Synopsis:
I live with a horror hound. My spouse has been watching horror since they were tiny, to hear them talk, and frankly, while I enjoyed cheesy “creature features” and Alfred Hitchcock movies and all things goth before we met, it wasn’t afterwards that it became quite so… all-encompassing, shall we say? Now, I grew up with idea of goth being The Crow and The Craft and movies of that ilk, and my music tastes have always run somewhere between Stevie Nicks and Magica… so the idea of creating an Appalachian Gothic Horror story, in the vein of the ones often featured on Tiktok was always going to appeal to me: If you hear something, no, you didn’t. If you see something, no, you didn’t. And if something says your name, run and hide because there are things in the forest that are older than the trees.
Media Assets:
I drove up to the North Georgia mountains over a weekend and filmed for several hours. Most of it is recorded on a Canon R7 mirrorless camera, but I also recorded more than a bit on my iPhone 13 Pro as well. Most of it was shot in the Dawsonville area around Amicalola Falls, while a tiny bit was also shot just alongside the road when I saw a shot I liked. Likewise, I provided all the voiceovers and background whispers. Background sound effects are listed below.
Software:
- Adobe Photoshop Pro 2024 – Cover Image
- Adobe Premiere Pro 2024 – Everything else
Sound Effects:
- Paranoia by Fission9 is licensed on Creative Commons 0
- Deep Scary Growl by SamsterBirdies is licensed on Creative Commons 0
- Scary Horror Terror Shriek by SamsterBirdies is licensed on Creative Commons 0
- Scary Shrieking Monsters in a Cave by SamsterBirdies is licensed on Creative Commons 0