This proves that directors can spend millions on horror films but can still be totally garbage...these low budget short films are brilliant and top high ranking films by far this scared me more than any of Hollywood horror films did...well done to the creator of this film truly talented

She swimming in that murky water was more terrifying.

The mother's message at the start pulled at my heart. She had a small role in this, but she killed it. She sounded so gentle, so sorry, so concerned. It was so sad.

Who else came from instagram?!

The guy at the lake played his part excellently. He had me scared shitless through the screen!

The scariest thing was swimming in that lake... there could’ve been alligators, water moccasins, gars, alligator snapping turtles like no thank you

I'm a huge fan of this psychological approach to horror. What for me is integral to how this works as a film is the judicious use of music and silence, no 'ominous synth' noises 'guiding' the viewer into reacting 'appropriately' to what's happening on screen. To be brief, we all have the capacity to imagine, and for me this short facilitates that in a big way.

When the stranger tells her you shouldnt have come out here...chills.

I always look in my back seat before I get in my car....Always. Even when its I'm my garage.

The scariest thing is the way they handle that gun.

I loved how this short film used more of the sounds and silence to guide the viewer and not music. It mad eit feel more real.

Better than most of the movies nowadays…

No I didn't want this to end. The story line is perfect. Perfect horror- thriller short I have seen in a long time. The curiosity that it builds during the communication between the girl and the creepy man was delightful. Wish this could be more longer. Far far better than watching any full length movie.

Now, I know that characters in horror films are supposed to be stupid but just in case anyone who watched isn't aware of this: don't ever, EVER point a loaded gun to someone unless you're defending yourself. Accidents DO happen.

Absolutely awesome and a true essence of horror. No jumpscares, no gore, no onscreen deaths and yet creeps you out completely.. Leaving everything ambiguous and open for interpretation is also a great move. Not to mention great acting.. Kudos!

Who is here after instagram Reel.😂

All that flagging and playing around with a loaded gun was the scariest thing to me. Shit made me so uneasy when she pointed it at him.

There's no way I'm gonna swim in that lake totally naked. You'll never know what's under there.🤦🏻‍♀️

Am I the only one who wants to know how this continues? This could definitely be a movie

The way my jaw DROPPED when the hand came from the back of the car

Call me crazy but am I the only person in the world that checks their backseats as soon as I enter my vehicle EVERY SINGLE TIME I get into it?! Whether it was locked or not I have seen and heard enough horror stories to know better than NOT look lmao

who else came from shorts?

Great short! Good acting, good cinematography, great dialogue, not too over-the-top, and impressively eery antagonist. 8/10!

THAT GAVE ME GOOSEBUMPS OH MY GOD ????? the call from the supposed-to-be-dead boyfriend, the loud distorted music, her crying, the fucking hand from the backseat, WOAH im SHAKING

Moral of the story if she stayed in school, this whole situation would have never happened. Stay in school kids

she is a good actress i think she makes a great lead character

I wish this was even just a half hour. It hurts me inside because I want to see more. Incredible

This has the makings of a great suspense thriller movie. Would love to see this continued. Great acting with interesting characters and a compelling script.

Well noted: After going for a swim check the back seats before driving off

why do people put their finger on the trigger when they pick up a gun??? Finger discipline! Damn.

Really good! The guy playing the creep was amazing, I forgot I wasn't watching a Hollywood full length movie for a few minutes there.

I've seen a lot of these shorts and the quality of this one is probably the best I have seen. The angles, the editing, the sound, the acting were all top notch. The story wasnt lazy and didnt over explain itself, leaving just enough to the imagination. If this was a full length movie, I would probably pay to see it in the theater. Nice work. 'chefs kiss'

Number of jumpscares: *zero* This is the best horror thing I've seen in ages.

Everybody gangsta till it’s time to go to bed

So my theory was she shot Jake her boyfriend while in a psychosis that’s why you only see her in the water. Perhaps the stranger that’s talking to her from the grass isn’t really there but instead in her head mentally. So she visualizes the stranger as if he’s the predator but actually he’s watching her because he knows what she’s done. Jake could have crawled into the back seat and reaches slowly up while she’s driving away.

I think this proves that you don’t need millions of dollars in production value to have a good horror film. This is only ten minutes and it’s better than what Hollywood has done with horror by a long shot. I doubt they will, but I would love to see a whole horror film surrounding this. Maybe A-24 will do something. Who knows

Oh god!!!! I am addicted to this channel and it all started from the dollmaker

This was a really great short with a great storyline that was built upon suspense instead of jump scares. A lot of movies in theaters could learn a lot from Robbie Barclay about real terror.

This could have been a whole movie , a fantastic one

Anyone who came here after watching it on instagram reels?

Wow. That was so creepy. You just killed every young couples fantasy about skinny dipping.

Alright. This is my theory, Jake is already dead. That’s why I’m the beginning when she gets the voice mail the women is crying and telling her she’s sorry and they don’t have to talk about it. And if you pay close attention there’s scenes where it makes sense Jake is not actually there. She wakes and her face is scared yet confident when he isn’t there next to her and after a moment of sitting there, he finally appears peeing on the side. And with the gun scene it’s like she’s in control of it the entire time even when he’s behind her teaching her how to shoot it. And then she takes off running and yet he never catches her? She gets into the lake and a man appears asking her questions, but I don’t think he’s actually there. He disappears once she no longer looks at him and the gun also disappears and that’s because she never had it. Maybe prior to this day Jake had killed himself or was in a gun accident ? Either way once she runs towards the vehicle she yells out for him. She then gets back in the vehicle and it shows he’s calling her and instead of answering she stares at it. And the hand is obviously an African American hand so it’s most likely Jake who is obviously dead. So it’s like his ghost is there for her through the pain and manic episode she may be experiencing.

They should make this into a full movie. It’s really good.

I love this. Its perfect for me as I have a very short attention span and struggle to watch a full length film. Although, it had me gripped so tight I could have watched for longer

That was SO CREEPY!! humans far scarier than any ghost!

"Do I scare you?" "No! It's okay!" **looks around for help**

The end where Jake is calling on the cell phone and the pair of hands reaching out from the back. Creepy.

Im happy to see this account finally getting the attention it deserves

It was frightful because even though she was out in the wide open, she was still cornered

That guy man so freaking creepy and cringy, I was dying inside the dread of being naked alone with some creeper, the way he talked was so scary. The acting was amazing. Why I'm I watching this at night alone in the dark scaring myself for no apparent reason, I never learn my lesson. Thanks Alter.

Good acting from the young lady. The dude playing the psycho was awesome. Should be a feature.

The plot was intense.. every 2-3 mins you felt something was about to come.

I thought she killed Jake and she was actually talking to herself when she was talking to the man on the lake and at the end it was gonna be her mom calling and she would pick up crying and say 'Mom I did it again!'

She has that "it" factor they talk about in Hollywood. There's something unique about her, and the way she acts. She could definitely be the next big star.

That was so good. Everything lined up perfectly and actuary keeping me on the edge of my secm orwcll bed. Amazing as always altar ❤

That was extremely uncomfortable and nerve racking, well done!

The actors for these are getting better and better...

The scariest thing was once she got into the water almost all of her hair dye came out

This short film suddenly got views after 4 years.

this proofs you don’t need millions of actors to make a good movie, this guy got 3 actors and 1 voice actor to make this banger.

When she started swimming back to shore, I thought her feet were his hands behind her, and he'd emerge from under the water fully dressed. I was quite disappointed when that turned out not to be.

The voice message at the beginning can be from after what had happened to them in the woods. So many teens go missing every year, and for most of them we have no clue what’s been going on.

I need more of this. I did not want it to end!!!

Great piece of work! Enjoyed it very much.

No jumpscare , no bloody murder scene and only 10 minutes but it was enough for scaring the sh*t out of me. Bravo 👏👏

Fun fact: contrary to popular belief, backstroke is not the slowest swimming stroke. It is in fact the third fastest.

4 years old!? I saw this on TikTok and was so sad it wasn’t an entire movie .. more please

My heart couldn’t have taken any longer than 10 minutes of that !!

The scariest thing was when she went to look for a “map” but has an IPhone that has GPS

This is why we dont play in the forest and go skinny dipping (if thats how its called) in the middle of nowhere!! Hope everyone learned something lol

Alter has some of the best horror short movies ever

Thriller, not horror. But absolutely good. I could literally feel the title at the end.

That girl surely knows how to act, her acting skills were superb, she showed the right emotions, very realistic..👏👏

You can tell that water was freezing. She did a great job converting the cold shivers to fear shivers. Hopefully they were able to do this in one take!

The actress, Josefine Christoffersen, is very photogenic on screen. She did a good job here and deserves a leading role in a movie.

THE END WITH HAND SCREEAD THE LIVING HELL OUT OF ME !!!

Spoiler alert...... I was really scared when that guy started asking weird questions. Kind of similar situation I had to face on a school trip. Terrifying.

Oh my god him handling the gun with his finger on the trigger the whole time my anxiety was at an all time high

I saw the huge bump at 9:11 and figured that must be the climax of the video. Nope, just the foot guys creeping on her toes.

This definitely need to be a full movie

The actress nailed it. This is dope

She Actually Shot Jake And Went Crazy. The Creepy Man Was Her Subconscious Trying To Bring Her Back To Reality.

I was breathless watching this.

This could of been a good full length movie. I got sucked in and then it ended. I want to see more!! Lol

Those were some great camera angles. Especially when the boyfriend was behind her pointing the gun at us and the wide side shot of the whole lake flicking back and forth to close ups of the girl. At first I thought the acting was really bad but then when it came to the water scene where we had a close up of the girl and her facial expressions, I truly felt her terror.

Relax, I'm a professional... This is what a short is supposed to look like. Great acting, great audio, and the cameramans angles were superb, 4 out 5 stars!!

Yeah but can they make this longer. I'm so invested 😮

Epic short film! Had me on the edge of my seat the whole time.

A fairly creepy, well conceived short. It was effective in doing what it set out to do. Competently shot with excellent performances. I'm actually so glad it ended the way it did! 👏🏽👏🏽

The scariest thing was both of them putting their fingers on the trigger and pointing the gun at each other.

No jumpscare, no bloody murder scene, no gross kissing scene yet it still scared the sh*t out of me. 😊

"can you touch it ....... the ground under water" 🥶🥶, this man gave perfect performance

This!!!! This was the most nauseating, face numbing, stomach sinking fear I've felt in a while. Wonderfully written actors did an amazing job. I WOULD LOVE TO SEE THIS AS AN ENTIRE MOVIE. The concept is every girls worst nightmare

That good Samaritan not only saved her from an abduction beyond states lines, but took action to prevent her very unsafe use of a cell phone while driving.

This was a top rated film. I totally liked it. Hope they make another. I’m a fan.👍🏾💯👍🏾💯👍🏾🤟🏾

This needs to be a movie!

I knew the end and it was good. All you have to do to make any guy look creepy is have the shirt buttoned to the top. I would never just jump into some pond.

The shot of the spider was soooo well done. Such a nice little touch seeing as how she fell right into his trap like a spider we catches prey

Oh and her choker changed between scenes. She had either two on, or a bigger one. Then it switched to a smaller one when she got to the lake. Acting was on point. Chefs kiss

This has the potential to be a longer movie..I like that there isn't a lot of talking at the beginning 😊