Horror Short Film 'The Rule of Three' | ALTER

A woman haunted by her OCD and intrusive thoughts must overcome herself and face her inner demons to survive the night in the event of a terrifying home invasion by three masked slashers.

"The Rule of Three" by Elwood Quincy Walker

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"The Rule of Three" Credits:
Crew
Directed, Written, & Produced by: Elwood Quincy Walker
Director Of Photography: Bennett Barbosa
Editor, VFX, & Sound Designer: Eden Ashkenazi
Original Music by: Alexander Taylor
Special FX Makeup & Masks by: Little Shop Of Gore Ryan Ward & Salina Kyle

Cast
Aly: Hannah Barefoot
Chance: Daisy Micklich
Luck: Emily Joy Lemus
Certain: Trenton Whittaker
Doctor Torrance: James Warfield

Special Thanks:
Keslow Camera

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[sophial.]

What a struggle. She cut herself the first time and she knew her mind would tell her once isn’t enough. She got cut the second time and she needed one more but she fought it. Enough was enough the compulsive behavior has gone too far and she knew it. What great imagery to show the vehement hell that is to have to fight your own mind. Well done.

[mrithulaarulmurugan]

Who started with one alter short film and now can’t stop!

[mrithulaarulmurugan]

Reasons l like alter:
-It’s horror
-disturbing in my sleep
-short films

[skyesfury]

I lived 40 years of my life without very mild OCD. I could ignore it 99% of the time, but I could always feel when it would push against me.
At 41, I had an anxiety attack. I literally was paralyzed when trying to leave for work one morning. Retreating into the house was fine, but if I tried to move toward the door to leave, every muscle in my body would lock up. It was the more terrifying experience I'd ever had. Even seeing a counselor I still deal with this. This video captures that internal terror perfectly.

Excellent short film, Elwood.

[theartisticwizard]

I really love this. Horror as a genre often demonizes mental illness and passes it off as something scary to others. In that way, it is often ableist. I have always thought that It would be scarier for a person WITH mental illness. When you frame it like this, rather than demonizing people with OCD it shows people without it how terrifying it can be to have it and builds sympathy instead of fear. This is a wonderful short film!

[sunflesh]

Coming from someone that suffers from this kind of OCD, I understand this girl's struggle. My OCD will go as far as making sure i have an even amount of strokes on each side of my head when brushing my hair, or scratching both of my arms the exact same amount or it bugs me. Thank you for this. I am sure that it is helping people who say that they have "OCD" just for a drawing not being straight to understand that this is what we go through daily.

[welcommatt]

Really channeling The Strangers with the villain design here. Especially the iconic shot with the man standing in the background without the protagonist noticing!

[benjaminshealey]

I thought she stabbed her therapist who just happened to come by and see how she was doing! But, there is no body! Where did all that blood come from?!

[hannathomas]

Her mind was in control, and after few events, at the end she finally got control of her mind and was successful in fighting away her ocd.
Another splendid short film👏👏.

[thanosp.]

Perfect! Now to watch this 2 more times...

[Games_Graphics]

The thumbnail reminds me of the movie "Strangers" lol

[leslieenoch]

😲 The knife part had me balled up in the fetal position with my eyes closed but barely peeking saying "No No No No No..." Great work Alter!

[observationsfromthefencepo]

Yes that was superb.. This a fantastic film dealing with the crippling effects of an obsessive/ compulsive disorder.

As a Mental Health Counselor I found this to be a compelling presentation and analogy of a worse case scenario. Behavior compulsions generally start off as a way of coping with anxiety and then sadly can become the anxiety itself. The good news is that there is help. It was nice to see a counselor portrayed in a positive light.

There were a lot of nice touches. The clicking sound at the beginning, the drops of blood on the white curtain, the washing of the plates in cycles of three, and there being three masked ritual monitors are added tension building a riveting story.
The sequence with the chair was gripping.

Thank you to Elwood Quincy Walker and crew. I love it when horror can bring a serious topic to life. The lead actress Hannah B. was believable so thanks to her also. Everyone nailed this one.

Peace.

[jeffvareza]

Fear is never real. To say "im in control" is not as simple as saying it. It Takes a big courage. Been there before.

[RPRosen-kifk]

It took a bit for me to warm to this film. The first few times I thought it was meh, BUT the ... THIRD TIME WAS A CHARM.

[curtischildress]

I love the mid century style bookcase sitting between the show's leading lady actress and the therapist!

[godofmath]

This feeling is crippling enough. The thought of breaking the ritual, even if just for a second, is scary enough, with or without monsters to go along with it.

[CoryAnn]

OCDs suck! Especially when you suffer from anxiety, depression chronic pain! Makes me feel better to know I'm not the only one that goes through it! Makes you able to talk about it more & understand how to cope with it!
Thank you to others who share
I've gotten to the point in times of my life you just don't want to go on another day!

[andreapunsalan]

i'm usually calm when watching these, but this one has got me at the edge of my seat-

[brandyrose]

Oh my dear God. I've had these rituals since my mom wanted us to commit suicide when I was 8 years old. Always in 3's! After many, MANY years of medication and therapy, it doesn't rule my life today. When I get stressed I'll still tap off traffic signs and reflectors in threes. Whoever made this, thank you for shining a light on our disorder. Thank you for understanding.