Storytime (Short Horror Film)
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 16 พ.ค. 2024
- The line between fiction and reality is blurred when an audiobook narrator becomes self-aware of his listener.
Link to the Vimeo version (better compression): vimeo.com/942866075/b741f91d27
Link to IMDb Page: www.imdb.com/title/tt32384017/
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Check out more work from composer Ryan Shreves:
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Check out more work from lead actress Sydney Brumfield:
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Check out more work from voice actor Sam Roberts:
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I loved the stereo effect when she took out her headphones, made it really immersive
Don't get too invested. Or it might sink it's teeth into you
Excellent example of how important sound design and pacing are to good horror; you nail it as always my friend! 👏👏
Omg I loved your horror short she knows
Thanks as always man! Always appreciate feedback from the horror homies.
You know it's a good horror because he didn't need to use a creepy figure to scare you, he managed it out with a f* red blanket. Great job as always.
i love the switch in audio at the end which seems to suggest that we're the one listening to the podcast now
Yup.
GYAH WTF
It got weird real fast
Bro, Mr. Cresswell is such a menace.
"Mr. Cresswell did not take kindly to such slander..."
@@dylanclark Oh frick
@@georgeofhamilton ggs my dude ur cooked😂
@@dylanclark”mr cresswell wasn’t happy about what George said”
One thing I love about creators who don't overuse jumpscares: when they do use them, it really takes you by surprise. The noises when he's mutilating her, the description and the gore were all done really well also, really made me uncomfortable.
I felt the "jumpscare" when Mr. Crasswell is standing there menacingly, unmoving - which at least wasn't a simple loud noise + rush towards the camera - could've been skipped in favour of something else, or slightly improved upon. But that's about the only thing I CAN think of on the spot, and I'll usually be very harsh and focus on small things with my critique.
I get there are people who like jumpscares, and ofc there are some amazing uses of jumpscares (cat hissing in Alien is a well-used example) but I am personally not a fan of them, they do nothing for me.
I feel similarly about this moment! I would've preferred if he actually never coughed (breaking the tension in the doorway) and instead just began to slowly walk toward her in the silence. We shot it like that, but none of the takes ended up working for one reason or another. The take we shot where he "coughs" was the only one that worked! Alas -- so it goes. Appreciate the feedback on this!
@@dylanclark Aw man, that's a shame. Because how you describe it, sounds absolutely more dread-inducing to me!
Love your work man, keep it up. You have made some of the best horror I've ever seen, ever!
I'm dying to know who was outside her door😂
I was so happy to see the same actress from 'Portrait of God' here! She's wonderful!
And excellent pops of red throughout!
LOVE THIS SO MUCH!!! ❤❤❤
She's brilliant! She conveys fear so well that it makes me more scared!
Amen! Sydney is wonderful.
Yes I thought it was her 😊
It’s such a different character and performance that I didn’t recognize her, she’s fantastic
yup! Watched this for her, her acting, even without saying one world is brilliant. Great artist she is.
Right before the jump scare, you can see on her phone that the podcast skips forward to the end. Really nice detail.
The image of the red blanket in the door way slightly obscured by darkness with the eerily normal bathroom in the foreground might go down as one of the most iconic horror shots I’ve ever seen
Ok, I love the red shower curtain. Nothing happened with it, but the striking red matching the blanket filled me with so much dread and uneasiness. If she opened the door and there was a simple white curtain, I wouldn't have given it a second thought, but the red? I was so worried something was going to happen. And nothing did happen. Just great letting us viewers make our own terror out of "nothing". Just a simple, matching, shower curtain
It was a red herring.
@@Blueoceandog bahahahaha, nice one
Tbh I thought it was a nod to that old horror movie "Psycho" since; Red curtains, bathroom and those high pitched music noises when she pulls the curtains aside to climb into the bathtub.
@@SatanicPizza-fo2ei Wait, Psycho got red curtains? Thought they were white, or maybe I am mixing the movie up with The Shining. HEREEEE'S JOHNNY
@@Mindboggles oh no, no! Psycho is in black and white. Maybe I too put Shining into my mind. I watched Psycho and The Shining before. I suppose red just translated to blood in my mind and with that music when she pushes the curtains aside I was just reminded of the famous scene in Psycho and even though the blood is black, due to being shot in black and white, it's still pretty obvious that's blood
I love the premise. And the implication they *all* try to save themselves by rewinding. 10/10 gave me chills
Horror with a touch of self aware humour. This was brilliant. And the short runtime really is perfect for this. Not a single second was wasted. It was captivating from start to finish.
Glad you you felt the humor! One of my favorite things about the idea was that the narrator would get to toy with her in a slightly amusing way.
@@dylanclark You and your team did that perfectly. Especially in the end you could here a spark of morbid enjoyment in the narrators voice.
As someone who constantly listens to true crime podcasts while home alone, this one gave me a particular kind of chills. Well done! Can’t wait for the behind-the-scenes video!
Great use of audio and letting our imagination fill in the horror of what’s being described in the audiobook. Excellent pacing, editing, directing, acting, and gore!
Thank you!
Dear god the sacrifice of the bathroom jumpscare for pure suspense was brutal.
Sacrifice?
@@jostockton. Well the jumpscare could have been far stronger if they had executed it in 4-5 seconds but instead they held it for about 8. It's less effective but still really good. The 3-6 second region is generally a point of extreme fear of a jumpscare. A jumpscare is very effective in this time zone. During this time though you also experience extreme fear. So instead of cutting it short he pushed the jump scares quality back to increase the amount of fear present before and after the jumpscare. I've watched this twice today and the mere silent suspense has me fucking dying.
Glad you dug it! You can really torture the audience in horror by simply doing *nothing* at the optimal moment.
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This was a very good one. Unique idea and well executed.
Good 1
Agreed💕🦋
That you had the restraint to not show what Mr. Cresswell looked like under the blanket made it more impactful
IDC if Dylan Clark writes a story about me I'M LISTENING.
So much that I loved about this. The camera tilts and push ins were beautifully done and I loved the colour grading. And the concept itself is just brilliant. Loved the small detail towards the end where the podcast skips itself. Amazing work all around.
Thanks Kevin! Glad you enjoyed that detail at the end :)
That stereo effect with the one headphone taken out was such a nice detail
Finally someone that actually makes ghost terrifying. Instead of just jump scare and it gets you.
Dylan is a director to really look out for. So unique
Loved the atmosphere of the voice only audio. Makes it scarier.
I gasped. My jaw dropped. I don't even know how you shot the ending. Bravo. I was waiting for a "please subscribe" at the end of the podcast lol
The color design in this was amazing I love how you kinda used a limited pallet with just red, white, black and greys it really really sets an eerie tone that was just so good
We we're studying how to make short horror film and our friend suggested your portrait of god. Then we we're shocked to see there's a newly released one and we loved it! Thank you for inspiring us with this newest short horror film!
Ah, this is awesome! Love hearing it. Best of luck with your work!
I have never seen anyone "pop", hah, out bangers after bangers like this. After the Face of God I've made sure to spread your work as much as I can, 102k subs is CRIMINALLY underrated.
Thank you so much!
I hesitate to say this, because all of your work is so good, but this is seriously next level. One of my favorite horror shorts I’ve ever seen. Great stuff, Dylan
Truly one of the creepiest and well written short horror films I've ever watched.
As someone who listens to Creepypastas all the time, this hits a bit close to home 😅 As always, this was a great film.
While not specifically creepypastas, horror audiobooks are my drug of choice, so I definitely know what you mean ;)
@@Mindboggles could you suggest some audiobooks ?
@@jannatulferdous8003 I sure could, depends what you are after though. If you like Lovecraftian/ Cosmic Horror I could definitely help you out.
I have some other suggestions as well, though I am not a big of 'ghost/ vampire/ werewolf' stories etc.
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What a masterpiece of short horror. This was one of the very few shorts that truly chilled me.
Dylan Clark is one of the best new horror filmmakers I have seen in a while. His shorts make me so excited to see a longer feature from him.
Why can't big budget Hollywood pieces be this? Bravo, bravo!
You really think Hollywood directors and writers can't make short films like this (and way better than this)? They absolutely can. It's easy to make a great short film (relative to skill, obviously I can't make one myself), because you don't have to build up any type of background or story or give any answers. A 90 minute film is much harder, and it's why the vast VAST majority of people who make great short films never do anything else. Because they can't. The difference between a short and a full movie is insane, and it's incredibly difficult to take a 7 minute story that has no intro, no character development, no background, no storyline, no lore, no answers, etc etc etc, and turn it into an actual movie which DOES contain all of those things.
@@tbaxter07 I'm sure that there are still talented folks in Hollywood who given free rain could do some impressive things, but in the last 30ish years I can't off the top of my head think of a single big budget piece that didn't leave me feeling "meh". I obviously haven't seen every single horror film that has come out but I do try to keep my eyes open as stuff comes out. Can you recommend to me anything worth watching that had significant financial backing, be it a short or full length feature, that you believe does a better job of creating a sense of tension/suspense/dread? I would be even happier if you could show me one that leaves you with a sense that the people involved in the films creation had a lot of fun doing so like Dylan's works do.
Loved every frame of this horror short. I got the goosebumps 3 different times throughout the 7 minute runtime. Very impressive film.
Love the split second before the end, when you see the phone manually shift the time back to the end, meaning the girl had no chance to begin with.
The colors, the story, the sound editing, the great actress... Excellent!!!!
Wow, this is really excellent work by everyone. The actors, the director cinematography, special effects, sound etc. I watch tons of horror shorts and most are pretty good .Especially if you appreciate that they're made with small budgets and limited resources.but every now and then something like THIS comes along and just amazes me. Great job!
I’ve only discovered your channel recently and have been binging through the older videos since. It’s my first time witnessing the release of a new one, and you can really tell each short improves drastically from the last. Please keep making videos; they’re all so good.
Deserves a full movie for itself, no cheap jumpscares, very well done. This is the best film I’ve seen in awhile
Absolutely amazing. I’m a big horror fan and your shorts have yet to disappoint. I’m very surprised you aren’t more popular. Keep making more, we are all here for it
These 7 minutes were scarier than every horror movie that has come out this year.
Love this. One of the few short film channels I believe deserves more eyes.
More goosebumps and fright then most horror movies have ever given me. I love watching your films and am excited to see how far you go!
This is by far one of the best horror short films I’ve ever see! Well done to you all! 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
The waits are WORTH it every single time 💯
Each on of these is so unique! I'm impressed. Can't wait to see the next one
The sound design with the headphone gave me CHILLS!!!! Amazing work as always!!!!!
The podcast skipping to the end was incredibly brilliant my god this is so well done the attention to detail is perfect I really can’t praise this enough this film is amazing
This one’s editing is REALLY top notch, it’s nuts to do a binge of your films from years back and jump to this one’s amazing quality! You weren’t kidding with that “headphones recommended” part either, this audio is your BEST yet! The switches from mono to binaural are so immersive and definitely my favorite part about this new short! Not to mention the color palette. I LOVE wine red + blue-green, it’s a match made in heaven, and you all RULED it! ❤
I think our protagonist believes the premise a bit too quickly and acts a bit odd compared to some of some smarter characters in the past, but you always manage to catch the biggest horror pitfalls before they happen. “Don’t open the door” in that invasive, uncharacteristically harsh tone from the narrator was awesome. Props to Sam Roberts!
I have to say, my favorite scare was the shape in the hallway coughing. So much tension released in a PERFECT jumpscare. No ear-bleeding loud noise, no over the top visual, just beautiful tension and a payoff that confirms fears. Outstanding work there.
Again, give yourself and your whole team a high five for more beautiful work! I hope you guys get to work on full horror films one day - I’d see it in theaters in a heartbeat! You’re all wonderful, thank you for sharing your skills with us! 💖💖💖
Thanks for such a kind and detailed comment! Serious appreciate it and the support 🫶
@@dylanclark Thank YOU for allowing us to enjoy your hard work for FREE! 💖
The narrator has an immediate immersive tone. Whatever he reads would be so interesting. Great story, or maybe not because I listen to a lot of podcasts and audiobooks lol. Great job as usual. Keep up the amazing work to you and your team
Making a horror story the monster in a horror film is amazing. Even a bland horror story can cause so much terror of someone remembers this film while listening
Alright, this was simply fantastic. So good, on all fronts. Everyone involved should be wildly proud of this. Loved it.
this is incredibly well written, and genuinely scary with simple effects and good edit
well done this is amazing
I don't know what makes it from Dylan's style for me, but i can't miss his works. Absolutely captivating
SOOOOO Spooky!!! Another perfect short! Congrats man!
Bro you hadn't even watched the video lol
@@sitfish1113 I sent it to Cameron before it was uploaded!
Thanks man :)! Excited for what's up next...!
@@dylanclark ah cool lol
@@dylanclarkI’m excited what’s next so so much
Dylan does it again! Edge of your seat thrills! Well I was leaned wayyyy back in my chair to distance myself from the screen because I was so frightened! Concise yet complete story telling never ceases to amaze me!
Best horror short film I've ever seen . Best narration , nice jumpscare and really good execution
Amazing! Perfect timing too since i just got back to watching horror short films again yesterday. Congratz on the 100k!
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*Poppy cries while a red blanket shows off a box of fresh produce and ingredients that can make an easy meal in under $15 and 30 minutes, with dozens of new recipes added each month!*
I have never gotten scared from a horror short film. I usually watch these alone in the dark, but half way through this one, I was like “nah, let me turn those lights on.” 10/10 The end made my sisters scream 🤣
Dylan just nailing another one. This plays a with a fear i have of scary things being mirrored into real life. Great job
I swear your horror short films need more attention these are so good!
another really well done short film. The progress of this channel is really remarkable
Can't choose between this and Portrait for my favourite horror short, they're both so amazing
"Portrait of God" is one of my favorite horror media done in a visual way, sitting there with stuff like "Saturn Devouring His Son" by Goya, Alien, the work of Junji Ito, etc.
While I have some media I enjoy more overall, they are all literature, and the brain will always trump the screen in my own opinion.
Especially when it comes to horror.
However, something visual media like movies and shorts provides that literature doesn't is the art form of making movies itself. Literature relies on language, the use of words, and not much more.
Movies rely on so much more; sound design, visual queues, acting, camera work, etc., etc. ad infinitum.
Hell yeah my man! Very well done!
I especially LOVED the little detail at the end where you can just barley see the playhead zip forward, GREAT attention to detail!
What do you mean?
Thanks Taylor! Glad you noticed that detail haha. Had fun adding that in.
I appreciate the uniqueness of your ideas, this was another awesome short!
Omg this was awesome!!! I wasnt expecting the ending to end like that. Thought it would be a “she got away” story. Loved it
These short films are just getting better and better.
This was excellent! LOVE Sydney!! Please keep her in your stories. She’s incredibly believable and adds so much additional tension and investment with her acting. 👍🏻
Extremely well done... innovative and creepy with a suffocating sense of dread that builds, and then flashes to a crescendo at the end. Thank you for sharing this fine piece of work.
This is some of the most bone chilling original writing I myself have encountered. To realize you've stumbled into someone else's demented story is truly terrifying.
Your technique has improved a lot over the years, but the taste for pure horror has remained the same, and I like it very much. Congratulations Dylan, and greetings from Italy!
This was so great. I was on the edge of my seat. Very well done. The sound effects were amazing.
whoa! this is awesome! thanx to everyone who was involved
Since I listen to horror podcasts daily, this one touched a nerve! Well done, I loved it!
That was EXCELLENT! And a standing ovation for the ending!
Truly a work of art. This takes sound design in horror films to another level. The story was fantastic and had an original concept which you dont see every day. Truly inspiring. I loved the acting and the cinematography. Well done :)
One of the best horror shorts ever. Really perfect subject matter too for us creepy pasta fans
I love it. Dylan never dissapoints. A very good job.
Literally every upload from you is a treasure
The red in every scene surrounded by this cold blue tone was sooooo perfect 😍😍
This channel always brings out the best horror short films! Absolutely 🔥🔥🔥
Came upon a video about this on instagram and had to see it for myself .
Amazing
Serious thumbs up. Very, very nicely done! Special props to Ms. Brumfield for drawing us in.
This is one of the best short horror films I’ve watched the suspense, the narration just a pure masterpiece 💯
Oh, how I would love to help with stuff like this. This was brilliant! I love just how great every aspect of your short films are. From the audio being queue perfect to the small, minute details of set design. 10/10!
Let's go another movie! You are very creative and amazing filmmaker good job❤️ the quality is amazing❤️ thank you
Having watched all the previous films, I was expecting another creepy-faced creature. So I actually love the subversion that we never see what's under the red sheet. It's one of those simple but genius ideas, and you guys pulled it off so well! Bravo!
Thank you! We toyed with some ideas about showing just a little more, but the classic less-is-more won out as the scariest version. Glad you dug it!
Most excellent, Mr. Clark. Wonderfully woven together. As far as I'm concerned, it could have ended a minute earlier, but we're not gonna be too critical today.
Amazing stuff. Smart, scary, fun. The story, acting, camera work, all top notch. I love how you really went for it at the end... can't wait to see your full length feature :). Peace from Toronto Canada.
Dylan does it again! Great work, man!
Much appreciated sir!
OMG, that was so good. I love how it's not over the top yet keeps me engaged better than any Hollywood film.
Wow you've done it again. That was brilliant - and really terrifying. I really need to stop watching these so late at night.
Amazing sound design and wonderful, subtle use of VFX! Amazing work, Dylan!
love the sound design and especially the cinematography. you killed this brother as always
Thanks as always man!
Holy man!!! This gave me chills, what an excellent short
whoa - how I wish I could watch this over for the first time. Chills. This was genuinely horrifying. Really good work! Definitely a fave 🙌
Congratulations to all the team for the excellent work!
The overall production was amazing!
As most said, the sound design gave that extra touch in the whole atmosphere, while cinematography was once again excellent!
Oh, and the ending was great!
To me this felt like Dylan making it known that he doesnt need some horrifying creature like in Remains or Portrait of God to scare people and that all he needs is a bedsheet and excellent sound design. Another masterpiece. I cant get enough of this channel.
Very original and creative as always, enjoyed it a ton! Shoutout to the sound design - awesome job