Intruder

Intruder is a sci-fi psychological horror from BHM Productions. It was very ambitious and is also the crew's first feature film.

Intruder is inspired by the 2012 film Dark Skies as well as infamous reports of alien abduction.

Progress
Production of the film started on September 12th, 2013.

On December 31st, 2013, the movie was officially released to YouTube.

On January 12th, 2014, the making-of for Intruder was officially released to YouTube.

Overview
The film follows a young man, Kevin, who begins to experience unsettling activity around his house. It begins with small events, such as noises in the house and things being misplaced. It becomes progressively worse, with messes randomly appearing in several rooms, Kevin losing his short-term memory, and mysterious figures that seem to be watching him. The events lead Kevin to believe that something not of this Earth has invaded his home.

The movie takes a dramatic turn in tone and pace about half-way in. The first 30 minutes produce a slow,  atmospheric and gloomy tone, but the final 30 minutes switch to a quicker, more dramatic, and overall creepier tone.

Rating
Intruder has been rated PG-13 by BHM Productions.

It features mild language, frightening moments, disturbing images, and some mature themes.



Reception
So far, the movie is receiving mostly positive reviews.

Praise has been geared towards the movie's story, editing, and scares. Many have noted the movie as being very tense and creepy, as well as being well-made considering the crew's amateur nature. Audiences have also voiced that the movie constantly keeps interest.

One YouTube user left a comment that stated, "I hope people will be able to forgive the amateur roughness, as this movie is actually very solid and several of the jumpscares put many professional horror films to shame. Those moments alone make it worth watching."

Some criticism has been directed towards the realism of the dialogue and writing, as well as "awkward" filming in a few moments throughout the film. A few have also stated that the acting is "wooden" at times.

Trivia

 * This is the first movie from BHM Productions over 15 minutes long to be made as a whole movie, rather than episodic parts.
 * It is also the first movie from the crew to feature such dramatic and dark tones.
 * Intruder was originally intended to be released in full to YouTube, but problems arose due to the file's incredibly large size. The decision was made to split the movie in two in order to make it web-optimized.
 * While most of BHM Productions' other films have a large focus on dialogue and story, Intruder has taken a much larger focus on the impact of the imagery and well as the connection between the main characters.
 * This movie is also one of the first films from the crew to be so large in scale but have such a small and continuous staff, as seen in the credits.