The Rolling Giant (The Oldest View Part 3)

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A special thanks to...
- Kevin Obregon ( Studiobregon) for designing the "Julien Reverchon Giant"
- @corruptcorrupt15 (Instagram) for assisting with the 3D mall layout/geometry
- @joshaugustin (Of Vansire) for composing the track heard at 19:15 --
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[@kanepixels]

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[@popsiclereal]

first reply and first comment

[@MrFlamPlum]

thank you kane

[@connor48880]

Kane how dare you bless us with a 40 minute video you’re doing your future self a disservice by setting the bar this high!

[@greywolf689]

Balls 🤯

[@aft9ns]

ATE

[@sc1the]

It’s really cool how when the mall is dark, it’s scary to think you might see something. When the lights turn ON, you’re afraid of BEING seen

[@languid-4535]

And when the lights turn on you know you’re not alone

[@redirectthepath]

i agree its scary when both happen

[@TheDonkDonk420]

1000%

[@mor7223]

Can someone please explain what the heck is going on inside the video and why there is a lit up mall with a terrifying rolling thing inside

[@languid-4535]

@@mor7223 it’s actually a real mall look up valley view mall, the giant is also real

[@DaRegularSauce]

I have not been this freaked out by a piece of media in a LONG time, absolutely masterfully crafted!!

[@RandomBndn]

Ikr

[@pizzacruzt]

hi

[@aaronbyankey7067]

Hello regularsauce

[@aaronbyankey7067]

Same bro

[@FlamingDemon57]

That thing was terrifying

[@Starfuzzii]

I will always love how believable the actions and reactions of the camera man are. Him seeing that the Giant isn't where he last saw it and questioning for a moment 'wait...' and following it up with 'I don't know' in a disorganized panic of thoughts displaying how someone actually may react in this situation. The camera man running and noping out as soon as the gate retracts loudly making a frightening noise. Him showing an oddly placed plant branch on the ground and having the camera stay on it for a while just taking in the small, strange, but seemingly meaningless detail in a hopeless situation unsure what else he can do. Phenomenal storytelling!

[@bplayfuli]

Not to mention, when he gets inside of the mall, he walks slowly as to make as little sound as possible

[@breezywolf14]

12 mins in n ur telling me dis aint real?

[@JessIsWhyWeCantHaveNiceThings]

Love how the mall “wakes up” right after he says “I don’t like this thing”

[@thanglongnguyenvu3815]

The mall decided to teach a rude customer a lesson lmao

[@Ruby-ob1gj]

What time of the vid?

[@nightmare2070]

@@Ruby-ob1gj 19:10 for anyone wondering

[@yugeproblem8810]

Some may have noted this already, but I found it fascinating. In "The Oldest View - Renewal", the man we see looking at flowers and reading a book in the forest bears a striking resemblance to depictions of Julien Reverchon, google him. He was a French botanist, not all too significant, his Wikipedia is brief, but he taught botany in Dallas later in his life. A Dallas artist, Kevin Obregon created a massive uncanny Julien art piece that rolls, as seen here. It was left at the Valley View Mall after its permanent closure in real life. The mall has been completely demolished just this year, and there are plans for redevelopment. At 37:55 we actually see some of these redevelopment plans. Looks like an office space was made for planning the malls redevelopment. I'm unsure what the significance of any of this is to Kane's plot. But it's very interesting that these things are modeled after real things and people, though they are insignificant to most people. I mean the info regarding the mall and the giant is sparse. I'd have to imagine this mall is a special nostalgia for many people, and I bet giant Julien gave many children nightmares.

[@kimberlywebster6057]

Incidentally, Valley View’s mall cops were about as arbitrarily menacing as this entity.

[@zonilo1]

I think it's pretty obvious that the man in "Renewal" really is Julien Reverchon and I guess this clears up a alot of things going on here.

[@Physeqal]

Awesome comment, I didn’t know that! Thanks yuge

[@maximumupload2309]

ayo, Kane Pixels loved this comment, which kinda confirms what you're saying. I'm thinking that things from the past, that don't exist anymore, are somehow coming back to the present in odd ways. Like how the Dallas mall is completely gone, but there is the same mall underground and yet still has access to electricity. Kane is a real one for coming up with this

[@gsidhu2358]

hideous sculpture, don't know what that guy was thinking. If i was a kid going through that mall, it would genuinely be nightmare fuel. I wonder if Kane is from Dallas and went to that mall which is why he knows this story so well.

[@Space_Gojira]

I just love how Wyatt talks about his discovery so nonchalantly. The way he treats this series as just a genuine KZbin video is so funny to me.

[@elijahfrickingourd]

I mean, it IS a KZbin video

[@OysterWard]

yeah that was really calm and relaxed

[@aroniscool3601]

he should have live streamed it so he had people to talk to

[@cristiancastro5853]

Y@@aroniscool3601 yeah

[@thepuggest4202]

Love how he says “This is like that backrooms stuff on TikTok” lol

[@kitkattanimates]

The giant is so incredibly unnerving but i snorted when it turned around at the bottom of the stairs. He was just like "damn, you got me there"

[@placeholder19]

43:20 "Escalator, motherfucker! I gotchoo now!"

[@MochiMochiHeHe]

The thing that terrified me was Wyatt's death. The screams of horror of knowing death is iminent, just freaks me out.

[@Angry_Whatever_Boy]

Same i couldn't get it out of my head sense yesterday

[@lucaswickmansound]

31:39 I don’t know why but Wyatt’s calm “I’m leaving….I’m trying to leave.” Was so damn creepy, like he started to understand exactly what he got himself into in that exact moment

[@DestroyerMore]

He was also a little too calm sounding which, to be honest, is scarier than actually sounding freaked out

[@EverTheFractal]

@@DestroyerMore it felt so much more realistic. Like something you'd say if you ran into a person in an alleyway who clearly didn't want you to be there.

[@joshs.5384]

I love when he says "Hey...hey!" at the Giant at 32:17. Prior to that, the Giant established the rule - it can't move while he's looking at it. And then, it breaks that rule. At that moment, he's like a little kid, saying "Hey, no fair!"

[@SushiBurritoPapi]

Sounds like you do know why it was so damn creepy

[@DestroyerMore]

@@EverTheFractal Yeah, that's what I meant by that, it's genuine fear, but he's trying to hide that so it won't continue to follow him, but it didn't work. It continued to follow him, up until the end.

[@creameycheesey1333]

the fact that it legitimately got scarier when the lights turned on is master-class horror direction

[@RIP_Rxnin]

It was pretty chill until the monster started chasing him

[@Hy-ll7tr]

absolutely, i was praying for the lights to be turned on to feel more comfortable but i definitely regretted immediately

[@its_myo]

​@@RIP_Rxninsame dude it felt a bit like that anemoiapolis game its a liminal game thing with horror but its really toned down and i felt really chill most of the time i was playing anemoiapolis.

[@cupcakehips9236]

Fr

[@Badgerinary]

Thats because it went from "What could be down here with me?" to "what is down here with me?"

[@AkiiVentzz]

My mom genuinely believed this was real, I was watching the first episode, and she saw it and was SO intrigued She begged me to watch it with her for the past week, I turned this episode on about an hour ago When I tell you I heard the loudest scream come out of my mom ever I MEAN IT She wholeheartedly believed this guy found this mall right until the end She justified the moving giant as a prank or a security guard who has a remote control Up until the mall was overgrown and the escalator worked out of nowhere She was screaming and sweating, I've never seen her like that and I watched horror films all the time! You are seriously so talented to convince a full-grown adult (who's a skeptic). It is incredible! I adore this film. Thank you for sharing it with us ^_^ Also, for those of you mad at my mother for believing, she WANTED to believe, so she rationalized it. She said multiple times, "Maybe the guard is controlling it," and things alike. She didn't believe it was haunted. She tried to give a real-life answer to the question of what was going on It scared her because of the camera work, the sounds, the emotion of MC , etc. She's also claustrophobic, so that added to the fear factor

[@badizzl]

Your mom doesn't seem too be a good skeptic. Who the hell believes this is real after watching any Hollywood movie? Does she think the the iron man suit can fly for real too? No front, but seriously... You should teach your mom how to spot fakes on the internet

[@flaeime]

@@badizzlyou really missed the point of this comment

[@IDislikeLosing]

​@@badizzlits about the nightmare fuel, bud. about how some entities just trying to mess with us first and driving us crazy.

[@justpoetics5510]

​@flaeime Not exactly much of a point to miss, honestly. Guy was pointing out that OP's so-called "skeptic" mother fell for the idea that there was actually an abandoned mall hundreds of meters below ground starting at a hole in the middle of a dead thicket. If the point was to make his parent seem paradoxically naive, I think it's been underlined.

[@dhionathanmonteiro]

How wholesome lmao

[@VirtuallyReality]

Wyatt's ability never to let his finger accidentally cover the camera lens is nothing short of unbelievable.

[@fandydiadline]

Handycam?

[@wyattfudal893]

I'm awesome right?

[@fr0gz7]

he is using a camera not a phone

[@mazBANK]

@@fr0gz7no he is using a phone he said that he is in the second vid, plus this takes place in 2023 he wouldn’t use a camera

[@fr0gz7]

@@mazBANK cool

[@MrFallout984]

Bro my heart SANK when I saw the collapsed stairs. That was beautifully done. Beyond any jumpscare, beyond any monster, THAT was terrifying

[@TheDiamondCore]

It was done so realistically too, that was fucking insane

[@MrSlice-jy7lu]

FR

[@shujatherisky]

I was like ‘He’s Finished’ when i saw the concrete Edit: Thanks Alot for the likes 🙏

[@whosdooley]

I audibly said “oh shit” out loud.

[@MrSlice-jy7lu]

@@whosdooley ME TOO

[@AlexxKister]

this is fantastic. this really hits a specific nostalgic nerve in me that i havent felt before

[@Ransom319]

wsp alex

[@TheDiamondCore]

This is beyond fantastic levels, this is genuinely spectacular This is probably kanes magnum opus so far

[@cristiancastro5853]

ayy alex

[@discycat]

My two favorite horror teens!

[@gianttacogod]

Holy crap its the other spooky guy!

[@koi.crossing]

This makes me realize how little windows there actually are in malls

[@julioguerrerovalle5583]

I love how you can already see it at 18:14. It's the uncanniest thing that, on the scale real-supernatural, the giant is nearer to the real end. And all is CGI. Kane, you're a legend.

[@BBBB4444-4Bs]

Is it behind the sign with tan on it

[@julioguerrerovalle5583]

@@BBBB4444-4Bs If you're talking about the one with a print of leaves, yes. It's to the right of it, from Wyatt's POV. You can see the red face more clearly at 18:17. It's very hard for me to see on mobile, tho, I had to watch it on PC to see it.

[@legamerfandesience2987]

Thanks ​@@BBBB4444-4Bs

[@DeathnoteBB]

CGI?

[@samk8005]

​@@BBBB4444-4Bs I think he's talking about 18:52

[@carsoncomplains]

Finding the mall exits completely blocked off is somehow more horrifying than anything I've seen in your Backrooms series

[@titchbits1]

I gasped. I couldn't believe it when I saw the stairs.

[@Chiberia]

Or the glass broken out... he wasn't the first to try to escape that way...

[@carsoncomplains]

@@Chiberia Honestly didn’t see that on my first watch, but I’ll definitely give it at LEAST a second and third watch Edit: It’s probably because I was looking away for most of the ending because I was too scared lol

[@brokenlotproductions]

Did we watch the same backroom series?? How can you say that is scarier😅 the puppet thing was the scariest part for sure

[@carsoncomplains]

@@brokenlotproductions Oh brother, this guy stinks

[@holeefuk5214]

I love how the protagonist was actually smart for a change and told someone where he was going, didn't go alone and brought a bright flashlight.

[@superkobster]

oh wait!

[@theangrypotato2.031]

idk what about "im going to go into an abandoned shopping mall thats impossibly deep underground with working electricity that you get to from a stairwell that looks like it was carved out during the aztec times with chisels, TWICE." is smart but suuure.... he's smart...

[@autotropicplaybench1819]

​@@theangrypotato2.031the commenter was being clearly sarcastic as the protag did none of those things.

[@theangrypotato2.031]

@@autotropicplaybench1819 aight good because im ngl i tuned the first 20 minutes out, just kinda assumed

[@jgunner280]

That was one of my big thoughts in the middle was that, of all things you should or could do, bring friends. I get it for the first time, strange discovery and daring yourself. The second? Bring someone or three...

[@MitchTheAutism]

"It's like the backrooms from tiktok" Self-awareness is great.

[@DeathnoteBB]

People still call full-on musical numbers “That sound from Tiktok”

[@BOYKILLSWRLD]

@@DeathnoteBBor that “video from TikTok”

[@60scinema]

Incredible work overall. I love the moody, ethereal music that starts in around the 36:03 mark and plays while he investigates the documents in the mall office. It really adds to the mounting dread and fear of the entire scene. Very subtle but very effective.

[@chrisfair11]

It does not help that this happened while I was reading your comment. Seriously freaked out right now.

[@wannaseeamagictrick410]

34:06, it begins…

[@anthonymolina4982]

It's insane that this man literally got out the first time. And walked up all those stairs and said to himself, "I gotta come back here." He had this coming.

[@shepherd792]

From his point of view, this was a large abandoned mall with no purpose. I mean, obviously a ton of smart people wouldn’t let curiosity get the best of them, but no average person, especially a vlogger, would expect the exit to get completely blocked off behind them, and a giant intelligent statue monster thing out to get them. That’s some incredible paranormal-Backrooms stuff.

[@animeloveer97]

yea but it was in the middle of the woods,in a hole lmao@@shepherd792

[@omgheather1]

ALONE no less 💀

[@LakesideTrey]

@@shepherd792A mall A MILE UNDERGROUND IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE. At the very least a powerful and secretive organization made it and is still maintaining it.

[@stdesy]

@@omgheather1seriously, at least bring your buddies

[@liammcgaming5247]

Statue was faking it, bro scared the crap out of me when it moved while he was watching, and the way Wyatt is confused when it moves while he’s looking at it was terrifying. This guy is a master at creating horror.

[@TymeTikTok]

It’s like a predator stalking it’s prey before it pounces

[@kingboo2981]

@AGuy346 or is it... O_O

[@itsdiscocreeper]

@AGuy346 I mean… for all we know it very well could be…

[@xXxisaac_newton_officialxXx]

666 LIKES OMG THE DEVIL Is CUMING😰👿👿👿👿👿👿👿👿👿👿👿👿👿👿👿👿👿👿🧑🏻‍💻🧑🏻‍💻

[@rafaelbudimnn]

​@AGuy346 the mall and the puppet are actually real btw

[@ne3333t]

Wow, I was actually getting a flight or flight response every time the giant appeared (you know, the tense and tingling feeling on your back?). That has not happened in a while, nicely done!

[@spunkerman]

love how the animatronic dude just EVER SO POLITELY waited patiently as he went up the escalator. would have tea with him.

[@livjames8624]

He’s totally a tea guy. Good call.

[@spunkerman]

@@livjames8624 you get it.

[@wannaseeamagictrick410]

i wanna give him a hug, what danger could it even do? seems like it just wanted to meet him

[@thegreatabsolotl8318]

I love how the rolling guy just slides up the escalator like “Yeah. Didn’t know I could do that did you?” And he just stands there like he’s proud of doing it.

[@infinitespinergy1220]

I think he somehow powered on the escalator.

[@pkmntrainermark8881]

​@@infinitespinergy1220 It did seem to be moving when the cameraman was going up it near the end.

[@JinzoCrash]

Same feeling the first time I saw a Dalek go up stairs.

[@nobodyimportant2510]

If I were in the cameraman’s shoes I would told it “oh…now you can climb stairs???!”

[@ottav69]

Yeah that thing can seemingly control the lights so I just assumed it could do the same with the escalator and power it on.

[@happer_9305]

extremely impressive that it actually became more scary once the lights were turned on.

[@user-lk6hn4zt4c]

FACTS

[@Newms118]

Sometimes darkness can hide you. Plus it at least gave the impression he was alone. When everything is on, its clear theres something alive around him.

[@user-lk6hn4zt4c]

@@Newms118 if this was real i would just end it all just nope bye bye

[@marca.3111]

Yeah, I really liked that. Typically in movies the lights go off to indicate something is wrong, but here it’s the opposite. At the start, the darkness is incredibly creepy and the viewer hopes there is some light, but once there lights do come on, it just makes things creepier and starts a chase sequence and the viewer wishes for the lights to turn off again. It’s a nice subversion of expectations.

[@Sarpatrosina]

Man, as someone who’s seen the rolling giant in person before and felt oddly creeped out by it, this is a whole new feeling and I feel like me and many others have this bespoke connection to this.

[@JayceMcCormick]

Wow, you saw it in person. I wonder what your reaction was when you first found out that someone recreated it on KZbin.

[@MXALOVE]

“I really fcked up guys” Yeah that’s what that monster said when you found him; “You really fcked up guy”.

[@knockoutdrip9714]

It's terrifying when at 32:18 you can hear the genuine confusion in his voice when the monster starts rolling towards him. He had just seemed to understand that when he's staring at it it doesn't move, but then it breaks that rule and chases after him. True terror.

[@Deccagon]

I’m at 18:00 still bracing myself 😊

[@Deccagon]

I’m at 46:18 Finished

[@VentureCAM]

IM PAUSED AT 32:12 READING THE COMMENTS NOW IM SCARED TO PRESS PLAY 😭

[@Least_Patriotic_Texan]

I know if I watch this it will scare the shit out of me and keep me up all night

[@jxhleel818]

@@Least_Patriotic_Texanwatching the whole thing right now at 2:00 am exactly and im 12 mins in wish me luck 😭😭

[@Slimerror]

Introducing it like it's a weeping angel type of monster and then subverting expectations by having it chase him was great. Truly scary shit, I was tired when I started watching the series and started falling asleep but when the statue was first shown and then having the exit blocked off was enough to jolt me awake.

[@trentnordhagen]

It goes from 'wow that's creepy but it's just a statue' to ''it can move but only when I'm not looking' to 'it can move but it can't go up the stairs' to IT CAN USE THE ESCALATOR AND IS GOING TO KILL ME

[@AMikeStein]

The realization of being trapped a mile underground would be absolutely terrifying.

[@Leaffwith2ffs]

At the end of the episode, hearing the sheer screams in his voice while falling to the ground is so terrifying. At the end it sounds like he stops screaming, but then you realize it’s a very prolonged scream, and it’s him knowing he’s about to die.

[@agnosthesia]

I can't shake the feeling that this is the same feeling an animal gets when it is being hunted and trapped. Finding a place that should be familiar and safe, exploring out of sheer curiosity, and then discovering slowly that it's been engineered to simply make you feel that way long enough to seal your fate.

[@pupyfan69]

the room he enters even looks like a slaughterhouse

[@Adnan-ny7jb]

Sonic Said to my ❤ doing fast today huh😂

[@kendrickroblo62]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@noriii]

@@pupyfan69exactly but the fucking ceiling weirded me out like it’s panels as if it’s an office/school building??☹️☹️ i don’t like it

[@mammon_is_god]

Meat is meat/ meat is me

[@justaguybeingadude1822]

The dialog from the protagonist was strikingly real. The fact that he trys to bargain with the monster, saying "Im trying to leave" when it first starts following him around. The quiver in his voice at someparts adds just the right amount of realism. Truly a masterpiece by all regard.

[@Daffodyl3]

Everything about how he was humanized made this so much worse. Even just him talking about college stuff in the beginning built up the dread later on so much more

[@terraristit3752]

Yeah, I agree. Like, I *knew* Wyatt was going to die - as that is usually what happens to protagonists in these videos - but his death hurt a lot more than the deaths of any of the protagonists in the Backrooms videos, despite it being predictable. That's because of just how *real* his character seemed. We got to spend a lot more time with Wyatt than with the other protagonists of these videos, and he seemed like a geniunely great and likeable guy. Not to mention brave, too. A bit *too* brave, if I'm being honest, going down the staircase *TWO* times despite being scared shitless the first time. He even says in this video that "this thing is obviously not a joke" WHILE WALKING TO SAID THING. JUST *WHY??* He was either really brave, really curious, or *really* thirsty for views. I think it's a combination of all of them, because once again, Wyatt was *extremely* brave and quick-witted, and perceptive. Not only was he capable of thinking clearly and using intelligent strategies to evade the monster, he could also improvise quickly if those strategies failed. Many people - including me - probaply wouldn't be able to do things like that in Wyatt's place, due to being so overrun with fear and confusion. The fact that he was able to stay so level-headed the entire time, despite clearly being terrified, is both astounding and commendable. What is even *more* astounding is the fact that, as you said, he tried to bargain with the Giant after realizing that nobody is controlling it. After realizing that it's a *monster.* HOW MANY PEOPLE CAN JUST STARE A *MONSTER* STRAIGHT INTO THE EYE AND TRY TO TALK IT OUT WITH IT? And he tried to do it *again* at the end when he was cornered. Like, seriously, that "WHAT DO YOU WANT?!" felt so *real.* It was *so* full of confusion, desperation, fear and maybe a bit of anger? And the *scariest* part about it was definitely the monster actually *replying,* since the reply consisted of showing Wyatt dead things on the ground. I cannot imagine anything scarier than being completely unarmed and cornered by a monster, asking it what it wants, trying to talk it out with it one last time, and the monster telling you that it wants you dead. That would leave anyone trembling with fear, and yet Wyatt *still pushed on.* Despite clearly being in denial ("you gotta be fucking kidding me" and "everything's fine"), he was still able to focus on survival first. Like...I could go on and on and on about this, but I think you get my point. He was *such* a great character and was humanized *so* perfectly, despite only being on screen for two episodes. This entire video was just solid 35 to 40 minutes of him being tortured, and it was awful to watch (in the best way), and it hurt suprisingly lot to see him die, especially since he was so close to the exit, and *especially* since he had the most realistic chances of survival out of all of Kane's characters due to his bravery and intelligence. Like, I'm telling you, Wyatt would *dominate* the Backrooms if he ever no-clipped into them, lol. Scary as they are, the only real threat in them seems to be the Bacteria, and while it is a terrifying monster as well, no doubt about that, it is not nearly as scary, powerful or intelligent as the Giant. I'm sure Wyatt would deal with it easily, considering how long he survived against the Giant.

[@logandunlap9156]

it's a well-directed piece

[@vbgvbg1133]

@@terraristit3752 important to note, the giant didn't kill him. if the exit didn't collapse, he would have escaped.

[@lizard7553]

When it moved while he was looking and he said "hey hey hey" like he's trying to tell it its breaking the rules or when it came up the stairs and he said "you gotta be kidding"

[@ichipasento7174]

" If you didn't make the memory fade away, you being here would be okay" - The Rolling Giant

[@Mikah1322]

I don't get it

[@FilmmakeroftheFuture]

What memory?

[@Gorlcaptain]

A part of me wanted him to survive so bad. So many modern horror movies get it wrong when it comes to the telling of survivors of horror. I know one day Kane will tell that awesome story. He’s so creative. can’t wait for more. *this series is amazing on its own, what I said was just an “add on” to what I see Kane Pixels able to do with film/horror in the future, as I feel he has a great grasp on psychological horror.

[@itsmeartist4506]

This is actually insanely terrifying. The atmosphere, the monster, the whole entire place, its so realistic. How realistic it is makes it so much more scarier than other animations. Its outstanding.

[@hexadecimal973]

I wouldn't really call it terrifying. Overall mallsoft as a genre is very relaxing despite falling under the liminal category. The whole grandiose feeling of those long gone malls, makes you feel nostalgic, like you're back in the 90s in some mall in America on a Sunday afternoon just strolling through and shopping, seeing random people and just admiring the architecture even if the mall is empty. This video on the other hand, sure is creepy and terrifying, being chased by an entity but I feel like that's not what true mallsoft is. But it's a fun spin on the genre nonetheless.

[@thepuggest4202]

But, I mean, big scary giant that chases you and can break concrete seems more horror/terror. Like I wouldn’t describe the KP back rooms as that kind of liminal feeling when you’re getting chased by a bacteria stick man. In the end the goal is unsettling like you’re saying until horror.@@hexadecimal973

[@thepuggest4202]

I was shaking, my ears were hot, my forehead even hotter u was terrified bro,

[@LMP134]

@@thepuggest4202 SAME LOL

[@sloth3066]

It made me scream in terror in my bed !

[@shawverno.1130]

The delivery of Wyatt’s little “you gotta be fucking kidding me” at the end is perfect. Actually all of the acting/voice acting was really really good! It all felt completely natural

[@jcp1984again]

This is truly remarkable work. Not only tech-wise - your mastery over the audio aesthetics is jaw-dropping.

[@ChasingKillersMusic]

Excellent work recreating Valley View. I was officially creeped out when I saw the AMC. Having walked through the actual abandoned mall when it still stood I can say it was pretty much just as creepy in real life lol

[@BeausArts]

The way the giant moves is absolutely terrifying. Something about it’s lack of any movement other than, of course, rolling, makes it completely horrifying to see. That, and it’s just overall uncanny-ness

[@uppast420am]

he's just like a dolik fr

[@Senteza]

and he's actually never been relying on the rollers

[@schizoidmeme5470]

@@Senteza ? Are you talking about when it rode the escalator?

[@MrSherbert]

I showed this to my Dad, who is a huge vfx enthusiast, and he straight up did not believe me no matter how many times I told him this was made in blender. Bravo.

[@krypex7958]

Well the mall exists (Valley view center mall - Dallas) so hard to say how much is real

[@ConsciousBrosCommunity]

@@krypex7958 Its demolished, this is all recreated with CGI

[@reeft]

@@krypex7958 It's all CGI and I don't mean to discredit Kane's work in the slightest, it's amazing. But you can tell in a lot of parts that it's not real. Your dad should see that.

[@MarcoCapelli74]

I think he's making all the stuff in Blender then renders it in Unreal Engine 5. Those internal lights are very hard to make it work like that with Cycles. Instead on UE5 they works exactly like in this vid. Also the external shots. That light i'm pretty sure is Unreal.

[@user_Dragon27_]

This is blender!? Thought this was ue5 or somtin

[@ducksongfans]

I like how he doesn't even mention that the potted plants are somehow still alive with no light or water

[@Anakinlawrence0]

Gotta say the reaction to opening that gate was the most genuine reaction I’ve ever seen in horror, and it’s some crap I’d pull too. Your stuff is far better than big companies and “mainstream horror”, I think. Like, I’m numb to most jump scares and mainstream horror so something keeps me on edge and wants to quit watching but can’t at the same time is golden to me. Keep up the good work, love it you’re great.

[@Frosted777]

the fact that Kane can take a REAL abandoned mall into a cgi recreation is insane.

[@aid2004]

THIS IS CGI ?!?!?!??!?!?!?!

[@smugfortune9977]

It's a real mall it's not CGI

[@TheMagicalNotebook]

It’s a real mall But sadly this mall has been demolished But i think giant julien is still somewhere

[@DinoOfficial4096]

@@TheMagicalNotebookgot destroyed in a fire sadly

[@TheMagicalNotebook]

@@DinoOfficial4096 well that’s the answer on where Julien went

[@octalide4863]

Kane is just FLEXING at this point... Close up shots of textures and models with complicated lighting, varied light levels in a single frame, extremely complicated camera motion... All of that while maintaining a level of realism paralleled only by the highest tier of multi-man, high-budget production studios. Insanity. Keep it up. Don't sell out.

[@charliex666able1]

I'm waffling back and forth: what kind of budget does an 18 year old have to render this 46 mins? It's really really good.

[@jimmyhoke]

@@charliex666able1it isn’t all CGI, this was filmed at an abandoned mall.

[@charliex666able1]

I'm trying to research, do we have any more info? I did find it was "based on" a mall in Texas scheduled for demo. So if CGI it's freaking amazing, and if real and he filmed live in those really long takes? Also amazing. Kane is stupid talented @@jimmyhoke

[@carth531]

the mall is gone, demolished, the mall is CGI. it was made in blender@@jimmyhoke

[@esvalve]

@@jimmyhoke I dont believe this is true. This video takes place in the valley view mall in dallas texas that was demolished 6 years ago. Pretty sure it was entirely recreated using cgi

[@TheAdvertisement]

Still insane how easily Kane can go from a classic KZbinr explanation intro with fun music to genuine fear and dread in the span of 10 minutes.

[@joelhulsey8387]

I just found this series a week ago and it's all I've been thinking about since. This is the best series I think I've ever found on KZbin.

[@GreenskullAI]

I feel like a kid again watching these. They hit some feeling I haven't felt in so, so long. Amazing work, Kane!

[@PlaysByAlex]

Same, like something similar was in dreams.

[@juliuscruz]

GLUBO

[@funkycup3900]

Yes seriously Kane you’re amazing at what you do. This is great. Please keep these videos up I enjoy them and it’s like if a person actually found this. It’s a very convincing reaction.

[@hambungaler151]

The ambience tops it tbh

[@jimhalpert0]

Pure horror and dread, something horror movies lack

[@skeleton819]

42:32 what i love about this second run in with the giant is that its not doing anything that loud or hasty unlike a typical jumpscare, its just moving forward. Really makes this absolutely terrifying

[@snuffs.]

The scary part is it showed intelligence by camping the stairs, which was seemingly the safe point.

[@eduardocarranza4333]

This thing might move incredibly fast due to it disappearing behind the pillar at that one scene, it's trolling him from beginning to end..

[@aesthetic8780]

​@@snuffs.Poor Giant... He only wanted him to find the way out. I think the giant was protecting him against a hidden threat. He never showed aggresions or Hostile behavior. He even helped him to find the real exit.

[@siqxyre8473]

@@aesthetic8780yeah 😢… hopefully it wasn’t in vain and the giant managed to catch him after he fell!

[@Remiss-Blizzard]

​@aesthetic8780 hmm...you could be right because it didn't show any aggression, but then again just imagine that thing chasing you around the mall.I would probably have a heart attack a couple times if i was there.

[@Hazbin-hn9vb]

love this it was literally the scariest video i have ever watched amazing editing please do more episodes on this please

[@ericl.winter3622]

Corridor Crew brought me this video. So original, creepy and scary. Well done Kane Pixels!

[@mollianeta1901]

I feel like it’s important to note how Wyatt smells the scent of cut grass and cornfields when he is about to enter the mall each time. That’s a sweet scent, but also a distress call by the plants. Almost feels like the mall is the forest, it’s getting torn down and is in distress, and the giant is like it’s guardian.

[@clorb9239]

shut up

[@silver17yearsago66]

The smell of cut grass could also be from the gas Phosgene Its a rarely used chemical weapon

[@alongshoot5844]

Good spot. It's interesting that the mall displays the hostility of the natural world while also presenting the bizarre unnatural environment humans have constructed for themselves as no less threatening. The guy literally meets his end by hostile architecture. It's like the giant was some spirit or aspect of nature mutilated by the building of the mall. The artists somehow embodied it in the parade of giants.

[@BadComedianFr]

I mean, wyatt is more exploring the place. Hes not really doing any damage, and when he finds an exit at 29:20 the giant seems to not want him to be there. Almost like it doesn't want him to leave. I feel like the scent of cut grass might be referencing something else. Not sure what though.

[@terraristit3752]

You have almost the exact same theory as I do, lol. Glad to know I'm not the only one who thinks this series has something to do with nature.

[@rgbcsgobigpp]

I love how smart the Rolling Giant seems to be. It deceives Wyatt first in the dark, not moving and kind of just appearing in the background in 18:16, but then deceives him again as it tricks Wyatt into thinking it can't move while observed at 31:30. THEN AGAIN, it tricks Wyatt into believing it can't go up the stairs and goes up them later on. The fact that it can even trick people is already terrifying, changing the rules that you thought you knew. Beautiful work man.

[@youngreal1101]

Another thing too is at the end he waits by the stairs when everything turned plantlike. 42:30

[@MrMelonsz]

@@youngreal1101 YEAH! Because it knows that Wyatt thinks the stairs are a safe place!

[@dronespace]

Somewhat different, in Dr Who I believe the original Daleks couldn't go up stairs, a later version of them then could which was terrifying

[@umamifan]

It straight up shows him a vision of... Unalive things on the ground too when Wyatt asks it what it wants from him. The thing is not only sentient, but intentionally malicious, and potentially mocking too.

[@-Seaheart-]

It’s not just the monster, the whole horror revolved around giving hope and taking it away. First he gets scared and runs back because of the loud noise from the door (so at first there is a sense of “I can go back if things get dangerous) but then the stairs are gone. Later there is the hope from the map suggesting that just like a real mall there are other exits and then these exits do exist but are blocked too, then finally there is one exit that really can take him out and the giant can’t follow him all the way, he is almost there and then he falls

[@usuk2410]

This gives me chills absolutely amazing work dude

[@cschmitz]

I come back to this vid from time to time. It amazes me how well it captures the feeling of a nightmare. Like it's not a scary video in the traditional scary movie sense, it's like watching someone's nightmare. The sense of isolation, being alone, things being normal but not quite normal, sounds and vision changing as you move along, being defenseless and chased. So good!

[@zwickflixproductions4379]

Kevin Obregon, the artist who created the real-world Julien puppet, made a Facebook post referencing this video on the day it was released, and later shared the video itself. So it’s safe to say he’s in on this whole thing.

[@TheBroGamer14082]

lol nice. you got a link to that post?

[@Steve.Matheus]

​@@TheBroGamer14082youtube deletes off-site links on comments.

[@Steve.Matheus]

As far as I know.

[@DealwithitHand]

@@TheBroGamer14082 its the first thing that comes up on google if you search Kevin Obregon

[@JasonPF]

It's on his Threads, he reposted the video on there. Pretty cool.

[@BlueberryMoffin]

I love how I hate how terrifying this concept is. Alone, DEEP underground, in a place where you feel you're not alone, paranoid that a big, at first glance, seemingly inanimate puppet chases you through the mall. Eventually causing you to go somewhere claustrophobic as the giant inches itself closer to you any way it can.

[@HankMFWimbleton]

Deep underground? Big rolling giant chasing you later? Terrifying? Pikmin 2 got you covered

[@pigselgames27]

​@@HankMFWimbletonhell yeah!

[@flipsfruitland9853]

​@HankMFWimbleton I still have flashbacks to the water wraith. Everyone does.

[@noc2555]

Find it so surreal that the mall 10 mins away I used to visit as a child is used in an amazing horror series!! Great work Kane.

[@justaemptymall]

This deserves so much mote love and views than literally Skibidi toilet... Crazy to think only one episode of Skibidi Toilet or Mr Beast gets a lot more views than this guy singlehandedly carrying a whole series with almost no budget.

[@Renettii]

Half of this guy's videos have well over 10 million views, he's getting paid lol

[@warpitexis2341]

Saying one thing deserves more attention than something else is just stupid

[@_vanil.]

mrbeast deserves the stuff tho but boom creating brainrot content just hurts me

[@Dontlookatmyprofilepicture8173]

@@_vanil.I don’t think he’s doing it on purpose, it’s the kids that are ruining it

[@logandunlap9156]

The Giant isn't a monster that's out of control. It's BEYOND control. Any semblance of hope in the situation gets snuffed out, just beyond Wyatt's reach, and that's what makes it both compelling and terrifying. Now that I think about it, it's actually quite rare that you get to see so much of a monster in a horror film like this and the film remains scary after the initial reveal. I really like Kane's vision and I can't wait for more content from him.

[@chaosinsurgency6636]

Skinamarink is one

[@Bluestone775]

Bro got snuffed out

[@jeefberky9101]

That monster was *terrifyingly* well done. The payoff of seeing it stare down the protagonist near the end was absolutely perfect, that haunting realization that the whole time it was not only toying with him, but that it was keenly aware of how the human mind worked, what they feared and what they would *think* would stop such a creature.

[@ZyxieRumor]

You'd be surprised that the monster is actually based on an actual statue, and the mall itself is a real mall from Dallas, Texas, called Valley View Mall.

[@jukinnovo]

​​@@ZyxieRumorwhats the statue called

[@adrianpadilla7545]

@@jukinnovo it's a sculpture based on a botanist named Julien Reverchon

[@adrianpadilla7545]

My heart sank at the end when we get to see it use the staircase

[@jukinnovo]

@@adrianpadilla7545 ah i see

[@matthewsmith7597]

This is extraordinary film-making. I saw it for the first time on Tuesday evening and haven't been able to stop thinking about it since. The whole thing feels like a long-forgotten and deeply disturbing dream that has somehow ended up being recorded for posterity, and the sheer *craft* involved in totally reconstructing the mall in digital form...just WOW. It's so realistic it's uncanny. Brilliant in every respect.

[@emmalyn8138]

dude this legitimately scared THE HELL out of me in the best way possible, no one knows how to capture genuine fear and confusion like you did it’s beyond terrifying

[@mesprout]

the detail in that the giant only begins acting in a more aggressive manner after wyatt states that he's leaving is interesting, especially so considering the history regarding that mall and the statue, like a traumatised creature not wanting to be abandoned again

[@Draganox25]

What is the history of the mall

[@WhoLegitness]

@@Draganox25 it died then got shot after it died and closed

[@luckygaming2156]

​@@Draganox25^

[@billblaski9523]

Nah sorry

[@WhoLegitness]

@@billblaski9523 bro what

[@mattfarrell8947]

The scariest thing about the giant (imo anyway) is how it toys with him, and by extension us, by letting him THINK he understands the rules it follows before breaking each one. Like at first Wyatt seems to assume it will only move if he’s not looking at it, but then it charges at him. Then he runs up the escalator and it doesn’t follow, leading him to assume that it CANT, but later it just effortlessly rises up the escalator to confront him. So unsettling, and a great way to subliminally build on the fear we’re already feeling,

[@Razumen]

It acts very much a like a predator, especially catlike in how it stalks him at first, only moving when he's not looking. I believe it didn't chase him up the escalator at first because it knew the exit was up there, but Wyatt didn't know, so it didn't want to risk him discovering it by chasing him up there.

[@AverageKaijuGamer]

Man this giant is my new sleep paralysis demon.

[@speakatron5634]

Superb stuff. I love the series, and Life Of A Giant makes for a perfect Epilogue.

[@wiktoria499]

I don't have words to explain, this is a masterpiece! Great job

[@samfromportadown]

I think one of the reasons this is so terrifying is that it is structured kinda similar to a nightmare. Time, physics, geometry etc. work as normal... until they don't. And suddenly a doorway isn't where it was before, or a new doorway is where a solid wall used to be, and a thing chases you endlessly and should catch you but doesn't quite... or even just the whole idea of a deserted shopping mall that's supposed to be on the surface somewhere in Dallas Texas, being instead buried about a thousand feet underground in some random part of... somewhere in America. All of these things remind us of nightmares that we have all had at one time or another.

[@Razumen]

Definitely lots of dream logic here, like the weird entrance, to the normal exits simply not existing and the other remaining exit being in the most illogical and hard to reach location possible.

[@petertench-zw2ti]

@@RazumenYeah, this is inspired by House of Leaves for sure

[@Morrisseys7thFriend]

I've definitely had nightmares about being trapped in a maze of a building where all the rooms are constantly changing.

[@LtSprinkulz]

Yeah it made me feel like I was asleep that's for sure.

[@-Seek-17]

As someone who had a nightmare about this exact thing an hour ago. I agree 100% being chased by that thing is terrifying I was absolutely mortified😂

[@saucevc8353]

Spoilers because I didn’t realize this would end up becoming top comment: I love the way the Rolling Giant intentionally deceives Wyatt. First, it acts like it can only move when not being watched, then it acts like it can't go up the stairs, turns out it can do both.

[@thierryeubanks3586]

Gives you the impression that it’s doing it for fun

[@TheAmazingDoorknob]

I like to think it just took the escalator

[@BarbieDreamDungeon]

Me and my partner watched this together and joked about it menacingly going up an elevator, politely putting its arm in front of the door so another giant creepy thing doesn't miss it

[@zonilo1]

@@thierryeubanks3586 It also shows it's pretty smart or rather cunning playing on the victim's expectations and using them to it's advantage which probably makes it far more dangerous.

[@daniilfilms]

The rolling giant does a bit of trolling…

[@user-hn2le5mc4z]

Kane Pixels made A LEGEND with this ! Dear rolling giant we'll never forget you this story is so awesome

[@CMan223-tr7rb]

I think it’s awesome how this guy made a whole new era of horror by creating the backrooms found footage tapes. The amount of game developers using this guy’s amazing style and liminal terror is just mind blowing knowing that this guy is like 18 or 19 years old. A damn legend you are

[@koenig_der_zwiebeln9094]

Kane is a genius. With so few tricks he manages to create an incredibly intense haunting atmosphere.

[@OysterWard]

way to explain the obvious

[@AltKaxREAL]

​@@OysterWard not trying to be mean but, what else can we say? there's so much we could appreciate him for

[@bruhbruhson8864]

@@OysterWardCuck 🫵

[@something7836]

@@AltKaxREAL There is always the option of saying nothing at all.

[@basic6735]

@@something7836 This is a comment section, people can say whatever they want, regardless if you like it or not

[@kamikazeviking3053]

I love how the doll is handled. I believe that the difference between a good and a bad enemy/entity in horror is that a good one hunts down the protagonist while a bad one tries to scare the protagonist. The doll not only hunts down the protagonist, but it is smart about it, playing tricks, hiding and the fact that this seemingly inanimate object is not only hunting you down but is intelligent is absolutely terrifying.

[@kektimus]

So much this. How many movies and games have their antagonists stop and roar at the viewer/player BEFORE engaging in anything remotely threatening?

[@Edward3Nigma]

Although I agree with this statement, I am 90% that at 30:39 the doll was acting like a weeping angel just to fuck with the guy. Or at 41:16 where you can see three signs with the doll and massive "We're back." written on it. I think the doll itself placed them there to remind the protag that he can't hide from it, and that it is in fact, back.

[@TheCosmicThrust]

nah man that thing crumpled those aluminum stairs with the intent of crushing the mc with.

[@randomrazr]

could he have attacked it? knock it down dolly wheels

[@shagggy7501]

How does it make the entity good?

[@guigui6915]

This video is perfectly done. You are extremely talented. 10/10

[@ducksongfans]

Im not that far in and I have almost never played or watched things of horror genre, but you are a master of horror, I'm so scared RN and I keep having to pause and look around to remind me that I'm not really there

[@leeleeofficial3654]

the fact he could model an ENTIRE mall 1 to 1 is INSANE

[@karamel3D]

look at the desc.

[@Notpies]

The mall once Was real until It Was demolished

[@Notpies]

Still many are still Made by kane

[@NeverGonnaG]

To be honest, it’s not 1 to 1 a lot of furniture/decorations was removed + the only floor that was completely worked out was the first one. Anyway, it's a pretty amazing piece of work.

[@shhsway]

@@NeverGonnaGyeah by the elevator by amc where it says el Mercado on the wall in the real mall there’s no wall

[@xx1219]

I remember being an apprentice about 12 years ago at a manufacturing company. I was in the maintenance team, and the company had just expanded by buying a neighbouring building that used to belong to a different company. It was a large multi-story building with the exact aesthetic of these old liminal spaces. Lots of abandoned office space, old carpets, beige walls, ceiling tiles and buzzing tube lights. Often times it was just me and my mentor in there, inspecting the electrical installations and getting the place ready. We'd go and explore the emptied out offices. The place was largely emptied out, but sometimes we'd find desks with paperwork, or old cabinets, printers/computers left behind. It was such an eerie place, but I felt strangely drawn to it. I felt both uneasy and at peace there. I still think about it to this day. These videos really bring me back to that feeling.

[@sheepethelegend902]

Wow, it's like when me and my buddy had the highschool gym to ourselves but on steroid

[@the-potato-warrior]

I love finding abandoned papers and prints. It’s interesting to me to see stuff from the 50’s

[@higadograso1629]

Masterful use of tension. No place felt safe, you never know what the giant is going to do next. Was half expecting it to appear in the hallways. And the environments are incredible, there were times when they felt real.

[@Crimsickle]

this is probably the best advertising blender will ever get

[@sheepythebott]

The way the monster just appears out of nowhere and how it doesn't move any part of its body except for the wheels is so creepy. This video had me at the edge of my seat. I love your work so much, kane pixels.

[@shepherd792]

I’m not trying to give you nightmares but near the end before Wyatt falls, he looks back to see the monster but it disappears. What’s creepy is, if you look closely, only the wheels of its cart remain. Meaning that, not only has the giant fooled Wyatt many other times, but he fooled him about his characteristics too. The monster isn’t dependent on the wheels, meaning that it isn’t a stiff frozen statue, it could literally be a fast flexible organism/creature, which could explain how it disappears so many times with no wheel-noises. It could have legs underneath its robe, too.

[@sheepythebott]

@agannuhi6937 it does explain why we don't hear the wheels scratching off the ground, but why does it ram into the ramp before Wyatt falls? And why does it still strike the same pose as always after backing off from smashing the ramp/wall? (Also, at the end, when we see Wyatt's lifeless corpse as it pans to the forest, you can see the giants face amongst the trees.)

[@chaosinsurgency6636]

@@shepherd792yall are schizophrenic keep seeing people make it up that it pushed him an that you can see its cart no if toi watcj the video he climbed on the support beam an it was loose an it comes off

[@Myte-kz4bv]

@@sheepythebott toying maybe. This whole thing may be a game to the statue

[@shepherd792]

@@sheepythebott everyone’s main thought is that it’s just toying with him. Pretending to be something it’s not. We hear the same wheel noises after he ditches his wheel cart probably because he’s still messing with him. I mean we don’t know what their motives are but it’s clear to us that he doesn’t need the carts to move.

[@yourguidefortheday928]

I love how he mentioned the backrooms as something you see on social media, subtly informing us/confirming to us that this series is not related to his previous one where the backrooms were unknown to the general public. This is more in that surreal catagory of fiction that posits that reality isnt solid. Sometimes impossible things happen. A mall displaced or replicated into solid stone miles underground, stalked by the memory of an artwork that was shown there. There were presumably only two entrances/exits, so noone need ever know it is there. Had wyatt not found it it might have simply blinked back out of existence, replaced by solid ground. And it still might now that his journey is over.

[@thinkbolt]

Yeah, that mention of The Backrooms threw me for a loop. I thought this series was going to be "Oldest View" of the The Backrooms themselves, but then here's an abandoned Dallas mall? In a world where The Backrooms are popular fiction??

[@ColoreFaied]

so the backrooms still exists in this tho

[@amirakitty]

​@BroOsiris yea but as a tiktok trend/series, kind of how it is in our reality

[@ColoreFaied]

@@amirakitty oh I thought it could still exist, since yet again anything impossible can be possible

[@benaseervatham8092]

wait i missed it, whens the time stamp when its mentioned

[@krismoonpie]

This is nuts! These videos just keep getting more amazing. And more freaky! This was still made in blender? Wow!

[@Ben-nw2bs]

Masterpiece! Just wonderful I feel like, I was in my Dream while watching!

[@halluminium]

I love that such a weird and specific genre of horror has become popular. Thank you Kane for making these and constantly improving and pushing the genre forwards.

[@starry3459]

I don't know what the overall story is, but honestly I like it that way. this to me is the magnum opus of liminal horror, no explanation, no cheap scares, and a character who is actually somewhat reasonable in their decision making. this is stellar work mate.

[@ShizakuIzaiyoi]

He's reasonable, but that still doesnt save him :^) Terrifying.

[@VikingTeddy]

I generally keep the volume down on creepy videos. But his quiet mumbling forced me to nakevut louder. I don't know if it was intentional, but having to crank up the volume made it so much worse.

[@ohrliburli]

Ah yes, reasonable "Hey, I found this really creepy looking hole with a seemingly infinite staircase inside of it on someone else's private ground. I'm going to record myself going in there alone, without telling anyone about this location."

[@-_XD]

@@ohrliburli😂😂😂

[@starry3459]

@@ohrliburli you underestimate human curiosity, once he was there he made completely rational choices, and when things started to get weird (well weirder) he immediately tried to leave. As for the going down the stairs, in the video before he makes it to the shop that leads into the store before turning around, as far as he was concerned the only thing to be afraid of was the property owners. Even in a situation that doesn’t necessarily make sense, the default conclusion is never that a giant statue is going to crush you, or really anything paranormal to begin with. And especially when the monster does appear, he’s more cautious, and methodical about his trying to escape, and even uses blueprints to find an exit, something I don’t think even most people would’ve thought of. He was smart enough that had it not been for the steel beams breaking under him, he would’ve made it out completely unscathed.

[@democrataccountabilityproj8711]

More of this please. You're a genius at this kind of art.

[@wevsitekilo9072]

I like how you made the valley view logo representing the underground mall. So many awesome subtle details. Just wow.

[@wevsitekilo9072]

Nevermind lol thats the real logo. Worked out well 🤣

[@umbramaex]

When he said “We’re done” I was nodding my head and then he flipped behind and saw the stairs gone… my heart SANK. Great work.

[@r4yyans___]

lmao same it was insane

[@thebeautyofuniverse5250]

Don’t u mean when he said “we are fucked guys”?

[@ethanh116]

@@thebeautyofuniverse5250well yeah that was right after, same part

[@umbramaex]

@@thebeautyofuniverse525021:26

[@protastudios]

14 minutes in, I have to say that perhaps what is so terrifying about this video is the fact that we don't know how this world works. The darkness of the mall and the protagonist being freaked out throughout the video are sending me huge chills.

[@MistrMr438]

Unrelated, but cool Marceline pfp

[@sdhdsuhjhsdh5576]

When I saw the monster I had the biggest chills in my life

[@Datadog-1]

Wow. Absolutely loved this! Great work.

[@pinkvr2010]

Amazing work kaine keep it up love the videos!

[@isolatedirectorofficial]

The fact this is all made in Blender fucking boggles my mind. Absolutely amazing stuff Kane, you knocked it out of the park with this. I’m legit freaked out now this is horrifying.

[@quandaledingle2107]

Or we could say knocked it out of backrooms with this

[@jimmyhoke]

A lot of this was filmed in an abandonment mall 20 minutes from where I live.

[@femboygaming1827]

this is all BLENDER?!

[@femboygaming1827]

nevermind it's an abandoned mall

[@pochoclo895]

the amount of realism you can achieve with dense meshes, image noise, realistic textures and camera shake is incredible, and the audio is very well done

[@allthegoodnamesaretaken02]

I once snuck into the Valley View Center mall in Dallas to explore it with some old friends. Watching this was so unsettling cause it felt so uncannily familiar but I couldn’t place it. Finding out it was in fact based on the demolished mall and that this really was a place I remembered sent actual shivers throughout my body. It’s as if Kane found a way to bring a nightmare to life and weaponized my own memories against me. This a sense of true fear that I have not felt in awhile. This is an actual masterpiece of horror and I’m going to be thinking about this for a very long time. Excellent work my dude, but also ain’t no way I’m sleeping tonight after this. (Edit: also for those who keep mentioning it ik the giant was also real but I never saw it in person when I was there or at least I don’t remember it. Nonetheless it’s a terrifying design and learning about its history only made it more enjoyable)

[@avacrews1347]

Dude, exact same experience. The moment I saw “Dallas” on the mall signs my heart stopped for real.

[@Tsutsu5]

i sent this to my boys the second i read valley view, whats funny is that in the video before this when he was just showing us the mall from the outside i thought to myself "this shit reminds me of the mall... only for it actually to be the fucking mall !! kane was extremely accurate because i recall roaming the same halls towards the amc and the back of the mall in the first floor which was the sketchiest part of the mall for us, there was 100% something/ one there

[@FellowTarnish]

Yeah I agree. I’m from Dallas. I been there. When I seen Valley View Mall & Dallas. The hairs on the back of my neck stood the fuck up.

[@georgeclinton4524]

lol that's why after he finds the stairs collapsed my heart was racing the whole time and I had shivers. I've been in that mall several times as a child when visiting the Dallas/Ft. Worth area.

[@jc_art_]

I am currently in dfw, and though ive never visited this mall, i will say i find it hilarious that i actually spent a bit of last and this episode wondering where it takes place, then several minutes later i see dallas texas on the signs and im like, "well not only was i completely wrong, i was as far off as i could be and its actually like not far away at all"

[@regonridge]

they see me rolling they hatin

[@pouyaizad7800]

When those stairs where shown man….. I lost my breathe. Genuinely don’t even know how to describe the fear it gave me. Good job man.

[@Kro-RissaVirus]

This is refreshingly unsettling and creative. It hurts knowing that in a year or two we’ll be seeing a flood of “I FOUND SONIC THE HEDGEHOG IN THE OLDEST VIEW MALL?!?” Videos

[@DoodleJumpMaster]

youre safe, the mall was destroyed last year or the year before i believe, this is only gonna happen if kane releases the malls 3d mdl file

[@vanapotamus6348]

​@@DoodleJumpMasteror if they recreate it.....

[@twistedaddiction]

​@@DoodleJumpMasterBro. Its gonna get terrible fan recreations we know this

[@Liquorice_Monster]

I know people say the meme-ification of the Backrooms is what "killed" it, but in my opinion, turning the Backrooms into a completely goofy free for all partially saved it. It was the people who showed up right after Kane first made the Backrooms so popular that were going to completely kill it, the goofy middle schoolers trying to flesh out Backrooms lore, adding all the different levels, the Smilers, the Partygoers, the Bone Thieves, the "level fun" and "level exclamation point" nonsense. They tried to turn it into the SCP Foundation, and it was terrible.

[@apersoniguess_]

​@@Liquorice_MonsterThat was before Kane made his videos, and really I still think those are stupid criticisms- people find a concept cool and interesting so they expand on it in various ways, there's no objectively correct interpretation because different people enjoy different aspects of the backrooms

[@SodiumVaporDreams]

I took a picture next to that puppet when it and the mall still existed. They just had it placed in random parts of the mall during the art shows and people would move it around. It was ridiculous how unnerving it was both close up and from far away. I never thought I'd see it again, I couldn't believe it when I saw the thumbnail. I guess I and everyone else who was there in that moment in time are the perfect audience. Where a liminal space isn't just familiar, but may as well be a one-to-one recreation of a memory of a place that once actually existed but no longer does, as if from a dream, or in this case, a nightmare. The ideal liminal horror. That's honestly what I believe "the backrooms" should be as a concept, a place in between the cracks of space and time where all the forgotten places and memories of mankind come to founder, sinking to the bottom of reality. The way they manifest being an accumulation, or really amalgamation, of the memories of those who once inhabited these now sunken places, absorbed into the very foundation of each space. An extra-hyparxic time capsule, captured in layered moments where time itself seems to be in a constant state of collision as much as it is at a standstill. Purely ineffable and unpredictable in nature. Equally as terrifying as it is beautiful and nostalgic.

[@MDProductions5772]

are you telling me that the whole mall was actually a real place?! That adds a whole new level to this! incredible!

[@ConnerAnderson]

@@MDProductions5772 He clearly used a lot of good source photos / footage. I've been to that mall many dozens of times, and the way he portrayed it is extremely recognizable.

[@justifan]

I thought of the Backrooms as something very similar: a physical manifestation of the collective subconscious of all 6 billion people on the planet. Whereas the seeming strange, irrational, and illogical appearance of much of it is just the same manner as our dreams would be. There may be a logical reason for all of its actuality, but it is subsumed within the conflicting thoughts and emotions of everyone everywhere. A lone pillar, strangely colored walls, conflicting materials, themed areas going on for miles may mean something, but it is like trying to describe a fading memory after waking up from sleep. It may be logical and have meaning to someone somewhere, but heck if the people there can figure it out.

[@alexisw6764]

Yes a real mall. It remained open with a few stores until earlier this year and was only torn down less than 6 months ago.

[@MM-jf1me]

Beautiful comment, SodiumVaporDreams. This video had me caught up in its suspense all on its own -- I can't imagine how mind-boggling this video is to those of you who were familiar with this location and that creepy giant art exhibit!

[@ghosted0352]

I love your stories Kane, thank you