PULSE & FEARDOTCOM: The Rise of "Internet Horror"

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0:00 Introduction to Internet Horror
6:00 Pulse
12:20 Feardotcom

[@RyanHollinger]

In case last week's video wasn't scary enough... so... *What's the scariest movie about Internet Horror?* BTW, I noticed a slight typo in one of the film reference tags, but getting this video monetised was hell so... I'll live with it!

[@axelcordova8262]

How about you review both of the Unfriended movies, which is basically a boomer's take on internet horror. Edit: Oh, I almost forgot my obligatory request for Night in the Woods and Pink Floyd's The Wall

[@ally-20]

Please do one on Goodnight Mommy, or The lodge by severen fiala and veronika Franz.

[@MannyCalavera83]

"searching" was pretty good! ( Could you please do "ravenous" some day? Robert Carlyle, Guy Pierce, Jeremy Davies and great music by Damon Albarn)

[@auggiemain]

@@axelcordova8262 the first one was pretty nice but the second one was hilarious lmao

[@joaopedrom5365]

Please talk about dead space

[@JJMomoida]

Internet ghosts is certainly a compelling argument for getting Express VPN.

[@AuraTheRilu]

😂😂

[@andreworders7305]

They chose a good video to sponsor

[@darylchurch2115]

Are you tired of constantly having to fight off Japanese ghosts crawling out of your screen? Try Express VPN

[@dem7556]

The devil is trying to possess my computer? Blocked, reported.

[@lastemperor3618]

Literally the first thing what Ryan says wow 👍👏👏👏

[@jphodge]

The black wall stains in the original Pulse look almost exactly like the “shadows” created when the a-bombs fell on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Considering it’s a japanese film, that has to be where the visual inspiration came from.

[@RyanHollinger]

Nice observation

[@jphodge]

@@RyanHollinger thanks!

[@rosiejl2798]

I was also about to say this.

[@scifislack]

Didn't even think about this whilst watching it but makes a lot of sense, really puts the death in a new context.

[@fabrisseterbrugghe8567]

Should've read down before I commented. 😃

[@iAmPimmiCue]

"look at this scene and tell me internet ghosts aren't scary" Bruh that scene was so dark I could barely see anything

[@pipitameruje]

Me, being a chicken: drops down into the comments, just to avoid that particular bit of the video.

[@CoOlKyUbI96]

I was watching this video at night with the lights turned off. And still I was only able to slightly see some movements lmao. It was so dark 😂

[@latina_fangirl]

I had the lights on and my phone's brightness all the way up; I only knew something happened when the guy screamed lol.

[@carlosguevara3244]

All I seen was a set of teeth and eyes and heard someone scream 😂

[@isaacmelendez2241]

The hands were the ghost's and the ghost slowly came up to look at the guy with a look like they were staring into his soul lol

[@ScrilboBaggins]

I always thought the cover of FearDotcom was scarier than the actual movie.

[@jsc315]

The site feardotcom .com even back then made me lol

[@RydiaMerchan]

Agreed. It was on a magazine at a video store my friend worked at. It freaked us out when we went into see him.

[@Laurazomg]

It scared me as a kid then when I watched it aged like 27 I was like wtf is this

[@SnailHatan]

Most cheap horror flick covers are. Edit: Scratch that, most horror movie covers in general

[@specificsoup]

That’s so disappointing hahaha that’s a movie I kinda hope would actually get remade, but into something better

[@anxiousopossum]

The ghost confrontation scene in Pulse was one of the few movie scenes that gave me horrible nightmares and really freaked me out. To this day it's one of the most memorable scenes in any movie I've ever watched, something about it when I first saw it at 17 stuck with me and makes my blood run cold to this day.

[@JeanMarceaux]

I guess it's just a thing about J-horror. Someday, someone will find a movie in the genre that will traumatize and haunt them. For me, it was the original Ringu, the moment with the deformed eye scared me so badly, I would refuse to lock the doors in bathrooms and vacuum clean the house when I was alone. I was afraid the ghost is there to get me, and I won't hear it coming. I was also 12 at the time, which probably was a bad idea.

[@78deathface]

Kairo really predicted the loneliness and isolation of the internet and social media in 2020

[@globetrekker86]

@78deathface: Exactly. kzbin.info/www/bejne/mqeXnHeNqrp3isU

[@JeanMarceaux]

Japan has a long history of loneliness and isolation to refer to. Why else would they have a specific word for those who die alone in their apartments, their bodies left to rot until the neighbors complain?

[@dimwitdove3813]

Wasn’t the internet the only thing keeping us connected in 2020. Without it we’d have all be locked in our houses and not able to see or talk to anyone. If anything it showed us how lucky we are to have a place where we can connect with people, despite our current situation.

[@JeanMarceaux]

@Donnie Delvecchio kodokushi.

[@melvinthebravefish9788]

This hits different in 2023

[@maxgc6413]

Pulse is ingeniously creepy with its setup. There's something about that choppy internet video footage that gets under your skin along with the dim lighting that only seems to get darker. K Kurosawa is a master of various genres and glad Arrow restored it on blu ray. Cure is also a masterwork.

[@ewanhodson9627]

Highly Agree with Cure

[@sevatarlives185]

Do you think Pulse was trying to say something with the ash silhouettes the ghosts leave that's a bit lost on non-Japanese audiences? You know, Hiroshima and Nagasaki? Something about the uncaring and impersonal universality of death, or how the Internet can preserve something long dead as indelibly as a corpse burnt into stone by an atomic blast? Just a thought. Really enjoy your videos by the way!

[@elvingearmasterirma7241]

The same fears about people forgetting how to socialise came around with books, when they became easier to print and distribute and more people began reading more. What I'm saying here is, people have always liked avoiding socialisation. Yea...

[@yellowtheyellow]

@Synapse I assume post printing press. It’s an interesting idea if it’s true, worth looking into.

[@elvingearmasterirma7241]

@Synapse Around the time the press machines became a thing. I dont remember exactly when, dates are not my strong suit. And upon checking, the oldest press was in the 1440. Streamlined for commercial use in 1450. Books were always around yes, but the printing press revolutionised books because they didn't need to make copies by hand anymore. Which took time. And was expensive. Making books expensive. And the printing press just got more and more streamlined. In the Western world at least. Keep in mind we are not talking world world history here

[@merchantfan]

@@elvingearmasterirma7241 That and novel reading when it became more of a thing where people were afraid it would drive you crazy (or at least women crazy)- bc it was one thing to read the Bible or read about science, but reading just for fun? Scandalous

[@elvingearmasterirma7241]

@@merchantfan Ah humanity. I wonder what kind of movies they'd have made if they had access to film technology we have. I mean, beyond the short films they made when the technology became avaliable. More like full length horror films.

[@Iron-Bridge]

Imagine if telegraph technology stood still. We'd be reading all this with dots and dashes.

[@EBurns91]

Whelp. That's one way to sell people on a VPN...

[@lud3445]

Buy your subscription before the dark web discovers how to get not only all possible info about you but also your SOUL.

[@adamgray1753]

Alot of people have already put their souls up for sale, @@lud3445. Soon enough they will be put on Luciferslist...

[@RecklessInternetting]

"Not that I've ever tried acid" *Says everyone who has tried acid but doesn't want to get demonetised*

[@AcolytesOfHorror]

damn, that intro where ryan describes the internet as this enigma that "feeds off our wants and needs" was poetic as hell

[@padillaisabele]

The DVD cover for feardotcom haunted me as a kid and seeing it on prime video again last month definitely gave me a good freak out lol

[@littlejam5984]

Didn't know the US Version of Pulse was a Remake but considering how shit is was well now it makes sense

[@scifislack]

I honestly think Pulse is a really good film with 2 distinct halves, a creepy ghost story about loneliness about our relationship with the internet and how we are drawn to the internet as a way to bring us further together but only makes us feel more alone and isolated. Then you have the second half which turns into a The Last Man on Earth esc nightmare where a stain leaves the only remnants of people now forgotten. Glad you're talking about it, honestly, a great time capsule of how we saw the internet at that time.

[@TheSydneyLad]

This is the only dialogue exchange from Fear Dot Com, and the first line isn't 100% word for word: "Why would someone want to watch someone die?" "Why do you think those survival shows are so popular?"

[@atzarelgalvan9930]

Idk but like the one movie that freaks me out is “White Noise”... reasons why you shouldn’t watch spooky movies as a child!!!..

[@bbrbbr-on2gd]

I miss that trailer voice over guy, I can still hear him saying "White Noise". Lol

[@LetsCrashThisParade]

Even when I haven't seen the movies discussed: I CANT NOT watch a Ryan Hollinger video...

[@smegid586]

Fear Dot Com's cover art used to terrify me. Seeing it would ruin my day.

[@tristantries9211]

That's oddly endearing. I also got scared of stuff like that it's nice I wasn't alone

[@Hereisfia]

Me too!! Whenever my parents took me to blockbuster, this dvd was on full display in the same spot every time and I had to cover my eyes EVERY TIME

[@abbyniloingsigh7188]

I think you’re forgetting about the O.G internet ghost horror movie. . . . Scooby Doo and the Phantom Virus

[@madeleinesmith3062]

*Scooby-Doo and the Cyber Chase but yes the villain was called that

[@Gromek999]

You should give Frankenstein’s Army a go, love that movie

[@elektra81516]

The monsters in that film have some really unique designs. World War 2 horror is very underappreciated imo.

[@alexbristol4413]

An absolute banger!!

[@GoatedJoyBoy]

Was a great movie really brutal and creepy

[@isaac_r_s2716]

The mosquito monster actually gave me a pretty scary nightmare when I saw that movie and to this day one of my scariest nightmares but only one of about 20 that I could remember in the past 3 years or so

[@breeban3388]

Yoooo, are you gonna make any more mordhau videos?

[@coconopalito]

Watched Pulse less than an year ago. And despite the B-movie acting, it is one of the scariest movies I have ever seen. I must admit, despite being over 27 years old, I kept wanting to close my eyes throughout the movie. Glad you picked this one

[@GatheringFirewood]

I think the scariest example of internet horror is the miniseries Serial Experiments Lain, it has never left my brain

[@thefischdeo]

I've never thought of Lain as horror before but I can totally see it! It's very uncomfortable at times and the atmosphere throughout the entire show is quite eerie. Mix that with all the existential dread and mystery... Hm, maybe I just don't remember it being scary because "PRESENT DAY, PRESENT TIME" and that nice Boa song colored my memories by being very funny and very pretty respectively.

[@adrianomaly1760]

@@thefischdeo do you not remember the like last two episodes bud or did u cleanse them from your memory

[@VanillaEnigma]

@@thefischdeo And you don't seem to understand...

[@harrybechtle4333]

To say nothing of digimon tamers

[@OneInchWalrus]

The DVD cover of FearDotCom is eternally stuck in my head.

[@arcadia7459]

Another banger video Horror Daddy

[@patriciapandacoon7162]

when I was a child, I saw feardotcom with my family. It seriously frightened me and I even still remember a fragment of the nightmare I had that night: I was tied to a chair and these two post-transformation Gremlin-looking things were attacking one another in gruesome ways, then they picked up a table with a computer monitor on it and chanted "FEAR DOT COM" over and over as they brought it closer to me. Years later, I watched the movie again and laughed at how awful it was. Definitely up there in terms of enjoyably bad horror movies.

[@toetoteotictectoe1451]

“Stop talking about Lawnmower Man.” -Bruce Greene

[@Makowh]

I've seen Kairo (Pulse) as a mandatory school cinema day when I was 14 or 15... What in the hell went through the organisators' mind, I never knew, but it borderline traumatised the whole class.

[@Emily-pd2hi]

Why was it mandatory? Indulging in entertainment should never be mandatory.

[@TheDoomBlueShell]

@@Emily-pd2hi School is just like that

[@TheDoomBlueShell]

Reminds me when I was a kid and our Spanish teacher wanted to see Ring and thought this would be perfect for the 13 - 14 years old lol The director prohibited her of choosing movies for years after that

[@kawaiikawaiianimegirl4144]

You gave Ito Junji a shout out and won a prize for being awesome congrats. Also awesome video

[@jpvielleux]

Thanks Ryan! Suggestions: Session 9 The taking of Debrah Logan

[@alwaysxnever]

Session 9 is something I keep thinking he has already covered.lol

[@jpvielleux]

@@alwaysxnever Really? If so I've missed it. I post it every week and totally never expect Ryan to do it. It's just a game at this point. If he already did then I'm gonna feel really dumb, haha.

[@Mikesjeff]

Is Session 9 worth watching? It came up on my Netflix feed the other day but I skipped over it. Will definitely check it out if its any good.

[@jpvielleux]

@@Mikesjeff I think it's a great underrated film. I have yet to hear anyone say they didn't like it. It's really atmospheric and creepy. Give it a watch!

[@sonicghost8845]

@@Mikesjeff I think it’s worth the watch, it’s slow at the beginning but as it picks up it’s really good, there were a few moments that were so bad it was good but overall I recommend it.

[@thewrongsorcerer]

4:00 ...top tier horrors of the early 2000's called Kairo or as we know it in Irish, "Kiero"

[@hapikohw]

Feardotcom was the very first horror movie I watched. I was five, my mom didn't have a babysitter so she took me to see it with her friends.

[@irishjoe2941]

my first horror experience is the Tales of the Crypt series when I was that young

[@hapikohw]

@@irishjoe2941 that's a good first time to have. I hope it didn't traumatize you like mine did me lol.

[@DA-xe7fg]

Y'all lucky, the first horror movie I remember watching was the grudge

[@hapikohw]

@@DA-xe7fg oooh that must have suckkkkedddd. Especially if it was Ju On

[@irishjoe2941]

@@hapikohw lol all I remember is I use to hide in the kitchen to watch it because I wasn’t technically allowed too when I was that young

[@collecting2131]

I'm so glad that a big KZbinr finally covered FeardotCom! And I'm even more happy that it wasn't completely torn apart! Sure it's not a great film, but a very underrated one! I always liked it for its stylish visuals and great atmosphere

[@ManiacMayhem7256]

Yes exactly.

[@user-fn8tq2wg2e]

As a teen, I was traumatized by the original One Missed Call. And I don't use "traumatized" as a joke here: I literally couldn't sleep for several nights on end, spent weeks in constant fear and was seriously considering getting professional help. It took me about six months to completely recover. I have no idea why it affected me so much: other people didn't seem to find it that scary, plus it's about a curse spreading through cell phones, _and I didn't even own a cell phone._ Anyway, I did my best to avoid any mention and any imagery of it from then on, and now I regret clicking on this video SO MUCH.

[@heathernks8]

Saying that "Pulse" is scarier than it sounds, was wild, lol. It sounded scary and it looked terrifying.✌🌻

[@globetrekker86]

@Heather in Kansas: The ghostly female harmonies in Kairo (Pulse) haunt me to this day

[@heathernks8]

@@globetrekker86 I haven't seen it. I haven't seen a lot of the films that Ryan talks about. I just think that Ryan sold himself short on how well he can describe a film, lol, bc it Definitely SOUNDED scary! 👀 🎋♡

[@Moriartart]

I’m so glad you did these films! I hardly hear many channels talk about them (especially as eloquent as you)❤️❤️❤️

[@r.babylon2885]

Personally, I view White Noise as the prequel to Pulse. It just fits so well to me.

[@irishjoe2941]

Wow I actually just rewatched these movies two weeks ago

[@vettethewarlock5448]

"look at this scene and tell me internet ghosts aren't scary" I mean yeah its a scary ghost scene, but what about this clip separates it from any other ghost? what makes it an internet ghost?

[@matman000000]

He was moving very slowly because of low bandwidth.

[@AKADave]

@@matman000000 damn dail-up ghosts!

[@bbrbbr-on2gd]

@@matman000000 the ping is real, ghost out here struggling with lagging. Lol

[@actionjaxon7570]

It's a joke brah

[@rosenrot234]

I'm getting flashbacks to the phelous reviews of these

[@pillmatik4239]

No better short story illustrating the fears of technology than “I have no mouth and I must scream,” by Harlan Ellison. Terrifying stuff and way ahead of it’s time

[@ericwisel4015]

It’s honestly one of the most horrifying concepts to think about. It gives me anxiety, it’s also among the punishments ever thought of

[@Cxrnelius]

The mention of "Stay Alive" in this video brings back memories You should definitely make one on that movie

[@joshupton1673]

I don't think I look forward to new videos with other channels nearly as much as I do yours. Your passion for this genre really is something special, thank you for your amazing videos.

[@lessthantwo44]

I think that the scariest thing for myself is my lack of reaction to "disgusting" or "shocking" images or concepts. My parents were deeply disturbed by how unattached I was to things like violence. I'm not a psychopath, I cry at sad movies and I enjoy comedies, but for some reason ideas like someone torturing someone does nothing to me. I hope that this doesn't become more commonplace, because I try very hard to have more empathy about physical pain.

[@Iol0l281]

Seek help. Now👀👀

[@KrisVic91]

Desensitisation

[@adrianomaly1760]

Ryan: look at this scene and tell me it isn’t scary Me: I’m staring at a blank screen bro. Is the horror that I have to look at myself or

[@poshzombie]

I'm always very humbled in how much work and effort you put into your videos. I'm so proud of you that it is paying off.

[@alwaysxnever]

Oh I have been waiting on you to cover these. This is going to be great.

[@theskoolmustard00]

There used to be a vhs rental store I went to a lot as a kid and the FearDotCom poster they had inside used to scare me so much

[@shallendor]

FearDotCom was such a cool premise, it could of been so much better!

[@skittstuff]

man ryan, you are SO good at this. even for movies i havent seen, your reviews are incredible. you really seem to appreciate film. when i was a kid, i used to think viruses or ghosts would come out of my computer while i slept, lol. you kinda reminded me of that fact, and how we should appreciate movies as art that can play on things we might not often think about. sorry this is random, i just rly love your vids!

[@samskirry2702]

I love feardotcom! It's absolutely terrible, but there's something kind of charming about it. It's so earnest in its approach that I can't help but love its terrible, schlocky nature. I'm glad you exposed people into the miserable world of feardotcom.

[@alexredell5046]

Yo ryan you should do a video on the history of western style horror movies like Bone Tomahawk

[@thatwilightzone4760]

I remember the Fear dot com Movie cover alone had me SHOOK!

[@Farons8]

Gotta say, you’ve been absolutely killing it lately. These videos that explore more obscure/defunct horror sub genres are some of my favorites. This one, the spider one, the car one, all stellar.

[@HotCherry]

Nobody: Ryan: Hoo-ey-ver

[@TechnicJunglist]

CAM was surprisingly good as far as this new genre goes but I'm 37 so Lawnmower Man was a 90s staple in that department.

[@isaac_r_s2716]

“I mean tell me that this scene doesn’t show how internet ghosts are scary..” clip ends up making me chuckle*

[@talleywa5772]

The movie "Untraceable" really hits the mark of internet horror. Even though it's basically a digital silence of the lambs rip-off.

[@harrynewkumet2952]

I should probably go to be- *Ryan Hollinger uploaded*

[@spotlightheory]

Yesss, been so eager to get your take on Kairo. Easily one of the most hauntingly depressing films I’ve ever seen and still gives me that heavy empty feeling in my chest on every rewatch.

[@joshjohnson3938]

Any VPN company couldn't ask for a better KZbin sponsor video

[@azfk]

Ryan I love you work. You give a lot of fresh takes on horror classics and pseudo horror flops alike, and I often find myself looking to you for inspiration. Keep doing what you’re doing

[@lilb1190]

What pulse does so well is how they show how the population is being depleted. In the earlier scenes the city looks busy. There is always something going on in the background. As it goes on, you see fewer and fewer people. Toward the end, one character realizes that he is the only person at the arcade that was really busy just days earlier. The girl who takes the bus finds herself as the only person on the bus in one of the business cities in the world. They never say anything about it, but the characters notice it and are visibly unsettled. I love that aspect of itm

[@vavedern8860]

Pulse is one of my favorite films of all-time. With that being said though, it's probably the most hopeless film I've ever seen and can only watch it in certain circumstances.

[@Haplo699g]

For as many bad takes as Ebert had, he did occasionally come up with something very insightful.

[@trentkelsey4730]

The good thing about the internet is that you can find most anything you want... The bad thing about the internet is that anything can find you too.

[@paulinaenck5797]

Would love to hear your take on videodrome, a weird and great Cronenberg film with similar themes to the ones discussed here

[@drunkenhowler22]

Yay you finally got a look at Pulse! :D I love how creepy and slow that film is, almost as if the dead is no hurry. Awesome vid. :)

[@wawazaza1785]

I remember when I was like 6 the cover of the feardotcom dvd terrified me so much I never went inside the living room at night without the light being on.

[@AlyRoad]

lol I think Serial Experiment Lain does a nice job of showing Internet addictions and fears and it was made a long time ago.

[@TweetedTUMBLe]

“A long time ago” jc 😭

[@AlyRoad]

@@TweetedTUMBLe Well it was talking about this before it was really pushed into the mainstream is what I mean lol ;)

[@PhoenixFireKMS]

I was thinking the same thing! Dang it’d be nice if Ryan would cover an anime

[@sifatshams1113]

I watched Pulse and What Ever Happened To Baby Jane? back to back in 2017. It was a very lonely day. I loved it.

[@mikenewbold1699]

Ryan "i almost know more words than Russell Brand" Hollinger

[@RyanHollinger]

You want me to be less descriptive?

[@redundantfridge9764]

@@RyanHollinger Double down Ryan. Know so many words that it makes Russell Brand look like most modern rappers.

[@Se7enDsinSGaming]

@@RyanHollinger you're becoming cynical and you are falling in love with your own words. Like Stephen King trying to describe a leaf with an essay on how it reflects the day.

[@Huvpalto]

@@RyanHollinger please just keep doing YOUR thing. Don't make any conclusions based on 1, 10, 100 comments. Yahtzee Croshaw once said in a podcast that if a creator changes something about his content or style to please a vocal minority, he might loose the silent majority. (For example, nostalgia critic had terrible disgusting skits, several people told him its cool and he kept making those, slowly loosing the silent majority of his viewers who liked his videos but couldn't stand the skits. Silent majority doesnt give feedback. They just stop watching and move on to something else.) If you want to make meaningful changes to anything about your work, make a poll like "guys, am i being a bit too cynical lately to your taste?" with yes/no answers and only then think about changes. P.s. not like I'm qualified to give you any advice lol. love your stuff tho, keep it up, cheers

[@slyseal2091]

@@RyanHollinger On average, the people that genuinely complain (and not just raise eyebrows) about difficult words are those so low on the scale they even struggle with using the other words in a given sentence for context, which means you'd be appealing to people slightly above analphabets.

[@Charlie_Wolfe]

All I remember about Feardotcom is the tag line from the trailers that would come on TV “Do you want to play with me?”

[@laurounreal7440]

great video ryan, i always look forwards to your uploads! have you ever seen the houses october built? i really enjoyed it but i haven’t heard many talk about it

[@RomTheVacuumedSpider]

One of my fond memories of childhood is picking up the Feardotcom VHS sleeve in Family Video and being too scared to rent it for years. Only to finally rent it, watch it, and realize the sleeve was scarier than the movie was. Kairo is up there with the made-for-tv Grudge and Noroi as my favorite Japanese horror films. Kairo really started my love for subtle, existential horror. Sadly, it’s getting harder to find films like that, and I haven’t seen much lately as far as unsettling, nuanced horror films. That scene with the ghost peeking over at him and the slow-mo woman still fuck my shit up. If anyone has any recommendations, I’ll take them.

[@contrabandresearch8409]

I remember in middle school when kids in my class discovered gore sites and then told everyone who would listen. One kid told our English teacher: "THERE WAS A GUY EATING BABIES" Teacher: yeah, ok kid: HE. WAS. EATING. BABIES.

[@Alexis.Lilith]

I swear to you, Kairo was the first ever horror movie that made me cover my eyes every time the ghost was showed, I was genuinely scared, I wasn't scared for a possible jumpscare, I was scared of the ghost and that never happened

[@Xanaxdu]

I really think another look at Cronenberg's "VIdeodrome" would have worked well in this video especially during the sections on "Pulse" and "Feardotcom" Videodrome is almost like the prototype to both of these by making the boogeyman cable television and uses violence and bodyhorror to convey it's own themes. I really loved this video though it really brought up some really interesting points I've never thought about before!

[@VirtuallyAlmostHuman]

Ryan: Look at this scene... My screen: *too dark to see anything*

[@johnf.kennedy7683]

I watched fear.com when I was like 6 or 7 and immediately shoved it into the back of the DVD shelf, so I wouldn't have to see it again. I don't even think I thought it was traumatizing as a movie or anything. It was just the face (the one from the thumbnail) that freaked me out.

[@UsakiaMC]

I think I loved the references you put in here more than the movies you went over. Stay Alive and 13 Ghosts were my jam. I know you didn't mention it, but I got a lot of House on Haunted Hill vibes a bit more than 13 Ghosts though.

[@Iron-Bridge]

Gotta love how the choice of sponsor promo fits in with the theme of the video.😄 As usual, a smart entertaining take on the horror paradox of thriving Internet connectedness driving human isolation.

[@merchantfan]

CAM is another great example of Internet Horror- and it focuses on a lot of things that we actually find scarier on the internet: someone will steal my identity, I will be trapped in a Kafkaesque bureaucratic nightmare and lose the ability to access the things I need, the growing problem of bots and AI (and not in an I Robot kind of way- the way that actual AI functions where it doesn't care that it's 'serving another' but it is simultaneously surprisingly intelligent yet uncomprehending). Also I liked that the ending doesn't stigmatize her sex work when it easily could have

[@PLANTF00D]

Great vid as always Ryan! I’d like to see you review The Grey I wrote it off as a standard Liam neeson flick but it actually deals with some more intricate themes than what I was expecting.

[@LilyKohaku]

I’m hoping that you continue with reviewing high-concept or art house horror. I’d love to see a video about The Cell (2000), which is absolutely equal parts gorgeous and unsettling. It’s also starring some really big name stars that were still on the rise when it was cast. Hope to see this on your list in the future! Keep up the amazing content! ♥️

[@rynepell3280]

I feel like the movie "Kairo" is very relevant today and a great choice to break down and review. I am definitely going to watch it now

[@officerwaifu6408]

The Lawnmower Man is a movie from my childhood - thank you for reminding me of that gem 🙏

[@williamthefloridano]

"Look at this scene and tell me internet ghosts aren't scary." **Screen completely black**

[@pipitameruje]

Commenting for the sake of engagement while the mid-roll ads play. If I ever manage to actually stop being a chicken when it comes to horror films, I'll check out Pulse, for sure.

[@neighandwhinnymchorse2100]

The face in the thumbnail (on the right) looks like Blade from Puppet Master getting ready to do a pogchamp face

[@vincentvalen72]

I am here once again asking for a vid covering Underwater. Ocean movies are almost always a creature flick, but it really evokes the fear of just being so far below the surface.

[@irishjoe2941]

8mm is a huge favorite of mine, Nicholas Cage is one my personal favorite Actors.

[@pipitameruje]

8mm is pretty cool. Cage, though not a bad actor, has made some weird career choices.

[@awkwardity5615]

PULSE... I remember borrowing that from the small DVD rental machine with my friends, and how different it was from most horror we'd seen before. You did a great job in your comparision of a Japanese and American internet horror movie of the time, it really reminded me of how I felt after watching PULSE. I have such fond memories of that movie somehow, that I had not thought of for ages until your video, so thanks!! 👻⿁ also, how fun was Stay Alive though?

[@grimnak26]

This topic reminded me of that movie Untraceable where they try to catch a killer that live streams his murders with the viewer counts accelerating their deaths

[@TayTayMakesBeats]

The way I see it Pulse is a meditation on loneliness. The technology element is a really great backdrop for it. I mean hell, ghosts get lonely too!

[@FearHimself666]

Honestly I love the loud brash and crazy style of 00s American horror. All the quick jumpy flashy visuals remind me of David Lynch but on coke.

[@julianlimone]

lain is the best commentary on this type of subject matter tbh

[@Amadeus65]

So glad you’re talking about Pulse! That movie is scary because of how depressing it is

[@livir3361]

The ghost lady in the original Kairo/Pulse film -walking slowly towards the camera managed to creep me out to such a degree, and it was such a simple minimalist scene. Perfect use of sound and motion to create unease and building terror.