Tik Tok Tried To Warn Me About This Movie | Skinamarink

[@d_ruggs]

its actually inspired by nightmares. Kyle ran a website for a few years where he recreated peoples nightmares that they sent to him. Skinamarink was supposed to be a creation of all the most common tropes from every nightmare he'd read. It's suppose to be a nightmare that everyone can relate to having in some way. Being a kid, being alone, being vulnerable, and something is out to get you. EDIT: HAHA omg, i did the same thing when kaylee looked under the bed, and i said outloud "i haven't blocked the screen in years but wtf is this!"

[@nm9688]

the name of the website?

[@lucianas661]

@@nm9688 bitesized nightmares is the youtube channel

[@dualityofem]

i did the exact same thing. out loud i literally said "oh FUCK OFF MAN" and couldn't help but squint as I watched haha

[@Cove_Blue]

Same! I was watching parts through my fingers and I haven't done that since I was a little baby horror fan! He did an excellent job!

[@emzor9336]

​@@Cove_Bluelol I was white knuckling my effing dog during the bed scene. Using his body to cover my eyes

[@AlaskaPalms]

Didn't expect a review of the film to hit 35k so quickly. I'm the DP that shot this for Kyle, and although the films style may not be for everyone the team is super stoked at all the support everyone's been giving him. I don't want to say too much, but will say that there is announcement coming soon and to stay tuned.

[@JackHarbon]

Thank you for all your hard work, this truly is the first movie in nearly a decade to scare me so deeply!

[@Cozyhorrorshow]

I can not wait to see this. I watched the short film “heck” and have been absolutely feral for a chance to watch this!

[@reyag5811]

You are an amazing cinematogropher, so many shots are burned into my mind

[@777-e1p]

This is exactly the kinda thing the horror genre needs at the moment, so many copy’s of copy’s of copy’s and the same tired formula of scary nun, scary doll or spooooky haunted house that we just need something completely different. Keep making weird horror!

[@gooberplex]

I really can’t wait to support the film in theaters - this kind of horror deserves to succeed

[@omgukra]

can we appreciate GG’s deliberate camera positions and the bits of cinematography throughout this video 🔥

[@nrg6245]

Amazing content creator for the last 5 years !!!

[@nrg6245]

Amazing content creator for the last 5 years !!!

[@RaizelSX]

Interestingly enough the way he did this, seemed to match the movie he reviewed as well.

[@CapucineNighly]

Yup and that takes effort. It ain't him just sitting down in front of the camera... But I do like his music skit moments for his sponsors.

[@jsc315]

More creative then the movie he watched

[@thatonechick1318]

I actually really enjoyed Skinamarink. To me it represents kids going through their parents' divorce. The window disappearing was the fact the kids were stuck. The father left and the mother became severely depressed and became "the monster" and possibly abused the kids. It also reminds me of being kid and feeling alone in my house and how scary that could be. I liked it because it wasn't like anything I had seen before and I really appreciate when a director goes outside the box of traditional film making.

[@Breonnick]

Last time Tiktok Freaked out over a movie as "Scaring the crap out of them" It was Megan is missing one of the dumbest movies to exsist.

[@chadposey6906]

The only thing scary about that movie was the last 5 mins 🙄 Jesus that movie was awful

[@honeybuns945]

@@chadposey6906 I haven't seen it yet but why did you think it was awful?

[@HolyApplebutter]

​@@honeybuns945 Amateur film-making, some bad acting, an overall "the internet is evil" kind of message, really the only "scary" bit is when the movie shows you a slideshow of images from "the killer's recovered camera" over 5 minutes of dead silence.

[@HolyApplebutter]

There's probably other bits, but that's all I remember off the top of my head.

[@losisd3ad]

nobody said that about m3gan

[@NbleSavage]

I had read that the 'lost at home' experience from the kid's POV was meant as a metaphor for how they felt alone and afraid as a result of their parents intended divorce. The mother when she appears on the bed says something along the lines of "Your father and I love you very much..." which is the cliche intro to the "...AND we're separating" conversation. Regardless, this was a 90+ minute panic attack with zero breaks in the tension. One of the most visceral reactions I've had to a movie in a LONG time.

[@Thatonebrownhuevito]

Also it seems that the kids don’t like their mom at all and don’t like being alone with her since they’re always asking for their dad.

[@GnarlyBeats94]

Yeah I feel like the mom mightve been the more maybe aggressive/disciplinary parent. When Kevin falls down the stairs sounds like the dad may have called her to explain the situation. "No he's fine he didn't even need stitches" then boom. Shit hits the fan. I feel like the mom went ape shit and killed him or took him to the shadow realm or whatever the fuck happened

[@gooberplex]

Oh hey! I'm glad I wasn't the only one who thought this

[@rickwrites2612]

@@GnarlyBeats94 he could be in a coma, doesn't some adult male face a few feet away ask him ."what's your name?" like a doctor at his bed. Then "Go to sleep".

[@GnarlyBeats94]

@@rickwrites2612 yeah that thought crossed my mind too. But general rule of thumb in movies (from what I've noticed) hallucinations or generally people that aren't actually there will never communicate or really interact with other characters on screen outside of the one that is hallucinating. Imo if the sister was only speaking directly to kevin I'd say it checks out. But the fact that she was doing things like standing guard for Kevin while he was asleep, going upstairs and communicating with the "parents" like actual back and forth dialog, it wouldn't make sense for her to not to be real. Or at least as really as anything else happening. And if she is real it's even less likely the two would be sharing the exact same hallucination at the same time specially considering Kevin was the only one that got hurt. I could definitely be wrong tho 🤷🏿‍♂️ that's just how it's rationalized in my mind.

[@vickrice6082]

“It made me shit my ass” I laughed pretty hard at that unexpected one 😂

[@Burner-B]

It was such a perfect phrasing it may be one of the all-time top GG-isms

[@butteredtoast12]

I read this before it happened and I STILL didn't expect it 💀

[@SaraBear0606]

I almost spit my coffee everywhere when he said that 💀💀💀💀

[@RLeigh1976]

It’s such a.nice change from the tired “shit my pants”

[@Irish_Georgia_Girl]

That was pretty funny

[@markb.9815]

The scariest part about the movie is that it's set in 1995 and orange lego brick separators didn't come out until 2011

[@spityergumout]

Lmao I know while watching the movie someone was gonna find a continuity error with the legos hahahaha

[@roxiep2010]

They had grey ones, though. I remember having some in our family's big box of Lego. Those Lego must have been from the 90s because I remember playing with them in the early 2000s, and they were all from old sets that we had for years.

[@argyleuberfhart9963]

The scene with the bed genuinely made my stomach do flips i could barely watch and almost bailed, which is so refreshing and new from a recent horror movie

[@lilyPeters-s7m]

People who like horror are so strange that feeling is the exact feeling I get from all my favorite horror movies I love to feel uncomfy

[@dmitryboardman9762]

I've never had to watch horror hiding behind my hands before, but the bed scene and the last shot had me shaking while peeking through my fingers. The film was quiet and uneventful for several stretches where I didn't feel tense at all, but then those awful startles happened and some scenes completely got my flight response up like nothing else.

[@smellyjimbo4537]

That scene was so fucked. x.x

[@Hkouggbmha]

@@dmitryboardman9762shaking lol

[@chief_mourner]

this movie reminds me of all of my childhood nightmares. vague impressions of people i know, dark doorways and halls, knowing somethings there trying to kill me, being alone.

[@samantaluna3870]

I think that's what makes it good or bad for people. If you had those nightmares, you'll have Vietnam flashbacks to your childhood.

[@tsarbombadrama5800]

BRUHHHH YES. Hearing your name be called when no one was home, and it was always crystal mf clear. Being able to barely make out shapes and movement through the dark, and having your mind run at the speed of sound trying to figure out what to do and what's fixin to happen. The fear of getting up and turning on the lights, or even go take a piss. Having things be just so slightly off that you know something is wrong.

[@virginiaf4117]

Yeah that’s actually what he used to make the movie! He took common themes from nightmares people submitted and used them in the movie

[@virginiaf4117]

Yeah that’s actually what he used to make the movie! He took common themes from nightmares people submitted and used them in the movie

[@virginiaf4117]

Yeah that’s actually what he used to make the movie! He took common themes from nightmares people submitted and used them in the movie

[@Wolfbane382]

The name Skinamarink was something I swear I had heard before. But it wasn't until I did what GG did and say it out loud, that I was able to place it. The Sharon, Lois & Bram's Elephant Show. It's so strange how old catchy jingals and songs from kid shows and commercials can be buried deep in one's head.

[@MudkipzLuvr]

I still sing that song to my kids. Sang it to my oldest and now I’m singing it to my youngest. God I’m old lol

[@yballaw2714]

@@MudkipzLuvr i sing it to myself all the time 😭

[@sinistararies2975]

Apparently they created the word and it really has no meaning.. just something silly for kids to remember and have fun with saying. It's supposed to be something to hear or say and what comes to mind is all very positive things of childhood and happiness and love. ... so I do hope they don't get in trouble for using that created word for something it has no meaning for in the slightest ( this movie ).

[@Killabeezee]

my aunty used to sing the normal version to me as kid, made me reminiscent for sure.. something I wish I could hear again.

[@christyfielding7498]

@@Batnano why? You going to tell me that movies shouldnt have references from the movie writer or director? That makes no sense. Are there not movies made by people native to your country? That's like Americans expecting all movies to be made in English because it's not fair to those of us who only speak English and want to watch them. C'mon

[@JennaEmbers]

this is one of those rare times where i will not a watch a horror movie because it genuinely seems too terrifying for me.

[@dave.the.collector.]

It makes you feel like a kid during a power outage again. It's dread and terror and kept me up for days. Highly recommend

[@cellardoor4199]

you should definitely watch it, but yeah, you'll be grateful when it ends.

[@SourSocks69]

just dont watch by yourself, its def worth watching tho

[@casluvs]

I was a bit nervous about watching it because I’m 15 and get traumatised very easily by scary movies 😭😭 I wish I didn’t now

[@mastercrazyyyd7699]

Yep yep yep, 100% on the same boat here

[@darnbricks]

This really reminds me of House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski, one of the weirdest, most fascinating novels I've ever read. The narratives are all over the place, but the main story concerns 'The Navidson Record', about a family living in a house that's bigger on the inside than the outside - and that's all I'm gonna tell you. From your description, I'm pretty sure the writer/director was heavily inspired by that aspect of the book.

[@UnicornsLikeSkittles]

i see somebody else didnt make it out of the labyrinth either.

[@SympleSymon]

Man I really want to read it, but physical copies are so expensive, and no ebooks format it properly

[@kaniodon]

​@@SympleSymon I really really suggest buying a physical copy like you said, it was 19 Euros in my country which is okay for the amount of pages and formatting it contained.

[@SympleSymon]

@@kaniodon I might try and get it from a nearby bookstore then, cos I can't find it online for anything short of £50

[@darnbricks]

@@SympleSymon Oh, you simply cannot read this book from a screen. I've bought it twice, as I'd lent my initial physical copy to someone who got lost somewhere along the road, and I just had to get it back in my hands. This is just to say that, as far as I'm concerned, it's definitely worth the price; not only is the story growing upon rereading, but it's also physically a beautiful, peculiar artifact in its own right.

[@AtrocityEquine01]

I think what made _Skinamarink_ so terrifying is the fact that many of us _can_ relate to that feeling: The feeling of being alone in your own home and especially at that young age. The fact the main characters are _just children_ makes it more uncomfortable since, we've *all* been there. It's a sort of primal fear of the unknown through the eyes of kids who honestly can't understand what the hell is happening.

[@kdizzle901]

I was an only child so I would get scared alone when that shit happened

[@MrNeodylliphan]

I'm an adult and I sure as shit couldn't tell what was happening but I knew it was scary

[@jessechuff]

The ending shot and dialogue was so intensely unsettling and perfect for this movie. The choice to obscure so much was insanely unique and impactful. One of the absolute most unique movies, and certainly horror movies, I’ve seen in a loooong time.

[@SnailHatan]

@@iamme25yagoNo, cosmic horror was not portrayed in this film.

[@DashingPunkSamurai]

You are DEFINITELY my favorite movie reviewer on KZbin. Especially horror. Your videos are always so entertaining, a lot of times more entertaining than the movies themselves

[@bxnnies]

Try Elvis the alien he's also hilarious

[@ODKBE]

As well as Dead Meat

[@elegantdisarray]

I agree. Also maybe check out Brandon Tenold and Decker Shado. Both do a lot of horror and sci-fi movie reviews ✌️

[@lrts1lrts181]

And Steven Seagal movies.

[@DashingPunkSamurai]

I’m subbed to Elvis, Brandon and Decker as well. All great reviewers. And I’m subbed to DeadMeat as well. I used to really love Phelous’ horrors & movie reviews but tuned out when he started just doing cartoons.

[@gooberplex]

My game theory is that Skinamarink is one wild allegory for divorce and the way it impacts children. You can tell the parents are falling out of love in the way that the dad has no urgency in the way he speaks to his wife his four year old falls down the stairs and is rushed to the hospital, when the mom speaks to Kaylee. More specifically, “Why is Mommy crying?” “I don’t want to talk about Mommy.” my theory is that the 572 Days bit refers to how long a legal separation takes, and the torture that comes with that. The monster represents how two adults fighting and screaming every night and how that hostility indirectly affects the way the kids see the house. What used to be familiar and comforting is now violent and unforgiving. As a child of divorce, this film felt familiar in a way that I wasn’t expecting.

[@huntsman1230]

Bruh 😳

[@edroy2741]

What

[@scrubkaekz3231]

My parents divorce was high key the best thing that ever happened to me as a kid, so I'm eager to see how I feel about this movie.

[@TylerMcBain11]

This dude has a shelf full of book

[@thomasceneri867]

You’re overthinking it.

[@Nucleite]

The reason I loved this movie so much is that it felt like a breath of fresh air. It felt like someone took my nightmares from childhood and projected it on the screen. It was the most disturbing film I've ever seen, and I've been watching horror films since I was 2 years old. It was also the first film that I felt really captured the essence of childhood paranoia and fear. Couldn't recommend it more.

[@Irish_Georgia_Girl]

According to what Kyle Edward Ball said, you totally got the film the way he intended it! It's supposed to be a kid's nightmare or collection of them that he literally took from submissions from people on his site that he'd asked them to send him explanations of their childhood nightmares.

[@WrvrUgoThrUR]

I think Kyle was heavily influenced by that segment of the 80s Twilight Zone movie with the little boy that terrorizes his family and the rest of the town. Particularly the scene where he has “locked” his sister in her room upstairs where she just watches 1930s cartoons and then it’s slowly revealed that he’s taken her mouth away.

[@karidennis6154]

I looked up the childrens song this movie is named for and it is actually “skidamarink”, the subtle change to “skinamarink” for the movie title is, i am sure, a deliberate and unsettling twist.

[@NewfieCoD]

Cool to see SKinamarink get reviewed! I actually know the actress who played the mom in the film and we've worked on a few other projects together, wonderful woman. Hope you see this, Jaime!

[@underpaidnurse2]

Jamie rocks! Love her! We do improv together and she is one of the coolest chicks I’ve met!

[@Irish_Georgia_Girl]

I saw Jamie comment on another review. That's so cool that she played the mom. Does she have any special insight on the mom character? Was that her face at the end?

[@TaylorLee]

That’s the feeling I got with the move called The Humans. It was a simple film that didn’t have any “scary” bits but just gave you the creeps. It made the viewer think about all of the eerie times they’ve encountered in a creepy house. Like how a pattern on the wall can look like a scary face. Just creepy; and a great film!

[@jesterssketchbook]

even The Humans had more to sink my teeth into than this tho - at the end i was just like : sooooo....aliens? or?

[@nrg6245]

I think the movie is truly a masterpiece of AMBIENCE AND ATMOSPHERE. it legit makes you feel that childhood fear when you were home alone… I know y’all know what I’m talking about.

[@AustinStobaugh]

Childhood fear? That shit still scares me as a 30 year old man.

[@chrisgarza2467]

Where did you watchbit

[@nrg6245]

@@scottneil1187 same. I was 5 watching evil dead. My fav horror movie of all time by my second fav film director. And yet this movie scared the piss out of me and it was awesome.

[@nrg6245]

@@AustinStobaugh SAME BRO I’m 22

[@pepqcat3169]

@@scottneil1187 one of my favorite movie, or two of my favorite movies are come and see and stalingrad 1993 . nothing is going to disturb, or depress me after that . (:

[@epicpwnerofdeath]

Was Skinamarink my favorite horror movie? Not really, I had some big issues. Is this a super unique movie that made me realize why I love not only horror, but also film in general? Hell yea.

[@aflibbertigibbet]

You said so many of the points I agreed with while watching this. The intimacy of a dark room with laptops and headphones are key! I tried subtitles but found they detracted from the experience. I think what makes this film wonderful but not re-watchable is the 2 hours of dread and discomfort you must sit with. It succeeded at taking me back to my child hood and those moments at night where I inexplicably became terrified of the dark room I was just playing in during the day. Great review!

[@trev0rcRs]

"I'm sick for this video" *proceeds to do a extremely animated style of review around his house to make us laugh* GG, you are an absolute treasure. Thank you.

[@gamejack1233]

All the new shots and cuts with GG is incredible, Id say this is your best episode made yet

[@lildeadgirl1443]

I posted a review/reccomendation for this in TikTok so I got to hear some people’s theories on the film. A handful seemed to think the kids were being abused by their parents? With the whole “I don’t wanna talk about mom anymore” thing which had just made me assume she was dead. Also a couple people had the theory that the brief mention of the little boy falling down the stairs was the only “real” moment and the rest was just the boy in a comma slowly losing brain function.

[@Pfannkuchen07]

why did I get hard Jonathan Frakes vibes the whole video especially at 5:12 when GG is in his dark hallway audasjkdasj lmao love it. :D

[@JHardenFilms]

Holy shit, this review format was AWESOME! Absolutely loved the editing and the whole storytelling throughout. Also, damn, this movie sounds like something I'd enjoy, thanks for putting it on my radar.

[@kkuudandere]

the way people seem to instantly know that skinamarink song off the top of their heads and i only have a vague foggy idea of how that melody goes or why i even (maybe?) know it... is honestly scaring me even more lol like did i genuinely know that song or did i only "know" it when mista GG started singing it? i can't even fucking tell

[@brandygray4422]

I remember my grandmother singing it to me when I was little.. but can't remember what TV show was playing the song when she did. I also have very few memories of my childhood so it's weird I have this one. Maybe we've been mass brainwashed to remember this song..

[@masawashy6843]

i watched it with an additional sub track and it helped SOOOO MUCH. You could actually make out the lines.

[@steffymuze]

I do this a lot

[@TheCrazysharkguy]

im surprised GG didn’t bring up that insanely creepy black and white face in the dark that turned into the telephone. that scene was terrifying!

[@AdaltheRighteous]

That was the scene that killed the movie for me. When it turned into a phone I was finally tired of the movie 😂

[@Aliyah_666]

Oof that scene was boring and telegraphed. No shock or creepiness for me.

[@davismorgan99]

I just saw this in a theater with my wife and I loved it. I have never been more scared of a movie in my life. I actually really loved the theater experience honestly.

[@ShayyButter]

What did we do to deserve this consistency from you!? 😍

[@strxxii]

Thank December cpm

[@MrReadySetDance]

It’s present time baby

[@itsnick8751]

Remember he was moving to his new house for a while. That is why he is now a little bit more consistent than he used to be.

[@shereestracke9128]

Holiday Time .. my favorite time.. 🌲

[@pool_noodle420]

2 videos in 3 weeks is consistency?

[@CocomelonForMen]

btw Kyle Edward Ball put out a short film here on youtube called Heck that's basically a prototype of Skinamarink. i can't properly compare the two since i haven't seen Skinamarink and i only made it halfway thru Heck, but i think it'll tide the more piracy-averse over until Skinamarink officially drops.

[@ScottPillgram20]

As someone into Analog Horrors, this sounds pretty interesting and I'll definitely be giving it a watch when it comes out officially. While the addition of jump scares sounds kind of obnoxious to deal with (I don't hate jump scares in general, but throwing them in in a slow paced, quiet horror film like this makes me think of those old "turn up your volume" video pranks), I don't mind the slow burn nature of Analog Horrors and while I doubt I'll get what's going on this movie, I think I might still find it interesting. It kinda sounds like a more dramatic, artsy version of "This House Has People In It" Also, is it weird that I've never heard of the original Skinamarink nursery rhyme? Up until Mista GG brought that up, I was assuming "Skinamarink" was either the name of the monster in the movie or had something to do with skin.

[@SourSocks69]

its on goku movies for free :)

[@christopherthompson5400]

nursery rhyme is origianlly skidamarink, so the twist with the movie title seems to imply that that is either the name of the monster or that it has something to do with skin.

[@KittyChibiWaifu]

Wham City Comedy was a treasure. I don't think anything will compare to the experience we got with This House Has People In It and their other infomercials.

[@mcgfn]

for what it is worth, the film has maybe 3 actual "jumpscares" and I would say that it earns every single one of them, they are incredible unsettling outside of being just a "loud noise"

[@Irish_Georgia_Girl]

@@mcgfn I agree...the jump scares were not cheap imo

[@rolanslide8509]

This movie heightened my fear of the dark for several days. Certainly not a movie that will hit for everyone, but when it hits... boy does it hit hard.

[@Duskets]

Films like these are why filmmaking as a craft is important. A man with a minute budget and a dream of bringing his vision to others through film. Movies like this and “Who Killed Captain Alex?” are important to film as an art form.

[@silverhawk2029]

Man another upload by Mista GG? We are eating good tonight boys!

[@jimathy96]

No doubt! 😎

[@snowpey3751]

"Looks like GG's back on the menu, boys"

[@rainbowrotcod]

@@snowpey3751 YUMMY MISTA GG 😋

[@dannikris3696]

As a person with chronic anxiety, slow burns make me want to rip my heart out. But I love horror so much, I’m willing to torture myself to watch this.

[@sabresister]

I was *so excited* to see a review of this movie from you last night, but I had to wait till morning to actually watch 😅. I can’t say I enjoyed the movie exactly, but I can’t stop thinking about it. I really appreciated the little details they added, like in the beginning when Haylee is dialing a number that doesn’t connect, and then she tries 911 a couple times before giving up. It was equal parts frightening and sad, she’s doing what she’s supposed to, but no one is coming to save them. I think ultimately it would have been tighter as a short film, like 45 mins max, it does start to drag on after a while. But I’m glad that it exists, I love seeing directors who are willing to take the genre in new directions. I watched the first time on my phone screen bc Im Baby, but once it does get a proper release I’ll definitely watch it again and support the director.

[@Scipio488]

Your comment about it being designed for viewers given to "self-destruction" is insightful. Having sat through it, practically jabbing a fork in my leg to keep from nodding off from boredom, I could not imagine, at the time, WHO would be scared by such a thing and why. But you provided the clue: it's people who will let their imaginations run away with them, rather than more passive or analytic viewers like me.

[@martinopalacio8648]

Dude, I never leave comments but I really loved the style for this video please do this again. And here’s your second reminder to do this again

[@Rad-Dude63andathird]

Spooky movie aside I just wanna praise the cinematography in this review. GG's bustin' out that *effort* and it shows. Been around since midway through Predator Chronicles and it's dope to see you grow and improve as a creator. Edit: Wait. I'm so confused. Did I miss how you ended up getting to watch this? You keep saying it's not out anywhere but then like, ya also watched it.

[@firstnamelastname8525]

its online for free! i found it just by looking up the name

[@BigDave18]

The face at the end of the movie seems familiar to me and it's such a scary feeling man

[@lovelyhatter]

Watch party with Wendogoon when this comes out. A. It's his favorite kind of horror and he will absolutely be screaming from this. B. That'll be fire content. C. That content is my favorite content. D. When this eventually does happen, I'll get to gloat to myself saying "Hah. I could have maybe probably but almost definitely not at all had a contribution to this" and that ego boost will be fucking sweet.

[@Cnichal]

Rubs hands like Birdman 👏🏾

[@lindseybell9921]

Yes yes I wanna see it too!

[@holley9327]

I saw this movie in a local theater and it kept reminding me of a video I saw on KZbin back in the 2000s that I had forgotten the name of. That movie was Begotten! Thank you so much for helping me remember the name after all these years!!!

[@thetostada1326]

Thank you Mista GG, made the song connection before I clicked on the video, very happy to see you did as well

[@christiandelvalle282]

Really loved how you changed things up for this video. Working in that bigger space with the deliberately varied camera angles was amazing, great work GG ✊🏽

[@nrg6245]

I love when he makes music and spits bars. GG legit is a good musical artist.

[@lucasoftazmily256]

I've never ever seen a piece of media absolutely nail what it means to experience a dream. Kyle Ball deserves some kind of award for creating something so accurately surreal.

[@Cove_Blue]

I finally watched it and immediately came to see what you thought! It totally got me too and especially those same parts you mentioned. Like, phew, damn!

[@SammyWebb]

mista gg you always brighten up my day with your videos. thank you

[@Zapods_]

bro this is one of your best videos yet, great editing, ad was fun, jokes were funny, great work man, I've been subbed since you've had like 30 k I think, so proud of you man 😢

[@pizza725]

This is the best review you've done yet, man, holy shit. No reason for the direction to be this good on a fifteen minutes review, but it is.

[@nayfemLIVE]

i LOVE this video! very very nice change of pace. understandably its not a sustainable format, but i wouldnt be mad if this made it into other reviews. keep it up GG!

[@Mrillsick]

The first half is agony. Literally no motion in 3/4 of the still shots. Picks up at the hour mark but never even got tense or eerie like everyone is saying. Never been afraid of the dark or being alone so definitely not for me

[@desulek7835]

I will say it's quite interesting how the response from the short film heck which is like 30 minutes and is quite similar was quite positive but it was also around 200k views so it found the audience that could relate to the feelings these things were meant to reach while skinamarink is a 2 hour film watched by way more people and a wider variety of audience possibly not reaching the audience who could relate to the feelings it was trying to convey about being alone in the dark as a kid

[@mandy3621]

I was too scared to watch this but was curious about it. So thanks for the review!

[@cellardoor4199]

i watched this the first night covid descended on me, on a bunch of cold medication, and it legit scared the shit out of me. It was punishing, and I was so relieved when it ended. No it wont be for everyone, or anyone, but it tapped into some primal childhood fear, and reminded me of The Navidson Record from House of Leaves. I love it, but I hate it. And i can't wait for it to be officially released so I can support it. The part when she's in the wall gave me the same shock scare as Lake Mungo and I had to pause it just to catch my breath. It's a fucking nightmare. And I absolutely can wait to watch it again.

[@superfluousgreg5245]

Where did you watch it? I can't find it 😭

[@thatstreaminbdoee.7985]

I LITERALLY am on a bunch of cold medicine right now and I just watched this. HOLY SHIT IT WAS BEYOND INCREDIBLE I AM SCARED

[@razumskiy]

Brooooo 90 min of blank screen yoooo that's fire 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@bongchoof]

I love analog horror. Was a big fan of the Madela Catalogue until they went 3d. This looks up my alley.

[@meaninglessmeep]

Right? Like I've seen clips of Vol. 4 and it literally looks like one of the main characters are wearing a fake mustache. It just felt like he was in front of a greenscreen

[@fauna5328]

@@meaninglessmeep no like fr though, they're expecting us to believe that the greasy grungy alt dude with a Jon and Kate plus eight haircut and a septum ring is a detective?

[@zapplague6931]

@@meaninglessmeep I think that was the whole point of Vol. 4. It was supposed to look like a cheesy high school project in terms of some of the visuals.

[@lasanga3822]

Glad I’m not the only one who doesn’t like all of the actors in Mandela catalogue now. Feels really lame and cheesy

[@lasanga3822]

Glad I’m not the only one who doesn’t like all of the actors in Mandela catalogue now. Feels really lame and cheesy

[@countgregoryousekevitch4778]

Love the outro music. It’s like you just watched your favorite show on a late Saturday night and hear it after some guy says “thank you all for watching, I hope you enjoyed our program this evening, and have a goodnight”. Also I thought you were gonna do a RayWilliamJohnson bit in the beginning because you were standing while talking about the movie

[@Lavinia_Garcia]

8:14 makes me laugh so much, I had the same reaction just creeped out all the way down to the core. I have a theory that the movie is actually a metaphor for Kevin being in a coma from having fallen down the stairs and maybe even unfortunately gradually dying. Also maybe you could give the short movie "Heck" a try, by the same director of Skinamarink, pretty much a shorter and earlier version of it. Thanks for the laugh dude I needed it!

[@brett8259]

The amount of camera movement and different angles in this video was perfect for the film being talked about, a nice little touch

[@BigBongly]

Man those tiktoks in the intro couldnt sound more like paid advertisements if they tried lol

[@evstrike]

The production quality of gg's video reviews is better than some of the films he features, even though his budget is a fraction of those commercially released movies. gg an absolute legend 👏

[@Koffeeheadboy]

Watched this with my wife. 2 wildly incredible scenes in the movie that really put us on edge. The entire rest of the movie had us groaning in boredom..

[@matthewreynolds4498]

i dont think ive ever sat through an entire ad untill i rolled up on mistaGG damn

[@m.nic.5080]

I watched this a few days ago under the recommendation of a coworker, with absolutely no context besides that it was a “nostalgic analog horror”, and I wasn’t scared, just completely confused, and I couldn’t find anyone else who had given it an actual review, thank you for being that person

[@superfluousgreg5245]

Where did you watch it? Is it on any streaming sites?

[@m.nic.5080]

I watched it on Soap2Day jfc

[@AikoMonett]

I like the moving around vs sitting at the desk. Idk lol I love this new style

[@iivvrryy]

I’m so glad you enjoyed this movie. I watched it last night in theaters and it was one of the most unique yet terrifying experiences I’ve ever had. Truly ethereal. 10/10 movie I can’t wait to experience it again.

[@myyster5801]

Being 2 weeks removed from watching it, it feels like when you have a nightmare you can remember bits and pieces of but not really anything specific, no movies done that for me before

[@LostMystics]

Love the quality of the video dude! Truly blown away! This is why you stand out homie I hope you feel proud making this man

[@jennifern.9303]

i’m so scared of walls and ceilings

[@madisonb8163]

I had the exact same feeling at the end, I got so stressed, I had to ask a friend to come hang out to not feel so alone since there wasn't anyone else around. the part with the face at the end really made it worse too, idk why I had this really bad gut feeling that it was gonna say my name even though obviously that'd be weird, but it asking repeatedly what my name was really made me feel sickly i really hope we see more like this, it feels like a good step in the right direction for horror

[@murphy0]

The thing i loved most about this video was the new camera setups and the hidden secrets, like the person in the back at around the 11:31 mark, great video GG hope to see more soon :)

[@tortillachipz8658]

I just wanna show appreciation for the effort in not only the video itself but the ad reads! Never a dull moment here

[@haileyjem]

‘That’s an actual score, there’s none of that in this movie’ 😂😂😂 Damn I love Mista GG with all my heart

[@kiz3296]

Skinamarink is by far the scariest thing I've ever watched and to a much deeper extent than anything I've watched before. It is by far the most evil, unforgiving and umcomfortable experiences of my entire life.

[@cellardoor4199]

seriously though. it tapped into my childhood ptsd. yes it's slow and unforgiving. and i was relieved when it finally ended. but it's absolutely a horror masterpiece. dear lord. the level of anxiety and dread and depression and terror. i can't wait until it's officially released. i hope in a theater. though i think i'd rather put a plastic bag over my head. amazing horror. genuine terror.

[@CarlitoJuanito]

and not a single motherfucker tellin us where they watching it at lmfao

[@kiz3296]

@@CarlitoJuanito ayy, if you dont know any better then just wait until its out for purchase/theatres. its disrespectful in of itself to illegally stream it but even more so to spread the method used.

[@kaileysanchez5714]

Where can I watch it?

[@shuruff904]

Damn....Heriditary did that to me...

[@whateverwhatever4026]

I was literally listening, instead of watching, and thought the beginning was just another TikTak ad. Guys, the movie is called "Skinamarink"....If we couldn't take the "ByeByeMan" seriously, Tiktakers aren't going to help this one....

[@liambyrne1102]

this is the closest i think we'll ever get to a House Of Leaves movie. not just story-wise (mostly The Navidson Record part), but in the dread it caused. finishing this movie had me feeling the same way as finishing the book. i genuinely started crying afterwards.

[@Fr6]

No..did you actually watch the movie, or do you trust teenagers on TikTok? This is like those assholes that throw shit on canvas and call I art and it starts to trend and sell for millions.

[@liambyrne1102]

@@Fr6 did you actually read my comment or even watch the video? it's not for everyone, i personally really liked it and think it's a very effective movie, sucks you didn't have the same experience i guess. fun fact: different people have different interests. sorry i don't fall into the "tiktok bad" crew 🙄

[@Fr6]

@@liambyrne1102 you're comparing it to House of Leaves and that's my issue. This was a slide show of blurry images with terrible sound. To call it a film is an overstatement. House of Leaves is an intelligent book with a complicated plot.

[@liambyrne1102]

@@Fr6 not at all what i said. i SAID it reminds me of the film the book describes in one of its many plotlines, arguably the "main" one. art is subjective, maybe remember that next time you try to tear down someone else's opinion of it.

[@jonholla6463]

​@liambyrne1102 art is not entirely subjective. I hate when people use this argument cuz its just false. Opinions, value and even emotions placed on the art are subjective. However there are basic objective rules and structures to movies and sure they can be played with in new and exciting ways. With movies there needs to be solid acting, writing, audio mixing, lighting, etc. This movie does play with lighting in a good way and does allow your imagination to come to life. Still it fails in a lot of objective ways that do make it objectively bad. When you can't hear any of the dialogue or your child actors can't convey proper emotion than you've done something objectively bad. There's good in this movie but to pretend it's House of Leaves levels of art is ridiculous

[@aaroncarson1770]

The art director's sense of how to manipulate the grains of snow, and more importantly WHEN to do it, was pretty awesome.

[@enby_kensei]

Finally watched this movie a few hours ago now that a nearby artsy cinema had it on their roster. This is definitely in my top 5 horror films ever now. I feel like it triggered a visceral fear that I haven't felt since I was in grade school. It has the same energy as that childhood terror of sprinting up the stairs after turning the basement lights off, for barely over an hour. My hands are still shaking as I type this. I'm definitely gonna buy a copy of this movie to support Ball, but I might be too much of a wussy to watch it again lol

[@benjamindickinson4910]

I strongly suggest watching Exorcist III. Way creepier and better than the second one, well worth your time. It also contains (arguably) one of the best jump scares in horror movie history.

[@hillaryheath220]

This movie was so boring, I turned it off 15 mins in & had to watch an ending explained.

[@homophobicyoda]

I thought this movie sucked but the way you described it makes it sound scary and almost makes me want to watch it again.

[@christopheralexander1081]

No, you were right the first time. It sucks. The trailer was incredible though.

[@sukuna-]

It’s good(like not great but not that bad) movie, there are alot of unnecessary scenes but at the end it gets good..

[@ashley4269]

I also think it sucked. The concept and the way people talk about it make me wish I had liked it and found it scary instead of boring

[@PixelWolv]

jesus. watched the trailer at the point you told me to and actually had a tear of fear come to my eye. no jumpscare but anticipating one the entire time.

[@Astrolionking]

Okay yeah this movie would get me so paranoid, this is child me’s worst nightmare. It’s like when you’re a kid and the power goes out and that’s when your senses are heightened and all of your worst fears your imagination creates are real.

[@ohaiClemmy]

I'm a lil obsessed with your channel 🥰 I hope you feel better immediately!

[@stewbeefdamastamind5719]

This movie was T.R.A.S.H. Totally Regretable And Stupidly Horrible

[@sikozen]

Can we take a moment to appreciate the Ballad of Nord VPN? 🤣 I wanted to laugh and... then watched it again cuz it kinda slaps😂

[@MorklebBlack]

Just streamed this film. This kind of horror really gets me and I haven’t been this uncomfortable in a movie in a very long time. It wanted to scare me and it did. Absolutely hate that scene of looking under the bed. He said that and I said, “Kaylee don’t you dare I swear to god.”

[@silentjackm.d4490]

So the best way i've heard this described in my opinion. Is a childhood nightmare brought to life, Like that same feeling. The idea of helplessness that you are in something you cannot control Also, the movie is incredibly gruesome. The thing you were seeing about blood repeatedly. Splattering and a child screaming on repeat, Was the girl being tortured by the entity.

[@Evelyn_Okay]

This movie must be good. I've never seen GG so creatively inspired by cinematography!

[@amdesigns9607]

Dont waste your time on it, its really bad,

[@legendary.super.shannon9699]

*Possible Spoilers Ahead* This film has a 5.6 (out of 10) score on IMDB; while I would have given it a higher score (probably 6.6ish) I think that's pretty fair. It's not the _"scariest movie of all time!"_ (it never is) as the hyperactive children of tik-tok are proclaiming, but it is an interesting & disturbing film, that banks on its usage of unique & experimental shots to get across an impending sense of dread felt throughout, all of which are cleverly filmed in a way that's well-suited to it's dark, somber nature, especially considering its obviously micro-budget. Things like ADRing all the audio in post, & only filming the actors from angles that you can't see their faces, or having the entire film take place w/in what's a barely lit, sparsely decorated home, w/very few scenes where you actually see the actors - when you do, it's only shots of their legs or the back of their heads, not only saves you the trouble of having to direct, or get good takes w/difficult dialogue from child-actors, other than having them stand in a dark room, or walk across screen briefly, & then speak the lines into a mic instead to add the sound in later, all serve/are indicative of the sense of detachment the film conveys. I could be wrong, but It seems as if it were genuinely shot on a camcorder, & doesn't have a filter over it as you suggested. The whole film seems to purposely have this film-grainy look & tinny, poor quality audio, that reminds me very much of old-school VHS tapes from the 80s & 90s. It's 1 of the more bizarre, & unsettling films i've seen in awhile, & i feel as if the tension & anxiety I felt while watching came more as a result of the atmosphere the film seemed to exude rather than the actual _✌🏼plot✌🏼_ of the film. Let me 1st say that I wanted to share my theories regarding this film before I finished this video, so I paused at around 4 mins in. I've not seen, read, nor heard anything in regards to the actual intended plot besides the brief, single sentence description on IMDB, so i know nothing of what it is actually intended to entail, & while there are other ways to interpret the film, after having sat w/them for a bit, these are my thoughts: I think what is happening is that the 2 children, who were somewhat abused & neglected by their parents, whom are no longer together, possibly divorced & splitting custody, & the film initially takes place on a night that kids were at their dad's place staying w/him. They would both rather be w/their mother, but for whatever reason, she hasn't been around for a bit. You hear their father on the phone talking about how the little boy (Kevin) fell down the stairs while he was sleep-walking. He doesn't seem very concerned, & given that there's very little dialogue at all throughout, I believe that' everything that is said gives the 1st major clue as to what appears to be happening in the coming shift. During the phone call, he's explaining to the mother that after the fall, he was seemingly fine, so instead of taking him to the hospital, he went to bed. I think that the dad lies to their mother here, & implies during the call that they were already back from the hospital because he'd been released w/out needing stitches, when he in-fact never went to the ER. The children are both in bed during the conversation, & Kevin falls asleep before the phone call ends. Although he allegedly seemed fine according to the father, the fall gave him a severe concussion, & Kevin will never wakes up. I believe that everything that happens past this point, is taking place w/in Kevin's subconscious while the child's in a coma. From here on, time seems severely distorted, like day & night no longer exist, & the perpetual darkness, along w/the walls & rooms all being completely barren are a result of his recollection of the house from his last memory, taking place w/in a coma dream, & eventually, when all the doors & windows start to disappear, he is falling deeper & deeper into the void, forgetting these details, as he slips further from life & his physical self. His only comfort after awhile are the memories of his toys & the cartoons he remembers watching on their CRT-TV that he & his little sister Kaylee spent the majority of their time playing in front of. Eventually even the memory of his sister begins to fade, he even begins to forget the sound of her voice, which is why she speaks less & less less, & eventually not at all & although he searches for her, eventually she disappears completely. When he eventually does see her again, the details of her face are completely distorted, appearing to no longer have a mouth or eyes in his last interaction w/her. The scene where he sees the vague image of his mother at the side of the bed, I think is his interpretation of what he's hearing while they're in the hospital w/him, & are preparing to say their good-byes. They eventually come back to visit him once more, but it's brief, & at that point, he's been in a coma for so long that he's barely connected to reality anymore, & his memory has becomes so distorted that even the sound of his mother's voice is just a distant, fleeting memory that he barely recognizes. When he begins to hear the distorted sounds of voices coming from seemingly nowhere, & everywhere, they initially sound like his mother & father telling him to _"go to sleep.",_ I think that's them pleading for him to let go while he lays suspended in this vision. I think ultimately, in reality they decide on a last-ditch surgery to try & save his life, before taking him off of life support. When the voices become demonic, & start to tell Kevin to hurt himself by sticking a knife in his eye, it's his fear of the unknown & letting go, manifesting as a nightmarish voice, & I think this is taking place during the operation. When he does what the voice says, w/out much as questioning the decision - I believe this is his brain struggling to interpret what's happening, then when his organs begin shutting down, & he goes into a state of shock, the surgeon has severed his optic nerves to try & reach his frontal lobe. The 911 call that happens afterwards is an interpretation of the Dr's & nurses desperately trying to save his life, pleading w/him to _"stay w/me sweethearts! Stay here w/me..."_ as he is most likely going into cardiac arrest. When we see the text that says _"572 days",_ before Kevin's vision of the house turning upside down, this is obviously an indication of the amount of time he's been in a coma, it's about to end. His soul is being pulled away toward the heavens, & the only thing stopping him is the perceived ceiling he's now stuck to, w/in the memory of his former home. When it begins cracking & breaking around him, it's literally his ties to reality doing the same, during the final moments of his life, as he begins to pass away. The vision of the pile of his toys, it's the 1st thing he saw before slipping into the coma, & now they're the last thing he still remembers from his former life, & when it starts to fade off into the distance, it's a representation of his complete detachment from mortality. When he begins to see the vague image of his mother once again, along w/flashes of still images of what look like photos of himself & his sister, this is possibly his attempts to hang on to anything he can from his waking life, but it's too late, & he can no longer remember even his own face. This is where everything begins to fade out. In the final shot we see an omnipresent door flip over as his soul has ventured into the other side, amidst a void of nothingness, & in what is arguably the most disturbing scene in the film, we finally see the face responsible for those distorted, demonic voices heard throughout, now sporting a sinister grin directing him 1 last time to _"Go to sleep."_ - IMO it can only be the visage of death, that's revealed to've been tormenting, & manipulating him the entire time, mercilessly pulling him from his life & body, content, in having finally taken his soul as Kevin let's go & passes on. OK, so now, an hour later - after stared & paused this video, & typing for *_far_* longer than I initially intended - let me rest my fingers & see how close our interpretations match-up...

[@TheAxebitten]

This movie didnt work for me. Thumbs up for setting the mood, but besides that, there is just nothingness and confusion. Even after seeing explanation videos, I'm still confused. The "let your imagination do the work" is another way of saying "they give you nothing. The pace is also a big issue. What a waste of time. Could easily have been a 20 minute short.

[@ashlabelle]

I'm watching it now, and I love the Sinister vibe I got from the trailer, I can't believe I finally found a new film that's actually scary.

[@cannibalcatgirl]

This movie is one of a kind. I totally understand how some people wouldn’t get it. But it was unsettling. It reminds me of the feeling you get thinking back to childhood memories. How children perceive things differently and how since they don’t have a frame of reference sometimes they can see something F’d up and not actually understand just how bad it is. It reminds me of nightmares I had as a kid and would wake up with a screwed sense of reality