The Oldest View - Beneath The Earth

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[@kanepixels]

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[@Lightnatee]

This series can be great.

[@thegamehouse4245]

You are amazingly talented dude, hope you continue releasing such bangers!

[@teirusureynard9279]

Very cool. Very pretty blend of environs.

[@arihantsingh5953]

Big fan bro

[@Lightnatee]

My inspiration

[@TheAdvertisement]

I love how quickly and realistically this goes from a guy wanting to show off something cool, thinking he found some awesome phenomenon and knowing he's gonna get millions of views through this discovery... to the panic setting in as he realizes this is so much bigger than him. You can _feel_ the confusion and anxiety setting in the deeper he goes. "I am not supposed to be here." 10/10 acting.

[@shadowkirby00]

Why are you everywhere TheAdverstisement? I literally watch your videos

[@oarfish1481]

FR! Gives me HP Lovecraft story vibes, so good. Just this sort of quiet, creeping horror, no cheap jump scares or anything

[@vvrex2570]

I agree! The way his voice shivers when he talks is so captivating & believable. Top notch acting.

[@TheGrammarNazi123]

​@@shadowkirby00This guy annoys me.

[@lenoxpI]

@@shadowkirby00This is Kane Pixels what do you expect literally everyone has watched his backrooms videos

[@jjthejetplane11]

The fact he didn't mention just how insanely deep he was by just the first corner is crazy. He was already past bedrock before the first turn!

[@howdoyoudo5949]

Minecraft Moment

[@neothe1st644]

He’s in the void.

[@figbloppa7183]

@@howdoyoudo5949 bedrock is real, look it up

[@Keith_Untitled]

Lol

[@bondheld]

most likely earth's core

[@abserd01]

The scariest part is having to walk up all those stairs again, poor bastard

[@thepickle5214]

The latest part came out and he literally sprinted the whole thing

[@dukeofdough7978]

This entire video reminds me of one of my favorite lovecraftian short stories The Nameless City, the entire story was just a man going down stairs and finding out he doesnt belong and beings lived before him, and there is no payoff as the protagonist just runs away when the climax builds but it still is chilling.

[@TheFrozen1995]

Wtf bro

[@charleyfirminger9229]

Doesn’t he see lizard peopel or something I havnt read it in awhile🤣?.

[@greyfells2829]

The Mound is also really good

[@Hope_Fiend]

Uh wrong? He keeps doing down and down and down into he heard the crocodile seals monsters get loader and loader and eventually gets to a threshold with howling wind and monster sounds and it's over

[@universalcool7778]

lovecraft was a mad genius of the literary arts, my favorite was "Beyond the Wall of Sleep".

[@lukestarkiller1470]

I love the fact that there’s no jumpscare, the tension just builds and builds and then the video ends and leaves you with your mind racing and wondering what happens next. This is exactly my kind of horror.

[@mrreyes5004]

Which is especially impressive, because there were several moments when it had to be tempting af to put in a jumpscare. The door especially just screams "something evil lives behind here".

[@SweatyUnderwear69]

Where did he go to make this video tho?

[@patrick-is-so-cool]

@@SweatyUnderwear69 beneath the earth O.o

[@SweatyUnderwear69]

@@patrick-is-so-cool Where doh

[@nadger6240]

Yeah that gave me real anxiety, it just keeps building tension.

[@Ram-lr8my]

" The oldest and strongest emotion of mankind is fear , and the oldest and strongest kind of fear is the fear of the unknown " - H.P. Lovecraft

[@snaididksnd]

I was just thinking that this is one of the few successful attempts at capturing Lovecraftian horror through film

[@LgdFanta]

Wdym by "Mankind"?

[@labfire8964]

@@LgdFantathe term mankind is typically associated with the entirety of the human race although humankind is also a usable term the term mankind has been used for much longer so it is more often used over humankind (edit: the fact that this is a H. P. Lovecraft quote means that it’s even more obvious why the term mankind is used here because throughout history the only feminists were either monarchs or outcasts so nobody would be like “don’t you mean humankind?” because that would be weird at the time)

[@Junksaint]

​@@labfire8964yeah, women really didn't have a say in anything until recent history. Entire mass femicides were common throughout the last few thousand years and we don't even remember. Why even care about an alternate term when they weren't even seen as serious people? I think they're just being facetious for fun.

[@Louzahsol]

@@LgdFanta oh no someone used an adequate term but you, a permavictim, has to be offended by it. Believe it or not, women are also part of mankind

[@catpoke9557]

The dialogue is the best part of these videos. It's so insanely natural. The way it sounds like the youtuber is actually THINKING about what to say, making mistakes, changing his mind... Trying to think of ways to explain what's going on and how to make it entertaining. It's amazing how natural it sounds. It sounds like an actual KZbin video of some guy trespassing to show a cool tunnel.

[@tiodepaioriginal]

The fact that as the video goes on he starts to speak more and more quietly, showing himself more and more apprehensive, rambling about random things so as not to show fear...

[@alliesteele6282]

The level at which the stairs descend into the earth along with the ominous lighting really give the feeling that Wyatt is descending into a grave.

[@broccolycowboy3016]

especially at the 6 minute mark the walls resemble a mausoleum. like a sealed tomb where it is sacreligeous to step

[@snekzer]

Wow, just the pure dread I felt as he slowly walks down these unexplainable stairs, slowly getting deeper and darker and Wyatt’s voice gets quieter is just perfect. I love it

[@delixoffical]

REAL

[@makobrun3496]

It's a new entrance to the backrooms XD😂😂

[@alisonjohnson287]

Was this a shopping mall? They must’ve buried what was left because it sure looks like some kind of shopping center.

[@anamariadeblasis6000]

Para que entrar no veo el sentido es de entrar es muy facil perder la salida😮

[@anamariadeblasis6000]

Yo no entro ni loca .😮🇦🇷

[@nacorti]

Kane figured out that a lot of his Backrooms viewers also frequent other liminal space channels, like the dudes who explore old abandoned shopping malls. The man is single-handedly pioneering the Liminal Horror genre

[@pbjandahighfive]

"Pioneering" means being the first to do something. Kane isn't "pioneering" anything here, but he is taking the genre to a more technically competent and engaging place. He's raising the bar.

[@INRamos13]

​@PBJ AND A HIGHFIVE if he's introducing a new approach to the genre, then you could consider him a pioneer too

[@returnalnocturnal7729]

​@@INRamos13 y'all need to pick up a dictionary once in a while

[@nodiggity8746]

Lovecraft did it in 1900

[@roadraider6266]

A skill well used. It will fade into obscurity but we witnessed his no-clip into popularity

[@sithlorddread8721]

My anxiety kept escalating exponentially. You sir, have nailed this "genre" in such an organic way. I can hardly bare it yet it is so palatable. Well done!

[@theairaccumulator7144]

He's truly the goat. The camera movements are better than real life...

[@A_Dude_You_Know]

Quite the word there. Organic.

[@aresaurelian]

[@Dumb951]

The absolute terror in his voice as he rounded the corner on the staircase and realized how huge it actually was so realistic. Phenomenal acting.

[@TKing-ql8vn]

Maybe he did saw something 😮

[@creativegamer_03]

The staircase reminds me of how I mine underground in Minecraft. I do sometimes forget to put on some torches on some steps

[@magma_fire_bagwan]

Good way of putting it.

[@It-s_Yo_KittyOfficials1211]

"i built a underground villager trading hall irl!"

[@creativegamer_03]

@John Wick 🅥 ok fatherless 💀

[@It-s_Yo_KittyOfficials1211]

Sheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeesh 💀💀💀💀💀

[@0Blueaura]

If you use some shaders and dig down with a mod that crumbles the blocks into tiny rocks, the game does become pretty scary

[@ghostfreely7493]

Kane is a master at suspenseful horror, no jump scares, literally just a guy walking down an incredibly long flight of stairs and then finding what looks like an abandoned shopping mall. The whole time I was wondering when someone was going to be at the top of the stairs leaving that guy with no where to go.

[@eldermillennial8330]

Molemen gotta shop too.

[@nightowlfm]

Indeed, Kane has quickly cemented himself as a sort of auteur in my eyes.

[@kojka4924]

Kane is master

[@Drakeawake]

​@@nightowlfm auteur what is that?

[@yueshijoorya601]

1. Creepy atmosphere 2. Nothing happens Ta-da! Suspenseful horror. Thank you for attending my Masterclass, that'll be £400.

[@tongpoo8985]

Man I know this is CGI but like... how? This is indistinguishable from reality. Amazing work

[@freddiepell]

its real mate, say ' kane pixle' to your bathroom 3 times at night x

[@iambosum]

Unreal engine

[@entity_303unknownalt5]

blender@@iambosum

[@courtneybrooker588]

Bro, how is this CGI

[@tongpoo8985]

@@courtneybrooker588 no idea. Computer graphics are completely insane these days. Especially when it doesn't need to be rendered in real time like a video game.

[@garretthladky3023]

I get shivers every time Wyatt said “I’m not supposed to be here” INSANE!!!! The level of dread is INCREDIBLE.

[@-DeeKay-]

The CGI work turned out so convincing and realistic, I'm really blown away. It's so interesting and so unsettling at the same time. It's not because Kane has to use stupid jumpscares, it's because of the mood, the sound design and the liminal spaces. Overwhelming, I'm so glad that something like this exists. It just pulls me into its spell.

[@reidhanson4755]

The only part that wasn't was the hole in the ground but that's forgivable because that's real footage meshed with CGI and of course Kane Pixels (although a genius) does not have the budget of Hollywood movies. You'd need a lot of manhours and tech to seamlessly blend real and fake and honestly I thought he did a really good job.

[@redcrafterlppa303]

​@@reidhanson4755 really, I thought the hole cgi/real mash up was pretty seamless. The only thing I thought was a bit braking was the door at the end it seemed unnatural and flat.

[@RichardServello]

Not really great. But it's the narrative that drives it.

[@mf_rat]

You can see the repeating marks and damage in the stairs as he descends.

[@randomrazr]

@@reidhanson4755 do u have to know coding to do that stuff

[@TheTonyMcD]

I like to think just how absurdly dangerous these stairs would be. If you notice, they are not uniform in height or length. It seems subtle but it really throws you off. Medieval castles would deliberately do this to make it more difficult for invaders. Combine that with an absurdly long, uninterrupted staircase without handrails. It's a recipe for disaster. Imagine a group walking them. The more people, the more dangerous they become. If just one were to misstep and tumble, it would take out everybody in the group beneath them.

[@number3766]

I'd also like to point out their appears to be wear and tear patterns on the stairs from many people going up and down them. Lotsa traffic to one area, then it all just stopped.

[@KenzieIsKenzie]

To fix this, do the four limbed climb you did as a child so you would be faster!

[@HanzOrHans]

this dude stumbled across some kind of soviet bunker or SCP facility

[@dylanmiller1790]

@@KenzieIsKenzie Still do the 4 limb climb to this day as a 35 year old time to time

[@TheStraightestWhitest]

Literally just duck onto your butt and you won't fall down the stairs even if someone else falls into you.

[@TheMidnightLibrary]

The last part where the mall is revealed and the music fades in completely is just brilliant. My favorite scene in the whole series. You’re brilliant, my man.

[@user-bx3kz9sp8p]

I’m freaking out over the cgi. This is amazing!!! I couldn’t wait to finish this video before commenting, I just had to compliment this.

[@lilpavke]

Kane went from noclipping to the backrooms to vlogging never-ending parts of the world

[@delixoffical]

REAL

[@jobonotoe]

I think that is the backrooms that looks like the infinite mall can’t remember what level it is

[@BasedtheOne]

He fucked that backrooms thing up there should be a story

[@cozypeep4020]

@@BasedtheOne? What do you mean?

[@warscream]

sv_cheat 1 noclip

[@HawkTeevs]

How does this man manage to create some of the most suspenseful horror sequences I’ve ever seen out of just walking down some stairs

[@philyjfry]

Cause you're simping for Kane lol

[@jayhardline7557]

@@philyjfry def no true this is talent

[@philyjfry]

@@jayhardline7557 lol same thing was said about his Backrooms series. Which was mediocre in the end. Well made? Sure. Good original story? Not at all.

[@jayhardline7557]

@@philyjfry I respect your opinion but mine will still be unchanged

[@TheKidNamedAndrew]

have you ever heard the tale of scp-087? 😌😈

[@Sm0k3turt]

This is the dude who needs to make House of Leaves into a movie or a series.

[@k_nito7954]

that would defeat the point of HoL, but yeah he definitely would kill it if he made a film

[@ohraisins]

God that's so true! That would be amazing eh.

[@kenjoseph2946]

I love how the door and room at the bottom of the stairs is a symbol for the transition into a world of nothing but death and decay. Shit looks like a decrepit sewer or crematorium or a dungeon or something. The filth covering the walls and the wrought iron gate, juxtaposed against the “clean” but barren aesthetic of the stores in the mall, my god. The blue gray carpet, the little piles of random garbage littered around the carpet which is exactly what you would see in an abandoned mall. The attention to detail is insane. We’re so lucky to have you Kane.

[@FirePercy]

I love this new direction kane is going in, he isn't sticking to the backrooms and what will get the most views, he's doing what he wants and that's what film making and KZbin is really about.

[@odinonion4619]

Agree, a creator should not stuck at one topic. He can come back to do backrooms later.

[@JohnVance]

Also, Backrooms is under contract now and so he's probably limited in what he can do or say with that universe.

[@opinion56]

He’s under NDA with A24 is the real reason

[@JohnVance]

@@opinion56 100%

[@youvegoneincognito2421]

I predicted his backrooms series would end up like his attack on titan series

[@ariandovald]

this is actually insane. no jumpscares, no entities, nothing that can be traditionally considered scary. but it might be your most terrifying video yet. fantastic work.

[@jeffdroog]

Well,for children,with weak hearts lol It's just some dumb ass CGI shit.Looks,and sounds like garbage blowing in the wind.

[@chaotixthefox]

What do you mean? Tension is one if the foundations of traditional horror.

[@ariandovald]

@@chaotixthefox absolutely, but in traditional horror the tension is a tool. it’s a lead up to the scare. this video is like a song with no resolving chords.

[@Hollywood1127]

Can we get PART 2

[@arthurbernardo4543]

I watched that, like 2 AM, Alone! And It scared the shirt out of me.

[@manslaughter3180]

I have just been suggested this by my friend after retelling him a nightmare I had months ago and by far the scariest part is the idea of having to go back up all those stairs. Fantastic work, this looks SO good.

[@mallow2429]

Moral of the story: Don’t trespass UNLESS there’s a really cool tunnel involved.

[@Proximity94]

He knows exactly what we want and he delivers, despite what holds him back due to the partnership with A24. Thank you, Kane.

[@WobblesandBean]

I'm still upset about that. A24 should have let him continue making the Backrooms series, no matter how good his other stuff is it will never reach the views of the Backrooms stuff. They're essentially screwing over his revenue stream AND his passion project.

[@chokehold5031]

​​@@WobblesandBean my Theory is it just has an other Name because he Cant call it backrooms but it is still the Same Like the whole vibe of the staircase and the mall gives me the backrooms feeling And it would fit pretty good to it

[@ashxxiv]

huh? lol is there a link about it?

[@Proximity94]

@@ashxxiv Yea, anywhere on the internet. He's making a movie cooperating with a24 but they don't allow him to produce content here on the channel, hence no backrooms uploads.

[@Forcoy]

@@WobblesandBean It was his choice, though?

[@Chyun98]

Man, with the other videos there was a degree to which I could figure out it was just an animation posing as hyperreality, but in this one I couldn't tell how much of it was practical or not. The stairs and the textures look so convincing but it shouldn't be. That inability to really tell what's real or not adds a lot to the liminal space horror.

[@cd5sircoupe]

For real. The first like minute of this upload I was unsure, whether or not he decided to blend actual real footage with the cgi stuff he creates. That driving footage in the beginning is pretty convincing if it wasn't real...

[@henkdachief]

buzzword buzzword buzzword, are you are a effect nerd too? the film maker has to be one but for us it should not be about the special effects "hyperreality" "practical" "liminal space horror" give me a break dude

[@jobonotoe]

@@henkdachief fr

[@maximilianstepanov4200]

@@henkdachief why are you deciding for others what the this work should be? maybe he's interested in the craft.

[@Chyun98]

@@henkdachief oops

[@bow_gee2942]

This is no longer analog horror, this digital horror; The physical details of the tunnel are insane, every step looks wore down and different.

[@fitzmir]

I feel like mentioning the smell of cut grass might have something to with the mechanical purpose of "grass smell". The smell of cut grass is a defense mechanism evolved by plants, intended to alert predators to the presence of prey animals. In this context, maybe it's intended to serve as a warning to anyone who enters here.

[@rabidpinkbunny8915]

The further he went down those stairs, the more uncomfortable I got. Claustrophobia and the thought of being trapped deep underground are definitely things that get to me. And just... things that don't make any goddamn sense. Not to mention the thought of encountering a person in a place you're not supposed to be... or something else. Excellent work as always, Kane. Looking forward to the next one!

[@spongebobfan74]

me too, i was otp w my friend i thought i was the only one..

[@SnevilGrey]

Imagine falling down those stairs. It would've been terrible.

[@jwalster9412]

What started to get me was the never ending fear of a jumpscare. Every corner, every little hole I expected something but there is nothing even 8 minutes in..

[@jwalster9412]

​@@SnevilGrey imagine riding a sled down those stairs. It would be fun till you reach the end.

[@SnevilGrey]

@@jwalster9412 Oh my

[@nunnyabznz]

"I am not supposed to be here" is such a wonderfully chilling line.

[@longsnoutpug7248]

Really? I found it funny. Interesting how a different mind perceives information differently,huh...

[@Strawberry084]

Yup

[@priscocastillo3940]

What if you're in a room full of money and hookers

[@Finn_01]

@@longsnoutpug7248Yeah, the line that got me was “I’m not even sure if I can post this on KZbin”

[@Macarrok]

he sure is right

[@yoinki_sploinki]

The dry trail surrounded by high grass in the first part of the video invokes such powerful nostalgia to a place I know isn’t actually there anymore. China Camp Beach in California had a trail so similar to that that I still know what it smelled like to be there. I still know how it felt to carry a paddle board on my shoulder, to feel the little pricks on my feet from all the burrs in the grass. I haven’t been to California, much less China Camp Beach in several years, and I may never be there again. Even still, this is powerful stuff, and it connects dots I had forgotten the location of. Rat Rock Island, a tiny rocky outcropping in the water that the geese would nest on. The tiny, grassy beach with dense clay and silt rather than sand. Even the little red streaks of blood from the clams I stepped on are glowing through rose-tinted glasses of nostalgia. It’s such a brief moment in this series, and yet it is everything to me.

[@alexanderhdmi7704]

This could be just as compelling as his Backrooms videos if not BETTER. This is new and fresh yet has the same charm as the Backrooms videos. I was a bit worried Kane was gonna do something too different that strays from what brought people to his channel, but oh no, this seems to have everything that the Backrooms series did. I CANNOT WAIT for Part 3, but who knows how long that could take to produce!!

[@maidanorgua]

This could very well connect to the backrooms eventually!

[@zlxc_3803]

@@maidanorgua there actually is a backrooms level which is an abandoned mall

[@jerryesposito]

This is no glitch into the back rooms though. But that hole might be the glitch.

[@jerryesposito]

@zlxc_3803

[@alexanderhdmi7704]

I'm hoping this is an isolated series from the backrooms! I think Kane is the king of backrooms content because he doesn't buy into the "levels", which I think detract from the concept. I love abandoned malls and I like horror based on it, but I'd personally prefer that it remains standalone and not associated with yellow walls or hazmat suits per se.

[@HeroADI1]

This is absolutely amazing. The footage, the suspense, the mood. No cheap jumpscares, just the human curiosity together with the fear of the unknown. Superb!

[@aguasadonas8346]

oh there's no jumpscares? nice...

[@mercedesdrake9113]

Nothings wrong with a good jumpscare

[@stephen_2091]

You gotta admit, a well-placed jumpscare here would've given anybody a heartattack

[@Nopperabou]

Curiosity killed the human.

[@plaidkev]

I had to look at this comment halfway through the video to confirm cheap jumpscares before I continued watching lmao

[@dellpino]

I never realized it was possible to scare the hell out of people without entities or jumpscares. Kane Pixels has mastered the art of horror! It is insane how the thought of no entity is scarier than one.

[@DharmaJannyter]

That's when you know horror has been done right. Everyone can get a jolt out of people with a jumpscare or chasing people. But to truly terrify people when nothing is happening is the best kind of horror IMO, because it seeps into your bones.

[@teamok1025]

Does Sun Tzu have an art for fighting horrors? - kane pixels the art of horror

[@cecilkeith1951]

The blanket never did anything

[@sephirothhthemadman2379]

First time watching and I have to applaud you for the staircase in the woods but it goes down instead of up to nowhere. I feel like that reminder to never trust stairs in the woods in the back of your head as you're watching this is ever present. I love the exploration horror. This is amazing.

[@rileynoname3529]

The fact i was HOOKED to a video of a person walking down stone stairs speaks volumes. This new series has filled me with intrigue beyond words.

[@DrewTrox]

As someone who enjoys going on hikes in locations very similar to that, this is some really creepy vibes.

[@pleasejustletmebeanonymous6510]

Watch your step.

[@delixoffical]

REAL

[@pian1st_dude609]

Hope you don’t run into any harvestersss

[@2_many_alts]

Glad this wasn’t random photos and spooky scenes. Wyatts joking and editing really make the ending hit.

[@Hetalialuver9001]

I absolutely love your incorporation of abandoned malls to this series! I remember watching footage of carousel mall before it got demolished, and this vid definitely captures the essence of it so well!

[@jonathanavitua5559]

I get such House of Leaves vibes when he's going down the stairs, but when he enters the door suddenly it feels like someone wanted to know what Silent Hill would feel like if it were empty. Pure chills.

[@TabethaAurochs]

I mean... RIGHT?? I kept thinking of this as "The Five and a Half Minute Hallway"

[@brotherjgrji]

For me it's like a movie Barbarian

[@leebass7]

In the book the oldest recorded instance of the house is a staircase leading into the ground

[@gametram6139]

what is it with the recent boost in horror inspired by house of leaves? eh it is a good book, im not complaining.

[@joshred1571]

What’s house of leaves?

[@cyanstorm4750]

I like how Kane knows exactly what we want and finds a way to work around the Backrooms and A24 to give it to us. And on top of that, it gives us a completely new mystery to ponder.

[@Evelyn-pl3we]

He’s definitely talented!! I could never come up with this stuff like this.

[@miminizzi5740]

The underrooms??

[@idontcheckrepliesstaymad958]

Was trying to piece it together, from what I gathered the first door seemed to enter into some kind of decontamination chamber? Seemed to me like some weird convoluted bomb shelter complete with shopping center lol

[@bubbl3szs]

I like the fact that it starts like I’m actually watching a vlog, and the fact that you can combine the real world with cgi is amazing.

[@doreenlarson5849]

Mr. Pixels this is terrifying. I very much appreciate you working with more horror with uncanny shopping malls as a focal point, as they're the thing i have most of my unsettling dreams about. especially malls where the first and second floor are separated, the escalators and stairs only going about halfway down. I love shopping mall horror

[@renagadereco]

I love how you've managed to make a singular long staircase, and a singular door, more suspenseful than most Hollywood horrors.

[@real7594]

bro spoilerd

[@thedude4795]

I'll challenge you to name some Hollywood corridors 😊

[@renagadereco]

@@Crowduck512I agree!

[@renagadereco]

@@thedude4795 Horror wise? The corridor from the shining is a good example of a horrorwood corridor 🤣

[@renagadereco]

@@Crowduck512 Cheers! I’ll check it out! Check out Skinamarink! Analog wierd horror.

[@eduardocarranza4333]

The deeper it gets the more you can hear his voice in shivers, he starts to really regret going this deep.

[@scapewrld999]

idk what video you was watching. he was excited

[@dinowaffles1317]

@@scapewrld999 excited and afraid maybe

[@footxge5931]

@@scapewrld999💀

[@Anwoo]

Yeah! I'm gonna upload this footage on KZbin, I gonna be get a lot of money from this!!! **proceeds to go back for streaming and dies**

[@kyleyates6655]

That’s what she said

[@roserott]

i dont know if anyone mentioned it before but something that stands out to me is when wyatt mentions a smell of fresh cut grass. a fun little fact about that... that smell is actually a distress call from the grass. make with that what you will

[@fuzya8636]

Today I learned grass can feel distressed, thanks for that

[@digitdog]

Just finally getting around to watching this, and I loved your Backrooms stuff too! Really cracks me up that this made it onto Nuke's Top 5 as "real found footage." I think that means you've done your job exceptionally well!

[@yippee1039]

wait which video

[@user-dx8dy1uo8b]

This is genuinely impressive, I don’t know how you managed to make a 3d environment look so real especially the stairs, but as someone who’s currently studying this sort of stuff congratulations.

[@AtelierMcMuttonArt]

Right? I was very impressed with what seemed to be completely unique models throughout the entire thing- I wasn't able to find any tiling or repeated elements

[@Creackerr]

​@Makutus the repeating stair steps caught my eye immediately. But video was still great!

[@AtelierMcMuttonArt]

@@Creackerr Good eye- I didn't see any, myself. I did see a mirrored wall texture on the next video, though

[@njdotson]

Yeah I feel like it's difficult to make basic empty rooms look natural and detailed Edit: at 8:10 I noticed the texture repeats so it's just a really good wall texture used there and not some procedural thing. Also I assume the stairs are photogrammetry

[@alegomanYTPs]

it's called artificial intelligence, no training required

[@godwrath1744]

It’s just mind-boggling how you can achieve to scare the shit out a lot of people (myself included) with just a stair and a mall 😂 Liminal space horror is proving to be hell of a new genre to explore. Great work as always, Kane!

[@Human..Being...]

I love stairs and dim hallways. They are really exciting.

[@matthewfarrell6822]

New? liminal space horror has been a thing for 5 years

[@manuelvelardez2466]

@@matthewfarrell6822 yeah so? 5 years is not old

[@PanzerBuyer]

I NEVER would have gone down those stairs alone. Heck, at all!

[@troyferris13]

It's suspenseful I wouldn't exactly call it scary though

[@chrysophylax7199]

This is what being baby movie makers is all about. It’s the absolute best. Taking real life examples and inspiration and expanding on it. He took this real abandoned mall, researched it and its fun history. Took parts of the detailed history and delved more into specifics to creates a whole new story that also encourages people to learn more about what it was was built on. I LOVE THIS

[@RaneMP2016]

I was at my office late at night last night and while I was returning from the restroom. I heard the loud, unmistakable sound of caster wheels from gthe cleaning crew and immediately turned around super quick thinking I’d see homeboy. LOL

[@willlit2806]

The camera effects and movement are always just incredibly realistic The texture and model work too but the fact it looks so real is absurd

[@moneyboyreups]

Yeah the texture of the wall on the lower part of the stairs seemed not as good as the rest but otherwise really fantastic

[@willlit2806]

@@moneyboyreups only part that seemed vaguely unrealistic to me was the entrance to the tunnel from inside That was all

[@quinzerrak4975]

Wait… it’s not real?

[@EsotericDrifter]

Before the stairs it is live action.

[@cargoshort]

The camera zoom lowering the quality and noise make it seem too real

[@culwin]

I can't believe Kane is 106 years old! Good to see him still productive after all these years.

[@unknownguy2051]

He's that old, wow!

[@melonachii]

wow, never imagined a 106 year old man making such awesome films on youtube!

[@Starized-go_sub]

what? Hes 16 bro what tf are you on

[@tinogaw]

@@Starized-go_sub it was prob a typo

[@zhalynkabyken3765]

⁠@@Starized-go_sub bro he is 106 years old, what tf are you on

[@breakfastboii]

5:22 I think a huge part about the lore that peopled missed is how the hall disappears when he reached the end of the staircase (8:45)

[@GUT5S]

I like how you could hear the rolling giant in the beginning, before the rolling giant video even got released

[@itsdiscocreeper]

I love how you went from VHS camcorder footage to old iphone video, makes it feel like it could have been more recent! Also, don't let the less views discourage you. Keep doing what you love, and people like me will pile in to watch whatever you make, even if it's not Backrooms related!

[@LgdFanta]

He have 170k today it doesnt mean he can have 1M in 1 months you know

[@nihvv]

did he quit backrooms or is just taking a break i love this series tho

[@thesluggyserpentgaming007]

@@nihvv I think he has to take a break due to a contract because he is directing a backrooms movie funded by a big studio I forgot which one though

[@letusdebatenow]

Take it easy

[@letusdebatenow]

​@@nihvv ... This was posted just 3 days ago

[@PolygonDonut]

I honestly like this even more than the backrooms stuff, its so uncanny and realistic. There's no monsters or corporations, just a purely unexplainable exploration of a mysterious location. You are genuinely such a skilled film maker with a passion for creativity!

[@A_GreatChaos]

wym its real life lol

[@Simander-pr3zs]

Yooo pongon

[@ciol9487]

Pongon

[@nnatonn4268]

Pogno dnotue

[@normanvalenzuela3055]

No monsters, yet…

[@s0mebody244]

I honestly love this series, please continue!!

[@aortaplatinum]

I love the AdamtheWoo/Dan Bell commentary, the script and especially delivery make this infinitely more believable as a real urban exploration video. Although I guess this would technically be rural exploration considering where the entrance is. The extremely long underground staircase gives me mad Silent Hill 2 vibes, like when you spend 5-10 minutes on the ultra long staircase from the Historical Society to the prison underground. The effects are all around outstanding, I have no clue how you managed to make this all look so good, especially with the shots of the outside of the ground hole and the entrance to the stairway, that shit looks real dude.

[@tomisabum]

I've been pondering how the heck you managed to literally do this so damn well from start to finish, but honestly? All I care is that you keep doing what you're doing. You're doing some magic with what has to be a fun combination of practical and digital effects, and I'm all for it.

[@isopodslug6365]

Maybe Kane is a lizard person and this is a actual entrance to one of their underground cities

[@Human..Being...]

@@isopodslug6365 Or DARPA's.

[@griffin5596]

Unless he’s enslaving a bunch of animators and violating every human rights policy but Kane would never do that,right?😀

[@Human..Being...]

@@griffin5596 I don't see the profit or motive for doing something like that. 😆

[@isopodslug6365]

@@Human..Being... what is a DARPA

[@caramellpanda]

I'm glad you're branching off into making brand new and exciting content, Kane! I was worried that you might feel like you're forced to do Backrooms content, but I want you to know that's not the case. You're incredibly talented and this is your platform, do what feels right to you! :D

[@DoctorNoon2717]

He's been doing this since he was 14, he's quite alright

[@caramellpanda]

@@DoctorNoon2717 But that's the point, he's young and people can be shitty. His Backrooms content is fantastic and skyrocketed him to success, but sometimes people get whiny and only want that content and not something else. I'm sorry if my comment came across as patronising, I genuinely just want the kid to be doing okay. :)

[@mogy7331]

​@@caramellpanda I like how you said about patronising and then call him a kid. He is literally an adult now show some respect

[@baldi-gamr-453]

​@@mogy7331hes not, he wont be an adult for another month. also calling 18 and 19 year olds "kid" is normal since they're very early in their adulthood and are still technically a teen

[@JadedBelle]

He can't make actual "backrooms" content at the moment so he is improvising with a similar theme with a twist.

[@Heavy-W-Guy]

This man found the entrance to my diamond mine, hopefully doesnt find my secret base

[@therongjr]

Dude, what are you DOING? You're gonna have CLIMB BACK UP all those stairs! 😅

[@jackiemcgill6433]

The level of dread I felt from the moment I saw those stairs under his feet. This made me more scared than any movie I've seen in quite awhile. The "I'm not supposed to be here." near the end was perfect. Amazing work as always Kane!!

[@Kalhiki]

My heart beat faster the deeper he went. Normally a jump scare would relieve the tension, but without one, it just continues to build the anxiety. Damn fine work as always! Would love to see more whether it be this or any other ideas you may be concocting.

[@Human..Being...]

I wanna see the mall-Wha? The video ended!? Aw man.

[@pitodesign]

Best thing about Kane's work: he doesn't ever have to rely on jump scares.

[@xyzero1682]

I lost it at the curved stairs on the right. That and the ambient sound ruined me.

[@zay-lias]

Came back to rewatch this before I watched the newest video and I couldn’t help but think…. If I were descending those stairs, I’d get vertigo or trip and just tumble down for infinity 😂😂

[@ethanohara2592]

the amount of effort that is put into this is insane and it shows. It feels so real and the detail is phenomenal.

[@Xorb886]

Kane really is a master of non-Euclidean horror with the way he instills fear solely with the impossible settings. The way the steps even began to warp and look more menacing as he descended was fantastic. Keep it up, I'm always ready for more of this man's work.

[@corruption723]

you're confusing non-Euclidean and liminal, everything in this video is physically possible

[@yueshijoorya601]

What do you even think non-Euclidean means? 😂 Don't use word you don't know, buddy.

[@Xorb886]

@@yueshijoorya601 You’re completely right, I meant to call it that funky-wunky ooga banooga type of space that doesn’t compute with my ape brain

[@yueshijoorya601]

@@Xorb886 We all know. Don't beat yourself up. Simply not commenting will do.

[@esvalve]

@@yueshijoorya601 way to be fucking rude for no reason lmao

[@ravenodinson7483]

How is it that no one else has noticed the CLEAR Silent Hill aesthetics, imagery and theme. The inspiration hit me immediately. Not just the room at the bottom of the stairs, but the unnaturally long stairs themselves, placed in the middle of nowhere.. the dirt and grime... the stains.. The rust.... The pitch black shopping mall with the ethereal music playing. That darkness and otherworldly feeling of being in another dimension. Every Silent Hill fan knows this place well.

[@sirisaacclarke4964]

I literally came to the comments to check on Silent Hill comments, kinda disappointing that you're the only one i found, it's a clear reference to the long stairs to the prison level in SH2. And that door at the bottom is something straight out of Silent Hill

[@oopsallchromosomes8994]

This isn't just silent hill. This is literally everything with a creepy long staircase and liminal space horror, dude. Expand your horizons beyond one game.

[@lou2288]

​​@@oopsallchromosomes8994ever heard of the word 'inspiration'?

[@BathroomTile]

The tiled room at the bottom immediately made me think Silent Hill 3 but then again my brain is 80% Silent Hill.

[@Orion-ve7kk]

Man I gotta go play silent hill now, I’ve so many great things about it

[@bradreimer2649]

I gotta say...this is un...precedented..! Thank you Kane...OMG! Please continue!!!

[@okarthegreat]

I don't know where to begin my praise for this video. I could, of course, mention how damn realistic it feels or the strangely satisfying sound design, but I feel like that's already a given. I feel like I'm enjoying this series just as much, if not more, than some of the Backrooms videos, just because of how much of a meme the latter has become. Someone already mentioned this, but it really feels like a staircase I would make in minecraft, especially some of the shots where it stretches so high up or down that you don't know if you're looking up or down it. In addition, I am very happy that we're getting more content during the development of the Backrooms movie. It's nice to have something to hold me over until it comes out.

[@dosha_anand]

I'm in awe of the sound editing and natural convincing language used. Two things, that others in this genre seem to struggle with. It really helps sell it. Bravo!

[@Human..Being...]

It makes it look real!

[@MattRevs]

You can really see how well the CGI has improved with this one and I'd love to see a behind the scenes! Only thing that set me off was the textures/material for the stairwell walls were mirrored (identical on both sides), but you would **really** have to be looking for it to actually notice. Absolutely love this video and concept!

[@titchbits1]

loved the carpet. felt like you could almost see the little knots poking out. Texture for sure. Stairs were looking good, like you said the CGI has just improved over and over with Kane

[@nazthesilly]

only issue i saw was that the hole is a little off on its motion tracking and wobbles a little bit, great video though

[@rgerber]

@@nazthesilly I think the whole damn beginning is cgi as well. His shadow looks just a tiny bit weird with that slight wobble, the way the grass moves too uniformly. And when he reaches the big tree, the surrounding ground looks slightly flat (the sticks and rocks, as if it was just a bump mapped texture). I have NO IDEA

[@rgerber]

@@nazthesilly nah ok it's real. I focused on how the hole moves again and now i saw it clearly. I already thought at first viewing something looks off and after the second viewing i suddenly thought the whole thing was rendered

[@AbrahamLure]

Only thing off is the fps of the motion tracking - feels too smooth compared to the rest of the footage

[@morshuco2162]

Despite parallels with the backrooms, this is distinctly your own original project and its beyond awesome. Haven't seen the third episode yet but I'm already on edge.

[@Cains_stuff]

“I’m not supposed to be here.” Is such a simple yet terrifying line because it automatically means that you found something that you weren’t supposed to or you found something that was never meant for you. It also shows that you’re unwelcome.

[@gonza8049]

I dont know why but during the whole video i was thinking of how the first Europeans felt exploring the inside of the pyramids, going up and down through those long stairs and halls, i would imagine they felt something similar to this dude, like if they were entering a diferent dimension or something like that especially considering all the mysticism behind the pyramids and all the astrological and religious meaning they have. Amazing.

[@tacoblude8208]

Yeah, no…. The Europeans were aware the pyramids existed. This is different.

[@PANCAKEMINEZZ]

It must've been wild when they found the pharaoh's hidden shopping mall at the top of the pyramid

[@JeremyJenner]

I love the contrast of how sunny and safe the forest is with how dark and unnerving the tunnel is, like going from heaven straight into hell

[@KeaveMind]

I love your stuff so much. This is so different. It's like dream horror. Just the feeling of 'This isn't right'

[@CplKitfox]

The staircase scene is so well done. You genuinely can't tell whether he's going up or down.

[@hessierlord5033]

8:03 Fun Fact: Phosgene gas is described as having the smell of freshly cut grass or hay and is toxic, colorless, and a "heavy" gas that concentrates in low places

[@animeloveer97]

cool little bit i didnt even think that much about it. i thought it may have had to d o wit the smell of plants because of the rolling giant when he turns the place into a overgrown foresty area and mabey it was like that the whole time but the dude didnt perceive it as that until the end

[@blueguy642]

Every time the guy's camera glitched I tensed up, like oh god here it comes, but then it didn't come and the suspense just kept building. When he looked back and commented on the huge number of stairs he just descended, I had the thought that Kane could do pretty much whatever he wanted to the guy at that point since he surely would lack the stamina to frantically run back up all those stairs, but no... the guy simply stumbles on a luxury shopping mall, one of the last things anyone would have guessed. Epic, I LOVE it! This is really truly excellent work and I can't wait to see what comes next.

[@Mr.Marbles]

yes its so cool. you expect all the horror clichees like the hole disappearing or the door closing or stuff like that and it just doesnt come. love it! instead it will probably somehow connect back to the backrooms i guess.

[@kathleendickens5428]

I was noticing that and thought it was me. Love how Kane molds everything together like this

[@jex988]

You are genius Kane, thanks a lot. This is Art.

[@flora6768]

Horror media rarely hits this hard, and one of the many reasons is that it wants to do too much too soon; this is the perfect example of *how* it's done! This is so good, absolutely chilling, makes you feel both like you're in his position and you're assisting to it, unsure of how you found the clips and what happened to him

[@JSuperfly]

The first part of this new series didn't give much away, but this second installment was awesome. Great to see you bringing in the creepy liminal spaces of the backrooms into something new

[@jobonotoe]

Hey not to discount your comment but I think that is the backrooms the end bit at least specifically level 427 but the stairs and the fact it physically connects to the front rooms bit hard to explain so idk (could easily be completely wrong)

[@WobblesandBean]

​@@g1u2y345 What?! That's bull, we didn't even get to see the answers to the biggest questions of the series!

[@WobblesandBean]

​@@jobonotoe Sigh. The "levels" thing was a very dumb idea someone else came up with, same with all the monsters. The backrooms was ruined by edgy kids wanting to shove their uncreative ideas into the lore. But all that aside, Kane's backrooms series has NOTHING to do with the wiki.

[@TKDragon75]

​@@WobblesandBeanthe levels thing was around long before kane pixels. I know it's not connected, most people do. So why are you even bothering to say the original backrooms lore is ruining his series?

[@TheRyujinLP]

@@jobonotoe Levels aren't a thing in this version of the backrooms. The only connection is that Kane is drawing from the same spaces shown in the OG backrooms 4chan thread. That being said, I do think you are right in the fact that this is part of the main backrooms story; just modern day. We're seeing the fallout of the project and there have been some hints that the world is merging or falling into the backrooms in the "main" series. I'm thinking with the movie in the works he can't do anything in the main time line so he's moving things forward a bit and I don't think we'll be seeing ASYNC being featured much (maybe a throw away line or a freeze frame bonus if that). So I think while this is supposed to be park of the backrooms lore, I also think Kane is gonna keep it somewhat isolated and distinct enough that it can also be seen as its own thing (probably so he doesn't write himself into a wall when he can get back to the main storyline). Basically this is cannon until it's not heh.

[@Wyrmwould]

I was dreading a lame jumpscare all the way through, but you showed remarkable restraint by avoiding the expected. And yet I was super creeped out all the way through. This is fantastic work.

[@eurybaric]

Yes!!

[@dback50]

12:05 most genuine reaction

[@goofyahhgaming583]

I absolutely love this series so far. I have also just noticed that you can hear the rolling giant. Either way, I hope you make a part four soon.

[@zeliardforty-two4692]

I know this is an interesting addition to this deep lore, but sit back and think: Random hole under a tree with stairs that just go down until you find a random wooden door that leads to a sad looking brick room that’s connected to an elaborate shopping area This is what minecraft looks IRL 😝

[@nachgeben]

That sad looking brick room resembles a concentration camp death shower. So uh.

[@BananaHoardX]

​@@nachgebenDid those have wooden doors too?

[@Memeguppy]

​@@BananaHoardXYes

[@mdillon334]

​@@nachgeben ikr? It looked like there were vents at the top of the ceiling, near the door. And there's floor drains... 😬

[@hansloyalitat9774]

@@nachgeben It is litteraly a normal shower, I've seen showers exactly like this in real life.

[@thedogdogification]

I can’t get over how amazingly convincing this looks and sounds. So much attention to detail, making sure everything-lighting, textures, audio, everything-works together and is top notch. It’s such a simple concept but so well-done.

[@CaptainMyCaptain33]

Even tho every ten steps repeat over and over? It’s cool but it’s hardly convincing.

[@jeffgarrison7056]

I watched at night, and my heart was beating fast out of anticipation that he was going to stumble upon a dark ritual that he was lured into being the unwitting and unwilling sacrifice of... that was nucki futts!!! It was a great enough fake to make me think it was a backrooms stairway to helll !!! I half expected him to have to run all way back up and then realize the 1 and only exit is blocked by a dark robed entity that just as he turned to face him, the hood falls revealing the terrifyingly sight of the grotesque face of a nephilim demon clown that swiftly attacks and sends the phone flying as the end o of the video!!! That was crazy!!!

[@spudbencer7179]

Well, I am assuming the staircase is actually real. Just cut together well to make it seem endless. possible that its CGI tho. Whats obviously good editing is the hole in the ground in the grass obviously thats not where the actual staricase was located if real staircase.

[@spudbencer7179]

Also it should be noted that past the door it looks very artificial. Before that it looks like reality. Reason is simple because of the smootheness of the surfaces.

[@notmo.]

​@@CaptainMyCaptain33 Make it better then, Captain.

[@Thebutcher91]

He barely mentions the fact he’s further down than a mine would go. He’s Pretty chill about the whole situation, which is crazy.

[@Dell88music]

Like a ghost, the mall's physical form is gone, and yet here is new content featuring it. You essentially brought it back from the dead, in true horror fashion. A legendary addition to the liminal/analog horror community.

[@motttti]

I don't know why but for me, the most subtly horrifying thing is how the stairs were slightly dismorphed at around 8:00. I absolutely love the attention to detail in kane's videos. The blend from IRL footage to CGI is phenomenal and unnoticeable. The most impressive thing for me is how he managed to make it look so realistic, the camera effects like exposure and noise is so well done. This is amazing dude.

[@justakid3592]

I think he may have added it so it looks broken and run down considering those could have been there for hundreds of years

[@GFCOLCQuote]

Holy shit I wasn't the only one. I kept thinking "Is this a CGI glitch or a distort in space?" and I had to pause to just look. Absolute fucking chills.

[@motttti]

@@GFCOLCQuote for me it was the though of some kind of entity getting dragged down the stairs and it being able to distort space like that

[@KaiserMattTygore927]

Same, something about that after so many fairly normal steps was... unsettling.

[@Kiwtastic]

nah fam this isn't CGI it's real

[@helenofargos]

House of Leaves "5 and a half minute hallway" vibes right here. DELICIOUS. This is the exact brand of first person horror that i ADORE. As a person who was a huge fan of found footage and first person youtube horror back in like...2007-2015 ish, this feels like a revival of a genre that kinda lost touch for a bit (especially as ARGs got bloated and the better series ended or were discontinued and so on). Excellent work all across the board. Not to be That Film Major or anything, but these are the kinds of projects I'd love to work on one day.

[@zarrowthehorse]

love that book

[@vasujan]

This does reminisce a lot of House of Leaves. It wouldn't be an overstatement to say that Kane could do The Navidson Record justice. For such a hard book to put on video, he has the chops to pull it off

[@paxcallow]

@@vasujan i was just thinking that!!

[@zacharylohner]

Track coach: "Alright now just a couple of quick stairs" The stairs:

[@JoshMiller2020]

This is excellent. Proper people watch this and think “well done man”. That’s just my thoughts. This video hits me real deep and I love it. Very good. Inspiring.