The case of three missing Tisch sophomore film students who mysteriously vanished in 2011 resurfaced today, taking a surprising turn when a videotape recorded by the survivors was found in a cemetery in Bushwick.
Upon watching the tape, authorities learned that the Tisch sophomores, Jeff Jefferson, Kelly Kellyson and Bob Bobson, went missing after traveling to Brooklyn for a film project for their Sight and Sound studio class.
“I’ve never been to Brooklyn before,” Jefferson said at the beginning of the tape. “But I bet the setting is going to make for, like, a totally creepy movie. Like Kubrick, you know?”
Although authorities offered few details, the videotape allegedly documents the three students becoming trapped in a cycle of horrific events.
“Oh my God. What the hell is that?” Kellyson screamed upon the sight of the short G train.
The three students became noticeably distressed while trying to navigate a series of lettered avenues. Forty-five minutes into the film, Bobson angrily threw the tripod and lighting equipment into the Gowanus Canal.
However, the most horrifying moment for the students was when they realized that they were walking in a loop, encountering the same bearded, skinny jean-toting man and thick glasses-donning girl 100 times in a row.
At one point, the students stumbled upon the Polytechnic Institute of NYU.
“What is this place?” Kellyson shrieked before all three ran away in horror.
About 60 minutes into the videotape, a sobbing Kellyson turned to the camera and said, “I want to apologize to my parents, and Jeff’s parents, and Bob’s parents. If we knew that this is what a $60,000 tuition and film degree entailed, we would’ve just skipped college entirely.”
Authorities commented that they didn’t finish watching the film, not because it was scary, but because “the shaky cam style was making us throw up.”
A version of this article appeared in the Thursday, Oct. 31 print edition. Norman Bates is the owner of the creepy Bates Motel. Email him at [email protected].
