The Queue | Scary Horror Short Film

An internet content moderator confronts an increasingly disturbing series of online videos that seep into his psyche.
"The Queue" directed by Michael Rich
Director's Website: michaelrich.me/
Awards:
Winner, "Grand Prize" + "Best Writing" - StokerCon’s Final Frame Horror Short Film Competition
Nominated:
"Best Horror Short Film" - 2024 iHorror Awards
Official Selection:
Beyond Fest · Brooklyn Horror Film Festival · HollyShorts · FilmQuest · Panic Fest · A Night of Horror International Film Festival · Nightmares Film Festival · Knoxville Horror Film Fest · LA Shorts International Film Festival · St. Louis International Film Festival · San Jose International Short Film Festival
Cast:
Burt Bulos as Cole
Jeff Doba as Rick
Nova Reyer as Kevin
Stacy Snyder as Betty
Benjamin Hardy as Bert
Executive Producers: Kory Kleppe & Juliann Gammon Kleppe
Producer: Rachel Collins
Director of Photography: Dave Cortez
Sound Design: Michael Cullen
Music: Hempel&Firmont
#shortfilm

[@shadics_minecraft8063]

I wonder if this is how internet content moderators feel irl 🤣

[@Hilljoona]

Nah, it's worst. After all, one shot himself on Facebook live.

[@user-rr1zt5go4q]

I'm starting to feel sorry for these internet content moderators ! Terrifying short film with Clive Barker-like tones. Cast and crew - I don't know whether to thank you or sue you ! If you set out to scare me, you succeeded ! All the best !

[@dirkbruere]

He's clearly not cut out for that sort of work

[@GreenRose242]

Acting 💯 directing 💯

[@mukhtar8355]

this is about us clicking Like button on every short horroor film

[@jasoncarter2379]

This was amazing and disturbing. Well done.

[@mikerichfilms]

Thank you Jason

[@michaellecaplain3377]

Strewth, this just grabs you by the lapels and keeps screaming into your face right until the end. Super-disturbing - great acting and cool effects. Great work!

[@kirstiemorriss3493]

My oath cobber!

[@Hilljoona]

A casual day for a Facebook moderator.

[@Cyberdine.Systems.Model-101]

Really really fantastic work!! Polished and professional in every way! Not to mention disturbing as hell! Great job and great future ahead!

[@user-kd1uu3dx3z]

That was a wild ride - hope I never need a job that bad. Excellent acting and special effects; kudos!

[@yawishable]

Absolutely phenomenal cinematography and performance.

[@kailynnazarchuk5039]

dude… this was different. the cinematography, casting, was incredible. only bad thing is i want much more!!! omw to binge all ur others😋

[@Solararisa]

Why did he even come to do this sort of work when he visibly can't handle it? Lmao.

[@mnirwin5112]

I'm betting he never thought it would be THIS bad.

[@ainoha-mariamoralesvidal432]

When he listened to the voicemail we can hear that he was searching a job for a while, so maybe he didn’t have a choice

[@EtienneFortin]

Very good short. Although it would benefit from behing a full length movie. Could be amazing.

[@deathnotedevil]

the effects used over the man in the computer creates this surreal bad trip vibe very eerie ❤

[@JustDiane71]

I said let me watch one more video before bed...damn thinking its going to be a tough night. Seriously, Wow!! Amazing short! Well done! I can't wait to see what you do next!!!

[@mikerichfilms]

Glad you checked it out! Thanks for watching

[@sassycat1825]

This is what I call satisfying horror! Very good one.

[@davidfloreswrites]

One of my favorite horror shorts of the 2023 festival season! Pure nightmare fuel, in the best way.

[@AllThingsFilm1]

This is the creepiest short film I've ever seen. Extremely well done on all levels. Actually, better than most two hour horror films I've seen this year.

[@GirthUnitz]

Damn, this was good! Well done!

[@heikedegoede7236]

Phenomenal! The sound design is crazy!

[@BlakeHall1]

This is quite good. This is one of the few shorts that I think would actually work better as a slow-burn movie though.

[@Redlegfo]

During the Iraq war I had the horrible pleasure of having to watch thousands of hours of AQI torture videos that we got from raids. Shit still haunts me

[@hatednyc]

Thousands?

[@valiantwarrior4517]

I appreciate your service.

[@GlurglePop]

You aren’t alone my friend. I was a HUMINTER, tasked out to combat units with 1/4ID. We went the through everything we captured with a fine toothed comb. I don’t think about those videos during the day much anymore, but nighttime, dreaming, it’s all still there. I don’t look at power tools or burn barrels quite the same way anymore. You really aren’t alone.

[@Von_McKnelly]

Such a great production. Love the color grading.

[@biancagrace83]

This was phenomenal.

[@northernhighlandmist1478]

Wow so DARK but BEAUTIFULly made - story, dialogue, composition, acting! Great job!

[@wandastyles5676]

Great job Burt!

[@RubabJaffery_CuteSagittarius]

*Magnificently horrifying!* ✨🖤👻🖤✨

[@reelbigskafan05]

Wow!! This was an awesome short film!! Very engaging and looked great!! The actors were believable and sold it! I look forward to watching more of your work! (Just subscribed!)

[@laviniaafrica8987]

Brilliant work! Im very impressed... i want more now, just like those viewers clamour for more more more...

[@kimmyball4961]

Amazing piece!! Never even thought of this! ❤

[@pattiray8542]

Perfect short!,,,

[@Drowningpic]

You guys did a great job!

[@AFoxInFlames]

This was really great. Awesome concept, executed extremely well. Best horror film I've seen in a while. I love psychological horror.❤

[@benbernard9135]

I’ve watched a quite a few horror shorts on here, this is definitely one of the better ones

[@JenSmyre]

#2 🎥🎬OF 2024!!!!!!

[@UpnAbout99]

crazy stuff. well done. we need to keep in mind, there are people out there that actually do this for a living, CPS etc. i cant imagine the horrors they view daily.

[@coutureflamingo1924]

Really enjoyed this! Glad I stumbled upon you, keep creating. Also am I weird for thinking this would be a cool job lol.

[@mikerichfilms]

Maybe a little bit 😂

[@noahmccay6048]

Amazing short!

[@sandylawrey6974]

good one....thanks

[@LololovesFrodo]

dude that was crazy

[@kellyannemakeup8296]

Great short , love it

[@richwickliffeauthor]

Enjoyed it Michael! Original.

[@leboonleboon1638]

What a great what a great short definitely top 10. Wow great storyline great actors. This definitely should get 50,000 views in the next two or three months absolutely top 10. This is excellent excellent excellent🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@JenSmyre]

WHAT HAPPENED TO BERT, DOES HE JOIN " THEM OR IT"???🤔🤔🤔PART ✌🏽, PLEASE!!🫣🫣🫣🫣🫣🫣🫣

[@justinercole7725]

awesome!

[@christopherfitch5092]

I think they didn’t brief him well on the job if he cracked that fast

[@EuphonyFilms]

Amazing work in all respects

[@shaft3023]

This was better than the horror movies I see nowadays, didn’t expect it.

[@Witchofthewoods.]

After watching so much gore back in the day...i refuse to anymore because now i hate humans and don't trust a soul. I'm talking FACES OF DEATH days, Rotten, Liveleak, ect. 😢 Then, there was my forensic nursing book. I can't get those visions out of my head. Amazing film, man.

[@mikerichfilms]

That was definitely an inspiration for me. Being younger and stumbling on dark videos. Wanted to recreate that feeling I had. Thanks for watching!

[@yuliapanina8815]

It's better not to trust humans than trust and get betrayed. It's better to get immunizied through screen than get the plague oc the real deal. I got the plague and today I can't feel anything. Not fir dyinv babies, noflt for tortired kids, nothing. I'm empty. You git lucky you got to know what people can do before they did it to you.

[@dharkling890]

Quite an interesting yet horrific little tale.

[@fenwar9060]

Well done sir.👏👏👏👏

[@Divo3660]

Awesome movie!

[@Kryptic1046]

Very, very good

[@mikejay9838]

Brilliant! True artistic genius doesn't require a long runtime but this one definitely deserves and is capable of it! :D What is the most haunting part of this genius? . . Those recordings are all sourced from real life, which is therefore our lives, which therefore means WE are the main character! THE TRUE HORROR OF THIS IS UNDENIABLE! This is the value of art.

[@JenSmyre]

#2 TIME WATCHING THIS & MY 🩸 PRESSURE IS ALREADY HIGH!! THIS HAS TO BE #1 NEW 🎥 IN 2024!!! CAN'T WAIT FOR " FULL LENGTH 🎥 AFTER BERT COMES BACK TO GET ANOTHER" 🧟‍♀️🧟‍♀️🧟‍♀️🧟‍♀️🧟‍♀️"

[@user-sn4lq6xj1y]

Yeah real good this video ❤one of the best

[@BelowTheHeel]

Great film ! Can’t wait until my films get this lvl

[@GCPIXELS]

Wow, this was really well made. Good stuff 🍻

[@mikerichfilms]

Thank you

[@NessyNess182]

VERY Impressive.

[@973Kozy]

Really good🔥

[@amystewart4865]

Haha it feels wrong watching this at 3pm in the after. Noone but no need hide behind a pillow then lol x

[@Drake-qg6ot]

This started off great then went off into left field

[@finalomega8894]

This channel is definitely going to blow up! I can see this moving to Shudder, and then on the big screen, much like Late Night with the Devil and independent film channel or IFC. I have watched almost all of @Alter horror, movies, and have ran out of good films on KZbin, and thankfully, I found this channel! I will be watching Viral next.🎉 Subscribing!

[@frankstoeknife3685]

Wow 👍

[@i.d.6492]

Wow very well made

[@tugcearc5872]

That's a successful movie !

[@Tarantoga1000]

Pretty good.

[@JenSmyre]

OMG 🤯🤯🤯🤯⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ AWESOME DEFINITELY HONESTLY 🩸🩸🩸🩸🩸🩸🩸🩸🩸🩸🩸🩸🩸🩸 I'M WATCH 📺⌚ AT 2AM, AT LEAST IT ISN'T" 3AM" , DARLING 😬😬😬😬😬😬😬😬😬😬😬 GOING TO NEED THERAPY AFTER THIS 🎥🍿, IF Y'ALL HAVE " HIGH 🩸 PRESSURE, DONT 🫣🫣🫣🫣🫣🫣😬😬😬😬😬😬

[@MrBaba65]

Incredible and brutal,.

[@bennowoosel9106]

„The Meiwes Archive“ I see what you did there.

[@mikerichfilms]

👀

[@Sandman9811]

Nice

[@Shadow-jn9yv]

This is Nth Room Level shit. Terrifying, disgusting, and saddening all balled up into one, this is an epic short that will only become more relevant with each passing year. I wish it was different...I really do. 😢

[@Mindsmog]

lol them videos are just a normal day on reddit

[@rhiakorinaopena9919]

Reminds me of a Filipino movie entitled DELETER.😨

[@robhaskins]

I liked this film.

[@ryanmalone2681]

That’s my dream job.

[@BelindaShort]

Oh hey this is my job :(

[@TENZEN._.]

This is truly IMPRESSIVE! The ACTING, lightning, camera angles & story line! Consider me subscribed & enjoying the content! Thank you my friends! 🔥🔦🎥🎭🗿👊😎🗿🎭🎥🔦🔥

[@cynicalrecidivist2026]

Wow. Gripping and disturbing

[@supahmariostyle]

Wait....who's the actor in the beginning. I recognize his face.

[@aram.jameel]

Insaaanee

[@ChicSheba]

👍🏿

[@taydestiny38]

This was very good for the most part, but the very end was meh! Other than that, a very impressive short.

[@KountryReactions]

Dang quit on the first day

[@icauser44]

I enjoyed it but at the same time, I didnt understand it. Did he just go insane and hallucinate all that? The ending confused me a bit.

[@memolyngkh3736]

I don't think that was hallucinations.It seems to me ,he became just another victim As you can see his video is being reviewed by another guy.

[@icauser44]

@@memolyngkh3736 But another victim of what? It wasnt clear if there was an actual person that was putting his life in danger or if it was just a metaphor for being just another person working a dead-end job.

[@broslyons8045]

disturbing- what a horrible job- I knew someone who reviewed vids - they were scared for life-

[@heypistolero]

He looks like an Asian Michael Keaton

[@joelhughes1112]

9:30 i'd do the same if i had to use an apple product

[@user-lw4qx4fs4g]

LMAO!...totally agreed...now they suck!

[@andrewrogers1589]

As scary as a second Trump Presidency!!!

[@bennyblanco14]

Why? Because he will make the country better? Or because you are happy with high prices, open borders, and on the brink of war

[@Notfromhere303]

😂😂😂

[@andrewrogers1589]

@@bennyblanco14 No worries, after the election citizen Trump will spend most of his last days in court until finally he fades into oblivion

[@andrewrogers1589]

I remember Donald playing a lot of golf and saying a lot of stupid stuff while President....Biden actually does the work of a President

[@Axel_Carter]

​@@andrewrogers1589Clown ass, Biden can't even write his own name😂

[@SorakaOTP462]

why are you making these videos? I mean you're not getting much views.

[@Sasha-71]

Then share with your friends and spread the talent

[@SorakaOTP462]

@@Sasha-71 That's not my job. I'm not getting paid for sharing this video to anyone.

[@Sasha-71]

@@SorakaOTP462 🤣🤣🤣 ok

[@coutureflamingo1924]

and what are you doing???

[@SorakaOTP462]

@@coutureflamingo1924 Just asking a question I guess?

[@TickleMyLovebugg]

This scared tf out of me 🫣😦🤯 like there’s actually people who have this job.

[@mikerichfilms]

😳

[@JenSmyre]

IS IT OK, IF I CAN PUT THIS ON MY PLAYLIST: KZbin CHANNEL INSTAGRAM FAMILIA MAYBE FACEBOOK WIT UR CONSENT, SIR???

[@kainlives7958]

Nice