A Deep Dive Into The Mandela Catalogue...

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Hello guys and gals, it's me Mutahar again! This time we sit down and explore one of KZbin's most famous ARG's in recent memory, the Mandela Catalogue. This begins in the land of VHS horror and slowly shifts to nefarious paranormal entities that appear to be shifting through technological means. What is it all about? Let's find out! Thanks for watching!
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[@hungariancountryball2928]

Ok

[@awesomepanda1792]

Ok

[@Icantfindthefork]

Ok

[@inversion9651]

I will not say "ok" lol.

[@Martib]

Ok

[@Wendigoon]

Love the Mandela Catalogue, great video my guy

[@joahgarza2343]

Papa wendy

[@thebroman500]

mandla catalog

[@dukranli]

i can open a tostitos jar

[@user-rx1pw5vh3c]

Oh hi Wendigoon

[@noone-pl2gj]

papa wendy

[@AlexxKister]

been watching you since your creepypasta readings lol. thanks for the video!

[@TCapButterCup]

Thank you for making these videos and putting the work and effort into it! Keep doing what's best for you!

[@hikkigiya5711]

Great videos man!

[@cfalcon0754]

Really good content. Also same, I've I've watching him too since the Creepypasta readings.

[@vtlam]

Damn

[@natto4now]

So your the reason why my ass is so clenched right now Good job buddy

[@reaper5242]

Muta: *sees what is clearly binary* Also muta: "that's morse code."

[@unsteadyresults4533]

Morse code looks similar on text

[@cerealistired]

@@unsteadyresults4533 not really though. morse code looks like this: .... . .-.. .-.. --- / - .... . .-. . / --- .-.. -.. / ... .--. --- .-. - and binary looks like this: 01101000 01100101 01101100 01101100 01101111 00100000 01110100 01101000 01100101 01110010 01100101 00100000 01101111 01101100 01100100 00100000 01110011 01110000 01101111 01110010 01110100 but yeah i can understand if he just accidentally said morse code lol.

[@reaper5242]

I get it was an accident and he meant binary, it was just funny

[@floridasoldat]

@@unsteadyresults4533 nah actually it doesn’t at all, not in any way whatsoever 😂 🤦‍♀️

[@SStupendous]

@@unsteadyresults4533 No it doesn't tf

[@minneelyyyy8923]

the guide says to "stay home" but every event related to a death has happened indoors so im gonna say my chances are much better when im out in a city

[@nyalan8385]

Or everyone followed the guidelines, and there just isn't anything you can do, and the government just wants to contain the mess so to say

[@denkerbosu3551]

@@nyalan8385 and how they tell you to take a firearm and try to kill it, if not, kys? Well, I think it's because they want you to have something to do the last one and end the pain, shooting at them and figuring it does nothing is so you fall into despair faster and get to it. I somehow doubt they know they were downright doing waht they want their victims to do.

[@glebglub]

@@denkerbosu3551 I thought the kys was a corruption by the alts

[@Brando2301]

Mutahar, a cyber security god, observing binary: Oh look Morse Code.

[@chaggle]

Loool underrated comment

[@seanld444]

For real. Dude runs Arch Linux, and is a cyber security nerd, and can't differentiate between ASCII binary and Morse code?

[@Brando2301]

@@seanld444 probably just a brain fart or something, I'm a cyber professional and we have way to many terms and acronyms to remember at all times lmao

[@Tushii]

@@seanld444 just a silly mistake

[@stubbboss2402]

yes!!! hahaha and when its morse code "the kate yup video" he says its binary code hahaha i love this comment

[@dankmemequeen2965]

I will never EVER watch these by myself so I’m glad father Muta is here watching it with me

[@josephgambino8306]

even with muta this shit scares me down to my core lol

[@gestaltblitz8296]

Father muta sounds like a new religion called like mutaism or some shit

[@angelc8700]

@@josephgambino8306 Lmao I’m watching this before I gts

[@josephgambino8306]

@@angelc8700 good luck sleeping well

[@fatehruzman9280]

I cant.

[@katomiccomics202]

Theory: The Mandela Catalogue takes place in an alternate universe where the monsters from Monster’s Inc never discovered laughing energy. They switched to kidnapping kids to harvest their scream energy.

[@CalculatedTheory911]

so scary, it sounds too real

[@OlympusOdysseus]

I mean.. that's what they originally did minus the kidnapping lol

[@WhatsaMOUN]

You're basically describing high up level freemasonry

[@wooooria]

what

[@Hiihtopipa]

Shit theory. They would have just continued scaring them as they had done since forever.

[@Shea7TDM]

I went to a Methodist primary school when I was young and we did watch the beginners bible on vhs quite a few times. Seeing it now on the Mandela catalogue disturbs me on a personal level.

[@AchievingAlex]

16:18 That’s the thing about analog horror, there are usually no actual jumpscares. Just the type of vibe it gives from the combination of creepy, disturbing imagery, audio/sounds, and tension can honestly give you that unsettling feeling to make sure all your doors and windows are locked and closed before you go to sleep.

[@tangyorange3274]

''you might reveal what you fear'' was the thing that affected my mind lmao

[@JaggedBird]

It's shit like this is what made Outlast so good. They took that same mindset with some subtle jumpscares. It's the atmosphere and implications that carry the horror, along with the coiniquences The first 3 movies of Paranormal Activity also took advantage of this

[@aaronmoore6275]

Are you sure that you didn't lock something in with you? Sleep tight.

[@AchievingAlex]

@@aaronmoore6275 That’s a good point too

[@ovencore2549]

@@aaronmoore6275 yes

[@NireFuster]

I find it funny that Muta said that thing about picking up acting classes because the final conversation in the vol. 2 video has some incredible voice acting, the awkward delivery of the calls is probably intentional because it's implied that the alternates are the one calling you to go to their house and to things so they can get you too, it's why the alternate calling on one of the first videos sounds so weird and awkward. It would be fun to see a video fully analyzing every aspect of this series so far because there are so many cool details and things worth exploring, like the guy in vol 2 being named Adam and the fact that he's the baby from the mom video and he was searching for his mom

[@thatoneguyonahorse6570]

He also skipped all the actual acting in the vol 2

[@Fffffffff3]

Watch wendigoon's breakdown of the first few videos!

[@CorwinTheOneAndOnly]

Idk about that ending convo, i still think that was pretty bad acting. People don't actually talk like angry anime shounen protagonists. Dont get me wrong, i love the mandela catalogue series so far, but it does reek of only-one-take. They should do multiple takes, listen to them, improve on them, etc.

[@jackharris9434]

That’s what I thought the argument in Vol. 2 is so impactful and believable it really adds a lot to the universe but he didn’t even show it

[@MrCodmon]

yeah it really bothered me how Muta was skipping through like all of the most interesting/important parts lmao

[@sadie_cat]

I grew up with the Beginner's Bible so it's kinda funny to see these clips with cryptic writing. Like someone making a creepypasta with veggietales clips

[@chillin1372]

You gotta love how as long as you aren’t scared of the alternates you can just go ham on them and you’ll be fine

[@Conorator]

Well, they can just escape into your television. Can't really do anything about that, can you?

[@chillin1372]

@@Conorator break the tv so it can’t happen again

[@Conorator]

@@chillin1372 They can travel between different pieces of technology. Have you not been paying attention to the lore?

[@chillin1372]

@@Conorator no

[@zomnineo9931]

Plus it’s not just “not being afraid.” While it seems strong willed and or confident can temporarily resist the alternate’s effect, there is absolutely no evidence and in fact counter evidence that if your just not scared of an alternate, it’s psychological attack won’t do anything.

[@romanfoster7798]

I hope the Analog Horror wave doesn't die, it's still such a creative subgenre of Horror.

[@Austin53095]

Agreed

[@SupraBlack-dp4zz]

I kind of do. The effects people overuse really are overplayed. There needs to be some new blood in these weird ARG's and whatnot.

[@Xylospring]

I really love the VHS Effect. Really makes me feel relaxed, even when scared.

[@mellamojeff458]

@@SupraBlack-dp4zz the video "analog horror be like" pretty much encapsulates 99% of all of these args

[@s.b.4875]

For real

[@Conqueror2077]

Wanted to clarify something. Alternates aren't "treated commonly" The guys in this episode just didn't think they were real. The whole reason these guys were scaming people was because they were using the general populations fear of alternates to make money.

[@flamingfury7312]

I think its less “they dont think its real” and a little bit more “they got a bit cocky with not really encountering anything serious” and then immediately coming across The Intruder One of the important things Muda skipped over was right after Jonah trying to talk to Adam through the images and the “Nothing is worth the risk” graffiti is Jonah yelling at Adam and trying to convince him to not go to the basement before saying he is not going to be there to find out what happens to him. One of the things that Jonah says to Adam is “You are not invincible! I know you think you are after doing these fucking death marches, and nothing happened, but this is real.”

[@funguy398]

I think Muda skipped the most important part of dialogue in the last video. Adam is looking for "her", and I think it's his mother who got missing

[@goldh2o543]

these guys do think they're real, since Adam is actively seeking them out. He's the kid who got kidnapped in Intruder Alert

[@Conqueror2077]

@@goldh2o543 he was a baby, pretty sure he doesn't remember.

[@Conqueror2077]

@@flamingfury7312 they were saying it was mass hysteria

[@donniechant1357]

After watching this, despite not fully understanding the lore, I'm super fucking paranoid and uneasy right now. I already have a fear of hearing a voice/voices or seeing shit that isn't there (a fear of insanity) and the implications in this analog horror just fueled the fuck out of that fear

[@user-np2xl4qk4w]

You should play Layers of fear VR

[@donniechant1357]

@@user-np2xl4qk4w I looked up what it's about along with screenshots, I'll pass m8

[@beabadooboob]

same, doesnt make it better that im ab to go to sleep and super paranoid of having a terrible nightmare lmfao

[@Idontlikeanyonehere]

Yea I get really scared and paranoid when I watch shit like this and I see things in the night, yet I can’t stop watching them

[@Conorator]

@@beabadooboob Well, I watched The Mandela Catalogue yesterday for the first time, got creeped out and paranoid, then I slept and didn't have a single nightmare. I might just not be that prone to nightmares (since I can't really remember any nightmares I've ever had), but I don't think this series is as much nightmare fuel as it is disturbing and creepy.

[@TheTroupeMasterGrimm]

One of the scariest things is the level of intelligence the alternates Have. When those 2 guys went to the house with the “cat alternate” there was never a woman calling them or in the house. They were on a call with the alternate. Because it dosent fully understand the human speech patterns, when it heard “we can do tonight” it thought they said “we can do two nights” and responded with “can you do three?” It was able to lure them all the way over there.

[@gregtronica3569]

have isnt a proper noun

[@TheTroupeMasterGrimm]

@@gregtronica3569 u right I don’t know why it’s capitalized. Not gonna change it.

[@AgarthanExecutioner]

What I'm liking about this so far is how it instills paranoia about anything anomalous within the universe as being Alternates messing with us They don't actually kill adults, they just make them paranoid and drives them mad

[@fatnessfatinator]

and when they kill themselves they steal their bodies, theres a theory that the alternates are weird looking because when the people die they steal their deformed corpses

[@RokkieSparrow]

@@fatnessfatinator how does that explain alternates looking the same as someone else?

[@devaneastman-pittam8815]

@@RokkieSparrow that’s why their is multiple types of alternates

[@RokkieSparrow]

@@devaneastman-pittam8815 (◕⍸ ◕✿)

[@badcop4371]

Ngl i respect u since your pic is richtofen. And also your name. A true cod lover

[@10years20]

I’d say it wasn’t even a month when I discovered the Mandela Catalogue. I didn’t really understand it at first, but it truly scared the shit out of me. Not even like an instant jump scare, but more of a internal, gut wrenching fear of the unknown and unexpected. His videos fucked with me on a extreme level..

[@franciscolol4394]

For real

[@ayyjayy2583]

well said

[@Devil914]

@YeaMan you spelt page wrong.

[@johndexterzarate6663]

....It kinda falls apart when you take the whole atmosphere as a supernatural, widespread amogus reference.

[@TheDreamingBean]

When I watched wendigoons review of the Mandela catalog, I was so scared my heart felt super tight in my chest.

[@TheyWantMeGone69]

I guess what makes this more creepy is that it gives you the feeling that you aren't even safe in your own home.

[@Brandon2940]

Right? After watching this I would sprint passed rooms with the lights off in my place.

[@TheyWantMeGone69]

@@Brandon2940 I was paranoid that I would see stuff in the corner of my eye

[@Brandon2940]

@@TheyWantMeGone69 same here

[@notsae66]

What gave you the impression you were _ever_ safe in your own home?

[@TheyWantMeGone69]

@@notsae66 Never did.

[@Micmag-]

I could NEVER watch this stuff alone due to the fact i can get scared easily to Mutahar thank you for making this less frightening.

[@beastmodepit]

You missed out, that's the good part

[@Sniperk1ng187]

As someone that grew up on horror games, analog horror is the only thing that creeps me out anymore so I love stuff like this

[@eebu4053]

13 parcento

[@oFABLEDo]

Adam is still alive, he was unafraid but Jonah was and it picked up on that. Once the TV blue screened it was no longer with Adam as every attempt to make him afraid failed. As opposed to Jonah who was afraid for Adam for having left him alone and it tricked Jonah into believing he was killed

[@AlphaAceEX]

I believe its tied in with another story of adam losing his mom to an alternate from an earlier entry, so after hes hunting for a long while he finally found one and lost. They both were hunted by them and died

[@junkee5747]

idk if both were missing in the tape its mostly possible their dead but thats afaik

[@idksomeguy3294]

People keep on saying that Adam died and Jonah just vomited. But let’s be real here, Adam has too much main character energy for him to die

[@AlphaAceEX]

@@idksomeguy3294 there's no "main character energy" in horror, except last girls in slashers but i wont call that horror.

[@junkee5747]

@@idksomeguy3294 its possible the intruder in the tv had abducted adam or possibly another alternate since its never depicted that adam left the house

[@austinjohnson4551]

Mutahar is the type of guy to censor a video on KZbin to not break the KZbin terms of service😭

[@aduckonaplane3816]

The stuff he censored was mostly suicides, and it sorta makes sense for him to censor them when some episodes of the mandela catalogue are age restricted

[@phanthelia]

33:00 This in particular is something I'm pretty sure everyone experienced as a child, you wake up in the middle of the night, there's a funny looking shadow in a corner or at the end of your bed, so you close your eyes and refuse to open them again in case it sees you open them or in case it's after getting closer

[@spinkus7537]

16:17 analogue horror doesn't rely on jumpscares, it's the fact that they take something potentially real or relatable and makes it eeire that makes it scary

[@tony_5156]

Jumpscared are overrated Real horror has no boundaries, no morals, it is raw like nature. However, such a creation shouldn’t just be crossing the line for the sake of it it must be impactful and have meaning. The feeling of safety must be very rare, but even when it is given it must be very little..a little illusion.

[@RaccoonTay]

@@tony_5156 Its not really just that, I think youre confusing it with cheap jumpscares just meant to be there. Its the reason why people think fnaf is scary, not because of the jumpscares alone but the climax of the situation, if you take just fnaf 4 without knowing anything about the series it become terrifying, not because of the jumpscares but because of how on edge you are, the leading moments coming up to that jumpscare. And youre stuck in one room with no instructions but "listen to breathing." Although I do moestly agree, horror is meant to be raw, but thats what makes the scariest video games, scary. And its also what makes analog horror so scary.

[@tony_5156]

@@RaccoonTay the scariest thing is simply the unknown and the false sense of daft eye, you damn know well your not safe and your just coping to not pass out from stress.

[@RaccoonTay]

@@tony_5156 I agree, not all horror has to be that way, and not all good horror is that, but that’s why the fnaf series is general is terrifying playing it for the first time.

[@RaccoonTay]

@@tony_5156 also another thing to add is this is why the Mandela catalogue is also terrifying. It takes the unknown, something that could happen to us, and implement it like it’s real. I get chills everytime they talk about alternatives because you kinda of think in your mind, ‘is this something that happened we just don’t know about it?’ Or ‘what if this is real?’ That’s real horror

[@LordBummingtonThe3rd]

A youtuber called Wendigoon covered this a while back, and imo his interpretation was really good. Basically, the alternates are demons, and it is implied that Jesus was made mortal and replaced with an alternate, Lucifer, and that he has corrupted the world in his absence.

[@jimmyfromplaystation3629]

Wedigoon is the man

[@J0eMega]

I honestly didn’t like that interpretation. I’ve commented my piece on his video. But it doesn’t explain the danger of philosophy.

[@xavarrowww6]

this is the type of shit that keeps u thinkin all night long

[@kingkayfabe5358]

Isn't Jesus' alternate the Antichrist?

[@user-uj7bv9ic6n]

i stan wendigoon

[@NACtheMC]

Muta's frustration at the lack of lights is sending me lmaooo "I paid for the electric bill, turn on the god damn lights" 🤣🤣🤣

[@jimbo4221]

I don't know why but whenever something is repeated quicky and over and over, i tear up immediately. The dread is just too much for me, really great job to Alex this series is amazing

[@Logo1770]

The fact Mutah was able to unravel the lore of this with it being a world where religious Christian figures had gotten corrupted is pretty impressive

[@cementbox4430]

Jews and Muslims too.

[@user-wn3wv5bx5e]

@@cementbox4430 I'd imagine it's that as well for countries whose religions are that as the major religion, it's just that Christianity is the biggest religion in America so the alternates use Christianity more

[@nanashi2146]

@@user-wn3wv5bx5e Idk it's interesting because Jews and Muslims are a lot less keen on religious iconography than Christians are (Islam and Judiasm outright ban it), so I wonder how similar it would be

[@user-wn3wv5bx5e]

@@nanashi2146 I guess that's true. Mainly from what we've seen from the alternates is that they use digital visuals to incorporate their delusions on people. Though I don't think they need religion to _get_ to people, they simply need a digital screen to find a way in, religion was only being trampled with since it gives majority of the people influence and it seems as if these Christian videos are often shown to children. If the religions are strict when it comes to their religion being shown on screen, then other things that certain general populations find virtue of would be taken advantage of. But I'm just guessing off my ass here, if other religions aren't as favorable to showing religious stuff on screen. Still would be interesting if they showed the situations from other countries as well, if this was a pandemic and not an epidemic

[@essaalhasan5127]

@@user-wn3wv5bx5e I’m a Muslim and let me tell you we’re probably as affected as the Christian’s as we also have those religious cartoons but we just don’t show the prophet Muhammad (ص) which makes me wonder if we were to see the Muslim version of Jesus’s story would it be corrupted in the same way or differently?

[@warrickrodgers5164]

The emergency broadcast alert tone is honestly one of my top three scariest sounds in existence IMO

[@stephennye2671]

(Not so) Fun fact: The government worked with human psychologists to develop the emergency broadcast system alert tone. They researched tones that were the most unpleasant to the human ear and came up with the existing one since it was to mimic an infant crying harshly in an uncanny valley sort of way. It's meant to make you feel uncomfortable and get your attention/response to the emergency broadcast.

[@Idontlikeanyonehere]

And that distorted voice haunts me

[@voxbury]

@@stephennye2671 to the extent that it’s regulated heavily by the FCC to prevent unauthorized broadcast of that sound. I know Olympus Has Fallen and some others have paid fines for using it out of its intended context. People would just stop paying attention if Progressive started using that tone at the beginning of all its commercials to make you listen up.

[@windowxylophonegaming2215]

what are the other 2

[@kickasspeanuts]

@@windowxylophonegaming2215 doors opening when you're the only one in the building and your uncle coming in the room

[@quack9542]

I love that you added the creepy quiet humming noise to the entire video. It creates small pressure and anxiety and it takes only a few seconds for you to forget it even is there.

[@ninja_flame_9914]

I never noticed this before, but at 16:55 you can hear a window being broken. You can literally hear the alternate break into the house.

[@smuove1643]

shit, i've heard it just now. Good descovery

[@hannahlee6417]

I think there's a reason why all the encounters happen at around 3:30, or "Devil's Hour". It's probably because the Alternates are supposed to be demons. I find this to be a very creative take on what demons are and how psychologically horrifying they really should be.

[@darrelsam419]

I never noticed the time they attacked. I love the theory of the alternates being a different take on demons, so them attacking at 3am makes sense.

[@notrod5341]

Summoning my alternate at 3AM (gone wrong)

[@TheCrappyZipper]

I didn't expect to see my clock saying 3:30

[@floridasoldat]

Actually, it’s because the Alternates are all N&A Productions

[@sboy2044]

If you look at the closed captions in Exhibition, it becomes very clear that fake Gabriel, or the “Unspeakable”, as he’s referred in one of Alex Kister’s community posts that lists the alternate types, is very much the devil himself.

[@amirseidu9377]

I like how everyone just kinda knows that these alternates exist, and if you have an encounter with one then it’s just “that sucks for you”.

[@salt8888]

yeah i dont get that why dont tehy like bomb the house or at least send like a team of 20 armed people

[@Sevenigma777]

Thank you for watching this on video. I don't think I could watch this by myself without getting real creeped out being I'm alone at my house but watching you watch it and having your commentary made it much easier to deal with lol.

[@twistedlime1975]

Remember , Angels are actual really freaky looking unless they appear to you intentionally as a Human. They can swap out how they wanna look like...But naturally they break your mind or freak you out real bad if you ssee one lol.

[@khalidalnabti3208]

i can imagine a set of eyes and wings and limbs in anyway, but when it comes in the form of the alternates whose shape is so physics-breakingly deformed I can't...

[@justin_y1454]

AKA bad acid trip

[@twistedlime1975]

@@justin_y1454 possibly lol

[@versthappening603]

usually whenever i watch horror shit i still manage to sleep peacefully knowing it's not real, but it would be an understatement for me to say i have lost several hours of sleep because of this series despite knowing it's obviously fake

[@candeo3687]

i have an old portable crt tv in my room, next to my bed. after watching the mandela catalogue i put it in a different room, just in case. it certainly helped me sleep.

[@coughcandy448]

Right?? Like the creator himself even comments on videos and interacts with the fans of his series which is supposed to make the series feel more fake but like…it’s so damn good

[@ovencore2549]

playing Minecraft or relaxing music works for me

[@nickhard7615]

You're next.

[@yikez1329]

@@candeo3687 wouldn’t save you if it was real tho lol

[@RaveSault]

The worst (or you can say best) type of horror is not some loud noise, in your face jumpscare, it's the one that unsettles you, giving just enough information to make you imagine things yourself but not too much. Fear of the unknown is in all of us and if you can control what you want them to imagine it can give of a really scary result. Jumpscares work only in the moment, but the thought of something creeping in the corner of the dark side of your room keeps you up at night...

[@hibari4079]

Yeah, there was this video on KZbin called "analyzing the scariest movie scene" it was about a Japanese film, and it was pretty unhinged because the lady was just standing there and eventually slowly moving.

[@Conorator]

@@hibari4079 All that makes me think of is the invisible Drax scene in Infinity War.

[@synexiasaturnds727yearsago7]

@@Conorator lmao

[@GaidaEvenheart]

Stumbled upon your channel and I must say, I'm impressed man. Well spoken, clear concise and obviously intelligent. And the variety on your channel is huge bonus. Keep up the great work 💪🏽

[@Sumienni]

I was watching the 16:35 at exactly 3:31am. When mudahara said that its 3:31am at his place too... chills down my spine.

[@UltravioletNomad]

I think its important to break down the order of how alternates get you/become you. They've demonstrated that messages can be put through television and other technology, and the reason is that in the beginning they can't physically harm you. They're some unexplained kind of metaphysical being. They tell you distressing information about your own existence or learn your fears because if they can't harm you they'll get you to harm yourself. One they learn your fear they begin to manifest as you, as an alternate, so they can distress you and others around you directly, with the end goal being to get you to 'game over' yourself. For example, the guy investigation hears his friend on the radio screaming that there's someone behind him, which he takes as a joke. The radio then plays the same exact phrase again. We know by what happens later in the video that the second guy back at base isn't an alternate yet, so the disruption is just a rouse by the alternate to use the radio to scare him. It works and hes pushed to hysteria, the alternate then talks to him through the radio and the tv as an angel/intruder to tell him there's no other way out. Once you are dead, they take your place. Its kind of unknown if they inhabit your corpse or just become physical, but at that point they can then harm those around you. But we then switch POV to guy 2 and guy 1 is begging him to come. Guy 2 knows there's something wrong and gets a little worried, and the alternate proceeds to guilt trip him by saying he left his friend behind. Its hard to say when guy one got replaced by the alternate, but we know that as victims 3 and 4, neither survive, with the implication being that unlike the first case, the alternates they likely spawned are unaccounted for. I think one of the biggest things up in the air even after volume 2 is whether the religious stuff is implying they've had influence since Abrahamic times or if its just an example of the ways they play against existential fears. Considering the ongoing themes of media leading to hysteria, and the fact that they used an existing and decently know religious cartoon, I'd say the latter. Given the time frame this is supposed to take place, it seems like this intruder figure stealing all the children in the county and then presenting himself on the television is a direct commentary on the Amber Alert Hysteria that started in the 80s and 90s, where local news broadcast would report on child abductions and cause parents to tighten their protective grip and distrust in the neighborhood.

[@ordinaryfellow2567]

So its Basically Like the Clown from I.T They can shapeshift into different beings, They can turn Human to look like us and tricking them (Deceiving), And can turn to Eldrich Horror like beings whatever they like. They use fear as a Weapon, Just like I.T use fear so their Victim is Weak and Delicious. I.T can also go through Televisions, Making Illusions and Making our Mind Break, just like the Teen who killed his own Father because I.T encourages him to do it. I.T Hunts and prey his Victims just like those Alternates learning everything about them and their Fears.

[@the-chonk]

OK but what if my biggest fear is the alternate ? Loophole, bam

[@ordinaryfellow2567]

@@the-chonk Then they will T-Pose at you and Assert Dominance.

[@fivestarguy100]

I think the alternates inhabit the recently vacated body, your corpse. Hence why the third type of Alternate have fucked up and impossible biology. Because they're inhabiting corpses, which are fucked up either due to decomposition or how the person died, hence the "Uh-oh! Bad Decision Mark!" message after Heathcliff shot himself, he visibly damaged his body when he died and the Alternate that took over now has to use Heathcliffs clearly fucked up corpse. At least that's my theory, which I heard from another reaction to the Mandela Catalogue, but it makes sense. To go into more detail, the first type of Alternate are probably either, inhabiting corpses in good condition, or as Naota Kenichi said, manifesting as you to scare you into offing yourself, and the second type is probably the Metaphysical form that can't actually harm anybody. Idk what The Intruder is tho, if it's an Alternate, it's probably an unidentified fourth type or something.

[@kriegsmaschine4050]

Oh my God, it would be such a great twist if alternates weren't actually demons and are just playing on religion because for many people religion is like a ship amidst the chaos of the world. If they could erode people's trust in religion, humans would be easy picking! And the scary part is it's working, not just in universe but in real life! I'm lurking in the MC discord and I never once saw anyone present this theory but it makes so much sense. Damn this was an eye opener

[@Bluesit32]

The thing with Mark is terrifying. The idea of that thing being outside your room for DAYS. Knocking, asking you to open the door over and over...again, for DAYS. You can't blame Mark for giving up.

[@storm1995]

"who have I been praying too?"

[@toastedtoast275]

who have I been praying to all this time

[@bark3487]

Tbh I think they should make a mini series on every county like the ones on 27:52

[@fatboi1283]

Thank you for watching this and reacting, I don’t think that I could handle watching this by myself

[@jesinthejust2205]

I love how he automatically tries to explain things as viruses and A.I

[@apatheticxmindsetx3549]

Why does he do that? I'm confused by a lot in this video

[@Melonist]

@@apatheticxmindsetx3549 he's a Linux nerd, it's a reflexive response

[@costatron2810]

“We could do tonight if you want”. “Can you do... Three nights?” I like this little detail where the alternate thought they were going to be there for “two-nights” and doubles down instead, despite the former not even being an offer.

[@tapwaterlegend]

HOLY SHIT YOU'RE RIGHT

[@whyareyouhere6274]

It's either that or there's something with three days/nights in the bible/religious story. I'm 9 months late to the party sadly, so you might not even care anymore.

[@Lee_Lurid]

@@whyareyouhere6274 in the bible, Jesus was in the tomb after he died for 3 days, before rising again - it might have something to do with that

[@whyareyouhere6274]

@@Lee_Lurid yes, it might be precisely that

[@koontz1154]

Sorry for the necro post and nitpick but 2 into 3 is not doubling.

[@Fuq_you]

The low frequency rumble that plays throughout the entire video really helps to set the scene.

[@IJNAoba9-25-26]

What I find amazing of this guy is that he also made an Ironic Analog horror called 'The Scrimblo catalogue' , where he took every criticism in Mandela and made it Ironic as possible with the Acting, The overuse of certain things in the Genre, and the creepy faces. Even in Scrimblo Catalogue vol. 2 he made fun of the VHS and unreadable text, with cats as the creepy spooky things

[@panda-possible3179]

I hate creepy weird coincidences. As soon as i finished watching ur vid on this, exactly at 3:34 am mind you, my computer then decided my internet was no longer available and yet kept loading things in with just audio, no videos or pics for anything, and when i tried refreshing, my whole computer crashed. Ive watched so many other videos on this, for some reason this one just feels so cursed now

[@Nightcrawl7]

i legit had this on my 2nd monitor while doing img upscaling and the website i used had a weird distortion sound while processing lmao

[@rozu7772]

From what I gathered, demons are basically Alternates, and they managed to replace Jesus as well as others in the past. Abrahamic religions got corrupted from the start, and anybody seeking answers from religions, psychology, or any source where thinking can be easily influenced are prime targets (giving bad advice and "answers" to vulnerable people makes this easier). The Alternates need a person to be mentally vulnerable and open to suggestion in order to be replaced.

[@MyNamesComics]

And I think it was the devil who deceived Joseph and corrupted him by making him believe he was the angel Gabriel

[@rozu7772]

@@MyNamesComics I wonder what happened to Gabriel and the other angels who got replaced. If the angels in that universe are like actual angels in that they literally can't die, what happens to them? They might just actually be dead, but it'd be interesting to think about if they weren't.

[@RoiGBoi]

@@rozu7772 I think they suffered like the person that mentioned being buried in infinite sand and shackled with chains that gets heavier

[@rozu7772]

@@RoiGBoi Poor angels. 😥

[@frehesh.4386]

Is this just in the series or r u talking about real life too

[@ashrahman1123]

Man watching this video of yours somehow calmed me! Thankyou for making these videos

[@JoJo-sz3re]

This is probably one of the most unsettling set of videos I've ever seen in any horror movie, this is just creepy but so interesting

[@a8-bit_gamer801]

For anyone wondering, the cenceor on the THiNK thing sed “Kill yourself” and the intruder one where muta sed “she accented to heaven” it show the stick figure hanging herself with a noose

[@It-Will-All-Be-Okay-I-Promise]

Is English your second language? I hope it is, cause if not then this is embarrassing.

[@PURENT]

@@It-Will-All-Be-Okay-I-Promise That's a low blow, you know he didn't get his grade 11.

[@sebasiso]

“For anyone wondering, the scene on the THINK thing said ‘kill yourself’ and the intruder one where Muta said ‘she ascended to heaven’, it showed the stick figure hanging herself with a noose”

[@thedisturbedpreist]

@@sebasiso hahahahaha

[@sebasiso]

@@thedisturbedpreist I didn't mean any attacks to the guy btw it's just that he's the only one explaining what Muta censored and his grammar makes it kinda hard to tell so I fixed it

[@petrov.3502]

Imagine Arabic ghost hunters in Mandela Catalogue Universe, the alternatives wouldn't stand a chance

[@LazerEyeX_X]

😂😂😂

[@mikeoxlong6351]

Bro the alternates won't even stand a chance in the middle east. Probably will be one of the last regions on earth free from them cause those Arabs are a different breed. they're just asking for the smoke lol

[@jdmyrick-smith7931]

Bro alternates wouldn't even last in Sacramento Tweakers man You don't fuck with Tweakers

[@Melonist]

@@jdmyrick-smith7931 alternates are an evolved form of tweaker

[@shitisreal4046]

They just have to say they are "djnoun" and it will do the job

[@bowiemtl]

just wanted to say, besides the video's theme, I really like the editing you're doing where you separate background and foreground from your camera and overlay it with the video here and there, it's neat

[@jamescarson8876]

Alternate: I am inside your home Muta: That’s nice

[@coughcandy448]

It is fascinating how I literally watch horror movies for the laughs yet this genuinely kept me up at night for like a week…

[@Conorator]

Because a lot of horror movies are unoriginal. Oh wow, black haired ghost girl in a white dress, how spooky!

[@hamoodtatari]

@@Conorator lmao exactly it’s repetitive shit😂

[@Glogangdude]

Horror movies Arent scary this is just different kind of horror

[@kacperhunter440]

This one of the best analog horror series' on KZbin, really hope Alex makes more.

[@penut]

He will soom

[@figgyswift8754]

not really an arg but is still a creepy as shit concept lmao, hope he makes more

[@Pyrolol]

Everyone says that with every "scary thing", gotta disagree, brotha

[@kacperhunter440]

@@Pyrolol I feel like it has had some effort put into it, more than other 'creepies'. But, it's up to you man.

[@jamesconnor5923]

It’s not an ARG lol

[@SpiderS022]

Muta just laughing at all the *spooky* parts makes this soo much better XD

[@itz_nick_playz4156]

27:06 yeah she definitely ascended to heaven

[@goxy287]

This is the creepiest shit in existance. I've not been scared of anything for years but this shit has stayed in my head and kept me up at night. Yet still I come back for it

[@PiryuOfficial]

Sees binary Muta: "That's all morse code." "Ok, morse code."

[@WestonNey]

I know right

[@ImNotQualifiedToSayThisBut]

I mean I can understand why he felt like that must be morse. No one apart from computer nerds uses binary for communication. And it's pretty common to write morse in 0s and 1s, too.

[@gestaltblitz8296]

Can't binary be interpreted as Morse code when written

[@theairaccumulator7144]

@@ImNotQualifiedToSayThisBut we all use binary for communucation, but it's hidden away under many layers of abstraction, for user friendliness sake.

[@ImNotQualifiedToSayThisBut]

@@theairaccumulator7144 I did not feel like having to explain binary in the comment section of a SOG video. And no, we don't. A computer does. We use morse code though. As I said, the only people using binary for (direct) communication or as some kind of encryption are computer nerds.

[@fullauto86]

Lololol that every villian is lemons referance floored me out of nowhere lol good stuff

[@themysteryman1482]

was muta playing like the scary movie white noise because the whole video i just heard a deep rumble and it instantly made for a scary mood

[@Stardust_Torna]

I still can't believe you went from creepypasta readings to this, been crazy Muta, hope you keep thriving

[@lithiumqueen]

I just heard a noise in my bathroom and proceeded to turn every light on in my apartment and check every nook and cranny of every room. I'm sufficiently terrified by a youtube video for the first time ever, and I've been watching youtube videos non-consistently from 2007 to 2013, but consistently after that...

[@Brandon2940]

Same here though

[@jonaut5705]

Oh yeah, I couldn't sleep for a long time after this. Nothing else comes close. Jumpscares are scary for about 2 seconds, but this is scary forever. Even the day before I rewatched this video I was still occasionally freaked out.

[@naririni2745]

the commentary while going through all of this definitely makes it easier

[@TheCookieBlock]

could have never looked at the contents myself because I just get way too scared. thank you for going through it :)

[@hoyitsmiguel]

Probably after this I'd take a look at Monument Mythos, there's so much deep lore involved with that series Aside from the Mandela Catalogue and Monument Mythos, there's definitely a surge in Analog Horror from older ones like Local58 and Walten Files, to the newer ones like Gemini Home Entertainment

[@moldytaco7459]

Yes i agree with you so much I really hope other analog series such as the ones you just listed get as much attention as the Mandela Catalogue

[@VelvetAura]

yes this

[@maybemablemaples2144]

GHE is legit terrifying and I want no part in that tomfoolery 🤡

[@thegreatgonzales6813]

@@maybemablemaples2144 haha funny woodcrawler go brrrrrrr

[@filipkolasny908]

@@maybemablemaples2144 finally some ghe appreciation

[@mohitdhameja5914]

Video starts at 2:17

[@henrycrabs3497]

Thanks, you're based

[@MXOtaku]

Thank you for guiding me through videos that I'm too chicken to check out on my own

[@jackieburkhart3268]

i like watching these types of content when doing my homework. rock on muta man!

[@harbinger9231]

Analogue horror is honestly making me paranoid especially with the VHS static and I can't get enough of it Edit: I delved too deep in it and I hate it now

[@anopirsten7565]

Wait 'till you watch too much Analogue Horror, then you'll hate the genre as much as I do from burnout of the same gimmicks and jumpscares.

[@EtamirTheDemiDeer]

@@anopirsten7565 were there any you liked? Was there one that first got you into the genre?

[@anopirsten7565]

@@EtamirTheDemiDeer The first one that got me into the genre was Local58 and the second one I saw was Gemini Home Entertainment. I'd say I'd be able to watch those and still like them because from what I remember I think they hold up pretty good (I know Local58 does but idk all that much about GHE cause I don't really remember). My main gripes about Analogue Horror being the poor production quality in some circumstances: like voice acting and the reality of whether something should be or shouldn't be recorded. Analogue Horror is prone to poor voice acting and poor dialogue (like the Walten Files). (Quick Tangent/Tangeant about the Walten Files. I had so much hope for the series but the voice acting is what ultimately broke me and stopped me from taking it seriously no matter how hard I tried). Analogue Horror is also prone to not knowing when something shouldn't be ""recorded"". My main example being the first discussion in the Mandela Catalogue, the phone call has no reason to be recorded and we have no reason for the guy to record himself near the house. Seen too many ARG's with Cameramen who have no reason to Cameraman which defeats the purpose of a believable ARG. (Quick Note: Don't use ARG as a term for Analogue Horror unless the Analogue Horror is an interactive game like a real ARG. I've seen people say something's an ARG just because it's a story online or something. It really doesn't matter but it's a microaggression of mine) The reasons I listed out are also why I think that Local58 and GHE hold up so well, no way to be prone to bad voice acting if you don't have voice actors and no way to be prone to unrealistic recordings if it's strictly on VHS.

[@KingcoleIIV]

@@anopirsten7565 funny how there was not 1 jumpscare in the Mandela catalog. That's why it stands out.

[@aaronmoore6275]

There IS something about film grain, isn't there?

[@earthfa333]

27:18 "She went to heaven, there you go." Only YOU could make me laugh at the series that made me lose sleep for weeks 😭😭

[@leviapplepie]

This series really got me, especially with the Beginner's Bible movie sections, I recalled the artstyle and I remember that we had to watch them at a camp I went to when I was around 6 or so. We were all given copies of the book, I've still got mine somewhere.

[@nahidkamal3218]

I don't know why but when ever I look at a picture from the catalogue I get shivers and I can't think straight

[@scottpeltier3977]

From what I gather. Alternates use mental manipulation to get their way. Primarily fear. If they can scare you, they win. That’s why they look either uncanny or messed up in order to strike fear into you. But if they can’t scare you, your safe. The intruder on the tv blue screened I believe because his attempts of making the victim afraid failed and it went for his friend instead, manipulating the other and getting the score it was aiming for. These things are truly a fascinating horror to learn about

[@ASIRA89]

Muda: i have problems with getting good sleep also Muda: let's play incredibly unnerving and stressfull creepy games at 3 am.

[@MagiDow]

manscaped, would a lucky gal like me used it, YES. Also, Muta, i've been binge watching ur latest videos from ur old. And its 3 AM for me.

[@haywoodyoudome]

It works like a dildo too?

[@ramen4047]

I dont take horror very well so im like sobbing watching this but i know i wouldnt be able to handle watching the original videos by myself so thanks muta ✨

[@Yipper64]

as someone with a massive CRT in my room (I use it for retro gaming) this series put a particular chill up my spine.

[@winniecarlson5371]

I literally can’t be around those they’re so creepy

[@supernova5434]

@@winniecarlson5371 What makes them creepy? Is it the constant whining of the tube? Or the odd effect in the margins?

[@winniecarlson5371]

@@supernova5434 definitely both of those aspects, but I just have the irrational fear that I will see something/someone scary in the black screen or static

[@i_28_tesla]

Even though I was born in 2007 and most of my family had led and lcd screens I grew up on crt television

[@Idontlikeanyonehere]

I had one as a kid, but one night I guess it glitched and turned on to static and scared me shitless, and know I can’t stand to be around them

[@doge8825]

A 48 minute SOG video? It’s about the Mandela Catalogue? What is this, Christmas?

[@Isopropyl7915]

Its been january for 4 months wdym?

[@Zilithyne]

@@Isopropyl7915 I thought it was March?

[@viktorthevictor6240]

You're still using earth months? It's been 64 years since we moved to Mars

[@Isopropyl7915]

@@viktorthevictor6240 no, you never told my therapist what you remembered from the gas leak of 06, everyone else got amnesia, why wont you tell us what happened?

[@artifex2.080]

No it's Halloween

[@DancerVeiled]

I like that the cat woman is an obvious alternate. "Well, we can do it tonight (two night) if you want?" "Can you do three nights?" "Uuuh." It doesn't seem to understand the word "tonight"

[@DOOMStudios]

I’m curious if Muta is gonna make a video about Alex Kister’s allegations

[@The_Davo_Domain]

I love the whole aesthetic that's going on with this series. It's totally got this low quality public access vibe

[@gianttacogod]

Analog horror seems to be a new type of telling horror seeing huge success due to it’s unsettling nature

[@nickkambouris4923]

41:05 i love how they used a clip from Phasmaphobia made me chuckle

[@UCannotDefeatMyShmeat]

28:10 “we’re warming you on this tv, not to use this tv” Excellent contingency, truly

[@DAMN_ITS_GOT_SPOTS_ON_THE_TOP]

I love all that you do. I have been looking for true intellectualism in a channel for a long time. I've Liked and Subscribed to everything you do.

[@tislumberjack4020]

Lol muta's face after realizing what he read at 44:43 was priceless.

[@wurmturm]

at 17:50 , I'm fairly sure it's implying that Cesar calling him was the alternate baiting him into coming to the house to trap him

[@DoctorTauri]

Yea I thought that too

[@jackojaxko5885]

It is indeed correct,also because ceasers face deforms.

[@scriggle3564]

also why he said to make sure he checks that certain hallway so he could get him easily

[@memeticgenetic5160]

It's also a refrence to Jerma's "Sussy Imposter" face.

[@spoonaddict8805]

I wonder if alternates could mistake someone with gigantism for some of their own, and then they just approach the person that's in fear and just says " How have you remained undetected for so long man? You haven't even offed one of them yet!"

[@acreator4268]

Bro imagine how the person might’ve felt-

[@charles_in_charge3246]

I woke up to this playing thanks muta now I'm gonna be up all night

[@dankewolfie2794]

Biblically accurate angels are terrifying, its not all halos and fluffy wings

[@Anthony-gc7el]

Yes that is scary shit. Wow

[@NireFuster]

The fluffy wing and halo angels _are_ biblically accurate angels Both types of angels exist at the same time, they're just different kinds

[@dankewolfie2794]

@@NireFuster I didnt say they didn't broski, I said there's more to them than fluffy wings and halos, not that they didnt have them.

[@BottleOBile]

Honestly the biblically accurate angels are more scarier than the killer queen looking demon in the cartoon

[@maniik_flix4837]

I love watching people reacting to this but it always has me on edge afterwards. Props to Alex, this stuff is good..

[@TheNormalGuy171]

Hopefully muta makes a video on the 4th episode im so hyped to see where this story goes, starting to get interesting

[@tonyrandal9124]

I've seen like three of the images total that are in this and the audio alone is enough to give me chills

[@tonyrandal9124]

Even by the little I've seen this makes excellent use of the uncanny valley effect

[@tonyrandal9124]

26:20 I can still recognize that stock baby crying sound effect it was used in star trek ds9 like three times once in Voyager and somewhere in TNG a few times.

[@Sodasaman]

Yesss. Ngl i prefer when Muta does fun stuff like this than ranting.

[@TETOMOKOROKI]

hey muta , I wanna say thanks for giving me a vid to watch while I'm fighting for my life on this toilet. you a real one

[@gjeraldh2989]

How did it go? Any casualties?

[@TETOMOKOROKI]

@@gjeraldh2989 yes I was interrupted , my grandpa needed to go but luckily i finished quick and swiftly

[@js7619]

LMAOOO

[@torpuido4398]

1:04 thought he was about to say 'nothing is worth the risk' lmao