Eldritch Code - Short film
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- čas přidán 12. 09. 2024
- A dedicated IT-guy must stop a computer virus from spreading, unaware of the cosmic horrors he is about to release.
EldritchCode/
imdb.com/title/tt6739592/
Directed by:
Ivan Radovic
Cast:
Martin Hendrikse
Lisa Bearpark
Cinematography by
Majaq Julen
Music by
David Ristrand
Sound Editor
Alexander Kassberg
Visual Effects by
Ivan Radovic
Richard Paus
Jeancarlo Esteban
OFFICIAL SELECTION
Trieste Science+Fiction Film Festival, Itally 2017
Filmquest, Utah 2017
Monster Fest, Australia 2017
A Night of Horror, Australia 2017
H.P. Lovecraft Film Festival, Oregon 2017
Necromicon, Rhode Island 2017
IFI Horrorthon, Ireland 2017
Frostbiter Horror Film Fest, Iceland 2017
Terror in the Bay, Canada 2017
Dracula Film Fest, Romania 2017
Scare-a-Con, New York 2017
Fantastik Filmfestival, Sweden 2017
Monsters of Film, Sweden 2017
FKM Fantastic Film Fest, Spain 2017
Sacalacalaca Horror & Sci-fi Festival, Mexico 2017
Celluloid Screams Horror Film Festival, UK 2017
Sixth Sense Horror Film Festival, India 2017
Cryptshow Festival, Spain 2017
Nightmares Film Festival, Ohio 2017
Fantosfreak Festival, Spain 2017
Happenstance Horror Fest, Massachusetts 2017
Sin City Horror Fest, Nevada 2017
Mediterranean Film Festival, Italy 2017
Spotlight Horror Film Awards, Gold 2017
Lost Episode, Canada 2017
Killer Valley Horror Film Festival, Oregon 2017
Buried Alive Horror Film Festival, Georgia 2017
Fake Flesh,
Weird Film Fest, California 2018
Weird Wednesday, Germany 2018
Super Geek Film Festival, Florida 2018
Dublin SCI-FI Film Festival, Ireland 2018
"I decided to build a super computer that night with spare parts." Thats one hell of an IT guy.
Severely overqualified for that job. 😂
Would have been tolerable if he just spoke of the closed network.
That's Tony Stark level stuff right there
This is the Way
He's Gus Gorman, from Superman III... Lol
The Cthulhu-bucks logo on the coffee cup was most excellent :)
That and the “Squids” team banner on his office wall- two nice touches, among many! I just saw this for the first time today- I went on an independent horror shorts search and subscribed to all of the channels that popped up in two minutes, and I have a plethora of groovy stuff to keep me busy for a bit. But of course, this one’s title stood out 😉
And the sandwich cut into triangles
Where is Clippy when you need him? :""Looks like you were trying to summon an Elder God. Can I help you with that?
"F'TAGHN!"
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I adore the 80s synthwave soundtrack, and the IT guy's voice is so calming. I love all things Lovecraft, and this was a great take on a familiar story.
It brings Lovecraftian horror into the twenty-first century.
I wouldn't be so sure. It looked like Windows'98.
This is by far THEE BEST short horror I have seen to date.. This was amazing. Very well played out, I was creeped out by the portal opening. This needs a continuation. Whatever you can give us we''ll take if it's anything like this was. I am truly impressed with everything, from camera angle, to story, to music, and how you did the end credits as well. You've nailed the Lovecraftian horror aspect to a "T"!
For those wondering, here's a list of all the Lovecraft references in Samantha's inbox around 1:25:
- Amanda S. - I don't think she's an actual Lovecraft character, but she's definitely a cultist of Cthulhu!
- Henry Armitage - Miskatonic University was a fictional university located in the similarly fictional city of Arkham in Massachusetts, mentioned in several Lovecraft stories, including The Dunwich Horror
- William Dyer - the subject line "Out of the office- Vacation" is a reference to his Antarctic expedition in the short story At the Mountains of Madness (spoiler alert-he's not coming back)
- Francis Wayland Thurston - protagonist of The Call of Cthulhu, which the subject line "Call" references
- Herbert West - main character of Herbert West-Reanimator, referenced by the subject line "Re: Animator"
- Abdul Alhazred - the mad Arab who authored the Necronomicon, he appears later in the film as the man who discovers the idol of Cthulhu in the desert
- George Angell - the subject line "Translation" is likely a reference to his expertise in Semitic languages; the great-uncle of the above Mr. Thurston
- Cyprian Sincaul - not strictly a Lovecraft character but still part of the Cthulhu mythos, subject line "Ages ago!" is a reference to his appearance in Lin Carter's short story Out of the Ages
- Possibly Gustaf Johansen (this is the main character of the short film) - a sailor in The Call of Cthulhu who has a close encounter with the titular eldritch horror (how ironic!)
- Morgan Smith - another non-Lovecraft character; investigator of the occult and protagonist of a series of stories by Robert Weinberg published in the magazine Space and Time
- Charles Dexter Ward - titular character of Lovecraft's The Case of Charles Dexter Ward (to which the subject line "The case" is a reference), master of dark sciences
Finally, Samantha's last name is a reference to the Whateley family from The Dunwich Horror, who are responsible for the entry of the horror into this mortal coil. Perhaps that's where she got her involvement with the occult!
I didn't know that there are people out there who are more obsessed with Lovecraft than me. :)
Good eye!
The game: Elder Sign does have an Amanda character. She is a college student. Her special
Ability is to complete multiple tasks in one round. Not sure if she is part of Arkham Horror, the likelihood is strong, though.
@@txmetalhead82xk Yep, Amanda Sharpe from Arkham Files board and card games was my guess too. She also dreams of R'lyeh and that strange language which fits the picture.
Caught several myself.
However, one question.
Read a biographical piece on Lovecraft years ago. In it it said that he got a laugh out of people not being able to pronounce Cthulu properly, and never tried to correct it.
Ever read that?
Or should I start referring to corals as "Kuh- Nidarians", and comb jellies as "Kuh- Tenophores"? Or is that "Kuh- Teeno- Puh- Hores"?
Incidentally, both of these phyla are found in waters around the Puh- Hilipines. I also know of no Puh- Terosaurs from there. At least not any more.
The funniest part for me was when Samantha was looking through her e-mails, every one of them a name of a person from a Mythos story, with a short double entendre quip on them in the subject line. The best, for me, being, Herbert W Re: Animator .
It’s a shame more people haven’t seen this. It’s well done and enjoyable. 👍
Good news! This was randomly recommended to me. The last two videos I've watched were a mini documentary on worms, and something from a science youtuber.
The algorithm has smiled upon this work.
Count Meowt Mysterious are the ways of the algorithm!
Yes, yes, yes! This is exactly what I have been looking for! It pains me that the combination of cosmic horror and IT is such a woefully under-explored genre, when these two elements were like a match made in heaven. I wish some big studio would acknowledge its potential and make a full movie or TV show about it.
The series called Laundry files by Charles Stross is a long running book series about just this kind of thing, I highly recommend it to anyone who is interested in Eldritch horror and IT.
@@Quebber Thank you! I'm surprised to see someone reply after all this time, but I'll definitely check the book series out, it sounds like my cup of tea.
@@Halucygeno With this lockdown I find myself watching a lot of short films and travelling backwards through uploads. The premise of the books is amazing would love to hear back from you when you have read some of it.
@@Halucygeno It's really good - "The Atrocity Archives" is the first in the series.
Charles Stross' laundry novels cover very similar territory.
Why isn't this a full length movie yet? Seriously, this needs to be expanded on. Thumbs up if you agree.
Always remember to randomly give the IT people snacks ... they know how to fix/delete and mess with you.
Turn your screen sideways?
Love those pranksters!
As a lifelong fan of Lovecraft, I really enjoyed this! Would love to see more like it.
Really impressed. In the IT of Madness.
Damn this should have been the title.
Wow Johnny Depp has really let himself go as of late.
He was married to Amber Heard for a bit. That's enough to destroy any man.
@@leshawn.d.1805
*That!* 👆 👏👏👏
This is the best thing he's ever been in
Normally I would have found the 'spare parts for a super computer' bit silly, but you really cast the main guy perfectly. He has a bit of a Johnny Depp vibe, really sold the character.
Yo this was pretty sweet. The buildup to what happened was seriously well written. The payoff is really hard though as cosmic horror is extremely hard to translate from text to screen. Either way you earned another subscriber! Much love.
Nice job, I especially liked all the hidden nods and winks. Well done.
I got whiplash trying to nod along.
As a former IT guy I can confirm everything here is real.
Herbert west: re animator
I’m sorry that’s just clever
Don't forget Miskatonik University!
"When Cthulhu shows up and offers you the red pill or the blue pill, take my advice. Go for the blue pill."
"Can you hand both over to me please? I want a closer look at them."
Loved the Squids pennant on his workstation wall.
I love to see Lovecraft's Cosmic Horror being adaptated to a modern world. I wonder what HP would have written with the knowledge of the Big Bang, outer space, Artificial Intelligence, spaceships and so on
Great vid! 👍
Loved the synth music!
Amazing Cosmic Horror short movie. Congratulations.
Loved it. The world needs more cosmic horror.
Imagine being this cool of an IT guy
Moral of story, don't spike the hp sauce while working in the craft with a love one, remember.... just say no.
Super bad ass! Can you guys please keep making films like this!
"Lucky for me I had enough spare parts to build a supercomputer."
Allow me to ponder that statement.
This was epic
10/10. It had style, suspense, pacing, and an excellent narrative. Truly a great piece of film. Thanks for this.
Wow! So happy I found your work. Stellar, I say🐙
Great script, pacing, design, ideas...
Love it!
Thanks 🐙
Not bad, I'd love to see another lovecraft film like this.
This was fantastic! I'm sharing this right away! See if we can't spread the Eldritch code to all Servers ;)
Thanks for the support Apo! :)
Yep, just one of those days, hastily building a supercomputer out of spare parts in a few hours after work, while tripping on peyote. Good job, Samantha.
Loved it. Fh'tagn awesome
Watching Cthulhu and cosmic horror, I loved this. And then you added Dance With the Dead at the end, and I was like yessss!
Well Done! While I enjoyed the subject lines and senders in "Samantha's" e-mail list, the Cthullubucks coffee cup was my fave. While I'm not an IT professional myself, I know enough of them to know that their jobs can often feel like journeys into Lovecraftian Madness as they seek to solve problems created by hapless employees. :)
I want one of those coffee cups!
Careful what you download. I get the impression Samantha knew something she wasn't telling. Nice work.
This is the sort of treatment I want to see in Lovecraftian Horror!
idk why this film did not go viral, it is super impressive
This was fantastic, a superb job done by all involved! Also as a computer person it was refreshing to see some actual realistic IT stuff :)
As an IT professional beginning in the days of DOS (and before, actually), that was about as IT-realistic as "Short Circuit".
That was great! Loved all the HPL refs. Well done.
Well done! Nice campy 80s vibe, well shot and edited, and the Dance With The Dead track during the credits - thumbs up!
Cool cool....dug the combo of Cthulhu and synthwave .....awesomeness.
OMG, Fantastic! I'd love to see more shorts like this! Totally in love, congrats!!
I enjoyed this Lovecraftian short. Very entertaining.
I found this by pure coincidence! Or maybe it was meant for me to find it!
As a lovecraftian fan we need more short films like these
my man was really just eating 3 slices of bread with a slice of cheese in between em, that’s an insane man’s lunch
So many little easter eggs I loved it !
Love the coffee cup logo. Stars over R'yleh? Maybe? Starry Dawn Coffee? The Esoteric Order?
"Good to the last Abomination!" Should be the slogan.
This is why I always do the protection circle and burn incense whenever I do troubleshooting.
Man I forgot about MSDOS, late 80s and early to mid 90s nostalgia 😎
oh wow there are many nice lovecraftian easter eggs in here!
Ok…..THAT was cool! More please.
very well done with such cool style
HP Lovecraft would be proud! C'thulu Kudos!
The "squids" football thing made me laugh hard
You guys have my curiosity on just what you'll create next. Bravo!
very, very good. great, even. i want more.
This is such a fantastic short! Loved all the references to Lovecraft really nicely done! Can't wait to see more!
Loved this short film & the short comic it is based on. I wish there was a 3rd "Cthulhu Tales" omnibus from BOOM! Studios to devour. But what we got with the "Cthulhu Tales: Delerium" & "Cthulhu Tales: Madness" omnis are anthologies comprised of mostly solid-to-great comics that are original, thoughtful, capture a sense of eerie & unnerving fear of the unknown, contain atmospheric dread(be it predicated on the cosmic level, the more intimate insanity-based level, or both at the same time), & pay homage, in some way or another, to Lovecraft's works or influences. All of these qualities just mentioned are hallmarks of enjoyable Lovecraftian fiction, in my humble opinion. Like many films, short or otherwise(especially in the horror & noir genres-- but found among others such as fantasy & sci-fi, as well, to be sure), a fair number of filmmakers, showrunners(& studios, in general) are turning to the medium of comic books & graphic novels for inspiration. I, for one, am ecstatic to see this being the case, being a lover of comics & graphic novels for the last 26 years of my life. There is much to be mined from the world of comics & graphic novels that can be used for the purpose of adaptation to the screen, big or small. I hope this trend continues, as I, personally, feel that no small number of films & shows are little more than remakes, reworkings, reimaginings, or close to being nothing more than regurgitated copies of films from the past with only minor changes made here & there. This seems to be most true when dealing with the genres of horror, sci-fi, & fantasy-- 3 genres I absolutely love. And it saddens me. Of course there are exceptions of originality by some horror/fantasy/sci-fi filmmakers: see the works of Justin Benson & Aaron Moorhead(ex: "The Endless"), Panos Cosmatos(ex: "Mandy"), Robert Eggers(ex: "The Lighthouse"), and Guillermo Del Toro(ex: "Pan's Labyrinth") to name a few. I would recommend checking out all of the films of these 4 filmmakers. And I have to recommend, with every fiber of my being, that you checkout "Guillermo Del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities," if you have Netflix. It is an anthology of 8 films, most with a run time of around an hour(but there are a couple of episodes that are a bit shorter). Del Toro acts as the show's creator, curator, executive producer, co-showrunner, host, & the writer of both the 1st & last entries. But all 8 films are directed by a different director; and the directors all due an excellent job of storytelling. The choice of directors, be it the aforementioned Panos Cosmatos(also check out his bizarre & creepy film, "Beyond the Black Rainbow") with his trippy nightmarish episode titled, "The Viewing," or the wonderfully disturbing adaptation of HPL's "Pickman's Model" by Keith Thomas-- whose 1st feature film was the intriguing AND goosebump-inducing, "The Vigil,"... every one of the 8 episodes has its merits, & gives hope that there are directors-- and writers, for that matter-- who can offer something fresh & truly scary, thought-provoking, &/or emotional instead of the recycled clichés Hollywood has a knack for re-doing & redistributing, regardless of whether or not fans of the genre(and possibly the original films themselves) even want.
Thus ends my rant, lol(I blame my bipolar mania). I got a bit sidetracked in my comment about the influence of comics & graphic novels on films & shows today. I'll just say that I love comics, & I think they are rife with possibilities, in terms of adaptations into films & series. But I like to know there are those such as Del Toro, & the directors he offered episodes to in his "Cabinet of Curiosities" anthology, who either write their own material, or take inspiration from inspired prose(not comics) horror/sci-fi/fantasy writers when choosing to direct a project. This particular short gives me hope for the future. As do the comics creators this short is based on.
HOLY FUCK NUGGETS!!!! THAT WAS AMAZING!!!! Instantly subscribed. I dont care if this 1 short is the only content on the channel. Hope not but either way subscriber earned.
this should be more popular
that coffee was never ending
Is that a Cthulhu image on the coffee cup? Never mind, as soon as I posted my question and went back to the film... it was answered.
Love the winks interspersed throughout.
Not just that but the coke bottle was green and said Cthulhu, the sports banner said squids and of course Arkham Corp....ohh and Microhard instead of soft.
*_LOVE IT!!_* Well done, guys!
i totally love it! you mixed Lovecraft with pc and software in a clever way.
“Yog Soggoth is the code. Yog soggoth is the internet. He knows the breach, he is the breach “ a modern cultist chant
Ha! Great soundtrack and all of the logos! I am seeing a football team called Squids!
awesome production !
very clever. stimulating truely. couldbe a great idea for a full length movie or even a series
Good one! I enjoyed it. Wish such things were possible...
Seeing this made me have to go listen to Hey there, Cthulhu.
Completely unbelievable. Where's this guy's manager putting his big foot all over that super computer project? Where's his ROI report? What about lifecycle replacement costs and training?
That bit about builiding a supercomputer out of spare parts in the IT closet? Happens all the time. Pay your IT Staff.
Not only that, but they misspelled "fthagn". How tough can it be?
Great story :). I think the starbucks logo was a litlte Cthulhu but maybe I'm wrong, but I don't want to be :). Thanks for this!
Very good,,These people have a future in film
Luckily for me I had enough spare parts to build my own super computer 😃 excellent! Just good enough to write the most intense VBScript in the whole world! 😂
3:32 Ahhh, maybe they shouldn't have use the operating system from "Microhard"
Despite being an horror movie, that was so much fun to watch! 10/10!!!
I really enjoyed it. Thank you.
I like how this is happening in 2037, but they all have what looks like Windows 95...and it's FHTAGN! not fhtang...apparently not a real Cthulhu
Fhtang bothered me so much I immediately checked the comments. The outdated software seemed right to me. I used a 40yo inventory program at a F200 company.
The whole story and the dark synth outro as well, both great as fhtagn!
This is well made! Damn!
This really deserves more views.
Dang the pacing on that was smooth! 10/10
Superbly done. I wanted more! Kudos!
Excellent ! 👍
nice little details qith the SQUIDS team banner on the wall and the coffee cup logo
Brilliant!
Squids on the wall, even more tentacles !
awesome -- great stuff!
Small point, Gus did not wake anything up. He "disturbed" what is dead and waiting. I can only hope that when HE comes you are not on HIS naughty list for that small point. Loved the film though. Knew what the message said when it came on screen, Lovecroft seems to have recruited me into the cult by his writings......
That's the punishment for not using Linux.
6:40-When your computer is so powerful it ripped a hole in the fabric of the universe.
Moral of the story: keep your eye out for the Samantha in your office workspace; we all have at least one
That was great! Gooooooo Squids
Very enjoyable. Thank you.
Getting Laundry vibes from this.
Not really. Stoss knows technology. This guy doesn't..