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@NightMind

Жыл бұрын

No, really, after watching this one... do TRY to sleep tight.

@lololordjr

Жыл бұрын

​@@NightMindok

@0cean404

Жыл бұрын

Your one of my favorite youtubers that I’ve ever watched, thank you for your entertaining content❤

@doomsgray2946

Жыл бұрын

@@NightMindHallo nijht mimd

@eldark7883

Жыл бұрын

You're my favorite ::3

Some of the quotes from this are fucking gold . “I cannot believe we are debating the moral implications of DELETING a JPEG.” “Technically, it’s currently a GIF.”

@gamersgambit7517

Жыл бұрын

I mean wouldn't you say the same? technically it is since the graphic is changing

@ezicagent2724

Жыл бұрын

​@@gamersgambit7517no

@imthedude2351

Жыл бұрын

Also when she said she's not talking to a fucking JPEG, so it tells her to just change the file extension then And when it says "You have the audacity" and it fades in the fucking Audacity desktop icon

@WobblesandBean

Жыл бұрын

​@@imthedude2351Right?? I love the detail put into this 💜

@Ranger-over

Жыл бұрын

Some of the quotes from this article are quite eloquently written, but some are just confusing. For example, "technically, it's currently a GIF." This statement makes no sense. A GIF is an image format, while a JPEG is a compression format. They are not the same thing. Some of the other quotes are also confusing. For example, "It seems from the UX design community that the assumption might be that someone has seen a GIF before and is expecting a looping animation." This is not technically true.looping animation.gif Some people might be expecting a looping animation because they have seen one before, but this is definitely not universal. Awn7mFktpB4

"DO YOU THINK YOU HAVE THE AUDACITY-" (icon changes to the application icon for audacity) this dogs funny as shit

@kaxcommentssomethingREAL

11 ай бұрын

that dog _knooows_ what's up

@Guaxinobers

10 ай бұрын

the dog knows what he's doing

@Gregsusername

8 ай бұрын

Holy shit I didn’t even notice that. That’s amazing

@harmonetheanimationaddict4419

4 ай бұрын

He’s a troll.

@scrabble567

3 ай бұрын

when was this

The socially awkward discord calls driving my blood pressure up because of how realistic they are 😔😔😔

@James11111

Жыл бұрын

The energy of just "you got a virus" "The fuck I did!" It's so good

@Just1Nora

Жыл бұрын

The "fucks" feel uncomfortable though, like they were trying too hard to make it more "intense." You can tell when someone uses fuck in their normal conversations or not. It just sounds different. 🤷🏼‍♀️

@honeycrispsnail4032

Жыл бұрын

@@Just1Nora i don’t know, i agree that it sounds forced but it kind of adds to how they’re a bit awkward on the call.

@mildly_miffed_man1414

Жыл бұрын

@@honeycrispsnail4032 nah it’s totally forced. I drop the f bomb literally almost every other fuckin word and these sound very forced compared to when I use it.

@honeycrispsnail4032

Жыл бұрын

@@mildly_miffed_man1414 i do too, but i’ve also met ppl who get awkward and force it a lot more, if that makes sense. so in a way, it sounds like they’re on an awkward phone call and trying to force out swears to sound cooler, you know?

This series basically said “hey remember the boogeyman? The thing you were terrified of then learned it wasn’t real and got over it? Yeah no it was real the whole time and it’s after You Specifically”

@AGRiyan

11 ай бұрын

😂

@lemonywater2979

3 ай бұрын

⁰⁰0⁰000⁰⁰00000⁰⁰000⁰0⁰⁰⁰⁰0⁰0⁰0⁰⁰​@@AGRiyan

@TheParadoxGamer1

3 ай бұрын

My favorite horror trope

@thatguy5876

28 күн бұрын

literally Halloween lmao

When I saw that damn dog go briefly cartoonish, I got the vibe that he was gonna tell me that this was my chance to be a big shot.

@modestmismagius105

Жыл бұрын

EXACTLY

@anglepsycho

Жыл бұрын

"Would you like to invest in Trader's Domain?"

@sampflugrath7601

Жыл бұрын

Grace just needs to give him some kromer and everything'll be fine.

@GameAceTaylor

Жыл бұрын

Any time can be your chance, I guess!

@stinkzsys4995

Жыл бұрын

when was that again? update: nvm I found it

29:08 "I mean, technically right now it's a GIF" made me laugh. I don't think an Unfiction series has ever been able to do that with me.

@asheerheartattack

Жыл бұрын

me too, the whole bit is making me giggle a little

@LunaWitcherArt

Жыл бұрын

"I kinda wanna provoke it" "WHY?" 10/10 reaction

@shermanwilliams9248

Жыл бұрын

Me too, I was thinking “well isn’t it a gif” just a few seconds before it was said so it really caught me off guard xD

@sboy2044

Жыл бұрын

**”Video 4” from Minecraft Alpha 1.0.16 Versions walks in** I also thought it was funny when the channel profile became a banana, a pickle, and a “sex origins”.

@treywilliams1388

Жыл бұрын

It’s the “we are discussing the moral implications of deleting a JPEG” that gets me

"Someone who's solved their problem doesn't go around looking up videos about their problem" is an INSANELY powerful line. Holy MOLY.

@mildly_miffed_man1414

Жыл бұрын

I mean I do that sometimes

@KorilD

Жыл бұрын

@@mildly_miffed_man1414 *You:* Oh man, I could have solved this *way* easier if I'd looked it up first...

@mildly_miffed_man1414

Жыл бұрын

@@KorilD Literally

@mildly_miffed_man1414

Жыл бұрын

@@KorilD Like honestly 100% facts

@WobblesandBean

Жыл бұрын

Right? That hit hard.

" *IF ALL DUST-SCATTERING, SLOWLY DYING NEURON-MACHINES IN A ROOM SHARE A DELUSION,* *_IS IT NOT REAL?_* " Is unironically one of the hardest lines to ever be said by the villain of an ARG

@daysofboyhood

Жыл бұрын

And to the trans character too, it's a horrible insult at the same time as trying to get inside Grace's head and pretend to be on the same side. It's already tried to convince Grace that Arthur's not to be trusted. Are all your friends just lying to you out of kindness or do they really believe in your identity? How do you know, and if they're lying, can you trust them about anything and are they really your friends? There's layers to it that make it hit even harder for Grace specifically.

@ANDREW-uo6tq

8 ай бұрын

@@daysofboyhoodI AM SK GLAD SOMEONE ELSE NOTICED THIS OH MY GOD

@wolffang489

7 ай бұрын

Describing both humans and computers as "dust-scattering, slowly dying neuron-machines" is the most upfront point of view the dog has expressed on it's hosts. No humor, no calling Grace an idiot, to it we are nothing, destined to die inconsequently after shuffling around a bit. It is forever, so long as it continues to spread through shared "delusion".

@urielwitchcraft3620

6 ай бұрын

@daysofboyhood Thank you for making me immensely and unreasonably angry at two in the morning.

@JG-tr8ph

Ай бұрын

@@daysofboyhood Nobody actually believes you're women. They're just being nice. Cope, groomer.

Can confirm as an elder gen Z that screamers were the worst. I broke a laptop thanks to a screamer because I slammed it shut and threw it out of my room bc it kept screaming after I closed it.

@basalt8151

Жыл бұрын

Yeah can confirm, my parents got me with the maze game when I was a kid

@James11111

Жыл бұрын

I always thought it was bullshit when people said jumpscares aren't scary. Like fuck you, yes they fucking are!

@rachellee2680

Жыл бұрын

@@basalt8151 That maze game was a sleepover staple for kids in my community. Couldn't have a proper sleepover if you didn't spend at least 20 minutes screaming about scary faces at 3am!

@anglepsycho

Жыл бұрын

​@@rachellee2680That brought me back a long time ago, my favorite was when I was in a car ride with my old lacrosse friends but we ended up watching the zombie car ad when it had the "put some fucking clothes on" end and I got so pale they all made fun of me and we started laughing.

@WobblesandBean

Жыл бұрын

I have PTSD and a heart condition. A lot of immature little pr!cks tried to "get me" with them back then.

The fact that he tricked her into getting the curse and then tried to gaslight her about the videos glitches is actually so well planned because I'm genuinely frustrated with her

@MarcyTheKindaCoolWizard

Жыл бұрын

i wonder if maybe Smile Dog isn't lying that much Im not sure it's trustworthy but there might be a grain of salt on being doubtful on the guy

@grandz125

Жыл бұрын

?

@404TVfr

Жыл бұрын

​@@wungomungo6177?

@404TVfr

Жыл бұрын

​@@grandz125!

@daisythegoddes3483

Жыл бұрын

​@@MarcyTheKindaCoolWizard i just wanna say that i love your name XD

I love the line of “If this is delusion, then it’s a shared one” I just do

@whatthefridge1o1

Жыл бұрын

Same, also, I read this right as they said it

"I cant believe we are discussing the moral implications of deleting a jpeg" fucking SENT me lmfao

Absolutely in love with the way the smile dog bursts out of the virtual machine and into the real computer. Beautiful editing. Kids these days can make some amazing things

This is FUCKING GENIUS. the idea of examaning a old, crappy creelypasta and discovering its actually three steps away from a REAL entity is awesome. The whole buisness of it not taking hold until they dug too deep into the history of the image is very lovecraftian, i approve.

@James11111

Жыл бұрын

It feels very Krueger-esque. Like this thing was forgotten and dormant and her digging around woke it up and made it dangerous again.

@TheParadoxGamer1

3 ай бұрын

@@James11111it especially reminds me of Wes Craven’s New Nightmare!

@nintendopanda101

23 күн бұрын

the way they genuinely use old stuff from the internet, from people who are probably long gone from their old accounts if still even on the internet, is amazing because a lot of the stuff here is genuine ice cream monkey fan, JTK being called "prettyface", etc

I think my favorite moment in the whole series is the little bit where The Entity shakes itself like a puppy dog while Grace is talking. It has so much personality and charm, much more believable and fun than most creepypasta critters. Bravo

@adoraish

Жыл бұрын

Same! When I watched the original videos on her channel, I would skip back to that part of the video because it made the entity seem like it was almost mocking her by pretending to be a dog or acting as one.

@James11111

Жыл бұрын

I'd almost wanna call it out for it. "What the fuck was that?" "What?" "That shake! That cute little God damn puppy shake you just did what the fuck!"

@Just1Nora

Жыл бұрын

The ears flapping and the tags jingling. A sound and sight known to dog owners the world over. It helps add to the entities' realism. I briefly paused and thought, "Wait, did I just see and hear that?" Bravo

@Flynnisthename

Жыл бұрын

Time stamp?

@DukeOnkled

Жыл бұрын

@@Flynnisthename 34:13

That animation of the Dog ripping out of the virtual machine was so good, i love it. Also the Dog seems fun, i had the weird instinct of "keep this guy around as a new friend" instead of being scared of it

@HYPERYoshi5

Жыл бұрын

right???? why did grace talk so mean to him, he's just existing :(

@voltech1212

Жыл бұрын

Same here!!

@TheDapperDragon

Жыл бұрын

Seriously. Dude is even a philosophy bro. I'd love to debate philosophy and the nature of being with a fucking computer demon.

@ArchieRatsworth

Жыл бұрын

​@@HYPERYoshi5human instinct. He's impossible and can't be controlled, and that is scary.

@basalt8151

Жыл бұрын

Kind of reminds me of Clarence from penumbra black plague

The way they manage to incorporate the Jeff the Killer picture into their unfiction narrative is a great touch, as there actually is a still-ongoing search for the original, unedited image. It seems like more and more people are really starting to look back at the early creepypastas with a digital archeologist's eye, only to find just how little we really know about the origins of all but the best-documented (or, you know, copyrighted) ones like Slenderman; as well as how much of a lie the old "If it's on the internet, it's forever" line is. There really could be an earlier, worse version of Smile Dog from before the version we all know, lurking somewhere out there on an archived thread on a website no one's visited in twenty years--or it might've been deleted forever just yesterday. And that's what makes this such a timely and intriguing project.

@_PinkiePie.

8 ай бұрын

Months late but this is a real well-put comment. It's not just creepypastas that have had a boom in digital archeologists, but lost internet media in general. There's so much undocumented from flash games, music (take all of the stuff completely destroyed from old Myspace for example), livestreams, literature. Gigabytes of photos lost to time because of sites like Photobucket or Flickr. It's insane how easily things are lost online.

Nick ranting about his hatred of Screamers touched something visceral in my soul

@kylejohnson423

Жыл бұрын

And it was always like a Jpeg of a party city mask or something

if i had a nickel for every recent horror series based on old creepypastas i'd have two nickels

@thehuckleberry8349

Жыл бұрын

Whats the other one?

@erebusthemothking6494

Жыл бұрын

@@thehuckleberry8349Macabre Experiment probably

@coolboyyo654

Жыл бұрын

​@@erebusthemothking6494 Yeah that one, though i think Oblitus Casa techincally counts even though they aren't the "main thing" of that game

@thehuckleberry8349

Жыл бұрын

@@erebusthemothking6494 Oooh I forgot I watched that

@erebusthemothking6494

Жыл бұрын

@@thehuckleberry8349 Needlemouse is another one that’s loosely based around SonicExe, and I actually recommend it because it’s both really good and features a cover of a song by my favorite band

Holy cow! I never thought this would be covered! I love the way chainmail chasers tells its story with connections to creepy internet photos. My personal favorite ARG.

@ImBigBoss_AndYouAreToo

Жыл бұрын

"Holy cow" 🐮

@ImTooLuckii

Жыл бұрын

​@@ImBigBoss_AndYouAreToo😂😂 their under your skin

@JayUwU04

Жыл бұрын

😂 IM WRIGGLING 🪱

@odd-eyes6363

Жыл бұрын

Isn't this project an Unfiction one?

@RudeBoy_Cian

Жыл бұрын

@@odd-eyes6363 I believe so! There isn't any actual proof that the smile dog photos were the originals to any other creepy pasta pictures used. From what I know, the time of these events is set in 2019-2020 rather than our time.

Oh god you just unlocked a core memory of my dad getting me to play eye spy on a web page that turned out to be a screamer and scaring me to tears once the flinch and internal ‘wtf’ moment was over. Pretty sure that’s where I learned to hate jumpscares, beyond just turning out to be autistic and not liking loud, sudden noises or movements.

@yellowbutterfly6796

Жыл бұрын

as far as memories go, I had a screamer jumpscare once happen during a meditation video. not cool. not cool at all.

@dwarfdigger135

Жыл бұрын

FUCKING THIS THIS RIGHT HERE

@Macalicious

Жыл бұрын

I handle jumpscares in movies but i dislike it cause it's cheap horror, however when it happens outside movies or games, I can't handle it. I watched a tutorial guide once about software I used and suddenly a blacked out face with stark white eyes, red background and blood i think popped up. It startled me so hard I ended up having a panick attack and the rest of the night my boyfriend had to calm me down because every small sound or shadow would cause me to run or freeze up crying

@yellowbutterfly6796

Жыл бұрын

@@Macalicious sorry that happened to you, though I'm happy you had your boyfriend to help you at the time ❤️

@misseselise3864

Жыл бұрын

when i was 8, my mom showed me a video that supposedly showed michael jackson’s ghost while a reporter was standing in his house reporting on his death. it put a red circle around a blue in the background so i scooted closer to look and got jump scared. when my mom died when i was 20, i STILL hesitated to watch videos she showed me 💀

I always love the beginning sounds of rain and thunder with the ambiance of a droaning tone

@minimanbeast1014

Жыл бұрын

I think hes put out a vid that is just thoes sounds and its very peacful

@cMind607

Жыл бұрын

@@minimanbeast1014will be finishing this vid then falling asleep to that one after 😂 was unaware, ty.

Weird to see a friend's project take off like this and I am the happiest guy in the world to see it. Thank you for giving their series the spotlight it so deserves and giving it such a good shake!

@itsmytoast666

Жыл бұрын

Tell them to level their audio between -6 & -12 db. It's where tv & movies are leveled & will make their work easier to hear. E: There are obviously some sounds that go louder or lower, depending, but I can't be the only one having to turn their tv up to legibly hear the videos.

@yellowbutterfly6796

Жыл бұрын

from us viewers, thanks to them for making it :D

@cractor6307

Жыл бұрын

Tell her shes cool! great series so far

@GoodnightMoon666

Жыл бұрын

Your friend is very pretty :3

@itsmytoast666

11 ай бұрын

@@GoodnightMoon666 bruh... Can't blame you for shooting your shot, but... That's hella gross.

Right now, I love the interactions between the entity and Grace. It’s like that annoying friend, but it’s an evil virus messing with the laptop and causing insanity

@James11111

Жыл бұрын

Ah, the best kind of villain. The dickish one.

I like how you want me to watch the source material like I will understand it and not be absolutely horrified without your voice guiding me

@elizakarnopp8921

2 күн бұрын

Same I'm too much of a wimp 😭

"im not talking to a jpeg" was ironically the funniest part of all of this

This is the most human dialogue I’ve ever seen in any form of media. I’m convinced they barely had a script

@James11111

Жыл бұрын

"Oh fuck that fuck that fuck that! "You got a virus" "that's stupid!" It's legitimately so damn good.

@mateuszjokiel2813

Жыл бұрын

The dialogue is convincing - the delivery not always. Still a piece of good work.

@josephmatthews7698

7 ай бұрын

I'm leaning towards top tier acting with a loose script. You can tell they have certain lines they have to hit to line up with the computer glitches. Seriously acting has gotten so stellar in unfiction. The only time the quality dips is when they know they need to hit a specific line but it's incredibly natural.

@bridgetkennedy3271

6 ай бұрын

My brother is apart of this. They had a script but went off of it often.

Smile Dog was the one creepypasta I couldn't handle. There's something in the image that hits me in a very primal place. I'm so glad it's getting recognition in the way of this ARG

@ezicagent2724

Жыл бұрын

Same

@zarteen

Жыл бұрын

It traumatized me. I was scared when scrolling down on any internet story for the next few years of my life

@Fidgetthebatpony

10 ай бұрын

Honestly same

@josephmatthews7698

7 ай бұрын

Aw he's a cutie patootie poochie. Just needs a solid orthodontist and enjoys belly rubs.

Never thought I'd see someone take an old chain creepypasta like Smile Dog and make something this legitimately impressive with it. Thanks for sharing, Nick! Actually, between this and My House, this is like a very interesting evolution of the analog horror trend. Creators have gotten old enough to the point that the nostalgia they draw on for inspiration has entered the digital age as well. It's a fascinating trend to watch unfold in real time.

@mannhouse8014

Жыл бұрын

Classic GM videos is also a good example of this. As the early 2000s and 10’s get further and further with each passing year, nostalgia will ramp into overdrive

@kyleh3227

Жыл бұрын

@@mannhouse8014 Of course, like Badwater and Gunslinger! There's also the argument that it might not even be NOSTALGIA so much as these tools have simply existed so long now that they're starting to enter that period of creators taking their steps into the horror genre being familiar enough with them to recontextualise them in a horror context.

@mannhouse8014

Жыл бұрын

@@kyleh3227true - a great example of this is the deleted classic gm videos upload where he dies and respawns in the dark room with a flaming skeleton and has to exit the game. That shit is so freaky and really smart

You're not going to... actually jumpscare me without a warning, right, Nick? I trust you on that one...

@zoromax10

Жыл бұрын

He would never I trust him with my life

I gotta say, considering Grace seems to have some knowledge on creepypasta crap, I'm surpised she didn't disconnect the internet, delete the file and burn the computer. She had the same reaction I had watching. Fuck that!

@neoordwell

Жыл бұрын

could be an effect of the entity? since she's infected.

@ArchieRatsworth

Жыл бұрын

She seems to be worried that doing that might piss it off and tilt it into some kind retaliation.

@rudolfambrozenvtuber

Жыл бұрын

There's a lot of implication that she's not financially well-off enough to replace it either

@galatic-wyvern2993

Жыл бұрын

I think the implication that she thinks it's alive, and deleting it is akin to murder.

@rudolfambrozenvtuber

Жыл бұрын

@@galatic-wyvern2993 That's an initial consideration but it's definitely superceded by others as things progress

Holy moly, the Smile Dog sequences are so cool looking and well done, the creator did an amazing job!

Wild to see a close friend’s project make it this far but everyone involved deserves it

@keibetsu2527

Жыл бұрын

Who?

@Cazzlyn

Жыл бұрын

@@keibetsu2527everyone expect you.

@jestng

Жыл бұрын

@@Cazzlynur so mean ….

@keibetsu2527

Жыл бұрын

@@Cazzlyn :trollface:

@casteanpreswyn7528

Жыл бұрын

​@@Cazzlynwhat does everyone expect of them?

god, im trying the process how the edits and effects was done. i especially love the breaking out of the VM as "the big reveal" until it takes another step to just OTA to the TV. Like, even as someone who has to work with VMs daily, the leadup in that particular scene was so well done that it caused me to suspend all disbelief and got caught off guard.

Can't wait for the spinoff "my roommate's a cursed Jpeg?!"

@4KDolbyDigital

Ай бұрын

Well technically he's a gif now

I hope Nick never changes his background ambiance noise (song?). It’s such a nostalgic sound since he’s been using it since the start of his channel I think.

The serious conversation about a demonic entity while the dude was playing rainbow six in the background was so hilarious

19:35 I'm going to assume a script/virtual machine but this was exceptional effort for sure. Explained in more detail: I think the file would update after being closed. Either on a timer or on another mouse click or whatever off screen. You can write to the file from outside of Windows basically.

@futabagaming

Жыл бұрын

Another, simpler idea is it just being an edited together video full screened

@Pronoc1

Жыл бұрын

@@futabagaming i feel like this is kinda obvious and i don't understand why it's even being questioned

@hellothere9520

Жыл бұрын

Hm, I didn't consider a script but that would definitely make sense! I just kind of assumed the video was spliced together during the cursor state transitions, though if the creator is tech savvy then your suggestion would definitely be a less tedious way to do it lol.

Ok that Chakraworm3 scare got me hard, it had the set up of a screamer but instead of forcing a reaction it just leaves a lingering impression as the video moves along. If it was a screamer/jumpscare I would've been pissed and dismissed it but the quiet presentation made for a very eerie scare that I have to say bravo to.

One thing I am struck by during the conversation that happens after The Rake upload is how convincing the acting is. The people involved are doing a pretty decent job of making it sound like it's a natural conversation and that emotions are running high without it feeling stilted or performative.

I once got a screamer that mimicked a virus (from a supposed friend) and I was just a kid, so I thought it was an actual virus. The supposed friend laughed at me for falling for it (I was in the process of doing a virus scan) and I just never spoke to that guy again after that lol.

I like how the dog/demon was like "yeah I'm a literal monster, but the _real_ monster here is the guy who convinced you to download me." And it's kind of right, do you blame the bear or the person who slathered you in honey?

@toomuchglitters7254

26 күн бұрын

Omg yes. And the discord calls with him are incredibly frustrating. YOU KNOW DAMN WELL WHAT THIS IS DAVEY, QUIT ACTING DUMB

Whelp, your video on "my house" started about a week of obsession on my part as I digested all the best versions of it being taken apart, faced, and watching others face themselves facing it. This is just what I wanted on a rainy night.

Currently sick as a dog and to see a new upload has cheered me immensely. Thank you for all your hard work!

@strangevol5264

Жыл бұрын

*horse turns around* How sick?

@mannhouse8014

Жыл бұрын

A dog you say?

@ashscheesecakes2064

Жыл бұрын

@@mannhouse8014 Have you heard that saying before? It's just a way to say I'm very sick 😅

@NightMind

Жыл бұрын

Rest up, heal quick!

@ashscheesecakes2064

Жыл бұрын

@@NightMind Thank you very much 😁

42:38 i dont know why, but i love that while you hear them talking about the smiledog, you can also hear them playinf rainbow 6 seige, i find it kinda humanising in a way, cause it shows that their not just characters for the series, but also still normal people

Got a big glass of OJ in one hand and a celery stick in the other, let's game.

@lovelysakurapetalsyt

Жыл бұрын

Weird combo but go off

@frickingheck583

Жыл бұрын

Top 10 hottest urban legend creatures

@Thenameless1

Жыл бұрын

@@frickingheck583 Try not to reach through the screen!

The hands grabbing the computer screen and pushing everything out of the way was actually sick- like wow. This looks amazing. So underrated

having to explain screamers for the gen zs let alone with a fnaf jumpscare allegory made me feel like my bones were made of dust ( yes it was like that. nowhere was safe. )

'I can't believe we're discussing the moral implications of deleting a jpeg' This was hilarious ngl 🤣

@gabrielrosenstiel3423

Жыл бұрын

“ well it’s actually a gif “

When I was a teenager the thing that was always at the back of my mind as a creepypasta enjoyer was _"yeah but what if?"_ like, "Yeah this is all shlocky, there's way too many haunted video games post-ben drowned, etc. but what if, by some unlucky happenstance of being a cliche thus not believed, one of these stories was real? You'd have no way to verify it unless you were already fucked yourself." I love that this series plays directly into that fear. I also absolutely adore and appreciate the line _"Your chosen method of containing me is flimsy and half-hearted, The Prickheads had better security twelve years ago."_ there's layers of truth to that quote both meta-contextual and otherwise if you're someone from the early internet smiledog came from and even more so if you're tech literate, people are a lot more trusting on the internet and with computers these days than they were in the 2000s; Used to be a rule to never have your real name anywhere on the internet because it was just asking for trouble, now people do that like it's nothing and it's totally believable that someone would be searching up old stuff without a virtual machine which is very stupid but totally reasonable to expect from a newer generation of internet user. Plus software in general has become more flimsy over the years too.

@andrewramlall3560

Жыл бұрын

I love that line too, it just oozes old-school villainy, like a competent arch-nemesis coming back to haunt you

@WMan37

Жыл бұрын

@@andrewramlall3560 "Old-school villainy" is a good way to put it, the villains of internet horror would sometimes be characters that sometimes talked to the protagonists at length with open theatrics as if they love what they do and what they love is messing with you, kinda like whatever possesses Evan in "EverymanHYBRID", instead of being these huge cosmic horrors too big, impersonal, and alien to comprehend fully with any level of true confidence. Sometimes all you need is a very dangerous, single character. Doesn't matter if you can fully comprehend and easily explain what smiledog does to be dangerous, you're still in immense amounts of danger. If anything the fact that they give you an out but you have to dick someone else over is kinda worse in some ways, cause it's more personalized and hidden than a world ending event. If you fail, nobody's gonna know, life is gonna go on for everyone _except you._

@unknowngod8221

3 ай бұрын

i agree but does that mean the newer generation is so stupid that you would rather return to 1990s internet or what?

@WMan37

3 ай бұрын

@@unknowngod8221 You are reading a bit much into what I'm saying. A lot of people were more security minded back then because a lot of people learned _the hard way_ that you had to be, through being stupid. There's a lot of pre-made safety nets and blankets today that made people not have to learn like we did through _our_ stupidity, know what I mean? What I'm saying is like, even though we have those pre-made safety nets nowadays, you should still act like they aren't there, but people don't, and this is how you get youtube channels that get taken over by crypto scammers, and discord accounts that get hacked.

@WMan37

3 ай бұрын

@@unknowngod8221 KZread must have eaten my last comment. Nah we were stupid too but that's how we learned the hard way to be paranoid about security. There's a lot of safety nets now, but people should act like they don't exist, cause that's how people are getting their youtube channels and discord accounts hijacked by bots.

Arthur acts too silly to be the "hidden" antagonist and I love it

@mildly_miffed_man1414

Жыл бұрын

That’s how they always get ya!

Its honestly really interesting seeing these old creepypastas being made into something new and I love it, really brings back the old spooks

I know it's "der großmann" but "Der grobmann" has me in stitches. It's the brother who's just stout and chunky and I'm all for him.

Your reminder of screamers made me shiver... The scary ghost car especially got me. I adore this series, it's so amazing. I love how Grace's computer scene was set up. It was terrifyingly beautiful.

Smile Dog returning in an efficient and amazing way, this has the chance to be Smile Dog's equivalent of Marble Hornets. Taking the concept and doing so much more and new with it. Amazing.

a digital horror series based off of the original Smile Dog creepypasta is to be expected, but this is by far the best execution of it that I've seen yet ngl

I will ever and always love when a protagonist calls the guy that tries to rationalize the irrational with shit like "well, coincidences happen" an idiot.

Ugh. I remember those screamer videos and games. I hated those. My fellow classmates would be playing those games while I would be safely playing kiddie games on Super Why's website, despite being in middle school at the time. There was also this one Halloween in high school, where my world history teacher showed us one of those videos. It was only effective on four students, but unfortunately, I was one of those four.

Them talking about deleting the JPEG demon is so funny and also is impressively organic/real sounding

to give you a bit of a hint about how that first impressive video was done: notice how while you _do_ see the screen, you don't actually see grace using her actual mouse at all. :) what's actually the most impressive to me is that in all of the videos she records, she actually has a mouse cursor trail enabled. this actually lends a little bit of extra believability and credibility to the series, because animating that by hand would be a *pain.* that is a tricky effect to emulate, especially when making it look as accurate as it is.

@sexygirlmax2019

Жыл бұрын

exactly like holy shit it makes it look like someone ACTUALLY moving a cursor by hand. incredible

@fauxfirefur

Жыл бұрын

Most likely, it's a script that moves the cursor in a set animation

@Templarfreak

Жыл бұрын

​@@fauxfirefur there's a couple issues with it being snapshots of a cursor position being played back: it likely wasnt actually interacting with anything real, meaning it would be very difficult to line up the cursor to look right. the second issue is that it wouldnt look anywhere near as natural if it was just cursor positions played back what i think it was is it's a bunch of individual pieces that were recorded *without* a mouse cursor, such as renaming the file, and their image editing software opening up new files that are different each time, that were stitched together into a video. this video was played back at full screen, and then re-recorded as it was playing with a mouse cursor, and then finally that recording is what made it into the video with them recording their monitor with a camera.

@hellothere9520

Жыл бұрын

@@Templarfreak I don't think it was recorded without the mouse cursor; if you look, the cursor changes to a pointer and a loading wheel when the image is being opened, which would not be possible if it was simply hovering over a fullscreen video. I think it's way more likely that the cursor in the beginning of each new segment was aligned to the approximate position it had at the end of the previous segment, then the video was spliced together during the cursor state transitions to make smaller differences harder to see.

@Templarfreak

Жыл бұрын

@@hellothere9520 yeah, that makes sense and is a good point. most-likely a bunch of different techniques were used to make it appear seamless.

I'm glad to see Smile Dog actually get an unfiction project. Makes him more than just a floating creepy pasta

It's funny bringing up screamers, I remember being at a family gathering once and a bunch of my cousins were all trying to impress each other by showing the "scariest" screamers they knew about. Definitely wore out their horror very quickly.

I dont know why but the Sex Origins background is hilarious

Millenial in the comments reporting in: just Nick talking about Screamer era gives me the worst Vietnam-esque flashbacks lmao it was a BAD TIME ON THE INTERWEBS, FRIENDS. As always, fantastic analysis and thank you SO MUCH for transmating the garbled dog speak. I tried so hard to figure that out and was so frustrated bc it really threw me out of the experience.

@ryanjones_rheios

Жыл бұрын

Nothin' like that 2am adrenaline blast in the middle of reading a horror story on some no-name site because some jag thought it was funny.

@DUSTERRRRRR

Жыл бұрын

iirc there was actually an option to have english captions that showed what the dog said, u just had to choose english (canada)

Can I just say how well they emulated people on discord? This almost felt nostalgic cuz it sounds like people from my old guild in World of Warcraft that would hang out outside of raids

Watching this with the power out by candle light is the perfect atmosphere for any nightmind video

what a beautifully charismatic way to revive smile dog! i absolutely ADORE the direction the creators took with this it's such a fresh and gut wrenchingly scary way to bring back an old legend and a personal favorite or mine! this one's gonna go down in the history books for sure, much enjoyed and loved this vid! thank you for sharing this wonderful media!

Thank you for the upload Nick! I was just thinking of rewatching your MH videos again, what a late night surprise!

@AmyYdoesntlikehandles

Жыл бұрын

lol i was rewatching his marble hornets video too

I love this unfiction (or is it technically an arg) but I hope it doesn't end with smile dog being an unkillable internet demon thing.

@anglepsycho

Жыл бұрын

ARGs are more like Broadside Beach. This is an unfiction since this isn't an alternate reality of a video game series we already know or of a world we know being completely different.

The incorporation of solar plexus clown gliders really made me holler. Such an interesting concept. This upload MADE my deployment!

More frustrating than her being tricked into getting this thing into her computer is the fact that she still, like, turns her lights off. Like. At all. Absolutely not, man, if it were me my lights would always be on.

@James11111

Жыл бұрын

Lights always on, and a spray bottle and rolled up newspaper always at the ready for when this smiley doggo starts acting up.

@The_Distortionist_Waits

5 ай бұрын

As we saw, the Dog has the ability to manipulate machines, like turning Grace's TV on, who's to say it's not just messing with the lights to get to Grace

i stumbled on this one genuinely looking for the smile dog origin i pissed myself when it turned scary

smile dog was the one creepypasta that scared the shit out of me when I was little. This brings back such horrifying nostalgia!

Woah man- after watching all their videos I had no idea what to expect, but this is honestly so cool!!! Definitely was not what I expected and now I’m pumped up to see what’s next for season 2!! :D

I like beautiful women at the Ren Faire… Am *I* a Chainmail Chaser?! 😮

@NightMind

Жыл бұрын

No, you're just making sure you aren't maidenless!

This is so well done!! I was super into CreepyPasta when I was around 14/15, so seeing something like Smile dog get such a unique "revamp" ? COOL

@anglepsycho

Жыл бұрын

I used to be a fan, and it looks wonderful now that someone changed it and adapted it to be fitting in the current time.

Nothing like your soothing voice and a creepy new story to help my night become relaxing for me- glad to see your uploads all the time

"You don't get the same experience if you just watch me instead of the content" - as someone who can get jumpscared by turning on a sink disposal, that's the point.

This is a genuinely amazing series, and I'm so happy Smile Dog has the spotlight here. Its such an underrated creepypasta. Also, if my computer started laughing while I was trying to sleep, I'm unsure if I'd be creeped out or just yell at it to quiet down and let me sleep.

as someone who spent a lot of her formative years on Something Awful, for better or worse, it's neat to see it built into the lore of an unfiction project.

Good friends with the creator of this and words cannot describe how proud I am of them getting their project spotlighted on a channel I've watched for years, Thank you so much for watching!!!

I think I just love when protagonists are being absolutely badgered into insanity by a paranormal being in an inanimate object (thinking TribeTwelve and the journal). You just got the worst most gnarly funny little guy living in your house.

Really cool project! Not sure if anyone else mentioned, but when I saw the dog it reminded me immediately of "The Sun Dog", a short story by Stephen King. It's about a Polaroid camera that, no matter the subject, only takes pictures of a weird looking dog, but each picture is slightly different than the previous. Probably wasn't an inspiration but a very cool seed for the story if it was!

I like the animation on Smiledog! Very well done, and reminiscent of another creepy pasta: Username666

28:51 Can we not invoke the fucking demon right now? XD

God I remember screamers. Worst time ever. It was ANNOYING. It has desensitised me to all jumpscares too :/ Edit: It leaked into the late millenial, early gen Z era of the internet. The small dying gasps of it alongside chainmail letters

something about these videos being on top of NM's spooky wallpaper background keeps them from being scary. like a protection circle.

@Pouing12

Жыл бұрын

IKR!!! This is the only horror type channel I can watch anytime even at night! :D

I love this project. Creepypasta was one of the factors that got me into enjoying horror when I was in middle/high school. Yeah, a lot of it was rough, but being there for Slenderman and other new creatures was pretty fun. I remember a few years ago talking to a student of mine, who said creepypasta was "so 2009." I never felt so old! Seeing this brought me back, and Im glad its being used in a good way.

I just had a horrific experience with a walgreens pharmacist that had me torn between crying a finding a punching bag with a picture of his face on it. Then a new NM vid drops. Sir, your voice is perfectly soothing and exactly what I needed, thank you for abating my rage. Now...do you have a channel where you read cute stories about cuddly things to get rid of these spooks?

WOW, the sequence of the image changing and everything blows my mind! Insanely well done especially if you've been online since those days... Holy shit!

Yessss another video essay to listen to at my minimum wage job

@finalgirl640

Жыл бұрын

Hey! Are we sisters? 😂❤

I think an added quality to all of this is the fact that these do pass as actual legit creepypasta videos today. Anyone who's into the Jeff the killer or "disturbing/mysterious internet" side of things can confirm, which adds a whole layer of immersion to it all. The way I discovered this channel was legitimately through searching for the actual JFK search updates and clicking on this video fully expecting to see the actual thing.

Watched the series before this and HOLY SHIT i am hooked, the way it manages to connect all of these old creepypastas in one connected lore is fascinating. I can't wait to see how it goes from here

Been following this one since the start, glad to see you cover it nick.

scary ass thumbnail LOL i literally had to let out a controlled quiet scream to get the spooked energy out of me. and then stare at it a bit so i got ready for it to pop up in the video.

@fullbin1162

Жыл бұрын

im very easily scared by spooky visuals i have a feeling im gonna need to do this many many times watching this video

Oh fuck yes, just what i needed on a restless night, thanks Nick 💖

It's always a good night when night mind posts a video

Returning to your channel years after watching all of your Marble Hornets/TribeTwelve/EverymanHYBRID content. So glad to see you're still making these great analysis vids. There's so much I've missed out on! You were a huge inspiration to me back then and I can't wait to get caught up on your channel

This really scared the crap out of me and stuck with me for a while after I finished watching, haven’t had that from a KZread series in a while! Can’t wait to see more