Horror Short Film “Special Day” | ALTER

Emily is a quiet girl who comes from an unusual family. On the night of her 18th birthday, they gather together to reveal an important secret to her. It’s a secret that will shape the rest of her life…

“Special Day” directed by Teal Greyhavens

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Horror Short Film “Special Day” | ALTER

[NilimaMarathe]

Who came after watching a reel on this short film 😀

[christ]

The acting is top-notch. The family was completely unsettling, and the lead actress uncomfortable and bored. Phenomenal.

[aburnyatashio]

“I don’t see anything I must be adopted” movie over 😂

[kellyb]

The real horror of this movie is the size of that cake.
How thin are the slices going to be to share it amongst all those people??!

[kylefrank]

Right when she mentioned it moving closer as you die, I knew shit was going to go down because he'd already made a pretty big leap the second time we look out the window.

[BrunyTheo]

her mother's facial expression was scarier than the actual creepy demon.

[pineappled]

I think the demon symbolizes that unsettling feeling of getting older and dying. The more older you get, or the closer it gets, the more it scares you. I think the reason why it appears in their 18th birthday is because it is an age that is considered mature. The mind starts thinking about the future more, and that's what made them aware or finally see the demon.

It also kinda makes sense that the mother says it's what made them thrive. The fear of dying and growing old pushes everyone to live a life that's worthwhile.

Edit:
Keyword: "symbolizes"

[mnie]

I can't stop thinking Who celebrates birthday in that much dark???😭

[stratosphre]

imagine wanting loads of things on your 18th birthday, like a new car or something, but instead you get a terrifying man who is with you for the rest of your life.

[vanshikasharma]

I knew it was not a normal family because they did not sing the awkward birthday song.

[littledrummer]

I guess the earthquake killed the entire family like the house collapsed on them. That would explain why all their sentinels just suddenly appeared behind them.

[Testsubject]

I noticed how Emily's Sentinel left the frame and wasn't anywhere near her the moment she entered the door way while the 3 other Sentinels were directly next to their own charges as the earthquake intensified. I don't know if it was intentional but under the presumption that this was an older constructed house being under the door frame might've been the safest place in the earthquake. (This does not hold true for modern houses.) I like to think that she just narrowly escaped death by jumping back where and when she did.

[beek]

"go look"
me: exits full screen

[returnofthegoth]

Can you imagine what a freakin' mean prank this would be to play on your kid? Hire an actor, get everyone in on the spiel...😂

[Eileeleedon]

I just don’t understand how a scary demon stalking you until you die somehow makes you successful.

[johnmoss]

the thing i can't figure out is this: it's implied that the sentinel gets gradually closer over time as your death nears. it really couldn't be any other way. it's been in the family for generations, and if it could go from "he's far away" to "suddenly in your face" then it wouldn't be useful at all, death would sneak up on you as easily as anyone else.

so it's weird that there were at least 2-3 people who already had the "gift" who seemed to be completely surprised by what happened. had they just stopped keeping an eye on their sentinel for years? did the sentinel just bamboozle them all, all of a sudden, in a way he never did to their ancestors?

[anushakumbar]

Who's here after getting recommendation from a random reel😅

[GlennGorblin]

I like that every single one of them individually wished her happy birthday in a single file line.

[ferdyhoshigakitube]

"...like an old Friend" thats actually pretty wholesome

[maceytarena]

Does anyone else look at the comments while watching so your mentally prepared for what's about to happen. 😂