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Crypt TV sends a vlogger back into LA's tunnels

Kristine Gerolaga stars in a psychological horror short about a missing friend and a mystery turned into content.

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Crypt TV Story of October 31, 2026Trari Newsroom

Why this story? The channel's weekly summary: what went up this week, what is drawing views now, and where the channel stands among similar channels.

500 Tunnels Under Los Angeles | Short Film

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0:01Mika records an address explaining how her friend's disappearance became part of her public identity.
1:14Earlier footage takes Mika and Haley into the pedestrian tunnels beneath Los Angeles.
2:30Mika tries to delete her explanatory video project, but her laptop abruptly shuts down.
4:05Mika emerges from a mountain tunnel into daylight near the Hollywood sign.
8:55The film's final reversal arrives at Mika's apartment door.

Mika wants to delete the video and move on. Her laptop, and the past she is trying to close off, have other ideas.

"500 Tunnels Under Los Angeles | Short Film" gave Crypt TV its most watched new upload in a fifteen-upload week, reaching about 8,100 views. Written and directed by Harry Valentine, the film stars Kristine Gerolaga as an explorer whose career grew out of her friend Haley's disappearance. Isadora Leiva plays Haley, whose return draws Mika back underground.

The horror starts with something disarmingly ordinary: a creator addressing her audience. "Before I got famous from losing a friend, we were just two kids with a camera going where we weren't supposed to," Mika says. Attempts to delete her explanatory project give way to dark shafts, chain-link fences and a daylight escape near the Hollywood sign. The film keeps the boundary between her apartment and the tunnels increasingly uncertain.

Viewers are talking about the practicalities of this particular nightmare: bringing bolt cutters, whether they would follow a missing friend underground, and the final turn. That last part is best left for the film.

Another kind of fame supplies the week's freshest momentum. Rene Rivas's "Grunge | Short Film" follows an emerging rock band into psychedelic horror after a catastrophic event. It has the channel's strongest daily viewing pace right now, despite arriving only on Friday.

Crypt TV collected roughly 140,000 views over the week, with subscribers unchanged. Daily viewing is above its usual level, though its weekly audience remains much smaller than nearby entertainment channels such as BBC Studios and Bravo. Here, the week's distinctive attraction is a creator discovering that deleting the project does not necessarily end the story.

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What viewers say

Always bring your bolt cutters when exploring spooky tunnels under Los Angeles
@rydertamSee it on YouTube
Mika is definitely braver than me. If my friend went missing in mysterious tunnels, I wouldn't go near them. Sorry, Haley, I'm staying put. 👻
@edwardtdm123See it on YouTube
great shots, unsettling vibe, good acting
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2 more comments

ending is my favorite part, girl you are in trouble
@homedepot8See it on YouTube
Well, that was a nightmare scenario I wouldn't want to experience. But that was good, though!!
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