Paranormal Paranoids: A Stunning Missing YouTuber Story

[@groofay]

Riley: "I'm not safe..." Also Riley: has all her blinds fully open in the dead of night

[@curlygurly2112]

that's how I normally sleep 😬😂

[@MoondustManwise]

@@curlygurly2112 sounds like some creepy dude might be lookin in YOUR window

[@curlygurly2112]

@@MoondustManwise hopefully 🤞 it would make life much more interesting

[@cevichegrace]

I do the same thing. If my dogs freak out i grab something heavy and close the blinds haha. I like the sun in the morning

[@randomnessiscool]

My thoughts EXACTLY. If you're on the second floor, that's one thing, but having your first floor bedroom blinds open at night is unhinged. Especially if you're being haunted!

[@Lilkity828]

I will note that the animal sounds? Coyote packs make those noises when they've caught a meal. It didn't simply increase in volume, but in numbers. It sounded as though there were hundreds of coyotes.

[@elvingearmasterirma7241]

Thats worse

[@sours-orchard]

Can confirm, grew up in the middle of nowhere and coyotes do sound like that. However a detail that is notable is that one coyote can sound like 2-3 coyotes at once.

[@cowboyraccoon420]

They just vibin in the forest with the boys

[@Arella17]

@@elvingearmasterirma7241 Coyotes are scary as fuck at night. If they’re going for a Wendigo thing it’s the best choice.

[@moonlight1393]

That's immediately what I thought too. I live out in the country and I have to make sure my cat's indoors every night. But I've never heard that many at once.

[@benh2339]

the freeze frame on the ghoul just before he slams the door while the jazzy music plays will never not make me laugh.

[@sammowastaken]

he looks like a fun guy

[@quantum5661]

for those who come after me, the ghoul is just after 21:00 now you wont get the shit scared out of you at 2 am as i did.

[@NagisaV3]

@@quantum5661 truly a saint, thank you for heads up

[@davidstuckey9289]

Hey, after the initial appearance, that was refreshing and welcome. This thing is smartly done.

[@benh2339]

@@davidstuckey9289 Yeah the ghoul legit scared the hell out of me so having that nice little moment helped eleviate the tension

[@Kyrgizion]

NM: "You can clearly see the creature in the shadow in the window" Me, being colorblind: "Sure fam!"

[@randomtinypotatocried]

Same here

[@callmecar8139]

Not color blind and i still dont see it

[@DolusVulpes]

Turn your brightness way up and have the lights off in your room, and look really closely at the window. Don't look for shapes, look for movement. Once you spot the movement you'll see it.

[@insanusmaximus2857]

I still don't see it. I think it's one of those "human brain finds patterns in random shit" kinda things.

[@JesterPrince]

@@insanusmaximus2857 Old comment, but there's definitely a shape there, what even turns its head. When human brain finds random patterns, they hardly move, yet alone smoothly.

[@Whatlander]

I love it when ARGs handle the question of "wait how did this get uploaded?" within the narrative of the story. The concept of No1r busting out Windows Movie Maker to jazz up the final vlog before cryptically emailing it to Jess also makes me pleased as punch.

[@Sm0k3turt]

No confirmation here but I like to imagine it’s a ghost lol

[@mic2348]

@@Sm0k3turt Might be Mia

[@MattSipka]

Every group of ghost hunters: At the start: “Yeah! Let’s go catch a ghost!” Catches a ghost: “I don’t wanna do this anymore, it’s too scary,”

[@davidstuckey9289]

. . . That's an *excellent* summing up. When the mask is removed and it ain't some scheming old "boomer", some people do freak, don't they?

[@elly.a4153]

A tale as old as time. But that's where the thrill comes from right?

[@katherinewiykovics1602]

That is my experience playing phasmophobia to be fair...

[@JamesiaInc]

Of course it is. Most people go ghost hunting for the thrill. They don't really expect there to be an agent of the paranormal out there for them to catch. It's like a dog chasing a car and actually catching up to it.

[@AsAboveISoBelow]

"Mistakes were made..."

[@thegeekclub8810]

Okay, am I seriously the only one who couldn’t see anything in the window? Hearing NM talk about clearly seeing a skull and horns made me feel like I was going crazy when I couldn’t see anything at all.

[@vinnyc365]

No, you have to lighten the video up to see it

[@MrBeardsley]

Same here, I watched it on my iPad with the brightness all the way up and still couldn’t see anything.

[@lemonysnickers1777]

Yep! What vinny said- turn up the brightness setting on your phone and try again. It’s a loose, red tinted shape in the upper window. ;)

[@ThatDisneyNerd]

I 100% couldn’t see anything. I rewatched it twice 🤷🏼‍♀️

[@fortex24]

Had to increase my brightness, but it is there in the window behind her. It is large, most of the window is the skull.

[@sopranophantomista]

I won't lie, this is some of the best acting I've seen for one of these ARG's so far. The delivery is believable, the emotions are grounded. Mad props to all of the actors in this series. What a gem!

[@Aster_Risk]

I have to be losing my mind. You think this acting is good? It's very forced and unnatural.

[@jackmesrel4933]

@@Aster_Risk Key words are "for an ARG". Yes, this isn't one of the best acting ARGs out there, but normally the quality of this genre is on the floor, so yeah, for an ARG it's pretty good.

[@theactualgoldie3334]

@@Aster_Risk i think its really good for an arg +early youtube was kinda awkward so a lot of people acted like that anyways

[@KaiserMattTygore927]

@@Aster_Risk Seems fine to me.

[@Zminator1986]

I agree the acting and behavior does look like what you would expect from early KZbin, it also helps that the visuals match.

[@zacheymczachface]

I like the use of Peter's character, you can tell he goes from supportive to pushy quickly when he thinks he's right and he talks over her consistently when he pushes her. He even twists her apprehensions around, it's a good use of a manipulative character that isn't portrayed as cartoon villain stuff. He's a dick, but not an unrealistic one.

[@KateCantDraw]

I hated peter SO MUCH

[@tomguth3714]

Yeah he is kinda a dick. But tbh If I was a ghost investigator and I have been blessed by seeing and recording that clear of an apparitions I wouldn’t wanna quit even if there was possible harm. Thou I prolly wouldn’t push someone else. If you don’t wanna be the person that will prove ghosts are real then that’s your lost and so be it 🤷😂

[@jonaw.2153]

N01R^+ seems code for Number 1 Riley Fan/Follower. At least, that's how it seems from his obsession over Riley. And David seems pretty fond of Riley too. Being the cameraman, he would be in possession of much of the footage.

[@incardianify]

I can't unsee that, that's what it looks like

[@Magikoopa-tw8po]

Anyone else unironically love Paranormal Paranoids intro song? Reminds me of something you would hear on old 50's sitcoms like the Munsters.

[@Aster_Risk]

The song is the only thing I like about this project.

[@mrsuns10]

Or MST3K

[@adam.n-steve]

For me, it's the 60s Scooby Doo.

[@ingsnaut_7006]

Still after all these years you're still the best ARG KZbinr. Plenty of ARGs are starting up like the Walton Files and Eckva.

[@gulfbreezediver]

Walton File, & Harmony and Horror. Legit those 2 give me nightmares. Its the darn jump scares. Every flipping time. ☠

[@spynae]

I have more faith in Adam finishing Tribe Twelve than I have in Troy making Eckva interesting.

[@V3xxe]

Gemini Home Entertainment too

[@karak962]

yes!!! I'd delight in a Walten Files episode

[@vonzo300]

@@spynae uhhh Adam definitely can't finish tribe twelve

[@wrightblan1501]

28:47 Riley: “I feel trapped in this room.” She says, sitting in a chair that looks like a bird cage.

[@Kuriboh1008]

Damn. Callout post, much?

[@wrightblan1501]

@@Kuriboh1008 Huh? WTF are you talking about?

[@daisyjoy242]

Foreshadowing 🤔

[@Kuriboh1008]

@@wrightblan1501 Why you gotta call her out like that

[@DolusVulpes]

I think thats called symbolism.

[@sadielappin8862]

I love how much of their evidence, especially early on, is the kind of thing that could be explained- vague shapes, claiming to feel cold, etc. It makes it way easier to buy into the idea of them as actual real-life ghost hunters instead of actors when they’re producing some genuinely mediocre and dismissible “evidence” amongst the story-related scares.

[@Evanz111]

Even the door slammed in the school could have been a homeless person or someone coked up on meth.

[@NodDisciple1]

@@Evanz111 Care to explain the effed up mouth?

[@mannhouse8014]

@@NodDisciple1 Cleft pallet, your mouth can also get f'd up from drug use

[@RealCryptoTest]

@@NodDisciple1 Crack’ll do that lads

[@_peklo]

I have a theory that Mia is actually a spirit/entity that Riley has grown up with and that the others don't actually know her, Riley just plays it off as her sister. Either Riley is calling out for Mia to help her in the end, or maybe Mia was 'corrupted' by the stuff they were messing with. :thinking:

[@foamhead4785]

Holy big brain!!!

[@melindamarie6139]

Wowww i was thinking Mia was a spirit as well!!!

[@mrgamerwatch100]

It’s not real…

[@crierofirony4000]

@@mrgamerwatch100 We know that, but we're speculating from a viewer and audience standpoint, trying to solve the mystery that the story is giving us.

[@Sm0k3turt]

I don’t know Mia seems pretty real in the film from what I’ve seen so far. But that’s kinda cool if it actually is

[@Greed886]

Also, in the prison episode the camera briefly focuses on a mural of prophet Daniel when the guys visit the chapel. Daniel had the ability to interpret dreams and recieve different visions. I dunno if there's a connection there, but it's an interesting detail considering Riley's dreams.

[@blumiu2426]

Daniel was given a vision FROM God and was told what the King of Babylon's dream was by an angel. No ability of his own.

[@trulyamateuranxiety]

@@blumiu2426 While that is 100% true, in the context of the series it seems more to point towards parallelism/symbolism, so OP isn't exactly *wrong* here. I thinks it's a very clever point actually. Although, spitballing in a more *accuracy* based state of mind, maybe Riley's abilities aren't her own either. Who knows?

[@benruniko]

My bet is that she is crying out Mia because the thing attacking her USED TO BE MIA. That is the only logical reason i can think of shouting out a name of someone while being attacked, if they werent there with you beforehand.

[@EllEmm1313]

I was really impressed with the acting in this. Riley and Peter's conversation / arguement felt so natural and unscripted, especially the interruptions and subject changing and awkward laughs.

[@moosenman]

The janitor jumpscare genuinely got me. Like I don’t normally jump but that one caught me and I couldn’t be happier

[@yobro683]

WOW! I was part of the production of paranormal paranoids and to see this being made into a investigative story on youtube makes us all so proud. Please support their content and keep spreading these videos!

[@SakuraAsranArt]

Plot twist: Horned dude turns out to be Baphomet who has a holiday home nearby and came by to make sure everything was alright. Just because you're a demon lord doesn't mean you can't be a good neighbor.

[@Elmarcotuff]

He was coming over with potato salad, just wanted some small talk.

[@xenothecatboi]

@@Elmarcotuff It took him 3 days to make that potato salad

[@thetowerofbabble6307]

@@xenothecatboi THREE DAYS!!!

[@xxwolfrocksxx1829]

This thread cracked me the fuck up

[@katsicin5264]

Cmon guys he worked really hard for that salad say thank you

[@sidlaux8660]

The part where Peter was interrogating Riley annoyed the fuck out of me lol

[@tc-ep6vj]

i’m at that part right now and my blood is boiling because i know exactly what it’s like to be spoken to like that when i’m talking about things that are really stressful to me fhsjfhjdj

[@cevichegrace]

Dude's gaslighting the FUCC out of her

[@heyspeckle8782]

@@cevichegrace he was pressuring her, gaslighting is something different

[@calebmapp7096]

He really makes my skin crawl here.

[@inyrui]

it's rehearsed lmfao like... what

[@tunguskalumberjack9987]

For some reason, the thing that my wife and I find most unsettling in paranormal type videos is rattling doors and slamming doors. It’s such an angry and negative sound, and it’s probably an artifact of abuse from our childhoods. But yeah- even more so than catching a glimpse of some furtive entity, or the panic when you realize that something was there The Whole Time (!!!), it’s the not necessarily paranormal sound of a simple household door. (I guess it goes for locker doors, bathroom stall doors, etc- but it’s usually just a door in someone’s home.)

[@thegumonyourshoes]

Yeah, I get that. Whenever me and my boyfriend sit down to watch horror movies or ARG stuff, it always seems to be more disturbing. I also find it more distressing when there *isn't* some monster revealed with the doorslam, because it just leaves my mind wondering what exactly the thing doing that looks like. And often I do find the reveals disappointing for that same reason.

[@tunguskalumberjack9987]

@@thegumonyourshoes I can totally relate, with that disappointment! I do want SOME kind of payoff- I’m watching a horror story for a reason, after all. 😉

[@etps4444]

I'm the same way, usually. I'm used to shouting and doors slamming and the like, and while I can be easily frightened by monsters and ghosts, simple things like slamming doors, like you mentioned, can really freak me out. It means there's tension, that someone's upset and they're gonna let you know it. It bothers me. :')

[@Gender_Beholder]

Riley is one of the few people in horror media that actually goes out of her way to find a decent item they can use to defend themselves with. The knife is still pretty small, but it could be worse.

[@MsMerrySunshine13]

Riley: "I feel like I'm being watched." Also Riley: "Welp, time to open my blinds while it's pitch black outside."

[@alpha_taylin4209]

My first arg I ever watched was marble hornets and it was scary and anxiety inducing but also intriguing and fun to solve the mystery. This arg gives me that same feeling and I hope that the film keeps that feeling as well.

[@agentwashington9911]

I loved Marble Hornets!

[@daisyjoy242]

If this give the same feel as marble hornets, it’s good

[@cheesecake4648]

@@daisyjoy242 bad acting, a hoax made only for children to believe.

[@Bubbly_Dragon]

@@cheesecake4648 I mean... Yeah? It's an ARG. No one thinks it actually happened dude

[@jasons3692]

@@cheesecake4648 why do you feel the need to shit on our fun? we all know it's fake, bruv

[@Wanderingsage7]

I can't help having brief flashes of 'don't mess around with the spooky stuff' whenever I watch something like this. 'This is the sight of thirteen gruesome deaths all under mysterious circumstances. One notice from whatever this was and I'm dead. Imma poke it.'

[@DaWeaves98]

The prison they visit is the Ohio State Reformatory, or Mansfield Reformatory, it is a historical site in Mansfield, Ohio. The Shawshank Redemption was filmed there, it was also used as the Russian prison in Air Force One. They give tours in that part of the prison, behind it is a still working prison. Even in the middle of the day it's a pretty creepy location.

[@c0rn651]

those two are the same place it was in mansfield so people call it that sometimes

[@katiemechenbier4172]

I'm really not so sure it's ORF. It doesn't look quite right to me. At the very least, they're fictionalizing the stories and using incorrect locations to explain solitary. Which sort of tracks to me because a lot of the cases they're investigating just can't be confirmed.

[@Anna-op8fx]

Late reply to this thread but I took a tour there super recently and can confirm that it does look like the same building. I even remember hearing the story about the ghosts in the uppermost floor (the floor that the maximum security prisoners briefly stayed while their prison was being rebuild) ((very cool story)) and how they supposedly like to listen to Johnny Cash. Was super cool to see an ARG that’s so similar to things that I’ve experienced!

[@Anna-op8fx]

Would highly recommend a tour there for anyone who sees this or even just looking up some of the history of the buikding

[@colinvelez3210]

It's actually crazy coming back to this out of the blue after watching it two years ago only to discover that Shelby Oaks, the movie, actually releases TOMORROW. Like that's some spooky coincidence.

[@CPCGamer]

21:06 - Fair play to the creators for doing every 'paranormal thing caught on film' video that showed up on youtube in the early 2000's. That is some dedication to the format worthy of a chef kiss.

[@davidstuckey9289]

is it just me, or did anyone else think of the theme from "The Spooky Bunch" when they heard the Paranormal Paranoids opening music? Seriously, this has some promise - And yes, this is fresh and original enough to be a new direction for ARGs. Oh, one other point - Mia is not just a name, it's an acronym for Missing n Action.

[@kell_checks_in]

And, some Monkees...

[@asteria_kitty7711]

I got the feeling that Mia was no longer alive. The woman was psychic after all. That would explain why she was surprised by her using the camera. I think the place is where something happened with her and Mia, resulting in Mia's death - some kind of demon worship/cult activity event.

[@casper2694]

@@asteria_kitty7711 but how could she use the camera when she's dead?

[@asteria_kitty7711]

@@casper2694 ghosts can manipulate things. It might even hint that Mia was getting stronger as a spirit, if she is that is.

[@nereguar8398]

@@asteria_kitty7711 Didn't her friends also talk about Mia? They're not psychics and they know her IRL apparently.

[@geostorm06]

Came here faster than Night Mind going to an old ARG he just found out about.

[@jupsoup2444]

perfect analogy

[@brianmercerjr2282]

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[@Jiren420]

@@brianmercerjr2282

[@NightMind]

I--- I don't know if this is ribbing me or not, but it's accurate either way, lol.

[@sapincher]

@@NightMind If you find out that Burger King Shake 'Em Up fries was actually a late 90s ARG and made an hour long video about it, I'd watch that.

[@derpybubblez7746]

>Opens door >Hears spooky spirit down the hall >Only closes door after the lights turn off >It's beating on the door >DOESN'T MOVE THE NIGHTSTAND IN FRONT OF THE DOOR It's like she WANTS to die AND THEN SHE GOES TO OPEN THE DOOR WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH HER

[@bubblegumkk8158]

Her friends could be in danger. She was brave to open the door and leave the room

[@teekay851]

​@@bubblegumkk8158 At least 1 of her 'friends' is on the bed and they dont move.

[@Sm0k3turt]

Tbf we are missing SO much context. We don’t know what she’s seen.

[@ket451]

Nightstand won't do a lot against anything that would hunt *us*

[@Faniwa828]

​@@teekay851To be fair, she could've been recording herself as like a diary. I don't think that guy in the window wouldn't notice or ignore her "friend".

[@McSquiddington]

As soon as you mentioned Chris, I smiled. Yeah, Stuckmann definitely gets it. It won't be a high-budget adaptation, but it'll come from someone who's got heart and soul to spare for a project like this. As for criticisms, though - if I'd been in Riley's shoes, I would've disclosed my being a medium or otherwise sensitive from the get-go. I get that it sets up internal tension and the potential for questions in need of being asked, but in the case of something like Paranormal Paranoids, it likely should have been mentioned - if only so the friends get to sort of mock her the way friends can. That would've felt more natural to me. Like someone else said, vlogging past nightfall in front of old, bare windowpanes? Yeah, that's basically begging for some careful prop staging or basic VFX work. The horns and skull were spooky enough but again - it kind of detracted from what could've been a more natural vlogging setup. Almost everybody's got something to cover their windows with, even if it's just a spare sheet nailed or pinned to the windowframe.

[@BitterSimplicity]

My theory? Mia is Noire. She's psychic too, but far stronger and more self aware, and she knew what trouble Riley was getting herself into. Tried to discourage it. But what she expected came to pass, and now she's warning others, or maybe simply enjoying the game. Definitely getting malicious vibes from the sister, so maybe when she couldn't dissuade Riley, she decided to teach her (and now, us) a lesosn.

[@EmillyOrr]

I loved Reignbot's coverage of this, so I'm very glad you took it on. Your exacting eye for details pairs very well with her breakdown of Riley's mental state throughout the "surviving" videos.

[@DrowningPonyo]

I’m about to watch one. Which one has more info/explains it more/better? Reignbot or Nightmind? Plz lmk

[@EmillyOrr]

@@DrowningPonyo See, that's the thing. Frame by frame analysis? Night Mind. Film technique? Night Mind. Emotional impact, and the family backstory? Reignbot. Story analysis? Both. So what are you most interested in, I suppose: monsters/paranormal intrusions? Or a vaguely disturbing set of personal relationships?

[@Emma88178]

@@DrowningPonyo it really doesn’t matter since they’re BOTH excellent videos. Just watch both. Lol

[@Spookybluelights]

I personally don’t care for Chris’ content, but I wouldn’t ever question how genuine his love for horror is and his talent. I’m actually pretty excited to see what he does with this.

[@AL-lh2ht]

Something to note about Christ that goes against Night Minds rant against the establishment. Christ stuckman has made several short films that have made it into festivals and even went to a film school while also being a youtube. I don't know if he finished but to say he appeared out of nowhere or that he did nott grind for many years. Even then this is not a major film and if you know about the industry there is no gatekeeping and instread anyone can and does make features.

[@Aster_Risk]

I want to give him a chance even though this whole this has been very meh so far.

[@esoopthederp7672]

@@AL-lh2ht a big thing with people on KZbin is saying that you don’t need connections or schooling to be successful, while putting people with schooling and connections on pedestals. I don’t have a point here, it’s just something I notice

[@AL-lh2ht]

@@esoopthederp7672 True. And its not like you need connections or schooling to be successful, but it allows someone to gain in advantage and get those connections. Film school for example any film school worth its soft their professors would have connections. Even more so many places would not allow interns unless they are from a school and even making special deals tlo have interns exclusively from the school. It's also a place to meeting and work with colleages who wlll help each other in their career.

[@Matowix]

@@Aster_Risk he's just knocking off Blair witch

[@L1qu1d-2qu1d]

The presence of the wendigo could either be drawn by Peter’s greed or it could be affecting him somehow to get her there. I bring this up since the wendigo is a spirit of not only of cannibalism but also greed. What it could want with Riley I’m not sure, maybe it has a need for her or it could simply be drawn to her, but I feel certain that Peter’s disregard for Riley’s worries could be influenced by the Wendigo.

[@blumiu2426]

Oh wait, Wendigo? Would they be that close?

[@foxtrot9248]

nah definitely a dickbutt possession scenario

[@sarafontanini7051]

now just becaause Nick called it a Wendigo doesn't mean it IS one, i could be anything

[@Sunburst_No]

@@sarafontanini7051 yeah, it could be anything... Even a spooky wendigo!!!!! 👻

[@sensitive_salamander1091]

the beast in the window is genuinely one of the scariest things i’ve ever seen in an unfiction series. it’s barely noticeable but one you see it you can’t deny it’s there. it’s so terrifying looking, especially the horns. when it turns it’s head i got shivers.

[@mehhh8888]

Was not expecting an inspirational monologue in the middle of the video. It gave me chills and made me cry a little. As someone who dropped out of art school because I simply could not stand making the art that others told me to do, it hit me on a very deep level. It also helped me smile on a day that I really needed it. Thank you for that.

[@TheOriginalJrod]

I love your attention to detail. You've pointed out many things that the other deep dives left out. Not a knock on them, just showing appreciation to my favorite "Dark Party" member.

[@ryngobrody1627]

I'm still skeptical about Shelby Oaks tbh, I saw Notes From Melanie and Stuckmann doesn't seem to be good at tone and directing dialogue. But if he's the director of all of these found footage videos, then I'm a bit more hopeful, that final scene with the man at the window and the rising chorus of animal noises and screeches was really effective. Regardless, it's always great to see youtubers go from youtube to making movies organically.

[@mantha6912]

Chris Stuckmann sucks. When I saw his name attached to Shelby Oaks I instantly deflated.

[@patrickthegamer7142]

@Lipoktoshi Longkumer It never was

[@Faby07aleixo]

Yeah, When I realized who it was I actually got disappointed. I don't like him at all :(

[@debater6673]

Chris is the one behind the ARG, it's not like he created the script for an actual movie in just a month or so.

[@Gwilherm]

@@mantha6912 y'all a bunch of haters. look at the final products before criticize!

[@lilbug1592]

I like to listen to background noise/music while i’m drawing, and night mind’s channel has been really interesting and entertaining to listen to in the background!

[@popperscore]

ReignBot and Nexpo put out similar great content, you should check them out

[@lilbug1592]

Oh yeah! I’ve seen Nexpo before a couple times, but not ReignBot! I’ll be sure to check them out!

[@buttonstheturtle1843]

Her calling for Mia sounds like those scenes in movies where someone finds their loved one's body- she sounds more teary than scared

[@spinach001]

Riley actually screams "Let me out"

[@gingertheawesome]

I love the idea of an arg where they film paranormal stuff and use paranormal things to cover up the reality of an actual, real murder plot. Probably not where it’s headed, but it makes me super excited.

[@theflyingspaget]

The Blair Witch Project?

[@JoelRiter]

@@theflyingspaget you're out of line, but you're right.

[@secretxxstars]

I've been watching Paranormal Paranoids since Reignbot covered it and it is so excellent, I'm a huge wuss when it comes to horror films and rarely watch them but I'm very excited to see this develop and watch it. your commentary on the internet being freedom for artistic success was very inspiring, Nick, and honestly made me teary-eyed. as a writer myself who hopes to publish someday in whatever avenue is available to me, I'm so grateful and hopeful about the ways the internet is increasing accessibility to all kinds of artists.

[@GmodPlusWoW]

*1:* JESUS, that prison episode felt like it was straight out of Silent Hill. *2:* The school too, what a wild ride! *3:* Is Riley secretly a psyker? *4:* YUP. YUP. THAT'S A FUCKING DEMON IN THE WINDOW. *5:* That call to the Police Department seemed to have those animal sounds in the background. Either their K9 unit has been bulked out with attack chihuahuas, OR the "PD" is another machination of that Icon of Sin wannabe in the window. Which is still really fucking scary. *6:* If this story does manage to become a full-blown feature film, roll on Shelby Oaks. *7:* Welp, this got me excited. I'm gonna have to keep my eye on Shelby Oaks... *ADDENDUM NEARLY TWO YEARS LATER:* I just noticed the jaw on the Icon of Sin. JESUS FUCKING CHRIST how did I miss that?!

[@crimsonngb32]

Chris stuckmann: allow me to introduce myself

[@shad0wed_s1gnals]

attack chihuahuas 😂 🐶🔪

[@jasonhunter2819]

A psyker and daemons show up? Heavy flamers it is then.

[@c0rn651]

oh course the prison felt like that its 100% real and you can tour it

[@GmodPlusWoW]

@@shad0wed_s1gnals Either that or drug-hunting coyotes, upon retrospect.

[@K1LLERHUSBANDO]

the videos for Paranormal Paranoids give me such nostalgia for another paranormal series i was obsessed with as a kid. i'm not sure how many others know about this series, but it's a book series called "Skeleton Creek" by Patrick Carmen. the series is told by two perspectives, the books that play as a diary for the male lead, and a series of locked videos that are filmed by the female lead. the two of them pair together to piece the paranormal legends of their own, with each piece of information only making you want to dig in more. i HIGHLY recommend it for anyone else who love a good puzzle of media to solve.

[@mitchdouglas9844]

If you go frame by frame around 21:02 ish, you can clearly see the ghost standing on the right already looking at them. He basically did the ghoul equivalent of a cough to get someone's attention since they all blatantly walked past him without so much as a word xD

[@dantesgarbagefire4844]

I like the Paranormal Paranoids because it definitely gives me the same vibes as Marble Hornets. The early KZbin vlog style, the glitchy camera interruptions, the little things in the background of shots, etc. It all feels very similar. I’m really excited to see where this entire story goes from here.

[@pontiusthepilot]

It's 10:30pm and Nick just dropped a new video. It's gonna be a great night.

[@erselley9017]

"Every bone he had was broken and the mop was so far down his throat that the strings were coming out of his mouth. No signs of a struggle" Im sorry....are you suggesting he swallowed the mop on purpose? For what? To practice his fire swallowing techniques?

[@JamesiaInc]

Not necessarily. "No signs of a struggle" =/= "No struggle", it just means that there are no marks, bruises, things like that.

[@dalpz205]

More likely they meant no defensive wounds. Wounds that happen as you're defending yourself.

[@DolusVulpes]

@@JamesiaInc it could also mean that he was unconscious when it was done to him, since most ways to knock someone out also leave them fairly helpless.

[@niksooxyz]

maybe he was having a yumy meal:)

[@erselley9017]

Yeah I understood that. It just amused me they said it after they showed a photo of a mop protruding from his mouth. However I do appreciate the professional pretend youtube forensic investigators schooling me. I myself am a professional pretend KZbin NTSB investigator so if you ever need advice on an airplane crash im the girl you need to speak to. I sometimes dip into professional pretend KZbin FBI criminal profiler but thats just a side hustle.😁😁😁

[@FallingBloodrain]

Door violently shakes and rattles Riley: "waits 3 seconds opens door and goes out after saying she doesn't feel safe" Me: Bet.

[@Mike55690]

Been here ever since your Marble Hornets Explained started and till this day, every single video from then to now still always amazes me in terms of quality and attention to detail, stellar work as always Nick, keep up the phenomenal work !

[@W0lfenstrike]

Damn! This is too well made to be a disposable ARG, the acting is legitimately believable and I was at the edge of my seat watching the room sequence. I'm glad that Chris will get to depict and/or expand over this series, I can see the potential in it for a full length film.

[@ratkinzluver33]

This is one of those rare times where I already knew about the ARG before Night Mind covered it! I feel kinda proud.

[@karak962]

Same! High five!

[@enterusername4650]

This was an arg?

[@BonkProd]

Chris was one of the major influences that Even got me into film in the first place, now nearly 6 years ago. His reviews and amateur films have always been a joy to watch and I’ve always played his reviews as background noise to doing chores. I absolutely love his work and I’m super excited that he finally gets to show what he’s got to the world on the big screen.

[@realityhelix564]

The way I was like "Girl leave him, he does NOT care about you!" As soon as Peter started acting Like That.

[@Peekeon05]

The scene where her screams turn into strange sounds of the forest is undeniably one of the most chilling things I've ever seen. Really well done, bravo.

[@CJUGames]

Curious to see what Chris does with this. Overall a great ARG 👍

[@marioe3617]

Chris created it lol

[@thefullmetaltitan9732]

@@marioe3617 I don’t think he did. I think the studio created it with the hopes of turning it into a movie. Then they hired Chris.

[@marioe3617]

@@thefullmetaltitan9732 Nah Chris mentioned many times that he wrote the script ages ago before this ARG come out. Also you can kind of see Chris spilling into the episodes. They filmed in the shawshank prison which Chris mentioned is a dream location for him and also the box of dvds Jess has are literally the movies that inspired Chris to get into filmmaking, Signs, Spider-Man ect. And I would imagine the old cam corder is what Chris used to make his old short films with his friends. I think it’s just all viral marketing for the film making it seem like it’s based on true events.

[@JustCallMeMeghan]

@@thefullmetaltitan9732 Yeah, he wrote/produced this whole thing.

[@NodDisciple1]

@@marioe3617 What film?

[@revenant849]

Night mind: look at the horns The frame: b l a c k

[@rgmartist6825]

i love your videos, and this is a prime example of why; you can hear your excitement, your smile, both when you make jokes you know are a little cheesy, and when youre going into tiny but important details that we can tell youre proud you noticed. Your passion about the platform given to independent creators and the work you do. youre one of the best "spooky video" channels out there imo. ps. could totally be the voice of a night vale style unfiction podcast

[@LezbeOswald]

"glitches broke the immersion/made it obvious it was an arg :/" lol some ppl don't know how to have fun. also, i totally buy that this n01r person was just messing with the video to add creepy/dramatic stuff to mess with jess. and i think n01r's connected to mia somehow, if they're not the same person. they just have too much access to riley's stuff...

[@wherewiiwentwrong]

Could be that N01r is actually the creature in the window.

[@Quandry1]

There is other things about the video that just do not fit the time that's being talked bout. They tried to hide it better than most. But there are lots of times where things get too close to the camera and become too crystal clear. Faces are way too clear up close to the camera, both of these are specially noticable when moving. Things are fuzzy but there isn't enough random digital artifacting in different ways that would have shown up much more clearly on old video's... It's the video stuff that throws me out of it. So i kind of agree with NM there.

[@LezbeOswald]

@Junzu 96 i totally think something's up with jess too. i can't quite parce out what though. part of me thinks that if n01r isn't mia then jess might be, but that's much more of a stretch haha.

[@slime_sam4321]

@@Quandry1 Personally, I don't mind the lack of digital artifacts. It would make sense given the era it was purportedly recorded in (2005-2008) and it woild be more immersive, but I think watching shoddy, low fidelity video wouldn't be incredibly fun to pay attention to. While ARGs are built to be immersive, they're also built to be approachable to watch.

[@Aster_Risk]

It's not fun when an arg or unfiction project sucks. Some of us need more than something laughable and half-assed.

[@Michael_Breiter]

One thing I'd like to see go big is TheSunVanished. A tv series of it would be amazing, especially if it was done faithfully. Doesn't even have to be about the main guy, could be another random survivor.

[@rattoota]

41:55 Mia's dating a guy named Robert. That could be their initials rather than Riley and Mias.

[@Mrshadowmind14]

Always love when a new paranomal series pops up on this channel. also happy belated birthday.

[@fish6911]

I think ReignBot made a cool video about this too, I was hoping you'd get to it soon.

[@shad0wed_s1gnals]

yup. she did! :D

[@karak962]

Your show us what you've got speech made me burst into tears, especially once you mentioned games. I'm a game developer and my hope is just to reach people's hearts. You've reached mine.

[@Kuriboh1008]

AYYE CLASSIC SPIDER-MAN CARTOON MEME *AND* A DANGANRONPA CHARACTER?

[@pugpugsly2829]

What

[@Church__666-6]

What kind of games have you developed?

[@paranormalnightmaretv]

Great Job.. Hope you're doing well.....

[@PointFear]

O

[@camerabox1]

nick: did you see it *me who puts nightmind on in the backround while painting* no...

[@crimsonngb32]

Nice how whoever started the arg gave Chris the IP of paranormal paranoids. I can’t wait to see how he makes a full, finished, hopefully mostly explained story

[@marioe3617]

Chris is the one behind it

[@phillyknox]

Bolted over as soon as I saw the theme of this one this project rocks

[@wrightblan1501]

So, Hiding in My Home…

[@4shotpastas]

Man that closing message was awesome. I love to see online artists get somewhere with their art that they couldn't have done without the internet.

[@azrealelric5101]

Yeah I cannot wait to see how this turns out. I have wondered for years when someone would take the Blair Witch approach to marketing as it made the film all the more "real". The mockumentaries were great, the website, this honestly is the next evolutionary step and I cannot wait to see it all unfold. Nick again I love your channel and being able to go and check out all these other creators channels. Keep all six eyes open for what's next.

[@MasterCorvid]

Legit one of my favorite channels on this site. You bring everything I love about the internet straight to my face. ❤️

[@xXTrueSeekerXx]

I have watched this covered by several other Horrortubers, but Nick, I am very excited to watch you cover this! Can't wait to get off work so I can do so!

[@KaioruChan]

That sound of animals screaming outside the house of the `last message` video - I am Almost 100% certain that that audio was used in an episode of Paranormal State where (I believe) someone had built a house in the woods, using a bunch of trees from there and nature didn`t like it or something like that. They "recorded" those sounds and claimed that it was the spirits of the woods gathering or something, I don`t remember exactly. But again, I am almost certain that it`s the same audio.

[@isitleeyourelookingfor6352]

Can I just say that the way you tell these stories but still support the creators is so cool? Like I just love that you make sure they get the views and attention they deserve, it's really cool :)

[@pkae]

I used to adore Chris Stuckmann, and watched his reviews for anything and everything I watched. I am so proud and excited for him, as well as the team behind Paranoid Paranormals

[@NightMind]

Go to www.huntakiller.com/nightmind and use the code NIGHTMIND for 20% off your first box! NOTE: If you're having trouble seeing the image in the window, I've used community posts to show you a brightened shot: kzbin.info/door/58IKuPHnZkdCZ6T5mSRGCgcommunity?lb=UgzZnqIhmc4fVUBVCvF4AaABCQ

[@mysteriousbigiron2588]

Thank you for uploading

[@idoparkourlolatleastithink9616]

Kanye be like: I'm kanye

[@mysteriousbigiron2588]

@@idoparkourlolatleastithink9616 Kanye is kinda cringe

[@mysteriousbigiron2588]

You upload truly godly content

[@mysteriousbigiron2588]

@@idoparkourlolatleastithink9616 STOP

[@kymellin]

I really appreciate when you provide a playlist or link to watch the mystery unfold. Thank you!

[@ghost-facedhindu4275]

Watching this video during a thunderstorm, so... Surround sound!

[@ghostofsparta1045]

🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩

[@wutheringheightsmedley]

ur monologue at the end really hit me with nostalgia. ive been subscribed to ur channel since i was 10 when i saw ur first marble hornets analysis. im 16 now and am still a huge fan of ur channel and args/unfiction. keep up the amazing work cuz if ur mission with the channel was to give a stage to internet horror, u sure as hell did a good job doing it. much love.

[@NootalieWalf]

16:33 honestly this is some of the best webseries acting I’ve ever seen. She just does a wonderful job across the whole thing, but holy shit her level of sincerity in this scene is so captivating 🤩

[@F0rtuneLT]

"you saw it right?" me, eyes touching the screen: "oh yea totally dude"

[@ratkingah]

As a wise man once said, “It can’t hurt you when it’s not in fullscreen.”

[@Keirnoth]

Love your positivity at the end. Good and respected popular creators often spend their time promoting smaller creators for this reason. This is really well made if it is what it is.

[@kyju8987]

dude ur passionate little rant near the end there gave me life like THANK U as a writer (not in horror or nonfiction but that's neither here nor there) and aspiring SUCCESSFUL one lmao, and one who has no "professional" background but who loves what he does more than anything, it's just so good to hear someone else say what i also feel, and just, yeah lol thank u bro, we need more ppl like u

[@AL-lh2ht]

Something to note about Christ that goes against Night Minds rant against the establishment. Christ Stuckman has made several short films that have made it into festivals and even went to a film school while also being a youtube. I don't know if he finished but to say he appeared out of nowhere or that he did not grind for many years. Even then this is not a major film and if you know about the industry there is no gatekeeping and instead, anyone can and does make features.

[@Wandergirl108]

Am I seriously the only one who cannot see jack diddly squat during the part at like minute 35/36 when Night Mind is talking about seeing a creature in the window? Because I can't see shit, I'm straining my eyes for every replay and there is nothing there as far as I can tell. Am I just blind?

[@tanuki9691]

you have to turn your brightness allll the way up. It's pretty hard to see still though, look for the movement

[@nerdjournal]

it's subtle. but I can make it out. It kind of looks like some form of skull with horns sticking out. Not like curved ones though from what I can tell kinda straight well slightly bent.. it's so subtle at this point it's almost possible to just be pareidolia. I hope Chris doesn't drop the ball. I'm rooting for him.

[@inyrui]

because nothing is there lmao

[@savethebees2574]

I couldn't make out an actual figure, but I could see some movement. For reference, it moves from the lower center to the upper left, then down to the lower left

[@nerdjournal]

@@savethebees2574 night mind posted a link in one of the comment threads to a picture of it where you can see it really well..

[@NicholasBurress]

I could’ve sworn I saw “Riley” written on a stone in the prison episode. I’ll watch it again to be sure.

[@lolucorn1]

Well is there?

[@tragedythetragedy5015]

He was never heard from again...

[@fluffixation]

"Paranormal Paranoids" scans to Alexander Hamilton and I am beyond annoyed at myself for noticing that and ruining this for myself just by seeing the notification for this upload. Oh well. Cheers, mate, hope you've been well.

[@brianmercerjr2282]

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[@ikonyk4370]

Plz explain. The musical or the actual person?

[@MercuryIsDumb]

I’m confused

[@PeaceAndFlame]

@@ikonyk4370 they mean it has the same pacing and syllable count as "Alexander Hamilton", making it possible to sing the words "paranormal paranoids" to the tune of "Alexander Hamilton" from Hamilton the musical

[@fluffixation]

@@ikonyk4370 The opening number from the musical, when he sings "Alexander Hamilton, my name is Alexander Hamilton" - you can sing it to the same tune and it works. I can't tell you HOW many seven-syllable phrases that line has ruined for me.

[@Litepaw]

21:08 I legit got chills from seeing that. Haven't had that happen to me in years from any of these types of videos.

[@souleater1937]

If the thing on the window was a wendigo then I believe that the man coming up to the window is Peter because wendigos represent self aggrandizing greed which Peter seeks with the yt channel even at the cost of Rileys fear and discomfort with continuing the series

[@glasses8560]

Your voice is....weirdly mesmerizing ....Its calming

[@juliemassam933]

Also, thank you Nick for encouraging us. I needed to hear that "show me what you've got", to get me back in the creative game.

[@rewenemp]

Gotta say Riley entirely deserved what came to her. Really? *B A N G S C A R Y N O I S E S* “Hm, what should I do? Open the door? Open the door!” *opens, gets charged by a ghost, closes the door.* “Hm, okay. Bad choice. What next…Open the door? Open the door!” *opens door and walks into ghostly darkness*

[@spleens4200]

I kept saying “don’t open the door” like I forgot this girl couldn’t hear me xD

[@SSH0LE.]

please, please, PLEASE do a breakdown/ deep dive of gemini home entertainment! i know there’s some other “explained” videos on it, but imo they didn’t do it justice like i know you would! i’m so bad at this stuff and i can’t find any time lines online or anything explaining the website, the alt website, the new videos on the “cillian chamberlain” channel, the whole video game, plus whatever else is out there i don’t know about! tbh i’m surprised you haven’t yet, it’s just so good and very unique as far as the analog horror genre goes. ofc i’ll be grateful for whatever you decide to put out on your channel, just thought i’d shoot my shot lol

[@JoelRiter]

That inspirational speech about being open with your creativity. Been dealing a lot with mental illness lately and it was something I needed to hear. Thank you.