Dreams of an Insomniac: An Analog Horror Masterpiece

[@quinnamon]

Be sure to get your very own Quinn plush!!! After two weeks he’s GONE FOREVER!!! www.ownaj.com/collections/plushies/products/quinn-plush

[@NoobKing2828]

What if i said no?

[@gun8737]

@@NoobKing2828 you get lobotomized

[@Pastraspec]

Yeah I think this series is pretty ok

[@quinnamon]

haven’t finished it yet but it’s been fine so far

[@klaibefhuoaiuwehjklbdfsnxnik]

Meh, could use more distorted fish.

[@SqueakDCorgeh]

Hate this guy

[@StumblerOHare]

finish my game

[@giuliano6155]

Yeah and it could take less to release new episodes

[@fireironthesecond2909]

You can’t deny it’s clever Clyde makes people crazy, Lankman takes the crazy people and feeds them to Winfrey

[@Bonnie_2.0]

S Y M B I O S I S

[@Gront517]

Ah the yes tem wark

[@ZelphTheWebmancer]

The veldigun pipeline

[@GoldLeafGardenia]

Alex is a breath of fresh air for me, really. It seems so rare to see characters that are searching for answers be as empathetic as he seems to be. His interview with the woman is full of genuine compassion and reassurance, whereas it seems more often that characters trying to solve a mystery are more focused on answers than the well-being of the interviewee(s). Or, if they are compassionate, it's typically just to make the interviewee comfortable enough to answer the questions. But Alex really seems to care about her as a person and her paranoia and trauma as much as he wants answers to his questions. The interview may have failed, but Alex tried his best. He sounded truly sad afterwards. EDIT: Just fixed up a few sentences EDIT 2: GOOD LORD I used the word "seem" way too much. XD

[@anonymousmysteries3171]

Seeing how much he cares makes me really hope he's okay in the end, that his compassion stays intact through The Horrors.

[@GoldLeafGardenia]

@@anonymousmysteries3171 *SAME!* Although, that last bit of him supposedly catching his breath and turning off the camera felt a lot more ominous than it just being that...

[@drwood-hi3gn]

The "excessive use" of the word "seem" isn't really noticable nor bothersome, don't worry~

[@unoviverseyt]

bro winfrey went from funny cartoon monster TO THE FUCKING VELDIGUN VERSION OF THE NEMESIS

[@aluno1000xawesome]

winfrey became a fucking doom eternal boss

[@unoviverseyt]

@@aluno1000xawesome TRUE HE DOES LOOK LIKE A FUCKIN CYBER DEMON

[@unoviverseyt]

@@aluno1000xawesome or the big red guys what are they called again...

[@mtheguardian49]

@@unoviverseyt A baron of hell?

[@unoviverseyt]

@@mtheguardian49 Yes!

[@hectorplay8199]

Knowing Pastra, it's very likely that Lankman Asylum is directly inspired by Arkham Asylum from the Batman franchise (possibly the game iteration): Both have little to no care of their patients, both keep inhuman creatures in their facilities and both are named after their founder's surnames (Jeremiah Arkham, Herbert Lankman). Also, this iteration Lankman gives me big Scarecrow vibes with his look.

[@GuessImaGuest]

Yes, actually. You would be correct. Pastra has taken great influence from the Batman's horror elements, as well as Resident Evil. How do I know this? Simple, really. Pastra adores Scarecrow and Nemesis, who he already dedicated videos to on his channel. Pastra also seems to prefer psychological horror, so it wouldn't be too far-fetched to say he took inspiration from Arkham Asylum.

[@bruhfeld9600]

And somehow Lankman has given Scarecrow better treatment than most Batman media (looking at you Batman Begins and Arkham Knight)

[@spongeboymebob771]

Amadeus Arkham, actually. Well, technically, Elizabeth Arkham. But yeah. Ackthualy...

[@scarigamez]

Out of anything in the series, the one thing that scares me the most is Officer Kruger's face after he was attacked by Clyde. It triggers a very specific memory of a monster from the Supernatural series I saw as a kid, and I can’t look at him without wanting to scream!

[@sylvanaandersson1921]

The Russian Sleep Experiment is what i think of when i see it. One of the creepiest things I ever saw as a kid.

[@alymatronicdeeare8265]

My favorite thing ever is how Lankmann as an entity and the "real" one who lives with Pastra are so different. I know its the other way around, but I like to think that the goofy one is the actual one, and hes also an actor for the DOAI series. In reality though, hes the guy who hid that mogus and shit.

[@username5155]

I think with how Lankmann talks about DOAI in his ARG it’s safe to assume the Lankmann in Pastra’s non-DOAI videos is the normal Lankmann and then he gets all spoopy for Pastra’s big project.

[@spectra-inventa]

DOAI Actor au

[@purplepedantry]

​@@spectra-inventa Why does this translate like a tyrant with a puppet state?

[@RangeCMYK]

​@@purplepedantryTHIS IS A FREE ACTOR

[@aquaticanimus]

@@spectra-inventa woaahh a FREE actor

[@monwyn8538]

just a silly late night thought but winfrey's reveal scene being rather red than his own colour makes me feels like he's in completely in lankmann's control unlike clyde's vids previously where he is out there somewhere, roaming, waiting to strike. basically, the scene shows lankmann's power and control rather than winfrey as a threat you need to beware (again, unlike clyde)

[@decimalheckery5737]

honestly its REALLY fun seeing horror youtubers cover eachothers stuff obviously it helps that they're friends but it's also pretty cool to get a glimpse of what goes on inside

[@ansrfururactions]

One thing you forgot to mention, Clyde in the og canon was the one who attacked lankmann, which gave Clyde their intellect and, more interestingly, their sadism. This means that there is a very real possibility that Clyde relished what he did to Krueger. Winfrey is also the only one who has fully developed due to the fact that they had a surplus of food to feed off of thanks to the asylum. Unfortunately, this came at the price of Winfrey being the equivalent of a feral animal because of the patients they were fed not being the most stable. So not only are they built like a polar bear ODing on steroids, they have the personality of one too. If the veldiguns' habits of pairing up together is anything to go by, that means that Clyde and Winfrey are going to meet eventually.

[@t0nyxaka90]

And hoo boy, what a meeting that will be...

[@ansrfururactions]

@@t0nyxaka90 it would basically be like a mad scientist commanding his feral creation.

[@grunt3906]

whos clyde

[@ansrfururactions]

@grunt3906 the orange boi

[@grunt3906]

@@ansrfururactions ohhh the demon

[@blizzardlol202]

The first time I saw Volume 0, I was in my office, WHICH HAS A WINDOW TO MY FUCKING LEFT SIDE

[@D00DL3BUG_DR4WS]

HAEH

[@maxiepallet]

21:26 small correction: while a majority of the soundtrack of DOAI is original, they do use some older music. The first example I can think of being a slowed version of“In The Mood” by Glenn Miller playing during the Lankmann Foundation tape in volume 1. The original music that was made though is wonderful

[@quinnamon]

i did notice this! however i wrote most of this script before volume ones release and the day it dropped i was so swamped in editing i missed some little details lol

[@LyraHorrorz]

While this is true, I do think that the older music used were actually commissioned re-orchestrations specifically for use in DOAI (I may be wrong)

[@guythekami4446]

Something interesting, the analog horror trope of burnt images onto an screen or overlay sometimes isn’t just done for the spooky. With old VHS footage, images can be burned over on old film through re-recordings. An example of this is the supposed “Ghost of Walt Disney” footage that sprung up online a few years back. “The Ghost of Walt Disney” footage follows what looks like an apparition strolling through the park late after hours on Disney surveillance footage. But this was just an error with the vhs film Disney was using, with old analog surveillance systems vhs tapes would be reused and recorded over thus the apparition of Walt Disney was just a guest from sometime during operating hours. All this is to say a certain level of mystery around what is wrong with the tapes themselves is made compelling through these errors. Because in your mind you can then justify that maybe the tapes aren’t haunted, because these are just errors on damaged film. Or then again, knowing the nature presented of this being, can you really be sure?

[@snailteeth5811]

26:57 this point, where our lovable spaghetti loses all of its cartoonish and innocent appearance completely dissolves, revealing the creatures true colors. This really shows how Clyde isn’t a stereotypical antagonist who kills for sport, but an actual threat.

[@chaosbeam4654]

I think we kinda passed that point when he stole a bunch of kids and fused someone’s bones with their skin

[@snailteeth5811]

@@chaosbeam4654 we all do that sometimes 🥺

[@Spino-hx2mr]

Wouldn't both of those be threats? Both pose a threat, for varying reasons for why they commit to their killings.

[@bearzinluvzxd]

​@@chaosbeam4654aw is that not allowed? I do thay ever sp often tho.... :(

[@bing_crystal4831]

The fact that a veldigun’s touch doesn’t slowly kill the person, but supposedly infects and transforms them into veldiguns themselves is ominous yet very interesting. I did have the theory that Lankmann was a normal human turned Veldigun (whether by choice or forced or whatever) and watching this video might just confirm my theory. (Also, I’m not 100% sure, but I also think that “Candy Mouse” might be a reference to yet another one of Pastra’s oc Klaus. Just wanted to point that out)

[@arielalejandrodelfabro1740]

Imagine if Lankman opened the asylum to try and find a “cure” for himself But, before that, he didn’t even consider investigating the veldigun’s or using the asylum That would be crazy Specially if the veldigun mutation makes such changes at psychological level

[@bing_crystal4831]

@@arielalejandrodelfabro1740 That would be crazy. Hopefully we get to find out more backstory in future episodes.

[@royalhydra9790]

Surprised no one brought up Officer Krueger's son is named Klaus

[@inkspill5547]

43:30 Take it with a grain of salt, but I’m about 95% certain I remember Pastra saying on a stream/video/tweet that canonically, Alex Williams actually DOES voice Toon Lankmann, simply because someone suggested it to Pastra and they thought it would be funny to make canon

[@quinnamon]

i knew about this before they said it on a stream lol i didn’t know if it would be public knowledge or not though so i only suggested it in my video

[@inkspill5547]

@@quinnamon Ah, alright then, cool 👍

[@ThatDigitalDemon]

more than ever now, I want to make a Clyde/Lankmann cosplay with stilts and such.

[@username5155]

No one will trust you wearing that costume

[@ThatDigitalDemon]

@@username5155 good :)

[@LilRedSpectre]

Lmao same

[@NightsIntoDreams777]

DOAI Is whatever I wanna hear more of Pastra talking about Distorted Fish

[@dapperghost3409]

32:34 Fall. You are alone, Child. There is only darkness for you, and only death for your people. These ancients are just the beginning. I will command a great and terrible army and we will sail to a billion worlds. We will sail until every light has been extinguished. You are strong, Child, but I am beyond strength. I am the end, and I have come for you, Finn.

[@hybridvenom9]

Canon

[@NoobKing2828]

Nah that comes later when Whimfry shows up

[@Fin-6914]

1:45:00 Pastra with a gun will never not be funny. But seriously, this is a very in-depth and wonderful analysis of this (truly) underrated series. The passion oozes from every aspect of it!

[@Looney_ToonZ]

Another thing I love about the series and this channel is the contrast between the 2 mediums. In the show (DOAI) Clyde is shown as an evil, horrifying, and disturbing creature who should not be trusted at all costs. While on the channel he’s a nerdy, wholesome,and lovable cinnamon roll, who cares about his friends,and I love that

[@BrodieMurphy-bl9zb]

My headcannon is that Clyde IS like the toon version personallity wize, but he started terrorizing this random town to MAKE the analog horror series. Because free content.

[@Looney_ToonZ]

@@BrodieMurphy-bl9zb That would be hilarious 😂

[@Sculler14]

I'm Gonna Get A Creaky Abandoned Home I'm Gonna Buy A Vintage Television Set And Put It In The Attic I'm Gonna Port This Entire Series Onto Multiple IRL VHS Tapes I'm Gonna Leave A Note For My Grandchildren Before I Die Asking Them To Check My Attic I'm Gonna Die Happy

[@alexandrachabriel5090]

Don't forget: Include a note 'Do not sell the VHS player and the VHS Tapes.'

[@eggcane]

give them some fun entertaining home movies to drown their sorrows!!! :DDD

[@SpecialInterestShow]

Having the most bizarre break in of a small town be a stolen Halloween costume is SO good tbh. It REALLY helps convey the rural small town vibe. I'm from one and I can tell you 100% this is how towns like this operate. Literally nothing happens here, so any events out of the ordinary are such big news.

[@flickdaboss]

i think that the lankmann foundation later rebranded to the smiling friends and that herbert lankmann is actually mr boss

[@RandomShortGuy528]

Dawg what😭😭😭

[@freechicken4928]

@@RandomShortGuy528 hollup, let him cook

[@RandomShortGuy528]

@@freechicken4928 nah the food is burnt bro💀

[@jelly_4_brainz]

@@RandomShortGuy528 give him a chance to scrape the burnt stuff off, it might still taste bomb

[@jelly_4_brainz]

Alan is the smiling snatcher without his costume

[@ToyotaCorolla-en2mv]

I didnt expect to hear the words "thug ass gangster shit" in the first 20 mins lmao

[@username5155]

The scariest part of this whole series is that Lankmann straightened his hat. Oh and also his face melted off I guess

[@MikiAnne29]

I love the detail of when we see Winfrey we hear the woman Alex talked to saying "Help Me". I interpret it in multiple ways, Winfrey could've been using her voice to ask for help, try to gain sympathy, or to let Alex (and us) know that the woman is now gone and he's repeating her last words to Alex. BUT HEY! THAT'S JUST A THEORY-

[@Garfeed_Awesome]

I’m not going to finish that sentence

[@bellslimes]

We love seeing quinnamon covering such a small content creator like Pastra 🤩🤩

[@zorgnax]

I’m new to this genre but I love it. I credit my therapy clients (most of whom are Gen Z) for introducing it to me. I can’t wait to check this series out!!!!

[@RClark13]

@@zorgnax your my thirpist!

[@jimboroyale]

quinnafans and daggzlings alike will feast on the dark beat red quinnamon zalgo roots of this upload for years to come

[@TNT19716]

Ideas for some of the vegan Jack/Klaus: I find this one interesting because they both remind me of old toys so one day we could hear about a toy store, breaking and then randomly two families would go missing after buying those two toys or something like that The flock: could be kept in the lankman foundation imagine how freaky it would be to walk into one of the rooms, and then to find this puddle of ink, eyes, and a beak Simon: Simon could be well exactly what is stated a good character, but also captured by the foundation. It is possible that he was found in it cornfield maybe even a shitty haunted house attraction And finally, I think specimen 0 1 is the flock explaining why it doesn’t have a name convention like the others and why they are still in there void state

[@TNT19716]

Sorry, if this is long, I’m feeling spicy

[@PrimordialRoseberryBush]

THE VEGANS

[@ToccataEtFugue711]

Another thing…what was kruger’s child’s name again? Klaus? I know hes supposed to hold the mind of a serial unaliver, but maybe that child grew up to become what would be consumed to inhabit Klaus. I dunnuh!

[@TurbotheFurbo]

i got jumpscared by my computer freezing when i was watching DOAI

[@seeminglyseph]

being from a slightly less quiet but still slightly isolated feeling Canadian location, I did have a little giggle at the way it felt like you were like "Bad things can even happen IN CANADA" when I feel like Canada is woefully underutilized in horror, and for me finding out the location is Canadian is like "Excellent, use your element. This is a land of nightmares." You definitely succeeded in whetting my interest a handful of things with this now.

[@uncroppedsoop]

as a thunder bay resident, stepping foot in here is welcoming shadow people to tear you limb from limb, or die of boredom. one or the other, hard to tell

[@Stpurpleskull]

I love the sound of "Human Factory". A much more terrifying version of Swankman's theme which I already love.

[@joseluisalonsoguzman312]

Hey... Where do you find the songs? I've been looking for them and haven't found them. It seems strange to me... Although I probably haven't looked hard enough for it.

[@Stpurpleskull]

@@joseluisalonsoguzman312 If you go to Pastra's playlist their is one for DOAI.

[@Averqgenoob]

@@joseluisalonsoguzman312 have you found them

[@JmonsterNEO]

Ok I want to mention some things I know about the Veldigun * *THIS IS OLD LORE! IT IS LIKELY THAT THIS IS NOT ENTIRELY CANON TO THE SERIES!* * -There are always six of them, and they always travel in pairs. Clyde and Winfrey are one of these pairs. -Veldigun start their lives as barely conscious puddles of pitch black sludge, and their forms become more defined and solid as they consume more victims. -Veldigun specifically devour the psyche and memories of their victims. -Surviving victims that aren’t left as walking husks recall getting visions of a massive, terrifying, six-eyed monster when they were attacked.

[@sathroe]

Angel Hare has a killer original soundtrack and is shockingly wholesome while being insanely distressing, i genuinely cannot recommend it enough especially if you normally bounce off analogue horror like i do but fuck if Dreams of an Insomniac isn't a close fucking second

[@taida_4693]

14:05 the image fading in is the un-censored image of officer Kruger after the encounter with Clyde. I found that out when you showed the scene where all the images flash behind Clyde

[@xtrastudios8270]

There is another peice of analog horror I find pretty decent, the organator enterprise, it’s quite new, but it has an incredible weirdcore vibe like no other and whilst it only has 3 episodes. the info Dr nowhere has given about this helps us understand but even then, a lot of things are quite coherent, enterprise means a hard to create project and the “thumper” creature has been said by Drnowhere as the organator, and this creature seems to be capable of killing, consuming all the organs of its victim and stitching the victims torso back together perfectly. The organator also seems to have childlike tendencies which is probably important This series as is, is great in my opinion because it’s simple, but it’s coherent and spooky

[@quinnamon]

ive heard about this and i really intend on watching it soon!!!

[@goofy-ahh101.]

@@quinnamondo it

[@milesbosau]

Finally two hours of quinnamon

[@quinnamon]

wait a minute i know you

[@datapelzeta]

As an amateur music composer, the soundtrack throughout Vol.1 struck me with such awe and joy over how much it carried the scene's horror and other aspects. Not saying everything else wasn't absolutely phenomenal, it's just what I noticed more, but holy crap was this episode fire!

[@sorrel_leaf_vespers]

This and Vita Carnis are easily my favorite analog horror series. Vita Carnis also has some great sound and prop design, definitely worth a watch.

[@Not_Fish]

I agree, DOAI is a really neat series with TONS of different styles of horror! I can’t wait for EP 4🎉

[@Propulsion4]

Babe, wake up, quinnamon uploaded. Is what I would say if I wasn’t scared of women (Edit : I remember watching pastra’s first video about fnaf 3. I’m so happy to see him getting tons of attention!

[@CherryB0mba-8642]

I can't wait to find out more about the veldigooners

[@swissycheese]

okay first off- i am very easily scared as a person, yet i indulge myself in a lot of horror that makes me stay up at night, and im currently watching this at like one in the morning yeah i know, it's bad leave me alone, call me whatever i know its bad but watching this made me pull an all nighter, i kid you not. i only remember watching the volume zero and then staying away from the series because i got scared that badly, the body horror creeped me out, clyde's face being permanently everywhere on the screen from the training tape, THE PAUSES GOT ME SO BAD. im so sorry but when I saw rule #4 repeated again and I got so scared and when I saw volume one... holy crap. i was not expecting this at all. i won't spoil it since it's new, but oh my god you're not ready for it. def gonna recommend to all of my friends, and I can't wait to see their silly reactions

[@weirdwock]

Nightmares of a narcoleptic vol 1!!!!

[@quinnamon]

TRUTH?

[@NickThomas1]

FINALLY I LOVE THE LONGER TYPE OF VIDEOS. AND I DONT KNOW IF THIS TOOK AWHILE TO MAKE BUT GOOD JOB👍

[@quinnamon]

i started writing this exactly a week ago… so yeah, this video releasing in this time is a miracle lol

[@zorgnax]

@@quinnamondude, a WEEK? That’s incredible!!!

[@coffee-ouji]

"congratulations, you experienced media literacy" is such a good line omg- also the last i was expecting was to get David Baron-Jumpscared

[@hazydaisy737]

I THOUGHT IT WAS GONNA BE SHIPWRECKED 64 FROM THE AUDIO AT THE START 😭😭😭

[@thequietone6860]

The ost is outright phenomenal, my favorite motif Lyra made was the one for Clyde. The simple short melody going frantic and accelerating as this thing draws closer perfectly captures that building dread, the need to run. I absolutely love it, and hope it returns when Clyde returns.

[@BlackoutGaming-r4e]

I would pay to see the Mr. Frog tapes

[@Goosecognito]

Would go so hard

[@MarcyTheKindaCoolWizard]

coudl be a genuinely terrifying series or maybe as part of a larger thing documenting weird (and original to the series) cryptids

[@laraprisma6381]

I think you were a little harsh on other analog horror series, but that's your opinion and so everyone respects the talent and effort on display in these series, I have no problem with your opinion, even though I strongly disagree.

[@quinnamon]

nothing wrong with the series i talked about in this series! i'm just not a big fan of certain analog horrors, but its a very slight few. i included other ones in this video mainly to prove my point, but i actually did used to enjoy stuff like tmc and twf quite a bit

[@StonedHunter]

I finally sat down and caught up on the series today and found your video right after. Perfect timing. I adore Pastra and his passion for horror, which shines so beautifully in his own series. I absolutely cannot wait to see what he presents us with next.

[@basicallyimanerdsowhat]

OMG I’ve been loving this series so much, seeing it get more popular is amasing!

[@purpleshutin]

I didnt even notice how the colors changed and the meaning behind it, I was just so entraled in the world that, aside form the initial shock of the green camera footage, i didnt even pay attention to that. Also the scene where Alex is walking down the hallway to room 66, i was genuinely on edge and suspenseful, its a feeling ive only gotten once before with the film skinamarink. Im really excited for volume 2 and any more projects Pastra does in the future.

[@TotallyRealCanadian]

I really hope these soundtracks are going to be available on spotify

[@MrZig-Zag]

YEAAAH PASTRA!!! Bro helped inspire my art style, I love ‘em 😎

[@HMAmeri]

Dude I LOVE dreams of an insomniac. For a myriad of reasons but what gets me most is just the Audio design. It's haunting and real and I feel like it makes my blood pressure explode in tension.

[@kyleontiizaaniiuus2480]

As an insomniac, I can confirm my dreams are like this sometimes

[@cthulhluftagn3812]

We need to get wendigoon on this, as its a prime example of something he talks about alot, the horror of a childs drawings. To explaine, goon states that the horror of a kids drawing isnt the creepy shapes and faces, but the idea of "what the hell dose this thing ACTUALLY look like" and this series is doing this for the original cartoon designs. Prime example being the bit wherw the Smiling Snatcher is looking at the screen, its cartoon face slowly warping into the actual NIGHTMARE lurking behind..

[@reenamiller4489]

40:51 jokes on you! I’m actually too scared to watch it and watch commentaries instead to feel like I’m not being scared alone😅

[@bearzinluvzxd]

Idk how helpful this might be but: i personally don't think the series is scary, just slightly paranoia inducing. Usually the concept of scary for me is mostly just disgust and umcomfortableness or jumpiness. It doesn't really have any big jumpscares and gross hardcore scenery, the visuals are very very good and the acting is fine. It's mostly just the feeling of something around you tho, like goosebumps and shit. Plus, you have to pay a little bit of atrention to detail to understand the story so that doesn't leave much time to think about it when you actually get scared. Also! I'd reccomend watching it reading the comments if you don't mind too many spoilers, it helps with interpretation and keeps you calmer yk. (Ugh sorry i keep writing big ass essays but i can't help it lols)

[@apolloisabnormal1001]

so glad you gave this small time 100 subs youtuber a chance in the spotlight

[@Rainok]

I have some experience with mental hospitals and I can see why mental hospitals are seen the way they are, and it can get kind of intense. But, to me at least, they were honestly better than my personal life (with a few moments being exceptions). Idk if that says more about the hospitals or my personal life, but my point is, I get why they're always depicted as scary, but they're usually not that bad

[@bearzinluvzxd]

Yea! Most of the 'scary' nature of mental hospitals come from negligence and misconduct. I was supposed to go to one recently but i live in Brasil and.... well, you could say that we got the french methods until like, the late 90's and i still get very apprehensive. There's a full documentary of something that happened not even two hours away from my town by car about this type of negligence. :v

[@StumblerOHare]

What about Blue Labron? That's my favorite one!

[@jimboroyale]

what...

[@jimboroyale]

ive got my eyes on you pal

[@Mewtwomasta]

Finally, a video essay on DOAI that's really long, I needed this

[@FoolOfTheStars]

I’ve never had an interest in analog horror until this very series. This video feels like a love letter to the series and I can’t help but agree with every word.

[@Astrolionking]

I LOVE the ending to the first volume. It’s like Clyde is mocking us. We won’t get the victims back, he is powerful, we are powerless, he is unstoppable… and he takes a disgusting but delightful pleasure in it. I love it so so much.

[@Global_Toast]

Lankmann looks very similar to the hallucination known as the Hatman, a being associated with high dosages of drugs such as Benadryl. This is really interesting knowing that the lankmann foundation has a fascination with hallucinations (e.g. the goggles given to employees)

[@GAL-CAKE]

As someone that absolutely adores the genre of analog horror when done right, GOD WAS DOAI SUCH AN INSPIRATIONAL DELIGHT. The world building, the character designs, the music, the atmosphere is all so deserving of the adoration it gets! It's made me want to start my own consept someday that I hope could only get even the fraction of what this gorgeous series has to offer. This was such a Wonderful analysis video overall! All of your videos are so engaging and genuinely make me see things in a more appreciative perspective💜

[@fluffcake]

God it really feels nice to see a stylized series with pretty fleshed out monsters in it, it’s so good to see here. I really like the approach it’s taking and it looks like it’s going to go somewhere really good.

[@StoryTeller796]

9:07 "A lot of people seem to despise the idea of Analog Horror being anywhere close to coherent" The StoryTeller's Epic Fable: *Nervous "Fantastical Wonderland That Slowly Builds Itself Together Into A Final, Coherent, Real Narrative That Is No Longer Either Incredibly Confused and Incapable Of Explaining In Coherent Terms What Is Going On, Or Just A Complete And Utter Black and White Mess" Sweating* Anyway, great video so far! I watched through all of Pastra's videos long before watching this one, so I'm just seeing what you have to say to be honest. I could rewatch the videos all over again as well.

[@exlit_]

I absolutely adore this series, I’m so glad it’s getting the attention it deserves. I’m also obsessed with veldiguns in entirety. So maybe I’m biased

[@easelouiz1260]

quinnamon: "i hardly get scared and this got my heart racing" me, scared by anything from a door bumping to a 1-frame scary image: "nah, i'd win"

[@dekuloveshair5667]

“This is his story” *insert law and order DUN DUN*/j

[@Cedar_Treess]

I'm so happy I finally got around to watching this. You were right about that end statement of DOAI having inspired a lot of folks cause I'm one of them. DOAI has inspired me to pick up a couple old writing projects and continue developing my Outlast character! (Lankkman Asylum is giving off Mount Massive Asylum vibes and I'm here for it.) It has even inspired me to start developing my own stories in the world of Eastridge County. PLUS THE SOUNDTRACK IS ABSOLUTELY FIRE LYRA DID SUCH AN AMAZING JOB.

[@skethy2333]

the way you describe everything about it makes it all the more horrifying

[@kitsune2661]

The algorithm gods were in my favor today and put me across your channel, starting with Alfred’s playhouse then winding up here, i wanted to say thank you even though the odds of you reading this are low i want to make my appreciation clear. You got me through a crappy 7 hour shift today while being able to listen to your commentary in between thank you for your insightful and very well produced content, keep it up im loving it!!!

[@ChaosEnthusiast]

first analog horror that actually scared me and thats just from a video essay. this is stellar!

[@ChaosEnthusiast]

1:40:32 i only noticed now but take a closer look at the box next to them

[@WillieManga]

Right off the bat, I gotta love the spooky irony of the series' title.

[@Unkn0wingly]

yippie!

[@quinnamon]

hai frienddd

[@Juice_draws]

Yoo it’s the arg Godzilla dude

[@Garfeed_Awesome]

Clyde’s plush is way too adorable to make me scared of him anymore, but Winfrey’s design absolutely does it for me

[@timestopgaming2674]

I love the difference in Clyde on DoaI and the rest of Pastra's channel. He's normally this expressive silly and lovable eldritch horror but in DoaI he's bloody terrifying

[@sugar-high_kitsune]

It's so delightful to see Pastra on the other side of the conversation. Seeing his work examined in much the same way that he praises and examines others' works. ❤ You even brought our boy in to say his piece! Eeeeeeeeeeeee~♡

[@chuchupoppy]

Damn, I really am the ideal target. I truly do just wait around for hour-long analysis to spoon-feed me reasons to invest into a horror series.

[@R3DR4V3N-_-]

I can’t help but giggle when I see the face of such a horrifying creature and hear that it’s name is “Clyde”

[@Brian_Griffin_Gaming]

I can’t believe the pumpkin guy would do this

[@arko.9039]

You know it's terrifying when you have to cover your screen/eyes and/or take your headphones out

[@thecommenter90]

I forgot Pastra made an analog horror series. But I think he knows how to make an analog horror series by knowing how to not make one. As the meme states, "The missile know where it by knowing where it isn't."

[@LEWIS_sanders_9]

Ever since finding you're channel ive been obsessed with you're video, i actually carved you're channel name into my forehead

[@V-SanSings580]

Oh to va in a horror project! ive gotta check this out; ive been a fan of pastra's art for months now and being an amateur va, seeing bravvy's intimidating performances in both TWF and DOAI and patient 66's cries putting chills down my spine... this is the new goal to achieve. u can tell how much love everyone put into this and I hope to find this kind of passion project one day!

[@Totallynotredtail]

1:27:46 while I do agree I believe that issue only seemed to arise because the Mandela catalogue was on of the big pioneers of the desaturated, dusty feel of most analog horror productions to date, frankly it’s just not nearly as immersive as the full, bright and visceral colors of projects like DOAI I believe it has its own strengths to it, supernatural horror as its stands can benefit a lot from the grays and black that engulf most of the environments in TMC as most people are afraid of the dark, or rather, what’s IN the dark. Now maybe I’m bias because I love the Mandela catalogue and it’s definitely affected my taste in horror media, but it doesn’t really *scare* me. Like you’ve said stuff like DOAI utilizes it’s bright and vibrant palette to its advantage, wether it be to add to the environment scare (for example the lankman asylum is bathed in deep, bloody reds the really get under your skin) and it’s stuff like that that really fucking freaks me out. it invokes a primal horror I don’t feel very often, where as stuff like TMC (Sorry for using that as my main drawing point) relies on the audiences sense of unease, the uncanny valley is an MVP considering the trope of tall, almost human monsters that have taken over the genre. Stuff like the Mandela catalogue leaves me filled with anxiety, and dread long term. Whereas DOAI leaves me terrified, but not anxious, I don’t stay up at night because of it yk? Instead it’s more an an in the moment kind of thing, the kind of horror where I can walk away from it without long term effects, but I am extremely compelled to admire the incredible artistry of the series, how the soundtrack and the environments play into the suspense leading up to the big reveal. I feel most analog horror projects have become more character driven than horror driven, which I don’t mind but if I’m looking to get SCARED I probably wouldn’t go watch something like the walten files. But DOAI is very overall plot driven you don’t have many characters to focus on so you really get to absorb all it has to offer. Sorry the comment is so long or if I sound like a broken record, I’m not good at putting my thoughts to words but if you read this long uhh have some watermelon 🍉 Edit: also I have to say I love videos like these so much, I am a big fat coward who can’t watch horror content myself most of the time because I’ve had anxiety issues my whole life so they really help me out! But I’m getting better at coming to my own conclusions and making my own theories without having to have people outright tell me the connections first though lol

[@P.A.L.09]

I do enjoy some analog horror, and I do think dream of an insomniac has cool moments

[@Dagoth_the_rizzler]

You brought to my attention that this takes place in Canada. As a Canadian and insomniac, I fear that I will get my bones fused

[@LJstyle121]

You know there was always this familiarity of the setting and story of DOAI that I couldn’t place my finger on until you mentioned stranger things (light spoilers) both story’s follow a normal everyday town being terrorized by a monster that in its self is scary until it reveals a seemly innocent foundation that has been lurking in the background the whole time just to peel back the curtain and show it as the corrupt and abusive place it is. On top of that we slowly learn that the town monster might just be the least of our characters worry’s.

[@Jetiix]

the boiled one made me stay up at night

[@bluechica23]

can’t wait to watch this whole thing 5 times over!!

[@jimboroyale]

have you done it yet

[@JimJamKittyKam]

I love how the Creatures that lurk in Eastridge County are all so vaguely different but fit together like pieces of a messy puzzle. Seeing how mysterious these creatures are makes it more interesting and difficult to understand. Really hope we get to see more of these silly (and terrifying) bundle of monsters continue to haunt a part of Canada.

[@Chim2323]

Brrrruh, during the crazy scene at 27:35 KZbin crashed and now I'll not be able to sleep for like 3 days

[@thezerowulf2046]

The Mr.Frog tapes go hard. Like what do you mean? The nuance, the references, the themes are all on point