Is this ghost "documentary" real or fake?
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- čas přidán 18. 09. 2023
- Welcome back to another ghost debunking video... with a twist!
The Blackwell Ghost is a ghost "documentary" - or is it? Let's dive in and find out, for a fun media literacy exercise!
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His wife's reaction of "Why would I call the police?" is the most accurate and truthful thing ever recorded in a ghost show.
I mean, even if the ghosts were real, what's the police gonna do, arrest them? He should have said, if I start screaming, call a priest!
@@Lemon_Inspector The implication was that there might be intruders or burglars (he's playing at being rational and not jumping to ghosts right away). The wife isn't in the mood and knows he's playing the ghost angle so fires back at his hijinx.
@@swordmonkey6635 Yeah, he's pretending to be a "skeptic" but there are no real skeptics on ghost shows. Some ghost hunters call themselves skeptics to lend credibility to their story, but aren't skeptical enough often enough to be worthy of the label. In more blatantly fake shows, and overt fiction, the "skeptic" character is there specifically to be proven wrong.
@@maddockemerson4603shane madej is the only true ghost hunter skeptic
@@Lemon_InspectorEven if ghosts were real, whats a priest gonna do, arest them? Id be screaming, call the ghost busters!
John debunking ghost videos and now ghost “documentaries” is my new favorite thing.
For real! I'll be looking forward to these now
Me too! I need more! Nobody does it like this!!!
No doubt my favourite type of content on John's channel. He does it really well and in a very entertaining way
I want him to try and debunk some of Ghost Hunters greatest moments.
I wholeheartedly agree. Hand to glove.
Fun fact: 'Ruth Blackwell's favourite song' that keeps being played by the record player is Vintage Swing 2 by Josh Mobley. "Jmob" as he's also known, has a Soundcloud and an IMDB page, which tells us he has made music for It's Always Sunny, Bojack Horseman, The Daily Show and the incredibly artistic epic Piranha 3DD, among many others. His Spotify claims he makes 'modern remixes of the classic Valentine catalog' and is an award winning composer.
How amazing for a ghost from the 1940s to be a big fan of a composer from the 2010s! And specifically a digital composer who makes modern versions of old music but doesn't release music on vinyl! Incredible.
This is actually so funny, commenting to boost
Also super wild how that definitely turbo old vinyl record was in perfect condition, and they also blurred the label 🤔 Such real very ghost.
This is INCREDIBLE hahahaha
Genuinely surprised that the song wasn't recorded by a Clay
When there are so many public domain old songs available...
Calling something a "ghost documentary" is like calling airbud a "pet athlete documentary"
There's no rule that says a ghost can't play basketball!
“I guess you could say these are the questions I’ve been… haunted by. *cheeky smile*” THIS IS THE CONTENT I SIGNED UP FOR, AND JOHN IS DELIVERING GENEROUSLY.
Same I love these
sociaty's low standards on display over a shit youtube clip and wasted on important matters elsewhere...
*clap* YES SAME
Missed a golden opportunity to throw on the sunglasses and cue The Who
Too bad he ruined the joke with poor grammar by ending it with a preposition.
These “reviews” are something I feel like I’ve wanted for ages but only just realised how good you are at making videos of this caliber. Thanks for the content John
Same, they're great. I'm less of a skeptic than he is, but I recognize that 99% of what's out there as "evidence" and called a documentary is just nonsense. It's fun seeing a true skeptic rip into them.
He is sooooo good at making these and they’re so funny too. His voice has the right amount of pep!
Perfect for Halloween time!
My brain did a massive triple take when "Greg" first showed up, because I'm from Lexington, and I've worked with Sonny before on a few murder mystery dinner theatre shows and stuff like that. Really nice guy, actually. But anyway, my mind may not have been blown, but it definitely farted.
Edit: Just checked the imdb page for this film, and (surprise surprise), Sonny's credit is mysteriously missing. Damn you Ruth Blackwell and your anachronistic knowledge of computers
Bruh I’m in Lexington. Wasn’t expecting the Lex mention.
I can see Sonny being credited as Greg on the imdb page.
His appearance in this made me believe for a little while that it might actually be real. Great acting!
@@JimmyChangaification huh. They must have put it back. Wasn't there when I checked back in October for some reason.
John's discussion about media literacy really resonated strongly with me, because I know parts of my immediate family are anything but that when it comes to things they find online. There was a time where my stepmum & sister were convinced that the mockumentary Mermaids: The Body Found was 100% real and that the stuff claiming to be real footage was legit, when it was very obvious CGI.
Oh oh, that is a great mockumentary. The mention of it almost makes me want to watch it again lol.
That being said, I think it was a good thing my grandmother was born when she was. She would have believed that too. Would have driven my grandfather up the wall when he couldn't use his 32 lexicons as an argument anymore to convince her she was wrong. 🤣
Yes... He had an entire shelf full of lexicons solely to prove his wife wrong. It was great.
This is hilarious, David Evans who played Dr Paul Robertson was actually my professor in college. We constantly made jokes the entire year about how if he "could claim mermaids were real, we can claim we all got straight A's". He said he was only paid a few grand for his role in each of the Mermaids mockumentaries, I would've thought it was more.
Yeah, some of these mockumentaries kinda reminds me of those old black-and-white magazines in grocery stores that claimed things about UFO sightings and stuff (I think there's still some around, but they're probably not in distribution the same way they were back in the '90s).
Personally think it's scarier that some of these mockumentaries claiming to be real is more widely distributed - most people that have poor media literacy can also be the most societally vulnerable (the elderly, kids, people with disabilities and/or mental health problems, etc.) 0_0
You should look up the acc Peter caine dog training female bigfoot… its so weird
@@Scarshadow666 The National Enquirer still exists. It's actually a subsidiary of the NYT. It was originally created because they had a bunch of extra resources, and figured this would be the best use for them.
Really love how you touched on digital literacy at the end. As a librarian I see firsthand how many people there are out there who genuinely have no clue how the internet works, let alone how to determine what’s real and what’s fake while on it. But there’s only so much we can do at the end of the day.
Jesus your life is sad. No wonder you need a man to literally carry you through life.
Jesus your life is a joke. You can't get a real job, you have an internet addiction and you'd literally be homeless if a man wasn't supporting you
Honestly, what struck a chord with me the most was your point about media literacy, truth and fiction blurring lines, and burden of proof. It's a lot I find myself frustrated with too and can't really put into words, so I really appreciate that entire segment of the video. I don't think you took it too seriously; I think you're eloquently voicing a sentiment a lot of us have and have trouble expressing. Very well said, and a great video outside of that!
Whether it's shitty horror games, AITA, Resident Evil, or ghost vids, I'm here for your content. Thank you, John!
Thank you, I appreciate it!
Yeah same for me here! I am here to watch John no matter what!
Even though John have some dislike or whatever word you put in about anime related which I love very much but I know there are someone that won't like things even if you said your points why you like it.
Anyway what you said, is that I will nonstop watch John's videos and streams.
This is the most important comment or anything in this whole video. Good comment sir and or ma’am.
This is hilarious, largely because I'm an actor based in Kentucky and I have performed in plays with Sonny Burnette several times. I saw "Greg" early in this video and had to go back to make sure it was him.
Sonny's actually a very nice guy btw. Good actor too!
As soon as you pointed out all the turquoise, I couldn’t help but notice that not only is every property covered in the color, but Turner Clay himself is almost always wearing turquoise blue. I cannot unsee it now. What is his obsession with that color??
it's a nice color. probably his favorite. it's just like black or yellow, only black and yellow are more common to obsess over
I love the debunking Ghost videos John has been doing lately. He's doing us all a favor. I mean, when these channels or videos say that the Ghost videos in question are 100% real and there's no way anything in the video is fabricated or a trick of the light, I just have to believe them. People lying on the internet is unheard of. John is truly a hero for showing us all the light
You release John doesn’t need to do these videos because videos like these ghost videos are generally fake. You don’t need convincing this shit is fake.
@@sO_RoNerYHe was obviously joking.
Whoosh
Yeah, we need more. They're glorious 😍
@sO_RoNerY well a lot of idiots think they are real
Though these kinds of channels aren't even fun because they will show obviously fake shit or obviously tricks of the light or mistaken shapes or nothing videos
man this is so unfortunate. after all the meddling with paranormal reviews john ended up getting haunted himself. i was extremely shook when the record started playing on its own and couldnt manage to bring myself to continue watching in case it ended up happening to me too.
stay strong everyone
_They’re coming to get you._
😂😂
Dont worry, the haunting is connected to the hollow knight vinyl. The despair of the hollow knight fans waiting for the silksong are causing worldwide hauntings which are always linked to hk merchandise. Once the game comes out hauntings will stop.
the ring but with vinyl.
@@haasa2293can confirm
I love how Turner is like 'everything has an explanation, unless I don't know what it is. In which case it has no explanation'
I'm pretty sure even a child would be like 'wait what'
I love how Turner walks through "smoke" filled house, breathing loudly with zero issue.
I wasn't expecting the media literacy angle that John took with this video but it was hardly unwelcome. Media literacy really is becoming uncommon these days and AI is going to test the limits of even the most skilled observers. Lacking the ability to tell when a silly ghost video is fake doesn't really have real world ramifications but there are hundreds, if not thousands, of instances where that isn't the case.
My sort of racist, sort of out of touch dad, just found youtube. Just went on yearly hunting trip. The amount of times he said joe rogan, the government, the media, covid, ... was alarming. He sits in his garage for hours watching CZcams. I mean I watch CZcams for hours after work... but not fox news.
@@michaelfiori6700My ex's conservative dad was left alone in his semi truck for weeks on end doing deliveries with nothing but CZcams and conspiracy theorist radio stations. He now genuinely believes that celebrities steal and eat human brains, and that people should start getting rid of their cash to use gold as currency instead 🫤 It's a wild world out there
@@michaelfiori6700 it's incredible how the generation that told us to not believe everything we read on the internet as kids are also the ones eating this shit up
nice recap
@@dirtfriend same when it came to nagging about us when we were kids and texting back in Nokia 3310 days. Now they are ones with their smartphones 24/7.
In the UK we have a really, really awful paranormal investigation show called 'Most Haunted'. It is so obviously fake and exaggerated, but somehow is popular and runs into double digit seasons. The show had a spirit medium called Derek Acorah who was such an obvious fraud that even the crew of the show set him up with a fake message for him to find, which was something like and anagram of 'Derek is a fraud'.
And Yvette Fielding is so unbearable!
My nan worked with Derek back in like the 70's or 80's and she would always tell us he was a straight up fraud when the show came on TV lol
Derek was the heart and soul of it though. Made the show so much more entertaining! 😂
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She’s the worst, like they had a ex-kids tv presenter to make the viewer more trusting!
I loved that show as a kid only because it was so nuts it was kinda like an episode of goosebumps if that made sense. Plus seeing some of the historical landmarks of a country I am sorta part of but I can never visit in a unique way was also kinda fun. (I'm a half English Aussie that cannot fly or go on boats due to health issues so cannot leave Australia)
"Provided drinking water for the whole house" (says STORM SEWER on the lid)
LOL when he says he can't help but think of Ruth, the serial child murderer, as a friend, i laughed my ass off
After all this time the “just hangin’ around” edit shouldn’t catch me off guard, yet I still laugh every time.
Beetlejuice is a national treasure
@@STSGuitar16 international
Honestly, I think that the ghost debunking videos might be the best content that John comes out with; as someone who doesn't like to watch ghost videos, hearing someone just point out all the way that they're bullshit in a fun way is something that I can't get enough of.
as a former security guard, the radio audio is normally recorded for liability, etc purposes. Ive worked security in a few different places, and they were all recorded.
No it's not kiddo, you're literally a joke
John doesn't even mention how much Turner was WEARING turquoise. All he would need to do is lean up against a wall and he could catch the ghost.
I'm absolutely loving this debunking era, but I think my favorite part is when you take moments to touch on very real issues. Sure, who cares if silly ghost video/movie is real or fake, its for fun. BUT there are gonna be things that people will care very much about and won't even know if it's real or not. I don't think digital literacy is taken as serious as it should be.
I respectfully disagree. I do think it's a big deal when people post fake videos and pretend they're real. Even if it's just about ghosts. Because first of all it makes it so if real evidence of ghosts is found no one's going to believe it. (I personally don't think ghosts are real). Our society is far more tolerant of lying than it should be. People lie just for fun on the internet like why is everyone okay with that? Everyone needs to do their part and start calling out people posting lies as truth. Even if it is just a ghost video or something. I just can't stand liars. They are repu.lsive
with how popular predictive programming is getting ("AI"), digital literacy is more important that ever.
@@sci7zoyeah, sometimes I even gotta do a double take and realize a writer isn't human, and I generally pride myself on being pretty good at judging. Like I don't think we're an inch closer to actual intelligence, but those computers are getting a lot better at mimicking reasonable language patterns.
@@sci7zocould just say ai, but yes you’re very smart bud lol
@@Tw0Dots I'm sure everyone found you super funny very good roast big guy 🙂👍
what always gets me about these ghost haunting things is that, why would it be the ghost of the serial killer? didn't she die somewhere else? Why not the ghosts of the children she supposedly murdered on the location? it could have been such an easy thing to document instead, to explain the "simple" haunting tricks, and the ball obsession, instead of some 80 year old lady just rolling a ball down some stairs for no reason.
exactly what i thought of
you know what I love, is that if you're making things up anyway, they could have come up with any awesome scary story they wanted. And still, all they could think of was "people thought a lady was suspicious and crazy. it turns out, she was."
Come on John. “Mountain Monsters” is HILARIOUS. It's worth a series. SO MUCH content you let slip through your fingers, my friend.
Honestly would love to see John guesting on an episode of Watcher's Ghost Files, I think the combination of logical skepticism from both him and Shane would be some incredible energy
Yesss I think the amount of Ghost Files/Unsolved I've watched is what made CZcams recommend John's channel to me! Poor Ryan would feel so ganged up on lmao
"Ghosts are like boys, they see balls, they just wanna play with it"...okay Turner, whatever you say.
"There's a logical explanation for everything, except for those things I can't explain."
Best line in the entire series.
Just for some quick math, he's searching 4400 newpapers covering 5 years, so we can assume roughly 71 newspapers a month. We'll give him the benefit of the doubt that he started from the end and worked backward instead of the other way. The article is March 1941, so ending December 1942 that means he searched 21 months of newspapers or 1491 newspapers. If it took him 3 hours (or less as he says) then that would be 8 newspapers a minute. So he's able to scan an entire newspaper every 7.5 seconds, and that's assuming no breaks, no misreading, no false positives, etc.
I've said it before, but John is the perfect person for this sort of stuff. He's very observant, the dry sarcastic wit fits well, yet he's still fair when it's warranted. I actually can't stand ghost hunting content in and of itself, but John debunking it? So watchable. Great editing on this one too.
Yes! It`s a lovely balance of education and entertainment. It shows that he knows stuff and is not making fun of anyone in a mean spirited way (like maybe poking at it a little but not in a way to make himself look better and also pointing out what he likes).
Captain Disillusion(I think was the name) has some great debunking content. It's just too bad he rarely ever makes videos.
One of the biggest red flags for me is when there is a security camera catching "something". I always question "why did someone go back to watch the tape?" and accidentally stumble upon a "ghost" passing through the hallway.
You know I guess I never really thought of that but that's a really good point. I don't imagine anyone would scrub through 24 hours of security footage just to look for random ghosts.
@jungtothehuimang no But Sometimes Ill watch back 24 hours of footage because im bored
@@excalibur1251 you ever heard of TV shows and movies my guy
I mean, isn't it a good idea to review the security tapes? You never know when you might catch a guy scoping your place out or a dangerous animal skulking around.
@@jungtothehuimang Yea But That can be less interesting then Watching security footage
Just something to note for the sake of getting the information out there!
I work in security, and as for the first obviously-faked clip, you were wondering why the walkie-talkie audio was recorded.
Well! Whenever a security post utilizes radio, *all* radio traffic (walkie talkie audio) is recorded for legal reasons.
So that they've got the audio available to prove their officers were following procedure and such.
That is all
that's not a freaking well, the manhole cover is literally labelled storm sewer. you can't draw water from storm sewers, I'm pretty sure
"MAN it's sure smokey in this house as you can see on the camera!"
*walks through entire house full of smoke, doesn't cough, never mentions watering eyes*
Everything you said about media literacy is so extremely true, and its been frustrating to witness the internet get worse at it.
It's not the internet getting worse at it. It's the fact that there are more babies and grandparents using the internet than ever before, and as they say. The easiest people to fool are boomers and babies.
@@pinkdarkboy7127Overall I would say society has always been bad at media literacy and critical thinking about content and informations. Very young people and boomers do tend to be the most uneducated about this, but considering what happened during covid it's more wide spread.
Internet algorithm sure do helps - recommends similar videos and you get cornered into rabbit hole where there's no scientific basis (omitting of things that oppose said view).
It would be great if such content didn't exist, but banning such things would violate freedom of speech. Personally I think Twitter (I refuse to call it X) has incorporated disclaimers on tweets that spread misinformation.
Edit: spelling
AI generated content has made it even harder to differentiate between real and fake content and it is something that makes me nervous. People are so quick to assume that things are real without any proof or critical thinking. Especially if they trust the creator posting it.
@@jungtothehuimang god, yeah. A really great look at this is the horrific glut of AI clickbait. The "red megalodon" is something being perpetuated entirely by AI content farms, but if you check the comments you see people earnestly engaging with their pet theories about the red megalodon like it's actually a thing that exists outside of obviously Ark survival evolved inspired clickbait. It's maddening.
@@Ezekiel_Allium I saw a marine biologist talking about the influx of the red megalodon conspiracy theories recently and it is so infuriating to see it happening in real time.
At least once a day my mom comes across AI generated conspiracy theories on Instagram and she is so quick to believe them because she thinks video evidence must mean it's true. Media literacy is at all all time low and AI content is definitely making it worse.
It's such a slippery slope because red megalodons are entirely stupid but not terribly harmful, but there are definitely more nefarious things AI conspiracies can and will cook up and this is just the start of it. Red megalodons are proof people will believe anything.
I remember watching this movie and thinking "Greg isn't going to be happy that his pliers weren't put back"
Bro should have just said the ghost put the pliers back, cuz that's what I thought he was going for at first.
Oh man I remember watching this guy's ghost documentaries with my mom!! We kept going between annoyed to dying from laughter during them, I can't express how excited I was to see John was debunking it 😂
Every time a new ghost debunk video drops I have like a dozen people I have to message.
Your decision to branch out to more diverse content is paying dividends for quality videos, I just hope the analytics are paying off too. Always glad to see more.
Yes, not many CZcamsrs are making quality videos that aren’t too short, too long, and are hilarious and thoroughly engrossing. I truly hope he’s receiving the feedback he was hoping for when he decided to branch out, because I am absolutely LOVING THIS.
40:30 He's even wearing a turquoise shirt and hoodie.
40:00 I can't believe that Turner ALSO JUST HAPPENS TO BE WEARING TURQUOISE IN ALL OF THESE SCENES TOO. 🤦♀️
I liked how John's haunted record clip was much better than the Blackwell Ghost clip.
I think it'd be fun to see John use what he's learned from debunking ghost videos and try to make a really convincing one himself.
Being obsessed with the ghost debunking videos John's putting out, I kind of want to see how well I could fake a ghost video to see how easy or difficult it is for him to debunk it.
Really put my film degree to the test.
Now, *this* is a good use for a degree
Do itttttttt!! 😀
Honestly yeah im down
I'd like to see it, cant be any worse than some I've seen already!
I believe in you @TheStonedZone
Oh man, the "terrified fast gasps" when he sees the pliers and cabinet doors are just so put on
the "well cover" moves when he drops the lid down.
Isn't it incredible that when you don't believe in Ghosts you never have these freak occurrences when staying in old houses?
Really just depends on you and how your mind works. Idk if I believe in "ghosts" but I believe in something lol. I've had experiences that were crazy, but also don't automatically think everything is ghosts😂 I think it really depends on if you think logically or emotionally first
I believe in ghosts but never seen or feel anything 😂😂 I just don't believe there are no ghost lol
I ended up renting a place we got locked out I had to enter a window and our attic door was wide open which also was closed also on our last night there I heard stomping so loud it was vibrating my head which was up against the wall I was aware and it seemed contained in the attic but I manged to shrug it off and fall asleep
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The bit with the ghost ringing the doorbell just makes it seem like it lost its ghost keys and is increasingly frustrated about being locked out of the house.
in all of the shots showing the turquoise house Turner is wearing turquoise every single time LMAO how much does this man love turquoise
The editing in this video is top notch, very funny. Thank you for taking the time to open a sincere discussion about media literacy. It's incredibly important, and not getting talked about nearly enough.
Between John and ScareTheater, I'm happy to see a healthy bit of skepticism and humor when it comes to these "GHOSTS ARE SUPER REAL, BIGFOOT IS REAL OMG" videos that make the rounds online. Looking forward to more!
Yeah I really like these good skeptical videos that just debunk stuff like this good to relax to.
Go stay at my Dad's house. It was my Great Grandmother's, and even my Great Grandparents heard and saw stuff there.
Recommending HannahisHorrible - though she’s not always as skeptical as John, she does a good job debunking supernatural TikToks and has a pretty long series on it.
John's new content is really good! I love when he plays random horror games for old time's sake, but he's really good at this format too.
I went out of my way to get my phone out and comment on how hilarious the editing is in your video. “Greg’s House” gave a much needed laugh.
I can't believe the dude heard a fire alarm, and his first thought wasn't "let's get out, just in case", it was to tell his wife not to go anywhere, and to see if it was a ghost 😐
Please never stop doing these reviews John, this is some peak content!
So happy to see John pursuing content he’s excited about making ! Will happily watch anything he posts
SO MUCH TURQUOISE! Even their clothes, turquoise
this is my first time seeing your vids recommended and this kind of content is right up my alley. your sass and attitude is so great - you're skeptical and rational, but not condescending or disrespectful. it's exactly the kind of stuff i want to see when it comes to this debunking stuff :) thanks so much!
I love the debunking ghost video essays. There’s so many “real ghost” videos and photos. I used to work in a “haunted” hotel. I did have one experience I’ll never forget. It cemented my belief in ghosts, but I think a lot of these videos are so fake it’s laughable.
What?! Come on you can't just tease us and not share your story with us!
While we wait I'll share mine.
Let me be clear: I don't believe in ghosts or any other baloney. Now, when I was 15, one night me and some friends visited an abandoned but still relatevly new gym. After a couple of minutes we heard as if all doors where being slammed at once, of course we lasted 5 seconds and then ran away. Still to this day I can't exlain what the hell happened there.
And that's it, I like to think that maybe there are still some weird phenomenons that we can't still study properly, without necessarily involving the paranormal. Or maybe there is a simpler and more mundane explaination, who knows?
Anyway, has anyone ever had a similar experience?
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I was a tour guide at a haunted hotel. We often left the lights off in between tours and would often times turn them on for guests to find their way around as they took photos. I had a whole family for my tour and one woman was tricked into it and was basically clinging to my arm. I went to turn on a light and turn my face to the room and right before I flipped the switch, I saw a woman’s face right in front of mine. It was white and just barely there. I took a step back and the woman behind me said “did you see that”. I had to take a moment but ended up giving the rest of the tour in a complete daze. One of my co-works saw me after and asked if I was alright. I was completely pale and my eyes were wide with fear. The woman who had also seen it had come up to the front desk while I was talking with my coworker and swore she had seen something too. I’ll never forget it.
@@manigoldo8736Yes, I have heard doors slam.
I particularly enjoy your ghost debunking videos John. You're very intelligent and catch alot of details I'm sure many don't notice.
The fact that this video came on automatically as I was looking at my Amazon prime membership, and realizing exactly how many benefits I haven’t been using in the last two years…..my FBI agent is out of pocket today….
Some may have found it preachy but I think your sentiment about media literacy at the end was very much needed. It's scary how technology and editing has come so far to the point where many people cannot tell real from fiction. I won't lie that certain things have convinced me in the past as well. I think debunking media like this is so important and I'm glad I found your channel thru your Goosebumps series. I can tell you're a caring dude. Keep up the good work, John!
He’s got a goosebumps series? Could you please point me i the direction for this? 🙏
@@SquishMasterSInc If you type in "John Wolfe Goosebumps" or "Revisiting Goosebumps As An Adult" you'll find his videos. Right now he only has two videos up but they're good and I'm sure he'll post more.
@@xxmakeuplover05xxthank you
I really love The Blackwell Ghost Series which has 7 movies now. No one I've shown the series to really believes that it's real, it's definitely a mockmentary. The first two movies are extremely tame, but the director improves his style and skills which each movie. 3 really stepped it up, and 4 genuinely creeped me out when I watched it.
I was personally never under the impression that this series was supposed to be taken as a genuine documentary. I thought it was supposed to be like any other found footage type movie.
Unfortunately there are whole Reddit threads full of extremely gullible people who believe these movies are real. I don't know how these people manage to tie their shoelaces, much less function in the world.
Just because you and the people you know personally didn’t fall for it doesn’t mean there aren’t plenty of people who did. The fact that it’s never stated anywhere at any point in time that this is a mockumentary is proof that this guy didn’t mind people believing it’s real. You should pay closer attention to his speech about media literacy and think about how harmful misinformation can be.
@@vikkipink1288I don't think that's what they were saying
@@vikkipink1288
Yeah, sadly it's easy for people to get sucked into believing mockumentaries especially if the people with poor media literacy are also vulnerable (like if they have disabilities and/or poor mental health, they're elderly or they're kids, etc.)
I enjoy mockumentaries like they're found-footage horror movies/entertainment as well, but here's hoping more people in the future find ways to edit in disclaimers in these movies (especially for audiences that really need to be assured that what they're watching is fake).
I was an English nerd and it makes me more interested in media analysis sure, but a reason I gravitated to watching John was how much analysis he does when filming and how valuable that is for the everyday viewer! Making media analysis interesting and getting people to do it outside of class is truly amazing work
...So much turqoise... I can't unsee it now that it as pointed out. The interior of the car. Greg's outfit. Turner's hat. The dishes on the wall in the background of Grandma Clay's photo. It's everywhere.
Aside from the fire alarm, that wasn't even real smoke, that was most likely a fog machine. Dude would've been coughing his lungs out walking through those clouds lol.
This was a super fun watch - think critically expanding out from video games into ghost hunting and "spooky" tiktok has been a blast. I really enjoyed how you broke it all down, tore it apart, then pieced it back together as a mockumentary all with the warning of media literacy. Loved this!
Please don't stop making these videos it's one of your best series. It's so entertaining to see you debunking these ghost videos in a smart, sarcastic and funny way.
18:12 not to mention, considering how heavy he reeled from first exposure of the stench coming from the "well" it would make sense if he continued to comment about the stench, which, to my knowledge, he did NOT do
I just want you to know, I have been falling asleep to all of your debunking videos. Long form commentary helps me sleep and ive been watching your channel for the last 10 years.
This is genuinely some of my favourite content on CZcams in years. I hope you enjoy doing this sort of content, John, cause you're filling a much needed niche of actual critical thinking in the "supernatural content" space.
I watch your debunking videos with my mom and she loves your sense of humor and sarcasm :). We always have a lot of fun watching these, thank you for taking the time to review all of this stuff!
I'm so glad I clicked on your video! I've been waiting for someone like you to do a bit of debunking. You're witty, articulate and well, just down right funny! The things you point out or observe have needed to be brought out into the light of day for so long, and you do it well! Respectful also. Love your Nukes top five paraphrasing: "Or is it all just an elaborate hoax", cracks me up! KEEP EM COMING! I'm subscribing!!!
Finding content and or content creators that are entertaining on CZcams is hard to find nowadays. That’s why finding John channel within the last year feels like finding a diamond in the rough. Absolutely brilliant guy who never disappoints and also never pulls his punches . I loved going back to the beginning and catching up to now from all his past content.
0:27 less than 30 seconds in, and my only question is not if it's a hoax...... but is it an elaborate hoax!?!?!
Thanks for the amazing content!!!
This is honestly a really great video. I was having a good time laughing but then realized how serious it hit me in the end. I really liked how you spoke about the importance of media literacy. Thinking back to my college days that topic was really grounding for me when searching for reliable sources. With AI advancement I am actually really worried about being able to tell what is real and what is fake now and wish I had more of an idea of how to catch small details like you do. I never even thought about practicing this way!
Anyway, I really enjoy your content and feel you are putting out even greater content as you branch out. Thank you so much!
There's some great debunking/investigating channels out there. So thanks for highlighting the subject. A couple of them have studied Sam and Colby's antics, when they forgot they are being filmed..
His wife looks like she's one more late night ghost hunt in her own house away from filing divorce papers.
I am LOVING the new direction that your channel is going! I came for the play throughs but stayed for the snark and this is delivering!
Excellent comment!
I LOVE your promotion of Media Literacy by debunking ghost videos.
When I was in high school psychology class way back in the 90s my big project was on Media Literacy. I studied students from 4th Grade, 7th Grade, and 12th Grade. I had them watch a brief collection of clips, then gave them a question sheet about what they had just watched. It certainly wasn’t the most sophisticated of studies, but I was more fired up about the research preparation I’d done, and how generally Media Illiterate so many adult Americans already were.
My paper was a big rant about how we need to teach this stuff in schools because popular multimedia is the modern form of communication and we’re paying for it by having a vulnerable populace incapable of detecting deception, easily manipulated by advertising, blah blah blah. I had zero political thought at the time, I was mostly worried about how people just seemed to check out of critical thinking when watching tv because, as I believed, they couldn’t find entertainment relaxing if they also had to view it with an extra part of their brain that was watching it one step removed, a metaphorical raised eyebrow on the brain.
I offered no suggestions of how to educate people in Media Literacy. I still do not have a clue what can be done about that. I know I can’t look to schools, because schools are such a terrible battleground and wasteland thanks to the GOP.
But videos like this are a great activity for promoting Media Literacy to people of all ages. Thank you John!
As a vinyl enthusiast, I’m telling you now the sound coming from that record is absolutely fake. The record doesn’t even spin at the right speed for a 78RPM record and it’s not fitted with the right needle. Just on that alone, I know it’s fake.
So I had an old house that was abandoned for decades. I bought it to fix up and live in. I knew the house was considered to be haunted by teens in the area because I was once a teen in the area lol. But I figured they would notice someone bought it. Well one night while I was cleaning the attic at 2 am, I heard a group of kids enter the house. I turned my light off and listened to see if they were actually kids or if I was being robbed. I could hear them talking to the “ghosts” and some robotic voice replying back. I’m assuming the robot was some type of equipment but anyway…Here’s a fun fact about me…
I was a scare actor for 14 years. So obviously I did what any scare actor would do. I snuck into the hallway with a spare 2X4 and an empty can of paint and waited for them to ask the ghost a question. Conveniently the next question they asked was “are you a demon?”. I then flung the 2X4 and paint can down the stairs while simultaneously making my best pterodactyl screech. They all screamed and ran out of the house leaving my front door open and a brand new pack of cigarettes in my front room. I watched their car speed off and continued working. The next day I put a sign on the window saying “sold” and started locking the doors while I was there.
Anyway, I was just wondering how funny it would be if I hid inside a house while “professionals” investigated. It would truly be entertaining.
That was an excellent story haha thank you for sharing
I'm glad I started watching your debunking videos! They're quite fun. As a person who loves horror games and movies, I get irritated with how much "real ghost" stuff the CZcams algorithm gives me.
This is a refreshing way to do “watch-a-long” or “react” content. More than a reaction but a conversation and point imbedded in it. The video having a conversation is much needed in more CZcams content.
Man i haven't seen a John Wolfe video recommend since he was doing gamejam/indie playthroughs. Happy to see him in the spotlight again. I really like these long-form videos.
blaire witch definitely did NOT market itself as a horror movie when it came out. they even had missing persons posters and stuff just out and about. a lot of people were pissed when they realized it was fake.
Honestly John, I think the point about media literacy is great. If I’m being real, I am personally worried that with AI technology in the future I myself will have a harder and harder time differentiating between what is real vs what isn’t and so having videos like this is actually kind of nice and interesting. My own profession is extremely removed from the entertainment industry so a lot of these concepts that you go over like video editing are totally new things to me. like obviously I’m aware of video editing as a concept, but I don’t know how to actually do any of it and I’ve never gone out of my way to learn (and I don’t see myself going out of my way to learn anytime soon). Anyways, Love the new types of videos and I’m super hyped to see what else you do!
What a coincidence that the child killing ghost named Blackwell had a spooky black well in her basement.
This video is such a banger. This format works so well with your humour
Used to watch you several years ago. Love this new style of content! I think it's a great direction for your channel.
So, in my 10th grade film class I made a mockumentary about a guy trying to prove the existence of talking badgers. This is weirdly similar to that.
Well clearly you should pitch the idea to a tv network x)
I love the conclusion you make, John! Media literacy is at such a low point and the potential harm that can cause is only growing. I don't see it as you going to deep in on a small project, because you never disparage its author, and it's still a lighthearted video in the end.
P.s. unrelated, but I had studies taking up my time and now I finally don't, and I'm catching up on your Elden ring content. It'll be a comfort rewatch and I'm not even done yet! Chill vibes (most of the time) :)
Just recently started watching your videos. These debunking videos are pure gold. I'll watch every singe one.
Oh wow! I just found your channel & it’s awesome! Lol my hubby & I watched these shows (28days &Blackwell ghost) & we & found the “mishaps” together lol & the ridiculousness of them,& I wanted to say thank you! My husband would absolutely love you! He passed away in July , out of the blue . So this was great , he was laughing with me when I watched this.Thank you John, I have subscribed to your channel & my husband Eric would absolutely love this! ❤
I’m sorry for your loss. I hope you’re getting along okay ❤
Love this one, John. Especially your point on media literacy, and lines of entertainment and reality being blurred. This kind of stuff can be a detriment to what we see online these days. Not for people doing this mockumentary for funsies, but for… um people who lack critical thinking skills. I mean even just recently that fake alien thing in Mexico came up has me :| with the believers
Listening to John dismantle ghost videos and documentaries is such a treat. We get the sass, we get the hilarious editing and puns. (That bit of you doing the paranormal thing with the record player cracked me up just because of the 'john ghost video FINISHED' title that I *knew* would be in there, also sweet Hollow Knight pad). Love watching you make content you enjoy making. Honestly at this point I don't think there's anything you can't make entertaining by just being you and having fun.
My first video introduction to your channel was the video you did on the fake Netflix ghost show and i have to say that that is one of the best videos i have seen from an unknown to me CZcamsr! Extremely entertaining and im just starting to watch some of your other ghost breakdowns! I hope you continue to release content related to this subject. I also like that your videos are long. I remember checking the time when i was 10 mins in thinking that it was about to be over and to my delight i still had 39 mins left. You obviously work hard on your content
I love ghost videos, real or fake, I like the entertainment of it all. It's great when there is something really spooky. Thank you for your commentary John!
i especially love in ghost shows where the ghost hunters have overly dramatic reactions, it’s so funny 😂😂
"Real or fake"? They're ALL fake lol