Sound from the Deep - Short Film

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  • Sound from the Deep is a horror short film inspired by the works of H.P. Lovecraft.
    An international research group is searching natural resources from the newly melted waters of the Arctic Ocean. They pick up a strange underwater sound from far north. Thinking it might be natural gas, they start their journey to the uncharted waters. Soon they begin to understand the true nature of the Sound.
    Best Short Film & Audience Award - H.P. Lovecraft Film Festival 2017
    Best Lovecraft Short Film - A Night of Horror Film Festival 2017
    Honorary Mention - Morbido 2017
    Audience Award - Nevermore Film Festival 2018
    Best Horror Short - Philip K Dick Film Festival 2018
    Audience Award - Media Film Festival, Horror Fest 2018
    Best Horror Short - Motor City Nightmares 2018
    Best Horror - Hyart Film Festival 2018
    Best Science Fiction Short - Apocalypse Later International Fantastic Film Festival 2018
    Honorable Mention - Dragon Con Film Festival 2018
    Written and directed by Joonas Allonen & Antti Laakso
    Starring Eero Ojala, Lasse Fagerström, Anastasia Trizna, Mikael Andersson, Fabian Silén
    Produced by Jupe Louhelainen / Twisted Films
    Production country: Finland
    #HPLovecraft #shortfilm
    www.imdb.com/title/tt7213856/
    Contact: soundfromthedeep(at)gmail.com
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  • @Wild-Eye
    @Wild-Eye Před 2 lety +2803

    "Sometimes when I look north I feel like I'm in church"
    "Like you’re facing something greater than yourself?"
    "Like we shouldn't be here"
    Brilliant.

    • @BarterTom
      @BarterTom Před 2 lety +27

      But why?

    • @Wild-Eye
      @Wild-Eye Před 2 lety +38

      @@BarterTom Pancakes!

    • @BarterTom
      @BarterTom Před 2 lety +10

      @@Wild-Eye What?

    • @Wild-Eye
      @Wild-Eye Před 2 lety +21

      @@BarterTom BUT WHY?

    • @Biketunerfy
      @Biketunerfy Před 2 lety +37

      But why he asks…..? Because he can feel there’s something not right north like he has a 6th sense of the evil that lurks north like there is something in the air tonight and it’s not Phil Collins Duh….der…..deeerrr……!

  • @Brennus14
    @Brennus14 Před 2 lety +965

    It's a crime against humanity that this has only 72K views. It's a Lovecraftian masterpiece in every way.

  • @dukeironfist01
    @dukeironfist01 Před 2 lety +1760

    Bravo. Best Lovecraftian film I've seen in quite awhile. The portrayal of slow madness really had me guessing if it was the crew...or the main character that was losing touch. The shoggoth towards the end looked fantastic and just as I imagined them...the eyes appearing and reabsorbing was fantastic. Again well done. I would be remiss if I did not also give a huge shout out to the actors in this project. Your commitment to the moment was true artistry, kudos.

    • @BarterTom
      @BarterTom Před 2 lety +7

      It was a shoggoth? Not Cthulhu?

    • @dukeironfist01
      @dukeironfist01 Před 2 lety +37

      @@BarterTom That was my impression. I could be mistaken. I thought the oozing mass of eyes and mouths more closely resembled a shoggoth than Cthulhu. But, the film makers would have to be consulted to be sure.

    • @aarondavidking
      @aarondavidking Před 2 lety +25

      @@BarterTom How could that be Cthulhu? The shoggoths are the ones affiliated with the Elder Things.

    • @biharizoltan2
      @biharizoltan2 Před 2 lety +23

      @@BarterTom it's ubbo sathla...

    • @scrathed
      @scrathed Před 2 lety +76

      The thing we saw in the end was Ubbo Sathla - a being created by HPLs Pen Pal Clark Ashton Smith. Ubbo Sathla is said to be the first thing arising in the earliest stages of earths development, and it is the source of all life on this planet. The Elder Things, once they arrived on earth, might have used DNA or other samples of that being to create the Shoggoths, and most possibly even all other life on earth.
      Ubbo Sathla is said to dwell in an arctic cave, deep below the earth, continuously spawning and devouring creatures from its own shapeless body.

  • @RainbowDark
    @RainbowDark Před rokem +283

    I love that final shot
    The way we don't get to see anything, only marvel at the immensity of the deep, and imagine what lays beneath...
    A truly wonderful film

  • @momuse88
    @momuse88 Před 2 lety +724

    I am so impressed with how well you guys pulled this together. Definitely one of the best indie projects I have seen in a long time. My jaw dropped when the monster hit the glass and the fish eyes were appearing and pressing against the surface. Normally I don't like seeing the monster but you guys did it so well that it added to the experience rather than took me out of it, which is better than I can say for 99% of the crap that Hollywood generates. Bravo!!

    • @soundfromthedeep
      @soundfromthedeep  Před 2 lety +74

      Thanks, very nice to hear that! We followed the "Alien approach" and showed the monsters only briefly and covered in shadows. It was fun to figure it all out, and to use practical effects as much as possible. Our limited budget liked that approach too.

    • @isaacwilson2078
      @isaacwilson2078 Před 2 lety +1

      The world will be destroyed with in few centuries

    • @BeauteOr
      @BeauteOr Před 2 lety +7

      @@soundfromthedeep yeah ! Budget ! When you see how much they give for really dumb things !

    • @billyandrew
      @billyandrew Před 2 lety

      *Isaac Wilson*
      Thanks for cheering us all up.
      You sound like a follower of the three Abrahamic death cults.

    • @arthurchadwell9267
      @arthurchadwell9267 Před 2 lety +2

      Agreed-- excellent work. VASTLY better than most Hollywood horror films, especially most "Cthulhu Mythos" films...

  • @cerealvapist333
    @cerealvapist333 Před rokem +73

    I have to wholeheartedly agree with everyone who is saying this is some of the best Lovecraft since the man himself passed. I feel like we finally got a small taste of Guillermo DelToros "At the Mountains of Madness" would have been like. Absolutely superbly written, shot, acted, edited, and polished. Myself and everyone on this planet needs much more of this. You win my personal award, which I call The Golden Bloodborne. It's for outstanding lovecraftian media (without being a direct adaptation of any of his stories). You guys get it. I'm going to stop writing now, because I've already rambled enough. Just bravo. BRAVO!!!!

    • @soundfromthedeep
      @soundfromthedeep  Před rokem +8

      I'm really happy to hear you liked our film! And please ramble on, it's a rare pleasure to get feedback like this!

  • @SeanShiraishi
    @SeanShiraishi Před 3 lety +460

    Awesome! This short comes the closest I have seen to representing cosmic horror in film.

    • @soundfromthedeep
      @soundfromthedeep  Před 3 lety +34

      Thank you, great to hear that!

    • @soliloquy8163
      @soliloquy8163 Před 2 lety +3

      I agree one of the best lovecraftian movies I have ever seen. Far out paces anything hollywood has come out with.

    • @camobranson09
      @camobranson09 Před rokem

      Funny enough, as goofy as Nicholas Cage tends to be his acting in The Color Out of Space was actually pretty on point with a man slowly going insane. Should check it out.

  • @melancolielupine2023
    @melancolielupine2023 Před 2 lety +242

    What a cool short film ! As an avid Lovecraft reader, I love to see cosmic horror based movies. This one really managed to render the paranoia, helplessness, and fatalism of Lovecraft's books imo. The color palette is on point. The actors are very good, and the infinite landscape of the far north sea is really atmospheric

    • @camobranson09
      @camobranson09 Před rokem +2

      I'd love to see a movie based on one of my favorite stories of his that he never finished. The Black Book. I seen an animated video a while back based on it which did very well. I'd just like to see more.

    • @mnirwin5112
      @mnirwin5112 Před rokem +3

      Those underwater shots were fantastic.

    • @swimfast724
      @swimfast724 Před 10 měsíci

      ​@camobranson09 where can I watch that animated video?

  • @richardbidinger2577
    @richardbidinger2577 Před 2 lety +167

    I'm impressed. You could have made a full length film of this. The creepy factor was off the scale. Crazy good Lovecraftian piece of work. Kept me riveted the entire time.

    • @roberine7241
      @roberine7241 Před 8 měsíci +2

      some of the best athmospheric horror I have watched

  • @jonathanporter5223
    @jonathanporter5223 Před 2 lety +470

    This was a really awesome short film. The acting was fantastic. The cinematography and setting were beautifully shot. The atmosphere and sense of dread was executed to perfection. Bravo to everyone involved with this project. You guys nailed it. I'm so glad I stumbled across this gem.

  • @Jesselaj
    @Jesselaj Před 2 lety +55

    Amazing. I was particularly unexpectedly impressed with how good the dialogue was, which is very rare in this kind of genre. "...like I'm in church." "Like there's something greater than you." "Like we don't belong here." That's...just really good writing.

  • @BromdenChief
    @BromdenChief Před 2 lety +150

    I've been on a Lovecraftian/cosmic horror binge for a year or so now, but I'm afraid it ends (or more like culminates) with this movie, because I don't think I'll be able to find anything better than this in the genre out there. Great work, congratulations!

    • @soundfromthedeep
      @soundfromthedeep  Před 2 lety +18

      Thanks! Let's hope the binge goes on!

    • @Xbalanque84
      @Xbalanque84 Před 2 lety +4

      I had similar thoughts re: Lovecraft adaptations in general. Then I saw _Color Out of Space_ with Nicolas Cage in 2020... I was never happier to be proven wrong!

    • @FilippoFontanella
      @FilippoFontanella Před rokem +3

      Well, watch the episode “in vaulted walls entombed” of the third season of Love Death and Robots.. trust me!

    • @thiccolascage8180
      @thiccolascage8180 Před rokem +3

      If you haven't already, go check out The Void.

    • @liammccbyrne4184
      @liammccbyrne4184 Před rokem

      and a hell of a lot better then "Lovecraft country" which was basically a black supremacist fantasy.

  • @travisnaganuma2542
    @travisnaganuma2542 Před rokem +10

    This proves that Lovecraft can be translated to film. I hope some studio give you a billion dollars to start producing a ton of movies like this.

  • @frederickfairlieesq5316
    @frederickfairlieesq5316 Před rokem +23

    This film had no right to be this good. You guys nailed it.

  • @zazzenfuk
    @zazzenfuk Před 2 lety +26

    Let's hope this explodes! Could you imagine this team with near limitless cash to make a full length movie?

    • @littleme4993
      @littleme4993 Před 2 lety +3

      YES!!! I am so tired of the drudgery turned out by the main stream

  • @Slamraptor
    @Slamraptor Před rokem +40

    Finally a worthy depiction of a Shoggoth. Really good work, loved the whole thing. This one is sooo much better if you've read "At the Mountains of Madness" though. (:

    • @c-secofficer123
      @c-secofficer123 Před rokem +3

      Agreed

    • @jodyrich2935
      @jodyrich2935 Před rokem +10

      It's implied that this is a bit more than a garden variety shoggoth-- this is Ubbo-sathla, the Outer God itself.

    • @Slamraptor
      @Slamraptor Před rokem +5

      @@jodyrich2935 Yeah I though so. The depiction is despite the size really what I thought a Shoggoth would look like.

  • @Autisticguywithacamera
    @Autisticguywithacamera Před 2 lety +40

    Great job, this is probably the closest anybody has come to portraying cosmic horror in movie format.

  • @oliviahaglund8978
    @oliviahaglund8978 Před 2 lety +51

    This was absolutely incredible. One of my favorite short films now! The cinematography was beautiful, and the growing feeling of dread was perfectly handled. The best part about this, in my opinion, is the concept that the ancient beings are hidden in places we thought would never surface. But now that we are destroying our planet...they return.
    "The ice is melting and the old gods will awaken."

  • @AuralayKristine
    @AuralayKristine Před rokem +66

    That was incredible!!!!! Usually once the "creature" appears things get far less scary but this one was horrifying. And it was a perfect depiction of a shoggoth, but scarier (the eyes really got to me). Holy cow just wow!

  • @mylesaway2566
    @mylesaway2566 Před 2 lety +38

    You could turn this short into a full length feature, I think. Portrayed the maddening of Lovecraftian horror tastefully. Very well done!

  • @richardd3367
    @richardd3367 Před 2 lety +19

    This was one of the most professional short films I have seen! It deserves a full-length version!

  • @doralaurakiss6662
    @doralaurakiss6662 Před rokem +13

    This is an absolute masterpiece
    why can't we have movies like this?

  • @DrossRotzank
    @DrossRotzank Před rokem +49

    Extraordinary.

  • @JackBWatkins
    @JackBWatkins Před 2 lety +8

    The layers of the story just kept peeling back until the big reveal. I could not turn my eyes away.

    • @Rep0007
      @Rep0007 Před 2 lety +1

      Don't look at it! DON'T LOOK AT IT!!

    • @rosietheriveter107
      @rosietheriveter107 Před 2 lety +1

      I did not understand the end. And feel stupid about it.

    • @pearltongue2820
      @pearltongue2820 Před 2 lety +1

      @@rosietheriveter107 he was rescued by a search team that is headed back to the location of the ship

  • @bruv9164
    @bruv9164 Před 2 lety +128

    Ive always wanted like some sort of adaptation of the call of cthulhu and the closest we had was the 2005 film and underwater but this. Mwah!! This is perfection. Its not an exact adaptation of the call of cthulhu but rather taking key elements from it and other stories. Like this honestly the closest and best adaptation of a lovecraft story and that ending was so hauntingly beautiful. Props to this team I can't wait to see more from you all.

    • @hyugalubbok7770
      @hyugalubbok7770 Před 2 lety +1

      The only thing was missing is the crawling madness, rise the overwhelmed mind, cant grasp the mere sight of the entity...

    • @seanoneill8195
      @seanoneill8195 Před 2 lety

      Hey what are the films you are talking about. The 2005 film and underwater? Would love to find them. Thanks.

    • @walterflanagan9674
      @walterflanagan9674 Před 2 lety

      @@seanoneill8195 underwater with chick from twlight

    • @beemelonhead1
      @beemelonhead1 Před rokem +4

      "Color out of Space" from 2019 is a really good Lovecraft book to movie adaptation if you haven't seen it.

    • @thiccolascage8180
      @thiccolascage8180 Před rokem

      ​@@beemelonhead1The Void is a must.

  • @cobaltprime9467
    @cobaltprime9467 Před rokem +7

    Incredible. On top of nailing the feeling of good cosmic horror, you actually SHOWED the horror. It feels like we never get to see the dam monster. And when we do it’s like 2 seconds.

  • @beatsntoons
    @beatsntoons Před 2 lety +8

    Best bit was the city on the ice. That's what cosmic horror is all about. Showing me something, but don't show me enough to dull my imagination. Perfect

  • @too_much_cups6241
    @too_much_cups6241 Před rokem +17

    Perfection. Amazing in every way. My friends and I get together a few times a month to watch short films on youtube and we ALWAYS rewatch Sound from the Deep. This is by far our favorite short film. This terrifying example of cosmic horror is worthy of being played on a big screen

    • @soundfromthedeep
      @soundfromthedeep  Před rokem +1

      Wow, that's amazing to hear, best wishes to your short film group! When our film toured festivals, it was so great to see it in a theatre on a big screen and with a good audio. CZcams is a compromise, but I'm very happy that people get to see the film!

  • @joelsmith5613
    @joelsmith5613 Před 11 měsíci +4

    Can I say how much I love the use of stark white light in this, it's one of those rare cases where an old cliche'd technique really works, and that's mostly because of how it bleaches away the colour, makes the good and positive beats feel unreal, and makes the danger feel more grounded and powerful.

  • @Sean_B123
    @Sean_B123 Před 2 lety +24

    This is absolutely incredible! Criminally under-viewed if you ask me. Absolutely loved it!

  • @knightghaleon
    @knightghaleon Před 10 měsíci +5

    What a masterpiece of Lovecraftian horror. Even with the reveal it remained so formless and unimaginable. Great freaking work!

  • @soundfromthedeep
    @soundfromthedeep  Před 2 lety +54

    Check out my new adventure game *Dreams in the Witch House* . Based on the short story by H.P. Lovecraft. Available on:
    *Steam:* store.steampowered.com/app/1902850/Dreams_in_the_Witch_House/
    *GOG:* www.gog.com/en/game/dreams_in_the_witch_house

    • @sugmadig
      @sugmadig Před 2 lety

      masterpiece

    • @Xbalanque84
      @Xbalanque84 Před 2 lety +1

      You give us this short film _and_ a traditional Lovecraftian point-and-click adventure game? Sir, you have more than earned a sub.

    • @DoeShardik
      @DoeShardik Před 2 lety +1

      already added it wishlist, any ETA?

    • @soundfromthedeep
      @soundfromthedeep  Před 2 lety

      @@DoeShardik Thanks! No exact release date yet, but it will happen this year. Also, a demo will arrive in June.

  • @ElizabethMills1955
    @ElizabethMills1955 Před 2 lety +37

    First time I've seen a film that perfectly embodied cosmic horror. You've done more with your (probably limited) resources than any big-budget director could. I'd love to see. What you (and your brilliant production team and actors) could do with Cameron- or Wan-sized budget.

  • @RQAlice
    @RQAlice Před 2 lety +6

    Finally something that resembles a good Lovecraftian 'end-of-the-world' experience. Can't believe it's over and so fantastically done in under 30 minutes what hollywood can't do in 1 hour and 30 minutes. Beautiful. You can get all my HPLHS stickers!

  • @koriw1701
    @koriw1701 Před 2 lety +28

    Such beautiful cinematography! I was enthralled with how the plot constantly drove the story foward with slow and inexorable intrigue, avoiding the same tired old machinations of the standard horror fare. What a haunting story! How did you get producers to fund these incredibly stunning locations?

    • @soundfromthedeep
      @soundfromthedeep  Před 2 lety +15

      Thanks, glad you enjoyed it! Yes, we shot most of the film on an actual icebreaker. While it wasn't cheap, it was critical for the film and everybody understood that. And luckily there's lots of icebreakers in Finland.

  • @duvade1
    @duvade1 Před 2 lety +15

    Absolutely amazing. I’m new to cosmic horror/lovecraft so I’ve been basically injecting all of these shorts into my veins

  • @evilpompom
    @evilpompom Před 8 měsíci +4

    When Mikhail read Norberg's notes with the "Binary code?" and "Message?", that part gave me goosebumps ❤ Also the part where the Shoggoth just wells in through the broken window is masterfully done!

  • @Sayre666
    @Sayre666 Před 2 lety +15

    OMG!! This is so good!! I'd watch a series/full length in a heartbeat just based on this amazing short. The talent on CZcams is so great and having access to folks like you and your team that create and post amazing content is a great privilege. Awesome!!

  • @f23as
    @f23as Před rokem +2

    The way the Shoggoth didn't stay in a single form. It was solid, liquid, gas... Truly the way such an eldritch being would be, unrestricted.

  • @GRasputin91
    @GRasputin91 Před 2 lety +7

    Beats anything in the cinema that's certain! Hollywood can't get a grasp of true cosmic horror, but the smaller independent films are spot on

  • @Baxxel17
    @Baxxel17 Před 2 lety +7

    Honestly a great effort made by you guys. I hope this blows up and receives more numbers so people can recognize that talent can exist without needing a large film budget. I appreciated everything throughout the entire movie. Really great job ya'll and I hope you make more in the future.

  • @gendygoblin8391
    @gendygoblin8391 Před 2 lety +8

    I enjoy this lighting. Gives a sort of bleak and analytical atmosphere to the start.

  • @JoshkatMetalPunk
    @JoshkatMetalPunk Před 2 lety +9

    Damn, this is awesome. This needs a full movie or a miniseries like The Terror season 1 with a considerable budget. The actors here are great as well. Lovecraftian horror at it's best. A modern take on At the Mountain of madness.

  • @sazss4144
    @sazss4144 Před 5 měsíci +1

    This is the best lovecraftian short movie I've ever watched. Well done

  • @cynthiaj.wagner1807
    @cynthiaj.wagner1807 Před 2 lety +6

    Excellent film. The vulnerability of being out on the icy water was a wonderful backdrop.

  • @db5823
    @db5823 Před 2 lety +8

    10/10. Incredible film. Great story, great visualizations and execution, very good acting and special effects -- great job on a great project. I hope there is more to come from this channel!

  • @austinhuber3131
    @austinhuber3131 Před 10 měsíci +2

    Thank you, Scandinavians, for saying and writing everything in English for us Americans.

  • @psychonaut5921
    @psychonaut5921 Před 2 lety +9

    Amazing! Best rendition of Lovecraft that I've ever seen! Should definitely be made into a full-length film. Looking forward to seeing what you guys will come up with next!

  • @kadoj
    @kadoj Před 2 lety +3

    This is a masterpiece. Without a doubt the best cosmic horror I have ever seen in any medium outside of dungeons and dragons, or literature. Amazing work. It was bold indeed to show the thing in the way that it was shown, most filmmakers I think would shy away from depicting an elder god visually simply because of the difficulty inherent in creating an image that does the concept justice. But quite honestly, you took a risk and it bloody well worked.

  • @justaman1537
    @justaman1537 Před rokem

    That was one of the BEST short horror movies, since I've been on CZcams. We need a full version of this, with the same amazing actors.

  • @ZsoltPal23092011
    @ZsoltPal23092011 Před 2 lety

    Such an exquisite joy this film is to a Lovecraft fan such as myself! The slow buildup of terror, the impending doom, the excellent acting, sound and music.. this is a true masterpiece!

  • @SamaLayuca
    @SamaLayuca Před rokem +4

    Beautiful beautiful work! Captures the unfathomable horrors beyond human comprehension of lovecraftian horrors. Love from Finland!

  • @christianv-h3278
    @christianv-h3278 Před rokem +5

    Absolutely incredible film, this was so nicely done! Conveys the true essence of Lovecraftian horror, with really good portrayal of insanity in the face of uncaring, unfathomable powers far greater than us. 11/10

  • @frank1fm634
    @frank1fm634 Před 2 lety +1

    WOW!This short film should have at least 1,000,000 hits from youtube.Glad I found it.This was a very good film.

  • @annehaase3380
    @annehaase3380 Před 2 lety +2

    "When I'm facing North, I sometimes feel like I'm in church" ///"You mean like facing something greater than yourself?"/// No, like we shouldn't be here" -- Great analogy. We shouldn't be here, but we are. We betrayed God in ways we don't even grasp to understand. And here we are, far removed from beauty, truth and perfection.

  • @tsumugiscosplays
    @tsumugiscosplays Před rokem +3

    THIS NEEDS A LONGER VERSION. IT IS PERFECT!! We should let our minds run more and more into the lovecraftian world, the cosmic horror is something we should explore deeper, the way this movie adapts the unknown is brilliant. The filme is amazing on it's own short version, but I really need to experience a full 100 minutes version of this.

    • @dickdastardly5534
      @dickdastardly5534 Před rokem

      Cthulhu Kerfuffle on the high seas - a box office hit 👍🏻

  • @thomasgodridge5945
    @thomasgodridge5945 Před 2 lety +5

    I'm very impressed. One of the best I've seen.
    This film has atmosphere in spades, and the creature was surprisingly well done. I'm not usually a huge fan of monsters that are all slime and tentacles and eyes, but It feels so *present* , like it's really *looking* at you.

  • @ryanbirr1668
    @ryanbirr1668 Před 2 lety

    That was AWESOME! I cannot believe more people haven't viewed this. I really appreciate the effort put into this film!

  • @jinx1351
    @jinx1351 Před 2 lety +2

    This needs a full movie. The story telling have me glued to the picture wanting more.

  • @2501vai
    @2501vai Před rokem +4

    If this were a preface for a feature length film I see it in a heartbeat😍🔥

  • @abril.a.r.6713
    @abril.a.r.6713 Před 2 lety +3

    Very well made. I have a deep fear of big unknown things/beings in water, and yet I could not stop watching. It was great that there was no clear description o visuals on the "thing", which mades it more scary, makes your imagination run wild. Great job!!!

  • @alapone9996
    @alapone9996 Před 2 lety +1

    This video showed up and I almost bypassed it but I'm really happy I clicked on it. I'm at loss for words but this has to be one of the best Cthulhu short films I've seen. The build-up and the tension draw you in and I don't think I moved for the last half of the film. A massive well done to everyone involved and really looking forward to any future projects.

  • @HannaMagdalena
    @HannaMagdalena Před rokem

    Added to everything that I already saw being said: The use of sound and music is SO amazing.

  • @NoMoreNever
    @NoMoreNever Před rokem +3

    'At the Mountains of Madness' is among my favorites when it comes to the works of H.P Lovecraft which this film seems mostly inspired by as well as 'The Call of Cthulhu' to a degree.
    Capturing cosmic horror in a live action movie is very tricky but for a short film this was pretty good. I particularly enjoyed the scene where the main character sees or thinks he sees a structure of some kind on the iceberg in the distance, making us the viewer question what's real or not.

  • @MaxGravitas
    @MaxGravitas Před 2 lety +4

    This was superb. Very well made and acted. Deserves a lot more views.

  • @billyandrew
    @billyandrew Před 2 lety

    Strange folk, those living up in northernmost climes, who've seen strange things and have strange folklore.
    More, initially, were reluctant to travel further and that has to tell you something.
    One, supported by his student, carried the day.
    That was the point when my heart sank.
    A tale of absolute terror recounted in the old school style...the best type, where the thumbscrew is steady tightened, ratcheting up the tension to an unbearable level with no need of jumpscares, the mind, traitorous thing that it is, dragging the viewer further down into the horror...towards Chthulu.
    High praise, earned and deserved, to everyone involved with this work.
    You did a fantastic job!
    Thanks for the upload and definitely one for my collection.

  • @Vlekistan
    @Vlekistan Před 9 měsíci +1

    This is superb. I think what dooms a lot of US made Lovecraftian efforts is the insistence on steeping it in schlock, kitchen, or trite humor. This is what it should be.

  • @johanna329
    @johanna329 Před rokem +3

    Impressed by the actors. Especially by the main actor, he has power when he acts. Congrats to every member of the crew and Eero Ojala. I just discovered the film, and watched it 2 times.

  • @stephen2374
    @stephen2374 Před 2 lety +3

    Just, wow, that was amazing! Please, more.

  • @bugsbunny8691
    @bugsbunny8691 Před 23 dny

    Absolutely the best use of CGI to portray a monster with.

  • @Uajd-hb1qs
    @Uajd-hb1qs Před 11 měsíci

    These productions are better than big budget movies. Just half an hour is all that’s needed to build the right atmosphere. Brilliant work 👍

  • @noway2016
    @noway2016 Před 2 lety +6

    Fantastic film, can't wait to see more from the same team

  • @Gabey28
    @Gabey28 Před 2 lety +10

    This was so damn phenomenal and chilling !! Please do a part two !

  • @johncunningham4820
    @johncunningham4820 Před rokem +1

    That was superb . The tension rose throughout and the Acting was outstanding . They Awoke the Kraken . One of the Titans .

  • @jasoncaldwell5627
    @jasoncaldwell5627 Před 2 lety +2

    Top notch production! One of the best Lovecraftian films I've seen.

  • @Ulf_Lundberg
    @Ulf_Lundberg Před 2 lety +11

    This was awesome😀 One of the best H.P. Lovecraft inspirerad cosmic horror I have ever seen. Very well done 🐙👍

    • @annegrethenythe8626
      @annegrethenythe8626 Před 2 lety +1

      Very good indeed. As an oldtime Lovecraft reader/ cosmic horror fan this was one of very few good Lovecraftian films I've seen. Makes me produkter to be a fellow Scandinavian.

    • @annegrethenythe8626
      @annegrethenythe8626 Před 2 lety +1

      Makes me proud.

  • @Biketunerfy
    @Biketunerfy Před 2 lety +13

    Well done bravo, I actually enjoyed this more than most of the huge corporate garbage we get these days. I like the fact that rather than concentrating on the woke and virtu-signalling and gas lighting it just concentrates on the story and the the build in intensity until the beast with a million eyes is released. It really builds that feeling that something is very wrong indeed and that it’s already watching you louring you in and that science is so focused on the reward it fails to see the danger which is a common thing these days and then it’s too late the damage is done. It really is a one of the better movie shorts out there and I hope they make more. I hope this movie short feeds millions of hungry eyes in return and it goes viral.

  • @sdimartino
    @sdimartino Před 11 měsíci

    This was so much better than I had any right to expect from a CZcams short. Top notch filmmaking. Bravo.

  • @hansdampf9250
    @hansdampf9250 Před 2 lety

    Wow, awesome short. Atmosphere, acting , sound, script...Excitement from the beginning to the end. 10/10

  • @pizzaface9213
    @pizzaface9213 Před 2 lety +3

    This is the best Lovecraftian movie I've seen. I hope you make more.

    • @soundfromthedeep
      @soundfromthedeep  Před 2 lety +3

      I'm currently working on a "Dreams in the Witch House" video game adaptation, so if you are interested in gaming, you can check out the trailer here: czcams.com/video/Z889XCE-Zq0/video.html

  • @oceansofnight
    @oceansofnight Před 2 lety +3

    Wow. Excellent. Really well done. Glad I found this! For those of you who dig H.P. Lovecraft stories, movies based upon them, films adapting or influenced by them, or anything along those lines, I discovered this little gem on CZcams. I've been scouring CZcams for quite some time and viewing Lovecraftian films (mostly short, independent, and bad) and found a few out of scores, that piqued my interest. This is certainly at the top of the list. It's a bit of a slow burn, but the acting is good, the production values are high, and overall experience is rewarded by the end. Very VERY well done. Check it out, you'll be glad you donated those 30 minutes.

  • @crispyrobot77
    @crispyrobot77 Před 2 lety

    This is excellent. Story, acting, sets, costumes, FX, cinematography, lighting, audio, score, editing, all top notch. Would be a great beginning to a limited series on Netflix. There is much more to this story.

  • @hydrobaleinos3410
    @hydrobaleinos3410 Před 3 měsíci +1

    Almost all the attempts to bring Lovecraft's universe to screen had been laughable at best. This one is truly brilliant.

  • @sharamrock2580
    @sharamrock2580 Před 2 lety +6

    Takes a connoisseur to recognize the legitimate ones.
    Amazing work all of you. Acting, production, director’s job and so forth.
    Love captivating motion picture produced by other nations besides ourselves in the USA.

  • @TheBlackDogChronicles
    @TheBlackDogChronicles Před 2 lety +3

    The centre of this story is our sense of horror towards the strange, especially when encountering something that is potentially greater than us. In this, I think this story delivers that sensation. I don't want to give anything away, in case people may read this before they watch the video, but there is a glut of short films like this, attempting to capitalise on the ongoing interest in Lovecraft and the genre he inspired; yet this film handles what it displays with a good level of reserve in 'holding back' revealing everything. There is a nice sense of horrors only half-glimpsed. Consider how effective the alien's appearance is in the original film 'Alien'; it's power is mostly in the fact that it is only seen briefly, and often in only half-light. Perhaps a bit too much is shown in this, but I think the audience desires a certain pay-off, and I think that balance is handled well. It feels like quite a bit of money went into the creation of this. On another level, it held my attention and interest more than a lot of things do on television now. The acting of some of the characters brings it back to a level that one might call 'amateur', but it didn't really effect my enjoyment. A couple of the actors are actually very expressive and convincing. I will be recommending this to some friends.

  • @luciancombs4463
    @luciancombs4463 Před 2 měsíci +1

    WHY has this not been commissioned for a full length film? Absolutely the best Lovecraft film since The Call Of Cthulhu

  • @insunreliable7875
    @insunreliable7875 Před 2 lety +1

    Well done! I am so glad that I came across this film as I'm finishing up the collected works of H.P. Lovecraft. This film embodies what I imagine those worlds, cities, and creatures to look like. Again, well done!

  • @atilax6452
    @atilax6452 Před 2 lety +3

    That, was beautiful!! Excellent Lovecraftian, Primal, Cyclopean, Eldritch Horror.
    Elder Things, Shoggoths, Cosmic Gods...
    Done correctly. I am a voracious reader of Cosmic Horror. I know what I'm talking about. I enjoyed this very much.

  • @deltamouse09
    @deltamouse09 Před 3 lety +3

    Decent suspense!

  • @user-wg9yi2lf3z
    @user-wg9yi2lf3z Před 7 měsíci +1

    Phenomenal. Absolutely phenomenal. It looked and sounded professional the whole way through, I wasn't sure if the main character was going mad or if everyone else was and the tension had me hooked the whole way through.
    This film should have views in the millions, not hundreds of thousands.

  • @ItsFreakinHarding.
    @ItsFreakinHarding. Před 2 lety

    This was absolutely phenomenal to watch! I love Lovecraftian Lore and Eldritch horrors, and this short film did not disappoint!

  • @Galantski
    @Galantski Před 2 lety +4

    Thanks for the upload. This was quite good. I wish you'd consider doing another Lovecraftian project..Liked & subscribed!

    • @soundfromthedeep
      @soundfromthedeep  Před 2 lety +1

      Thanks! I'm currently working on a "Dreams in the Witch House" adventure game adaptation, you can check out the trailer here: czcams.com/video/Z889XCE-Zq0/video.html

    • @Galantski
      @Galantski Před 2 lety +2

      ​@@soundfromthedeep Thanks, I'll take a look. Stay safe, and don't let Brown Jenkin bite! 😏

  • @MikeVal1369
    @MikeVal1369 Před 2 lety +6

    This was really nicely done! I think when the entity began to board the ship it was one of the best visual representations of Nyarlathotep in his incarnation as the Crawling Chaos that I've seen to date. In his incarnation as "an Egyptian of the old native blood" I'm partial to Imhotep in the 1999 "The Mummy", but this fits the later versions better. Thanks for an excellent film!

    • @soundfromthedeep
      @soundfromthedeep  Před 2 lety +3

      Thank you very much for the nice words! All the special effects were based on practical effects, no 3D CGI was used in this film.

    • @DerKaese
      @DerKaese Před 2 lety +2

      @@soundfromthedeep No CGI? Daym :O It would be super interesting if you did a Making Of featurette

    • @Hepnotical
      @Hepnotical Před 2 lety

      @@soundfromthedeep Ah, so that’s why even the most crazy of the visuals didn’t suck! CGI always looks slightly off and takes me out of the film, but that didn’t happen here. I totally appreciate the added effort _)

  • @MKempICI
    @MKempICI Před 2 lety +2

    Amazing! One of the best Cthulhu-mythos inspired movie adaptations I have ever seen. Well done, to everybody on the team.

  • @michaelsolis5665
    @michaelsolis5665 Před rokem

    this was so good it truly felt like a lovecraftian story.
    and the main actor did an outstanding job showing fear in his face, a fear beyond human comprehension, a cosmic fear

  • @jimblack5726
    @jimblack5726 Před 2 lety +4

    Best thing I've seen on Y/T. I've always felt story 1st, everything else I can forgive. All this & a little nod to H.P. - Thanks

    • @soundfromthedeep
      @soundfromthedeep  Před 2 lety

      Wow, that's a high praise! Thanks for watching, I'm glad you enjoyed our film.

  • @arthurchadwell9267
    @arthurchadwell9267 Před 2 lety +3

    Very nicely done! Excellent acting and production values. Even at the end, it's still not 100% if it's real or he's crazy... after all, we are seeing his view-point. I hope you guys make more Lovecraftian works! Thanks.

    • @soundfromthedeep
      @soundfromthedeep  Před 2 lety

      Thanks, I'm glad you enjoyed the film! If you happen to be a gamer, you can check out my Dreams in the Witch House adventure game adaptation, it just got a Steam page: store.steampowered.com/app/1902850/Dreams_in_the_Witch_House/

    • @arthurchadwell9267
      @arthurchadwell9267 Před 2 lety

      @@soundfromthedeep -- Sounds good! I still have my old 4th rd ("Black Book") version of Call Of Cthulhu I bought in collage back in '89! I will try it out! Thanks.

  • @vityabraginsky7162
    @vityabraginsky7162 Před rokem

    Amazing. One of the best Lovecraftian film I've seen!!!! The actors are amazing, the music, the way it's filmed, the cold colors!!!! Everything is so great.

  • @Zucca101
    @Zucca101 Před rokem +3

    Absolutely brilliant work!
    True cosmic horror is a slow burn, but you managed to make it work in spite of the short time-frame.
    Nay, you didn't just make it work, you created something rich, captivating and haunting.
    10/10, would go mad again.

  • @randommobilegaming4624
    @randommobilegaming4624 Před rokem +1

    How does this not have millions of views, possibly the best lovecraftian short movie i have ever seen