They Wait (Horror Short Film)

WARNING: Film may be too intense for younger viewers.
A cautionary tale about the dangers of circumventing the natural order to contact the dead.
They Wait was written, directed, and edited by Blackfriar Film's Joshua Vargas while he was a student at NYU.

[@fw_r.i.p3897]

Who else knew shit was gonna go down once you saw the cross on the wall

[@CurtHancock69]

This was extremely impressive for the ten minutes that were used. Good story, acting, atmosphere and ending. I suspect to see more from you in the future. Once again, Impressive. Thanks for sharing! :)

[@CurtHancock69]

Apologies, I left out effects, Those too were beyond adequate for your piece. :)

[@jamesswarens1878]

Does nobody else notice that she's debra gallagher from shameless?

[@CatholicExistence]

Wonderful work Joshua. "We wait" for others. RSVCE, Lev 19:31 - "Do not turn to mediums... do not seek them out, to be defiled by them: I am the LORD your God.

[@o0ver]

Servants of the Sacred and Immaculate Hearts said the god who killed all humans except one family... yeah, he's the good one.

[@CatholicExistence]

o0ver But wouldn't you say that a God that gave life and existence to mankind also has the right to take mankind out of existence? Especially if mankind is no longer innocent? In this case, God takes the life of almost everyone because they had become corrupt: "Now the earth was corrupt in God's sight, and the earth was filled with violence. And God saw the earth, and behold, it was corrupt; for all flesh had corrupted their way upon the earth" (Gen 6:11-12).

[@o0ver]

of course not. that's like (in a future scenario) we've brang all dinosaurs back to live and then would kill them again. would this be a good thing? no. we must protect life. all life.

[@CatholicExistence]

o0ver Are you a vegetarian?

[@lauren4176]

This was so good, the speech at the end was just amazing and really set the whole scene. Probably one of the best i've seen here xx

[@brandelynmarie]

Excellent short film about the dangers of the occult. Truth!

[@kangmina386]

the message is very true. if you open yourself up to things like that, even if you think it's a joke, those things will come to you.

[@bluebloodedvamp]

I'm not religious but I definitely believe the point being made here. That was awesome and I loved it!

[@dianeamyot7313]

Seriously LOVED this! The story was excellent and the suspense was very well done. I'm looking forward to more

[@cjmacq-vg8um]

wonderful video. finally its man who's terrorized by the supernatural... its about time! thanks for the video!

[@EarthBoundBaby]

VERY GOOD!! For such a film, it's in a class of its own! Two Thumbs Up and a Five Star Rating!! If you could expand this into a movie, it might just end up being a hit! I am not able to feel fear as others do. I haven't had a nightmare in well over twenty years. It's extremely rare that I find a horror movie/film, or even a short - such as this - that is capable of holding my attention! I'm a tough crowd. I'm well aware of it, and pretty much regretful for it. Pain ends up as pleasure for me and fear leaves me bored. Intimidation does nothing more than piss me off. But this movie has the makings of a box office smash! Move over Bruce Willis and Sigourney Weaver!

[@gersonrivasrivinhas9377]

Nice video!!! Very good....

[@xxlCortez]

I'm surprised on the lack of jumpscares. Fairly rare for a horror film to focus more on tense than jumpscares.

[@timothyveres4713]

THIS need to be made into a FULL LENGTH FEATURE!!!!! They did it with "Momma", "Always Watching", and "Lights Out". They should do it with this one too. EXCELLENT

[@giuliodevecchi2445]

I agree.

[@d.j.foxxxyd.j.foxxxy1063]

YES, I agree!!! Fantastic short!!!

[@sdavidbee9283]

Lately Hollywood has produced a glut of full length "horror" films that should have been only 10 minutes long ... maybe it'll all even out in the end.

[@JumpRopeQueen]

I totally agree!

[@laurih.t.8723]

Timothy Veres .... Where can I watch the full movie "Lights Out"? I loved the short.

[@Crystal-ym6cu]

Great job! I think this is the first short horror film on youtube that I've actually gotten the creeps from.

[@mnirwin5112]

I am an atheist but that grandmother's little speeches REALLY gave me cold chills.

[@ianmcallahan]

This is really well done. It's a great example of how the dark and macabre can be great means for increasing our desire for the light.

[@Muser4Life]

If I saw the demon in the hallway, I would get out of that house asap and not stick around like that guy did.

[@thefurrybstard1964]

+Muser4Life I think if I saw a demon in the hallway, I'd be running so fast, I'd travel back in time.

[@EscortaBayu]

that guy sold his soul to demon in order to communicate with the dead, no matter wherever he is, the demon stick to his soul

[@outercast9532]

yeah me to

[@chemairawielzen6171]

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[@tequilashots875]

He summoned the demon so it didn’t matter where he went it was gonna follow him.

[@Allerdyne]

The scene with the cell phone in the hallway was pretty well-done. I don't think it was necessary to have the thing open its mouth and shriek though. That actually made it seem less scary somehow.

[@lennisefuller5694]

This was GREAT!!...I feel a nightmare coming on!..great job!...(smiles)

[@shellraiser1113]

Awesome! Scarier than most horror movies on the big screen. Great job!

[@vettelatrioux7758]

I really liked it. There were creepy things coming from different places....I liked It! Good job.

[@damondavis2397]

Debbie from Shameless! That's my show!

[@k1ttychaos250]

Damon Davis hahaha I was checking he comments to see if anyone else noticed!!

[@gregm17]

That was terrific! Really well done on every level. Thanks!

[@karencalifano6132]

The girl is Emma Kenney, who plays Deborah Gallagher on Shameless!!!! One of the best shows on TV (Showtime).

[@deeannmoore6463]

This was a pretty exceptional film. Different from the ones I normally take interest in but this was outstanding! I loved the lady's little ending speech.

[@mnirwin5112]

I'm not even religious but the grandmother's comments are really ... chilling.

[@lillylulla6611]

That was scary O_O. I love the story and the message

[@habitable4116]

I like how finding the cross in the trash was more horrifying to the main character than seeing an actual freaking demon 10 feet in front of him.

[@taracollins5597]

This was quite good! The speech was epic & really helped set the scenes. I do wish there had been more images of the demon & less of the man wandering fearfully around the house....just would have made it scarier to see the demon encroaching more gradually. But as is, its a strong tale about the power of grief....and the Evil that waits to exploit it.

[@annafrancis5530]

I liked it. Im a practicing Catholic and as soon as I saw the crucifix on his wall and he started talking about how he went to see a medium I was like "Oh no here we go!" Good message, I know lots of people will say they dont like the religious message, but I do 😊

[@xxlCortez]

Well, I'm atheist, I usually separate the reality from fiction, so it doesn't necessarily bothers me if a movie includes working christian practice. However, it got quite cliche over the years. You rarely see a movie where the evil was chased away by muslim prayers or by frickin' scientology. Almost always christianity.

[@sportsmusic114]

Wow that was actually pretty scary haha good work

[@michaelclemons8298]

I loved it. (Chills up my spine. ) He heard me when I yelled, "Leave the light on!" It didn't help. But he did it

[@marylikesbagels]

I liked the meat of the film, but I thought the part with the grandmother was a bit forced. It was almost like she was making a PSA. It would have been better if the parts featuring her had more of a narrative feature to it., like maybe a remembered or overheard conversation instead of just her speaking directly into the camera. Or perhaps her lines would have been better said by an omniscient narrator or by the dad in retrospect.

[@Steven_Splorch]

+marylikesbagels Well, it kind of is a PSA. Blackfriars Media is a religious org. So it makes sense that their film will pound you over the head with their "Occult stuff is bad! Boogaboogaboo!" message.

[@amandaroman3471]

Omg I just died.

[@laurih.t.8723]

Brilliant! Well done! This needs to be made into a full movie....

[@derenzoharris7117]

who saw the thing touch his neck

[@goshlike76]

love the symbolism of this movie

[@kevininalu9390]

how can it be a movie, when it only last for 10 minutes.

[@goshlike76]

short-film. Better now? :P

[@lonerstudios8476]

Very nicely done, had me on the edge of the bed. Kudos!

That was awesome and creepy! Well made.

[@Ava_Orchid]

Very good film/ cautionary tale.

[@redbaron998]

That was really great, well done.

[@silver1637]

This was great! Nice job!

[@haizhen99]

Well done, Josh and friends!

[@brettpierce5225]

Looks like the girl from Shameless...wait, IS that the girl from Shameless?

[@diontaedaughtry974]

Don't mourn too hard you might get what you didn't wish for. Great film good job 👍👍

[@GusdabereanHXO]

I loved the ending message!

[@tynicole88]

The little girl Debbie from Shameless? Wow how old is this?

[@christinamayhew3798]

I can't understand how loving your child/ whatever family member enough to sacrifice having whatever horrible thing you believe that may happen as a result of possibly getting one more chance to see them and see that they are safe in whatever place they are in, that would be an evil thing only the devil or demonic creatures would allow. I don't understand how out is that love however it is perceived, selfish or otherwise could ever be wrong or evil. That makes me wonder why, in this film as well as countless others, is it so bad that the people whose lost a loved one, seek comfort and healing through trying to contact their spirit. why would a god let someone be so badly hurt when God is the one that tells you to love in the first place, and then he is the one to take your loved one away. So why is it that I am to believe that trying to talk to them from the dead leads to endless horrors and torture by demons by God given permission. I don't think that's how things really work but good job on movie!!

[@lorenzohernandez5160]

it had good story line and I really liked it. There were creepy things coming from different places the cross falling was sign of evil was around ....I liked It! Good job.

[@farenc791]

This was so well made. Awesome.

[@humbertojimmy]

I guess the moral here is: if you wanna be safe from dangerous demons, you must have faith in the One Who drowned the whole Earth.

[@jareroof1581]

riiiiiiiiggghhhtt. if god (if there is any at all) took my child from me i would just worship satan. "god" what typical christians believe is a selfish god. who basically threatens us to worship him or else we suffer if we dont. there is no god. and if there is, hes an ass for not showing us his existince. "dont worship a false idol" but yet theres hundreds of other religions on earth. so of course there us gonna be millions of ppl falsely led becous if the religion they had no choice but to grow up around

[@simplek7248]

It's easy to conclude that but god wants you to think :)

[@alaskantundrawolf8831]

Okay? So then what's your response to that? Since, yanno, you Christians are the ones who think and all.

[@simplek7248]

+Mitchell Guittar i think that nobody is wrong, it doesn't matter what our religion is because it's not our mistake, just to be on the safe side, believe in what every religion seems to have in common, according to me: 1) all religions believe in a higher power aka god but known by many names, 2) they agree that we all came from the same human , 3) religions agree on doing good things and avoiding bad things, religions also agree that if you do something bad you should think about what you did and analyse it, come to a conclusion that what you did was wrong=regret, then promise YOURSELF not to do it again=repentance, so you won't live regreting your actions Religion should be a matter of choice it's for the feeling that you are always accompanied by god and never abandoned or alone. It's not actually as complicated as some ppl make it seem, ppl always want to devide things even themselves they divided into protestants,catholics,... But they forgot the main things mentioned above :)

[@amandaroman3471]

Ok um I’m just getting around to viewing this and now I only have one question... where the hell do I go to find part 2. Bc this was friggjng amazing and the darkness with those god awful noises really... well. I don’t know. But I have to go change my undies now. 0.o

[@danny2tone1]

Great! Loved it. Make more :)

[@fizixx]

Regarding the sound: The highs are too high and the lows too low. People don't like this cheap Hollywood tactic, including myself. So I would either watch it with the sound too low to hear the low sounds or I would probably not watch any more of your productions.

[@allythevirgo2909]

hell nah. I would have been out.

[@mnirwin5112]

Through the nearest wall, if necessary.

[@krustyproductions1119]

This is the only good ending to a short film I've ever seen

[@rob861]

Then you've obviously never seen "What Does Virgin Mean?"

[@nictheartist]

Are you guys proper friars? Didn't realize there are brethren who make films :-)

[@DominicanFriars]

Thanks for your comments. Blackfriars Media is headed by Fr. Gabriel Gillen, O.P., but our film team includes three graduates of NYU film school.

[@ariyantoadjiwibowo9206]

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[@nictheartist]

Ah. Hence the fairly high production value.

[@gunileimasarangthem8866]

+nictheartist ....hahahaha,nice comment,where r u from,ASIA??

[@nictheartist]

EU citizen, currently living in the UK, until they chuck all EU citizens out, that is.

[@Shellyshocked]

Doesn't the little girl Alyssa (Emma Kenney) play Debbie from Shameless?

[@vericastnetwork]

Excellent stuff here!!!!

[@Whofan06]

Reminds me a bit of Insidious (which of course is a good thing)

[@JudithCirce]

This sent chills all over me.... WWWWWWOOOOOOOOWWWWW AWESOME JOB :D!!!

[@Galataire]

The real question is.....why does he have a flip phone.

[@sweettea2106]

Cool

[@ALDRINCASANOVA]

When he ran out of the bathroom,he can stay safely inside his room with the lights on.

[@etbough1]

loved this very much!!!!!

[@mad0alyss]

"There's a demon in the hallway LET'S LEAVE THE DAMN DOOR UNLOCKED AND OPEN!"

[@Lonchanney1]

Didn't see any harm he says. Well he was wrong... Really enjoyed your film thank you!

[@monicataylor6145]

Why is there a lock on the inside of door he took his shoes off in?

[@Nicallica11]

Brilliant!

[@ConnorPatrickNolan003]

The Friars did a great job of this

[@nictheartist]

I see you wanted to get the message of the danger of meddling with stuff across, but I think the teachery tone at the end didn't really work in an otherwise good film. Maybe if you had had a character within the story say these things, maybe even the exact same lady, but in a more integrated context, then it wouldn't seem so much like one of those olde worlde stories with the moral at the end but like a proper modern tale with the same message, but in a less lecture like tone. Apart from that, the way this was shot, the sound and the acting, were better than a lot of the supposedly pro and/or 'award winning' (ahahaha!) films on youtube.

[@wbnc66]

Nicely done

[@ErikHerrera_mysticalcinema2018]

good job

[@paulmccafffery5231]

Every cliché in the book except the full moon shot & the piano playing itself. Weak.

[@alinamartinez4439]

Y z pas de suite????

[@joe-ellarobins8878]

I guess loneliness and fear tun people fool.

[@zethraelofteldrassil3149]

Drew Daywalt has serious competition! Excellent!

[@gracemelrose2790]

Drew daywalt's films are effing aweeessommeeeeee.

[@Hirduin]

I dunno. The grandmother's character was pretty scary, too.

[@mrrebel5150]

would make one hell of a full length movie

[@mbear1639]

Wow. Scary as shit. Good job

[@stevenjackson5106]

Don't give in to Demon!

[@hystorie1]

why is he still in the house , i'm out

[@tinaj1816]

I love the speech at the end💯

[@TonyPalloactor]

loved it, awesome work

[@Bessie-vb9yw]

God is this dad stupid. no wonder he lost his girl. no remorse for such a stupid man

[@mnirwin5112]

A very nice, low-key but scary story ... and I'm not even religious. :)

[@DesTinY-od6un]

2:45 its the same exact time😨

[@tiffanybanks4554]

Scary

[@mr.agigittygigitty9916]

Awesome ending with wise words

[@queenofspades1309]

This is good luv the title

[@VinceVegas6]

Lord, you can put a thousand demons in my home to torment me, but spare me the torments and temptations that come from my fellow MAN!

[@kw6217]

Seriously if demons are foiled by us keeping our primitive doors shut, they're *fucked*

[@gizmogremlin9072]

I liked it. It was very creepy. But I disagree with the specific message.

[@zethraelofteldrassil3149]

Gizmo Gremlin What do you think the specific message is?

[@Kirstenmarshall]

Is this Debbie from Shameless.

[@eidechsearts]

* insert 12 hour door creak here*

[@dulcegirldulce]

intriguing and very intense. i jumped.

[@PrettyLady7282]

Neutral - like supporting indie filmmakers

[@roccgg]

Very nice 👌

[@holtenderzinthesk1y496]

If I saw that demon I would have scrunched up and pretended to play dead

[@corinnedebeauvernet2604]

I literally almost shit my pants. this entire thing was brilliant