My daughter did not exist before last night

[@cecilyerker]

I’m relieved that this is from a fictional horror podcast and she actually is a creature, and not a human child with a parent experiencing psychosis

[@OxygenatedMilk]

Came here to make sure lol ty

[@sabieanbuddiesrandomness9142]

Whatever she is, it can't be too bad since she still looks very genuinely happy/youthful

[@rightner305]

That would've been a scarier horror

[@glizzygulper8948]

@@sabieanbuddiesrandomness9142 that makes it worse imo

[@BengaIaas]

How do we know it's not?

[@Vaimi.N]

During the pandemic I lived with only my dog and my daughter who at the time could not speak, I spent roughly 3 months talking to two people who could not utter an actual word to me. This deeply reminded me of that

[@pemo2676]

you had your very own Wilson volleyball(s), but eventually wilson would start talking back

[@Vaimi.N]

@@pemo2676 The dog did start speaking to me after about 3 weeks

[@kuchauwe752]

I mean, both of them understand your words..

[@mjrhmekssh]

​@@kuchauwe752 to a degree...

[@angeld23]

@@kuchauwe752 I doubt the dog did

[@Katharoni]

This almost feels like a commentary on postpartum depression/psychosis

[@ruddiko]

I thought the exact same thing

[@smokinggnu6584]

Same here.

[@bluedragonfly8139]

It reads more like horror, but ok.

[@Katharoni]

@bluedragonfly8139 I mean your interpretation is valid too, some people seem to agree with my reading, I'm sure pleanty would agree with yours as well.

[@spookycreachre]

​​@@bluedragonfly8139 I don't think these are mutually exclusive concepts. In fact, much horror explores mental illness and disorders. Your own mind turning against you is terrifying.

[@JeredtheShy]

The hair fountain is my favorite little kid hairstyle.

[@amethyst_cat9532]

Whenever I see it all I can think is "ha, turnip"

[@KittyPieVibes]

It’s their antennae

[@chaomatic5328]

​@@KittyPieVibesthey're spying ys

[@Doopen]

I remember my mom gave me a hair fountain when I was 4 years old (I always had my hair down until then) When my family saw it they laughed at me which made me feel embarrassed & I left the room 😭 LOL

[@Archimedes-v2o]

lol yes. It’s so cute

[@anxoanimates2569]

I feel lucky to have experienced this video randomly and without context

[@bhardasullivan720]

Same. O.O

[@ArisTheMage]

Same!!!

[@jovanny.a1646]

Same

[@MatthewHyder-hr8ux]

Me too. ^^;

[@jessicabrauman]

I've gotta listen to this show now, this video has made me so intrigued

[@SecondBestArtMuseum]

I find it really interesting how it changed from "The child" and "my daughter" with a light hint of sarcasm, to her name. Lucia. The narrator knows their name. There's this weird willingness to accept this odd situation, like the narrator becomes okay with the idea of going along with this perceived lie. Maybe it's just an attempt to buy time, but the way they called her a monster at the end and thinking, "checkmate" to themself feels playful. Like whatever initial fear and tension has started to melt away. However, is this the narrator actively choosing to slip deeper into this comfortable lie, or are they slowly forgetting that they should be afraid of this THING?

[@pseudonymjones]

You may enjoy the podcast series this is from! The full episode has more context and a lot more after this - it touches on a few of the things you brought up.

[@SecondBestArtMuseum]

@@pseudonymjones Honestly, I think I might have to. If this is what I think it is, I may have seen a few other animatics using their audio and what I've heard in snippets is really interesting.

[@anotherKyle]

i am scared that the narrating person has some problem with their memory and just forgot they had a daughter

[@zacharybarkey5711]

they referred to them as "my daughter" from the beginning. Only switching to Lucia at the end. They never refer to her as "the child"

[@jacobhargiss3839]

Perhaps its the other way around. Maybe the lie is that the child didnt exist the day before. Perhaps she is gently accepting the truth.

[@UltravioletNomad]

Its kinda funny, because playing peekaboo with a child is like playing with their sense or permanence, once the face goes away it might be like the person goes away. But when the child quickly gets wiser it plays peekaboo back. Its kind of amusing the idea that a parent might not recognize their child in a similar way. But in a less literal sense, its still baffling to watch a person develop from seemingly nothing, even IF you saw the child born, a baby is so much different from a person, and a child can become different people at an alarming rate. The fear of finding something else pop out from that game of peekaboo suddenly takes new meaning.

[@mommalion7028]

Yeah.Turns out my kid is a fighter. He will literally throw hands at any other boy who displeases him. I don’t know he learned this or why he does it. We don’t hit at home. We don’t watch violent tv. We don’t venerate violence in any form. His favorite books are all comedies. He doesn’t attack girls, smaller kids, or pets, but I’ve seen him start fights with kids his own grade and much much older. It’s wild. All at once he goes from being my sweet innocent little kid to a fleeting shadow of a my late Marine father. My father who beat a man into a bloody pulp with an aluminum baseball bat when I was seven and hiding in the back of his truck. My father who killed and missed having a license to do it. You really don’t know what’s going to peek out from behind the cereal box.

[@nothere_cora]

​You surely do sound traumatized by your father, doesn't mean you have to link your kids behavior with his, or you will resent your own child and he will notice it. Then they will do whatever they can to distance themselves from you, and if the family tells them they ressemble your father, he will be the only anchor point, exemple to follow, and you will raise someone who hates you. Don't see your father's behavior in your kid, see the behavior of a kid with his own mind, who learns to deal with others in evolving ways. Just make sure he doesn't bully. Fighting isn't always bad unless it's targeting weaker than you, people who don't deserve it.​@@mommalion7028

[@momsaccount4033]

@@mommalion7028I’m sorry if you’re being serious and if so my condolences for your trauma but something about this comment is deeply comedic to me

[@bertellijustin6376]

You sound like you don’t like your father. That’s unfortunate. But be at ease, your son is perfectly normal. Boys exist on a spectrum of a social dominance hierarchy. Just focus on teaching him WHEN it’s ok to go hands on. You pointed out his force is reserved for boys in his own weight class. This is the sign of a healthy boy with leadership qualities. You’ve done something right. He knows force is an important tool but he also appears to know it should only be applied in the appropriate circumstances. If you were paying attention the boys he becomes aggressive with are likely doing something that triggers the violence. All you have to do is regulate and guide the violence to constructive ends. Males will challenge the position of other males in lots of shady ways, even at young ages. He’s likely reacting to passive aggressive ques or he is establishing his place in the hierarchy To prevent challenges. Nothing abnormal or bad. Just the way of our Sex.

[@GMoth]

​@@bertellijustin6376 No??? Men aren't violent, unthinking monsters who can only communicate via social dominance, aggression, and fighting. We live in a civilized society, she should be doing what she can to curb these immature outbursts.

[@aria5614]

My thinking is "congratulations! You have been adopted by an eldritch or Fey creature. It is acting as your child because that is the best way for it to blend in, keep an eye on you and play with you in a manner you can comprehend."

[@johnsullender3717]

Funnily enough, this is basically the explanation in the source. The podcast is called I Am In Eskew, it's really good

[@navinhaze6343]

​@@johnsullender3717 cool now I have to check that out

[@Heligoland360]

@@johnsullender3717 Really? I thought this was supposed to be a psychological horror with the parent having delusions that their definitely real child, isn't. Can you imagine jumping out and attacking your daughter because you thought she was some eldritch monster?

[@Strangeric798]

Ah, well, looks like you and johnsullender beat me to the punch. I was going to say something along the lines of, "and that is how the legend of the changeling was born".

[@joewell6435]

Reminds me of an episode of Doctor Who where an alien disguises itself as a human child and adopts human parents. A big difference there is the alien actually gives its adopted parents false memories, and the doctor helps them come to the startling realization that the wife is unable to bear children

[@FeatherVoid]

I'm sure this is all part of some wider story, but all I can think of is; this is how parents react when children start to form their own opinions on things, or show signs of disabilities. That can't be their child, it has to be SOMETHING ELSE and not... a little human struggling with becoming self aware.

[@pseudonymjones]

@@FeatherVoid it is part of a wider story but I love it because it works on this level too. I love the podcast this is from because the stories all have this kind of trueness to the human experience. I mean, that’s true of all good horror.

[@hotpocketsat2am]

@@pseudonymjonesooh, what’s the wider story?

[@Grab_N001]

​@@hotpocketsat2amI wanna know, too!

[@Vegas242]

​@@hotpocketsat2amI haven't listened to it but it's in the credits of the video, it's a series called 'I AM IN ESKEW' and this audio was from episode 22 ingratitude

[@pseudonymjones]

@@hotpocketsat2am- someone already mentioned, but this audio is from a podcast, “I am in Eskew.” I would recommend the whole series but if this clip caught your attention you should listen to all of Episode 22. It’s all a self-contained story about this guy and this kid. (And his wife, and the horrible haunted town they’re all trapped in)

[@rockyvolcano4]

I have no reference for the context of the audio but it very much brings to mind my grandfather. While he was alive he had Alzheimer's and at times he would completely forget who, where, and when he was. During the early stages he explained that while he was having an episode he knew who I was and my relation to him, but couldn't remember which of his sons was my father, how I ended up there, any details about me, etc. To him, I simply spawned into existence mear moments before he walked in the room. He knew my name and that I was his grandson and that was it. The fear in his eyes when he described it was chilling and made me realize the kind of horror that he must have felt at having his mind fail him. The best way to describe it is that Alzheimer's is the closest we can get to true lovecraftian horror in real life, your reality twisting and folding in on itself as your memories eb and flow like tides on a beach. He self ended (can't say the "s" word) during a lucid moment back in 2008 and said in his note that he wanted to end (Can't say the "d" word either apparently) as himself, not the "thing" that his disease made him into.

[@zorfmorf2414]

Remembering how my grandma behaved in her last years, any sense of a person gone, I hope I can be as strong as your grandpa if the time ever comes for me.

[@zacharynguyen7286]

Hope you’re doing good and staying safe. If you need to talk to someone or need help, there are people who care. Sending support and hearts. ❤️❤️❤️

[@zacharynguyen7286]

@@zorfmorf2414 Hope you’re doing good and staying safe. If you need to talk to someone or need help, there are people who care. Sending support and hearts. ❤️❤️❤️

[@zorfmorf2414]

@@zacharynguyen7286 Thanks! I'm completely fine, still a long way from turning old. Hopefully no Alzheimer's for me🤞

[@TheAmazingDoorknob]

i know this has nothing to do with the rest of the text but you can say those naughty words, nobody is stopping you

[@rossamundbrennan7248]

Makes me think of people's lived experiences of post natal psychosis. Fantastic animation.

[@segamai]

No other comparison in the comments comes even close, that's exactly what it sounds like

[@Ghost-ql6tn]

That's what I was thinking too, I just started learning about it recently.

[@ticklemedaddy]

​@@segamai This video has taught me what an unreliable narrator actually looks like, it's clearly just a kid playing peakaboo (unless at their supposed age that's hardly common) and the mother is seemingly having a hard time comprehanding that she gave birth to a juvenile human being and that the baby is (or toddler?) is already capable of playing games with her every second comment is just "fey, monster, metaphor for being raised neurodivergent" the mother might be, I'm an adult with autism but I don't intend on having children and I can hardly comprehend having a father because of how alien that notion has become sorry for the ramble and mild tangent, but these comments are buying what the narrator says without trying to rationalize them, unless that's the intend and I'm dumb

[@ladylightning1741]

This is like if the Cat Distribution System decided to do a trial run expanding business into Child Distribution

[@Ambipie]

Changelings do that

[@jonniedoe8658]

​@@Ambipieprovided the thing didn't replace an actual child I previously owned I would honestly just roll with it, fuck it, this is my kid now. Just quietly hope the thing doesn't like pupate into a 10 foot tall spider or something.

[@computer_dude]

the what distrubution system?

[@computer_dude]

i just researched into it, it's an internet term for cats adopting you in your own house. for a moment i thought that, somewhere in the world, there was a system of pneumatic tubes delivering cats on demand.

[@prototype_15]

​@@computer_dudekind of the joke😅😂just outside your vision, it will spawn a cat to be distributed to you

[@Kryptnyt]

Changelings also need all the same things normal children need!

[@Mark73]

Changelings typically replace an existing child rather than get deposited with a childless person.

[@virgil2461]

fun fact, the changeling/fey child replacement myth is believed to be a way of explaining neurodivergent or autistic traits in children that seemingly come out of nowhere

[@Voidi-Void]

​@@virgil2461YEEEAAAHHHH I'M A FAIRYYYYY LETS GOOO

[@Bluecho4]

@@Mark73 Who can fathom the motives of the Kindly Ones? Best take care of the changeling, lest their parents become irate. They gave you a "gift", after all. You wouldn't want the Summer Lords thinking you _ungrateful._

[@Mark73]

@@virgil2461 I'm pretty sure that it's impossible to tell if that's where the myth came from.

[@sweeterstuff]

what a strange thing to be recommended at 9 in the morning

[@pseudonymjones]

@@sweeterstuff good morning! I hope you have a great day!

[@reiltinedwards4459]

Better check to make sure you don't suddenly have a toddler who didn't exist yesterday in your house

[@andriana5311]

I am also watching this at 9 in the morning

[@InsertStuffHere]

Well that's a little interesting I'm watching this at 9:30 at night.

[@mangaminx9440]

It's 9pm i've been recommended this 😱

[@excrubulent]

The worst part of this is wondering if the narrator is reliable, or does he have some sort of affliction that simply makes him think his daughter isn't real? From the inside would there be any way for him to tell? From this short clip there's no way to know.

[@Heligoland360]

That's what I was thinking.

[@ivanna9788]

It's from a podcast!!!

[@ivanna9788]

It's called I am in eskew

[@one_smol_duck]

Yeah, I kept thinking how tragic it would be if this was just a normal child and the narrator was experiencing a break from reality

[@EBDavis111]

It's from a horror podcast where the narrator is trapped in some nightmare Twilight Zone-esque city that keeps psychologically tormenting him. So yes. He's reliable. And it gets worse.

[@krakenpots5693]

I kinda bugged out at 2:34 when you said your daughter's name, because, well, my own daughter's name is Lucia! And the fact that the name of this creature who didn't exist before last night is taking on the very same name as the tiny monster sleeping next to me made me start to question her very existance!!! Truly terrifying!

[@parmesanzero7678]

As someone who grew up known they weren’t wanted, this is painful to listen to.

[@bluelfsuma]

I'm sorry you went through that. I hope you have kind people who want you now. I can and can't imagine that feeling. I, at least, had about 8 years before the plot twist.

[@BrandonQuezada-k2v]

Nah we still don’t want yo ass Jk man mwa mwa

[@biggestsigh]

I'm so confused, but the sheer paranoia just oozing from this mother is just golden.

[@Twilightyaps]

0:14 ive been listening to too many podcasts i fully expected one of those music stings right here 😭😭

[@Pip200ne]

Hey, Vsauce, Micheal here

[@nechdaught3412]

This IS from a podcast, so

[@Twilightyaps]

@@nechdaught3412 oh wait actually?

[@nechdaught3412]

@@Twilightyaps yeah, check the description

[@Twilightyaps]

@@nechdaught3412 oh lol alr, ty 😭

[@matthewpaul6904]

"Behind the parapet of the corn flakes" was one of many phrases i had never heard before. Bravo.

[@ghostlyexe]

As someone who never plans on having kids, the idea of waking up one day to find that I have an entire toddler and everyone else is completely unfazed by their existence is something straight out of my nightmares

[@sirlancerstien]

This is how the dementia starts.

[@FlightWish]

This video's all well and good, but then I get to 0:50 where the child hides their face behind the cereal box and I'm immediately reminded of the time when Jerma985 did the same thing but with a burger instead of a box.

[@carmelamarchese507]

i love when i find a jerma reference in random places

[@breaking.sublimity]

A literal changeling acting as a human to catch us off guard.

[@genericname2747]

The child is Jerma

[@Wack.d]

1:06 I love how the top of the cereal box makes it look like the goose has a crocodile mouth!

[@loli_cvnt5622]

Sir, that's a child

[@notinspectorgadget]

This is my fear of having a dissociative episode as a parent made manifest. Thanks.

[@fgvcosmic6752]

Look. Look I know this is meant to be creepy, or scary, or unsettling. But this would get me. It would. I know how fast I'd accept that lie. I know that I'd quickly choose to take in the little one. Maybe that makes me weak or unwise but I know that, as long as I saw no harm coming to anyone else I loved, I would want no harm to come to her either. If she were truly a monster, or some other dangerous being, then I would unfortunately be prime prey. I lose this game. Because I know I would choose to love her as a daughter.

[@fgvcosmic6752]

I've just read the original transcript and... wow Maybe my weakness would have kept me safe.

[@koalabro6118]

You call it a weakness, but what need does a monster have for violence, threat, or malice, when you provide it everything it could want freely and willingly?

[@jonniedoe8658]

If I woke up one day and suddenly had a wife and daughter I would know immediately that none of it was real. I was born completely sterile. I'm also a habitual loner, a bit of a loser really. If I woke up into an alien parasite family I would just play stupid and go along with it. I don't think I'd even care if the things eventually killed me really, for however long they maintain the facade I'd get to enjoy the life that was never meant for me.

[@awesomeman8955]

Me when I spend too much time reading shitty horror stories and believe that my actual real life child is a fucking monster because my schizophrenia is acting up

[@heyguy2767]

Same.

[@jerboa-1979]

"I don't make videos" yeah then what am I watching

[@shytendeakatamanoir9740]

The video didn't exist before last night.

[@SuperDuggy117]

@@shytendeakatamanoir9740 underrated

[@ChakkyCharizard]

CHECKMATE ATHIESTS

[@genericname2747]

A creature

[@samvsmedia8680]

I love how absolutely terrifying normal childhood behavior is in this context, brilliant

[@Solar_Corpus]

I sure hope the narrator is right to believe her daughter isn’t real. I would hate to harbor so much fear, anger, confusion, and resentment towards an innocent child. Especially being a mother to toddlers myself. Makes me feel dreadful.

[@zo6679]

most adults do treat autistic children like that. once you show symptoms you flick a switch and you’re a monster. saying this as someone with autism

[@zepharephic5381]

It's just a comedy sketch Of course the daughter isn't real, we all know children are hideous monsters hiding in under-sized humanoid meat suits

[@zacharie6750]

Yes, I agree. I... certainly hope this isn't how OP actually feels about their child, this would fuck a kid up to know that their parent felt this way about them.

[@Solar_Corpus]

@@zacharie6750 I highly doubt this was anything more than a work of fiction. I’m speaking as if the narrator is a character in a horror short, which they are, it’s sad either way.

[@genericname2747]

It's part of a horror story

[@theartistcarol]

The horror mixed with even-tone bbc documentary voice is such a great vibe enhanced by the artwork 👏👏👏

[@peculiarpangolin4638]

I saw the title and thought, "that sounds like I am in Eskew." I was taken way back as soon as I heard David's voice. Thank you for reminding me of this fascinating story from years ago!

[@flarefantasyonyt]

2:17 did anyone else get jumpscared by the sudden close up on the mom's face😅😭

[@ImWeirdAndILikeIt]

I saw the title and was like “oh shit, like in Eskew?” so I was VERY pleased to hear David’s voice immediately. Brilliant to use this bit for an animatic! Great work

[@Vexxed_MC]

This feels like a statement from the Magnus archives

[@ReddStrider]

did this comment have like a search bar and a weird link for anyone else

[@literallylogan6750]

​@@ReddStrider yea

[@TheCodemasterc]

Certainly, it sounds like the start of a Stranger statement. The growing mistrust of the person right in front of you, that you are the only one who can see the truth of the thing that is pretending to be human, that growing uncertainty of what you are looking at only matched by the growing certainty that it is wrong. The terrible dread that this thing, this stranger, knows you know and is getting a sick enjoyment of your fear.

[@raspberryjam]

If you like the magnus archives I am in eskew may very well be up your alley

[@pseudonymjones]

I learned about Eskew and The Silt Verses (creators’ other podcast) because they were promoted by Rusty Quill. If you like The Magnus Archives you will probably also like I Am In Eskew. The Silt Verses has a very different vibe but it’s by far my favorite of the bunch.

[@PringoOrSomething]

Bro has no object permanence

[@ireallydidntwanttomakeanac575]

Emma just dropped in, created an animation, introduced us to a gripping scene from a podcast, have it randomly recommended in a ton of people's feeds, all in the matter of a few days from when I typed this. Well done, this is superb!

[@jaymajaym]

An indie comics icon and a legend, and now: storyboarder

[@NicholasHoward]

Getting this youtube recommendation fully out of context was quite a treat

[@loganrenfrow2544]

Man I wouldn't last in a horror movie because I couldn't bring myself to mistrust a little girl who just wants to play peekaboo.

[@tsujiyanagimashi1379]

This is giving an incredible sort of statement from The Magnus Archives vibes that I really enjoy

[@always_1895]

You’re so right, I was thinking for like 30 seconds that this WAS tma and I must have forgotten a great ep lmao

[@KnotAnOwl]

@@always_1895 Same! I was trying so hard to place the voice before I scrolled down to the description

[@TheMemeticWind]

Looking up the series showed it was on Rusty Quill, so that about tracks

[@vanishingllama7342]

I don't have the full context to this, so I can only assume this person woke up one day and a random possibly supernatural child now lives with them, and now that just have a kid. This their child now, and I love that. 😂😊

[@stonedpossum69420]

It took me a while to notice the narrator is actually right to suspect something awful was going to happen

[@Calvin_Coolage]

He's right in a way, if you read/listen to the full story this is adapted from.

[@icecold1805]

On the isolation of this video alone, it is so sad, cuz it feels like the parent is just... uff... horribly mentally ill, and it is a great way to put us in the mindset of... I don't know, I guess they may have Alzheimer and just can't remember their own child? Anyways! amazing work on the animation, loving your style ♥

[@jonniedoe8658]

Some mothers up to a year after giving birth can experience postpartum psychosis. It's incredibly dangerous because they can try to kill their infant or partner under the delusion that they're aliens or changelings or something.

[@G00dTaste]

Reminds me of that one chef guy from Welcome to Nightvale who just woke up with a whole neuclear family one day

[@rienksjoerdsma]

I don't know what the context is behind this, but I choose to interpret this in a wholesome way, someone learning to let go of old fears and learning to accept a loving family. That plus the (mostly) adorable art style made this comforting in a weird way.

[@prismaticNett]

One of my favorite moments from Eskew, and such a lovely interpretation of it!

[@SilverOnTheCloud]

Never heard of this podcast but it sounds right up my alley! Great animation!

[@pseudonymjones]

@@SilverOnTheCloud I Am In Eskew and their second series The Silt Verses are both beautifully written, profound, and viscerally upsetting. If you liked this clip, you should give them a try!

[@reiltinedwards4459]

​@@pseudonymjones where is the podcast available on? Is it on Spotify?

[@pseudonymjones]

@@reiltinedwards4459 I just checked and yeah, it is.

[@hallie342]

@@pseudonymjonesI am in eskews by the people behind the silt verses?? Definitely listening to it now, tsv is probably my favourite story ever told

[@pseudonymjones]

@@hallie342 yeah! I Am In Eskew is written (and narrated) by Jon Ware and Munna Hussen who went on to make The Silt Verses. I’ll be real - compared to TSV, Eskew has some rough edges. It was their first podcast. The audio quality is a bit worse and it feels like a much smaller story (it’s just the two writers doing the narration from two points of view), but I still love it and would absolutely recommend it.

[@hutbgurb]

KZbin has blessed you with being recommended on a whim. It's great. In all seriousness this is really neat.

[@hutbgurb]

I just realized this is the only video on this channel. That's wild

[@KentonJohnston]

this is AMAZING. the EXPRESSIONS the TONE the perfect amount of face covered in each frame of peekaboo

[@potatopotpie69]

Me when I have Dementia

[@temporalmentetonto]

Antimementia

[@temporalmentetonto]

i am so dumb, thought this was from a "there is no antimemetics division" narration, cuz of the voice, wasted such a good joke

[@Freddie_Smalls]

I have dementia

[@Freddie_Smalls]

I have dementia

[@sharpeningtheaxe]

This was such a wonderful work of art! It really sparks the imagination. As seen from the comments, there are so many different ways that it can be interpreted or related to. I personally found it to be cute and charming, with an element of absurdist humor to the whole thing.

[@jackofn0trades29]

You know, maybe not right not, but maybe at some point in the future, I would like to have a daughter that didn’t exist yesterday.

[@odrag.29]

This video appears on my home page, I watched and I liked. I say: "oh nice let look what other animations or video has on the channel. There is online one video on this channel and the description sayn that "I don't make videos". On that moment I feel more terror than the realization of my children did not exist yesterday.

[@exclamatia]

the ghastly grin of a grimacing goose... this was really good!!!!!!

[@probably_a_person]

I didn't know this thick atmosphere and clean linework/artstyle was something I needed, but thank you :)

[@pedroscoponi4905]

That is definitely the most unexpected way to be reminded I haven't finished Eskew yet...

[@milluneumdeadlywolfqueen9294]

god this was a kick back. I am In Eskew was one of my first podcast listens and I adored it so much.

[@radda7447]

Love the design of the daughter, very cute.

[@cakedo9810]

This works insanely well as a short story. The art is wonderful also. I’ll have to check it out.

[@Gamerman306vx]

i cant get over how good this is. how fueling this is. this has given me so much hope for my future. thank you.

[@CaiCanMake]

There is something truly magical about finding a video KZbin recommends, loving the whole thing, and immediately subscribing before realizing this is the first video they made :) I can’t wait to see the rest!

[@availaboi6143]

Ngl, I was relived this wasn't a parent hating their child story

[@skylark.kraken]

1:31 what is this word?, before "night"

[@thenoisyeater]

Escovian

[@alexandresilveira6905]

Im highly confused

[@FionavanDahl]

they're in the city of Eskew, descriptive word is Eskovian (this is not everyday English grammar) - the story is that everything in Eskew is at least a little horrible, so "the Eskovian night" implies a night sky that is subtly wrong

[@skylark.kraken]

@@FionavanDahl Oh I see, descriptive word for a fictional place. Thank you

[@zerotian5661]

​@@FionavanDahlI thought Eskovian was also the name of the native language in Eskew

[@HellishSpoon]

Yeah its pretty wild isn't it? the self awareness, one day you are a little critter unaware of what you are and next day you know exactly where and what you are.

[@EvonixTheGreatest]

I don't think we ever do know where or what we are, at most a gnawing suspicion that we probably should

[@VitLJ]

Ahhhh! Its I'm in Eskew! Isnt it. I reconize that constant rain sound. This has made my night. The animation fits the audio so well. You did a great job!

[@glitchsister]

oh hey one my favorite comic artists is now an animator, awesome

[@aceofspades8474]

Your artstyle is so wonderful, and despite its adorableness, still manages to convey the unsettling horror elements. I have no context to this, but the thing I find most unsettling is the fact that the narrator sees this unfamiliar intruder, yet recognizes it as their daughter. There may have been some scene where they reacted in shock to the random child and the reactions of said child and/or other people around them all acted as if the kid was their child and so they are running with it to avoid being seen as crazy, but I would imagine their internal monologue would describe the entity as an intruder claiming to be their child instead of saying “my daughter.” Instead, it seems to me that they saw this entity and instantly knew on sight both that this creature is their daughter, and that that is not and never was true. That’s true horror, seeing something and knowing the backstory it’s supposed to have, the role it’s supposed to fill, yet being aware that it has only just now been superimposed onto your life story with no logic or explanation, while your own brain tries to convince you on some level that what is unfamiliar is familiar.

[@ghhn4505]

I thought this was gonna be in the more literal "my daughter was born last night" kinda sense, but I like this a lot too

[@noesinferno]

oohhhhh i follow you on tumblr and this got randomly recommended to me just now and im so glad it did ^^ !! its always a delight to see more of your art!

[@pseudonymjones]

@@noesinferno that’s so exciting! Thank you! I’ll keep making stuff :>

[@tammikilpi6993]

You have created the perfect marketing campaign for eskew!!! This is SUCH an amazing animatic with the perfect vibe for the show! You have really captured the tension and absurdity of the show. Horror from the mundaine. I hope the people in the comments give the show a listen

[@Egg_thing]

I think I picked the wrong video as "last one before I go to sleep", but glad to have a new podcast recommendation

[@grrawesomenessc.8399]

This is a really well done storyboard!! Can someone give me the low-down on what happens in the whole episode? I don't really care to listen to podcasts, especially not if it sounds like an audio-book haha, but I'm curious to know what the wider story of all this is

[@QWE2623]

seconded

[@asianfrenchcanadian]

1:48 You cannot grasp the true form of your daughters attack

[@_indigo_inked]

Yooooo!! I Am in Eskew fan content in 2024?! I honestly love what you’ve done here. The frames you’ve drawn are so good at conveying what’s going on in the audio. You’ve really created a great atmosphere with your grayscale and little bits of horror that seep into the video / domestic scenes.

[@literallylogan6750]

i dont read much horror but i was forced to read a lot of edgar allen poe last year so forgive me if this statement is weird or overstated, but this reminds me of how almost every protag from his stories is like "im not crazy, you are" about their surroundings like thats just a baby bro chill out

[@neutralclownpose3928]

i didn't know you made animations! this is wonderful! im always glad to see more people talking about eskew. it's such an incredible podcast, and you really managed to capture the "unsettling" way David describes even the most common things into the art. ❤

[@legendarysoil1064]

The writing and delivery of this video raises this from a fun animation to an extremely affecting piece of art, despite the fact that the premise is incredibly baffling and difficult to grasp.

[@centerman1255]

This is this channel’s first video.

[@KaBrS]

This video is so true on so many levels and I'm here glazing at the incredible ground floor, unknowingly waiting for someone to show me that there's an entire apartment building on top of it.

[@amaris3533]

Watching an animatic for Eskew blow up feels surreal. I'm glad it's finally (kinda) getting recognition!

[@OldBeau]

i love eskew and pseu!!!! what a lovely combination

[@blob-james-blob]

The horror for me is, is it the child that's suddenly appeared and seems off, or is the parent going mad? Or... is it the question of sanity that the parent now has to face, despite unquestionably knowing the facts, the horror? Or is the horor that she now has to live with this thing - either the mysterious daughter, the slow breakdown, or the constant questioning of her mental health - without being able to go to anyone about it Amazing work!

[@diegoalejandroelizaldemarq6621]

I like it actually develops the expectative on whether is it a real creature from a cursed dimension or either the dad's lost memory at not even recognizing his own kid... The horror feels real, the narrative could've been scarier but it's a good concept...

[@blissfuldirtbag2279]

As an aunt I can say, this is just how it feels to watch a toddler for longer than 1 hour

[@sensworl]

this is some really fantastic animation!! also what a great choice of a david monologue, episode 22 might be my favorite in the entire podcast

[@DrakiniteOfficial]

From the title, I came in expecting to hear a parent talking about their child coming out as trans XD

[@zepharephic5381]

Nah, a little less sinister and easier to understand

[@rftulie]

This is wonderfully done. The drawing is awesome. The clickbait is not the picture - it’s the title, and it pulls you into the story. It’s art. Great job!

[@DraconicCatgirl]

Gotta change the channel description now.. Made One Singular Video!

[@Samuelengelman]

That's what I was gonna say XD

[@reineecker8906]

Holy shit it's so good to see some I Am In Eskew appreciation!

[@dustywhite6963]

When I saw the title I thought it was going to be about conception.

[@sullendragon8900]

I was convinced this was from the Magnus Archives and I'd just forgotten what Jon sounds like. Very nice animation!

[@kamille286]

My niece was born 2 weeks ago in real life so I thought this was gonna be about how a baby goes from being an anticipated concept to being real and present and how surreal that can be. I held her for the first time last week and, despite knowing how she was forming within my sister, it felt like she had just appeared into existence, which is utterly wonderful and strange

[@Calvin_Coolage]

I read the full story of this and it went from creepy to depressing in like one paragraph. Some fantastic existenstial horror writing.

[@pheo4156]

This is absolutely amazing, a wonderful clip to animate and the animation was done wonderfully. To all the people curious: Listen to I Am In Eskew! It's an absolutely amazing podcast, and one of my all time personal favourites

[@kuchifritos]

been following you on tumblr for many years, love this vid!

[@camilosoyyo8624]

Im sorry I just watched this after waking up and I already think its to much internet for today.

[@zepharephic5381]

you'd be right

[@emptysquashbottle]

Thank you for giving me my new favourite podcast on Spotify! His voice is so familiar that it's nostalgic.

[@wiiblewobble]

This is my sign to go back and listen to more of Eskew

[@whorlingwisteria]

this scares me, it feels like something made by the child who's going back in memory and trying to recreate the unexplained paranoia her parents experienced

[@pokerations]

youve been on here since 2006 n this is what you bless us with