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I love the first one. So simple but so effective, the girl barely moved the whole time and nothing really happened but you were glued to it the whole time.
@@apocryph0n considering that we don’t see what happened, she could’ve just morphed into the dam! I mean, she technically wouldn’t be glued to it, but she would definitely not be moving
Curve felt like a really good representation of depression and struggling with suicide. I think the biggest part for me was seeing all the other curves- not being able to see the people, but seeing that they fell.
@@ThorcleTheMighty things will get better i promise. God has a path set for you, and even though it may seem like everything is going wrong, it's all a part of His plan. in the meantime i'll be praying for you friend
This is where I wish horror had more categories than it currently does. Because it definitely scared me. But it did it in a purely anxiety-creating way that meant I didn't get any pleasure out of it. Like, the adrenaline and such that my type of horror would elicit. Instead, just nauseated anxiety. (Note that I'm not saying it's bad horror, it's truly fantastic! But of the type where I understand people who think I'm crazy to *enjoy* being scared. It's like, The Hills Have Eyes or SAW - great horror, in their own genre. But I don't enjoy them.)
Fun fact about the Vesuvius one. There’s a demon speaking to the main character in the form of a fly and at the end there’s a bunch of flies as the demon guides him to kill his grandmother. A Hebrew/Greek word for the king of demons is “Belzebuba” or in common language “Beelzebub”. This translates, roughly, to “Lord of the Flies”.
@KoxTheKnight Yeah that’s exactly how the author came up with the name for the book, the literal character of the Lord of the Flies in that book is a Satan figure and Simon is a Christ figure, the Lord of the Flies possesses a pig’s disembodied head (pigs have cloven hooves) and there are many flies swarming the corpse.
Guest always hits me. I have horrible paranoia that someone is watching me at all times. At work, at the store, even at home laying in bed. I can always feel eyes on me and it drives me nuts. Seeing that manifested as a person with huge eyes always close is horrific.
I can relate. Its an awful feeling I'm sorry you have to deal with it too. I hope it helps knowing you are not the only one that feels that way at least.
I think what made The Curve much more terrifying is the fact you never see any other person, just hear them, she's alone and has no one to experience it with, and you the viewer are put into a tunnel of a world, i think it plays the best on the impression that having other people around who are experiencing or have experienced something you're going through makes things waayy easier to process and deal with, The Curve removes that and you're dealing with uncertainty and anxiety at it's worst. Such a good short.
It’s also just such an impossible situation that could go wrong SOO quickly with so little movement on her part. The insinuation that there were more people there before her, and that they didn’t get out. It just fuels and confirms that primal “I’m going to die here.” in the human instinct during self-preservation situations like these. My only question is why the hell didn’t she scream. I would have been screaming SO much in a situation like that.
No, the most terrifying thing in Curve, is the fact that you can't see anyone else, but can hear them scream, and hear their body loudly hit the bottom, you're hearing people die around you.
@@themightycongueror8383 yeah it’s implied she’s very lucky how she landed. She keeps looking up and seeing new blood marks and screaming and I’m assuming all those people landed then immediately slid off and fell
for the first one if suicidal depression looked like something, itd be this. so hard to live with a brain that is against you, each time you try to help yourself, its like your brain only drags you deeper down into it
But the short film shows it as inevitable, which while it definitely can feel so, it isn’t. I was in that mental state for nine years and I remember how hopeless it felt, but there will be a day when it changes. It’s hard to wait and hard to keep fighting, but it’s so worth it. Please, if you’re struggling, tell someone (believe me, I know how easy it is to say that but how hard it is to do, but it’s what saved me.) There are so many people out there who want to help you. 💜
If I'm ever stuck in a precarious terrifying position where death is inevitable at the slightest mistake, I need Sean in my head cheering me on with encouraging words.
Fun fact: your body has two original fears: the fear of heights/falling and the fear of sudden loud noises. So the curve fear was in everyone’s mind not just the people who have a fear of heights.
@@gabrielbellino5064 ok. I mean I’m not scared so much of height but falling I am. Like the Drop Zone at Kemah Boardwalk, TX is a falling ride and that scares the crap out of me. Lol
The Curve does exactly what horror movies/shorts are supposed to do. It doesn’t just throw cheap jump scares at you and scare you momentarily, instead it creates a terrifying atmosphere and makes you feel the horror and fear inside you with the characters. Truly a great short.
The actress for the Curve (Laura Jane Turner) was SO PHENOMENAL! She expressed pain and panic so beautifully as well as the forced calm and breathing. She portrayed her thoughts without words so perfectly, and I FULLY respect her. The director as well for being able to pull this performance out of the actress!
I feel like the director could have done a slightly better job on the part where she screams in frustration. It was a moment I was kind of waiting for, but when it happened it was a little flat, particularly because after she finished screaming it didn't feel like her expression proceeded with a state I'd expect. Other than that I agree with you.
Jack hit the nail on the head with "He's not actually doing anything to you.." Someone already said this, but I feel like the bug-eyed guy was the personification of intrusive thoughts; they just hang around, follow you, scare you, but can't/don't actually hurt you. They just exist to torture you. I'm close to someone who's schizophrenic, and the idea of wanting to blind/deafen themselves to make the hallucinations go away is also pretty apt.
YES. This is exactly why that one creeped me out so very much. Even if the guy was just in her head (the video never specified whether he was tangible or not), he was there and real and scary and intrusive as hell in her life.
15:19 That creature is one of the best and scariest designs things i have seen. Absolutely amazing and so simple. Just a normal looking person, no hair, no eyebrows and blank pale skin and eyes. It looks so normal while still looking inhuman. Absolutely horrifying.
Honestly they were all great actors. Hell, even the kid was pretty good for a child actor. Having been in the acting business as a kid, I can vouch for how difficult it is.
I think Jack missed that the blood stains across in curve was mimicking her own. I think this is such an amazing concept to move forward with, like I’d be so interested in a full movie of that
They also added the more distant people fell. Almost as if showing her the recent failures for either motivation or hopelessness. I think this because the hand prints appeared between the marks that indicate sliding. The girl never put her hands where her feet were. But if someone was falling, they would probably turn around and try to grab the edge, which would match the screams and the prints.
Someone should make a short movie or anything really where it’s the same idea but you have to do what the blood does so move your hands in the same way to get out the problem with that film was there’s no way to survive your gonna die either way I’d probably just jump
Yea I love wonders I shouldn’t be alive. The Grand Canyon ones are good if you’re looking for one similar. I won’t give it away but the runner who broke her hip in the canyon is a really good one.
Curve is the absolute perfect representation of depression. Seeing that others have gone through the same type of struggle is not comforting, it's horrifying and feels hopeless. Everything hurts from just trying to hold on, and when it rains it pours
funnily enough regarding the curve video, if you're in that situation take as much clothing off as you can because skin has so much more grip and friction than any clothing, not only that but because you're directly in contact with the surface you can feel any sort of minor shifting that may happen before it becomes a problem. The grip strength and friction of skin is so insane that even the best shoes currently can't compete with it and the only real reason we developed to wear shoes in general was to protect our feet from being harmed when running Edit: on another note, the reason our skin prunes when it gets wet is to increase the amount of grip we get when our hands are soaked or in water constantly, the pruning creates more surface area for more contact with whatever object we're trying to hold on to
I know, right?! My first thought was immediately, drag the shoe off and lose the socks pronto, both of those things slip and slide like crazy. I saw her put the chain on her hand when it began to rain and thought she was crazy. We were made for this. I mean, who knows if it would have saved her, wherever she was, but I like your plan.
How would you get anything off if youre stuck like that? Any big movement to remove an item of clothing would take so much friction away... also skin pruning for increased grip isnt proven, thats possibly just how that skin reacts to water
@@vogelvrouw no one said the removal of clothing has to be fast, you could do it carefully and slowly, and yea it's been proven that our hands and feet prune when wet to give us more surface area allowing more of our skin to come in contact with the object we're trying to hold on to.
Apparently The Curve has significant metaphors about depression which makes it even more intense to me. I thought it was some weird dimensional horror, but it's literally the physical manifestation of suicidal depression.
Make sense i had a light one about of how small we are and is there really next time? I had it for months eh now i just dont care i feel like the kid me was the perfect mental of myself i might be weaker when i was a kid but i was way more worried free
woah, that makes a lot more sense. Can literally see how she's struggling to stay alive, until the very end. It high key shows how easy it is to slip over the edge after trying so hard to choose to stay alive
Fun fact: The Virgin Mary in particular is known for apparitions tailored to the culture and background of the person she's appearing to. For example, while the most common European depiction of Mary is wearing cerulean robes accented in white, when she appeared in Mexico she instead had a broad, black sash over her stomach. This was the social garb for pregnant women in Aztec culture, and continues to exist in the cultural psychology of modern day Mexico. You can't really blame a divine being for tailoring their appearance to specific mortals, especially when the point is to get a message across to those specific individuals.
no joke im watching in full screen right, and as soon as the camera changes to that pale lookin dude and when the subtitles went "O.o" I froze and scrolled down to hide into the comments and now im sitting here until I can gather the courage to continue watching. ty
Out of all of those, the curve haunts me. Showing the shots of bloody handprints from someone else in her situation and showing how they scrambled to try and get back up just makes my stomach twist. Plus the way her leg was bent made my knees sore just looking at them. The environmental story telling really helped in making it terrifying.
It’s Even creepier when you realise the blood stains across from her mimicked her own! It started running a few minutes before it started to rain and then hers did the same, I think it’s showing us what happened to her after she fell off, ie the hand prints from her grabbing on if you get what I mean? X
@@mollyfletcher5399 This is what I was thinking. That's been pretty common in some more recent horror films, kinda showing characters what happened to them before it actually happened to them. Really terrifying psychological stuff. I tend to favor that way more than cheesy jump scares. This is the kind of stuff that sticks with you in your nightmares. Lol.
I had the same thought, but with the different screams and different forms the blood took it might imply how others tried and failed while simultaneously showing what her outcome was too. Though I do like that they leave it open ended, like a Schrödinger’s cat, she is both alive and dead. Depending on the viewer and their interpretation.
curve was so amazing. The expressions seemed genuine, the sound and the design also felt so real. It really makes you anticipated with the simple elements.
honestly the reason Cruve is so scary is the hopeless situation while knowing literally nothing of how she got there what happens if she falls so the lack of info is always the scary part.
I like the first one, Curve. It isn't about being creepy, spooky, or jumpscares. It derives the "scary" factor from the anxiety it portrays and provokes.
indeed I know exactly how it feels to slip like that, granted I wasn't on a cliff, but if you ever try to climb a wet very steep hill, you get that same slipping sensation, and what she was trying to do, that hoisting herself up, and maybe trying to turn around or stand up, ACTUALLY makes you slip even more, one time I went down into a dried river bed, and trying to get back up was almost impossible, I had to actually find a branch, and use it like a walking stick, while having to grab for roots because the river bed walls were so steep, that slipping feeling is absolutely terrifying(I legit thought that I wouldn't be able to get out of the river bed I was so scared cuz I went alone and no one knew where I went)
Guest, to me, was definitely about mental illness. When you feel like you’re going insane, it really can feel like you’re in a situation like this. Like, you don’t know why this thing keeps tormenting you, there’s no way to kill it or hide from it, and the only relief you can get is by doing something drastic. It seems irrational to everyone else, but to you it’s real.
…Yeah I think that’s probably pretty safe to say considering it’s clearly meant to be obvious in the film itself as well as Jack specifically mentioning that lmao
GUEST SCARED ME SO MUCH LOL THATS WHY IM HERE. i hate distorted faces. im for sure uncomfortable and i have this annoying feeling in my wrist that just makes me want toc ut off my hands lol
I think that one with Mary and the creepy monster guy was a metaphor for those trying to help you. They've been through what you have but you see it as someone trying to harm you, then when you finally do something they show you that it's not okay and that they know what you're going through because they've gone through it themselves.
I love how Sean noticed the cinematography in certain shots and as someone who studies film, there is no better feeling than seeing people enjoy your creation no matter how small it may be.
Jack: "Stop hiding, go after them, be proactive, they arent expecting that." Also Jack: "I think that theres a lesson here, stay where you are and stop venturing through the house."
The first one is such an incredible way to visualize depression. Teetering on the edge, slipping to that eternal darkness. Can't find a way to climb out of it.
As someone who constantly made a game of running up the slopes at my local skate park... slipping down is a nerve tingling sensation that absolutely causes a sense of dread at the sensation of falling. It didn't matter that the fall wouldn't really hurt us. The fear was always, momentarily, immense. Compared to that, I can't even begin to imagine just how intense the feeling of slipping ever closer over the edge into an abyss would feel like. Also, I find it extremely ironic that the first short has to do with falling, considering Sean's fear of heights...
As a person who is scared of heights, the curve is absolutely terrifying. I felt my heart sink every move she took and being in that situation myself would be so scary I don’t even have a word for it. Also with no context at all, it really makes you wonder. We’ve seen the typical horror films that use home invasion or psychological warfare to make the viewer scared. But the curve is like nothing we’ve ever seen before. It genuinely made me scared without having a genre.
I feel ya there, I know exactly how it feels to slip like that, granted I wasnt on a cliff, but if you ever try to climb a wet very steep hill, you get that same slipping sensation, and what she was trying to do, that hoisting herself up, and maybe trying to turn around or stand up, ACTUALLY makes you slip even more, one time I went down into a dried river bed, and trying to get back up was almost impossible, I had to actually find a branch, and use it like a walking stick, while having to grab for roots because the river bed walls were so steep, that slipping feeling is absolutely terrifying(I legit thought that I wouldn't be able to get out of the river bed I was so scared cuz I went alone and no one knew where I went)
Watch 127 hours with James Franco. You want deep dread based on a realistic but improbable situation that actually happened, then that's the movie. Also there's one called Buried. Unlike anything I had ever seen and filled me with dread. Also it's one of those situations that could actually, and probably has, happened. Ryan Reynolds in a serious role, which he did quite well. Thank you for the those of you who pointed out the correct name of the 1st movie.
I’m terrified of heights. But that didn’t get me in the least. I think I just couldn’t get invested in that little short film because my brain immediately recognized that it wasn’t happening.
That first short, curve, it really works so well. It doesnt scare through jumps or loud sounds (unless you have headphones and max volume), it scares through the imminent sense of dread. The fact that something, just *something*, awaits you, and you expect the worst. Very little actually happens, the character wakes up, climbs a bit and falls, we all cringe at her injuries and the ominous wailing in the hole, then she eventually falls, but the way it’s done gives the worst sense of dread and it adds to the overall atmosphere of these curves. Horror shorts always seems to play to one of humanity’s worst fears, potentially the top worst; fear of the unknown.
Best thing to do for the first one is crawl to wall, slowly crawl sideways. Once you reach the wall, use it for support. If possible take off your shoes for better traction, barefoot not in socks of course. If you can put the shoes over your hands due to them being bloody and causing less friction.
The caption for the guest when you first see the monster is 0.o which I personally think is cute but it also perfectly matched Sean’s reaction. Not just him saying oh, but the change in decibel as the initial shock wears off.
the curve absolutely nailed it for me. it didn't necessarily scare me, but i was 100% glued to the screen to try to catch every little detail and it definitely gave me that sinking feeling in my stomach. and the kookie would honestly make a good beginning to a full movie that could go in so many directions.
@@Minhaz25 honestly is just kinda sad and pathetic. Best case scenario it's a dumb 7yo that actually has nothing better to do but otherwise it just feels weird and small.
The fact that I have the fear of being stared at along with eyes themselves the second one made me have the biggest panic attack that I just couldn’t handle sitting in my room by myself
I felt so much anxiety with Curve. You can’t crawl up a smooth, flat surface. When she looked up and saw the clouds, I thought, oh it’s going to rain. My hands were sweaty the entire time.
Is no one gonna talk about how in the second movie “Guest” the subtitles had little faces every time the dude’s face was on screen lmao I appreciated that so much
It's so funny to me that horror will sometimes have a moral or a deeper meaning like grief, loss, mental illness, etc. Then sometimes it's like "hey wouldnt it be fucked up if this happened?" Sometimes by the same author
I think the Guest having his own ear and eyes injured is him saying to Mary "I am a part of you. You can't get rid of me by hurting yourself or removing your senses. I'll be here no matter what and you have to learn how to live with me." Which is what I heard mental illness is like, it can get better but it never completely goes away.
I heard somewhere that Curve is about depression. That's how it feels like, you're on edge and you either hold on to your dear life and try to get out of there or lose hope and you give in. And I love tha fact that Jack doesn't know about that and laughs at it like "haha scary movie, YOU'RE NO GONNA SCARE ME" Love you, Jack, you're a ray of light in my life
“Is there something wrong with her chest?” Jack, I think she’s trying to dry her bloody hands so they are less slippery when trying to climb. (That’s why she’s blowing on them, and wiping them on her chest, I assume.)
That would sound logical i mean hell, She's going to slip and fall and die so its pretty logical for her trying to wipe off the blood. I am giving you 10/10 for the inspection
Its not really "horror" its more terrifying. Playing on peoples Fears like heights and animal-phobia to make us feel uncomfortable and terrified instead of really scared. Like Id much rather watch a set of jumpscares or smth than watching clips like that over and over again because you cant prepare yourself the same way you just sit through watching pain lol
it's chilling and a hellish situation. but it really just gives you sweaty palms effect. and it's ending was stupid, i hate cliff hangers. they show the creator didn't know how to finish his project. it doesn't do anything other then "make you finish it in your head" while thats a nice sounding buzz word to use, it's not a show of a good/creative ending.
There has to be a phobia for something like that, I hate when I get stuck in an area where you the only way out is death, not that I have been in that position, that's why I got scared at the good the bad the ugly when he has to stand on that grave with the rope around his neck and hands tied and then that blonde guy (possibly Clint Eastwood they never said his name) left him, I was so relieved when he shot the rope though.
im guessing thats in the second video? i get nightmares and sleep paralysis easily (the characters that scare me get a role in that dream/sleep paralasys) and skipped all the way through haha no idea why i thought it would be a good idea to watch these type of videos
Truth!! I enjoy watching horror from different countries. I've found some really fantastic indie horror and/or thriller films that way. It's not always the blockbuster hits that'll scare the heck outta ya'! 😁😱👺👻👽
@@NorthernGreenEyes Same. It's also interesting to see culture and old folktales, superstitions, etc play into it, meanwhile knowing deep down that the theme is still the same horror that's found across every culture. It's always... uniting.
The theory that it's a genetic instinct that humanity developed from the primal ages of evolution is one that would explain our response to anything seemingly unnatural or out of the ordinary. Even the way our brains can make out frightening shapes from natural things like trees and rocks would reinforce that theory.
I think it’s because regardless of our cultures, biology prevails and things that trigger the fight or flight response are similar for everyone, hence why things such as the ‘uncanny valley’ can be found as unsettling for everyone.
Hey jack I've always been some what of a fan. I haven't watched a whole lot of your videos but I've just been playing games and played this video on my second screen, watching out the corner of my eye. After hearing your voice more I have a new found appreciation for you and your content. Thank you being you. You're a fantastic entertainer.
Curve is one of those videos that keeps popping up in my head ever since I’ve seen it. Like how do you survive that? Where does the void go? What’s making that ominous sound? How did she get there? So many unanswered questions
No Jack, we did learn what happened to Laura at the end of The Curve. That jump clip? It spared us the sight of watching her fall. The rain washing away the blood, making it look as if nothing ever happened.
I think we can all agree that one of these days, we gotta get Jack to react to an analog horror series. Local 58, Geminai Collection, Fnaf VHS, The Walten Files, Harmony & Horror, and those are just the ones I know and are popular. Edit: As of 2024, I had to remove one of the series due to some unfortunate news involving the creators involvement in pedphilia and abusment.
Jack: "you feel it don't you? A presence in the room" me: yeah all the time, my house is haunted what did you expect. Plus how am I supposed to get thru your videos without my friendly ghost buddy?👻
As hopeless as the situation seems, Curve ends with a positive message. No matter how bad things get, no matter how insurmountable the odds, people keep trying. It would be easy enough for her to accept her fate when it rains, but she keeps going and that is inspiring. I also like that her fate is ultimately uncertain. We can see that determination of hers and imagine she found a way out if we choose. Curve is short and sweet.
I’d prefer the fact that she died it’s just more comforting not in a morbid way it’s not that I enjoy people pain it’s that I feel like her surviving would be simply pushing back her fate they are still there throwing people and their body’s so if she gets lucky again she has to do it again and again like a personal hell
@@volaradmackey4307 This is only a theory, but judging by the sounds coming from the pit and the people falling into it makes me believe that they were a sacrifice to whatever creature lurked there
There’s a lot of comments talking about everything that made The Curve great, but one thing I haven’t seen mentioned was the aspect of being able to see a way out but not being able to get to it. If you were in that situation it would feel so close, if the curve were just a little less steep, if you could just get a better grip, if you were just a little less injured. But despite all those if’s, you’re stuck and there’s nothing you can do
Having curve as the first video left me with a sense of dread and fear that made watching the rest feel more terrifying. I really am at awe with how well that entraps your emotions!
I do agree. I think Jack with all his acting roles would be able to whip up an amazing short horror. Story line: somebody drinks all the dirty bean water. Hecking terrifying.
The only thing I want from a horror film is that there will be no jump scares every 5 minutes. You have to build tension, but there are other ways to do it.
I love how, in Guest, Spooky Person never really does anything. They're just... there. And the subtitles for Spooky Person do help lighten the mood a little.
@@bclynch30 I actually got the impression that he was a mirror of her. As she maimed herself, she inflicted the same pain on him, increasing his sorrow.
@@antonyduhamel1166 woah! That’s a really cool way of looking at it!! I guessed something similar, that Scary Person was somehow a reflection, manifestation, or prediction. Now that you mention it, the captions totally expressed sadness when Mary was about to do it! Thinking about it further, maybe Mary was running from them because they were trying to stop her. Not harm her or scare her- but she went through with it because something ELSE was the trigger. Plus, the end seemed like they were supporting her. They were trying to stop her, but couldn’t, and at the end sat there like “I get it. It will get better. I’m here.” Gosh I could write a whole analysis…
I think was makes the second one so unsettling is the “human non human” phenomenon. You can’t tell if the guest is human or not. It has human features, but the overall guest seems to be non human. But that argument happens in your brain, and it can really freak you out.
@@shelbeewebb4697 Yep! It’s pretty much deeply rooted into everyone’s brains to be scared of it. We don’t know WHY it happens. Could be issues with dead bodies sometimes not looking 100% human, other theories are that there was another human-like being on earth a long ass time ago and we had to be scared of them to survive. I love the theories and whatnot behind it, but seeing things that trigger it just 😬 hate that with every fibre of my being
It's called an "uncanny valley" feeling and, asides from the point of the video, my mothers boyfriend sets that feeling off strong in me and she wonders why i dont like him lmao he feels like a real world NPC
the last one was perfection. It's about how parents instill fear into their kids so as to not do stuff they are not supposed to, and how these things can scar a child forever. the cookie jar was not haunted, or the clown was not a demon. It's fear that's gonna stay with that person forever, to the point where even her own mother has transformed in her eyes in the symbol of her fear. I swear, the smallest things parents do sometimes can leave huge trauma without even realizing it.
i totally get that as a mom sometimes i just say anything to stop a behavior in the moment but then you have to take a step back and correct yourself so it doesn't get out of control like if the child had a habit of cookie eating, lock them( the cookies) up or as the mom eventually said no more cookies instead of scaring her by making up a monster
And about those parents that don't seek help for their child when they display OBVIOUS and VERY distressing changes in behavior. Haunted, demon or just crap parenting choices, it doesn't matter what caused it, that's a very alarming change in that kid. That said, she does an awesome job repainting those dolls, I know some people that'd snatch those up in a heartbeat but...yeah, no, therapy still vital. Definitely looks like the mom could afford it too. Just, big oofh overall.
@@HG-lq8gy Yes this!! I was looking for this comment. Jack said he saw the eyes moving too. And I did too the 1st time. But rewinding it, it does nothing, so weird
Curve is actual nightmare material. I've had nightmares like that where the laws of physics worked against me and made me completely helpless. Like when you try to run from danger but you feel incredibly heavy. If I have a nightmare like that tonight, Jack... Well I have nobody but myself to blame cause I watched the video lol
I have those sorts of dreams all the time dude. Like I'm either trying to run away from something yet I feel really heavy or I'm trying to fight back but I feel extremely weak. It's a terrible feeling of helplessness.
I've been in exact backrooms locations remembering jumping down a stair to sacrifice my leg in a way like broke to run away also another where I was with people but I fell behind and couldn't catch up and the creature started to darken or lighten the room and that was somthing
Turn the nightmare fuel into something positive. Most of my dreams start out scary like falling from heights or being chased by an axed murderer, but I've managed to control them and now I rarely get nightmares. I use my dreams as a way to escape from reality and now I'm living my best life in them most of the time lol.
26:19 - as a Christian who researches angels, I can safely say.... that is not anything holy, and 95% of the time angels have to start by saying "be not afraid" because biblically accurate angels are actually pretty freaky looking.
The lord of the flies and beelzebub references didn’t give that away? It’s also a horror film…you don’t exactly need to be “researching” angels to know that much, just attend a middle school English class.
That Mom is goofy af if she don't think her kid is demented, but that little girl is more resourceful than 99% of horror protags, which is just sad. I love killer clowns so this video was a certified hood classic
The first short is one of my personal favorites, it's genuinely incredibly well done. The second one became a comedy real soon, there's a very thin line you're walking on when it comes to non-literal meanings you're trying to portray literally in your movie and that one definitely missed a lot of marks. Third one is also pretty goofy and kind of sloppy too but god damn does it have some unique sounds and music, its direction stands out from a lot of these even if it wasn't that confident in itself / didn't try to perfect everything in the production. Fourth one had some intentional dark childhood sparkle and humor to it that I found hilarious and really well executed. Kid was a good actress which is rare and they had genuinely good chemistry together with her mother, it's probably my favorite in here. Such good taste in the decisions behind it.
Curve was probably my favourite in terms of originality, but the big eyed thing scared me the most. Things that look predominantly human, but slightly off or act completely wrong (eg walking down the stands in bridge position or climbing a wall) scare me so much. Literally makes my heart pound
My co worker told me about a study they did with people where they expose them to different humanoid looking figures and essentially humans are naturally uncomfortable seeing a figure who resembles a person in terms of looks and build, but are clearly not human. Like Slenderman makes people uncomfortable not necessarily because he is scary, but he looks human, but is clearly not. It's very interesting.
Omg please- during Seán’s amazing intro, I was staring at my ferrets the whole time. When he said you can hear it crawling and you can never escape it I bawled laughing
girl: **literally about to fall to her death**
jack: **criticizing her shoes**
“She gon die but hey, she got them Tims on”
He’s Sean what you expect
Yep
What are those?!
@@chompski3716 that brings back a lot of memories
I love the first one. So simple but so effective, the girl barely moved the whole time and nothing really happened but you were glued to it the whole time.
Haha unlike her
@@apocryph0n considering that we don’t see what happened, she could’ve just morphed into the dam! I mean, she technically wouldn’t be glued to it, but she would definitely not be moving
There are so many short films that have so much potential to be a great movie
I really wanted her to take the shoes off she’d have more support that way
I couldnt watch it, the sound of her hands scraping was making me wanna gag
Give me aliens, give me monsters, give me serial killers but The Curve is truly something from the depths of my nightmares
In the original video description, it’s implied that the abyss is sentient…
So… FUN! Cosmic horror!
For real
Yes same
Pun intended?
Curve felt like a really good representation of depression and struggling with suicide. I think the biggest part for me was seeing all the other curves- not being able to see the people, but seeing that they fell.
This is how I feel every day
@@ThorcleTheMighty I understand how you feel, I've been where you are.
@@ThorcleTheMighty things will get better i promise. God has a path set for you, and even though it may seem like everything is going wrong, it's all a part of His plan. in the meantime i'll be praying for you friend
There is no set path for anyone. There's no plan
@@erikawilliams9558no need to be a downer.
“You feel it don’t you? Something there in the room with you.”
Me: *looking at my dog and cat* “You’re not going to do some freaky shit are you?”
i looked at my friends in my classroom lmao
Hahahaha 🤣🤣
Hahahaha, mine is worse. I have a pet tarantula. She's still chillin in her container though. :)
"Don't worry, we won't do anything"
Me: Better not be, I'm sitting alone in my semi lol
The curve is perfect, a horror movie doesn't necessarily have to jumpscare you. All it has to do is make you feel fear.
Tru
I guess you could call it a terror movie instead
This is where I wish horror had more categories than it currently does. Because it definitely scared me. But it did it in a purely anxiety-creating way that meant I didn't get any pleasure out of it. Like, the adrenaline and such that my type of horror would elicit. Instead, just nauseated anxiety.
(Note that I'm not saying it's bad horror, it's truly fantastic! But of the type where I understand people who think I'm crazy to *enjoy* being scared. It's like, The Hills Have Eyes or SAW - great horror, in their own genre. But I don't enjoy them.)
I didn't know what was happening the entire time .-.
No monster, nothing chasing you, just a literal phobia
Fun fact about the Vesuvius one. There’s a demon speaking to the main character in the form of a fly and at the end there’s a bunch of flies as the demon guides him to kill his grandmother. A Hebrew/Greek word for the king of demons is “Belzebuba” or in common language “Beelzebub”. This translates, roughly, to “Lord of the Flies”.
Ty for the info
Damn like the book
@KoxTheKnight Yeah that’s exactly how the author came up with the name for the book, the literal character of the Lord of the Flies in that book is a Satan figure and Simon is a Christ figure, the Lord of the Flies possesses a pig’s disembodied head (pigs have cloven hooves) and there are many flies swarming the corpse.
@@dzseneraloficcial goddayum my guy know his shit. Respect bro
Speaking of lord of the flies, I have that book
Guest always hits me. I have horrible paranoia that someone is watching me at all times. At work, at the store, even at home laying in bed. I can always feel eyes on me and it drives me nuts. Seeing that manifested as a person with huge eyes always close is horrific.
I have a irrational feeling when late at night and I'm laying down without looking behind me someone is behind me
@@jakeandthefamily8561 dosent everybody have that fear
@@jakeandthefamily8561 that's why my bed is always against the wall and whenever i sleep, i sleep with my back to the wall
I can relate. Its an awful feeling I'm sorry you have to deal with it too. I hope it helps knowing you are not the only one that feels that way at least.
Don't worry I'm just making sure you're ok, just pretend im not even here
Normal people: *hides from monster*
Jack: "I gotta be proactive. Let's go stab that little sh*t!
The best solution is to voluntarely face the threat 💪
Let's go on a bitch hunt
You know what they say if you can’t face your fears, get jack to do it instead, he’ll stab that little sh*t
Lol
Also jack: there's a lesson here, stop venturing through the house...
I think what made The Curve much more terrifying is the fact you never see any other person, just hear them, she's alone and has no one to experience it with, and you the viewer are put into a tunnel of a world, i think it plays the best on the impression that having other people around who are experiencing or have experienced something you're going through makes things waayy easier to process and deal with, The Curve removes that and you're dealing with uncertainty and anxiety at it's worst. Such a good short.
It’s also just such an impossible situation that could go wrong SOO quickly with so little movement on her part. The insinuation that there were more people there before her, and that they didn’t get out. It just fuels and confirms that primal “I’m going to die here.” in the human instinct during self-preservation situations like these.
My only question is why the hell didn’t she scream. I would have been screaming SO much in a situation like that.
Also you have literally no idea what’s going on so yeah
No, the most terrifying thing in Curve, is the fact that you can't see anyone else, but can hear them scream, and hear their body loudly hit the bottom, you're hearing people die around you.
Reminds me a bit of The Platform on Netflix
@@themightycongueror8383 yeah it’s implied she’s very lucky how she landed. She keeps looking up and seeing new blood marks and screaming and I’m assuming all those people landed then immediately slid off and fell
for the first one if suicidal depression looked like something, itd be this. so hard to live with a brain that is against you, each time you try to help yourself, its like your brain only drags you deeper down into it
But the short film shows it as inevitable, which while it definitely can feel so, it isn’t. I was in that mental state for nine years and I remember how hopeless it felt, but there will be a day when it changes. It’s hard to wait and hard to keep fighting, but it’s so worth it. Please, if you’re struggling, tell someone (believe me, I know how easy it is to say that but how hard it is to do, but it’s what saved me.) There are so many people out there who want to help you. 💜
And you don't see other people struggling, until they're already gone.
If I'm ever stuck in a precarious terrifying position where death is inevitable at the slightest mistake, I need Sean in my head cheering me on with encouraging words.
“Hmm maybe if you like sling your blood upward and it freezes fast enough you can become spiderman”
Just imagine him singing “All The Way”.
Fun fact: your body has two original fears: the fear of heights/falling and the fear of sudden loud noises. So the curve fear was in everyone’s mind not just the people who have a fear of heights.
Yes
No lol it wasnt scary for me tbh im not scared of height if im being honest
@@gabrielbellino5064 ok. I mean I’m not scared so much of height but falling I am. Like the Drop Zone at Kemah Boardwalk, TX is a falling ride and that scares the crap out of me. Lol
Where did you hear that those are the 2 ‘original fears’? Kinda cool
@@Untoldanimations my oldest brother is super super smart and he told me. He has a masters in particle physics
The Curve does exactly what horror movies/shorts are supposed to do. It doesn’t just throw cheap jump scares at you and scare you momentarily, instead it creates a terrifying atmosphere and makes you feel the horror and fear inside you with the characters. Truly a great short.
Definitely
Yes
True
I would have enjoyed it so much more if I wasn’t so sensitive to blood lol
see for me that’s more of a psychological thriller than horror
I honestly think the first one is the best because it mainly targets the mind and triggers anxiety and common fears that a lot of people are afraid of
Yh
and it fits a deeper meaning into it without it being completely overbearing too. absolutely amazing
The woman: tries to escape but its hopeless, she knows she is gonna die...
Sean: "Man, that leg is gonna be sore!"
What.
@@elladundon9889pretty sure their talking about the “The Curve” (aka the first short)
The actress for the Curve (Laura Jane Turner) was SO PHENOMENAL! She expressed pain and panic so beautifully as well as the forced calm and breathing. She portrayed her thoughts without words so perfectly, and I FULLY respect her. The director as well for being able to pull this performance out of the actress!
Man if she is getting hired by some movie industry's I would watch one of her movies
The situation is already terrifying, and with her expression, ugh I just can't. I kept pausing the video, cuz I have me major anxiety 😱
I feel like the director could have done a slightly better job on the part where she screams in frustration. It was a moment I was kind of waiting for, but when it happened it was a little flat, particularly because after she finished screaming it didn't feel like her expression proceeded with a state I'd expect.
Other than that I agree with you.
Well, there was one word...
"AAAAUUUUUGGGGHHH!"
- Laura Jane Turner
Duude u sound so professional i hope u have a great day
Jack hit the nail on the head with "He's not actually doing anything to you.."
Someone already said this, but I feel like the bug-eyed guy was the personification of intrusive thoughts; they just hang around, follow you, scare you, but can't/don't actually hurt you. They just exist to torture you.
I'm close to someone who's schizophrenic, and the idea of wanting to blind/deafen themselves to make the hallucinations go away is also pretty apt.
YES. This is exactly why that one creeped me out so very much. Even if the guy was just in her head (the video never specified whether he was tangible or not), he was there and real and scary and intrusive as hell in her life.
You guys took so much from it and here I am just thinking he kinda looks like Salad Fingers
@@richellejohnson5593 I like rusty spoons
I think “Mary” has schizophrenia and she’s aware it is not real but can’t handle it anymore
I definitely was thinking she had schizophrenia.
the spite, the bravery, the determination, the willingness to take matters into her own hands, that child has a bright future ahead of her.
Even the demon respected that 😂
She should’ve just stopped eatin cookies man
15:19 That creature is one of the best and scariest designs things i have seen. Absolutely amazing and so simple. Just a normal looking person, no hair, no eyebrows and blank pale skin and eyes. It looks so normal while still looking inhuman. Absolutely horrifying.
i had goosebumps all over my body after it showed.
He looks like he would tell you to kys telepathically
Honestly, I was just like "it's live action Saitama"
Kinda looks more like something out of Fuan No Tane.
Judge Holden if he didn't ate
Can we take a moment to appreciate the acting of the girl in The Curve? Goddamn that fear was believable
Honestly they were all great actors. Hell, even the kid was pretty good for a child actor. Having been in the acting business as a kid, I can vouch for how difficult it is.
The scream she made sounded so pained and realistic, it was really daunting to hear.
Plot twist she wasn’t acting
Dude I felt it with her. This video just create anxiety.
It was ok
I think Jack missed that the blood stains across in curve was mimicking her own. I think this is such an amazing concept to move forward with, like I’d be so interested in a full movie of that
So the bloodstains on the bottom, where the hands desperately try to gain purchase, is the part we don't get to see? Spooky
They also added the more distant people fell. Almost as if showing her the recent failures for either motivation or hopelessness. I think this because the hand prints appeared between the marks that indicate sliding. The girl never put her hands where her feet were. But if someone was falling, they would probably turn around and try to grab the edge, which would match the screams and the prints.
Someone should make a short movie or anything really where it’s the same idea but you have to do what the blood does so move your hands in the same way to get out the problem with that film was there’s no way to survive your gonna die either way I’d probably just jump
Yea I love wonders I shouldn’t be alive. The Grand Canyon ones are good if you’re looking for one similar. I won’t give it away but the runner who broke her hip in the canyon is a really good one.
@@MaryJane-tp3qd what is it called?
Curve is the absolute perfect representation of depression. Seeing that others have gone through the same type of struggle is not comforting, it's horrifying and feels hopeless. Everything hurts from just trying to hold on, and when it rains it pours
funnily enough regarding the curve video, if you're in that situation take as much clothing off as you can because skin has so much more grip and friction than any clothing, not only that but because you're directly in contact with the surface you can feel any sort of minor shifting that may happen before it becomes a problem. The grip strength and friction of skin is so insane that even the best shoes currently can't compete with it and the only real reason we developed to wear shoes in general was to protect our feet from being harmed when running
Edit: on another note, the reason our skin prunes when it gets wet is to increase the amount of grip we get when our hands are soaked or in water constantly, the pruning creates more surface area for more contact with whatever object we're trying to hold on to
I know, right?! My first thought was immediately, drag the shoe off and lose the socks pronto, both of those things slip and slide like crazy. I saw her put the chain on her hand when it began to rain and thought she was crazy. We were made for this. I mean, who knows if it would have saved her, wherever she was, but I like your plan.
How would you get anything off if youre stuck like that? Any big movement to remove an item of clothing would take so much friction away... also skin pruning for increased grip isnt proven, thats possibly just how that skin reacts to water
@@vogelvrouw no one said the removal of clothing has to be fast, you could do it carefully and slowly, and yea it's been proven that our hands and feet prune when wet to give us more surface area allowing more of our skin to come in contact with the object we're trying to hold on to.
Jack: "You feel it, don't you?"
Me: "I'm feeling it, Mr. Krabs."
Ayoo
Are ya felling it now Mr.Krabs?
Same! 😂
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Apparently The Curve has significant metaphors about depression which makes it even more intense to me. I thought it was some weird dimensional horror, but it's literally the physical manifestation of suicidal depression.
Make sense i had a light one about of how small we are and is there really next time? I had it for months eh now i just dont care i feel like the kid me was the perfect mental of myself i might be weaker when i was a kid but i was way more worried free
woah, that makes a lot more sense. Can literally see how she's struggling to stay alive, until the very end. It high key shows how easy it is to slip over the edge after trying so hard to choose to stay alive
@@smayiani well said my dude. Now I can see it. Thanks for the insight.
@@hewhoisoverheaven nice username
Oh.My.God. I didn’t even realize this until you said it. Its so true 🥺
Fun fact: The Virgin Mary in particular is known for apparitions tailored to the culture and background of the person she's appearing to.
For example, while the most common European depiction of Mary is wearing cerulean robes accented in white, when she appeared in Mexico she instead had a broad, black sash over her stomach.
This was the social garb for pregnant women in Aztec culture, and continues to exist in the cultural psychology of modern day Mexico.
You can't really blame a divine being for tailoring their appearance to specific mortals, especially when the point is to get a message across to those specific individuals.
As someone who's faced a history of knee problems, the first one was physically painful to watch, and I love it
I love how this is immensely terrifying and the subtitles are just
“O.o” “
no joke im watching in full screen right, and as soon as the camera changes to that pale lookin dude and when the subtitles went "O.o" I froze and scrolled down to hide into the comments and now im sitting here until I can gather the courage to continue watching. ty
@@oldsmellydingo8732 lmao I did the exact same thing… I’d rather not have nightmares after I’m done watching this at night.
I laughed so hard when I saw that. I wasn’t expecting it lol
Monster be like °-°
•-•
Out of all of those, the curve haunts me. Showing the shots of bloody handprints from someone else in her situation and showing how they scrambled to try and get back up just makes my stomach twist. Plus the way her leg was bent made my knees sore just looking at them. The environmental story telling really helped in making it terrifying.
It’s Even creepier when you realise the blood stains across from her mimicked her own! It started running a few minutes before it started to rain and then hers did the same, I think it’s showing us what happened to her after she fell off, ie the hand prints from her grabbing on if you get what I mean? X
@@mollyfletcher5399 This is what I was thinking. That's been pretty common in some more recent horror films, kinda showing characters what happened to them before it actually happened to them. Really terrifying psychological stuff. I tend to favor that way more than cheesy jump scares. This is the kind of stuff that sticks with you in your nightmares. Lol.
I had the same thought, but with the different screams and different forms the blood took it might imply how others tried and failed while simultaneously showing what her outcome was too. Though I do like that they leave it open ended, like a Schrödinger’s cat, she is both alive and dead. Depending on the viewer and their interpretation.
Wasn't even that good didn't show the monster or ending took a whole minute for her to wake up just sayin. 🤷♂️
How the knee was bent is normal to me. I have a very flexible body.
curve was so amazing. The expressions seemed genuine, the sound and the design also felt so real. It really makes you anticipated with the simple elements.
honestly the reason Cruve is so scary is the hopeless situation while knowing literally nothing of how she got there what happens if she falls so the lack of info is always the scary part.
I believe it's about depression and suicide
I like the first one, Curve. It isn't about being creepy, spooky, or jumpscares. It derives the "scary" factor from the anxiety it portrays and provokes.
I really like films that can scare you without needing loud jumpscares
It gets you with your instincts of being afraid of the possibility of falling
indeed I know exactly how it feels to slip like that, granted I wasn't on a cliff, but if you ever try to climb a wet very steep hill, you get that same slipping sensation, and what she was trying to do, that hoisting herself up, and maybe trying to turn around or stand up, ACTUALLY makes you slip even more, one time I went down into a dried river bed, and trying to get back up was almost impossible, I had to actually find a branch, and use it like a walking stick, while having to grab for roots because the river bed walls were so steep, that slipping feeling is absolutely terrifying(I legit thought that I wouldn't be able to get out of the river bed I was so scared cuz I went alone and no one knew where I went)
It's realistic horror.
It's called a "thriller"
Guest, to me, was definitely about mental illness. When you feel like you’re going insane, it really can feel like you’re in a situation like this. Like, you don’t know why this thing keeps tormenting you, there’s no way to kill it or hide from it, and the only relief you can get is by doing something drastic. It seems irrational to everyone else, but to you it’s real.
…Yeah I think that’s probably pretty safe to say considering it’s clearly meant to be obvious in the film itself as well as Jack specifically mentioning that lmao
GUEST SCARED ME SO MUCH LOL THATS WHY IM HERE. i hate distorted faces. im for sure uncomfortable and i have this annoying feeling in my wrist that just makes me want toc ut off my hands lol
@Lockedafk schizophrenia*
@@mexyeet6569 yeah, its terrifying. like a time i hallucinated that my mother's head was a flower
I love your pfp!
I think that one with Mary and the creepy monster guy was a metaphor for those trying to help you. They've been through what you have but you see it as someone trying to harm you, then when you finally do something they show you that it's not okay and that they know what you're going through because they've gone through it themselves.
Fun fact: an infestation of flies in one area is a sign of a demonic possession or attachment
I love how Sean noticed the cinematography in certain shots and as someone who studies film, there is no better feeling than seeing people enjoy your creation no matter how small it may be.
As someone who writes comments, there is no better feeling than seeing someone feel the need to comment one.
*Cinnamontography
Same!
Yeah, if the film director saw this (or anyone who has seen it and mention it) I just can feel their joy
@Jacksepticeye's dad's brother i hope you do too tbh
Jack: "Stop hiding, go after them, be proactive, they arent expecting that."
Also Jack: "I think that theres a lesson here, stay where you are and stop venturing through the house."
^ This 💀
Jack has a habit of contradicting himself
@@venth6 Depends on which horror situation you find yourself in.
5:10 I don’t understand how her leg is not hurting her
5:20 same because everyone tries to see if it’s their blood
The first one is such an incredible way to visualize depression. Teetering on the edge, slipping to that eternal darkness. Can't find a way to climb out of it.
As someone who constantly made a game of running up the slopes at my local skate park... slipping down is a nerve tingling sensation that absolutely causes a sense of dread at the sensation of falling. It didn't matter that the fall wouldn't really hurt us. The fear was always, momentarily, immense.
Compared to that, I can't even begin to imagine just how intense the feeling of slipping ever closer over the edge into an abyss would feel like.
Also, I find it extremely ironic that the first short has to do with falling, considering Sean's fear of heights...
As a person who is scared of heights, the curve is absolutely terrifying. I felt my heart sink every move she took and being in that situation myself would be so scary I don’t even have a word for it. Also with no context at all, it really makes you wonder. We’ve seen the typical horror films that use home invasion or psychological warfare to make the viewer scared. But the curve is like nothing we’ve ever seen before. It genuinely made me scared without having a genre.
I feel ya there, I know exactly how it feels to slip like that, granted I wasnt on a cliff, but if you ever try to climb a wet very steep hill, you get that same slipping sensation, and what she was trying to do, that hoisting herself up, and maybe trying to turn around or stand up, ACTUALLY makes you slip even more, one time I went down into a dried river bed, and trying to get back up was almost impossible, I had to actually find a branch, and use it like a walking stick, while having to grab for roots because the river bed walls were so steep, that slipping feeling is absolutely terrifying(I legit thought that I wouldn't be able to get out of the river bed I was so scared cuz I went alone and no one knew where I went)
Watch 127 hours with James Franco. You want deep dread based on a realistic but improbable situation that actually happened, then that's the movie. Also there's one called Buried. Unlike anything I had ever seen and filled me with dread. Also it's one of those situations that could actually, and probably has, happened. Ryan Reynolds in a serious role, which he did quite well.
Thank you for the those of you who pointed out the correct name of the 1st movie.
Same
I would know that there is no escape and just jump to my death waiting for sweet release.
I’m terrified of heights. But that didn’t get me in the least. I think I just couldn’t get invested in that little short film because my brain immediately recognized that it wasn’t happening.
Me: *taking a shit casually*
Jack: “you feel it don’t you?” “Something watching you”
🤣
My cat through the door: -_-
i dont think its very nice to feel that kind of pressure especially when shitnin
@@Ramen5000Manga it isnt
LET THEM WATCH
That first short, curve, it really works so well. It doesnt scare through jumps or loud sounds (unless you have headphones and max volume), it scares through the imminent sense of dread. The fact that something, just *something*, awaits you, and you expect the worst. Very little actually happens, the character wakes up, climbs a bit and falls, we all cringe at her injuries and the ominous wailing in the hole, then she eventually falls, but the way it’s done gives the worst sense of dread and it adds to the overall atmosphere of these curves. Horror shorts always seems to play to one of humanity’s worst fears, potentially the top worst; fear of the unknown.
Best thing to do for the first one is crawl to wall, slowly crawl sideways. Once you reach the wall, use it for support. If possible take off your shoes for better traction, barefoot not in socks of course. If you can put the shoes over your hands due to them being bloody and causing less friction.
I don't see a lot of people talking about this but the subtitles for the guest are friggin hilarious to me, it's just like ○-○
:)
O.o
:'(
yessss
Scared the shit out of me when it was standing in the bathroom
Jack: "I love hidden stuff in scenes"
Also Jack: *misses the silhouette in the door as he's talking about looking for hidden stuff*
I saw that too
Tie stamp...?
Time stamp?
@@felixstray1058 37:03
SML
The caption for the guest when you first see the monster is 0.o which I personally think is cute but it also perfectly matched Sean’s reaction. Not just him saying oh, but the change in decibel as the initial shock wears off.
The Guest looks alot like what I'd imagine an IRL Salad Fingers would look like
Jack: "You feel it don't you?"
Me: drinking his coffee, I FEEL IT
Yes 🗿
Oh, is it good coffee?! I can't trust his review of it, it's his brand >
@@MizTameRumors of course it is
That’s what she said
I was scratching my balls when he asked. Didnt feel right
the curve absolutely nailed it for me. it didn't necessarily scare me, but i was 100% glued to the screen to try to catch every little detail and it definitely gave me that sinking feeling in my stomach. and the kookie would honestly make a good beginning to a full movie that could go in so many directions.
Man I dislike these trolls. Like I get it, but it’s such of waste of space in the reply section.
@@Minhaz25 honestly is just kinda sad and pathetic. Best case scenario it's a dumb 7yo that actually has nothing better to do but otherwise it just feels weird and small.
It didn't have to really be scary, but it was incredibly tense. Every slip made you think "oh god, is she gonna fall?"
I feel like they could sell it to the SAW franchise. Great cold open for one of those movies.
The first one is the spillway of a hydroelectric dam, nearly impossible to get out of without a rescue party.
The fact that I have the fear of being stared at along with eyes themselves the second one made me have the biggest panic attack that I just couldn’t handle sitting in my room by myself
Let's appreciate the fact they gave captions for Mr. Eyeballs
(°-°)
LMAO THE ;’( AT THE END
[⁰-⁰]
And the O.o
Mr.eye balls was sad ;'(
Jack: "you can feel it... crawling around..."
Me: *clicks "save to watch later"* I'll leave that till tomorrow morning, in daylight thankyou
I'm watching it in daylight and it's not any better
The monsters don't hunt at night. They will hunt any time they want. Just wait.
You actually watch the stuff on your 'watch later' list? I have a list of like 500 videos I've yet to watch. 😂
@@L00P.. you guys have a watch later list?
im watching it during the day and couldnt finish the intro
I felt so much anxiety with Curve. You can’t crawl up a smooth, flat surface. When she looked up and saw the clouds, I thought, oh it’s going to rain. My hands were sweaty the entire time.
Jack should read scary stories. That would be a dope series
Is no one gonna talk about how in the second movie “Guest” the subtitles had little faces every time the dude’s face was on screen lmao I appreciated that so much
It makes it even much more funnier in my opinion :)
O.o
O_O
°_°
He just wanted some recognition
It's so funny to me that horror will sometimes have a moral or a deeper meaning like grief, loss, mental illness, etc. Then sometimes it's like "hey wouldnt it be fucked up if this happened?" Sometimes by the same author
I prefer the latter lol. Sometimes you just want a really screwed up monster and that’s valid.
You can say junji ito, it's okay
I hate the word moral
And more times than you think its actually both
@@john_7000 the word moral also hates you
I love how amazing but simple curve is but also how it makes your heart drop everytime she slips
The subtitles for the second one 😂 “O.O” “•_•”
Jack: he's gonna be back, isnt he?
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I got an ad for Ghirardelli 😅
@Lord Fluffy buns Jnr that’s the worse one
HAHAH😭
Jack in the box bought del Taco for 525million
Fre sh va ca do
I think the Guest having his own ear and eyes injured is him saying to Mary "I am a part of you. You can't get rid of me by hurting yourself or removing your senses. I'll be here no matter what and you have to learn how to live with me." Which is what I heard mental illness is like, it can get better but it never completely goes away.
As someone with highly volatile DiD...your right on the money...
This somehow scared me even more hshagshahdh-
Nothing like watching a horror film, deeply invested and focused, just for a loud obnoxious add to interrupt
I heard somewhere that Curve is about depression. That's how it feels like, you're on edge and you either hold on to your dear life and try to get out of there or lose hope and you give in. And I love tha fact that Jack doesn't know about that and laughs at it like "haha scary movie, YOU'RE NO GONNA SCARE ME"
Love you, Jack, you're a ray of light in my life
“Is there something wrong with her chest?” Jack, I think she’s trying to dry her bloody hands so they are less slippery when trying to climb. (That’s why she’s blowing on them, and wiping them on her chest, I assume.)
That would sound logical i mean hell, She's going to slip and fall and die so its pretty logical for her trying to wipe off the blood. I am giving you 10/10 for the inspection
His thought process was that the viscosity of the blood would attribute better contact with the surface
or maybe she’s trying to make them sticky for better grip.
@@systematically_flawed585
That’s what I was thinking too
I thought that maybe she could have some broken ribs or something seeing the majority of her body was also hurt...
It’s shorts like The Curve that don’t need all the aspects of a typical horror movie in order to be scary. It’s very well done!
Its not really "horror" its more terrifying. Playing on peoples Fears like heights and animal-phobia to make us feel uncomfortable and terrified instead of really scared. Like Id much rather watch a set of jumpscares or smth than watching clips like that over and over again because you cant prepare yourself the same way you just sit through watching pain lol
it's chilling and a hellish situation.
but it really just gives you sweaty palms effect.
and it's ending was stupid, i hate cliff hangers. they show the creator didn't know how to finish his project.
it doesn't do anything other then "make you finish it in your head"
while thats a nice sounding buzz word to use, it's not a show of a good/creative ending.
@@rustedyoda7339 there really is no getting out of that situation, its obvious the girl fell and died
@@Raz-lw9vi horror is just a genre that causes fear so yes it’s horror
There has to be a phobia for something like that, I hate when I get stuck in an area where you the only way out is death, not that I have been in that position, that's why I got scared at the good the bad the ugly when he has to stand on that grave with the rope around his neck and hands tied and then that blonde guy (possibly Clint Eastwood they never said his name) left him, I was so relieved when he shot the rope though.
3:01 is what I feel like when I have my foot out of the blanket and off the bed at 2am like something’s going to grab my foot and eat me alive 🥲
Omg yes
At 38:32 I also saw the dolls eyes move 😳
“He looks like a thumb with eyes”
Way to lighten the mood jack.
im guessing thats in the second video? i get nightmares and sleep paralysis easily (the characters that scare me get a role in that dream/sleep paralasys) and skipped all the way through haha no idea why i thought it would be a good idea to watch these type of videos
Bruh the subtitles were like: ●_●
Imagine this thing watches you sleep.😱😱😱😱😱
Now i cant look at my thumbs properly
I love that "creepy" is pretty much a shared understanding by everyone, despite different cultures.
Truth!! I enjoy watching horror from different countries.
I've found some really fantastic indie horror and/or thriller films that way.
It's not always the blockbuster hits that'll scare the heck outta ya'! 😁😱👺👻👽
@@NorthernGreenEyes Same. It's also interesting to see culture and old folktales, superstitions, etc play into it, meanwhile knowing deep down that the theme is still the same horror that's found across every culture. It's always... uniting.
The theory that it's a genetic instinct that humanity developed from the primal ages of evolution is one that would explain our response to anything seemingly unnatural or out of the ordinary. Even the way our brains can make out frightening shapes from natural things like trees and rocks would reinforce that theory.
I think it’s because regardless of our cultures, biology prevails and things that trigger the fight or flight response are similar for everyone, hence why things such as the ‘uncanny valley’ can be found as unsettling for everyone.
I doubt cultures are gonna change the definition of creepy 💀
Hey jack I've always been some what of a fan. I haven't watched a whole lot of your videos but I've just been playing games and played this video on my second screen, watching out the corner of my eye. After hearing your voice more I have a new found appreciation for you and your content. Thank you being you. You're a fantastic entertainer.
Curve is one of those videos that keeps popping up in my head ever since I’ve seen it. Like how do you survive that? Where does the void go? What’s making that ominous sound? How did she get there? So many unanswered questions
No Jack, we did learn what happened to Laura at the end of The Curve. That jump clip? It spared us the sight of watching her fall. The rain washing away the blood, making it look as if nothing ever happened.
So she did fall?
Oof-
@@TheCelticTrio No, in the full version the rain stops suddenly and a helicopter arrives and takes her back to safety.
@@TheCelticTrio no in the full version superman comes and saves her
@@TheCelticTrio No, in the full version Flipper the friendly dolphin comes and she rides off on him.
I think we can all agree that one of these days, we gotta get Jack to react to an analog horror series. Local 58, Geminai Collection, Fnaf VHS, The Walten Files, Harmony & Horror, and those are just the ones I know and are popular.
Edit: As of 2024, I had to remove one of the series due to some unfortunate news involving the creators involvement in pedphilia and abusment.
THIS, YES WE NEED THIS ☝🏼
YES, especially the Walten Files
The mandela catalog scarred me i am t e r r i f i e d o f i t
Contingency still makes my stomach feel all icky
Analog horror is perfect. I dislike sudden jumpscares so disturbing, slow images is what I need
Jack: "you feel it don't you? A presence in the room" me: yeah all the time, my house is haunted what did you expect. Plus how am I supposed to get thru your videos without my friendly ghost buddy?👻
Curve has the type of horror that actually scares me. Everytime she slipped a bit, it made my heart jump into my throat. It's that damn good.
As hopeless as the situation seems, Curve ends with a positive message. No matter how bad things get, no matter how insurmountable the odds, people keep trying. It would be easy enough for her to accept her fate when it rains, but she keeps going and that is inspiring. I also like that her fate is ultimately uncertain. We can see that determination of hers and imagine she found a way out if we choose. Curve is short and sweet.
I’d prefer the fact that she died it’s just more comforting not in a morbid way it’s not that I enjoy people pain it’s that I feel like her surviving would be simply pushing back her fate they are still there throwing people and their body’s so if she gets lucky again she has to do it again and again like a personal hell
I agree in a way, it would have been better to fall or jump off instead of struggling forever.
What was that place anyway?
@@volaradmackey4307 This is only a theory, but judging by the sounds coming from the pit and the people falling into it makes me believe that they were a sacrifice to whatever creature lurked there
I heard this film represents depression
There’s a lot of comments talking about everything that made The Curve great, but one thing I haven’t seen mentioned was the aspect of being able to see a way out but not being able to get to it. If you were in that situation it would feel so close, if the curve were just a little less steep, if you could just get a better grip, if you were just a little less injured. But despite all those if’s, you’re stuck and there’s nothing you can do
That’s true! It’s taunting to have it feel like you really could escape but if there’s literally no way out it’s like okay I’ll just die then
Bruh whatcha talking about that goddamn wall is pretty much 90 degrees don matter how healthy u are u are not climbing ur way outta there
31:25 Sean's ADHD kicking into high gear
Having curve as the first video left me with a sense of dread and fear that made watching the rest feel more terrifying. I really am at awe with how well that entraps your emotions!
I really hope that Jacksepticeye can make an experimental horror film in the near future. You’re killing it with these intros!
I do agree. I think Jack with all his acting roles would be able to whip up an amazing short horror.
Story line: somebody drinks all the dirty bean water. Hecking terrifying.
The only thing I want from a horror film is that there will be no jump scares every 5 minutes. You have to build tension, but there are other ways to do it.
So we need a Antispeticeye movie?
I felt uneasy watching the intro
@@rcl4737 yes please
I love how, in Guest, Spooky Person never really does anything. They're just... there. And the subtitles for Spooky Person do help lighten the mood a little.
⊙ _ ⊙
He just wanted a friend my poor dude
as soon as we first saw them i was like nah and clicked off the page it legitiamtely scared me lmao
@@bclynch30 I actually got the impression that he was a mirror of her. As she maimed herself, she inflicted the same pain on him, increasing his sorrow.
@@antonyduhamel1166 woah! That’s a really cool way of looking at it!! I guessed something similar, that Scary Person was somehow a reflection, manifestation, or prediction. Now that you mention it, the captions totally expressed sadness when Mary was about to do it!
Thinking about it further, maybe Mary was running from them because they were trying to stop her. Not harm her or scare her- but she went through with it because something ELSE was the trigger. Plus, the end seemed like they were supporting her. They were trying to stop her, but couldn’t, and at the end sat there like “I get it. It will get better. I’m here.”
Gosh I could write a whole analysis…
21:05 "yo you got games on your phone?"
It made me so exhausted watching the first short film, I would love it to be a longer movie😄
I think was makes the second one so unsettling is the “human non human” phenomenon. You can’t tell if the guest is human or not. It has human features, but the overall guest seems to be non human. But that argument happens in your brain, and it can really freak you out.
Uncanny Valley! That’s the name of the phenomenon
@@EternalParadiseSys always hated the Uncanny Valley, like yes, it looks human but it triggers my fight of fright.
@@shelbeewebb4697 Yep! It’s pretty much deeply rooted into everyone’s brains to be scared of it. We don’t know WHY it happens. Could be issues with dead bodies sometimes not looking 100% human, other theories are that there was another human-like being on earth a long ass time ago and we had to be scared of them to survive. I love the theories and whatnot behind it, but seeing things that trigger it just 😬 hate that with every fibre of my being
It's called an "uncanny valley" feeling and, asides from the point of the video, my mothers boyfriend sets that feeling off strong in me and she wonders why i dont like him lmao
he feels like a real world NPC
I was more scared by the 2nd than the 1st because I felt like it was inescapable staring and I can't handle that
the last one was perfection. It's about how parents instill fear into their kids so as to not do stuff they are not supposed to, and how these things can scar a child forever. the cookie jar was not haunted, or the clown was not a demon. It's fear that's gonna stay with that person forever, to the point where even her own mother has transformed in her eyes in the symbol of her fear. I swear, the smallest things parents do sometimes can leave huge trauma without even realizing it.
I couldn’t have phrased it better myself!
i totally get that as a mom sometimes i just say anything to stop a behavior in the moment but then you have to take a step back and correct yourself so it doesn't get out of control like if the child had a habit of cookie eating, lock them( the cookies) up or as the mom eventually said no more cookies instead of scaring her by making up a monster
okay, but i swear, the first time I watched it I saw the doll's eyes move at 38:36 but when I rewinded it nothing happened
And about those parents that don't seek help for their child when they display OBVIOUS and VERY distressing changes in behavior. Haunted, demon or just crap parenting choices, it doesn't matter what caused it, that's a very alarming change in that kid. That said, she does an awesome job repainting those dolls, I know some people that'd snatch those up in a heartbeat but...yeah, no, therapy still vital. Definitely looks like the mom could afford it too. Just, big oofh overall.
@@HG-lq8gy Yes this!! I was looking for this comment. Jack said he saw the eyes moving too. And I did too the 1st time. But rewinding it, it does nothing, so weird
34:20 maybe just don’t buy em cookies or hide them, no? tf?
Jack's editor did a great job on this intro. Props.
Curve is actual nightmare material. I've had nightmares like that where the laws of physics worked against me and made me completely helpless. Like when you try to run from danger but you feel incredibly heavy. If I have a nightmare like that tonight, Jack... Well I have nobody but myself to blame cause I watched the video lol
Hello fellow Homestuck
Or tired in dream being heavy
I have those sorts of dreams all the time dude. Like I'm either trying to run away from something yet I feel really heavy or I'm trying to fight back but I feel extremely weak. It's a terrible feeling of helplessness.
I've been in exact backrooms locations remembering jumping down a stair to sacrifice my leg in a way like broke to run away also another where I was with people but I fell behind and couldn't catch up and the creature started to darken or lighten the room and that was somthing
Turn the nightmare fuel into something positive. Most of my dreams start out scary like falling from heights or being chased by an axed murderer, but I've managed to control them and now I rarely get nightmares. I use my dreams as a way to escape from reality and now I'm living my best life in them most of the time lol.
"I've never seen pictures of Virgin Mary's feet." is a sentence I never thought I would hear in a lifetime but Jack proved me wrong.
It's 69 sorry can't like your comment
@staci Goen because you were curious
likes are at 666, not gonna change it lol
the invention of cameras stopped the era of supernatural claims.
ahat,,,
whatt hduck
"I've never seen a picture of virgin Mary's feet" -Jacksepticeye 2021
26:19 - as a Christian who researches angels, I can safely say.... that is not anything holy, and 95% of the time angels have to start by saying "be not afraid" because biblically accurate angels are actually pretty freaky looking.
This is silent horror so them saying anything would ruin the theme
The lord of the flies and beelzebub references didn’t give that away? It’s also a horror film…you don’t exactly need to be “researching” angels to know that much, just attend a middle school English class.
@@taxidermyrat6370 eh well I’m homeschooled and I never watched lord of the flies
I love how the demon clown is like "1v1 me" and the kid is like "aight" and wins, demon clown respected her so much it friended her.
I like to think he's just thankful she freed him from his cookie jar, like a genie to its lamp, so they became friends after that
ayy lmaoo
Dead By Daylight in a nutshell xD
That Mom is goofy af if she don't think her kid is demented, but that little girl is more resourceful than 99% of horror protags, which is just sad. I love killer clowns so this video was a certified hood classic
I am only typing this comment cause it won't let me close out.
Jack needs his own movie, guest staring Ryan Reynolds.
Agreed.
It’s called Free Guy.
@@jaylu2414 nah that would be a stupid title XD
@@tbknick6703 bruh
@@jaylu2414 no that’s Ryan Reynolds movie featuring Jack but the comment said if it was the other way around
The first short is one of my personal favorites, it's genuinely incredibly well done.
The second one became a comedy real soon, there's a very thin line you're walking on when it comes to non-literal meanings you're trying to portray literally in your movie and that one definitely missed a lot of marks.
Third one is also pretty goofy and kind of sloppy too but god damn does it have some unique sounds and music, its direction stands out from a lot of these even if it wasn't that confident in itself / didn't try to perfect everything in the production.
Fourth one had some intentional dark childhood sparkle and humor to it that I found hilarious and really well executed. Kid was a good actress which is rare and they had genuinely good chemistry together with her mother, it's probably my favorite in here. Such good taste in the decisions behind it.
the reason the necklace would help is the same reason that we put chains on trucks when its icy it provides a little extra grip
Curve was probably my favourite in terms of originality, but the big eyed thing scared me the most. Things that look predominantly human, but slightly off or act completely wrong (eg walking down the stands in bridge position or climbing a wall) scare me so much. Literally makes my heart pound
It caught me off guard. But once you see the monster. It isn't that scary anymore
Check out Mandela Catalogue, it plays on the fear of the uncanny valley quite well.
Omg same
It's so freaky and it makes ur skin crawl
My co worker told me about a study they did with people where they expose them to different humanoid looking figures and essentially humans are naturally uncomfortable seeing a figure who resembles a person in terms of looks and build, but are clearly not human. Like Slenderman makes people uncomfortable not necessarily because he is scary, but he looks human, but is clearly not. It's very interesting.
Spoopy stare boi scared me, I am spooped...
"I've never seen pictures of Virgin Mary's feet"
Thats good to hear, Jack.
no-one has, tbf
@@brandonhey7797 I have
Whoever got Mary pregnant probably did.
@@brandonhey7797 Haven't you seen? Mary has MAHUSIVE Feet! Kinda like Jesus.
@@jessh4417 can you explain to me what the issue is ?
i searched on google and her feet look normal, i don't understand
Omg please- during Seán’s amazing intro, I was staring at my ferrets the whole time. When he said you can hear it crawling and you can never escape it I bawled laughing
That Curve film :( :( those constant shots of the sky showing she's just out of reach of escaping are so cruel