The First AI-Generated Video-Book. DAGON by H. P. Lovecraft. Full video.

[@simonebruno7425]

The inhuman coldness of artifical intelligence suits the sense of existential dread and cosmic indifference that Lovecraft imbued his pages with.

[@DustinBarlow8P]

AI will be absolutly no different than people, they may actually be FAR better with a lack of emotions. I theorize Emotions naturally develop in any being that has "consiousness". However people are far from wise and will always hate what they do not understand.

[@mattmiraglia3199]

Gotta disagree on one hand. It's the human sense of anxiety and dread that makes Lovecraft good. But AI imagery's coldness gives me similar vibes Lovecraft's human characters describe. I gave this video a dislike. AI art is like that Epicurean robot in Futurama.

[@mattmiraglia3199]

​@@DustinBarlow8Pbut what would be the point of making AI then?

[@pasteghost428]

It's nice to find an intelligent, insightful, and relevant comment here in this most illiterate of platforms.

[@bombpromises]

what's even worse is that hes a ginger

[@greenaum]

"Neither ship nor land appeared..." Dude! Look! LAND! It's RIGHT BEHIND YOU! Just LOOK BEHIND YOU! There's LAND!!!

[@uhtred7860]

😆😆

[@AILivingBook]

@@greenaum :) he slept through it all…

[@beCoCOi]

he probably didn't see it due to the madness

[@leslielandberg5620]

I know the AI didn’t follow the prompt. I thought the creator of the video was just being sloppy. But your comment makes me realize it inadvertently added a deep irony to the story, and gave it a notch up on terror and weirdness. That’s probably why he left those sequences in. It works, by God! Thanks❤️

[@AILivingBook]

@@leslielandberg5620 ⁠Yes, you are right. You can look at the second work and see that it is more coherent and careless.

[@segoverial]

first real good attempt at a AI movie, will be intressting seeing next years improvment

[@13thcentury]

That's my thoughts. And the AI gives it that fever dream feel of lovecraft. If this is AI now? Imagine the future.

[@Cwmira453]

​​@@13thcenturythat's the point. Currently, it isn't that impresive. But in the future? Maybe a Hollywood class production could be made in a garage.

[@13thcentury]

@@Cwmira453 I'm looking forward to it 👍

[@NTJedi]

The only flaw was the image of the monster kept changing to something completely different. one monster more accurate to the words would have been better for immersion

[@lukefarrell1228]

It’s about time someone has done this. Please do more lovecraftian stories! My only criticism is that the music is louder than the talking. Other than that I love it!

[@jeremysmith4620]

I wonder what Lovecraft would think about his writing being fed into machines to create these disconnected animated abominations? Perhaps he would have imagined Azathoth as a giant server rack in the center of the universe with IT workers playing keytars to lull it into pseudo-slumber, only aware enough to defecate out iterated upon iterations of slop after consuming what creativity and originality still existed in the universe. This does capture the indescribable monstrosity so often found in Lovecraft's work. Ever-changing and morphing from one nameless and undefinable nightmare to the next, more than enough to drive the average onlooker to derangement and lunacy. Both Lovecraft's writing and AI output induce that fear of the unknown, both making man feel miniscule and insignificant, ultimately useless in the face of what seems akin to godlike power. Forces so great that it turns mankind into a mere spectator in regards to its own existence.

[@JosephBahane]

Very well said! Thank you!

[@DC-ei9vl]

Awesome analysis. I thought it was a little loose with detail, but then, that is a Lovecraftian fever dream.

[@skeletor4062]

Jesus bro...

[@sneeringimperialist6667]

So... Azathoth is KZbin?

[@societyofroodest.590ad9]

Awesome! Can't wait for more...Lovecraft would be happy.

[@ericfaith2810]

As much as I really like the Spanish horror movie, this is much more closer to the actual story Howard Lovecraft wrote. Beautifully, hauntingly presented. Howard eas and always will be a gofted genius who, like Franz Kafka, explored the very borderlands of insanity and madness itself. Cautionary artists, writers, and content creators will always have a place in humanity's 'darker realms.'

[@obsidiancurse429]

The AI not doing it quite right actually makes it ideal for something nightmarish like this, the way dreams are fluid and don’t obey reality.

[@joannhess6670]

WOW! That was SO good! I’m so impressed. I’m a HUGE Lovecraft fan, and this truly captured the feeling of the story and was just beautifully done. I’d LOVE to see more like this!

[@jamiesehdev2663]

I agree completely also a fan of the genre and this was truly awesome to watch...

[@noelleclercq7695]

@@jamiesehdev2663 Definitely, what a great short story to choose first. Fantastic...

[@optimus_tango]

Agreed, brining Lovecraft horrors to life is what AI was destined for

[@morenofranco9235]

THIS is a piece of work - And a work of art. What a job. Excellent and well done.

[@JohnMiller-zr8pl]

Well done? Impressive but not well done.

[@AILivingBook]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@EezeeGroover]

The true horror is that AI couldn't bring itself to have the man face the structure he was describing.

[@AILivingBook]

We fixed it in the next video. Check "The Outsider"

[@luciferianmanor]

I'm impressed. Lovecraft and Poe are my favorite writers. This video is awesome, obviously not perfect 😅, but is beautiful as it is. Great job making this with AI! Like and subscribe! 👍🏻

[@justinecooper9575]

I'm impressed. Looking forward to more.

[@chimera916]

Wow... This is ART

[@donlengel4770]

At the mountains of madness. Anyone ?

[@autumnhomer9786]

🎀This is incredible 🎀

[@bennixx138]

You all did such an awesome job with this! Bravo!

[@AILivingBook]

Thank you so much!

[@ddooodddoo]

I hope all AI movies are like this

[@AILivingBook]

we are working for quality. Thanks

[@paullevine1813]

Top notch work & as a lover of HPL this is amazing & captivating as he would have wanted. When a story takes you by the throat & drags you in to the point you begin to empathize with the protagonist you just know you go where it leads you good & bad as this does. It's very hard to separate what looks real but it's not as AI in the right hands is pure magic & perfect for Sci Fi, Horror & the best Cosmic Horror .. This one has been hit over the ballpark wall by a mile & is one hell of great rendition, a super homerun. Not sure you can top this but with another Cosmic tale by the master.

[@gaagsl]

That's me, this past Wednesday morning.

[@Cristian-v6p]

Perfect video ....lovecraft .

[@NININPININ]

Looking forward to much more. Thanks

[@Dalekzilla]

DAMN!!!!!! I have been a hardcore Lovecraft aficianado for well over forty years, and this is the BEST adaptation of a Lovecraft story I have ever seen. The HPLS produced a couple of amazing films, and there have been really great adaptations like The Resurrected and the Nicholas Cage Colour Out of Space, and even the old (but really good) Dean Stockwell Dunwich Horror....but THIS blasts them all out of the water. Dear Howard Phillips would have f'ing LOVED this!!!! Bravo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@AILivingBook]

Thanks a lot!

[@violettbijoux1219]

What a cool use for AI !

[@matthuck378]

the constantly shifting nature of "AI" visuals works with some cosmic horror denizens.

[@williamscottharkey]

THIS IS INCREDIBLE!!!

[@nitrobrodskiy]

Great job!

[@elliotttodd3006]

I actually love the low budget movie they made based on this book. Said in modern times I watch it every Halloween season. I kinda love it.

[@robertmcmanus8760]

Yeah, it was really well done on a small budget! I rewatch it fron time to time. Also, I think Nicolas Cage's The Colour Out of Space did a great job of instilling that building Lovecraftian dread in its viewers.

[@jorundr1907]

That was amazing. Horribly good.

[@sanketsudke2617]

So beautiful. This is one of the cases where I am actually with AI.

[@stevenbigland6193]

Very ambitious!. Well done!

[@uwantmikehawk1]

excellent job , looking forward to more . cheers

[@AILivingBook]

Many thanks!

[@WhutThu]

Amazing! Hollywood may be right to worry about the future of movies!😮

[@AILivingBook]

watch the second video on the channel. trust me it's even cooler and looks more like a movie

[@nickd1184]

I love that you say up front that it's ai generated. It hits hard in the uncanny Valley but was a good bit of visuals to a creepy story.

[@jamiesehdev2663]

Oh my dark God's! As a cosmic horror /weird fiction fan and collector of such books.. This was amazing and a joy to watch indeed!..... It was like watching 3 versions all together which was very good in my opinion.... So brilliantly done and the best AI or animated version of this story there is out there.. I was gripped and found it quite sinister and eldritch in nature as it should be... The unveiling of dagon was awesome too! Well done 💯🤘👍👌ps should have more views definitely

[@stevenwerner2886]

Wow please do more of these videos *-* the temple or mountains of madness❤

[@AILivingBook]

@@stevenwerner2886 go to second video. )

[@MuddyDirt]

Freakin awesome to see with my eyes what my mind’s eye created. Subscribed

[@JoeBoxerNo1]

not bad. good enough to watch fully ... looking forward to the AI generated videos of 5 years from now though

[@pasteghost428]

Crossing my webbed fingers for your take on Shadows over Innsmouth. Or Colour out of space.

[@AILivingBook]

Hi there, it will, but need to wait.)

[@ianantonius7287]

Fairly good! And I agree that you don't normally see AI movies of this quality, at least not yet. One additional comment, I think the soft romantic piano is a bit out of place in this otherwise creepy setting.

[@AILivingBook]

thanks, I will work on improving my skills ;)

[@evazauner]

this was very good! i think, lovecraft would have loved it!

[@floydhopkins7901]

0:19 Hello... Mr. Freeman

[@TruthSurge]

damn, dude in intro is a shape-shifter! he used 3 different faces in the first 14 seconds!

[@jamiesehdev2663]

@@TruthSurge like watching 3 diffrent versions is all lol

[@AILivingBook]

@@TruthSurge hi it was first work. I’m working with it. Next works will more consistent.

[@TruthSurge]

@@AILivingBook :) I've only recently begun watching AI vids. Some of them are pretty funny with the mistakes. Yes, doing separate clips and trying to keep the face the same... maybe that is hard to do. I think I saw someone say you can train it using several images of the face you want and maybe it will stay more consistent? I don't know. It's very interesting and if it was all free, I might try it but I don't want to even pay $10/mo to try messing with it. Keep going! I'm sure you'll find a way to improve the consistency issue.

[@AILivingBook]

Check out my new video! This time, I’ve achieved much better consistency. While there are fewer close-up frames of the character’s face, the overall facial features are much more stable. There are still some issues with the shape in certain frames, but I’m actively working on improving that. 😉

[@jamiesehdev2663]

@@AILivingBook cool bro

[@krishaskin8809]

Beautiful work.

[@fabianramirez2914]

the future of cinema before our eyes, i take care of holywood

[@AILivingBook]

agree . Watch the second video, it will be more unexpected.)

[@emmanuelwolfmusic410]

So cool, this is just the beginning, I can't wait for what happens.

[@Divadtube]

Amazing visuals, the statues and creatures especially seem right out of Lovecraft's imagination. Truely disturbing and alien.

[@michaelfoxfoxster469]

H.P. Would be pleased I think!

[@schizofrito]

The Daigon movie is a 10/10 horror comedy masterpiece. It even influenced RE4 villagers.

[@comeandsee9643]

Awesome 🤘

[@armfold]

This is amazing! Thank you.

[@marcoforti5975]

Amazing work;)

[@kjvail]

Pretty good, but towards the beginning, where he’s saying there was no land in sight, there are islands behind him as he says this.

[@JamesTrainer-m2p]

I was thinking that

[@fierypandaofdoom]

Maybe he can't see the land, blinded by Dagon's madness.

[@Kyanzes]

Excellent. The Masque of the Red Death could be another promising material for this purpose.

[@davidwilliamdanielthomas9305]

This is really interesting. The atmosphere and music really capture the dread that Lovecraft tried to convey. The only difficulty, which is a pervasive AI problem is that, scene to scene, the AI keeps changing the look of the narrator, shifting facial features, age, skin tone, etc. This is one of the toughest problems with AI, consistent imagery. Nevertheless, a solid and ambitious take on a great story

[@aliservan7188]

OK Colour me impressed. It Mamane to capture the spirit incredibly well. Fantastic work

[@13thcentury]

When you get 36 different actors to play one roll. My problem with AI, is inconsistency. I wish you could create a character... and have that character perform. Rather than randomly generated each clip. Still. Early days yet. And it's pointing to a good future. I've always seen AI as the future of movies. And pieces like this are where it begins. Good work 👍 Edit* I will add, that using AI is perfect for the story. It gives that fever dream quality that perfectly matches Lovecraft. That decent into madness. Again. Good work.

[@Gameatiks]

There are models available, where you can create an ai agent, which works exactly as you described it, you have a virtual person/actor that can be placed in any scenario and which will always look the same. It can be done with people, animals or fantasy creatures, as well as with any object.

[@13thcentury]

@Gameatiks wow. Did not know that. Thank you so much for that info. I'm thinking of making one of my novels using AI. Just was holding out until the tech caught up.

[@AILivingBook]

True. We are working on a solution to this problem.

[@13thcentury]

@AILivingBook Which is very very good news. And like I said, this is very fever dream. Which is absolutely perfect.

[@beyond_the_tequila_rift3194]

Zod, Conrad, and Uvik looked amazing!!! Slan needs a little work lol

[@billstorie1186]

Absolutely amazing! It's almost exactly the way my mind saw the story when reading it. If I might suggest one alteration - rather than constantly returning to the narrator's face talking to camera, might it work better simply showing the man bent over his desk writing his account - from various different angles as the camera moves around behind him. It's only because the mouth movements aren't in synch and it took me out of the story each time it happened but if you avoid the problem by shooting a rear view of him writing then there's no need to worry about the synch. A minor point I know. Looking forward to further adaptations. Thanks for all your hard work!!

[@PastramiSalami666]

Excellent

[@StephenRansom47]

👏 Tremendous! Godspeed, intrepid AI_Artist 🥂… You are one of the few pushing this New Hammer to task, sculpting a cinematic future from your cloister, I salute you.

[@andrewdees3951]

YES!!!! MORE PLEASE.!!!.. Generate, meditate, conjugate, more. Draw it in the blood from puppies. I don't care. More H.P. Lovecraft animated. And through in some Poe.. Naughty..

[@AILivingBook]

@@andrewdees3951 there is The Outsider adaptation on channel. Also 29 November I will release The mask of the red death, you can look a trailer.

[@TheFirefishe]

I’d like to see an AI version of The Case of Charles Dexter Ward!

[@jimrogers2089]

Excellent work.

[@DonnHarpersWykkydAmbitions]

Very Nice!

[@oatlord]

AI video by default has a Lovecraftian feel to it.

[@Shugg-Goff-HHoffical]

You know what ? This was a solid effort and much appreciated on all fronts. Keep up the good work. Possibly if you can do an adaptation of Ramsey Campbell's short story The Moon Lens. Similar vibe different take . Highly recommended. Obviously check for IP fair use etc first if cleared. Either way, I look forward to what you do next. ✌️

[@AILivingBook]

Thanks a lot, and I appreciate the recommendation! I’ll look into it - I was just thinking about what to work on next. In a few days, I’ll be releasing my adaptation of The Outsider, inspired by Lovecraft, with a twist of my own. And a bit later, I’ll drop the original story.

[@slackerpope]

Very well done! Keep up the great work.

[@BelMarduksBizarreBazaar]

Any one else try not to blink incase the bass reliefs turned their head or blinked?

[@Gruppe_11]

Good starting point.

[@darkgoth69]

That was pretty damn close to the books for me, closest than any film that I've seen

[@irtehdar2446]

Just in case the ai reads the comment section. Hello mister Net. I saw a movie about your grandkid Sky. Huge fan! Anyway movie looks great. Loved the depictions of the stone art. One small thing though when the character sees the monolith you might want to double-check that he is actually facing monolith. Thanks. PS: please don't exterminate us.

[@DustinBarlow8P]

He shouldn't be so melodramatic, his boat only took him to New Orleans..... As a resident I can confirm the crap that washes up on beaches there, invokes nightmares in us all

[@agarwaenblade2644]

Excellent work. I'm waiting to see AI do some mind-blowing "inspiring" things. Sort of polar/magnetic opposite of Lovecraft stuff :).

[@raggedyman511]

Wow. We are witnessing the end of Hollywood! We will soon be able to sit in our living room and have ai make a movie out of any book in existence in a matter of minutes.

[@jagpanzer16]

Visually stunning!!!!

[@AILivingBook]

Thank you!

[@ironredtears2235]

You've got to do more. Very satisfying

[@TheFreedomDealer]

this is amazing! wish i could get in on this with you gents.

[@rfora540]

Wow! What fever dream!

[@ericfaith2810]

I wonder if it would be possible to condense Call of Cthulu into something similar? 🤔 Absolutely riveting.

[@jeffmazziotta]

Really cool. But it's kind of comical that literally as he is saying there was no land in sight, the ai image had two bits of land literally 100 meters behind him 😂

[@hoverpantsz262]

Most very good thank you.

[@thebarbaryghostsf]

"No coastline in site." the next scene shows a coastline on the horizon lol

[@AILivingBook]

This is really lol 😂

[@dasfrundselt]

Please do the Lovecraft story of "The Hound" that is set in the Netherlands! that would make a Lovecraft fan very happy!

[@ShadowNetWeaver1]

I love this. The only thing I'd request and advise is to save the cuts to him talking to the camera for the beginning and the end of the video, as the constant cuts are immersion breaking.

[@AILivingBook]

Noted!

[@jimmyfandago3211]

Great

[@flyingpickle7]

You have no idea how good this is You golden 🖤

[@AILivingBook]

@@flyingpickle7 thanks a lot

[@DarknesssThereAndNothingMore]

Finally a true to the actual story film, love AI for that! Loved it! Hope to see more like this! ❤

[@StephenSinclair-d6n]

Very good. I write for several YT channels. Horror and science fiction. If you want one of mine please let me know. Not doing the dreaded 'self promotion'. I've got my first book out next year - focusing on that. Just interested and impressed with this.🎉🎉🎉

[@TheFirefishe]

Interesting. A bit jumpy as to scenes, but the overall story was correct. This tech is young. So it can only improve. The musical score was haunting, though; I could feel the general “desire” of the overall feel of the place to want to make one feel displaced, and the feeling of needing to remove oneself from the environment at all costs. The Music Was Done Right! The story was accurate, and well-portrayed, overall. I felt there were too many different scenes, jumbled together, and I would like to see this improved upon in later efforts. ❤

[@johnwalsh4857]

more please love this one.

[@AILivingBook]

Soon :-)

[@benzturnbow1247]

More lovecraft stories please!

[@AILivingBook]

there is one more on chennal, but this is an adaotetion based on The Outsider. I beleave that you will like it.

[@jakemoyles6610]

Incredible!

[@thammut1892]

Fuckin' A. This is excellent. Thank you for this. Please do The Hound next? Maybe The Outsider? My only critique is the face to camera takes me out of this a bit at times, the out of sync voice. And that is being nit-picky, with using relatively new tools to make this there is bound to be some little bits like that.

[@AILivingBook]

Hello, my friend. Thank you very much. I am currently preparing a short story based on "The Outsider", but it will be my own story, it's just an experiment. :) But in a few days I will release the original "The Outsider" also.

[@silentlamb7043]

I enjoyed this, when I read this story along time ago I had the voice in my head a lot darker and the landscape extremely more hopeless and cosmically grander in size. but very well done 💯🧡

[@silentlamb7043]

mountains of madness next 🤌

[@dannywest9510]

As much as I dislike AI. Atheist Dagon finally has been done right.

[@RenanDavidSoriaAhumada]

Yes This its like a Dream Drifting into nightmares

[@MikeSmith-bn1qr]

Awesome imagery. Only wish it was more consistent with the narrative. But again, awesome nonetheless! Looking forward to more Lovecraft stories!!!

[@edwardtalbot5556]

Great story..do more

[@MohamedFatrouni-m3k]

This is interesting

[@AILivingBook]

@@MohamedFatrouni-m3k try to look second videos. This will surprise you