A Hollow Tree - Skinwalker movie (Proof-of-Concept)

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  • Опубліковано 15 чер 2023
  • Starring Tom Kerrisk & Mathew O’Hare
    [In Development]
    This is a proof-of-concept independent short film for university dissertation studying techniques to create a post-apocalyptic environment.
    This was a low budget, student production. If you're interested in seeing this developed into a feature film let me know in the comments! Thanks for checking it out.

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  • @Changingtesting
    @Changingtesting 11 місяців тому +13047

    The disturbing part about the skinwalker’s lure is that when you hear it, the walker already knows you’re there. And that it’s just trying to bait you closer. Absolutely terrifying.

    • @NimbusAdrift
      @NimbusAdrift 11 місяців тому +615

      Omg yes! That’s it, i hadn’t exactly registered why it was sooo creepy but that’s exactly it. Once you hear them, they’ve long since clocked you and are now playing with your mind.

    • @zesebi
      @zesebi 11 місяців тому +212

      professional glazer

    • @TheCornDavis
      @TheCornDavis 11 місяців тому +187

      I always think about how if they sound close they're far and I'm like "you best run dude while you have a chance"

    • @michaelmurphy8947
      @michaelmurphy8947 11 місяців тому +101

      @@zesebi bro what 😭

    • @vrrooooommmm123
      @vrrooooommmm123 11 місяців тому +76

      ​@@michaelmurphy8947skin walker a scrub bro, one .45 ACP def killing these poser.

  • @WeavingWoods
    @WeavingWoods 11 місяців тому +11331

    How has there not been more skinwalker/alternate movies. The whole genre of things pretending to be human is utterly terrifying.

    • @sebastianortiz9343
      @sebastianortiz9343 11 місяців тому +219

      There is one I saw the trailer for on Amazon prime, i can't find it though, i remember the brief synopsis, it was about 4 adults or college students at some house or cabin in the woods and they have to figure out what's real and not real since there's a skin walker outside, looked pretty decent too but I can't for the love of my life find it

    • @istolethisphone9592
      @istolethisphone9592 11 місяців тому +114

      @@sebastianortiz9343’Forrest of Death’ might be what your looking for

    • @dippingfool4785
      @dippingfool4785 11 місяців тому

      There not pretending to be humans. There humans that can disguise themselves as any animal. Look up some history on them

    • @xSevxenx7
      @xSevxenx7 11 місяців тому +25

      ​@@sebastianortiz9343 i think that this is the one theyre describing

    • @plaguedoctor5639
      @plaguedoctor5639 11 місяців тому +53

      The wretched is a pretty good film on Netflix that’s kinda like that

  • @Whispurer
    @Whispurer 10 місяців тому +1495

    I love the idea of just a rapid decline in the human population encouraging things that've evaded and eluded humans for millenia coming out of hiding and being more active, now that humanity is on the backfoot.

    • @Starkillr1
      @Starkillr1 3 місяці тому +18

      Yea most people are in love with ideas. Don’t feel bad you’ll get better.

    • @Whispurer
      @Whispurer 3 місяці тому +194

      @@Starkillr1 who bullied you, man?

    • @enskovy
      @enskovy 3 місяці тому +23

      They will emerge from the hollow earth to retake the woods and mountains

    • @Gibbinifuggs
      @Gibbinifuggs 3 місяці тому +20

      Refine your Long-range game & sharpen up your C.Q.B.!

    • @Rexini_Kobalt
      @Rexini_Kobalt 3 місяці тому +19

      ​@Starkillr1 😂😂 bro is sad reddit is irrelevant

  • @jeffreymercado2082
    @jeffreymercado2082 3 місяці тому +434

    Please make this into a full feature film.
    The acting is top notch. The camera work is incredible. The music, lighting. Everything is amazing.

    • @DonRoyalX
      @DonRoyalX 2 місяці тому +8

      The acting is very not top notch lol. And the dialogue is crap, just repeating stuff or not setting up character.. Had to skip 80% of it coz it was so boring. Thing that irked me the most was those stupid added foot steps like cmon 😂

    • @DonRoyalX
      @DonRoyalX 2 місяці тому +8

      The running skin walker was pretty cool though.

    • @johnprater7588
      @johnprater7588 2 місяці тому

      And just black screen in the cabin. C'mon man!
      Fjb

    • @HowToEatChihuahua
      @HowToEatChihuahua 2 місяці тому +22

      ​@@DonRoyalXyou had to skip 80% of an 22 minute long video? That's not their fault, thats just your terrible attention span

    • @vengeance1450
      @vengeance1450 2 місяці тому +7

      ​@@DonRoyalX If you had to skip through a 20 minute video, then you have a worse attention spam than a goldfish with ADHD

  • @Kevin-mw9rq
    @Kevin-mw9rq 11 місяців тому +7315

    I don’t if it’s intentional but I love the fact that the screams for help almost don’t sound like fully pronounced words but rather just the mimicking of the sounds.

    • @Barrythebarnabas
      @Barrythebarnabas 11 місяців тому +563

      It literally is mimicking, the thing is that it doesn’t ever hear people say “help” with full pronunciation or any words really so it can’t clearly articulate it and simply adjust volume for distance like humans would yell louder and at a distance the acute pronunciation wouldn’t be as noticeable so skinwalkers imitate the only sounds they know from humans; screams of terror. Creepy how they’re aware of humans empathy too and use it against us

    • @suvuno
      @suvuno 11 місяців тому +206

      @@Barrythebarnabasi also hear those are the screams they took from their last prey to bring in other prey n then mimic theirs

    • @Illeyejah
      @Illeyejah 11 місяців тому +40

      It reminds me of the “sierra camp” recording

    • @Chris-wp8po
      @Chris-wp8po 11 місяців тому +70

      Oh, I didn't know that. That's terrifying it's like the Predators or that bear creature from Annihilation.

    • @deadpanfish
      @deadpanfish 11 місяців тому +86

      Lots of animals can sound human. Especially when distressed. Anyone who doesn't spend time in the wilderness could easily think an animal is a human yelling. Mountain lions, racoons, deer and elk, rabbits can all sound similar to humans... Crows can actually mimic. There are real dangers to worry about out there, but shape shifters are probably not one of them.

  • @ryanfonte7853
    @ryanfonte7853 11 місяців тому +2395

    I love how the skin walker doesnt directly charge straight at the camera. It just runs in the general direction running in a zig zag pattern, like it was able to hear the main character but not able to pin point it. It makes it seem more like a hunter

    • @tayeakinsuyi8846
      @tayeakinsuyi8846 6 місяців тому +48

      Ikr it made me laugh and the way the regret sound effect played made it better 😂

    • @lasa9595
      @lasa9595 5 місяців тому +65

      It looked more like it knew he had a rifle, so it ran that way so he wouldn't be able to hit him

    • @WalllessInk2
      @WalllessInk2 4 місяці тому +12

      @@lasa9595 Yeah, I also think that was probably the main reason.

    • @er4din903
      @er4din903 4 місяці тому +16

      Or that it is intelligent enough to know to strafe to avoid bullets.

    • @UberMadpierrot
      @UberMadpierrot 4 місяці тому +35

      Ever lost a digital watch with a set alarm? It can be tricky to find given its location. He's in a forest and the trees would've bounced sound around in multiple directions. This is probably the same for anyone trying to find the origin of a cricket or cicada's chirp in a forest.

  • @MrBusyBusinessMan
    @MrBusyBusinessMan 3 місяці тому +237

    Hearing the uncanny screams at the beginning and seeing that thing just waddling around the field is just terrifying. Definitely did a great job here.

  • @phylippezimmermannpaquin2062
    @phylippezimmermannpaquin2062 8 місяців тому +595

    im so used to skin walkers being edited calls of deers. theyre always described as sounding off and this is honestly my favorite take. its clearly saying help but its the tone of voice that betrays it. plus the way it skittered made it perfectly uncanny. by far the best skinwalker ive seen

    • @stellarkin1232
      @stellarkin1232 3 місяці тому +20

      the vid is based on the skinwalker lore from gemini home entertainment analog horror rather than the traditional folklore one, in that the skinwalkers are just one version of a much deadlier phenomen, being refered to as "natures mockery" and wood crawler, as its a kind of arachnid like creature thats turning people into skinwalkers or fake people iirc, id give it a watch

    • @phylippezimmermannpaquin2062
      @phylippezimmermannpaquin2062 3 місяці тому +3

      @@stellarkin1232 i didnt find anything with the word skinwalker in the title. Do you know which one it was?

    • @tomas.a1356
      @tomas.a1356 2 місяці тому +10

      The voices is what will keep me from going into a forest. The idea of something luring by pretending to be someone in need is terrifying. Somehow it's scarier to me when it doesn't flawlessly mimic someone. Either a call being said in half a breathe, the cadence and emphasis being greatly mismatched and that it uses the exact same samples, like it's only heard 3 screams but it keeps repeating those three exactly every time. God, that's scaring me thinking about it.

    • @sarah.1990
      @sarah.1990 Місяць тому +5

      @@tomas.a1356I watched a clip last night of someone traipsing around the forest at night alone with a flashlight. He hears a branch break and cuts the light off. An eerie voice says “I see you!” In the distance. It was probably fake but still gave me the Willie’s!

    • @Absolute_Goblin
      @Absolute_Goblin Місяць тому +4

      I love this story and i love physical monsters in horror. I hate when its an OP ghost or something because i want horror thats also fun and unrealistic and you can plot how you would survive! Also, have you ever noticed people in the comments of these videos will make up their own (claiming its real) stories about how they encountered the creature in the vid? Lmao

  • @YazzayBoxing
    @YazzayBoxing 11 місяців тому +4417

    I love how its actually in tune with skin walker lore. As when the kid acknowledged the screaming at the end, it suddenly began chasing them. In navoho lore im pretty sure that the big rule is do not acknowledge noises that walkers make, as they will know that you can hear them and they will come for you

    • @ghoulishgoober3122
      @ghoulishgoober3122 11 місяців тому +435

      Not really. Yee Naaldlooshii is the word Navajo use for Skinwalkers, and mostly Skinwalkers are exclusive to the Navajo but hypothetically any Witch Doctor could become a Skinwalker. Yee Naaldlooshii roughly translates to "by any means of it, he goes on all fours". Whistling is believed to be one of the noises that gets their attention, as well as talking about them in general. To acknowledge the sound might be in the beliefs somewhere but I've only heard about what I said. Looking them in the eyes can have significance, if only because they have cast aside their humanity, so to look into the eyes would be like looking into a void, something soulless but undoubtedly human. They cast aside their humanity by denouncing their human name and killing the one closest to them. The one who would be their main motivation for staying in the human world. This is why saying their name has significance. You invoke the very thing they cast aside for enhanced physical abilities and shapeshifting power. A skinwalker attack looks less like what's depicted in the movie. Multiple things can happen. Yes they might mimic the voices of loved ones but they don't mimic the shape of them, that's Goat Men. They'll also run laps around your house, just the pounding of hooves or heavy feet doing 360s around your home, or stomping on your roof. After this if you inspect your home you might find the actual means of attack, a "fetish" which is pieces of you like your hair or urine, mixed with animal bones and other unpleasant things, then left on your property to bring negative energy, misfortune, and sickness to your body. Usually beneath your house, like under your porch, or hanging on a tree at the treeline of your property, somewhere you likely won't notice unless you knew to look for a fetish afterward to get rid of it.

    • @jtischCB
      @jtischCB 11 місяців тому +201

      @@ghoulishgoober3122 I didn't know ANY of that. Thanks for taking the time to share it. It was disorienting for me to expect an American Southwest setting for this skinwalker short film based on the title, but find myself in a post-apocalyptic U.K. world instead. Fresh concept, works!
      My Four Corners-area rancher friend knows certain canyons to avoid on native lands, and doesn't even *joke* about skinwalker lore. In fact, his face went gray and he stopped talking, so I changed the subject.

    • @kobrraful
      @kobrraful 11 місяців тому +150

      just remember, if you heard someone shouting in a forest where you're alone, no you didn't. :)

    • @jase4270
      @jase4270 11 місяців тому

      Skinwalkers are fake it's all a lie.

    • @ucragnarok6658
      @ucragnarok6658 11 місяців тому +61

      I want to say I have, I was living Pinetop, AZ in 2008 and I think I heard plea's for help one time when cutting through a Forest park to get home after school. It tripped me out because I didn't know where it was coming from and I was deep into the woods, I kept going because I had a weird chill but took me couple hours to get home. Thought cutting through the forest would be quicker, it wasn't with an ingrown deep toe nail. 😢

  • @kobethevirgo
    @kobethevirgo 11 місяців тому +4836

    This needs more development. It has great potential to be a full feature film, a series even

    • @tokki3922
      @tokki3922 11 місяців тому +25

      this!

    • @cyberostrich3460
      @cyberostrich3460 11 місяців тому +93

      There's a go fund me link in the bio. If enough people donate they are turning this into a full feature film.

    • @Dead_End_Angel
      @Dead_End_Angel 11 місяців тому +22

      I thought its already being released soon, I looked it up online and the only info I see is on imdb

    • @cyberostrich3460
      @cyberostrich3460 11 місяців тому +5

      @@Dead_End_Angel oh, I don't know why they would link the go fund me and act like it wasn't already done then I have no idea

    • @joseyadams1795
      @joseyadams1795 11 місяців тому +8

      It is a full movie. It just hasn't come out in theaters yet

  • @TheVenom46
    @TheVenom46 3 місяці тому +226

    The horror in this is fantastic.
    The thought of something that isn't human, using our distress calls when it is drooling at the thought of us fooling for it.
    Properly frightening.
    Please make this a full movie

  • @TradWifeyxo
    @TradWifeyxo 3 місяці тому +71

    Not sure if anyone noticed but in opening scene had filmscore from the movie, "Annihilation" and strangly enough- the creature in that movie also mimicked voices its heard to lure more victims. A truly terrifying movie.

  • @Berkybot
    @Berkybot 11 місяців тому +1951

    The way old man just slowly turns around when hearing the noises, not freaking out, it’s so much more realistic. Being someone who hunts and has spent a good bit of time in the woods before the sun has even come up I don’t freak out when I hear a stick snap. The way people react to noises in the woods is a lot calmer, it feels like stretching your ears to see if you can discern what it was just by the noise. Being in the woods is a surreal experience, not exactly terrifying but spooky enough to make you look and listen twice

    • @whiskeyTX
      @whiskeyTX 10 місяців тому +41

      wow you explained that feeling perfectly

    • @cocoavelour800
      @cocoavelour800 10 місяців тому +52

      Random fact but in certain types of meditation in order to get better hearing you close your eyes and imagine your ears getting bigger and bigger until your nothing but a giant pair ears and nothing else.

    • @RobertAragonIsGhxst
      @RobertAragonIsGhxst 4 місяці тому +3

      ​@@whiskeyTXin hybrid moments you know

    • @HenrikSherwood
      @HenrikSherwood 3 місяці тому +5

      It's also a natural instinct + developed skill, sharp movement is unnatural in the woods, therefore you move very slowly when something presents itself

    • @annaravenhand5536
      @annaravenhand5536 2 дні тому

      It's often hard to tell a deer step from a human step, you never know...And even a mouse sounds amplified in the woods...But monsters aren't real scary when you have the ol' pez dispenser

  • @fredbear7562
    @fredbear7562 11 місяців тому +1989

    I love the idea of never actually having main interaction with the creature yet, and it’s simply something they’re avoiding.

    • @Spade_the_wolf
      @Spade_the_wolf 11 місяців тому +100

      Nah, it got boring

    • @creepyplaysoof4812
      @creepyplaysoof4812 11 місяців тому +206

      @@Spade_the_wolf perhaps to people who cant go without a action seen every 10 minutes sure but if your here for the story then its great

    • @josua3
      @josua3 11 місяців тому +60

      @@creepyplaysoof4812 without action for 10 minutes is fine but when there is no action at all for the whole film, that is when its boring

    • @creepyplaysoof4812
      @creepyplaysoof4812 11 місяців тому +89

      @@josua3 you have to take into account it’s a short film, aswell as it’s not a action film, which brings me back to my first point, people who need action every 10 minutes aren’t gonna like this they need a action film.

    • @josua3
      @josua3 11 місяців тому +21

      @@creepyplaysoof4812 im assuming the short movie is gonna have another part? because it ended so suddenly with literally 0 conclusion

  • @Disabled_Dog
    @Disabled_Dog 10 місяців тому +127

    The background scenery definitely seems like the kind of place a skinwalker would be. I love how things are implied but not explained, it makes things a lot more intriguing when you want to know about something

    • @lollllolll.
      @lollllolll. 3 місяці тому +14

      I know right? On one scene the world is perfectly described
      "Why is the north any better?"
      "Further away from the blast"
      And right there, we have a _why_ they are stuck in a situation like this, no 14 minute long explanation, just 2 sentences

  • @brandonfullmer1932
    @brandonfullmer1932 10 місяців тому +350

    This is absolutely amazing. I especially like the use of the "Annihilation" soundtrack to pinpoint the same areas of 'safe' and 'not safe'. Watching the movie so many times, you get the same feeling of dread and existential horror. I truly hope that there is more to this, and they fledge this out into a full length film.

    • @hippiecloudd999
      @hippiecloudd999 5 місяців тому +11

      i know annihilation is one of my favorite and i pinpointed the music as soon as i heard it! lol

    • @svzu8956
      @svzu8956 4 місяці тому +6

      @@hippiecloudd999I love that movie too

    • @chrisclemmer809
      @chrisclemmer809 3 місяці тому +3

      Yep I caught the same thing.
      Instantly took me back to that movie..

  • @ethandegge3127
    @ethandegge3127 11 місяців тому +2053

    I like the idea of a post apocalyptic movie that is grounded in a realistic plot but has supernatural threats. This is badass!

    • @Wheredidigetthismuffin
      @Wheredidigetthismuffin 10 місяців тому +75

      This honestly reminds me of the video game Metro. Set in post-apocalyptic Russia its about survivaling other humans in the underground tunnels of subway stations, while supernatural forces can be witnessed during the protagonists journey. Favorite part was the whispers in the pipes and the dark shadows.

    • @mythicalsalmon3621
      @mythicalsalmon3621 10 місяців тому +23

      You mean like... most post apocalyptic stories?

    • @sarahlindley1251
      @sarahlindley1251 10 місяців тому +13

      A terrible situation gets so much worse. Love this idea as well. The filmmakers did such a great job

    • @flowsenpai9961
      @flowsenpai9961 9 місяців тому +10

      ​@@mythicalsalmon3621no post apocalyptic movie has ghost and demons.

    • @jenny6609
      @jenny6609 9 місяців тому +1

      I know right

  • @The_fog_
    @The_fog_ 11 місяців тому +4178

    The thing that set me over the top for how good this is was when the skinwalker was crawling to him at top speed but the scream didnt change distance and it didnt sound like the crawling was even affecting how it screamed, which means it saw you but was still trying to lure you into security because its smart. Truly triggered my fight or flight, well done sir, i hope we get a skinwalker movie like this one day.
    the red mist is coming

    • @Doom-xd3zq
      @Doom-xd3zq 11 місяців тому +170

      I’m also coming

    • @mr.suitsland6594
      @mr.suitsland6594 11 місяців тому +128

      @@Doom-xd3zqhold still im almost done

    • @noelminor3599
      @noelminor3599 11 місяців тому +81

      I can feel the red mist coming inside me!

    • @Novabunny_
      @Novabunny_ 11 місяців тому +31

      @@mr.suitsland6594wait a min, let me finish too.

    • @THESIXTHEGG
      @THESIXTHEGG 11 місяців тому +22

      @@Novabunny_ambatakum

  • @yoboikamil525
    @yoboikamil525 10 місяців тому +30

    dude when that shit started sprinting at the camera I SHIDDED

  • @mothertrii
    @mothertrii 10 місяців тому +128

    This is genuinely one of the best short films i have ever watched. When i saw the thing running on all fours, i physically reacted and shouted "nope!" I seriously hope this becomes a full film.

    • @Nickson8383
      @Nickson8383 5 місяців тому +3

      I instantly thought, "crap, run" in a quiet voice

    • @annaravenhand5536
      @annaravenhand5536 2 дні тому

      Why would he run from some naked junkie when he has a rifle....It'd be more realistic if he was unarmed, then he'd have reason to fear

  • @gavinishavinabadday2035
    @gavinishavinabadday2035 11 місяців тому +2250

    I'll never forget being in the theater, watching Annihilation, and hearing this soundtrack play. The rumbling in my chest as this sound played paired with the visuals was crazy.

    • @duckmintNZ
      @duckmintNZ 11 місяців тому +93

      That was a super underappreciated movie, I recognized the soundtrack too.

    • @sara_c907
      @sara_c907 11 місяців тому +48

      That movie gets a lot of hate but I LOVED it and the soundtrack is an integral part of what made it so unsettling. ❤

    • @coryt2459
      @coryt2459 11 місяців тому +44

      I like annihilation a lot, but when they crawled into the butthole thing at the end it kinda lost me.

    • @Shreyaa_03
      @Shreyaa_03 11 місяців тому +10

      Right. I too recognized it and got nostalgia of what i was feeling while watching annihilation..it was very uncomfy

    • @gavinishavinabadday2035
      @gavinishavinabadday2035 11 місяців тому +10

      @@sara_c907 only got hate because the movie is based off a book, and people complained it wasn’t perfect 🙃

  • @brantleyalbert4759
    @brantleyalbert4759 11 місяців тому +386

    So creepy how the skinwalker stopped calling for help so abruptly after hearing that watch go off!! Just goes right towards his direction!!! “HEL-“

    • @michaelskooma8537
      @michaelskooma8537 2 місяці тому

      Time stamp?

    • @justoneofmany2296
      @justoneofmany2296 2 місяці тому

      ​@@michaelskooma85372:57

    • @sethweddle5160
      @sethweddle5160 2 місяці тому +3

      Didn’t even notice that the first time. Fucking hell, that’s scary.

    • @Amrowe23
      @Amrowe23 2 місяці тому

      ​@michaelskooma8537 literally within the first 3 minutes of the movie

    • @Yahyia-cv3sx
      @Yahyia-cv3sx 2 місяці тому

      ​@@sethweddle5160the USA trains its military to make sure all such electrical gear is off so it doesn't alert any enemy or ones who might help the enemy. Even loose gear that can make noise should be secured so it doesn't make any noise.

  • @FleshlyDelight
    @FleshlyDelight 8 місяців тому +439

    The way the skinwalker moved as it ran towards the protagonist just hit me with the same huge horrible feeling I had when I experienced something when I was younger.
    I decided to take a walk from my house to the local church... and it just so happened that this walk was at about 2-3 AM on a near-moonless night.
    I don't really know why exactly I went on that walk, but I suffer from agoraphobia hard and leaving the house when it's dark and nobody is around to see me is the only time I would ever consider it and this was the first time I had ever gone on a walk like that in a long, long time.
    I didn't bring a flashlight with me and I didn't want to have my phone's flash on the entire time I was walking, so I just had my phone out at max brightness to give me enough light to walk safely (enough) across roads to get to where I was going.
    My church is a bit over 2 miles away from where I live, so this is a decently long walk back and forth.
    On the way there, I get to about 15~ minutes in and suddenly see something large and light-colored dash out of the bushes on my right, silently sprint across the road, and then vanish into the dark bushes on my left almost immediately; my vision length was basically just how much light Chrome was giving me, so I didn't have much to work with, but it was far away enough for it to not have been any closer than 18-20 feet.
    It scared the shit out of me, but I quickly calmed myself and said "shit, must have been a deer" and kept walking.
    Less than 2 minutes later, my hair stood up and that other part of the brain had the thought "wait... a deer doesn't run like that."
    This was immediately followed by the thoughts of "are... deer supposed to be that same light-greyish color?"
    ...
    "Wasn't that more human-shaped running on all fours?"
    I have never been more fucking terrified in my life.
    I did still walk all the way to the church and back, but holy shit was I terrified the entire time.
    The reason I didn't go back at first was because the thought hit me of "well, if I turn around, I'll be turning my back on where it went..." and I sure as fuck didn't want that.
    I don't believe in any supernatural shit at all, but I, to this day, have no fucking idea what the hell that thing could have even been for it to have been that big, that color, that silent, and ran like that.
    I have never gone on any walks after that.

    • @hardtailharry6812
      @hardtailharry6812 8 місяців тому +57

      Sounds like a rake to me, cave/sewer dwellers. They come out at night to hunt / scavenge what they can.
      Something I believe has been kept under wraps and always will.

    • @Foulexandro
      @Foulexandro 8 місяців тому

      @@hardtailharry6812dude the rake was a cryptid invented collaboratively on 4chan. Skinwalkers and Wendigos are actually from indigenous folklore

    • @the.thing.
      @the.thing. 7 місяців тому +26

      Coyote, maybe?

    • @Tricky561
      @Tricky561 7 місяців тому +56

      Jesus Christ....Just saw the vid of the Hollow tree, then read your posting and i am just terrified. mostly because I think I've seen something seriously weird before. I'm a retired soldier and I have been to Combat many times so the prospect of dying in the field, never bother me as much (although I always preferred to shoot them) but this shit that happened to me, had terrified me for 15 years plus...
      I was station in FT. Bragg back in 2008 and a few of us guys went Deer Hunting in W. Virginia like in the dead ass cold of November. I admit, I have never been hunting, so I made them promise, if I did get something, they will walk me through skinning, and all that good stuff (I was determined to make me some Deer Jerky). We were divided in two pairs, but always between sight of each other. sometime during the evening hours, I see a big ass Deer with a shit lot of antlers...I'm like Fuck yeah waited all damn day and now boom gonna bag me this fucker. I told "Michael" (not his real name) to look where it was and he paused and freaked the fuck out. All i heard him say was "Oh my lord save me". he was really frightened, and his face scared me... then I looked at the deer through the scope and I will swear on the life of my children, the fucking deer was kind of standing in two legs, like straight up and i don't know how like his front legs were like really long...that didn't make sense to me...and then the damn thing turned its head towards were we were.... I know it was getting darker and shit, but I know what i saw, I just didn't understand it. Out the blue, "Michael" took off running and he just yelled "RUN!! NOW, JUST FUCKIN RUN". I stood there for a sec, I was trying to understand why the fuck should i run from a deer, I even thought "oh man maybe they're fucking with my newbie ass"...but when i looked again through the scope "it" was gone...Like, not there, Gone!!!
      I think that's when panic kicked in and I bolted out of there following "Michael", and I'm telling you this guy was in a full sprint towards where we park the Truck, He was yelling to our other friends to GTFO and head to the truck. man we just ran and ran like Lucifer himself was behind us...."Michael" kept turning around and looking back, and I did too, but I didn't see shit...We got by the truck and he literally threw his shit, including his "mightier than thou" rifle and was screaming to get in and drive off. We all looked at each other and said fuck this and basically threw our gear in the back and drove to the Hotel.
      The entire drive back "Michael" was like in shock, mumbling to himself and saying some odd shit. I kept asking what the fuck just happened? He literally shouted at me to STFU and just to drive faster and that he was never going hunting again....we were really concerned, i had no idea why was he like that, because he was like the biggest Redneck hunter in the entire Post, i shit you not. (lots of deer heads and pics of all kinds of shit he hunted and mounted, you know the type). The other guys kept asking me what the hell happened, did we see a bear or something...but i didn't wanna talk about it while he was all messed up, freaking the fuck out... So we get back to the Hotel, and we were sharing the rooms like two rooms, 2 beds each and he told us we were all staying in together in one room or he was gonna get a UBER all the way to FT. Blevins in VA. He was in a full panic, so We all agreed and we stayed in the same room, and he had his shotgun on his hand aiming at the door the entire night, only slept on our drive home the next day.
      On our drive back while he was asleep, the guys asked me what the hell would scare "Michael" so bad, and i told them it was not a bear or anything, and what i saw... These two guys looked at each other and they told me "Deer's don't stand in two legs, let alone straight up, bro" literally no one could say what the fuck was that. Almost getting home, one of the guys was Googling shit and he said that Maybe he thought it was a WENDIGO....and "Michael" knew what it was when he saw it. we like looked at each other and I said lets change subjects...mainly cause i was starting to freak out again.... All i know is that months after that happened, after the holidays and all that, "Michael" was seeing counselors at the Medical center, mainly to deal with a traumatic even. I remember asking him once if he would talk about it and this guy gave me a dead look and told me never ever again asking him about that day.
      I am not gonna state that in fact I saw a damn WENDIGO....shit I had to look it up many times, trying to understand what I saw, what the hell happened that day, even trying to convince myself that maybe it was just my imagination....so no way I'm saying that's what it was....but what I am damn certain of is this... what I saw, what scared this guy worse I've ever seen before, ever, was definitely not a damn deer. I know this in my heart. Whatever it was, has me kept me spooked for years and keeping a gun next to me ever since. Oh and by the way, Never again I've been back in the woods...day or night...ever. Fuck the woods, I'm keeping my ass in the city.

    • @PutinsMommyNeverHuggedHim
      @PutinsMommyNeverHuggedHim 7 місяців тому +73

      @@Tricky561 Deer can stand on their hind legs and bucks do so fairly commonly. They’re also fast- that deer bolted, rather than “disappeared” from your eyesight. Sounds like Michael had a mental breakdown (hey, war will f you up) and the rest of you were taken along for the ride. It was a lucky day for that buck, though. It’s not the Wendigo or the deer in the woods you have to fear - it’s other people.

  • @meredithgrubb4497
    @meredithgrubb4497 10 місяців тому +58

    I need this to be a feature length film. I usually despise skinwalker stuff as it's so ridiculous how misinterpreted it becomes but this was done so well.

  • @g0atguy157
    @g0atguy157 11 місяців тому +1436

    Holy god. That quick glance at his watch only to look back and see the thing crawl so fast set my fight or flight off and now there's constant shivers down my back. I think I'm in love with this movie!

    • @rickyjames1659
      @rickyjames1659 11 місяців тому +44

      That was the only half decent part. Everything after that was boring.

    • @Circa1775
      @Circa1775 11 місяців тому +41

      For real, that was the climax. I watched the rest thinking it's gonna get better and it was a disappointment. Add another hour I bet it could be great

    • @sergioh6593
      @sergioh6593 11 місяців тому +8

      You might also be interested in the ambience in the background! Check out the soundtrack for the movie, “Hereditary” the soundtrack itself is named, “brother and sister”

    • @Cthalpa
      @Cthalpa 11 місяців тому +16

      notice when the watch beeped it instantly stopped screaming and started moving towards him? it heard that beep from hundreds of meters away

    • @romainloaec5912
      @romainloaec5912 11 місяців тому +2

      @@rickyjames1659 a bit yes but i think sometimes a skinwalker perspective would put energy back in the movie

  • @phil4487
    @phil4487 11 місяців тому +782

    About 7 minutes into this, I completely forgot it was a short film. I became so invested as if I were sitting down watching a 2 hour film.

    • @rudolphmcneill515
      @rudolphmcneill515 8 місяців тому +16

      IKR!! Then it came to an end. I was like DAMN!!

    • @trapsarentgay4195
      @trapsarentgay4195 7 місяців тому +17

      Biggest disappointment was finding out this wasn’t a full movie yet

    • @bryanmerberonio5245
      @bryanmerberonio5245 3 місяці тому +1

      Boring as hell..

    • @phil4487
      @phil4487 3 місяці тому

      @@bryanmerberonio5245 sucks you didn't enjoy it!

    • @ZombiePanda1776
      @ZombiePanda1776 3 місяці тому +4

      Same here. Now I'm sad I'll never know the rest of the story.

  • @bttawfiq
    @bttawfiq 3 місяці тому +35

    I don't want a whole movie of this,
    I need a whole series!

  • @dovigertelman1264
    @dovigertelman1264 10 місяців тому +13

    The use of the sound of flys at 11:35 is genius it not only tells you there’s a corpse but more importantly reminds you to stay at the edge of your seat as the sound of bugs is naturally off putting to people

  • @that_Dominic_guy
    @that_Dominic_guy 11 місяців тому +691

    It’s chilling to hear that almost human voice, screaming for “help! Somebody!” but it’s motion isn’t even human. And at the end I actually got goosebumps when it cut before the skinwalker could come into the shot

    • @user-ro9xw2fl6v
      @user-ro9xw2fl6v 3 місяці тому +19

      Its not even "help, somebody" they cant speak, they make similiar sounds to what they heard from prey

    • @mamarussellthepie3995
      @mamarussellthepie3995 2 місяці тому +5

      It gets closer
      And closer
      And closer
      AND THEN IT GETS YA
      AH
      AH
      AH
      AH
      AH
      AH
      AH
      AH
      AH
      AH oh come on spongebob! 😂

  • @kimikaze_fire5253
    @kimikaze_fire5253 11 місяців тому +898

    the atmosphere of this movie is amazing, not dead silence or unneccesary music, just the sounds of the wind makes its so much more suspenseful

    • @joshi2070
      @joshi2070 11 місяців тому +8

      It's not their music lol, the music is taken from another movie called annihilation, which is 10 times better than this crap

    • @raccus2719
      @raccus2719 11 місяців тому +40

      @@joshi2070it's a short film lol chill out and you even missed the point of the original comment

    • @XenoCreation
      @XenoCreation 11 місяців тому +2

      @@raccus2719fr☠️

    • @balonyrap8841
      @balonyrap8841 11 місяців тому

      Read before you type next time clown.

    • @Itzwade_
      @Itzwade_ 11 місяців тому

      @@joshi2070relax bro y you comparing a movie to a short film😭

  • @_hybrid_moments_
    @_hybrid_moments_ 6 місяців тому +23

    I would love to see this as a full length movie. The writing is phenomenal. Watching these people try to survive in a post apocalyptic wasteland while a skinwalker’s running around in the forest is terrifying. Normally I wouldn’t think those 2 concepts would mix but this makes me want to theorize about the skinwalkers and their origins. The context clues when they talk about growing food and when he mentions “the blast” I’d like to believe that nuclear war broke out and the skinwalkers are a result of genetic mutation like Fallout or a paranormal anomaly like S.T.A.L.K.E.R. And hearing the screams it makes sends a chill down my spine. I love how you can only make out the word “help” as it’s other screams sound close to english but not quite. It makes it feel more like a creature than a person as does the way it runs on all fours. This short film is truly a masterpiece. Very well done

  • @Pentacatholicpig
    @Pentacatholicpig 10 місяців тому +24

    Okay so this is actually a perfect example of the exact things in my nightmares. The first scare is actually genuinely what most of the nightmares I can remember look like. The utterly alien look they managed to give to an otherwise human passing creature is.....I have no words. I am DEEPLY shaken. I feel like giving the creature any more camera time would ruin it but this was horror perfection.

  • @starlightdragon2665
    @starlightdragon2665 11 місяців тому +775

    The sound the guy yelling made while calling for help made all the hair on the back of my neck stand up. As soon as the kid heard it; saying "someone needs help" I was like "no... No they don't... Ignore that call!"
    I am genuinely terrified of skin walkers and this film had me on the edge of my seat

    • @v.richard9993
      @v.richard9993 11 місяців тому +28

      From the million stories i've read, adding an uncanny growly voice imitating the original one is always more terrifying, like a creature learning how to speak like you each time sounding more and more like you

    • @shainshartershwate7421
      @shainshartershwate7421 11 місяців тому

      ​@@v.richard9993that's when you tell it to eat your ass

    • @harveyanimations8974
      @harveyanimations8974 11 місяців тому +2

      Ski walkers are creepy af

    • @Petey0707
      @Petey0707 11 місяців тому

      shame they didnt bother showing anything

    • @and______
      @and______ 9 місяців тому +1

      @@Petey0707bro has no clue

  • @coletacker6346
    @coletacker6346 11 місяців тому +2360

    UA-cam and tik tok timing lining up perfect🙏🏽😂

    • @serryntonin
      @serryntonin 11 місяців тому +19

      I didn’t even know that this was on TikTok😭

    • @jaylermoreau
      @jaylermoreau 11 місяців тому +70

      Ong I prolly seen the same tiktok you did like 2 seconds ago lmaooo

    • @_alexmuerto_
      @_alexmuerto_ 11 місяців тому +1

      this shit crazy

    • @_alexmuerto_
      @_alexmuerto_ 11 місяців тому +41

      @@jaylermoreau is it with the butt naked guy and spot theme music?

    • @coletacker6346
      @coletacker6346 11 місяців тому +5

      @@jaylermoreau I stg, someone in the comments said it was on yt about 5 minutes ago😂

  • @Neptune0404
    @Neptune0404 3 місяці тому +12

    Oh yeah you proved the concept works. The first scene in particular is bone chilling, and a movie or series that builds and expands on that tension would be amazing.

  • @oscarbalderas6025
    @oscarbalderas6025 5 місяців тому +5

    The acting of the four actors is excellent, excellent script and production!

  • @davidpoynter1223
    @davidpoynter1223 11 місяців тому +673

    Most of my favorite movies are made on a smaller budget. You really see the passion in these projects. This was “28 days later” level

    • @TheNoobyNoob1
      @TheNoobyNoob1 11 місяців тому +38

      Honestly the behind the scenes of that movie makes me love it even more. They used most of their money on location in London so they were stuck with home video cameras, YET they made one of the most influential zombie films of this era. Crazy stuff.

    • @ghost1fer
      @ghost1fer 11 місяців тому +4

      @@TheNoobyNoob1 i didn’t know any of that, thats so awesome and makes me love it even more

    • @jontripp8985
      @jontripp8985 11 місяців тому +4

      Not quite

    • @dogucation2180
      @dogucation2180 10 місяців тому

      Yeah this film reminds of the blare witch project

  • @meg9005
    @meg9005 11 місяців тому +441

    It’s crazy how every skinwalker caught on camera always says “somebody help” word for word not “help me pls” or just “help” it always has to be “somebody help” . The theory that it’s mimicking it’s last victim is crazy 😮

    • @RexJustinAguilar-ot5tk
      @RexJustinAguilar-ot5tk 11 місяців тому +62

      The theory i always see about a skin walker screaming "help" is because they do that to lure humans to it.

    • @getbackgang3050
      @getbackgang3050 11 місяців тому +16

      They aren’t real stop being gullible

    • @TheQuatch44
      @TheQuatch44 11 місяців тому +72

      @@getbackgang3050bro doesn’t go out in nature

    • @getbackgang3050
      @getbackgang3050 11 місяців тому +37

      @@TheQuatch44 if you believe a person can shape shift then you need mental help. They are real but not what you people think it is. It’s just a normal person in a disguise which was used a very long time ago not anymore 😂😂

    • @RedsBigRig
      @RedsBigRig 11 місяців тому

      @@getbackgang3050ike “The Village”

  • @CheesePleaseable
    @CheesePleaseable 2 місяці тому +6

    Wow this blew my expectations out of the water, I hope you're able to finish the project one day. You've got a knack for the subtle unsettling horror.

  • @revalone3944
    @revalone3944 3 місяці тому +2

    please holy shit make this into a full movie i would watch

  • @GavinsCold
    @GavinsCold 11 місяців тому +1159

    Not going to lie, this film had built up so much suspense in me that when the grand daughter said “The boy is too skinny” I genuinely thought they were cannibals lol. I also appreciate the subtle details that not many other people seem to be talking about; like references to a “blast”, that the cities are unsafe, and so on. It adds interesting world building while not being explicit, adding to the unease as the audience doesn’t know what’s going on. Can’t wait for this to become a feature length film, because I am dead certain you’re going to get you’re filming. See you in theaters! :)

    • @HighCharity
      @HighCharity 11 місяців тому +22

      World building, man what a way to describe it! 🤯

    • @DoggMatik
      @DoggMatik 11 місяців тому +41

      @@HighCharity it's a pretty standard phrase, and key process in storytelling. I Definitely agree though. It's a great way to describe it.

    • @w_ldan
      @w_ldan 11 місяців тому +7

      If not becausw of you mention it i think i would never came to that conclusion.

    • @MrJest2
      @MrJest2 11 місяців тому +8

      That's the way "world-building" is best implemented. The writer may well jot all the details down, but in the actual script just *alludes* to it. Adds to the realism; obvious exposition is not how people really talk.

    • @Mant111
      @Mant111 11 місяців тому +18

      When the guy takes the coat and gives it to the kid, you can see that there's a hand inside the coat as he's doing so. He was looting a body.

  • @lizzyregrets8056
    @lizzyregrets8056 11 місяців тому +1061

    According to their lore, the further away they sound the closer they are and vice versa. So after it chased him the first time and it sounded far away it actually would’ve been much closer

    • @dreadsummer2766
      @dreadsummer2766 11 місяців тому +234

      I hate to break it to you but that lore only applies to wendigos, skin walkers are a completely different ideology and region. And the reason wendigos can do that is because they are mountain dwelling creatures that use acoustics to alter reality. A skin walker lives in the plains and other such areas, thus they alter reality through their own appearances.

    • @pizzaeldante3446
      @pizzaeldante3446 11 місяців тому +62

      I guess that makes sense, The goal is to get the victim closer, so from far away, It sounds close; making the person believe that they are nearby, and that they can easily find the source of screams; then the closer they get, they get more desperate to find the person so they keep running towards the source. Quite Genius of the skin walker if I do say so myself. But I'm assuming this would only work against Naive Kind-Hearted people, Most people nowadays would run "from" the screams.

    • @maxwelleckelbarger2734
      @maxwelleckelbarger2734 11 місяців тому +12

      @@dreadsummer2766 I thought that was Tikwis, not wendigos?

    • @zeemzero2880
      @zeemzero2880 11 місяців тому +23

      ​@@maxwelleckelbarger2734 Yes Tik-Tik or manananggal. They have bat-like wings and when the flapping sounds of their wings sound far it is very close and vice versa. Never seen that tactic applied to a wendigo or skinwalker.

    • @fbiagent3998
      @fbiagent3998 10 місяців тому +14

      ​@@pizzaeldante3446kind hearted doesn't equate to stupidity. If I hear someone screaming I'm running the opposite way and calling the police.

  • @Rolna9054
    @Rolna9054 3 місяці тому +6

    Honestly it would be a dream of mine to be in a movie like this, best concept I’ve probably ever seen

  • @ewintertyler
    @ewintertyler 10 місяців тому +16

    I LOVE that whatever it is , hasn’t fully mastered human language. It’s so unsettling. Well done! Can’t wait to see more!❤

    • @arnold66
      @arnold66 5 місяців тому

      It's a Human who mastered Skinwalker language.(🤫)

  • @coletaylor832
    @coletaylor832 11 місяців тому +393

    The field scene is genuinely terrifying. Would love to see this become a full motion picture.

  • @user-wl2zl3gf7n
    @user-wl2zl3gf7n 11 місяців тому +1599

    This is literally scarier than anything horror related I've seen in the last 5 years. The use of atmosphere, the rushing wind, the creaking of the tree's, and even when it's quiet, it all sets the tone for how amazing this could be as a feature length film, or even as a miniseries, that way you can really get into the meat of the show.

    • @gbeach85
      @gbeach85 11 місяців тому +71

      You must’ve only seen this and like two other things then

    • @user-wl2zl3gf7n
      @user-wl2zl3gf7n 11 місяців тому +24

      @@gbeach85 I am actually a big fan of horror, been watching it all my life, but different things scare people in different ways, but it's all about what you prefer. For example, some people can watch the Grudge and aren't scared at all, while other people are terrified and pissing themselves. It's all about perspective and what works for the viewer. The horror genre of skin walkers just so happens to freak me out on a whole other level, so of course I would find this absolutely terrifying, and also amazing, considering that in the last 5 years most horror movies are about demons, ghosts, witches or zombies, none of which really scare me.

    • @Michael-mb3nm
      @Michael-mb3nm 11 місяців тому

      ​@@user-wl2zl3gf7ndamn

    • @SC-gp7kt
      @SC-gp7kt 11 місяців тому +9

      All aspects that are lost on today's filmmaking.

    • @user-wl2zl3gf7n
      @user-wl2zl3gf7n 11 місяців тому +10

      @@SC-gp7kt So true, it is really sad to see, but hopefully this short film will get the recognition it deserves to become a feature film.

  • @randallburke7873
    @randallburke7873 Місяць тому +1

    Definitely want to see this developed into a feature film. This is more than awesome! Reminds me of A Quiet Place by Krasinski, but with the Skinwalker replacing the Sound Creatures. Excellent acting, and the kid is a future Hollywood Star! Bravo! A 10 out of 10.

  • @cassharrisn9699
    @cassharrisn9699 9 місяців тому +8

    This NEEDS to be a full movie
    (The music from annihilation really gave me an extra haunting feel that movie was terrific too)

  • @ianstevens3623
    @ianstevens3623 11 місяців тому +2442

    Let’s make sure this gets millions of views. You’re better at building suspense than half of horror directors nowadays

    • @torrieleigh2223
      @torrieleigh2223 11 місяців тому +12

      for real id watch a movie directed by them

    • @ToHonorKnowledge
      @ToHonorKnowledge 11 місяців тому +23

      I didn’t feel any suspense whatsoever. The first scene was it. This movie could just be a tiktok and not lose anything

    • @DontezMorristez
      @DontezMorristez 11 місяців тому +5

      It was suspenseful twice, stop the bs

    • @2K_J-zr3po
      @2K_J-zr3po 11 місяців тому

      This was ass what are you talking about

    • @slevemicdikealslevemicdike807
      @slevemicdikealslevemicdike807 11 місяців тому +6

      no there was 3 seconds of screen time for the skinwalker

  • @kaosspartan2963
    @kaosspartan2963 11 місяців тому +438

    Saw this little film advertised on tiktok and couldn't resist! I love the concept of skinwalkers and would LOVE to see this movie made into a feature length film. The pacing is just about right too. Scary as shit, having not seen the full face or body of this thing.

    • @_Cadennn
      @_Cadennn 11 місяців тому +1

      I think there's a movie being made. August 22nd

    • @prys4445
      @prys4445 11 місяців тому +2

      comes out june 17th 2023

    • @stella2370
      @stella2370 11 місяців тому

      @@prys4445 that’s today 🤔

    • @christiansilva6446
      @christiansilva6446 11 місяців тому +4

      The pacing is horrible nothing happened. Not scary at all and not suspenseful either. Huge waste of time. No climax, plot, or storyline. Sub-par acting and pretty terrible cinematography

    • @ChadrikThunderCaulk
      @ChadrikThunderCaulk 11 місяців тому +4

      ​@@christiansilva6446were is your short film then? Lets watch it

  • @Dad.Daughter.Healing
    @Dad.Daughter.Healing 5 місяців тому +2

    Realistic portrayal of an apocalypse. He is suffering from malnutrition clearly and most movies people run around like they have energy and look fine.

  • @BattleBunny-rf7zh
    @BattleBunny-rf7zh 3 місяці тому +2

    Ok, that thing crawling towards the guy gave me chills, that rarely happens to me lol

  • @cherub3624
    @cherub3624 10 місяців тому +133

    Me in the shower after I realize I'm out of soap.

  • @thatguyjr7551
    @thatguyjr7551 11 місяців тому +97

    The fact that it was getting closer at the end gave me goosebumps

  • @thepresetvenoms
    @thepresetvenoms 4 дні тому +1

    the uncanny valley in evolutionary biology suggests that things which had a unsettling similarity but where vaguely 'wrong' was a very real threat to us at one point.

  • @gojiberrii1261
    @gojiberrii1261 Місяць тому +1

    I would watch a whole series/movie set in this world. Everything about it was just incredible!

  • @YouNeedJesusAndABowlOfChicken
    @YouNeedJesusAndABowlOfChicken 11 місяців тому +312

    3:16 being full blooded native and growing up on the Rez this gave me chills because I’ve seen something like this going from sells to casa grande running along the car at night. Very good film

    • @kostasboica
      @kostasboica 11 місяців тому +8

      I'd like to hear more details about that and what exactly are the Rez , sells and casa Grande?

    • @hunterdude113
      @hunterdude113 11 місяців тому +18

      @@kostasboicarez, short for reservation, sells and casa grande sound like different parts of said Rez.

    • @klmeyer9907
      @klmeyer9907 11 місяців тому +19

      @@kostasboica Rez is a reservation. Sells and Casa Grande are town in Arizona. CG is between Tucson and Phoenix. Sells is southwest of Tucson on the Tohono O'odham reservation.

    • @YouNeedJesusAndABowlOfChicken
      @YouNeedJesusAndABowlOfChicken 11 місяців тому +19

      Not too sure which Rez I was still a young one maybe 10ish we were driving and I look out the window and I see a human figure galloping along the car in and out bushes a few of my elders claim to have seen the same things growing up but instead of a human they said it was either a coyote or even a bull running along their car on their hind legs

    • @Wendigo_Rye
      @Wendigo_Rye 11 місяців тому +9

      Yeah, I live on Red Lake, native as well. It’s just eerie here. Either from drugs and crime, but idk what that atmosphere is when I go let my dogs run, can’t shake this off feeling.

  • @MerkopanGroundForce
    @MerkopanGroundForce 11 місяців тому +18

    Hearing the scream get louder at the end as if its chasing after them is terrifying.

  • @tecno8335
    @tecno8335 Місяць тому +1

    This is screaming to be a TV series SCREAMING!!!

  • @samuelstahl5828
    @samuelstahl5828 5 днів тому +1

    Wow. I’m not even a quarter of the way through and this is amazing!

  • @garrettsaunders8654
    @garrettsaunders8654 11 місяців тому +393

    About 4 years ago I went to visit my parents and younger brother. At the time they lived in one of the only houses that had been built in a new development. I stayed in a guest room downstairs. One night, after i had been staying there for almost one week I woke up around 2 a.m. and could not get back to sleep so I turned on the light on and sat with my back against a wall next to a window that had closed wooden shutters on the inside instead of blinds and began reading a book that I brought with me. Sometime soon after 3:00 a.m. I heard my brother's voice very loudly shout my name right outside the wall behind me. It was as if he was standing one foot away on the outside of the house on the other side of the wall I was sitting against. It sounded just like my brother. But, I knew my brother was upstairs in his room asleep. I had a surge of adrenaline and i completely froze. It was terrifying. I sat there frozen for about 10 minutes and then I heard my brother's voice shout my name again, right from the other side of the wall! This time i jumped and sprinted up the stairs to my brothers room. I opened the door to his room and he was there asleep in his bed.
    My brother has a disability and a very unique voice. The voice that I heard sounded just like his and it was very clearly and loudly saying my name.
    This was one of, if not the most scariest experience of my life and the only supernatural type event that I have ever experienced, and I swear to god that it is a true story.
    I think about that night a lot and I have no explanation for what I heard.

    • @user-sk4wf3ve6z
      @user-sk4wf3ve6z 11 місяців тому +99

      Sorry bro,that was me shouting

    • @softonsoftie4581
      @softonsoftie4581 11 місяців тому +46

      @@user-sk4wf3ve6z awwww come on man, you said we weren't going to tell him!

    • @mortem4342
      @mortem4342 11 місяців тому +19

      Schizophrenia idfk🤷‍♂️

    • @user-bz6gh5ng2m
      @user-bz6gh5ng2m 11 місяців тому

      Bro, you should be ashamed of yourself, youre gonna scare people dude. It's all fun and games until someone starts saying it really happened to them. Then people start to believe.
      But, bro if you really heard that.... you are sick and you need to get help buddy.

    • @sebastianw9749
      @sebastianw9749 11 місяців тому +40

      Happened to me a few times in my life when I heard one of my parents faintly calling my name, usually when I was home alone. I live Europe where skinwalkers aren’t present, I guess I was just really tired and started hearing things, or maybe it was the supernatural

  • @oreo_dude1733
    @oreo_dude1733 11 місяців тому +885

    This needs to be a feature-length film!

    • @braxtonpierce8768
      @braxtonpierce8768 11 місяців тому +23

      It is, it’ll be coming out in August according to IMDb

    • @Notkyle388
      @Notkyle388 11 місяців тому +9

      @@braxtonpierce8768 it just said June 17th for me wtf lol

    • @bossonbattlefield246
      @bossonbattlefield246 11 місяців тому

      @@Notkyle388same here lmao im confused

    • @prys4445
      @prys4445 11 місяців тому +4

      comes out june 17th 2023

    • @norlaify
      @norlaify 11 місяців тому +1

      @@prys4445 tomorrow?

  • @erikjeffery9179
    @erikjeffery9179 4 місяці тому +3

    I wish this was a full length movie. Absolutely amazing for a 22 minute film!

  • @absconderblues9609
    @absconderblues9609 24 дні тому +1

    I don't easily hand out "thumbs ups" but man, I'd give this 👍👍 just had to comment to tell you that everyone's part in this piece both on and off-screen was really excellent. Absolutely enthralling. I'd pay money for this. I hope to see a full length feature come to fruition and wish you all the best of luck! Thanks for the great work. Great movies (especially original ones) are so rare these days.

  • @leonshitkennedy183
    @leonshitkennedy183 11 місяців тому +23

    I’m Really Impressed With The Attention To Detail With The “Voice” Of The Skin Walker As I Do Know In Folk Lore Is That The Closer It Sounds The Farther Away It Is But The Farther It Sounds The Closer It Is So When He Starts To Get Chased By It It Sounds Insanely Far..

  • @jeremygage2356
    @jeremygage2356 11 місяців тому +258

    This was absolutely phenomenal. Not only the cinematography but the sound design and impeccable acting as well. Even the child was an extremely talented actor! What amazing work!!

    • @Encurry08535
      @Encurry08535 11 місяців тому +2

      NPC

    • @jeremygage2356
      @jeremygage2356 11 місяців тому +2

      @@Encurry08535 What was that?... Hmmm. Must've been the wind

    • @domm5715
      @domm5715 11 місяців тому +2

      @@jeremygage2356 nah, not the wind it was a chatbot, its trying its best, it just can't say anything interesting cuz it don't have original thoughts

  • @justinmabrey6333
    @justinmabrey6333 2 місяці тому +2

    This short was actually surprisingly good. A simple section of an obviously much larger story, yet reveals ALOT. Very well done. Leaves the viewer wanting more...which IS the job, no?

  • @valerieverith2358
    @valerieverith2358 9 місяців тому +8

    I hope this gets made into a full feature length film. You've got a good concept here. Post-apocalyptic of some kind but with super creepy skinwalker myths woven in.
    They aren't nearly enough supernatural horror features with skin walkers. Look how skin crawl inducing just the short bit here is. When the protagonist looked back through the scope and saw the seemingly human man with the off kilter speech, start running towards him on all fours, I was right there with the protagonist. "That's a big nope, I'm out of here!"

  • @_Robby
    @_Robby 11 місяців тому +42

    The scariest part in my opinion was when the kid was like"somebody needs your help" this gave me goosebumps

  • @Dude_Bro_Onficial
    @Dude_Bro_Onficial 11 місяців тому +163

    Incredible sound design. I love how the hit at 1:57 isn't very loud, but since it's such a deep and low sound you feel it. It's not overly in your face. Small details like that make films like these fantastic.

    • @vincentucciferri6183
      @vincentucciferri6183 8 місяців тому +11

      The soundtrack is from "annihilation" movie on Netflix

  • @spacemonstrosity
    @spacemonstrosity 4 місяці тому +3

    second time watching this, i NEED this as a full movie. Its actually genuinely interesting and keeps me on the edge of my seat.

  • @tomas.a1356
    @tomas.a1356 2 місяці тому +1

    3:05 piss off, i thought it was just gonna stare back but that thing was GUNNING for him!!! That shiver up my spine could have ripped out of me.

  • @blu7384
    @blu7384 11 місяців тому +35

    This feels like The Road but with skinwalkers in it and I love it lmao

  • @zoepohl5201
    @zoepohl5201 11 місяців тому +642

    I’m so sad this isn’t a feature length film! I would kill to see more

    • @reactiongamerguy9537
      @reactiongamerguy9537 11 місяців тому +26

      There's actually a go fund me in the description to support that I think

    • @nicholaspazos-ordaz2130
      @nicholaspazos-ordaz2130 11 місяців тому +2

      I can arrange that

    • @tuggybear9205
      @tuggybear9205 11 місяців тому

      There is a full movie just got posted 20 hours ago I’m about to watch it now

    • @kahlelchristal5429
      @kahlelchristal5429 11 місяців тому

      @@tuggybear9205you got the link mane I’m trynna watch that too

    • @joshuazendejas8306
      @joshuazendejas8306 11 місяців тому

      @@kahlelchristal5429search it up again, it’s like 2 hours long

  • @carmenrivera5904
    @carmenrivera5904 19 днів тому +2

    I'm all for this movie be completely finished long version from beginning to end

    • @carmenrivera5904
      @carmenrivera5904 19 днів тому

      skinwalkers are real like the true native Indians of what is named America

  • @balasaashti3146
    @balasaashti3146 8 місяців тому +6

    I live in Skinwalker territory and take a many a drive onto the deep rez for work early in the morning. Some years back me and my native mate who's super traditional were out in the country scouting. He came across some tracks human it went up some road but suddenly the tracks went weird turning into a weird circle shape then into cow tracks. Sure it was just someone walking onto cow tracks but my friend refused to go further despite us being armed to the teeth and two dogs with us.

  • @MarcLevins
    @MarcLevins 11 місяців тому +150

    jesus christ that crawl made my heart drop and gave me goosebumps. exactly the kind of stuff that creeps me tf out. i genuinely havent had that in years watching scary stuff, thank you!

    • @RickyBobby42069
      @RickyBobby42069 11 місяців тому +3

      Yeah first time I had goosebumps watching a horror movie. Don't get me wrong, I get scared shytless when watching them. But this was the first time I got goosebumps. Fooking terrifying

  • @lettuce.69
    @lettuce.69 11 місяців тому +28

    the fact that this is filmed in ireland where i live and there are pine woods and quarries exactly the same next to where i live makes this much more scary

  • @Tokyo_Rose.
    @Tokyo_Rose. 10 місяців тому +8

    Loved this! My fave bit? 3:14 (the zig-zagging run of the creature!)
    I would love to see a part 2 or full movie of this 😃

  • @moniquevandeplas5210
    @moniquevandeplas5210 10 місяців тому +5

    This really sets the tone from the first minute and it is a very atmospheric film and acting is stellar too!

  • @exstacc1886
    @exstacc1886 11 місяців тому +12

    The way the last scream gets increasingly louder from far in the distance to within 20 feet, i can only imagine how fast it was chasing them

  • @bayleylittle
    @bayleylittle 10 місяців тому +1

    i need the full movie. this was unbelievable. at the edge of my seat throughout the whole story, amazing work guys

  • @alfiewhitestone8676
    @alfiewhitestone8676 24 дні тому +2

    “That’s not right, maybe I’ll have another look-“
    3:15
    “OH GREAT HEAVENS!!!” *Runs far away*

  • @bloodbathgraphics7872
    @bloodbathgraphics7872 11 місяців тому +79

    Lights out 2016( lights out 2013) , come play 2020 ( Larry 2017) , and smile 2022 ( Laura hasn’t slept 2019 ) * in the brackets are the short films names * were award winning short films and the movie industry saw that asking the creators for rights and making some of the best and scariest horror movies I’ve ever seen this short film has potential and it’s not gonna take long before the movie industry see this amazing piece of art ❤️

  • @nurn4046
    @nurn4046 11 місяців тому +250

    THAT WAS SO GOOD! Absolute masterpiece! Setting the pace with the field scene, keeping the audience on edge through the entire video, to pick the pace back up at the end? PLEASE get the funding!

    • @rayn2913
      @rayn2913 11 місяців тому +10

      it was a little slow in the middle to be honest, but other than that the concept is great

  • @lunainezdelamancha3368
    @lunainezdelamancha3368 3 дні тому

    Better acted than most, good script, great story line. I would love to see more. 👌

  • @d.ag.b1135
    @d.ag.b1135 2 місяці тому +1

    I really hope this gets picked up and made into a full film, because this was excellent!

  • @chaoticexotic9454
    @chaoticexotic9454 11 місяців тому +73

    This needs to be made into an actual franchise, The plot was brilliant, didnt feel rushed at all despite being 20 mins long, which in an of itself is impressive, atmosphere was set perfectly throughout the entire video, The screams in the beginning made me expect more throughout the video which never came until the end when I didnt expect them, reestablishing that plot point and setting those screams in stone perfectly

  • @finalgirl640
    @finalgirl640 11 місяців тому +113

    This is spectacular. The aesthetic and feel, the acting, costuming, premise,....all of it. Original story for once too! This had a maturity to it that most directors dream of achieving and the pacing was perfect. I cant say enough. More please!

    • @SurfMastery-kz6je
      @SurfMastery-kz6je 11 місяців тому +4

      But nothing actually happened.. So ultimately what is the point of a film like this.. Usually a story has a beginning, middle, and end. The ending here falls flat unfortunately.

    • @finalgirl640
      @finalgirl640 11 місяців тому +6

      @@SurfMastery-kz6je I think the idea was to create a narrative that will prequel something bigger.

    • @ceesmith
      @ceesmith 10 місяців тому

      You probably need to watch a lot more films before stating things like that. Have you seen The Exorcist, The Shining, Psycho, Texas Chainsaw? If not, I highly recommend them.

    • @bannedfromisrael
      @bannedfromisrael 9 місяців тому

      ​@@SurfMastery-kz6jeYou're probably just too stupid to appreciate anything that isn't a superhero movie.

  • @bipolarbear9163
    @bipolarbear9163 5 місяців тому +2

    this HAS to be made into a big screen movie! it will be a HUGE success! i haven’t been enthralled in a short film like this in a long long time and i watch them on the daily. to everyone who had a hand in this - bravo! 🙌

  • @jerricavandyke
    @jerricavandyke 9 місяців тому +3

    I need another episode please 😭😭😭😭😭 this is so good!! Thank you for putting this on UA-cam!

  • @KELEVRA004
    @KELEVRA004 11 місяців тому +192

    As someone who has heard what I believe to be some form of ancient evil creature while I was camping one time, this made the hair on the back of my neck stand up. Very well done.

    • @tx3er68
      @tx3er68 11 місяців тому +17

      Go on....

    • @KELEVRA004
      @KELEVRA004 11 місяців тому +35

      @tx3er68 it happened right when the sun was coming up we were camping by a creek in the woods by my parents house in south Alabama and the only way I can describe the sound is if you mixed a dog and a rooster. It sounded very unnatural and we noped out of there as soon as the sun was up enough to see

    • @tx3er68
      @tx3er68 11 місяців тому +27

      @@KELEVRA004 interesting. I've had an encounter while I was hunting in Central VA. I still cannot explain it. The sound it made and the way it moved through the woods. The leaves crunching under its whatever was not a gallop nor a 2 footed run. It was something else. As soon as it seemed like it was right behind my treestand my Dad called for me on the walkie talkie and pulled up to the right of me. I was shaken up for sure. Never hunted that stand again.

    • @KELEVRA004
      @KELEVRA004 11 місяців тому +6

      @@tx3er68 hard pass for me 😂

    • @vivechjorviani5440
      @vivechjorviani5440 11 місяців тому +10

      rooster dog reminds me of some fox calls, don't doubt there aren't things out there though

  • @Spctre
    @Spctre 11 місяців тому +72

    First of all, this is a masterpiece. I was on edge throughout the whole video. Secondly, one detail I find interesting is when the man mentions that moving north is worth trying because it is further from the blast and away from the city. I think this indicates that there was a nuclear war at some point prior to the events in the short film. The resulting nuclear winter most likely killed their crops, meaning that he and his son needed to scavenge abandoned buildings for food. This is probably why he wanted to move north too, since it is further from the center of the blast in the city; hence, what he meant when he said "further from the blast" (19:39) and "stay far away from the cities" (19:45).

    • @vivechjorviani5440
      @vivechjorviani5440 11 місяців тому +10

      there is also the burning sunlight at the start

    • @Tay01048
      @Tay01048 11 місяців тому +1

      Thank god, i didn't understand the plot at all

    • @user-sk4wf3ve6z
      @user-sk4wf3ve6z 11 місяців тому +5

      It's probably why they are all sick aswel,radiation poisoning

  • @flyingsquirrel9996
    @flyingsquirrel9996 10 місяців тому +5

    This is fantastic. I sincerely hope this is able to continue production. The atmosphere is incredible.

  • @rockdrake9646
    @rockdrake9646 9 місяців тому +1

    DUDE NO I WANT MORE, THIS IS GREAT. Please make a second part to this.👍👍👍

  • @donnanorman1022
    @donnanorman1022 11 місяців тому +38

    Utterly terrifying, anything that comes running at you with speed is horrifying. Hope to one day see a full length film of this.

  • @Chameleon_108
    @Chameleon_108 11 місяців тому +439

    Oh my lord this is one of the best concept films I’ve ever seen. I truly hope we’re blessed with a feature length film of this. It gave me shivers bro.

  • @torrancehale1819
    @torrancehale1819 16 днів тому +1

    Huh. Weird. I just recently got into the whole skinwalker/not-deer lore a couple days ago. Also, nice Sox cap. Real nice! 👍🏽

  • @Wolfspine824
    @Wolfspine824 8 місяців тому +3

    Please make this a full movie! This was amazing & I was so into this movie I was shocked when it ended!
    Great work!!

  • @austinhuber3131
    @austinhuber3131 11 місяців тому +80

    This is really good. It captures the grounded post apocalyptic vibe perfectly. Also, the constantly looming dread of a shapeshifting predator.
    The thing is, the fear of the skinwalker is a much different vibe. I grew up on the Ute Reservation and our farm is a few miles away from skinwalker ranch. The Skinwalker never tries to fool you into thinking it's human. It usually turns into something absurd. For instance: a species of bird that doesn't exist, or a wolf in the middle of the southwest desert where there are no wolves. If it does imitate a human it adds something obviously inhuman as a mockery. For instance, the face of a dog, or ridiculously long body hair that sticks out in every direction. Although, I have heard of a once common sighting that was a vagrant who looked entirely human except his eyes glowed red like the eye shine of a coyote and ran as fast as a car.
    The Skinwalker doesn't hunt. It doesn't lure you. It is always watching and it antagonizes you. It's always messing with you. The way to deal with it is ignore it. The strangest things you see, like surgically precise animal bisections, or a creature that looks like a hybrid wolf/bear, you act as rationally as possible. That's why people don't report animal mutilations or paranormal sightings in the area anymore. The Utes refuse to even speak of the thing or recognize it's existence, although it plays a huge part in their current culture.
    The last thing about a skinwalker is that although sometimes it is described as either a demon or a witch, from what I understand from Utes or Navajos is that it either currently is or used to be human.
    But I do understand that this is a variation of the creature set in Ireland.

    • @crazeguy26
      @crazeguy26 11 місяців тому +3

      the Navajo version is they used to be a human.

    • @austinhuber3131
      @austinhuber3131 10 місяців тому +10

      @@crazeguy26 Exactly. The Ute version is the same as the Navajo version. The Navajo used to own all of Eastern Utah, but the Utes betrayed them, pushed them all down to Arizona, and took their lands. When the Navajo left, they cursed the Utes with the Skinwalker, which prior to this didn't exist in the Ute tradition.

    • @DeadPixel1105
      @DeadPixel1105 5 місяців тому +3

      Oooh, that sounds scary. Good thing skinwalkers don't actually exist.

    • @moth300
      @moth300 4 місяці тому +1

      @@DeadPixel1105let them play make believe.

    • @bryanreyes6938
      @bryanreyes6938 4 місяці тому

      @@moth300y’all both some atheist nerds