The Weirdest Dinosaur Horror Story

Giraptors is a weird book that features a half-raptor, half-giraffe hybrid monster. That's all that needs to be said.
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#halloween
#paleomedia
#dinosaurs

[@Aranthappyrobot]

That cover art just screams old school sci-fi or horror novel art to me I love it.

[@greasymoth4172]

heck yeah i miss super cool graphic covers like that

[@DinoDiego16]

I know, right? The art was very well done

[@phantom31017]

If you gave it wings, it would be King Ghidorah

[@TobeWilsonNetwork]

I first laughed, then the true possibilities of a *Raptoraffe* began to horrify me…

[@DinoDiego16]

Never underestimate the horror of Giraptors😂

[@macnzee7572]

I really needed to *Raptoraffe* my head around that

[@boogerman908]

Girafftor?

[@whitewolf3051]

Always wanted to ride a (normal) giraffe *if* possible and allowed. A giraffe with raptor head and claws on all four legs? *If* it was safe and friendly, riding it. Looks fun to try even.

[@boogerman908]

@@whitewolf3051 "Welcome, to Jurassic Rodeo"

[@BigBossMan538]

Of all animals, the writers chose a mammal as a match for raptor DNA rather than a bird. Imagine the horrors of a cassowary raptor hybrid

[@prasetyodwikuncorojati2434]

And it was mostly non aggressive one. The story will be more terrifying too if the author choose hippo, boar, or weasel

[@EuelBall]

Cassowary? Dear (deity)! Those hell birds are half raptor already! How about something more...pleasant, like a Komodo dragon, or a Gila monster?

[@personaissleepy]

Cassowary raptors would be evil

[@januszpolak254]

I mean then you have completly normal raptor.

[@daveywavey8294]

cassowary raptor hybrid? you mean a utahraptor?

[@och70]

I want the people who made 'Sharknado' to read this story.

[@prasetyodwikuncorojati2434]

Imagine what kind of craziness they will be created. Or even there's a crossover between this with Sharknado

[@Wildmoonchildani94]

Dino volcano…

[@Number_1_Fin_Fang_Foom_Stand]

Honestly, a carnivorous giraffe would be pretty terrifying one its own.

[@jessehutchings]

One it's own

[@RipOffProductionsLLC]

The Beak Things from Kenshi say hi. Though those things are clearly derived from giant tortoises...

[@zingkoinko1231]

@@jessehutchingsthe super dinosaur is already tea rex who likes to eat plants.

[@viccolasvic9461]

As if giraffes weren't horrifying enough

[@heinrichze-france4089]

The closest thing I can think of that's similar is the dinosaur that was infected by the plague of madness.

[@Irmavep666]

It sucks that movie companies just keep recycling films for cash grabs when gems like this are out there just waiting to be put to film.

[@thealmightyoreoking]

Even though it’s not a giant monster like Godzilla, Kaiju does translate to Strange Beast so, wouldn’t this technically mean its a kaiju novel?

[@RakoonCD]

There's that video of someone categorizing Paul bunyon as a kaiju.

[@lanceollyfre1181]

Never thought in the history of my entire existence on this planet would I ever hear about Giraptors. And yet here I am.

[@thefirehawk8520]

I love how there is a complete and utter size inconsitency in the book and how the Giraptors seemingly spawn out of thin air. In one scene the Giraptors are big enough to crush a golf cart, strangle someone with their neck or decapitate with a single bite yet somehow they are small enough to fit in a souvenir shop and too tiny to simply hop over the closed gate of the park

[@qwellen7521]

The raptor serum is infused with teleportation particles.

[@fightclubhubbs]

Roger Corman is probably already looking to adapt this into a movie as we speak.

[@howdoyoudo5949]

Give Corman 600$ and he'll have it done in 9 days

[@WhatDillionYT]

I kinda admire Roger Corman, nearly 100 years old and still making movies.

[@theghidorahwithmanynames6016]

This honestly feels like an Asylum movie script that got made into a book instead. And I'd love to see this be turned into a movie, made by the Asylum or even another studio. It fits that b movie campiness so well that I can see it being Sharknado's successor in that regard.

[@prasetyodwikuncorojati2434]

Oh yeah Sharknado. It started as very ilogical but pretty standard sci fi movie. But its sequels are so mind-blowingly crazy that it seems to changed the genre from sci fi into fantasy. And even for fantasy standard they're very weird and insane

[@thealmightyoreoking]

14:57 This line has the same energy as “You are the species and I’m the extinction!” from Fairly Odd Parents

[@acemarvel1564]

Girafftor lol

[@denosaur9227]

Giraptor

[@acemarvel1564]

@@denosaur9227 Rapraffe

[@hstrangemusic]

@@MissSarahMascaraholy fuck wtf y’all are here? Fuckin A!

[@ChkthDeats]

I haven't watched this yet, but the aesthetic of these creatures reminds me of the Chinese mythological creature called a qilin, a sort of hoofed dragon faced deer which is, interestingly enough, associated with giraffes because famous voyager Zhang He brought giraffes back to China from Somali and the emperor declared the strange creature to be the mythical qilin.

[@kathleenwoods8416]

And there's the alt title if its ever adapted.

[@RandomTrinidadian]

Yea.... this definately sounds like something the Asylem would make. Like a Budget Jurrasic Park meets the Island of Doctor Monroe

[@randallbesch2424]

Morea

[@animationunlimited2958]

At first I thought this was covering the made up dinosaur species from one of the Dr. Dolittle books. It was described as a long necked dinosaur with giraffe horns.

[@Hewylewis]

Hector Ortega's art for the Giraptors reminds me of Emily Stepp's dinosaur art.

[@iguanobro9925]

same!

[@Hewylewis]

@@PoochieWooch Not the cover, the concept art.

[@peterstoric6560]

Hollywood doesn’t have the balls to make such a masterpiece

[@ultimatemixmeister5127]

As an author planning on a dinosaur-themed story to add to their next published anthology, I’m enjoying seeing what others have done in the genre. Thank you for uploading. -Eli Hooker, published author.

[@taliesincoleman6569]

7:06 WOW... blaming an innocent lion for a crime it didn't commit.

[@randallbesch2424]

Dogs get blamed all the time even now when an unknown predator is loose.

[@u83rj1]

Book 2: Koalagators!

[@WhatDillionYT]

Book 3:Beardoves!

[@finelineguy8733]

Book 3: mosquiRoaches 🦟🪳

[@yukiomarco5288]

Book 4: Seagle (seal + eagle)

[@bread-tan4359]

Liking goosebumps makes sense. Girafftors really sounds like an insane goosebump concept that even Stine felt was too out there

[@mathieuleader8601]

the Giraptor would be a great ghoulish evolution for the Pokemon Girafarig

[@sonyakinsey4376]

This is why you should hire artists. Awesome cover and I guarantee you he had fun with this. I love it when clients ask me to draw weird stuff.

[@Zenocius]

The giraptor kinda looks like a chinese qilin

[@toonrex2806]

Here’s a few ideas for topics you could cover in future videos: -Dinosaur Erotica -Bones of the Earth by Michael Swanwick -Dinosaur Summer by Greg Bear -Rivers of Time by L. Sprague De Camp -Ray Bradbury’s dinosaur short stories -Dinoverse series by Scott Ciencin -Primitive War by Ethan Pettus -Alley Oop

[@WhatDillionYT]

Dino Diego stated that he will NEVER cover dino erotica in this video.

[@jessehutchings]

​@@WhatDillionYTWell I'm glad he specified that considering that the video we are watching was already recorded and uploaded. I can't imagine he has a time machine but maybe he does

[@howdoyoudo5949]

​@@jessehutchings He does love dinosaurs

[@howdoyoudo5949]

So maybe he'll get a time machine

[@WhatDillionYT]

@@jessehutchingsIndeed

[@giannixx]

Looking at the cover, I didn't expect saurian giraffe hybrid monsters to have pretty eyes.

[@alicegraham1571]

Things with long tongues and necks are weird enough on their own but imagine one that would see you as prey. Granted I love giraffes and petting and feeding them at the zoo but being stalked by one is nightmare fuel.

[@randallbesch2424]

In one cartoon series giraffes aren't native to Earth instead the Boiling Isles.

[@HobGungan]

Like, you can't even call it "bad" because it's very clear it was this way very much on purpose.

[@nomore6258]

Gotta say, I’ve watched a lot of Asylum movies and other crappy horror movies like theirs, and this book sounds exactly like a script for one of their movies. I can even picture the movie in my head.

[@deepstatethrombosis]

F jofferey. I am 100% getting this and both moose dump volumes before they blow up. Kinda want a signed copy haha. So good.

[@Don-ds3dy]

Its honestly inspiring that a story like this exists, just goes to show anyone can make a book in an afternoon.

[@CeratsTheCrunch]

"now you guys might not know but im a nosy little Bit-" -dino diego 2023

[@Keet626]

dear god, I hope someone gives them a movie deal! This is FANTASTIC b-horror, I loved every second of this video!

[@H0r53f7y]

What I'd give for someone to make a mod for ARK putting these beasties in

[@steweygrrr]

Have you read the Destroyermen series? It's focus is mainly the crews of a pair of WWI era US Navy destroyers pressed into service in the WWII Pacific theatre that get transported to an alternate Earth where the dinosaurs didn't get wiped out. The main antagonists are more (for the leaders anyways) evolved raptors that have formed a large Darwinian might-makes-right empire, humans didn't become the dominant species and were replaced instead by lemurs. Its a great mix of alternate history and speculative evolution.

[@DinoDiego16]

I've heard about it before, but I've yet to take the time to check it out. But it sounds really cool, so I might have to one of these days

[@randallbesch2424]

Darwin never says "might makes right" in regards to animals.

[@phantomflower6749]

The top two phrases I DID NOT expect when I subscribed to your channel: the first was Dinosaur Satan...and now Girraptor These are the most out of pocket phrases that just DEMANDS context. And even when you receive the context you are left wondering what the creators were taking to create these bonker stories. I am so glad I am here to experience this!

[@heinrichze-france4089]

Not exactly sure if he has it, but I want to say it anyway: Autistim, son! Nothing else in the world can replicate that! (The actual stories, that is, not the guy reviving the story.)

[@joebaker5581]

This may be the best thing I've ever seen in KZbin.

[@zacharyrupley3264]

God bless you, Diego. Between this and your exhaustive Dino-Riders documentary, you have more than made my week.

[@CloneCommander5929]

This needs to be turned into a movie.

[@primrosevale1995]

I just realized since giraffes are canonically demons in _The Owl House_ there is potential here for an amazingly horrifying crossover.

[@LaBibliotecaEterna]

By Crom this was a ride!, we need The Asylum to adapt it

[@HellbirdIV]

I definitely understand Martinez point that this isn't satire or parody of schlocky monster scifi, it just *is* schlocky monster scifi. It's not like Sharknado or Velocipastor were made goofy by accident, they were already meant to be funny because they're silly. Parodying something that's already a joke is kind of missing the point, and there's really nothing wrong with making something that is silly on its own. It's uncommon in modern media, but it's entirely viable to tell a story that's just unserious and fun without making an overt parody or comedy.

[@canonbehenna612]

That some freaky genetic creatures

[@caracol764]

Giraptors are not real and they can't hurt you... Dino Diego:

[@randallbesch2424]

Not YET anyway.

[@skeepodoop5197]

Damn, I'd love to see a Giraptors short film. That would have so much meme potential if done faithfully.

[@syrenking]

the word "Giraptor" is now forever burned into my brain

[@zerodadutch6285]

I love the fact you covered the Velocipastor... its a true c movie gem

[@evodolka]

So happy this wasn't called Giraffic Park

[@yukiomarco5288]

LMFAOOO

[@graystanback7438]

If you're looking for something to review next, you should do Carnosaur. Not the Roger Corman movie, but the original 1984 novel by John Brosnan.

[@DinoDiego16]

I may or may not have something up my sleeve for that book...

[@anlydaly5726]

This is the dumbest meth infused fever dream of a strory I've ever heard ... can someone please make this into a movie? 😂

[@jessehutchings]

I'm dead serious. This is exactly like what me and my friends who loved dinosaurs in elementary school would have written .. in elementary school. 🤣🤣🤣

[@sampan5919]

Remind me of my old creations of animal hybrids

[@fullonsociopath]

Honestly the cover looks like a King Ghidorah fever dream.

[@Banished-rx4ol]

I would have thought an avian dino hybrid would be better

[@DinoDiego16]

Better than a giraffe? No way

[@gemwolfz2860]

man this would make SUCH a good crappy bargain bin movie. the monster designs kind of rule honestly. it would be so awesome it would be so cool

[@whitewolf3051]

Always wanted to ride a (normal) giraffe *if* possible and allowed. A giraffe with raptor head and claws on all four legs? *If* it was safe and friendly, riding it. Looks fun to try even.

[@rga1605]

I'm really glad you're not covering Chuck Tingle, ever, I really want to say I appreciate your decision

[@roostthecockatiel5227]

This makes Carnosaur look like a fever dream, a velociraptor combined with a giraffe that's a crime against nature

[@LachlanPratt]

I am now thinking about Chimera of all kinds, maybe I need to revisit the video game Impossible Creatures. 🤔

[@MrSomaArikado]

I see stuff like this and yell "Hans get ze flammenwurfen!"

[@rand0mtopg62]

this needs to be a movie

[@joshuaW5621]

These are definitely dragons.

[@madmanarrivednow]

I imagine the Geoffrey death scene with the Wilhelm scream.

[@Bronasaxon]

Petty sure I’ve seen this thing on some furry’s deviantart page. :P

[@WhatDillionYT]

Those people will upload literally anything and I mean ANYTHING they find.

[@GarageBandSuperheros]

"CHUCK'S DINOSAUR TINGLERS" What?! You can't just put something like that on screen and keep moving on lol

[@lazyurchin]

Yall want Asylum to make this, but to me this feels more like Metroshia. I mean, they made a movie called POST APOCALYPTIC COMMANDO SHARK all about a mad scientist that turned a person into a human/shark hybrid and sends it out to fight people, complete with horrid home film effects and acting, and overall its a good time.

[@utrrogue7030]

holy mother of god "I am the asteroid"? man woke up and said "today, I'm the doom slayer"

[@Kaijusaurs]

Now I need a audiobook of this book.

[@abba8592]

The cops got the same type of dialog gta cops got 😂

[@briancooper2833]

As a fan of both paleomedia and The Asylum, this is the very sort of book I didn't know I needed!

[@DinoDiego16]

Wow, thank you so much! This is beyond generous of you! Always happy to make these kinds of videos! This especially was a fun one to make XD

[@briancooper2833]

@@DinoDiego16 I'm glad that I could lend some support. Your videos are a joy to watch!

[@yenguyandfriends]

Imagine if this is made into a movie

[@DarkDraconX1]

This make me remember those weird palm tree monsters from Final fantasy crystal chronicle.

[@thegreatgoldfilms6311]

I saw the thumbnail and just HAD to watch this

[@FMD_the_J.O.R.D.A.N.]

I laughed so hard at the dino tinglers cover,I laughed so hard I ended up spitting my soda out my nose 😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆

[@chancegivens9390]

Now this is good custom figurine material!!

[@DinoDiego16]

I would sink an unreasonable amount of money for a Giraptors collectible figure

[@chancegivens9390]

@DinoDiego16 I could make you one for cheap if you're interested.

[@chancegivens9390]

@DinoDiego16 If you have Discord or Instagram we can talk more about it. I'm serious!

[@och70]

There are KZbin crafting channels, North of the Border comes to mind, that could do a great job on something like this.

[@chancegivens9390]

@@och70 there's also me...

[@BHill-qi6rn]

The thumbnail reminded me of King Ghidorah from Godzilla

[@TheLedge718]

Great read loved the story and the concept art

[@Supiragon1998]

I didn't think about it the first time I've seen it, but it was to be expected that you would cover this.

[@derickhuynh2789]

Oh My Gosh, This is so much horrifying as the Jinmen itself

[@SonicfanTheNightfury5099]

11:30 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 Nutshot

[@lucascoval828]

More dino horror novels out there!

[@Evil_Florida]

More stories need characters that just deliver epic one liner after epic one liners

[@boogerman908]

I cant believe they shot the giranitals

[@awesomearchivist1705]

Imagine if they did crabtors.

[@dzilla2099]

I wish there was audiobook of this it sounds crazy

[@pastorprofetamercado4790]

Would love to see a movie of this sounds really good

[@VhAgAR008]

when I was a kid, I Thought Brontosaurus evolved into giraffes

[@DinoDiego16]

Low-key same

[@MrActionproductions]

A masterpiece

[@jessehutchings]

Honestly, this sounds like a masterpiece parody of Jurassic Park and I might have to actually read this lol

[@sonofeyeabovealleffoff5462]

12:05 Saying something too many times that it loses sense to the speaker's mind temporarily is called "Semantic Satiation."

[@elliotludwig7487]

Whenever I have doubts about my own writing ability and story telling skills, I find gold nuggets like these and feel a lot better

[@DinoDiego16]

This is peak writing. This is what you should aspire to be as a writer

[@elliotludwig7487]

@@DinoDiego16 Absolutely yes. I adore the absolute feral pride that goes into projects like these

[@randallbesch2424]

@@DinoDiego16 sure for the poor reading child level of writing.

[@RecklessInternetting]

As a Kenshi player, we call this combination "Beak Things"

[@garrettbates2639]

What a story. As a long time fan of those campy Asylum movies like Raptor Island, I would actually love to see this adapted to a TV film for the SyFy channel. The only dinosaur horror I've ever personally read was Devour. I was wondering if you'd read it, and if you had, what your thoughts on the book were?

[@Local_CryptidMN]

I went into this wondering if one or both of the authors had a fear of giraffes; it honestly wouldn't be the strangest phobia I've heard of; & now I know what Kamilopardaliphobia is. Apparently Eminem has it too.

[@SlapstickGenius23]

I wonder if a fear of giraffes can occur at a Safari park also?

[@dshafterh3897]

Part2: Giraptogator

[@joakero94]

half giraffe and half raptor are just the beak things from kenshi

[@Skarrier]

We need a movie based on this book with Nicolas Cage as a main character

[@jawllypop1750]

This was one of the doofiest and weirdest things I have ever listened to, and I regret nothing! This was hilarious!

[@nehemiahpouncey3607]

The giraffes were on the Ren and Stimpy game at the zoo😂