The (Not Very) Scary Minecraft Horror Mods

[@Daiazal]

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[@StopDropDash]

Consider the information above if you want those perks guys those sound kinda cool to me tbh

[@TheyBroughtBackStupidHandles]

... the transformers figures don't transform...

[@beaconrealbeef7497]

The reason why the mods seem broken is From other the Other mods. The man from the fog Does spawn normally, But on the occasion you have multiple modes he doesn't seem to work Properly. Especially with other dwellers Mods, Note I don't know which ones conflict With each other.

[@dkskcjfjswwwwwws413]

i was listening to you until you said that the warden was well designed. are we forgetting the patch after patch the dude got to counter cheese tactics to the point that he now instakills you through walls and doesnt even bother chasing you anymore. he doesnt even need his big arms he just snipes you

[@TheOriginalShadowWolf-s6m]

No thank you.

[@NoahBrown-go1vk]

I feel bad for Gargin (the original creator of the Cave Dweller). Yeah, the original dweller had its flaws, but it was made with care and effort to make something that took advantage of what little horror Minecraft has. Now he gets to watch *his* creation get bastardized beyond recognition, all while most people don’t even remember it was his.

[@taxisalad]

the original Dweller was made with an idea first and foremost, and that’s why people liked it! The newer ones are just “yeah lemme copy the homework from the kid who got all the answers wrong lol”

[@ChyocoLaytte]

its so sad to see people just copying him for "clout" :/

[@oneofthesilliesoutthere]

didnt gargin ALSO make that one gmod nextbot that had the SAME EFFECT on the nextbot community??

[@kuznetsov9471]

There has not been a better horror mod since a 1.12.2 mod

[@colonelclev4500]

I do like the Jeffrey Dweller, and the Backseat Gamer though.

[@grimms1916]

Bro is 3 wheat, 3 milk buckets, 2 sugar and an egg-d up

[@BurntRavi07]

Took me a second to get that joke

[@SweetTodd]

We got gyat tuber before yandere sim

[@ChyocoLaytte]

LOL

[@sekarmaltum1695]

sometimes having a fat ass as a guy is a perk :0 my petite black ex was perpetually jeallous of my ass >:3 being bigger than hers

[@sirinsstar]

i havent even seen the video but this comment alone made me subscribe 😭🙏

[@mrpurple9589]

the sudden realization that you had made the family guy house was more scary than the mods displayed in this video

[@TheOriginalShadowWolf-s6m]

Yeah...sure...just as scary as the dwwellers themselves...

[@naejelangelogonzales6623]

Schlatt realeased his christmas A very 1999 Christmas today

[@ohiorizzler1776]

The dwellers spawn so much and kill you so fast that the occasional attack from regular mobs is almost comedic. Like the baby zombie with full armor and creeper is a power couple in vanilla but now they're just small potatoes next to the RAKE

[@TheOriginalShadowWolf-s6m]

Nah baby zombies and creepers can still kill me easily. If I'm not prepared...

[@malikmvp]

homestuck jumpscare

[@skullofglory10]

No, No...This is very smart, You see..The cartoon dweller's means of attack is to kill your eardrums and frustrate you to death, This thing's a psychological horror! But in all seriousness, my hearing aid got feedback when i played with that. i rarely get feedback in this thing.

[@MaximusUnder]

oof

[@flyingpiggles1034]

im SO glad you pointed out the weird power fantasy with these horror mods. It seems like the emphasis is less on making an actually scary mob and more on making some "COOL EDGY DWELLER GUY WHO YOU CANT KILL AND HE KILLS YOU AND HES SUPER STRONG AND SCARY!!" and every time it just comes off as cheap, anticlimactic and like its trying too hard. The warden accomplished all of these while also simultaneously being fair and balanced. When the warden hunts you, it feels like you're intruding on its territory. When a dweller attacks you, it feels like the mob just arbitrarily decided that you've been alive for a LITTLE too long.

[@ChyocoLaytte]

YES i cant agree more

[@jamesw3413]

There's a mod that literally just instakills you. Like, where is the fun in that? What's the point? Most of these developers are trying to be edgy so badly it just comes across as annoying

[@dkskcjfjswwwwwws413]

when the warden hunts me it feels like the opposite of fun because now i have to be permanently sneaking because this guy keeps sniffing and getting closer and sneaking isnt fast enough to get out of sniff range and oh my god making a sound spawns more of him and oh he heard me and now he just shot me through a wall ancient cities suck and the warden will always be the worst deaf stalker in any game ever. hes no jeff thats for sure

[@waterlessant5355]

​@@dkskcjfjswwwwwws413you know you can distract the warden by throwing a snowball or egg in the opposite direction right? it allows you to sneak away without the warden detecting you as often, plus once you get the swift sneak enchant, you can pretty much sneak away at walking speed, you just need to prepare better instead of going in guns blazing

[@lukcdk]

how long until they start deleting your system32

[@docbrown538]

The cat repeating the same audio clips over and over reminds me of those old halloween decorations that activate and make a noise every time you walk past them, but since the voice boxes are cheaply made, it has like two different audio clips. Except instead of having to walk past it, it has a broken sensor that just decides to go off randomly cuz you've had it for 20 years and it just sits in your basement until halloween. But it's too silly and nostalgic to get rid of so you just keep putting it up every year anyway, even if it sometimes makes you think there's a ghost or burglar in your house but even that would be scarier to deal with than this mod tbh.

[@Aisha-pe6ue]

This is so real, so so real.

[@MaximusUnder]

why is this so descriptive

[@RavensReverie]

Have you published any books? Are you an author???

[@matoro8777]

The whole point of early Minecraft's lonely and disturbing feeling was from NOT KNOWING if there is something there with you. You DIDN'T know how that hole got there, you DIDN'T know if what you saw was just your eyes playing tricks on you. The whole point of Minecraft horror should always be to let the player scare themself, not to be harassed by jumpscares.

[@swedneck]

that, and the cosmic horror of losing your stuff

[@SpringDavid]

it's not even the type of horror, is just that they made a formula instead of a actual original thing. -the encounter is aways guaranteed, not something you can avoid neither something that MIGHT happen, "you WILL meet the monster we made" -the monster is just way too strong -the designs are very similar to the original one

[@buffoonwithashovel7354]

*MICROSOFT MICRO-TRANSACTIONAL MINECOIN JUMPSCARE*

[@ayanothedieingfish6533]

Watch the last beta player it's a good example of this

[@ZeKuso]

This is exactly what happened to the backrooms, the concept was about slowly losing yourself in a maze of infinite yellow walls and ceiling lights, hallucinate that maybe there is something there, stalking you, following you from the corner of your eyes. Now is just SCP and theres like a billion people making settlements down there, somehow drinking infinite amounts of almond water

[@TheOtherAtom2212]

most of these horror mods are easily defeated by just placing a boat

[@pyroscar5816]

You just wait until someone releases the ever terrifying "Water Dweller" mod

[@divinekof]

​@@pyroscar5816he means trapping them in a boat.

[@God-nh9lq]

You could do that to the warden, couldn't you? I actually dont know

[@TheOtherAtom2212]

@@God-nh9lqnah don’t think so

[@pyroscar5816]

@@divinekof Boat dweller

[@user-oh6uw9mu9u]

"BETTER START RUNNING HOHOHO"

[@ART3M1S]

"STOP IT PATRICK YOURE SCARING HIM!"

[@Kaprosuchus-99]

Santa is not falalalucking around anymore

[@SSKJ64]

Me when we’re on our way to Grampy’s:

[@Abyssalexplorer]

Bad horror lurkers go in the naughty boat

[@AlmyTheAlien]

The issue with more subtle mods and the reason why I think most people don't do them is just that you can't really get the "eerie uncertainty" effect when you download and install a mod specifically to add it. It'd be cool if there were some kind of mod that mainly just adds QoL features and also has a hidden subtle horror component, but even then, it's just a ticking time bomb waiting to have its effect ruined by a review or video essay that spoils the bit.

[@SlendHQ]

There was a mod that somebody talked about which does that kind of thing: It had children's stuff BUT also had a hidden soul mechanic that if you apply it to them, then those plushies etc would come to life at night and become violent. Could be interesting to see more mods explore that.

[@The-S-H3lf-Eater]

Or perhaps a horror mod that doesn't spoil itself in the description, much like some other games that barely tell you anything.

[@MothflavoredJam]

Only problem, is being able to find that mod

[@Stoshasaurusrex]

there are a couple mods that are kind of similar to this. some ARG mods in particular are really good at adding tension and psychological horror without harassing the player with undefeatable monsters. the only one that comes to mind right now is In Your World, which I haven't played myself, but I have seen some really good videos of it and it seemed to emit that sensation of not feeling alone in your own world. compared to this new era of dwellers, it is an incredible breath of fresh air.

[@4zy1]

I love how even in 2024, a Herobrine mod, From the Fog, still does horror better than any of this slop. Herobrine is still king even after all these years. He doesn't scream at you, he doesn't even attack you, he watches you from afar, and walks away when you notice him. He can mine blocks when you're underground, place pyramid structures and redstone torches, cut down leaves on trees, and more subtle things that aren't in your face.

[@acousticeel9695]

I was on a server with From the Fog installed and it’s honestly one of the best spooky mods for Minecraft, entirely because he doesn’t attack you. It’s significantly scarier to be mining and suddenly hearing someone mining next to you only to look around and see no name tag than to just hear some generic horror noises, look at a guy wrong, and get nuked off the map.

[@TheOriginalShadowWolf-s6m]

To be fair I have to agree. It caused my skin to crawl at first, but then I got used to him and my nephew and I just had a grand time messing with each other. It just became one big joke. :) No loud noises that would cause me to having hearing damage no instakills just straight up pops into existence and then disappears.

[@The-S-H3lf-Eater]

The comment of him going away once you see him reminded me of gman and the fact that I thought it stood for "Garry Man"

[@vexversaa239]

Yeah out of all the Herobrine mods out there, From the Fog is probably the most accurate to its original lore and that's what makes it the best one. Honestly even the End of Herobrine mod is better than most of the dweller type mods out there, despite being almost a "dweller" mod itself in todays standard.

[@kyledea187mdkjr5]

I always use From The Fog because to me Herobrine is a vibe in my world

[@TyrannosaurusChexmix]

I feel like a lot of these horror minecraft mods don't really understand the difference between being scared, and just being startled. Like, yeah, SURE, the spooky epic dwellermaxxer busting through the tunnel wall will startle the hell out of me, but I'm not, like, rattled or frightened of it.

[@ni__wolf143]

Dwellermaxxer, whoever you end up with will/is lucky to have you. Because that line is gold.

[@TyrannosaurusChexmix]

@@ni__wolf143 The funniest thing about this is that, from the way it was phrased, I deadass thought you were trying to cheer up the alleged dwellermaxxer until I read the second line

[@ni__wolf143]

​@@TyrannosaurusChexmix I mean, I don't know if I'd consider them conventionally attractive but who knows, maybe in hell they're hot stuff.

[@user-oh6uw9mu9u]

"Another scary mob that can't get to me because I'm underwater!" makes me want a Subnautica-inspired mod, though it would probably need to change world generation to give more reasons to explore underwater, and make oceans bigger again so you can't easily swim to shore... Make traveling across the ocean as much of an adventure as travelling on land, instead of it just being get in a boat and press W!

[@Specteon]

Subnautica has been mentioned, I can die happy.

[@Draconano]

@@Specteon same here

[@SkillfulLupus]

i think there was one a while back for 1.12 or 1.7 but i don't remember

[@Specteon]

@@SkillfulLupus There is a Minecraft mod that adds a Subnautica dimension of sorts and you get to it by using a rocket. I only saw The Last Bacon play it a little so I'm not sure if it's good or not.

[@goldengolem4670]

Sea Serpents from Ice and Fire are kinda like that. Shame they are bullshit

[@joshwakefield8980]

The effects put around your animated avatar when he’s sitting in lava or something else where his body meets the liquid to make it look like he’s properly submerged is fantastic attention to detail.

[@paradoxtatorstudios9681]

it is absolutely comical how many of these overpowered things get completely incapacitated by a boat

[@sdsfee]

also cartoon cat yapping in the background doesn't make it any less funny

[@Daralexen]

Don't say that! Man From The Fog's developer will wank his already uber wanked DeviantArt OC even further.

[@TheOriginalShadowWolf]

Makes it less for me, but to each their own.

[@Tomato86627]

Oh hey i know the creator of Beware of the rain,it wasnt supposed to be a dweller mod and stuff,he made it for fun,mod is kinda abandoned now. (He has moved to work on other stuff) Gotta agree that the jumpscare/insta kill is overused.

[@DreamerOfTheSouth]

I think I miss my PK...

[@palo6199]

tell him to add a new monster to pc2

[@boxcarz]

It honestly seems pretty effective to me. Though that may just be because I didn't realize Vapor had an actual in-game form for a while: All the videos I saw of it had people getting the mini-jumpscares and singing sounds until a mysterious death. It never broke blocks to get in, never showed itself... And because it's called "Vapor", I just assumed it was a kind of area-of-effect that would kill you if you stayed in one place too long, forcing you to RUN LIKE HELL, not from an actual mob, but from this invisible and unknowable force. Or maybe the singing sounds it emits are cognitohazardous. Something like that would be much creepier than just a floating skinned eyeless torso with stretchy mouth IMO.

[@DreamerOfTheSouth]

@@Tomato86627 Also you stink Tomato!!!!!1!!1!

[@mr.cathacker]

i have always told people, sure a jumpscare in a movie will make you jump and spike your heart rate, but thats not scary, thats just a reaction. some of the scariest things i have ever encountered came from reading stories,/books because then it leaves me to lay out my own envisionment of the scenario, which leaves a methodical imprint in my brain that sticks to me for ever. i may have worded that weird, but im tired.

[@user-oh6uw9mu9u]

You are right, the scariest thing is your own brain and imagination

[@SuperDestroyerFox]

Me personally, I’m immune to jumpscares besides the initial jump just because I played way too many fnaf games and just got used to screams.

[@alarmy5211]

jumpscares are a punchline to horror, and these dwellers don’t seem to wanna do the setup. it’s like if you just said “to get to the other side!” with no context to the joke or anything

[@SuperDestroyerFox]

@@alarmy5211 a lot of people also think that the jumpscare should be like fnaf where it makes you see it but that’s not right. one of the best jumpscares I have ever seen is when the guy I was watching finished a task and looked behind him towards the window where he saw a black figure in it which scared him more than I’ve ever seen from a time he got jumpscared.

[@smallxplosion9546]

the lizard people in mockingjay...

[@Sorreltail768]

THANK YOU for crediting trevor!!! hes one of my fav horror artists and its so damn sad seeing his work bastardized CONSTANTLY, it started with sirenhead and now it just keeps happening, really sad it leaked into minecraft too

[@datrtzhush3734]

Same here.... tho tbf i started following him because of a bastardization tho back then they were more tame, just making up lore based on the art

[@marvibun]

I'm entirely sure you can't actually bring horror into Minecraft. You WILL get used to any mod, you WILL get bored of any mob. Oversaturation and overexposure are horror's biggest killers. Not sure there's any way to remedy that. Even the ones that 'only stalk you' won't be safe from eventually becoming stale.

[@TheOriginalShadowWolf]

I can agree with this.

[@lexx1745]

I don’t think anything will really top mobs like the warden or endermen in terms of mystery and unease, which these mods are obviously trying to emulate.

[@zombiesalmon4997]

Ill tell you what will make Minecraft scary: fake players Imagine seeing a house that YOU didn’t build. It wasn’t there yesterday. With chests inside full of another players inventory. Torches where there wasn’t any before. The sound of blocks being placed even though there’s nobody around. The thought of a player running up behind you while you’re mining, but when you turn around, the sensation is gone…

[@TrafficPartyHatTest]

Yes! Yes! I want a horror mod like THIS! Holy shit. THAT'S the part of Minecraft that scares the hell of out me!!

[@JamesW609]

From the fog is one of the thousands of herobrine mods but its pretty good you'll somtimes see a steve in the forest running behind a tree and vanishing and you can fine random structure laced about that's not in the base game. The worst part of it imo is when he spawns behind you and vanishes when you see him which gets old pretty fast but it doesn't annoy you or kill your eardrums at least.

[@Surr3alD3sign]

​@@JamesW609 thats not at all what the person was asking for tho

[@QTEila]

@@JamesW609 homie from the fog is nothing like what he described.

[@gracieisbored9191]

there is one like it on curseforge that i play with, i can’t remember the name, but it’s like a stalker type “player” who watches you from a distance. occassionally he’ll attack you, but most times, you’ll just find a random chest, crafting table, or furnace. not exactly what you described but something similar!

[@koshacak]

I feel that the siren head got done dirty in this video it didn’t get enough time to show off it’s ability’s such as climbing, jumping, crawling on the ground, being able to grab you and the most important one rarely giving you the middle finger

[@chaoswhaletv6306]

i pretty sure he was playing the old version, 1.19.2

[@TheOriginalShadowWolf]

Don't get why that is important...but ok...

[@edge_bot]

Wrong, the best ability is being able to delete your entire house like a black hole by walking on top of it

[@warchipmunk0599]

@@TheOriginalShadowWolfThere’s nothing ‘important’ about it, this guy just wanted to ask a comment about the siren head. Chill lol.

[@lithium444]

The whole dweller craze has reached Backroom levels of popularity where most of the original elements are thrown out for the most extreme things possible in order to farm views and downloads

[@TheOriginalShadowWolf]

So cheap content then? And cheap views.

[@Daralexen]

I think that the trend is near its death too. The new "drops" release schedule will likely keep these mods on 1.20.1, as MCreator is likely to not be updated to keep up with two updates per year.

[@wooben6110]

I'm bored, so here's my pitch for a spooky little fella It's some sort of Reaper. The game keeps a tally as to how many passive and hostile mobs the player has killed. The mob only would spawn once there is a significant disparity between the two categories of mobs. Once there's a disparity, the Mob regularly spawns away from the player, and moves towards them, with a visual tell as to which mob type is lower. Perhaps if their Ai gets stuck, they can phase through blocks as a ghost. The mob is relatively easy to kill. Once it touches the player, it temporarily takes away one of their hearts and decreases the amount of saturation food gives by eating. Once the disparity is closed, the Mob still spawns, but this time, once it touches the player, it returns the heart it stole instead. Not exactly scary, and maybe a little annoying, but ideas are fun to share

[@stephendavies9879]

Cool concept to think about. The idea of it returning the hearts in person is pretty fun

[@poiseboat2383]

the way The Knocker took it too personally when you said "I don't like you 😒" in 43:37 to the point it burned is so hilarious

[@MagikalKrabical]

Vicious mockery:

[@BlastFromTheGhast]

Alright, you wanna know how I'd make a horror mod? Subtleness. The whole "you're not alone" feeling, without relying on some spooky ghoul to carry the scare factor. Players might start to hear a pickaxe mining around underground, breaking blocks somewhere... but they don't ever see whatever's breaking and mining. They just hear it. They might see cobblestone bridges in the nether, their chests rummaged through, possibly even a carbon-copy of their base hundreds of blocks out, same loot and same build. Whatever is living in this world never reveals it's face, it simply lurks and does stuff only YOU should be able to do.

[@4zy1]

From the Fog:

[@TheOriginalShadowWolf-s6m]

@@4zy1 Not exactly. From the fog does some of these things, just not all of them and not to that extent

[@solgaleo3533]

I was thinking about adapting the concept into something that’s more just a powerful mob in line with the warden. My concept was a version of the Enderman with an inverted colour palette reminiscent of end stone with eye of ender eyes, which makes pitched-down Enderman noises and occasionally Ender Dragon noises

[@ekris5072]

Yeah but once the player realises that the noises are just bluffs it loses a lot of the fear aspect

[@ekris5072]

Like the players reaction to the spooky stuff will go from “what the hell was that” to “oh my god the stupid thing just stole my diamond pickaxe again”

[@Sleepyhead156]

smiling friends type editing goes hard

[@blusowka]

I played with a lot these "scary" mods and you described exactly how I feel about it. I hope someone will ever do a mod that truly feat that eerie feeling that Minecraft can have. I'd like to do it myself but well I'm not a programmer- Anyway awesome video ! 👌

[@negative12]

Most if not all of these Minecraft "horror" mods suffer greatly from a complete lack of two of the most important aspects of horror; immersion and tension. What many of these mods miss is that modern Minecraft is far from the vaguely unsettling, liminal beta era that most people are referring to when they talk about the game being creepy. Even if you take your brightness all the down, jack down the render distance, and add fog the game is so easy to see things clearly both from a distance and at night there is little to no threat of something sneaking up unless it literally teleports. It's hard to feel threatened when you can see the scary pop into existence 20 chunks out. A point you touched on was the awful usage of sound by these mods. Good scares are built on a foundation of strong atmosphere and shockingly Minecraft doesn't have that. Spooky sounds and freaky creatures just plopped into any regular Minecraft world is never to work. You need to be immersed to feel threatened by a creature that should first blend in and then subvert the ambiance of an atmospheric world. In my opinion you would have to entirely rebuild the vibe of Minecraft from the ground up, but that wouldn't be quick enough to feed the content farm slop machine so I don't anticipate that happening. Secondly, and somewhat amusingly, the complete absence of tension is a problem these mods share with recent Five Nights at Freddy's of all things. It is somewhat of an negative reciprocal relationship where modern Fnaf, mostly Security Breach, has absolutely no tension because there is no threat or any kind of danger and the dweller and some such related mods ruin any tension that could be built by immediately killing you. To stick with the comparison, the original Five Nights at Freddy's worked so well not just because of the animatronic designs which weren't trying too hard to be scary, not just because ambiance and atmosphere I talked about, but because it started and by in large remained a pretty easy game. Not to say it was place down a boat and completely counter the monster easy, but you weren't dying and getting screamed at a minute into the game. Fnaf was shockingly good at building that tension and maintaining it unless you the player made a mistake and got punished for it. I don't think I need to elaborate any further on how badly a lot of these mods to follow the original dweller example and just relax for a bit, but suffice to say that is far from the only comparison that could be drawn between Minecraft "horror" mods and Fnaf.

[@user-oh6uw9mu9u]

I really feel the first point, minecraft and cave exploration especially scared the HELL out of me as a kid. And while most of it is probably just me getting older, some of it was the game, the darkness, and the mystery and not quite knowing how it worked (which is kinda impossible in vanilla after playing it for years). I think the Warden managed to replicate some of those feelings but these Mascot Horror-type mods definitely do not.

[@TheOriginalShadowWolf]

A negative*

[@theyes5864]

The rake mod used everything from a rake roblox game, I found that so hilarious. Better start running though!

[@SSKJ64]

We’re on our way to Grampy’s

[@Abbys_Labs]

Holy moly this guy's presentation is so good. I love the funny little caked-up guy that just chills in a minecraft setting. Well done on this video!

[@Real_ConsOA]

Can I just say I really appreciate the pixel art and the amount of effort it must have taken to get it all looking this good

[@guardian5274]

I feel like the best dweller is the OG Cave Dweller. Stalks you, isn't obnoxious, not overpowered and you can defend and combat him and he has some of the pluses of the Warden.

[@Abyssalexplorer]

I'm guessing the cartoon cat just spawns like a normal mob, so whenever the song starts playing it means a CC has spawned in the caves under you

[@CEOofAUTIZMZ]

23:15 hey the creator of the mod here, thanks for the review but id like to point out somethings, 1. this is the outdated version he got a lot of updates since (maybe you could review the new version)? 2.the "super scary music" is from the roblox rake game (of which its based off) plus its not supposed to be that scary (its kinda more like boss music). 3. plus the overpowered bit, i kinda fucked up the procedure (its fixed now), you can actually defeat him now. 4. thanks for appreciating the sneaking (its much faster now).

[@adamreynolds2372]

I don't know if it's at all possible but if the tale got injured by the player and thus would run away, tail between legs to heal and come back. Might give player a bit of a respite for a few nights before he rocks up again. The threat needs to exist but needs to be manageable. A little edit to the above but perhaps when the player is outside in the open, the rake could spawn in but after a thick fog rolls in to disorient the player. Naturally then, trying to find your way theough the fog back to your base and seeing something out of the corner of your eye as he stalks you would add the spooks needed. The non scary factor of most of the mods including rakey is you can see him from a good distance away, he blares his big tune and comes and smacks you till one of you dies. Rakey needs to be modelled like the animal he is.

[@CEOofAUTIZMZ]

@@adamreynolds2372 GET OUT

[@BobbinRobbin777]

*This is why the Gobble Goblin **_SOLOS_* ❗️❗️❗️🗣️🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@hayato1886]

Gobble Goblin is truthfully the honoured one.

[@greenbeangreg2552]

There should be a spooky mod that doesn't add any creatures, just messes the ambience of vanilla minecraft to the point you get really paranoid and can be more easily scared by what's already in-game.

[@hifty7779]

If I knew how to mod, Id make a scary mod like this: have it be an small-inky gremlin. There are a whole race of them, and one by itself isn't very imposing but having 10+ is going to cause some trouble. One the first day, one could follow the player, putting down a trail of ink every so often (like a snow golem but less often) and they can hide in the ink (like Splatoon, but without the waves when they are moving). the following days, more of the ink-bois could form, and the ink trail would become more clustered, leading to 2 paths: One path is the player either doesn't notice the ink / ignores it. This would lead to the inky bois making a "settlement" near where the player likes to visit, and then attacking at some point during the night (this would be on day 10-15) and there would be a lot of them, so it would be hard to defend against, not impossible, but hard. Perhaps there can be a bigger inky boi? If you win, you get some pretty good loot to boot, and can be a reason to let the settlement grow to get better loot. risk vs reward situation. good for new players that dont know how the mod works, and good for veterans that know how to benefit from the mod. the other path is if the player notices the ink path, and follows it. Once the player gets close, if they start to destory the ink on the ground, they would pop up out of the ink (how many depends on the day) and attack the player, making a "scary" sound, as if trying to scare the player away from attacking again. If the player wins the encounter, the inky bois drop an item that can help deal with them easier, like removes ink within a set radius so you dont need to break each and every block. the inky bois would reset after 10-20 days, and make a settlement much faster (3-5 days). each time they louse they get stronger, but the player has more means to deal with them. If the player louses the encounter, all the items on the player get "inked" in where they cant be crafted or used with until they submerge them in a cauldrons water. The inky bois would go back to building a settlement, but will attack the player on sight now, and when finished with a settlement, they will attack the player. what do yall think? Good, Bad? things you would change? lmk!

[@Crazing]

not scary at all

[@gabusdeux]

Not a bad idea for a mod, but not remotely scary, sounds like more of an RPG type mod

[@hifty7779]

I’m not describing its scary features well, but yeah, fair.

[@Dantprime]

This sounds pretty cool, I think for more horror maybe to make them extremely adverse to being seen directly? Maybe also they would try to assimilate other mobs into inked versions and use that to raid the player. Definitely seems like a cool idea with more thought put into it though! 😊

[@hifty7779]

@@Dantprime ooh, I do like that, that could be really cool!

[@polygonvvitch]

I don't really think a procedurally generated game with so much randomness and player editing of the world is exactly conducive to good horror game design.

[@TheParadoxGamer1]

Right on the money tbh

[@TheOriginalShadowWolf-s6m]

I have to agree with that. It's more of a nuisance than anything. Although I liked from the fog at first.

[@Josue_S_6411]

It can definitely be made scary. I think one way to do that is to make the monster act like a mysterious other player, making you feel like you're not exactly alone, and you might be being watched at any time. Basically Herobrine.

[@smallxplosion9546]

From Another World and From the fog (2 completely different mods with very similar names lol) are both very good mods that add some horror pretty well to an extent

[@arm_and_toe]

Okay, building that freakin' epic sweet house was a genuine surprise and a funny pay off. Love yours stuff frfr epic Mr. Spiral Minecraft KZbinr, Daiazal B)

[@starhalv2427]

Idea for a new kind of horror mod: - When you enter the world it's normal, until you "activate" it by crafting something - The goal is to "deactivate" it, by transfering what you crafted to a few structures, "targets" so to speak - The monster added by the mod attacks you very rarely, but attacks increase in frequency and ferocity (hunting longer before running away) as you approach target while holding the item - If you're killed, the monster steals the key item, and you need to hunt it down to get it back - Monster gives you a break from appearing whenever you manage to kill him, but with every death becomes stronger (Preferably with some upper limit) - In addition to hunting or running away, the monster has two other modes: > Playing: while you don't have armor equipped, there is a chance the monster will stop JUST short of hitting you, and instead follow just behind you attacking only if you attack first, turn away for too long, or move more than 50 tiles towards a "target". > Mocking: activated instead of hunting while it holds the item, and randomly some other times. It remains at some distance from you, running away if you approach, but silently coming closer to either attack or scream loudly right behind you while you don't see it. The goal is to make it seem like that monster is constantly toying with you, while getting serious about killing you if you attempt to complete your goal. So you always have an option of just doing your best to ignore it by leaving that item in a chest or monster's hands- always have an option of giving up. Also, since your goal is to travel somewhere, there is no need to give that monster annoying cheats like breaking or climbing blocks- you can just choose to stay holed up in your base if you want to, will have to leave it sooner or later if you want to win the challenge.

[@DatiaEcspiriens1969]

i love the animation of your character, the fact that you dont linger on the same scene for too long makes everything so dinamic

[@TheOriginalShadowWolf]

Dynamic*

[@asdfgh-q3j]

dud your finger are the scariest thing in this video

[@TheOriginalShadowWolf]

Dude* lol

[@Jamsteo]

I love seeing new creators get recognition bro this video is actually so good and I love the way your avatar is animated! it really fits your personality man!

[@DruidPC]

My favorite "dweller" mod, it's technically not really a dweller but it's still a horror mod, is the Root of Fear. It's not extremely terrifying, and actually feels more like a boss battle, but it's made EXTREMELY well.

[@pup1030]

something i'll give to the man from the fog is the advancement you get, at least the first time around. it really puts you on edge knowing that something is watching you but having no idea where, though once you're on your third world getting that advancement just makes you sigh in annoyance also i watched this entire video in one sitting without even realizing it was an hour long, your editing style is insanely captivating

[@skiburc2252]

7:40 omg are you okay

[@geekyspecter6896]

he popped fire res, dw

[@skiburc2252]

@geekyspecter6896 thank goodness 😮‍💨

[@GoodBoyGaming-fj6zp]

also I think man from the fog is bugged, too. when I played with him, he only attacked if you looked at him. We just learned his ques and stuff, so he just... was there? when you finally did look at him, it was actually scary, because it had been so long since he'd done anything.

[@dickthehead1145]

That was the original version

[@0.leo_]

Starts w ass and getting pointed at I've never felt so much joy

[@LowerBudgetOppenheimer]

fr got me bricked up

[@0.leo_]

@LowerBudgetOppenheimer I am deleting my comment

[@LowerBudgetOppenheimer]

@@0.leo_ LOL

[@daviio]

i want a new dweller called the basement dweller that chases you if you enter his room without knocking and interrupt his gaming section

[@spedic2638]

Speaking of horror, I've played and replayed Frictional Games titles (Amnesia, Soma, Penumbra) so many times in my life that it's become a funny game to recognize every scream and chase music that was taken from those games to be used in this mods.

[@Lemon-kw2iq]

“Oh hey. Didn’t see *Y O U* there”

[@swedneck]

man, that advancement from the cartoon dweller mod feels like it could actually work really well as part of a more subtle mod, imagine just merrily walking through a forest and getting that notification, with no context whatsoever. Then when it scrolls out of the visible chat log the line is purged along with the advancement it links to, only for the advancement to randomly reappear (without a message). You could even make it more complex, have the advancement be visible in specific reproducible contexts, so it feels like your world is haunted. Not only would it be creepy to realize that the advancement is only there when you're in a specific part of your base, but it would also be a cool moment of making that connection and going "oh shit! this isn't a fluke!"

[@emolis8381]

To me one of the biggest things with all these dweller-types is that they just don't look like they belong in minecraft, model-wise. That's also one of the things a lot of people miss when they say things like "a modder could make this update in a week!" A lot of mods don't take the effort to make it feel like a part of the same game. You mentioned that these mods tend to have too many polygons and that's def one of the reasons why- Like the warden again, its model is perfectly minecrafty, there are no curves, it's perfectly blocky. Modders give their super scary mobs curves and that is simply not minecrafty! Same reason I can't get used to pixelmon models lmao

[@Literallythefusionvegito]

0:26 he is just saying hello

[@Surr3alD3sign]

I made my own small horror mod that gets that old "liminal space" feeling, it makes semi randomly timed subtle creeping fog effects and some small audio alterations during the fog, it doesnt really do anything other than feel a bit spooky. its rare enough to catch you off guard too

[@not_doodle]

My partner and I love watching your video essays when we get the chance. I think were both mentally on the same wavelength but the handrawn pixel mascot, the video sfx, the visuals, and your relaxing voice tie into an informative and interesting to watch video that is an enjoyable experience to watch. Its the perfect balance between learning and being entertained. I hope you continue to do this for a long time, as we found all your videos, including the non-minecraft ones to be really great 👍🏻

[@Daiazal]

thank you, that means a lot to hear. It's awesome you guys watch my stuff together! I'll keep posting as long as I can :D

[@Tabz_zz]

4:48 CURLY FROM THE HIT GAME MOUTHWASHING IS THAT YOU???

[@neoncosmo.garden]

im surprised this video only got 99k views, cool video bro I subbed

[@blob_huh]

Genuinely one of the most entertaining minecraft videos I’ve seen, great commentary ‼️

[@Bigfathenss]

never seen your channel before and thus didn't expect quality this high when I first clicked on this, you gave a lot of thoughtful commentary but never came across as acting over the top or hating just for the sake of it and gave reasonable feedback no matter how goofy the mod was and managed to be consistently entertaining the whole time. liked the editing and drawings a lot too. really good video I super enjoyed it

[@blockoboi5941]

35:33 I love how the rake just looks like he's taking a midnight stroll in town

[@Its-pronounced-ay-zaer-e]

dang, now i wanna see a story map that makes you a dweller whos tired of scaring people, and just wants to live a normal life unlike all of your dweller pals

[@RealFilmOfficial]

This is an incredibly high quality video well done man

[@Rodelicc]

i genuinely agree with every point you've made. as a person who used to (and still kinda does) horror i can fully say the mods have devolved into being designed specifically for youtubers, who pile on tons of fake sound effects and overly exaggerate their reactions. it's been apparent and STILL IS, that most use a stolen code with just a different texture/sound design, then go on and gaslight the viewers into thinking it's a brand new creature LOL, i remember having to expose the niche's biggest creator TWICE for doing that exact thing, but EVERY KZbinR literally decided to bring the trend back and i just cba anymore. another thing is how these mods often sacrifice actual creativity or effort (siren head) for quick virality. instead of pushing boundaries or creating something genuinely unique, they rely on cheap tactics to grab attention. it feels like the focus has shifted from making immersive mods to just feeding the algorithm and farming clicks. tho im not surprised, they target a kid's audience who just solely rely on videos being made, and if they stop they fall off. not only does this dilute the quality of minecraft horror, as a whole, but also sets a bad precedent for future creators who might think this is a standard what's more disappointing is how this approach undermines the true potential. it's supposed to evoke genuine fear, not only rely on jumpscares and loud sounds with recycled mechanics. when creators take shortcuts like this, it kinda cheapens the experience for both the players and the audience, makes me wonder how much further the genre could have evolved if more effort went into creating something original rather than chasing clout.

[@TheOriginalShadowWolf]

Sounds like swaylee to me.

[@Rodelicc]

@@TheOriginalShadowWolf everyone doin it at this point, like no way they sided with me for them just to do the exact same thing as he used to

[@bobbobbobbobbobbobbobbobbo519]

Bro, I love the video. I will say, I totally forgot about the channel because, for some reason, KZbin never recommended it ever since I watched the first video. But I am subbed now, so I don't have to worry about missing a video.

[@gordoreygar4430]

Now I want a satire version that has a big nose and called the smeller

[@basicnodes7029]

The toe sucker

[@Pirouyy]

you really liked smiling friends x) cool video.

[@johanedfors3899]

I don't really think the concept of a short experience playing with these mods is bad. Me and some friends played with 2 seperate horror mods and it was really fun (and scary) for the few hours it lasted before the novelty ran out and we started doing other stuff (though I do have to note is that one of the horror creatures had a lot of weird behavior and didn't do many annoying sounds which probably extended the time before the novelty ran out).

[@TeamMeunierYT]

4:00 Can we talk about the fact I already respect this man for the sole reason he rockin' a DEOXYS skin? And better yet, while this same Pokémon for me is in the "aight it's cool now" phase? WHAT ARE THE ODDS.

[@sammich1009]

You know what, that “feeling watched” achievement could’ve worked REALLY well if nothing actually happened afterwards and if it was a bit further along in the game. Just minding your own business when the game alerts you that you’re being watched, but you can’t see anything and nothing comes out of the fog. You’re just supposed to accept that knowledge and try to go back to what you were doing. It’s like when your back tenses up or the hairs on your neck get prickly, you feel like something’s there but don’t know what or where. Missed opportunity fr

[@mr.cathacker]

heckin yeah!!!! ive been waiting for a video from you to pop up, your style is awesome!

[@ninjassaurojr1323]

WHERE'S RED EYE BARRY?!

[@mettatonfanboy]

"I'm Red Eye Barry" 🗣🗣🗣

[@dumblehades]

Just discovered your channel with this video. I absolutely LOVE your animated character as you talk. It makes it feel very engaging and like we’re actually chatting with you about a game. I just watched the alternate dimensions video as well! Keep up the good work, I love deep dives into obscure Minecraft content, would love to see more of this kind of stuff in the future

[@therandomartist3201]

23:09 “ONWARD TO ADVENTURE MY PALE FRIEND WE SHALL SAIL THE SEAS AND PLUNDER!” That’s what the shadowy dude looks like he’s saying and pointing his arm out

[@Jornker]

I really liked the editing and how you animated your character in the video, both just throwing your character into minecraft enviroments, and the smiling friends gestures were great

[@anthonypadilla4638]

I feel like a good horror mod would be something I like to call the “IRS” idk why just has a nice ring to it (Nah but on a serious note kinda of like the concept of dweller mods but they get over used I agree with the fact they should have a counter play like add a new item if you can’t use one in the base game you making a mod after all I feel like some of these horror mod creators forget that fact their making A MOD something that should somewhat change the game Like for the man in the fog. Since he is supposedly from the fog as his name suggests maybe when instead of when he spawns in he could possibly stalk you when stalking you a thick fog begins to forms the he hates light and heat which is why he uses the fog as his place of residence When stalking you he will slowly get closer every time he reaches X. Amount of blocks closer he will play a sound which will progressively get louder (which indicates how close he is) a few things that should be said (he will not spawn in until the tenth in game day and the first three times he stalks you he simply observes you he will get close but he won’t directly attack you since he is a ambush predator that means he is somewhat smart he gauges how much of a threat you are) (He will have a high amount of health and attack damage but that’s just to play into what he is in this concept of him He is a Hyper carnivore and a Apex predator meaning he ONLY eats meat and is near the top of the food chain.) (Due to how smart it is it will understand the concept of tactical retreat when under 25% hp it will run away but every time you chase it of it will become more enraged making it stronger the next time you encounter it and slightly more aggressive once you’ve chased off 25 times it will go into hunter mode making it so it will aggressively hunt you down it’s behavior will be alot more intense running at you unless you use one of the diamond level items which will be discussed later on and the netherite level items will be the most effective into scaring it off) Now to get into the items you can use to counter him as I stated he detests bright light and heat So their are 5 items that can be used depending on your progression 1) a throwable torch (this items gives you a torch which you can throw at the monster if you hit it it will deal massive damage to its heat sensitive skin once the dweller reaches 25% of its hp it it will go into retreat mode as stated before) [to make this item you simply need 1 wool which you turn into 9 fabric wrappings by placing it in a crafting table then surround the stick in said fabric wrappings to make throwing handle which you use to make the torch. 2)Flashlight (this is for when you reach iron level it’s as it’s name suggests a simple flash light if you shine it at the man in the fog it will harm the man in the fogs eyes making it screech in pain it will attack you once before running away to regain its sight) [made with red stone iron and glass I’m not writing a whole other paragraph just for the crafting grid -_-] 3) heat flash: (it’s a combination between a flashlight and fire aspect…. OK IM RUNNING OUT OF IDEAS lol alright this is gold level of the progression it uses magma blocks to generate both heat and light which will irritate the dweller making it less inclined to want to chase you as to prevent said item from being used on it but it will cause the dweller to stack up my rage more quickly) [just surround the flashlight in gold to make Golden casing and then surround the golden casing in magma blocks] 4: Hell just burn him (it’s a mini flamethrower what do you want from me? Functions as a small low power flamethrower which uses coal to be able to fire it) [you need copper red stone and a diamonds the to make it for three separate items. The coal container, the red stone components and the flamethrower body itself.] 4) Fog breaker. (Now we get to the item used to Permanently get rid of the CURRENT man in the fog…. *yeah theirs more then one* it’s created by surrounding putting a netherite sword in a crafting table with the other items it’s the only item that can I’ll make sure the monster doesn’t run away and if you kill the monster you can get a Dweller plushy aswell as dweller skin which can be used to make a taxidermy statue of the dweller as a trophy. This is probably really bad since I’m really sleep deprived rn but I cooked what I coudl

[@LocalCatboyKit]

I saw one of your videos ages ago and loved it then lost your channel within the algorithm. Im so glad I found it again. Keep up the good work and keep making amazing vids like this.

[@ItsFreya69]

I think a cool horror mod that would incapsulate the essence of Herobrine is just npcs that look and act exactly like players. They build random structures, as if they know how to build but cant really build anything coherrent. In caves they dig around randomly so on and so on. And if you fight them, they could either run away or do smth scary idk. Just a concept

[@GarbageHaul85]

In the playthough of Alex’s caves on my channel, we added the Cave Dweller thinking it would be somewhat scary and add a challenge. The whole time he was just extremely goofy and just made us laugh, especially when being knocked back by the magnetic shield. To say the least, it was underwhelming.

[@Zech84]

i know how to deal with the Man From The Fog, if you get close enough to him while he's in his stalking phase, he'll despawn.

[@Banished-rx4ol]

Bro is cakes up and makes high quality videos? Lets go earned my sub

[@not_doodle]

Wake up babe, new Daiazal video is out 🗣️🗣️

[@TheOriginalShadowWolf]

Babe go back to sleep, just another brain dead bot comment.

[@Excelsus_]

I'm glad you talked about these mods individually. There's a lot of videos out there that critique them all as one, and they're hard to watch because they aren't that informative. This, on the other hand, is a very good video. I really like how you also added resolves for all the creatures since a LOT of them have the SCP problem, where it's a battle of "I have a flaming sword", "Oh yeah? I have a flaming sword and an invincible shield that can't ever break". Power ≠ scary, ambiguity = scary.

[@GodBlessYou176]

Man, I can't believe Obito is ranting about minecraft horror mods. Great vid, def subbing.

[@Skydreamstudios]

I 100% agree with what you've said. I've always felt disappointed with Minecraft horror mods. Maybe with a single exception. If you're looking for horror you should look at the Minecraft PS1 modpack. Its not really a horror pack. But it plays like an ARG - almost. It has a few surprises. Spoiling it does it a huge deservice, but I would strongly recommend you give it a try. would love to see a vid on it! Also great video! Subscribed and hope to see more!

[@chadstreamsam8135]

what is this hidden gem of a youtuber I have stumbled upon

[@justaserbiandoomer497]

I feel like these mods fundamentally don't understand horror and how to properly execute it in Minecraft. The tall, pale and detailed design doesn't at all fit in Minecraft's aesthetic. Also the way they work is they will basically just chase you and jumpscare you. That might startle you but it won't scare you. I feel like Minecraft horror should above all else be psychological and subtle, which are both the things that made Herobrine not only so popular but also scary

[@yuugienjoyer]

>hover over video >transformers

[@Supershadow301]

It's kind of sad that all these modern, "horror" mods still can't be as terrifying as Dimensional Doors or Thaumcraft's Eldritch dimension... Personally, I think mobs like the drowned, the Warden, and the upcoming Creaking captures the dread and fear of being stalked much better. Also shoutout to the parasite mod, not only are they freaky, because they hijack passive and hostile mobs they feed into a constant paranoia that this cow you're killing might sprout spider legs and start chasing you.

[@soursalt698]

dimensional doors has unsettled me more than any actual horror mod I've seen or tried

[@TheOriginalShadowWolf]

After the fact you can get used to them. I will say that Dimensional doors were more on the unnerving side of horror, and I got trapped in the dimension.

[@magnashake]

Scape and Run: Parasites is the mod name if anyone is wondering. I think it's mostly known from RLCraft

[@ImThePerson0]

39:39 “At least he doesn’t scream at me, you know?” The Rake:

[@bahamutdragon1754]

23:00 is just comedic perfection

[@normalgrass2093]

Im dying here 💀

[@Cyphu]

rl craft is the true horror mod cuz the idea that the game would find a new way to completely ruin my day was horrifying

[@trheros7503]

Ok before i watch this. I want to say that mc horror has always been about the fear of not being alone to me. The only mc horror videos i liked were from a guy called Thrite. He added the dweller , herobrine and some other stuff. The nice part about his videos is that he doesnt exaggarate how scary the modded mobs are. Because after once or twice they are just jumpscares. Thrite's horror series was just about surviving in mc wasteland while horror mobs are watching you from somewhere. Which is what i like.

[@zer0_ne0]

genuinely an enjoyable video, which i sat through the entirety of! (which is rare to say for videos over 40 minutes for me). instant sub and bell, i'm really hoping to see more of your content

[@Dilemma821]

The only legitimately scary Minecraft mod that I think exists is not even explicitly a horror mod; Scape and Run: Parasites doesn't try to outright scare the player, but it accomplishes a kind of horror all the same. If you're using it for the first time, you're essentially thrust into an extremely hostile, alien situation - and even after using it for a long time, it still possesses a kind of lost-cause ennui regarding the state of your world, since you can only realistically struggle against them and their evolution for so long before inevitably falling behind.

[@BlastFromTheGhast]

The most scary experience I had with that mod is heading to a village I frequented (I like to have my worlds spread out connected by roads usually) only to be greeted with it empty. The villagers were gone, most of the animals were too - then a infected villager came up from behind. Just suddenly getting jumped was horrific, especially with the designs... It isn't a surprise I made a wall around the other village with a redstone gate to get in, is it?

[@necktorque]

Absolutely great sound design, too. The feeling of dread when silence is interrupted by a Beckon spawn, a sudden phase change, or a Yelloweye chirping above your house just cannot be beat

[@AA-tz2bm]

@@necktorque Or when a node spawns

[@kee5699]

This, more people need to see this.

[@TheOriginalShadowWolf]

The mod sounds more of a nuisance than anything.

[@sk_el2007]

The man from the fog has a config option to turn on spawning during the day. For some reason, you had that option turned on by default. Thats why you kept dying right away when you started a new world. This option is supposed to be off by default so it must be turned on by whatever modpack tou are using. Hope this helps!

[@VladimierTheVagabond]

Those old Minecraft horror maps are still scarier than today’s Minecraft “horror” mods

[@standby_for_titanfall]

Dweller devs try to make something good challenge (impossible):