World of Horror: Adapting Junji Ito

[@OmnislashVII]

You're totally right. The minute his art or ideas start moving they just come off as cheesy and silly. Way scarier as just still images. Interested in World of Horror now.

[@pimscrypt]

Highly recommend it! I believe a bunch of new stuff have been added since I made this video too!

[@Gaawachan]

The black text screen before the reveal of the boss reminds me of the NES game Sweet Home, which has a little build-up to each enemy you fight; foes don't show up right away on the field, and a tense little tune similar to the drowning song from Sonic the Hedgehog plays, then there's a beat of silence, and then the monster shows up. If you're unfamiliar with Sweet Home, I do recommend looking it up, if only for the novelty of seeing an NES horror game that actually managed to do some spoopy stuff well.

[@pimscrypt]

I've heard of Sweet Home many times. I'd love to play it someday, and watch the film it was based on. Thank you for reminding me of it!

[@MistyDusker]

I think the issue you're pointing out is consistent with people who want every comic adapted. Comics are an underappreciated medium. Most of the time I think they execute stories as well if not better (at times) than live action or animation depending on the material. Some people just can't sit down and read a comic and companies that adapt stories don't get what makes comics/novels special. Sometimes adaptations can compete or do better but I find it annoying how much film depends on written/drawn content. Not everything needs to be turned into a film to be appreciated. But I'm a weirdo that thinks the best way to tell stories is in song format.

[@SamanthaSaunderz]

I first read most of his works with in a 5 day period, and it's messed me up big time, but his art inspires my own and as a fan of horror fan I can't look away and love his work! Once again amazing video!

[@GooeyGremlin]

The sound design in that game is just SO FRIGGIN GOOD.

[@SwedishGhostLovers]

Really good video, Pim! Junji Ito is magically horrifying!

[@spookytrevor2]

I'm so glad I found this channel you're awesome!

[@pimscrypt]

Thank you!

[@rngwrldngnr]

I remeber reading, I think The Hunter of the Dark, or some other late Lovecraft story and remember being struck by the impression, after having seen so many stories by him and others where characters continue writing down their stories well beyond the point where it seems meaningless or even harmful to continue writing as opposed to running away or whatever, that in this case it felt more like the cosmic horror had sort of possessed the protagonist, that they were compelled to sit there writing it all down by like, the mental weight of the horror, despite knowing that it was putting them in more danger. I mostly think of this because of the discussion of weird tonal dissonance in the middle of the horror story in game where you suddenly run errands before returning to the middle of a horrible encounter. I wonder if that would be something that the game could lean into, having some flexibility built into the more gamey elements so that when they intrude into later parts of the game they could potentially be used to heighten the idea that something was wrong rather than just killing the tension.

[@Thaelyn1312]

"Nightmare Friend" lol I love it ^.^

[@pimscrypt]

Nightmare Friends are the best friends!

[@Extryva]

Nej du såhär; komplimanger är ju överskattade så jag TACKAR för denna välskrivna debut med klockrena observationer! Jag hade utan tvekan kunna tänka mig att titta på detta en morgon som inspiration, även om jag aldrig hade hört talas om dig förut.

[@pimscrypt]

You have a thing with words, fina jävla människa! Tack som faen!

[@JediBunny]

Another excellent video. Junji Ito’s work is so beautiful; I love seeing people discuss it and you did a great job - I had no idea about that horror game! P.S. your cat is so cute!!!

[@pimscrypt]

Thank you, I highly recommend checking the game out! The cat belonged to some friends, and sadly she passed away earlier this year. It hit pretty hard, but I’m glad that she at least is kind of immortalized in this video.

[@JediBunny]

@@pimscrypt oh no, I’m so sorry to hear that 😿 losing pets - even friends’ pets, can feel like losing a friend or family member. Seemed like such a cute, sweet cat from the video 💞

[@HowlettsHooligan]

6:00 since I didn’t wash my hands after placing my hands in one page such as this, that might explain why I haven’t been feeling at my best...

[@ScarabD]

19:43 Love how your cat is just like... "they dead?... only I need feeding... meh worry about it after a nap."

[@pimscrypt]

It wasn’t my cat, but we really hit it off. Unfortunately she passed away last year, but at the very least she’s been immortalized in this video. 💜

[@zhnsheel]

I am now thinking of Annihilation 2018 and how it at times fucked off and let it’s horror imagery breathe for a moment. It was also quite good with its own cosmic horror and not telling the viewer how they should feel. I wonder what a Junji Ito adaptation in a similar style would’ve looked like. Thank you for this video it was a joy 🧡

[@pimscrypt]

Thank you so much! And I agree, Annihilation is fantastic in that regard!

[@CuriousInsanity413]

I think I've seen World of Horror mentioned in regards to Junji Ito before (by SuperEyepatchWolf I think) and I'm glad I watched this and was reminded of it because it seems like such a cool game.

[@raydillon]

Great first video! And I'm surprised I hadn't heard of this game. Gotta check it out! Thanks!

[@j.d1972]

This game needs more attention, I love it and i know others will too

[@pimscrypt]

Indeed.

[@hmmokay.4807]

I got so into the Junji Ito content, I forgot I was here for World of Horror

[@Singformefriend]

I really should read more Junji Ito. It's been like ten years since i read Uzumaki. I love that he seems to be such a sweet guy, behind all these dark stories. Great video, by the way. Will surely check out World of Horror.

[@pimscrypt]

The Enigma of Amigara Fault is very much worth a read! I don’t feel Gyo gets as much credit as Uzumaki but that one is also really good!

[@davelucky77]

I know this video is 4 years old and I'm a little bit late at the party, but 1) I love it and 2) I feel the inadaptability of Lovecraft's work on the screen comes from the fact that the narrator is always intradiegetic and the narration is always through his words, which leave place for the reader to fill up what is not said. Simplistic idea but : The Color Out of Space movie would work way better in black and white because the audience would have to fill what is not shown, the color.

[@pimscrypt]

If you didn’t already know, I’m happy to share that there is in fact a black and white version film adaptation of The Color Out of Space, a German film called Die Farbe. I haven’t seen it myself, but I guess one of the potential downsides is that it supposedly takes a whole bunch of liberties with the source material that may make it feel too different from the original story.

[@KasseJasse]

Jag skulle kalla den här videon för vad en lärd människa skulle kalla : "Bra skit" Ser fram emot nästa video!

[@pimscrypt]

Tack! ❤️ Ska göra mitt bästa för att fortsätta bidra med b r a s k i t.

[@melad5926]

Absolutely fantastic video! I feel like this deserves way more views than it has, I agree with absolutely everything you said! Personally- I've been on a journey to find an objective solution to the problems faced by trying to adapt Ito's work, and I believe that I recently found the answer in the most unconventional way I could've. If you want to have a discussion about this and to hear my ideas and perspective on the matter- my twitter is @RamujiHorror. You can DM me there if you so choose. In any case, thanks for making such a wonderful video! I hope I'll be able to share my ideas soon!

[@pimscrypt]

Thank you so much! Really! I appreciate that a lot!

[@melad5926]

@@pimscrypt Omg thank you so much!!!! I totally didn't expect that! Also the reason I said it was the "objective way" was more so due to the fact that I found a way to remove all of the intrinsic fundamental issues that people face when trying to adapt his work. I hope to see more Ito related content in your future, you're really well spoken and the structure of this video was wonderful!

[@searchingfororion]

Me: I've read and seen some *really* gruesome things, including having a section of my skull removed, so I think I've a strong tolerance for fuc- *OMG NOT THE EYE!!!* Well. I gained a valuable lesson.

[@saton6221]

For a moment I forgot I was watching a World of Horror video. Haha

[@colinedgar6742]

Hey what was that saxophone song at the beginning? That was nuts.

[@pimscrypt]

It's called Among the Sef, by Colin Stetson. It was featured in the trailer for the anime adaptation of Uzumaki!

[@colinedgar6742]

@@pimscrypt of course it's Colin Stetson, I should have thought of that. Who else is 90% onomatopoeia? Thanks!

[@FrokenKeke]

Snail scene and needle in the eye are major NOPE.

[@pimscrypt]

It’s so gross and I love it!

[@roseanoctuaasmr]

I also think that the color takes a lot away. I don't know why but I thought it looked wrong that the anime was in color.

[@IzzieJellyfish]

Please tell that cat I love them.

[@pimscrypt]

I’ll let her know the next time I see her! 💙

[@linguinnilucas4324]

Solid video!

[@Furore2323]

+1 Transparency points

[@renaigh]

Junji Ito would be perfect in the PSX Style.

[@pimscrypt]

Would at least be interesting to see!

[@dolfuny]

Me... In my bra The only clothing one needs for their top half lol (I just like wearing bras tho)

[@nichtschwert3307]

I suppose w'll get to test your hypothesis once more whan that Uzumaki anime comes out!

[@pimscrypt]

I'm really looking forward to watching that!

[@BobLogical]

Junji Ito Collection was the worst anime of 2018 by far (except maybe Goblin Slayer). Hoping Toonami does a better job since they seem to be going for kind of a motion comic vibe, but I don't know.

[@pimscrypt]

I'm skeptical about that Uzumaki adaptation, but if they're going for the same esthetic as in the trailer then it definitely could be better than the Junji Ito Collection!

[@HowlettsHooligan]

I think the reason the Junji Ito collection didn’t live up to it’s potential was because it was placed in the hands of studio deen who’s been on a downward spiral (pun intended)

[@Transparencyboo]

Huge love!

[@pimscrypt]

u 2 gurls ❤️❤️❤️

[@fafo867]

Gio was pretty fucked up tho

[@thelegendofner0]

Are you related to Ragnar? You talk and look Just like him lol

[@pimscrypt]

This is just what everyone looks like in the nordic countries.