The Teeth of the Stars | Short Lovecraftian Horror Film

[@OctoberFifteen]

Re-uploaded due to some edit software/export chicanery in the previous upload that went unnoticed by my tired eyes.

[@cardinalpishlieu9005]

Glad to have it back!

[@DC-ei9vl]

No guts, no gore, no visible monsters or murderers.....yet creepy AF! Hollyweird should take a lesson. Well done!

[@OctoberFifteen]

What a fantastic, kind piece of feedback. Thank you so much!

[@theblackflame4002]

Nice opening score, great Carpenter/Thing vibe!

[@OctoberFifteen]

That's what I was trying to achieve so I'm happy to hear it came across! Thank you!

[@rheinhartsilvento2576]

Very good! Great acting too - not an easy thing to ensure. Like the imagery, colors.

[@OctoberFifteen]

Thank you for the kind feedback! Hopefully you can check out some of the other films on my channel, you might enjoy them too!

[@Punk_Philosopher]

Very awesome... reminded me of Dr Who at its height... the Jon Pertwee and Tom Baker years.

[@OctoberFifteen]

Thank you so much, that's a great compliment!

[@midwintersnight]

Straight up namedropping Red Hook, Lovecraft and Arkham in the first two minutes! XD

[@OctoberFifteen]

We don't fuck around! There are newspapers dotted around the office at the beginning, all featuring titles of Lovecraft stories as headlines! Thanks for the feedback!

[@jamesblakeley4329]

@@OctoberFifteen I love things like that. Such as in the Sinking City when there’s loads of name drops

[@brunodiaz9202]

Happy to see a new upload of this. Great new version with the aged film look and expanded scenes

[@OctoberFifteen]

Thanks man, more great feedback from you and it's much appreciated!

[@brunodiaz9202]

@@OctoberFifteen Any time bro, I 'love this lovecraft sh@t!!

[@michelegianni389]

That's realy good: true lovecraftian atmosphere! 👍

[@OctoberFifteen]

I'm so happy to hear we achieved that atmosphere for you! Thanks for the great feedback!

[@FBH991]

This is great.

[@OctoberFifteen]

Thanks for the lovely feedback, glad you enjoyed the film!

[@arthurchadwell9267]

Very nicely done! Ol' HP would be pleased, I think...

[@OctoberFifteen]

Thanks for taking the time to leave such an awesome comment!

[@michaelfelsinger-k2i]

Still a fine short film after 4 repeat viewings ! About the gods, especially the Lovecraftian gods, I've often thought that if you opened the door to them, you're doomed. No weapon on this Earth would have an impact on them. Even to look on Azatoth , for instance , would drive you insane. Professor Hawking was right - we should not try to contact anything out there. But one day , I'm sure we will , and I hope I'm not around to see it. Imagine if Alfred Hitchcock had made a cosmic horror film ! Wouldn't that have been something , especially if The Birds was anything to go by ! Thanks for the film, guys ! Please make more ! Redhook is a compelling character.

[@charliedogg7683]

Well done, you capture that existential terror that lies at the heart of the Cthulhu Mythos very well. And as for evoking the 1980s and John Carpenter, it's like I've been whisked back to the theatre and the first time I saw "Prince Of Darkness" and "In The Mouth Of Madness". Great stuff!

[@OctoberFifteen]

Two of my all-time favourite movies, so to be compared so favourably to them is extremely humbling. Thank you for that compliment, it is gratefully received!

[@adamantsun]

This nails the creepy atmosphere nicely, and I love how the cosmic horror is all about leaving everything to the imagination. That is truly Lovecraftian.

[@OctoberFifteen]

Thank you so much, that's great feedback to hear. Glad you enjoyed the film!

[@danischeel4846]

I love it!! Have you ever given thought of expanding this movie?

[@OctoberFifteen]

Hi, thank you so much for your feedback, glad you enjoyed the film! Yes, we have actually attempted to expand on this film. Firstly, there is a sequel on the channel called 'The Quiet Season' which you can find here kzbin.info/www/bejne/lZPHZ6BsYruEmJo There have also been several short scripts written, as well as two feature-length scripts which unfortunately never got the funding necessary to make them.

[@danischeel4846]

I will definitely check it out. Keep up the good work!

[@danischeel4846]

I will definitely check it out. Keep up the good work!

[@cardinalpishlieu9005]

@@OctoberFifteen Judging by the comments here it looks like you have created something here with this Redhook character that people are really interested in seeing more of. I know I definitely want to see more too!

[@OctoberFifteen]

@@cardinalpishlieu9005 I do too sir, unfortunately there are other factors at play. As I said though, I live in hope!

[@Denver_Risley]

Oh, man, I thought this was about celebrity dentists.

[@OctoberFifteen]

Wait... so you're telling me you DIDN"T see the film I made about celebrity dentists? WTF is happening here?!

[@brunodiaz9202]

@@OctoberFifteen Hahaha so Lovecraftian!

[@kevincaruthers5412]

@@OctoberFifteen Well played, Sir. Well played!

[@paulsmart4672]

I've heard a few different lines about creativity being a thing that only happens under constraint. Like not having much of a special effects budget for a horror film. You *really* got to nail the whole "make the monster scary by not showing it" thing, then.

[@kevincaruthers5412]

Shorts should have at least one memorable line you can take away. In this case, what I heard that I thought was the perfect line is not what they said (according to the closed captioning). What was said: "Take some of my hard-earned knowledge, and save yourself some time. Choose now." What I heard: "Take some of my hard-earned knowledge, and save yourself some time. Shoot us now." On reflection, I like what I heard. :D TLDR: Very nicely done!

[@OctoberFifteen]

On reflection, I like what you heard too!

[@bartekkucharski3880]

Hope it will end up in The best of the Worst one day.

[@OctoberFifteen]

For this film to give Hollywood's Rich Evans a Tums festival would be a dream come true.

[@brunodiaz9202]

@@OctoberFifteen You hack fraud!

[@garnGad]

Naff acting and I just thought it wasn’t very good at all 😢

[@patrickselden5747]

A good piece of work... ☝️😎

[@OctoberFifteen]

Thanks very much for the compliment, it's greatly appreciated!

[@patrickselden5747]

@@OctoberFifteen You're welcome! 😊

[@VictorReynolds]

Damn…people disappearing all over the place! Love the John Carpenter vibe!

[@OctoberFifteen]

Thanks for the kind comment! Any compensations to Carpenter are extremely welcome!

[@AevasHouse]

YO KARL CASEY!!!!!! WHITE BAT STUDIOS IS THE BEST!

[@OctoberFifteen]

His music is incredible, and has breathed new life into a few of our films!

[@BobBrinkman]

A pretty nice, tight little film. I think I could've done without the filters to reduce the "film quality". That can be a bit distracting. But, overall, really enjoyable. I wouldn't mind seeing the 2009 version.

[@BobBrinkman]

Seriously, any chance of ever seeing the original 2009 version?

[@OctoberFifteen]

I'll be happy to oblige you sir once I locate the original. Unfortunately it will have to be a DVD rip as it's the highest quality I have, but I sincerely appreciate your interest. Keep an eye open over the next few days!

[@BobBrinkman]

@@OctoberFifteen Much obliged!

[@OctoberFifteen]

The original version is live now@@BobBrinkman!

[@BobBrinkman]

@@OctoberFifteen You rock! I'm looking forward to it!

[@w4shep]

Well done ! ! Love the Carpenter-esque theme. Nice Lovecraftian horror with just enough exposition to give the story some teeth (I see what I did there 🙂)

[@OctoberFifteen]

Hahaha very nice! Thanks so much for the comment, and especially the Carpenter comparisons, we love those!

[@skuhlemeyer]

I love that ole guy redhook his acting great

[@Ragsta]

That was good

[@Cucumber_Jones]

Up voting to support indie fun art... Not so much for the acting or script. No offense!

[@OctoberFifteen]

No offence taken! I appreciate the upvote and the feedback!

[@garnGad]

I found this to be very naff and the acting was awful.

[@OctoberFifteen]

Hey man, sorry you thought it was shit, but thanks anyway for the honest comment!