Uploaded November 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
DFTM is a horror webseries / ARG that originally premiered as short film clips inside of YouTube SpongeBob Fan Theories. It was made over the course of 2 and a half years from 2021-2023, and had a bigger production value with every upload. This film is a compilation of the entire series, with some brand new content to make the films transition better.
Written and Directed by Alex Bale
Produced by Summer Schantz (ig @oh_snap_its_summer)
Director of Photography Jackie Owen (ig @jack.vid)
Production Designer Jenavieve Verley
Edited by Alex Bale
Original Music Composed by Tony Ashley, Christian Ragland, Zach Pelham and Mason Palanti (ig @pelhampalanti)
Gaffer Daniel Jacobs
1AC Jazleana Jones
2AC Jason Bartholomew
Grips Joey Avena, Jacob Boyce, Spencer Lail, Elis Xhafa
Boom Operators Jacob Boyce, Grayson Durham, Rose Hoover, Jenavieve Verley, Elis Xhafa
Makeup/SFX Ariel Dedemonico
Animal Handlers Alexis Dolfey, Jenavieve Verley
Production Assistants William Bazemore, Lindsey Berkman, Nick Faison, Colin Morgan, William O'Neil II, Alex Ryan, Fredrick Wynn, Lyndsie Zimmerman
Visuals Effects by Alex Bale, Andrew Bell (ig @the_macho_man_andy_savage) Joshua Little, and James A. Morr (Tiny Angry Dog Studios)
3D Models by Andrew Bell and Patrick Foley (ig @patrick_4d)
Colorist Jackie Owen
Sound Design by Alex Bale
Music Mastering by James Trevascus
Additional Music listed in credits (in order of appearance)
Featuring
Alex Bale as himself / The Muse
Costandinos Karalis as Wesley Harold (ig @costakaralis)
Brianna MacLean as Victoria Campbell (ig @digital_brianna)
Tom Lawson as Old Man
Zach Freeman as The Cynical Critic (ig @zbfree_vo)
Will Worden as Conspiracy Carl
Eugene Gase as Antonio Geist
Simeon Wynne as The Cat / Young Alex Voice
Laure Beth E as Ramona Bynes
Jerry Sola as Jared Warrenheim
Featured Reactors:
@ChrisLikesChicken
@FadedPodcast
@InternetCity
@MadeofJade
@RealSimbaTv
Locations provided by Rail Art Studios, the Tara Theatre Atlanta, and Avery Centrella
No animals were harmed in the making of this film.
DFTM is a horror webseries / ARG that originally premiered as short film clips inside of YouTube SpongeBob Fan Theories. It was made over the course of 2 and a half years from 2021-2023, and had a bigger production value with every upload. This film is a compilation of the entire series, with some brand new content to make the films transition better.
Written and Directed by Alex Bale
Produced by Summer Schantz (ig @oh_snap_its_summer)
Director of Photography Jackie Owen (ig @jack.vid)
Production Designer Jenavieve Verley
Edited by Alex Bale
Original Music Composed by Tony Ashley, Christian Ragland, Zach Pelham and Mason Palanti (ig @pelhampalanti)
Gaffer Daniel Jacobs
1AC Jazleana Jones
2AC Jason Bartholomew
Grips Joey Avena, Jacob Boyce, Spencer Lail, Elis Xhafa
Boom Operators Jacob Boyce, Grayson Durham, Rose Hoover, Jenavieve Verley, Elis Xhafa
Makeup/SFX Ariel Dedemonico
Animal Handlers Alexis Dolfey, Jenavieve Verley
Production Assistants William Bazemore, Lindsey Berkman, Nick Faison, Colin Morgan, William O'Neil II, Alex Ryan, Fredrick Wynn, Lyndsie Zimmerman
Visuals Effects by Alex Bale, Andrew Bell (ig @the_macho_man_andy_savage) Joshua Little, and James A. Morr (Tiny Angry Dog Studios)
3D Models by Andrew Bell and Patrick Foley (ig @patrick_4d)
Colorist Jackie Owen
Sound Design by Alex Bale
Music Mastering by James Trevascus
Additional Music listed in credits (in order of appearance)
Featuring
Alex Bale as himself / The Muse
Costandinos Karalis as Wesley Harold (ig @costakaralis)
Brianna MacLean as Victoria Campbell (ig @digital_brianna)
Tom Lawson as Old Man
Zach Freeman as The Cynical Critic (ig @zbfree_vo)
Will Worden as Conspiracy Carl
Eugene Gase as Antonio Geist
Simeon Wynne as The Cat / Young Alex Voice
Laure Beth E as Ramona Bynes
Jerry Sola as Jared Warrenheim
Featured Reactors:
@ChrisLikesChicken
@FadedPodcast
@InternetCity
@MadeofJade
@RealSimbaTv
Locations provided by Rail Art Studios, the Tara Theatre Atlanta, and Avery Centrella
No animals were harmed in the making of this film.
