Horror Short Film “Creswick” | ALTER
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- Sam's fear of her childhood home is brought to light when her ageing father claims there is another presence in the house.
“Creswick” by Natalie Erika James - watch the short film that inspired the feature film "Relic"
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Horror Short Film “Creswick” | ALTER
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Natalie Erika James’ RELIC has now been certified fresh at 96%. See the film that inspired it on ALTER.
Watch RELIC at home or in drive-ins this weekend: www.relicthemovie.com/
If you’re a fan of Natalie’s work, we’ll be showcasing another one of her short films later this year.
I was watching relic last night thinking about this didnt know sooooooo goooood!
Yes I just saw Relic at Celluloid Screams in Sheffield (UK) and it was the best film shown over the weekend. VERY highly recommended
I saw Relic last night. Loved it. I immediately had to seek out everything else this director has done! Going to watch Relic again with my wife tonight.
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The figure in the woods looks, and sounds, like a hanging body. I think that Charlie changed himself there, that's why his height isn't recorded as old as Sam. The body draped over the father's shoulder is the body of his son, really the guilt of his suicide. The chairs devolving is a metaphor for the father's growing dementia.
Beautifully done.
*Hanged
Yes, that's what I thought as well. That was the body of his son --it was so terrifying. DAMN! So rarely do I get to watch great short horror videos such as these.
And the fact that the daughter is also haunted by her own share of dementia, that the father possesses. The doll was not kept in the locker by the father but it was the daughter herself who did that.
The growth chart at 1:54 is the whole key. Charlie passes Sam in height at 16 and a half, but then is no longer recorded by the time Sam is 17. The father literally carries the weight of Charlie's passing, whether it was his fault or not.
That's a very nuanced, thoughtful consideration of the story. Thank you for sharing. Stay ALTERed.
Wow, fantastic insight.
Wow. Thanks!
Jillian and Addie I’m glade you were able to read it, I can’t even when I pause text video!
Their is quite a difference in height of charle at 16 and then at 16.5. It possible that at 17 his height is out of the frame. Sam also grows quiet fast between 16 and 17.
This gripped me from start to finish. I think the drawing is of something she saw when she was a child then remembering it as she grew older. The shadow in her bedroom was her fear creeping back until she put the light on (like a child prefers light on to keep monsters away). The creature hanging off her father at the end is a demon representing his burden of something from the past, she also saw it because she feels the same way as him maybe? something ties in with her and her father considering she can see it.....and he carries it....
I can't help but notice an individual/entity approaching Sam from the woods whenever she goes into trance. I think it's a younger version of that thing attached from her father's back, in which most would agree represents the illness inflicting him, which will eventually & inevitably attach itself to Sam as well. The distance between Sam & the entity in the trance represents the timeline by which it'll caught up with her.
Anyone else notice how those last 2 chairs looked like they could have represented a human spine and hip bones?
No...Just me?
No looked that way to me as well. Disturbing.
Yes i did..the pelvis i suppose and a inclined spine too
My first thought was like a traditional chiropractor’s chair fir spine adjustment
That is exactly what I thought
Yeah I did.
This could easily have been expanded to a full length film. One of the best short horror fims I've seen yet.
I just came to this short after watching Relic - the full length debut by the writer / director of this film that used this short as inspiration. Relic was fantastic but some of the music / sound design was too heavy handed and didn’t allow the fear to ratchet up over time (my guess is post production influence by the American producers as it was produced by the Russo Brother’s production company). I really love the clarity and restraint exhibited in the short. But despite my minor critique, definitely watch Relic
it is now, its called Relic
THIS IS SO FUCKING AWESOME!!!! the atmosphere, those fucking chairs, it feels like everything is wrong, out of place and time. And on top of that, it didn't use jump scares, wich can be used ad nauseam. Simply amazing, I want more from this director.
scariest part was how calm she was while pulling out the splinter. HOW DO YOU NOT MOVE A MUSCLE THAT SHH HURTS
Dementia is scary...when I was younger my grandfather had it, he stayed with was when this was developing till he moved into a nursing home.. At our home, he would stand in front of our window from the inside looking out to the front yard and the street..he could have stood there for hours probably or he would pace back n forth to the window..he would look confused, baffled..later after his death my mom told me that when he looked out the window, at times he would see hooded figures come out of the ground in procession with one of them always holding a list of names. He told my mom his name was on there... As a kid, not knowing that was still scary..Our house was a little creepy to begin with. Before dementia my grandfather was kind, a jokester, and eternally cool.. So, even though this is Demetria making him see things, for him to see something so ominous and somewhat damning, blew my mind..creeped me out to say the least..
Thanks for the information, may the Lord guide us to the right path.
Very well done! Some times the most horrifying thing is living with a crippling disease, especially of the mind. Then there's those who are caregivers, who are aware and unable to do anything about it. Another amazing work shared! Thank you!
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So visually compelling!
Am I the only one really impressed with the last chair? I mean, its grueling message aside, it looked crazy cool!
wit out the comments id be so confused 🤦🏽♀️
Sameeee
The reveal of the distorted chairs in the woodshop was very understated but very effective. It reminds me of the similarly distorted "gynecological tools" in the David Cronenberg movie "Dead Ringers."
So ALTER, was this intended as supernatural horror or psychological horror using the supernatural as metaphor for the mundane?
The latter, most definitely. I think...
Doctor I don’t know what happened. 😭
I just saw iMom in my recommend and thought just one couldn’t hurt. Then I just couldn’t stop. Now I’m hooked and I even subscribed.
This is expertly crafted and all around just air tight, just wow
She had that drawing in her book, and as a child never wanted to be there, and now her father feels the same. Maybe there was something that kept her away as a younger girl, but her dad's decline from staying there and not leaving, has left him with a baggage that no one can fix, not even her now!
The daughter is coming to terms with it, this is so cleverly made 10 out of 10
Happy Friday everyone!
It really pisses me off that I read this on a Friday.
Excellent short film. Very spooky--I just wish it were a little longer.
Glad to see this excellent atmospheric short finally came to Alter. I believe the issue was not dementia but supernatural.
This is beyond f****ing awesome! Great work to all that's part of this film. I sat up straight and i could feel the hair on my neck rise. I took a quick short breath when eyes opened
Another good story!!
Can't believe how good nice touch 👌
The chairs scared me.
That thing on her fathers shoulder freaked me the hell out. She was so calm looking at it
A drug addict is said to have a "monkey on his back." That was no monkey! That was something out of a Hieronymus Bosch painting! Whatever it was, it made eye contact with the old man's daughter and coolly acknowledged her. There was mutual acknowledgement. It was either a literal demon or just the "demon" of dementia.
I'm super critical about movies. But this one is really good! Awesome work you guys :) thank you
Gave me the heebie geebies!! I always watch with an open mind,I never read the comments untill the short has finished,I never for one moment thought father was suffering dementia,same with "invaders" never gave a single thought as to her religion and her being hunted down by nasty people,me thinks I'm slow on the uptake!! :) x
Sucked me right in.....Gave me the chills then left me a head scratching!! Was good!!
@@gomezgomez9665 Don't feel bad. I had no thoughts of dementia either. Once I got to the comments, it was like I must be ... CLUELESS.
@@RPRosen-ki2fk The world according to Gomez and Rosen!!! :)
At the end, what did you think the video was? I accidentally read the comments while watching :/
Well acted and done, but I didn't understand what the story was about at all.Can anybody please explain😟😮because I'm lost big time.
Dad is losing his memory probably suffering from Dementia or maybe Alzheimer's thus portrayed by the "creature" on his shoulder weighing him down. A "creature" from which he cannot escape.
@muppet watcher Thanks so much for taking the time to answer my question😄😆I really appreciate it.Your Awesome!! Peace out yo
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Excellent. Truly excellent.
Don't worry u are Safe here🔒
The chair that he recently made, for me it’s similar to a human bone structure (skeletal) where in the one where you should sit on looks like a Pelvic Bone which is connected incorrectly with the Spine and Rib Cage. Idk though, maybe I’m the only one who’s looking it this way but it’s like he’s losing grasp on his mind and self and that thing on his shoulder is slowly consuming him as he becomes weak as he grows older and older.
Ps. Scared the hell out of me. Love this short horror film
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5:12
I've been having a lot of trouble sleeping this whole fucking month.
Every time I wake up I see shadows of huge motherfucking spiders, the size of my head getting close to my face crawling through the wall to my pillow. I can't help to jump like 2-3 meters out of my bed. I hurt my back pretty bad last week because It hit the edge of a big furniture I have at the right of my bed.
I also been watching big people walking around out of my room as soon as I wake up, I want to believe it's sleep deprivation but goddammit that scene gave me the creeps.
Now this is worth a full movie.
All of these alter puns have me weak lol
this is so sad ugh
so this is what happened to voldemort
How come no one has mentioned the other thing standing to the right at the end? I still cant understand what it represents
This was really good
Daddy has his lil nite nite buddy!!!😹😹😹
If it is dementia then why is the dog sleeping outside. He used to sleep inside.
Okay, the strong dementia hinting case, with the odd behavior, forgetfulness and degradation of his "skillset" as a craftsman. But there is indeed a strong supernatural element here, the dogs change in behavior, the missing sibling, "intelligent shadows", the odd hallway of tree's which grants us the strange audio clue of a rope swinging with something heavy on it, the strange shadow in the tree hallway. Then there is our emaciated, twisted, and male creature riding on her father's shoulder, the darkened skin and emaciated appearance grants it the look of a person afflicted with a wasting type disease. In which your body does waste to nothing, usual associated with prolonged chronic illnesses, the twisted spine of the chairs might also be a clue, and the twisted way the creature is postured. I'd say either the creature was the 'Charlie' on the wall, they either where born with a wasting type disease, that also caused twisting of the body causing the deformation or had an accompanying bone issue. Eventually 'Charlie' died or was in so much pain they sought assisted suicide. Which could lead to the father continuing to carry the spirit as part of his guilt.
Just when the suspense was building up… You people can't do this to us viewers!!
I've already seen this movie here on TH-cam, maybe it was shown in another channel since it seems Alter released it a few hours ago, but I'm pretty sure I've already watched it.
ALTER...is genial 😉💯👍
How in the hell am I supposed to sleep now properly. That entity's face is now embedded in my mine. Scared me to death!! And the dun dun dun of the music did not help either. When I lie my head on my pillow, it.'s like that thing is lying his head right next to me now.
''Now I lay me down to sleep,
I pray thee, Lord, my soul to keep;
If I should die before I wake, (***pls keep that thing away from me***)
I pray thee, Lord, my soul to take.(***pls don't let it take me***)
If I should live for other days, (***going to get whoever replaced the Warrens***)
I pray thee, Lord, to guide my ways.
Amen.''
What's the signification of the chairs morphing into a human pelvis and ribcage?
Beautiful
Interesting and cool short
That's how to scare people!
Super cool film......
Poor sandwiches...
in the end he said "goodnight son"
wow. really good, even most of comments(didn't read all). my question is, what about the dog?
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We carry our stress on our shoulders!
6:27 There seems too be an audible EVP or something added to the film. A voice calling Katherine.
I heard it too! Wonder if it was intentional?
Anyone else struck by the fact that the chairs look more and more like a human pelvis and ribs??
There's something hanging in the tree's in the middle of that copse in 8:40. Or rather someone hanging.
4:14 i thought that there was someone behind her ughhh
I have that same bed from ikea haha🥳
This is more see sad than anything
I almost peed wtf😣
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CELLBIT?
1:54 Who is Charlie ?
🖤
She has one of the most realistic reactions to all the crazy scary uncertain stuff she experiences. Wide eyes,the breathing...the level of curiousity...the slow movements..it isn't overdone like almost all movies we see. She was perfect😲😌🤓
She did one thing right: turning the lights on
Yes 😂
billieari And here I was thinking she should have had a flashlight in the first place!
Sheila's got some sense in her, she's Australian. Wouldn't expect otherwise.
another she did right is when she turned off that suspense sound making machine
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She did one thing right: turning the lights on'
I know that's right
It stopped checking for monsters under my bed. When I realized they were inside me
Honestly, the thesis for a lot of psychological horror films.
Don't cut yourself on that Edge boy.
@@WatchALTER don't ur weird dreams scare u. CoZ u do horror so it have some part in your mind.
That's actually deep thought man. If only all the dictators, serial killers and similar lot could realize that.
'The monster inside me is getting bigger and bigger' if anyone remember or knows it?
Its sad when the monsters are diseases and there's no escape
You mean this breakout Coronavirus back there..right?😪😂
Jesus is the only way to escape!
@@joshuab2437 no
I'm with the rest of the alter people.... part 2 is needed! you guys rock
part 1 was more than enough
What i love about alter:
There is no jumpscares🤯😂
They keep you interested ⚘🔪
Their videos are AMAZING 🥴😍
For real no jumpscares on their videos? I hate them
SableWidow there’s tons of jump scares lol
I've seen ones with jumpscares
@@sablewidow There are jumpscares
I kepted presuming there was going to be a jump scare lol
Thats what i love about Alter i like creepy shit but i hate jumpscares and in alter films there is almost no jumpscares
"Things move, turn up in weird places.. It's like someone else is living here" it's like he's forgetting everything, it's losing himself, he's not eating well and he's waking up in the middle of the night to check on things. Hoping keep memories of his daughter around the house, eg. the bunny after so many years. Regrets of the past and wishing she still like it there and feeling safe when she's around, like the good old days. No matter where he moves, IT will follow him.. It is already a part of him. 😭 Good job guys!
Great explanation but why did the dog start sleeping outside? It even whimpers when she goes inside at the end
This was deep, I watched my farther my Dad with dementia it felt exactly like this movie. R.I.P Daddy Eddie Lee Lewis ♥️😟
I am so sorry
Let's jump in. What does everything think the ending represents?
The father is carrying the burden of his worsening dementia as well as past transgressions? The tunnel of trees which the daughter remembers from childhood represents her fears of something sinister (in the past?) The placement of that meat hook next to the first chair was eye-catching. The location, the place itself must be important - the short is named after it.
Having read the other two comments , I agree with both . Placement of meat hook , most won't catch . Dementia plus past wrongs is definitely what Dad's carrying . Daughter's childhood traumas and possible inherited mental issues are rearing up in her head .
This short touched home for me . Superior camera work , the actors should receive awards , the story itself outstanding . So all involved :
TAKE A BOW 👏👏👏👏👏
Alter , you are the BEST for this genre .
THANK YOU 💜💜💜
@@Jaskol_Wazon Great interpretation.
We definitely buy this.
I see the thing attached to the father as a demon living off of the father. I think the daughter always knew it was there which was why she always left in a hurry as a child but forgot as an adult.
The demon exists on fear and negative emotions so tries to create them without killing the host.
Not so much fun as the other ideas but if dad feels better with his daughter there then I think it will turn up the heat on her to get rid again.
We search for monsters around us but we always forget that their true home is situated inside us.
I could see anything that ALTER UPLOADS ..I trust it ... Better than most of the horror movies... Thanks a lot ALTER
Thank you! Stay ALTERed. 🖤
this is a re-post. an excellent short. needs a pt-II
Beautiful. Strong story and acting!
Think i need a sequel though ...
I so enjoy these short horror clips. Keep up the awesome work for for real.👍😇👌
Am I the only one who clicks the like button without even watching the film ?!
NB : only happens with ALTER😍
A short featuring ominous antity lurking around
HELL YEAH
Edit: GOD that thing is nightmare fuel
Did you mean entity ? And it has nothing to do with the supernatural at all. This is about dementia.
These horror films are always ALTERnative and original; I love it! Keep up the great work!
Thank you and stay ALTERed.
WoW 😲!!
This was very very well done! The atmosphere was always a bit off and just got murkier as it progressed 🥺
Loved how the audio went off kilter a few times. Made it feel all the more unbalanced. To accomplish that much in a 9 minute short... this deserves a damn standing ovation👏🏼
I did had some Nightmares from the Scene where It is on his Shoulders. Really Scary and Awful.
But well made. Take care ❤
I'm a new fan. Being a short story writer myself, I am amazed by the originality of thought. I relate almost all Alter films to a borrowed thought from a friend and I quote "The human mind extends infinitely inwards as it extends outwards." You guys are the new revolution in horror. My favourite genre. Thank you so much.
Alter doesn't make these films. The filmmaker pays Alter to have it on their channel.
At the beginning i had a little freak but ake it didn't turn on to be so terrible 😘
🍿ahhhh what is that thing!👻👀👀
Can you please never stop making these videos.... your content is what I live for
Yikes!! but what was it making the father create in the workshop? Ribcages?
I think the chairs were a physical representation of the father's dementia. The first chair was beautiful, but as the disease progresses, his ability to think clearly diminishes.
It is showing how his minds declining and he cant even do things that he is amazing at doing.
I think the fact he talks about things gone missing or being moved. Doors unlocking after he is "sure" he locked them, etc. shows his decent into dementia. Her growing fear of losing the part of him that is still aware of reality and losing him completely is depicted by the tree tunnel. I think the figure in the distance is "the End" and it scared her more and more as it draws nearer. Very deep film. Creepy in the best sense of the word!
The most serious horror is the weird looks and eyes of the lady...nailed it!! Alter
This short film is nothing short of fantastic and effective. Definitely will be checking out the director's other work!
It took me awhile to understand the horror movie from the comments. It had an eerie atmosphere and spooky resemblance of how the father carried the weigh of his son which means his son resides in his mind all times
Nice
Very creepy. The entity in the coat was worth 100 jump scares. The gradually deforming chairs also scarred me. I see them as marks of possession, not dementia. Dementia does not necessarily destroy a master’s skill. Well done 👍
That's my thought too.
But it does when you forget.. ..
Making the chest weird would actually take MORE skill.