The Human Pet: YouTube's Oldest Dark Interactive Webseries

After much labor and learning, it's time to unveil what I've been working on... AND open up a new Case File! Let's see what 2006's The Human Pet had in store for one unlucky young actor and a few hundred lucky viewers.
The Human Pet Official Channel:
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Find Eric Taylor Channel:
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[@computerizedcocaineaddicti3703]

Wow, Neopets were really different back then.

[@raulguerrero9474]

Oh no

[@Nothinghereismeallisnot]

That’s cursed

[@jimjimson8259]

Everything was so much better back in the day

[@ImJustLayZ]

Ok?

[@linclokatz]

Computerized Cocaine Addiction g o o d one

[@toryslapper69]

If it happened these days poor eric would've ended up eating exclusively ice or hot pockets or some shit due to popular vote and the whole experience would have been ruined

[@RenardAgrume]

Tide pods

[@fruitygarlic3601]

And don't even get me started on what instructions he'd be receiving about the water filter. "I didn't give you this bleach so you could filter the water. You're supposed to *drink* it, Eric."

[@lqu]

doritoes NIGGA

[@Lyn-ss1hg]

Feed him *pizza rolls.*

[@lukelcs8934]

I think it would've been cherry picked, everything else was.

[@GippyHappy]

It's so sad that he treats his pet this way :'( The enclosure is clearly way too small, and he doesn't have any toys to play with!

[@christianmccauley7340]

GippyHappy Ik right? Like, at least paint the walls and give some UV light. We’re artists not animals.

[@camera2178]

Legit I think he should give them better food. Stale and very hard grains aren’t good for exotic pets.

[@deadcatisbad2673]

Call PETA on this fucker

[@astridlogue6911]

Purr Cat Cafe intensifies

[@nomethodonlymadness9528]

It's like meowschwitz in there

[@samtheultimatetransguy4300]

The title sounds a lot kinkier than the series ended up being

[@hellofreeze3772]

I'm so glad I'm not the only one who thought that

[@skitzofficial7958]

Don’t tell me that’s why you clicked...

[@michaelfurnace1002]

@@skitzofficial7958 that's exactly why they clicked.

[@plaguecatz]

@@michaelfurnace1002 oh! ☹

[@ironlampshade5483]

fr tho

[@DesertSun0]

Man, this was like watching a train go full speed into a solid wall.

[@sigmacademy]

Except, with no awesome wall-busting scene?

[@lunareclipse2401]

great now i wanna see that

[@thatguyknownaswill8180]

I’m going to call things like this “human pet syndrome” and no one will know what I’m talking about

[@nikosop]

ThatGuyKnownAsWill that’s actually really smart.

[@brot2878]

wouldn't it go through the wall??

[@alleciowing1378]

One does not simply flirt with another mans wife.

[@sigmacademy]

... or one ends up paying the price? :P

[@fuzzytadpole]

Nice

[@brianshissler3263]

Yeah, he deserved it.

[@matsurivirus1814]

@@hankwilliams1192 what the fuck

[@hankwilliams1192]

@@matsurivirus1814 Forget about that comment.

[@dekucake4395]

Dude: makes artistic ARG on youtube about a kidnapping KZbin: *wait, that's illegal*

[@shaneeroh2213]

666 likes, I wouldn't feel right fucking it up

[@captaincopyright2367]

@@shaneeroh2213 i feel perfect fucking it up

[@loremipsum3000]

Captain Copyright 669 here we come. >:]

[@firstnamelastname7124]

You can turn it I to a pillow I forgot why I typed this or what even was the meaning behind this

[@themask5967]

888 likes. The weird triple, rather not mess that up.

[@honkandursun9402]

This is my first video watching Night Mind, and this dude sounds like a smug creepy villain. I'm not complaining though.

[@peepeecrusher5765]

Welcome to our world

[@ffc6542]

My best friend describes his voice as "Nick Nocturns smooth, buttery voice"

[@peepeecrusher5765]

@@ffc6542 I call him Nicholas Nocturnes

[@honkandursun9402]

@@ffc6542 P e r f e c t

[@teaguejelinek4038]

Quit complaining

[@DragonSodaDrawings]

*its a human* *its a pet* *its a pillo- i mean human pet*

[@Kamexe]

PK Cat lmaooo

[@thesalvager3020]

PK Cat Coming to a local Toys-R-Us near you!

[@howff_7567]

That brings back the days, my younger sister loved them back when they were popular

[@crispinypata]

PK Cat I’m not alone, I have myself

[@pihlatuulia6918]

That's horrible I love it :D

[@theepicone100]

"This doesn't feel like part of the human pet, the way the quality just took a nose dive. It's like I witnessed a murder." "the way the quality took a nose dive. It's like I witnessed a murder. "Its like I witnessed a murder." .... Call me insane but could this be some sort of message that we failed the game in some way?

[@bigbananabill]

maybe

[@drewschneider7554]

Or maybe it was supposed to be a fake ending that we have to use to figure out where to go now

[@wannabeaussie5809]

thats big brain

[@vleedingrainboom3618]

@@wannabeaussie5809 big wrinkle brain lol I'm guessing, the last line is meant just as you see it. Everyone abandoned their belief; began to make a mockery of his project-aka his baby. And in a way the creativity passion died in its youth corrupted by it's parental figures neglect/abuse. The muse or inspiration could have fell out from him. Leaving nothing but childish spite and contempt for those who wanted to study or understand his art and ruin the magic? I mean he was all about those religious overtones then you have all this ugly science and man made authoritarian stuff in the last clip. Of course it didn't feel like the human pet- it was the opposite of his normal story telling. a 180 or inverse. Although usually shake spear had a character reversal right before the end. Perhaps everyone is looking for a horror-esc ending when he could have meant that things got better. :)

[@editedfalafel2434]

You're insane

[@jberrethful]

“You must choose one common household item to purify the water” Bottles of purified water, duh.

[@dylanregan9439]

Common

[@megaagentj2248]

@@dylanregan9439 you don’t have bottles of clean drinking water in your house?

[@RileyGein]

@@megaagentj2248 I don't. I trust the tap

[@iluvlittenanimations2.010]

@@RileyGein you barbarian! XD

[@squidddinator]

what about a water filter. everyone has a water filter

[@lamestudiosinc418]

I think Polyester Homes is right, the ending seems like a way to hint that we failed and Eric is dead. Sam Deercot always seemed to have a lively sense of humor, so it seems fitting for him to punish the viewers by making them watch a bad cliche horror video. And perhaps what he meant by "come back to haunt you" was Eric facing his doom due to his affair and assistance in the murder of the Director?

[@Hoodwinkle]

So, you’re telling me that Sam was the original clickbaiter? God, that man really is pure, unadulterated evil.

[@kit-be4kn]

Dark Motion Studios ssswv

[@kit-be4kn]

Dark Motion Studios ssswv

[@stefanm.734]

Well technically the original clickbaiters were journalists during the late 1800's. "Peace Treaty is Ratified AWFUL SLAUGHTER" "Woman Jumps from Brooklyn Bridge SURVIVES Mad Leap!" "Abraham Lincoln was a woman!" "Shocking pix found in White House basement" "CONGRESS Declares *WAR"*

[@margretg.9304]

Indeed....

[@margretg.9304]

@@SkullwingStudios Agreed...

[@gooeybowser9332]

“Mugshots are my favorite kind of portrait.” I don’t know how to feel about this...

[@YoWsgDex]

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[@fuzzytadpole]

Rush Hour Y

[@data6022]

everytime i see one of these I think about if an actuall killer could hide themselves as an arg.

[@Danielnino126]

Child predators do it all the time. They claim it’s an ARG when in reality they are legitimately blackmailing children.

[@selenium3447]

@@Danielnino126 what Arg did that happen in?

[@Aether_Star]

@@selenium3447 just commenting to know when this happened too. Never heard of something like that happening

[@cheatcode436]

@@Danielnino126 *Cough* TribeTwelve (even if it isn’t an ARG) *Cough*

[@sviibel]

@@cheatcode436 wait what

[@plushtalks]

“I will give eric only filthy pond water to drink, you must choose something to filter the water but only one household item” Me: the lifestraw, duh

[@brianshissler3263]

Did it exist in 2006?

[@vexel2129]

@@brianshissler3263 yes

[@blazer6248]

@@brianshissler3263 it existed but it wasn't widely distributed until 2008, when it was made available for in-house use in 3rd world countries. I doubt they'd have been able to get one in 2006.

[@brianshissler3263]

@@blazer6248 ok, that's along the lines of what I was thinking. Thank you for the clarification

[@robinpower6061]

How about a nylon stocking??? Lol

[@Crypttv]

Fantastic as always.

[@marinaraman8238]

I agree

[@zambnreyes8152]

Wow, I didn't know crypt watches nightmind. Lol

[@appropriatename6949]

@@zambnreyes8152 not surprised

[@packapunchv1757]

Fantasy seeing you here

[@yea..8546]

Are all creepy stuff channels just friends or something?

[@crab1004]

Category: *pets* and *animals*

[@makingawaymakingaway759]

Not inaccurate

[@YoWsgDex]

@@makingawaymakingaway759 ım ğæý

[@ImJustLayZ]

Not anymore

[@YoWsgDex]

@@ImJustLayZ on thehumanpet1 channel

[@ImJustLayZ]

@@YoWsgDex lol i realised

[@LoucheWoman]

Damn, Eric manages to keep seriously clean and chunky in all that captivity.

[@godziller2822]

Ha! You’re absolutely right.

[@neilmoore6081]

Well observed detail, if its real he ate more than cat food, an definitely drank clean water, I observed that he put on weight despite the fact that he is in captivity WTF, heaping praise on a serial killer is as sick as killing itself, you on the other hand did not,(bravo) soon we will not be referred to as human beings as our sense of humanity HAS clearly deserted us, OR? HAVE WE DESERTED IT!

[@elcat2577]

@@neilmoore6081 it wasn't real so calm down

[@Mike-kl3mo]

If the fake wig and beard doesn't give it away, I don't know what will, no need to be some detective 😂

[@Mike-kl3mo]

@@neilmoore6081 what did el cat say that got you so upset?

[@laneswerve]

I took part in the human pet with people on the ARG site and helped to solve some of the mysteries surrounding this one. This video is absolutely amazing and completely nostalgic for me. Those ARGs were so fun back then. That "Mommys Affair" video was haunting at the time, it still sticks out in my mind to this day. This video is absolutely incredible. Thank you for this. Sidenote: I remember people posting about not only reporting the video, but contacting the FBI at the beginning.. this was all so new at the time that even when they said it was fictional, people still didn't believe it.

[@thecoolestofthe834s2]

good this dude should be locked up for this bro its a waste of time and the fact he didnt say it was fake is his fault i think it would have been funny to swat this asshole and see how the its just a prank bro works on a trained operative

[@justincruz8050]

you took all that time off to build a CGI house? I respect that.

[@JooJingleTHISISLEGIT]

then he either wouldn't have taken the time off, or he would've taken a lot more time off.

[@needler98]

Roach dog Jr. over here keeping it real

[@lunareclipse2401]

thats legit something id do tbh

[@cactusprograming4824]

"I learned how to break into buildings" ...So that's where the milk keeps going, at least throw out the carton when you're done!

[@Kamexe]

CactusPrograming how rude. :[ st least pick up your trash after.

[@thesalvager3020]

CactusPrograming Wait..... so the mutated walrus who broke in, shouted "Wheres the eggnog!?" And ran out with a jar of pickles was just him playing a joke on me and not my high as hell mind? That BASTARD!

[@Thunderthewolftrashcan]

Is Nick the reason I keep loosing my socks? Haha

[@silverwindyaku9859]

Nick, are you the reason why theres always ripped up toilet paper on the floor in the morning?! xD

[@jessiriesbeck4421]

Victor The Fancy Wizard that would be cats

[@texasred8424]

Honestly, my choice of food for Eric would be beans. Beans are actually enough to sustain someone, and I do _not_ want the series to end prematurely because of some dumb choice.

[@MyceliumNebula]

I love how horror has pioneered literally every medium. Once something is invented, we immediately find a way to scare people with it

[@siennakeeghan7764]

Lol oh I get it, he murdered the plot

[@erikho6936]

*Ba dam tuss*

[@danypro1599]

Why do you hate humanity so much

[@waso-suwi]

@@danypro1599 are you talking to Sienna or Erik?

[@someweebinthecommentsectio7719]

pls get out

[@gooblop]

It loOkS Like cenSorSHip is Alive and wEll in America - a Spongebob meme before it's time.

[@dronkusdonkus9190]

Thegooblop it just means mocking or sarcasm. It isn't JUST a Spongebob thing

[@erikho6936]

@@dronkusdonkus9190 iT iSn'T jUsT a sPonGeBob mEmE

[@sigmacademy]

Also, strangely prophetic? ;)

[@ginnyweasley5731]

What?

[@waso-suwi]

I thought it was just used for sarcasm

[@EvernightTown6969]

NightMind: it's just- Ads start: *SpLiTEnDS*

[@ericaferrer]

I was reading this just as it happened lol

[@moai2495]

yup

[@thomasbrowne9876]

"Yeah, I had some babysitting experience back in Chicago,I LOVE kids" is what every parent is hoping to hear from prospective single adult male babysitters

[@sirenspeaks3210]

His wife came on set Ok And she was gorgeous Oh no So we got talking No no no And she mentioned she needed a babysitter Dont do it And so i told a teensy lie Hoe dont do it I said i previous experience- OH MY GOD

[@sigmacademy]

Sounds like high-school romcom, doesn't it? :P

[@fishstx5897]

Ikr

[@lovely7750]

@@fishstx5897 Korekiyo!

[@fishstx5897]

@@lovely7750 ;)

[@KingzClaraYT]

Sidney Johnsen the man is a big simp

[@WhaleManMan]

THE BLEACH WATER CHALLENGE (GONE WRONG) (SERIAL KILLER) (ALMOST DIED) (ACTUALLY DIED) SHOCKED EMOJI)

[@AshenSpark]

@Lochlan Smith in the hood

[@munkey8637]

Gone left gone right gone wrong gone up gone down

[@aidenanderson2962]

GETTING A MOVIE PART IN CRAIGSLIST IN THREE AM (NOT CLICKBAIT) (GONEWRONG)

[@ginnyweasley5731]

Muggles. 🙄

[@ribathefox3668]

Not clickbait!

[@toasterpastires7012]

What if this was the horror film that eric was in

[@taysirtm_]

@E S it's a joke, and while it's not "canon" it makes the ending a better pill to swallow

[@JenniNoMercy]

All the references I saw: Microphone (DHMIS) Eye (Camdrone) Boomy Cat (This House Has People in it) Foundation Logo (SCP Foundation) Cat (CatGhost) The X/O Thingy (MarbleHornets) Yellow and Green Arrows (EverymanHybrid) And the last symbol (TribalTwelve)

[@mcthuggin9803]

Where

[@Celia_Louise]

@@mcthuggin9803 At the very end on the backdrop. The little symbols.

[@vilotarian]

If in the unlikely chance it ever returns, Sam could easily retcon the "Evil Kid" as another one of his pranks\tricks, and pick up with a new victim

[@NightMind]

Here's hoping!

[@griefingg0lem685]

What if, he can't recon the Evil Kid? What if, he is the evil kid?

[@FrostiKing]

But who was phone!

[@zenoblues7787]

Griefing G0lem a retcon is literally changing the backstory to fit a new narrative.

[@Miserybahamut]

This is a good idea. :fingers crossed:

[@Tabby-nw3bu]

Question 1 Can Humans Make Great Pets Answer --- No, they are curious creatures that will wander and will get there hands on any knowledge or freedom.

[@jennifercavenee7572]

If you told someone that they would make a terrible pet, would that be a compliment or an insult?

[@volferjay8411]

That depends on what you mean by "pet"

[@RobinTheBot]

I'll have you know I make a great pet.

[@xyroisahiro6022]

@@RobinTheBot of course you would, you're a bird.

[@plokijum]

No. Not enough fur.

[@aswertyuiol]

the closest excuse I can think of for that clichéd final moment is that we've seen all along that sam is extremely dramatic (the santa outfit, going to extreme lengths for show) so it could be that he's always been that dramatic. still, a huge flaw in that theory is that I'm pretty sure the associated tropes weren't tropes yet in '86

[@kyrauniversal]

At the end... That's most likely Sam as a kid. He's been giving the same treatment he endured to others, but his weakness would obviously be kids, so he goes to the ones who are breaking up the homes instead. It's gone full circle. "What the world once abandoned has now come back to haunt you."

[@jaydeem1264]

Okay? I didn't even want to know who Sam was, let alone have him be knockoff Micheal Myars

[@piss7610]

“Welcome back to NightMind, friends” don’t friendzone me papi

[@anarchyeen3330]

Soooo I'm *not* the only one who thinks NM is daddy

[@biscuit3633]

@@anarchyeen3330 I love your kind of people

[@Jaytheradical]

There are worse fates that could befall an actor in 2006. After all, Alex Kralie was filming Marble Hornets at the time.

[@ripleyjlawman.3162]

Jaytheradical Granted he wasn’t a very good film maker, (I’ve seen the in-universe trailer for Marble Hornets, I followed the series, what we saw of production shows that he really wasn’t that good.)

[@Tvmm7]

James Lawman ya. They posted the trailer for the actual Marble Hornets film on the THAC Channel.

[@maxhydekyle2425]

@@ripleyjlawman.3162 The actual Marble Hornets movie would've been so pretentious.

[@fishstx5897]

I just had an idea for a code 1. Roman numbers 2. The translated Roman numbers are binary 3. The binary can be translated by using the "each number represents a letter in the alphabet" method 4. The message can be revealed by mirroring it

[@christianmccauley7340]

Seesaw waifu rad

[@zacv7872]

i dont get what you are meaning?

[@cjensen9213]

“I don’t remember the code to my phone” “Well how do You remember”? *UMMM*

[@forestbays652]

nice pfp

[@secret3828]

Seesaw effect it

[@theethanator9000]

“Warning, this video will take you to hell,”. Me, wrapped in blankets and cuddling all my stuffies: *Oh yeah? TRY ME!*

[@RedHorizonz]

me chilling in the light covered in a heap of blankets: *TRY ME BISH*

[@feebsz384]

Too powerful..

[@mattheusfinco7050]

The ultimate protection

[@Bouffdawg64]

Me having every pillow in the house: This is my fort that makes me stronk so proceed to try me

[@placeholder_username9528]

I’ve got gummy bears?

[@alangreer3760]

"Nobody out there thinks they can top the Zodiac Killer" This pleases Ted Cruz...

[@YoWsgDex]

This pleases STSs

[@PurpleColonel]

I'm convinced Zodiac's letters that cant be decoded were just random bullshit he did for fun.

[@antdez60]

That’s funny

[@brianshissler3263]

Lol I know...I'm a conservative, but I get it. He does seems pretty damn weird. I did watch one video though were he drops the persona and actually seems like a pretty normal guy. But yeah...he is creepy looking. His wife seems like she has ptsd too.

[@GuyParson]

@@PurpleColonel one got decoded recently

[@alexanderbend8729]

From 50:50, going from left to right, the items on the wall are as follows: - Mikey the Microphone from the Don't Hug Me I'm Scared analysis - The Camdrome Webcam from CamDrome - Boomy the Cat from This House Has People In It - The SCP logo from the SCP foundation - Elon from CatGhost - The Operator symbol from Marble Hornets - The EverymanHYBRID logo from EverymanHYBRID - The Severance symbol from TribeTwelve Let me know if I missed anything. Also, thank you, Nick. This is an amazing video. I excited to see what you have in store moving forward.

[@Nyxian_Rosa]

I wonder if it’s safe to keep around a severance symbol. Considering it’s purpose

[@nym2717]

Alexander Bend thank you so much my bad eyes couldn't see two of them. I straight up didn't recognize the last one 😅

[@somesadnormie5881]

Kinda wish they had the blue chair from Alantutorial

[@nym2717]

J U S T M O N I K A aw that would've been a good one Or a bottle of claradryl (however the fuck you spell it)

[@YourLocalAnimations]

how was this 6 hours ago

[@Asocial-Canine]

I mean, I think the ending makes sense. Sorta. I've only watched this video, none of the originals, but it kinda makes sense for this serial killer - one who has tried misleading his audience before - to put together some fake reveal about his past to further cover his tracks. All the better of it's some cliché evil child, as if he's mocking us or maybe even delusional about his own motives. Maybe. I'm not an expert on this.

[@stan_dinghere]

guy in a mask: he is here against his will 'alternate reality detectives': hold on i wanna see where hes going with this

[@arizonagreenbee]

Seriously though, even the moon we immediately went "ALIENS."

[@kaiberry8876]

"I will eat... you kids."

[@bandyatv5575]

m virgin!

[@darkfire8463]

You ain't Mike Tyson.

I will eat.....you Puddin' pops.

[@nocturnalraccoon3601]

Crocudad These damn kids never let me eat

[@sads4dist]

i just wanna sleep

[@yocats9974]

"As for the backwall, hm hm, that's something special that we will get to later" It's the door from where you enter the room isn't it?

[@CatoftheStorm]

I'm sure he just crawls through the window. :) (He did say he practices breaking into houses right?)

[@user-or1fe5ui1b]

THERE IS NO ESCAPE!

[@kryptik2723]

As I saw this comment t he said these exact lines I'm shook😬😬😬

[@Killer_snail]

Gaming Maniac i don’t know why you’d go through the comments section at the start of NM videos cause it tends to give it away. But I read your response at the exact time he suddenly panned to the back wall. So I’m doubly shookth

[@strateupgamr7]

*_-no-_*

[@unslaadkrosis9435]

Just a fun fact: "Emiliy Jackson" in Turkish sounds like "You will be sucked" and I just can't even sdfhsbdfjhdbf

[@zombiekore]

Unslaad Krosis language is fun 😂

[@RedHorizonz]

bad viewers get S U C C E D

[@marko7552]

emilirsin

[@mousermind]

Emileceksin.

[@stefanm.734]

I'm going to go out on a limb and say the back wall is literally just a door to leave the office, and he doesn't want to show it out of embarrassment for how bland it is compared to everything else. It's either that or he climbs out the window to leave.

[@axiom6031]

**Video says uploaded 46 seconds ago** **Comments from 6 hours ago** KZbin pls

[@axiom6031]

Ah I see, thanks.

[@arianabowers6630]

Patreon has early veiwers

[@oscallibur5597]

They can sense the video coming, and break the laws of reality to be able to comment. Or, they’re just patreons. Yeah, I think the latter is false.

[@culwin]

WOW THAT SHORE IS WACKY!!!!!!! Yeah obviously it's Patreons who viewed it first. Everyone knows that. Even if it wasn't, who cares?

[@dumbasspotathot1513]

There are patrons who can see the vids earlier

[@TheSkarekrow04]

The Human Pet seemed really familiar. Kinda reminded me of what happened with the 1999 creepypasta. something that is going super strong and then very clearly shits the bed in some way.

[@N3rv3d4m4g3]

"okay human pet heads today I'm going to show you how to crush your artistic integrity."

[@spartains5493]

*IM WORKIN ON IT*

[@Theevil6ify]

Delta Gem HEY. He did FIFTY reps with those twelve-packs of lemonade. He is STROOONG.

[@timtam.]

I live near Caledon though, so I always get scared whenever I hear about the 1999 creepypasta.

[@thehonorablereverendaddiso1943]

TheSkarekrow04 The Wyoming Incident?

[@puppybugcharlie]

I lmao off when he showed up with a black eye after talking about babysitting for beautiful Sue who is married.

[@calvii_boi]

did anybody else notice that in sam's message to say his channel was taken down, certain letters were in italics? i got all the letters here, but it's just gibberish- smtcivymfmaercsehteneliylnopsronec

[@blarg2429]

Could be some kind of anagram.

[@ToodleNoodle]

It's definitely an anagram of some description. Censorship is in that jumble.

[@pretzelbird965]

@@ToodleNoodle idk man it has 23 constants and 12 vowels it would be short words if it were a description

[@nathankish3425]

An idea regarding the suddenness of the broken ending; it seems to be a growing fad of independent directors to leave movies open ended, not to leave room for a sequel, but to force the viewer to decide the ending. I hate this practice. They claim it as artistic and that the audience doesn't want to be spoon fed an ending. Poor argument. Leaving the end open doesn't satisfy the audience, it is simply a very lazy method of ending a movie with minimal effort.

[@NOTABOT2KChann]

Nathan Kish Righ? Though, I remember horror films of the early 2000's had endings like this.

[@nathankish3425]

Eduardo Espinosa Yes, but if you notice mainstream movies moved away from that pattern. Independent movie makers tend to be artsy (the autistic side of artistic) and try to push something that failed in the mainstream to be a fad in the indie scene.

[@nathankish3425]

@jpc1918 no no, I'm talking about the movies that leave it totally open, where even the details are left incomplete. It's an unfortunate fad among "artistic" movie makers. Movies that leave the end open but give you all the details are in another category.

[@Zilicon]

It would have to be pulled off well in order to work

[@nathankish3425]

@@Zilicon Yes, it must be done properly, but the problem is that it's not always so. It often comes off as the laziness of the producers and directors

[@MichaelO2000]

Based on this video, this series seems to be a masterpiece, and one that should be watched and not forgotten. It not only preceded modern horror web series and alternate reality stories, but in my opinion seriously surpasses them in its use of storytelling. As for the ending, to me that video made sense to the context of Sam's character; he wasn't just a serial killer, he was an artist, a prankster. The joke here was that what was promised to be a satisfying answer wasn't satisfying, it was just cliched and not seemingly related to the storyline the series was revolving around. This wouldn't be too bad if there was an actual pay off to the story, but we didn't get that and I doubt we'll ever get that. With that being side, the theorist in me does propose one thing about the ending: What if the video was FROM the independent horror film that Eric was cast in? That's why it was so similar to cliche horror films, because it was a cliche horror film.

[@Biob1ade]

MichaelO2000 Great theory

[@elliegray8184]

Considering the video on a compact disc claims to be from the mid-80's, I feel like that potentially could have been a tip that the video was *supposed* to be BS. I know it's not impossible for something on a VHS to have been transfered to a CD, but still. I think it is a clue to your theory being accurate-- Or at least the best way to use what would have otherwise been a flop.

[@derelictgbdavidlovo107]

MichaelO2000 Now kids, can you say, denial!

[@Sigismund697]

Maybe it was like Jadusable maybe he just got bored, made a funny video and left

[@Painocus]

I was thinking the same thing as your theory. The fact that the film only had elements related to the Eric's kidnapping, and it reveled in many early found-footage cliches and flaws that the other parts of this series meticulously tried to avoid (people filming everything with no real reason to, very staged cinematography and lighting and such), makes me thing that maybe the intent was that Sam only got the inspiration to do the whole human pet thing and as well as making a public spectacle of his videos from that movie as a cruel joke on Eric. Of-course since it didn't continue from then we will never know unless the creator comes out and talks about it.

[@kxrimuu]

Your voice is so calming honesty like I could actually sleep with it, obviously minus the fact that this stuff will legitimately give me nightmares.

[@idkman9696]

🍪 here is a cookie for everyone vibing in the comments

[@Lucy_Ford]

Oh nugget.

[@Zulu-uo3rt]

But ur pfp is nugget not cookie

[@beaniecakes124]

I do be eating a cookie doe

[@motherofdragonzz1233]

Hiding*

[@tigerandfriends9481]

Oh hi nugget

[@Quario]

Sam predicted the "drinking bleach" meme

[@thesalvager3020]

SEKIBANKI *OH SHI-*

[@stillvisionsmusic]

Bleach is an old-school method of water purification. Used it back in the day while camping and it seems to work; much more convenient than boiling, even if the bleach factor makes most only use it as last resort. It's a few drops per gallon, making measurement tough for small amounts.

[@ouroboros5271]

Kevin B anything over the limit and its toxic.

[@CGoody564]

Kevin B more convenient than boiling? Maybe. However, proper home purification involves both bringing the water to a boil as well as adding a very small amount of bleach (dependent on the concentration of bleach and how much water you are attempting to purify) to the water to maintain it during storage. Neither should be used on their own if it is being stored.

[@jackshoggoth677]

Did Dave Strider draw your pic? ;)

[@TwoGuysWithPants]

It’s like the ARG version of the ending of how I met your mother

[@2189fallenangel]

🤣

[@shoomesh]

The child is being raised to be the next Codemaster. That's why he stares at his blood soaked hands. He has just committed his first murder. That also explains the Codemaster's last phrase. It's not a bad ending, just poorly shot.

[@dookiefingers8436]

"You choose whether he lives or dies" *"You play by MY rules."*

[@zacheymczachface]

Mad respect for the new office, it sets up a great environment to enjoy ourselves while also keeping everything consistent. I like your choice of lighting too, sets the mood well. Question though, if I bring something to stick in the fridge what would you want? I actually don't know what creatures of the eldritch sort drink.

[@thesalvager3020]

Zachey McZachFace You know of Birch Beer? Or Root Beer? We drink Eldritch Beer.

[@Zark937]

I think he would drink liquid souls

[@indeepjable]

Hmm, I Dont Know What He Would Drink. But, I Preferably Drink Rootbeer, Jumex, And Yoohoo.

[@zacheymczachface]

indeepj No joke I'd never heard of Jumex before today, I looked it up and it sounds awesome, I'm gonna try that, also I think I'll just go for yoohoo if only because I imagine nick would enjoy something sweet to go with all the savory meals he gets when 'borrowing' a location.

[@chumsnotreal]

I'd just stick in chocolate milk because it tastes good, and because its like the dark version of milk in a way.

[@likira111]

7:20 "my name is unimportant" "-codemaster" "sam deercot" BRUH

[@stygianstreams5788]

Sam Deercot is an anagram for codemaster

[@nateynate1979]

His voice is strangely comforting. It scares me but it also makes me feel safe?

[@MekuKuro]

"This video takes you to hell" Damn, my man was good at clickbait titles before they were cool

[@kingman450]

Dear god those sounds at 43:00 pierce your ears. Watch out if your wearing headphones and have the volume turned all the way up.

[@man-bq8rh]

Kinglier I've read your comment, acknowledged it and still got scared shitless when the sounds played, especially the first one with the mask. Almost like a jumpscare.

[@gavindillon1486]

Toolazy what the and why the

[@amygdala_hunter6992]

Aye thanks for the heads up, only about half way through

[@kiva8986]

I wish I saw this before I watched that part

[@392Firepower]

"Sam" needs to come back, claim that last "video" was a hijack and disown it from the series, and then reclaim the series and continue the quality.

[@neilmoore6081]

Continue the quality, fuckin arse bandit, pillow biteng bitch

[@neilmoore6081]

Your brothers are your cousins and your mammy is your sister

[@I_Hit_Those]

Your a sick fuck

[@neilmoore6081]

@@I_Hit_Those Im talking about him not you. What worries me about this is the amount of likes fuckin imbeciles, fair play

[@I_Hit_Those]

@@neilmoore6081 I was calling this guy a sick Fuck not you. The one who wants Sam to come back and make more videos

[@thenixx996]

Just watched the whole HumanPet Series. Even though you know it's fictional, you cannot help but feel totally helpless for Eric. It's brilliantly done.

[@han1135]

"i always want to be a consistent presence in your life" "also i learned to break into building" *am i safe?*

[@DrBepis-jl1ti]

*Night Mind extended universe coming soon*

[@sebtyson9232]

lasagna cat spin-off coming out next year

[@thesalvager3020]

Both of these are awful ideas worthy of Universal and their bulls**t "Dark Universe".

[@yawninglion1677]

New Boomy the Cat series coming out this October!

[@whocares5925]

Chills vs night mind

[@kortomor8003]

That comment in every video you Watch night mind no offense if you like chills but chills are quite bland

[@StarrChild.]

just seems like the creator lost interest and did a quick ending to wrap it up. I don't think he cared by that point anymore. The story was wavering and diverging off of what it originally should have stuck to. It's nice to get backstory but it was just not necessary

[@cryo7847]

Star-Child it fits Sam's character, he's a prankster of sorts so the ending was supposed to leave you unsatisfied

[@kat_728]

lmao human pets in 2020 viewer interaction would just be shitposting, gawd bless 2006

[@fiz3472]

I was so intrigued... and then... the cliche child laughter begins- What a nosedive.

[@Howlite]

I was so interested in this and intrigued by the story then they just had to go off and put every single bad horror trope in and completely knock everything that had been built up down. A tragic ending for such a fascinating story. It deserved better as it was such a well drawn out horror story.

[@CapnJigglypuff]

Sam would later go on to write the ending of 1999.

[@CapnJigglypuff]

The two likes on this comment were from David and Dead Palette.

[@unifrenchie9695]

Spoiler alert it’s 2000

[@BlueDoGGdeMoCrat]

skip the opening monologue 2:41

[@definitelynotachangeling]

I feel like we’re meant to assume that Sam is actually that child from the 1986 footage, and that his broken childhood created a monster.

[@verdantstudios]

The “promising series shits the bed then ends on nothing” thing reminds me of My Dad’s Tapes...which I’m really surprised no one in the explaining community (at least the ones I follow) has tackled.

[@marcosmartinz9264]

What's My Dad's Tapes about?

[@wastebin996]

Funny you should say that...

[@marcosmartinz9264]

Wastebin I watched night minds video about it, and I still don't get what exactly happens

[@wastebin996]

There's no satisfying resolution to speak of (or even an unsatisfying one, like the SCAWY BIDEO THAT'LL TAKE YEW TO H-E-DUBBLE-HOCKY-STIX at the end of The Human Pet), it just kind of trails off into nothing after a bunch of what amounts to watching people die. I don't think the writer(s) had any idea what the whole "balance" thing was about either, be it in-universe lore that actually applies or just an ideology with some amount of depth held by the serial killers; they're just kind of like "we muss kil blond grils becaus BALANS" without any elaboration directly from them or anything else in the series. Also, t h a t s a d a m n f i n e m a r g a r i t a

[@Dragonatrix]

Damn fine margaritas

[@ajolotebruh3078]

THP: *child scene comes up and ends with laughter* Me: *I THOUGHT YOU WERE BETTER THAN THIS*

[@OutlawPrince45]

5:01 actually there is a way to top the zodiac killer. Make your code ominous looking but the symbols don’t actually decode into anything legible. For added effect mix in sections of code that can be solved so they don’t start to catch on to it just being nonsensical spooky symbols.

[@goldenlion5713]

Examples?

[@highadmiraljt5853]

What if that is what he zodiac killer is doing? Just makes some decoded codes legible and some not.

[@OutlawPrince45]

@@highadmiraljt5853 definitely a possibility

[@OutlawPrince45]

@@goldenlion5713 well if anyone were to do this we wouldn’t know so I can’t give you any examples. However some people think that the zodiac killer did this and this is why some of his riddles have still not been solved.

[@ionna_blayil]

but what if the plot twist is that you might look at the perspective of the code going nowhere but it's actually supposed to make sense in a way probably only experts know

[@Krisztian08]

Pretty sure it was just 2 friends having fun in a weird way.. I mean, there are weird people

[@KinoCat]

Nick this was amazing. The office is fantastic and the effort you've putinto this video is beyond the charts. I said it elsewhere but I'm going to say it again. I love this video and I love your humor through all of this. Its amazing. You're amazing. The wait is always worth it.

[@thesalvager3020]

Kino Cat Question is, where is the place for The Dark Arcade?

[@KinoCat]

The office is probably going to work under eldritch location logic. Nick's really good at controlling his domain I imagine.

[@solo6254]

Putinto

[@sigmacademy]

@@KinoCat No tentacles, though? Any investigator's office looks better with tentacles from an unspeakable horror? :P

[@TruthOracle]

Footsteps as back ground noise would be perfect for the ending at any point we leave your lovely office haha. Love it Nick,keep up the good work

[@bmblem9844]

Marcus Jackson Yes

[@thesalvager3020]

Marcus Jackson If there *WERE* to be footsteps added, *how would you know if you're leaving, or something else is creeping in?*

[@blindedjourneyman]

Mettaton NEO of the Ugandan Knuckles you just made it even more needed m8

[@nanneman05]

Or did he START IT?! DUN DUN DUN!!

[@thesalvager3020]

blinded journeyman *_Maybe I'm slipping in, while you're walking out.... watch your back hehehe....._*

[@lunareclipse2401]

"There is only one solid food that provides all the vitamins and minerals a human needs to survive" Me: tide pod

[@syritasdoneitgoodytwoshoes2471]

lool

[@jasperdent4363]

I love you 😂😂😂😂

[@noahwurz3429]

Macaroni

[@Bouffdawg64]

Tide pods

[@Lo0ny_T0ons]

Hot pockets

[@alindresner621]

Vintage. I'm glad you've covered this. I was just thinking about this ARG earlier today. I played this back in the day. Sam communicated thru email at some point in the story. Likely during the decide Eric's fate portion. I have some email receipts from 2008 with him. I miss ARGs like this.

[@Gummiistics]

It looks like you made your office in the home that Gorillaz' "Saturnz Barz" video was shot in.

[@JohnSmith-te4ll]

Gummi Goomi was thinking the same thing

[@hereticslayer243]

All moi loif

[@ReAgentMusic_]

The baff

[@schwammi]

ZA BAFF

[@thegamingdoggo9519]

Am I alive

[@TheLegend5604]

An hour of Night Mind? Hell yes!

[@MatheusAugustoGames]

TheLegend5604 4 hours if you watch at 0.25x

[@whocares5925]

Math RPG we’ll 59:51

[@atinyevil1383]

I thought that “Sam” was going to be the director of the indie horror flick and that Sue was his last “human pet”.

[@haruthegremlin]

i love how at 10:16, you can see that the category for the videos is "pets & animals". that's a great touch in my opinion, i love small details like that in series like this one.

[@loganreads90]

The new office reminds me of those old Disney DVD games/area guides they always had on disk 2.

[@loganreads90]

Eric reminds me of a post-grunge alternative rock singer. I could totally see ‘im as a front man to Hoobastank or Papa Roach.

[@loganreads90]

22:01 I’ve already lost interest.

[@sigmacademy]

Consider yourself lucky, if you ever GOT a disk 2 in a 2 or multiple disk compilation of games or movies.

[@jessesaldivar94]

Hell yea

[@littlebunnyvideoproduction2278]

Nick, since you're digging old school youtube ARGs, what about making a video on Lonelygirl15? I would love to see your take on it.

[@clownehonk]

That name sounds familiar- what was it?

[@ImJustLayZ]

She doesn't even look suspicious

[@Celia_Louise]

He had a shirt and a bleach bottle to play with, he was fine.

[@Digitalhdwmn]

Everyone hated that slut and exposed her series as fake, it's that bitch's fault that KZbin became the shithole it has became today

[@michaelreppenhagen736]

Cassie was here was the only real ARGish stuff to that show, and it died as quickly as it started.

[@Meow-Meow501]

So impressive this was done in 2006. Even with the schlock ending.

[@anaboozy._.6438]

This guy knew damn well that talking to the directors wife and getting closer to his wife was a bad idea and look where it got him.

[@sigmacademy]

It's also counter-productive. He's working dead-end jobs and he finally catches a break, and then suddenly he get's horny? Doesn't ring true. If she was the flirty or manipulative type (like blackmail him to get what she wants, at his expense, but still allowing him to keep his role in the small movie as leverage), maybe that would flow better for the story line? Having a guy work against his own self-interest somehow seems illogically flawed.

[@hatednyc]

What a sad end to a wonderful series. I was disappointed at the way it ended - especially with the choice to shoot the doctor’s car ride in 1986 that unavoidably showed modern vehicles on the street, a sign of gross lack of effort from a series that was just the opposite. Ironic indeed. It seems like he had to quit doing THP and took the quickest out possible to a terrible result.

[@TheSilversepiroth]

I wonder if that's why it stopped so cold is BECAUSE it took such a meteoric crash with that video, and it didn't hit him until AFTER the CD was released, which made him realize it was too late, with the only solution being to quit it before he ruined his piece any further. Truly, an artist to the end, discarding an unfinished piece when it's too far gone to fix in the mind of the artist

[@loganreads90]

Whut?

[@hatsunekiku5640]

i have never loved the internet more than now. thank you for your channel!

[@michaelreppenhagen736]

Thank you for covering this series. I participated in the original story as it was being posted, and it was such a wonderful bit of story telling. A lot of us had the same frustration when the game just kind of dissolved on this video. In addition to the Find Eric Taylor site, there we several other areas other than KZbin where we were seeing trailheads. I'm not sure we found everything we were supposed to - Sam Deercot really dug deep. On the original profile, the creator mentioned that he was working on a treatment for a television pitch, but never updated anyone about it. I'm very hopeful that he's getting work.

[@GwendywookPlays]

YOU KNOW WHAT THOUGH OKAY. I started watching this last night because I woke up at 02:30. And then my son woke me up at 03:00 and scared the ever loving piss out of me because like, tiny shadow figure next to my bed oh hell no. Thanks, Nick. You made me scared of my child for a solid ten seconds. 👏

[@GwendywookPlays]

s THANKFULLY NO. He had gotten up to use the bathroom and pulled down his tent above his bed on accident, so I just had to pick that up. That would've been even scarier though.

[@a2aaron]

Gwendywook Plays congratulations on your new role as”ARG Protagonist”

[@GwendywookPlays]

a2aaron ._. Oh god. Send help.

[@Kamexe]

Gwendywook Plays HI GWENDY!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@GwendywookPlays]

Kamden Vera HI KAM!!!!

[@UrsusCanis]

I assumed this was about that dude on tumblr that FEVERENTLY DENIED he had a weird human pet fetish

[@benadrylsmoke5481]

Equally as horrifying, but different. Cybersmith is in a league of his own

[@jonathanopra6514]

Thoroughly enjoying your channel and videos. Can’t get enough