The Hidden Slender-series that Does Horror Right | Nightlight

In today's video, we'll be discussing the Slenderman inspired ARG known as Nightlight. Let's dive into this one together.
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[@1FenFen1]

this was a huge motivator I think. this is epic

[@soupysoupx]

I'm glad to hear it! Hopefully we'll get to see more from this series in the near future. Great work :)

[@omar_70357]

I talk

[@aidasalazar9702]

Huh, what a coincidence, I'm eating Soup right now and got a notification from Soupysoup...I feel like I've commited a crime against soup all of a sudden...

[@jordy9606]

This is so weird.. I'm also eating soup while reading your comment about eating soup while watching soupysoup under a soupysoup video???

[@Nono-hk3is]

And I'm slenderman, standing right behind you

[@fjordtheeggface]

@@Nono-hk3is *loud ear-ringing noises *

[@aidasalazar9702]

​@@Nono-hk3is Ahhhh *Dies

[@meandmaw588]

soupysoup better make a video on this

[@aidasalazar9702]

13:52 No harm towards the creators, but this part made me laugh so much, the robot voice I can't 😭

[@1FenFen1]

we have more silly things on the way

[@aidasalazar9702]

@@1FenFen1 That makes me so happy now

[@bigboi193]

instructions unclear, i shoved a cocktail stick under my big toenail and kicked the wall

[@alfiegordon9013]

oughhhh

[@nahbruh419]

ＡＨＨＨＨＨＨＨＨＨＨ！

[@HongKongPhooey89]

[screams internally]

[@louietworek]

8:01, the acting is so good in this scene, you can hear how scared and how close to breaking down he is

[@1FenFen1]

I made him to specifically talk like that.

[@harioverload]

@@1FenFen1 fen what did you do to that poor man

[@1FenFen1]

@@harioverload you'll see. you'll all see

[@kittyd9481]

DUDE! I'm a huge slenderverse fan, and seeing one of my fav creators cover a series I've never heard of before??? SIGN ME UP!!!! So excited to watch!!

[@1FenFen1]

make sure to subscribe.

[@Midnight74751]

14:01 Therapist: Slenderman with eyes does not exist, he can't hurt you Slenderman with eyes:

[@CherryMiku300]

In the comments of "I remembered a couple of things", there is a comment from a user called Kolbymysteriothegamer. If you look into that channel, he mentions he was in a coma for an entire year and he has no memories of any kind. He also mentions being stalked by someone who may be working for "the raven" (with th classic Slenderman symbols drawn in an email) and he also says he has a cat named Bubba. My theory is that the Kolbi we see in the nightlight channel is either an alternate version (maybe from a different time line where Kolby IS the initial target of the Slenderman) of that Kolbi OR the footage of all of this is from when Kolby was in his coma. He might have gotten all his memories wiped of that time, maybe Slenderman trapped him in a dimension to teach him a lesson of some kind. They definitely do look too much alike to not be the same person.

[@1FenFen1]

mystery!

[@kolbymassengale4747]

The plot thiccenens 🤔🧐🕵️

[@jojoondabeat15]

"Do you feel special now?" she's such an inspiration. I've been a fan of slenderverse thing since like, 2014? the time the trend went up because of the 9 pages game thing. Marble hornets was peak, then new slender games, the movies are the worst but it molded the nostalgia honestly. I find that dude's videos truly makes me feel nostalgic. I know it may seem like not fit for others tastes but IT FITS for my inner teenage self. (i even read the wattpads and i dont know why i liked them, and if my teenage self sees this video right now, she'd go crazy with that robot voice at 13:51)

[@soupysoupx]

Literally same. This whole series hit me right in the nostalgia just because of the editing/storytelling style. Love to see a little slice of old slender-tube again.

[@kittysnail]

I thought slenderman was like completely dead and to see something so indie about slender here is pretty goddamn cool, cant wait

[@fletcher1815]

Super wild to have a slender series in the year 2024. What once was old is new again, i suppose.

[@1FenFen1]

souper wild to have a slender series in the year of 2024...

[@fletcher1815]

@@1FenFen1 Dammit you're right. Can't believe I missed it honestly, I'm really gonna stew on this.

[@1FenFen1]

@@fletcher1815your time will come. soupage goes on.

[@GameboyVibes]

@@fletcher1815there's a lot slenderseries that's going on right now, it's just not so popular

[@gaminganimators7000]

Morley Grove Spectres also has Slenderman

[@aidasalazar9702]

Kobie'a gotta stop wasting that ketchup, like as a ketchup enjoyer, this scares me.

[@1FenFen1]

people express their fondness for ketchup in different ways. don't judge

[@aidasalazar9702]

​@@1FenFen1 This is true, I've seen some people eat ketchup with steak.

[@jelly_4_brainz]

Omg slender pissed in his apple juice!!!! 😮

[@Nono-hk3is]

Finally Soupy can show off their talent for judging the specific year that a particular piece of technology was created

[@UltimatBlitz]

My friend and I did hang out in a graveyard. It was right next to their house, so it's not like we really went out of our way for it.

[@soupysoupx]

We all need ourselves a graveyard homie.

[@umwellum]

That's weird, I wasn't given a notification for this video 🤔 Anyways, this series seems really interesting. I like how simplistic the format is, it kind of adds to how unsettling the whole thing is. The acting is great, too. Neat change of pace for slender projects.

[@kolbymassengale4747]

Much appreciated! Unsettling and uncanny were definitely the two vibes we were trying to capture the most. This is also the most I've ever pushed myself with acting

[@Aidanharding2]

This actually happened to me and my buddy once

[@1FenFen1]

y'know this one time my buddy keith mysteriously disappeared and ended up in his house but kind of dark and he says this usually happens but this time it was weird, like really weird, and he couldn't remember anything until he decided to remember things and

[@Aidanharding2]

@@1FenFen1 yeah that happened to me and my buddy but we also had ketchup smeared on our faces

[@selinnazsur2328]

Oh man I was big on the Slenderverse when it was in its hayday, watched the big boys do their thing and enjoyed it. I'm pleasantly surprised that it's still a thing.

[@b1zarr3vel]

5:06 they literally look like two of my ocs i swear this is just them in an alternate universe 🥺💖

[@1FenFen1]

I bought the rights to the IP. thank you

[@b1zarr3vel]

@@1FenFen1 it was a joke I’m sorry 😭

[@1FenFen1]

@@b1zarr3velI am evil.

[@dinjarind]

soup + slenderman just after i got home from uni?? life couldn't be better :3

[@StygianTheCandleMan]

Soup before bed? I’m bout to spill this shit and piss myself aw FUCK yes

[@coolcat33333]

Kolbi kind of looks like Michael Jackson and I am all here for it.

[@1FenFen1]

he looks more like andrew garfield on wednesdays

[@SinisterSirloin]

Never a surprise when the water tastes like pizz, and shid, and fard

[@aidasalazar9702]

As someone who isn't fully part of the slender fandom but does know a lot about him surprisingly, the slender proxies came from Marble Hornets, but the slender proxies eventually became part of canon in Slender The Arrival, because if I remember, they hired the creators of Marble hornets to write Slender The Arrival? Its been a few years, but I just thought I'd share. I think it could be happening to Kobie, but ofc this creators version of it seems a bit different, so it's kinda hard to really pinpoint if that is what is happening to him.

[@1FenFen1]

I think you are lying : (

[@aidasalazar9702]

@1FenFen1 I'm literally not...search up about the marble hornets creators involved with slender the arrival, articles dating back to 2012 might I add!

[@aidasalazar9702]

@1FenFen1 Oh wait you're a roleplay account lol...sorry I looked at your other comments now At least I think you're a role-playing account because you said a very ominous comment stating "I made him talk that way" in reference to Kobie...?

[@1FenFen1]

@@aidasalazar9702no that's real

[@1FenFen1]

@@aidasalazar9702 I'm just whacky. I'm actually the guy who created the series, I think

[@WilliamAmbervein]

I was literally just talking about the slenderverse

[@kolbymassengale4747]

It just occured to me that over the months since this video essay, the code in the description of exploration 2 is still unsolved. I'll admit that it isn't the most conventional code and that it still hasn't been cracked makes me kinda proud, since I came up with it myself. It does make it a bit less fun, though, if nobody ever gets it. So! One tip I'll give for anyone that gives it a shot or even revisits it is that the concept of digital roots is fundamental to deciphering the message. I'd love to see how people interpret that :) amazing video btw! Love the thorough analysis and humor, feels way shorter than 22 minutes!

[@Everymanhyb]

looked for a marble hornets talk about on here, stayed for slenderman

[@paranormeow]

oh man I missed slender series!! I was a huge fan back in the day and I’m getting back into emh. I definitely see inspiration in this!! you always help me learn abt the coolest shit

[@batqrince]

seeing you cover a part of slenderverse is honestly so epic im one step closer to obtaining the soupysoup everymanHYBRID video ive always wanted

[@1FenFen1]

suscibe

[@batqrince]

@@1FenFen1 GREAT GOOGLY MOOGLY

[@TheDawgCommander]

When soupysoup uploads right after you run out of soupysoup videos to binge

[@felixfoster3983]

I've been cramming doing art uni work at 1am, reckon this vid will be the backdrop for my two day long nap.

[@SlendStone]

Started this video, paused to binge, and now I'm mad there isn't more of it so thanks for getting me hooked I guess

[@1FenFen1]

:D

[@GeneralLizard]

No, I'm not watching the original myself. It's scary.

[@1FenFen1]

horor

[@GameboyVibes]

@@1FenFen1yes

[@straycat9967]

I grew up in the mountains on a property with an abandoned gold mine, native American history, and the very occasional murder. So the only I had to do was play gamecube or get chased by cryptids. I got reeeaaallly good at smash bros.. Love your vids soup!

[@1FenFen1]

ah, Amberbulk. wonderful place

[@straycat9967]

Ive no idea what or where that is. Im talking about Oregon.@@1FenFen1

[@1FenFen1]

@@straycat9967 same place honestly

[@straycat9967]

@@1FenFen1 fair enough

[@Nono-hk3is]

6:10 Victor, as in Victor Surge, creator of the original Slenderman pictures?

[@1FenFen1]

😲

[@GameboyVibes]

😮

[@coltoncoy1584]

I really appreciate you doing the work to find these obscure and not as well known args. I’m genuinely excited every time you upload to see what you will enlighten us with this time lol

[@1FenFen1]

we'll go mainstream pretty soon. we're franchising as we speak

[@SpecialInterestShow]

Apparently when I was in high school, kids liked to go explore a few local condemned places said to be haunted I never went, not out of fear of ghosts but out of fear of getting caught trespassing or having a beam fall down on me lol

[@rudzz0]

bro your videos have become my current hyperfixation 😭💗

[@NickityBickity]

Ah yes time for some soup to quench my analgesic horror thirst

[@jelly_4_brainz]

Whenever i think about Slenderman, I just remember my mom screaming at me to shut up about Slenderman because we were watching a movie and the bad guys had a lot of similarities to the Slender Proxies and i pointed that out and got screamed at and cried 😢

[@josephmatthews7698]

You deserved it. Mom works hard and deserves to relax to a movie now and then without hearing about your slender crap.

[@jelly_4_brainz]

@@josephmatthews7698 I was like 10 years old and had mental issues that she refused to get me checked for. I deserved to have her screaming her lungs out for me to shut the fuck up? Don't speak on a life you didn't experience, pal.

[@ww3196]

That's sad, I'm sorry /genuine

[@jelly_4_brainz]

@@ww3196 thank you. All I did was bring up the fact that the bad guys wore masks similar to some Slender proxies and I got "SHUT THE F**K UP WILL YOU?! GOD! YOU ALWAYS RUIN SH*T FOR ME!" and my inner child has never been able to fully heal from that, even at 24 years old with a kid of my own.

[@mistibooo]

IM EARLYYYYYYY anywho nice to see you again Soup. Keep up the work. :)))))

[@Nono-hk3is]

hell yeah, unexpected soups AND unexpected slenderman!

[@chocomelo454]

I keep forbetting that the raven is slenderman and keep thinking hes blackbird Yknow The one from fnaf The book From blackbird Fazbear frights blackbird That guy

[@1FenFen1]

night fedy

[@Nono-hk3is]

Colby, like the Cheese?

[@sweetie2964]

Soup, You made my day with posting. Thank you. sincerely Slenderman ";)"

[@1FenFen1]

well

[@soupysoupx]

Oh no. He found us.

[@1FenFen1]

@@soupysoupx soon!

[@AwesomePants.]

Hurray, a new upload! What’s another 23 minutes taken away from my sleep anyway 😋

[@bennettlong6283]

Whatever you do Soupysoup, do not buy copper from Ea-nāṣir

[@elvingearmasterirma7241]

I would like to let you know. Everytime you upload I am reminded I in fact do not have a grilled cheese sandwich nor a bowl of hot tomato soup rn

[@reboott]

wake up babe new soup video just dropped

[@chocomelo454]

HONEY THE SOUPS DONE

[@Penniwhistle]

Soooooouuuup Also heck you, because of you i've bought an old VHS camera and am thinking about trying to make something

[@Redwing-zy5zn]

This is a Soupysoup moment if ever I saw one

[@Jogua0043]

Another goated soupysoup video

[@ariaguest6648]

You should also dig into pandemonium activities I think it’s called, also love your videos and I hope you have a wonderful day or night!

[@SpookedForky]

Slenderverse time lets gooo

[@soupysoupx]

Slender time slender time slender time

[@RheesRapturing]

i didnt receive a notification message for this video :{ also have you ever thought of covering something from the digital horror genre? like bugbo and concrete station (which is extremely obscured compared to anything else).

[@soupysoupx]

Yes, I actually covered a couple of ARGs from the digital horror genre recently. I was gonna cover bugbo, but it was sadly discontinued :(

[@Sleepynerd3005]

She soupying my soup

[@koch.xyzt.]

Ayo slender man in 2024

[@cuttlefishCull3r]

SOUP SOIP SOUP SOUP

[@0River_styx0]

yippee soup's up

[@0River_styx0]

glad I can watch this while waiting for bg3 to download

[@soupysoupx]

The one game next to minecraft that I've dumped hundreds of hours into.

[@tylersyaboi]

The water tastes like pizz shid and fard? Must be dasani

[@soupysoupx]

Stupid McDonald's water flavor smh

[@kolbymassengale4747]

It was Dasani

[@1FenFen1]

@@kolbymassengale4747 chris chan fanta

[@Cains_stuff]

HMMM YES AN UPLOAD FROM SOUP WOMAN

[@clovrrr]

yay soup upload!!

[@somebodystrange22]

Funny how the artist of the Slenderman on the thumbnail was never given credits to. :)

[@1FenFen1]

the artist was a buddy of mine

[@1FenFen1]

like and subscribe

[@StygianTheCandleMan]

SOUP SOUP SOUP

[@elvingearmasterirma7241]

I cannot comment on woods. But as a preteen Id wander around the town and just kick it in the veldt

[@soupysoupx]

Last time I hung out in the woods was 3 years ago. Pretty sure I found a couple of moldy mattresses while I was out there. Don't ask what I was doing in the woods.

[@elvingearmasterirma7241]

@@soupysoupx I mean, its obvious why you were in the woods. Clearly you were searching for moldy mattresses, just as every other person does

[@SeriesOC]

Here's my comment for this video : )

[@aidasalazar9702]

I wonder, been watching for awhile at this point, like what should we even call ourselves as fans of this soup person. Like need a community name, like Soup Army, or something, I suck at names but come on people!

[@soupysoupx]

Hmmm good question. Might make a poll about this, although the name croutons does come to mind.

[@aidasalazar9702]

@soupysoupx Omg, Croutons would be amazing, but yeah a poll would be great for that!

[@chocomelo454]

Microwaves. Cuz you heat up those to-go soup cups that look like coffee cups in a microwave

[@1FenFen1]

the soup syndicate

[@DrStevzious117]

Soupy jumpscare

[@ianmichaelmiller]

WTF is there so much spam in this comment section for lol

[@1FenFen1]

nightlight nation thrives

[@FyodorDostoyevsky-st6vi]

Feel like it’s only the ones with conventionally attractive characters that get popular, *cough* Tim Sutton *cough*

[@1FenFen1]

welcome to the goop station

[@BananaJr0_o]

SLENDERMAN.

[@ZALGO-666-KINGKILLER]

s weet !

[@luv_wut]

Yay I’m early :>

[@OzzyIDV]

soup soup soup soup soup soup soup soup soup soup soup soup soup soup soup

[@OzzyIDV]

Also your makeup is lovely !!

[@Yuristar]

Hey Soupy, do you eat fuckin' french fries off the floor of your car?

[@soupysoupx]

No, I simply mourn their loss.

[@Yuristar]

@@soupysoupx We lost another good one today, boys.

[@MattFTW1000]

Random question, are you single? 😅

[@wonderhellblazer4825]

sorry I maybe late to the party but eyyy, other editor of Nightlight here, F3N/1FenFen1 being the main editor and main creator of the series and the actor of Kolbi being another friend of ours I will note, nice to see this video covering this series we are working on, I certainly enjoyed watching this, was also a bit of a great motivator for me as well on creating unfiction media (and other unfiction projects I work on that is not related to nightlight), nice work!

[@soupysoupx]

I'm glad to hear that this was able to motivate you in some way, because this series is genuinely so cool and has a lot of potential. I never cover ARGs that I don't find entertaining, I'm actually pretty picky about what I put on my channel these days, which means that I really liked this one. Keep it up guys, you all are doing great work!

[@1FenFen1]

how did you get out

[@wonderhellblazer4825]

​​@@1FenFen1 I just do, fenly lol