The Rolling Giant (The Oldest View Part 3)

[@kanepixels]

kzbin.info/aero/PLVAh-MgDVqvAwoFF5hJmtRrx86Yw-pdN1&si=azr2QMnACkDzZq6K

[@popsiclereal]

first reply and first comment

[@MrFlamPlum]

thank you kane

[@connor48880]

Kane how dare you bless us with a 40 minute video you’re doing your future self a disservice by setting the bar this high!

[@greywolf689]

Balls 🤯

[@venususz]

ATE

[@MrSherbert]

I showed this to my Dad, who is a huge vfx enthusiast, and he straight up did not believe me no matter how many times I told him this was made in blender. Bravo.

[@krypex7958]

Well the mall exists (Valley view center mall - Dallas) so hard to say how much is real

[@ConsciousBrosCommunity]

@@krypex7958 Its demolished, this is all recreated with CGI

[@reeft]

@@krypex7958 It's all CGI and I don't mean to discredit Kane's work in the slightest, it's amazing. But you can tell in a lot of parts that it's not real. Your dad should see that.

[@MarcoCapelli74]

I think he's making all the stuff in Blender then renders it in Unreal Engine 5. Those internal lights are very hard to make it work like that with Cycles. Instead on UE5 they works exactly like in this vid. Also the external shots. That light i'm pretty sure is Unreal.

[@user_Dragon27_]

This is blender!? Thought this was ue5 or somtin

[@AlexxKister]

this is fantastic. this really hits a specific nostalgic nerve in me that i havent felt before

[@Ransom319]

wsp alex

[@TheDiamondCore]

This is beyond fantastic levels, this is genuinely spectacular This is probably kanes magnum opus so far

[@cristiancastro5853]

ayy alex

[@discycat]

My two favorite horror teens!

[@gianttacogod]

Holy crap its the other spooky guy!

[@yugeproblem8810]

Some may have noted this already, but I found it fascinating. In "The Oldest View - Renewal", the man we see looking at flowers and reading a book in the forest bears a striking resemblance to depictions of Julien Reverchon, google him. He was a French botanist, not all too significant, his Wikipedia is brief, but he taught botany in Dallas later in his life. A Dallas artist, Kevin Obregon created a massive uncanny Julien art piece that rolls, as seen here. It was left at the Valley View Mall after its permanent closure in real life. The mall has been completely demolished just this year, and there are plans for redevelopment. At 37:55 we actually see some of these redevelopment plans. Looks like an office space was made for planning the malls redevelopment. I'm unsure what the significance of any of this is to Kane's plot. But it's very interesting that these things are modeled after real things and people, though they are insignificant to most people. I mean the info regarding the mall and the giant is sparse. I'd have to imagine this mall is a special nostalgia for many people, and I bet giant Julien gave many children nightmares.

[@kimberlywebster6057]

Incidentally, Valley View’s mall cops were about as arbitrarily menacing as this entity.

[@zonilo1]

I think it's pretty obvious that the man in "Renewal" really is Julien Reverchon and I guess this clears up a alot of things going on here.

[@Physeqal]

Awesome comment, I didn’t know that! Thanks yuge

[@maximumupload2309]

ayo, Kane Pixels loved this comment, which kinda confirms what you're saying. I'm thinking that things from the past, that don't exist anymore, are somehow coming back to the present in odd ways. Like how the Dallas mall is completely gone, but there is the same mall underground and yet still has access to electricity. Kane is a real one for coming up with this

[@Gksk2k2]

hideous sculpture, don't know what that guy was thinking. If i was a kid going through that mall, it would genuinely be nightmare fuel. I wonder if Kane is from Dallas and went to that mall which is why he knows this story so well.

[@goldenhorizon8830]

Im here thanks to Feldup :3 Im hooked, I love the minimalistic and amateur style of Wyatt. Makes everything even more immersive and uncanny. Im hooked.

[@JustineBieber-f5v]

Eheh moi aussi je viens de chez Feldup

[@pollypropylene2467]

La France

[@MiniGui98]

@@pollypropylene2467 oui oui bagett

[@Giulia-uh9eb]

@@MiniGui98 baguetteeeeee

[@GaldiBaldimore2]

Ya déjà du racisme dans les réponses 👁️👄👁️

[@sc1the]

It’s really cool how when the mall is dark, it’s scary to think you might see something. When the lights turn ON, you’re afraid of BEING seen

[@languid-4535]

And when the lights turn on you know you’re not alone

[@redirectthepath]

i agree its scary when both happen

[@TheDonkDonk420]

1000%

[@mor7223]

Can someone please explain what the heck is going on inside the video and why there is a lit up mall with a terrifying rolling thing inside

[@languid-4535]

@@mor7223 it’s actually a real mall look up valley view mall, the giant is also real

[@Render20]

I love how the protagonist was actually smart for a change and told someone where he was going, didn't go alone and brought a bright flashlight.

[@superkobster]

oh wait!

[@theangrypotato2.031]

idk what about "im going to go into an abandoned shopping mall thats impossibly deep underground with working electricity that you get to from a stairwell that looks like it was carved out during the aztec times with chisels, TWICE." is smart but suuure.... he's smart...

[@autotropicplaybench1819]

​@@theangrypotato2.031the commenter was being clearly sarcastic as the protag did none of those things.

[@theangrypotato2.031]

@@autotropicplaybench1819 aight good because im ngl i tuned the first 20 minutes out, just kinda assumed

[@jgunner280]

That was one of my big thoughts in the middle was that, of all things you should or could do, bring friends. I get it for the first time, strange discovery and daring yourself. The second? Bring someone or three...

[@lucaswickmansound]

31:39 I don’t know why but Wyatt’s calm “I’m leaving….I’m trying to leave.” Was so damn creepy, like he started to understand exactly what he got himself into in that exact moment

[@DestroyerMore]

He was also a little too calm sounding which, to be honest, is scarier than actually sounding freaked out

[@EverTheFractal]

@@DestroyerMore it felt so much more realistic. Like something you'd say if you ran into a person in an alleyway who clearly didn't want you to be there.

[@joshs.5384]

I love when he says "Hey...hey!" at the Giant at 32:17. Prior to that, the Giant established the rule - it can't move while he's looking at it. And then, it breaks that rule. At that moment, he's like a little kid, saying "Hey, no fair!"

[@SushiBurritoPapi]

Sounds like you do know why it was so damn creepy

[@DestroyerMore]

@@EverTheFractal Yeah, that's what I meant by that, it's genuine fear, but he's trying to hide that so it won't continue to follow him, but it didn't work. It continued to follow him, up until the end.

[@oligographer]

Is the giant trying to help? - Doesn't engage the first time that protagonist walks up to it. - Scares protagonist from the periphery toward the AMC, and rolls away the first time it seems protagonist is on the escalator and on the right path. - Looks toward the emergency exit when protagonist asks "What do you want?" - Doesn't aim directly at protagonist when it charges the ramp, but does prevent protagonist from retreating back into the mall. I wonder if the structural damage is accidental and the giant just wanted to help out a person like the old-mall days, or maybe find a route to sunshine itself. There doesn't seem to be much malice in its behavior.

[@KARTOONOG]

In all honesty, I do believe this giant was trying to help him escape. Notice how when he first reached the escalator, the creature turned around and rolled away. Assuming Wyatt was on the right path to leaving.

[@baowz_]

when wyatt goes up the escalator, the lights on top flickers. Maybe the giant can control the lights and wanted to show him the path. Also the giant only start "chasing" him when he clearly states his intentions to leave the place

[@Daddy10150]

I read this theory like 15 minutes into watching before the giant even appeared and I honestly agree with this theory. The giant only appeared when he was going the completely wrong way. Then it showed him to go up the escalator but he completely ignored it the first time and starts going the wrong way again so the giant chases him trying to get him to go the right way again. Then the giant wasn’t even gonna come up the escalator at the end until he started questioning if he should go that way and it literally had to charge at him just for him to take that actual exit. The thing was legitimately just trying to show him the way out.

[@tropical2153]

i like this theory and i hate to break it to you but it falls appart when you consider 42:30, scaring him away from the escalators to the exit

[@oligographer]

@tropical2153 At that point Wyatt had disappeared for some time and re-entered the main mall area, which had changed significantly, and was loudly running. I think the giant turned that corner to investigate the source of the sound rather than cut Wyatt off.

[@Space_Gojira]

I just love how Wyatt talks about his discovery so nonchalantly. The way he treats this series as just a genuine KZbin video is so funny to me.

[@elijahfrickingourd]

I mean, it IS a KZbin video

[@aroniscool3601]

he should have live streamed it so he had people to talk to

[@cristiancastro5853]

Y@@aroniscool3601 yeah

[@thepuggest4202]

Love how he says “This is like that backrooms stuff on TikTok” lol

[@Losojostristes]

People will do anything for fricking content, kanepixels got that right. I wouldn’t be surprised if “Wyatt” made a bunch of attention-grabbing shorts with all the footage he got.

[@octalide4863]

Kane is just FLEXING at this point... Close up shots of textures and models with complicated lighting, varied light levels in a single frame, extremely complicated camera motion... All of that while maintaining a level of realism paralleled only by the highest tier of multi-man, high-budget production studios. Insanity. Keep it up. Don't sell out.

[@charliex666able1]

I'm waffling back and forth: what kind of budget does an 18 year old have to render this 46 mins? It's really really good.

[@jimmyhoke]

@@charliex666able1it isn’t all CGI, this was filmed at an abandoned mall.

[@charliex666able1]

I'm trying to research, do we have any more info? I did find it was "based on" a mall in Texas scheduled for demo. So if CGI it's freaking amazing, and if real and he filmed live in those really long takes? Also amazing. Kane is stupid talented @@jimmyhoke

[@Carth531]

the mall is gone, demolished, the mall is CGI. it was made in blender@@jimmyhoke

[@esvalve]

@@jimmyhoke I dont believe this is true. This video takes place in the valley view mall in dallas texas that was demolished 6 years ago. Pretty sure it was entirely recreated using cgi

[@creameycheesey]

the fact that it legitimately got scarier when the lights turned on is master-class horror direction

[@Rxnin_Kagemxri]

It was pretty chill until the monster started chasing him

[@Hy-ll7tr]

absolutely, i was praying for the lights to be turned on to feel more comfortable but i definitely regretted immediately

[@its_myo]

​@@Rxnin_Kagemxrisame dude it felt a bit like that anemoiapolis game its a liminal game thing with horror but its really toned down and i felt really chill most of the time i was playing anemoiapolis.

[@cupcakehips9236]

Fr

[@Badgerinary]

Thats because it went from "What could be down here with me?" to "what is down here with me?"

[@TeamKillerCody]

I love the idea of something like this playing on Adult Swim’s 3-4AM time slot just for the late night freaks like myself to witness with no context

[@funneimemeguy]

Lmao

[@devenbs1993]

Honestly, that would be the perfect format for this.

[@happer_9305]

extremely impressive that it actually became more scary once the lights were turned on.

[@Hogrider-k4v]

FACTS

[@Newms118]

Sometimes darkness can hide you. Plus it at least gave the impression he was alone. When everything is on, its clear theres something alive around him.

[@Hogrider-k4v]

@@Newms118 if this was real i would just end it all just nope bye bye

[@marca.3111]

Yeah, I really liked that. Typically in movies the lights go off to indicate something is wrong, but here it’s the opposite. At the start, the darkness is incredibly creepy and the viewer hopes there is some light, but once there lights do come on, it just makes things creepier and starts a chase sequence and the viewer wishes for the lights to turn off again. It’s a nice subversion of expectations.

[@SeanCarson-im4pn]

"THIS IS AS UNCANNY AS FUCK" THE BACK ROOMS: HOLD MY BEEEEEER !!!!!!!!!

[@mollianeta1901]

I feel like it’s important to note how Wyatt smells the scent of cut grass and cornfields when he is about to enter the mall each time. That’s a sweet scent, but also a distress call by the plants. Almost feels like the mall is the forest, it’s getting torn down and is in distress, and the giant is like it’s guardian.

[@Gimpus]

shut up

[@Silverxlx]

The smell of cut grass could also be from the gas Phosgene Its a rarely used chemical weapon

[@alongshoot5844]

Good spot. It's interesting that the mall displays the hostility of the natural world while also presenting the bizarre unnatural environment humans have constructed for themselves as no less threatening. The guy literally meets his end by hostile architecture. It's like the giant was some spirit or aspect of nature mutilated by the building of the mall. The artists somehow embodied it in the parade of giants.

[@BadComedianFr]

I mean, wyatt is more exploring the place. Hes not really doing any damage, and when he finds an exit at 29:20 the giant seems to not want him to be there. Almost like it doesn't want him to leave. I feel like the scent of cut grass might be referencing something else. Not sure what though.

[@terraristit3752]

You have almost the exact same theory as I do, lol. Glad to know I'm not the only one who thinks this series has something to do with nature.

[@justaguybeingadude1822]

The dialog from the protagonist was strikingly real. The fact that he trys to bargain with the monster, saying "Im trying to leave" when it first starts following him around. The quiver in his voice at someparts adds just the right amount of realism. Truly a masterpiece by all regard.

[@Daffodyl3]

Everything about how he was humanized made this so much worse. Even just him talking about college stuff in the beginning built up the dread later on so much more

[@terraristit3752]

Yeah, I agree. Like, I *knew* Wyatt was going to die - as that is usually what happens to protagonists in these videos - but his death hurt a lot more than the deaths of any of the protagonists in the Backrooms videos, despite it being predictable. That's because of just how *real* his character seemed. We got to spend a lot more time with Wyatt than with the other protagonists of these videos, and he seemed like a geniunely great and likeable guy. Not to mention brave, too. A bit *too* brave, if I'm being honest, going down the staircase *TWO* times despite being scared shitless the first time. He even says in this video that "this thing is obviously not a joke" WHILE WALKING TO SAID THING. JUST *WHY??* He was either really brave, really curious, or *really* thirsty for views. I think it's a combination of all of them, because once again, Wyatt was *extremely* brave and quick-witted, and perceptive. Not only was he capable of thinking clearly and using intelligent strategies to evade the monster, he could also improvise quickly if those strategies failed. Many people - including me - probaply wouldn't be able to do things like that in Wyatt's place, due to being so overrun with fear and confusion. The fact that he was able to stay so level-headed the entire time, despite clearly being terrified, is both astounding and commendable. What is even *more* astounding is the fact that, as you said, he tried to bargain with the Giant after realizing that nobody is controlling it. After realizing that it's a *monster.* HOW MANY PEOPLE CAN JUST STARE A *MONSTER* STRAIGHT INTO THE EYE AND TRY TO TALK IT OUT WITH IT? And he tried to do it *again* at the end when he was cornered. Like, seriously, that "WHAT DO YOU WANT?!" felt so *real.* It was *so* full of confusion, desperation, fear and maybe a bit of anger? And the *scariest* part about it was definitely the monster actually *replying,* since the reply consisted of showing Wyatt dead things on the ground. I cannot imagine anything scarier than being completely unarmed and cornered by a monster, asking it what it wants, trying to talk it out with it one last time, and the monster telling you that it wants you dead. That would leave anyone trembling with fear, and yet Wyatt *still pushed on.* Despite clearly being in denial ("you gotta be fucking kidding me" and "everything's fine"), he was still able to focus on survival first. Like...I could go on and on and on about this, but I think you get my point. He was *such* a great character and was humanized *so* perfectly, despite only being on screen for two episodes. This entire video was just solid 35 to 40 minutes of him being tortured, and it was awful to watch (in the best way), and it hurt suprisingly lot to see him die, especially since he was so close to the exit, and *especially* since he had the most realistic chances of survival out of all of Kane's characters due to his bravery and intelligence. Like, I'm telling you, Wyatt would *dominate* the Backrooms if he ever no-clipped into them, lol. Scary as they are, the only real threat in them seems to be the Bacteria, and while it is a terrifying monster as well, no doubt about that, it is not nearly as scary, powerful or intelligent as the Giant. I'm sure Wyatt would deal with it easily, considering how long he survived against the Giant.

[@logandunlap9156]

it's a well-directed piece

[@vbgvbg1133]

@@terraristit3752 important to note, the giant didn't kill him. if the exit didn't collapse, he would have escaped.

[@lizard7553]

When it moved while he was looking and he said "hey hey hey" like he's trying to tell it its breaking the rules or when it came up the stairs and he said "you gotta be kidding"

[@junkerfan5298]

43:40 The giant was slightly turning to the right after the flashing lights, as to point at Wyatt without moving his arms and fingers. Great hidden detail, Kane

[@thegreatabsolotl8318]

I love how the rolling guy just slides up the escalator like “Yeah. Didn’t know I could do that did you?” And he just stands there like he’s proud of doing it.

[@infinitespinergy1220]

I think he somehow powered on the escalator.

[@pkmntrainermark8881]

​@@infinitespinergy1220 It did seem to be moving when the cameraman was going up it near the end.

[@JinzoCrash]

Same feeling the first time I saw a Dalek go up stairs.

[@nobodyimportant2510]

If I were in the cameraman’s shoes I would told it “oh…now you can climb stairs???!”

[@ottav69]

Yeah that thing can seemingly control the lights so I just assumed it could do the same with the escalator and power it on.

[@knockoutdrip9714]

It's terrifying when at 32:18 you can hear the genuine confusion in his voice when the monster starts rolling towards him. He had just seemed to understand that when he's staring at it it doesn't move, but then it breaks that rule and chases after him. True terror.

[@Deccagon]

I’m at 18:00 still bracing myself 😊

[@Deccagon]

I’m at 46:18 Finished

[@VentureCAM]

IM PAUSED AT 32:12 READING THE COMMENTS NOW IM SCARED TO PRESS PLAY 😭

[@Least_Patriotic_Texan]

I know if I watch this it will scare the shit out of me and keep me up all night

[@jxhleel818]

@@Least_Patriotic_Texanwatching the whole thing right now at 2:00 am exactly and im 12 mins in wish me luck 😭😭

[@MrFallout984]

Bro my heart SANK when I saw the collapsed stairs. That was beautifully done. Beyond any jumpscare, beyond any monster, THAT was terrifying

[@TheDiamondCore]

It was done so realistically too, that was fucking insane

[@MrSlice2244]

FR

[@shujatherisky]

I was like ‘He’s Finished’ when i saw the concrete Edit: Thanks Alot for the likes 🙏

[@whosdooley]

I audibly said “oh shit” out loud.

[@MrSlice2244]

@@whosdooley ME TOO

[@largeborb8586]

your writting is so beautifully intricate, remembers me of Silent Hill with your character stuck in a weird memory dimension of someone else. Congrats this is a masterpiece

[@Slimerror]

Introducing it like it's a weeping angel type of monster and then subverting expectations by having it chase him was great. Truly scary shit, I was tired when I started watching the series and started falling asleep but when the statue was first shown and then having the exit blocked off was enough to jolt me awake.

[@trentnordhagen]

It goes from 'wow that's creepy but it's just a statue' to ''it can move but only when I'm not looking' to 'it can move but it can't go up the stairs' to IT CAN USE THE ESCALATOR AND IS GOING TO KILL ME

[@DaRegularSauce]

I have not been this freaked out by a piece of media in a LONG time, absolutely masterfully crafted!!

[@RandomBndn]

Ikr

[@pizzacruzt]

hi

[@aaronbyankey7067]

Hello regularsauce

[@aaronbyankey7067]

Same bro

[@FlamingDemon57]

That thing was terrifying

[@shawverno.1130]

The delivery of Wyatt’s little “you gotta be fucking kidding me” at the end is perfect. Actually all of the acting/voice acting was really really good! It all felt completely natural

[@prod.trappist]

You are the number one for this kind of vidéos. Damn, plus que des vidéos, se sont des chef-d'œuvre 🖤 Thanks for all

[@liammcgaming5247]

Statue was faking it, bro scared the crap out of me when it moved while he was watching, and the way Wyatt is confused when it moves while he’s looking at it was terrifying. This guy is a master at creating horror.

[@gabagoo_grimbo]

It’s like a predator stalking it’s prey before it pounces

[@kingboo2981]

@AGuy346 or is it... O_O

[@itsdiscocreeper]

@AGuy346 I mean… for all we know it very well could be…

[@xXxisaac_newton_officialxXx]

666 LIKES OMG THE DEVIL Is CUMING😰👿👿👿👿👿👿👿👿👿👿👿👿👿👿👿👿👿👿🧑🏻‍💻🧑🏻‍💻

[@MarxBoi48]

​@AGuy346 the mall and the puppet are actually real btw

[@SarhcBannitoot]

I love that slowly as the mall is revealed you start to notice all of the shops Wyatt goes into aren't stores at all. They're all construction sites, receptionist lobbies, and offices. Things you wouldn't expect malls. Well maybe you'll find construction.

[@Pogueconductor]

Before the mall was closed down and torn down they tried to turn it into offices

[@pietrayday9915]

And art galleries. Lots and lots of art galleries.

[@samdaniels2]

They did have a Subway tbf.

[@stargazerbird]

I live in Singapore where there are so many malls. The older ones that will soon be demolished are part deserted and the remaining shops are all odd ones like crystal shops, loads of small beauty services and enthusiasts selling vinyl . There is one coffee shop which is really just for the shop keepers. You are often alone riding the narrow escalators. They can feel a little uncanny. Luckily no papier-mâché monsters. Although the lions for the lion dances would make a good one.

[@AngryGoats555]

And then they buried it a mile underground lol

[@rgbcsgobigpp]

I love how smart the Rolling Giant seems to be. It deceives Wyatt first in the dark, not moving and kind of just appearing in the background in 18:16, but then deceives him again as it tricks Wyatt into thinking it can't move while observed at 31:30. THEN AGAIN, it tricks Wyatt into believing it can't go up the stairs and goes up them later on. The fact that it can even trick people is already terrifying, changing the rules that you thought you knew. Beautiful work man.

[@youngreal1101]

Another thing too is at the end he waits by the stairs when everything turned plantlike. 42:30

[@MrMelonsz]

@@youngreal1101 YEAH! Because it knows that Wyatt thinks the stairs are a safe place!

[@dronespace]

Somewhat different, in Dr Who I believe the original Daleks couldn't go up stairs, a later version of them then could which was terrifying

[@umamifan]

It straight up shows him a vision of... Unalive things on the ground too when Wyatt asks it what it wants from him. The thing is not only sentient, but intentionally malicious, and potentially mocking too.

[@-Seaheart-]

It’s not just the monster, the whole horror revolved around giving hope and taking it away. First he gets scared and runs back because of the loud noise from the door (so at first there is a sense of “I can go back if things get dangerous) but then the stairs are gone. Later there is the hope from the map suggesting that just like a real mall there are other exits and then these exits do exist but are blocked too, then finally there is one exit that really can take him out and the giant can’t follow him all the way, he is almost there and then he falls

[@axid23]

Bon visionnage à celle/ceux qui viennent avant de finir la vidéo de Feldup :)

[@sarahgallacier1177]

Merciiii mais je regrette un peut là haha

[@xx1219]

I remember being an apprentice about 12 years ago at a manufacturing company. I was in the maintenance team, and the company had just expanded by buying a neighbouring building that used to belong to a different company. It was a large multi-story building with the exact aesthetic of these old liminal spaces. Lots of abandoned office space, old carpets, beige walls, ceiling tiles and buzzing tube lights. Often times it was just me and my mentor in there, inspecting the electrical installations and getting the place ready. We'd go and explore the emptied out offices. The place was largely emptied out, but sometimes we'd find desks with paperwork, or old cabinets, printers/computers left behind. It was such an eerie place, but I felt strangely drawn to it. I felt both uneasy and at peace there. I still think about it to this day. These videos really bring me back to that feeling.

[@sheepethelegend902]

Wow, it's like when me and my buddy had the highschool gym to ourselves but on steroid

[@the-potato-warrior]

I love finding abandoned papers and prints. It’s interesting to me to see stuff from the 50’s

[@skeleton819]

42:32 what i love about this second run in with the giant is that its not doing anything that loud or hasty unlike a typical jumpscare, its just moving forward. Really makes this absolutely terrifying

[@snuffs.]

The scary part is it showed intelligence by camping the stairs, which was seemingly the safe point.

[@SealWithoutHat]

This thing might move incredibly fast due to it disappearing behind the pillar at that one scene, it's trolling him from beginning to end..

[@aesthetic8780]

​@@snuffs.Poor Giant... He only wanted him to find the way out. I think the giant was protecting him against a hidden threat. He never showed aggresions or Hostile behavior. He even helped him to find the real exit.

[@siqxyre8473]

@@aesthetic8780yeah 😢… hopefully it wasn’t in vain and the giant managed to catch him after he fell!

[@Remiss-Blizzard]

​@aesthetic8780 hmm...you could be right because it didn't show any aggression, but then again just imagine that thing chasing you around the mall.I would probably have a heart attack a couple times if i was there.

[@agnosthesia]

I can't shake the feeling that this is the same feeling an animal gets when it is being hunted and trapped. Finding a place that should be familiar and safe, exploring out of sheer curiosity, and then discovering slowly that it's been engineered to simply make you feel that way long enough to seal your fate.

[@pupyfan69]

the room he enters even looks like a slaughterhouse

[@Adnan-ny7jb]

Sonic Said to my ❤ doing fast today huh😂

[@kendrickroblo62]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@noriii]

@@pupyfan69exactly but the fucking ceiling weirded me out like it’s panels as if it’s an office/school building??☹️☹️ i don’t like it

[@mammon_is_god]

Meat is meat/ meat is me

[@danivarga9845]

bro broke rule no.1 of exploring abandoned places. Which is to never go alone to an exploring

[@yourguidefortheday928]

I love how he mentioned the backrooms as something you see on social media, subtly informing us/confirming to us that this series is not related to his previous one where the backrooms were unknown to the general public. This is more in that surreal catagory of fiction that posits that reality isnt solid. Sometimes impossible things happen. A mall displaced or replicated into solid stone miles underground, stalked by the memory of an artwork that was shown there. There were presumably only two entrances/exits, so noone need ever know it is there. Had wyatt not found it it might have simply blinked back out of existence, replaced by solid ground. And it still might now that his journey is over.

[@thinkbolt]

Yeah, that mention of The Backrooms threw me for a loop. I thought this series was going to be "Oldest View" of the The Backrooms themselves, but then here's an abandoned Dallas mall? In a world where The Backrooms are popular fiction??

[@faizedfr]

so the backrooms still exists in this tho

[@amirakitty]

​@BroOsiris yea but as a tiktok trend/series, kind of how it is in our reality

[@faizedfr]

@@amirakitty oh I thought it could still exist, since yet again anything impossible can be possible

[@benaseervatham8092]

wait i missed it, whens the time stamp when its mentioned

[@logandunlap9156]

The Giant isn't a monster that's out of control. It's BEYOND control. Any semblance of hope in the situation gets snuffed out, just beyond Wyatt's reach, and that's what makes it both compelling and terrifying. Now that I think about it, it's actually quite rare that you get to see so much of a monster in a horror film like this and the film remains scary after the initial reveal. I really like Kane's vision and I can't wait for more content from him.

[@chaosinsurgency6636]

Skinamarink is one

[@Bluestone775]

Bro got snuffed out

[@kamikazeviking3053]

I love how the doll is handled. I believe that the difference between a good and a bad enemy/entity in horror is that a good one hunts down the protagonist while a bad one tries to scare the protagonist. The doll not only hunts down the protagonist, but it is smart about it, playing tricks, hiding and the fact that this seemingly inanimate object is not only hunting you down but is intelligent is absolutely terrifying.

[@kektimus]

So much this. How many movies and games have their antagonists stop and roar at the viewer/player BEFORE engaging in anything remotely threatening?

[@Edward3Nigma]

Although I agree with this statement, I am 90% that at 30:39 the doll was acting like a weeping angel just to fuck with the guy. Or at 41:16 where you can see three signs with the doll and massive "We're back." written on it. I think the doll itself placed them there to remind the protag that he can't hide from it, and that it is in fact, back.

[@TheCosmicThrust]

nah man that thing crumpled those aluminum stairs with the intent of crushing the mc with.

[@randomrazr]

could he have attacked it? knock it down dolly wheels

[@shagggy7501]

How does it make the entity good?

[@KingTommy2910]

Thanks to Feldup i m here, and i'm never going back from this channel, your content is awesome !!!

[@jeefberky9101]

That monster was *terrifyingly* well done. The payoff of seeing it stare down the protagonist near the end was absolutely perfect, that haunting realization that the whole time it was not only toying with him, but that it was keenly aware of how the human mind worked, what they feared and what they would *think* would stop such a creature.

[@ZyxieRumor]

You'd be surprised that the monster is actually based on an actual statue, and the mall itself is a real mall from Dallas, Texas, called Valley View Mall.

[@ictosnovo]

​​@@ZyxieRumorwhats the statue called

[@adrianpadilla7545]

@@ictosnovo it's a sculpture based on a botanist named Julien Reverchon

[@adrianpadilla7545]

My heart sank at the end when we get to see it use the staircase

[@ictosnovo]

@@adrianpadilla7545 ah i see

[@BeausArts]

The way the giant moves is absolutely terrifying. Something about it’s lack of any movement other than, of course, rolling, makes it completely horrifying to see. That, and it’s just overall uncanny-ness

[@uppast420am]

he's just like a dolik fr

[@SuperConductivities]

and he's actually never been relying on the rollers

[@schizoidmeme5470]

@@SuperConductivities ? Are you talking about when it rode the escalator?

[@mattfarrell8947]

The scariest thing about the giant (imo anyway) is how it toys with him, and by extension us, by letting him THINK he understands the rules it follows before breaking each one. Like at first Wyatt seems to assume it will only move if he’s not looking at it, but then it charges at him. Then he runs up the escalator and it doesn’t follow, leading him to assume that it CANT, but later it just effortlessly rises up the escalator to confront him. So unsettling, and a great way to subliminally build on the fear we’re already feeling,

[@Razumen]

It acts very much a like a predator, especially catlike in how it stalks him at first, only moving when he's not looking. I believe it didn't chase him up the escalator at first because it knew the exit was up there, but Wyatt didn't know, so it didn't want to risk him discovering it by chasing him up there.

[@AverageNerdGamer]

Man this giant is my new sleep paralysis demon.

[@dragon_nammi]

Plus the foreshadowing in the planning offices was great. "Every exit of the building is accessible to wheelchairs," meaning the giant was guaranteed to come back as Wyatt was trying to leave, whichever official exit he tried to take.

[@lemonhazee950]

azy Feldup qu'est ce que je ne ferais pas pour toi :3

[@4hunnid50]

The man shown at 23:35 (Julien Reverchon) is a French botanist. The rolling giant IS Julien. Also, the statue is a real art piece that was presented in "the parade of the giants" in Dallas. Right under one of his paintings is one of those same plants on the cover of his oldest view album. There are also multiple references to botany, such as in the security room(36:45) where there are multiple pictures of trees, plants, and flowers. If you look at all of Not Kane Pixels tracks for the oldest view it all has something to do with plants. The titles of the songs correspond as well. Some examples are; "foliage" or "freshly cut grass". When Wyatt was walking down the stairs you can hear him say "it smells like that cut grass smell that i mentioned, like that cornfield smell." Another thing, why the hell does the entrance at the bottom of the stairs look like a gas chamber???

[@mirkoruhl9324]

Yeah that room looks out of place considering the rest of the place is a mall

[@TurboNemesis]

Phosgene gas smells like freshly cut grass. That's likely what he was smelling, makes sense considering the gas chamber looking area

[@blomtomb7103]

i thought the ending was implying that there was no mall, and that he was just in the forest the whole time? thats where all the plant stuff comes from

[@4hunnid50]

@@blomtomb7103 I believe Julien took over Wyatt because in the ending you can see him slowly turn monochrome, and in the second oldest view video Julien is also monochrome.

[@FoxyGuyHere]

@@blomtomb7103 But he posted the video on youtube and everyone saw mall.

[@sheepythebott]

The way the monster just appears out of nowhere and how it doesn't move any part of its body except for the wheels is so creepy. This video had me at the edge of my seat. I love your work so much, kane pixels.

[@Whatsupeveryone-w9h]

I’m not trying to give you nightmares but near the end before Wyatt falls, he looks back to see the monster but it disappears. What’s creepy is, if you look closely, only the wheels of its cart remain. Meaning that, not only has the giant fooled Wyatt many other times, but he fooled him about his characteristics too. The monster isn’t dependent on the wheels, meaning that it isn’t a stiff frozen statue, it could literally be a fast flexible organism/creature, which could explain how it disappears so many times with no wheel-noises. It could have legs underneath its robe, too.

[@sheepythebott]

@agannuhi6937 it does explain why we don't hear the wheels scratching off the ground, but why does it ram into the ramp before Wyatt falls? And why does it still strike the same pose as always after backing off from smashing the ramp/wall? (Also, at the end, when we see Wyatt's lifeless corpse as it pans to the forest, you can see the giants face amongst the trees.)

[@chaosinsurgency6636]

@@Whatsupeveryone-w9hyall are schizophrenic keep seeing people make it up that it pushed him an that you can see its cart no if toi watcj the video he climbed on the support beam an it was loose an it comes off

[@Myte-kz4bv]

@@sheepythebott toying maybe. This whole thing may be a game to the statue

[@Whatsupeveryone-w9h]

@@sheepythebott everyone’s main thought is that it’s just toying with him. Pretending to be something it’s not. We hear the same wheel noises after he ditches his wheel cart probably because he’s still messing with him. I mean we don’t know what their motives are but it’s clear to us that he doesn’t need the carts to move.

[@itsmeartist4506]

This is actually insanely terrifying. The atmosphere, the monster, the whole entire place, its so realistic. How realistic it is makes it so much more scarier than other animations. Its outstanding.

[@hexadecimal973]

I wouldn't really call it terrifying. Overall mallsoft as a genre is very relaxing despite falling under the liminal category. The whole grandiose feeling of those long gone malls, makes you feel nostalgic, like you're back in the 90s in some mall in America on a Sunday afternoon just strolling through and shopping, seeing random people and just admiring the architecture even if the mall is empty. This video on the other hand, sure is creepy and terrifying, being chased by an entity but I feel like that's not what true mallsoft is. But it's a fun spin on the genre nonetheless.

[@thepuggest4202]

But, I mean, big scary giant that chases you and can break concrete seems more horror/terror. Like I wouldn’t describe the KP back rooms as that kind of liminal feeling when you’re getting chased by a bacteria stick man. In the end the goal is unsettling like you’re saying until horror.@@hexadecimal973

[@thepuggest4202]

I was shaking, my ears were hot, my forehead even hotter u was terrified bro,

[@LMP134]

@@thepuggest4202 SAME LOL

[@sloth3066]

It made me scream in terror in my bed !

[@lizlouie9398]

thank you so much for bringing fear back into my life. I've been too desensitized for too long. This is awesome, I love the feeling of reverting back to a scared little kid trying to cover her eyes and ears with the covers late at night. Incredible work :)

[@anthonymolina4982]

It's insane that this man literally got out the first time. And walked up all those stairs and said to himself, "I gotta come back here." He had this coming.

[@Whatsupeveryone-w9h]

From his point of view, this was a large abandoned mall with no purpose. I mean, obviously a ton of smart people wouldn’t let curiosity get the best of them, but no average person, especially a vlogger, would expect the exit to get completely blocked off behind them, and a giant intelligent statue monster thing out to get them. That’s some incredible paranormal-Backrooms stuff.

[@animeloveer97]

yea but it was in the middle of the woods,in a hole lmao@@Whatsupeveryone-w9h

[@SocksWithSandalsEnjoyer]

ALONE no less 💀

[@LakesideTrey]

@@Whatsupeveryone-w9hA mall A MILE UNDERGROUND IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE. At the very least a powerful and secretive organization made it and is still maintaining it.

[@stdesy]

@@SocksWithSandalsEnjoyerseriously, at least bring your buddies

[@zwickflixproductions4379]

Kevin Obregon, the artist who created the real-world Julien puppet, made a Facebook post referencing this video on the day it was released, and later shared the video itself. So it’s safe to say he’s in on this whole thing.

[@TheBroGamer14082]

lol nice. you got a link to that post?

[@Steve.Matheus]

​@@TheBroGamer14082youtube deletes off-site links on comments.

[@Steve.Matheus]

As far as I know.

[@DealwithitHand]

@@TheBroGamer14082 its the first thing that comes up on google if you search Kevin Obregon

[@JasonPF]

It's on his Threads, he reposted the video on there. Pretty cool.

[@Starfuzzii]

I will always love how believable the actions and reactions of the camera man are. Him seeing that the Giant isn't where he last saw it and questioning for a moment 'wait...' and following it up with 'I don't know' in a disorganized panic of thoughts displaying how someone actually may react in this situation. The camera man running and noping out as soon as the gate retracts loudly making a frightening noise. Him showing an oddly placed plant branch on the ground and having the camera stay on it for a while just taking in the small, strange, but seemingly meaningless detail in a hopeless situation unsure what else he can do. Phenomenal storytelling!

[@Professionalgoofygoober]

Not to mention, when he gets inside of the mall, he walks slowly as to make as little sound as possible

[@breezywolf14]

12 mins in n ur telling me dis aint real?

[@BreadMimic]

I think that branch was purposefully left there by the giant. You can see that it’s placed next to a portrait of Julien Reverchon. Perhaps this is the giant’s way of honoring the botanist it was modeled after

[@wolvros6040]

This is without a doubt the best (…and possibly even my favourite) piece of horror media I’ve ever watched…it’s an absolute chefs kiss…every small nuance, to the subtle acting/dialogue, the vhs style footage, the way tension is built, the uncanniness of it all is all blended perfectly with the way it’s presented to us too…I absolutely love the horror, the thriller genre etc and this whole series is just crème de la Creme…All I can say is I need more of this!

[@konpet4248]

So many people are talking about the visuals being amazing, and they absolutely are, but man, the audio is insane as well. The voice acting was so well done, and the sound design in general too. If it wasn't, this would not be nearly as scary

[@steffenyh]

I agree completely! the noise at 29:30ish made me jump out my skin for a sec and the reaction to the noise kept me there. You don't even get that in a good horror film anymore

[@onlyonewhyphy]

The audio engineering is top-of-line, but the acting... the reactions given are perfectly believable. Even down to the fear-breathing. People who don't know do shallow rapid breaths. In reality, primal terror does the opposite, as instinct does everything possible to keep you hidden.

[@OverdosedDrop]

I cannot hear the man. Everything else sounds fine.

[@pitodesign]

Oh yes, I love Kane's sound design. It happens I play his videos over headphones while working so I just hear the sound. Then you really get to appreciate the details and dynamics.

[@miklyways]

​​@@OverdosedDropYeah same, but i assume hes recording with his phone or atleast doesnt have a mic. So i guess its a ok compromise for added realism.

[@carsoncomplains]

Finding the mall exits completely blocked off is somehow more horrifying than anything I've seen in your Backrooms series

[@titchbits1]

I gasped. I couldn't believe it when I saw the stairs.

[@Chiberia]

Or the glass broken out... he wasn't the first to try to escape that way...

[@carsoncomplains]

@@Chiberia Honestly didn’t see that on my first watch, but I’ll definitely give it at LEAST a second and third watch Edit: It’s probably because I was looking away for most of the ending because I was too scared lol

[@brokenlotproductions]

Did we watch the same backroom series?? How can you say that is scarier😅 the puppet thing was the scariest part for sure

[@carsoncomplains]

@@brokenlotproductions Oh brother, this guy stinks

[@starry3459]

I don't know what the overall story is, but honestly I like it that way. this to me is the magnum opus of liminal horror, no explanation, no cheap scares, and a character who is actually somewhat reasonable in their decision making. this is stellar work mate.

[@MatchaTheVibeking]

He's reasonable, but that still doesnt save him :^) Terrifying.

[@VikingTeddy]

I generally keep the volume down on creepy videos. But his quiet mumbling forced me to nakevut louder. I don't know if it was intentional, but having to crank up the volume made it so much worse.

[@ohrliburli]

Ah yes, reasonable "Hey, I found this really creepy looking hole with a seemingly infinite staircase inside of it on someone else's private ground. I'm going to record myself going in there alone, without telling anyone about this location."

[@-_XD]

@@ohrliburli😂😂😂

[@starry3459]

@@ohrliburli you underestimate human curiosity, once he was there he made completely rational choices, and when things started to get weird (well weirder) he immediately tried to leave. As for the going down the stairs, in the video before he makes it to the shop that leads into the store before turning around, as far as he was concerned the only thing to be afraid of was the property owners. Even in a situation that doesn’t necessarily make sense, the default conclusion is never that a giant statue is going to crush you, or really anything paranormal to begin with. And especially when the monster does appear, he’s more cautious, and methodical about his trying to escape, and even uses blueprints to find an exit, something I don’t think even most people would’ve thought of. He was smart enough that had it not been for the steel beams breaking under him, he would’ve made it out completely unscathed.

[@blase4408]

Man I love the atmosphere of these videos. They capture the feeling of being alone in a public place at night well. It’s a pretty weird feeling. It’s like cool, but also a little off putting, risky, and so on.

[@TheSurrealist.]

I’m a Texan myself. This mall wasn’t far from where I’m currently living now. That’s crazy. This was amazing. Kane Pixels is a horror genius. No gore (not that I’m bothered by gore I’m not), no horror cliches really. This was profoundly creepy and unique on so many levels. 10/10

[@itsnewstimechild6089]

It was based off valley view 100%

[@flandyc4513]

Alternate Reality done right, for sure! I love how many people from around the area are corroborating the existence of it here in the comments. I'm a little further North (Canada) and the best we've got is Will O The Wisps, and thats just an old folktale brought over from Europe. Probably invented to keep children safe from straying too far.

[@Moldyfries1]

Am I missing something? How do people know what mall this is, it could be any abandoned mall? I’m only 9 minutes in though so don’t sue me if it’s revealed later. Edit: just saw the signs with addresses 🫡

[@TheGrammarNazi123]

​​@@Moldyfries1It literally says so in the video. 13:49.

[@jojivlogs_4255]

entering a labyrinth and then having all the exits close inexplicably is an extremely common horror trope

[@hallunolla]

I love that such a weird and specific genre of horror has become popular. Thank you Kane for making these and constantly improving and pushing the genre forwards.

[@umbramaex]

When he said “We’re done” I was nodding my head and then he flipped behind and saw the stairs gone… my heart SANK. Great work.

[@r4yyans___]

lmao same it was insane

[@thebeautyofuniverse5250]

Don’t u mean when he said “we are fucked guys”?

[@ethanh116]

@@thebeautyofuniverse5250well yeah that was right after, same part

[@umbramaex]

@@thebeautyofuniverse525021:26

[@kanze4056]

リアルすぎる、流れている環境音楽もちょうどいい…夏休みに見るホラーは最高です

[@TheEmeraldApples]

The fact that the mall and the entity in this video are both things you can Google and find real photos of really adds to the immersion. Awesome work!

[@fz8691]

What do you type on google for the entity and the mall?

[@gianttacogod]

@@fz8691 rolling giant.

[@fz8691]

​@@gianttacogodthanks

[@saullandiof5768]

@@fz8691 type in studiobregon

[@LeviAva]

Oh that’s actually awesome!

[@BigBrosFilms]

Dude this is nuts. I've been on KZbin for over 10 years and I'm telling you right now this video is going down in history. I'm very privileged to watch this as soon as it's released. I'm blown away! This is really something special.

[@Physeqal]

Indeed!! 🙂

[@LynnAgain83]

100% AGREE!!!! 🙌🏻

[@TTTasman]

me too hahahaha

[@zarrowthehorse]

Absolutely zonkers bonkers!

[@peashootercat]

me too

[@purpseatpeeps8641]

I love when the thing starts moving, pulling the weeping angle trick, it doesn’t do it for very long, only *just* long enough for you to get used to the rule before subverting it immediately.

[@HogBurger]

It’s a trickster. It made it seem like it can only move when not being observed, but breaks that rule. It establishes the idea that it can’t go up an escalator, but it breaks that too. It establishes the idea that it needs rollers, but, of course, it breaks that too.

[@tewkie7955]

@@HogBurgeri wonder what els its established🤔, i think there is defiantly more then one

[@veteranpg3d156]

@@HogBurger And at first it doesn’t move at all

[@artimus4198]

@@veteranpg3d156good point it’s first introduction we don’t even realize it’s a creature it’s just a set piece

[@PH061]

I love the scene of the Rolling Giant confronting him for the first time, because, it makes him think he is in control of the situation, if he doesn't stop looking he won't move, and then the giant advances when he lets his guard down, this is repeated with the stairs at the end of the video, it's really creepy

[@bloodclot]

3:00 red flag appears behind the tree 32:37 clear view of the red flags attached to the Rolling Giant 38:15 red flags of the rolling giant roller appear between the wall and pillar 42:42 The other giants appear 43:39 - dead horses and bodies on floor during light flicker 45:03 Rolling Giant abandons its roller The Oldest View - Renewl (part 1) shows the creator of the rolling giants. 3:04 shows a sketch. on the bottom left, you see the Rolling Giant's hand, along with his face on the far right. The Giant is real. It's a sculpture by Kevin Obregon, named "Julien Reverchon". This was crafted in 2012 when Kevin was in high school, intended for use in a bridge parade called "Parade of Giants" in Texas. ​In 2016, Kevin's art studio, "Studiobregon", opened an exhibition in the mall where the sculpture was prominently displayed. Unfortunately, this period coincided with the mall's decline in popularity. Reddit comment from 2022 about the sculpture IRL: This piece was originally located by a big mural, but wheeled out to the main court during this time period to be in public view as the movie theatre was still operating (and continued to operate until 2022). Wild to see this piece all over the internet, as it was right outside my gallery/studio and I saw it every day. The teens visiting the theatre late at night did like playing pranks with it and moved it to various locations in the mall (as it was on wheels and security was non existent). Made it seem like it had a mind of it's own seeing it in the different spot in the morning than in the night before.

[@dt295]

3:00 seems like a red flower to me

[@ASwitchDog]

@@dt295 It was definitely intentional.

[@spythere]

Also, the creator (or whoever is this person) in the first part is black & white while everything around him is colorful - just like with Wyatt in the end when he appears outside the mall, probably dead. You can hear the thunder in the background as well, so presumably it's the same place.

[@hexagon2185]

That’s a massive red flag right there

[@C-Farsene_5]

damn, those teens should really pat themselves in the back for helping inspire such an amazing horror vid

[@chexfan2000]

Oh my god. Having finished this, I am feeling all sorts of emotions. Thoroughly freaked out, achingly nostalgic, but most of all incredibly damn impressed by the accuracy and incredible intention to detail. I can honestly say that of all the things that could have been at the bottom of the staircase, and of all the things title The Oldest View could have been referencing, the location of my first job, a perfectly recreated Valley View Center was not what I was remotely expecting. I drive past the site where that mall used to stand damn near every day, and most of the spots this video takes place in were torn down well before Kane’s first Backrooms Found Footage tape went up. When Wyatt emerged from that store, which I’m 99% certain used to contain a used video game store with lots of rare stuff, and he-and myself-were suddenly looking at the exact spot my little kiosk of used DVDs used to be, the chill up my spine was at an intensity i haven’t felt since Blair Witch Project’s ending with the guy standing in the corner. There were so many details he got absolutely PERFECT, like that stupid poster about vegetables that start with the letter B, which stayed up for several years and afaik was still there when the fire happened earlier this year. I ended up calling my mom to reminisce; she was a teenager living nearby when the mall first opened, and while her first job wasn’t there, one of my aunts’ was, i learned. aaaanyways, as always my jaw is on the floor, my socks have been blown clean off, and i have the strange and spooky fear that im just a character in a Kane Pixels video and will soon meet a dreadful fate in a liminal space. Perfect october vibes!

[@OxalicDZN]

That must be bone chilling

[@troydoesstuff3443]

This video isn't real right? Dumb question but it seems so real

[@Astralfightleague]

​@@troydoesstuff3443I BELIEVE this is CGI but honestly, I can't tell

[@TYgent23]

Now, knowing that this was an interpretation of a real place makes this video all the more haunting. Happy Halloween.🎃

[@raimundo_four2212]

Bro, im jealous of the experience u had with this video. I was hooked even without knowing the place

[@Quinnsters]

I used to roam Valley View Mall as a kid and seeing this just flushed my mind with memories of my childhood. This was recreated so well that I was pointing things out from aimlessly looking around when I was younger. It was sad to see the mall demolished, but now it has an incredible afterlife. Well done Kane.

[@fenix4943]

😢no is good ending

[@racingdevil4856]

So from how the main character acts, we aren’t in Texas

[@esakohaki4308]

@@racingdevil4856 Rolling Giant would have been swiss cheese if a Texan got trapped down there. (Giant got trapped in with the Texan)

[@RedGoji]

609th like

[@Neptunes_Bounty]

​@@esakohaki4308This comment made me fucking cringe

[@retaz4188]

The weeping angels realley terrorized a generation with the abondance of them in stories, movies, games, videos nowadays mdr (or lol in the language of shakespeare haha)

[@ilyasmalik7163]

He thought Julien couldn't move 30:37 He thought Julien could only move when not being observed 32:18 He had no idea how strong Julien actually was 33:48 (listen as he breaks through the store front) He thought Julien was dumb 42:32 He thought Julien was the only giant 42:42 He thought Julien couldn't use the stairs 43:20 He thought he could leave... 45:14 ...and he thought Julien couldn't 46:03

[@Amaraticando]

42:42 is not another giant, although it looks like it at first glance.

[@charlioanimations]

Very good comment

[@jonawa1573]

Do you mean Julien left ?

[@ThadriousGoldenstone]

Julien was just trying to help him get back home :(

[@Papierkorb2292]

​@@AmaraticandoMany different giants can be seen during that time

[@koenig_der_zwiebeln9094]

Kane is a genius. With so few tricks he manages to create an incredibly intense haunting atmosphere.

[@AltKaxREAL]

​@@OysterWard not trying to be mean but, what else can we say? there's so much we could appreciate him for

[@bruhbruhson8864]

@@OysterWardCuck 🫵

[@something7836]

@@AltKaxREAL There is always the option of saying nothing at all.

[@basic6735]

@@something7836 This is a comment section, people can say whatever they want, regardless if you like it or not

[@Yes-by6jq]

​@@something7836bro just wanted to complement him

[@ScrimmyBingus42]

Kane, you have absolutely NAILED making realistic camera movements in your animation. Like i legitimately thought this was all live action for a bit. Keep up the good work dude, looks amazing!!

[@Yu-Gi-Oh36508]

its not live action..?

[@ImJustJAG]

​@@Yu-Gi-Oh36508no all the scenes of him exploring the stairs and mall are CG.

[@vampcaff]

​@@ImJustJAGactually some of it is real overlayed with cg.

[@vampcaff]

​@@Yu-Gi-Oh36508yes and no. People that think this is all cg think everything is or ai. Lol

[@c.warkentin4270]

@@Yu-Gi-Oh36508to my understanding, the shots above ground are real footage, and everything in the mall is animated, although I’m not 100% on it

[@Ambientambiencechannel]

I like how from certain angles you can't tell if the stairs are going up or down...

[@vincentgohvan]

12:19 if anyone is interested there's bomatos broccoli, bumpkin, beggplant, beas, bavacado, bango and bapples

[@jessicav2709]

Bangos and bapples are fruits in this house not veggies (though fruit vs. Veggies is disputed here) but there is Brussel sprouts and beppers to take their place

[@enthusiast3265]

Bango is a fruit

[@kodamckenzie]

broccoli, banana, beets, blueberry, blackberry, .... um, boysonberry, uh..... oh fuck..

[@AldrickExGladius]

@@enthusiast3265 so are bomatoes

[@BewbsOP]

Fun fact, theres actually tons of them, since vegetable simply refers to edible plant parts. Stuff like butternut squash, bean sprouts, bamboo, bok choy, bananas, beets, bellpepper, they're all technically vegetables.

[@vinvos8651]

Did anybody else notice that when Wyatt looks back for the statue one last time before trying to exit using the rooftop at exactly 45:04, the monster is gone even though it was there just a second ago, but the cart it was rolling on is still there. This is such a weird little detail but if the monster can move from the cart and did so in the last seconds this most likely means it came to push him down before he was able to leave and was most likely toying with him this entire time.

[@EchoVisuals_]

Yeah and then right before Wyatt falls you can hear the Giant's sounds play behind him

[@thatcelloboi]

Oh wow you're right. That thing must be able to move very fast then if it got over to him in so little time. Imagine it silently gliding across the beam toward him

[@bunnylebowski4465]

@@thatcelloboifuck that shit I’m out😂

[@bobsempletank5362]

God it's just a fucking trickster. Every single time we see him, he breaks a new rule that you think he has. I guess he broke the final rule that we thought- the damn thing isn't some stiff statue, he's probably fully mobile like an actual organism

[@klaud7311]

In real life, that was the final state of Julien. Just a cart.

[@madpistol]

You are the KING of the liminal horror genre. No one else is even close. A 46+ minute video... and I was glued to the screen the entire time. This is an absolute masterpiece!

[@guywithafedora3247]

Ngl that lobby music is mad chill, id be vibing

[@samfromportadown]

I think one of the reasons this is so terrifying is that it is structured kinda similar to a nightmare. Time, physics, geometry etc. work as normal... until they don't. And suddenly a doorway isn't where it was before, or a new doorway is where a solid wall used to be, and a thing chases you endlessly and should catch you but doesn't quite... or even just the whole idea of a deserted shopping mall that's supposed to be on the surface somewhere in Dallas Texas, being instead buried about a thousand feet underground in some random part of... somewhere in America. All of these things remind us of nightmares that we have all had at one time or another.

[@Razumen]

Definitely lots of dream logic here, like the weird entrance, to the normal exits simply not existing and the other remaining exit being in the most illogical and hard to reach location possible.

[@petertench-zw2ti]

@@RazumenYeah, this is inspired by House of Leaves for sure

[@Morrisseys7thFriend]

I've definitely had nightmares about being trapped in a maze of a building where all the rooms are constantly changing.

[@LtSprinkulz]

Yeah it made me feel like I was asleep that's for sure.

[@-Seek-17]

As someone who had a nightmare about this exact thing an hour ago. I agree 100% being chased by that thing is terrifying I was absolutely mortified😂

[@neru5839]

As a Dallasite, Valley View and Collin Creek malls are both incredibly familiar places to me. They're both gone, but seeing someone from California being able to perfectly recreate the entire mall in 3D is incredible... Most of the people in this comment section probably don't even know that this is a real place. It was a place that was important to me and so many other people. And having a mall in my hometown come to the spotlight, a mall I used to frequent, is amazing.

[@Schplibb]

I live right next to Collin creek mall and I've been to valley view countless times. I was wondering why the malls looked so familiar, then i realized why. Honesty sent shivers down my spine when i noticed the poster that said "valley view" .

[@nathanchapin8445]

Wow this vid must be crazy for you guys

[@to0muchtoan]

As soon as I saw the "V" logo I was like holy shit this is Valley View and it's not demolished?!

[@gallaxseizor9216]

I remember Collin Creek mall in the mid 2000s, there would be a shit load of Emo and goth people that would hang out their in that time, they always scared me 😂

[@Josapr]

The second I saw the initial Valley View Art Gallery poster/banner thing in the video, I did some quick research into them, because I half-expected it to start an ARG, and it was hard to tell if it was a real thing or not. Thanks for confirming it was a real place! It makes the video all the cooler to me!

[@TheBigLasagne]

I love how I hate how terrifying this concept is. Alone, DEEP underground, in a place where you feel you're not alone, paranoid that a big, at first glance, seemingly inanimate puppet chases you through the mall. Eventually causing you to go somewhere claustrophobic as the giant inches itself closer to you any way it can.

[@HankMFWimbleton]

Deep underground? Big rolling giant chasing you later? Terrifying? Pikmin 2 got you covered

[@PIGselGames]

​@@HankMFWimbletonhell yeah!

[@flipsfruitland9853]

​@HankMFWimbleton I still have flashbacks to the water wraith. Everyone does.

[@tristaalec892]

I am only liking you because I like your picture I like your little cat

[@naila6239]

THANKSS FELDUP THIS VIDEOS AND THIS YTBR IS AMAZING 👏

[@isolatedirectorofficial]

The fact this is all made in Blender fucking boggles my mind. Absolutely amazing stuff Kane, you knocked it out of the park with this. I’m legit freaked out now this is horrifying.

[@quandaledingle2107]

Or we could say knocked it out of backrooms with this

[@jimmyhoke]

A lot of this was filmed in an abandonment mall 20 minutes from where I live.

[@femboygaming1827]

this is all BLENDER?!

[@femboygaming1827]

nevermind it's an abandoned mall

[@Gaspar1n92]

the amount of realism you can achieve with dense meshes, image noise, realistic textures and camera shake is incredible, and the audio is very well done

[@Frosted777]

the fact that Kane can take a REAL abandoned mall into a cgi recreation is insane.

[@aid2004]

THIS IS CGI ?!?!?!??!?!?!?!

[@smugfortune9977]

It's a real mall it's not CGI

[@TheMagicalNotebook]

It’s a real mall But sadly this mall has been demolished But i think giant julien is still somewhere

[@DinoOfficial4096]

@@TheMagicalNotebookgot destroyed in a fire sadly

[@TheMagicalNotebook]

@@DinoOfficial4096 well that’s the answer on where Julien went

[@bensaret]

Holy shit, you actually recreated Valley View Mall, I haven't been there in decades but you built an entire storyline inside of it. So crazy to see a place I went to so many times in one of your videos...

[@UnanimousDelivers]

Is it still there? Google maps shows it looking abandoned. Now I'm starting to wonder if this is all VFX/Blender/etc or if some of this is the actual location.

[@CrimsonVerum]

This is all VFX/Blender. Atleast the underground portions@@UnanimousDelivers

[@sy-cho_boy1238]

@@UnanimousDelivers it is blender! Kane pixels is extremely talented when it comes to recreating life like scenarios within his animations. Side note it WAS an actual location but it does seem abandoned unfortunately.

[@rodneyschmidt3652]

@@UnanimousDelivers The mall was demolished this year, actually. Also, if you look at interior images that urban explorers have posted, it is significantly more trashed than this, even back to 2022 and has a lot of graffiti,

[@MutuallyDistractive]

Duuuuude, I was thinking this looked just like valley view! I used to go to the AMC with my parents 5 years ago, and the text mentioning Preston rd. was a huge giveaway! That’s so cool!

[@mrflorian9832]

Ici grâce à feldup !

[@thegoldenkitsune6863]

I actually REALLY like this monster. He's constantly trying to deceive the protag on his abilities. When you first meet him, he has the vibe of your standard look-at-them monster, the kind where he only moves when you arent looking. However, the moment the protag starts exploiting that, he breaks his own rules and starts to give chase regardless of sight. He eventually gives up when they reach the escalator, but later towards the end when they run up it again, he uses his control over the mall to power the escalator and ride up it. Then, after he rams into the exit staircase, he goes away as the protag is climbing to the exit, but there's a problem noticed by another comment: *he left his roller behind.* If he isn't really so limited in his movement, why did he leave the protag be? This whole time, he was toying with them. There was never a chance that they could leave, because the giant had complete control over the mall. He was never leaving in defeat; *he was going back down to reach them after they fell.* In fact, there never really was just one giant. Look at the sign you see with him printed on it. "We're back." *WE'RE* back. 42:42 is where, just for a split second, we see *more* giants. None of them ever intervened until the protagonist had a fully open route to run down that wasn’t where the giant wanted them to go. They knew what was going to happen. This whole time, he was just playing with his food.

[@chillworksdev4145]

Incredible analysis! Amazing to see.

[@mychannelisoverrated4262]

Why are you saying “them”? It is clear the main character is a man due to the voice no offence just correcting

[@saveforth]

Yeah, idk if there’s multiple though, I’ve heard people say that and it’s a bit weird, it is the rolling giant, not rolling giants. And the we’re back sign is an actual sign from the real mall irl that just means the people who made it are back. I also can’t really see multiple giants, maybe there’s one, but he can teleport, so that doesn’t mean that there’s multiple. Also I don’t think they had to close him off, Wyatt intended to go up the escalator from the start, he read that the AMC level was where the emergency exit was from the map.

[@thegoldenkitsune6863]

@@saveforth I think there are multiple because of the mentioned timestamp, where while the protagonist is running they come across multiple large shadowy figures when the lights turn on in one spot. The figures don’t really look like they would have any place if they weren’t Giants, and there’s more than one Giant-shaped figure. As for the exit, even if that was their main goal, I doubt that the Giant knows about their plan. He still wants to catch them, so leaving multiple routes open isn’t the best idea. If they didn’t want to go up the escalator for whatever reason, avoiding his trap, they would have a huge opportunity to escape and hide somewhere again if that route was open.

[@saveforth]

@@thegoldenkitsune6863 that’s fair, it is true that the giants wouldn’t necessarily know that he knew the exit. Then again, the giant was waiting at the escalator to cut him off, which could be a sign that he knows, but that’s not definitive. So you do make a fair point. I think it boils down to: A. I don’t know why there would be multiple, especially since we only see one mask made in the other video. And B. I think the video is too blurry to make out multiple. But maybe that’s just my poor eyesight, I’ve paused it but personally fail to see more giants. Once again, could really go either way imo.

[@GreenskullAI]

I feel like a kid again watching these. They hit some feeling I haven't felt in so, so long. Amazing work, Kane!

[@PlaysByAlex]

Same, like something similar was in dreams.

[@juliuscruz]

GLUBO

[@funkycup3900]

Yes seriously Kane you’re amazing at what you do. This is great. Please keep these videos up I enjoy them and it’s like if a person actually found this. It’s a very convincing reaction.

[@Korvax151]

The ambience tops it tbh

[@jimhalpert0]

Pure horror and dread, something horror movies lack

[@ZyxieRumor]

*Fun Fact:* The statue and the mall itself is based on an actual mall in Dallas, Texas called "Valley View Mall" and the statue is one of the art projects from a local school donated to the mall for decoration. Sadly, the mall went down hill over the years and finally got demolished on May 2023. I never went to that mall, but Kane must have gotten many Dallas folks nostalgic on just looking on the CGI recreation of what Valley View Mall looked like. Another interesting fact is that the statue is based on Julien Reverchon, a French Botanist and has a park named after him in Dallas called Reverchon Park. Here is a video to see what it looked like: kzbin.info/www/bejne/bp3QcnuQmNWqrpIsi=mY_u0U9ndzxWvO2P

[@jwalster9412]

I was going to Google the location myself and see if it was an actual place in Dallas, but I got side tracked. Glad to hear someone got around to it and it actually existed. Sad it's gone

[@glamax1393]

Am i the only one to think he looks like moist critical?

[@BeastRedAsh]

@@glamax1393 Lmao, now I can't unsee that XD

[@I_Am_Lt_Surge]

I wondered why it was so eerily familiar

[@Corgblam]

I grew up in Texas. I have actually been to that mall. I was having extreme cases of deja vu while watching this and it made it so much creepier.

[@chlorox01]

this series is like a masterclass in vfx lighting, its so well done and realistic

[@hunkyfunkyletsgetmonkey7464]

the layers of context to this make this a remarkable piece of art. it’s so damn good. i’m so glad you haven’t felt stuck with the first concept of the back rooms and branch out to the true potential of its horror, and the ways in which this horror can relate to our lives and real lived experiences. chefs kiss

[@explicitw8657]

12:40 “Just like the backrooms! lol”

[@marcelinepink]

14 minutes in, I have to say that perhaps what is so terrifying about this video is the fact that we don't know how this world works. The darkness of the mall and the protagonist being freaked out throughout the video are sending me huge chills.

[@MistrMr438]

Unrelated, but cool Marceline pfp

[@hardballalphaskibidi]

When I saw the monster I had the biggest chills in my life

[@saucevc8353]

Spoilers because I didn’t realize this would end up becoming top comment: I love the way the Rolling Giant intentionally deceives Wyatt. First, it acts like it can only move when not being watched, then it acts like it can't go up the stairs, turns out it can do both.

[@thierryeubanks3586]

Gives you the impression that it’s doing it for fun

[@TheAmazingDoorknob]

I like to think it just took the escalator

[@BarbieDreamDungeon]

Me and my partner watched this together and joked about it menacingly going up an elevator, politely putting its arm in front of the door so another giant creepy thing doesn't miss it

[@zonilo1]

@@thierryeubanks3586 It also shows it's pretty smart or rather cunning playing on the victim's expectations and using them to it's advantage which probably makes it far more dangerous.

[@daniilfilms]

The rolling giant does a bit of trolling…

[@nakaiimaginationmedia3853]

Your work is amazing. Not only the effects, but you are a master at building tension. You take simple things and make them terrifying. Beautiful Job!!

[@allthegoodnamesaretaken02]

I once snuck into the Valley View Center mall in Dallas to explore it with some old friends. Watching this was so unsettling cause it felt so uncannily familiar but I couldn’t place it. Finding out it was in fact based on the demolished mall and that this really was a place I remembered sent actual shivers throughout my body. It’s as if Kane found a way to bring a nightmare to life and weaponized my own memories against me. This a sense of true fear that I have not felt in awhile. This is an actual masterpiece of horror and I’m going to be thinking about this for a very long time. Excellent work my dude, but also ain’t no way I’m sleeping tonight after this. (Edit: also for those who keep mentioning it ik the giant was also real but I never saw it in person when I was there or at least I don’t remember it. Nonetheless it’s a terrifying design and learning about its history only made it more enjoyable)

[@avangells]

Dude, exact same experience. The moment I saw “Dallas” on the mall signs my heart stopped for real.

[@Tsutsu5]

i sent this to my boys the second i read valley view, whats funny is that in the video before this when he was just showing us the mall from the outside i thought to myself "this shit reminds me of the mall... only for it actually to be the fucking mall !! kane was extremely accurate because i recall roaming the same halls towards the amc and the back of the mall in the first floor which was the sketchiest part of the mall for us, there was 100% something/ one there

[@FellowTarnish]

Yeah I agree. I’m from Dallas. I been there. When I seen Valley View Mall & Dallas. The hairs on the back of my neck stood the fuck up.

[@georgeclinton4524]

lol that's why after he finds the stairs collapsed my heart was racing the whole time and I had shivers. I've been in that mall several times as a child when visiting the Dallas/Ft. Worth area.

[@jc_art_]

I am currently in dfw, and though ive never visited this mall, i will say i find it hilarious that i actually spent a bit of last and this episode wondering where it takes place, then several minutes later i see dallas texas on the signs and im like, "well not only was i completely wrong, i was as far off as i could be and its actually like not far away at all"

[@TheMainElivx]

Fun fact: If one pays closer attention to the video, they may soon realize that the whole video works as an evolution timeline of the Valley View Center. While parts 1 and 2 mainly show the mall being constructed for the first time between the years 1965 and 1973. In this video, once Wyatt first comes across the center area of the mall (all lighted-up and music playing), it signals the time in the 1980s, when the mall flourished and further expanded. However, the mall wasn't without its financial problems, which began to surface in the 1990s, (this being referred to by the entrance getting collapsed and the 1st arrival of The Giant). After losing 'Giant and finding his way to the construction plans of the mall, it might refer to the aftermath crisis and the quick rebranding of the mall in 2004. However, it still wasn't enough to make the mall popular again as many of the stores and venues began to close their doors by early 2022, (this being signaled by Wyatt coming across the otherwise hope-giving bluish, but barely-lighted section of the center and the 2nd arrival of The Giant). After the mall begins to collapse rapidly, Wyatt tries his best to make it out alive of the mall, but ends up failing, (this signaling the day of February 11th 2023, when the mall suddenly caught fire and was later demolished completely 3 months later. The cause of the fire is still being investigated to this day).

[@milan64982]

Underrated comment

[@MrNotSpecified01]

That's not a fact, that's your interpretation...

[@TheMainElivx]

@@MrNotSpecified01 In that case, I'd say that it's more of a fact in a fact than an interpretation. :)

[@Contactdecline]

I’m guessing an arsonist or somebody broke into the mall while it was near its end and either threw a Molotov, lit a flammable part of the mall on fire or electrical failure happened and something caught fire because of it.

[@ghastlygavin]

So I'm guessing this mall's going through some kind of time loop

[@Midnightwolf72]

This world building and atmosphere is fucking fantastic. It really takes the creeps of cosmic horror (the sharp shift in interior design from hard stone to shopping mall, the writing that feels like it's slipping from sight, the immaculate and dustless surfaces even though this space feels abandoned) and the dread of realism (no massive jump scares, no unrealistic reactions or decisions, the continuity of hole to stairs to mall) that really instills a wonderful discomfort. Well done.

[@krystel1]

The mall is so nostalgic for me. I remember going to my local mall when I was younger with my grandma. I’d love playing in the kids play place and going to the American girl store. The mall is actually still going by the way. I’m just glad that I got to experience that part of childhood. ☺️

[@gamingtmans6692]

Holy shit, that was actually one of the best internet horror videos I've ever seen. Wyatt was actually a smart protagonist and tried to simply leave at every opportunity and the Giant was terrifying and felt like an unstoppable force. I love that the series seems to be going in a paranormal direction and I'm kinda more excited for future installments of this series compared to Backrooms. It was worth the wait. Edit: Okay me saying Wyatt is smart was pretty stupid. I think most of the decisions he makes after entering the mall is smart but that doesn't excuse the fact he shouldn't have even been in that situation alone.

[@ThisChannelIsAbandoned300]

Wyatt did think smart, like how the giant couldn't just roll up the escalator and would just fall backwards.

[@Stewartist1]

Although I really wish he tried to reach the last set of stairs faster

[@T-74]

@@Stewartist1If he did, he would’ve lost his grip and fallen, collapse or not. Being slow gave him a better chance of actually reaching the staircase if it wasn’t for the Gallery being willing to damage itself to prevent a critic from leaving.

[@chronostasis2731]

@@Stewartist1fr

[@rainer8137]

@@T-74am I stupid where is everybody getting this gallery and critic stuff😭😭

[@another_culprit]

Lots of people are praising how great of an indie horror film this is, but I think people ought to take a moment to recognize how gorgeous the renderings seen at 40:52, 40:57, and 42:10 are. Kane isn’t just a storyteller, but also an artist, and it’s just so thrilling to see how he marries these two together in these series of his. Even more, it’s just awesome to me to see how far Kane has come as a VFX artist.

[@nuckm]

His camera work always blew my mind. Watch what happens at 17:31 it's so subtle but it's in the same class of epic camera work that you see in Mulholland Drive. This ain't some random noise like all the backrooms creators, Kane actually thinks about the camera paths to forge the vibe. At 25:57 he flexes some more, using the flashing lights to pull the camera upwards, and then a very carefully designed camera pan. The sound design also goes to hell in the most subtle of ways, suddenly hearing wind and whooshes as the camera sweeps.

[@charliex666able1]

I work in VFX, thought not in 3d/CG. This is epic work. This would be millions of dollars at our studio if someone asked us to do this....

[@ATMurdoch97]

I cannot even begin to describe how much my heart sank when he returns to the staircase at 21:27. What an incredible installment of this series. Not since the original Backrooms video have I felt so thoroughly enthralled and sick to my stomach at the same time

[@cuzimbored1979]

Literally

[@communist_amoeba3923]

At that moment he knew, he f*cked up

[@AlwaysNerdyTV]

This is not part of The Backrooms people, although I understand why you'd think so. Considering this creator is now officially a professional, hired by A24, this is extremely lazy, unoriginal, and just the Backrooms recycled. Instead of clipping into the Backrooms, he found a hole in the ground and climbed into the Backrooms mall. Objectively, to use the 'youtube' perspective at this point is a step back and honestly disappointing. Probably skipping the movie now that I know the creator can't produce original content (even the Backrooms idea isn't original to Kane Pixel's, btw).

[@cuzimbored1979]

@@AlwaysNerdyTV quit hating🥱🥱

[@aimeeaidanu]

@@AlwaysNerdyTV fatherless 💀

[@Lethalmuffin87]

This is an absolute masterclass in atmosphere and minimalist horror. Wild how you’re able to produce something better than half the movies out this year that cost hundreds of millions to make.

[@1faithchick7]

This is far scarier than 90% of horror movies in theaters. This was amazing. I can't think of a single thing to improve on this one. 10/10 my guy. Truly terrifying.

[@kezreck_]

I grew up with the Valley View mall and it was incredible to see how accurate it was. That fountain with the elevator instantly took me back to the place! I moved long before it was torn down, but it's still pretty vivid in my head.

[@Anon12077]

I haven't been devastated for a horror protagonist in so long omg I can't believe he almost made it. This was such an incredible experience I loved every second!

[@dbass9544]

If it makes you feel any better, I think the camera man was doomed the minute the monster knew he was there. The monster seemed to have complete control over the “mall” and it was just messing with him the entire time. Poor guy was never going to leave.

[@theirondiamond2189]

@@dbass9544 Its interesting to think when that exact moment was

[@corialicetales5249]

@@dbass9544 My main question is, who uploaded the video?

[@Yoshikarter1]

@@corialicetales5249 The monster uploaded it, duh. Gotta get that sweet Content Creator money.

[@mrmateusz5188]

if only he put down the camera to have both hands free... also yeah, monster was messing with them from the start, it could teleport and stuff