Eldritch Code - Short film 

"I decided to build a super computer that night with spare parts." Thats one hell of an IT guy.

The Cthulhu-bucks logo on the coffee cup was most excellent :)

Where is Clippy when you need him? :""Looks like you were trying to summon an Elder God. Can I help you with that?

It brings Lovecraftian horror into the twenty-first century.

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.

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 .

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!

It’s a shame more people haven’t seen this. It’s well done and enjoyable. 👍

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"!

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.

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!

Wow Johnny Depp has really let himself go as of late.

Herbert west: re animator I’m sorry that’s just clever

"When Cthulhu shows up and offers you the red pill or the blue pill, take my advice. Go for the blue pill."

Imagine being this cool of an IT guy

Nice job, I especially liked all the hidden nods and winks. Well done.

As a lifelong fan of Lovecraft, I really enjoyed this! Would love to see more like it.

As a former IT guy I can confirm everything here is real.

Really impressed. In the IT of Madness.

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.

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

Moral of story, don't spike the hp sauce while working in the craft with a love one, remember.... just say no.

Man I forgot about MSDOS, late 80s and early to mid 90s nostalgia 😎

This is the sort of treatment I want to see in Lovecraftian Horror!

"Lucky for me I had enough spare parts to build a supercomputer." Allow me to ponder that statement.

Loved the Squids pennant on his workstation wall.

OMG, Fantastic! I'd love to see more shorts like this! Totally in love, congrats!!

I want one of those coffee cups!

This is why I always do the protection circle and burn incense whenever I do troubleshooting.

Loved it. The world needs more cosmic horror.

This was epic 10/10. It had style, suspense, pacing, and an excellent narrative. Truly a great piece of film. Thanks for this.

This is such a fantastic short! Loved all the references to Lovecraft really nicely done! Can't wait to see more!

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.

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.

This was fantastic! I'm sharing this right away! See if we can't spread the Eldritch code to all Servers ;)

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

that coffee was never ending

Watching Cthulhu and cosmic horror, I loved this. And then you added Dance With the Dead at the end, and I was like yessss!

You guys have my curiosity on just what you'll create next. Bravo!

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 :)

Well done! Nice campy 80s vibe, well shot and edited, and the Dance With The Dead track during the credits - thumbs up!

Dang the pacing on that was smooth! 10/10

i totally love it! you mixed Lovecraft with pc and software in a clever way.

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

Wow! So happy I found your work. Stellar, I say🐙 Great script, pacing, design, ideas... Love it! Thanks 🐙

The "squids" football thing made me laugh hard

Seeing this made me have to go listen to Hey there, Cthulhu.

The whole story and the dark synth outro as well, both great as fhtagn!

Why isn't this a full length movie yet? Seriously, this needs to be expanded on. Thumbs up if you agree.

Not bad, I'd love to see another lovecraft film like this.

6:40-When your computer is so powerful it ripped a hole in the fabric of the universe.

Great vid! 👍 Loved the synth music!

this should be more popular

“Yog Soggoth is the code. Yog soggoth is the internet. He knows the breach, he is the breach “ a modern cultist chant

Despite being an horror movie, that was so much fun to watch! 10/10!!!

very clever. stimulating truely. couldbe a great idea for a full length movie or even a series

Moral of the story: keep your eye out for the Samantha in your office workspace; we all have at least one

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.

idk why this film did not go viral, it is super impressive

oh wow there are many nice lovecraftian easter eggs in here!

This was great! Loved it.

Wow, that went pretty deep for a short

That was great! Loved all the HPL refs. Well done.

*_LOVE IT!!_* Well done, guys!

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"

Careful what you download. I get the impression Samantha knew something she wasn't telling. Nice work.

Ok, this was pretty cool, and the credits score too.

Super bad ass! Can you guys please keep making films like this!

I enjoyed this Lovecraftian short. Very entertaining.

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.

Amazing Cosmic Horror short movie. Congratulations.

Cool cool....dug the combo of Cthulhu and synthwave .....awesomeness.

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.

Somehow I stumbled across this, but it was worth watching.

This really deserves more views.

Such a great short film.

Getting Laundry vibes from this.

Would watch a feature. Good job!

Squids on the wall, even more tentacles !

Very nice short, and great music too

Superbly done. I wanted more! Kudos!

Excellent!

I love it. 10/10!

Ok…..THAT was cool! More please.

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. :)

This is nothing. I built a quantum computer with a few milk crates, some Eggos and gorilla glue

I like the Cthulhu Starbucks logo.

I love Lovecraft. Hence, I love this short film.

Loved it. Fh'tagn awesome

Excellent ! 👍

Wow this was great work! Very nice!

Brilliant!

HP Lovecraft would be proud! C'thulu Kudos!

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.

That was pretty cool! Thank you!

Awesome

That was dope af! Make more!