There's something in the darkness...

[@debbiemosley5615]

I’m not a fan of horror movies because I don’t like to be scared but now I understand what it is that is so frightening about them. Of course I was impressed with the part that shared your own childhood scary experience. It was as if I was walking thru it with you. Once again, your skills as a writer are amazing. You are truly gifted.

[@unbakedalaska1301]

You’ve perfectly summed up why I can’t bring myself to watch horror shorts or some found footage as easily as feature length “professional”-looking horror movies. They can make the things I THINK I see in the darkness real, just as I would see them

[@petermercado1331]

You HAVE to review or talk about the dreamwork movie: spirit stallion of the cimarron It’s an overlooked masterpiece that I think you’ll enjoy watching and talking about

[@dane3038]

"Now they will know why they are afraid of the dark. Now they will learn why they fear the night". Thulsa Doom

[@venturerweegee64]

As someone who is easily scared even in their mid-20s, I’m very glad I decided to watch this in the middle of the day

[@labyrinthgirl17]

Well, that explains why the scene near the ending of "The VVitch" (in the goat hut) scared me more than any jump scare in films or youtube videos. I literally kept repeating, "Nope!" until the credits rolled and I haven't watched it since. I thought "As Above, So Below" was bad because of how it triggered my claustrophobia, but nope! "The VVitch" really pulled me into situation that brought back that sense of unease and fear I haven't felt in years.

[@LunarLactose]

Was gonna watch this in the dark. You made me need to turn the lights back on

[@dilarascediting6565]

Such an amazing video

[@Dangerousbros1]

Watched the animation video and checked out this one and wow, your work is really quality man. You're going places.

[@Wwhdduendjdhhfmwosdn]

I know you are hearing this a lot, but your channel is awesome!

[@D0S81]

i liked Nope but could tel that was filmed during the day. a lot of films or tv shows have done this over the years like Mad Max Fury Road, Castaway, Lawrence of Arabia, Casablanca etc. and it always throws me out of it because you can spot it a mile away. mostly from the fact that theres too much light compared to the shadow parts, theres usually a highlight on characters from the sun itself being reflected, and/or they will be squinting their eyes. I get why they do it, its to give the camera lenses an easier time and to show details in the dark they wouldnt pick up in the actual dark. Plus its probably cheaper, but its still really noticeable that its actually daylight if you've seen it done enough times. I honestly think it looks better and is way creepier if its actually dark and you can barely see anything because your brain fills in the gaps. and your mind can conjure up things way more scary in the dark spaces than anyone could actually put on film.

[@ameryaser3987]

Fantastic video bro! Top tier!

[@firebat9664]

My favorite genre of movies is horror, I have a very active imagination even though I’m 20, I still get very easily scared. I enjoyed being scared to some extent but my fear of the unknown really gets me deep and paranoid. Cool jumpscares and gore will never be close to my fear of the unknown and what might be in the dark. I didn’t start fully sleeping in the dark till I was around 17 cause I was still that afraid of what crazy shapes I was seeing. Watching this video alone had me on edge and looking through my glass sliding door into the pitch darkness with fear. What started to help me with my fear is the thought “if something wanted to hurt me or kill me it would have done so already” which is a terrible thought to have but it made me more brave. But watching a movie like Skinamarink and seeing eyes or something vaguely humanoid in the dark scares me badly. Cause as much as I tell myself that something might hurt me there’s a big chance that nothing is there and as long as I don’t look I can keep ignorance, but once it’s been proven there is something there. I begin to panic.

[@Zubrobobr]

Your narrator skills are great.

[@xszodiac7804]

i love your channel and this is now my favourite video of yours to date, can’t wait to watch you grow! You have a bright future ahead!

[@hansuketakahashi0009]

When you have a short at the background of KZbin so it randomly pauses the video and a pair of eyes stares at you

[@bastianknaus6030]

I usually don't comment that much, but I just wanted to get this out to you. Your Videos are amazing. I live the topics, your style of presentation and I really appreciate all the work that goes into this. Keep it up, your channel is really special

[@FantasticMsFish]

Now I'm remembering all the weird childhood scares I experienced :')

[@D0S81]

''some of the best horror ive seen has come from right here on KZbin'' You are not wrong. i think it has a lot to do with the fact that KZbin videos are more relatable to the people watching because they know that they themselves can make youtube videos. the footage they are watching isnt some unattainable to the average person, hollywood production manufacturing scares for money. KZbin films feel more grounded and independant. Its the same reason indie horror works well too. I honestly can't wait for the day that someone decides to make the worlds first vertical shot horror film done on a phone. or even a horror film that is filmed entirely from ring doorbells and security cameras. because those formats are something the average Joe or Joanne can, and likely do, own. So a horror done in those formats instantly carry a sense of realism that a polished big budget movie doesn't. Less is more as they say.

[@gavinsoutherland7323]

Love your stuff bro bro, just watched your hole catalogue

[@ItAintJohny]

i never thought that a toy phone would keep me up at night

[@deamongunner]

I remember taking a picture outside at like midnight cause it was unnaturally bright and it looked more like normal night than a bright night Also last month I was outside and there was 0 sound except something moving through the woods and it didn’t sound like an animal. I have never been so truly afraid in my life

[@SomethinStrangeStudios]

My fav analog horror is vita carnis i think it would be cool if you made a video on it

[@zebrolightshow7224]

This also made me remember something scary from my childhood, tho I never thought it was scary back then. I have a pitbull, 6 years old now and the love of my life. Some time after I first got her she had a metal dog bowl. I think we still have it. It wasn’t anything special, but every few nights..I would hear the bowl scrape across the wooden floorboards of my living room. That itself isn’t too unusual, dogs almost always move their bowls when eating right. But the thing was around that time, my dog slept in my room. There were no other pets in my house. No rodents, no bugs, nothing. I was never really afraid of what was making the bowl move back then, I only just wondered what was moving it. Looking back at it now, I still wonder what was moving that bowl, but now I feel a little unsettled by the thought that it could have been something actively moving one my belongings at night. Every single night that bowl moved across the floor, I felt like the living room wasn’t completely empty. What do you guys think?

[@coledibiase5971]

Did yall have a doggy door?

[@zebrolightshow7224]

@@coledibiase5971 Nope

[@charlieflight6124]

It was definitely a raccoon... Those things have a habit of checking dog bowls for leftover food. As someone who has shot 2 raccoons, I can testify...

[@zebrolightshow7224]

@@charlieflight6124 Ok, but how did it get in?

[@charlieflight6124]

@@zebrolightshow7224 A window, an open door, maybe it squeezed in through your chimney (Happened to me once) Those things are the octopus of land animals, any small orifice is an entrance point to those suckers. So unless you live in a Minecraft dirt house, it was definitely a raccoon

[@oliviaviteznik4960]

Just found your channel from the villain video. Love your style of analysis and editing!

[@Rhyscele]

Same🎉

[@dhananjaydeshmukh817]

Lmao SAME here

[@benjaminbraillard7531]

Amazing work man. I love it. Keep it up

[@benjaminbraillard7531]

@MasonIDK_ Why are bots here? wtf

[@druideeryt]

the hell dud you should do a short horrer story

[@sophiaalvarez7776]

i realised i did like horror when i started to look for it on the internet. there is so much on here thats worth it.

[@thecluckster3908]

I hate watching horror videos when I’m alone, great video

[@tigerbeauty]

So glad I found this channel. Binge watching all your videos now!

[@erwanguillore405]

Amazing job! I'm really happy that KZbin recommended your channel

[@andreavasquez4355]

As a someone with a nearly debilitating fear of the dark, this video is already too much for me.

[@jug5904]

Love the way u set up the atmosphere immediately in the video it worked well with the voice you had it felt like a person telling a creepy story cudos to your brother for the sound design video came out well

[@jug5904]

They have already made a bot for u that sucks

[@Yensid951927]

Ambeguity in horror is especially why I like the works of David Lynch. I don't know why, I'm not really a horror guy. People describe his work as dreamlike, I feel like it's a heightened reality that is strange, chaotic and dark in the everyday. His films also use darkness and silence really well to build tension.

[@appropriately_shaped_jellyfish]

skinamarink is genuinly the most terrifying piece of media I have ever seen. I'm not afraid of the dark. I've been a night owl since I was a kid and I have a lot of memories from when I was younger of just moving around my house entirely in the dark so I wouldn't wake my mom up. I have always found the darkness peaceful and honestly not all that scary. I *like* that feeling of loneliness that comes with the dark. But when I tell you I slept with the lights on for weeks after watching skinamarink... holy shit that movie is terrifying.

[@musiclover1448]

This turned out awesome love the “spooky” scenes you and your amazing brother (is he single 👀) did. Keep up the good work! You’re definitely going to go places

[@masonidk6571]

Thank you so much! I'm so proud of my brother and the work he has done! (I'm sorry but he's taken lol)

[@sk_lxr2920]

I stumbled upon your channel a few hours ago and, let me tell you, you've got some of the best KZbin videos related to films I've ever seen. Keep up the good job!

[@Catpuff818]

I'll never forget the feeling when I watched Jun-on (I think the third one? It was my first true horror film and I was in high school, I'd missed out on so many classic horror films.) But as you explained, now I understand why the part when it's the scene of the security camera footage and the girl comes out of the bathroom. The geaininess and void of black that was the girl made me forget I was watching a movie. I felt like like the cop in the film; that I was witnessing something not meant for my eyes and that just by watching, I was being cursed. I couldn't sleep for a month and no other film has shaken me like that since. I both love it and hate it because it triggered so much of that picto, watcha call it? I already do that coconstantly, so after watching that movie, I literally hid under the covers. I couldn't close my eyes because there was darkness there, and my mind would conjure horrific images. All I did that month was play pokemon till 5 in the morning get an hour of "sleep" before going to school. I love that you explain so much how modern Hollywood films can't capture darkness. I often think about this after watching so many horror films and still get anxious walking around my house at night. There's a certain amount of darkness where you can see a lot, and it's beautiful, but it can quickly become pitch black and terrifying. .. i dunno where I was going with that but it surprises me that even with the technology we have now our eyes can capture more light in a nearly pitch black setting. Man this video gives me so many things to think about and of course it's at the worst time, when it's night and there's just one ambient sound my brain is trying to make sense of. It's honestly terrifying how needy we are to rationalize an explanation. Because even with the bright ass light on, sitting alone in my room can sill feel alien because of that one sound throwing me off. And then there's P.T. proof that you can make something with a high budget and it can be traumatizing levels of fear thanks to art style and direction. Like film makers should study P.T. it's insanely more scary playing it yourself but even just watching someone else play it was beyond nerve wracking.

[@ski8977]

Bro you're so underrated it's not fair-

[@NoAverageDoggo]

I've come back to this video at least three times now... and I'm left with the same two impressions each time: (1) this essay perfectly sums up and dissects the primal fear the dark squeezes out of us, no matter how old we become; and (2) how is it that this video only has 8k views, despite it being so well executed? Amazing video, 10/10, will probably be back a fourth time real soon

[@NINJAfries07]

I really shouldn’t have watched this video so close to midnight… 😨

[@matthewhunter1193]

When you said "a certain genre of KZbin videos" I was worried you were gonna start talking about 3 AM videos, LOL!

[@masonidk6571]

Those are scary for an entirely different reason! Lol

[@eggduck2881]

@@masonidk6571 bro the bots are popping up pretending to be you

[@mac081793]

At 11 minutes in you talked about environmental ambience that are always present. The low hum of the AC, dim buzzing lights, or the fridge with it's constant rumble. I don't know why but it reminded me of this indie rpg game called Omori. In one of the worst endings you can get, the main characters are at their lowest, facing psychological and emotional trauma they very well may never recover from. During this whole event there is always the consistent hum of the kitchen fridge, crickets, distant cars passing by in the dead of night. No monsters or demons, just a family grieving in deafening silence. I don't know why but the ambience always stuck with me. It made the event too real.

[@underplayer420]

Damn your vids are amazing!

[@domino_201]

I’ve never been good with horror. Not jumpscares, not monsters, none of it, but I’ve always been fascinated by that feeling of dread that I get in the dark, complete and utter silence, or with projects like the Backrooms and it always drags me back in. Damn good stuff.

[@Larry_bean]

The writing of the video is amazing, good job

[@Ryuu28_voidgames]

Dude i cant believe you just hit 1000 subs recently. Your videos are so well made and well written! When you told your story at the end I actually felt like i was in that dark auditorium, i would have been hella scared too man!

[@AfghanGameDeveloper]

Greetings from Turkey, I discovered your channel last night, and I am here sitting at 4:00 AM watching you talk about darknes and stuff, I like the way you explain and talk, please keep it going, we need your content.

[@masonidk6571]

I certainly will. Thank you so much for your comment!

[@CFG_DBE777]

Just found this channel, so far i am enjoying it. Thank you for your effort in the content you are making, God bless.

[@dillongames4573]

Ey nice video, keep it up

[@Alexisstarz]

Nice channel dude! Love this video a lot :3 you should definitely talk about an analogue horror, the mandela catalogue or the walten files have such interesting lore and I'd love to hear your take on it :D

[@melimelz4948]

This was awesomely entertaining, great work! 😎🧟‍♂️

[@dane3038]

Guess I'm turning the lights down for this one.

[@masonidk6571]

Exactly as it's meant to be watched!

[@pyner0s496]

Excellent narration. This video is amazing. I even picked up a couple horror titles to watch Thx mate 👻 Edit.. 👀 Sega dream cast /TV without hdmi only a/v good old red, white, yellow 👀 👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿

[@fresamouse]

Yep. Terror vs horror. Vsauce has a good video on this as well

[@waywardh9528]

Lol, is it Toothless? Is Toothless in the darkness?

[@BrahHD]

Nice work bro! Gave me a chill!

[@masonidk6571]

Thank you!

[@tim2timmy]

this was such a great video

[@masonidk6571]

Thank you so much!

[@DarkCacti]

this is such an amazing video omg, how do you not have more views and subs, not fair at all!

[@masonidk6571]

Thank you for your comment! I'm grateful for all those who have subbed so far!

[@DarkCacti]

@@masonidk6571 of course, im super excited for what videos you'll make in the future

[@arshamshayan]

EVERYONE IN MY HOME IS ASLEEP. I'M WORKING ON MY RESEARCH. PLEASE STOP. I AM SCARRED

[@pinklemons7254]

BRO THE SAME IS HAPPENING TO ME 😭

[@KyleRDent]

Thanks KZbin, for playing an advert right at the word "when" and completely ruining this guy's spooky story :/

[@masonidk6571]

I'm sorry that the ad was automatically placed there. I'm still learning this stuff and only got recently monetized. Thank you for letting me know that an ad interrupted the flow of the video. I went ahead and adjusted the placement of that so it doesn't ruin that moment for anyone else. Again, apologies for the ad placement. I greatly appreciate your feedback!

[@KyleRDent]

@@masonidk6571 Not really your fault man, just this awful platform. You keep doing you!

[@azura3261]

ok am i the only one who just sees toothless in the thumbnail?

[@masonidk6571]

Yeah...I can see it... 🤣🤣🤣

[@AkiDave]

🔥🔥🔥

[@RealKanzo]

I’m gonna say I was here at 1k subs before you blow up

[@masonidk6571]

Here from the beginning! Lol

[@anxiety1423]

you should do a video based on the how to train your dragon netflix series. its very good with some good villains and a great story.