The Eldritch Dreams | Short Cosmic Horror Film
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 1 มิ.ย. 2021
- Alice Atwood discovers an old chest hidden in her fireplace. After sifting through the contents, she is exposed to terrifying cosmic revelations that lead to a series of increasingly horrifying nightmares. Can her religious faith bring her out of the darkness, or will she succumb to insanity?
Based on the stories of H.P. Lovecraft.
Written and Directed by: Danny Takacs
Music: Denis Nadeau dnadeaumusic.wixsite.com/deni...
www.cosmic-films.com
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You know, Lovecraft is so difficult to translate to visual. But you guys did a pretty good job here capturing the spirit. Kudos to everybody involved. Really enjoyed it 👍👍🐻
Thanks, Robert! That spirit/atmosphere is what we really wanted to get right.
"We shall see that at which dogs howl in the dark and that at which cats prick up their ears after midnight" -Lovecraft
Agreed - though the backhanded "pretty" kinda sucked tbh. Crafty is damn hard to represent visually because of how wordy and abstract his descriptions were and you guys nailed it - a much, much better visual representation than the big(ish)-budget Nic Cage "Colour out of Space".
@@MatthewHyatt @knightswoodgaming606 Bruh. You guys be reading way too hard into a compliment. This guy genuinely appreciated and enjoyed watching the video and because of the way he expressed it you're going to shit on him for pedantic use of words? The only aggressiveness here was you and my response to your ill take on someone else's compliment.
And a false equivalence fallacy to boot. One doesn't have to create content to have the right to give commentary on content. What a high horse you must be riding. This video was exceptional in my view, and anyone can express their appreciation or unsatisfaction however they want. That feedback helps content creators, they need people to give their opinions so they can figure out how to improve and reach wider audiences to gain more earnings and fuel more of their content. Of course you are still free to be critical of such commentary if you wish, just as I am free to be critical of your response to them.
They did do a pretty good job, they also did a great job. These statements do not conflict, nor do they imply aggressiveness.
Fantastic storytelling from the Legend of Cthulhu & those that messed with things best left hidden. It's a Pandora's box of Evil with intent . Just as many before, her once opened there's no turning back as we see & all things lead to one of three things for the finder , insanity, death , or worse you bring him back . Evie plays these roles very well & with not much dialog she has the ability to use facial expressions that will leave us as baffled as she is as to what ,where & why & that's a trick of the masters before we had talkies. I loved the fact no matter how many religious icons she tries they are all designed to fail as this is older than any human religion & it doesn't care as it already knows there is nothing to stop what she started even if she never meant to. I do love these Cosmic Horror shorts & films as an avid reader of Lovecraft & August Derleth . They would be proud .
Thank you!!!
The icons she was praying to would absolutely curbstomp Cthulhu or any demon.
So... after that thing in her basement, the haunted piano, the creepy mask that pulled her downstairs and incident with the cassette, she finally left her house. Just to find this box in her new home. Well, that's what I call "really bad luck"!
Great film, by the way. I don't know that much about Lovecraft, but at least a few things and despite a few insider-details I think I got the point of the story.
Thanks for watching!
Read "The Shadow Over Innsmouth", "The Dunwich Horror" and "Call of Cthulhu".... the most important aspects are there. Maybe start with "Dagon", an early work (1919, I think) that lays out the basic premise: there were and ARE ancient unknown things...
Finally, someone understands what the Master was realy talking about... and how to bring it on screen. Well done, well done...
Thanks so much! It means a lot to hear other Lovecraft fans think that.
Ai! Ai! Cthulhu fhtagn!
@@CosmicFilms_TV Why is she in asylum at the end?
@Jesse James: It's all psychological. She's in a prison of her own doing. And it started with the Catholicism _`voodoo`._
@@Jessie_James850She’s there because of she saw toward the end made her go insane.
Outstanding translation of Lovecraft's work to a visual medium. So many try to capture HPL's cosmic horror, and fail miserably. You absolutely nailed it. Fine acting too.
Wow, thank you! It means a lot to hear that from people familiar with his writing.
Also, I can appreciate the apotropaic occultish threads of Alice's Catholicism (icons, Saints, angels, etc.), having grown up Catholic myself.
I was pretty certain those were orthodox icons, not catholic ;) But yes, excellent visuals.
Unfortunately Catholicism represent almost everything Yeshua hates. Modern day Christianity is a religion, it's not Christianity of the Bible. God hates religion. Most are lukewarm and churches enable it.
Alice, who?
Alice calls upon Michael for protection... but against Cthulhu? Even an Archangel needs back-up for that.
I thought the eastern orthodox church used icons, not catholics.
Saw this on artstation. Excellent work!
Thanks for checking it out!
Finding a decent Lovecraft film is so hard, but you guys knocked it out of the park! The set pieces, especially the artwork in his notebook, are amazingly done. Keep up the awesome work!
Thank you so much!
This is fucking outstanding! Completely nailed the vibe. Top-drawer cinematography. Lovecraft historically has been difficult to adapt to screen but you did it BETTER in 19 minutes and with less money than many major production companies. Bravo!
Wow, thanks so much for the kind words! I really wanted to focus on the atmosphere that his stories invoke. I feel that's what's missing from a lot of the bigger budget feature adaptations.
@@CosmicFilms_TV well, you nailed it with the atmosphere. To me, that’s always the most important thing.👍
@@evanabbott2737 thanks, Evan!
@@CosmicFilms_TV cool stuff, keep up the great work. The suspense was really great too, nice timings😁👍
Watch your mouth and keep this clean please. No need for vulgarity.
Yup this is underrated, You definitely pulled off the atmosphere , great work!
Thanks so much! We really tried to capture that Lovecraftian dread.
Oh My God!!! 🔥🔥🔥 I don't think that I have ever seen anything on screen that comes as close as this short film did to capture the true essence of cosmic horror. A true Lovecraftian adaptation that masterfully captures the spine chilling terror behind his cosmic horror literature. ❤️❤️❤️ Be it the demonic characters or the complex settings, translating Lovecraftian work on screen is near to impossible. But you guys have done such an amazing job and I think Lovecraft himself would have been ecstatic about this movie. ❤️❤️❤️❤️🔥🔥🔥🔥 The camerawork felt extremely professional and the editing made it a damn engaging ride. The scary bits actually felt scary. And what I really loved is that how silence and slow tense music was used to convey fear. The extensive emphasis on subtleties and imagery over the minimal usage of dialogues felt befitting. Absolute masterpiece and I feel that I have seen a horror short film that is actually scary after so long. ❤️❤️❤️🔥🔥 I would absolutely recommend watching it to everyone I know. Great job guys and do keep up the good work!! 👍👍 ❤️❤️
Thanks so much for your kind words! It's a pleasure when fellow Lovecraft fans enjoy this and find it true to his writings.
What were the scary parts?
Abstract blobs floating somewhere beyond our reach, and tentacles. From a "dream" that haunts her?
I guess i'm too low brow or somethin but i was confused the whole time. Saw the Cthulu stuff, but the scene transfers to a random blob from a temple...castle...fort we dont see.
I'm still confused. Why is she in jail. Why do the jails bars have lovcraftness to it instead of regular steel bars.
I got nothin outta this.
Looks pretty though. CGI was great, acting etc.
Nothing happened though. So im stumped.
One thing I would like to point out is, in my opinion, computer-generated scenes presented on TH-cam can often appear terrible when placed beside 'real' footage. However, I thought the imagery of the strange realms presented in this story were really good. Just a couple of little suggestions though. When an actress lies down for a scene in which she is supposed to be sleeping, don't have her hair laying in a way that looks like she just lowered her head ten seconds before the camera started filming. Mess her hair a little and have her, in the lying position, press on her hair under her head and trust it back and forth, so it has that 'slept on' look. Otherwise, it interferes with the believability of the scene. Also, a camera angle should tell us something, or aid in the revelation of what is being displayed. There are moments, particularly when she is first opening the box (that is strangely free of dust and detritus after laying in a chimney for years!) when the angle dissolves rather than propels the sense of mystery. But, aside from these small gripes, I think this is a fine piece of work. :) Offered with respect.
Thanks for the feedback and we're glad you liked it!
I agree, the lack of dust on the box really jumped out at me.
@@wordsofcheresie936 Incense ash works wonders for stuff like that.
The irony is that this was better than all the other Lovecraftian movies that out there. Great job I loved it
Wow, thank you! That was certainly our goal when making it.
That was fascinating!!! The images and background vibrations of their reality was actually palpable. Loved it!!!!
Thank you!
@@CosmicFilms_TV I didn't quite understand the ending? could you explain it to me please
@@losvlogsdeaugusto5970 She went insane from the revelations.
She didn't know about the Elder Sign. Ignorance is death.
I was watching and started thinking "wow I love how this manages to make me feel scared without the use of jumpscares I love this" and right on queue the goddamn cultist made me have a heart attack! 10/10 would scream again.
Thanks for watching! We're glad it gave you all the right scares!
The sound design and music was really brilliant! The dream scenes of the Lovecraft look incredible too 👌
Thank you so much!
I'm only half way through but I need to comment. I absolutely love the photography, the atmosphere, the color palette, the audio.
The dreams are so well done, the sceneries have this organic vibe, like stone or mud, it doesn't look artifical at all but really... real. And the skies are incredible, with the emptiness of this eternal wind blowing in those cold, hostile spaces... Well done, it's not easy to render Lovecraft in a cinematographic way !
Thanks so much for the kind words! We're happy to hear that our passion came through!
This is phenomenal!! I loved the cheesy h.p Lovecraft movies from the 80s, but I'm so so psyched to see such a well made short film. PLEASE KEEP UP THE AMAZING WORK
Thank you! 🙏
Damn good one and I hope to see more visions of the ancient ones from other realms...we dare not dream about! Chills!
Thank you! Plenty more visions to come!
@@CosmicFilms_TV hey is that azathoth at the end? I thought it was a shoggoth at first until the scene of the creature floating in space
@@iseeopenings3921 yes, that is Azathoth at the end.
this was incredible, the mood and vibe was amazingly done, this was one of the best lovecraft inspired short films ive ever seen
Thank you! So glad to hear that!
I don't usually watch horror short feature film with more than 10 minutes, or rather, that long. No wonder the word “short” speaks volume, however the storytelling is pretty captivating, intriguing and quite interesting...
On the first minutes playing, it goes without saying that the its worth the watch
I'm really blown away how accurate, precise and not to mentioned, skilled the team of the channel are..
Kudos to all… I’m still nonplussed
Thanks so much, Luis! We're so glad you enjoyed it.
It's always great to see Lovecraft related media, and i really enjoyed all the little details ^^
Thanks so much for checking it out!
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You're putting out some too notch quality films on your channel. I'm loving it! 👀
Thank you! We're glad you like them!
@@CosmicFilms_TV I have two questions have you made any Lovecraftian films? Second would you be willing do make a short where a boy is eating by a witch?
@@Abelmars11 The Eldritch Dreams is Lovecraftian! I'd love to make a movie with a witch. We would just need a decent budget to work with.
@@CosmicFilms_TV So I am thinking of trying to write something along the lines of Hansel and Gretel but just with a solitary boy.
@@CosmicFilms_TV Can I email you a ruff idea?
Nicely done. Lovecraft is tough to bring to film-- it's all about feeling a creeping doom and insanity, tough to take a picture of. You have done well.
Thank you!
Coming in two years late :), but this has some of the best genuinely Lovecraftian imagery I’ve ever seen. I’m very impressed, and now subscribed. Looking forward to more!
Thanks so much for the kind words!
@@CosmicFilms_TV Mutual thanks, then. :)
this was much better then expected, brilliant story. The art was eerie.
Thank you so much!
I have been watching short horror films all day, but NOTHING made me glance back over my shoulder and feel my hair stand on end quite like this. Extremely well executed.
That’s one of the best complements we could get! Thanks for watching!
"Madness will consume you!"
Absolutely.
Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn
That box should have been dirty and dusty.
She needs to practice on her tagging skills.
That’s my only two critiques.
this, this is good, i can feel the heart of the artists that made this, the images in the dream sequences were just *mwah beautiful
Thank you! There was definitely a lot of heart that went into it.
Pretty well done. The effects were great, your actress did very well considering she was the only one in it. Good job.
Hope you keep them coming.
Thank you!
Fantastic work! Watching this made me feel exactly how i feel when i read lovecraft's work. The only other film that ever did that, was the 2005 silent film of the call of Cthulhu. Very well done!
Wow, thanks for the kind words! I really tried to nail the atmosphere of his work, so it’s nice to hear you felt that way.
Really wonderful ambience and space you've created here. I love the attention to detail
Brilliant, new sub here for sureski
Thanks, Daniel!
Nice short. The art and props are good. Hard to adapt Lovecraft visually, I think you did a good job.
As an Orthodox Christian that happens to also have a deep love for Lovecraft, it really made my day to see the beautiful iconography along side with cosmic horror. Thank you.
You're welcome! Thanks for watching.
Actually very good. Superior to a lot of productions costing a thousand times their budget I'll wager.
This was really good - very true to Lovecraft and I loved the effects. We really need more Lovecraft!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Loved it, especially all the little details in the journal and letters.
Thank you! A lot of time went in to those details so we're glad they're being noticed!
@@CosmicFilms_TV The props and journal were excellent. Very well done! 👍😎
@@Fitzwalrus06 thank you!
Fantastic piece of work, all of you! Azatoth would be proud....if he wakes up.
Thank you! 🙏 Haha hopefully that never happens.
Really well done. I was legitimately afraid. That picture that's only shown for a second was quite shocking
Happy to hear that! Thanks for watching.
Very well done! Glad it is still early evening! Wouldn't want to have watched this right before bed!😉😁
Thank you!
I always appreciate when Lovecraftian themed movies are brought into contemporary contexts. To adapt these stories to modern thinking with modern characters (yes a female main character in a Lovecraft- based story is very progressive and modern in contrast to some of H.P Lovecraft's personal opinions back in the day) prolongs the Lovecraftian timeline and significance for the horror community. Well done.
Thank you!
@@CosmicFilms_TV You're very welcome. Also, if you need a volunteer to create 3D-models for your movies (e.g. similar to those found in this movie) I'm happy to contribute. I have an architectural background and I'm quite familiar with 3D-modelling and 3D- rendering, and would love to take it further into the realms of moviemaking.
@@alwi8702 that's very generous! Send an email to phantasmfxstudio@gmail.com and we'll let you know if we can use you!
@@CosmicFilms_TV I'll do that! Thank you. 😀
Absolutely amazing this was absolutely spectacular 10/10 !!!!!!😀👍
Thanks so much! We're glad you enjoyed it.
It was excellent! 👍
I had to ran it at speed 0.25 to not loose anything the short has to offer whilst reading the catalog forms inside the box and the diary. HP would be proud of your excellent work. Greetings from Brasil.
Greetings, Mauro! Thanks for watching!
I have a few objections, but don't mind it, it works really well as a whole. It's the essence of Lovecrafts work, very hard to express, but Eldritch Dreams did it, respect to the creators, nice work.
Thanks so much!
Really enjoyed this ! Well put together….good pace.
Thank you, Richard!
WOW!! Nice work!! Professional Work!!
Thank you very much!
This story is gripping and just compelled me to keep watching well done
We're glad to hear that! Thank you for watching.
Well done, a fantastic interpretation of one of his greatest!
Thank you so much! We're happy you liked it!
Truly superb. Mind blowing audio.
Thanks, Andrew! Glad you like the audio. Our composer killed it.
Awesome short really cool, no to be too nerdy but the creature and effects had a 'Returnal' the game vib which I thought was cool AF!
Thank you! So glad you enjoyed it!
Really enjoyed watching it. Very well done👍
Thanks, Ulf! We're glad you liked it!
@6:19, cool art, so well done.
Really, really nice images in this. The title glow around the letters was so good and soft and whispy then it kind of foreshadowed the look of the sky in later shots of Cthulhu land uh, water? Took some time to draw out that journal, too. Someone had some patience.
Imagine reading the Cthulhu story BEFORE we had any way of exploring the oceans. This would be even more terrifying because you couldn't just wave it off as impossible because we already have mapped most of the ocean floor distances and filmed nearly everything but in 1930s.... man, it would scar me for life just like seeing Jaws in the theater for the first time when it first was shown in 1975. I cannot with the ocean for that reason alone. Lovecraft knew that humans had the same primal fears as any other of the animals. Something huge and lumbering 50 feet tall from black unknown depths of the ocean would frighten anyone back then. It's still a frightening concept even though now we know better about the ocean and outer space. The only monsters that really exist anymore are the two-legged kind. Far more frightening than anything in fictional stories, I say.
Great job! Thank you for posting this!
Thank you for watching!
Awesome job loved every aspect of this short film. Actress did a fantastic job beautiful woman as well!
Thanks for the kind words! I'm glad you enjoyed it!
Wow, just wow, I was beginning to give up on TH-cam as far as horror goes. This is spectacular.
Thank you! We're happy to hear you enjoyed it.
Interesting. I really liked it. Great atmosphere
Thanks, Robert! We're glad you found it atmospheric.
Nice one. I liked the visuals. Well done.
Thank you!
Not bad! I'd like to see more of your work!
As Lovecraft pointed out in his works, the Eldritch gods and beings were creatures of Chaos, a force that is both creative and destructive and largely without much limits. Humanity is driven mad by the sight of them, and all that is order and logic destroyed by them, hence the protective bubble our universe exists in. But oh, what a fragile bubble it is, and we humans are far too easily manipulated and played by these beings.
Awesome, love it! I'm reading Cthulu at the moment it's great
timing that this popped up in my reccomendation
Thanks, Helen! The Call of Cthulhu is one of my favorite stories.
@@CosmicFilms_TV you're welcome , keep up the good work!
Very good short film! Congratulations to Lovecraft for bring cosmic horror!
Thank you!
Good attempt. Nice to see the craft work, haha. Keep going.
Thanks for watching!
This was the best Lovecraft thing I've ever seen. Too bad it's not long enough but great job. Loved it
Thank you!
This is a remake of Cthulú of Lovecraft, I like this short horror film because is incredivol
YES, I was looking for this. Love it.
Thank you!
The visuals were awesome and truly Lovecraftian without a doubt. Just, the end. I found myself looking at her through those rusty old 19th century-type mental hospital for the criminally insane prison door window bars and trying to make up some kind of murder spree between that scene and her waking from the full-frontal Azathoth dream to justify her being there.
Maybe you're saving it for the feature-length film, yeah?
Maybe she did go on a murder spree…maybe she went raving mad out in the streets…maybe it was something else. You fill in the blanks!
"Full-frontal Azathoth" is not a term I ever thought I'd see >_> and yet it entertains me so...
Great short film! enjoyed it!👍
The scariest thing about this story is she goes to bed at 8 o'clock lol.
It's cool since many Lovecraftian Horror, also has to do eith psychological horror, so yeah, my fav type of horror genre, awesome work
Our favorite, too! Thanks for watching!
Quite efficient ! Good work.
Thanks!
@@CosmicFilms_TV You're welcome ! I've sawn some other films from you, do you have future projects in that tone ?
@@herheartbeats5727 of course! We're already planning the next one.
Nailed it. More, please!
Thank you! We're working on more!
It was beautiful. I said to myself this is lovecraft! ! Is it your artwork? I’m showing everyone.
Thank you! Yes, this one was produced in-house. Thanks for sharing!
Excellent work of cosmic horror set in the modern day!
Thank you, Victor!
I saw the title and wanted to click. Then I saw that it was longer than the typical 5-minute horror short and I REALLY wanted to click!
Hopefully you enjoyed it!
Very nicely done. Once you've opened a door, or a chest in this film, you can't put the contents back in. They remain in your mind for all your time. In a way you become a prisoner of your memories. And your dreams.
Precisely.
I have an Edetic memory commonly referred to as a photographic memory, everyone always says “that must be great.” No it isn’t. Imagine never being able to forget anything. Having an organized collection of perfect memories of everything in your life including traumatic events. It honestly sucks. Anyway your comment made me think of that. Have a good day.
Well done!! Finally someone did a great job with H. P Lovecraft ideas and horror 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻also its was Azathoth in her dream that drove her crazy?
Thank you! Yes, Azathoth was the one that finally did it.
Another great storyline that implies that the most macabre horrors are generated by our own minds that leave us with more questions than answers.
Thanks, James!
@@CosmicFilms_TV you're welcome and thank you.
Really Good, liked it. Thank you.
Thank you!
That street in Boston! Acorn St.
Sure is!
I thoroughly enjoyed this.
Thanks, Brian. We're glad to hear that!
a very excellent short story very " lovecraftian " more please !!!! !
Thanks, Jim! We've got more in the works.
Very well done!!!
Thank you!
Great interpretation of Lovecraft. Had the feel of it.
Thanks, James!
2:30 I am already yelling at the screen. Do NOT open the box....got a feeling.
Well done. Hints, clues and allegations are spot on.
However, I would have that boxed and USPS to Miskatonic fairly quickly.
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it.
10:17 as an Orthodox, this moment makes me very happy.
Also! This is basically Call of Cthulhu 202*
Atmosphere is spot on. I love the comparison between this and the actual lovecraft. Can we expect anything in the future?
Thank you! We’d love to continue making Lovecraftian shorts. It’s just a matter of time and money.
Excellent. I think Lovercraft would have approved.
Thank you!
Loved this!
So so good! Bravo to everybody!
Thank you!
Great stuff! Time to subscribe and hit the bell!
Thanks! We can't wait to bring you more scares!
Too freaking awesome! Question: Was that Azathoth at the end?
Yes!
These 5 movies from Danny Takacs are awesome, they are pretty amazing! ☺ I've been watching a few Lovecraftian short films and this one really hits the nail! 🐙😈 are there more from the same guy or is that it? I kinda even strung these into one series with all the stuff happening to the lady, and in the end of it all she ends up in a padded cell! 😅
Thank you! So glad you enjoy them. That's all I've made so far but I'm hoping to get back behind the camera soon.
I like the way this visualizes the story. Pretty Lovecraftian.
Glad to hear that! Thanks for watching.
Good movie, thanks for uploading
Thanks for watching!
Really cool little film, Nice and creepy, the otherworldy cosmic shots are proper awesome!!!
Its so hard to find decent Lovecraftian cinema... but this hits the spot!!
Thank you!
I'm impressed this is well done.
Thanks, Steve!
Great work! I love it!
Thank you!