The Mandela Catalogue Guide II: Genesis in Black [Vol. 333 to Vol. 4]

[@NightMind]

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[@KhrektheDrek]

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[@Clown_Shingles]

You my good sir, know what atmesphere is. Awesome stuffs! 👌👁️👄👁️

[@BigFigcat]

Ok

[@26th_Primarch]

You should look at Vita Carnis.

[@RabidDogma]

This recent evolution of Mandela Catalogue feels, to me, like the FMV point and click games of the 90s/00s like Harvester, The 7th Guest, Phantasmagoria, etc. And I mean that in the BEST way. In the same way that analog horror creates some of its feel from the anachronism of the medium/style and the tone, I feel like this new format is even better than analog horror at creating these feelings of terror and horror. If I were going to actually give it a name I'd just call it "post-analog horror," because there's really not a proper genre name for this yet, in the same way that there wasn't one for analog horror a few years ago. The new style is INCREDIBLE. People decrying that it's not analog horror are the same people who tilt their noses at art galleries and breathe deep over their own gaseous expulsions, rather than actually saying anything meaningful. Awesome stuff from Kister.

[@Finn_01]

Just clarifying something: Alternate Gabriel IS O'Brien. They share a voice actor and, when Gabriel is mid-rant, Dave Lee quietly whispers "O'Brien?" So it's not an introduction of a new character, more an indication that "Gabriel" has been playing this game for a _very_ long time.

[@RabidDogma]

Good catch!

[@elvingearmasterirma7241]

Oh I didnt notice that. That makes it sooo much worse

[@Redblaze27]

I think its also worth stating that we shouldnt take anything Gabriel said as the truth just yet from volume 4. Its very possible the words he said were to only reflect Dave's greatest fears. O'Brien was likely just step one, to establish trust and a confidant that could be used to pull the rug out from under Dave and leave him more receptive to hearing his greatest fears. Why? Because it seems like unlike other alternates, Gabriel can just flip a kill switch on you if you succumbed to his words of dispair in your heart. He did this to both Jonah & Dave.

[@jtotheroc]

I think Adam is part of Gabriel too. Man episode 5 and 6 are going to be mind-blowing.

[@Redblaze27]

@@jtotheroc I feel with all the bombshells, people tend to forget The Intruder isnt considered an Alternate. If Adam isnt human, than he'd whatever Stanley is.

[@Rick_Steel]

I think the reason that Lt. Davis is so young is that no one in their right mind was willing to take the police lieutenant job in Mandela County, so a rookie cop manage to get it. And the reason he's gone for the "emo" look after his self-exile is because the alternate that attacked him is walking around in the form of "Lieutenant Davis".

[@AgentDanielCross]

I think he even went that look before the attack. I would suggest it was more of a grunge style, like being a huge fan of Kurt Cobain

[@piss7610]

no, cuz they said he worked at the police about 27 years ago. also that fashion looks far too modern.

[@gabrielbruce1977]

Makes sense. Stretchyface the Alternate stole his clean-cut younger self, as far as he's concerned.

[@AgentDanielCross]

@@gabrielbruce1977 despite the fucked up right eye caused by Thatcher attempting to give him the Moe Greene Special

[@justarandomaccount7011]

He should have worn a wig or something

[@reachingzenith7772]

The thing about Dave Lee is that he was originally a joke character from the TMC plushie ads but the community liked him so much he became an actual character ( if literally short lived )

[@IsaGh0st]

This happens so often in media (like Sir Pentious from Hazbin Hotel for example) and I LOVE IT.

[@archagenteverlasting1239]

I hate when art does this lol. Trying to shoehorn jokes into other contexts usually just makes the joke less funny and makes things tonally dissonant

[@blazesalamancer8767]

@@IsaGh0st the two sides of humanity lol

[@LordEgilYGO]

I want to say: I prefer the sponsor spots at the start of the video instead of in the middle, because no matter how elegantly you segway, it's such a tonal shift going from spooky webseries to advertisement.

[@ICountFrom0]

Wait, it wasn't at the end of this one? I was ready to click closed on this when the add started. Thanks for the warning.

[@totalchaos9981]

@@ICountFrom0 It's literally at the end before he addresses inappropriate behavior towards Alex and his series

[@ICountFrom0]

*nod* I paused it, and moved down to make coments... only to discover people talking about stuff after the add break... So without the audiance, I'd never have known to watch that part. Mid show add breaks too close to the end look like long END breaks for advertisement.

[@totalchaos9981]

@@ICountFrom0 ohh, okay. I was confused. I thought it meant you skipped the whole video to avoid it. My bad.

[@Otto-Webb]

doesnt help that youtube is getting closer to TV with commercials every few minutes, and paying the subscription only solves half of the issue

[@drewbigan3688]

The ‘Ruth thing in the closet’ scene was my absolute favorite. The CG doesn’t really seem to affect me, but I think the tangibility of seeing something in your room, the place that should be safe enough to sleep in, thinking it could be a trick of the eyes only for it to shift and creak is a universal thing. Oh man, it gave me the fear tingles in my fingertips. Love it.

[@RAINBOWNIGTHMAREPRODUCTIONS]

It could also just be in Thatcher's head.

[@robertcortez4956]

It really does give me that feeling when you’re a kid and the bundle of clothes look an awful lot like a monster.

[@kitty0chan444]

The Mandela catalog has improved so much overtime, the scares, the execution, the story. It’s amazing

[@PinkyLov3r]

Agreed, with everything except the scares. I find all the scares pretty predictable somewhat getting rid of any fear factor for me

[@v_bunny]

absolutely! i like that the scares aren’t based on jump scares, just a growing eeriness that slowly builds up in me, and some “wtf” moments that i enjoy. i never thought the series would have evolved so much, it’s amazing what creative individuals can do

[@MrFrankcap]

The live action stuff lost me entirely.

[@OneHunnitNoCapStannitOnBidnisz]

The only problem with the mandella affect is that it's 🧢

[@naomisoltesz9890]

@@OneHunnitNoCapStannitOnBidnisz ?

[@wishbone-p4550]

admittedly i wasn't as taken by the mandela catalogue as others seemed to be but there's no way i'm not commending the massive improvements! it's always so much better to like something and i'm glad Alex made me come around

[@Redblaze27]

Others could see beyond the KZbin Poop presentation of the early episodes and could really latch onto its concepts. Its current presentation is now what the story really deserved.

[@error404webpagenotfound]

I wasn't too interested in it either, but now I'm hooked! It was just that it was going in the same direction a lot of ARGs take and at first I thought it was going to be the same "omg look a monster" series and "look a whole bunch of scary distortion" a lot of the others were. But they've really improved and brought the creep factor! I applaud their hard work and improvements!

[@clyne8835]

@Spaceboy Digital the series IMPROVED though. Like it got way scarier and has way more production value. If you prefer series that just have a boo scary face jumpscare then fair enough ig but. The older stuff felt very flat and anti climactic in places

[@nawm8]

@Spaceboy Digital Or maybe they did understand its purpose and just didn't care for it lmao???

[@marseillejoh]

@@clyne8835 nah the old episodes just weren't scary but had some potential, the new ones however are just boring and sometimes even cringe with this over the top anime voice acting. Like in the second episode it was at least bearable even though for me the dialogue between jonah and Adam just killed all of the atmosphere, but now even fucking Gabriel speaks like this and I can't take this goofy ahh villain seriously anymore.

[@azula8226]

Adam possibly being an alternate himself really gives a whole new meaning to “they live on different spectrums”…

[@clyne8835]

Damn the alternates are autistic?

[@assassinparaiso]

Fun fact: Alex kister was known to make parodies of his own work in his second account On a side note, i agree the alternates are getting more creepier and scarier

[@gayanudugampola8973]

And he uses memes like ඞ

[@UnknownGamer40464]

yeah I don't think he's offended by people making memes from his stuff lol

[@autumnsprite]

@@gayanudugampola8973 yeah he's gen z through and through

[@WhoTookMyMirr]

The most recent episode confirms this.

[@TryingtofollowChrist4470]

The scariest part or atleast what I thought was scariest was the scene of the Alternate and Thatcher in which we see an Alternate assimilation

[@Parragon77]

Quite certain Adam is meant to be the Mandela Prophet. I also think he has been an alternate his whole life. His skin is not his own, he sees a monster in the mirror and was taken as a a child - it adds up. Something makes me think the overdriven assimilation nun is his true form. He always wears a hoodie, similar in appearance to the nun, and the face flashes when the intruder talks about the monster he saw back when he was taken. At other times he refers to what I assume is the real Adam as "him" and not "you", which fuels the Adam is an alternate thing. He also doesn't react to the toddler assesment video and is telling Evelin things that are not wished to be known - like an alternate. Adam, who sees the distorted nun when he looks in the mirror, would make sense as the prophet, as we know that thing as the messenger.

[@Indian_gae_boii]

Also in the 2nd volume when we see the alternate in the house with the streched face, it wasn't a random alternate but adams true form and also Adam tells EVE(eleine) things she wish he never told her, at first i thought it was harsh words regarding their relationship but now i think he told her unwanted information or to inflict her with M.A.D same with how the original Adam corrupted Eve in the Mandela catalogue's accounts of the Bible

[@Parragon77]

@@Indian_gae_boii Exactly. I was gonna write about M.A.D., but I wrote a lot and forgot. I think the survivors of M.A.D. aren't actually "survivors", but rather people who have grown up like Adam who aren't affected by it.

[@CassianBlank]

I always though that the alternate in volume 2 was actually Adam's alternate. untill the video was shown with what the alernate actually was

[@ranjeetkhoutinay4856]

@@Indian_gae_boii pretty sure that was the Messenger, the "Adam's alternate"

[@foxandroidtm2623]

@@Indian_gae_boii Didn't in the video, Adam was the one tricked to eat the apple due to his love and innonnce for Eve?

[@ravenslight7934]

The animation of The Intruder is my favourite piece of animation in probably, the entire series. Alex never disappoints. He's improved so much. I've never been so invested in a project until Mandela Catalogue. I'm always looking forward to seeing where this project goes in the future.

[@billblaski9523]

When was that?

[@ranjeetkhoutinay4856]

@@billblaski9523 its the last thing that happens in the episode, when adam gets a text from an unknown number

[@silverflight01]

Vol 333 and Vol 4 are a really good step in evolution of Alex's work. They both took the strengths and improved as Nick said. Vol 4 took the picture of Adam I had and threw it out the window. Now I have no idea who…or what…Adam truly is now.

[@ateam6543]

he's a young goth punk cop duhh

[@paranormeow]

@@ateam6543 That’s thatcher lmao

[@combatcarl]

Well its clear that Adam is an alternate that forgot he was he was an alternate, what I truly wonder is what the intruder did with the original Adam. Probably can assume the original Adam is dead, but who knows, if one were to take what the intruder was saying at face value, he could have the original Adam alive somewhere, a question to be answered at a later date I'm sure, but as it stands right now the Adam we know is a replacement alternate, much like how theres a replacement alternate thatcher along with the very much still alive and in hiding thatcher.

[@ateam6543]

@@paranormeow oh right lmfao, I thought he was as confused as I am about what Thatcher looks like

[@iamrightoutsideyourwindowhello]

@@combatcarl yea the real adam is most likely dead. i mean, what else can you do with a child once you have copied it

[@sashbandit]

Six's (the Intruder) monologue gave me goosebumps easily my most favorite scene in the series

[@Sasu123456789x1]

Omg same

[@thegoodone4104]

I know Gabriel is supposed to be the big bad of the series, but Six is genuinely my favorite antagonist. He is written like an underboss, doing all the work whilst Gabriel is this Godfather like character. In this weird demonic world, the alternates are almost written like a Mafia and Six is like the mini boss before you enter the arena and face the actual enemy.

[@kikrinman1450]

"With torn flesh and broken bone, I made myself known" "I held him in my arms, my little boy" *"Don't you remember, Murray?"* Fucking metal.

[@askinnyshademan]

Six was BADASS! He talked NOTHING like Gabriel or any other scary grand other being. Even though his monologue was worded like that, the way he talked, sounded it out and just overall way he talked about it, he sounded like a guy who knew you his entire life but you never met him until then, not a guy who is reading a Shakespeare book about you. His face and looks (iconic hoodie) just made it SO much better.

[@BigFigcat]

Man these are so relaxing. Thank you this helps me recover after surgery.

[@NightMind]

Get well soon!

[@luna_yu7484]

I second NM - sending well wishes your way!

[@BigFigcat]

@@NightMind thank you

[@nightwatch3889]

I haven't seen the video yet, so perhaps you've already said all of this, but Malignance is my favorite segment in the entire Mandela Catalogue. The sheer hopelessness and despair the world has fallen into, to the point where the antichrist himself who has replaced god appears to a PASTOR to tell him that all his life he's been doing the devil's bidding? And that purely, harrowingly evil laugh as he kills himself, just to put himself out of that horrific existence in hopes that something slightly better might lie beyond the veil. I've re-watched it time and time again and it hits harder every time. In my point of view, that one moment captures perfectly the horror of the entire saga in one minute.

[@hugitch1209]

Dave is not a Pastor and didn’t unalive himself, False Gabriel killed him.

[@Vxldez.]

he didn’t kill himself, gabriel did

[@SeaFR]

What the hell, Dave was never a pastor. In fact, it seemed that he was just barely thinking about Christianity.

[@MeanBeanComedy]

@@SeaFR Yeah, OP is probably ESL.

[@clyne8835]

@@hugitch1209 unalive

[@thebeetleball]

For anyone curious, the face for Stanley is actually a Jim Henson creation known as Limbo! He was featured in an experimental short film titled "Limbo: the Organized Mind" and the Sesame Street skit "Count to 10 with Nobody" (said skit is also why so many people get his name wrong). There's also a video on here showing how he was made + showing off the character in general, I'd recommend checking him out! Especially since the usage of his image in this series is, while effective, not really fitting of the character. He's a pretty chill guy That said, while I'm personally not as taken with TMC as most other ppl on the analog horror scene, I gotta admit the improvement Alex has made is awesome as hell, and your coverage is great as always

[@casanovafunkenstein5090]

Yeah, I thought that the first episode was at least amusing but I couldn't get past the fact that it basically just turned into a series of slideshows with poorly photoshopped pictures of people. I'm pleased to see that something actually happens, but not interested enough to endure such a paper thin concept being presented through such an unengaging medium for hours before something actually happens.

[@thebeetleball]

​@@casanovafunkenstein5090I mean, I actually think the concept is pretty solid and really enjoy the medium personally, just that the execution fumbles sometimes, but hey to each their own

[@CheezChopper]

I swear every time you made a point I just nodded to myself and said: "for real, for real". Thanks for making this comprehensive video!!

[@NightMind]

Thank you very much!

[@dangerxbadger2300]

20:00 This sequence scared me the most out of all of them in this volume because it was so reminiscent of being awake with a feeling of dread you cant explain, staring into the dark of your room and SWEARING you see something in your closet and just staring at it, praying it doesn't move, freaking out a bit when your eyes start to fatigue from not blinking because then it kind of DOES move and then you *really* can't fuckin sleep. Absolutely mastetful. Alex is a genius.

[@jeanthemachine0]

Alex is really improving time by time with the Mandela Catalogue videos. The story is fresh, the perturbing feeling just feels tangible, and it's overall unique. Other than that, cool video, Night!

[@RabidDogma]

It's really impressive to see. For someone who's only 19, too. Fantastic work.

[@shiiba8734]

I love how much this project is evolving. I wasn't the biggest fan of some of the live action scenes, but I still respect that he's doing so well with what he has. Seeing how much it grows with each episode, I'm hoping for great things in the next volume!

[@devidevil888]

I had no idea the closet alternate was supposed to be Ruth. Also I adore how relentlessly cruel alternates are in their hunting practices

[@Just.Ben_]

Here’s something I love: In overthrone, Nick mentioned the wide, toothy grin of the impostor angel was ineffective, even a bit silly. But now, the wide toothy grin returns on the spindly horror that chases Thatcher back to the police station. And it’s horrific.

[@Thesleepytimes]

When I was watching volume 333, I was in the restroom. When I hit the end of the Stanley section, I was genuinely afraid to leave. Stanley is probably one of my biggest highlights for MC

[@HawkTeevs]

I’d just like to touch on the art direction that Alex has taken with Vol.4 and how much I *love* it. Alex has created scenes with still images and green screen footage that are composited together to create a environment that feels just as alien and fake as the Alternates. It creates a feeling of familiarity with that added sense of unease due to it’s fake appearance. It’s what I would liken to the uncanny valley. The buildings and characters look real, familiar, and interact with the world like anything else in reality would, but it’s presented in a way that gets you subconsciously confused to the point where it gives you a sense of unease. I’ve genuinely never seen a art-style such as this in any piece of internet horror media, and as a creator of things like horror games myself, I have a very special kind of appreciation for it.

[@SixArmedSweater]

For some reason the CGI hasn’t been hitting me like other folks, which I attribute to autism-related face blindness on my part. That said, Jesus has the story grown into its own! Alex is writing compelling, naturalistic, narratively effective dialog without fail, which is absurdly difficult! The build-up of tension and dread is masterful, as well. *Edit:* That said the Thatcher alternate was fucking horrifying, even to me.

[@joeguimond3092]

I think thats a huge part of it for me, even if one didn't hit super hard (for me the computer part didn't really freak me out, growing up with microsoft sam lol) the LARGE variety will hit one part for most people. Like that closet scene, made me put a nightlight in my closet for a week lmao. I'm so excited for what Alex will put out next, I just hope the expectations won't burn him out.

[@elvingearmasterirma7241]

I think it hits me harder because my brain links the CGI to the uncanniness of the alternates. It makes sense to me that it would look that way because they're demons trying to look like humans. Their claylike skin etc. It just Works

[@lovecatxx]

That's interesting. I always feel that my being autistic makes CGI look more real (at least, I am always noticing people calling out bad CGI that I just cannot see).

[@elvingearmasterirma7241]

@@lovecatxx Ah the two opposites of the spectrum

[@tuomasronnberg5244]

No, you're not the only one. To me the CGI looked just cringy, and took me out of the story completely 😐

[@GreyGaymer]

Hearing you go over these projects both helps me actually figure out what's going on, but also, hearing YOUR passion for them, fuels me so much as a creator as well! What a cool dang thing these stories are! And you as a presenter are so slick n cool as well! Thanks for the amazing inspiration!

[@suitov]

A lot of the time, ARGs and web serials in the horror genre are just plain too dark for me to make out what's going on... and I have a few less common difficulties such as a congenital inability to distinguish faces (which makes the _concept_ of alternates a different dimension of spooky for me, but means if someone's suddenly a different actor or there are more subtle facial changes, I _will_ miss it). So a calm, helpful voice explaining to me what I've just watched is INCREDIBLY helpful, not just for following the plot but also for spotting little details, techniques and effects. I think I seriously wouldn't be able to follow most of these series without Nick's explanations, and even where I could, I wouldn't get a tenth as much out of them. I doubt Nick has accessibility uppermost in mind with these analyses, but they truly open up so much content to the hard of braining like me!

[@ygoreuspanes3898]

I’ve watched like three different channels all analyze volume 4 but NONE of them have noticed the time discrepancies when Adam takes Sarah to the crime scene. When they get there it’s July 14th and the audio lure is activated on July 15th because it passed midnight, but then they leave on July 14th again after Sarah got scared. Remember how the government organization is the organization of TEMPORAL phenomena? The alternates definitely have some sort of effect on time

[@bombabombom3603]

Nick, I have to say, as a dedicated subscriber to yours ever since you had nothing but the first two parts of your Marble Hornets analysis videos up, you have been one of the most consistently quality-driven channels I've ever had the pleasure of watching for all of these years. Even when you do videos on material I do not like (TribeTwelve, Poppy, Ben Drowned, etc) you somehow keep me on the edge of my seat wondering how much further you can delve into these rabbit holes. It's rare as to how much a content creator can keep my interest this long without jumping the shark. Excellent work, hope you can survive the next 10 years even when KZbin starts censoring Dora the Explorer videos for being too politically incorrect, I have nothing but faith and love in ya.

[@kiwitchi5053]

youtube doesnt give a shit about "political correctness". theyll censor videos for having gay in the title.

[@giannamolina4011]

i love this shit. like seriously idc how bad it can truly be because if it can be thought provoking then its won in creativity. i loved this ahhh im excited for more

[@VaultLink]

Can't forget that Dave Lee first showed up in what was a bit of a non-canon jokey video advertising a plush on makeship and it feels like him looking that way was part of the joke, I gotta appreciate the commitment to the look when he was pulled into the main story. For me it just adds to the surreal atmosphere this series has been giving off.

[@mvlad8725]

I completely agree with you, that this series continues to impress and evolve in ways unexpected. Additionally, im _SO GLAD_ you mention _Eraserhead_ ! Lynch is my *absolute* favorite, and I, too, found myself comparing the vibes and visual scapes of both.

[@JustJesscaa]

I love so much the way you mentor and encourage these young creators, it's so wholesome. They way you foster growth in this really niche community has always been one of my favorte things about your channel

[@bigblue344]

Mandela has to be one of the few "analog" horror series I respect. It makes sense for everything to be recorded and for those things to happen and the author understands and has improved what does and doesn't work as well as having its own artistic style other then "VHS filter".

[@JoshuaBlomberg]

I've had a weird, almost nostalgic feeling watching some of the Mandela Catalogue segments, and it took me until the end of this video to finally realize what it is: The segments with people out in the world really remind me of old FMV point-and-click adventure games, especially Harvester, and that is absolutely a compliment. I would totally play a Mandela Catalogue point-and-click game.

[@DrowningPonyo]

Great timing. Putting my little guy down to sleep right now, and then watching this right after. Much love, Nightmind and fam!

[@Vorloru]

I'm spoiled with Nick content this week. First was Dark Somnium's upload and now this? It's a good week.

[@alexbutonyt]

as soon as i get back into NM he covers my current favorite analogue horror series. thanks nick

[@frostare]

I guess this was a perfect time for me to jump into this series, from what I understand, it had a rocky start but now the ideas, production AND execution are proof that practice makes perfect and putting your all into your passion pays off, and not just spiritually. I'm a bit sad because I feel comments are going to be disabled for this video, but I'll gladly take home the ones that stuck with me.

[@KnakuanaRka]

Why do you think they'd be disabled?

[@SimonPetrikov12]

A rocky start? It had an explosive start; it was pretty much instantly popular

[@HomeDefender30]

Still to this day overthrone, the first upload, is by far and away the creepiest, deepest most mind screwing-est upload of the entire series. To me that was and still is the best this series has been, while the rest of it is good, that upload was AMAZING.

[@skintech8620]

I was in the middle of watching a video and saw Night Minds new video notification. I jumped ahead 2 videos trying to get here so fast! Forget whatever else is on, I'm forever Night Minded!

[@CS-zb7hx]

The internet has a problem with refusing to let people improve and then give them their laurels when they do. I really appreciate your earnest way of approaching these series, and taking their work for what it is at any given moment rather than locking them into a pre-existing narrative.

[@RapidPhantom293]

I really loved The Intruder's new look/Gabriel's new voice, Six just has a unnerving appearance but this time, it appears that he has flesh and bones, while Gabriel's voice is exactly how i think Satan would sound like. And i really love the sorrow of Thatcher Davis when he was talking about Ruth, he really nailed the voice acting and makes her death even more sad and depressing.

[@amblingiris2875]

Ooh, this is gonna be good! Super excited to see what you have to say about these volumes, Mr. Nocturn!

[@haryx1964]

Goddamn Night Mind, people are allowed to not like something and clown on it no matter how much work went into it by the creator. Besides the response the Mandela Catalogue has been overwhelmingly positive, chill the hell out lol

[@madelynnsanmiguel5074]

At around 20:00, I love how the alternate kind of jumps forward a little bit, adding to the terror of the possibility it’s going to run out and get you. But no, it just continues to stand there menacingly and taunting.

[@TylerMountain]

The comparison to Eraserhead is SPOT ON. I don't really understand why people call this analog horror when you're right - it's really sort of a collage, but an admirably consistent collage tone-wise. Many of those still shots are eerie as hell in their absolute stark stillness.

[@xxCrazyIzzyxx]

Most of the location shots strike me as old FMV adventure games, I don't know if that's "breaking away" from analog horror, but if they want to take a 90's aesthetic, that's really part of it. Maybe part of the problem is most of the people watching these videos aren't old enough to know what the time period was actually like. I know this might be totally unrelated, but there is a scene in an old anime Serial Experiments Lain, where the title character looks up to see something standing in her doorway half obscured. It doesn't attack her, it just stands there and stares at her before disappearing. That always creeped me out which make that scene particularly effective for me.

[@jayr.9884]

im gonna keep it 100 with you - 4 volumes in this stuff is still just as goofy and unintentionally funny as the first one even after he evolved from photoshop smudge tool to sketchup

[@dystopianfuture1165]

The thing in the closet made my heart dropped when I saw it on livestream. It was perfect and I can't wait to see what's next.

[@meofjack9644]

Night mind getting upset at the reactions and the memes got me, never heard him get like that 👀

[@manglenightmare0311]

Nice video, I’ve been waiting for this for a while. Also to those who are reading this please tell me I’m not the only one who knows what the arg “Gilbert Garfield” is and how insane it is (on a side note, everyone reading this please watch it you won’t be disappointed)

[@ArtistLisaM]

I've seen it and it is, indeed, absolutely insane.

[@manglenightmare0311]

Ground veil

[@wail0rd_]

dw i've seen it too! i love it frankly.

[@0rigamidragon694]

Lmaoo ive seen a recap of it

[@GarfBaby]

I read this as Gilbert Gottfried and was very confused for a moment

[@MaybeAnnatar]

Genuinely thankful that I took time to watch through all of the series from start to current before watching this. I have a lot of thoughts. 1) Thatcher feels like the protagonist the series needed. Thorne Baker does a genuinely exceptional performance. 2) The biggest downside is that while we get the incredible high of everything Baker has brought to the project, we also get lows in performance like Dave Lee who feels like he's out of a Joel Haver comedy sketch and not a horror series like this. 3) I'm glad the look and feel of the series is evolving alongside the Alternates. It's a cool instance of tech reflecting narrative progression. 4) The narrative is starting to feel really cohesive and compelling. SPOILERS BELOW 5) I'm enjoying the development with Adam's story. I suspect he IS the baby that was taken and that he isn't an alternate strictly speaking, but that the abduction changed him. 6) The sequences with the alternates (Ruth's, the two with Thatcher's, and the one that contacts Adam) are surprisingly well executed. The one with Ruth genuinely unnerved me a bit with the way it moved being just the right amount of uncanny. I'm definitely invested and I can't wait for more.

[@almostgeorge1984]

You forgot to add at the end a thanks to yourself for making amazing videos comprehensively covering this story, and adding exposure to this amazing art. Thank you for your contributions to these internet horror stories night minds.

[@ghoulishshift]

Saw the notification and had to tune in, ready for some quality content as always.

[@thegoodone4104]

I genuinely think Alex is trying to restructure the series in a very good direction. Understandably this is the rocky period and not everything will hit and things will miss, but holy moly when they hit they hit really hard. The aesthetic and story structure it's moving towards is very unique in the youtube horror scene and I'm genuinely amazed at it's production level every time a new episode comes out. And even if we get to that point where it's basically movie level production, the older episodes will be an excellent example of where someone can come from and then eventually what they can create. Right now I'd give this series a 7/10 and I'm very interested where it will go from here

[@tesseract5569]

Nightmind out here telling people how to enjoy a internet spoopy scarrry video

[@anarchy7535]

I agree on so many points. The early Mandela Catalogue stuff was an interesting idea being hindered by poor execution. There was never anything scary about a bunch of goofy photoshops. Eerie, maybe, scary, no. These newer works with the uncanny movements of the creature, the warping of that guys face while he spoke, it drives it so much more into the realm of scary because it's suddenly so much more real and inhuman than just what looks like an overexposed photo of someone smiling a bit creepily. I don't have the patience to follow a lot of these sorts of series any more and your videos are the easiest way to consume them really, but seeing the development in this series, it's honestly something he should be so much more proud of now.

[@magic.marmot]

I very much love that you focus on the creativity of storytelling and recognize when the storyteller grows and refines their craft. It gives me confidence to experiment and try new things.

[@MrCoolvonrad]

I love you, Nick. Thank you for being so supportive to creatives. Sometimes when I hate my work, I think about what you would say about it. I smirk to myself and push forward. Thanks, for real

[@blindedjourneyman]

good voicework on the creepypasta, really sold it. Just finished it when this showed up, now time to dig in to another good analysis ^^ doubly thank you for the entertaining evening.

[@arabidllama]

10:30 - random thought, but it came to me that, at least by King's definition, Terror "runs hot" and Horror "runs cold". Terror is fleeing, fighting. Horror is chilling, inevitable.

[@krystalfan]

if anyone thinks "stanley" seems somewhat familiar thats because he is one of jim henson's creations "Nobody" as seen in the creepy AF sesame street sketch "a count of 10" and the performance art piece "limbo: an organized mind"

[@PandaCoasters]

I was just re-watching your Dexter ARG series and this popped up. Hell yeah.

[@bernieperales9348]

Memes are part of the internet. Can't really get mad about that . The collective memes about everything

[@imaginarylloyd8892]

Having watched the series and more than a few analysis videos of it. I feel kinda blessed to have witnessed it. This story was honestly one of the only things I've seen in the last 10 years that actually legitimately creeped me out. Like no joke the scene where the alternate appears to Thatcher in the hallway made me lose a few nights sleep. I dont say this to complane either, it fantastic. I'm not good at posting on KZbin, but if Alex Kister sees this I just want to say thank you :) And of course thanks to you as well Nick for talking about the series and helping me understand it somewhat more.

[@fraserking4747]

Binged the whole series lately, stoked to see you cover this!

[@attackfrogs]

i LOVE the way that morphing/contorting face is animated. so fucking good. also i still can't get over the fact that there's a damn makeship plush of the hoodie intruder XD; it's always so silly when a horror thing gets a cuddly plush made of it, ha ha

[@Kageoni187]

The vagueness is so haunting how we are putting pieces that just out of focus together. I am so curious to see where this goes. Your voice is comforting and very emotive.

[@CGB_Crash]

I personally think the goofier aspects help give the series a certain charm, kinda like Evil Dead or American Werewolf. With how many horror projects play it straight, I enjoy that this one has a bit of camp going on.

[@feywildgamingyt]

I'm just glad that other people are enjoying this series as much as I am! Alex is extremely talented and is only a few months older than me (let's go, '03!) My best friend and I love this series, we talk about it and made ocs and everything lol! Hope the fandom continues to grow! The entire team deserves all the love for their hard work and dedication!

[@JustANut136]

Facts, I wish could be as good as him he's only a handful or days older than me.

[@sourgreendolly7685]

@@JustANut136 There's only one way to improve- practice and don't give up! Speaking as someone the same age a Sarah, don't let those with crazy amounts of talent young scare you off from trying. I'd be so much further in my drawing skills if I hadn't stoped back around your age. (Man, I am starting to sound old 😂)

[@aimeekatz]

today I learned Alex is younger than me... stares off into the void questioning my life

[@NailTransGayming]

"He looks like Leon Kennedy" made me giggle a lot, but also, I mean he basically IS Leon Kennedy at this point lmao Happy to have gotten to see you cover this very obvious, marked improvement in an already really great series. Look forward to watching your breakdowns of what's to come of this!

[@g0r3_8unn11]

I love Mandela Catalogue and I find the slightly different take on analog horror, moving away slightly from the aesthetic to something a little different but still in the same vein, quite refreshing. Also I can’t be the only one who finds Gabriel using the priests voice kinda funny- I like the fact that it has amusing parts without taking me out of the experience. On another note, I’m always so grateful when you upload, your videos always help me get to sleep at night while still getting a catch up on my favorite horror content and I often find new media through your channel so thank you. I hope anyone who reads this has a pleasant day/night.

[@laineyschramm3542]

the newest installment is an amazing show of how far alex has come in his ability! so excited to see what he and his team of creators come up with to continue this story

[@Elijah668]

The biggest thing I've noticed is that the creator, is creating ways to combat the alternates as the series goes on.

[@Casandraelf]

'put on a rope necklace out of grief' is a great euphemism for suicide by hanging, nick. it's such a shame creators can't be straightforward lest they get banhammered by the algorithm but it's amazing to see people get creative with ways of phrasing things

[@JustWhyFFS]

I recently saw the phrase "neck themselves" and had a similar thought.

[@onlymyself1234]

Really good video as always, but the rant on memes is a little strange. A lot of memes are positive, and you can't really rag on the idea of a shitposty community when Alex Kister himself has made Scrimblo Catalogue. The community Mandela Catalogue has fostered is itself a light-hearted one. Memes is how people show their appreciation for it. I still crack up thinking about the Gabriel cat femboy video. It's also quite sussy how at no point the performance of Gabriel in the last scene is mentioned. All of the improvements aside, that scene took me out of the story entirely, as Gabriel, my favorite character, was reduced to a power rangers maniac cartoon villain. I loved Mandela at first due to its depiction of satan. A being extremely cunning and extremely proud existence, calculating, patient, intelligent, devoid of any empathy or relatability, completely eldritch in its nature, a truly inevitable evil whose influence is felt in all corners of society. I love the reconstruction of Satan as the most terrifying, anti-human, anti-good creature that could possibly exist, when in so many stories Satan is just a jobber. My favorite part of the series became exactly the reason i disliked all other depictions of Satan. The script writing for Gabriel was just such a generic villain monologue delivered in the most disappointing way. He felt human to me, like a crazy, drunk on power person, when he should feel like a unknowable entity of corruption. Other than that, i agree on every point, there were many improvements, but i do think there was also regression in some aspects.

[@KougaMyazawa]

Wait so NM was just ranting about memes in general? He made it sound like there was just some particular meme that was especially cruel or something. I don't understand why one would be mad about memes, I'm sure Alex himself would appreciate some memes of his series

[@onlymyself1234]

@spaceboy.digital Show me where he makes the distinction.

[@softeuph3974]

I don’t even know what you’ve talking about sometimes, but I adore your voice. 😫

[@kylefreeburg9353]

Truly great work, from both you and the people behind MC. You pointed out a lot I didn't notice, as usual!

[@Jubah_]

This story is already in his way to be a huge YT classic. Reminder that Alex is only 18 YEARS OLD, the sky is the limit for him!!

[@koryonos-geheim-einherii]

This might be well known or I might be just dumb, but this last episode in special, reminded me so much of classic German goth movies (german expressionism if anyone want to look into) from the 20s and 30s, even the alternate designs are nosferatu-esque, again I might be completely wrong but to me it is a better comparison than just analog horror

[@magixazog]

Early bird group! Thanks for the vid nick! Shall be watching religiously as always ❤️

[@93Ryans]

I think I preferred the series when it was indistinct and impossible to fully grasp outside of creepy still shots. It used to have this sense that this horror was some biblical perversion that was hacking our reality, though it couldn't fully exist within it. Turning the series into a character-focused narrative with big detailed monsters on-screen sort of spoiled the magic for me, personally. Way more "monster movie"-ish now. But the effects in the new volumes are incredible! The animation of the alternates is creepy as hell, and the directing and cinematography that's being applied to the new format are all so well done. So, it transitioned from one great thing into a thing that's still great for lots of different reasons, I'd say.

[@dragonmaster613]

I like the way NM said what the mother did: Subtle, point still made, and YT friendly without sounding forced.

[@SatinFoxx]

I was scrolling through my subscriptions tab just thinking "I might look up some old Nightmind content, get my Dark but not Real content in. Maybe some Alan Resnick work?" I finish scrolling up and BAM, new Nightmind 30 minutes ago. | love this website

[@ScrimmyBingus42]

I used to really not like the Mandela catalogue but hot damn, seeing a 3d, moving alternate was SO COOL

[@Kitsune_Raven]

Mandela Catalog is a masterpiece, yes some things could be better but overall A masterpiece. Alex did a really good job and only seems to be getting better and better. Thanks for covering this my friend, Always look forward to your videos NM P.S: Dave was my favorite character lol

[@superskh]

I'll admit, I personally haven't been as impressed by the recent updates, but that by no means is reason to disparage the hard work put into these videos. It's a personal style preference for myself, not a question of quality. I had an inability to get over the part that made me giggle to get to the feeling of unsettlement. Is that a word? I dunno, but I'm sticking with it. Here's to another year of unfiction, another year of alternates, another year of Night Mind. Thanks as always for the coverage of great projects like this.

[@zay-lias]

I love how literally a couple hours later, Alex came out with a new video 😂

[@knightPerson]

I really don't know how i feel about this video, like it didn't really feel much like a discussion on the story or theories on what could be happening type video. more like a highlights from the new videos reel with your personal thoughts on the project itself, this video felt very "inside baseball" style. more like an acknowledgment of the outstanding progress Alex has made so far and how compared to his previous works he is improving massively. you always have had these more creator focused sections during videos going over what you think of it as an actual project rather than the video or arg is about. but idk, this video felt like it solely was meant to highlight the huge improvement Alex has made (which deserves highlighting) rather than going over story details with your thoughts on what could be happening.

[@nefwaenre]

Kitty, i just revisited your Mandela Catalogue videos 2 days ago!!! i LOVE your coverage of this. AND your voice helps me study. So i'm soooo happy to see (& hear) this coverage! >^x^

[@North_Nebula]

Babe wake up, NightMind uploaded a new video

[@poyo8398]

Another great video man keep up the good work

[@TheSkarekrow04]

I just want to give a congratulations to Alex Kister, for making this the first Nightmind video that I have had to turn off and come back to after a few days. Been years since something got me that hard.

[@ArcosOfBlack]

Normally, I do well with horror. Few things tend to genuinely scare me or even unsettle me. I usually just go in fully aware it's a fiction, and prepared to enjoy the work for what it is and appreciate the things it does. But The Mandela Catalogue is different...This one is one of very few things that actually upsets me. It makes me hesitant to watch, it makes me uncomfortable and almost paranoid. It makes me feel...ialone. It's the same kind of feeling of immersion I would get when I was a kid and playing horror games for the first time. All of this is to say that...Not only do I think Alex did a fucking phenomenal job, and vehemently agree that the memes are disrespectful to his work, but also...and I'm sure you get this alot...But this time, I have to truly thank you for effectively holding our hands in the dark. Without you, I would never be able to get through The Mandela Catalogue and be able to fully appreciate what Alex did here.

[@abwrenchslinger]

I think the way the MC series naturally progressed has actually worked to its benefit. Starting from the beginning, it invites you towards the uncanny valley it thrives in, using these different clues as "breadcrumbs." Gradually you find yourself slipping down into said valley out of curiosity. You start to see glimpses of what dwells down there, but you're never really sure if you've reached the bottom.

[@scarfguy5337]

Now this series is really getting good

[@BigRoofus999]

I said it in the comments on Vol 4 and I'll say it here: Give Alex time to season up and we could see the next real horror auteur.

[@azathoth536]

It kind of feels like resident evil like RE1. The fixed camera view feeling eerie and I love it.

[@queenharmonygaming]

You should check out Vita Carnis. It's a very chilling analog horror that started recently and has a lot of potential.

[@noisehero4409]

I didn't realize who the animator was until you'd said his name. Crazy to think I've been listening to his music this entire time lmao