The Cosmic Horror of the Deep Ocean

[@realrattled]

Up in space there is no pressure. Once you reach it, it is just emptiness waiting to be explored. But the ocean tries harder and harder to deter you the deeper you go. Almost like nature itself is telling us to go up and away rather than finding out what is down below us.

[@FeedMeSalt]

There are pressures so extreme water forms new forms of hot ice out there in our galaxy. Depth eventually stops being liquid. There is always an end. Getting there though... we probably shouldn't

[@michaeltalpas]

I'll be honest with you. I played Subnautica. I was swimming along, minding my own business, and I saw a 'snake' the size of a house. That was enough Subnautica for me.

[@redcapo011]

In the Jellyshroom Caves? That's just a crabsnake, they leave you alone for the most part

[@iriswaters]

​@@redcapo011 At the size of a house, I imagine it might have been a Reaper. Not quite a snake, but a little snake like. And definitely terrifying.

[@michaeltalpas]

@@iriswaters Indeed, it was one of the Reapers you can encounter at the beginning of your adventure, near the crashed ship.

[@iriswaters]

@@michaeltalpas that encounter is one of the best designed I've run into in a game. It's really just a masterfully done set up, especially given the open world setting. It manages to be the first really terrifying encounter for most players, and the degree to which it ramps up the threat level, all while very rarely actually killing any players, is great.

[@michaeltalpas]

@@iriswaters Right. I realized afterwards I wasn't in any actual danger (though, if I had kept moving toward it, I would have been), but the sense of danger, and the scale of it was just too much. I laughed so hard afterwards.

[@HarukaLPs]

You don't hate the ocean. You love the ocean. You want to get closer. Come closer. It looks so friendly. Do not resist.

[@King-lc8pp]

Hello there Satan

[@XenOnVoidz]

You do not recognise the bodies in the water

[@valx7586]

Breathe us in, breathe us in.

[@Swipey414]

Yeaaaa… nah

[@WaitingToBeAGhost]

Lies

[@gatorgold4902]

Hearing Snnuy's voice so disconnected from his typical channel completely stun locked me. But I do enjoy deep see monster discussions so cool channel.

[@ShadowS1LV3R]

I THOUGHT IT WAS HIM! Man it’s so wild lol

[@Teh8Swords]

​oh that's who it was!

[@androoly3224]

Thank god for this comment. I was going crazy thinking it was Snnuy but assumed it was someone else who sounded so similar

[@budderk1305]

the titan submersible did not implode or fail due to us humans being tiny specks of dust in the cosmos, but hubris and avarice

[@joearnold6881]

Yup. With the ever-present helping hand of capitalism!

[@internetjerk2839]

Nah it wasn't capitalism the guy hired a bunch of unqualified DEI hires to work on his sub as some grand virtue signal and well....

[@weswolverine]

nah it was a megalodon

[@dragomaster2422]

A sea always has so much eeriness to it. Whether it’s a sea of water, sea of space, sea of darkness, all of them are so creepy. Awesome video of it all c:

[@D1stop1an]

I don't think I'll ever be afraid of the ocean. It's too cool and fascinating to me to ever be scared or feel dread

[@thehighmcclouds5101]

I also have another fun phobia: submechanophobia, fear of manmade objects in the water. So ships, sunken ships, docks, etc make me physically recoil in fear.

[@Aelitagurl]

Oh my goodness, THIS! I never knew the name of it! Ships give me chills. The one time I saw the actual size of a buoy at a museum made me feel so uneasy. Hell, I've enjoyed playing Sea of Thieves with a friend but no matter how brightly colored I've made my ship(to make it less "threatening" looking), it's so hard for me to board it again if the deck isn't easy to board from a dock 😭

[@FencertheManwithtoomucht-zv4fs]

Well now you get to play with the super friendly man-o-war or flame heart’s ship isn’t it cute?

[@purogamingyt2327]

I CAST TITANIC REMEMBERING

[@Goofy4841]

I've never really understood submechanophobia, thalassophobia is obvious but I haven't felt fear of sunken things yet

[@piadylan1207]

@@Goofy4841 I think it’s not really a fear, it’s a gut wrenching feeling of extreme unease (that’s how I experience it)

[@gertistamherd]

Just naming SOMA sends shivers through my body. This game is sooo fcking good

[@Insanabiliter_In_Linea]

Easily Frictional's best game, it absolutely blew me away, I must have obsessed over it for months after playing it and it still lives rent free in my head lol. The story, the setting, the themes, the atmosphere, the art direction, all of it is so close to perfection it's crazy.

[@seanelmlinger2052]

SO MAny places to explore?

[@intercom8309]

Love the new content, it has the same kind of vibe as oceaniz monster hunter ecology documentaries. Glad to see you well mate.

[@jaymevosburgh3660]

Subnautica is such a good game. I honestly can't wait for #2 to come out. Below Zero was great too but it wasn't as claustrophobic and isolated as I wished it was going to be. And I'm really glad to hear that they listened to the fans and are going back to that with Subnautica 2. I hope it is as good, and then better.

[@derickbowne8633]

It's like they went "oh no, we made a horror game" and pulled back on it when that's exactly why everybody loved it lmao. If they are going back to how 1 felt, that's not only incredibly exciting but I'll even say they should go further. Make my absolutely worst nightmares a reality

[@breadO0]

The Quiet Rapture is the most fucking scary thing I've seen on my screen for soooo long. Damn.

[@jamespaguip5913]

There are prehistoric sea creature who are huge for example: mosasaur, megalodon, liviyatan, dunkleosteus and leedsichthys.

[@ApahtieParty]

Yeah that's the crazy thing, those sea monsters actually existed 😭

[@pandasonic1294]

​@@ApahtiePartyPrehistoric Earth was Metal.

[@lollezzo]

so happy to see you back! i have yet to see the video, but just by the title im predicting subnautica is in it

[@Yardangboy]

1:10 ding ding ding 🎉🎊

[@Loreweavver]

The game Ark really brought this out for me. I was fine in the jungle and caves everywhere else but even with a retinue of dinosaurs I always felt in danger underwater. Having to always look over ones shoulder because an attack could come quickly and silently from any direction is stressful.

[@treybrzezowski3259]

As far as that Scene in The Sea Beast goes, part of the reason the Tonal Shift is as severe and intense as it is, is that you as the viewer know _exactly_ how smart Red is. (the Creature's name is Red Bluster for anyone who didn't see the movie) If Red wanted the Hunters dead, they would be with no hesitation. If Red was a simple beast, the Hunters *would* be dead. But she left them alive, and sank deeper into the ocean. Without a sound, without a struggle, her message was Crystal clear to them and to us: "It would be so easy for me to end you, don't make me remind you of that." No matter who you are, no matter your status or wealth, you are nothing more than a pest to be ignored (at best) compared to Red.

[@nikec8101]

“Bioluminescence: a language of light, spoken by denizens of deep” Your creativity is appreciated🫶

[@v.3T]

Oh hi Snnuy, didn't know you shared my intrest in the deep ocean

[@Skeletor96ba]

2:35 i was kind of thinking it wouldnt affect me, then FUCK

[@jiririnagl302]

Soma is best.That elevator descend is still one of the most intense gaming moments for me.Also try Stasis:Bone Totem if you like ocean games.

[@ApahtieParty]

The scene from Sea Beast is hands down one of the worst things ever 😭😭😭

[@ethanxillasaurus2572]

I think the Xenomorph’s second jaw was inspired by the goblin shark’s extendable jaw.

[@CelestialWyrm]

Moray eel.

[@Insanabiliter_In_Linea]

Yeah, it was moray eels that inspired it actually, they actually have a second set of jaws in their mouth that help them pull their food into their stomach. There's some footage of them using it that was captured for a study a while ago, you should definitely look it up, it's absolutely wild. Basically marine animals that have a jaw but lack the ability to suck water into their mouths to capture their prey (which is partially what goblin sharks are doing when they extend their jaws, lots of fish have similar, extendable jaws, bass for example also have extendable jaws that allow them to quickly suck food into their mouths) have a set of pharyngeal jaws that pull their prey into their throat, similar to how we use our tongues and the motion of the muscles in our esophagus to swallow our food.

[@ethanxillasaurus2572]

@@CelestialWyrm oh ok

[@joeyk3134]

The scary part of the ocean is the low visibility and how something so much bigger than you can be so close before you even see a shadow

[@grzybiarz5624]

Came for LoR, stayed for Cosmic Hour essays

[@Hugo_Tate]

2:46 that is a heart attack for me lol god that is horrifying

[@BaldHeadKed]

Space is dope. The deep ocean is my nightmare.

[@MrTwentyFive]

feels like watching high quality documentaries.

[@flameheart87]

i'm convinced finding nemo gave me thalassophobia. Images of the opening scene makes me sweat and panic.

[@piadylan1207]

and the barracuda coming out of nowhere made it even worse 🥲

[@pakkokiller]

The algorithm cooked with this one

[@mrhankypie7901]

Wake up babe there is a new eldritch deity analysis video

[@hippothehippo]

I’m sorry but I have to say this, the Greek and Norse myths are lame as hell compared to eastern and new world myths. The umibozu is scary. The Aztec and Maya feared the depths so much that the euphemism for dying in their language instead of “passed away” is “went into the water”.

[@False058]

Very good job the video was amazing!

[@Insanabiliter_In_Linea]

SOMA is one of the best written horror games ever made, right up there with the early Silent Hill games, I absolutely love horror games that tackle philosophical questions and games that take place under the deep ocean, so SOMA is a match made in heaven for me.

[@freakkyser]

I played a game on the Wii called Endless ocean and theres a pitch black trench area. That always terrified me and i would actually have a few nightmares about it. Dident help theres a colossal squid and a sperm whale in there

[@joegraysonback5891]

The scariest part of all is that their may actually be some gigantic unknown species cuz it's been really discovered that most of the time there are large large large creatures in the deep that are very very large

[@munchinmomo]

yeah ive think i slowly just got a fear from playing so many video games knowing or thinking there is something sinister in the water

[@coredefect6134]

Sr2 is where mine started, got dragged to the depths by a giant tentacle, never used a boat again.

[@vizzzyy190]

i genuinely adore games like dredge, where the horror of the ocean is always there, but youre also able to forget about it and relax (until it rears its head again) edit: i love the real world info you brought to this video!!!

[@Alguien_random_aqui]

Have you tried subnautica?

[@vizzzyy190]

@Alguien_random_aqui yeah! its great.

[@danielefabbro822]

Have you ever played "Sunless sea"? What could possibly be more scarier than an underground ocean?

[@vizzzyy190]

@@danielefabbro822 god yeah that one is horrifying. not quite my cup of tea, but i appreciate it

[@danielefabbro822]

@@vizzzyy190 I loved it.

[@Demioh]

Subnautica embodies all of my most primal fears of deep water and the unknown entities that inhabit it just outside the realm of your vision. I hate all of those things so much and yet... Subnautica is one of my favorite games of all time. The world building and sense of simultaneous wonder and fear you get from exploring the vast and different ecosystems on such an alien world is so mesmerizing and I while I dread venturing into the darkness, I'm also captivated- a morbid curiosity to see what's even further down even though I know there's horrors down there. Thanks for such a wonderful video that encapsulates my fear and fascination with the deep, Snnu- i mean, Cosmic Hour!!

[@kazuabs]

"We know more about space than we do about the ocean"

[@ArvisSc]

That is a stupid statement. We can't even quantify how much "space" there is. Its possible that it is infinite as far as we understand it. Earth's oceans are quantifiable.

[@MySerpentine]

@@ArvisSc We can see space way easier than the bottom of the ocean, though. And of course we've mapped a bigger percentage of the observable universe for that very reason.

[@ArvisSc]

​@@MySerpentineoh really?? How many live creatures are in space? Habitable planets? Sentient creatures? What is dark matter? Is it possible that we are examining the universe with a screwdriver and a pencil rather than a tool we haven't invented yet? We don't know shit about our "observable universe" nor the laws of it. We only possibly seen an object and splattered a label name for it. We know about the oceans enough. We know the temperatures of surface and the deeps. We roughly know what kind of species we will encounter in the deep and surface level. Just because we didn't explore every meter of the ocean, that doesn't mean we don't have knowledge of it based on similar locations. Also the ocean floor is mapped out for the entire planet too. This statement is meant just for shock value when its not true at all. Not even the slightest.

[@MySerpentine]

@@ArvisSc A quick Googling will tell you that maybe 20% of the ocean floor has been mapped in any detail, we don't know how many creatures are in it and there's almost certainly no way to make it habitable.

[@boisteve]

Mass effects leviathan DLC would fit with this video

[@pageachatter229]

Cosmic horror is the best label for it. Cosmic horror relies on the unknown. And the ocean is very much unknown.

[@MuchiesCat]

We going deep with this one

[@kurina4216]

"Let's be realistic" "THERE IS A LEVIATHAN LURKING IN THOSE DEPTHS!!" Already my favorite part. The thing that triggered my Thalasophobia was either Jolly Roger Bay in Mario64 or/and the picture of a killer whale on the bottom of a pool. I liked the picture on the pool but once I dived down there and stared in it's eye. After that I would not swim near that picture.

[@machetekid07]

One game that horrified me was Jack and daxter the giant fish that would swallow you if you jumped in the water

[@jawnydru2264]

Thank you for mentioning zelda. Loved the exploration in that game

[@FeedMeSalt]

Fun fact the eldrich monster at the center of the map in the game dredge, yeah hes the good guy.

[@riptarozone]

Your first Reaper Leviathan encounter might be scary but the first time you get too far from the crater and you run into a Ghost Leviathan is far worse. Having the Shadow Leviathan pull up on you unannounced in Below Zero is horrifying too. It might be my vote for most disturbing Leviathan. It ticks a lot of the creepy boxes.

[@Despresso-ht6ce]

This video was just- amazing

[@Lunashinee]

Thank you I cried while watching this

[@YouLackSelfAwareness]

Subnautica unironically causes me stress to the point im unable to play it and enjoy it, cool game tho.

[@thongtran3041]

0:08 pyke is that you

[@griffbeeks5985]

Man, Barotrauma didn't even get an honorable mention, that games horrifying.

[@NagiOki]

One game I find kind of unsettling is Dave the Diver. In spite of the cute art style, hokey humor, and Stardew Valley-like mechanics, when you venture down there as just your average everyday scuba diver and you encounter more and more of the mysterious underwater world hidden practically beneath your sushi bar, it left me a little fearful to push on further. It's no Subnautica, but it still has that eerie uncertainty to it. Especially since they did a DLC crossover with Dredge. Imagine being in the water with the abberations, rather than just pullingthem up in your net.

[@Moonster860]

Also i like that you show the sea beast its one of my favorites

[@Sir.BlackHole]

scp-3000 being 800km long: scp-169 being over 8000 km long:

[@tiredspudguy6835]

Full Fathom looks like a blast! I love playing Subnautica, so Full Fathom looks right up my alley.

[@PotatoRadioMan]

I would love it if you talked about Noita! I loved your video on knowledge-based games, and noita popped up in my head!

[@shadowarez1337]

Giant Angler fish are more frightening rhen a Megladon at this point.

[@joearnold6881]

I was totally 100% with you and then you got to those two dumb cartoon fish at the end 🙄 Real “Im 15 and I just came up with my own creepypasta” energy

[@AyeshaHettiarachchi-y4f]

Hello cosmic horror l am Cosmic Blead

[@adamrickett8865]

Oh oceangate absolutely could have been controlled lol, the ceo intentionally cut corners

[@derrabbit7289]

In Ark, you avoid the water, everything down there wants a piece of you.

[@maxgreenwood1965]

Me playing timebomb printer and looking for cool background music: “Hey wait a minute this voice sounds familiar”

[@starkilr101]

I always thought I had thalassaphobia, but Assassin’s Creed Odyssey really triggered it for me.

[@zikTGpersonal]

FINALLY SOMEONE GETS IT!

[@sollyzcrown]

13:44 just like you frfr

[@mrn4ch0s22]

LMAO

[@dawnerband7505]

Any of the Legends of Zelda games are honestly amazing

[@WolfHreda]

I love thalassophobia, both in its concept as an irrational fear, and in the reality that it's not an irrational fear at all. And while I don't personally fear waters, vast, deep or otherwise, I respect them with far more reverence and deference than, say, a handful of asshole billionaires who no doubt fed a significant number of tiny fish and other aquatic creatures with their liquefied remains. One of my favorite early episodes of The Magnus Archives (MAG 51 - High Pressure) also tackles thalassophobia wonderfully. In fact, if you've never heard The Magnus Archives, it's an amazing podcast chock full of phobias.

[@Minto8384]

MAGNUS ARCHIVES MENTIONED LETS GOO!!! One of my favorite things about the Magnus Archives' tackling of Thalassophobia is that (SPOILERS) . . . . . . . . . . The ocean is grouped into the same fear category as space- The Vast. The connection between these two fears is (I believe) quite prevalent; stemming from similar concepts such as fears of the unknown and simple survival instinct (space and the ocean are both *very* hostile environments for a squishy human form, after all). I adore it.

[@WolfHreda]

@@Minto8384 SPOILER It's also directly relatable to The Buried, which is fantastic. But High Pressure being a Vast tale was definitely the right choice. I'm actually going through and listening to the whole series again so I can finally get to The Magnus Protocol.

[@boaz08]

God that quick dive down with the camera within the first 30 seconds made me tense up and panic. 🥲 Open water is the scariest thing there is imo. Being on a cruise would be hell 😂

[@Lampoluke]

I have an obsession with big monsters because they are cool

[@lekalex6052]

Took me long enough to watch this. And now I regret it ! Great video anyway, but please no more ocean

[@Moonster860]

Also the whirlpool isn't a storm its the red sea beast or "the red bluster/buster" they shot a harpoon at it so It was smart and made a whirlpool

[@CosmicHours]

You're right! The reason I took some liberties with what actually happened is to avoid spoilers as much as possible while still being able to show the scene that stood out to me the most

[@Zeron108]

The ocean always has ominous vibes to it like the pressure and mighty ships devoured by it and of course some of its lifeforms btw what’s your next topic.

[@BrittDB]

This is so cool

[@bingolos9063]

this is a certified barotrauma moment (barotrauma wasn't even mentioned)

[@amvsensei8232]

your videos are amazing!

[@morepoppunkthanpizza]

We call out to the beasts of the sea to come forth and join us This night is yours Because, one day we will all be with you in the black and deep One day we will all go into the water Go into the water Live there, die there Live there, die We reject our earthly fires Gone are days of land empires Lungs transform to take in water Cloaked in scales we swim and swim on We are alive and we'll metamorphasize And we'll sink as we devolve back to beasts Our home is down here and we've known this for years We must conquer from the sea, we build an army with water steeds We'll rise From our depths down below Release yourselves Drown with me We will conquer land with water Gone are days of land empires Lungs transform to take in water Cloaked in scales we swim and swim on We swim on We swim on

[@bennie1079]

SNNUY IS THAT YOU?

[@seanelmlinger2052]

In all retrospective, I feel lost right now.

[@dazanii]

First time encountering the Kraken in Sea of Thieves was terrifying

[@4566Iggy]

What a great video.

[@Yeetmaster982]

I'm going through my first playthrough of subnautica right now. I've been spoiled of a few things, I know what happens when you go into the edge of the map(even though I've never even been that far out) I know a little about that lost river thing and those giant leviathan bones. I have only caught a single glimpse at a reaper leviathan, I have seen them in videos but not up close in game. I am not looking forward to when I do.

[@TREXMCFLEX]

Bioshock goes hard

[@GabrielHuckstep-o4s]

Gonna be honest just seeing photos of deep water (eg blue holes) makes my hair stand on end😭

[@private8384]

I see why pyke reksai is my fav deck now

[@CosmicHours]

🤝

[@MultiKillerjoe]

You need to play Death in the water 2

[@Danosauruscrecks]

I just got submatica and my only complaint is how creatures move and how they interact with the water. They don't look like they are in the same game is the only way i can describe it. They kinda look like they are just floating around and the water around them practically doesn't respond to them at all. It takes me out of the game seeing things move so unaturally. Other than that it's a great game

[@mollieoshay]

first sentence of the video - agreed!!!

[@zeno3385]

Im so confused… is this a ocean games review??

[@just_callme_alex7840]

Not just a general video about scary stuff about the ocean in media

[@skylokii]

I think you’d love barotrauma

[@mrn4ch0s22]

Commenting for the Algorithem to do its magic

[@juhi2652]

Yes, for legal reasons we will say the titan submarine implosion was "tragic". Those poor poor billionaires.

[@lekalex6052]

Oh boy, I already know I'm not going to like that... Thalassophobia gang where you at ?

[@sideguygamer5364]

Right here brother we’ll sink together

[@thomassmith2605]

Ayo what's Mr Waternoose doing on the thumbnail

[@Mallard456]

Scp 3000 would've been a good segment its give u that vibe

[@Leeash02]

I HATE the deep ocean but I like it at the same time

[@banquo4223]

9:43 this looks so similar to the art style of limbo

[@elnazknl4517]

New video let’s goooooooooo!!!

[@squareplane1803]

HELL NAW TO BEING IN IRON LUNG * crucifix*

[@luce9]

Im waiting a fear and hunger 1 hour video