Horror Short Film “The Follower“ | ALTER

Fueled by the hope of escaping her dreary suburban life, a misunderstood teen entertains the increasingly sinister advances of an Internet friend in a riff on the 1966 Joyce Carol Oates story “Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?” The Follower by Stevie Szerlip More About “The Follower“ : When 16-year-old Sophie posts a photo on Instagram that her mother considers risqué, she is punished, forced to stay at home without a phone while her family attends an event. she is more than content to drink wine and work on her tan, until one of her Instagram followers, a mysterious stranger named Jimmy Flowers shows up in a decommissioned cop car with a strange, damaged friend and engages her in an intriguing gambit. As the encounter grows unnerving and dark, Sophie begins to backpedal, but she’s in a vulnerable spot and brimming with mixed feelings. Faced with imminent danger, Sophie must quickly come to terms with her crafted persona versus the actuality of her youth. Connect with the Filmmakers: