THE SILVER EYES (FNaF) | A Retrospective (review)

[@javkhlanenkhbaatar3843]

I think it was made just to make matpat descend into madness.

[@N_4747]

it was

[@sunset6920]

“Matpat’s just easy to make fun of” - Sagan Hawkes (2021), The UCN video

[@fredy862]

@@sunset6920 it’s fun too

[@cottoneyejoe8285]

@@StitchdTeeth Hey, the conclusions can't jump to themselves. Someone's gotta do it, right?

[@tree561]

True

[@auraemerald8434]

I remember hearing about Silver Eyes when I was younger and I told my teacher to try reading it (She was cool.) To this day, it’s a joke between us that she hasn’t read it yet.

[@stockingcore]

Ok lemme get this straight you still talk to your teacher?

[@auraemerald8434]

@@stockingcore Rarely, yeah.

[@auraemerald8434]

@@verraguid No.

[@aquacyanide]

wholesome

[@thischannelisdeadnow5061]

WHEN YOU WERE YOUNGER?!! HOW OLD ARE YOU?? I FEEL SO OLD NOW LOL

[@ithinkflutterawesome6511]

Can I just say the one element that never dips in quality is Jessica? She's just such a fun character, even through TTO and TFC, and doubles as the only person going "what the fu-" this entire trilogy, love her.

[@spacecadetkaito]

Ikr??? Shes like a friend someone would actually have in real life. I like her a lot

[@sulphurous2656]

Just finished listening to TFC the other week (after reluctantly going past just the TSE at the start of the month), I can confirm this is true. Jessica, Carlton, and Clay all stand out as consistently the best characterizations in the novels. Not even they could however save us from the ending of TFC, and most of its plot.

[@ithinkflutterawesome6511]

@@sulphurous2656 Jessica should've been the main protag of TFC instead of John, she actually moved the plot along and cared about Charlie beyond the potential of a romance partner plus knew her for more than two weeks. (They were roommates).

[@sulphurous2656]

@@spacecadetkaito I think that believability of these characters factored in a lot into how well the original novel resonated with different people. For me it did do extremely well, because they felt a lot like the cadre of my own friends in real life that I used to know. Oh how I miss them.

[@nav6969]

@@ithinkflutterawesome6511 *(omg they were roommates)*

[@frog706]

Recently watched all your FNAF retrospectives and really enjoyed them. I'll definitely have a listen to this while I'm playing a game later.

[@nathanhepworth-smith9021]

Bro how did you reach into my brain for this comment it’s all fax

[@twofaced4923]

Nice to know I’m not the only one who likes some background noise when I game, doesn’t feel right if I don’t.

[@birthdaycrickets]

Lol I watched it for the first time last night

[@diego-ou9di]

omg same

[@frytoes]

I love listening to them while I’m drawing!

[@MJ-zl3vo]

The Silver Eyes added something that was criminally lacking in FNAF at the time, characters. I feel like once you realize that the fnaf story had no proper characters with personality and instead just roles "the killer" "the dead children" etc. solving the puzzle felt kind of hollow. This breathed new life into fnaf I feel.

[@murilog.p.1383]

The part talking about how Clay would hug Carlton every night thankful he wasn’t one of the missing children is one of my favorite moments in the franchise.

[@flyingfish1138]

I loved reading these novels, the moment where I realized they had lore relevance in the games was amazing for me (probably should’ve been obvious).

[@WickDreamer]

Same

[@jess648]

I was actually surprised that they were even halfway decent

[@cameron20_]

They do have lore relevance but I remember all the books are non-canon, and a lot of the newer ones aren't supposed to be like, used to solve the lore (at least not directly or at face value but I remember they are like, an alternate universe / heavily edited or different take on the canon the games' lore).

[@elcrakcultraporxchara3260]

@@cameron20_ almost everything we know about fnaf comes from the books.

[@cameron20_]

@@elcrakcultraporxchara3260 that's not really true, there are a lot of things we figured out from the games themselves. Scott has said that the books are an alternate universe and re-imagining of the story / very, very derivative and shouldn't be used to piece the games together lol

[@Grimmmleigh]

"i look like a mess" my guy, your hair literally has 3 strands out of place - i wouldn't call that a mess

[@ThatDjinn]

+ unshaven. It really does give you this "I just woke up from sleep after 4AM gaming session" vibe.

[@itsjustthemo]

Doesn't he always look like this?

[@Grimmmleigh]

@@itsjustthemo that's what I also thought

[@catarinacosta4182]

The strands make it look like the has cat ears on

[@Grimmmleigh]

@@catarinacosta4182 he's evolving into his true form... Femboy cat.

[@beef9785]

Silver eyes was a good book,i read it again this year and it still my favorite of the novel trilogy,there was no sci-fi or anything crazy like that,it was just a supernatural story of teens going to a place and discovering the horror behind it and i also like this book beacuse you can read it as a non fnaf fan and doesnt get confuse because it explains thing properly unlike the others,the only problem of this book is the pacing,it's very slow and takes time to get on the place. I would rate it a 8/10

[@elijahsmall5873]

Yeah this book was great

[@Anthony-pt8ws]

People shit on the book a lot, but I agree. It’s definitely the best of the three.

[@sulphurous2656]

I can't even bear myself to read the next entries after accidentally coming up with character spoilers for the following sequels after finishing the book last night for the first time after several years. This information contaminating my imagination is too much to bear.

[@michaelfryers1914]

@@sulphurous2656 I'm struggling to get through the twisted ones. I already know about the spoilers, especially the one relating to who she actually is, and it's kind of really dumb in my opinion

[@sulphurous2656]

@@michaelfryers1914 Fast forward for me, I did end up listening to the rest of the trilogy before the end of the month. Minor spoilers beyond this point. I did quite enjoy TTO as a thriller until the ending chapter which was painful and also posed several questions that were not answered later. And then there's TFC. I tried to like it. I really did. It had a few great action scenes and character moments from the supporting cast. But it was just wrong, if I had to paraphrase Henry. The plot was wrong from the start. It goes into 'WTF' territory near the end. The final chapters were a total anti climax. The twist was utterly contrived bullshit (excuse my language) that retcons everything and poses more questions than it answered. William doesn't really get the finish he deserves either. Nobody does. The epilogue was extremely short and abrupt with no time being taken to debrief with everyone. This is not the final part of this story arc that we would have liked nor was it something it's world deserved. Completely unsatisfying. Not because it is bittersweet, but because it ignores everything that came before it. All of that setup and world building. Gone. Some things are best left unexplained yes, but then you have stuff like all of this.

[@flyingfish1138]

Wait, the Freddy Fazbear’s pizza from the novel had an abandoned mall around it? Security breach?

[@nero8580]

Oh shiiiii

[@trentondoyle2531]

You might be on to something there

[@Parkvwv]

The only problem that I see with this theory is that there is a possibility that security breach could be the latest in the series lore wise

[@vanny8136]

hmm? possibly. In the graphic novel it showed a lot of space too where Freddy's was too maybe..

[@flyingfish1138]

The timeline doesn’t match up perfectly, until you remember that the Silver Eyes series is essentially an alternate universe. Security breach could take place within this alternate universe, rather than continuing the previous games…

[@supersonic1222]

One thing I personally think people miss is that at the beginning of the book it says ten years after the murders, and the story takes place in 1995. Into the pit says the murders toon place in 1985, this is another reason why I think the books are connected.

[@MeemahSN]

It’s been confirmed that the trilogy is not canon to the games. They’re in a separate universe

[@sulphurous2656]

@@MeemahSN Too bad they de facto tried to connect it with TFC just like with SL instead of keeping it as a separate timeline like originally planned. In the end it didn't work out for either continuity. It derailed and broke the story for one and created a mess for another.

[@cameron20_]

@@sulphurous2656 I always remember Scott saying all the books are not canon to the games and shouldn't be used to solve the games. They're retellings / edited versions of the story and change a lot of what we knew / know now and often contradicts the games. I think the names and some loose concepts are the only thing that carry over from one to the other, really.

[@Kabbun]

@@MeemahSN They're not canon but we can use some of the stuff that's in the books to fill the holes in the games, not everything will fit but we can use the part that fit to do it

[@andruspolanco6935]

@@Kabbun but Scott said to not use the novels to solve the lore from the games

[@penners7046]

The Fourth Closet is one of my favorite pieces of FNaF media. While being batshit crazy, it has a lot of information about the rules of this universe that was previously very confusing and vague

[@ralsei7327]

Ralsei confirmed

[@1_Limbo]

@@ralsei7327 confirmed

[@andruspolanco6935]

Scott said to not to solve it with the novels

[@Fizzlesmirk]

Thank you for mentioning Project Charlotte!!! I’m vsemily’s fiancé, and he works TIRELESSLY on the project. He has been so excited about you mentioning him on your channel (he’s shown me this wasn’t the first time). I’ve flipped through the 300 pages worth of thumbnails for the project myself and it’s astounding. He draws and draws for it every day for hours because the FNAF community and his art take up so much of his heart. I appreciate your support and I know he does as well!

[@filmmaekrstudios]

I wish you both the best of luck!!!

[@gaysetokaiba]

That's amazing! I'm a huge fan of his artwork and follow him on twitter and I'm happy to see he has a fiance who is super supportive! Wishing you guys a great week and lots of love :)

[@Fizzlesmirk]

@@gaysetokaiba Absolutely!! He’s moving a couple states next month to live with me and it’s been a dream of mine to be able to help financially support him and his art because I’ve never seen someone more dedicated to their work. It’s been incredible seeing how many people have been his advocates because I am always 100% invested in his passions! : )

[@sugarskulls2817]

@@Fizzlesmirk bro nooo that's such a red flag and you don't even realize it ahahaha. If y'all still just as happy in five years awesome but you gonna get burnt out supporting someone else's dream like that. Love doesn't sustain being taken advantage of like that. Your fiance sounds like an asshole.

[@TheWholeEntireCake]

@kPirate that’s the dichotomy of “mind your business” and “see something, say something” Sometimes it’s better to just say “hey, from the info you just shared it seems a little conspicuous. Here’s the red flags xyz, best of luck to you” As opposed to not saying anything because “you don’t know me” or “it’s not my business” Sometimes a person might need someone, anyone, to verbalize that their endeavor sounds dangerous or hurtful. Especially when the more naive party could be blinded by admiration or love and not be aware of the danger of the situation. The power dynamic here could result in a nasty, abusive relationship. It’s worth being wrong.

[@gannondollins]

They pulled the silver eyes from my book fair after the heard about the part about the spring locks and foxys hook. It was so bogus.

[@MeemahSN]

Schools are too sensitive. It seems like my high school is even more sensitive. I can’t even show a slightly dark passage I wrote without my teachers thinking I’m mentally troubled

[@Gooberpotomous]

When I was in highschool (early 2000's), there was a book in my library called Killobyte (by Piers Anthony, I think) that has a few rather adult scenes. All this to say that, yes, schools are too sensitive these days

[@justinhamilton8647]

You don’t look like a mess man you’re cool

[@CHEESEPUFF_7]

^

[@timetravelersdad1290]

And cute af

[@orpheus9098]

@@timetravelersdad1290 Yup

[@LexlPurpl]

i remember asking my father for the book, he let me get it. it was such a nice book to read, i was like maybe 13 when reading it too, so ive been kinda connecting to those characters, same for twisted ones. but with the fourth closet i got it, but i didnt feel like reading it cause it was mostly spoiled for me. i recently decided to continue reading it, and despite what people says, it was pretty neat!

[@coagulatedsalts4711]

scott made sure to pick people who would garuntee a good quality when it came to his projects. (i’m still sad he left.)

[@NuggetGX]

@@coagulatedsalts4711 he’s still apart of the community, and he still works in the backround. (I wouldn’t be surprised if he still developed the games, but just doesn’t credit himself).

[@gamebearart7675]

Holy hell you nailed the aesthetic! If ya don’t mind my asking where’s the music from? these are some serious retro jams

[@oberfeldwebelhans7652]

I think by him as it says "With music by Sagan Hawkes" in the beginning

[@arkaruss]

Something I think is very important that wasn't mentioned is the importance of the setting. The book taking place in Hurricane Utah is a reference to the rumor that the "real" Freddy Fazbear's pizza was located in hurricane Utah. Just a fun tongue-in-cheek reference to the rumor among kids in the fandom at the time.

[@thegreatmarondraith8741]

I'll be honest, I listened to the audiobook expecting fun garbage, but I actually cared about what was going on. Dumb decisions that were made did fit contextually in the story, and the characters felt like real people. I was legitimately creeped out more than once. This book was way better than it needed to be

[@seventy-sixtrombones4130]

I remember hearing about The Silver Eyes when it came out. I was in 7th, maybe 8th grade. I think that was the exact moment I stopped paying attention to Five Nights stuff. Maybe I was under the impression it got too “commercial” for me. In retrospect that’s the dumbest thing ever, because seems like the exact kind of stuff I would have been into. Nice work, Sagan Hawkes. You’ve done it again.

[@patception8722]

Ok, so having read all three of the novels, I’d have to say that The Silver Eyes has the best standalone story. The Twisted Ones is the best written in terms of descriptions and dialogue, and The Fourth Closet is my least favorite as it goes full Scott insane explanations and there’s all around way too many contrivances. I think despite some reaches in logic in The Twisted Ones, it still stands tall for having really well crafted suspense scenes and a shocking ending that was unfortunately ruined in the epilogue.

[@sulphurous2656]

Looks like we have a consistent consensus then. The Silver Eyes really has that kind of self contained story which leaves you perfectly satisfied and without almost any real lingering questions at the end. And it also has a great atmosphere to it, much like the first games. The Twisted Ones feels like a halloween special almost or a nightmare tale, which is fitting since it's the FNAF 4 equivalent of the series. Though it for some reason decides to dial back to FNAF 2 land and spawns the damn restaurant under Henry's house for whatever reason which everyone immediately forgets and doesn't investigate. It does end up being sort of a fun and tense mushroom trip, if you had to call it that I suppose. And then you have The Fourth Closet, which could have been perfectly thrilling on its own with the imposter saga if it didn't corrupt it with the contradictory twists and other contrived plot points and a rushed and unfitting conclusion to an already in retrospect flawed premise. Wasted potential by focusing on the wrong things.

[@WaspCameraInSpringfield]

@@sulphurous2656 Charlie being an android is the dumbest twist I think I've ever seen in a fictional work.

[@CausticSpace]

@@WaspCameraInSpringfield You sure? A pregnant Matpat giving birth to Bonnie is better than Charlie being an Android?

[@WaspCameraInSpringfield]

@@CausticSpace I said I'VE SEEN, not EVER WRITTEN. I didn't get very far into Fazbear Frights before giving up. Although I'd contest a self-contained short story sucking ass truly being worse than the climax of a trilogy of novels being both stupid and depressing.

[@josephkeen7224]

@@CausticSpace what are you talking about?

[@campbellstudio5076]

(Long intro with a tense and terrifying excerpt from the book) "cAtCh FoRtNiTe HiGhLiGhTs WiTh YoUr ScReEn LoCkEd"

[@Akay4444444444444444]

Same here

[@bluedawgo]

This guy is only at 94k?!? He deserves way more! Let’s get him to 100k+ subscribers

[@logicalwren8061]

Had a panic because I thought this said "This guy left at only 94k?!?"

[@notathr0waway]

@@logicalwren8061 only.. 94k..

[@logicalwren8061]

@@notathr0waway What about it?

[@ridercrusader01julian65]

It seems he doesn’t have 100k, let’s motivate more people to subscribe with a control shock

[@mrxmtroom]

yes!!

[@somethingstuffguy4159]

I literally just today finished watching the entire retrospective of the games Love those little coincidences

[@SofaPop.]

Silver eyes was such a good book. The graphic novel version really hurt to read

[@orpheusp8906]

Why

[@SofaPop.]

@@orpheusp8906 cause the book was so good, and graphic novel was a stripped and watered down mess

[@f10pped36]

@@orpheusp8906 it's like watching Netflix version of a anime. They striped the majority of the good parts and watered it down

[@dyslexicdoddlebob5023]

Yeah they improved with the twisted ones

[@easiecat]

Yeah x_x

[@tyrantking9000]

I always picture the books as their own continuity, kinda like how the Resident evil novelization are in their own universe compared to the actual games.

[@thesensur6214]

Recently a weirdly amount of content creators in the Fnaf community have managed to perfectly encapsulate my nostalgia and my minds-eye memories of the Fnaf series, (sqimpus’s fnaf vhs, fnaf deluxe and it’s promotional stuff for example, along with a few others) the music, the intro, the theming, and especially the story you share near the end of the video of your mind racing with animatronic and creepypasta stuff really takes me back to 2014-2015, more so than nearly anything has in a long time. Well done with this whole retrospective series, dude.

[@loganscow1629]

I remember about 6 years ago when I was watching FNAF in real life videos as any kid would I stumbled apon aone certain video. It didn't specifically say it was FNAF irl but the man describing it talked of a chucke chesse like place that multiple kids went missing from. He said scott probably go inspiration from this place when making FNAF. Now I'm 99% sure it was fake but the real kicker was this was in Huricane, Utah... 1 year before the book came out.

[@revkun]

I like this book a lot the setup reminded me of my bloody valentine, saw, and scream. I’m super exited to see you cover twisted ones as that’s probably my favorite book out of the series even though it is a bit more Syfy thriller than pure horror. I love the scene in this novel where afton slowly exits the springlock suit and how it describes his scared body and how this life has not been painless and how even though it hurts him he still enters the suit to preform his gruesome actions. And the scene where William describes the twisted saw trap torment the body will go through with all the bloody gory details that scene lives rent free in my brain as my favorite moment in literature ever.

[@lackingcreativevalue]

Wait... "They discover an old failed mall project had been built there, but when they go inside to explore, they find out Freddy Fazbear's was never torn down, just built around." Is it possible the Pizzaplex from Security Breach and the mall from Silver Eyes are one in the same?

[@georgieboat]

I feel like the twisted ones and fourth closet kinda ruin this for me, without spoiling anything some of the reveals in the later books kinda ruin the themes in it and ruin the characters, I feel like they shouldn’t had introduced sci-fi into these books, honestly personally I just read the first one.

[@sulphurous2656]

I agree completely, having finished the trilogy after being spoiled shortly after blissfully listening to The Silver Eyes. The Twisted Ones whilst with some problems plot wise and missing characters, was still enjoyable. But I have almost absolutely no defence for the direction The Fourth Closet took plot wise despite its abundance of good character moments. Especially with that ending twist and abrupt epilogue. The twist especially is a massive retcon that requires serious mental gymnastics to let it stick because of how much information contradicts it in the previous novels. It raises more questions than it answers, and creates problems that didn't exist before whilst never addressing existing ones. The first book I'd only give minor editing tweaks, a few dialogue changes to characters like John who isn't utilized to his full potential (especially later in the sequels). For the second book, maybe the same. For the third book however, we can throw it into the furnace and go back to the drawing board. This bloody thing violates the geneva convention.

[@futureblues9926]

Finally glad he covered one of my favourite books

[@guyinbluu]

Sagan looks like the antagonist of a musical that starts out like a parody of high school musical but slowly devolves into a serial murder mystery where a band kid did it for inspiration

[@patinhoquemoralogoali9280]

R/oddlyspecific

[@guyinbluu]

@@patinhoquemoralogoali9280 am I wrong though

[@vntag3476]

Wow, great job with that intro, looks really atmospheric and stylish

[@Chibi1986]

When it comes to the prose that was shown off, describing things that are supposed to be scary and happening quickly with lengthy descriptions instead of quick statements dampens the mood. If something's chasing you, or you're trying to hide and stay quiet, you're hyper focused on that and what is in front of you or slowing/stopping you.

[@the_fungus_]

book review, seems legit.

[@whatthewhatthe9117]

The best part about of the books isn’t the characters or the plot. It’s the birth of Dave Miller mr eggplant man himself!

[@XgoDuo]

Scott cawthon: Ight we got to distinguish these guys from the other Robots. What do we call them... Oh I know how about the silver eyes? Everyone: do you have any idea how little that narrows it down!

[@Jacobhuish01]

You should do this for all the Fnaf books

[@cassie4923]

It says in the description that he will do all the books!

[@vulturret40]

Pretty convenient timing to have just finished the Ultimate Custom Night Retrospective it seems

[@snartsnart2718]

wake up babe new fnaf retrospective just dropped in all seriousness glad you’re doing these bc i don’t want to read the books but i don’t want to miss out on the info

[@prollymarkus]

i’ve been so amped waiting for this, your videos are so amazing

[@yhavinmiles]

Mark us plier

[@yhavinmiles]

Market pliers

[@yhavinmiles]

Mark I plywood

[@acidskullz3141]

sagan reading for an auidobook of the trilogy would be so dope

[@nightfall_9411]

"I look like a mess." The most beautiful mess I've ever seen.

[@wilklord_real]

Question: Since your doing a retrospective on the FNAF novels does this mean your also doing a retrospective on the Fazbear frights stories?

[@zygard1621]

They are too new

[@wilklord_real]

@@zygard1621 once they're done

[@Devin-qq6fd]

To him, they might be too insane

[@wilklord_real]

@@Devin-qq6fd That's DEFENETLY true lmao

[@CausticSpace]

@@Devin-qq6fd Pregnant Matpat giving birth to Bonnie is definitely not insane...

[@JadenGibson]

I loved the style of how the book excerpts were done! Just brimming with atmosphere

[@WickDreamer]

These novels are kinda nostalgic to me

[@kinglozzer4421]

Wait dude would you ever be willing to make an audio book for these books? I'd love to reread this book while driving and your voice is so satisfying!

[@moxfox03]

i was so invested in the opening that i jumped when an ad came on

[@firenation-jo1rs]

Dude sometimes I just think about how I live in hurricane, and how crazy it is that this story is told in my home town.

[@Jaxsol]

Dude, I found you when you uploaded your first fnaf retrospective and never noticed that you had less than 100k subs. Your content is sooooo gooooooood. you deserve at least 500k subs or more. Keep it up and you'll reach your goals!

[@taxtapyinc.2921]

I read the entire book series like a month ago for the first time, couldnt have timed it any better

[@PikaBolaChan]

only an absolute mad man would subjugate himself to such a horrifying experience such as the books

[@Stareostar]

damn they must be really scary then

[@OctobersCoffee]

Yesssss I’m so excited you’re doing a retrospective on the books!!!!!!

[@spartanspaceman5876]

"I look like a mess" HA! Join the club.

[@malikbell9114]

I appreciate that u went over the actual events of the book and I hope u do so with the next one since I haven’t read it.

[@WQIOPA]

oh my god i love everything about this video but especially the old vhs aesthetic. it really completes the vibe

[@TMOComedyy]

I can’t wait to see you cover the full fledged fight scene in the twisted ones that anyone rarely talks about

[@superjumpbros64]

"Old failed mall" hmmmm it almost seems like a reference to Security Breach..... Michael being dead?? Along with Henry committing suicide at the same time?? Probably from being burned alive

[@ChessQuestionMark]

I love this guy's videos, just got into him with that big fnaf full series retrospective. Gifted to me by the algorithm, keep up the great work young fool.

[@Calais-dn5bl]

I remember renting ‘The Silver Eyes’ from my school library a few years ago. It still baffles me that my school actually bought books like that

[@Schmorbo]

The Silver Eyes excerpt sounds like a song

[@Youmu_Konpaku_]

Segan hawks summarizing a story that would take 20+ hours to read into a 20 minute video lol

[@TheAmaurusGuy]

Love all your retrospectives and definitely all fnaf related ones. Great to just listen to a recap and get a whole story while just sitting back.

[@itisntevenagoodone]

I love this book so much I feel like not enough fnaf channels talk about this series and its lore

[@CS-110]

Now this is the stuff that makes you stop what your doing

[@logicalwren8061]

Sit down and listen awhile, read the book, and maybe play the games again. While The Community and Scott have a stroke with the mess that is happening we should just reminisce

[@alexvasquez8522]

Had to put my suit on just to watch this, broke out the Chardonnay as well

[@vforval]

Can't believe my comment made it in, great vid man

[@blueyoshi5133]

Babe wake up Sagan Hawkes made a silver eyes retrospective

[@lorettabes4553]

I've never read any of the novels, but I'm still super curious

[@muddyboi8298]

I’m so glad I’ve found someone who feels the same about this book! I always hoped they’d make a movie for it but I’m going to stay optimistic about the Michael one they’re working on now~ The Twisted Ones hot take: they animatronics should have busted into the cafeteria to nab Charlie instead of her running off to find a house I still don’t understand the purpose of and falling sleeping- it was a great horror moment to see the Freddy eating at the end of the bed, but I can’t wrap my head around the point of that home even now. And I just wish the cafeteria was more important tbh.

[@oberfeldwebelhans7652]

You really nailed the atmosphere with this video. Good job bro!

[@ReeseGaillard]

IDK why, but I have never played or cared for FNAF but just found your retrospective series so captivating that I ended up binge-watching all of them in the span of a couple days. Good work with your videos!

[@frogmouth2]

I kind of hate how much of the lore we have from the books instead of the games. Like some of the most important things such as Henry, the afton family, others were revealed via books. Imagine if the final boss of silk song was first revealed via a novel that takes place in a different canon. That’s basically the level we’re on.

[@oscartome16]

You have no idea how long I've been waiting for this. The documentary format u do. Is crazy good

[@PokayP2]

The editing on this retrospective was fantastic. I loved the excerpt at the beginning. The music and background added to it even more. Looking forward to the next one!

[@CodytheVictorian]

Love the intro , feels like the opening to a made for tv horror film from the ‘70’s or a Stephen King miniseries.

[@mr.monkeyman_9558]

Is no one gonna talk about that beautiful intro?

[@acehealer4212]

Someone in my family bought this book when they were really in their FNAF phase. I should look for it.

[@Hunter-cf6tk]

Just recently found your channel since I’ve been reminiscing back with Five Nights at Freddy’s, and just gotta say you’re great!

[@gregoryhammond9341]

I found this guy's channel yesterday with the entire FNAF retrospective. Now KZbin already recommends the video mere hours after there uploaded. Time to sub

[@blueroses4767]

"An old failed mall project"?!!?!?! why is no one talking about how that sounds like its describing the pizzaplex????

[@lifeof_bi9982]

As a first attempt at writing, The Silver Eyes is really impressive.

[@swizzles1875]

And just when we thought we hand enough FNAF after the first retrospective series.

[@LeeBadguy]

yoooooo i'm really glad you're starting to do the books, you're my guy for this stuff

[@primuslion2218]

@Sagan Hawkes thanks alot for realising this when u did ive been really ill today and the video helped cheer me up a lot

[@jordenmessel]

it still feels so weird that the books take place only half an hour away from me it’s kinda funny like why hurricane, utah of all places 😂

[@strawhatspd]

I really love these videos! I think they do an excellent job recapping the history of each thing you cover. Your deep dives are such a wonder to listen to, even for someone like me who knows everything you're talking about already. One small issue I had with this one in particular however is that the little parts where you read excerpts from the novel feel a tad bit too long and feel like they're just there to pad out the run time. I found myself just skipping forward past them after the second one. That could just be me though. You still did an amazing job on this video as a whole!

[@batbat1209]

Dude the production quality of your videos is amazing

[@goosie6579]

dude wtf i scrolled down expecting too see a few million subscribers purely for how well made interesting and well paced and edited these video are, this is criminally under rated, Im freaking subing, Im joining the club

[@TheMadPlayer.]

I love putting these videos up on my TV and watching them like little movies. Very awesome love the work

[@PurpleArcher102]

Honestly didn’t know we would be revisiting the series so soon. You are kicking ass with the rate of content you drop, Thank you so much

[@godzillamaster34]

Silver eyes was such a fun read for me. I had wanted to read it since it was announced but my parents would never have got it for me. This is because at the time I was younger. I went to a book store with my grandma and saw it. She got it for me. It is one of my favorite books.

[@the-dramatic-nerd]

Honestly one of my favorite books. Was kinda sad when Scott sad one of there best scripts was a trilogy adaptation of the books but they decided to change it. Hope if the movie ever does come out I hope it’s abt the aftons or the books.

[@iliyastefanov312]

I really like the vhs style, keep up the good work!

[@vilius9454]

man, i absolutely love your intro

[@notgabriel8624]

Can you apply to narrate the whole book for an audiobook? Your narration is nice!

[@Sydney_Angelyt]

Yes!

[@rr.4942]

i love those parts where you read sections with the music and visual effects, really atmospheric!

[@mrg298]

A nice occasion for those who haven't read the books!

[@dt843]

Book series retrospect dropped, less goo