“In Sound, We Live Forever” – A Slasher Turned on Its Head – Horror Short Review

“What the eyes see, and the ears hear, the mind believes.”

~ Harry Houdin

Joshua Giuliano certainly took this to heart when he crafted, “In Sound, We Live Forever”, playing now on Alter’s YouTube channel. The screen is empty of physical characters for much of the runtime, yet their voices and a classic car set the scene for a terrifying act of violence.

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The Plot

The film begins with a black screen and the sound of insects before a fade in on an aerial view of a large field surrounded by trees. The woosh and clanking of a windmill’s blades intensifies then is replaced by a running engine. An old red Ford pickup comes into view in the lush grass field and the camera pans slowing across the car and around to its open doors. On the front seat is a transistor radio playing a sentimental version of “Air on a G String” by Bach. At this point, the characters appear.

Sort of.

The voiceover is a young woman and her male companion flirting, their banter light and familiar. The camera swoops over the vehicle, pans out to the idyllic field with its cottage core tall grass and sweet petalled flowers. While the couple, Meredith and Charlie, continue their give and take, the camera focuses on the bed of the truck. The sounds of their activities can be heard—the squeak of the truck’s cab opening and them climbing in, the pops of beer can lids, Meredith removing her retainer before the lovers’ kiss—through crisp audio but…the characters still do not physically appear... .…To read the entire blog, head to Killer Shorts Review.