME Dave!

[@danielbaugher826]

Great 👍🏻 intensity , camera shots , suspense, scenery , location etc ,

[@BXTristan]

I’m definitely gonna watch this in a few ❤️💯😩🔥🔥this looks amazing

[@StatusSymbol37]

Great movie dude the atmosphere gave me chills.

[@jujub63ify]

Great movie! Loved the camera shots! And I forgot how much I loved when a stranger calls!! Now I want to watch it!! Thank you Dave!

[@y2jblackoutf522]

23 minutes felt like 5 minutes to me, this felt intense and nerve wracking! This is the first time I watched any of your films and it gets me to want to check out more! Awesome film, Dave!

[@suealexander102]

I really enjoyed this Dave! You know how to build suspense. Tiptoe through the tulips has got to be one of the creepiest songs of all time.

[@nathanheintz121]

Great job Dave. Awesome stuff👍

[@robertgray219]

GREAT FILM!!!! I LOVED IT

[@posznicholson]

Great stuff Dave, really enjoyed it. Would love to see you do more shorts if possible.

[@NocturnalToothbrush]

Greta job Dave, I had a lot of fun with it!

[@j-dog7060]

Holy crap that was sick dude

[@Pistol1783]

That was awesome buddy! Love the score and the actress was really good

[@CYE4444]

as a horror movie lover I gotta say you did a fantastic job! I can see your passion for the genre.Keep at it!

[@corybyrd4104]

Great movie Dave

[@tiagozadra4307]

This was great, I was sitting at the edge of my seat through the whole movie. Movie was great from the beginning to the end. Love the intro. The only issues I had with it was the part when the girl says "Hello, Hello? Fuck!", it felt weird. I also thought the sound was too loud in some parts. But overall, it was great. 9/10.

[@Stereostupid]

Awesome work Dave 👏

[@arontouchet1920]

That was pretty good man I enjoyed that little film

[@gregropes66]

This should’ve been the When a Stranger Calls remake instead of the one we got a few years ago.

[@BigTonyDaBear]

That was great, loved the subtle homages to halloween, amazing work dave, hope some more stuff is in the future.

[@lukefunk8865]

I love this film! I started to doubt I was going to be scared until the guy on the phone said, "did you lock the door?" That was terrifying! Awesome film!

[@jasonsager6535]

This was great Dave! They should play this in theatres before a horror movie, it was that good. This would b an excellent short movie to play before showing Halloween this October. Top notch in my book Dave!! I'm gonna forward and share it with family and friends that enjoy horror!

[@nancymalcom6190]

well done, the tension build up was carried off well, the first intro of the "somethings here" music was too loud. But I don't understand when he had time to get into the car. Of course, that is an old trick and it still works. This was a good little scare ride. Thanks for sharing it!

[@MegaPsycho84]

Wow! Amazing movie brother

[@Playitstraight44]

I love watching your short films. They have an abundance of mood and intensity that is palpable. It's criminal you are not a major director in this genre. Production question to ask. Near the end when she is in the car and we hear sirens going by, did you happen to lift that from Halloween II? It sounded vaguely familiar to my horror ears. As always great job Dave.

[@DaveMcRaeOfficial]

Rick Baker thanks Rick! Appreciate the kind words. And no, that was actually just a sound effect that I have in my stock Library.

[@leo-unddieAnderen]

great!

[@spitz5183]

Great shit, man.

[@dwainmadison2320]

I very much enjoyed it.

[@foxythepirate1021]

Love your Short Films soo much!

[@jeffbach7366]

Love it you are very talented and multitalented. 😎

[@jordanstevenson2796]

Mate for a short film that was intense and suspenseful. I can see some elements of When a stranger calls & Black Christmas. Bravo.

[@kylesanford8120]

Great Job Dave! Very creepy and intense! The setting is very isolated and well thought out, it is perfect for this film!

[@predragdjuranovic8039]

Amazing ✌️

[@pearldan]

theyre some pretty good camera shots!

[@lbennett124]

Well done Dave! I really enjoyed the creepy atmosphere you created. Gave me the uneasy sense. 👍

[@meeshmoosh6666]

This exceeded all expectations I had. I was thoroughly creeped out when the musical stings started, even when there was no action. I'm not all the way through, but I can't wait to see how it ends.

[@meeshmoosh6666]

Whoa. Just finished. If Michael Myers and Ghostface gained the reproductive needs necessary to have a child (stay with me here), it would be that guy. It was brilliant all the way through. There were some dead spots in the audio that I believe could have been filled more, but the pauses were the correct length, musical stings were placed at the correct moment, and the cinematography was truly perfect for that house. I always looked through the glass behind her and sometimes there was someone there, sometimes there wasn't. I give it a 9/10 for the adrenaline rush that I haven't felt for a long time. Well done, Dave.

[@christophermccord9629]

That was awesome! It reminded me a little of - when a stranger calls. Gotta admit, I jumped when he popped out from behind her in the house!

[@artisanjames182]

Good stuff Dave... what kind of camera are you using?

[@SteveMcCoy.]

Great creepy atmosphere and score! The acting was good too!

[@joeygana8864]

Much Respect for Our Patents

[@bbbhauntedbasement]

Good job Dave had to watch it on my big screen

[@DaveMcRaeOfficial]

Brent bromberg Hopefully it looked all right for you. The film was rendered in a codec for KZbin, and really isn't rendered out for the big screen.

[@bbbhauntedbasement]

Dave McRae it looked just fine. Thx Dave

[@deepinblack1940]

This Is Awesome !

[@jds4696]

This was well made, Dave. It reminds me of the awesome movie "When a Stranger Calls" (2006).

[@6Four6Films]

Good job, I enjoyed that! What was it filmed on? 🙂

[@donitabrown6246]

Great short film.... I have a thing about sitting with my back to doors or windows so she had me yelling at her to "move away fron the windows" suspenseful, really liked this one! 👍👍

[@DanielleSantos711]

Omg! This was so good! Thanks for scaring the shit out of me! 😂

[@tabethashort7006]

good short film Dave!!! can i ask who Patricia mcrae was??

[@strangemonkey90]

This was very good. Your short films are the best.

[@davidferguson2574]

Great job Dave 👍.

[@foxythepirate1021]

21:24 Is/was that one of your Family Member? (Because of "McRae" don't understand me wrong)

[@maxraid5960]

Wife? dude, think about it for a moment.. it says 1944-2011, that would make Dave's wife 67. LOL. I think it's more than likely his mother.

[@foxythepirate1021]

Symbolic Raid Sorry, that line was making me confussed xD I apolegize for my Mistake.

[@entertainmentwizard2703]

Great job Dave, really creepy and intense!

[@cindyw5606]

Brilliant!

[@jamievicha1660]

Very tense. Only question - was the cat supposed to be in the film? I caught a glimpse of the cat walking out of one of the sliding doors?

[@antonioinfante6014]

This was amazing made me feel actual fear and discomfort! 10/10!

[@harleybliss6060]

Dave you are bad ass director great job man love the cinematography

[@jonathanmccullough3475]

I know you are deep into production with its me Billy but is it possible in the future that you will be making a professional halloween fan film with what your doing will It's me Billy?

[@joemedeiros3610]

Loved it very intense and atmospheric creepy in every way well done

[@Matthew0171]

Ok this was ACTUALLY creepy. Predictable, but presented in a creepy way. Nice job Dave 🙂👍

[@keitha.1580]

that was an A + film dave it seem like the momentum its real and the killer know where you at good job

[@joeyvalenz2899]

Love it brotha

[@resident1702]

SEE!!! That’s why I f#ck with you Dave.... you’re so clever with your stuff man. I need to take lessons from you so that I can make things like this 💯

[@pearsemcgovern986]

Jesus Christ Dave an awesome job...creepy as hell...👍👍👍

[@deepinblack1940]

This Assassin Is Inspired In Ghostface ? Man This So Cool ! !

[@LiveInZombietown]

Awesome!

[@arontouchet1920]

The short little film he made that little music in the background that's creepy I like you little films they really good

[@trickynicky15]

Anybody else notice the black cat going out the "open" patio door during the "Did you lock the doors?" scene? Either a goof or amazingly subtle nod to the doors being open. Let's hear it Dave! Great film FYI 👍

[@trickynicky15]

Screen door appears closed the whole time. Could have been added to the GOOFS section on IMDB had this been on there......and it damn well should have been! Great job again Dave!

[@trickynicky15]

Writing this from Welland, Ontario FYI 👍👍👍

[@aaronponder272]

Liked the mood and atmosphere, well done!! thought at the end was gonna be her boyfriend that would die, but liked the end when he comes from backseat

[@thequantumtigerhd5466]

Wait who's Patricia

[@Bornwikd]

She walking????

[@quantillimoconcordion2412]

Dave steady shitting on almost all other directors In the genre. I bet if you get this man the right equipment and actors he'd make a game changer

[@discocactus2770]

Great short film. Really eerie. Funny enough, I wrote a short horror screenplay titled "The Intruder" a few years back.

[@ericbourassa4737]

That was fucking awesome!!!!

[@Bornwikd]

Ok leave doors open??? Wth so it was the cop?

[@jdtfilms234]

This is awesome! Reminds me a bit of Black Christmas

[@spawkat2375]

Really good film, i liked it 🖒.

[@loveland2556]

Well he scared the crap out of ne😮

[@Triffett]

This was Mcraezy! (see what I did there?) I loved this film so much!

[@michaelking4150]

looking forward to watching this i haven't yet. Am expecting some good cinematography here! Dave am gutted bro John Carpenter is coming to Glasgow on October 19th for his anthology tour my 2 best mates got the last 2 tickets to meet him (£165) they are not even massive Halloween fans like me!!! He has also sold out all his other venues in Europe. October 19th would have been the best day of ma life meeting JC then going to see Halloween 2018 same night!!! But it wasn't to be.

[@Caedyst]

I think you should've given him a mask, or kept his face in the darkness

[@jasonroussel9679]

Great job, Dave! I only wish that the intruder had a mask. Masked villains are always terrifying, especially the ones that don't convey any emotion.

[@dianes.3718]

I only have one question, how did the killer beat her to her car? That part left me scratching my head, otherwise, I love the atmosphere of this short film and I was thinking it was the going to turn out to be the boyfriend unless there were two killers and he was one of them which would solve the getting to the car part.

[@greatone4290]

Hans Grueber 9p

[@westernkratom1694]

Dave "100%" Mcrae

[@skywalkershaun1]

Lol. If that was my wife he would have been dead pretty quick. She doesn’t mess around :D

[@JoeyDubs1128]

This sounds like ghost face

[@joeygana8864]

Parents

[@johnnyraven7980]

Good movie then the ending became downbeat. That I thought it was eh. Ruined the whole movie for me.

[@johnnyraven7980]

I mean overall really that the movie was good. But the ending with the killer killing the girl at the end ruined the whole movie. I mean maybe if I just cut off that part then I can deal with it but overall no way not a great movie.

[@johnnyraven7980]

yeah but it's been done so many times in horror movies today, at least the Friday movies don't do that, Nightmare, Halloween, but today all the newer mostly movies are just downbeat. I just hate that. I will say the movie was shot good, written decently but that ending is just killed it. But I respect your Opinion.