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The guy that played the sheriff deserves a shot at starring in a big budget horror movie. His facial expressions and emotions felt genuine rather than acting.

Apparently the estimated budget for this was $60,000.... That absolutely blows my mind when Hollywood horrors, which have a budget of millions, can't even come close to how good this horror short is.

If short film wasn’t in the title I would have thought this was a scene from a big budget action film. This is incredible! And every actor deserves a job in Hollywood.

The sheriff is a tremendous actor. He makes you feel like this is real, and that he witnessed what he saw. The detective was pretty good too. This is one of my all time favorites of the short films. Great job.

I like how the sheriff actually gets the hell out of there as soon as he hears something horrifying instead of investigating more.

Dear All, I know many of you are anxiously anticipating Part 2 of MINER’S MOUNTAIN! For that, we are very grateful. Please know, this film has been funded independent of any rich uncles, Hollywood monies, trust funds or anything of the like. MINER’S MOUNTAIN is truly an independent production. It has been a long road and Covid has not helped. Ben has the film edited but we are waiting on the visual effects to be completed. We are on our 3rd visual effects team. Ben has very high standards and we are on a shoestring budget. He wants the absolute best for Part 2 and he is not willing to cut corners. I hope you all can have patience as Ben and team do their best to get Part 2 done right. Thank you. We are grateful for your continued support, patience and interest in the film.

It really gives me Until Dawn vibes. Everything is so mysterious yet intriguing. I can't describe it. I applaud each and everyone of these actors for a SHF. 👏

This was very well done. I could feel what the sheriff was going through, that's how powerful this actor's performance was. The set work, the script, everything about this short is 5 star.

When he's in the car trying to start it...I'm yelling at my phone "ROLL YOUR DAMN WINDOW UP!!!" Lol

Why does a person roll down his car window during the night in the woods is beyond my comprehension...

Why is this KZfaq short film more interesting than actually horror/mystery films?

The music is on-spot, the screech is horrifying, the subtle pause on any background sound when the creature is near is perfect. The silence, the indifference the thing has for immobile vehicles makes a lot of sense too. Also, the fact that they fear humans, even though they consider us prey, gives some sort of animalistic realism to them. They aren't humans... But almost are. I like the acting of the interrogation and the final conversation. All 3 actors are great, but the oldest Sheriff (Henry Bazemore, Jr) absolutely nailed it. His part is all about drama, which isn't something all horror movies manage to do well; But this short surely hit the spot, and they chose an excellent actor for the role.

Those Wendigo screeches are genuinely terrifying. The sheriffs acting as well seems genuine, I love it

Now this is the type of content that i pay my internet bills for..

Now THIS is a high quality short movie... From acting to casting, from lighting to tempo... Congrats.

To all wondering about the music. I have done hours of research and I found the following: Revenge by Kerry Muzzey - 15:14 - 16:25 Something can grow by Tony Anderson - This is the violin song that appears at 0:05 - 0:52, 12:19 - 14:00, and 14:50-15:14 Evaporate by Luke Atencio - 4:35 - 5:45 The Summoning by Kyle Preston - 5:58 - 6:50 Because Finally It's Everything Alaskan Tapes - 10:25 - 10:38 I apologize but I couldn't find anything on that one atmospheric song between 3:27 and 4:04 or the song after the summoning between 6:50 and 7:04. My theory is that the song after the summoning is just a rendition of Revenge by Kerry Muzzey. Most disapointingly I couldn't get anything on the music between 10:43 and 14:10. Can't wait for the next movie. Great work Ben.

Dear Santa, all I want for Christmas is a full length version of this movie.

I got more tension and chills in 15 minutes than in a full length horror movie, the camera work was excellent, the actor portraying the Sherriff had everything right, down to micro expressions and that twitching when he got pissed off. If more movies were like this, the horror genre wouldn't be as boring as it is today. Hats off to everybody involved in this short.

A seventeen-minute low budget film nailed far more than the late Hollywood make believe productions!

Look at the credits Look how many people it took to make this happen... Salute to each of you! That's was the REALEST "no" I've seen on screen in a while.. I felt it! 😬

Blown away by this short film and blown away by the sheriffs acting. His face screams protagonist hero in some kind of action horror film.

The actor who played the sheriff has a bright future. Great A level acting.

This short was so good the actor playing the sherriff really pulls you in with the emotion and facial expressions he conveys you can feel what he is feeling the fear and the confusion. I will be watching the next episode I can't wait. This had me wanting more of the story.

Wow..just wow..this entire short film is a cinematic masterpiece! The actor who played the sheriff needs to be on the big screen! His emotions are pure raw, filled with passion and anger. I felt everything that he felt. I normally talk a lot when watching these films, but I was so silent when listening to the sheriff. He spoke in such a way that captivates the audience, his presence was impeccable, his reactions, his expression, was absolutely incredible. The Wendigos really gives Until Dawn vibes, the acting was absolutely brilliant too! This entire short film needs to be a movie. This is a great watch, the music too!! Absolutely incredible work.

“Wendigos” are people that have committed cannibalism and morphed into a monster, so I think the miners he was talking about must’ve ate each other and the monsters are them years later after turning into Wendigos. I like how this movie didn’t spoon feed the audience with exposition unlike every big budget movie Hollywood releases right now. Its sort of just like, if you know, you know.

Hey Hollywood, if you are running out of ideas. You might want to take a look at these indie filmmakers. They have lots of cool original stories. Please stop those mindless remakes and reboots and make something new

God the sheriff's actor was amazing....they all acted very good but his facial expressions, his lips trembling....absolute talent

Very well made, the ending I sort of saw coming that the wife would be killed. But I like that even in this very short film you added lore on who the wendigo is. And made it clear there is more than one. The miners trapped turned to cannibalism, and the surviving ones became monsters. I feel if you ever got enough money for a feature length film, you could do wonders.

Little details like the picture of him and his wife while the camera points at the two detectives. The acting. Geez should of made this a whole movie

I was so engaged with the story that it caught me off guard when it ended! You know the acting is good when you don't notice it's acting!

I am so beyond impressed by this short film! I was on the edge of my seat the entire time. The script, the acting, those tracking shots... this is the kind of effective horror filmmaking that Hollywood often fails to capture with 10x the budget.

Oh, this was just great. A perfect skinwalker/rake/forest demon MOVIE. This needs to be a feature film. Take a bow. Kudos.

This should be a full length movie. Everything is amazing, the acting, the camera, the lighting, omg even the final credits! Very well done!

This is one of those rare horror shorts that I wish was longer because I simply didn’t want it to end. This could be a full length episode on an anthology tv series. Henry Bazemore Jr is absolutely phenomenal. He does more with the show of emotions on his face than most jump scares films fail to do, terrify me at the thought of what he witnessed that night. I hope to see him in a feature length horror/thriller soon. Everything about Miners Mountain was amazing.

The creatures in this film gave me The Descent vibes. The sheriff's emotions were actually felt by me...thats good acting! Same with the officer who was aggressively interviewing him! Glad KZfaq randomly recommended this to me. Wonderfully done!

The actor who plays older version of the sheriff comes out on Season 1 ep 2 of the show “Sleepy Hollow” in the first minutes of the show. When I saw him I was like,” dude!! He’s from that one horror film” and I had to look it up again. Worth it, cause I watched this short all over again.

The creatures resemble wendigo, not exactly in appearance, but in origins and abilities, the miners were closed off in the mountain, so if they were trapped instead of crushed then the miners may have resorted to cannibalism, which would have made the wendigo. The abilities of the creatures are (based off of events in the film) speed and strength, because of the creature decapitating the deer carcass in the blink of an eye, the creatures also appear to be intelligent to some capacity, because they stalk their prey, and didn’t kill the prey right away, as seen when the female creature stopped in the middle of the road and stared, and the fact that the presumed wendigos toyed with their prey, dropping the head on the car for example. I, of course am no expert, and I could be dead wrong. Either way 10/10 film, great monster.

The acting, the narrative, the design of the Wendigos, everything about this short film makes it a masterpiece

Honestly, I’ve been watching a ton of these horror shorts and the acting has been horrific. This though, this acting is phenomenal! Great job guys!

I keep checking how long this is cause I still can't believe it's a short film.

The acting in this was seriously next level; the gentleman who portrayed the sheriff did an amazing job of making us really feel his internal conflict, and his distinctive voice certainly helped ramp up the tension. I would gladly pay theater ticket price (or, realistically given the current scenario, exclusive streaming price) to watch a feature length version of this.

This 17 minute short film is honestly way better than most movies out right now. Full length would've been awesome. But I like that it's short if that makes sense. Awesome job!

Dude playing the sheriff did a great job at acting. The role he was in could've easily been cheesy and lame but he came off as real and believable.

As a somewhat jaded horror movie fan, this is f@#$ing amazing. Beautifully shot ,expertly written, & a gripping perfomance by the players. My hat is officially tipped to all who had a hand in this.

Moral of the story: Don’t chain up your dogs in the mountains.

This has to be one of the best short horror films out right now. The sheriff's acting was so believable, the music had such a great tone and the plot was so original. I wish this would be a full length movie.

the way i only realized by the end where they zoom out onto the mountain and the show the title of the film, that the miners that were trapped in the mountain ended up turning into those creatures omg-

This should be turned into full feature film. That was awesome. The man who played the sheriff was very believable his acting skills are superb. The story flowed nicely and the ending worked well.

Yoo...you can make a whole fucking movie out of this man. Brilliant idea......

so when do we get a 3 hr version and then him going into the mountain to avenge his wife?

This popped up in my feed & I thought looked interesting. I started to watch so that it would remain in my "history" so I could go back to it later. Instead, I watched the entire 17+ minutes... Blown away. The acting. The production. The filmography. The music. The story itself. If this was on DVD I'd buy it (& subsequent parts!)

Ok so when your a horror fan it's hard to impress us when it comes to the "creature" or "monster ". Most of them look extremely cheesy. The one in this film actually made my skin crawl. If I could give it a standing ovation I would because this film deserved it

The pros of this short film: Literally everything, the acting, the story, the creature design, just holy crap. The cons: IT IS A SHORT FILM AND I NEED TO KNOW MORE.

INDIE FILMS NEED MORE FUNDING. they're literally better than blockbusters

This is a brilliantly shot piece akin to a hollywood level film. The same level of skill goes for the acting and story structure and editing to further the sinking feeling of fear. I admit I came upon this film while searching for short films relating to stories surrounding the fictional yet widely celebrated SCP foundation. When I saw the cover I expected it to be inspired by the titular foundation and one of their SCP's, 096 also known as The Shy Guy. The face was very similar and I thought "Oh an award winning film about one of my favorite independent/fan created monsters? This is going to be sick!" Instead I was graced with a seemingly original story with the recognizeable tropes of monster horror and tragedy. Overall I'd say it's a solid and expertly crafted film that I would love to see a continuation of. The only caveat that I saw in this was the effect of the deer head hitting the car. It was the only real jumpscare in the film and it didn't hit quite as hard as I personally would have liked. However I'm curious if the tracking shot leading to the car door, as if being the creature's view was meant to imply that it was above him, on top of the car or otherwise. Something left to audience interpretation perhaps. Undoubtedly drawing on the legend of the Wendigo with its subtle nod to the origins of the town of Miner's Mountain and the question asked by one of the agents if any miners survived. If they did, they would have undoubtedly needed to eat their colleagues, dead or otherwise, which cursed them with the evil spirits. Since Wendios are thought to retain their intelligence, finding a scape goat to protect themselves only makes sense. They watched the Sheriff from afar for years, waiting for the moment to strike and claim him as their scape goat. Again a beautifully executed piece of storytelling. One I hope to see continued.

Would definetely watch a full length movie based on this, even the credits are outstanding

Wow, there’s nothing better that stumbling across something you weren’t even looking for, how glad I am I found it though. This is incredible.

sheriff: *locks doors* also the sheriff: *keeps window rolled down*

Bro the Sheriff was absolutely one of the best actors I’ve watched in a long time, it’s been said but he absolutely needs to be in some more movies.

Why this shortfilm is way better than majority of other mainstream films?

4:29 no way in hell I'm getting out of my vehicle to investigate that sound lol

Usually in most movies/short films whenever I see a character scream NO at the top of their lungs it's cheesy as hell, but this was the first time the big no actually sounded believable and gut-wrenching. This is a masterpiece, and this is coming from someone who doesn't usually enjoy horror movies in general.

This is just sooo good omg. Hollywood should learn from these people!

Ok. So evidently I watched this 2 years ago. I honestly didn't remember it until about 5 minutes in, and how I could have forgotten it is one if life's greatest mysterious. Thus movie is better than 99.9% 8f the crap that flows otta Hollywood. I can't say enough good about it. Please do a part 2.

I'd rather pay to see a short horror movie like this than watch a one and a half hour long fake horror movie with jump scares for free

Everyone play their roles accordingly and so breathtaking to watch Kudos to all

It's actually hard to believe that this was made completely independently, this has the quality of a Hollywood film

Yeah, this needs to be a full length film. Probably one of the best shorts I have ever seen.

Okay...now I've just finished it and for real... PHENOMENAL. THE CINEMATOGRAPHY AND DRONE WORK IS TO DIE FOR. This needs to be a full length film. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

That poor, tormented sheriff.... this was so well done. The acting was amazing!

Flicking off the light switch to reveal those dirty little naked things was ace. Nice reveal without a cheesy jump scare. Creepy to think those things have been there the whole scene long. Loved it looking forward to more

This was so well done. I only wish the younger version of him looked more like the main character. That confused me a little.

The story gave me some "Until Dawn" vibes with the miners getting buried, never to be found. Great acting and cinematography.

This was incredible. From the cinematography to the acting and the score it’s just 10/10 all round. I can’t praise every aspect of this short enough. Well done and I’m really looking forward to seeing more from you

Man this was so well done I'm so upset it wasn't longer I would have loved to see a full length movie of this. Love stuff to do with Wendigo's or at least that's what they sure seemed like to me.

Holy shit, that dead body scene after "Did you see what was left of her?", that scared me soooo bad. GREAT movie short!!

I really need to stop watching these in my pitch black room by myself at 2 am

This needs a big budget and should be a show, it could be so much more than a movie and needs to be a show. You have a fan in me.

This really felt like the first episode of a television series; honestly I hope something like that comes from this initial short. This was great!

Very impressed by the final tracking shot from within the house, outside the window, overhead of the dog with a twist, and a pan out to the mountain. Wasn't expecting that from a short. Good job!

Whoever this actor is deserves a shot at a high budget movie. Hes fucking perfect

Phenomenal performance by the Sheriff.👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

I usually dont review these short films however this one was GREAT. I dont understand why the studios arent grabbing these actors, director /writer and giving them a big budget.

Yea....this should definitely be a full length movie! WTF! Don't tease me.

Someone call SCP asap. This entire town needs to be "secured". I really liked the adult version of the sheriff. Very good acting.

Incredible short film. You can tell the person playing the sheriff was born to be an actor.

Just the music at the start is award winning. Masterpiece!

The Sheriff is an amazing actor. You nailed this, this is one of the best short films I've seen. You need to make this a full length movie. This makes a great prequel.

The Sherrif needs to be in a major budget film. His expressions put me right next to him starring out that window. Words can't describe the horror I felt seeing him realizing her impending doom.

This was an amazing short, feel like it could be turned into a 8 episode show or like a fully fledged film great take on the whole wendigo/skinwalker story. All the best for the actors and everyone involved in production.

Masterpiece. Everythign about it. The ending. The acting. The editing. Everything that has to do with sound. I can't even with this. Who did this music.

No horror movie has given me a constant feeling of unease like this, it’s so good

I want a full length movie on this one now, and with the same actors, writers and director.

Very quality filmed movie,gloomy and creepy atmosphere of forest,and realistic looking monsters,i watched very many horror movies,but this short horror movie looks more interesting than cliche movies that 1 hour long

The background music, the theme, the story,the artist everything is perfect.filmmaker should be highly appreciated for this masterpiece

The Scream While He Was Checking Out The Deer Almost Made Me Faint! I Love It

I love how the violins in this movie are being played throughout the course of the story, giving off a good sense of beauty and mystery, engaging the viewer This movie’s acting, cast, narrative and cinematography is astounding as I cannot wait to see this studio’s future projects.

This needs to be a full length big screen movie!

The use of audio was incredible. The way it shifts a calm, mournful, scene into one of tension, unease, and alertness(?) by simply dropping the music was **chef's kiss**