The Kid and the Camera - A Short Horror Film

[@Battington]

Absolutely amazing. Needs more views. I loved every second. I was so distracted by how cute and innocent it looked that I forgot it was a horror film. making the horror aspects that much stronger.

[@Stranger10015]

Hey sup battington love the character Henry he suits me well and love your VHS series keep it up

[@NicholasBarnes0]

Thanks Battington for spreading awareness of true gems. Helps everyone trying to find something different and creative. And helps the creator/s.

[@DC_CREATES]

So glad you recommended this. This was so creative and horrifying all at once.

[@길천사]

찐

[@odinsama6932]

Hey Battington I Love your work! Keep it up also yeah. I do kinda wish there was more stuff like this

[@salvage_bernard6508]

6:14 The look of realization in Cailen’s face after hearing a *Human* foot coming towards him knowing that he is *not* alone and probably it wasn’t Sleepfairy makes this scene even more terrifying .

[@Alienboi2005vidsandstuff]

It's Cailen, and yes, I agree.

[@PurrpleCatYT]

@@Alienboi2005vidsandstuff Kailen

[@qwertyuiopasdfghjklzxcvbnm1460]

@@PurrpleCatYT kailyn

[@calebwashere]

the kid's name is Cailen

[@salvage_bernard6508]

Done Now is Calien

[@DogTeethh]

the fact that you can actually hear Caleb's soft little gasp right before the picture of the man appears is what really gets me... this poor sweet boy just wanted his camera fixed...

[@DamningTooth1]

Yeah same here. I think this story is equal parts scary and sad.

[@magnevagen889]

The people that do these things are horrible

[@slippyfruit8538]

Natural selection

[@JewelxxetPierre]

@@slippyfruit8538It’s not really natural selection when it’s kids is it? Kids are known to be gullible and easily manipulated which is sad but like… normal for them.

[@155chipmunkz]

It’s Cailen.

[@KeterClassHistory]

The scariest part for me is that the narrator never confirms Cailen is dead. He could've survived the loss of his feet, and is still held by the stalker, somewhere out there where the police will never find him.

[@micromints1735]

Floch pfp?

[@KeterClassHistory]

@@micromints1735 Floch did nothing wrong.

[@rllyjuli7482]

Right it’s a unsettling to think about ,he removed his feet so he wouldn’t be able to escape or run away horrible way to go out

[@Vkpz]

​@@rllyjuli7482 I've never thought it about that way bro that shits even more terrifying

[@daesnggg]

@@rllyjuli7482 nah that’s fucking terrifying. The fact that a kidnapper somewhere in time could’ve done this to someone scares me. To a child too.

[@princesspupcake1269]

Somehow the completely clean, bloodless cuts on the ankles makes it all the more eerie.

[@_loechness_]

While processing the photos, I was confused why there was no blood. I wondered if maybe there is some supernatural element to whatever happened to the boy, like he just clipped out of our dimension. Or maybe his blood was drained, and his body was cut into multiple pieces. I think the most unfortunate theory is that his feet were cut off, so he can't/couldn't run away from his captor.

[@thespicymango723]

@@_loechness_I believe there is blood, it’s just hard to see because of the lighting, but there is circular dark stains next to both of his feet. I think we just can’t see it in more graphic detail because of how the area that was cut is facing away from the camera

[@yoshie4242]

That’s what I was thinking. It freaks me out how they’re literally just nubs. No blood or anything. It just feels wrong in a way I struggle to describe.

[@purple_guy_not3453]

​@@yoshie4242 my dumbass thought he was buried

[@girlspit42000]

sometimes injuries like that, if they're total, will leave almost no blood at all by the time they're done

[@kingofstupid5275]

The subtle shift in the narrator's voice as the boy goes into the house gave me chills. It's a small detail but it's perfect

[@spityergumout]

it noticed it also, Such a somber tone.

[@toolstonygj]

For real i loved that

[@itto8246]

fr it makes me think what if the killer is telling the story back

[@waffleauflauf4213]

Me too. His voice sounded almost sad, like he had to watch it all go down and knew what was coming but could do nothing about it

[@kingofstupid5275]

@@waffleauflauf4213 That's exactly what I thought, too. Which is interesting because it implies the narrator is actually a character within the story. Kind of makes you wonder what relation he had to the kid in the first place.. and also how he could have known so many details about the story

[@cinn4941]

A small detail I love is that when the killer used the sleep fairy disguise/puppet thing, it said that they knew the kid’s name and that they haven’t been sleeping. Meaning that they had been stalking them for awhile which is just scary as hell to me.

[@DannyConeHeadOnceLer]

Exactly had that in mind Especially the stalking to explain how they knew that kid's name

[@SparklePie05]

Not just that, I think the stalker is also stalking other children. Sense the stalker said to the little boy that "I know all of the boys and girls around the world, including their parents." This could imply that the stalker has been stalking other children and/or maybe only said that to the boy to gain his trust.

[@johndavey2340]

That or the killer knew the boy already, like a neighbor or even a relative

[@Redsam121]

Child abductors are expects at spotting and exploiting vulnerabilities in adolescence. This makes them all the more dangerous.

[@biozin1706]

It was probably a puppet thing.

[@AMOKOSCISIA]

Man the Kipsneed’s design is the perfect mix of cute and horrifying. Deeply uncanny but kinda endearing at angles.

[@bumblegoot1139]

Right? I love it’s design, so perfectly horrible when it’s still but when given life it actually becomes morbidly charming

[@Pushing_Daisies]

Ikr? He’s just a cute yet scary little fella. I would kill for a plush of him

[@tomascaro5224]

When he's smiling with his mouth close, damn that thing is creepy

[@pho4898]

3:15 and 3:18 his face looks creepy to me here 😭

[@gz5405]

Mouth too big. No eyelids.

[@supersaraqxz548]

I haven't seen anyone talk about the fact that when the Sleep Fairy is talking, his antennae looks unnervingly similar to human eyes. You can see it best at 2:48 and it's probably not meant to be like that, but when I saw it I had a chill cause it felt like there was an actual adult person puppeteering the Sleep Fairy, creepily watching Caleb as he lures him into his eventual demise

[@tesamccrackenn]

Omg that is such a good observation, gave me chills!

[@yellow4129]

I had noticed this too !

[@StickyNBob]

I was about to comment that, but I saw this! When I first noticed it, I didn't think of it being the antennae

[@Thescooped23]

I think it’s just the reflection, but none the less, still unsettling to think of them as eyes

[@El174bethegg]

That’s what I saw!

[@willd.4808]

One of my biggest paranoid fears is looking out my window at night and seeing someone there. The introduction of the fairy unsettled me a lot

[@bingobunny7862]

God, I feel that. I’m paranoid about it all the time, too.

[@guest1336]

Ikr thats why i always close my window at night even before i get ready for bed

[@Creator-gk5rv]

@@guest1336 ye me too and another reason why is because there is a scary idk… picture made out of something natural.. idk but it’s scary and if something would be even looking at me through the window that’ll probably give me a deadly heart attack

[@Mrozekk]

fr

[@pufbenny947]

Yup I feel u

[@mint_marigold1229]

Small detail but I love how the "tiny toe" logo disappears at 5:20. It takes away that level of immersion in believing that this is a real kids TV show, and replaces it with the feeling of viewing a slideshow of found crime footage. The innocence has been lost. The boy is far past the point of return.

[@r.i7654]

Omg yeah and the narrator giving a false sense of a security.

[@mrwhatshisname2526]

Yeah that's what I spotted. A small detail easily missable

[@GhoostTheManic-wf4it]

That and the fact that there's a small but noticeable change in the narrator's voice just lends itself to pure horror at the end, perfectly.

[@SoApparentlyINeedAHandle]

Ohhhh, that’s messed up. Like if the pictures Caleb is taking is actually the crime scene photos

[@lop1657]

@@mrwhatshisname2526 not really i noticed it immediately

[@ArchAntichristReal]

If you think about it, it’s sort of like a PSA warning children against the dangers of strangers

[@staticsoul]

That what I was thinking as well, since PSA like this tend too have dark undertones.

[@DannyConeHeadOnceLer]

It feels like that boy was getting stalked by somebody Especially since they knew that boy's name

[@averythesuperhero]

Very well-put. We should call it "stranger danger"

[@ArchAntichristReal]

@@averythesuperhero indeed

[@levig4465]

I thought this was obvious

[@zvenafnazbalji7539]

The way Caleb looks at the "audience" after the Kipsneed disappeared like he's questioning whatever he just saw was even real.

[@pandaandthegecko5480]

What makes this even creepier is that the man knows Caleb’s name, this suggests he knows Caleb’s family, which, if you know how common it is for child predators to be someone who knows the victim, adds another layer of realism

[@SarahJ70]

I agree! Him knowing Calebs name implies that hes literally planned this whole thing out.

[@wikmarzyc]

The name of the “fairy” seems like a pun on two things: kidnapper and baby monitor (Cipsneed > Kidsneed). Which means this was all engineered, it's was a predator watching Caleb all the time (as in most child murders/kidnappings, it is mostly people close to the family or stalkers who commit the crime)

[@KaelyWaely]

It’s Cailen

[@javenbarber8298]

what does predators have to anything about this its only meant to be Scary Bro Lol

[@KaelyWaely]

@@javenbarber8298 a child predator was the Cipsneed they were wearing a costume.

[@MC32595]

the fact that the perpetrator is a human and not a cartoonish monster like I was expecting, is much more disturbing and scary because it’s realistic. this sort of stuff unfortunately happens on a daily…

[@roserazor4807]

@R3TRlSwell the kipsneed is real you see it in one of the pictures at the end

[@KiiBon]

​@R3TRlSThe kidnapper climbed onto the roof and sent the puppet down to the window

[@BraidensWorldProductions]

@R3TRlSa 3rd theory is it could be two people. One would dress as the fairy and the other would be in the basement waiting. 4th (unlikely) theory: the fairy is an actual unnatural creature helping the man, since we don’t see his face the man could be a demon

[@tumor2502]

@@BraidensWorldProductions kipsneed is a hand puppet the intruder is to the right of the window

[@kaigrote8630]

Exactly. With Analog horror you expect this monstrous or abstract threat, but just having it be a man is so effective here. It immediately grounds the viewer in the worst way possible

[@JohncharleS20042]

I like that they didn't use a creepy creature for when the boy saw his kidnapper, just a regular man, like in reality. This shows that the intentions of this short-film are to show the reality of things, magnificent.

[@micah3331]

It's scary how realistic the man is compared to the cute animation of the video

[@joshraid1550]

I like the idea that the cartoon wasn’t what’s real and the camera captured the truth of the situation.

[@ndhart3213]

It was some guy in a fairy costume or either the uncanny cartoon fairy was real

[@orxy5316]

Ah yes, because the fairy knocking on his window is super realistic

[@thefallenknight2354]

That's not true, actually. You can still see the fairy in one of the photos.@@joshraid1550

[@duckypower8128]

It’s sad when the narrators tone drops when he enters the home. It’s like the narrator knows how the story will play out and while he can’t be disappointed in the outcome it still makes him sad that that’s the way things went

[@shinonome__]

thisss 🙁🙁

[@Retronomicon18]

Agreed… he sounds almost grave, like he’s a medical professional telling someone their child died (which he is, except the main character’s parents are never shown)

[@raptor3406]

And all the narrator can do is watch.

[@rjseditsandcleanytps]

what if the narrator was telling the story in front of cops, in an interrogation room?

[@semecest]

​@@shinonome__enstarrie spotted

[@sictrix]

phenomenal cartoon, no jumpscares, no screamers, it's all buildup with perfect payoff and amazing visuals

[@yourtimetraveleralara]

Yeah

[@matthewjones39]

Yeah

[@giogaming2010]

Yeah Great Analog Horror

[@sictrix]

@@giogaming2010 it isn't analog horror

[@matthewjones39]

@@giogaming2010 How is this an analog horror?

[@mimitheechidna]

I think a really subtle clue into the true nature of the puppet, is when the kid mentions his camera and cries, for a quick second the puppets eyes aren't looking at him, they're looking almost at us. I think this is showing us the moment the man let the puppet go limp in order to listen more closely. Edit: Holy Moly thanks for 2.5K likes 😁

[@paulpawelek]

That’s 5 head right there

[@hannahbg1852]

Yo wtf that's actually super clever

[@simpleandrandom2199]

Thats smart.

[@The_real_Gorgo]

Got a timestamp? Not looking for proof or anything just can't find the moment

[@mimitheechidna]

@@The_real_Gorgo It happens at almost exactly 3:10, and it's super quick. I remember pausing that part to try and really get a good look at the puppets eyes and got a little chill up my spine when I noticed it 😁

[@yeethittter1285]

I love how weird and uncanny the sleep fairy itself looks. Gives a creepy atmosphere even when it's not doing anything bad. This is really impressive

[@BraidensWorldProductions]

It’s kind of like fnaf in a way. The characters are meant to look kid friendly yet have a somewhat creepy atmosphere around them

[@royjranimations8279]

He looks a little bit more goofy than anything

[@BraidensWorldProductions]

@@royjranimations8279 i think that is what it was meant to look like. A mix of goofy and uncanny, which it does pretty well

[@royjranimations8279]

@@BraidensWorldProductions i agree

[@MisterJohnDoe]

It doesn't look that bad, though you know something's up when he says "Would a stranger know your name?"

[@seanlewis5663]

A detail I didn't notice until my 10th viewing is at 4:49 the kid hears rustling in the nearby forest after the Kipsneed beckons him, almost like he was being followed at the same time, which would imply that this isn't a single predatory man but a group of predators which as a thought is terrifying

[@wikmarzyc]

Yes! There is definitely more than one person involved, the man waiting in the basement, the one controlling Kipsneed, etc.

[@Nini_Vieira]

​@@wikmarzycI believe the man in the basement and the one controlling the puppet are the same person, with the difference that in the last photo he took off the puppet from his hand.

[@nickmilano2516]

or that to show how scary outside is to make it so he has to go in

[@bossk9756]

The "puppet" looks more like a costume​@@Nini_Vieira

[@imisstherave]

yes!! also when there are shots from far away and behind trees seems like there is another person watching or even filming what's going on

[@factualopinion8849]

I'd like to imagine the narrator is actually the murderer and he's just recounting the tale like it's some story to himself for an extra level of spook.

[@popculturenerdyt7572]

This could very well be the killers final words on death row, as he retells the story for everyone to hear before his death. Definitely makes this much more disturbing.

[@wack9923]

*"FILM THEORY!"*

[@nitgotlost]

That concept reminds me of Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Tell-Tale Heart.”

[@PixelsPolygonsNPetrichor]

I feel like it might have been the farther, because he sounds sad when he says "the rest of the boy was never found"

[@thejman3753]

i think this is more like a case of hijacking networks, the killer could have made the cartoon and hijacked a popular kids network to broadcast it, since the authorities can't have the knowledge of the conversation of kailyn and the cipsneed, and it would be mad disrespectful to the kid's parents to make a cartoon out of the kid's death. I've heard of cases where killers would go out of their way to mock authorities for not solving their kills, so this might be one of those cases

[@BonBonthe2nd]

One detail i love is how every photo before the camera breaks is perfectly fine, and they only become distorted after the camera breaks. Meanwhile the last photo is not only completely fine, but in a different aspect ratio and quality, as it was not taken by Caleb, but by the police. Its details like this that i live for, and you hit it out of the park with this one.

[@armorpro573]

LOL nice catch. Also when the boy is crying, you can see the puppet's eyes veer downwards for a moment, indicating that the killer is listening carefully

[@drawingarts6424]

@@armorpro573 where can I see that?

[@armorpro573]

@@drawingarts6424 Around 3:10

[@publicenemygelo6204]

@@armorpro573but the killer is holding the puppet, why would he look down and not up

[@armorpro573]

@@publicenemygelo6204 Idk. Maybe the puppet’s eyes are controlled remotely or something

[@squiper1390]

3:15 this part right here, the way his eyes dart back at the kid without him saying anything, showing subtle signs he didn't have good intentions just shows how much work you put in, fantastic job, also that photo of the kids need in the basement, jeez that's terrifying yet so simple

[@king_pred3453]

Dang dude good catch. It was like a half second shot where his eyes were looking away

[@Yahirplaysminecraft]

I don't get it

[@cultoosk]

u mean like at 3:18

[@iamthe1629]

Bro when I saw that I was like OH NAH

[@sofi7465]

Omg, that was soo creepy

[@glubby2262]

that short moment at 3:18, where he lifts his eyes up towards the boy after seeing his predicament firsthand.. you can tell in that short moment he knew exactly how he was going to lure the kid in what an amazing video!

[@bossk9756]

I just noticed that when the kipsneed looks at cailen, his hands look very tight on the camera

[@_loechness_]

This reminds me of the movie SMILE. The trauma demon disguises itself as everyday-looking people but makes sure that whoever it's targeting knows they're in the room and no one else can see what they are. The demon, when in human disguise, will tilt its head forward like it's preparing to lunge at you.

[@construction3]

I kept wondering why the puppet looked so lifeless in the photo sequence towards the end. I realized it’s because we first see the Cipsneed through the eyes of Caleb, later on we see it for what it truly was. Amazing film, I felt unease throughout the entire 8 min,

[@joelj7279]

What was it?

[@mirshalopez7850]

​@@joelj7279 like a suit probably, hence why the eyes look soulless

[@joelj7279]

@@mirshalopez7850 seems to small to be a suit, unless if it was another smaller person wearing it. Maybe another child?

[@mirshalopez7850]

@@joelj7279 other comments been saying it was a puppet all along. It would explain why it said "follow my voice"

[@joelj7279]

@@mirshalopez7850 but how wasn’t the guy seen in the photo?

[@jbdeathmachine]

The way the narrator said “the rest of the boy was never found.” absolutely sent shivers down my spine. Amazing job

[@bananabird1844]

The scariest part is it implies that the stranger still has Caleb somewhere

[@unlikeable.1554]

​@bananabird1844 Scariest part: he could of selled his body to the black market or he is...keeping it... *I hope he isn't a cannibal*

[@burnttoast3925]

Right?? Gosh that line delivery is incredible. He sounds like he's trying to stay professional sounding, yet can't help his grief.

[@BraidensWorldProductions]

@@unlikeable.1554from the other options a cannibal would be the best way for the kid to go, also if he was a cannibal wouldn’t the feet have been eaten? Just a thought

[@unlikeable.1554]

@@BraidensWorldProductions Hm, to be honest, he was probably eaten and or just killed to be killed.

[@jacquesmendiola-tagle3394]

I got so invested in this, and I genuinely felt so hurt for Caleb when the last screen showed. The scariest thing is how real the scenario is and that this exact type of thing can and has happened in real life.

[@qualing673]

Yeah for sure, sleep fairy lure kids too there deaths all the time.

[@justapillow2443]

​@Qualing I could be a terrorist, a cannibal, the antichrist itself; But if I put on a barney suit, go to a kids birthday party and tell the parents I'm with the company they hired, no one would bat an eye, especially kids who dont understand how evil people in the world can be. Danger can hide in any form, so always be aware

[@FrenkTheJoy]

Well sure kids can get lured into murder houses in real life, but how often do kids get convinced by a "sleep fairy" that looks like a butterfly peeking into their second-floor window to come with them to get a camera fixed?

[@Zimowy_Zabujca]

​@@FrenkTheJoyIt's from the kid perspective, so maybe the real things are cover by thier imagination to look so friendly... but in reality they are something different.

[@metal6948]

@@qualing673It’s not literally a fairy. Irl example: Jeffrey Dahmer lured a 13 year old boy to his apartment, drugged him, SAd him, and murdered him. Serial killers can and will do things like this, and the Kipsneed was just a puppet used to lure the boy. This HAS happened in real life. Don’t be obtuse.

[@WillySmols]

The fact that the sleep fairy has a large mouth and small eyes just reminds me of a snake or crocodile, and really makes the uncanniness of his appearance. 3:19 really shows this, his lack of eyebrows and open mouth like he’s about to attack. So hard to put into words the amount of alarms this sets off.

[@Retz.y_TheInsaneSilly]

Frrr

[@Alex-cx5fh]

I think one of the most chilling details about the Cipsneed is that his eyes are on the front of his face, not the sides. That wouldn’t be much of a problem in any other context, but combined with his large mouth (and what eventually happens), it screams “predator.” For me, this makes each and every scene he’s in so unnerving. Well done!

[@proantagonist5042]

What do you mean “not the sides?”

[@kale8869]

@@proantagonist5042 predators have forward facing eyes, but prey animals have their eyes on the sides of their head, like deer. I think forward facing eyes are for depth perception, which is something a hunting animal needs. prey animals need to see their surroundings better, and the eyes being on the sides of the skull help with that

[@Salorboyd8510]

Very good observation!! I didn’t even think about that 👏🏻🤝🏻

[@darknessstorm333]

​@@kale8869commonly

[@Josuh]

bro shaped like a yoshi

[@Theconfusedace]

This would make a great PSA to show young kids and maybe even older children to not trust strangers that claim to know them

[@blisshwa]

imagine if they showed this to kids 💀💀

[@todimherbst]

Nah this would traumatize them 😭

[@moonfish3638]

This absolutely would not 💀

[@todimherbst]

@@moonfish3638 That's an analog horror what are waffling about my dude you shouldn't show that to kids

[@drainagepipe-4150]

I mean it works, just a bit too effective.

[@AngryKidaardman1998]

3:10 its brief but that impatient IDGAF look on the cipsneed's face honestly disturbs me because as it looks like he's lowkey losing his patience because he wants to kill this kid already and thats honestly where the horror in this starts.

[@gsmooth4279]

I think he’s looking down to the side, like thinking

[@anacardoso9822]

@@gsmooth4279 I think that's the puppet going limp because the man was listening closely and knew there was no need to "animate" the puppet while Cailen was looking away.

[@dantdmfangamingrich9802]

Also this creepy look at 3:18

[@orangetangyvideos]

I love how at around 5:20 the tiny tots logo disappears, and the narrator turns into more a a documentary style narrator instead of a storybook/kids tv one. And the imagery becomes realistic. It slowly turns into a true crime doc.

[@Dreidelium]

​@@AlexiTheRobloxPlayeryou misspelled cailen wrong, and thats how your wrong

[@scb0611]

Oh snap, I don’t notice that.

[@bats6318]

I think it’s worth mentioning that caleb was so upset and nervous about his camera being broken. When you make your kid too scared to tell you they’ve done something ‘bad’ or sharing stuff with you you make them more vulnerable.

[@dangerjoe2203]

This is a good comment @bats6318 I 100% agree

[@wetsockfullofhotmeat]

I never even thought about this, but you're totally right

[@seriouslyforgetaboutit.9960]

this is definitely so true especially around sexual abuse, i know a lot of kids who don’t tell their parents because they think they did something wrong, very sad.

[@KaelyWaely]

It’s spelt Cailen

[@lizazucar1927]

@@seriouslyforgetaboutit.9960 yep…😔

[@annonymouslyannoying7297]

That creature that shows up outside the kids window is ACTUALLY the scariest thing I've ever seen and I couldn't for the life of me tell you why- Kudos man this is amazing

[@cringefailtastic]

I think part of it is that it's eyes do not change AT ALL while it's face and poses do change

[@isauldron4337]

​@@cringefailtastic its eyes are guarded

[@naranara1690]

Might be the huge toothless mouth

[@dilbrooks4440]

For me it's just the length look of the snout, it's so eerie whenever it opens it's mouth

[@haydenhappyrave]

it’s the face that gets me most. the unnatural wideness of it’s black void mouth with no teeth to speak of, the unmoving overshadowed eyes, the lack of eyebrows, it all comes together to make the whole thing uncanny

[@Mrflappyjax]

"the rest of the boy was never found" gives me so much chills😭

[@twindrill2852]

The fact that it seamlessly shifts from an innocent bedtime story to a taping of a child abduction case where only the boy's feet could be found gives me chills. I can only dread to imagine what became of him and his parents...

[@jasonwalter4321]

327 likes and no comments? Let me fix that.

[@epicallystuff]

@@jasonwalter4321 No likes? Okay!

[@enyway_OG]

Fake likes that’s why

[@beadchimera6826]

Remember children. no matter what they say, if they proclaim to know you and your parents but you DON’T KNOW THEM: tell your parents as soon as possible! You could end up like poor camera kid here! GREAT use of photography and stop motion by the way! (I know it was made with blender, but it was VERY convincing!)

[@randomness928]

This is a good message but like what kids are watching this?

[@iwuvpiesgaming9164]

@@randomness928mannn I was on KZbin at age 8 and I’ve seen some crazy scary kidnapping type horror videos. I also read comments a lot which stuck with me growing up because of how scared I was lol

[@beadchimera6826]

@@randomness928 Bruh, I was on KZbin since I was... 6? Yea! And I probably not the first. Neither am I the LAST!

[@randomamericansoldier8586]

@@randomness928 I am 11 years old and watching this, so yeah. Kids do watch creepy stuff sometimes

[@nuclearstuff9442]

Thanks man!

[@StevenFallsOver]

The fact that the Cipsneed had plenty of chances to just grab Cailen while his window was open but instead chose to lure him into a dark house in the woods is what gets me. Like he could've easily snatched Cailen up and ran away and that alone would be horrific. But the fact that he instead chose to toy with him and lure him into a trap legitimately disturbs me.

[@user-zi6ms4td8t]

agreed. being kidnapped is a terrifying thought in itself but this version of it kinda puts the pain on you because then you have to think that you brought yourself into this mess. it’s terrible. this really scared me. also the picture of the outside of the house i swear it had bones and skulls in front. terrifying

[@DerGrosTitan]

im pretty sure he wouldnt, though. the whole point of the scheme was to gain cailen's trust, because most kids actually won't just listen to randoms until they actually do form a sense of security and trust with the person. if he just snatched the kid right there, cailen would just scream and his parents would hear it and everyone else in the neighbourhood too. i think most kidnappers in real life does something similar to what kipsneed did here, maybe less dramatically, but basically luring kids away to their places. paedophiles do this as well when grooming children and inviting them to their houses.

[@JoeBeatz123]

@@user-zi6ms4td8t bro those are bushes if you pause it

[@Kramalei]

if he tried grabbing him, cailen would have screamed, obviously.

[@Adonisius_Kavata]

The Kipsneed isnt real, it was just a puppet the kidnapper was using to lure the boy out. The puppet couldn't grab Cailen, that's why Cailen had to be lured out to where the kidnapper could get them.

[@johnsonsharon81]

4:44 his voice is so soft its terrifying

[@Elitze_Real]

i cant take the horror seriously with your pfp 💀

[@johnsonsharon81]

@@Elitze_Real 😘😘

[@Epic_GameplayZ]

As they say, Charisma is a deadly weapon

[@Hitmonchampion]

This is the truest form of horror. No cheap jumpscares, no heavily edited and horrific imagery, no loud noises, not even any blood. Its completely reality based, the innocence and ignorance of a child being taken advantage of by a creep. I had an overwhelming sense of dread the entire time, and the last picture Callen took left a bigger impact of terror on me than any jumpscare ever could. Overall, just an absolutely stunning video, and also a great message. The term “stranger danger” can NEVER be emphasized enough

[@MisterJohnDoe]

Oh my god, enough with the jumpscares. They haven't been used for years.

[@seancarroll136]

And that narration, 😚! He should be given show business like with DHMIS!

[@Delcat42]

​​@@puppetcombofan Yeah, we kind of in fact overemphasized "stranger danger" to colossal ruin Heritage speaking, on the other hand, you never go with the fair folk, that's just logic

[@alphabloodpaw3233]

I think jumpscares and gore and creepy creatures can be truly terrifying when used correctly

[@theceoofeggmansempire5214]

​@@MisterJohnDoeYeah, but it's not even that scary

[@stickynutjuicemoved959]

There's something so sad about the fact that Caleb probably followed the Kipsneed because he thought he would get in trouble if he told his parents that he broke his camera. Feels way too real, too close to how little kids think and how predators take advantage of little kid logic

[@mitsubachihachi9643]

I wonder if his parents punished him before for breaking things by accident It'd make sense why he'd want to follow a complete stranger over his parents

[@DavidOrtizIII]

​@@mitsubachihachi9643damn, that's pretty deep. This situation could have been solved, but it also was in the kipsneeds favor.

[@robertedwards9861]

also he was using his camera on the way to fix his camera? wtf

[@mitsubachihachi9643]

@@robertedwards9861 He's just a kid, probably some little kid logic

[@lusalar4463]

The screen was broken, that's why the photos looked like that​@@robertedwards9861

[@TayWoode]

This reminds me of stuff they’d show to us in the 70s/80s at school to warn us about going off with strangers

[@armorpro573]

Almost like a PSA. Man imagine how effective this would've been

[@KiiBon]

Note to self, if I get a job as a teacher...

[@Epic_GameplayZ]

One detail is that the killer's voice is so smooth and charming, Which makes it even more eerie considering how people with charismatic personalities can easily mask their true intentions and manipulate their targets, As they say. charisma is a deadly weapon

[@Star.6739]

I love how instead of using jumpscares, it uses these deceptively cute clay figures, and the way the narrarator says the last line sounds like he's gonna cry or he's trembling! Wish you guys luck on any future projects horror, or not horror

[@armorpro573]

Ikr? Tension is a lot more effective than just cheap scares

[@Ermington321]

I love how the sleep fairy looks he’s not intentionally creepy but with his long muzzle and gapping maw and tiny eyes, gives you that sense of unease I hopethis isn’t the last of him

[@armorpro573]

If I saw that thing as a child, I would've ran screaming

[@Sundowner13]

​@arianna1906typically something predators have

[@Butyerfly]

@arianna what’s wrong with his eyes being in the front ?

[@urmom-it6gm]

@@Butyerfly most predators have eyes in the front of their skulls as opposed to prey having it at the sides! for example, a bunny has eyes on the sides of its head, while lions have eyes on the front of their skulls

[@ShayProductions1]

Personaly he kinda creeps me out

[@justaclownhonkhonk7941]

6:47 I love how right at this moment, the narrator's voice sounds more somber and less cheery. amazing detail that i love

[@waffler-yz3gw]

same with when he goes inside, his voice is hopeless and somber

[@ghostapulu7906]

It actually starts around the 5 min mark. The narrators voice gets deeper

[@yourfairyking]

My favorite details came at the end. When we finally see the abandoned house at 4:25, and the narrator's voice becomes slowed and morose, before it finally stops altogether when he enters the house, allowing the camera clicks and photos to carry it along. The slight build up of that high pitched ambiance. It's all so well made but those were the parts that really impressed me.

[@ahsjdjsx]

There’s a ton to unpack here. For one thing, the narrator makes this way scarier than it would be with simple dialogue. It sounds less like he’s telling a story, and more like he’s watching Caleb during this. The shift in the narrator’s voice at the end is incredible. He sounds like he’s on the verge of tears and creates even more of the horror in the film. Then there’s the Kipsneed(?). It looks enough like a sweet little puppet, but the fact that it’s eyes are in front of its head and the way the jaw opens is truly terrifying. I know from personal experience how terrifying anything looking at you from your window is, but this? I’d be dead on the spot. Finally, there’s the end. Only Caleb’s feet are left, but why? Is he alive? Is the rest of him in one piece? How were they cut off? There are so many unanswered questions, and that has to be the most horrifying thing about this film. Humans want the answers, and uncertainty leads to terror. Not only this, but the photos are less like parts of the story and more like evidence that whatever happened to Caleb was not simply a kidnapping. It makes this less like a kids show and more like a unsolved case, animated to piece together the clues about what happened to Caleb. This is easily one of the scariest things I’ve ever seen. Every part is perfection. 10/10!

[@Chris-bz2rf]

Maybe he's feet were cut to keep him from getting away

[@pando6437]

and forward-facing eyes mean it's a predator!

[@sandersGG]

Caleb is definitely dead no way a child is surviving the blood loss trauma and pain from getting legs removed I think the killer knocked out cut him up and ate him since no other body part was found then left the legs behind to leave a trail for the police this fairy fairy Person is an infamous serial killer he travels across the world to find children then leaves their legs behind for the police as a symbolic sign of completely taking away their chances of ever escaping

[@rpickle7779]

My brother helped me make this observation! In the beginning of the video, it says “Once upon a star, there LIVED a boy named Kailyn. He WAS a happy little tot of six years old” This infers that Kailyn isn’t alive anymore.

[@geIatoos]

There are also foreshadowing at the beginning : Before caleb trips on the branches and broke his camera He was looking BEHIND him The "fairy" know that caleb's camera is broken,which means that he's been stalking caleb through the beginning

[@demodecticmange]

This is how you do nostalgia horror. Shown in a way that many people forget to show it. Amazing work, dude. 100%

[@dragomight8851]

Exactly. It's the best version of VHS/Analog horror I've seen. This is like any old cartoon we watched as a kid, but we barely recall remembering it. For all we know, they could have been sinister in intention. I wouldn't be surprised if this video fooled people into thinking that maybe, just maybe, they recalled watching this as a kid.

[@misshibiscus8076]

This is horrifying and really well written. It almost feels like the Sleepfairy was just a puppet being used by a human stalker. It would explain why the Sleepfairy tells Calen to "follow his voice" meaning he's staying just out of reach. Which would be good if you're a human who's trying to hide.

[@Scaryland42]

the Sleepfairy is most likely a puppet

[@Johnny-boyCruelty]

Yes, at the image popping at 5:44 you can see the "Kipsneed" as the boy would actually see it, a lifeless puppet in our eyes, a friendly fairy to his, the man controlling it stays in the darkness in order to no be seen

[@bobsempletank5362]

@@Johnny-boyCruelty Oh god i didn't notice that. Even the puppet is fucking creepy as all hell

[@isabellascaravan]

When that sleep fairy came in frame I went “no kid don’t believe it”

[@eggZ663]

Whoever made this had a great knowledge of what 70's UK kids tv was like. The music, the narration and the stop motion effect is all absolutely spot on!

[@eliignited2625]

5:40 gave me the absolute chills. Not only does that picture he took proves how it looks exactly the same as it did in the animation parts, unlike everything else, but it also proved how it wasn't his imagination or just symbolism for the real thing because it really is the real thing. That part is terrifying, I don't know why, but I absolutely love it.

[@umj199]

It's so creepy! That means the fairy is a more of a demon luring kids to their demise. Such a great detail of the world building. But also so messed up. I loved it!

[@mrsurge4789]

I’m still wondering if it’s meant to be a costume or a puppet, or maybe the kidnapper has both

[@mari_golds-bleeding-ink]

The way it’s reaching up towards Caleb is so eerie

[@kaigrote8630]

It's probably a puppet the guy is using to lure the kid which I believe to be miles better than having it be some 'real' monster like in every analog horror video ever.

[@JoeBeatz123]

@@kaigrote8630 hard agree

[@ImNotAWitchImYourWIFI]

This feels like on of those horrific PSAs from the 90s. Honestly, so well done

[@pineappleprincess9704]

Those WERE pretty creepy

[@cutoffbague-6504]

@BlueHairedKarendont know what psa itsef means, but basically its a pre-caution of whatever, thats the easiest way to describe it.

[@araddude3854]

@BlueHairedKarenpublic service announcements

[@bruhstudios8315]

​@BlueHairedKarenthink of 1-800-quitnow, that's a small explanation of a psa

[@aCactus.]

the detail that Caleb start to cry and the reaction of the "fairy" was 3:10 it's horribly well detailed.

[@deshunnuts9055]

Like he is just "Oh yeah right this is a kid" Edit: 100 likes! wow never thought i'd get that much likes on such a generic comment! thank you all so much!

[@155chipmunkz]

Cailen, not Caleb.

[@virtualboy89]

I can't tell if he feels bad because he's technically "working" for the murderer to lure an innocent kid or if he's thinking "oh this guy's vulnerable a perfect opportunity"

[@joeligma4721]

@@virtualboy89 The fairy isnt real, you can see it's a handpuppet

[@Kramalei]

@@joeligma4721big ass handpuppet

[@VirtualKnight64]

I saw clips of this on a review video about analogue horror. This reminded me of the scariest night of my life. One night when I was a kid, I had a weird dream I was in Venice and my hotel room were full of artwork and motifs of the Gorgon, Medusa. All of a sudden, I was woken up by a female voice shouting out for help. It was coming from the other side of the eastern wall of my room, and there was nothing on the other side, just the sheer vertical outside wall, and my bedroom was upstairs. There was no way anybody could've climbed up to that spot. I wanted to ignore it, so I turned on my TV, which was right next to my window. The problem with that was, this happened before flatscreens existed, it was a cathode ray tube TV, and it made a loud noise when I turned it on. Whoever or whatever was shouting for help heard it and came to my window and started knocking. It was a good thing my roller blind was down. Part of me wanted to open it to see who or what was there, but I was far too scared to. So I put a video on, went back to bed and played Pokémon on my game boy until the voice went silent and I drifted off to sleep. When I woke up, I noticed my TV was still on, and I remembered it was off when I went to bed, then I remembered what happened. This video made me glad that I didn't open the roller blind that night.

[@jessicaemmit4062]

Yeah, I’m more creeped out by your story than I was the video.

[@Itz_Zagha]

This is actually horrifying

[@hanchiman]

The best part is the narrator who got the accent, calmness, language style so accurate like those old British children show from the 1970 like Noddy or Magic Roundabout. Gives an uncanny Valley horror

[@_ArmIa]

That’s not what the Uncanny Valley is but I agree with the rest of your comment.

[@hanchiman]

@@_ArmIa I dunno what English term or word I should call it to be honest.

[@vault6242]

​@@hanchiman just spooky? Scary or maybe even eerie

[@hanchiman]

@@vault6242 Actually now that I think again, the word I want to say is also "creeping horror" as the horror slowly builds up.

[@vault6242]

@@hanchiman I like that one

[@titansedge6205]

It's honestly a horrible shame that this isn't watched more. It's a wonderfully crafted, dreadful descent into the sad real depravity, and I just want to offer my kudos and respect. I feel you should upload this to more platforms; get some more eyes to see this. Newgrounds is one that I recommend.

[@GrumbledInkEntertainment]

www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/871932

[@DZERMrBaa]

It'll pick up a ton of new views. Battington just recommended it. It's why I'm here.

[@NicholasBarnes0]

@@DZERMrBaa Same

[@blamcheese]

@@GrumbledInkEntertainment Make moar please :)

[@traptherobot]

​@@GrumbledInkEntertainment so there's that supposed portal he was talking about

[@geeker6350]

"Hello there, young lad!" greeted the creature, "I'm the Kipsneed! I'm your sleep fair-" It never got to finish as Cailen promptly smashed his fist into the creature's smiling yellow maw and shattered every bone. Still reeling from the impact, the creature staggered backwards, right off the roof it had been standing on. It crashed into the rough gravel driveway below with a thunderous thud. Nothing but silence followed. Having stopped screaming but with his chest still heaving, a trembling Cailen peeked down out from the rustling curtains of his open bedroom window down at the fairy's body lying limp below. A crimson pool of blood circled outwards from its oblong skull and soaked into his mother's prized begonias. In the waxy spotlight of the moon, Cailen was finally able to see the jagged outline of a knife and a thick roll of duct tape that the creature had tucked into both its colorful felt wings. On seeing it absolutely still, Cailen returned to his bed and settled in for a long and satisfied sleep. He didn't need a camera to preserve this particular image.

[@emc448]

The good ending

[@gasterthemaster6490]

The... Good ending?

[@SenkingFar]

@@gasterthemaster6490 the very best

[@Josuh]

damn didn't know doomguy was named caleb

[@anthonyloveschickens]

I love this so much lmao

[@FriendlyNeighborhoodNoob]

I like how this video doesn't have any screamers nor any jumpscares..... just pure reality

[@nerfmarioluigi5589]

I was afraid if the cipsneed was gonna become something very terrifying and then there was gonna be a jump scare.

[@boneheadaj]

At 4:40 you can here how the sleep fairy stopped being all happy and nice and jolly and stopped playing his role as his voice became more drab knowing he had sealed the deal

[@SwaggyG_2102]

Guy dipped off of KZbin for about 8-9 years before coming back with an utter banger. Now that's what I call dedication towards one's craft.

[@Daansstuff-alt]

Imagine if he dipped for 9 more years and he makes another banger

[@slam_it]

@@Daansstuff-altlets hope not

[@SpiltBowlOfCereal]

I imagine they saw all the hype around analog horror and decided to take advantage

[@MistaBrandoVA]

2:48 God that line is so creepy to think about, “Would a stranger know your name?” Really impressive work! The mix of live action photos with blender is sweet! Would love to see more horror in this style!

[@mpa-vr]

the fact the narrator sounds so happy, and at the end he sounds concerned and even sad

[@Linear_Line_423]

It’s incredibly haunting how the little tv logo disappears as soon as he walks into the killers, or what we can assume is the killers house. The childlike innocents is gone as we’re about to figure out the fate of the poor boy.

[@dreamofamansfortress9000]

When the boy enters the house and the door shuts, you can almost feel the dread of the situation. My heart felt heavy and panicked as I knew that this innocent boy who wanted nothing but his favorite toy to be fixed was doomed. That final shot of the man was absolutely terrifying.

[@polandballpwa56478]

I hate how the sleep fairy looks so much like the dolphin man its so weird and a spookie dookie at the same time

[@TheArtzyAnimal]

The sleep fairy looks cute and creepy at the same time like if a kid saw it they would think it’s cute or magical but if an adult saw it they would be unnerved

[@polandballpwa56478]

@@TheArtzyAnimal true true

[@honeyypool]

it's the photo at 5:44 that grounds me back to the fact that the photos are coming from a child and his corrupted camera. the photo of the kipsneed is so morbid and everything onward gives me goosebumps to no end - it's so, so unsettling.

[@Yourlocalcat_21]

It really is ngl

[@-m.for.marlee]

fr. cause like, it could seem like a normal kids story up until the house, thinking "something may be wrong". and the picture makes you go like "okay, something is definitely wrong here"

[@BitrateBilly]

5:43 is probably the scariest shot in the whole video, even though the glitch effect makes it look weird, the kipsnee puppet looks fucking horrifying IRL

[@NoName-oz3gj]

100% agreed, especially since it looks like it's beckoning the kid down the stairs

[@HeliumQueen]

I thought the same thing. The way the puppet looks so out of place in contrast to a dark and dirty basement.

[@NightofthePurpleFella12]

I thought he was flipping the kid off for a sec- 💀

[@SamuelBlack84]

​@@NightofthePurpleFella12Also, the brief moment when the kipsnee is looking at the camera then.glances back to the boy Sensing an opportunity

[@rzzcp]

The puppet looks like he's flipping us off

[@cringefailtastic]

Explanation: The kipsneed/ sleep fairy was a puppet that was used to lure Caleb into an abandond home, where the man (who I assume was stalking Caleb, as he knew his name and knew that he hadn't really been sleeping for the past few days). The stalker was probably either on the roof dangling it down or holding it up in front of the window. It's also possible that it was a costume, but since we see both it and the killer in pictures taken pretty close together, it's less likely. The man then kills Kaleb and dismembers him. They found only the legs

[@isauldron4337]

Where was the killer shown?

[@cringefailtastic]

​@Isauldron at the end of the video one of the pictures has the bottom half of a man walking toward the camera. His head isn't shown

[@cringefailtastic]

​@Isauldron at the end of the video one of the pictures has the bottom half of a man walking toward the camera. His head isn't shown

[@cringefailtastic]

​@Isauldron at the end of the video one of the pictures has the bottom half of a man walking toward the camera. His head isn't shown

[@cringefailtastic]

​@Isauldron at the end of the video one of the pictures has the bottom half of a man walking toward the camera. His head isn't shown

[@letmethinkaboutit2460]

I feel like a child was saved by this film.

[@jackmcmuscles]

Finally, an “analog horror” video that’s actually convincing and effective. Please keep making these

[@J_dnvg]

While the final line and image were haunting. And the overall sense of dread kept me invested. I think the most horrifying image was the one corrupted photo of the Sleep Fairy beckoning the child into the basement. Its eyes shrunken to dots. While everything else was juxtaposed as realistic in the photos. The "Gipsneed" was just so off in both. Incredible work.

[@eskimopython2807]

Stole the words from my mouth

[@sbraypaynt]

Kipsneed* Kip is british slang for a nap, or sleep in general.

[@KB4Productions]

It’s noticed he’s saying kidsneeds which is a type of camera to watch over your children when first born

[@novaes5979]

I was really expecting the thing to be an actual monster at the end, but no. Just a scary man. That honestly was much scarier

[@armorpro573]

The fact that it follows a realistic scenario is the most chilling because it can happen to anyone

[@sambreyer7344]

@@armorpro573 It does happen. Thats the scary part

[@armorpro573]

@@sambreyer7344 That's what I said

[@chitoiireyes6236]

the scary part is, it can happen in reality too.

[@JoeBeatz123]

Hey, you guys, i just would like to say, it’s scary because this stuff DOES HAPPEN! Like, in REAL LIFE! No disrespect to the people it happens to though. R.I.P.

[@Ezratheman163]

It’s really sad how this poor little boy just wanted to fix his camera instead he got brutally mauled by some criminal

[@jjstarz7383]

i love the cipsneed’s design, it’s uncanny and freaky enough to be scary yet brightly colored and expressive enough to resemble a children’s mascot that was genuinely intended to be endearing

[@Adonisius_Kavata]

Thats what i think makes it all the more scarier. The fact that the kidnappers actually made it genuinely look likeable to a kid, and the animators didnt play into the "scary monster" stereotype. It's literally a kids toy puppet. But the fact that its intent and usage is so evil and horrific makes it more unnerving.

[@VelvetWonder]

I like how towards the end of the video, before we see the last photo (around the time he gets to the house) You can already feel a sense of sadness in the narrators voice, as If he already knows what's about to happen to the boy

[@naiyuu1623]

One of the scariest parts is that the “fairy” knows everything about all of Caleb’s friends. Even if he really doesn’t, it still implies Caleb isn’t the only child he’s seen/approached.

[@aydenbales]

Yes, I noticed that too!

[@BoldActionSkitty]

True, but then again he probably just said that to gain the kid's trust.

[@mtmn196]

“ Fear saves your life”

[@Spidergod1128-fd9dc]

Not always if you let it consume you

[@vanillabeam5400]

I really wanna see more "Star O-Clock Stories". You could definitely make this into a series, especially with the animation style

[@Vileplume87]

I would love different styles for different shows, I would love something along the lines of “Nina and Star” or whatever it’s called, I liked it but it kinda creeped me out

[@7TwistedAshes]

@@Vileplume87 Omfg I forgot about that show's existence. I knew it reminded me of something...

[@mrconroy4672]

Wonder what he could do next after this? Makes you wonder

[@seancarroll136]

Because let’s be honest here. This is the absolute best children’s show designs I have ever seen! You’re a true professional! You are REALLY in the independent animation community! Even kids would love these designs!

[@undisclosedidentity9893]

For Caylenn, imagine how scared he must’ve been inside the basement of an abandoned house, in the middle of a forest in the middle of the night all alone and defenceless with his parents having no idea that he even left the house. Imagine the fear he felt, I feel so bad for the poor kid

[@UsernameWhirk]

Terrifying stuff , I say

[@jakbk98]

Imagine the fear his parents felt finding out that their boy was gone and most likely dead

[@undisclosedidentity9893]

@@jakbk98The next morning his parents are gonna wake up, see the front door wide open and Caylenn missing. And to their horror on the CCTV footage. They see their son leave the house in the middle of the night and walk straight into the forest.

[@jakbk98]

@@undisclosedidentity9893 what if they dont have cctv

[@bernarda1247]

It’s Cailen.

[@agenericguy1014]

This is a really great short analog horror. My fav part is how it doesn't rely on cheap jumpscares but rather,building up the tense situation as it gets darker and more unsettling

[@armorpro573]

Exactly. The combination of AI imagery and real life adds the more creepiness. The ending is not much better with so many questions

[@st3v3n41]

This isn't really analog horror

[@agenericguy1014]

@@st3v3n41 Oh my bad,I'm too used to seeing those that I can't really differentiate which is which

[@st3v3n41]

@@agenericguy1014 nah you're good. It has a vhs aesthetic so I can see the confusion.

[@jasam381]

​@@st3v3n41 What's the difference between analog and this one? Thanks.

[@lucaspollock1475]

2:47 3:19 the fact you can see the kidnappers eyes behind the kipsneed… the foreshadowing to the end is so little but when you go back you can see it so clearly. this is fantastic work

[@spacex6997]

I thought those were some sort of antennae on the puppet or costume. Scary detail.

[@bossk9756]

They are antennas

[@tombeetroot2153]

No thats just a part of the puppet.

[@firelight3653]

The part at 5:42 is so utterly terrifying just Cipsneed reaching his arms towards Caleb when walking downstairs to the basement and yet the music starts to get intense.

[@hydra_lisk]

Is he still using the cipsneed to lure him? It looked like the puppet was just thrown on the floor

[@AvogumExpoxa]

​@Gtag132 I didn't see it the first time but after reading that I saw it and my dad looked at me like I lost my mind

[@AvogumExpoxa]

He looked at me bc I laughed

[@AvariParti]

That’s what that was, the arm behind him made it look like he was flipping the camera off 😂 thought it was an “Aha, got you sucker!” kinda moment

[@scrubly_jr]

Haven't seen it commented yet but 2:43 really messed with me. When the kipsneed first arrives he remains fully outside the window but as he talks to Cailen he gets more comfortable and begins gesturing and reaching inside the window. But at this particular moment it feels like a boundary really got violated and the largeness of his "hand" also becomes evident. It also appears to have a very slight motion blur to it as if it was quite a rapid, almost violent gesture. Fantastic attention to detail!

[@0116x]

wow, that's an amazing detail to notice. it shows how desperate kipsneed was to convince this child to trust him. that moment definitely revealed how much of a danger kipsneed truly was.

[@wowwhyisthistaken]

There definitely was a feeling of boundaries broken when he reached that hand in the window

[@anonymousmouse8140]

The fact the window was open alone gave me chills. Since any safety offered to the boy by potentially having the window shut/locked was gone at that moment. Not only that, but it implies that the Kipsneed/man might’ve opened the window themselves, which is so creepy and feels like such an invasion of privacy and safety. Like could you imagine if a stranger knocked on your door looking to talk to you, but rather than speaking to you through the door or waiting for you to open it, they just opened the door themself and took a step inside?

[@marguerite2286]

​@@anonymousmouse8140 What really disturb me is thé fact that Caleb(ik it's not pronounced like that but i forgot thé correct writting)'s bedroom is maybe on thé grounded floor of thé house and not on thé second floor,knowing that thé kidnapper wasn't reaching thé puppet at thé windows because it was too high but was scrouching below thé window Creep me out, like thé kidnapper could've snatched him but chose not too because hé found a more efficient way to lure him (cause i think that if hé didn't won Caleb trust hé would have just kidnap him from there).plus we don't know how Caleb got out of his house,and thé easiest choice for a kid was going out by thé window,wich confirm m'y precious theory,there's so much creepy détails in this short film 😭

[@francofernandes2006]

That face the fairy makes between 3:17 and 3:18, just before it starts talking? Fvcking horrifying.

[@TheBrokenOwl]

The way his eyes looked at the kid. It makes you realize, that the broken camera was how he was gonna lure him out

[@heyimadino]

6:57 You can really hear the sadness in the narrator’s voice. Awesome work on this!

[@raybob8668]

I like how the picture of the house is shot at 4:30, because Caleb or Caylen is only 6, places around are much bigger like houses and trees, so it gives you an extra layer of fear when you realize how vulnerable the boy is. 19/10

[@Googlysaur]

You can also see what looks like a LARGE pile of human bones just to the left of the entrance, but you don’t notice it at first because it blends in so well.

[@ssia_sp9847]

@@Googlysaur That’s a wood pile.

[@naranara1690]

5:41 I like how much the Cipsneed looks like a puppet in the only photo he's actually in

[@sonicfanboy3375]

It's implied he's a serial killer in disguise

[@Chris-hall9080]

Godddd, after understanding what truly happened, that puppet’s emptiness just terrifies me

[@EarthwormShandy]

I thought he was giving him the finger for a sec

[@hazelnutbrany264]

@@EarthwormShandy he's throwing gang signs

[@The_Whistlingman56]

​@@Himyflim I'm looking and looking but I don't see anything else besides the weird ass elephant or whatever that thing is

[@userremitherat26000]

This is more sad than it is horror, it’s like a British PSA, just an unsettling feeling to the viewer, well done.

[@g1gachad]

The storytelling through using just the pictures taken in the kids camera at the end is just perfect. I applaud whoever made this masterpiece

[@animal_gal_adventures9885]

Oh the poor Narrator. He sounds so heartbroken. Like he knows what's going to happen but can't do anything about it

[@cursedryona6265]

The part where it's just the photographs with ambient sound and no narration is so chilling. The fact that the photos are depicted in live action was already established by this point; but having all animation and narration fade away, leaving the viewer with nothing more than dread is such a powerful moment.

[@jinx.the.dragon]

6:37 this ending. Christ. No gore, jumpscares, or cheap tactics. Just straight horror. Wow. I was waiting for glitching, or a dead body, or blood and viscera everywhere! I was pleasantly [or unpleasantly because of how scary this was] surprised. 10/10 job here.

[@tomcameron1770]

This is well made. It’s scary and sad at the same time. Kids should also learn the lesson of “just because someone you aren’t familiar with knows your name, doesn’t mean they aren’t a stranger” this also reminds me of those chilling commercials that they had on tv back in the 70s

[@armorpro573]

If I saw this, I'd be traumatized

[@ChilIdeas]

My god this was probably the best VHS video I've ever seen. I love how it's not fully animated, with the pictures the boy took, and no jump scares, as there was something way creepier than a cheap spook. Added with claymation, whitch I love, and how it feels so nostalgic, an obvious 10/10

[@worthybutter2004]

It's not real claymation. It's 3D animation from Blender.

[@PixelsPolygonsNPetrichor]

70th like

[@worthybutter2004]

@arianna Yeah, I knew that.

[@lamisshilbaya1185]

This short film right here goes to show how the real predator is not scary clowns or a scary teddy bear. The predator is a real person. It can be anyone no matter your relationship with them. This is the best short film that I've seen in a really long time and I just really love how you really didn't add any screamers or anything. You just let the horror simmer in the realization for a bit. 10/10 would recommend. If I have kids I am showing them this to teach them.

[@DalyRutherford]

Not a good plan, lol. This video would easily leave a young child with permanent trauma

[@lamisshilbaya1185]

@@DalyRutherford well they won't be talking to strangers!

[@murilosampaio1264]

@@lamisshilbaya1185 And putting you at a retirement home earlier for making them watch this at an early age, well deserved btw

[@johnsonsharon81]

​@@murilosampaio1264I don't think that's a worthy cause to get sent to a nursing home..

[@johnsonsharon81]

​​​@@DalyRutherfordI get it but that's the point of the animation. To show the horrific consequences to following unknown strangers

[@vibes8930]

5:42 A detail about this shot that I'm not sure if a lot of people notice is that if you look very very closely, the Cipsneed has strings attached to it's body and fingers holding it up. It could be that the methods of controlling the Cipsneed were not detailed or shown when it was in the perspective of the stop motion cartoon, or from Cailen's child perspective, but seeing the real life photograph of the abandoned house and the Cipsneed obviously being fake just makes the approaching climax all the more eerie.

[@nibwhipdragon]

I was watching this with anticipation, expecting it to be a paranormal horror. What it actually was was much scarier.

[@armorpro573]

Yeah, the fact that it leaves so many questions

[@dreamofamansfortress9000]

Yea, usually more realistic things are the scariest because they could legitimately happen

[@fynnthefox9078]

A human being.

[@SpiderkillersInc]

The Kipsneed thing is still unexplained. Like what is it? A costume, a puppet? What could it be?

[@de_ciphered]

@@SpiderkillersInc Probably the kid's imagination/view of the stalker.

[@PIX3L_G4MES]

I love how almost real this feels, like a PSA you’d see as a kid that’ll scare you for weeks without end and think it actually happened but really it’s just your mind messing with you, I’m a sucker for those kinds of horror videos