Horror Short Film "Kalley's Last Review" | ALTER

[@juliabaileyjohnson]

Hi! It's me, Julia with a J and an A... I made this! 🤸‍♀🕳 Thank you so, so much for watching/stomaching my nasty lil' movie

[@venias-g6j]

2nd

[@ikasont]

Is this a real product?

[@Im_Nier]

@@ikasont Nah. 😅

[@hermunkulus]

Congrats on getting featured. I winced a few times as the cream continued to worsen the skin. Where did the idea come from? I thought the "documentary style" was a cool approach.

[@Ameara-LaVey]

Really good! It reminds me Tim Heidecker's stuff on Adult Swim😂.

[@Smiley_Fruitcake]

Honestly the actresses performance is what really sells this. That hidden panic in her voice is really well done, the way she tries to keep it together but you can tell she's freaking out is so jaw and relatable. If the acting were bad it wouldn't hold up as well.

[@Zeeboklown]

It's very realistic, EXCEPT the purple bandaids stuck with the sticky parts directly onto the wounds.. when I saw that, I was like, OUCH

[@Guesstheposer]

This is really random but I love your saiki k pfp 😂

[@Smiley_Fruitcake]

@@Guesstheposer thank you lmao

[@pickelcostume]

yess i was just about to say something like this. its crazy good acting

[@pickelcostume]

@zoehouston-4629 yeah lol

[@disorgan1zedchaos]

fun fact: “sous” is a french word and it translates to “under”… like, it shows what’s under her skin. this is really good

[@StupidGuy-GarbageAnimations]

Does that mean sous vide is under vide

[@Blurry.Z]

​​@@StupidGuy-GarbageAnimations sous vide directly translates to "under vacuum"

[@IanaTheCat]

I thought Sous is just word sauce on russian...

[@BeeetchImStacia]

I thought it was just a play on words for “sue” 😂😂😂😂 cause of this was real, she’d definitely want to sue tf out of that company

[@nerigomez3795]

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[@LexaJ828]

I also love the foreshadowing! When she says “It would be amazing if this peel could take everything off” and the image on the jar being distorted

[@imafrog6179]

When did this happen in the video?

[@boona.]

@@imafrog6179 at 1:34

[@qadtasama]

on which jar?

[@LexaJ828]

@@qadtasama the jar of product she’s using

[@bones_man327]

Also at the beginning she says something along the lines of "I'm here to share products that will change your life" . And this one certainly did

[@TheRealMurdocFluxes]

the ending is what threw me off, the realization of "Oh shit... she's actually insane".

[@DETGs_Ghost_Haunts_Me]

To be honest, I was thinking "how is she even alive?"

[@alaiswinchester7388]

Yeah......couse she made that peel herself....the company was made up.

[@Caffinity]

Yeah how scary was that? She underestimated the acid and it pretty much messed her up. All for clicks.. if there was any.

[@charlottemarsh4325]

Oh I thought the company like haked her acounts to make it look like she had done it herself but her just being insane is actually more fitting lol

[@Pottahhhh]

Fr- you can tell she probably went insane due to beauty standards and what not because of how sad she looked when she was picking apart her insecurities and showing the camera the wrinkles on her face.

[@viana6rising]

the most terrifying thing about this is how realistic it is. I actually felt as if I was watching a skincare review channel

[@Yatzari0]

Yeah they did everything like it was an actual review, especially the background in the beginning

[@COOKIE-143]

FR

[@lisanagle7893]

So did I

[@Sentanette]

Agreed

[@AUDuBs]

fr tho like just the acting, the editing, the music. it all felt like early 2017 or 19 reviews and it was just such a shock back at the end that "oh yea, short horror"

[@usern0th1ng]

the fact that she mentions the face on the product being distorted is actually very eerie knowing what will happen later on

[@paigedallas]

Omg I didn't even think about this!

[@GreatLeity]

Also when she says "it would be amazing if this peel could get rid of everything"

[@usern0th1ng]

@@GreatLeity and the fact that it did lool

[@WerionFr]

foreshadowing ✨

[@OpalLeigh]

I mean, the product did as advertised then!

[@TalkBack17]

As someone who used to watch a lot of beauty KZbinrs, I can attest those first 30 seconds or so were very realistic, as is Kalley’s background and setup

[@Yatzari0]

That's what I was thinking especially the background

[@ayoelang]

I think thats why it really got me - watching this on KZbin!

[@queysia1565]

Estoy segura si muestro a alguien con solo el contexto de que es un video de maquillaje, se lo creen completamente pero no quiero espantarlos

[@TheLastSinner]

As someone who burned their own face with skincare products, this honestly is terrorfying. Achne at least is natural; a scarred face is not. And the funny thing is? I talked to a friend years later, and she told me she never even noticed my achne. Social media portrays everyone with perfect skin, perfect proportions, perfect everything. Just remember that each and every one of you is beautiful.

[@mess3805]

i agree with you totally on this one, i never got acne on my face but my back was always so awful, i had friend that i never noticed they had acne asked me my face routine and it was eye-opened to cause sometimes we focus so much in our own insecurities and people literally have no idea of those and we can suffer a lot because of it (my back now has scars that may be permanent but i don't complain anymore)

[@crypticphobia]

this is genuinely one of the most creative horror shorts ive ever seen, since there's no big monster or villain, just a woman making a horrible choice for herself, and it still manages to be horrifying. everything from the set to the acting to even the editing was incredibly similar to a real makeup tutorial. the gore was really fun. her peeling off the dead skin made my stomach turn. instant horror fave

[@juliabaileyjohnson]

Thank you so much 🥹 Can I ask how you came to discover it? Seems like a lot of people are watching tonight! So thrilled you enjoyed the short.

[@Ccsherbear]

@@juliabaileyjohnson I saw a TikTok on it

[@Chvwy]

@@juliabaileyjohnson this video has been showing up in my recommendations for months now, i just decided to watch it now

[@madysoncampbell2569]

@@juliabaileyjohnson a tiktoker posted it!!! i think that’s where most of us are coming from!!

[@Haleenabas]

@@juliabaileyjohnson it’s gone viral on tiktok I believe

[@meatymaggot]

Body horror always get's to me. The slow realization she done something wrong was dark and scary af. I was practically screaming for her to head to a hospital, crap is insane 💀

[@fortnite5205]

When they showed her with the bandaids i was literally screaming to GET TO A HOSPITAL!! I dont care if she did this to herself for fame i still feel really bad for her 😭

[@AverageRanboolover]

@@fortnite5205you know it’s a mini movie right? like..not real? if you do then sorry but you sound genuine

[@Cakeanqels]

@@AverageRanbooloverI mean, we’ve all yelled at our screens when a movie character does smth stupid. They know it’s not real obviously

[@happyfirechannel]

the twist being not that the company is sinister but that the company never existed was so shocking. loved it!

[@eroupopper]

Big twist was, she made it all up and there was no company! She was obsessed with fame

[@etqy1231]

@@eroupopper Wait how do we know the company didnt exist?

[@Fartdog_027]

@@etqy1231in the end it says that

[@pastries8393]

I just thought the sinister company/person wiped out any trace of their existence by hacking into Kalley's accounts. But it's also very likely that Kalley just lost touch with reality

[@hhds113]

@@pastries8393 Well if you read the ending it stated the only email she had was a DIY kit. She made the company up along with the design on the container. So I believe she made herself her own product and used it on herself to see if it works. But to cover up this fact she made a company up.

[@labrxx]

"It'd be amazing if this peel could get rid of everything." Famous last words, lol.

[@rogeribanez1017]

But she didn’t die, did she? She finished the video and edited it

[@agusnicoletti3051]

​@@rogeribanez1017 Well, the title says this was her last review. Either she died or she just has no face anymore (and seeing how much she loved to do this stuff, she'd probably prefer to die anyway)

[@je1-plays]

​@rogeribanez1017 it's a short film.

[@rogeribanez1017]

@@je1-plays I know. But it wants to represent that this was an edited video by Kalley uploaded on her channel, doesn’t it?

[@alaiswinchester7388]

REALLY everything😬😬😬😬😬😬😬

[@eyeorigins77]

even after all those suffering, she still managed to edit this review like we gotta appreciate her for her dedication!

[@magic_manl2572]

@@mantis5975 so a woman didn't apply acid to her face?!

[@kelswee837]

@@mantis5975it’s a joke🙂

[@verakumarz]

@@mantis5975no shit dude it’s literally a *short horror film*

[@mrroschin]

@@mantis5975NO WAYYYYYY 🤯 I WOULDVE NEVER KNOWN

[@Moonwalker2923]

@@mantis5975 wow who would’ve thought

[@ayanasweets]

I can honestly say this is one of the most disturbing shorts I've seen. A person can convince themselves of anything.

[@carlitagarzia2766]

As someone who's been suffering with acne since I was 12, I've hated my face so much. I hated my oily skin so much I used the skincare products my mom would buy because it "worked" for her. It destroyed my moisture barrier, sensitized my skin and the acne. I couldn't forget the time I used the wrong product on my face, it burned so bad and left horrible marks. I was called an old hag by someone who was much older than me. Now I became more educated on skincare and bought products suitable to my face which helped me slowly. The video reminds me of my younger self unaware of the harm I did to my own face. This showed how much we are desperate for beauty, harming ourselves in the process. P.S. Always patch test.

[@Hereandlearning]

❤

[@_aconite_cj_]

I was on prescribed accutane a few months back n damn when she was peelin her skin, that reminded me of how I used to peel mine. My skin much better than. I'm glaad you're doin better too

[@krishanubanerjee6955]

+Carlita Garzia - And never make your own skincare product with 100% chloroacetic acid! That thing is about 100 times stronger than vinegar.

[@_aconite_cj_]

@@krishanubanerjee6955 ayo Banerjee, you bangali?

[@Badruborg]

Someone called you an old hag? Yuck. They are disgusting =/

[@Kasuyaki007]

Everytime the screen went black, my heart was racing, not knowing what next stage of her 'healing process' would look like.

[@Kavilion]

This is the scariest YT short I’ve ever seen. There’s a certain kind of terror in realizing you made a tiny mistake that will have permanent, terrible consequences and it’s too late to take it back.

[@CR7andMessi_fan]

(Spolier alert) True tho because Kalley and the end, she looks like Vecna from Stranger Things.

[@magic_survivalfan]

it's not a short form

[@Anths_art]

Short??

[@Kavilion]

@@Anths_art Short film

[@thecursedqueen9185]

i think you misunderstood everything, sis. Kalley didn't make any mistakes, she was making up the whole "partnership" all along (on purpose)

[@realdazaiosamu]

the fact kailey had time to edit everything with the happy background music after getting her whole face skinned off is just😭😭

[@blackberry8615]

LOL

[@pringlebatch]

I like that somehow Sous Skincare was freaked out enough to cancel the sponsorship *before* the video was even finished 😂 (foreshadowing?)

[@hersugardaddy...]

@@pringlebatchread the end, sous skincare never existed and kalley made the whole company up, she wanted to feel fame so bad that she would go as far as to create a chemical peel that took off all her skin!

[@eroupopper]

​@@hersugardaddy... fame is hell of a drug

[@pringlebatch]

@@hersugardaddy... Oh, thank you for clarifying but I have watched several times! I was just saying the mid-video Sous Skincare cancellation might have been a tip-off to the audience

[@danoob3661]

The fact she managed to edit the video with music, text, and transitions with her face literally burned off and only showing the muscle shows how much dedication she has for these videos

[@theheisthub223]

I can't tell if you're joking or if you really think this is reall

[@justabicerrado.5362]

​@@theheisthub223joking, looks like a "parody" of the type of comments that youtube videos have nowadays

[@Persononplanet20]

IKR 😍

[@lolalina_]

​@@theheisthub223 You hold yourself in too high regards and others in too low regards.. if you really were unsure if this comment under a horror short film, was meant like that unironically.

[@lolalina_]

​@@theheisthub223 Okay I just saw your channel you are still a kid, I thought some aduld didn't get the irony of the comment, but when I was younger I also had problems distinguishing.

[@Superfreek609]

The most realistic thing about this is that your face could be slowing melting off and these influencers would still film edit and post themselves dying a slow painful death before calling 911 😅 good lord. That was fun to watch thank you!

[@viktoriairhazi5095]

i found an instagram holistic healing influencer who has a gigantic mass of skin cancer growing on the center of her face and just deletes every comment about it 🙃 if you go back on her page, you can actually see it growing

[@lunchablecheese5931]

Her apologizing for being bare faced while clearly having lashes on bro y’all nailed this

[@juliabaileyjohnson]

thank you SO much for noticing and appreciating the little things! 💅

[@siobhanbartz6460]

Yes and she has her eyebrows done

[@ughficial]

She said she didn't have any foundation on, she didn't say directly that she had no makeup on

[@ArabellaGirll]

@@ughficial exactly it refers to no contour or foundation

[@kuroo8484]

Also if you got lash extensions you can’t just remove those as you please..

[@hoodie_gang563]

holy crap, the underlying terror in her voice when she was trying to get the “neutralizing agent” out of the bottle… very very scarily realistic

[@vampirebunny2180]

This is both so sad and so horrific and I love it I have to admit I didn’t see that twist coming either; it’s like Kalley was so hungry for fame and beauty that she created this delusion that a company reached out to her when the company was actually just…. her.

[@lonelytiger5011]

:0

[@mar35962]

then why would she order that acid knowing it's not gonna work and only will harm her face?

[@eroupopper]

That's shit was scary as hell! I'm surprised they did add the "apology video" at the end

[@LillianMarieGriffin]

Frrr

[@the.c0uch]

8:42 i had to rewatch to understand that she was trying to make her own product line, this was her own made chemical peel that went horribly. Really good stuff!

[@caesarsalad493]

This was a masterpiece. Perfectly embodies the generic KZbin makeup vlog channel, whilst incorporating body horror based on a genuine precaution when it comes to using mysterious cosmetic products, but taking the negative results to a max. Well done, @juliabaileyjohnson !

[@krishanubanerjee6955]

My interpretation is that Kalley made this product herself to get more subscribers and got in trouble because she underestimated the peeling power of 100% chloroacetic acid. Not even a startup company would partner with a YT vlogger with 8 subscribers!

[@caesarsalad493]

@@krishanubanerjee6955 That’s a good perspective I didn’t even think about it like that!

[@miranda13c]

@@caesarsalad493Yea it pretty much spells that out for you at the end of the video when it does the text information on the screen. Either it implies that somehow this company was able to hack her computer and information to change what it said she ordered (which is unlikely). OR, the most likely meaning is that she was extremely mentally unstable and desperate for subscribers (since it says at the end that she literally only had 8 subscribes) and the dream of being a beauty “vlogger” so she resorted to this delusional, nearly lethal, unheard of idea to try and go viral and get views and live her dream. You’d think that would sound so unrealistic but considering what people have done to try and be famous, I wouldn’t be surprised to see something like this actually happen in real life.

[@miranda13c]

Plus, not to mention the way she was so chill about her face slowly peeling away and permanently maiming her entire face and seemed reasonably calm and not even upset about her “new skin reveal” lmao so yes her character very much was mentally unstable and it was heavily implied that she set this whole thing up entirely.

[@damien1781]

Shows the true narcissist wannabe famous non talented horror of the real world

[@MissFio93]

I love how she even included that classic "vulnerable victim moment" every influencer is trying to have nowadays to make people feel sorry for them even though they usually are the ones at fault. She was trying to blame the fake brand!!

[@zasherakhan6957]

I mean it is kinda there fault too there should have been instructions on the package and a lot of warnings labels plus the fact that they just dropped her and left her, I feel they should have compensated her a bit 😅 😅 I also think she had a little bit of a right to be a victim

[@evachuarts]

@@zasherakhan6957yeah if it was real lol

[@zasherakhan6957]

@@evachuarts ya i know but it happened in the video so im just saying it as it happened

[@reinstate317]

But this was the company’s fault

[@Devi_Seona]

@@zasherakhan6957she made up the whole thing, read at the end.

[@sandragrant1785]

This girl's acting was terrific.

[@phoenixxam5812]

Absolutely!

[@Chefsupporter]

Right?? Felt like I was just watching a normal KZbin review

[@imrrai]

Nah it's completely fine. She's supposed to act as a normal reviewer on KZbinr.

[@phoenixxam5812]

@@imrrai “terrific” means thebest

[@camilaxishere]

@@Chefsupporter that's that point 🙄

[@professorlayton42]

The most interesting thing is how realistic this is. It’s like she got chemical burns or smth. It’s not even supernatural or anything

[@artificialsweetener19]

i saw a beauty influencer a few years ago on ig who did something actually similar to this. she gave herself a really bad chemical burn on her cheeks, purposely, and a month later when it healed as much as it could she was like 'see! natural contour!'

[@Gl1tchyr3d]

Wait who is it?

[@morganm4040]

Commenting because I would like to know as well

[@demios8326]

who was it?

[@sn0koplasm]

@@morganm4040I’m guessing theyre lying or it would be all over social media and stuff

[@livmustdie]

@@sn0koplasmGerard Wayyy

[@DethronerX]

Well this is terrifying. When she said remove everything, i was expecting a more supernatural end with the whole face being wiped out with just plain skin, but this really went further and further into more body horror and it kept getting really scary and the happy major scale music is the craziest : D

[@carsilk2492]

Part of me was hoping she would wipe everything off at the end and just have immaculate beautiful skin😂

[@DethronerX]

@@carsilk2492 Yeah for me, that hope was there too, what if, maybe.... but I love that it plays on our expectations, while being very straight forward, into the downward spiral.

[@merchantfan]

@@carsilk2492 Ha that's what happened on a similar short on the Guillermo Del Toro anthology series. But the other side is pretty awful too

[@jordynhardy2202]

i thought it would just be bones

[@Sentanette]

Agreef

[@YourWealthCome]

This was pretty creative. This is an extreme reason why you test small amount of new products on inside of your arm.

[@nothankyou191]

a tip my derm told me was to try new products on the elbow!!!! especially any exfoliants or peels

[@rickwilliams967]

Or just not use that crap.

[@project_swift]

I thought the morale was that influencers would do anything for views and subscribers. Hence the orders for 100% acid in her emails 😜

[@YourWealthCome]

@@project_swift this movie def had lots of layers!

[@juliabaileyjohnson]

@@YourWealthCome Hope you enjoyed ~peeling~ them all off! Thanks so much for watching!

[@Satanhadapoint]

“Hey guys I dont wanna sugar coat things 👹” lmaaooo im sorry but this comes off as a comedy more 😭

[@WhiteLiteBarbie]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@pemguim1120]

I loved the facial expressions she made while putting on the product for the first time. You can tell she’s wondering “why does this hurt so much?” But she knows she has to hide it. This is probably one of my favorite Alter short tbh; the subtlety in her acting is amazing

[@yowaimo8700]

The twist that she's actually reviewing her own DIY product is simply brilliant.

[@iseazu]

im never reading comments while watching again

[@shelbyherring92]

​@@iseazuDude... That's like rule #1 when watching videos online. ESPECIALLY HORROR AND THRILLER CONTENT!

[@titiorangetree]

@@iseazuFELT LMFAO

[@sumi_zoomies]

when she was trying to get the neutralizing agent out of the bottle and it wouldn't come out because it was probably hardened coconut oil 😂 And later that's what's she ran to get from the store...just brilliant haha

[@morpheus1531]

i dont get it. what was the point of her making up "Sous" instead of just saying it was her own creation? and if it was her own creation why was she so chill about her face peeling off? like, she self-mutilated herself on purpose ?

[@tomcameron1770]

This is actually terrifying. The actress did an amazing job with how she was hiding the fact that she was actually frightened of the results, really makes you feel frightened for her, and the idea of some skincare business testing people and ditching them after negative results is very chilling. This was a great horror film.

[@arrobaivanna]

It wasn't a "skincare business", it was herself

[@lowjayP]

I love how close to home this was to "at home kits" and sponsorship reviews. This isn't just a horror short film, this is an absolute PSA! Stay safe folks! DO. YOUR. RESEARCH!!!

[@karmakaughtthekat]

trichloroacetic acid is used in skincare to get rid of acne. It's terrifying to think that Kalley may have made all of this herself and only did the base research on what goes into skincare (this short is awesome btw oh my god)

[@ShroodleNoodle]

I was thinking she put acid on her face when the skin began to peel away,thanks for the random comment

[@wikkimagic]

I don't think she was exactly sane considering that she was okay with the results😭

[@amritasreepadini8511]

​@@wikkimagicmaybe she's not?

[@Mattteus]

I think for skincare it’s 30% and she put 100% on her face

[@professional_pooper]

​@@Mattteusno for most acids its usually not more than 5%

[@katelynarkanoff]

Parents should show this to their Sephora kids.

[@SavoyStudios]

YES.

[@ebonymoran]

that'll do it

[@TigriElm]

YES DEFINITELY ABSOLUTELY

[@burgertacokitties]

Why tho😭

[@vanillabean6807]

@@burgertacokitties because the sephora kids think they should b using a chemical peel even though they r like- super young 😅

[@jacorange]

I kept trying to check the comments like it was a real vlog 😭

[@GameyGaming]

The progressively longer pauses between cuts leaving you horrified for whatever’s coming next is one of the best parts about this. Very creative way to scare the audience. This was really well done

[@YohamOgosi]

Hola

[@GameyGaming]

@@YohamOgosi Hola

[@StephanieDiabolique123]

(6 min in) Every scene with her face getting worse, I just pictured the last update being a skeleton sitting there 😆 After listening to her talk about how the "company quit on her, but she's not a quitter" 🤣 The actress is really selling this

[@indisugartaufik]

The acting is very natural. I almost forgot that this isn't a real vlog. It's awful what "influencers" do to make it look like someone sponsored them 😭

[@NB-gu9rs]

Oh god, this short perfectly captures that awful sense of "Did I fuck something up? Did I just do something REALLY stupid? Maybe if I wait it will just get better on its OH CRAP IT'S NOT GETTING BETTER." That slowly dawning panic, the nervous rationalizations, the false optimism, all perfectly acted... and that ending. I'm impressed.

[@Rtt2muchh]

Well shes still happy with the results😭

[@aurelie5656]

"I see a bit of redness" Her face: 🍅

[@eriakk]

*almost dying* "I think that I just have a more sensitive healing process" 😭😭

[@Dr.Funk8864]

Um actually she said intense not sensitive 🤓

[@luv.makaylaaa]

i think they mixed up sensitive skin and tense healing process@@Dr.Funk8864

[@sage_in_palmmall5301]

There's something so, just, sad about how even in her own imagined world, the company SHE made up still dropped her and cut all ties with her. Really gives you insight into not only how desperate Kalley is but also how negative she views herself.

[@FiercelyGold]

I think at that point she wanted to play the victim to get more views, because otherwise she'd have to admit fault or *gasp* not upload her content. Remember she doesn't give up halfway through anything. She sure proved that.

[@pemguim1120]

I also think that may have been her “way out” when people find out there IS no Sous Skincare; she could just say they abandoned the business after what they did to her

[@DaianaHerrera-jt8mo]

Hola

[@DaianaHerrera-jt8mo]

​@@pemguim1120uo sǝ ɥɐu dɹopnɔıpo doɹ q ɐ ןɐ ɔoɯısıóu pǝ ɐןʇnɹɐ pǝ ɐןʇnɹɐ pǝ ɐןʇnɹɐ pǝ ɐןʇnɹɐ pǝ ɐןʇnɹɐ pǝ ןɐ pǝ 7ɾʞ

[@fiannabear]

I loved all of the micro expressions where you could see minute traces of desperation poking through in her eyes, almost saying "follow me.... please"

[@jennifer_mertens]

The "subscriber count of EIGHT" is hilarious. And the fact that she made up the whole SOUS Skincare line to begin with. I can see some beauty influencers actually doing that😂.

[@ellaelliott4415]

I bet a bunch of them have made up sponsorship to pull in more subscribers lol

[@rialostrade105]

It’s sad that small influencers get manipulated by companies isnt it

[@JatPhenshllem]

@@rialostrade105 Did you read the comment?

[@spacefalls8260]

@@rialostrade105huh

[@calmyourguts9511]

😅.

[@SaHaMaHa98]

The contrast between the cheery music and editing, and the gruesome, painful-to-watch process of skinning her face is so unsettling but so incredible. I knew from the start that she was probably gonna lose her skin, but it doesn't make the movie any less impactful and disturbing. Great work Julia!

[@parmasean_eater]

Dude, this is so impressive. The way you could hear her slowly panicing, more and more is really impressive, as is the make up skills. The first scene after the "product" was applied with the redness is almost exactly what it looks like when you remove the very top layer of your skin.

[@etqy1231]

The thing is once its on ur face.. theres no getting it off..

[@Nova.123]

It's like she was slowly regretting doing it for views...

[@Lampey22]

The no-skin makeup was one of the best amateur one i have ever seen! Quite anatomically accurate!

[@georgiaquest7959]

the light hearted sweet vibe of this video is what disturbs me the most, i was so scared to see the final result.

[@virginianoone9395]

Her face is falling off and she's like "there's been some incredible progress" AGGHHHH GROSS. This was so convincing. I love it.

[@phoenixxam5812]

Where are the replies?

[@phoenixxam5812]

The fact that noone replied on here is crazy

[@gabrielledavis8511]

​@@phoenixxam5812fr

[@observationsfromthefencepo7207]

The foreshadow line of "It would be amazing if this peel would get rid of everything" was spot on. Love film where a single actress can carry the load and Julia Bailey Johnson nailed that subtle desperation and even mental illness angle. There is a certain level of creepiness when we do extreme behaviors to chase likes and subscribers. This short addressed that. The special effects and the progression was excellent and thumbs up to A. Shields. Great work. Julia Bailey Johnson delivers a superb modern horror short with a creepy vibe where you feel what's coming but still can't look away. That ending was slick too. Thanks to all involved Peace.

[@Funnies-c3l]

That was so good. Y’all made it look like it was a real KZbin review. And also after that, if they cancel if sous canceled on me, and I was looking like that, I would’ve sued them I would’ve sued them.

[@Glimmergrey]

The “skin review!” With the happy music at the end just to show such a gross and bloody face has got to be the funniest thing ive seen today. One of my new favs from you guys!!

[@KIKURAsky]

I can't see anything funny about that part 💀

[@jacobwood82]

Lol it's just muscle

[@Glimmergrey]

@@jacobwood82 still gross and bloody 😭

[@slayshleyy]

its damn disturbing to me Idk abt yall😨

[@Glimmergrey]

@@slayshleyy i guess im just used to stuff like that 😭

[@sanjida2803]

I always had this phobia about chemical peels! This is the exact visual representation of my phobia!

[@Betti1308]

I have this phobia too! My husband says I have a "chemical-phobia"! My worst nightmare is coming in contact with any unknown liquid... 😵‍💫 I do not even let the hairdresser dye my hair because I can not see what they use.

[@sanjida2803]

@@Betti1308 same here 🥺

[@CR7andMessi_fan]

I knew that product she was using had chemicals.

[@CR7andMessi_fan]

​@@sanjida2803 Im scared for my life now

[@sanjida2803]

@@CR7andMessi_fan just stay away from peeling masks and you’ll be safe 🥹

[@artistic_0ddball793]

Such an interesting horror concept. I love how this was edited like an actual youtube tutorial; I've seen many youtube videos that were edited in a very similar way. There were honestly a few points where I had to remind myself that this wasn't real.

[@electric6131]

Oh god I’m two minutes in

[@electric6131]

Jesus I’m keeping my lights on tonight 😂

[@gwennorthcutt421]

reminds me of a junji ito story i read... but i absolutely love the beauty blogger formatting! its all so pitch perfect it really adds to the horror. appropriately, the sfx makeup is AMAZING, not just the final feel but the redness and progression are really well done!

[@anikaparkhi2702]

Omg are you talking about layers of fear

[@gwennorthcutt421]

@@anikaparkhi2702 flesh-colored horror, actually! talk about "true beauty", eh?

[@anikaparkhi2702]

@@gwennorthcutt421 I totally forgot about that one!! Yup real inner beauty lol

[@kizpaws]

What makes this a gem of a horror short is the fact that it was so realistic! Kalley's channel came off as very realistic, as though we are actually watching one of our favorite beauty gurus trying out something new. Then everything goes south, a fear a bet a lot of us have. Well done!

[@avastepp]

I love how satirical this is. Julia perfectly demonstrates how influencers will go to the MAX to real in support of their followers, and how the followers can also be so easily influenced based solely on the influencer's demeaner. Good stuff!

[@brinnie_rina]

this felt so genuine the actress did such a great job portraying a youtuber i nearly believed it was real

[@buzz8273]

The actor is an actual KZbinr lol

[@ZamellaRenzo]

​@@buzz8273whats her youtube channel?

[@RhynoSubs]

​@@buzz8273name?

[@fluffycat2728]

This channel posts the most disturbing things ever. The fact that she convinced herself that it was normal is crazy. Amazing acting

[@_aiko020]

Spoiler warning!! THAT TWIST. The fact she made up an entire brand with nonexistent products just so she can show her 8 subscribers she has a sponsor so she can rack up her views WAS HORRIFYING.

[@krishanubanerjee6955]

I have a feeling quite a few viewers missed that.

[@vincenthawthorne9360]

Yeah I was wondering if the ending meant that she got a sponsor from a sinister person or if she was losing her mind.

[@carriekup]

​@@vincenthawthorne9360 .me too! Like, was she set up by someone capable of getting rid of all email records? Or did she do the whole thing herself and actually buy the 100% chemical

[@krishanubanerjee6955]

@@carriekup The second one. And she used 100% chloroacetic acid! 😱😱😱

[@BronzeDragon133]

And then didn't do enough research to realize she needed to do a 1:10 dilution...

[@xmcerer]

My mom put this on for me during dinner without telling me it was a horror film, my jaw dropped in horror each time it showed her with a more burned and damaged face. Took me a while to figure out the end when she peels off her face.

[@SeannySeannyYesPapa]

Why did your mom show this to you?

[@elegantiix]

rewatching it, you can see her mannerisms show that she’s nervous and a little anxious to use it bc she’s the one who made it. and it shows that she clearly didn’t know what chemicals to use and it probably caused self doubt. 😔💅

[@sabrinanaser9327]

you can tell she DID know!! tca can't be neutralized, so there was never any neutralizer. she put oil on the burn, which locks in the chemicals& heat and deepens it then went into direct sunlight with the oil for ten minutes. she intentionally used oil to worsen it , some true masochism / gore horror omg

[@KirstAngel]

The fact that this feels SO realistic is what really really sells it. So incredibly done!

[@niranjanapillai-hh1zp]

Omg I genuinely freaked out at the end. Like the fact that we could see the tendons of her face tissue and just her peeling off all the boiled skin which probably then ended up killing her was so horrifying. Overall this film was executed and presented wonderfully and really brought out the terror it meant to. Big applause to the Alter team and Julia!

[@courtdaniels99]

Body horror always gets me. Even though I know it’s just a film, I feel sick every time I see stuff like this. Good job.

[@Ilikecatsandcannedtuna]

Fun fact, there’s actually a procedure irl called a “phenol peel” that removes the first entire layer of your skin, aka your epidermis, and it actually looks quite similar to this, which is pretty terrifying. People will go to extreme lengths for beauty

[@lunaplaysgames7674]

The difference is it’s done by a dermatologist and you are put to sleep while they apply it cause it hurts that bad…

[@Ilikecatsandcannedtuna]

@@lunaplaysgames7674 man that is absolutely terrifying, I didn’t know they pur you to sleep 😭

[@gabiisuza8403]

@@lunaplaysgames7674 some days ago in brazil there was a case of a woman that made a course on internet to learn how to do it (so, no graduation) and the man that she was applying died, so although it would be needed the experience to do it, there's stil people that go on a 1 month internet class and go putting peoples lifes in danger

[@JoJo-fan-right-here]

Oof yeah it takes like a whole year t For it to start looking better

[@juliaakel4710]

One guy in Brazil recently died after this procedure done by some unauthorized beauty professional 😢

[@Technoblade_neverdies_o7]

Spoilers if you haven't finished watching/watched it yet: After re-watching this video I've noticed something (wether intentional or not) at 2:21 she says "I can't help you!" May be subtle hint to the fact that she, herself is the one who made sous. And in the beginning when she unboxes 'Sous' and says the face is 'eeeehh' or distorted on the container may be a disturbing foreshadowing to what happens to her face nearing the end and ending of the video. And how she also says she wishes the peel could take EVERYTHING off, I guess it really did.

[@BloodMarket]

I LOVE that this is edited like an actual youtube video. I almost forgot I was watching a horror film for a second.

[@mollygurlxnow]

I love how realistic they made the like skin when they show the last result. The lines really show it like- i cant even explain how good it looks

[@ellaelliott4415]

Did she die at the end? I agree, it was super chilling and disturbing

[@katrinemyra2678]

Brava! This gave me a genuine scare, which is rare for horror. The brilliant editing and build-up made me more and more terrified to see the reveal of her face in each segment. And then the comic twist at the end comes as a welcome relief and only complementing the story. I struggle with body horror, but this was perfection.

[@yaelfeder9042]

Yes!

[@pendafen7405]

She didn't lie, it was life-changing

[@someonestolemybread911]

Wait, you found the company?

[@1cannedpeaches]

She’s so realistic, I could believe she’s a real influencer. She reminds me of the beau-tubers in the early 2010s

[@Heather-ip8sd]

Fr

[@anomalocaris-enthustist]

The most terrifying part for me was the end where it was revealed that it was her all along and that there was no evil company

[@cecilkeith1951]

Face it, Kalley is heads and shoulders above the competition.

[@KalleywithKandY]

thank you so much!!! 🥰💓💞💘

[@KIKURAsky]

​@@KalleywithKandY ARE YOU THE REAL KALLEY??

[@therealwuffo]

@@KIKURAskyit's not a real channel

[@Yellowtailz]

I love the community of KZbin short films and this one is STILL one of my alll time favorites. The subtle acting choices and cuts and special effects are so good. It’s done so well! cannot wait for what the director has in store next!

[@itsalex4013]

The makeup artists deserve a raise cause it looks scary of how real it looks

[@moonstoneuniverse8516]

They found an incredible actress even the line “I think I got a little misprint.” She says it in a way which makes it sounds like she made the mistake. It was really subtle foreshadowing I don’t know if it was even on purpose. Amazing video love how gruesome it was.

[@TrulyLine-sf3ef]

I GENUINELY lost myself thinking I was watching a KZbin video 😂 Terrific acting!

[@yunyunid981]

this is SO good and authentic. like i actually stumbled on her profile looking for some obscure product review no one else did

[@IM_A_SUBWAY_RAT]

2:50 the music and applying and honsetly the whole video and set up is great and very realistic. You can hear the subtle panic in her voice when her skin turns red too. She is an amazing actor. Bravo!

[@madisonc.9069]

PLEASE do more of these!!! I love this style of horror videos, makes it seem real

[@Victoriaistalented]

Yes I loved this

[@kristenpalozzi3281]

Agreed!!!!

[@Cupo666]

The “don’t pick at it” and in her next update she’s got blood all under her fingernails.

[@soundgirl0453]

tbh this feels so real for me - i had second degree chemical burns on my face and neck after using a medication for eczema

[@soundgirl0453]

all healed now thank goodness

[@chillxchillx8725]

OH HE, NO

[@El1society]

2nd degree?? jfc that must’ve been hell

[@ballerisballing36]

I had a really bad rash after a swim practice because of a certain chemical in the pool

[@batarasiagian9635]

Enjoyable and thought-provoking. The note at the end opens an unexpected new perspective on Kalley. Well done.

[@user-fg4tn8ot6b]

This reminds me of creepypastas told in the form of a log, a journal or a diary. Those in which the situation gets worse, either by the main character or by the situation itself. *I love it!* :D After the ending: *Oh, hell no!* Creepypastas about doing DIY for beauty and health came to mind as well. :'D

[@gothnerd887]

Something Scary did an episode like that

[@Firegirl483]

Like the book Flowers for Algernon

[@CaedusDeorum]

Do you have any suggestions for creepypastas like this? Like the DIY beauty creepypastas you mentioned?

[@cheerytears]

@@CaedusDeorum’m a bit late but i recommend keratingarden if you’re interested in that! it’s a youtube series!

[@CaedusDeorum]

@@cheerytears I will check it out! Thanks!

[@decapitated_queencard]

It's scary because some people would really go this far for views

[@gabriellerousselle492]

It's brilliant! I was literally hiding my eyes before every "update"! A good balance between horror and humour and well done for the acting, she's really good. Keep up your short films!

[@gurtalurt]

i can't believe none of the top comments are talking about the top-tier social commentary going on here. it's almost as if it missed its target audience by just a hair...what i personally love so much about this film is kalley's blatant self-hatred. even from the outset of the video all she can do is apologize for her fine lines and discoloring. you can tell that she is a victim of the beauty industry's desire to make us all hate ourselves into consuming. and yet, despite her extreme pain and reaction to the product, she feels compelled to continue the process, acting normal and remaining cheery, even believing the "bad stuff is coming to the surface" when she has boils and blisters on her face, because she has clearly internalized the message that beauty is pain. to me, the film's message isn't so much "this is so realistic, i could see it happening to someone i know" - it's more like, "wow, this is a blatant satirization of a direction that our current world is taking due to fucked-up standards and systems of power". it's actually quite an anti-capitalist and anti-patriarchal film. it's like black mirror but for beauty gurus.

[@shaunasugar]

This is what I was thinking too. I love how it’s pointing out the detriment of consumerism as well. Very well done.

[@Da_bear-ij9gm]

Couldn’t agree more!

[@soggyrats]

even worse is that this is already happening. Not as bad as what's depicted in the short but young girls are already getting chemical burns from using beauty products excessively. when i say young girls i mean 9-10 year old girls. They're using chemicals meant for adults because they think they need it to be beautiful. It's horrible :(

[@mairamahome1009]

Exactly, the real message of this video 👏👏

[@many244]

i thought that was obvious but apparently 99% of the comments didnt understand that ? 😂

[@mrtoast244]

I love how it's edited like a standard Make Up video. The "total sub count" reveal at the end was a nice touch, that adds to the found footage feel of this / makes it feel more grounded. It feels like something a Creepypasta narration channel would read... but in video form.

[@Rain_boot]

8:49 Why did I think it was going to turn into a Colleen Ballinger apology??

[@Laylasharp1234]

The toxic gossip train🎵🎶🎤

[@IrieTheGreat]

@@Laylasharp1234CHUGGING DOWN THE TRACKS OF MISINFORMATION🎤🎶🎶

[@3llieMM2]

IM UR 100th likeee

[@3llieMM2]

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[@IrieTheGreat]

@@3llieMM2 GOT A ONE WAY TICKET TO MANIPULATION STATION!

[@123brunasdo]

I love how they portrayed the obsession of some influencers to get viewers and sponsorships so much that they will put that before their own health - even when she was having reactions that were clearly not normal.

[@sabrinanaser9327]

did you watch it all the way through? she intentional burnt herself... ordered 50% tca, put OIL over it and exposed it to sunlight then oiled it again!!! it was a psychotic break or something but she knew what her reaction would be

[@nancytribe]

This is a god damn masterclass in building tension: every time the screen went black I was filled with dread. And it’s funny! Stuff that’s actually funny and actually scary at the same time is rare. Looking forward to more of your work!

[@GrillinNgas64]

fr everytime the camera went black I felt like I was about to shit my pants

[@rovic3arceno429]

THE MIC QUALITY HELLO?? THIS IS SP REALISTIC..

[@knaveofchalices]

Can I just say? Thank you to all the commenters who left misleading comments in the comment section. Made the twist all that much better. Also the brand was literally called “Sus” what were you expecting.

[@jessicaafton5742]

Hate to be that person, but... I think SOUS is an imposter

[@wilkinsmusicfl4141]

This was well done. I was expecting a straight up gore fest, but this short has multiple layers of horror: gore, isolation, mental break down, etc.

[@several_goblins]

This was awesome, the last bit of text was so funny to me, and I honestly thought her "final result" would be her funeral but I have the worst humor sooo 😂

[@Talia.777]

😂🤣🤣

[@missglacon817]

I thought so too 😂

[@RWOner666]

Or looking like Red Skull at the end

[@helenajohn524]

Hahahahah 😂 love your Humor, you’re too much 😂❤️

[@thatstrangebuggirl4150]

Same 😂