What Happens After Midnight (Award Winning Horror Short Film)

I work night shift in an hotel, and the automatic sliding doors opens without anybody there, happens more often than it should

I wouldn't have let her in without ID.

7:28 The real horror is him putting dirty towels on top of the clean ones.

I did appreciate it when she said "my heads been all over the place." I got it at the beginning, and i get it now

Picking up laundry/trash without gloves? Ain’t no way!

I worked the night audit and a big chain hotel, and they nailed this. The ominous feeling, the mundane duties, the weird people, and the lonliness. It was kind of cringe when he gave her a key without at least checking to see who was in the room, but it added to the mystery. They even got the start time, correct. Loved it...fantastic job!!!

I wouldn’t want to stay there that guy hands out keys to anyone

I can’t be the only one that loves working night shift! I love the night! Best part of the day if you ask me, the moment the sun goes down till just before the sun pops over the horizon!

I used to work with a man at a Head Start agency in Stockton, CA. At least 20 years later, and after I had moved to Sacramento, I was watching the local news and they announced that the man I used to work with, had a daughter that moved to Maryland to avoid the stalker boyfriend, he found out where she had moved to and went to where she lived and killed her.

As a hotel manager this is relatable on a lot of levels. Telling staff they need to show up on time, telling them they need to take time to relax/rest (literally have to force some to leave or they will work hours after their shift), being understaffed because two weeks does not cut it for hiring and training replacements, etc. Also, all my employees who work overnight say they have heard things or seen a figure out of the corner of their eye but I just tell them they are crazy but if there is a ghost they better learn to like it and make friends (they know me and my sense of humor and know I'm joking.) I rarely have to but when I do work overnight I never notice anything. Have had a couple of deaths over the years but no murders. A couple things other people mentioned like looking up room # and verifying info if they don't have ID and why he didn't even look at the system the first time to verify her name and room # because a lot of guests forget or invert numbers... I can forgive all that. Plus some employees don't always stick to the rules. But the only thing that really bothered me was when he was looking up her name in the system (which I think is called Opera but it's been a while since I used that one so maybe not) he looked her up under "arrivals" instead of "in-house" so her name would not show if she was a guest. Just as an insider I was like whyyyy did they do that? But I get it's a short film. Also, a room would not be left out of order from June to September as it means it was out for the entire peak season. Maybe if it was small, privately owned and managed hotel but those long hallways are relatable and makes me doubt it. Anyway, aside from dissecting my work life from this, I thought it was decent. Not much plot but the lead guy was a good character (would hire!)

This was done very well, my only complaint is the ending. Julian’s character was done so well that I actually started to care about his safety towards the end. But just as I found myself invested in finding out what happens to him and Helena, you end with the same cheap jump scare that’s so typical of the crappier short horror films. You did a great job on building up the plot, the uneasy setting is all the scare you need, I just felt like this one could’ve ended with a nicer ending. You could’ve put a jump scare when Julian enters the room, but then maybe follow with him somehow reassuring or comforting Helena’s spirit so that she could finally be at peace. And then end it off in the morning with his female coworker coming in and eventually seeing something that would indicate that there actually WAS somebody in room 320, then as she looks up at Julian in disbelief….THE END.

Very nice, had never seen this. I think those late night empty hotel lobbies are ripe for nightmares.

This is one of those short films you already know you’ll like from the very first few establishing shots and the first spoken line. In for a good time I think.

So he works the front desk and is also the maid and there's no security

He didn't take the 2 towels 😂

As an African American, we would NEVER go investigate anything alone, especially a possible ghost situation. But I still enjoyed the film. 😊

I like that he’s coming in to take over the shift for her in the hotel. And then clocking in is a nice touch.🎉

13:37 Ben Stiller Jr. going full-on HAM...

Losing the room key happens often & they probably left ID in the room, but you should pull up the room info and ask them whose name the room is under as well as other identifying information to make sure their answers match the info u have. Giving someone who isn't familiar & acting suspect the key is a HARD no.

Omg this movie was DOPE!! I worked as a security officer at night everywhere .at night it's aloooot of crazy shid happening.... and I'd be the only one working in an old law firm... sometimes...and the weirdest thing that happened to me is when all the lights went off ... For 30 mins and I automatically got locked in ... Thank God for Xanax 😮.