Listen To People Die To Cryptids in A Home Safety Hotline Sequel Seasonal Worker / ALL ENDINGS

[@ManlyBadassHero]

Welcome to the I'm Safe Club how I'm Safe are ya? *Note* game is a stand alone sequel DLC to Home Safety Hotline kzbin.info/www/bejne/g3WtiHiaeLukeKM

[@moth8455]

i am unsafe and vulnerable

[@ashlirabid9614]

Oh sweet!

[@sarahweekes4829]

I feel very safe (not) because my bf is here (he left)

[@cloclococomoco]

Safe

[@DarkCrystalSage]

Eh I feel pretty safe.

[@Geospasmic]

I love that the guy called for help in an avalance, hung up, waited for info, then called back to scream unintelligibly while he died.

[@Poopenfarden]

They patiently waited to release their despair how nice

[@habahaba9]

I more so like the idea of manly casually browsing the catalogue while someone is literally dying in an avalanche

[@itsgonnabeanaurfromme]

It's kinda dumb because even if Manly selected right, how will getting rhe avalanche info help?

[@Selnathorn]

@@itsgonnabeanaurfromme The HSH seemingly does send packages, pest control or actual helpers for those calling

[@Subject_Keter]

​@@Selnathorn the info package going to be like "Use a shovel to free yourself" lmao

[@F-E-A-R]

Caller: "HELP NATURAL DISASTER HELP!" Manly: "Mm-hm, dang warlocks at it again."

[@wakaitsu]

To be fair, why do they call... well, anyone at the sight of a friggin AVALANCHE? What are they expected him to do? Teleport in front of it and holler "YOU SHALL NOT PASS"?

[@North_Red_Dark_Academia]

@@wakaitsu To give them tips on how to survive

[@Zack_Zander]

Caller: **Scream of suffering** Manly: 40:25

[@sparrowstar3490]

​@@North_Red_Dark_Academiastop staring at it and talking to me on the phone AND GET INSIDE cause that one guy literally was checking it from outside like a southerner

[@TheActionAsk]

@@wakaitsu Info on what they should do? It's like if you called the fire department and instead of saying how to deal with it or coming over they just tell you how you might avoid burning down your house down next time

[@c-domination]

Get yourself someone who believes in you, like Manly believes in the Mountain Warlock.

[@marathonman96]

My man was persistent

[@aka_miso]

Imagine calling for help as an avalanche speeds towards you and the last thing you hear over the phone is "🤖 P l e a s e H o l d 🤖"

[@HighVowoltage]

real

[@HighVowoltage]

its like “da bluutood dewise” dialogue

[@JonDoe-uq1mk]

why would anyone make a phone call during an avalanche?

[@danielhicks1824]

I mean they're in an avalanche, in their home, and it may be their last chance to alert potential rescuers. Probably the right call. ​@@JonDoe-uq1mk

[@aka_miso]

​@@JonDoe-uq1mk Ask the guy at 36:58

[@galloviking4766]

I find it weird that a woman witnessing her baby being eaten alive removes the same amount of cheer as someone with mice in their basement.

[@StarBoundAngel]

It’s also interesting that the people who get information telling them that there’s nothing that can be done doesn’t remove any cheer.

[@galloviking4766]

@@StarBoundAngel Also that yeah. I guess they wanted to introduced a proper "health bar" mechanic since it was a tiny bit confusing in the base game.

[@StarBoundAngel]

@@galloviking4766 Yeah, as a game play mechanic it makes sense. As a plot mechanic it’s a little funny to think about.

[@TravlerBlue]

I just chalk it up to fae shenanigans, considering how the far are, in general, haha.

[@Pururut]

you see it as a simple "weird" gameplay quirk, I see it as an intentionally funny mechanic

[@Alexander-gb4rr]

Terrified Woman: AAAAA! It's HUGE! Manly: Could have been a mouse. Computer voice: Please hold... Comedic trio of this centuary.

[@GOB-TEK]

I was so deep in the Mountain Warlock grudge that when it was FINALLY Mountain Warlock time, I was PUMPED. Forget all those people who died in those avalanches, MOUNTAIN WARLOCK WOOOOO

[@MrEvan312]

"YESSS I WAS RIGHT! ONLY TOOK 3-4 CUSTOMER DEATHS TO GET IT!"

[@Guywhotypestoolongcomments]

The mountain warlock is the new black mold

[@saberbyte3989]

1:07:36 Its the Mouse King. They said he was in disguise and the cat is meowing at it. They also said they attempt to communicate (hence the paper).

[@KomoraKriogeniczna]

Yup, moreover, I'm sure it was a bunch of mice in a trench coat lol. With implication that they're led by the mouse king. The man screamed because his cat scared them enough to drop the coat and scatter.

[@cameronscott8449]

@@wraithy_harhakuva the mice squeaking lol

[@RanMouri82]

It took me a while to figure that out while playing, but I ultimately figured it was little a group of little kids stacked inside a trench coat. Knowing the Rat King was incognito, I then realized it had to be him.

[@wraithy_harhakuva]

@@cameronscott8449 that's exactly what i was talking about. you didn't have to steal the spotlight

[@dnh106]

@@wraithy_harhakuva didnt you ask a question? wdym steal the spotlight.

[@SudsyCola]

The locomotive is basically the polar express and the ghost of Tom Hanks was trying desperately for main kid to believe so main kid wouldn't die.

[@APEXDRAGON5]

Was gonna say they basically took the polar express and turned it into something semi dark

[@moralityisnotsubjective5]

It is dark. It's got Hanks involved.

[@andrewdiaz3529]

Polar express but the kids that don't believe get dropped off at the north pile to freeze to death

[@thatoneguy5583]

before this update, the mice/mouses used to be people that got turned into them. like that prankster from one of the first story. The scientist also noticed that the mouses tried to communicate with them, asking for help. Looks like someone was smart enough to be considered "king" to gather everyone that got turned and leading towards the building to seek revenge. Sucks that they didn't get a good ending on their end. AH and also noticed in the description that they want the mouses DEAD immediately, just so they aren't able to tell what happen to them because of the company. so it doesn't Rat them out.

[@chargenari]

i thought the same too! especially with how insistent they are on killing them on sight

[@DMinconspicuous]

*Bud Dum Bash!*

[@prometheus3336]

Pun intended

[@TheIdiotChihuahua]

Yep the mice are definitely fired employees who are trying to get the word out

[@ElFreakinCid]

I kinda just took the Mouse King as a reference to The Nutcracker.

[@moth8455]

average minimum wage job

[@dezman311]

Lmao

[@nave9951]

real

[@zekthewizard]

@@moth8455 do u open to be sugar mommy

[@zekthewizard]

@@moth8455 can i apply to be ur babyboy

[@Azib-rn2td]

Lol

[@OrdigTroll]

"THERE'S AN AVALANCHE" "It might be 'Avalanche'... BUT"

[@crusher9z9]

seems like manly got a particle of dust in his soulll hes gonna have to dust it again...

[@streamofthesky]

Have you considered Mountain Warlock?

[@GhostelFaceMan]

“That’s just a theory, a WAAAAR LOCK THEORYYYYYYY”

[@uhagi6720]

The "Trenchcoat Man" that was leaving notes on doors was literally a bunch of mice in a Trenchcoat. The cat was hissing because it could smell them and at the end of the call, you can hear multiple mice scattering away. Owner was scared cause he witnessed a cartoon skit irl.

[@zackfake1253]

The call back from the avalanche guy was him starting a fire and screaming to waste all his oxygen lmao

[@galloviking4766]

Yeah it was a time wisp. The guy says "I'm dead!" so he actually saw himself die, something time wisps can show.

[@MAML_]

It's the ghost of Christmas future

[@RanMouri82]

Exactly. What helped me most was that he desperately asked if he could change this.

[@shjilz]

​@MAML_ It's straight up a reference to Dickens and I love that, plus all the other references to folklore, these games have my heart

[@nightgazer1330]

​@@MAML_I was honestly surprised "Ghost of Christmas" wasn't an explicit option.

[@TheLastPiecePizza-Alex-]

Wispspspsps

[@s.m.2523]

Pretty sure the thing comming from the mountain for the child was an ogress. ...Also maybe there wouldn't have a mouse king problem if someone hadn't been turning their employees (and the occasional prank caller) into inteligent mice, Carol !

[@SmartyPoohBear]

Yeah, absolutely agree that 1:20:05 was the ogress.

[@RanMouri82]

Exactly! I bet anything the Mouse King was a former HSH employee.

[@Zorothegallade-gg7zg]

@@RanMouri82 Maybe the one sending the emails from the first game. We never saw the cat actually get them so they might be out for some revenge.

[@hehehehawastaken]

Wade's call was actually for the mouse king if you didn't know.

[@s.m.2523]

@@hehehehawastaken Noo, you don't say ? I thopugh it was the mountain warlock ?! :p

[@shadowwarrior7968]

not the Mountain warlock answers being wrong everytime LMAO

[@crystallation4249]

Expect the unexpected and unexpect the expected

[@redrum895]

i can't get enough of this game with how much i love the concept of it lol it'd be cool if they made a halloween-based dlc next including creatures similar to vampires, werewolves, zombies... stuff like that with a little extra sprinkled on top

[@shjilz]

YESSSSSSSS VOUCH VOUCH VOUCH

[@roseserpenthelm7448]

I'd love to see an international version with critters based off Japanese Yokai, Jiangshi, Vetala, etc. I have a particular soft spot for the multitudes of Indonesian mythologies, as well as dreamtime creations, and I think that they could be cool to see as well!

[@RanMouri82]

They got kinda close to zombies with the reanimations and wights, but I agree, a Halloween DLC would be fun.

[@salomesmith184]

​@@RanMouri82 Easter DLC with fake-cute preternatural abominations

[@CoolMintMC]

@@roseserpenthelm7448This too; all of these ideas are GREAT. I would love to see this become a series.

[@dappermancer]

a friend of mine did some of the art for this dlc! i’m super proud of him and it’s super cool seeing it on this channel

[@Floatingshoelace]

Thats so cool which ones?

[@Night-Rider101]

I don't think that's true

[@caramel9154]

which one is it

[@rileysavage1296]

​@@Night-Rider101Literally why would someone lie about this? Not even their own art, their friend's art. Pointless.

[@PlantMeAPlanet]

@@Night-Rider101when bro finds out that game artists have friends

[@osric729]

I think it'd be interesting to see HSH's pest control service. The notes casually mention using them like they're a simple service when there's a situation straight out of a horror movie. They have to be badass.

[@christiancolasito8266]

Probably badasses. I mean, carol is not human which means all of the workers at HSH, except for the call responders, are not human. They're all might be mythical creatures themselves.

[@fugyfruit]

Well Hudson apparently destroyed most of a building capturing the mouse king so they definitely have access to some heavy ordinance

[@drm.himself]

​@@fugyfruit Definitely juggernauts, for sure. Must be lame with all that ordinance when it's just a Hobb or something

[@Poopenfarden]

@@drm.himself I'm pretty sure HSH doesn't send pest control to deal with hobbs they just tell people to put stuff like cheese at night for hobbs

[@drm.himself]

@@Poopenfarden Pretty sure they come for "frequent [blank] infestations" blank being literally any pest.

[@BijutsuYoukai]

Pretty sure The Mare is a reference to an old folk custom from South Wales called the 'Mari Lwyd'. It matches with the horse theme and the only danger being consuming food and drink. So not a spooky cryptid/supernatural spectre or anything, but a pretty fun little nod to a strange old thing. Makes me love the Home Safety Hotline game/dlc even more honestly.

[@bootmanbill2362]

a lot of the entries are based primarly in European folklore. The sinner is a lot like Krampus as well

[@Field_Marshal_Emu]

Is this the bloke in the horse skull where you have to outsing him or he drinks all your beer? Or is that an Icelandic thing I'm confusing it with?

[@dineez627]

Yeah but it wants my food. I'm not giving up my food. I will fight it to the death over my food. I will fight any supernatural being for my food.

[@ham_the_spam4423]

@@dineez627 obsessively protecting owned food, you must be a hamster. I'm calling the HSH Pest Control.🐹

[@ham_the_spam4423]

@@Field_Marshal_Emu yes, the horse skull guy you need to do a rap battle with

[@dcbandit]

I love Manly's insistance that the Winter Warlock is the one behind all weird weather phenomenon.

[@Dungeondaddyjackathan]

Glad to see you back again to play!! I’m so glad you liked the horror atmosphere, I worked tirelessly with our VAs to make sure they made your skin crawl 👏🏽 I’m Jackson, one of the VA directors for the DLC and the voice of the Yule Cat call!!! Thank you so much for your support, from here and back! 💞

[@NaturalFlirtGamer]

All the voice acting was great! Good job. :)

[@私の名前を翻訳しないでください]

This comment should really be pinned. You did an amazing job on this DLC! Great work!

[@tatiscolombia]

This game is awesome. Hope you keep more coming 😊

[@koderamerikaner5147]

In the locomotive one, it also says "those godless Hendersons", implying that they're irreligious or lack faith. In the danger of the Locomotive, it says that children bearing sufficient faith are known to return. So, that's another clue.

[@Cinna-PRECURED]

OHHHHH LIKE HOW IN THE POLAR EXPRESS THE KID WHO DIDNT BELIEVE IN SANTA ALMOST DIED LIKE THRICE OH MY GODDNJAHBCJHSABVHAGV

[@Zorothegallade-gg7zg]

They really put that in

[@TheeOK1]

A lotta the ones missed are ones where the devil is in the details, or lack there of. The devs arent gonna keep the resources you need to recognize the threats from you. The mountain warlock has an audio sample, the avalanche doesn't, which means the only way to discern the 2 is the audio sample/call audio. This game is pretty honest, just scrutinizing.

[@TrueLadyEvilChan]

The avalanche also has an audio, they're just different.

[@NeoBeelzemon]

Warlock case have Saruman chanting, while avalanche is just roaring sound.

[@Lazuruseai]

Caller: Yeah so I heard a noise outside and sounded kinda like a scream. Manly: MOUNTAIN WARLOCK I also like in the end the employees first though at seeing a hobb was get it wasted.

[@oscaranderson5719]

also Hudson wears sunglasses indoors, because of course he would

[@lilmao4482]

Tbf Hobbes are like mice compared to The Horrors(TM) they have to deal with lol

[@lilmao4482]

^^ wearing sunglasses indoors, at night lmao 😆

[@kittine6060]

Haven't finished watching the whole video yet, but I'm wondering if the 'Mouse King' is a bit of a reference to the base game, since you get turned into a mouse if you fail. Makes me wonder if the Mouse King was a member of the HSH company who rallied all the other transformed mice to 'rise up against their oppressors' lol. It'd make sense too w/ the HSH's response too being absolute revulsion to these rats (literally and figuratively 🤣)

[@excogitatezenzizenzizenzic8950]

While there’s probably some tie in to the base game the Mouse King is actually a reference to the Christmas ballet The Nutcracker where he is the main antagonist. However he probably got so powerful in the first place because HSH keeps turning people into mice.

[@starkiller1289]

The Mouse King does work since in the first game it talks about intellegent mice that know how to type to communicate.

[@TheScandinavianGyger]

Oh! The Ogress is Grylla from Icelandic folklore! She even has her sons and her cat! She abducts children and her cat eats people who didn't get any clothes for Christmas ♥ ^v^ It's really nice to see more Nordic "vetter"(Pretty much faefolk in Norwegian) added to this game. Lussi is one I heard about as a kid. She is a gyger(female troll) who comes knocking when it's the coldest and darkest in December(Lussi langnatt) to check if people are ready for Christmas. If not, she and her gang would mess up your home and the people living in it. Don't we have cute and quirky little Christmas traditions~ ♥^v^

[@ashgoat4792]

it’s so scary i love it, fear should be a year round thing, then i would love every month almost as much as i love october!

[@tubasil8786]

Icelandic folklore seems nuts, I remember a lot of stories that end with the death of children if they don’t do some very specific thing.

[@Heyhowsitgoin999]

I'm sorry Legends of Avantris has ruined the name Grylla for me. If you dont know, you should look them up. They have some amazing D&D shorts and stream/post their campaigns.

[@moralityisnotsubjective5]

It's really just a warning to look after loved ones during the cold months so they stay safe and sound. Otherwise the cruel, biting winter cold will get them.

[@madmanjerry7074]

THERES A WILD GORILLA ON THE LOOSE?!

[@SuperSillyKitten]

I think my favorite bit of world-building here is at 1:33:42 - 1:34:15 Rebecca is singing. In the second pic of her singing, there's a common Hobb in the bottom right of the frame. In the next few pictures everyone notices the Hobb, and they're like 'Yooo, it's our funky little night janitor!!' Then they proceed to get the Hobb drunk and take a picture of it passed out, like 'Haha, thine absolute mad lad. What folly!' - Carol probably It's such good story telling. And a perfect way to demonstrate how normal this shit is to them.

[@sirsage3311]

1:24:15 Your supervisor desperately trying to call mid conversation "DONT GUESS MOUNTAIN WARLOCK AGAIN REBECCA FOR THE LOVE OF GOD AND ALL THAT LIVES!!!"

[@PoppaBoogaloo]

I can’t believe everyone has overlooked the fact that Hudson was played by LONGMONT POTION CASTLE! The most elusive and persistent prank caller in American history. The dude is a legend, like Banksy, and suddenly turns up in a small indie game. I’m flabbergasted.

[@halfbakedchannel6065]

I'll come up there with my bullwhip

[@kkarawei]

the time manly spent debating on if it’s an avalanche vs mountain warlock, it’s SENDING ME thinking ab the man waiting on hold. I WAS TYPING THIS AND THEN HEARD THE CALLBACK SCREAM HAHA

[@ell2898]

we're so back!!!! this game has such a cool concept, i'm glad there's more content!!

[@dreamcast.0]

the best part of this DLC is that Hudson is played by Longmont Potion Castle who actually was the inspiration for the prank caller (grub rubber fred pinball etc) in the game proper.

[@HeterosexuaI]

thank you for this comment. my dad loves this guy and i couldnt remember his damn name

[@itsgonnabeanaurfromme]

That's the best part? Not a good sign

[@dreamcast.0]

@@itsgonnabeanaurfromme man I thought it was cool I made this comment after drinking and as soon as the video came out leave me alone

[@ctdaniels7049]

Yeah do you have uhhh Orville Sash? How about that band uh, Turtle Pleasure?

[@MrEvan312]

I completely missed that part of the credits! That's actually pretty neat that they got him in on this; up to this point the man's barely shown his face so he must've really liked the game.

[@SecuR0M]

When in doubt: Mountain Warlock did it.

[@JorgeLopez-qj8pu]

Oh my skibidi 🚽

[@TierosIsBetter]

This game is how I found your channel, thank you for playing the sequel.

[@TheKingOfSpirals]

Me too

[@LovelyBirdwingButterfly-bw9zn]

Same. It was his calm voice that just held me for the whole hour and some change that the vid was.

[@Fernin320]

Same here!

[@FortyJester]

Sameee

[@multilad816]

I found his channel through Corpse Party 0 around May 2013

[@danksanchez4324]

The Mare is actually a real life folk tale, it does exactly what it says in the game but instead of floating horse bones it’s just some dudes with a dead horse skull.

[@MetalMockingjay]

Also you have to sing with them until they go away.

[@leroyjenkins1249]

@@MetalMockingjay Actually, from what I remember, you specifically have to sing-duel it. Aka: You have to give reasons/excuses why it (person in costume) can't enter. They then have to sing back, giving excuses to your excuses that they should enter despite/it's no issue etc.

[@verdantViridity]

Mari Lwyd has been collecting fans on Tumblr, funnily, good for her lol

[@rectofa]

@@leroyjenkins1249 When the cryptid's really into fnf

[@Endless_Calamity]

​@@leroyjenkins1249 It has to RHYME as well. So you're rap-battling a Welsh horse skull to protect your beer

[@leviathiane]

man i really do love the endings of this game, the live action was so surprising in the main game and the truly 80-90s style work part pictures made me unexpectedly happy. this game is such a perfect balance between horror, humor, and lighthearted fun

[@sestop1234]

I love how this game brings you into the situations, as callers and victims' reactions are so realistic, I sometimes feel like I was the one in charge of the incidences.

[@Atou_Mahogany]

It would have been a funny easter egg if an elf was at the party in the photos.

[@Zorothegallade-gg7zg]

Imagine Hudson throwing it out of the window and spritzing disinfectant around

[@sheepgurl1431]

"you have one of two things and they're both pretty bad....I'm gonna keep reading this though"

[@MrL0WEL]

Protag be like “no eldritch horrors is going to bring down my holiday spirit”

[@Jules-916]

Phew, it's not real carolers just some cryptids

[@ninthee7113]

scariest cryptid: joyous children

[@Poopenfarden]

​@@ninthee7113 Ah! How horrific!

[@boanoah6362]

I'm pretty sure the Trenchcoat Man was 100% the Mouse King in a trench coat, since the cat freaked out and when the guy screamed it sounded like mice scurrying everywhere.

[@lanoosaurusrex]

I like that they even changed the call’s hold music to a Christmas theme 😊

[@shawnheatherly]

So happy to see this game got some more content, it's such a fun, simple premise executed wonderfully. The new anomalies are nice and varied, the horror is amplified, and Manly finally found one that wasn't an avalanche.

[@dezman311]

Nice to see more of the Celtic mythology anomaly spotter, love that they made a dlc.

[@Finnbobjimbob]

I’d say it’s a mix of Celtic, British and Scandinavian.

[@tarumath319]

​@@Finnbobjimbob A lot is more generally european "faerie" folk things.

[@Hvision0000]

fae pest control

[@person9846]

The mouse king is probably the guy who got turned into a mouse because he betrayed HSH(hence traitorous mouse clan) and has become the mouse king by recruiting other turned employees. Although it was implied the cat got him last time so it might be a different mouse

[@TheIdiotChihuahua]

What if it was the prank caller 👀

[@RanMouri82]

Love Carol's little warning edge to "We're all counting on you."

[@Beetle_Bonessz]

its so cool seeing how every call she looks more and more dissapointed in her photo

[@ryanrouse5590]

They got this thing out so quick that it’s too early for its own theme, dang.

[@Mythraen]

Probably wanted it out for Halloween.

[@MegaAstroFan18]

The Mouse King is the villain of The Nutcracker btw.

[@tatiscolombia]

And if anyone doesn't recognize the reference, it shows in the photos of the Christmas party.

[@Nico-zt5jl]

Manly self taught himself english??? Bro is casually dropping lore.

[@Scroll_Thief]

Imagine they do a game where you play as the pest removal service

[@erikm8373]

I find it interesting how a lot of this batch of yuletide horrors are specific, singular beings. They're named individuals, not like a species or classification we see in a lot of the first batch.

[@icetide9411]

Today I learned Manly self-taught himself English yet he can pronounce things better than I can

[@excogitatezenzizenzizenzic8950]

Lots of European folk lore and traditions in this DLC. Ogress/yulemen/yulecat are all references to Nordic folklore Icelandic specifically. The hunt is actually a large amalgamation of European folk traditions, who leads the hunt is varied but it is a convoy of ghosts leading a hunt in the middle of a storm, hence the wights it leaves behind. Not all are folk related though. The time wisps are the ghosts Scrooge sees in a Christmas Carol. Hence people seeing their own death and wanting to change. The mouse king is a reference to The Nutcracker (the ballet, often performed at Christmas) where he is the main antagonist Then you have the obvious ones like The Polar Express/Santa/Krampus and others people have mentioned like the welsh horse. Didn’t realize how much Christmas knowledge I had until this video. Funny.

[@marc13bautista]

DO YOU REMEMBER? CHRISTMAS IN SEPTEMBER?!? 48:44 Honestly the best log. Mouse King rules all.

[@ArtThingies]

Funny, Earth Wind Fire made two versions of that song, one for September and one for December! Crazy coincidence!

[@TheThunderSquid]

Manly has finally met his match, pronouncing "frost wisp"

[@doig_brainrot]

Someday... the Mountain Warlock will be the pest that needs removal.. EDIT: HOLY SHIT 1:24:20

[@Mecinimi]

I think the Mountain Warlok/Avalanche clue was that the Mountain Warlocks were active until the Winter Solstice. The day started with (two days until Christmas), which is after December 21st (the Winter Solstice).

[@Masquerade37]

I was on a Christmas monster kick back when the Krampus movie came out and I feel tickled pink seeing all the references. I can't remeber the exact names of everyone, but the Gift Hag comes from Italy, the ogress is Gryla, the Yulemen are the Yule lads, and Hans is based off of Hans Trapp. There's a lot to go over and I'm so giddy by what I recognize!

[@NerdAlert42]

My brain seeing gryla: "Gryla of the woods-" "THERE'S A GORILLA ON THE LOOSE?!"

[@chargenari]

i also thought the the gift hag was inspired by "la befana", with her just leaving gifts

[@masonguyman3074]

Oh I didn't know you weren't a native English speaker! Never would have guessed. Pretty sure the majority of the weird words are not at all common, or not of English origin.

[@Rebelco]

50:10 I'm pretty sure the hint was the faith thing, not the parents crying, because the call said they have no faith so that means that their kids didn't came back because they also don't have a strong faith

[@HomegirlMontoyaDPS]

Nobody's talking about the casual "I taught myself English"? Crazy. Well done on that. EDIT: I still find it impressive when anyone teaches themselves a language, no matter what language or how common it is. Congratulations to everyone in my replies who has taught themselves English as well. I'm glad for you if you found it easy to learn, but I still think it's really cool to learn an entire other language on your own.

[@raanthur3750]

I don't know about him or you, but i'm norwegian and I mostly taught myself english from playing video games. So to me, it just kind of seems normal to teach oneselves english if you're a non-native speaker.

[@404-n4i]

I was surprised to learn he wasn't a native English speaker, but I have a Dutch friend who did the same thing. (I believe my friend picked it up watching English videos or smtn like that) I guess it isn't uncommon for people in Scandinavia to pick up English from the internet, and speak it like a native? I wouldn't be surprised if it happens in other places as well lol.

[@wakaitsu]

A lot of people in my generation are self-taught. We learned by watching films and anime that weren't all that widespread and troubleshooting games, because back in the day they were distributed on discs and there were no such things as "online tech support", if you got a bad copy - you had to fix it yourself, and that often meant looking for help on forums, wikis and such, so - needing to know english on at least basic level.

[@LizBlizzard]

Eastern European here, I mostly taught myself as well by consuming western media and eventually talking to natives online. I did actually go to a good-enough school that would have taught me, but we only added English to our curriculum in the last 4 years, and by then I was already fully able to read and write, and I didn't like that they were teaching us British English, so I mostly stuck with learning American pronunciation on my own.

[@Geospasmic]

I have been wondering what accent that was, I wouldn't have guessed non native though.

[@DarkGope]

every single time manly choose a wrong answer, i was like "NO NO NO CHOOSE THE DWARF NO NO NO DON'T CHOOSE BATS WHY WOULD THEY HAVE BATS?!!??! NOOOOOOOOO"

[@DarkGope]

another example of this would be saying "oh yeah that's totally an avalanche. a mountain warlock? could be. WAIT WHY AREN'T YOU CHECKING THE AUDIO OF THE DUDE WHY ARE YOU JUST CHOOSING WARLOCK"

[@Night.mare999]

Wait until you can't even get weird jobs like this because "you don't have enough experience" or "you aren't able to be trained for... no apparent reason". That'll just mark the true end of job hunting.

[@SecuR0M]

Three years minimum experience in using the Spirit Box 10,000 which was released to market only last year.

[@blindedjourneyman]

Why did you wound me like this?! As a jobless ghoul this burns worse than the sun!

[@NeyamRye]

Frrr

[@melloschocolatecake]

1:05:11 I think that was the Mouse King, because the cat REALLY wanted to get at the mysterious man, and the dude earlier said it was in disguise.

[@alexdelarge7435]

Plus the squeaking on the call. Pretty hint.

[@kaekkokirrin6140]

The fact it hissing mean it Feeling a sense of Fear,discomfort about the cloaked man behind the door

[@CrisReed2]

Just finished watching your video on the base game lol. Earlier today I didn't know this game even existed and now I'm totally addicted to its lore, and you're telling me they just released an expansion today? Sweet

[@akaiLV]

Watching the credits and seeing that Trevor Henderson provided some artwork for this DLC is pretty exciting. His unnerving horror art is to notch.

[@Goliath-fw6jm]

there's something in being a character that already has ties with the organisation in this DLC that makes it quite fun, it gives it more "life" indirectly by having Carol interact with Rebecca as if they're old colleagues/friends as well as her other colleague, i really liked that touch!

[@corporeal5980]

So happy this game got the spotlight it deserved. Really loved reading the dev notes at the end of the first game.

[@Cabinet_Scorpion]

"Keep the cheer level up by answering the calls correctly" Well, except the calls where the correct answer is that they're basically fucked (e.g. the one whose daughter got taken by the Sinner). Don't see how that's going to increase the cheer levels lol

[@NeoBeelzemon]

False hope are more dreadful, than grief.

[@omgman5745]

And the old woman who turns homosexuals into scarecrows

[@militaryzoned2964]

You're doomed! 🎉🎉🎉

[@Alexander-gb4rr]

My theory is that in situation like that it's not really about helping those people but just sending HSH employees to erase their memories, man in black style.

[@beholderofdeath]

I JUST SCREAMED SOOO LOUD I DIDNT KNOW THEY HAD A SEQUEL!!! i loved the first one SOOO much i always came back to ur playthru of it! im so happy!

[@WildCard203]

You seemed to have gotten the Avalanche call wrong because you did not listen to the background noises. If it was a Mountain Warlock the sound would have assisted you in distinguishing it from the avalanche (hence why it has a sound file).

[@Tusken]

With the avalanche call, I thought it was a mountain warlock due to the fact that the caller said that their home was at the foot of the mountain. A mountain warlock, being highly territorial as described in game, would likely not take too kindly to people living near his mountain

[@zerrodefex]

Although you'd think the mountain warlock would have done something before they finished building a house there.

[@TheOnlyMrFake]

Unless you live at the foot of a mountain (or partway up on it) you'll never risk an avalanche anyway. The reason to pick avalanche for the first two calls where Manly chose wrong is that there's nothing actually pointing towards it being the mountain warlock aside from the avalanche. The actual mountain warlock call had the mountain warlock chanting in the background. (Also, the caller mentioned that he thought it was an avalanche, which for a savvy player is a clue that it's not since the point of the game is to figure it out rather than being told what it is.)

[@Crockist]

Oh hell yeah! HSH captured my heart the first time I watched it and this holiday DLC is splendid. The absolute tension of the cheer bar is way scarier than waiting for a "Hey you did a bad" call and I love it. I love it I love it.

[@spencerd6996]

just started the video, will be disappointed if there is no krampus there is a krampus! perfect

[@indridcold8469]

One of the things I love the most about this game is a lot of the people in the credits scene are probably friends! HSH was initially a creative labor of love to fill a fae-sized gap in the creator's life after the troupe they were in disbanded. It's amazing what human relationships can inspire.

[@pizzarolli-r8v]

bro is obsessed with mountain warlock 😭

[@biancarossa9728]

mountain warlock sounds so cool😊

[@Samlazolo]

Caller: "You have to help us everyone is dying and!" Manly: "That gosh darn Mountain Warlock is at it again!"

[@andrewcavender8443]

I'd love to just have a book of all these creatures and read about em

[@robertmalcolm4335]

Yeah or at least wiki like the scp foundation wiki

[@robertmalcolm4335]

And they add some more things only for it😊

[@audreyiiishotterthananyani1305]

AUTISM

[@sheerbeauty]

Manly, always reassuring that it could be a very mundane thing. "Droppings? Could be mice. Flapping noises? Probably just bats."

[@ChocoBunnie]

I've been watching manly since his first Ib playthough and yet every now and then he drops a bit of manly lore that surprises me

[@tatiscolombia]

Same. Fan since IB and still learning these random facts

[@w1ndgeneral226]

Mountain Warlock: *"I shall forever be a curse to your business, Manly."*

[@JustAFace_InTheCrowd]

Yay!! I’m happy you came back to this. This game is actually pretty neat. I really appreciate you Let’s Players, and the game devs who don’t mind you showing us the games. Not gonna lie… I wanna hear the stories that these games have, but I don’t necessarily always want to play them myself (either I can’t always afford to or I don’t have the skills/ability to play them myself). I get to enjoy the story, their artwork gets a bigger audience than it may normally (I wouldn’t have heard of like 90% of the games you play if you didn’t play them lol), and you get content. I think it’s a fairly decent deal. Hope you’re doing well, Manly. Dont forget to take time for yourself if you ever need it. ❤

[@zendom6832]

49:47 the saint is just Sinterklaas. Dutch (and probably more parts of the world) saint that we have instead of santa clause. The white horse, red robes and hat, what seems to be a staff in his hand in the picture. And giving gifts at the door (Idk about other households but at mine the burlap sack with gifts would be dropped off at the front door)

[@s.m.2523]

Common manly, the guy keeps telling yout his weird guy is wearing a trenchcoat,t he most obvious diuguise out there, you got a call at the start fot he day on how the mouse king is in disguise and the call make s apoint of saying the man's cat is freaking out... .. clearly it's a mountain warlock !

[@hiropisku1078]

What are the chances that Manly looks at the Mare only for the solution to BE the Mare. That's some good instincts, I tell ya what.

[@Tmerus]

so... they called a "fired" employees a mouse king now... And propose a brutal way of getting rid of them as a solution... what an awful minimum wage work to have ._. Or that was just a reference to a Nutcracker and nothing more?

[@sanyaskillpro]

"hi there's something squeaking in my cupboard" mountain warlock

[@skepsiez]

Manly: "Oh damn, that sounds really bad... Let me just finish some light reading first."

[@allison5591]

How...I was just watching you play this from the other video last night. What timing. My brain must have just knew. XD

[@calico09sayshi2u4]

Same!

[@voxfoxclips8684]

Damn, poor Woodrow. Survives the Hunt with no knowledge of what’s happening and his entire town is turned into Wights. That’s a horror movie right there and a reason why I’d be PETRIFIED to live in that world.

[@doig_brainrot]

no way I open youtube and see this on my home page just as it's posted 😭

[@gabrielhermes1627]

Me too!

[@XzMondayNightzX]

*Scary Door Narrator Voice* You're taking a vacation from normalcy after finishing an 8 hour video about "Darkwood" when you hit refresh and notice a new video notification. The video, a call center where the screen is stained with mystery, and there's also some mystery emails and some calls with more mystery. Your password may not open the ??? folder because someone smeared mystery on the folder, but it will open... The Home Safety Hotline.

[@scarletwolf_tb]

Excuse me, did you mean THE TWILIGHT ZONE narrator? For shame, my good sir. For shame.

[@corpsehandslauren]

I too am affected by Sugar Wisps

[@mercaius]

Ho dang, I assumed this wasn't going to be out until the holidays proper.

[@fluttershystayshigh4202]

This shlt is absolutely hilarious, you can tell they had a lot of fun making this game and writing the descriptions for the entities, the guy hunting the Mouse King had me laughing my balls off.

[@guiguitubertopesin37]

Pretty sure the mouse king is one od the failed employees since the bad ending in the original game turns you into a mouse and the mouse king's description makes it seem like he's the most dangerous thing in the world even though it's just a smart rat

[@getsu0]

I like how this contrasts with the base game. In the base game, the typical fae creatures and threats seem to be doing well, thriving, relatively minding their own business. But the Yule time faeries are oppurtunistic, or seem like the fae feast, something benevolent that's just confusing and shocking to humans. Many of them take advantage of the darkness, or seem like they fulfill some purpose once potential end times come, wreaking havoc, remediation of the twilight, small gestures, preying on mortals and other fae active around the time. It's like a temporal biome, one of extremes and competition. Very cool.