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Four young adults venture to a remote location in The High Desert of California and are mysteriously preyed upon.
"High Desert Hell" by Francis Galluppi
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"High Desert Hell" Credits:
Director - Francis Galluppi
Writers - Francis Galluppi and Casey Guldberg
Producers - Francis Galluppi, Chris Mapes, Atif Malik, and Frank Galluppi
Director of Photography - Mac Fisken
Assistant Director - Chris Mapes
Colorist - Mac Misken
Editor - Francis Galluppi
Visual Effects - Chris Mapes
Music - Francis Galluppi
Jessie - Kristen Vaganos
Grant - Paul Grant
Samantha - Amanda Colby Stewart
Michael - Matt McVay
Old Man - Robert Brosk
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@francisgalluppi6476 3 года назад

It's an honor to be a part of your channel/community!

@FilmSpook 3 года назад

*MASTERFUL STORYTELLING! I am really enjoying this! Thanks, Francis and crew, and thanks, ALTER!*

@sephinew3333 3 года назад

Wow that was so much better than most full length movies 💐🙏Loved it!

@cherrylovell404 3 года назад

This was fantastic! Where was this filmed??

@kimistry9533 3 года назад

Great story!! Thanks Francis!👍❤

@FilmSpook 3 года назад

@@sephinew3333 Loved it, too! An excellent thriller at 17 minutes long, *amazing.* 💗

@MisterG2323 3 года назад

Moral: when some random desert rat drives up and tells you you're a burnt offering, that's your cue to gtfo, no ifs, ands, or buts.

@rojayannapowell9081 3 года назад

Wow you role hard don't ya?? Just tell it like it is...SWEET!!

@deanmoulton8994 3 года назад

"That ole time religion" ;(

@TheUKisThere 3 года назад

I don't claim to know things about the world, and not very religious, but if I was told that... Peace.

@ItsAllLove4Real 3 года назад

EXACTLY!!

@billmurray7473 3 года назад

In the 80s , this would have been A Slasher Movie.

@taylorrogers4064 3 года назад

This reminds me of 70s gritty horror films. I love the grungy aesthetic.

@mrmustashio274 3 года назад

2:46 loved her response

@MidnightVideo 3 года назад

lol yes

@fermantanori1667 3 года назад

The snake🐍bite was awesome..

@2aprogressive626 2 года назад

Great film!

@TonyYeungExe 3 года назад

The snake be like, " dafuq this girl doing.......I thought I was the murder."

@myozbubble 3 года назад

*murderer

@tonosama516 3 года назад

@@myozbubble Everybody (except you) knows that snakes have bad vocabulary.

@contrelaviolenceforward7260 3 года назад

@@myozbubble ไม่เข้าใจ ช่วยอธิบายหน่อยได้ไหมคะ please.

@myozbubble 3 года назад

It was just to clarify the OP's comment.

@TooMuchSauce_HQ 3 года назад

@@tonosama516 😂

@AlexandriaSWest 3 года назад

I love horror films that take place in bright sunshine, because in reality daylight doesn't stop human monsters. I wish she'd just let the rattlesnake finish the job and taken off without damaging the car. The entire film demonstrates how a few bad choices can change everything. Excellent short!

@TheFireline 2 года назад

I visited your channel....please tell me: why do you stop uploading your cover songs? Your voice is lovely!

@thelovevvitch Год назад

Is it possible that the car was damaged already so that there would be no survivors?

@twilightresonance1789 Год назад

LOL you really think you made a very intelligent point, but i reality its a childs perspective with no merit

@bigseanprice 6 месяцев назад

the world will never know@@TheFireline

@mariamabdullah1932 4 месяца назад

Ààà@@TheFireline

@laramie474 3 года назад

The fact that there's actually real weirdos like this in the real world lmao.. Edit: Never had so many likes 💀 thanks!

@rowstone3019 3 года назад

The best part of horror is ho it reflects real life. Real life is super scary.

@squamish4244 3 года назад

@Maniac 5000 Well I don't know, all the people who believe they will be Raptured away and the Left Behind books...okay, they are unlikely to be axe murderers, but it's still pretty weird. Yes I know this doesn't affect their lives for the most part and only the craziest people in any religion today are like this.

@squamish4244 3 года назад

@@MorteWulfe I don't seriously believe they are axe murderers, I just think the Rapture stuff is really weird and can affect your life in a big way. If you think the world's going to end soon and only the Chosen - including you - will be Raptured up to Heaven, then you have less incentive to invest in the world's future.

@vivienly_ 3 года назад

I believe u lol

@rowstone3019 3 года назад

@Maniac 5000 I read the signs and ignored them. I have had nothing but fun. Fear feels great. It's a high for me. No different than going super fast down a mountain on a board. Sounds like your doing well. Sounds great! I'm being who I wanna be. Peace, smoke some green. Chillin is the way.

@BubblemouseM 3 года назад

Wow, Jessie is clearly running away from an abusive man in her past (referenced by her friend “he’s across the country, I’m not gonna let him hurt you”) and ended up getting into an even worse situation 🥺 poor gal

@tomsdottir 3 года назад

She might be talking about Ryan Reynolds. He does evoke strong feelings.

@BubblemouseM 3 года назад

@@tomsdottir Ryan Reynolds evokes the strongest of emotions. It’s okay though. He’s half way across the country

@tomsdottir 3 года назад

@@BubblemouseM That's what I keep telling myself...*glances nervously over shoulder*

@BubblemouseM 3 года назад

@@tomsdottir oh my god no. He’s...HE’S BEHIND YOU!!! NO RYAN REYNOLDS! PUT THE BEARD TRIMMER AND GLASS OF MILK DOWN!!!

@tomsdottir 3 года назад

@@BubblemouseM Could be worse: could be Shia le Beouf

@sephinew3333 3 года назад

11pm perfect time for some nice alter foreplay before bed

@ravenclaw4814 3 года назад

Same hereee

@TooMuchSauce_HQ 3 года назад

Common line in horror movies: “It’s probably nothing” Me: probably probably so there’s a chance it is something I’m out 🏃🏾

@emptyvesselsyt 3 года назад

This was really surprising, not what I was expecting at all. Love the drone work around the title at the beginning, and the buildup of the events and the tension was really great. Very confident filmmaking, another fantastic pick by then Alter curators!!!

@FilmSpook 3 года назад

YES, I loved the crazy turn of events, and I agree, that drone footage was super impressive! 🏆 Amazing Film

@drivingstudios6151 2 года назад

Yeah I was expecting something like The Hills Have Eyes, Texas Chainsaw Massacre or most of Rob Zombies films. But instead we got a realistic story set in the country side of America

@texavery395 2 года назад

@@drivingstudios6151 I'm sorry what was remotely realistic about this

@matycee 3 года назад

the exorcist paperback, the classic cloth camera strap, the reliance on coke for the best time possible... the zep shirt, of course. I'm in

@rowstone3019 3 года назад

It could have been a 🎉 party. A blood bath will do.

@zethraelofteldrassil3149 3 года назад

But, the coke went to waste

@maggotst.pierre2361 3 года назад

@@zethraelofteldrassil3149 im sure the religious desert nut huffed it. Looks a little worse for wear

@MichaelFrazierTube 3 года назад

It's an ongoing pleasure each and every time, alter....every single time.

@qweencannabis804 3 года назад

I love everything about this film I wish it was longer 😭 I definitely enjoyed it tho 🥰

@MaNuLaToROfficial 3 года назад

thats what she said

@kimberlyjeanne9456 Год назад

Aw man, I wanted Jessi to live! She actually did exactly what a final girl should and made sure the bad guy was dead. Fake Abraham Lincoln got her anyways. This kept me hooked though!

@vladdracul5072 Год назад

He was a fake? I wouldn't have guessed.

@JudgeDrey Год назад

It's actually "Discount" Abe Lincoln

@tonyprice2256 6 месяцев назад

Same.

@ilovecats4208 3 года назад

Oh man, the High Desert really is Hell. I lived there for too long. Lol Great film! This could definitely be turned into a full movie.

@tonymarcum2571 2 года назад

Hell yeah it is! I stayed up there for too long as well

@lloydrobert6182 3 года назад

Gosh, I needed that! Tremendously dark. 'High Desert Hell' lives up to its promise. Wishing the marvelously talented makers all the strength and finance to go ahead with a full-length feature!

@stevehutchinson3679 3 года назад

Should have taken up the offer of staying in a hotel...😏..lol, but Alter wouldn't be Alter, without the chaotic unadulterated carnage, that Alter provides...Now that was some creepy💩Alter...👍

@FilmSpook 3 года назад

He and the older man were planning to sacrifice the other couple in the desert, no matter what. But she might have had a better chance to escape if she'd said yes.

@ellie_4952 3 года назад

Don’t ever seem to fail to put on a good watch, thank you once again

@taytaytasty 3 года назад

I wonder if Jesse would have survived if she took up the offer for the hotel?

@PassionFlower29 3 года назад

I still think he would have tried something in the car or on the way. Her chances would’ve been better tho

@maggotst.pierre2361 3 года назад

@@PassionFlower29 he said he was offering her salvation, but I'm pretty sure she wouldn't agree with him killing her friends and a scuffle of sorts would ensue and one of them would end up dead.

@Aaron_Barrett 3 года назад

No way

@carlaallas9314 3 года назад

ALTER is the BEST ❤ Love from Philippines! SALAMAT

@migo9625 3 года назад

The best nga wala namang jowa, wala din🤧

@CuriousGoodsJessica 3 года назад

It's hard to express liking a movie that makes you sad, but it's happened to me so many times I need a phrase for it now. Alter is SO freaking cool, every single show I see is really excellent!

@brownsugar163 3 года назад

Wow this a great video I just wished it stretched out a little longer. 👌👌👌👌

@starrynight2171 3 года назад

Hi from Malaysia🙋🏻‍♀️😉 ALTER always the BEST❤

@bandanasharma5356 3 года назад

What the hell is to stay at such place... Me: what a beauty you are ! Desert: just leave👁

@SpiritzPlanet 3 года назад

I find it interesting that Grant was attacked by a viper. Jesus referred to the Pharisees and Sadducees as a “brood of vipers.” Somebody doesn’t approve of Grant’s behavior. :p

@FilmSpook 3 года назад

👍🏾💗 *WOW, I really loved how this was filmed, the bright, desert look, with the ominous tone, and the story is excellent! Much thanks to Francis Galluppi and crew, and thanks again, ALTER! Superb filmmaking here.*

@canufi6my 8 месяцев назад

Who says horrors only happen at night?

@turnerwright 3 года назад

Proving once again it's never a good idea to date a religious person.

@andrewohare8550 3 года назад

For sure. I had a bad experience dating someone who was extreme religious. I'm into comic books and star wars. She forced be to abolish ally interest. I wasn't going to put up with that

@billmurray7473 3 года назад

In the age of pandemics, dating and hooking up will soon be Obsolete. It might as well be.

@jennawalden8547 3 года назад

@@andrewohare8550 no you’re best out of that relationship. Nobody’s got the right to control anybody like that

@USNMelDaria 3 года назад

Another great video!🙌🏽 Sidenote: The creepy dude who got out of the truck kinda looks like Abraham Lincoln!!!

@SkotMotion 3 года назад

Lol he actually is a professional Abraham Lincoln impersonator as well as an actor. Robert Broski.

@marysab8865 3 года назад

I thought the same thing!! 😂

@maggotst.pierre2361 3 года назад

@@SkotMotion any relation to that tik tok chick with the same last name? Brittany broski

@nehapatil4861 3 года назад

Wow!!..thats what I said to myself too👍

@jayquinn9157 3 года назад

That opening song was really awesome!! If anyone's interested, it's "The Ballad of Jim Jones" by Dusty Rhodes and the River Band.

@lavendergirl4395 3 года назад

Thanks ❤️❤️

@pizzelle2 3 года назад

Thanks so much! I checked the comments for this

@thejulie4real 8 месяцев назад

thank you 😊

@MINDMAPFILMS 3 года назад

just WOW, direction and cinematography at its absolute best!

@patrickhubbard5675 3 года назад

Cool a burnt offering, now the hot blonde can light her damn cigarette, maybe.

@jomontanee 3 года назад

Whoa! The scene where the car was down is so creepy!!!! 😳😳😳 Well done. Anyway where is the photographer dude?

@francisgalluppi6476 3 года назад

Thank you! If you look closely, Grant is standing next to an axe in the decrepit house. It’s the same axe that you see in Michael’s back when he’s lying on the bathroom floor with the other corpses earlier in the film. FUN FACT- we forgot Michael’s camera that day on set so it’s a little confusing and hard to tell that it’s Michael on the floor with the axe in his back haha

@missprettyschannel 3 года назад

The ending is so sad and unfair but yes this was a good short horror film.

@MaNuLaToROfficial 3 года назад

thats what she said

@popcornshrimps-ge1rd Год назад

Right, Why didn't she just drive off????????

@TheDweeb002 Год назад

@@popcornshrimps-ge1rd same thing i was thinking. why even stop?

@MarcusVinicius-we2pg Год назад

What can be more sad and unfair than religion itself? I liked this movie as well!

@alanbryant8457 3 года назад

That was intense! Very well made from beginning to end. You would think one of them notice the spent rounds all over the ground. Alright Abraham Lincoln drives a Chevy on PCP.

@tylerlane4587 3 года назад

Dude that’s what I’m sayin! Like the spent shot gun shells everywhere.

@MaNuLaToROfficial 3 года назад

thats what she said

@reginaldwilson9866 3 года назад

I just knew homie was a part of it and lured his friends there. Good job snake!!!!!!

@brentage5000 3 года назад

Michael, you're outvoted three to one. When that happens, either you go with the group or get left behind. Then again, considering this is alter...

@sundaymorning4758 3 года назад

I believe he is also a dead man (05:33)

@brettzforeman Год назад

Grant was playing both sides. If he had taken Jessie to that hotel, then the other two would have been defenseless in the free house. Michael had already spent his hotel money on coke, so he was not leaving the free house and probably wouldn't have minded having it to himself.

@Lucky_Chase 3 года назад

See? This is what happens when the Bible is taken literally. Abe Lincoln ambles up and spouts random non chills.

@kdubbswinston3673 3 года назад

ALTER!!!! Where have you been all of my HORROR LOVING life?!! Your channel is amazing! Hitchcockian with a twist of Twilight Zone and Tales from the Crypt! Great channel!!! Thank you!! 😉😍🤗❤✊😌

@tanrose8645 3 года назад

😳I would've gotten out of there after dude showed up! Well done! 👏🌹 PLEASE Stay 'safe', everyone❣️ Blessed be🌜

@chrispaulson2934 3 года назад

🤣😂🤣😂 the CQB 241 license plate on the Plymouth! Nice nod there! Would love to know the filming location. Just beautiful in every way, a damn fine and entertaining story! Great job to all involved in this production 👏👍😀

@francisgalluppi6476 3 года назад

Finally! We shot this short 3 years ago and you’re the first person to pick up on that! I wish there was some sort of prize haha it was shot near Salton Sea in California. I heard that the decrepit house recently burnt down :/

@chrispaulson2934 3 года назад

@@francisgalluppi6476 😁! You totally just made my day! Thank you! Oh cool!! It's a shame to hear about the house, but it still looks like a great location to visit for film and photography 😀 Keep up the great work that you do! 👍

@lily_jack5270 3 года назад

YES I LUV IT

@madnessbydesign1415 Год назад

SPOILERS!!! It would have been funny if the old guy saw the others were dead, and just lifted the hood of the car, made a quick fix, and sent her on her way... :)

@kiyu-269 3 года назад

Amazing!

@sherimlena2686 3 года назад

I loved it but can someone plz explain to me what's going onnnn? Im confusedddd and intrigued

@SonicTheDarkHedgehog 3 года назад

So what happened to the guy with the glasses?

@PrimitiveInTheExtreme 3 года назад

7:53 Gotta light?

@AidenGajda-io7ch 4 месяца назад

Here’s the thing Horror stories are great , but why would u pick something simple like a slithering maracas and a sped man walking around with a pew pew stick ?

@kittycool8967 3 года назад

Story, acting, location, directing all great. This made me feel totally involved from beginning to end.

@djregius 3 года назад

Couldn't have a black cast for this one. That weird dude starts talking about burnt offerings and black people would be out!!

@ehsanshahriarenan1323 3 года назад

Dark yahh🖤🖤🖤🖤

@heartz5625 3 года назад

11:04 looks like jack stauber lol

@artemisnectar7 3 года назад

Jus WOW😬😲😱 awesome sauce 2 all involved, intense 2 say the least..ALTER 🥰

@moniquevandeplas5210 3 года назад

Okay a few things. Wow! This was so well done. Spoilers ahead: As soon as freako showed up my first thought was he's the grandfather...cuz the young kid and him have the same hairdo...no shit that is actually what I thought. Second, I love the outfits and I am going to guess this was supposed to be early 80's due to them and the window opening I saw. Made me think of the window opener I had in last house I lived in though my parents did buy that house in the seventies and it was built before that. Also they way it was established not many people came around based on a car that was sitting with square tires. Sorry, I feel like I am not being articulate. I am actually a little shaken from this short. The whole concept of a friend trying to protect the other friend from an ex and you set the parameters of a girl who picks problem guys and I guess it resonated with me because let's say I have been with a few bad freaks. I was so happy that the girl though figured out to get in car and go and run him over...I was like so refreshingly different than just running and screaming but of course she screwed up the shocks and didn't have time to take the bat for self defense...Damn it! She loses! But I love the snake bit. The metaphorical Adam and Eve Significance! Bravo! So good!

@maricamogus8002 3 года назад

Who is early bc of stalking😟🤚

@samdilworth1989 3 года назад

2:46 That was funny. Pay your bills 😂.

@MidnightVideo 3 года назад

yes

@FranciscoSantos-ss3uq 2 года назад

♠♠♠♠♠♠♠♠♠♠♠💜♠mas quero ver no que vai dar nisso tudo.,,♠💜♠♠♠♠♠♠♠♠♠♠♠♠♠♠

@mysouthernopinion1852 3 года назад

The blond girl is nice looking and he wanna look at a haunted house what a weirdo

@liamciaran 3 года назад

Is it me or is the audio a bit funky in this?

@deezimmo4814 2 года назад

If you ever walk into a strange place and say, "what is that F..king smell"..you are in the wrong place with a DB. dead body.

@Whitewolfen 2 года назад

Wow. That was disturbing. Had my mouth hanging open and I was frozen watching them die. That would make a awesome movie. We need more well told stories in full movies, not all jump scares and gore.

@MADYESTASTUDIOS 3 года назад

incredible... at a point, I just forgot that it is a short film.... it feels like watching a full feature film...

@a.m.pietroschek1972 3 года назад

It captured the old style, seventies of last century, very well. Impressive work.

@Lee_Plenty 3 года назад

Intro Song: Dusty Rhodes And The River Band "The Ballad Of Jim Jones"

@lily_jack5270 3 года назад

I was watching another alter film and saw this new upload :3

@tiffanysmith1993 3 года назад

Another amazing short film from Alter 🙌🏾💞

@leonbowen6567 3 года назад

I guess I'll say it for the hundredth time you guys are in mfkin sane 🤘🤘🤘🤘!!!!

@florincezar3559 3 года назад

Respect ALTER👍

@rigyellll2695 3 года назад

First

@observationsfromthefencepo7207 3 года назад

Best Line: Are you kidding you me. You guys want to leave over some backwoods hillbilly? Yes, as a matter of fact I do. I don't know how to talk about this without spoilers. So Spoilers are ahead. Using the desert as the environment was an excellent setting for this story. We then get a look at the fascination of abandoned places. I get this as there is I wonder what led to this vibe. The one character's fascination was a solid reason for not leaving immediately. Nicely worked in. The flash forwards were great hooks in keeping the viewer engaged. These were well done. Overall there is a message of how extreme belief systems can be very dangerous. The final reveal with the pictures was nicely done. I wish I could say I saw that coming but I didn't. When the young kid was revealed, I did think I wish that snake would bite him. It did and I was thrilled. Nice to see him get hit by a car too. The ending was not what I wanted but I will say it was pretty slick for a horror flick. Some other nice touches were the quote at the beginning, The Exorcist book, and the Ansel Adams reference. I enjoyed the song as it worked in the atmosphere of the film. This was an enjoyable film and I was never taken out of the story. Much of this can be contributed to the acting. Thanks to Francis Gallupi and crew. You did an awesome job. Peace.

@ObsessedwiththeMess07 3 года назад

They went to Victorville? Lol

@rudevalve 3 года назад

Certified Gold!!!!l

@jewelhaines8842 3 года назад

Cool !! Has a great 70's vibe ! ❣

@jamiemiller8678 3 года назад

First time I've seen a girl in a horror film not hesitate to do what had to be done to the crazy murderer

@swapnogaming69 3 года назад

1:11 anyone noticed? It's the exorcist book

@Kehwanna 3 года назад

Nice catch. I envy people that are able to read and ride, especially when there's are distractions everywhere.

@ambreenfatima6868 3 года назад

❤👍😍

@sethsmith4905 3 года назад

I love getting ALTERED 💯

@ferranmartinez3531 3 года назад

No acabo de entender estos cortometrajes, con guiones sin pies ni cabeza.

@sherimlena2686 3 года назад

Aveces no se entienden pero quedan genial sinceramente😂

@ferranmartinez3531 3 года назад

@@sherimlena2686Pues que quieres que te diga, para gustos colores.

@sherimlena2686 3 года назад

@@ferranmartinez3531 asi mismo es

@wherestheexit5046 2 года назад

Yay daytime horror 🥰 Boo religious crap 💩

@libratude9595 3 года назад

Whoa!! 😳😮

@lunatixic 3 года назад

earlyyy

@IamLookingforWoody_________786 11 месяцев назад

This show is a Antichrist as a muslim I say.

@traceytrotter9934 3 года назад

Good but I had a problem with the sound. Couldn't hear the dialogue and the music was blaring.

@Axel-zp4ec 3 года назад

Cool

@ewintertyler 3 года назад

Always remember to fuck politeness

@jimjustice581 Год назад

My ONLY criticism is that the volume goes up and down. I’m constantly adjusting the volume of my earphones. Interesting character development with a wicked bad ending. I loved it!

@ruthscudder3913 3 года назад

They keep getting better and better

@robredo 3 года назад

films without any point

@louise7754 3 года назад

🇧🇷

@jeromystone778 3 года назад

I spent part of my youth residing within Hesperia, California. Twas indeed a "High Desert Hell". Good flick however. Kudos.

@gavalar7485 3 года назад

The atmosphere and setting give me real "MANOS - The hands of fate" vibes. (but with actual actors and sound design etc) 🔥🤘

@cb1610 3 года назад

Ok but I just had to say this , the two main girls (blonde & brunette) they look like the adult version of girls meets world (Riley & Maya) like they are sooooo similar ,even the characteristics

@kilroywuzhere6864 3 года назад

“The Ballad of Jim Jones” was a perfect opening.

@stephaniequintanar152 3 года назад

I’m assuming this film was based in the 70’s and could’ve been either way out in apple valley, or Lucerne valley so it’s somewhat accurate looking for the high desert at the time, lol I live here now and I hate to disappoint but it’s far from loosely populated. 😳😂