Kelpie Comic Animatic - AMV Young Heretics

When I first saw this comic, this song IMMEDIATELY came to mind. It's about an old man who remembers his past encounter with a mythical water horse called a kelpie.
Song - I Know I'm a Wolf by Young Heretics
Comic originally by porcelainDoll on deviantart. I DO NOT OWN EITHER!
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[@mementomortalis9592]

I have no idea if I wanna cry or not. This was so disturbing (I hate water and especially being underwater) but also so awesome. The creator did an amazing job on this.

[@DaSilverBackz]

You are then afraid of yourself.

[@mikaelachildress8742]

@@DaSilverBackz 😂

[@Kairos_Akuma]

Showering is ok tho?

[@rosarioantoniam.pantan5737]

You have "Waphobia

[@theninjacalledbasilisk7770]

Agreed 🥺 It was pretty hard to watch. I feel so sad for the friend, and I feel bad for the boy who was then an old man, thinking back to that encounter.

[@neuraxis7612]

Imagine a movie based on this frame-story :O

[@lucasguenesmenezes6416]

"The Demon of Lake"

[@autistichelicopter4209]

There is a creepypasta with the same story

[@Fenrirsfinalstand]

Omg yes

[@odiumthetarrtinion8853]

It should be called the take of the kelpie

[@novasleepywolfproductions7130]

I would so WATCH IT!

[@Ryan-tq7oi]

I'm Irish and when I was young, I would often walk through wetlands with my friend. I still remember my mum telling me not to go there and saying that the kelpie would take us. Now I realize she just wanted me to be safe around water, but I remember that sometimes when I'm around lakes and rivers to this day.

[@That1TundrikYT]

Yeah, that’s the point of most folktales. Stay safe around (insert dangerous area here)

[@liriomoonborne7814]

He kinda transformed his trauma into art. It makes you wonder if he really hates the creature, or just feels confused and amazed. I love kelpies, and this story art tells us their story and nature pretty well. 10/10.

[@lillykola6152]

Actually i think, he made this sculpture as a warning for others to not come close to the kelpie

[@liriomoonborne7814]

@@lillykola6152 May be, but; Why would he sell them as we can see at the start of the video? The metal statues he does are clearly based on the Kelpies. I still like to think he somehow found art and amazingness in the horrendous creature. ~

[@lillykola6152]

@@liriomoonborne7814 Mhh, you could be right. Maybe it's both? First he wanted to warn people to not go near this water body, and after he grew up his dreams and mind got obsessed with this creature. So he's creating this statues to simply project this terrifying, fascinating picture of his nightmares and turn it into something else?

[@liriomoonborne7814]

@@lillykola6152 Oh, I like this version :'o

[@geleo4633]

i think it’s something like the beauty behind the madness

[@myladychaos]

folktales are dark man. Thankfully I heard about the kelpie and what it does from a video I had watched, so I wasn't horrified by this.... much..... The moral of the story of a kelpie was to keep other people from touching a horse that was not their own, most likely to defuse any thoughts of steel someone's horse back in the day. I think the horror folktales we see from back in the day, were used as that time to keep a lesser amount of people doing stupid stuff. To us now a days though, I might be more of a horror story we like to believe is true

[@jadedmist]

Thats exactly what those stories and even religion come from, they are ways to answer questions and keep people from doing certain things.

[@Shadow_Draws_20]

Wow, really? I wish that worked now. People feel like they should feed other peoples horses (which can be dangerous, if the horse is on medication, is aggressive, or is overweight), or even ride other people's horses, which can get the horse put down if they (rightfully) try to get a stranger off their back. Thanks for this comment, I really learned a lot from it :)

[@myladychaos]

@@Shadow_Draws_20 Good points!! Thank you as well!😃😄

[@purlball4366]

oh.. i really thought that the tale of kelpie is to warn children from getting too close to the waters and women und men to wander alone..

[@AbstractQueer]

​@@purlball4366Probably a combination

[@kaijufan2001]

Tbh I find this more heartbreaking than scary, the poor guy lost his friend, they were just young boys exploring and stumbles upon what they assumed was a wild majestic horse only for it to turn out to be a horrific monster when they tried to pet it, it's sad that two friends simply spending time together turned into a nightmare from a monster horse that was gonna drown them and eat them and only one of them made it out alive while the other drowned and was most likely eaten afterwards, it seems to have traumatized the man so much that all he could do was think of that horrific day and the monster that killed his friend and almost him.

[@byrn]

So beautifully creepy! But I'm kinda curious now, after seeing the surviving boy making sculptures of tangled wood...what if that's all the kelpie ever was? Just a tangle of sunken roots and water-weed that they got dragged into by a current while swimming, with one boy drowning and the other bearing survivor's guilt for the rest of his days.

[@squiddiot5477]

I know I’m 7 years late but I love the detail that in the flashback there is only one kelpie but after his friend dies a second kelpie appears

[@Cats9985]

A new kelpie for ever victim I think the only plus side to having two kelpies is they may not trick anyone else into riding them now since the first one has a friend

[@Hypurian1]

Little known secret to spotting a REAL Kelpie: you have to watch VERY CAREFULLY how they wade through the marshes and swamps. They are very good copy cats to horses except for one thing Kelpies dont leave horse tracks wherever they go.

[@meganescriven3198]

Actually in some cases they have hoofprints but there on the other way around.

[@timberwulf2743]

And there eyes are also very different from a regular horses. I can’t remember the difference but there is.

[@danijelaradovanovic8817]

Глупиасте јер плашите дјецу

[@olivianorman5046]

No, but I’m guessing people think they’re real just like some people believe in the lockness monster and Bigfoot

[@pancaketrumpet3582]

@@timberwulf2743I’m pretty sure they look like they have goat eyes if I’m remembering correctly

[@ashlynwanderer]

this is my favorite kelpie animation ever. it's got so much emotion, terror, and rawness to it.

[@monstergirl3261]

Her work is very inspiring, and this is just a master piece and true the song does go with this comic.

[@wintershock]

I remember first learning about kelpies and thinking “thank god we don’t have mythological creatures like that here.” Only to then learn that the things we have over here are equally as terrifying, if not more. Though these legends serve a purpose more than to scare us. The legend of the kelpie tells us to be safe around water. The folklore where I live tells us the dangers of winter and the dangers of traveling alone.

[@eduardogiraldez5471]

Years later that dude will comeback to that place, having white hair, bright yellow eyes, carrying two swords and ready to take revenge.

[@taih32]

Toss a coin to your witcher

[@cereneroglu9534]

Was du geschrieben hast ist ober Kul ​@@taih32

[@funtimelisiasta6786]

This made me so uncomfortable- New fear unlocked

[@browniefam2150]

Sam

[@browniefam2150]

*same

[@grahamcracker4395]

same

[@girafficpark1113]

This is so disturbingly good. And the song captures the vibe very well. Great job to the artist, and to the author of the comic. So amazing!

[@29elines21]

This is the disturbing kind of beautiful video that I can't forget and even now, years later, still come back to watch

[@fishygirl3548]

Hehehe perfect video to watch just before going to bed. Totally not getting creepy vibes

[@Fox.toebeans]

The Kelpie isint real but it is sort of scary but cool at the same time.

[@ceruleanstone1352]

Obviously it isn't real.

[@ceruleanstone1352]

@Samantha Brown Its not a real person

[@Kairos_Akuma]

Some are saying it was "invented" to teach children not to approach strangers horses

[@Fox.toebeans]

they are real I just said they're not real to make it so you wount be scared, but they are real because one almost killed me.

[@adrianaruskova8645]

Is real!!!!!!!

[@thenaturalhistorian2953]

Wild/feral horse There will be others with its herd The Mane is dry and short Will flee and bolt from any potential Enemies (man or beast) Other horses may already have owners kelpie It will be on it’s own near the loch It’s mane will be long and wet will persuade individuals to ride it, get stuck, morph into some grotesque carnivore, and you will end up in its underwater feed bag.

[@venice_themenace]

This reminds me of my time living in Scotland, and daydreaming about kelpies, running around conker trees. I have now moved away and I am still aching to go back to my home in Scotland. This song that is playing reminds me of my prime when I was watching animations with kelpies and this song playing, and thinking about it for the rest of the day. Now, for Coronavirus, I might not be able to go back until I am done with school , which will be in at least another seven years. Thank you for reminding me of those times. :)

[@nicoprojects4565]

Excellent my friend, like for you and keep it up :)

[@user-si2yt9fp1g]

😤😶😮😯

[@user-si2yt9fp1g]

🙀🙈💛

[@N33k00]

I want a film of that legend, it's so cool.

[@aFarmingArtist]

I read this comic a little back but seeing it put with that song has me shook all over again

[@Ghosteo]

The frames look like something out of a fairytale! It still have me the chills though...

[@kittycoki6162]

Personally, the kelpie is one of my favorite monsters ever. What drew me to it was because of the way it looks and kills. *For those who don't know:* As seen, they disguise themselves as a beautiful white horse and lure unsuspecting people onto their backs or just to touch them. However, this is a HUGE mistake. Once coming within physical contact,the kelpie with throw off it's facade,thus revealing it's true form. Helpless to do anything, it's "prey" is trapped to the kelpie's body as it dives underwater and drowns them while eating them,leaving only the liver to float to the surface. Hope this cleared things up and have a great day/night/etc. 😁😁😁

[@moonwatcher4047]

I’ve never heard anything about Kelpies leaving the liver to float to the surface.

[@summerlea06]

@@moonwatcher4047in one of the legends/Folklore books I read they left a portion of the intestines behind

[@Hannah-hy]

I come back to this video like once a year and I still love this so much. I remember watching it the first time when I was 10 I think..I still am very interested in kelpies

[@kingkurok3149]

And this is why ireland is off my list of potential vacation spots, idc if it's fantasy, I'm not one to risk things on beliefs or superstition, the fae are something not to take likely or mess with especially if you don't know much about them

[@moonwatcher4047]

For this particular reason you should be fine as long as you don’t touch any strange white horse that doesn’t seem to have an owner nearby or is hanging out near a marsh. Or both.

[@artmadebyRed]

Oh boi, this is some Cartoon Saloon worthy story right here

[@Shadow_Draws_20]

They should make a movie like this! I'd love to see the art style and storyline they'd use. They already made a movie about wolfwalkers, so why not kelpies?

[@youdontknowmyname3693]

It's my favourite song!😇

[@TheButtergemuse]

Can you tell me the name? 😅

[@waw5874]

@@TheButtergemuse its " i know im a wolf " i think

[@TheButtergemuse]

@@waw5874 oooo yeah I remember! Thanks! :D

[@waw5874]

@@TheButtergemuse your welcome ^-^

[@NagelTubeHD]

@@waw5874 This song makes me imagine my new book “The Lake of the Kelpie”

[@canarysilvertail7706]

The past is dead. To hold on is to drown. To cut ourselves free is to live wishing we drowned in it. We forget the part of ourselves that still drowning in the loch. - C.A.N.A.R.Y

[@sixnigthmare3608]

I remember being so scared of this animation Now I'm enjoying every bit of it

[@nelahh3840]

This is amazing video!!!! Completely touched me!!!!

[@jessisarabia8641]

They only live in scotland.🐴

[@Koda905]

Oh. My. Lord. This is so underrated!! People need to see this. I can't imagine the time it took them, and you to make this.

[@cwupidshelper5404]

This is not the persons drawings. I saw this similar drawing on a website. This person probably took screenshots and mashed them up together,

[@Koda905]

Thanks a lot! I still think its amazing that they even though of making something like this. The description describes that they took a comic and put music in the background

[@cwupidshelper5404]

@@Koda905 oh okay! Thank you for telling me. Just didn’t want you not knowing that this was someone else’s. Sorry for ruining your day with my dumb comment ❤️

[@Koda905]

No it's not dumb, and no problem. Right thing for you to tell me. Giving credit to the wrong person isn't right.

[@cwupidshelper5404]

@@Koda905 ty! ^^

[@e-sleazy7742]

When something is too good to be true and/or is out of place, I’ve always taken it as a bad omen. Don’t ever take the bait.

[@siiri6475]

what happenend in the end? he just put sticks or spmething and the kelpie came? Can somebody explain pls

[@snowcloud8]

I think porcelaindoll 's premise behind the kelpie story was that an old man was thinking back on an encounter he had with a kelpie when he was a boy. Since it seems no one believed his story, the way he got over the trauma was through a creative outlet, by building sculptures of kelpies, eventually becoming a nature sculpture artist. The kelpie never really came back, but the boy never forgot his encounter with it, so he's been wary ever since.

[@siiri6475]

snowcloud8 thnx! :)

[@DudaMeras]

@@snowcloud8 WOW! I thought that the boy grow up capturing Kelpies from keeping them away from other people/child like him and his brother (i though that they are brothers), so anyone don't suffer like he suffered and is suffering.

[@mewpew8124]

It kick started his career as an artist sculpting horses its seems like this was the best way for him to deal with his trauma

[@mewpew8124]

@@snowcloud8 art is a wonderful therapy I personally paint as a way to coap with my past trauma

[@Lixtim]

dang, i may be too scared to approach another white horse again... XD

[@VoidZiki]

The kelpie is real,and this is something that can happen to anybody else.

[@butterqueen767]

Ruh roh raggy

[@lucasguenesmenezes6416]

@@god_2.0_the_better_version he is talking about kidnappers and pedophiles

[@tiaabuelagladys4466]

What? XD

[@butterqueen767]

Oh.

[@butterqueen767]

Ruh roh raggy

[@kaitlynbaysinger3179]

Thank you so much for putting the song name in the description. I liked it a lot

[@eliothecutie4541]

Beautiful! This really inspires my to make a little animation about Kelpies. It’s really cool and also a little bit creepy, woo that kelpie was a real monster! :) Good job!

[@Ahnda]

I saw this as a comic strip years and years ago. It has lost *none* of its' horror. (Where is a piece of cold iron when you need it?)

[@gingerthechamrosh5299]

I love it💛

[@lalauzumaki5422]

There should be a Kelpie movie

[@CentaurHooves]

But he must cut his...bone. And...I don't know how is he did it, when bone is hard. But is amazing! I love this so much!!

[@kpina9178]

Not as hard as you think, really.

[@HeatherSchrivener-el2mx]

He was cutting at the wrist. It’s pretty easy to go through joints, you just have to wriggle the blade through all the little bones to cut the ligaments, tendons, and cartilage that hold them together.

[@proxility4576]

There’s a webtoon about unicorns and Pegasi, but there’s a Kelpie mare named Bloody Mary who cannibalized on other animals

[@jessisarabia8641]

It was so sad song.😙

[@therealdeal5844]

stopp this is so good

[@skylabotha7628]

Wtf this is amazing and terrifying

[@god_2.0_the_better_version]

I put a link to this on a google doc shared with some of my friends.... *now we wait*

[@haileebee8318]

my favurit part was when you could see the boy in the horses eye

[@cytrynqisso8224]

Wow, it's amazing.

[@jonah666]

Still amazing I love the artwork and I love the mythical creature

[@peacefulpossum2438]

Gorgeous!

[@milank2793]

Wow amazing 😮🙃

[@hestiadumont725]

Fear and sadness are the key emotions you shall experience...

[@chappythehorsepuppet7080]

This is EPIC. really like it but it also gives me this weird feeling. GOLD STAR

[@kelseyoconnor3951]

oh my god... this is scary. I don't like going into any lake or ocean because it's the sea creatures that rule the ocean. but this is a whole 'nother level of scary... poor boy... this is just scary... a scary way for a kelpie to lure people and get them stuck on their bodies by force...

[@Horses_R_Us]

This is great

[@lavenderotaku2481]

Bro as a horse lover.... this scares the hell out of me. I’ve read about Kelpies before; but I always heard that they were gray horses, not white. Perfect... now I have two colors of horses to be scared of... one of which is more likely to remind my pure-ass self of a Unicorn and get me killed if I meet one. Though... I also have only heard of these things going after men/boys, which makes sense as they might be more likely to ride or approach a lone horse. I assume Kelpies have no gender preference like any good predator, but could someone clarify for me??

[@imissmydogpj9319]

That actually is a grey horse, white horses don't have the grey muzzle

[@DudaMeras]

For long i know, Kelpies in general capture adults and childs, mens and womans, girls and boys. They are all flesh and blood so in the end they all are meal for the Kelpie. I also read that Kelpies can be stallions and mares. They also can shift to humans to attack travelers who don't know the land and are lost. They can shift to men and woman. I also heard that they also shift for breeding/mating reasons. Shift to a handsome men and rape/atract womans - shift to a beautiful woman and rape/seduce men to have children. But i don't have sure if them also atract normal horses to breed, this part i don't have sure v:

[@parisplayer9790]

I’ve always heard they were either black or white lol

[@DudaMeras]

@@parisplayer9790 Problably, these coats are the most beautifull (for many humans, also me).

[@yufi305]

@@imissmydogpj9319 Its actually supposed to be a white horse. cause every story I've ever heard tells of the Kelpie taking on the form of a pure white horse or Beautiful Woman or Handsome man.

[@tarjagst]

I love this art

[@marleycrehore4157]

I'm scared of horses now :(

[@shimmafreestyleh6435]

As someone who owns horses, don't be. Just respect them and give them space and you'll be perfectly safe.

[@belleadams2190]

Don’t be afraid this is mythology. Horses are angels

[@LiIacx]

Plus, the kelpie is a fake myth, don’t worry.

[@Ilynoirblck]

I had goosebumps on this one

[@xxgliched_potatoxx7868]

I just learned about Kelpies a few months ago OwO I love them they are so cool i dont really see how people are scared of them *is it because I'm weird?*

[@RisitasElpeito]

Ur not weird ur just stupid because they kill and eat human

[@stephaniehoyland4901]

Oh when the kelpie started transforming, that was creepy and terrifieing .

[@agatalightningcloud7538]

its so cool! you dd a great job! its still creepy do 😂

[@killaxxy]

UNDERATEEEE AAAA

[@rubigarcia2425]

Daaaamn, just heard the "Dear rabbit" song on the background and instantly got stuck to the animatic.

[@hanselinaki9422]

1:40 Nmms imagínense estar en la situación de esos morros Yo si lloro alv

[@petitponey3104]

Its my favorite song! 🤩🤩🤩

[@babyjana9643]

Whats the name of it plzzz

[@petitponey3104]

dear rabbit

[@babyjana9643]

@@petitponey3104 thaaaaaanks

[@Cats9985]

I would be more worried that the kelpie was going to eat me then drown from the look it gave the boy with the black hair at 2:35

[@jessicaprice9918]

Fr it's terrifying, I'd never go near a horse if these existed

[@mercedeszlutter8825]

Gosh i freaked out, i cried

[@kirk4561]

i remember watching this with my friends in the school library, we would get so scared 🏃🏃

[@kirtikundaram273]

Fact: when we see the horse near the river we have to carefully because if it is the kelpie the horse and we you see the horse far way from you then don't touch the horse it will be the kelpie the horse 🫤😕

[@Skypticdragon22]

They say that all Kelpies leave are the hearts of their victims. Beware fresh water, they are known the lurk there.

[@stable_mate0834]

Did he catch the Kelpie in the end?

[@maryburger8345]

Oh he couldn’t get his hand off so the horse drowned him to. Creepy...

[@Semimo-eq2yo]

Its so deep

[@VoidZiki]

That backround music-,thats i know I'm a wolf

[@Fury-yq8ti]

It’s called I know I’m a wolf, not dear rabbit

[@VoidZiki]

@@Fury-yq8tiThank you

[@laylaperkins8345]

ive cried everytime I saw this edit...

[@classicmusic6771]

Bro ware you from?

[@legendsandtalesrandom8793]

waw just waw that was amazing don't pet randon horses BECAUSE THAY MIGHT TURN INTO A MONSTER AND KILL YOU BY TRAPPING YOU IN ITS OWN FLESH and wild horses are dangerous DON'T GET TOO CLOSE be careful kids

[@kpina9178]

@@user-yo1hv2nx2f How about "treat horses like horses".

[@Itz_me_Kiko]

This video traumatized me as a child

[@aliviafillion1468]

welp thats freaking depressing, i ddint know what a kelpie is before this, i didnt know it sad before i watch it

[@amix_23]

I remember seeing this when I was like 10 and I got really bad nightmares of this video...

[@Milaki01]

This is so sad lm close going to cry

[@irisschannel645]

Is the blond guy his brother? Does he miss him? What song is this

[@coachuh7264]

this actually scared me

[@lizaweis9156]

Chills 😰

[@vs..5]

i watched this vid when i has 10 and now im 13, but i got effected and scared from this vid untill now, i see this sea horse im my dreams and whenever i see a pool or a river or sea anything like that i just see that horse staring at me out of the water, im effected untill now-.

[@pepper_goes9892]

my big sister lived bye a lake and she had a farm she said she saw a white horse but she didnt go near because she was thinking its someones horse as soon as she saw it go in the water and never came out she was confused and she called and she told me what happend and i said Yeah yeah because i thought she was joking but the second time she said she was not kidding so i looked it up and itold her to look up kelpie and she was scared . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bish why you still reading get to the end and i have a suprise for you . . . .. . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 👁️👄👁️ 💧 💧

[@MissWildcat3.14]

This is horrifying in the best ways

[@maryburger8345]

I can’t figure out this comic

[@mia0]

I want to cry

[@ChristianKathlyne]

Kelpies are my favorite mythical creature

[@marskonigin3911]

What's with the horses in the beginning?

[@lilautistie5281]

Kelpies are celtic folklore creatures that look like white horses on land. They make people, usually kids, get on their back or touch them, then dive into the water, revealing their true forms and drowning their victims.

[@McKenzieSoelbergValkyrie457]

The dark ones at the very beginning are sculptures the man made out of either sheets of scrap metal or wood

[@marskonigin3911]

@@McKenzieSoelbergValkyrie457 thx

[@god_2.0_the_better_version]

@@lilautistie5281 they're my favorite mythical creature

[@misskissnis]

@@lilautistie5281 thanks

[@Fury-yq8ti]

This song is used for a lot of sad short films

[@maryburger8345]

So he had to Cut his hand of to get out of this horses body?

[@Raccoonsoupgobrrr]

I always thought they were scary but now they are way scarier hia brother/frien probably in another dimension rn (or he drowned/got eaten or sum)

[@user-xd6gs7qz7f]

Спокойной мне ночи! :D Очень красиво! Лошадь меня по-настоящему напугала...

[@ysbtktxt]

It's a very interesting story😳😯💣

[@NoelPacapat]

This is why I'm still afraid of horses