miljo If you enjoy letting your mind figure out why she kept counting then don't read thisthe lady at the dinner table mentioned the devil. This is the answer. The girl had a panic attack in the basement before, but descending into the darkness was the biggest mistake, because as she descended beyond the ten steps, she was stepping down the stairs into HELL. It took a while for the sheer horror to set in, as the look on the fathers face widened as she counted well past ten. My initial question was, What about Steven, the little bugger will probably go looking for her. And of all places in her parents right mind would send their sensitive daughter down into complete darkness? Bad parenting anyone? My filmmaking teacher went to the first showing and was able to tell us what was going on. Scary Stuff man. ha ha 8

jfgibson73 The Ten Steps is a short film that drew me in quickly and built up the tension very well. It is about a teenage girl who is home watching her little brother while her parents are out to dinner with the father's new boss. The girl, Kaite, calls and interrupts the dinner because the little brother is misbehaving--a minor annoyance. Then, the power goes out and she has to call back. Her father gives her instructions to check the fuse box in the cellar. This is when we find out that Katie is afraid to go in there, as some unknown event cause a panic attack earlier. The wife of the boss mentions that the house has a strange reputation, so as viewers, we begin to anticipate something bad about to happen. Katie agrees to go into the cellar so that her parents won't have to leave the dinner. The mother suggests that they get home, but the father begins to talk with Katie as she descends the steps...SPOILER: Katie counts as she takes each step. We hear noises and see the fear on her face. The tension builds as the father encourages her to continue. She gets to the tenth step, which is supposed to be the bottom--but she keeps counting. The film fades to the credits as we hear Katie count all the way to 52, her voice echoing as if in some underground cavern.

MartinHafer This film is one of many that are included in a collection of short films entitled "Shorts: Volume Four". This and the rest of the films in this series are interesting shorts made mostly but up and coming film makers.The film starts with a teenager and her younger brother at home alone. It seems their parents are out working on an important business deal over dinner with some clients. However, the kids interrupt the meal twice. The first time is pretty unimportant but the second time the power goes out and it means the teen needs to go into the dreaded dark cellar to fix the fuses--even though she has a phobia about this.While this film is incredibly simple, they did a great job of creating a creepy and malevolent mood. It ended well for a short, but boy did I wish it had lasted longer--I really wanted to see what would happen next! Good stuff.

jryn Just became available on February 27. Check it out - the slow build up works very well as others have commented, and you'll feel your pulse pick up. Be warned though that the short is very dark and hard to see in places, even if you watch it in full screen mode. However, this does contribute heavily to the mood as you try to see what is going on in all the darkness. The ending really leaves you thinking, like a ghost story from childhood. Good spooky stuff! The director is apparently working on a full length feature now. There's enough atmosphere and tight grasp of storytelling here to really look forward to what he'll do next.