The Summoning - Nerdy Prudes Must Die Animatic

This musical's been living rent-free in my head grgrraarghh couldn't do a full animatic bc of work and college 😔
Song - The Summoning • The Summoning
Nerdy Prudes Must Die - • Nerdy Prudes Must Die
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[@lazyeule]

Wiggle Wiggle tonight OH!😩

[@Fire-Lord-Azula]

Wiggly will wiggle tonight!

[@avaclark3820]

Is it just me, or do y'all also want to see them hold a Ouija Board and them ask the question "How many pickes can you shove up your &$$" Edit: And the Ouija Board shows '910'

[@elvirak8846]

Lazyeule? what are you doing here? .... Oh right

[@billcipher4368]

The demons be wiggling tho just saying

[@joannacopeland8729]

i love your content

[@gltchundertale2756]

I feel like you kidnapped the vibe of the lord in black so well. Having Wiggly standing atop the stage is a nice touch

[@bookworm3696]

I did not realize how much blinky needed a cell phone.

[@theinimitablejora522]

I love the use of the word “kidnapped”

[@Emma-Maze]

Kidnapped?? 😂 Captured hahah

[@rorocksisagod4046]

Who's that?

[@robo1513]

@@rorocksisagod4046the green one

[@YakitoriQueen]

This is fucking BRILLIANT. I cannot overstate how much I love this. Because I've seen this so many times and have analyzed it almost frame by frame, here are some brilliant details I want to point out: - Not entirely sure if this is intentional, but when the trio sings T'Noy Karaxis, it shows Pete, and then when they sing Nibblenephim, it shows Steph, which are the specific Lords who single them out later in the song - Once again, not sure if this was intentional, but when chased by Pokotho in the nightmare sequence, Grace puts her hands over her ears - The Blinky rollercoaster ; reference to Watcher World!! - At the end of the nightmare sequence when the trio is falling into the hands of Wiggly, Grace is praying - User @gltchundertale2756 already pointed this out, but Wiggly is standing on the stage whereas all other Lords are standing at the trio's level, because Wiggly is the ruler of the Black and White - At the end when all the Lords are shown individually, Ted's screaming shadow appears in the Bastard's Box for a few frames, referencing Time Bastard - Lastly, I love how your design of Blinky shows him with many pupils in one eye. Very offputting and fitting :)

[@ytdude2935]

I DIDNT SEE THE SHADOW IN THE BOX OH MY GOD

[@ninjabreadman1993r]

Also, Blinky is literally holding an *Eye* phone.

[@annecrookston1968]

I can't find the shadow, can someone maybe give me a time stamp?

[@maraudersine_645]

@@annecrookston1968​​⁠​⁠1:33 On the frames with the yellow lord. The shadow appears in the box as they cut away.

[@trashtoon]

starting it with wigglys eyes GOT ME BLOODY HOOKED thanks for that. its so good and we're all here to be fucking cheering. loving what the fans are making with fanarts and animatics

[@bwezil]

I don’t even know what this is from, but I love how you used color in this! In an otherwise black-and-white animatic, having these demons(?) be eye-catching bright, poppy colors is kinda more terrifying than if they were all voids or somethin, it feels unnatural and it’s perfect. I’ve always loved how intentional you are with color symbolism in your animatics (Ship In A Bottle specifically comes to mind, of course), and your skill really shows off here, I love it!

[@GCWeber]

it's from Nerdy Prudes Must Die, it's a musical by Starkid Productions (like all their other stuff it's available free on their youtube channel). Basically it's a slasher comedy in musical form

[@LovingBallOfApricots]

Eldrich gods more like but yeah it does fit especially since in BF when we see Wiggly they are presented as a source of light as well

[@sneakysnek572]

Ohhh I ADORE THIS. I’m obsessed with all the little details, but my favorite has to be how you drew wiggly’s fingers with his weird little hand gestures. The middle two fingers being together all the time, like how Jon did in the show. It’s so good ugh

[@mooks040]

OKAY THIS IS THE MOST PERFECT VIDEO EVER. Im an AVID starkid fan and an even MORE crazy lords in black fan and the attention to detail in this is PERFECT. The animation is SO SMOOTH and the details make everything better. Wiggly being on the stage to signify his leadership, Blinky having the rollercoaster, Pokey having the water, Tinky with his toybox, Nibbly eating them, ITS ALL TOO GOOD OH MY LORD!!!!!!! there is not one imperfection here, it's just so beautiful. The attention to nightmare time and the hatchetfield universe as a whole is just RAGHDGHSGHDGSJB!!!!!!

[@EveryArchive]

These musicals deserve so much more attention. I'm glad they seem to be finally getting it. very exciting.

[@Justastupidsomeone]

0:51 this slaps an ungodly amount

[@cosmiccastor7171]

This is literally my first time hearing this song and seeing these characters and I'm already in love with the musical

[@evakazoo]

God I love this song!! My favorite from the musical! The sound is so cool and the little motif when wiggly entered I just lost my mind! This animatic is such perfection as well! Great sense of movement and creativity!! Perfection!!! ❤❤

[@christiandidonna8808]

i love how you give em a reeeeealy good reason to be terrified

[@InkyArcticFox]

OH SO YOU’RE THE ONE THAT MADE THE DISMEMBERMENT SONG ANIMATIC! I was obsessed with that one a while ago! I just got into StarKid and finished the trilogy! How crazy!

[@SmudgedSketch]

This is my new fav npmd animatic lol, I love the colours and transitions sm

[@corvus6971]

I love how many eyes blinky has, and all of their little introductions (the rollercoaster, the box, the water, the mouth)

[@Robins_tea]

Haha I love that you drow Pokey like the dramatic theatre kid he is

[@squiggle463]

OMG! you can see ted in tinky's box at the end

[@AB-qr8ln]

Those angles though !!!! And the transitions were just amazing!!!

[@dannithespoonlord]

This was so cool!! This was my favorite epart of the musical and you found a way to make it more detailed and amazing!!!!!

[@sarakhalil5569]

That was AWESOME! Love the way you portrayed each lord's personality, it's so creative!!

[@itsbananas_banana]

holy moly???? this is one of the best animatics i have seen like ever!!! the details, the expressions, the chosen colors, and song choice !!! it's all amazing!🫶🫶🔥

[@spookysplatt]

This changed the way I will animate forever I am obsessed I am amazed I am a little bit envious this is perfect

[@luna732]

This is SO good, I love the way you did their expressions initially, takes me back to how they showed Wiggly in Black Friday, it's such a cool and scary way of showing them off, and the way everything flows as we go through bits from each Lord. So in love with how they drown for a bit and how that works both for the tear from the drama mask and the blue goo, or all the transitions; seriously Blinky's rollercoaster leading into Nibbly's mouth, only for teeth to turn into maze rows for Tinky was so delightful! It's so good. I also adored the details and way you captured them once they took on human form, like Wiggly standing on the stage or the eyes.

[@bbrstrc]

THIS IS SO GOOD I CANT STOP LOOPING!! CAPTURED THEIR LIVE INTRODUCTIONS SO WELL. Also I thought the animatic art style looked familiar and remembered the Black Friday one they had.

[@haylielegremlinfriend2805]

The movement and staging are on point! Excellent work!

[@mrparticles8124]

this is so good i cant 😭 it looks like something from a tv show's storyboard, such good quality!!!! I wanna see you do more of this musical

[@sebatrix]

your smooth animation gave me shivers /pos

[@novarayne9388]

i like the references to the 1990's beetlejuice cartoon, with the rollercoaster and said rollercoaster being eaten by Nibbly. fantastic job, i love this sm

[@Charlotte-gd4dr]

OH MY GOD THIS IS INCREDIBLE

[@TroublingZeal]

I AUDIBLY GASPED MULTIPLE TIMES OKAY I CAN HARDLY BREATHE

[@veronikahrovat4136]

This is sooo good! Keep coming back to it.

[@selenefoster8013]

1:06 My favorite frame

[@wompadillœ]

I HAVE CHILLS, THIS IS SO GOOD!!! Spectacular job, wow.

[@StriderFoxGaming]

I thought your style looked familiar! I was looking through your channel and I saw your animations for Ship in a Bottle and Lights On then i remembered who you were. I love your animation style so much.

[@AriTheALTernate273]

Recently watched the play and I love Grace, she’s just hilarious 😂

[@glitter_skeleton35]

Insane for this AGHHHHH I LOVE ALL OF THEIR WORLDS WITH TGE AMUSEMENT PARK AND THE MAZE AGHHHH

[@Izzy41630]

Holy FUCK this is the coolest animatic I have ever seen! Incredible!

[@matthewkondziela6733]

wonderfully made animatic!

[@Moonstar79]

This actually feels straight out of Gravity Falls or something like the animation is INCREDIBLE

[@peachesndjules3309]

WHAT THE FUCK THIS IS THE COOLEST THING IV EVER SEEN YOU ARE SO CREATIVE AND TALENTED AND IM OBSESSED WITH THIS

[@indigoblack396]

This is so cool and great! Awesome job :D

[@hollieappleyard5710]

Holy shit this is INSANE

[@aderoseimplied]

Yes yes yes absolutely, im using this to intro the lords in black to my ghostbuster game you captured their feel exactly 💯💪💯

[@anakabrawn1358]

This is my new favorite thing

[@DoneRandomLee]

Yeah that would be terrifying

[@peterdafox]

This was so beautiful.

[@lnel6211]

AMAZING

[@lastditcheffect7734]

oh lawd they coming

[@30092nana]

This was AMAZING!

[@jettisonius]

this is SO COOLLLLL I LOVE THIS

[@catch.ka369]

THIS IS SO GOOD

[@PreduOCartoonista]

So cool!

[@characteractressiwaspeerpr7292]

Omfg the roller coaster from Watcher World! Did you also watch Nighmare Time?!!!

[@gillalex9062]

this is so sick

[@twigthetroll9279]

Holy frick how does this have more views than any of the uploads I've seen of that part of the actual show (by itself)

[@rileymalone215]

I FUCKING LOVE THIS

[@cynicalblitz]

SO COOL

[@angryplant6885]

I have been waiting for someone to do an animatic for this song AND YOU DELIVERED A HELL OF AN ANIMATIC! Thank you for this donation to Drowsy Town💙🩷💚💜💛

[@crimsonprincess7420]

I love how Grace and Steph look so determined and Peter is just ✨nervous✨

[@redrasegarden]

I like Steph’s hair

[@captaincrazycreative]

​@@redrasegardenit's so pretty fr

[@redrasegarden]

@@captaincrazycreative ikr?

[@beanrouge]

His blood sugar is quite low

[@imaymellow]

It makes sense because he was the Lords' target

[@burntbeanies7886]

Oh this is gorgeous, my god. I ADORE how you illustrated the eldritch nature of the lords in black, and all those transitions between them with the coaster and the mouth and the toy box maze AH! So good! The expressions, they use of colour, the character designs, your style, I loved it the first time I came across you and I love it all over again. Thank you for making this!

[@ccherry.berryy]

RIGHT LIKE ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE

[@luna732]

I was literally gasping at the transitions, it really manages to show off this eldritch feeling of only scratching the surface, in the most delightful way. You can tell they're "restrained", in that you aren't really seeing them fully, and ahh it's so creatively showing off each Lord in all their overwhelming might

[@phoebedarker]

That was BEAUTIFUL but I audibly gasped especially at their reveals as human forms🎉

[@lordgeneralmilitantdeezy7550]

I like how each one represents their first appearance. Pokothos: the blue liquid from tgwdlm Blinklothep: The roller coaster from Watcher world T’noy Karraxis: Time bastard and showing Ted what was in the box Nibblenephim: Honey Queen because of what he does to Linda Wiggog Y’wrath: The soft plushy tentacles of wiggly from Black Friday

[@cryptic_kay]

I know some of these, but which starkid musicals are the lords in black from?

[@lordgeneralmilitantdeezy7550]

@@cryptic_kay they aren’t from any single musical, they occasionally show up to cause chaos

[@Coolbeanskindaguy]

​@@cryptic_kay nightmare time

[@BookWyrmOnAString]

​@@cryptic_kay pokey is from the guy who didn't like musicals and nightmare time: yellow jacket Nibbly is from nt: honey queen Tinky is from nt: time bastard Blinky is from nt: watcher world And wiggly is from Black Friday

[@sandelion415]

@@lordgeneralmilitantdeezy7550thanks for the lore :) I’m gonna have to watch more starkid

[@Lie_Z]

Just realized that Pokey’s mask crashing into them at the start mimics the meteor crashing into Hatchetfield in TGWDLM! This is so well thought out!

[@catfoy8888]

Same with the roller coaster being a reference to watcher world I think? And the maze being a reference to the box

[@prohappyboom]

@@catfoy8888 i think the roller coaster is closer to a reference to "Ride the Cyclone" where the main characters all die from a roller coaster accident and spend the rest of the musical competing to see who comes back. Edit: just watched a animation of watcher world and i was wrong.

[@mrmightyena8786]

I love that you didn't just capture the energy of the characters in your own style, but the actors playing them, too. Setting aside obvious giveaways like Joey's lankiness and Jon's voice, I'm convinced that I could've picked out Joey, Mariah, Corey, Curt, and Jon as their respective characters had I no knowledge of the show. Especially Curt lol. Like that's literally just his face 🤪

[@anobservatory4227]

0:18 The leaves falling off teasing the shadowy tentacles of the LiB. 0:22 I guess everyone in that family feels dread after hearing that name, for good reason. 0:33 The branches becoming the darkness of the LiB circling the kids is so cool. 0:49 Wiggly first showing up as just shining eyes like he did in Black Friday. 0:51 I'm so used to the stage version that I was waiting for the screams of the audience. 0:57 The LiB as a colorful swirling mass is both terrifying and pretty. 1:03 Pokey's blue sh*t from tghdlm. 1:07 Binky's amusement park from Nightmare Time 1-2, also I just want to highlight the look on the kid's faces in this frame. 1:11 Nibbly must feed from Nightmare Time 2-1. 1:15 Tinky looking at the toys in his toy box from Nightmare Time 1-4. Also I love the look of the box with a maze inside that turns into a clock pattern on the outside. 1:20 The fuzzy Wiggly doll from Black Friday, also the order the LiB show up in is the order they're said in the ritual like how in the master cut of the show they give us a close up on each LiB in that order. 1:21 Before we see the LiB in their full glory we see the silhouette of their doll forms. 1:25 In this spinning shot we see them in a pentagram position like what they were going for in the staging of this show. 1:32 Starting here we see that certain part of the LiB are shaded differently, the mouth for Nibbly, the mask and goo for Pokey, the box for Tinky, the eyes for Blinky, and the crown for Wiggly. 1:33 Poor Ted stuck in the box. Also is it just me or does Tinky's messy hair look like goat horns and ears. 1:34 Blinky having multiple eyes under his glasses, like he's barely keeping his human disguise together. 1:35 Again Wiggly is just a pair of eyes like in Black Friday. Thank you for letting me point out the details I saw in this video.

[@shandzii]

Comments like this make me so happy bwaahh thank u

[@anobservatory4227]

@@shandzii Thank you for making such high quality detailed animatics for all of us.

[@eulaliko3457]

To add to your second point, the order the names were said (Blinky, Tinky and Nibbly) lines up with who shows up of screen: Grace (we’ve been watching you Gracie), Pete (a Spankoffski) and Steph (Stephanie yum yum)

[@heroscentral9380]

​@@shandziiHello? May I text with you?

[@thehistoryandbooknerd8979]

@@heroscentral9380 that is an inappropriate thing to ask.

[@MoonPatch]

Funky eldritch vibes ✅ Amazing character designs ✅ Great animatic even if it's not a 'full' one ✅ Yup, this is a Shandzii upload alright! Absolutely love it, good work

[@rosie-posie.6777]

literally all i could ever want out of the introduction to the lords in black, i am obsessed with how you present them, all the little references from watcher world to the bastard's box to honey queen it is just SO GOOD ! and god i really love the fact that their attempts of being in "human form" are still a little flawed, like with pokey leaking goo from his face, to tinky having goat-like characteristics, to blinky hiding his multiple eyes behind the human form's glasses. the amount of detail in this is insane!

[@ivyinkwell1754]

I just got introduced to them now and I'm plkeased to know this was one of the best possible outcomes! I love all their designs, and I already have a favourite (the goat one). I checked the comments and saw the blue one in connection to TGWDLM and I was like "OH, so YOU'RE responsible for allat!" and had a brief wave of agression/ns, though that one's def because the Apotheosis incident was the first Starkid musical I really got into and the only one I've actually watched in full, and so is the only one so far in which I'm really attached to the characters. But the mind control with a twist thing is one of my favourite concepts they've come up with So like, that one I also really like on principle. I don't know a LOT of these other references but honestly the cinematic universe has opened up to me and I think I will try exploring it! even if the humor isn't really to my liking most of the time, there's some gems on the soundtrack that I've thought really hard about before, and I'm sure it'll be worth it, right? I mean, there's not THAT much content, right...? "eldritch gods in human disguises but they're either misinformed, disinformed or just don't give that much of a crap" trope my beloved, also Honey Queen. Have no idea what that one's about but I'm lowkey kinda scared haha

[@gooseboiwastaken]

I JUST finished the musical 3 minutes ago, gosh what a timing. This is such a cool representation of The Black Lords :D!!

[@melody9982]

This slaps so much!!! The summoning is a bop and you made the Lords in Black look so cool! The colors and transitions??? Rad. 10/10 stuff

[@userhere1190]

Sorry, your opinion is wrong. It is definitely 20/10

[@peydays173]

Was obsessed with Blinky’s phone with the eye when I realized the beautiful connection between social media, observation, and (from what I remember of Watcher World) Alice’s attachment to her phone. Such a great detail!!

[@penelope9290]

I'm so happy that Nerdy Prudes Must die is getting the popularity it deserves

[@WhAt-vr4fq]

Omg I love that you decided to give Blinky an eye smartphone. I think he was the only one in the live version who was missing a prop that represented his motif. You see, each one of the lords in black in their human version has a prop that represents them (I based this on a tumblr post): Nibbly: a lollipop (represents his hunger for people who want power), Tinky: the bastard's box (represents his ability to travel in time and his interest for people who want to change the past), Pokey: a theatre mask (represents his ability to steal other people's bodies and "impersonate" them via their want for the thing they cherish the most) and Wiggly: a wiggly doll backpack (literally represents him and he represents the want for more than you already have). Blinky's EYEphone could represent him and the want for knowledge (social media drama and gossip) and also how he delights watching human madness. I loved this animatic a lot, this is incredible! PD: Sorry for this bible of text lmao

[@Mvmrobots4030]

I agree but i think wigglys prop is actually the crown on his head representing him being the leader of the group and such

[@WhAt-vr4fq]

@@Mvmrobots4030 oh yeah! I think it could be a prom king crown! good one

[@xxgirl101xx]

I always thought Blinky’s prop was meant to be the glasses (he pulls them down to peer above the frame at one point) however I prefer the phone since that speaks more to the variety of ways his themes seem to manifest and how he targets Alice, a girl obsessed with her phone and social media. It’s not just that Blinky’s watching you. It’s that you know you’re being watched, that you’re being spied on, that you must then perform for the watcher or be punished, that you will be judged, that you WANT to be seen, and your own desire to watch and know and judge and perform for others. So a phone (and by extension social media and news websites and even the camera function) fits him way better thematically. Wiggly’s prop could be the crown (prom king, leader, most powerful and POPULAR guy in school) but it could also be the Wiggly doll backpack he’s wearing. Either way it’s not just about how he’s the most powerful of the LiB or the leader, but how out of all the Lords he is the one about being worshipped directly. With the others being worshipped is more incidental to their other themes, Wiggly’s entire thing is about being popular and worshipped and adored directly. And prom king is basically a popularity contest.

[@larissafracalossi9847]

I didn't know how much I needed Nibbly with bangs over his eyes or Blinky with a-thousand-eyes-in-one and a smartphone, but gosh, I did :') I was already pretty obsessed with the Lords in the stage version, but this introduction you made before they appear in person is simply amazing! Absolutely wonderful job!

[@emissary8071]

God this is AWESOME!!!! The tree branches turning into tentacles, Pete's nervous expression, THE EYES?!?!?!!! Each Eldritch being having a reference to their musical or episode, that's GENIUS!

[@Complexicon_of_a_Startist]

Nothin' like a good demon summoning session with your homies

[@Otisboy121]

Dude, I am legit like feeling Courage the Cowardly Dog levels of disturbed by this on so many levels! The way the entrance of the lords was not only perfectly represented by the different Nightmare Time storylines they influenced but the way the whole sequence when they take their “human forms” was Beetlejuice like! Very well done!

[@otakusurnaturelle4501]

OMG this is so amazing ! I love the forbidding ambiance as they summon the Lords and how they absolutely play with the teens upon being summoned before finally assuming a human form.

[@ReddCrystal]

Fucking LOVE how you draw the nerds. This is KILLER stuff. If any starkid musical were animated, I'd want it to be this one, and by you, because JESUS it's all PERFECT. Good job! I'd hardly call this an animatic at this point, closer to a complete animation by a long shot.

[@misterpseudonym]

edit: just noticed the few frames of TED IN TINKY’S BOX AT 1:32 THIS IS AMAZING the whole sequence from 0:48 onwards is SO COOL??? just perfectly evocative of what each of the lords are about. also the tree branches turning into tendrils was so sick. god. ur starkid animatics.

[@Arkatox]

Whoa, I didn't catch that! Nice catch!

[@semrielle4397]

your use of your creativity in introducing the lords in black scratches my brain its sooo good!

[@lanahex]

I LOVE the detail of Ted being trapped in the Bastard’s Box

[@kordacpz]

1:02 GRACE COVERING HER EARS WHEN POKOTHO GETS CLOSE . OHMY FUCK

[@hfar_in_the_sky]

1:21 I love the little motion bump each Lord has when the black pulls away to reveal their human form. It's a nice subtle way to give that feeling they're "settling into" their human forms

[@cirrusB612]

0:31 The trees are gonna do something...the trees are gonna do something...knew it.

[@lightningbolt9155]

5th rewatch, just realized Grace was praying as she fell in the scene right before they revealed the human forms. I love all the tiny little details!

[@pumpkin2986]

im so excited to watch this! having now watched it: that was beautiful, I love how the lords in black were shown first through changing scenery - how bigger than life they are and that they are concept and fears. Only after that, do we see them in human form. It isnt their actual form but just a courtesy they chose to give.

[@TheBmb-ki8gj]

I like the expressions of the kids as they do the chant showing the different levels of trepidation between them: -Graces’ face is completely straight and determined, she seems to have no qualms about using the Lords in Black’s power or at least is not openly afraid of it, foreshadowing how by the end she’ll harness their powers in full in her quest to punish all dirty dudes. -Peter is the most openly afraid, he looks at Steph nervously and looks around fearfully as they do the chant, self explanatory. -Stephanie strikes a middle ground between Grace and Pete, she looks at Pete nervously as they sit down showing she’s afraid of what the LiB might do to him but as she looks at Grace her expression changes to match Graces own steeled determination, partly because she knows the LiB are their only hope and partly because she’s not as worried for Grace since she doesn’t like her very much. Then as she says Nibbly’s full name she almost sneers disgustedly, she doesn’t want to do this but there’s no other choice, foreshadowing her eventual reluctance to pay the LiB’s price (or fuck off).

[@Emma-mj3pz]

can I watch this forever and ever and tattoo every frame on the back of my eyelids because holy shit this is incredible. I love how you draw all of the characters, especially Steph's body type she looks so good, and the big space of the gym makes them look so small in such a effectively horrifying way. I love Pete's expressions and his big wide anxiety filled eyes, it's so good. it's so cool how the gray pallet gets darker right before getting super colorful it's so fun and visually amazing and aaaa so creative. I am so obsessed with the scenes of the trio running from each lord in black with the water and roller coaster and maze. also Pete and Steph holding hands for one second aa I love them. you simplified the lord in black faces at 0:53 in such recognizable ways. the faces at 1:06 are so funny they are so confused ghjkhjk. all of the transitions are so genius and cool and I have no words other than cool tbh it's so indescribably cool. the perspective on the legs at 1:14 looks really good too. and then that split second of Pete and Steph holding onto each other at 1:17 ohhh I am so insane about them and about this animatic. Grace praying as they fall is such a good detail, every action is so in character for all 3 of them. the perspective spin and the book closing at you zoom in aaaa so so cool everything about this animatic is visually appealing. love the Ted in the bastards box detail at 1:33. the little extra details you added with the lords in black make them even cooler. I love the detail of Tinky's hair having the silhouette of a goat head and Blinky's eye phone. I am like in shock of how good and cool this is and how well you capture the character's personalities as well as how scary the lords in black are and your art style is just amazingly expressive as well which is like the cherry on top

[@watercolourAlto]

the references to the lords' nightmare time episodes are making me go insane this is absolutely fantastic

[@ethanrapp6998]

1:20 is so brilliant. You barely have like just enough time to process what you're looking at before they shift forms again. Really captures the eldrich horror vibe when you pause and look at the silhouettes too.

[@anmionasbox4904]

THIS IS. SO. AWESOME. I _adore_ the way you drew The Lords in Black and their shinanigans, all the designs are so on point - and all the characters clearly resemble the actors, too! You use the shape language so well. And the way, what I assume to be Wiggly's tentacles (at least at first) come from the shadow? Wicked And, I'm not this far into the Nightmare Time, but the hints at the previous victims.... So cool Stunning work as always, Shandzii

[@anmionasbox4904]

OH, AND GRACE IS PRAYING TOO So many details

[@idk-what-im-doing]

Ooh I love the little details in this!! Like how Grace is praying while she’s falling (during the Lords in Black intro) and how Steph and Pete are hugging when Tinky’s box opens

[@TrueDarkSparda]

The shift from eldritch understanding to human form was chilling, good job

[@everenadagio]

Anyone notice how Peter and Stephanie are hugging/comforting eachother right after the toy box walls are removed, just a cute detail I noticed while watching this over and over again❤

[@jgrant9281]

YES! Awesome and wholesome detail

[@wildernezz0]

GOD IM SO IN LOVE WITH THIS YOU HAVE NO IDEA NOT ONLY HAS THIS SPECIFIC SCENE BEEN ON MY MIND FOREVER BECAUSE I LOVE THE OVERALL VIBE AND EXECUTION OF IT FROM THE MUSICAL, BUT YOU AMPED TH AT EXECUTION BY LIKE 100????? IM ACTUALLY GOING INSANEEEEE your artstyle already is just so pleasing to the eye but all of your compositions and transitions just make things so much better??? literally each time i see your animations i want to SCREAM and once i saw this in your community post i KNEW i was gonna be OBSESSED and you DELIVEREDD LIKE THE SCENE IN THE BEGINNING WITH THE ANGLES FROM THE WINDOWS AND WHATNOT ARE SO LIKE SIMPLE COMPARED TO EVERYTHING ELSE BUT I LOVE THEM SO MUCH. IT JUST COMPLETELY GIVES OFF THE VIBE THAT SOMETHING IS LURKING AND THAT THIS BIG HUGE EERIE PLACE ISN'T AS EMPTY AS IT SEEMS AND I LOVE IT?? THATS NOT EVEN GETTING INTO THE WAY YOU DECIDED TO REPRESENT THE LORDS IN BLACK AND ALL OF THEIR POWERS AND DESIGNS. TYSM FOR THIS MASTERPIECE BECAUSE I AM GONNA EAT IT FOR LITERAL HOURS ON END 😭😭 edit: okay i said i was done rambling but i forgot to mention the turn around view with all the lords in black and i just NEEDED to mention that because it tickled my brain so much omg but im done now isweariswear

[@wildernezz0]

okay i really need to stop but need i also mention the blue guy's (i literally forgot his name and i havent finished watching the original musical he appeared in im sorry 😭) design???? like i know that dude is an ominpotent god but you make his design so cool and lowkey kinda simping oh my god. AND I NEED TO MENTION THE LITTLE SHADOW LIT PLUS GLOWING EYES SCENE WHEN THE LORDS IN BLACK FIRST APPEAR? IDK HOW I FORGOT AB THAT TOO BUT OH MY GODDD I LOVED THAT SO MUCH?? I CANT EVEN PINPOINT WHY BUT IT JUST MAKES LIKE PERFECT SENSE TO MY BRAIN AND IT IS GOING ABSOLUTELY BONKERS BECAUSE OF IT. THIS LITERALLY GIVES ME SO MUCH INSPIRATION TO TRY ANIMATE THIS SONG MYSELF BECAUSE OF HOW STUNNING IT IS BUT IT ALSO MAKES MY BRAIN GO "nothing could withstand this masterpiece. dont even try." YOU HAVE NO IDEAAA HOW AWESOME YOUR STUFF IS AAAAA 😭😭😭

[@salvatorerichardson5348]

I would KILL for a full animatic! such original styling can't be found anywhere else.

[@forestofwolves]

ME TOO I REALLY WANNA SEE THAT WHOLE SCENE 😭😭😭

[@saltedsins]

I love that Pokey looks genuinely disgusted that he has to hold a form other than his own. It really suits the voice that wants to wipe out all others.

[@enviisyk]

1:33 TED BEING TRAPPED IN THE BOX

[@michaeltodd343]

One of my favorite things about Animatics/Animations made by fans is how they can elevate scenes like this one. The actors in NPMD protraying the LiB did a fantastic job of appearing otherworldly with their bizarre mannerisms and jagged movements. But this animation frees the scene from the limits of Humans on a Stage. It really captures the menace and mindbreaking hirror that summoning a quintet of mad Trickster Gods like this would bring about. Bravo!

[@Pat3DeR0L0]

So many nice details about the lords in black! The blue goop from tgtdlm and pokey, the rollercoaster from watcher world and blinky, the toy box from tinky and the nerds being inside it, nibby "eating" them and the green spotlight eyes of wiggly from the iconic black friday reveal. I also love that when blinky lowers the glasses he has a shit ton of eyeballs in one eye socket. The animation is so fluid and well done, matches the song so well, great job!

[@cinematicwaffle8710]

Oh holy SHIT this is so cool!!!! I love how it's done! Pete's shoulder glance at "T'Noy Karaxis" because Spankoffski Wiggly's EYES- ALL OD THEIR EYES (And Nibbly's mouth ofc) The little intro for each Lord *during* the intro BOX And the sweeping reveal of the human forms And the way you DRAW the human forms??? Swallowing this whole oh my gods it's AMAZING Edit: Sorry was that TED IN THE BOX FOR A FRAME??