The Armoire (Award-winning horror short) - Evan Cooper 

Armoires without demons are more expensive but totally worth it in my opinion.

That shot of the demon sprawled on top of the armoire was truly horrifying. Well done, Evan Cooper.

her acting was amazing! like the scene where she fell back into the chair, honestly awesome

It really just goes to show that your imagination will always scare you worse than whatever monster that shows up on the screen. For me it was that sound, the fingers on the wood, and the running footsteps that got me. And the fact that when the monster finally is seen, it doesn't immediately chase her but takes its time, letting the fear build. One of the best I've seen, a lot of horror filmmakers forget that simplicity can be just as terrifying as complex plots and settings.

Well, at least she learnt a valuable lesson from all this, "one man's trash isn't always another man's treasure."

That's it: IKEA for me.

OK theory time. Obviously impatient for her to decorate the place to match the armoire. Where are the other rustic looking pieces, excuse me? Hence the finger drumming. Hated her wardrobe and the metal bar that did not match at all. Tried to communicate this, was ignored. In desperation, showed itself like “I’m waiting, Miss Oblivious 2018” and even moved the armoire in front of the door, as in, wardrobe, matching furniture, hello. Still didn’t get the point. Finally had to possess her to get out of that joint and hopefully find someone with a bit more fashion and interior design sensibility. Sheesh.

That reveal was horrifying; the sound of thrumming fingers and rapid footsteps were disconcerting enough but I figured it was going to be the standard object haunted by a ghost story. Noooooope, you went straight for heart attack inducing monster reveal-one of the more poignant ones that I've seen in recent years. Ugh, I can still picture the bloody thing just sitting there in my head. Dear Evan and Brodie Cooper, I hate you. Sincerely, a new fan.

That was bloody creepy! I'm officially afraid of furniture now. Loved it!

I liked this. Nice idea, decent build up and great conclusion at the end of it. I was worried this is all going to end with a cheap jump scare moment but you went further of that. Very well done.

Narnia meets paranormal activity. Nice.

This film deserve more awards and make a full film on this

Absolutely love this! I watched it alone, in the dark, full screen with earbuds. I think my life has shortened by a couple of years

better ending line: "Hey hon! What about for the kid's room?"

Suddenly I'm thrilled my husband removed the doors to the armoire so the TV fit in it! 😉 any demons would be so annoyed by the History Channel reruns they would leave quickly.

I see lots of potential in whoever this Evan Cooper guy is. I wanna see a feature one day.

The sounds, the demon on sprawled on the dresser, even the way it walked into the other room was spooky and and adrenaline pumping truly the first horror film on RU-vid that I have been impressed with. Having watched dozens! Superb job!

I'm incredibly picky with what I label as "scary", and honestly the sound of the scrolling fingers seemed so dull. Once I saw the entity tapping the fingers and connected the sound with the visual, it actually gave me chills. Pacing was right on track to make even a skeptic like me feel a sense of urgency. Very well done.

It was pretty good but it just bugged me, why would she need an armoire? She has a big closet. Wouldn't she want to get a dresser?

Moral of the story : Never ever take any abandoned furniture from the street

That was soooo scary. I now feel justified that I am afraid of used furniture.

Glad the comments didn't give away too much on this shorties ambience. Very enjoyable!

It's an ASMR demon :D

Normally, horror films are kinda meh for me, but this was genuinely terrifying. Excellent job.

Last night I watched this movie on my phone. My husband had been asleep for several hours. I went to bed after watching this movie, and my husband was tapping his side of the bed while he was sleeping exactly like the monster in this film. Needless to say, I didn't get much sleep.

This is really good and deserves to be seen by more people. I was going to try and single out one thing to specifically praise (writing, acting, creature design, etc) but it's all so good!

The tapping was such a creative way to add suspense, I love it

Wait a minute, I find an armoire with tape all around it AND TAKE IT HOME? I think I would walk right past it babe, there may be a dead body inside ya think? WHY would you take home a piece of furniture that's obviously taped up for a reason? 😂😂😂😂😂

I have a huge armoire in my room, and so does my best friend so looks like I won’t be sleeping in either room ever again

I guess going into my kitchen is NEVER an option again..... I got an Armoire from an old Amish woman and put it in the kitchen for storage..... now I don’t know whether to block my kitchen off or move....

This is so very well done. Just the right amount of backstory, different scenes... it doesn't have cheap jump scares or ending, all of the stories connect really well. The acting was, in my opinion, phenomenal. With this kind of movie production, the idea doesn't have to be original - you make it unique. Simply amazing 💯

Request the uploaders to provide subtitles as it helps hearing impaired

This movie is gonna make me think twice bout getting furniture!!❤💚💜💙💛

A very good short horror. Only the second one I will keep out of too many... One thing got me though - why the hell would you get that thing if you already have a closet?!!!

I wasn't disappointed, I can't say that about many full featured movies I've paid to see! Great job!

This is one particular short horror film that I watched twice and still reacted to the jumpscares even when I knew they were coming...that's rare in my book....the creepy/eeriness surroundings were spot on and well placed....this film packed the scary in the right moments within 15 minutes...plus good story concept....and mysterious unknown ending....this film is done more better in horror taste than full length features.... definitely deserved the award! Kudos to dir . Evan Cooper,Hannah Barlow who didn't have tons of dialogue but didn't need it here...and whoever is Strange Dave...well done!!!👏👏👏🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆

I really like everything about this! Thank you for not ending abruptly but giving us more with what might happen to the next owners. Thank you very much!

From the looks of where she got the armoire from, it looks like it'd be riddled with bed bugs or roaches! Demons would be the least of my worries lol

This is easily one of the all around best horror shorts I’ve seen on RU-vid.

Really well done and AAA all the way. I'd love to see this story continued. Congratulations to everyone who made this and especially Hannah Barlow whose performance was completely genuine. I hope we see her in more films in the future. The makeup FX on whatever the hell that was were absolutely horrifying.

Respect to you. This is superb and most of all terrifying! You know the Art of Horror cinema.

Well the Armoire was at least kind enough to give 2 warnings :D

Must have been one of those recalled Amish Armoire from the late 90's, gotta watch out for those. The one I picked up is pretty magical. There is a portal to a magical world full of talking animals in the back of mine. Winnin

This was really, really good. Nice touch with the classic 60's-style organ. It still works and I love it. It's amazing how much care you allowed the viewer to invest in the lead with such a simple story. Great, great job!

First good horror short Ive seen in a while! Thanks (:

with so many average shorts on youtube, it makes coming across a gem like this that much more enjoyable.

Loved the 1) recording 2) direction 2)the way tension is built 4)the jump scare

This was great! The sound design was chilling, the direction was perfect. It creep me out when you heard just the footsteps and the fingers, but then when you actually showed the thing, it creeped me the fuck out!

This is fantastic, how does it not have more views???

This is one of the best horror shorts I've seen. I jumped at a couple scenes.

Okay I've been watching these for a week and this is the first time I've been legit scared AF. The thing sitting up top both scared me shitless and made me laugh...well done!

I loved this. It shard the shit out of me. The tapping of the fingers on the wood was priceless. Great job!

I’ve always wondered what an armoire is and now I know it’s what the uk call a wardrobe lol 😂

best one yet! (and i devour creepy short movies) congratulations!

Very good presentation! Great acting, directing, script & cinematography! The content was fantastic! The sound; the eventual image!!! They were both perfect!

Oh god...when the thing showed up, I got the most bizarre tingling sensation all over the back of my scalp....That was so eerie and horrifying. That shot of it stalking across the hall as she discovered the armoire blocking the door gave me chills. It's amazing how such simple imagery can be so effective. Well done.

This was extremely well done by all involved. I will be looking for more from you folks. I'm subbing for sure.

Wow! Fantastic short! 👍💙💙💙💙💙

Great simple writing that spoke volumes...Great Job! Thanks for the upload!

Woooooow... That was genuinely scary,... and so well paced! I luved it!!

Its hard to find a good short horror movie. This is one of the few. Congratulations!

Best short horror ive seen yet.

This is one of the short horror movies that didn't give me disappointment after ending. WONDERFUL!!!

Moral of the story: do not take abandoned furniture into your home

Thoroughly enjoyed this one. Brings back memories of some really weird and unexplainable things I saw and had happen at my childhood home! I had my arm hairs standing on end watching this lol!

I got a weird feeling one evening and for the first in 30 years decided to lock my bedroom door. Now, you know the old trope of the door handle jiggling? Not very scary right? Well my wife wakes me up and whispers that someone is trying to get in. I tell her it must be the cat and proceeded to go back to sleep. That's when I heard it. Jiggle jiggle. My ear actually moved as every nerve in my body honed in on that noise. I moved to the door in an instant and stared at the knob of the door in the gloomy light with every bit of focus as I could. I clearly saw it move! Now, how many? Armed? My door opens inward. Shit. I've got nothing but a cell phone. The jiggle has steadily gotten more insistent . It occurs to me that someone must think the lock is the kind you use a push pin on. But. Just by chance , my door knob had been replaced with a different type, years before. As they were on clearance sale, when we remodeled. I put my phone on flash light and wrapped a towel around my arm and threw the door open and jumped back holding the light in front of me. I head footsteps running to the landing to the staircase and shined the light down just in time to catch a glimpse of someone clearing the bottom of the stairs. We found out that it was a mental patient who had been cutting our plants at night and cut our super friendly cats ears. They took him away but...

Nicely done! Good build-up, really frightening monster, and great ending.

by far the best short horror film i’ve ever seen!

This kind of content deserves to have more views unlike stupid Logan Paul so I'm going to share this video with everyone I know

3:40 no no no never use a laptop sitting on carpet like that! Dust and fibers get into the ventilation channel and make the computer overheat. Poor heat dissipation is #1 cause of persistent problems with laptops!

Terrifying! Best horror short I’ve seen, well done.

Now this is proper scary film. 2nd tapping occurrence got me pausing the video, contemplating to continue. Well done!

I keep clear of used items! Avoid flea markets, thrift stores and garage sales!! Used furniture...a big NO NO!!!! It comes equipped with the previous owners JUJU!!

This is so cool, I really got scared, congratulations.

this was a great short horror film. looking forward to seeing more of your work! thanks

I am making a horror short soon so I've been watching analysis on jump scares and how to use them correctly and that they suck if you don't. This right here was amazing !!! you mastered something most horror movies can't even do right nowadays!!

excellent sound design

Weird noise ...oh yeah let's go investigate it 😂

That was really good! Awesome work, guys. That demon thing was scary as hell.

I almost couldn’t finish this, it was so tense and scary. Beautiful job

Whenever I think of armoires I think of those street toughs who stole Elaine’s from Kramer on Seinfeld.

THE BEST SHORT FILM

This was really creepy! Very good work and hope ta see more like this! Thanks for the upload Muskoka Movies!!

OUTSTANDING...ONE OF THE GREATEST STORY LINES AND ENDINGS.

All that armoire needs is some varnish & I bet that creature will leave you alone.

Ok,. . . I'm good for the rest of tonight! Really creepy. . . EXCELLENT!!

Simple an effective. Great playing with shadows and suspense. Ugh. I love it.

Well done. I managed to feel some minor, genuine fear, if not including the 2 jumpscares.

There is some good ASMR tapping in this movie!

It takes a lot to scare me, but scare me it did. Good job.

very high quality.and so simply put together. no need for expensive special effects.

Really well done 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻, excellent screen play, and execution👍🏻.

Damn good short horror film

OMG Best Short Movie

Wow! Very good Evan. You are surley going places in the horror genre

This short film was excellent!! Please do more!

Burn it with fire! Great movie, very suspenseful. One thing though is that she looks confused, but not very scared or take it to management when she sees a mess in her room. Usually make you think of breaking and entering. That fingers' sound though, man it gets on my nerve XD

Love!! Just goes to show, that's why you never take home something from the garbage, lol. I don't care how good it looks. No thanks!!

This was my favorite film on Alter and now I’m watching it here. Simple concept, terrifying execution!

The commitment this woman went through, dollying the armoire to her room in a dress and heels