The Disturbing Art Of FNAF Analog Horror

Five Nights At Freddy's animations have existed since the release of the very first game. Talking about the very first fnaf analog horror series created, the Squimpus McGrimpus tapes, Battington tapes, and the various others that came after. This is the disturbing art of FNAF analog horror, and how it became terrifying throughout the years.
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Analog Horror Series:
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most of the music used was from
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OSTs from indie horror games
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Chapters:
00:00 Intro
00:40 The Rise
07:49 Squimpus Tapes
10:20 Emerging Story
17:38 Potential Reached
35:02 Battington = Insane
45:46 Battington Tapes
59:56 TY For Nightmares
01:10:44 I Hate FNAF
01:15:15 Positive Outcomes
01:19:01 Thank You Message
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[@Battington]

You've managed to capture my entire youtube journey all in one video... and it's for a FNAF Analog Horror history video. Watching this video made me grateful of how far I've come. Of course I also cringed knowing you went through a lot of my older videos, but wow that was a retrospective that I needed. I'm subscribing, I gotta. Welp, time to continue work on the next fnaf vhs : )

[@insomniacloserxo]

I loved every single one of your videos even your older content, never stop creating content no matter what direction you feel you need to go towards. You’ve inspired so many people and I know you’ll only reach greater heights. Thank you for all you’ve done!

[@Battington]

@@insomniacloserxo 🙏 That means so much to me. I'll be tuning in for any of your future videos.

[@masterfarr8265]

I loved late one night at fazbears fright. I adore your take on springtrap.

[@kitsipher]

I’m hyped for it, know it’ll be a banger like always. Make sure you give yourself breaks every now and again!

[@Markm8]

More Minecraft

[@Avtra]

squimpus telling battington to not make any more videos recreating his work because of a mildly distasteful joke and then getting exposed as a groomer is funny to me

[@lolcow6668]

What he did to battington is dumb cause he doesn’t own Fnaf like at all. But he ain’t no groomer. People just never leave their houses at all no more

[@willowisaqt]

@@lolcow6668 he.. is a groomer though? what makes you think he isn't

[@Just-a-Juggalo]

wait. so to understand this correctly... Squimp tells Batt off because Batt made a joke about Squimp being dead for not b eing active. Batt says he's sorry and get's told to not remake anymore Squimp vids. and then Squimp gets called out for being a groomer? Damn

[@lotsofoptimism]

@@lolcow6668 he admitted it himself, idk what you’re talking about ☠️

[@actualgoblin]

@@lolcow6668 username checks out

[@DiamondBatToons]

After Squimpus' controversy, Battington not being allowed to remake his videos sounds more like a blessing.

[@Poja_0811]

True

[@bones0013]

may i ask why?

[@treelonmusk682]

@@bones0013 Outed as a groomer

[@bones0013]

@@treelonmusk682 dang

[@Vigriff]

@@treelonmusk682 *Sigh* There are times where I wonder what's wrong with this community.

[@420Crows]

honestly battingtons joke about the creator of the Walton files was so tame and the backlash was unwarented, like someone being called dead because of their inactivity is such a tame common joke its wild to me that the backlash was as big as it was, the only bad part i can see in it was the explination of the joke wasnt a direct reply maybe? but i feels thats a stretch for criticism

[@mockery_finn]

I was there when he made the joke. The problem was how he phrased it and how at the time It felt like most Analog Horror Channels knew one another so the idea of one of them kicking the bucket and the news getting to their friends didn't feel far off. It was poorly phrase and something like "Martin Died of Ligma" would've been fine. Then again I am saying this in hindsight thou I guess it was a good thing Bat didn't finish the Sqiump remakes lmao

[@StarrChild.]

While it’s an understandable joke between friends, bat presented it with full sincerity. Nothing about the image or post even hinted to a joke. And it’s not like these are big celebs you could look up to find out if they’re alive or not. The fans would only be able to hear about it from friends or family. So of course there would be people who believed it and were hurt by the news. The joke was in bad taste and presented horribly. Bat’s moved on from it though and looks to be doing well so hopefully this will just be the one mistake on his part.

[@fiend-ish1090]

i personally dont watch any battington stuff anymore bc i was very put off by that original post. i found out about it after the fact, but its still pretty shitty to make a genuine-looking post about another creator's "death" during a time of inactivity. he could have just not done that in the first place lol

[@SirAsdf]

We live in an age of stupid people who are literally looking for any reason to be offended, even if they have to make 15 leaps of logic just to get angry at someone for the tamest joke ever.

[@nickgreene9456]

@@fiend-ish1090 sounds like a you problem

[@inkpudding2498]

Battington did NOT deserve the backlash. Everybody does this type of jokes with creators who dont show up for a while. The whole drama that happened is stupid.

[@DistractedGlobeGuy]

Diddler gets offended over completely innocuous shit to try and seem morally upstanding on Twitter, right before getting exposed. Many such cases! Very sad!

[@Daveaintreal]

Martin just got caught in the middle of it all.

[@noelleq2193]

@@Daveaintrealikr 😭 poor guy i feel bad for him.

[@eggballs-yk3gw]

i was thinking the same thing!

[@Pierrue]

Still a bad joke because of how he presented it. It clearly wasn't taken as a joke and that's what matters.

[@AJ-hy3td]

It's amazing how Battington has managed to create designs for the anamatronics that look friendly and seem like something a child would like but in a different light levels are something horrific

[@HandfulofComments]

As a security guard doing CCTV monitoring duty I deeply appreciate this video

[@lazyliongames6660]

Hey bro rq check that one backroom that got walled off

[@thumtak_]

At a pizzeria?

[@HandfulofComments]

@@thumtak_ noo, at a mall

[@HandfulofComments]

@@lazyliongames6660 LOL…

[@HandfulofComments]

@@lazyliongames6660 luckily there’s my colleagues around to jump that bugger

[@cordyceps7531]

Squimbus was outed as a groomer btw. I separate art from artist and still like their videos but still think it’s worth bringing up.

[@HeresyGremlin]

I swear, what is it with crazy talented people and diddling kids?

[@GokuBlackRose978]

@@HeresyGremlin I don’t know, I hate children and don’t find them attractive, I would rather punt the kid through a wall.

[@cordyceps7531]

@@HeresyGremlin specifically within the FNAF community no less. It’s really concerning.

[@vitaleriof]

@@cordyceps7531 i swear to god if dwako gets outed as a groomer i'm gonna eat my entire sock drawer

[@neoqwerty]

@@cordyceps7531 I blame the three-way overlap with bronies, furries, and creepypasta fandoms. The first two are infamous for the high ratio of kiddie diddlers (to be fair to the furries they have been doing a concerted effort to call out the kiddie and doggie diddlers since the 2010s, but they have to deal with the fandom before trying to just pretend it wasn't a problem), and the latter is infamous for hypersexual minors shipping 13 years olds (Jeff the Killer) with 10 years olds (Ben Drowned's version of Kid Link) and other garbage BS like that. The influx of Minecraft and Roblox fans (more places with a predator problem!) and Sonic fans (here's the hypersexual minor brigades again) didn't help. FNAF fandom attracted absolute trash from multiple cesspools, and I'm saying that as both an OG fan and a guy who swam in most of those cesspools long enough to realize they're cesspools and I never want to be part of any of those.

[@rosedust5411]

I can watch the animatronics be creepy and horrifying without flinching but when William Afton is on the screen, I am shaken to the core, and the words “Criminal Criminal Criminal..” reverberate across my mind. That man terrified me more than any VHS tape I’ve watched..

[@tearex8688]

He could be anybody you see on the street. Yet his crimes would be unknown to you.

[@Wobbe89]

@tearex8688 almost everyone you pass by on the street could be a future murderer, just saying (:

[@DaveMiller-of1mb]

huh?

[@gachacatproductions431]

I agree here, very freaky!

[@ostrofopolous1548]

@@DaveMiller-of1mb hang on a minute...... you certainly have an odd complexion, sir

[@SwaggyG_2102]

Thanks for bringing up Junior0437. While they aren't as well-known as they were 6 years ago, there's no doubting that the impact that they had on the FNAF VHS genre was significant.

[@Gosh..]

Very, I grew up watching them back in the day

[@vincerizzo1401]

Fnaf VHS or Analog Horror Video: *Exists* SwaggyG_2102: *Now this looks like a job for me! So everybody, just follow me!*

[@St4r.-.]

dude literally made a whole ass genre of 3d animation

[@unfortunatewitnessX]

@@vincerizzo1401 Wow! Eminem reference!

[@AllViews714]

Pretty sure that audio was from Mr Creepypasta. He had a whole fnaf series of videos.

[@FloofMother]

The conversation between bonnie and chica is super compelling to me. It also sort of recontextulizes his fixation on his face (he removes it in a cut jumpscare in one and is missing it in two) as trauma from him being a victim of William in the spring Bonnie suit, not wanting him or his friends to deal with the trauma of seeing the face of the thing that did this to them every day. I know literally all of Fnaf’s storytelling past one is completely incidental and was not planned or remotely thought through, but that doesn’t stop me from filling in the child animatronic trauma shaped hole in the series

[@ostrofopolous1548]

As the nerd who made this video brought out, the MURDERED CHILDREN really became a footnote in the series. It quickly became consumed with "whodunnit?", followed by a bunch of gobbledygook, new variations of tired out characters and a confusing storyline that makes Scott want to Afton himself every night. But, for the first time since 2014, I almost cried watching that interaction. Again, as the nerd said, the entire story becomes more solid and stronger when given the perspective of these poor children that didn't know any better, never got to experience love or loss or live life, instead forced into an eternal hell. I like your thoughts on Bonnie's face removal. That would show what little humanity they still have control over. Overall, very well done. TL;DR- u rite

[@SlantTrimreal]

I love how its implied the endo that crawls around during the fire can only make children’s song noises and weird shrieks It honestly looks more confused than aggressive, like it reaching for the cameraman could be a “wait no help whats happening” more than a “get back here i will bite your nuts off”

[@cal2686]

A little bit of a late reply here, but I'm pretty sure I read somewhere, that Fredbear and Spring Bonnie were programmed to find each other that way. So the parts that answer Fredbear are actually Spring Bonnie. They're calling out to each other which is both terrifying and kind of heartbreaking? I can't remember where it was, another Battington video I think?

[@Pindie12321]

You have put a very cursed image into my head that I wish to unthink of with that last bit

[@SlantTrimreal]

@@Pindie12321 ur welcome :>

[@Cats_N_Doodles2018]

@@cal2686a video Battington made that showed the behind-the-scenes process of the video shows who calls using what parts of the song

[@beetlegeuse1961]

This is probably extremely unrelated but its a huge relief to see that people recognize that just bc youre technically a minor that doesnt mean its okay to mess around with kids. I was SAd when i was 14 by a senior at my high school and i was told it was normal and there was nothing i could do bc they were legally a minor. Its nice to know i was just being gaslit and im not crazy for having the feelings i have about that experience.

[@thetruebadevil]

“nothing they could do”? They had to have been lying to you because (at least in the United States) even minors can be held accountable legally for sexual crimes. I’m so sorry that happened to you and that no one did anything. Remember that it is never too late if you want to take legal action! People can be charged from crimes they committed as a minor even if they’re an adult now.

[@beetlegeuse1961]

@@thetruebadevil 😀😀😀 it was honestly almost ten years ago so I genuinely don't know if there's anything that could be done now, but knowing that they could've done something? That makes me mad wow

[@beetlegeuse1961]

@@thetruebadevil thank you so much for telling me this ❤️ it sucks that I find this out now but wow it's really relieving to know I wasn't actually crazy or just looking for attention

[@beetlegeuse1961]

@@thetruebadevil for context I never told any adults bc I was used to being interrogated and having to prove my trauma but I was told this by one of my friends who was older than me, I'd really like to think maybe they were also just ignorant about the law bc she was only like 18 when I told her

[@tulipallium]

This is absolutely facts. Just because the individuals involved are both minors, does not mean either of them are incapable of being a bad person willingly. I've suffered from cPTSD because of someone who borderline groomed me, even though we were the same age. Even if they 'didn't know any better', and it wasn't meant to hurt me in anyway, IT STILL DID. It still left me scarred in a way that effects me to this day, and just because they were also a minor, doesn't invalidate or change how I feel. There was a lot more to it than the borderline grooming, but it's the most notable.

[@gardensaladdude90]

Not gonna lie, Squimpus telling Baddington to stop recreating his series is incredibly pretentious considering his series is based off of characters he doesn’t even own. Pretty fortunate Baddington respects him enough to listen

[@smoogs1841]

Then squimpus got caught being a pedo in a community made mostly of children. Bet squimpus was a obese biggen too.

[@maxharvey165]

Squimpus doesn't deserve the respect tho, since the whole "I'm outing myself as a groomer" thing

[@Vigriff]

8:42 Those characters are Strings(the red robot) and Simon(the purple skeleton) from Popgoes by Kane Carter.

[@ryninja5788]

Lol was just about to comment that

[@SK-ib5hi]

That first video's audio wasn't made by Jr BTW, it was made by an old creepypasta channel. The audio was quite popular at the time of the first game but was basically forgotten after that. This is my first time hearing it since then, and it is nostalgic. Definitely simpler times for fnaf when the story hadn't become ridiculously convoluted.

[@Whipperfish]

yeah, i remember listening to it on grooveshark at school back when that was still a thing. was it mr creepypasta or something? i don't remember. good times

[@HallowIsSmol]

@@Whipperfish mr. creepypasta yes. i think he still posts but im not entirely sure

[@rymimonster9834]

@@HallowIsSmol yes he still does

[@ahealthkit2745]

Honestly miss those days. I enjoyed the franchise a lot more when the mystery was still fresh and exciting. The more answers we got, the less interesting the horror became.

[@reddie1705]

the battington skits are actually decently quality, the "smell like fire... smelt like firewood" actually did make me giggle so that was fun

[@derzeldagamer7931]

Analog Horror kinda suffers the same fate the backrooms did, to me at least. The tropes, techniques, visual styles used in them have just kinda gotten... stale in a way? The walten files did the "face mutulation" thing perfectly, tho now that almost every other analog horror series tries to do the same thing, it just all begins to feel too... similair to eachother. The series's themselves are still good of course, i just wish creators would be more adventerous instead of copying. "Gemini Home Entertainment" for example did the analog horror style in a unique and terrifying way.

[@gordonb8739]

There are very few analog horror series I actually like cause a lot just rely on common tropes to be scary. Some of my favorites are Vita Carnis, Monument Mythos, and this certain Jurassic Park one I love but can't think of the name right now.

[@the-catto]

@@gordonb8739 did you think of the name?

[@gordonb8739]

@@the-catto Sadly no. It was huge on TikTok though for a while.

[@robotic-race]

When things get big tropes set in. But when things grow the amount of really good ones grows too

[@maxharvey165]

Watch madela catalog and monument mythos, you're gonna have a really good time

[@Justin-zk5tr]

I always thought the squimpus and MD-PTV were the best story wise. *You people dabble in our world, piecing together tormented memories hoping to gather a story. But in the end it's about a sick old man who murdered children to fill his heart the grief left.* Those series have seriously made me realize fnaf is more of a tragedy than a scary story.

[@vincerizzo1401]

*Then the channel stopped posting videos.*

[@beyonddd]

@@vincerizzo1401 they did say the channel will come back if they reached 100k. they are now at 120k.

[@blazethegame]

MD-PTV is the greatest FNAF series.

[@nitto3d]

the creator was a pedo

[@Gosh..]

@@vincerizzo1401 because they are a groomer

[@MythicShield]

"MICHAEL DON'T LEAVE ME HERE, MICHAEL...M1CHA3L.......H3LP MEE33"

[@daisukideshou]

that sounds like it was made by whoever made that one william getting springlocked audio, its so well made

[@Jonrocks7]

Easily the funniest line to use.

[@GooseWithAPassport]

I quote this constantly,

[@hajden123player]

The only i think wen i hear that -m.kzbin.info/www/bejne/aWHGqn-whdF3jNE

[@thedarkguest]

I thought he was saying, "My dog help me"

[@ParadoxicWasHere]

Y'know, a pretty terrible human being asking you to stop making improved versions of their videos, at like, the ideal place to stop if not the actual ending - and then he gets revealed to be a twat later... worked out pretty well for Baddington

[@grAnita-]

To be honest I actually prefer the Squimpus tapes over the Battington ones.

[@ParadoxicWasHere]

@@grAnita- To each their own

[@Daveaintreal]

Honestly, I think it's best we end Batt's remakes there. Makes the whole build up of the original series first season feel more impactful when revitalized how Batt made it.

[@daisypage9394]

4:01 I like how even though it’s in 3D software they still cared to move the camera like an actual person recording would, like having them move their hand off of the stage, noticing, and righting it

[@cultoosk]

Battington's main mistake was listening to Squimpus' about 'remaking' the videos. After all, Squimpus didn't actually own the characters or ideas. Battington's videos had distinct differences, especially his best ones where he added elements that even Squimpus couldn't manage. And after what we know about Squimpus now it makes me feel even worse that Battington listened to him. Looking back, I wish Battington had continued making the VHS videos just to see Squimpus' cry about it, considering he couldn't do anything to stop it. Battington inadvertently allowed Squimpus to believe he had control over him, leading him to comply with Squimpus' requests, which he unfortunately did.

[@Deadhead-kq4hr]

Yeah Scott owns the FNAF ip squmipus has no say over anything

[@cultoosk]

@@Deadhead-kq4hr Ikr

[@zombiem3mes441]

I love the edits people make "fnaf is scary" showcasing the fnaf vhs videos. But there should be one specifically on the actual contents of the gameplay

[@woffiwaferz]

For example some of the still frames from the first game

[@WheatMuncher3000]

@@woffiwaferzKAYNA

[@woffiwaferz]

@@WheatMuncher3000 hi

[@tearex8688]

Scott said himself he's surprised what the fans can make of his ideas and how scary they are.

[@monkey_beam_]

they gotta start making sister location edits, because that game is actually horrifying with some of its nights

[@n_art_cissist]

The fact that fan films get Williams accent more consistent than the go fnaf is something I’ve always loved like why is he American now, same VA and everything

[@Daiyamaruu]

so glad that someone mentioned junior. Everyone just speaks about squimpus' animations and seems to forget the guy just because it wasn't hype at the time, so good to see someone doing him some justice. Great video man!

[@basically_boring]

the foxy tape for squimpus mcgrimpus and battington were acidentally age restricted, nothing inside the videos themselves were the cause of it

[@slaphead6938]

I take pride in not ever directly supporting squimpus, just watching videos like this. now knowing their a groomer really sucks because those videos seem well made. there's a line to cross when separating the art from the artist and they DEFINITELY crossed it. please don't support squimpus their awful.

[@grAnita-]

If you like what they made, you like it; there is not much you can do about it. I still love his videos and unfortunately what they did will not change that. Unfortunately sometimes you HAVE to separate artist to art

[@phantomnoodles8496]

it's important to seperate the artist from their art :)

[@crippleinthewoods]

Even when you separate the artist from the art entirely, they don’t know or care that you’re doing that and you’re still directly supporting them. Their videos were great but whether or not I separate the two, watching them directly off of their channel would still be supporting them and I simply do not want to support a groomer. Reuploads exist for just about everything popular - there’s no reason to support a child abuser’s content when you have other options.

[@johnjohnsonf739]

@@crippleinthewoods just turn on adblock lol

[@bigidot]

​@@phantomnoodles8496hes doing that but by watching the videos on squimpus' channel directly he is supporting the artist you are dense

[@GustavoSuperSonic2001]

31:35 I just realized, that's Scout from Team Fortress 2 inside of Fredbear. This changes everything

[@wahoodotwav]

the TF in tf2 actually stands for The Fredbear. two

[@sayvionwashington1939]

Afton gutted Scout and stuffed him in the suit for being an annoying piece of shit.

[@LoafofSourdough]

⁠@@sayvionwashington1939”I’m running circles around you, I’m running circles around you, I’m ru-“ “MICHAEL, DON’T LEAVE ME HERE! MICHAEL!”

[@ahealthkit2745]

Love that you touched on the incompatibility of the original three games darkness with the game's newfound appeal to kids. It's actually pretty messed up that it's so popular with kids, but I mean, I was into J-horror and creepypasta when I was pretty young. Everyone goes through phases of exploration to find out what horror they can tolerate.

[@DiecastMoose]

50:24 I love how the Endo and the animatronics themselves look like theyd be in Rock afire explosion. Especially with the design of the endo using the hydraulic mouth part, in my opinion, that mouth part is one of the most iconic parts of rock afire’s design. Truly an amazing piece of engineering. Thank you @Battington for making such incredible looking models. I especially love how they dont look like theyre purposely meant to be scary but just have that weird uncanny look to them. So it feels like they would actually be found in a family pizza franchise instead of a universal horrors walk through. Incredible work, Id love to try to make my own 3D animations but blender isnt supported on my computer so sadly I cant, for now, Ill just enjoy these amazing vhs tapes.

[@Lichdemonz]

Whenever I hear William screaming for his son, I can't help but imagine the memes anymore.

[@catscater51]

Toy Bonnie going “He found a way inside. He’s hiding in the shadows” slightly spooked me when i first saw it.

[@plush_mems4155]

Finally, someone who mentions Junior 0437. I remember watching one of their videos, one about foxy in pirate’s cove, and the shivers I felt from watching that, brought me back to the first time I played fnaf. It’s exactly what brought my interest back into the scarier side of it all.

[@Tamo_thehighschoolartist]

Junior 0437 had some absolutely amazing animations. My personal favorite is the FredBears Family Diner Birthday tape along with the Pirate Cove showtime tape! Really underrated creator

[@cupasaza495]

Battington's Freddy: "Whatcha doing?" Toby McGuire: "Staying away from you."

[@NateAnimatesXD]

I feel like the cartoon video ( 30:19 ) is supposed to show how the characters are just child friendly and fun, when Chica sees the image with fredbear and springbonnie blacked out she's getting too close to the reality, and when the door shuts (im guessing referencing william shutting the door before killing the kids) she finally goes back to reality (with the chica model) The part with the flowers is probably referencing their want to be free, the fredbear plush and "tomorrow is another day" referencing the reason fredbear/springbonnie are gone in "reality", golden freddy with the flames being how angry micheals brother is and knowing theyre "never getting out", the foxy mask maybe representing micheal and the puppet being charlie of course, and then the sad puppet being charlie upset about what micheals brother is saying to her in the text Sorry, i'm a big fan and your confusion gave me the need to write the essay 😭

[@h-man7620]

"Quick history", looks at video length. *Damn.*

[@foxlyticalxd2562]

I had no idea Junior even came back! I thought the last Foxy tape 4 years ago would be his last, since the description said something about Fazbear's closing down.

[@pestilenssi8979]

I adore that I can hear you smiling as you talk.

[@DizDizaster4]

Watching this video while drunk at 2 AM was not the best course of action.

[@pixplolz]

the way you used the track Dear Little Brother at 11:57 added so much more emotion and depth to an already depressing tape. along with that, your presentation of info is so incredibly well done, and i find myself rewatching a lot of your videos because of it. hoping that you have an insane boom in viewership, more people need to see your content.

[@qx0xy]

Hearing it perked me up, anything from Omori is an emotional jab to the feels 😭

[@emeraldqueen1994]

In FNAF 4 we straight up HEAR A FLAT LINE before the Crying Child fades away at the end of the game…. He officially died in game!

[@mustardbiscuits9750]

Groomers and abusers often take the most offense to innocuous jokes and statements so they can distract people from their own awful behavior.

[@thekathal]

The characters in Squimpus' first video are from the original Popgoes game, the robot is what you play as and the purple skeleton is a secret enemy :)

[@Megalon-qc8pf]

And the red robot is the player

[@thekathal]

@@Megalon-qc8pf yeah i already said that

[@dryashes]

​@@Megalon-qc8pfyeah they already said that

[@skelebonez1349]

Something I wanna mention! Those robots from scrimpus first ever video on his channel is actually from popgoes!

[@thesalvager3020]

Funny thing about that first Squimpus video "a skeleton", it used characters from the FNaF fangame Popgoes, so even though it isn't in the same vein as the tapes it was still FNaF related.

[@RyGuy03]

Was super happy you mentioned Spectre, those videos are some of my favorites.

[@JTeam45]

I enjoy FNAF VHS more than the official stuff these days. It's for the fans who really loved the original murder mystery and horror aspect of the originals, whereas nowadays it's all about the animatronics (sorry, Roxy you're still my favorite). My favorite FNAF VHS tapes are definitely "Paranormal Investigation" by Spectre and Battington's version of "Sound Response Check." For me, that's what got me into the series when the game came out. Especially because animatronics aren't supposed to walk around, they're bolted to the floor (making 90% of FNAF characters automatons, not animatronics) so it added to the mystery and intrigue. Hope more come out over time!

[@gtag_player175]

It's funny how squim made a part about the kid being in pain and being able to breathe to make it #deep meanwhile gr**med children💀

[@jaycobarias529]

Battingtons videos are very unsettling and this video is really good and explains the history of fnaf vhs very well.

[@JJdubs717]

Man, I loved the show tapes. I always wanted a tape that was just the animatronics performing with no horror elements. They gave off a nostalgic feel that I wanted and tbh still want more of.

[@athenaraton4721]

You’re doing great Insomniac! I love all of your content, I love listening to them while playing games and for passing the time lol. I’m definitely gonna be a super fan for a long time lol. Remember to take breaks! :D 🍪

[@Yikes_Buddy]

I genuinely just found this channel today. An hour, 20 minutes, and 6 or so minutes ago. I’ve got a 16 hour drive (I’m in the passenger’s seat no worries) ahead of me, and I’m about to binge all of them after watching this video. Battington has always been a favorite of mine, and I’m glad his skits are seeing some light!!

[@ProfessorCagan]

30:15, Golden Freddy was talking to Michael here. He's upset about the bite, and being "erased" from Fazbear history.

[@dallinbates7441]

31:07 Real footage of me realizing this franchise is nearly a decade old

[@Jixxyyy]

I love how "Afton" is now a verb

[@acid133]

i just realized that the sound the puppet makes in the bonnie maintenance video is audio of a lady giving birth, same one from the jumpscare i believe

[@jigthh]

I personally really like the FNAF tape creators who also aren't afraid of taking a piss at Fnaf and their own work in a form of memes or other funny content. Spectre made the withered Chica salvage animation and there's a variant of that where chica just casually starts doing gangnam style. I think Battington also made one where spring bonnie does a very silly dance.

[@vitaleriof]

8:40 i beleve the video is a reference to popgose where the nightgurad ends up behing that weird looking robot (that has a panic meter for some reason) and the skeleton is named simon if i remember correctly

[@iamsangi72]

I never been really into the fnaf vhs part of the fandom(Imma the books guy lol), haven't watched most of them until recently but gods, they have a familiar yet different feelings to them that the games don't really have and the fact that they tackle the horrific notion that those are children inside the suit (which is surprisingly underutilized) just add more to them It sucks that the situation but i will take the good inspirations with me

[@mehlessmidori602]

I'm so desensitized to the meme, I was expecting the legendary Markiplier meme when you showed the Bite of '83.

[@luisscarloss8212]

Loving how well this whole video was put together!! Pls, keep it up!

[@zen09412]

Wow, this is a really clean and well made video, I thought it was from a bigger channel. Definitely gonna subscribe

[@aspeng6347]

"Until they got Aftoned" ADKSLSKS I'm going to be using that instead of unalived. Brilliant line :)

[@sr8107]

Why did Bonnie sound like Kaito from Vocaloid 💀😭

[@Kylarro]

I've never played or watched FNAF but have been binge watching your vids. Amazing job and makes me want to dive into the series and fan games/lore

[@snxffys6436]

i haven’t watched the entire video but i really hope they mention martin walls. i think out of all these types of creators his kept me up at night the most especially the halloween and Christmas videos

[@l0nely_ch]

I'm so happy that finally someone mentioned Battington's old work and it's really fun to watch his old series like CuiCui or The Rangers, i love them and I'm still waiting for next episodes. I haven't watched all of his old videos tho, but i want to. I'm his fan since summer 2020 and I'm so glad that I'm still am till this day. I love him so much, i love his work, i love everything he makes. He's a cool guy❤

[@nathanlafleur2740]

14:45 When you didn't Juju on that beat

[@divineasscheeks1245]

53:07 Battingtons are legitimately disturbing, they look so realistic.

[@Aman519YourHost]

Just found this channel, I feel like this is gonna be another great session of watching all these video's Love your video style, keep it up

[@ConjurintHorror]

I just found your account and all your videos are amazing!!!! ❤

[@DingusTheArtist]

14:45 “You didn’t juju on that beat.”

[@guts60]

1:03:15 Look under the desk Bonnie Bun’s head is on. Wtf!? I didn’t notice this watching the original video!

[@curlyhairjess]

Wow this video was really well made and went into a lot interesting details for this specific topic you have just earned a subscriber and keep up the great work!

[@warnpeace5294]

Just found your channel today and you have such a calming, cute voice like Daily Dose of Internet's voice. As well I agree with a lot of the points you made in this video, as well I really enjoyed the trip down the history lane of FNAF's strongest era of horror aspects. Going to watch more videos to hear your soothing voice before I fall into the void of sleep after being up for 39 hours.

[@jonathangrant480]

More people need to check out the giraffe lord tapes. Their really well made.

[@flamehead2022]

Squimous wimpuses first video with the purple skeleton is a popgoes reference

[@senaruryuin2773]

I'm gonna be real honest, every time I hear 'Jay-AR's' instead of 'Junior's' (Jr being shorthand for junior) it makes me giggle a little. Regardless, this was a really great video covering some really cool things! It's nice to see some of the behind the scenes goings on, such as the skits I didn't even know Battington had done! Looking forward to more great things here!

[@sheepaggression6478]

I love your voice of the video. Keep up the great work.

[@the_marketplace407]

I looked away for a second last time I actually looked at his subscriber count he was barely at a thousand now he’s over 20 thousand congratulations man

[@edtheminecraftian]

I have been conditioned to laugh upon hearing that sound clip at the start lol

[@LoadingError0]

for the record, i’m pretty sure squimpus’ first video was based off of the fangame POPGOES. that red robot thing is who you play as in that game

[@junedabat]

Wait THAT WAS ONE HOUR LONG? Oh well, that was such a good video that it felt like about half that time!

[@joebussin8843]

24:46 I’m pretty sure it’s not the puppets face but Williams face appearing in the top corner.

[@ImBarelyMe]

The kids at 57:38 make my heart sink and my soul leave my body, I felt like I couldn’t breathe… damn 😨

[@speedpants8915]

absolute banger of a video, earned a subscription from me.

[@averagenctzen]

wow seeing those old junior0437 felt like unlocking a past memory i’d forgotten about, haven’t seen or thought about them for years

[@Gusenichka925]

i think the "a skeleton" video is a reference to some fnaf fangame, i think popgoes, but i don't really remember.

[@TheLivingDeer]

awesome video bro, keep up the great work

[@ItzInvidious]

57:04 bro these edibles ain't shit *2 minutes later*

[@HoldenDude123]

One thing I want to see more in Fnaf related things is the reactions of the people in the FNAF universe to the events of the game. How the parents reacted, the workers, the news, the detectives, the public. I want to see more of how the people outside of Freddys sees everything, like they kind of do in the Security Breach messages

[@heyitzzitro]

I think Battingtom was better than squimpus at horror/making things unsettling while squimus was good at story and dialogue elements. Both creators take different approaches that are equally as good. Battingtom focuses on horror while squimpus focuses on the heart felt moments and lore. I applaud their work (but not not what squimpus did).

[@sothisishowusernameswork.2043]

"We should seperate the art from the artist or else most fnaf stuff will be unreviewable by this point" yea, honestly though yea.

[@soapincreativemode112]

14:45 "You didn't juju on that beat"

[@reefish128]

It’s crazy how many underrated yt there are like how tf do you only have 20k subs 😭😭🙏🙏

[@Woah_itswade]

How did Fnaf go from scary to not scary too scary again just because of the community

[@Deadhead-kq4hr]

Like how sqiumpus told him not to remake the characters even though Scott owns ip for fnaf least also battington was using orginal models he made himself it's free use and your using Scotts characters

[@RunOut25]

Listened to this while grinding Farewell in Celeste, and it was amazing, will definitely be watching more videos of yours in the future

[@notTryio]

YES

[@WinterPains]

8:43 This looks like two major characters from the FNAF fangame Popgoes