Horror Short Film “Riley Was Here” | ALTER Exclusive

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The filmmakers' statement on "Riley Was Here": We love zombie films but they never seem to touch on what happens after the dust has settled from a global trauma. How do those who survived move on? Could they ever? We wanted to explore the psychological damage one would have to endure, the survivor’s guilt one would feel and the forgiveness one would have to find. 'Riley Was Here' is about tragedy and how we deal with it.

[@cheikhka8732]

ALTER... duh... we alway wondered good job tho..

[@chirpysangee]

Alter what happened to the lady, the mother...Why she collapsed with the sound?

[@jonrhoads6698]

@@chirpysangee she dead

[@chirpysangee]

@@jonrhoads6698 Yes I got that. But that sound made her collapse and die? She was supposed to inject vaccine to cute him too...sadly...

[@leighanndunn3321]

ALTER Amazing!!! I love your work 👏👏👏

[@oreocookie4053]

Guy: *tells sad story* Woman:( with a straight face) ... climb the ladder

[@enijahdaisey]

*walks away

[@ctoralez]

she's mayb numb from the pain

[@ezgi3712]

Alter: How many horror movies do you want? Fans: YES!

[@WatchALTER]

As long as you all keep watching, we'll keep providing horror movies. :)

[@thechosenone9847]

@@WatchALTER can u make anothrr clover field like horror short? Or a sequel of the 1st one ?pleaseee

[@tats763]

A sad and poignant zombie short?! I loved it. It was like it was exploring how people deal with their grief. She seemed full of survivor's guilt, while he was being eaten away by his anger towards his infected wife. Very well done.

[@hpereira666]

*my life ain't anyone's business" uber driver: hi me: once my wife turned into a zombie and ate my son

[@Thisismyaccount82]

When he was rolling in the sheets 😂😂😂😂

[@miss-sagittarius]

Ikr

[@enijahdaisey]

I bet the lady was trying so hard not to laugh

[@Thisismyaccount82]

Enijah Daisey ikr..just clicking it makes me think of it then I burst out laughing...😂😂😂

[@enijahdaisey]

@@Thisismyaccount82 lol

[@jbarnes3277]

Look

[@SarahBearahhhh]

I think a lot of people missed the point I don’t think he was doing it for the high at all. I think he was doing it to feel what his wife and son felt when they turned.

[@TyaraBeachum1995]

6:35

[@tsommers3284]

Of course he did that is what he told her!

[@tsommers3284]

@@TyaraBeachum1995 No kidding!

[@TyaraBeachum1995]

T Sommers 🥴🥴😂😂😂

[@Maddi1224]

@Curtis Steele lmao

[@joeyj6808]

yikes. could definately see people doing just about anything to get high.

[@observer8477]

and much more than anything

[@ClockworkWyrm]

Once you reach a certain point of addiction people already do just about anything to get high. This isn't too far of a leap at all. Gorgeous and wonderful short.

[@TheLastCrow5150]

God damn! That was strangely intense, considering the fact there was no violence in this at all

[@RUNkeeprunning-cw6kx]

That lady did bitch slap that dude one time.

[@heatherannnemec1]

I was thinking the same exact thing!!! No crazy zombie chase scene or him eating anyone but dang my heart was racing.

[@MuchiiWu]

well, lessons learned. don’t do something you’re not even convinced yourself at the first place. that women cut herself and you can’t sense the weirdness? oh i forgot, “it’s always weird”.

[@X-Factor-22]

As soon as she said something about a “incubation period” .....I would have been gone!😂

[@WatchALTER]

🏃‍♂️

[@dethengine]

He was already infected at that point.

[@Maddi1224]

"Relax" she says...as you're standimg there in your tighty whites and she's in decked out biohazard suit! It'll be ooooookkkkk..."promise"! Great film!!!

[@anonme_]

Holy mother of all things evil and psychologically disturbing! The movie is triple the terror with 1.75x speed! Alter, thanks foe night chills.

[@kanamexzeroxyuuki]

You were sooo right!! That was intense!!!

[@elonna8146]

Yo,That's wild.

[@elizabethgaspodnetich4322]

I have lost my love for Zombie movies, there are just so many of them I just don't know how many more I could take, BUT this was pretty freaking GOOD!! I new twist in a "done to death" idea. Loved this, and i will be sharing it with as many people as I can! Thanks!!

[@homersimpson6585]

Elizabeth Gaspodnetich watch zombieland

[@grungewolf1357]

IT'S HERE WE'VE GOT OUR SAFETY GEAR AND READY TO BE FILLED WITH ALTER'S FEAR

[@laiatezenas3300]

OMG, this was so powerful, and the actors were sooo good ! I didn't see the twist coming too. Awesome short ! Thank you, Alter, for sharing this with us.

[@deezimmo4814]

"He lived the life of Riley..until Riley came home.."

[@nicoalnegus9537]

"This is your brain on drugs!" Don't "Zombie and Drive kids!

[@seriouslee-overboard1477]

Flakk-odil®

[@peeedroprc]

you know a movie is fantastic when it shows up randomly and you just seat back and enjoy again

[@TheLoxxxton]

Always good to see a new take on the zombie trope. As soon as she talked about headaches nose bleeds and death I worked out what was going to happen but good stuff non the less

[@jennyencinas616]

i wonder if he managed to forgive his wife in the end...or at least understand.

[@luckywize5270]

Nobody: Riley: I'm here Great movie ☕

[@markbigelow2608]

That was really good. I wonder what the high of being a zombie is? I guess a very altered reality. I'd rather be a vampire. Better yet, an Ascended Master. Why not be something useful?

[@JustinLHopkins]

What’s an Ascended Master?

[@markbigelow2608]

@@JustinLHopkins There have been many with famous names and many more without. Look to the major religions of today and in the past.

[@JustinLHopkins]

Mark Bigeloe Ahhh haaa I see.

[@JustinLHopkins]

Tarquin Quinnum That’s not an insult, so thanks :-)

[@choronzon.333]

When my husband's ex/baby mama ACTUALLY had the twat on her to NOT WAIT IN THE FUCKING CAR FOR BABY IN QUESTION TO JUST COME OUT TO CAR....that cunt actually came into the family party like her ass belonged there....I know the high of zombie rage.....I raged out and took her out to her fucking car like the trash she is. Zombie rage feels good.

[@nehan3170]

How many people distracted when white curtain on window moving behind his back..

[@laurenmarsh9180]

I love this short! A twist on the zombie virus that isn't just another of the same repetitious movies I've seen over and over. I thought maybe that's what was going on, but I wasn't expecting the ending. It was so good! Bravo!

[@jessicarichmond4194]

LOVED IT!!! probably my favorite so far!!! Not just for the gore... But because the story is so relatable for me... Ill leave it at that...

[@miceandgods4171]

That was a perfect short. As a movie it wouldn't work but as a short exploring an untouched aspect of a zombie plague, excellent. A good portion of these shorts are just literal snippets from a horror movie with no context or depth. Nice to see some good ones like the last few.

[@jonrhoads6698]

should we stop working on the feature version? lol

[@miceandgods4171]

@@jonrhoads6698 if it's as innovative as this? No. This was truly a great short, I can just see 99% of writers out there taking a gem like this and tacking on the tired old zombie movie trope. Good luck and best wishes if you go the full movie route.

[@jonrhoads6698]

@@miceandgods4171 I hear ya, we don't even mention that word ha

[@miceandgods4171]

@@jonrhoads6698 I'll watch it, and congrats on this short. It truly is a gem that you and your team should be proud of.

[@jonrhoads6698]

@@miceandgods4171 thank you friend

[@javedhider2428]

Yikes, this was really intense and creepy ! Loved the script and the acting. Good work.

[@LegendaryKev]

This is an amazing film. So many layers of twisted psychology - loss, addiction. Maybe the hardest part as the viewer is admitting that yes, this is exactly what we humans would do if disease could be used like a drug. We would use it. We would push the limits of danger. We would devour ourselves.

[@WatchALTER]

We like to read a nuanced, sobering take like this. Humans really can be their own worst enemy.

[@janethagaman1998]

Heart wrenching & unnerving. The things people will do to stay connected. Excellent short.

[@heavenly5644]

I agree its very heart wrenching and unnerving.I 've never seen this aspect of the zombie theme before.It was so heart breaking, amazingly well done!I loved it 😄😢

[@melindaholman3066]

There simply are no words that equate to/express the inexplicable, bold & boundless genius of y'all's work. Once more, I sit here, surely sated & (so to speak) speechless. .

[@KiTA-]

Damn.....I'm speechless. This was amazing....I have no words beside Alter know what the people want and give it to us without fail. Amazing!

[@jeromegreen3654]

His hands were free just unfasten leg restraint, killed himself from his panic episode

[@anthonywheeler2082]

I'll always wanted to see a zombie-horror story like this!

[@ChelseaLupkin]

Really loved how this took a dark turn into the personal loss territory. I caught it on the fest circuit and loved it! Really great job, Jon! Super cool to see it out in the universe!

[@jonrhoads6698]

Thanks Chelsea!

[@mrironside2137]

Wow, that role in King Tut really got him a long way!

[@MuchiiWu]

IM READY TO BE ALTERED 🔥🔥

[@WatchALTER]

But have you been forever ALTERed?

[@MuchiiWu]

ALTER ed since day 1🖤

[@daviemoreno2667]

Okaaaay! WOW! This was badass! I love the concept. A different kind of zombie movie. Again what a badass movie.

[@raunakpunjabdi1905]

Amazing concept and the great work by the whole team.

[@IcemanJuice]

“Don’t spit. swallow. “ Sounds like me

[@davycrockett4395]

Love how people say they lost love for the zombie film until they see a good one. Its not the zombie film they fall out of love with its the quality of the film.

[@jeannedarc9491]

Wow..great unusual story line..awesome! And very well done..

[@LoveHeavenly]

Nothing good comes from seeing a door knocker like that.

[@WatchALTER]

Honestly yeah. That probably, in hindsight, been the first sign he was doomed. 💀

[@nia7075]

Omg.. I was wonder if I were the only 1 to notice that! Only a demonic individual would have that type of door knocker

[@phantomfevershorrorstories1199]

My new life motto: I'm here for the high

[@plumpnjuicybabe184]

That was amazing, I really enjoyed this short film!

[@gomezgomez9665]

Wow!! Desperation all round,that was brilliant!!

[@WatchALTER]

The tension from that desperation is entirely unsettling in this film.

[@gomezgomez9665]

@@WatchALTER agreed!! Being a mother and a grandmother one can only imagine,it was upon realising that was his little toothbrush,the little things we cling on to :(

[@mazebank6904]

“Don’t spit, swallow”

[@johnsmith15537]

Holy smokes! That was intense! Very well made short, Alter wins again!

[@user-oo5sy4vo6e]

OOOH ANOTHER GOOD ONE THANK YOU ALTER

[@JC-uj3zj]

Love ittttttt!!!! I want a full length and then some on this plot. Yes agreed. Gotta show some of the stories of rebuilding and that can keep the genre fresh. Really good production all around.

[@Stopstaring101]

Great actors 🥇 Overall, very original plot. Believable and tense. When he turned, it was genuinely breath catching ... excellent job🥰🎉

[@jonrhoads6698]

Thanks Shannon!

[@grey59scrim]

Me: *Watching in room on my T.V. Mom: *Comes into my room when the man strips and gets onto the bed* Me: *0-0 It's not what it looks like....* Mom: *steps outside my door slowly and shut door* okkkkkkkkk 0-0

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👀

[@daviemoreno2667]

Lol funny

[@joeyexos6567]

Are you even old enough to watch stuff like this ?

[@grey59scrim]

@@joeyexos6567 depends... what age is 'old enough' and believe me... i can deal with my horror.... :)

[@jessicaaramitha4695]

When i get a notification from Alter, as fast as i can to click! 😍😆 OMG THIS MOVIE IS ONE OF THE GREAT! 😍😍😍

[@Ghosted676]

I love how they played with the sounds and the Music in this its really well made

[@jonrhoads6698]

Thanks Nadia!

[@bluedream9148]

Ahh this was fantastic!! Well done once again 🔥

[@zackaryhodge900]

Best short I've seen yet. Hands Down

[@AmarantaYuuki]

As usual something very unnerving to end my day with. I really liked this concept and the way the end played out, but if I was to see it without being able to skim the slower section at the start I think I probably wouldn't have enjoyed it as much. That however is just my own impatience. This is a magnificent piece.

[@azoreanqweenxo5451]

Very Intense. The combo of not seeing but picturing the end made me laugh.... Because it was an absolutely brilliant effect...

[@hildelgard]

Another good stuff from Alter. I like it. Thank u, guys!

[@JohnC-fv2we]

This had some real emotions. I love when I can't tell if the feelings are come from the great acting or impressive writing. It got me good.

[@billyandrew]

Absolutely faultless all round! Kudos to all involved.

[@jonrhoads6698]

Thanks Billy!

[@jamesstevens5643]

Wow. Great job. A genuinely original look at a well-trodden concept. Great pacing and acting. Thank you!

[@bearelectric-ig8qu]

I been awaiting this. Ahhh i just love love this channel and the actors and actresses. Yall are amazing. Xoxo

[@WatchALTER]

We work with some insanely talented filmmakers and craftspeople. The credit goes to them. 🖤 Stay ALTERed.

[@MegaLibertine1]

Very good concept... left me wanting more!!

[@TheGee426]

This,is so good.Please,bring us more!

[@justin_seagullshutupmalfoy8111]

Omg this is crazy. That lady is crazy. OMG. I loved it

[@arielstar2560]

I love this take on zombie culture. It's like a completely different type of intense horror and suspense but still included my favorite horror trope.

[@missjewelmajesty_16]

Wow alter you really outdid yourselves with this lovely tribute to a zombie apocalypse slash virus outbreak film , I love all your films and I would love to be there when your channel reaches 1million subs , sincerely yours JayMajesty 👍🔥🔥

[@LAMcreation]

This one is probably one of my favorites from Alter.

[@nurindriyawaningsih4340]

Such an amazing concept of a zombie movie.

[@Dragonfruit260]

Attention grabber from beginning-end...WOW! GREAT FILM...as always!!!

[@guspapadopoulos945]

They were both somewhat victims as they lost loved ones to the zombie disease; However it always is the case that when you try and exploit such tragedy as this for your benefit and only your benefit, well it almost always backfires. Another Alter Masterpiece.

[@poojabhandari1623]

That was sad 🥺 Bt ooohhh that bod and the eyes wanted me to see more and that plot !!! Alter never disappoints.

[@rosesanderson4625]

Had weird zombie dreams after watching this. Well done!

[@Depplova81]

Alter, has taken being on that stuff, to a whole different level. Lol

[@katiejenkins4532]

I was so excited for this one! Wonderful!!

[@brookecrawford3101]

Just started watching Alter videos and I can’t stop! Such great videos, keep it up!!💕

[@heatherpoppell350]

That was very good!!!! There def needs to be a sequel or follow up to this one!!!!!!

[@karabiel9167]

Unbelievable how you guys keep getting better n better with every video you make!

[@theyoutuberbk9820]

I watched one of your video, became addicted . Now i am watching Your videos since last four days 😍😍

[@RachaelWard]

Absolutely brilliant! Great story, excellent acting and a really good ending. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@chirpysangee]

Wow! It was such a different Zombie movie with an emotional touch in it. I was waiting for this once I got your notification ....always a fan of Alter 💕

[@arlenetilson7178]

Alter, still gettin me. 💜 Thank you again

[@julieserna1115]

Wow. Love these short films. Real talk. Love, Love,Love,them.

[@AdaHazard]

I knew she was gonna die and he’d be trapped - I did not expect the gripping final moments of his struggle! Awesome delivery of exposition, incredible acting & direction; but honestly the star of this was the music. It was perfect and chilling in every moment.

[@gabbyperez9662]

Another amazing video Alter!!...

[@oImighty]

One of the best works on ALTER for sure

[@laurenmccormick6614]

Wow. I can be a tough critic but this short was amazing! Loved it. I was interested the whole way through. Love all the zombie shorts but this is one of the greats!

[@jonrhoads6698]

Thanks Lauren!

[@lilliedeleston6926]

I absolutely loved it!!! Great story

[@joewilsonjoe]

A refreshingly inventive take on the genre. Solid acting, filming, design & direction that did not distract from the premise. Twisted and delicious.

[@churchofmena]

Wow! That got so intense at the end. It's also pretty sad.

[@Mark-P]

Can’t wait for Riley Was Here II

[@mtorr2345]

This was absolutely amazing. I wish this was a full hour movie. So sick.

[@ger.lieder]

Excelent actors, production, music, etc..

[@itsmeliza3700]

I knew it would be abt a kid and parent relationship again Idk how I was calling it before even watching. I'm scared

[@samdilworth1989]

This movie was crazy. I literally felt like I was holding my breath the last 3 minutes.

[@RPRosen-ki2fk]

That was unsettling, creepy, and unnerving ,,, THANK YOU ALTER!

[@jonrhoads6698]

Unnerving is exactly what we wanted

[@RPRosen-ki2fk]

@@jonrhoads6698 Thank you sir, & all who helped you create this. What an original twist on Zombies. I'd like to see you develop this into a full length feature. Where can I find more of your work? Any here, on ALTER?

[@nicolemenzies8438]

That was intense! I love it!

[@LupusGelos]

A fascinating concept. I can imagine a vampire version of this set in a real world, where people with the condition turn people into thralls for the day for a fee.

[@armcollector6660]

SORRY I AM A LITTLE LATE ALTER, anyways I didn't get my notification for some reason, well it's o.k. 👌 bc now it's time for us to get ALTERed, this movie was GREAT 👍 as always ALTER, also the whole entire deal was AMAZING, the director did a FANTASTIC job, and the writers and the ppl that even shoot the film 🎥 as always... as always love u ALTER another HIT!!! #foreveraltered