10 Tapes: This is (Not) a Game [Part 1 - Tapes 1 to 5]

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[@jeffiot]

thanks for covering this, Nick. 10 tapes was, in terms of the amount of time, energy and passion I put into it, a pretty monumental project for me, and it truly feels like a bookend to be featured on Night Mind. Another thanks to those of you who've commented with both praise and constructive criticism. I'm an advocate for transparency, always sharing the process of creating and that we're never done learning how to be better storytellers, and will gladly answer any questions and/or thoughts anyone might have on any aspect of 10 tapes. I'm currently doing a new series for those who are interested, and have other projects in the pipeline :) Thanks again, Nick. - jeff

[@BinaryGleam]

Find it facinating how much you've put into making this ARG, I hope to see future projects from you and seeing you grow as a creator, if you of course wish to go down this path. Good luck and thank you for the awesome content!

[@MichaelMiller-tm2os]

I have a question. Were you kind? Did you rewind?

[@creatornat]

@@MichaelMiller-tm2os 😆

[@kimoto9173]

You're a true artist and entertainer. I'm a fan of yours 100% and can't wait for more :)

[@amp4105]

did you watch any tutorials to actually make the tape footage? looks really cool and kinda like a music video for some ambient music or something

[@notquinlynnie7705]

“Chat seemed to have some fun being kidnapped” I was smiling reading the chat while the laptop was being carried away. People are clowns

[@morrigansdreamer3954]

Okay but can we just take a minute to appreciate the livestream chat going from sheer panic to absolute *memery* within a few seconds? They're just like "Welp, we're being kidnapped now. Might as well have some fun!" and it made me laugh more than it should've

[@jodiegrodie]

Never speak again

[@durratulaishah3703]

You mean "mesmerized", right?

[@morrigansdreamer3954]

@@durratulaishah3703 I mean you could say the chat was mesmerized but they were also quick to just start being goofy because they acknowledged that hey, this is an arg, not a real life crime or something, we can be a little funny

[@HamazuraGOD]

​@@durratulaishah3703 Where would that have even fit in the sentence?

[@nathanbrazeau3793]

Am I the only one who thinks the fucking cypher route and Morse code aspects are way to overplayed also why would you leave your peephole broken... Edit:I will admit I didn't realize he fixed the peephole lmao

[@WhaleMilk]

"X just wanted a free laptop" is the best reaction to the audience being stolen, this is why I love arg livestreams, people lighten the mood so well

[@Rose-rj3bo]

YOOOOOOOOOOOO

[@KlutzyNinjaKitty]

I also loved "Spiders, my beloved" when H was getting tape 5.

[@durratulaishah3703]

"First time being kidnapped" "Sir we want our mommy and daddy please" "Turns out we are the one being kidnapped"

[@socioc.h9398]

@@durratulaishah3703 “put that thing back where it came from or so help me” has me rolling 😂😂

[@longboi13]

"Monke"

[@evanmiller7993]

I loved that blind stream piece, just watching chat yell 'put us back' and stuff, I don't know why but it's extremely funny to me

[@jessmess7170]

and the whole "were all getting abducted!" and "sir, I need my mother and father" or smth

[@ShadowFireXX]

I loved that collective internet people reaction!

[@RealKeetz]

PUT US BACK!!!!!! 😡

[@ChamiKhan13]

the "we're going on a trip in our favorite rocket ship" comment killed me XD

[@CrochetWithMe365]

I absolutely lost it, moments worth living for Xd

[@mercaius]

Chat reacting to the villain stealing the camcorder is my favorite moment.

[@MeanBeanComedy]

I think it was a laptop webcam.

[@MichaelMyers-pj2uk]

Use to watch this guy years ago when he did his series on Marble Hornets. So glad to see him still going strong. I got a lot of catching up to do !

[@NightMind]

Welcome back, Mr. Myers! (I'm a big fan 8w8)

[@MichaelMyers-pj2uk]

@@NightMind thank you for all the memories of my early teen years ! This channel has been taking me back. The work you do is incredible :)

[@skythedragon7897]

Ive been watching since then too. And from someone whos watched a vast majority of it, you're gonna love it

[@kevinmoriarty8207]

Don't turn into another GRRM you can catch up when Jaime Lee Curtis is dead

[@thequeenofcringe1585]

@@NightMind your videos do wonders for my insomnia, so thanks for that my dude. (⌒▽⌒)

[@Hepaticaa]

Hi! I’m Thea from the duo live, Tommy and I had a lot of fun and I’m so happy we got to be a part of 10tapes. It’s really cool to see one of my favourite creators covering a project I was a (very small lol) part of! Great video :D

[@matthewpuddock1976]

Wow it must be amazing when you get to be part of the arg not like solving puzzles but getting to be part of the story how did it go

[@Hepaticaa]

@@matthewpuddock1976 It went well! We interacted very little with H ”outside the game” and so were basically as clueless as everybody else but I think we got almost every clue, at least the most important ones. :)

[@thrillsekr2606]

God tape five blindsided me so hard. I’m so glad I was right about it being paranormal. I love it when a ordinary normal “human” stalker goes 0-100 so fast

[@absoluteaffirmative]

The livechat crying “put us back! put us down!” got me lollll-

[@polly0pokemon142]

Could you imagine how terrifying it would be to actually be in H's situation? I really like this one.

[@happycows]

I'm chuckling honestly. I can imagine his situation, but I honestly wouldn't have much of a reaction. Maybe it is because of all I have encountered in over 50 years. I have witnessed things that would turn most folks the color of a white sheet. I'll just pop open a bag of popcorn. When you have seen actual "real" situations there is nothing left to scare you. It would be depressing more than scary in my personal experience.

[@whiteflagisurrender]

@@happycows sure grandpa sure,let's get you to bed now you didn't take your PTSD medication today

[@topsyturvy6516]

@@happycows ok mister edgelord

[@cjr4043]

@@happycows 🤓

[@spicybtw7251]

@@happycows 🤓

[@shermanwilliams9248]

One of these times, I’d want the ending to just be some weird guy wanting a friend who “understands them” by solving all their creepy riddles and in reality they’re just some fairly normal guy

[@whtiequillBj]

What I enjoyed most from my watch was how relatable H is. He listens to music, goes to work and generally has a life outside of the game its self.

[@whtiequillBj]

@@asliceofjackie91 I've not watched Marble Hornets so I cannot compare the two.

[@paranormalmommel1626]

The drive for narrators to keep filming out of paranoia is one of my favorite things in ARGS. They did it beautifully in Marble Hornets, and they're doing it fantastically here. As someone with paranoia, I know that I've had so many moments of my life that I've recorded or video called a friend during in case something happened. It's such a human and natural excuse for a camera to be present, and I adore it as a trope

[@-YellowFruit-]

29:47 "We knew the world would not be the same. A few people laughed, a few people cried, most people were silent. " -J. Robert Oppenheimer, Father of the atomic bomb

[@historyelemental7800]

Oppenheimer, Father of the Atomic bomb. Bombs. The dude who invented modern explosives? ALFRED NOBEL!! the 38? THE 38TH PARALLEL, marking the DMZ between North and South Korea

[@greenlyyy]

@@historyelemental7800 NORTH KOREA? NUKES?! IT ALL MAKES SENSE NOW...

[@happycows]

@@historyelemental7800 Dont you find it a tad ironic that the one who made explosive material is named for the Nobel "peace" prize? They should have aptly name it the Nobel pieces prize. lol......

[@historyelemental7800]

@@happycows Alfred Nobel is the one who made it. He felt really bad about being responsible for the deaths of millions with the invention of dynamite ( a newspaper called him The Merchant of Death in an obituary for him even though he wasn't dead) and wanted to try reward extraordinary acts of kindness and work towards peace

[@purplepurpleism]

@@historyelemental7800 he saved many lives with the invention of dynamite. Before dynamite, miners used nitroglycerin. A much more unstable and unpredictable explosive. Not sure how dynamite costs millions of lives.

[@Sound_Judgement]

I think what really makes this one special to me is that it’s the first to really go in on the meta-ARG component. 10 Tapes intentionally plays on the fact that we’ve seen this all before to make it less frightening, as we can trust this is just some creepy person playing a lot of this as a “fun” project. H is involved b/c he thinks it might be entertaining, and he’s curious about it. And his curiosity is killing him now; he took a step off the trail and now he’s lost in woods. He opened the box, letting out whatever was inside. I think a lot of the Slenderman stuff back in the day played with this component somewhat, esp. Marble Hornets, but there is a horror in the idea that you can unintentionally get yourself into something that you can’t get back out of. Jay, in that series, just wants to look at the old tapes of that film project that never finished, and by doing so ends up drawn into a terrible fate that can’t be undone now that he’s in. This series really gets at that, directly, and in a way I’d hoped to see a series do it, by playing into the fact that horror ARGs we can all play along with are around all the time. We’ve grown accustomed to seeing them, and their spoopy-doopy tricks. But…what if one of them was real, and all it needed to get to you was for you to just play along. Until it’s too late. You’re caught.

[@All-Fur-Coat_No-Trousers]

I had no idea how badly I needed this today. Listening to you dissect this brilliant ARG has been incredibly soothing and thrilling at the same time. You've done great work here, and I'm stoked for part 2! Thank you, NM.

[@Webmage101]

Like #70

[@Webmage101]

I know what I did.

[@All-Fur-Coat_No-Trousers]

@@Webmage101 you nailed it 👍😉👍

[@shadowstar554]

Mr. Nocturne or Mr. Mind?

[@MBoy2000_]

Holy shit that tower sequence was INCREDIBLE! that's some genius ideas, absolutely amazing

[@mutanttepig4759]

Holy crap was that last part creepy! It truly was a rug pulled out from under us! Watching this when you asked what was the cause of the sleepiness it truly made me think "Was that truly drugging or was it actually paranormal activity?" That put doubt in my mind about this situation because you showed us that one scene of the person in the window and based on how it was shown it definitely isn't possible to stand that far away at that height without using a ladder. It definitely planted the seed in my mind of it possibly being a paranormal event! Man you make me love this ARG!

[@mutanttepig4759]

Although I think that I hurt my neck and head jumping in my resting position out of fear.

[@happycows]

Nothing scares me in all honesty. I've seen many horrific things in real, online and in dreams. Even the other night I had a dream of the outskirts of hell and characters I encountered. I don't remember all of it. I also have had dreams where sometimes what I dream comes to pass in real. Those are the worst ones. That being said, I love the Night Mind series and reviews and I find things to not only be interesting, but quite entertaining. Yes. I laugh when I walk through haunted houses and the workers hate it. I can't help it. My mind is probably warped and twisted, but that is just a guess. lol....

[@nunsense9489]

@@happycows 🤓

[@MeanBeanComedy]

Where is the window scene?

[@MeanBeanComedy]

​@@mutanttepig4759Gotta strengthen those ligaments, son! 😤😤💪🏻💪🏻✊🏻💯

[@ZeroHero3d]

I was just thinking the other day "I haven't seen a NightMind upload for a while. I hope new content is coming, I need some quality storytelling and spooks." Lo and behold, here you are with something truly spectacular. 10 Tapes is surprisingly refreshing for how much it uses the same narrative beats we've come to familiarize ourselves within the realm of unfiction. I genuinely did not expect the story to feature paranormal elements, I was so sure this was gonna go the same tired route of "main character did bad thing in past Gamemaster is torturing them over as punishment." I'm glad I was wrong and I cannot wait to get to the latter half of the story. I only hope 10 Tapes sticks the landing and gives us a satisfying conclusion after such a brilliant climax.

[@9miles4way]

If you're every looking for a real simple video on something horror, Brain David Gilbert has three "scaries" that have a surprising amount of depth. The scariest is by far Teaching Jake How To Use The Camcorder, but its all a good watch nonetheless Edit: a lot of people pointed out most of his videos have some ethereal horror to them, as does brian as a person. Those three are meant to be horror, but honestly all his content is good

[@baeregard]

teaching jake how to use the camcorder is SO GOOD, yessss

[@haileyham1209]

Ahh those videos are so good

[@jamiee7367]

I'm guessing the other two "scaries" would be "Earn $20K EVERY MONTH by being your own boss" and "how to make jorts".

[@indecipherable22]

*Brian 🤓

[@eyedygress5699]

Are we not counting "i wish that i can wear hats" and "there is a rock in my house"? I probably will interject and say that any list of bdg scaries that does not include "watermelon man" is probably incomplete.

[@explosivesraspberry6795]

Congrats for SEVEN YEARS man. You've spent year developing your channel and I believe you have found that spot where you truly enjoy what your doing. Ive been here for 4 years and rewatch several of your series every year. Thank you for giving us years of entertainment

[@BULLTRONHERO]

Just a note to any future ARG artists out there: the scratchy black scribbles are so overplayed that they have about the same effect and are just as scary as putting a sheet with eyeholes on your head and going "OOOoooOoOooOoo!!" Want to be more believable (which is a crucial component of suspense and fear)? Make the writing look like someone actually just wrote it normally, casually even, as just another step in their sinister little game/plot/thing, rather than making it look like a sixth grader's Halloween party invitations. The heavily-contrived nature of all this, coupled with the maximum level of suspension of disbelief I'm capable of upholding here, leads to the overall feeling that the ACTUAL goal of the stalker is to make fun codes for people to crack. Like those "Hunt a Killer" game boxes you used see advertised all over KZbin. And as such, the suspense is gone (for me, at least) because there doesn't seem to be any real danger. Don't get me wrong; the sheer amount of work and detail put into this project is impressive! I hope the creators do more, and can improve on the, I guess you'd call it "atmosphere" (?) or believability-factor. You get what I'm saying here. (Also, I'm only halfway through this video as of writing this. If things change, I'll come back to eat my words!) Edit: Currently chopping up my words and dumping them into a giant Spoketoosoon Casserole. I'll be over here in my Stupid Jerk Corner eating my shame and waiting for part 2. 😅

[@Wandergirl108]

Your initial point was valid, and keeping it up instead of taking it down and instead adding in that post-watch note was lovely and got a good laugh out of me. Well wrought, KZbin commenter! Damn…that's not something I say often… XD

[@pleasegoawaydude]

This comment is the best thing I've seen in ages

[@drgaonink14]

You were absolutely correct though. It was tropey, and walked lines we've seen so many times before. We just got blindsided by the writer doing that on purpose. We were led down a road of "Oh yeah, totheark, I getcha" but it turns out the demon, ghost, or whatever it is, just wanted H, and so us, to feel comfortable in that assertion. A masterful misdirect, that worked on you like it did me and most of the rest of us

[@IronBoy-hf2lp]

The sucker punch of a "HA! THOUGHT YOU'D FIND THIS A LITTLE CLICHE" is ALWAYS welcome. Legitimately got the same punch from seeing it here- you just don't *expect* it when it's so subtly hinted, and yet in retrospect there's beautiful little hints beforehand- such as X standing way too tall to be in that window normally, and that tape slipped into his backpack and yet whoever's left it has slipped off into nowhere way too fast. And also, walking way too damn quietly in the See No Evil portion.

[@MrLegendofLP]

I wholeheartedly agree with your first point, the scratchy scribbles are slowly reaching immersion-breaking levels in ARGs. The game master shouldn't write like that naturally, that scratchy style of writing is the writing of a person who has succumbed to their madness and spends their days scrawling their single obsession or mantra or whatever on pages and pages. That kind of person would be physically incapable of setting up any kind of game like we tend to see that use this hand-writing gimmick. Game masters should feel calculated but unhinged, insane enough to think doing this kind of thing is fun, but mentally sound enough to design the game in the first place. All that said you're edit is also correct. I was not expecting the "FNAF VR" plot line of collecting the parts of the monster to make it strong enough to manifest itself fully. To be clear, I really like the twist and everything about this series. Gonna watch the rest that Nick will be covering in part 2 on my own time now, I'm completely hooked.

[@Ariye]

This ARG is so refreshing and went from 1-100 so fast I got whiplash! I can't wait for the next part of your analysis!

[@an_unraveling_unknown]

AND OUR FAVORITE SHAPE SHIFTING DISEMBODIED VOICE RETURNS WITH SEROTONIN Dear goodness gracious, this is the best ARG I personally have seen in a while. The overarching story, the build up with silly but fun cliche's, the puzzles oh my goodness thE PUZZLES WERE WONDERFUL OH THEY WERE SO COOL EVEN THOUGH I DON'T HAVE ENOUGH BRAINCELLS FOR LIKE HALF OF 'EM SO FAR and the THE FIFTH TAPE. This work of genius isn't even over, yet the fifth tape was enough to send the most heated piss down ones leg because *that's when it hits you.* The simple beauty of the realization, and subtle hints as well as the extraordinary execution is just- (Insert happy screaming) It's so impressive, all the stupidly intelligent and knowledgeable people figuring out all the clues and the wondrous creator and those who participated- it's a lil hard to put in to words, because for a marvel of storytelling like this (so far), it doesn't seem like "Thank you" covers it to the extent it should. Thank you bunches anyways ^^ (You're in the ty too NM, all this coverage must have taken some part out of your days to do, and nevertheless if one likes ARG's or not, it's your own time and some decently sized work. Excellent job mate 👍) Ramble over, must feed the Chimaera, cheers 👋

[@Manigeitora]

Love the icon, BI PRIDE :D

[@galacticheroman]

1:06:19 Can anyone else make out what it says more clearly here? I'm not 100%, but I think it says... "-And during it all" "They hear his swan song." "None catch his fall..." "They are singing along." "There's no going back." "Watch the bridges burn." "We've finally passed..." *_> T H E P O I N T_* *_> O F N O_* *_> R E T U R N_*

[@187alan]

I'm scared to invest time in another ARG. Not many can live up to the standard of IamSophie. I suppose this why I watch channels like NightMind.

[@MeanBeanComedy]

Didn't iansophie crash and burn? 🤔

[@gracied1137]

Thanks for this, Nick! Also, just to add this 'cause I didn't see anyone else talking about it. What happened to Kitty Genovese is what sparked the idea of the bystander effect; basically an entire apartment complex heard what was happening, and none of them really did anything. To the point that her attacker got away, and then was able to come back. The bystander effect being applied to unfiction is really unsettling imo (also Cory Wong is a real dude, and his music is real cool! He's also a part of Vulfpeck. 10/10 would recommend both)

[@charadeslondon]

Bystander effect has been disproven though. If you actually look into the reality of the Kitty Genovese case, there were witnesses who did something, including reaching out to the authorities. We know the case because people cared. It's similar to the Stanford prison experiment, which was incredibly flawed. Sorry for the rant as it's not directed at you. I just know that many people don't look further into these things. I know because it took me a while to learn how they were false. And there isn't anything inherently wrong with using these common myths to tell a story, especially a good horror story.

[@abigailnormal5980]

You should do actual ASMR sleep stories, that silky smooth voice cures my bloody insomnia ^_^

[@NightMind]

The first 1,000 people to use the link will get a 1 month free trial of Skillshare: skl.sh/nightmind07221 (By the way, can we just gloss over my mention of July celebration and how this video came out on August 12th? We can? Cool, thank you!) 10_Tapes Official TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@10_tapes?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc 10_Tapes Official KZbin Playlist: kzbin.info/aero/PL5EYToqrmLG8NAod-r0oJl27kH8gHoG2W

[@iknosabuk]

ty for the free month trial :) really needed it and I appreciate it!

[@9miles4way]

Every month is July if you don't comply to the human understanding and categorization of the universe

[@241Cookies__]

The set up being all the way stacked in Tape 2 was fucking brilliant For something that's usually just some harmless fun and a good past time to turn so horrible is nothing short of miraculous, and getting the audience to play into it until Tape 5 was epic

[@HannahTheHorrible]

Love this. He deserves more attention on his work! Great video :)

[@SoapiiOSC]

Hannah! :D

[@Viewtiful_J]

11:15 Move. 21:15 Seriously. 47:35 Cops. 49:30 Knife. 57:41 Bigger Knife.

[@Kaylakaze]

"Let's celebrate July with a video series kicking off a month later." That sums up Night Mind for the last couple of years quite well.

[@diceroanoke7363]

Hell YEAH more Night Mind content! Gonna watch this tomorrow so I can sleep easy tonight… Yeah I’m a coward, what of it? I just trust that Night Mind will show me something scary enough to keep me up! Which is exactly what I want. Just not what I intend when I plan on sleeping soon. Thanks NightMind!

[@ckandrew]

Ugh. I just finished it and am not going to be able to sleep. You made the right choice. 😂

[@peacekittyl3_]

Planned on staying up anyway- Got Stardew to help me lol

[@Diana-fg2vy]

Unlike me who ended up falling asleep to it last night lol

[@happycows]

I will sleep like a log. lol......

[@purplegalaxies2149]

Rare to see an ARG by a fellow Swede! Thank you for letting me know about this guy!

[@jeffiot]

Det finns dussentals av oss! Dussintals!

[@echo3788]

how did i not catch that lmao

[@purplegalaxies2149]

@@jeffiot jasså? Kan du rekommendera några?😃

[@artbylouie2077]

@@purplegalaxies2149Ja jag skulle gärna med veta fler! Hade varit kul att hitta andra som är intresserade av ARGs, ingen jag känner vet vad det är hah

[@shinyeevee456]

This feels like a modern love letter to marble hornets and done with the same amount of charm. I can't help but feel nostalgic and gotta say, this project has my heart. It might be somewhat due to the fact that the audience is clearly having a blast, and I am so glad some younger members of the community are getting to experience the kind of thrill we did with MH. ❤️

[@Rydax]

Every time KZbin decides it's been too long since I watched some creepy videos, I remember I can't tell the difference between Night Mind and Nexpo. Has anyone seem them together in the same room?

[@binkaashley3623]

Right?! I swear night mind sounds like nexpo but with more enthusiasm I guess? In his voice lol.

[@skythedragon7897]

🎵Mr. Nightmind, send me to sleep As I have get up real early 🎵 This is not against your video Your voice is just quite soothing and I will rewatch it tomorrow morning. Can't wait to see where this series goes!

[@BrittaneytheWolf]

I think this is the first time an arg ACTUALLY made my jaw drop

[@cdarkheart83]

I got goosebumps from this episode of Night Mind. Can’t wait to see the other 5 types.

[@itsjustjk5065]

Idk if it's just me, but you know it's an arg when someone doesn't start carrying a weapon around while knowing they're being stalked😂

[@labtec514]

Not everyone lives in a country where you can wander around with a weapon and not get in trouble

[@itsjustjk5065]

@@labtec514 That's a really good point that i hadn't thought of. Though even within their own house they had nothing ready

[@sleepless9957]

@@itsjustjk5065 I mean I dont know anyone in Europe that does so. Its just not a thing here having guns lying around

[@itsjustjk5065]

@@sleepless9957 oh i get what you're saying. I didn't necessarily mean firearms- just anything really that would help in defense. Like a kitchen knife or whatever would be just as fine. ... Ofc that's if we ignore the fact that things just went supernatural😂

[@sleepless9957]

@@itsjustjk5065 as far as I know, or taking in account all europeans i know which are dozens, no not really. Id count myself as an exception because of paranoia issues so I do infact, have a longsword lying around xD Tho thats not for home defence but for the sport I do lol

[@roswell1910]

I remember stumbling on this series on Tik Tok just by chance on my For You page and I got so sucked in, there's definitely something that lent a lot to the atmosphere because I don't get creeped out easily, but randomly stumbling on his videos just casually scrolling made it feel a lot more real. Very cool stuff! It's awesome to see the way some people have used Tik Tok as a vessel for this kind of content! Loved the video also, there was a lot I missed so it was nice to have it all laid out like this

[@KaceyTime]

oh man the cliffhanger hurts lmao. mad how well that works for a part 2 hook, can’t wait.

[@SuaatanaTube]

That's probably the best summoning or incantation ritual I've seen on an ARG.

[@chanui8290]

"THE DULLARDS WANT ANSWERS!!" got me as i had legit just looked up what dullards/dullard means and yea lol

[@xxlundinxx]

As one of the core active members of the discord throughout it all, I have been at the edge of my seat waiting for this video, hearing your voice in there.. I shrieked - good job on catching the feel of the 9 month journey we went through, following H from start to finish - exited for part 2 🥳

[@PT55644]

the line in the message at 29:08 "A few people laughed, A few people cried, Most people were silent" is a line from J. Robert Oppenheimers "I am become death" speech. Not sure if this is of any importance but it was just a reference I noticed.

[@Redox8404]

Have you ever considered creating a podcast alongside the KZbin? I’d love to be able to listen to you while I drive to work!

[@3ch0h3art4]

OML YES! His voice is so soothing and despite the creepiness of the videos jes quite calming and helps me sleep

[@JTF544]

Honestly I'd tune into a monthly podcast of this guy talking about his favorite stuff

[@sailoritaly]

He should be a guest on the Chiluminati podcast

[@alexistence3517]

Give me him in a podcast with the Literature Devil and Wendigoon.

[@AfallinAngel]

Or listen to him while I'm going to sleep

[@llama01100]

29:39 The case of Kitty Genovese is the origin of the term "bystander effect".

[@hollowedboi5937]

At first I kept thinkin’, “why isn’t the first instinct after seeing how deep this went to call the police or at the very least have more people around you for comfort.” As well as “why does he keep complying with this random person(s)’s offer when he could very well be going to his doom, mostly this creepy isolated places in the middle of the night?”. But I loved the performance and the interaction with the audience. And that ending twist was great and must have been an amazing journey for those present.

[@onijester56]

8 minutes in, and I already... that's quite close to some actual VHS tapes I picked up from thrift shops. WAIT... that last chunk of footage, with the literal physical person standing in the what-should-be-closed-off-room... was a LIVESTREAM??? I literally fucking sleepwalk, I will cook full meals while unconscious. And could not record that shit on KZbin if I planned it.

[@scoot712]

2 PARTS LETS GOOOOOO!! Love to see that just the first half is more than an hour long :) can't wait to see part 2!

[@mariahcosta7324]

Oh yes! Now I have something new to listen to while I finish my degree’s assignments (nothing better than working at 3 am on something you should have already finished and that is worth half your grade)!

[@tarag2705]

I remember those days, it’ll be over before you know it and totally worth it. You got this! ☺️

[@mariahcosta7324]

@@tarag2705 Thanks pal! I sure hope I got this!

[@mexitallianxD]

The relatability to this very specific thing is ASTOUNDING. 🥲 Procrastinators unite!

[@ClockworkBear]

Wow can't wait for the next part of this... The build up to tape 5 was worth it....

[@victoriajane_]

I don't wish to embarrass myself but I am rather new to ARG's and sometimes struggle to follow along. I am learning every day. Thank-you Nightmind for explaining these ARG's without being patronising to people like me. Love this channel. X

[@silverflight01]

The recaps show how much notes the game master had left behind. I do like the creativity with several of them

[@jkbscopes1233]

iv always felt that comfort you mentioned as well i always called it a dark comfort or creeping comfort

[@briankelly130]

I've about 40 videos into the whole series and one thing I've noticed is, this is definitely not a typical slow-burn ARG type. The main guy's audience is so damn impatient, one video opens up with "People have becoming demoralised because there's been no new information in 2 days". Part of me wonders if something like Everyman Hybrid would be able to exist today because that requires a bit of set-up to get started and then goes off on its journey for several years. I feel the "10 Tapes" audience would have given up after the first year if even that. I don't mean to sound like an old man or anything, I just felt like everything was on fast forward with this one. No build-up, no suspense and not even a real hook as of yet. 40 videos in and I still don't even understand the overall story or if one has even been introduced yet. It's like they're doing the standard ARG thing but with no substance, there's no reason he's being roped into this, he just is and every video is either the reveal of a new puzzle or the reveal of a new answer/new location he has to go to.

[@Wanderingsage7]

I miss the monsters of the ARG unfiction crowd. Your Habits, your tall dark and slims, you know? It feels like lately everyone has been doing Scooby Doo. Don't get me wrong, I love Scooby Doo. I just miss the supernatural in these stories.

[@NightMind]

I've been waiting for another character on Habit's level for awhile. I'm sure one day we'll get another.

[@ethansmith3504]

Nick, your stuff has always been amazing. Never stop. Never change.

[@Draikinator]

you know, its the little things that always get you, you know. as soon as you mentioned kitty genovese my eye started twitching. the whole "no one called the police or tried to help" thing was completely made up to sell newspaper headlines. ppl absolutely called for help, ppl threw things at the killer, a woman ran down and held her until the ambulance arrived. ppl were just less likely to call the police in that area because it was an lgbt community, and kitty was a lesbian. just one of those things that always annoys me you know, his big spooky serious message just being like factually wrong really takes the wind out of it

[@pokelover3602]

How long has it been?! I missed you, Nick!

[@firecracker187]

Ikr. !

[@ashton7282]

Old tropes being presented in a new light is one of my absolute favorite storytelling techniques, I’m so happy to see stories like these become so successful.

[@jviper2004]

It's almost like "H" is being inducted into the "Slenderman society" and is to become one of the "operators", one of the "monsters".

[@LadyDarkHatter]

This is legit one of the most involved and complex ARGs I've ever witnessed. The amount of audience interaction is intense and the puzzles are unbelievably complex. Forget about obvious morse code or binary, this is the new peak of the medium. Absolute applause to jeffiot for making such a brilliant series I am too stupid to understand

[@itsmeaggg]

This was such a fun ARG to document and recap! Lovely and very comprehensive upload as always :) -itsmeaggg

[@happycows]

I will tell you this much. There are a lot of ARGs being done. I will find it interesting when eventually someone does a series, everyone thinks it's an ARG, but then everyone finds out it is not an ARG. That will really grab some attention. I predict that will eventually happen. That definitely would be twisted.

[@MetalMockingjay]

This is brilliant because it's already fun and spooky before even a hint of the paranormal is introduced. Just going through the process with H is a rewarding experience on its own. There didn't even need to be a monster, because we were already becoming concerned for his wellbeing, yet eager to see where the game was going. If it had just continued as it was, it would have been good enough, but the big reveal takes things in a whole new direction!

[@verdantViridity]

It sounds like a point of critique to make the puzzles too complicated, but I think that's to be expected. Online ARGs are still a limited medium mostly produced by and for analog horror fans, so it's only reasonable to assume that variety will also be limited until more content branches out from the genre their success was built on. That means it's probably the brain-teasers that keep media consumption in the community active past the height of Slenderman series.

[@NomadSage07]

Okay so I know I was supposed to be watching the footage but chat was super funny I couldn't stop looking at them. "WHERE ARE WE GOING" "PUT US DOWN" "Put that thing back where it came from or so help me!!" Are some of my favorites

[@kageki6686]

if anybody is wondering, the song playing at 42:07 is neutral milk hotel's "pree-sisters swallowing a donkey's eye"

[@jeffiot]

Damn, finally! Good catch! There's actually more nmh sprinkled in here and there throughout the series

[@kageki6686]

@@jeffiot that's super cool! i've listened to a good chunk of their discography pretty much on repeat the past couple of years, but that's the only instance i've caught so far, lol :'D

[@jeffiot]

@@kageki6686 there's also songs from various other elephant6 bands, including Julian Kosters the music tapes (Julian being the guy playing saw and banjo among other things in nmh)

[@jamesburk8145]

The realization that Nobel invented dynamite would probably make me a lot more nervous about finding strange packages around my apartment.

[@StormyTehWolf]

The years flew by. My first video was either the first part of TribeTwelve or EverymanHYBRID. So glad to have been on this crazy ride with you.

[@pattattauwu2703]

"the chat had fun being kidnapped" you can only get that experience on the internet god loves us

[@FrancosBabyGirl]

I love when you get so excited! 🤣 You always make me laugh! Also wow this series is so AWESOME!🥰

[@enderkai618]

god i love that the stream chat is visible. "x gon give it to ya (slightly out of reach)" nearly took me out LMAO

[@mynamesaretakenwtf]

Looks like this team were able to create a creepy pasta that both paid tribute while bringing the concept to the current times. (coughcoughMarbleHornetsisreallyoldnowcoughcough) Excited to watch the rest of the series to see where it goes.

[@goddammithoward]

🎶put that thing back where it came from or so help me🎶 Chat is wild 😂

[@millionmills2440]

I just absolutely LOVED that live stream scare! THAT is horror!! I love the puzzles, the interactivity and everything about this ARG, and the Climax was- an ACTUAL climax! I didn't think they would kill the main character before the end and I think that works in their favor! Great video as always too Nick, I love seeing you cover Args especially when It's one I've been following a bit myself!

[@hsfvhdsc4968]

What happened to H?

[@mogo5055]

If that movie Nerve was good or fun, it would be this.

[@andrewramlall3560]

The paranormal drop at the end was pretty delicious to think over. The whole time it just seems like some guy playing detective with the Riddler until all the invasive inconsistencies reveal something that should not be able to manipulate the world in the way it does

[@maxkensei]

Nostalgia is such a good word to describe this, I’ve been so nostalgic for a good Marble Hornets homage or some such and this series actually is giving me the spooks the way only ARGs have ever been able to. Fucking fantastic video Nick

[@CrystalFier]

The metaness of an arg being the setting for an arg is bold, but I like it!

[@BlueLoungeSocialClub]

41:50 beware headphone users. big volume bump.

[@themilkman6969]

you need to make some kind of horror content that starts out seeming like some review on an obscure arg that starts including you out of the blue

[@jakel5399]

This is my first time ever commenting on a KZbin video. I found your channel a month or two back and absolutely love it. The content you create and your ability to story tell as well as put all of these bits and pieces together into a video that flows seamlessly astounds me. I am so glad that I found your channel. I am now a die hard fan :) Keep up the good work Nick!! I can’t wait for the next 5 tapes!

[@NootalieWalf]

Finally the years of learning Swedish kind of approach paying off!

[@lexicrawford8726]

this series seems to prove that sometimes the best scares aren't just a jumpscare with a loud noise. It's built up slowly, with twists and turns like the root of a tree. Every horror series that Nightmind covers is done with so much dignity and does every series justice. I love every upload!

[@lexicrawford8726]

I also apparently wasn't subscribed somehow so I've rectified that now.

[@ratkinzluver33]

Holy shit, holy FUCK, this was AMAZING. I AM SO READY FOR MORE.

[@lieutenantdiamond5601]

42:00 at this point my dog decides to ram into my door while playing and it lines up exactly to when one of those banging sounds does. Bout near spilled my hot ramen noodles all over myself.

[@lady8rage]

I have fun watching these ages after the fact bc I never seem to catch things on time, but the STREAM "Put that thing back where it came from or so help me!" "PUT US BACK!" "Turns out WE were the ones being kidnapped..."

[@remi609]

This feels very nostalgic with marble hornets and tribetwelve style journey

[@yeos_angel_]

this is so incredibly interesting i can't wait for more

[@expl0dingc0lt0n3]

If it wasn't an arg the first tape would have been a perfect Rick roll

[@ShiftyTribes]

I mean whats stopping you? Get on it

[@fraserking4747]

200 short videos worth of an obscure horror series? SIGN ME THE FUCK UP!

[@alrighty6898]

People that finds these are lucky. Why can’t I stumble onto some random clue that leads me on some wild chase. He seems to be getting help from friendly stalker whenever he misses a clue

[@vigminitaur5359]

Thanks Nightmind, and also a huge thanks to the record keepers. I am no puzzle solver but I love watching videos like this.

[@KaseyCryptid]

Oh shit, a new Night Mind video? I'm always happy to see a new upload from you, always cheers me up when I'm feeling down.

[@JohnLegbert]

I love watching the livechat meme when X takes the laptop 'Sir, we want our mommy and daddy, please.' 'x wtf' 'thank you x'

[@MrMcHuffstar]

Just off my rewatch of Everyman Hybrid, hell yeah dude