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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
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
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.
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.)
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.
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
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."
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.
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)
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 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.
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.
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. 💜
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
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
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.
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.
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.
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 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.
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.
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
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
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
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
The curve one scared me so much cause at least with the other ones there are ways to prevent it or it's just goofy. That situation of being stuck but every attempt to escape leads closer to death is not only realistic if you get stuck in a rock slide or something but there's also no good answer. Even if you get up on the tiny mid curve she's on, there's no way you're climbing vertically, so you're still stuck. Your only hope is for someone to come and help and it's very unlikely to happen (at least in the case presented in this short film)
Your best option would be to get to the a wall that is perpendicular to the one you're on and then push yourself up, staying wedged between the corner where the 2 walls meet. But even that would be incredibly difficult.
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.
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
The thing that scares me about the Curve is how huge and featureless the location is, because nothing about it is even remotely welcoming. It doesn't feel like somewhere humans should be.
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.
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'! 😁😱👺👻👽
@@LynnAgain83 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.
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.
Helplessness is the most terrifying thing in existence to me. To know that you were given an illusion of a chance instead of a real one. Just enough to make failure seem like *your* fault. Curve was a really effective way to make me feel panicky. What a great short.
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.
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 an incident in which I had climbed a small mountain alone. Nobody knew where I was and the rock was slick. I slid into a position not quite as precarious however my feet hung off an edge leading to a drop that would've most likely killed me. Props to the filmmakers for capturing the feeling of anxiety perfectly.
@@MortalJupiter I have GAD so I'm more prone to anxiety than most. Though I feel it's a fairly reasonable reaction to a situation such as that. The previous reply seems to agree. It's impressive you were able to feel calm in such a situation so props to you honestly.
@@verbaidum4227 Sorry to hear that dude and hope you're coping well enough with it! Still being able to climb mountains and hike is a sure way to help yourself, so sick! Ah you could say that but I guess its more of a 'Peter Pan' complex, never get old, never die sort of thing. It will probably kill me aha! I'll remember your name and if somehow I meet you, Jaden on a mountain, I'm sure we'll have a good laugh!
“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
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.
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.
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 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
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.
that second one really got to me, as someone who has diagnosed psychosis, the feeling of fear she had was so real. she brought the knife with her because she thought she was running from a person, and then she realised that the thing she was dealing with wasn't physical. it was mental. she needed an escape from the fear that thing brought her and the only way she thought to do it was to try and blind herself; when that worked, something else took it's place: the breathing. she thought the only way to get rid of it was to make it so she cant see it, slapping her face and covering her eyes and ears to make it just go away. it's something that never leaves you. the real fear, for me anyways, came when the woman she was talking to, trying to retell the experience so that someone, /anyone/ can understand her. and the woman leaves, a doctor will be here shortly to help...whatever is going on. it brought fear to her because she didnt understand. she knows it's not real so why cant mary? it's almost mocking. i think the director told that story very well, it seems like it's very close to home for them and i think they did a great job conveying that.
thanks so much for your interpretation because I didn't understand the message behind that one clearly, but I figured there was something deeper being conveyed. I wish you the best
My interpretation was the same, I just thought of paranoid schizophrenia specifically since I did a project on it in high school. I think it’s also just a good portrayal of mental illness in general, but *especially* psychosis.
@@patch2932 it definitely could be interpreted through the lens of paranoid schizophrenia, i just dont have that so i wasnt comfortable speaking on that angle. but i do see that!
I think it could make a good commentary on a couple things, it just stood there watching her, never did a single thing, but her fear of it made her destroy herself.
I deleted my comment because you explained it so much better. That’s exactly what I seen the video as too and I was also diagnosed with Psychosis. Luckily I no longer struggle with it and don’t hallucinate anymore tho.
Not sure if it’s symbolic or ironic, but they say that when you have internal bleeding in the head, it has a similar sound to water flowing. Adds a whole new meaning to the first video
I always thought that she’d wound up there after somehow… Clipping through reality after, say, walking by the beach? Or she fell or got hit by a car (blood on the head, maybe got attacked by someone?) and now she’s in some weird liminal Limbo.
@@0_dearghealach_083It was her battle with depression and suicidal thoughts. Escape/freedom was within her reach but her injuries, problems and fears were keeping her away from it. at the same time, succumbing to the bottomless pit was only one wrong move away and was even closer than escaping. Falling was easier and less painful than trying to get out. Also, the location symbolized how she was or how she felt all alone in her struggles. Then the blood prints on other ledges I guess meant how other people gave up too.
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.
Honestly, ‘Guest’ truly just captures that feeling of dread. Mary has this thing that has been following her, watching her, staring, breathing, and not leaving; She then understands that the only way to no longer perceive this things that has stalked and horrified her for so long is to remove the senses it occupies.
I gotta say.... i wasnt entirely scared by that one, im the type who can generally get used to things, like talking about gruesome dismemberment while eating dinner and not be fazed, in all reality if it was doing only what it did in the video pieces we saw, just looking at her, id eventually pay it no mind unless it tried to touch me, like how you get used to noises in the night when you own a cat(s), my ass'd be asking it questions or if it wanted some garlic bread lmao
"Curve" gave me chills. It spoke to me on a personal level. Balancing on the edge of sanity, literally holding on with your fingernails to not fall in a pit of despair and dissappear forever. Slowly getting higher and higher just to sink back even lower than you were before. Almost like fighting depression and trying to keep your will to live and not commit suicide. But the ground beneath you is very steep, and rain just starts to fall, because life doesn't care if you slip. The end left a hallow feeling in my chest. Amazing!!
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.
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
So, in regards to Curve, I thought it was the same patch of stone across from here that kept changing, as more blood appeared every time she placed her hands down, and fresh blood began to run down the stone. And then when the last pair of bloody handprints appeared, they're facing the other way...like someone who was falling over the edge, and dragging their hands as they slipped down and lost their grasp. Like she was seeing how this was going to end, and every movement showed her another piece of the end as she got closer. Or maybe there really has been just a lot of people thrown in this place. Scary as hell anyway :P
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 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
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
I know it's been said already, but Curve was probably the best. It portrayed a lot of real anxiety for viewers as to what would come next and I think the actress did amazing for the short film.
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
It hits me when Sean said that there is always someone there for you, to listen and be there for you if you are having suicidal thoughts. Thank you for kind words
Should speak for itself reLly. But then again not everyone thinks that. I've helped a couple suicidal ppl before. They really sometimes believe the world is against them.
@@cherrydragon3120 it feels so isolating being in that place. Thank you for helping them. It helps us a lot more than you may realize. Knowing that there’s at least one person who cares and has your back even when everything feels like it’s crumpling around you is so needed.
The "curve" is actually a form of draining water from lakes with dams to keep them from overflowing. Its like a giant sink and the "curve" is just one piece of the drain, and i know this because Whiskeytown lake has one if you look for it. Another note is that it is around a 500 to 600 foot drop at the least.
@@jjallen764 she would be unless she had something to break the surface tension of the water, its like hitting a brick at that point And if she did survive, it certainly wouldn't be for long
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 Curved has definitely not like normal short horrors where they use the usual jumpscares such a loud noises or sudden appearances by a scary thing. For me the thing about The Curve was that I was putting myself in her shoes and just imagining what it would be like. Terrifying in a very interesting and new way. We can only guess what happened to her by using context clues. Its a lot more scary to me because we have questions like "How did she get there?" "Where is she?" "Why is she there?" "Is she okay?"
i fuckin hated it, i've had so many dreams exactly like it where i have to get up a hill that is perpetually getting steeper and slipperier. It's horrifying and impossible to escape every time. but the short itself was masterfully crafted
@@MrCnovalink Same! I've had so many dreams like that too where I can't escape. I really liked the short but just remembering those dreams is terrifying
i like how in the last one they portray that a way a lot of children process trauma is through destruction night terrors and you can see it in the art they make as well. super cool :)
Literally. And the threat she made by saying that the girl would die if she ate cookies from that jar. Like, WTF!?!?! Just get rid of the cookies if it's that big of a problem.
Right? Every time she slipped my toes literally tingled! And the symbolism was so clever! As someone who struggles with anxiety and depression this is exactly what it feels like. You try and you try, even if it hurts, then you slip and you try again. And when you succeed at something (getting further up the curve) another thing (the rain) takes you down. An absolute masterpiece!
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…
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 was great but to me, “The Guest” hits harder. I deal with stuff like that. Not as much anymore but I’ve had Hallucinations. Sometimes they follow you. Sometimes they stay in one room.. You always feel in danger, no matter what.
Well now I’m curious, what’re the hallucinations like? Do they move fluidly, like a real thing or is it more chaotic? Why do you feel like you’re in danger, is it just an inherent sense or something about the hallucination specifically? If you’re okay with talking about it, that is.
yesss not all scary stuff have to seem real, some scary stuff are only in our heads and thats the worst part, bc we can’t take them away. that vid really played with that and i loved it
Once I had a dream which was just pure terror it didnt feature anything that scary but I feel like something terrible happened in that nightmare I just don't remember it.
Personally, the scream at 9:33 feels more like a scream of frustration than pain. Like she was trying so, so hard to slowly push herself up & then, of course, it starts raining - making it all the more difficult. Also, that shot of "Mary" at 29:35 is so unsettling... Even before they show the hooves, she looks off - like her head is too far forward than it reasonably should be. May just be a trick of the angle but it really creeped me out.
I loved that the last one was really about confronting a fear. The girl just took her bravery and smashed the cookie jar instead of staying scared by it. It's a refreshing way of making a fear your best ally. Or in this case, your friend.
Idk y but I found the last 1 terrifying and idk y like the concept is so ridiculous and I'm confused but not sure y I'm scared for the curve I was like enthralled and the 2nd 1 I was like trying to figure it out because with the 1st 1 I had no chance of figuring it out the 3rd was just a wave of confusion but the 4th 1 was fear and idk y am I just weird lol
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.
something i found interesting in the Guest is that when we find out the guest also had his ears cut i sort of became less scared. the entire moment i had the screen covered to only see jack cause the clip scared me so much but when we saw his injured ears i was less scared and was able to look at him, maybe cause i sensed weakness in him and the way he looked away almost in shame
It’s also at that point where you get to see both the guest and Mary in the same shot. Not having it looming over you helps a lot in not feeling like you’re under a magnifying glass.
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.
The curve is utterly terrifying. Not knowing how you got there, having what feels like no means of escape and only waiting either for the eventual downfall (literally speaking) or someone to come by and rescue you is the purest form of fear
I totally agree! I love the feeling that there is purely nothing you can do but wait. You are completely helpless in this situation, & the blood on the other curve was just the cherry on top for shattering your hope, pushing your mind more towards simply accepting this fate as the only one.
Honestly just the fact that the surface was *curved* made it unsettling. There was nowhere on that surface that was comfortable in the slightest, which just makes it so much worse for me. If it were just a flat plateau, then an empty abyss, it wouldn't have felt nearly as anxiety-inducing, even with there still being no means of escape. It was great.
@@renegadereaper3205 I don't think her leg was mangled. That's not a very hard position to get into. It just worked out that her leg was bent like that which allowed her to stay steadier. The worst part for me is her hands being ripped apart. Looked like she was coming apart at the seams when she pulled her fingers off of each other.
@@hirocheeto7795 yeah the hands was also pretty messed up considering as well you can see other people have been in the same situation. And I mainly thought it was mangled due to her getting into such an odd position to begin with is all.
Yea I'm a little b!tch baby boy and I would literally be incapable of watching it BUT. With Sean's commentary and me playing a game and looking over I would be able to watch it but am still scarred
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
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.
The guy in the second one was horrifying for the first few shots...and then every other time the camera cut to them, it was just ridiculous. It makes me think about the horrors I've seen in my own life, and how looking back, as scary as they were(and maybe still are), I've grown to realize they don't 'have' to affect me in the now. I can even laugh, or at least look back without spiraling into a vicious circle of depression.
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.
@Jokin Jake I think probably the only other people or person to hear her yell out for help are the ones who put her in that hellish situation in the first place 😨. And there just sitting out of sight somewhere watching her & others struggle for their lives and ultimately falling to their deaths 💀.
Same The monster is so uniquely horrifying and yet adds that glimmer of vulnerability at the end that makes you want to know more about him, that's what I love about it
It actually makes me kind of think of a sort of schizophrenia. Maybe that the monster wasnt real and that mary had created it in her own mind. That might possibly be why the monster never did anything to her, and why she was freaking out. It could also be the manifestation of a phobia, maybe something that mary has a deep rooted fear of and started to bring to life.
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
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 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
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?
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
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
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
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.
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
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.
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"
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
its about depression and suicide
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
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.
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.
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.
@@1110-binary-days Or people don't understand how bad mental health is until the person with it has done something harmful.
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 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
@@oldsmellydingo 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 °-°
•-•
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.
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
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?
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
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.
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”.
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.
@@RequiemMasses nice username
Oh.My.God. I didn’t even realize this until you said it. Its so true 🥺
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!
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 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
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
The curve one scared me so much cause at least with the other ones there are ways to prevent it or it's just goofy. That situation of being stuck but every attempt to escape leads closer to death is not only realistic if you get stuck in a rock slide or something but there's also no good answer. Even if you get up on the tiny mid curve she's on, there's no way you're climbing vertically, so you're still stuck. Your only hope is for someone to come and help and it's very unlikely to happen (at least in the case presented in this short film)
Yea spooky shit, also when I saw all the other curves I thought it was like a full on operation where they just dump people there
To be honest it sounds like depression mixed with anxiety.....
@@Die_Eyes_7891 emo.
I would simply just pass away in that situation
Your best option would be to get to the a wall that is perpendicular to the one you're on and then push yourself up, staying wedged between the corner where the 2 walls meet. But even that would be incredibly difficult.
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-
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
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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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 thing that scares me about the Curve is how huge and featureless the location is, because nothing about it is even remotely welcoming. It doesn't feel like somewhere humans should be.
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)
“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
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
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 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'! 😁😱👺👻👽
@@LynnAgain83 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 💀
I loved the Curve
It was a basic fear expressed in a pure form. They really understood how to touch on fear and not over explain.
Mom?! U watch Jack?!
@@Kateisnotok is she actually your mom?
@@Joemamasisneor thats my mom in the pic
@@Kateisnotok is ur mum called meghan?
@@duckk4515 Yeah!
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...
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.
Jack: Be proactive. Go after him - he won't be expecting that.
Also Jack: Stay where you're meant to be. Don't venture out.
Yea but thats an adult with something actively chasing her vs. a child with something she wasnt supposed to touch in the first place.
Helplessness is the most terrifying thing in existence to me. To know that you were given an illusion of a chance instead of a real one. Just enough to make failure seem like *your* fault.
Curve was a really effective way to make me feel panicky.
What a great short.
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
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
I had an incident in which I had climbed a small mountain alone. Nobody knew where I was and the rock was slick. I slid into a position not quite as precarious however my feet hung off an edge leading to a drop that would've most likely killed me. Props to the filmmakers for capturing the feeling of anxiety perfectly.
Oh damn that is horrifying
Similar to me, think my calmness is what helped though. Do you find yourself with anxiety in stressful situations on more occasions than not?
@@MortalJupiter I have GAD so I'm more prone to anxiety than most. Though I feel it's a fairly reasonable reaction to a situation such as that. The previous reply seems to agree. It's impressive you were able to feel calm in such a situation so props to you honestly.
@@verbaidum4227 Sorry to hear that dude and hope you're coping well enough with it! Still being able to climb mountains and hike is a sure way to help yourself, so sick! Ah you could say that but I guess its more of a 'Peter Pan' complex, never get old, never die sort of thing. It will probably kill me aha!
I'll remember your name and if somehow I meet you, Jaden on a mountain, I'm sure we'll have a good laugh!
I'm so happy you're alive and well 🙏🥺
“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...
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.
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.
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: he's gonna be back, isnt he?
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@Lord Fluffy buns Jnr that’s the worse one
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Jack in the box bought del Taco for 525million
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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
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
that second one really got to me, as someone who has diagnosed psychosis, the feeling of fear she had was so real. she brought the knife with her because she thought she was running from a person, and then she realised that the thing she was dealing with wasn't physical. it was mental. she needed an escape from the fear that thing brought her and the only way she thought to do it was to try and blind herself; when that worked, something else took it's place: the breathing. she thought the only way to get rid of it was to make it so she cant see it, slapping her face and covering her eyes and ears to make it just go away.
it's something that never leaves you. the real fear, for me anyways, came when the woman she was talking to, trying to retell the experience so that someone, /anyone/ can understand her. and the woman leaves, a doctor will be here shortly to help...whatever is going on. it brought fear to her because she didnt understand. she knows it's not real so why cant mary?
it's almost mocking. i think the director told that story very well, it seems like it's very close to home for them and i think they did a great job conveying that.
thanks so much for your interpretation because I didn't understand the message behind that one clearly, but I figured there was something deeper being conveyed. I wish you the best
My interpretation was the same, I just thought of paranoid schizophrenia specifically since I did a project on it in high school. I think it’s also just a good portrayal of mental illness in general, but *especially* psychosis.
@@patch2932 it definitely could be interpreted through the lens of paranoid schizophrenia, i just dont have that so i wasnt comfortable speaking on that angle. but i do see that!
I think it could make a good commentary on a couple things, it just stood there watching her, never did a single thing, but her fear of it made her destroy herself.
I deleted my comment because you explained it so much better.
That’s exactly what I seen the video as too and I was also diagnosed with Psychosis.
Luckily I no longer struggle with it and don’t hallucinate anymore tho.
Not sure if it’s symbolic or ironic, but they say that when you have internal bleeding in the head, it has a similar sound to water flowing. Adds a whole new meaning to the first video
I always thought that she’d wound up there after somehow…
Clipping through reality after, say, walking by the beach?
Or she fell or got hit by a car (blood on the head, maybe got attacked by someone?) and now she’s in some weird liminal Limbo.
@@0_dearghealach_083It was her battle with depression and suicidal thoughts. Escape/freedom was within her reach but her injuries, problems and fears were keeping her away from it. at the same time, succumbing to the bottomless pit was only one wrong move away and was even closer than escaping. Falling was easier and less painful than trying to get out. Also, the location symbolized how she was or how she felt all alone in her struggles. Then the blood prints on other ledges I guess meant how other people gave up too.
I see it as her mental prison that she’s in as she somehow tries to cling to life and not let herself fall (what I see as letting herself die)
Maybe her hands were bleeding because someone skinned them?
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
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.
Honestly, ‘Guest’ truly just captures that feeling of dread. Mary has this thing that has been following her, watching her, staring, breathing, and not leaving; She then understands that the only way to no longer perceive this things that has stalked and horrified her for so long is to remove the senses it occupies.
it freaked me out. it truly shows hallucinations can be super harmful
Looks like the monster from Peculiar Children
The captions were hilarious on it
•_•
Gives me serious uncanny valley feelings
I gotta say.... i wasnt entirely scared by that one, im the type who can generally get used to things, like talking about gruesome dismemberment while eating dinner and not be fazed, in all reality if it was doing only what it did in the video pieces we saw, just looking at her, id eventually pay it no mind unless it tried to touch me, like how you get used to noises in the night when you own a cat(s), my ass'd be asking it questions or if it wanted some garlic bread lmao
"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.
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@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
"Curve" gave me chills. It spoke to me on a personal level. Balancing on the edge of sanity, literally holding on with your fingernails to not fall in a pit of despair and dissappear forever. Slowly getting higher and higher just to sink back even lower than you were before. Almost like fighting depression and trying to keep your will to live and not commit suicide. But the ground beneath you is very steep, and rain just starts to fall, because life doesn't care if you slip. The end left a hallow feeling in my chest. Amazing!!
It doesn't show her falling. I feel that that's important. We don't know for sure that she fell.
@@avianahelena that's true, it's up to the viewer's interpretation, and it just makes it even better!
Apparently that’s the meaning behind it! Depression and suicide
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Literally the best short flim coz same :((
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.
“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
Let's appreciate the fact they gave captions for Mr. Eyeballs
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LMAO THE ;’( AT THE END
[⁰-⁰]
And the O.o
Mr.eye balls was sad ;'(
So, in regards to Curve, I thought it was the same patch of stone across from here that kept changing, as more blood appeared every time she placed her hands down, and fresh blood began to run down the stone. And then when the last pair of bloody handprints appeared, they're facing the other way...like someone who was falling over the edge, and dragging their hands as they slipped down and lost their grasp. Like she was seeing how this was going to end, and every movement showed her another piece of the end as she got closer.
Or maybe there really has been just a lot of people thrown in this place. Scary as hell anyway :P
Wiw
No, no, I think you're right, the blood running fits (rain wash).
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 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
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
I know it's been said already, but Curve was probably the best. It portrayed a lot of real anxiety for viewers as to what would come next and I think the actress did amazing for the short film.
Definitely, the atmosphere was just so powerful
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 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
It hits me when Sean said that there is always someone there for you, to listen and be there for you if you are having suicidal thoughts. Thank you for kind words
Should speak for itself reLly. But then again not everyone thinks that. I've helped a couple suicidal ppl before. They really sometimes believe the world is against them.
@@cherrydragon3120 it feels so isolating being in that place. Thank you for helping them. It helps us a lot more than you may realize. Knowing that there’s at least one person who cares and has your back even when everything feels like it’s crumpling around you is so needed.
Did u have any thing like that or else do Any of your frnds or family went through it
I m sorry I m just asking
The "curve" is actually a form of draining water from lakes with dams to keep them from overflowing. Its like a giant sink and the "curve" is just one piece of the drain, and i know this because Whiskeytown lake has one if you look for it. Another note is that it is around a 500 to 600 foot drop at the least.
So the woman might not be dead
@@jjallen764 she would be unless she had something to break the surface tension of the water, its like hitting a brick at that point
And if she did survive, it certainly wouldn't be for long
and people can randomly find this and die from them?
Surely they have some form of grate or something covering them so people don't fall in?
Damm that one fall
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 Curved has definitely not like normal short horrors where they use the usual jumpscares such a loud noises or sudden appearances by a scary thing. For me the thing about The Curve was that I was putting myself in her shoes and just imagining what it would be like. Terrifying in a very interesting and new way. We can only guess what happened to her by using context clues. Its a lot more scary to me because we have questions like "How did she get there?" "Where is she?" "Why is she there?" "Is she okay?"
your first two questions were valid but the last one was a doozy considering shes very much not ok :')
@@Ananyas200139 I kinda asked it because we don't know if she escaped or not but yeah, she may not be okay
Legit all of those things you said you thought about while watching it I think about while watching literally every horror movie
i fuckin hated it, i've had so many dreams exactly like it where i have to get up a hill that is perpetually getting steeper and slipperier. It's horrifying and impossible to escape every time. but the short itself was masterfully crafted
@@MrCnovalink Same! I've had so many dreams like that too where I can't escape. I really liked the short but just remembering those dreams is terrifying
i like how in the last one they portray that a way a lot of children process trauma is through destruction night terrors and you can see it in the art they make as well. super cool :)
You ok
Jacks recent intros be hitting different. He’s got some serious talent when it comes to directing/ creating an atmosphere
Facts
Eh... gotta disagree on that
@@cherrydragon3120 that’s cool, each to their own
and the editing?? daamn- really gotta apreciate the overall product huh
@@nelawa_ yesss for sure!
Fun fact: an infestation of flies in one area is a sign of a demonic possession or attachment
"Why would you bring that home?" The most like, poignant and starkly accurate response to a horror situation I've ever seen.
I know right
Honestly same thought
Ikr
Literally. And the threat she made by saying that the girl would die if she ate cookies from that jar. Like, WTF!?!?! Just get rid of the cookies if it's that big of a problem.
Especially from a kid 😂she interrogated the situation like a normal person
The first one is phenomenal. Absolutely phenomenal. From the acting to the story. And so much is told and untold in those several minutes.
Right? Every time she slipped my toes literally tingled! And the symbolism was so clever! As someone who struggles with anxiety and depression this is exactly what it feels like. You try and you try, even if it hurts, then you slip and you try again. And when you succeed at something (getting further up the curve) another thing (the rain) takes you down. An absolute masterpiece!
So much is told but so little actually SAID
I NEED MORE CONTENT OF THE CURVE
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…
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 was great but to me, “The Guest” hits harder. I deal with stuff like that. Not as much anymore but I’ve had Hallucinations. Sometimes they follow you. Sometimes they stay in one room.. You always feel in danger, no matter what.
Horror movies are great in a way because then other people can experience the kind of fear we always feel on a daily basis.
Well now I’m curious, what’re the hallucinations like? Do they move fluidly, like a real thing or is it more chaotic? Why do you feel like you’re in danger, is it just an inherent sense or something about the hallucination specifically?
If you’re okay with talking about it, that is.
yesss not all scary stuff have to seem real, some scary stuff are only in our heads and thats the worst part, bc we can’t take them away. that vid really played with that and i loved it
Once I had a dream which was just pure terror it didnt feature anything that scary but I feel like something terrible happened in that nightmare I just don't remember it.
Personally, the scream at 9:33 feels more like a scream of frustration than pain. Like she was trying so, so hard to slowly push herself up & then, of course, it starts raining - making it all the more difficult.
Also, that shot of "Mary" at 29:35 is so unsettling... Even before they show the hooves, she looks off - like her head is too far forward than it reasonably should be. May just be a trick of the angle but it really creeped me out.
Definetly is that. The head is to far forward.
19:35*
@@dogsareawesome9197 nope - the scream is at 9 mins & the mary shot is @ 29 mins - unless you’re talking about something else
@@madkat1012 werent they talking about the "guest" film? Or am i just stupid
@@dogsareawesome9197 ah, no - i was referring to the curve video for the 9 min one
I loved that the last one was really about confronting a fear. The girl just took her bravery and smashed the cookie jar instead of staying scared by it. It's a refreshing way of making a fear your best ally. Or in this case, your friend.
Idk y but I found the last 1 terrifying and idk y like the concept is so ridiculous and I'm confused but not sure y I'm scared for the curve I was like enthralled and the 2nd 1 I was like trying to figure it out because with the 1st 1 I had no chance of figuring it out the 3rd was just a wave of confusion but the 4th 1 was fear and idk y am I just weird lol
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.
Jack: Trying to see if clown is in any other scenes
Also Jack: Misses clown figure behind glass door
I saw that 💀
I came to the comment section looking for someone to mention this 😂
Can I get a timestamp for this 🤨
@@MIMIKgoHard 37:00
whil,e talking abt how he loves to find it
something i found interesting in the Guest is that when we find out the guest also had his ears cut i sort of became less scared. the entire moment i had the screen covered to only see jack cause the clip scared me so much but when we saw his injured ears i was less scared and was able to look at him, maybe cause i sensed weakness in him and the way he looked away almost in shame
It’s also at that point where you get to see both the guest and Mary in the same shot. Not having it looming over you helps a lot in not feeling like you’re under a magnifying glass.
SAME HERE!! I almost felt sorry for him
Bro that was the least scary, it looked like slender Man crossed w salad fingers n I stand by that
Could be because he isn't staring into your soul
Or because your brain realised its not real?
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
The Guest looks alot like what I'd imagine an IRL Salad Fingers would look like
The curve is utterly terrifying. Not knowing how you got there, having what feels like no means of escape and only waiting either for the eventual downfall (literally speaking) or someone to come by and rescue you is the purest form of fear
I totally agree! I love the feeling that there is purely nothing you can do but wait. You are completely helpless in this situation, & the blood on the other curve was just the cherry on top for shattering your hope, pushing your mind more towards simply accepting this fate as the only one.
Honestly just the fact that the surface was *curved* made it unsettling. There was nowhere on that surface that was comfortable in the slightest, which just makes it so much worse for me. If it were just a flat plateau, then an empty abyss, it wouldn't have felt nearly as anxiety-inducing, even with there still being no means of escape. It was great.
@@hirocheeto7795 exactly the abyss awaiting you below as you're just arched there makes it so much worse, not to mention that her leg was mangled.
@@renegadereaper3205 I don't think her leg was mangled. That's not a very hard position to get into. It just worked out that her leg was bent like that which allowed her to stay steadier. The worst part for me is her hands being ripped apart. Looked like she was coming apart at the seams when she pulled her fingers off of each other.
@@hirocheeto7795 yeah the hands was also pretty messed up considering as well you can see other people have been in the same situation. And I mainly thought it was mangled due to her getting into such an odd position to begin with is all.
I can only watch these with Jack's commentary it feels so nice being able to look to the right and see an intrigued Irish man instead of the horror.
Yea I'm a little b!tch baby boy and I would literally be incapable of watching it BUT. With Sean's commentary and me playing a game and looking over I would be able to watch it but am still scarred
this is why i only watch horror videos when there is someone commentating, specifically a loud irish man
Oh god the eyeball guy was horrible. I tried just watching Jack, but could see him off to the side. too creepy!
Too relatable
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 :)
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He just wanted some recognition
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.
The guy in the second one was horrifying for the first few shots...and then every other time the camera cut to them, it was just ridiculous.
It makes me think about the horrors I've seen in my own life, and how looking back, as scary as they were(and maybe still are), I've grown to realize they don't 'have' to affect me in the now. I can even laugh, or at least look back without spiraling into a vicious circle of depression.
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
Curve seems like Sean's ideal horror/thriller film. It feels like something he would totally make.
Why did she not yell for help. That is my only problem
@@jackichan6809 who would help her and would anyone be able to hear her?
@@Jokin_Jake that is true. I was just thinking that is like my first response to anything like that. I would be screaming my head off
@@jackichan6809 same m8
@Jokin Jake I think probably the only other people or person to hear her yell out for help are the ones who put her in that hellish situation in the first place 😨. And there just sitting out of sight somewhere watching her & others struggle for their lives and ultimately falling to their deaths 💀.
Jack should read scary stories. That would be a dope series
no matter how many times I watch "The Guest" it still manages to unsettle me. It's one of my favorite short horrors ever.
Same
The monster is so uniquely horrifying and yet adds that glimmer of vulnerability at the end that makes you want to know more about him, that's what I love about it
Same- it makes me so uncomfortable everytime. Its honestly really good, and the shots are amazing but it's so unsettling for me
He just want hugs
It actually makes me kind of think of a sort of schizophrenia. Maybe that the monster wasnt real and that mary had created it in her own mind. That might possibly be why the monster never did anything to her, and why she was freaking out. It could also be the manifestation of a phobia, maybe something that mary has a deep rooted fear of and started to bring to life.
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