intruder alert

[@cheeseff2106]

on this episode of the Mandela Catalogue: Jerma's alternate commits the absolute most diabolical lick ever

[@dwbh222]

LMAO

[@commanderruby901]

y’all stealing toilets and sinks, my man’s out here stealing children

[@dietzel8988]

This sounded like a Bottom Gear episode intro

[@ibillisticsheep3264]

ty for the laugh

[@red3432]

HWLPME

[@madookamagooka743]

Kudos to the first investigator for noping out of that house. Secconds after I ridicule him for investigating a spooky ass house at night, he just up and leaves lol.

[@akindowl]

That moment was so perfect lmao, it was genuinely funny and reflects the viewers' feelings while watching with a reasonable in-universe explanation while also giving us a moment of relief as someone who was just set up as our POV character for the time being does the obviously correct thing to do in this situation and gets the fuck right outta there, just before letting us know that there's still horror yet to be experienced ahead and we're gonna be stuck in one place in a creepy ass house viewing it.

[@0_dearghealach_083]

He was the smart one. Always in the horror films and the like, one gets a bad feeling and leaves the place. Coward, right? Well then the others get murdalized by a Hellish monster… And the coward survives! Smart coward.

[@Tinlion09]

Discretion is the better part of valor.

[@yentamoon1808]

He who lives and runs away gets to live another day

[@0_dearghealach_083]

@@yentamoon1808 Amen to that, Yenta

[@skywalker14]

the best part of these series is that there are no cheap screamers, just pure fear

[@Axl4325]

Yeah always a mood killer to get jumpscared, that´s not horror, that´s just startling the hell out of my instincts and even a power surge can do that

[@zherean42069]

and that's the most scary part

[@GrimArtz_]

Ok

[@SHITFUCK1999]

most internet horror today is like so there is no surprise really

[@josephsiddiqui6472]

Yea this has made me scared then any movie and video because “HORROR” is just boo jumpscare

[@elitemetropolice4551]

the intruder killing 3426 kids so he can rise up in ranks with his k/d ratio

[@luckybeeyt]

When you join a noob server to dominate lol

[@yiotzu]

@@luckybeeytso he's smurfing

[@Mrguy72]

Bro he’s trying to get a nuke or a Juggernaut kill streak

[@superknugs6327]

Bro didn't watch the Wendigoon lore video (that isn't what happens) 💀

[@sarahjamesinasarah6423]

“Distraught at the sight of her missing infant” has never been more horrifying

[@joshjess9841]

Man, I want to learn how to do that: arranging certain words in a sentence in order to create something that DOES sound phonetically correct to the English language, but once actually reading it, with or without context, the meaning sounds like something that shouldn't be realistically possible in our realm.

[@jojoondabeat15]

Horrifying and saddening. Mothers who can't move on from their still borns are a pitiful sight.. :(( Ironic how we're all feeling Horrified when seeing our mother and hearing their screams or agony or even their cries or their pains. It really hits our pain spot 🙁

[@computer_dude]

@@jojoondabeat15 How is it ironic?

[@juniperberryyyy]

And that's a pretty horrifying sentence to begin with

[@apassionatenerd.3564]

@@jojoondabeat15 thats compassion not irony

[@bcgazero6472]

"Victim's corpse is seen being tampered with by invisible force" Intruder: *swinging the corpse around with a physics gun*

[@AccipiterSmith]

Or maybe the intruder is flailing the bloodshotted and mauled corpse like a rubber chicken.

[@TopSuperDude]

Also intuder: *Using the gravity gun to use the corpse for his upcoming animation*

[@JeanMarceaux]

Mandela's Mod

[@NathanDarkson984]

@@TopSuperDude DAMN IT, I KNEW IT'S BADWATER VIDEOS 2009

[@artemorekhov8040]

You mean, Physics gun.

[@js0219]

imagine how powerless people feel in these situations, as fascinating as analog horror videos are, i'd hate to live in their worlds.

[@ih8mich]

ikr

[@pepsisenpai3312]

This world ain't any better if you think about it

[@kapatidtomas]

But don't we all don't just want to be living in their own worlds?

[@Deeznuts4]

I’d hate to live there too, but this world isn’t that different, the paranormal creatures just look human but they can be worse

[@nina-du8hl]

like, imagine seeing your infant disappear, then see a strange face, then dying from stress

[@axXxelp21]

As of right now, this is the only episode with comments on. Please don’t do it, Alex.

[@Motionmanguyrn]

I don’t think he’s going to, he’s innocent after all. Alex is known for being like mentally scary, and I believe this may just be a sign of how messed up things are. I may be wrong, but hope not

[@ekaterinaobraztsova4631]

​@@Motionmanguyrn People like Inquisitor3 and Alex Holowka did it despite being innocent... Fuck false accusers.

[@hilvystewy7298]

What happened with him?

[@TwilightAnika]

​@@hilvystewy7298Yeah, can someone please explain I'm new to this series and I wanna know whats going on w him

[@reviewpanda3125]

@@hilvystewy7298 He got Falsely accused of grooming

[@LiberalSquared]

An interesting fact about the song playing on the television: For many decades, there was a trend of taking young male singers and castrating them as children so that they may always keep their high-pitched voices, which they found to be more beautiful than typical adult male voices. They were called castrato. This was made illegal sometime in the 1800s, and this recording is the recording of the last known castrato, and the only known recording of one. His name was Alessandro Moreschi. He died in 1922.

[@beans6242]

No way I didnt even notice that. I remembered listening to the audio on yt once and I swear it creeped tf out of me because you can hear the sadness in his voice man its quite depressing. I even saw a whole documentary on castrato but it's no longer on yt anymore :( it was super interesting

[@rosyguard]

Yes but what is "castrating"

[@gruggyo]

@@rosyguard the removal of the testicles

[@ayyyyyyyyyyy.3568]

@@gruggyo Damn that's fucking painful.

[@gruggyo]

@@ayyyyyyyyyyy.3568 yep, I can’t imagine how awful it is

[@Sm0keytheKlown]

this is scary as hell but the scariest thing is the jumpscare that the genshin impact trailer gave me at the end

[@sadlittleworm]

LMAO

[@novemberiscoolithink]

would rather die to my alternate than play genshin, jesus that must be scary

[@MidgarMerc]

@@novemberiscoolithink games pretty good but the developers are stingy AF

[@novemberiscoolithink]

@@MidgarMerc i've heard that the fanbase is literred with the sexualization of minors and also that the game is pay to win and while i can't confirm either, i wouldn't put it past them it is unfair to just say this but i may check it out, take my comment with multiple grains of salt

[@MidgarMerc]

@@novemberiscoolithink it's an anime game with a couple child characters so obviously you're gonna get some weirdos in there being gross weirdos. The game itself is actually pretty tame and very rarely takes an overly horny approach to anything. It's not 100% pay to win. Many players have never spent a dime on the game and have very good teams. Obviously dumping money into the game with fast track you into a great team but gameplay and team composition are much more important than just having the shiny thing. The game gives you several free characters too and a bunch of free pulls from just playing through the story. Though if gacha games aren't your cup of tea (as in focusing on dailies and seasonal events and slow grinding) then maybe pass or stick to the main storyline. The pay to win aspect only matters for the Challenge Mode area called The Spiral Abyss. Everything else is pretty easy

[@hpr2986]

4:12 “After taking the previously shown photo, the investigator reported an “overwhelming sense of dread” and left the scene immediately” *finally* someone with fucking common sense!

[@cryamistellimek9184]

I think what’s more scary is that investigators don’t usually have this response to even the worst of crime scenes. Maybe strong disgust, but to feel such dread that you immediately bale out is unheard of.

[@Akunai_]

The investigator: kzbin.info/www/bejne/a3fNiJhpZriSZsk

[@dorothyjosefina]

>Comes across crime scene at night >Suddenly feels an overwhelming sense of dread >Refuses to elaborate further >Leaves

[@gabethegreat7678]

*I know what you love* *I know what you dread*

[@beezmanit2683]

"Fuck this shit I'm out"

[@Irregulyze]

Everyone talks about the "Victim's corpse is seen being tampered with by invisible force", but I personally can not get over the whole "Distraught at the sight of her missing infant." Every time it happens, chills run down my spine. The way it looks like she's just ascending, which could be somewhat funny, just to have all the humour ripped off to reveal the dark truth of it all, is probably one of the most disturbing things in this series. I also love the line, because distraught at the SIGHT of her missing infant implies that she found him, but realised something was wrong. This subtly hints at the reveal that Adam was an alternate, meaning Lynn wasn't depressed, she contracted M.A.D.. The song used also perfectly sets the scene. Yes, it's very unnerving, and helps with the tone, but there's something I noticed. In this piece, there is the high, castrato voice, but also the instrumental piano behind. This piano was taken from Bach's Prelude in C Major. You know where else this song appears? Right at the end of Vol. 333, when The Alternate catches up to Thatcher. Not only does this support the theory that Adam made The Alternate into being, but it also ties together this small part of this amazing series. Also the rest of the episode is pretty great.

[@FayeLawnKrack3d]

The fact that it’s funny at first and the placement of the objects even makes it look like a meme made in this day and age makes it scarier for me. It shows that the alternates perceive this as entertaining and funny. To them, this is a joke. It’s sick entertainment to them.

[@khrisbro]

She killed herself.

[@felixhatton7334]

I know right? That line is so haunting. One of the scariest things I genuinely think I’ve seen on the internet. The entire series is super well written.

[@bestseedever2104]

@@khrisbro Cool? Hes analyzing the scene and its tie in with the rest of the series

[@Hcrsports420]

I ain't reading allat

[@RoboRabbit444]

The worst part of the dark is that your brain always tries to fill in the gaps, meaning it forms things that aren't there.

[@iapetus6110]

Well we are forcing our brain to ,so i think we did it on purpose

[@hannibalbarca9832]

The best types of horror media makes you interprete it and imagine what monsters lie beyond rather than show it, which is far creepier than simple jumpscare tropes

[@chaoticshooter6376]

it’s actually fucking torture

[@TiggyTVAnimations]

maybe is actually someone that has some kind of schizophrenia??? or might be wrong

[@dannybrown2857]

@@TiggyTVAnimations schizophrenia*

[@yoshialliluki2471]

I love this universe. But would hate to be in it.

[@yamato6114]

Same. I don’t wanna be paranoid that I’ll wake up and see a freaky shadow person in my bedroom.

[@TamakkiScales]

True 😂

[@jktech2117]

oh, anxiety pfp

[@illogicallogics]

what do you mean it's not real?

[@henrycor5057]

I hope to at least voiceact the kid mark.

[@orchidscion]

much respect for the investigator who correctly identified the house's rancid vibes and just left. wish more people did that in horror. "The vibes in here are rancid and I'm feeling a little spooked, so I'm just going to go." love that for him.

[@aurorapaisley7453]

He was probably followed

[@orchidscion]

@@aurorapaisley7453 i mean, yeah, but he at least *tried* to get out, which is a lot more self-preservation than anyone else in this series

[@DrGonzo6114]

Did you notice the house had those creppy eyes?

[@TheOgMD4]

@@DrGonzo6114 .................. what? Where?

[@timgoodmen4057]

he took the photo, said "fuck this" and left

[@angelaplays]

You know it’s good when KZbin warns you twice

[@rai_nnn]

nah its good when youtube doesnt let me watch for 20 minutes cuz of the amount of warnings!!!!

[@DeterminedBlade]

What warnings? I didn’t get any?

[@lydia3832]

@@DeterminedBladewell the comment was from a year ago

[@MitsuneMuko]

honestly the best execution on a suicide moment in a horror series i've ever seen. like the way opera music plays in the background and the objects become realistic when the lights 'turn on' just makes it seem like you're watching this from the perspective of a sick lunatic who sees tragedy as comedy

[@Indiegamefan-1987]

tbh the last 7 words make me wanna write a song

[@Edgeworthscravat]

The opera music is Ave Maria sang by a eunuch who was castrated to keep his soprano voice. True story.

[@hannahbg1852]

@@Edgeworthscravat Oh yeah, another comment mentioned that I believe. Pretty creepy.

[@othmanesmihi5595]

@@Edgeworthscravat link ?

[@user-cc4du3us8v]

Woman: *Commits suicide* Satan: *Indian man laughing*

[@thesonicdude6747]

scene with the mom actually unnerved the hell out of me, good shit, keep it up, really love this universe so far

[@Cameron0001]

Gave me the biggest goosebumps ever

[@probes-arealone]

When your Getty Images license is about to expire so you use the most of it

[@nightdog4183]

Same, i think i saw this scene in my dream lol.

[@dootdoot5891]

ah yes, i too hate it when i kill myself and everything in my room turns into stock images

[@snowballin7416]

@@dootdoot5891 same bro

[@marinousmonk8605]

The fact that so many kids disappeared around the same time is so fucking terrifying

[@firefrostpeacemaker]

Ayo, hold up.

[@hugebaIIs]

WHAY

[@cringerfilmmaker]

wdym same time

[@slyfox7452]

They probably will come back. They just wont be human

[@chandracraft7736]

@@slyfox7452 nah children are all just type twos.

[@wendymorgan1049]

The singing heard at 1:35 is a 1902 recording of Alessandro Moreschi. He was a castrato, which is a boy who has been castrated in before puberty in order to retain a high-pitched and powerful voice when singing. He was the one of the last of his kind, and the only one to ever have his voice recorded so that we can hear it today. The fact that Alex decided to use this specific audio recording for this video brings a whole new unsettling layer to this video.

[@margot_78]

Castratos are still around.

[@camelat7228]

"source: dude trust me"

[@themosaicshow]

@@camelat7228it’s true though 😭

[@ErinWood-xi7io]

Agreed, it is still very much used today by the church

[@Nagvanshieus]

If they want high pitched and powerful voice than doesn't it makes sense to just train femals for this role? Why de nutting boys?

[@doggovision5729]

Why is jerma killing toddlers

[@Alltheprayers]

_idfk_

[@ohara_sloth4554]

Goddamn it lmao, this shit got me.

[@Cloudm4n]

Lmao

[@IStandForTJandTAW]

Psycho streamer kills children!

[@chickennuggetman2593]

WHEN THE IMPOSTER IS ME

[@memberzhxll3512]

The part where it states that the investigator felt an “overwhelming sense of dread” seems so eerie it’s real. Imagine going to a empty house to investigate and sensing you aren’t alone

[@mikkaelmansbridge5154]

It's that investigator intuition, so strong it can breach the paranormal.

[@errortryagainlater4240]

Never ignore your gut instinct. We developed it for a reason. The primal fear that you're not really alone is absolutely terrifying.

[@cakebby18]

idk why tf they would go at night lol

[@Axl4325]

It´s also amazing that after volume 3 we get a bit more insight to this moment. Officer Ruth was already on her way to the house but the man was so scared he didn´t wait for her and bailed, which was honestly the smartest decision in any horror related media ever

[@destroyerofturtles5024]

@@cakebby18 that’s just when they arrived.

[@thesamuraiedge]

“VICTIM’S CORPSE IS SEEN BEING TAMPERED WITH BY INVISIBLE FORCE” Very cool horror imagery.

[@SirKemzyGodle]

The imagination is more fucked than actually visually looking at it.

[@thesamuraiedge]

@@SirKemzyGodle Exactly, the censor bar is icing on the cake.

[@DaxmathecoolNobodie]

The censor box is what makes analog horror amazing. Although it would be nice in these vids to either see the edges of what's happening or the censor box being put there half-hazardly so we see a flash of what might be there. Kinda like in Boozos Ghosts.

[@0_dearghealach_083]

Yep. And since it’s censored, God only knows what happened to the body to make it totally censored… I don’t think I want to know.

[@yamato6114]

That's why it's scary. NOT knowing actually makes horror scarier than knowing. The fact that we don't know WHAT this unknown creature did to the victim is freakier than actually showing it.

[@Elisebelleville]

I am glad there are comments here so I can express my love for this "show" ! I am sorry for everything that happened to you in the last few months, Alex. Your community is here for you, and we truly appreciate your work.

[@nobodygoodfr9556]

"Victim's corpse seen being tampered with by an invisible force." Me at home playing VR, flinging a ragdoll around: "Damn, these graphics are hella realistic."

[@chrisbagley7034]

Zamn

[@jessechaffin8593]

Oh god

[@trollenwaffen2055]

Lmao

[@yourflyisopen]

And then throw it to the ground, tea-baging it

[@thevrguy5016]

Pls don’t tell me you were playing sport mode

[@watercrests]

knowing that the corpse was censored even for the police, and then the tape saying the victim is "completely unidentifiable at this time" gave me such a visceral reaction- using the word tampering must have been *majorly* sugar coating what happened. can only imagine. masterful stuff right here bro love what you're doing

[@toyotacamry-ho1jh]

the suspect is unidentifiable and the corpse being tampered with is in relation to it floating spontaneously down the stairs.

[@Riblox75tas]

@@toyotacamry-ho1jh **insert amoung us music** uh he sus- :\/

[@hannahbg1852]

I wonder what happened to it..

[@randomlymadeanimations52]

Torn apart

[@JeanMarceaux]

@@Riblox75tas corpse vented

[@Lilac4596]

"distraught at the SIGHT of her MISSING infant" now makes me think her infant went missing, but came back to her in such a terrible state she killed herself

[@devildragon5740]

That is fucking horrifying

[@noahjones9833]

Perhaps an alternate replaced it to mock her

[@fakefreckles6253]

Alternates torment people to death by psychological warfare.

[@trevorduna7666]

Hence the coffin......

[@sunnyxp4681]

I feel like the reason why alternates don't kill children is because they are incapable of doing so. What i mean is that the alternates main attack is psychological, which means that they can make people kill themselves. A typical young child is not familiar of self-harm, suicide, murder, etc. So they won't do it because they don't know what that is. If a child ever faces an alternate it would be expected that they would scream, cry, etc. but they won't kill themselves. What the alternates do is that they wait until the children grow up. So my theory is that young kids are basically invincible to alternates until they get older.

[@AresMH]

The face you make when you're talking and they interrupt you: 0:01

[@hangingwithmari]

LMFAO?

[@zincarol5059]

why

[@tigercarings]

1:25 this song is being sung by a castrato, a man has been castrated before puberty to keep his high voice. the history behind these singers is really disturbing and i recommend you look into it!!

[@marukochan13]

I was hoping someone else would notice that too.

[@Monkey_Jam3022]

I thought I was mistaking it with another song!

[@DialingDock2]

So basically, their balls were deleted to sound like "angels".

[@J0hnHenrySNEEDen]

Fitting Name

[@Monkey_Jam3022]

@@DialingDock2 exactly 🤣

[@AllegoricSiren]

For those who are sensitive to jumpscares, there are none in this video. Minor instances of disturbing images suddenly coming into frame with no loud audio queue.

[@angelontir7251]

Thank god

[@crativiivoid__]

Ty 💀

[@DARTHNECRION]

I love horror like this. No jumpscare, just the blood-chilling terror of the unknown.

[@mtastics]

That makes it scarier though like, no music. Nothing. Only vision that we focus on.

[@dorothyjosefina]

The hero we don't deserve

[@machinegun7547]

Something I'm interested in is the way even materials warning people about alternates is that they're full of horrific material themselves, that would not reasonably be shown in an instructional video. For a long time I've had a theory and this tape in particular seems to support it; Alternates are affecting recorded content after it's already been produced. The THINK Principle video might not have even meant to say "Kill yourself" in any way when it was made, but after it already reached circulation it was corrupted by external forces. It makes me wonder about that angel again. Why, really, isn't the angel in the Vol. 1 compilation? The compilation has materials changed from what we've seen before. And the angel, potentially an immensely dangerous alternate, is missing. I think it doesn't want to be seen by certain eyes.

[@RaptorJesus]

I mean, if memory serves, they're sometimes called "alters". So, *altering* footage or information after the fact might totally be in their wheelhouse. I also have a theory about the angel, and just "alternates" in general. What are their key defining features? Anatomically impossible alterations to the human form. You know. Wings. Animal heads. Horns. Extra limbs. What if human religions, or at the very least the way divine entities within those religions are perceived, are just due to encounters with specific kinds of alternates? You see this almost universally throughout world religions. Valkyries, Abrahamic angels and demons, the myriad of gods in the various polytheistic traditions. Egyptian Gods having animal heads or other such features, Hindu deities with multiple limbs, the Kami of Shinto possessing all manner of anatomic *alter*ations of the human form.

[@yamato6114]

@@RaptorJesus someone else had this theory too. That Alternates are religious figures.

[@RaptorJesus]

@@yamato6114 That was me, I made that comment in one of the earlier videos.

[@yamato6114]

@@RaptorJesus Oh yeah. Now I remember.

[@yamato6114]

@@RaptorJesus speaking of which I did speak to the creator on Reddit, and when I asked him if this man is related to the alternates, he responded that he’s working alongside them.

[@Creepy253]

It’s that fact the the crib turns into a coffin is what scares me

[@djmeowzz]

1000%

[@naevithekittycat]

Frrr

[@asskunt9873]

I thought the voice at the beginning said, "I am inside your mom", burst out laughing.

[@Gwilherm]

LMAO

[@donttrythisathome2690]

me too + a friend when we were watching together we both looked at each other wondering if we heard the same thing lol don't worry

[@BougerFortniteJr]

lmao i cant unhear it

[@dorothyjosefina]

"It followed me home, Cesar. 😏"

[@wannabewyvern]

that's what she said

[@gravysandwich5010]

"The victims corpse is seen being tampered by some invisible force." Is genuinely one of the most horrifying things I have seen, the fact you don't even see how mutilated the body is as well as the fact its a mother who committed suicide after her child suddenly disappeared without a trace, really give me chills.

[@cordyceps7531]

It’s the child’s corpse? I thought it was the mom’s (after suicide) for how long the censor bar is.

[@gravysandwich5010]

@@cordyceps7531 oh yeah, you're right, because it said child like crying, I assumed it was a child, but the child disappeared through the TV, leaving the mother to commit suicide as it shows just before, better edit my comment then.

[@eeddiethehead]

@Fang Lazken AKA Ranshi you'll see the mother's corpse floating

[@royhetharia2816]

@Fang Lazken AKA Ranshi maybe your gonna be puke if you watch a video after we saw a tampered body without censored like that. Because it's not safely for watching this videos, if someone is underage to watch that disgusting body tampered without no blur a body was just destroy by Invisible force just like a Movies Predator and Poltergeist.

[@royhetharia2816]

@@eeddiethehead your right! That's a Intruder is not a Human like us but he was a Alternate or ghost like a horror movies just like "Paranormal Activity and Poltergeist".

[@ZukoPrince]

Usage of stock images was the scariest part.

[@TopSuperDude]

just gives the chills man

[@masad413]

FR

[@leaninmycup]

bro ur likes are at 666….💀

[@themosaicshow]

it's terrifying but it's also pretty funny. might just be my broken humor making me laugh at stock images though

[@sillysage]

😭😭💀💀

[@Frost3z]

the fact that the humming in the background is so consistent just makes this 200x creepier

[@SnacxAttac]

There’s something really unnerving about the idea that the monster or killer isn’t afraid to show their face to the camera. It’s almost like it knows it’s otherworldly power and the fact no one can do anything about it. So it just decided to taunt them further and allow them to look at it’s face before walking away.

[@RobColeFilms]

The intruder is actually an alternate, called a tulpa. In-universe, they weren’t discovered until 2005. So he’s a demon.

[@maximustheshoosh227]

Technically he is the right hand man of the devil himself so… yeah that could make sense

[@HitsugiHime]

It’s the fact that they know you can’t do anything

[@tridos2574]

This series has a cosmic horror vibe with otherworldly entities in it. But the use of religion and demons is a cool concept as well

[@dddddddddddgdkhffdjkkgjdf]

I feel like ive found a gold mine that hasnt been touched yet, you're extremely talented and interested in this plot. If this is not an Alternate then who or what is this creature and what does it have to do with Mark and Caesar. Keep up the good work :)

[@p.affonso6848]

Yes man this is so good

[@あきら-v7h]

I feel the same way

[@loki_va]

Same

[@Spartan-jk9tl]

Yea same

[@Null40410]

you already know matpat and coryxkenshin are gonna be all over this

[@vendetta476]

imagine having a twin in this universe 💀

[@marcxworld5708]

Alternates would have a field day

[@namesss130]

u have 2 twins

[@RoxannahWolf]

Triplets!

[@carcinoFatality]

Triplets😇😇😇

[@aurealycoris]

I watched both volumes of this series with my twin 💀

[@PoeticNixon]

Alex I’m with you man, I want to see you thrive, I want to see your art, I don’t ever believe most stuff like that on youtube nowadays. I hope you have strong support bro and I hope you get through this well

[@Reddeadidiot]

#istandwithalexkister

[@fahrudinkulanic2473]

interesting how he only enabled the comments for the suicide video

[@mothgirl2617]

What happened?

[@djadvance2568]

This feels very martin walls-like and i love it. Hopefully this picks up traction eventually.

[@rizqy_ender741]

Yeah!And the intruder's face keeps popping up everywhere in this video.Reminds me of Jack Walten.

[@Moonblade64]

Good shit but i know someone did this before walls. I cant remember though. Im happy this content is becoming more prevalent.

[@fazu3222]

@@Moonblade64 squimpus mcgrimpus, i think thats who you’re talking about

[@Moonblade64]

@@fazu3222 yes shrimpy gimpy

[@doobywoopy3264]

Walls didn’t invent analog horror

[@whiteface513abandonedchann8]

I'm sorry, but I keep bursting into laughter whenever I see an Alternate smiling like Jerma. I burst into laughter at 0:51 because although I wasn't expecting it instead of being scared I just thought of "When the Impostor is sus"

[@mredricman2046]

My favourite channel 😎

[@tentilol]

when the alternate is sus

[@ryubeyonryu11]

Thank you. You just made this less creepy for me lol

[@whiteface513abandonedchann8]

@gadeno1919 2 never explicitly said it in particular was an alternate, just that they often smile like that

[@iapetus6110]

[DEAD CHILD REPORTED] [Father Gently opened the door] [DEAD MOTHER REPORTED] [Alternate wins]

[@colbyh258]

A lot of this happens to be centered around fear. For example, during the emergency operator scene in the other video, it says not to talk too much, for you might show your fear. Additionally, in this episode, "Scary Imagery" happens to be the last topic considered unsafe for young children before it cuts to the "they exist on different spectrums" screen. Also, the mother takes her own life after losing her child, possibly as a result of immense fear (or just a natural but grim result of what happened.) The contents shown on the TV may have been too scary for the infant, causing it to disappear, possibly taken by something. There are two main theories I've got here. 1. Some event has caused fear to create extreme homicidal and suicidal tendencies, and these mentally changed people are referred to as "Alternates." 2. There are creatures (perhaps the Alternates) that attempt to mimic human lifeforms, the first type just being there to root itself into a family or relationship, the last being creatures that exist possibly just to *scare* people. Perhaps the fear attracts the Alternates, or in the case of the infant, the power to manifest nearby and kidnap/kill you. EDIT: At the time of typing this, I've just now realized that maybe the Alternates are actually just entities that possess the ability to manipulate and edit video media, all in the purpose of scaring the viewer (maybe even us!) which adds onto the theory that these creatures feed off of fear and/or use it as a weapon to reach their victims. The recurring face may be a representation of the entity, mocking us because it knows that if we, the viewers, are watching it, that means that it's spread to a much, much larger scale than just TVs. I only discovered this recently, so forgive me for any misconceptions. If there's anything you want to add to this or change, please let me know in the replies.

[@mushussu838]

Yes you're right with the fear, these entities are attracted by it

[@ayelmao4258]

So it's like primal fear.

[@moosesues8887]

Why is your channel in shambles

[@NahFYM]

Fine nights at feddy

[@colbyh258]

@@NahFYM Fine observation. I'll have to contact MatPat about that though, since he's an expert on the topic.

[@dr_jackfalcon.42]

I have potential schizophrenia and the opening line FUUUUUCKED ME UP. Nice job, Alex, really know what you’re doing.

[@aheeheegiggle]

As someone with psychosis. Same.

[@andiaz8837]

The sole idea of “corpse being tampered with by invisible force” points to so many conclusions its nerve racking to think which one is right

[@JeanMarceaux]

You know how kids play with action figures? Imagine something like that, but the action figure is a bloated corpse of a middle aged woman, and the kid is invisible.

[@xiongntshiabsi5173]

@@JeanMarceaux IMAGINING THIS IS TERRIFYING BUT IT MAKES SO MUCH SENSE

[@brimmywiththestimmy8569]

@@JeanMarceaux the kid you refer to is the alternate right

[@ZLScratch]

Whats worse is that the police ruled out it being an alternate. If it wasn't an alternate... what the fuck was it?

[@parappa5002]

@@JeanMarceaux wdym by bloated?

[@theframilio]

I don't know if anyone's already pointed this out, but if you turn on Closed Captions (which in this case, are generated automatically by KZbin), it recognizes the alarm at 2:48 as "Laughter", which I find excruciatingly creepy. But even creepier than that, just at the very last frame, when it says on screen that this "must not be released to the public for any reason", it just captions it as "you". Would be scary if it was part of the creator's plan, but the fact that, again, these are AUTOMATICALLY GENERATED makes it horrifying.

[@mohaourdou9221]

Can you attempt to identify the singular frame of text at 04:40

[@mohaourdou9221]

Nevermind it says "possibly frightening in a dream"

[@bethania591]

i'm to scared to watch these with sound on, if it wasn't for this comment i would've never known it was actually an alarm and not laughter 😰

[@plebthepebble3877]

* directed by robert b weide in starts playing *

[@TheBreadMan25]

I saw some closed captions while the mother was looking for her child that said somehting along the lines of "me is foreign." Not sure if anyone else has seen this.

[@strawberrysatan104]

"Distraught at the sight of her missing infant." This is horrifying. I know I'm looking too deep into this, but what if her child had died and she was hearing the baby cry while she was slowly going crazy, then when she realized she was hallucinating/hearing things, she hung herself. That part hit me though.

[@lilcricket543]

I know this was a month ago but that's a cool theory! Personally I think she went to check on her crying child, but it turned out it was the alternate mimicking her child after it killed it. So the mother killed herself because she realised the alternate had taken her child away

[@strawberrysatan104]

@@lilcricket543 I like that theory as well!! :)

[@RealBrainWashedGD]

@@lilcricket543 the intruder isnt an alternate

[@tortamorta]

My theory is that the tv was the one driving her crazy AFTER the baby abduction, so she probable killed herself because of de metaphysical awareness disorder

[@yourlocalfirehazard3470]

I guess you could say she was going…mad

[@germanramirezlopez1400]

0:51 I know I shouldn't have laughed at that BUT IT'S SO FUNNY

[@geniuspenguin8924]

I gotta admit it is pretty funny

[@turtlestuff7]

Ain’t that funny bro chill

[@yiotzu]

@@turtlestuff7people don't have the same humor as you relax

[@turtlestuff7]

@@yiotzu u can't talk to me like that

[@user-bj2nd4lr4p]

​@@turtlestuff7why tho 💀

[@snowflakeee]

the line “distraught at the sight of her missing infant” is the biggest understatement of the century

[@nerminaturluck281]

Why is Jermas's heroin addicted older cousin violently causing death to infants

[@frogfriendss]

LMAO

[@chaoticshooter6376]

ha! it’s even funnier seeing it the 918273rd time!

[@billblaski9523]

But on the serious note, who is that guy supposed to be and why was he on the TV?

[@Zilly.]

@@billblaski9523 thats Jerma but epic

[@billblaski9523]

@@Zilly. Jerma gonna knock u out you keep taking about him

[@earthmxver]

Something I recognize: the singing that starts at 1:25 is the voice of Alessandro Moresechi. Back in ye olden days, by that I mean like 11th century to 18th century, choirs would castrate some of the male choir boys (probably against their will most of the time) before they hit puberty in order to preserve their high pitched voices. The singing you hear is not that of a young choir boy, but rather that of a 44 year old man. Luckily, this practice was banned, or at least fell out of favor. Still, it’s terrifying how they tried to preserve the voices of young boys, but when you see the face behind the voice, it’s almost uncanny valley-like. I’m terrible at coming up with theories or interpreting things, so I have no clue what connection, if any, this has with the actual storyline of the Mandela Catalogue, but I doubt it’s just for the sake of sounding creepy or being scary. edit: I just noticed, the singing also appears in “Exhibition”. So now, I *highly* doubt it’s just for the sake of sounding creepy.

[@Ghost-fv6lw]

Do you know the name of the music?

[@eternaanrete1185]

In this universe, religious practices must be different since now Satan overthrone Jesus, so in this sense, it could just be referencing the fact that religious acts were cruel like this, or as you said, "being creepy for the sake of being creepy"

[@earthmxver]

@@Ghost-fv6lw the song being sung is called Ava Maria, I think. Here’s the link if you want to listen to the full thing: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gX3Np5mno6ljrdU

[@ssjduck]

I heard about Alessandro Moresechi and the song as of last Tuesday I believe. Originally I was afraid of that song playing in this video where the mother committed suicide after her child was abducted by the intruder via television because of how creepy it sounded within the context of that segment, and then I heard it in the Mr. Incredible becoming uncanny meme involving getting lost in certain places. However, when I learned about the castrated singer's backstory, it left me even more unnerved, but also depressed. I hate the song, but not for the reason of "it's too depressing and scary waaaa!1!1!1!", but for a different reason; the fact that the practice up until the 18th century was common and acceptable.

[@CSGraves]

Yes, this Moreschi recording is from around 1904 if memory serves. While the _castrato_ are a thing of the past, occasionally, contemporary singers can achieve similar effects, such as Radu Marian, who has Kallman syndrome, a condition which basically delays puberty.

[@GunnarTobus]

Looking back at the Suicide investigation, and knowing know what happened there in Volume 3 is insane. I thought this place would never get brought up again. 1. Stanley talks to Adam Murray when he’s a kid, causing him to create an Alternate that isn’t in complete form. It’s twisted and doesn’t resemble anyone. 2. The alternate hurts and most likely kills Mrs. Murray, and remains unmoving. 3. Jude Murray calls Thatcher Davis for help, as Adam’s alternate couldn’t have possibly broken in without his knowledge. 4. Police Investigator is sent to collect evidence and observe the house, but decides to run. 5. When Thatcher calls Ruth for backup, the Alternate most likely speaks to Jude, infecting him with M.A.D. 6. Jude kills himself (Hence the suicide investigation) before help can arrive. 7. Police officer sets up the camera system, sees Jude’s corpse being tampered with by the alternate. The Alternate is deemed unidentifiable, and since it doesn’t resemble anyone, they assume that it can’t possibly be an alternate. 8. Ruth and Tatcher inspect the house, resulting it Ruth’s death. With that, the Alternate begins to take form, and follows Thatcher back to his precinct. Alex, absolutely masterful work.

[@OGBoogs]

This is honestly one of the best explanations I’ve read for this series, you my friend, have talent if your able to figure all this out, cause I can’t, so thank you very much for helping me understand everything I’ve missed during this series

[@DiscShotgun]

Yeah but Mrs Murray didn’t get killed. She killed herself. The kid who got kidnapped was Adam Murray, So it is a great explanation but could investigate more.

[@hugenuts3968]

as we now know, the "distraught mother" is Lynn Murray, mother of the "missing infant" Adam Murray. holy shit.

[@hugenuts3968]

@buckitøl ...yeah? i've already gone through the whole series ten times my man

[@miminingning9763]

@@hugenuts3968 damn it’s my first time watching this series and to know that someone had already gone through it many times is terrifying for me to do, but maybe after finishing it i’ll be used to it and i won’t get scared anymore

[@Harsovoimaa]

Who

[@delynnmurray6826]

imma be honest with my name i was mildly uncomfortable finding out HER name.

[@thepassionatericelover123]

Wanna see another mandela catalogue video, Murray?

[@juli-lw6vh]

The scene with the mom absolutely discomforted the shit out of me, it was amazing. The cut to the empty cradle and the tv and then the sudden cut of the mother hanging herself is absolutley horrifying i didnt even want to look. Well done.

[@greatwavefan397]

she looked so burnt

[@elementallobsterx]

2:30 Everything about this part is pure art. Something about the switch to more realistic images, paired with the abstract imagery of the suicide backed by the melancholic opera music just feels so tragic and beautiful. (Also the coffin in place of the cradle is HEAVY symbolism) Definitely the best Mandela Catalogue moment for me.

[@Canadian_Ice]

yeah its orgasmic

[@ivotcomer3183]

@@Canadian_Ice what part of this is orgasmic or Beautiful, the woman freaking died

[@AllThatIsMortal]

@@Canadian_Ice pardon?

[@Canadian_Ice]

@@AllThatIsMortalusername checks out. its just an expression i use to say somethings rlly good

[@e5gar452]

Scary fact the person singing this is a man who had his testicles cut off so he could keep his high pitched voice. This method was called a castrato.

[@scarigamez]

"I cradled him in my arms, my sweet boy. I took him away."

[@suggle9302]

She's distraught at the sight of her missing infant, ZAMN😍😍

[@samarakyrtsanas4405]

💀💀💀

[@andreadalvarez6145]

Get out.

[@eeelorde9962]

Hes tampering with her corpse ZAMN😍😍😍

[@ToddHoward3]

Bro why 💀💀

[@cookimoon7040]

IWJEJDBSHSJSBD

[@augustomacielferreira8407]

-Arrives at the crime scene -feels an overwhelming sense of dread -refuses to elaborate further -leaves Ladies and gentlemen a true gigachad

[@ChristianNationalist654]

I mean I would be absolutely scared and depressed aswell if i was that investigator

[@ace.l.w]

I wonder if he’s developing MAD…

[@random.internet.girl.000]

@@ace.l.w i havent thought abt that tho,u might be right

[@toeswhoknow]

IM EXACTLY THE 500TH LIKE LESS GOOOO

[@galaxythedemontimetonoclip228]

​@@toeswhoknow but nobody cares

[@jamirimaj6880]

I need a video game like this, elements out of pure fear and horror, but with no screaming or unnecessary loud noises. The closest we had to that is the first Silent Hill game.

[@user-pw9cv1vc5e]

Maybe if petscop became real

[@gojosenpai9337]

play omori then

[@PlusMeoww]

With alternates? Or a game like this but with a different concept?

[@mus1c3gg]

Have you tried Silent Hill Shattered Memories? There are monsters but only in specific areas and the rest it just amazingly eerie.

[@agent3swife]

Have you heard of The Path before?

[@suzannegarrett3943]

I remember that a year ago I saw a clip of this on tik tok and I looked it up here. It was so well made that I started looking into other anolog horror like twf. I now love it and wouldn’t be the same person without it. Thank u so much Alex, for giving us this work of art. I’m so excited for other instalments or other pieces by him.

[@DarkwaveMistress]

I got a recommendation from KZbin for the Mandela Catalogue Vol 1 and I'm glad. This is really good. I like how "censoring" information lets your imagination run wild and lets you construct possibilities more horrifying than anything we could be shown.

[@probes-arealone]

@@hidratadop prove it

[@janequinn9684]

I really like how he uses the last recorded castrato singer, it always sounded so chilling to me and it fits the horror genre perfectly.

[@HitsugiHime]

Oh my god you’re right. The fact they would mutilate boys like that just to get that castrato effect

[@phoenixdaintyeyes5256]

@@HitsugiHime luckily it became illegal in like 1800s or 1900s.

[@roxonova4512]

The mom after not even putting in a second of effort to look for her child: “I have decided that I want to die”

[@engineoil]

Imagine if the kid just ran away lol

[@krispybunii]

@@engineoil HOW COULD THE INFANT RUN AWAY??? LMAO

[@FL1K4z]

perhaps the mother knew who he is and knew what happened.

[@jessechaffin8593]

Well, the kid cant grow legs and walk away 🐱

[@cornyloser69]

Because she knew her child wouldn't come back. she knew that those entities took her child away and she'd never be able to get her child back. so, she just decided to kill herself.

[@sage-the-rat]

(2:36) something i noticed that i havent seen discussed: when everything turns into realistic images, the tv turns into a realistic tv, the door turns into a realistic door, and the baby crib turns into… a coffin.

[@MasaMasa-hv9fl]

But who gonna be in that coffin the baby or the mother

[@sage-the-rat]

@@MasaMasa-hv9fl the baby, considering (spoilers) the real adam was killed and replaced by an alternate

[@garf_wizzard8697]

1:35 fun fact about this song: This song in particular (Ave Maria, CG 89a) is sung by none other than Alessandro Moreschi who is known to be be the last known Castrato singer in history, yet is the first ever singer to be recorded (this being in 1861 i think??) To those who don’t know Castrato is a voice type, much like soprano and/or alto but is most commonly in males that have been castrated before puberty in order to keep their high-pitched voice for opera singing. This of course came with many health risks but i digress. Knowing the dark history of this song makes this scene much more chilling to me, at least in some sense. (edit: sorry if this is typed really badly i’m typing this at midnight lol)

[@skybliss338]

that fact is not very fun

[@____________________________01]

(Sorry if it stinks i farted so much)

[@Littlegoblin69]

Yes I was searching for this comment!!!

[@ace.l.w]

@@skybliss338 being a castrato was actually sought after because it came with a practical guarantee of good pay and employment for life! There are of course other reasons to think about why young children (8-10, if I remember correctly?) may wish to retain a high voice and avoid male puberty. Performance aesthetics certainly plays a role, and there’s also the question of “how much are the parents or guardians of this child using them for money?” Gender politics in 17th-19th century Italian opera are really interesting, and Spanish is similar in that only individuals who are biologically female were desired for performance on stage, which led to AFAB individuals training their voices and bodies to look and sound more masculine.

[@ItchyNipple2400]

WHY ARE YOU WATCHING YHIS AT MIDNIGHT

[@rainysunday9664]

So alternates can travel through electronics? They're stronger then i thought

[@michelecastellotti9172]

I suspect they are like the whiping angels. If you look at them too long trough a screen, even if a photo, they will get inside of you and kill you from within in time.

[@mushussu838]

This entities aren't actually alternates they are called intruders. Apparently the intruders are allies to the alternates

[@Kaiscoolness]

Then you thought what?

[@Crygear]

Make sense as there is different monsters because having a buffed up killing machine humanoid with THAT kind of powers is assured to be on a higher plane of dimensions

[@MumboJumboZXC]

@@mushussu838 unless it’s some bullshit like a war between the two and humans are merely the resources stuck in the middle

[@21Cayque12]

"wait until your child stops making noise before entering the room" sounds like an advice a ◼️◼️◼️◼️◼️◼️ would give

[@ev1l.incarnate]

A WHAT WOULD GIVE

[@timothy10583]

UHH UH UHHHH UUUHH WE'LL NEVER KNOW

[@FriedrichTheGreatest]

Based on what

[@venn7257]

@4D1N you've become that guy lmao

[@vincentguzman7056]

@@venn7257 LAMBO TRUCK IS ALSO THAT GUY

[@xyzza2928]

I'm no expert, but I think that woman was distraught at the sight of her missing infant. Just a hunch.

[@partyboi9082]

god the part where the light turns on is the perfect blend of jumpy and dreadful. the buildup is prolonged, the noise is jarring and loud but in a way that is justified and makes contextual sense, the sudden brightness, the stark white under uncannily specific visuals after we've watched simplified shapes for so long... its really good! it seriously gives me a chill. im taking notes as we speak

[@epsilonthedragon1249]

That screamer hits a lot harder when you’re holding your phone to your ear in a crowded dining hall to hear the dialogue

[@aldarisstargazer2292]

Man, that's oddly specific.

[@IlDottore_SecondHarbinger]

I feel your pain

[@CaylexT]

Do you mean at 2:31?

[@tristanraine]

@@CaylexT bro, i think you just saved my life.

[@frillyres]

or when there's people working on your roof and you're afraid to listen to it loudly and you go outside and the people have disappeared. 😟

[@maxithalo7796]

I love it that unlike most horror scenes, where someone goes to an abandoned house alone, the first guy sent to investigate noped out of there before going in, and the second guy set a camera and also left lmao its what I would've done aswell

[@a.k8185]

Its realistic

[@TheFollowerofficial6]

Hopefully Alex is doing okay. I feel genuinely terrible for believing the allegations.

[@ireallylikecheesygarlicbread]

Grooming seems to be such a popular allegation these days, but I’m on no one’s side, so I can’t say whether it’s true or false because we just don’t know.

[@iiunknownmapperft9779]

@@ireallylikecheesygarlicbread We are not lying that grooming is widespread, but that does not make every person accused of this act mean that it is actually like this Andrew Tate's image is being tarnished by some accusations that he is a criminal, which are actually lies Regarding Alex, it is enough that the one who spread those lies, Van, apologized because she was lying and deleted her Twitter account.

[@chuckingreaper8654]

You contributed to the problem and you’ll probably do it again with some other big content creator.

[@ThoseDiceAlienss]

My theory: I think the "they are on different spectrums" refers to young children. Let me explain, we've seen that the alternates kill people in some unknown way, but maybe they have to kill younger children in a different way because they are on a different spectrum, a different wavelength that alternates cannot kill, or maybe see, and they have to use television (Which USES wavelengths) to kill them. This explains why in vol. 1 why mark wasnt killed by the shadowy guy, because he was on a different spectrum.

[@randomlittleidot]

“ah fuck he’s on a different spectrum just my luck”

[@iapetus6110]

What about adults that still have strong healthy eyes? ,do they have the same fate as the children?

[@ThoseDiceAlienss]

@@iapetus6110 i was thinking less of a visual spectrum and more of like a mental spectrum, so that it would only be children, good question tho!!!

[@afiqFPS]

pretty sure it meant the intruders that live in different spectrums. They arent able to make contact with any human being with their naked eye therefore they would find ways to make themselves known through technology. Thats why we manage to see these intruders faces through camera or television

[@ThoseDiceAlienss]

@@afiqFPS oh shit didnt even think abt that Yeah that actually might make more sense than mine lol

[@boomerhunter5705]

I love how Alex editted this pic of some man and terrorized his community with it

[@Exosceletic]

He looks like jawed the guy who uploaded first video on KZbin (deadass)

[@boomerhunter5705]

@@Exosceletic he looks like his father

[@TheBlueCat69]

The absolute best part is that there's no cheap jumpscares or screamers, it's just the feeling of uneasiness that really gets you.

[@NoStoryNoWorry]

Precisely. What you don’t know, see, or expect - and when but 100% going to happen.

[@clearhero7487]

this one is always my favorite. the maternal instinct seeing the empty crib. *distraught at the sight of her missing infant.* perfection.

[@Nillowo]

Really good work. The beginning was a little strange but I really liked the pacing throughout. The ending was super creepy, the clacking part helped between frames from the camera. I liked how everything wasn’t cut and dry as well. Looking forward to more if you keep going :)

[@clockworkcat8576]

Honestly, I love how you wear your inspirations on your sleeve, but try to tell a different story with a different direction! And your very open to criticism and not afraid to redo older works! That's a good thing!

[@michelecastellotti9172]

Especially if you can usw it to further the story and add to the power pool of your entities

[@larsulrichvevo3196]

@@michelecastellotti9172 fuck yeah! I agree with both of you👍

[@abefunworld2522]

*666 likes :).*

[@Mateo-oq7ui]

I might have somehow ruined the whole scary factor for myself because I discovered this seires through Sr. Pelo's parody and now every time I see one of those scary smiling faces my mind immediatly goes "eee"

[@ObsidianKingSlade]

eee

[@Oki_wfsth]

eee

[@professorshrimpleton]

eee

[@SneedtheAlmighty]

eee

[@schultz02]

eee

[@random.internet.girl.000]

Now that i'm rewatching this, with the new Mandela Catalyst upload, it just makes me wanna know more about Adam's story and how Alex is gonna answer these questions about his story,I love these series fr

[@absoluteaffirmative]

The missing child part of this reminded me of a legend about the Fae It basically went like this: If you called a baby or child “cute” or “sweet” (anything complimentary really) the Fae would listen in and whisk the child away, and leave in its place a Changeling The Changeling child is usually a twig or branch enchanted to become a “human”-typically the child is ill-mannered or mean, and usually get sick and die/turn back into a stick after some time has passed

[@FortworthYT]

Fucking fairies

[@jackislegitterrified3689]

Jackislegitterrified by your comment. The idea that giving a baby a compliment will get it taken is frightening. Not only that but in your mind the baby will be a shite and then will die....only to be revealed as a stick or something.

[@MrDinky-ez6ul]

You’re kinda right considering what we know about Adam Murray now

[@dr.altoclef9255]

I've also heard that they're sometimes just actual fae, either fae children or elderly fae who are posing as children to be cared for.

[@alyssacoleman2325]

this happened in a book called the infernal devices

[@joycevasconcellos9318]

I'm a mom and this terrifies me SO BAD. Amazing work!

[@tignarita]

good news: this is an impossible situation, so you and your child will be okay! no need to be terrified :)

[@phoenixdaintyeyes5256]

@@tignarita yeah I doubt an alternate will break in and steal a child.

[@miminingning9763]

it’s fictional so don’t worry about it!!

[@josephstalin5751]

I AM IN YOUR WALLS

[@fredspartan7812]

@@josephstalin5751 get out of the house Joseph, for the last time we are not converting to communism

[@enk335]

This series is so cleverly done. I especially admire the moment where the woman's figure is going up. I thought to myself "It looks like she's levitating, but she's just going to the door." But my suspicions were proven right. This series plays with your mind and I love it. Excellent work!

[@merelyaghost.]

i thought the crib was simply somewhere near the middle of the wall and the room was wider and she was walking to look for the child, i guess she didn't want to look for it

[@Razumen]

@@merelyaghost. Oh she found it, the text says "she was distraught at the sight of her missing child" Most likely the alternate on the TV showed her what she dreaded, her dead child. Whether it was actually dead or not is not clear.

[@zed3443]

Intruders face is hilarious dawg 😂😂😂😂

[@grigmax]

real shit

[@Weirddoritoman]

Could you repeat that?

[@v_Magica]

watching these genuinely makes me feel unsafe

[@DiddyOden]

Might as well give my interpretation of this The alternates are seemingly fully sentient and intelligent, as we heard in volume one that they’re capable of speech, and it’s also mentioned that they have some sort of psychic power, which probably explains things like the ‘kill yourself’ message in the THINK principle, the scary night story and the TV alternate shown in this episode. They take pleasure in killing and seem to gain an advantage by knowing what their chosen victim is afraid of, most likely due to allowing them to use their psychic abilities to their full extent. It’s also possible that they can shapeshift in any way shape or from with no physical limitations, although this may be false as the alternate that kills Mark/Cesar (I forgot) is seemingly unable to open the door to their victims bedroom, thus attempting to lure them out with promise of a ‘gift’ instead, so it’s more likely that the fear thing is relevant only to their supernatural abilities. This ‘psychic’ power is also probably the ‘invisible force’ tampering with the corpse in this tape. Also, for some reason, every alternate except the four (five if you count the type 2 in the original video) alternates shown in the THINK principle have pale white skin. Maybe they know about the tapes and are using their powers to corrupt the footage to make it harder for them to be tracked? TLDR alternates are extradimensional serial killers with psychic powers

[@butnuster354]

My take on it was that some sort of catastrophic event has caused alternates to appear, and the impossible physical deformities are because an alternate and "original" are not supposed to exist at the same time. They are probably in constant pain and can only correct their deformities by getting rid of their own alternate, which is why the first video specifically warns about someone who looks exactly like you targeting you. They feel the extreme inverse of our own emotions, which is why showing them fear makes them start to feel more comfortable with their own existence (and starts to destabilize yours). The safety tapes are alternate propaganda filled with memetic agents designed to make you fear them more.

[@maxithalo7796]

didn't it say the TV guy isn't an alternate tho? also I like to imagine the Kill yourself in the THINK steps was added by an alternate who infiltrated the government which is why it shows up and disapears very quickly

[@spectre_ae]

Weirdly, most of the abilities you mention are the same abilities that penny wise has

[@axelhill8966]

*"department has ruled out the possibility of it being an alternate"* this keeps getting more interesting...

[@Maximaker02]

The implications of this one sentence are insane

[@antonioklaic4839]

@@Maximaker02 well elsewhere security is taught to pretend to be helping calling victims but not do anything. It seems they can't be dealt with so police just tries preventing them but can't remove them.

[@abdalmuhsin393]

This lead me to think either alternates are working with the police department with the police’s benefit being that they don’t take their lives or a majority if not e v e r y o n e of the police staff are alternates

[@cryamistellimek9184]

@@abdalmuhsin393 Or maybe the police department simply doesn’t want the risk of dealing with them and being replaced and it’s basically a quarantine.

[@neoknight9180]

I think this might actually be a positive. It is known that alternates or someone who acknowledges the potential futility in investigating alternate cases has established a system in which the police do not look into alternate cases. So it's possible the department had enough and ruled it out so that they *could* investigate.

[@StormJohnson000]

An intruder? Remember the T.H.I.N.K. principal then.

[@goombino_Tv]

That part where the malicious ghost is tampering with the dead corpse really shows you how evil the being really is

[@Sillycensored]

Timestamp

[@juiceboxinc.2745]

@@Sillycensored did you not watch the video?

[@Clover_here05]

@@Sillycensored 5:05

[@NamelessCth]

There's a reason... Maybe because to avoid revealing the Doppelganger

[@spectre_ae]

@@NamelessCth didn’t they already revealed the guy?

[@adyaxe123]

this is unbelievably unnerving and i 100% appriciate the fact there are no cheap jumpscares. This is legitimately terrifying honestly, fantastic work i hope to see more of this soon.

[@sekaihd612]

mangina lol

[@Late2therapy]

Theory ceasar killed mark: In ''marks soliloquy'' mark dies but in the remastered verison of ''encounter b'' we see that ceaser is edited in some werid ways. What if ceasar was an alternate all along he wanted to kill him?

[@Quackervoltz]

Shit

[@0_dearghealach_083]

... What if... Oh my god...

[@0_dearghealach_083]

Hmmmm…

[@brisloviayt829]

That's what I first thought when I saw the conversation between Mark and Cesar, I always had a hunch Cesar was an alternate and the call was a set-up to kill Mark.

[@beyoncealways2911]

I thought that genuinely was what was happening, in the volume one video his face distorts more than Marks and he has the face of one when it comes back on

[@thegmodgod1]

Is it just me or does the guy on the tv look like Barney from Half-life 2

[@xellfishy]

I remember having a strange dream back when I was in elementary school. I had a really nice teacher back then and I became so attached to her to the point where I'd occasionally have dreams about her. One time, I got a dream where I was alone in the classroom, hiding under one of the desks. My "teacher" was sitting behind her table, and she was talking to.... Me? I knew it wasn't me. I knew it wasn't my teacher. Their speech was muted gurgles, their faces looked mutilated beyond recognition. There was no emotion on their face. "I" (aka the copy of me), had pitch white eyes. I was hiding under the desk and hoping they won't find me. For some reason,there was a phone next to me, but when I picked it up, it would only display one thing. A live video. It seemed to be recorded from another point of view, it was my "teacher" and "me" talking. However, even if the video claimed to be a live, everytime I would look at the phone the creatures would just freeze in place, staring at me. Everything that happened next is a blur to me. This video and mandela catalogue overall reminded me of this dream.

[@sipapi1131]

Cap

[@sni3510]

what the fuxkkk

[@Luzzohanna]

@@sipapi1131 cap or not, it's interesting af

[@grilledcheese_yeah]

sounds terrifying to me.

[@Brush421]

@@sipapi1131 ok All Knowing Oracle

[@HungerGamesFan00]

feels like if GHE had a kid and Walten Files got custody every other week, and GHE's parent Local58 babysits sometimes

[@chryssi5132]

This sums it up perfectly

[@netherlord5342]

Local 58 let's them watch their show for children

[@a.k8185]

And sometimes the drunk uncle Analog Archives visits with its best friend Surreal Broadcast

[@JustCallMeLegion]

That is a perfect way of describing it

[@adawongbestgirl]

wait, what’s GHE? am i missing out on something? :(

[@IsThisUsernameAvailable]

Mother: what are you doing in my house? Intruder: I want waffle fries

[@royhetharia2816]

Maybe the dialog of mother and the intruder it's been just like this in below. Mother: What are you doing in My house? And Where's My baby?! What are you have done to my baby?!!! (Mother yelling and anger to a Intruder on in TV) Intruder: Calmdown dear Woman I didn't wanna harm your baby, I just want to take your baby in My New World. The one in the world without Sins, War and Crime like your World and your baby Im gonna send him to the My Paradise. (The Intruder evil laughter) Mother: give me back my baby now!!! (Mother demand to Intruder for give him back his baby) Intruder: Oh sorry, Do your know I can't do that to give your child back. You know why? Because your child is perfect to be my servant! And now your excuse me now I have to go for now to take care your baby for a while, Goodbye Loser! HAHAHAHAHAHA!!! (The Intruder continue his evil laughter. Then a TV where the Intruder is come from a TV, his vanished with a TV static screen now) Mother: Noooooo!!! My Baby!!! that fucking man!!! Took my Beloved child! (A Mother crying and upset after his baby kidnapped by Mysterious Intruder in TV. As a result of the incident, the mother become devastated and decide to commit suicide like hanging herself in his baby room)

[@Northstarjpg]

Hes in my house, ZAMN 😍😍

[@coolkettle]

@@royhetharia2816 what the fuck are you talking about

[@ilovemarinarasauce]

i hate when there's a missing infant, it just coats me in overwhelming sorrow knowing that a cute child has died due to an unknown cause

[@theesoteric6371]

I used to have this dream as a child, of a completely black shadowy man, with this horrifying long mouth and white teeth, and very small eyes, in this dream I would be watching the television, whereas the lights would go out, and the TV would flicker and change to a different broadcast. Then, all you can see was your driveway/front yard. and the man would be standing behind a tree, all you could hear is "I AM IN YOUR HOUSE" And after that, I would just wake up in tears and I'd be scared as shit. I had these dreams day in and day out since age 7, they stopped when my family moved in a city in ohio. I have never forgotten about this dream, and I never will. There was never anything after, I would always wake up and go back to sleep to have the same dream again, and then wake up again, on a repeat. My parents were genuinely concerned for me.

[@jacksonbeeftown6908]

That is super terrifying to have. Knowing you're in like an almost inescapable hellhole in your own mind every night is terrifying. But hey, maybe moving to Ohio was so much more terrifying that you eventually stopped having those dreams.

[@Issengan]

Ive had similar dreams, but they usually involved traveling on an endless marble floor and way too dim lights for hours until i woke up

[@dutch_asocialite]

I had something similar, only I'm sure it wasn't a dream. I woke up one night to see a completely black shadowy figure standing on the other side of the room opposite my head. I then vividly recall he waved, sidestepped to the other (his right) side of the room and that's it. Moreover, I can attest it wasn't a dream because mine tended to be rather abstracted then, with places I remember being heavily morphed or merged or otherwise just strange, like a group of guys in long sleeved jumpers jumping onto train tracks and then next platform; here, though, my room was completely normal.

[@S3W3RSL7T]

I'm sorry bro, I had a similar nightmare where i was sleeping on a couch and something tall and black that looked like poorly molded kids putty was standing over me. It looked like slenderman, but 1000x worse.

[@ihatelaptops4704]

My dreams were always the weirdest. When I was about 7-8, I had a dream where the was at my grandfather's house, we just talked for a bit until the sky turned red. Then what I assume to be a pony from an old MLP creepypasta burst through the door, and ran up to me. It said something, but I don't remember, then I just punched it in the face. I ran to the bathroom and hid in the closet, hoping I would wake up soon, then I heard an oink. Peppa pig, of all people, was outside of the closet shouting my name, and she wasn't alone, she had her father. Then she cut the door down, and it turned out she was a cardboard cutout all along, then I decided to look behind me. The entire closet was an empty void, I couldn't see anything but a floating platform a few feet away from me. I just jumped into the void, hoping to reach the platform, but failed. I fell for a few seconds, then I just woke up. I know it may not be scary, but I was genuinely scared shitless when I woke up. And let me tell you, that's not the only dream that was weird, I have a few more dreams I had.

[@rewby23]

This is honestly so well done, to the point where its actually the only horror series I've seen that has ever given me a real sense of dread, all throughout watching the series so far I had goosebumps and I'm currently backed into a corner so that I can see all of my room, just in case. I cannot wait to see more of this universe.

[@weedeater237]

"Threat Level - Evident" Hmm yes Accurate Good job, camera. Heres an award

[@bcgazero6472]

Camera:hmmm,i don't know if you noticed,but there may be a dangerous eldritch being inside this residence (while clearly showing whats wrong)

[@a.k8185]

Corpse being changed by an invisible force: *"hmm, it appears that there is a threat"*

[@captaincornflake]

This is, bar none, the best Mandela video you've made. I so desperately wish you'd go back and show society's reaction to over 3,000 kids just disappearing, I find that so much more intriguing than the individual characters.