Alter, Free YouTube Horror Films Exploring the Human Condition

ALTER is the newest YouTube destination for award-winning horror short film content from the most provocative and innovative minds in horror. The channel will be home to lots of great content, showcasing movies, series, short films, and much more. Most will explore the human condition through warped and uncanny perspectives.  The newest offering of the critically acclaimed GOODNIGHT GRACIE premiered on Halloween after a successful screening at over 100 film festivals.

Where Can I Find the YouTube channel?

ALTER is part of the YouTube universe and is currently home to about 30 short films. 

You can also find Alter-related information on Alter on Facebook, Alter on Instagram, and the Alter website.

How Do I submit a film to Alter?

Filmmakers can also submit horror short films, for details on specific requirements.

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Good Night Gracie 2017

Aired exclusively right on the channel and the story is about a Christ-loving eight-year-old. One night she awakens to loud noise and assumes that her mom and stepdad are fighting. When the noise becomes out of the norm, she sneaks out to investigate. This particular short decides to promote the ethos of “blind faith leading to death” and uses its storytelling and a few cliches to do it.

With that in mind, here is the short film in all its 3.3-minute glory.

The writer/director Stellan Kendrick has had personal experiences with exorcisms having been taken to them by his parents. He believes that rather than having faith, people need to combat the terrors of reality and personal family drama head-on. Superman will not fly in and save the day.

This short stars Courtney Gains (Children of the Corn), Caige Coulter, Zoe Simpson Dean, and Brad Goodman and has been loved by audiences.

Goodnight Gracie’s distributor is Gunpowder & Sky.

The short premiered at the Sitges International Fantastic Film Festival in October 2017 and was produced by Evidence Productions.

Watch Good Night Gracie Full Short Film Must-See

What Did I Think Of The YouTube Horror Film – GoodNight Gracie?

I think anything that manages to create an enticing story and add a splash of good quality gore all while building up a nice dose of tension is a good thing. I love that the writer/director is drawing on a personal experience not many of us (hopefully) could say they were inspired by. To be able to shove in a perpetual allegory of how some choose to do nothing to aid their own situations and place all their value on faith is quite a hard task.

Kendrick has managed to sum up this idea darkly and horrifically which shows a deft hand at not only succinct story-telling but skillful use of time. The small touches of having Gracie asleep on her bible and owning a Jesus torch were nice touches that paved the way to etch out the story where only a little narrative is present.

Worth 3 and a half minutes of your night.

I give Goodnight Gracie

4 Jesus torches out of 5

What Else Should I Watch On YouTube Channel Alter?

Best Free horror on YouTube

• Try The Smiling Man (2015) and Real Gods Require Blood which are the two most-watched short films on the Alter channel.
• Start with Tommy Can’t Sleep from Die Antwoord, starring Jack Black, and move on from there with music video short films.