Beyond the Basement Door (full film)
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 16 เม.ย. 2014
- #cosmichorror #weirdfiction #horrorstory
An HP Lovecraft-inspired short film from Jason Huls & Ten Wing Media, featuring Steve Christopher, Daniel Roebuck (LOST), Richard Pryor Jr & Brenna Lee Roth.
WARNING: There are a lot of spoilers in the comments. We encourage you to watch the movie before reading. Hope you enjoy!
Plot Outline
Alistair, a genetic researcher, saves his own life from cancer by making a pact with some dark and dangerous people. The secret lies with whatever is making the odd sounds in Alistair's basement. The deal he made forbids him to go down there for three days...no matter what he sees or hears. His sanity, his life, depends on it.
As the line between reality and delusion fades, Alistair struggles with nosy neighbors (Richard Pryor Jr.), a rival ex-boss (Daniel Roebuck, LOST) and haunting images of a lady in blue. Getting out of the house only makes his anxiety worse. With each passing hour, an urge to open the door slowly chips away at him...
Will he be able to resist? What's making all that noise beneath the floorboards? How is Alistair connected to the lady in blue and what is beyond the basement door? - บันเทิง
Amazing film! Those neighbors were annoying as hell, wish he had the balls to flat out tell them to mind their own business
Thank you! Maybe in the sequel. :)
Wow, nothing worse than having a group of meddling and nosy neighbors 😣
Does the entire neighborhood just let themselves in to his house?..lock the damn door!
Everyone keeps mentioning Richard Pryor Jr., but doesn't anyone else recognize Daniel Roebuck? He was the reason I clicked on this video- which was awesome; great job, guys!
Thanks, David! Dan was a total delight.
Exactly!!
Jeez if I had neighbors that cared that much and went into my house without my permission so often I'd probably end up clocking one of them with a blunt object and moving away too. Don't trespass folks.
It's a cautionary tale! :)
I'd have shot first, if I saw someone and it was too dark to make out who, or was in silhouette.
Seriously. I can't believe he didn't use the shovel earlier...
Yeah...totally.
"...wellness check! Helloooo!? Hello! Wellness check...I'm coming in!" 🤣
I can´t believe this was just 24 minutes. It felt like a full length movie or at least a full x-files episode. GREAT JOB
Wow this was unexpectedly good. For some reason I loved the choice of music right before the credits rolled (while he was driving). Very good.
Thanks Uriah! We have another part of the series shooting next year.
I would never have a basement.
.....
Or an attic.
Where would you hide your secrets then?
Ann Knight Funny story about that. We decided to do a little Manos shout out cuz my friends and I enjoy a good bad movie every now and then. A crew member's wife made the painting. I expected something small in the background but when it came time to dress the set, they show up with this huge painting of The Master. By that time, we had to go with it.
Jason Huls I honestly thought it was a painting of Frank Zappa.
OMG, i almost spit out my coffee when i saw that!!! BRILLIANT!
That is brilliant! Bravo to the artist. It caught my eye immediately!
I absolutely loved this film! It covers several genres; sci-fi, psychological, mystery, suspense, thriller....... outstanding job on all aspects! FREAKISHLY GREAT!!!
Thanks Catherine! Hopefully we can get some more freakishly great stuff coming your way.
All through this (awesomely weird) movie I was waiting for that agrivating neighbor lady to die.
When that shovel finally went "CLANG!" I was like AAAaaahhh...FINALLY!
Great film guys!
I was the stand-in for the lead. For some reason he couldn't be there for that scene, so I had to jump in (I was Director of Photography) and do the scene. Luckily, I'm behind the plastic, so you really can't tell the difference between us.
Glad I'm not the only one that was waiting for that!
@@oldjello you did a great job clunking her on the head!! Two thumbs up!!
@Swissffun Nani why read the comments first, you sort of asked for the spoiler.
it mildly angers me that because of how youtube suggest videos these great indie films and actual art work next make it to the front. This deserves so much more recognission and views then it has and i hope everyone that sees this shares it and watches out for the studios new works.
I couldn't agree more! :)
TheGamerNamedSly It is recognition***. And this was god awful. But I agree with you in the fact that there are so many actual good pieces of work on youtube and great artists that do need recognition. There are actors and actresses out there that are better than Meryl Streep and Day Lewis (just examples) that will never be recognized. Nature of the business.
I love the old TSR novels on the bookshelf.
Holy crap, that painting is from the infamous film Manos the Hands of Fate. What a reference XD
Why thank you!
Raggedy Anzy I thought it was Frank Zappa. 🤷🏽♂️
Anyone who cares.....the neighbors husband is RICHARD PRYORS SON......RICHARD PRYOR JR......
Yes! And he is a wonderful person! We'd love to get him in another film sometime soon.
Yessss i saw that in the beginning and then saw him and was glad to see him acting and doing well
Might be the best short horror film I have seen.
Wow! Thank you!
A solid abstract style of telling this story. Bringing everything together at the end was clear. Nicely done.
Eyeree! Back home in Jamaica, we be calling this the work of voodoo magic mun.
The neighbors are scarier than the thing in the basement. Maybe he should keep them in the basement and have horrors as his neighbors; would be less stressful.
They would be terrifying as neighbors 😳
This would be a wonderful adaptation to the thing on the doorstep. Better yet. I would love to see what your group would do with the mountains of madness.
Saaaame here. Thanks for the kind words. We are working on a feature script with things that go slither in the night. It takes a long time for this sort of thing to develop properly but it'll happen.
this is a rather unordinary story, the plot twist is completely unexpected thats just masterpiece
Thanks for the kind words! Glad you enjoyed.
Aww the baby was so cute. And that damn nosey neighbor lol!
Amazing film, what's the song at the end?
Thank you! The song is "What Lies Beneath" by Veritae. We actually did a music video for them. th-cam.com/video/IpKVHe9jNgM/w-d-xo.html
Really well made short horror film. Good acting and directing, creepy atmosphere, interesting plot, sharp dialogues, and a chilling, thought-provoking ending. I really like watching these short movies on TH-cam; a great chance for new filmmakers to put up their work and show their talent. Being an aspiring screenwriter myself, I find that really enjoyable and inspiring. Keep up the great work, you are talented. Looking forward to watching more of your videos.
Thank you for all the kind words. Glad you enjoyed!
Lol is that the Master from Manos Hand of Fate?? 🤣
This was really well done, the build up, everything, kept me on the edge of my seat.
Good job! Can't believe I just found this now.
Indeed it is, Lord Palpatine. I thank you for the kind words and in exchange I promise to be a good servant of the Empire!
This earned you a subscriber. Awesome job. Easily one of my favorite films. In my Top 3
Wow, thank you Capt. Bacon! Hopefully we'll have more for you soon.
Copper-Brass Check this out
th-cam.com/video/nUbMi8QV1BU/w-d-xo.html
The tendrils are quivering from the yawning gulfs
Nice presentation, n concept
Do the people who give these awards actually know the difference between horror and just plain weird?
Well, damn good job. Keep up the good work.
Did I just see "Richard Pryor Jr." in the opening credits?
Those are the nosiest neighbors ever
It's true! Poor neighbors!
Annoying asf
Loved this, great job! The Manos poster was a great touch 😃 and was that really Richard Pryor's son?
Indeed it was! He's a great guy. And thanks for the kind words about the movie. Glad you enjoyed.
Ah, I see you're a man of culture as well.
I hope there will be feature film about this
Thanks, Jack! I have a second script written that is similar length. A story that takes place alongside this one. We're shooting that early next year. I'm also actively working on a feature with some of these elements involved. Thanks for watching. :)
It was very strange that an older hot chick and an young hot chick would both be so into the fat guy who just pushed them away like they were just two more groupies in his charmed life.
That was the weirdest part.
7:03. Manos master from Mst 3k in the background. Funny. & Respect!
Ok Hated that lady's acting... but fell in LOVE with the rest of the story and adore the ending.
Amazing. ....left me wanting more.....
Wow, Love this film. Very, very good and what a great twist. Kinda reminded me of X-Files, Black Mirror & Outer Limits all rolled into one!!
That's very high praise. Thank you! Glad you enjoyed.
is this a lovecraft story? if not it is the closest thing to lovecraft i have seen in a long time.
Hi Matt. It's not a Lovecraft story but weird fiction is one of my favorite genres so I wanted to do a film that included similar themes. This one was shot a few years ago and I'm looking forward to doing more in the genre soon. Thanks for watching!
that was pretty cool! I loved it!! great job
Thank you, Oletta!
Wow!!! That was crazy!! Good one.
Loved it! Dont leave it there... Need more!
We agree! We were kicking around some ideas for a web series...
LOVED the inter-racial couple!
Good work!
We'll be in touch.
Thanks! They were both awesome to work with.
How the heck did you get Richard Pryor Jr??
He is such a cool guy. Steve Christopher (Alistair) had worked with him in the past and gave him a call.
I was also surprised to see Daniel Roebuck in an amateur production. He's a talented actor. I really enjoyed this film.
I don't understand how you could have enjoyed it. The plot was incomprehensible and the only way it could have been inspired by H. P. Lovecraft was in the form the creature was perhaps intimated looked like the fish like creature Cthulhu in the mythos Lovecraft created around it. Otherwise it was an incomprehensible mix of bad acting even on the part of Daniel Roebuck whose career has apparently tanked.
I usually don't respond to these comments, but I am so tired of people telling others what they can and can't enjoy. Stay in your own lane. So, you didn't like it, who cares, I did!
Then you shouldn't post comments with a reply tab. What do you expect when someone thinks you aren't truly capable of defining what is and isn't a good offering? I didn't swear at you and call you stupid did I? I simply expressed my opinion. Surely these film makers don't upload their feature and not expect someone offering their critique. If they don't expect someone giving their opinion then they are in for a sad journey if they hope to continue with the ambition of producing feature films. And yet you tell me to stay in my lane. Well I am in my lane and offered my opinion of the feature and your take on it which seems to me you aren't astute enough to know when something is or isn't very well made. You didn't offer us any reason why you thought it was good just your surprise that Mr. Roebuck was in it.
Exactly why was it good? I'm almost 70 and I've seen some good movies, some great movies, and some really horrible movies in my 69 years of time on this earth and I can categorically say this was horrible and you're a poor judge of such endeavors. You're probably a young person who likes all these horrible comic book super hero movies they keep cranking out in Hollywood and its little wonder I seldom ever go to movies anymore. All the mindless crap is for the consumption of a bunch of empty headed juvenile minds astride the world these days. Again dee dee green I am in my lane. As I said if you don't expect a response perhaps you shouldn't post anything with a reply tab, or always include a caveat with your comment that you're loath to hear from someone who might disagree with your commentary. Perhaps that will give you the censorship you'd prefer since you're so very delicate.
I was expecting him being a murderer, but at first I thought the woman in blue is the ghost of his victim
This was cool, I enjoyed it!!👍😁
The voice-over at the beginning sounds exactly like Kylo Ren from Star Wars. EXACTLY! I actually thought it was at first.
This is really kool, good work.
Why thank you! Glad you enjoyed the movie.
Excellent movie! I love all horror movies!
Loved it ❤️😊 weirdly wonderful !!!
The balls this chick has to just go galovanting in someone's house like that 😳
cool. I hope you make more films like this.
Thanks! I have the next script connected to this. We're shooting in the Spring.
Very interesting! Are you making a part 2?
Thank you! I'm currently writing a companion film. A glimpse at a different part of the overall plot.
Not really scary to me, but nicely creepy.
Nothing worse than nosy cougars on the prowl
Roth, Alexander, Marshall, Pryor? Any famous relatives amongst those names or just coincidence?
Not coincidence. Brenna is David's daughter and Richard Pryor Jr. is...well...
Don't feed him after midnight (PST) is one of the food rules.
What about chicken?
Dose this guy EVER lock his fucking door?!
Really nice concept 👍
Does anyone else notice Richard Pryor junior made this film?! Omfg😍
Can people realize that the comments are viewed prior to watching, to see how it was as far as good, bad, ending cut off, etc... if you have to spoil the movie for others, at least say SPOILER ALERT: and leave it in the “Read More” section of your comments!!!! Thank you!!!
You make a good point. I'm going to put a warning in the description.
Nice! Love the ambiguity. 👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾
Thank you! I have a script for another one. Hoping we can shoot it this year.
very good, and elaborate, so unlike that i have expected, very tensed thriller, especially the moment when one of neighbour decide to try to open the door btw can someone told me what that ethereal voice said at12:26
"You're the one they chose."
That just rocked my world! ! ! I want more! ! !
The guy that’s talking at 0:30 sounds like unit 522
Thanks! Not bad. Keep at it!! =]
👍👍👍Awesome job! Loved it!
Why thank you, Amy!
the cutest thing....a little baby Cthulu!
Loved it!! 🤗🐙
Thank you! I'm glad you enjoyed it.
awesome
Thanks Ana!
Stang! That was good! Have you guys ever considered doing something with in the Yellow Sign/King in Yellow tradition? I think you'd do well with that material.
Oh yes! We definitely want to keep working in the weird fiction genre. I (Jason) have written a couple more stories that are mythos-inspired and the King in Yellow vibe is right up my alley. Glad you enjoyed the movie!
Glad to hear it.
Simple, don't read rhe comments before watching the film. It's a no brainer.
Well he would have been screwed if lock down happened. He can’t stay home 3 days. Come on!!! Imagine months
This was good thank you so. Much for making a really cool way out there film yaaaa 👍👍👍👄👄👄👄👄👄👄👄👄👄👄👄👀
Happy to be of service!
I think the scariest part was this dude leaving his place unlocked while he was gone and the creepy ass Micheal jackson looking poster, painting thing above the fire place
👌 loved it
is that Manos (the hands of fate) on the painting in the background?!?!?!
Bingo!
loved it!
Why thank you!
Well done
5* was something wrong with him? neighbor lady nosey as heck
Nosey fuckin neighbors. Mind your business. This is how people get killed. That entire scene pissed me off.
The true horror of this story is that blonde neighbor lady!
I'm tryna hallucinate like that,what he on.... Shrooms??
What's the name of the song in the end
The band is Veritae and the song is What Lies Beneath. If you look through the Ten Wing Media videos you can see the music video we did for the song. Thanks for watching the movie!
@@JasonHuls thank you
Wow, great!!!
Uhhhhm...could somebody please explain to me how all of the weird stuff that occurred in the film cured the guy's cancer? I'm a bit lost on that
Hot (and very inaccurate) take: This is a metaphor for the unwanted attention and "help" that new parents and their infants are constantly being bombarded with.
They guy just wants to get his advice from the experts and live quietly with his kid for the first little while during and after "pregnancy", but everyone around him keeps trying to check in on him, make sure everything's "okay" and offer unsolicited help. They insist on seeing the baby even though the parent isn't ready for that yet. The axing of the nosy lady represents what many new parents want to do to people who keep interjecting themselves into their family life for no good reason.
Cool
good
Does he not know how to lock a door?
What kind of symbol is on the basement door?
An ancient and mystical one!
Thumbs up for the Manos picture
Now we know where Torgo came from : )
I'd like to think this movie is in the Manosiverse!
why does he live in this crappy house if he's an important scientist...and btw who the hell says "deer meat" instead of "venison"? Seriously. Who says that
There needs to be a follow up
The script is written. We were planning to shoot this Summer before COVID hit. We'll see where we land but it's on the way.
Nice MST3K reference, although it was a bit overdone in my opinion.
MANOS!!!! YES!!!
That what u get for being too nosy.
Perhaps that is the greatest lesson we have stated here. :)
Good.
guy on the mic sounds like Kylo Ren. :)
+TheRealGunfish I heard the guy on the phone has an 8-pack too. :)
Jason Huls pffftt.. Where'd you hear that? Matt the radar tech?