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@sleepyjoe6269
4 ай бұрын
Dropped as soon as you put “trigger warning.” Woke culture is sick and jewish.
@freaknon
6 ай бұрын
this was really great! i sometimes need to be reminded that yes, we need to be uncomfortable sometimes and that's what good horror does.
@thebookofive
6 ай бұрын
Thank you!
@masamune2984
5 ай бұрын
While it’s weird to me that you would need to be reminded of that fact, I mean no disrespect, and that you acknowledge that shows that you have a truly open mind, and “get” good horror. That’s awesome🙂
@calvinwill1663
5 ай бұрын
@@masamune2984 Sometimes people get too comfortable with being comfortable and need a reminder to go outside their comfort zone. Happens to me occasionally at least.
@AUweaverzone
3 ай бұрын
Discomfort and dread are far more interesting to me now. I think I found 1 movie in the last… decade genuinely scary and that was Hereditary.
@ndimes5606
3 ай бұрын
@@AUweaverzone Hereditary was the same for me. The Witch was the other movie that got close
@marcusetienne9353
5 ай бұрын
"No one needs a kettle with an opinion. So, go boil some water" is one hell of a quote. Great video man, keep it up.
@thebookofive
5 ай бұрын
🔥🔥🔥
@Ner0mancer
3 ай бұрын
Made me think of The pot by TOOL lol
@tdrendru2230
6 ай бұрын
I am an avid consumer of anything that's biopunk. Organic stuff, curves, monsters, the world of Scorn...that kind of thing. However, the worlds of Unsorted horror manage to capture my interest in an all-too-familiar way, despite their lack of flesh and bone. I think your video did a great job at explaining why that may be so. It was a pleasure to watch
@thebookofive
6 ай бұрын
Thank you! Yeah, there's definitely less meaty stuff in them :D
@personperson3734
2 ай бұрын
Ever watch vesper?
@tdrendru2230
2 ай бұрын
@@personperson3734 I haven't, but I like the premise. Thanks so much for telling me about it!!
@emcoulter4459
5 ай бұрын
I like how “Vats of Goo” was used in this video. Goes to show that Fallout used to have a lot of horror elements with a much bleaker tone.
@thebookofive
5 ай бұрын
Mark Morgan's score was amazing! (Tbf I like Inon Zur's music in newer Fallouts, but Morgan's haunting soundscapes created an incredibly unique atmosphere)
@haydenbeaudette8
4 ай бұрын
Oh my god. Tetsuo is such a throwback for me. When I was around 13 or so, I told my dad I was getting into horror novels/movies, and he recommended me tetsuo the iron man. I instantly fell in love with the genre even more. I not only find it unsettling, but incredibly interesting. I love glimpsing into the mind of people with such a unique way of portraying trauma and pain. However, not only trauma and pain, but beauty and love. It’s truly fascinating
@GeneHartMusic
Ай бұрын
@@haydenbeaudette8 My friends and I were industrial music kids in high school, and we passed around a bootleg copy of the VHS. I distinctly remember the phrase “sewer screw.” [Shudder]
@danyael777
6 ай бұрын
Imagine being drafted into the military and sent to war on the other side of the world just because you failed to advance a year in college. That's some other kind of horror i definitely wasn't expecting when i read Hearts Of Atlantis. Or was it Nightmares and Dreamscapes? Can't remember. Very good video, and the games you portrayed are absolutely something else. I liked the one with the sample testing. The ending somewhat reminded me of good old Twilight Zone.
@thebookofive
6 ай бұрын
Thank you for watching! Yeah, the whole collection really feels like a good horror anthology mini-series
@danyael777
6 ай бұрын
@@thebookofive Yes, that dev is really gifted. Or cursed. v°v
@_Jay_Maker_
2 ай бұрын
Yeah, that sounds like Hearts in Atlantis.
@_altoarcadevere
5 ай бұрын
you reminded me of my love to unusual horror tropes, specially that specific kind of body horror that deals with metal. HELL, tetsuo was my inspiration to make a character that was highly based on a different type of body horror which is structure type
@turbocharged6805
6 ай бұрын
You've earned my sub. love the vibe. script is well written. very unique material. 10/10
@thebookofive
6 ай бұрын
Thank you!
@turbocharged6805
6 ай бұрын
Anytime! I’m eager to see your growth as a creator!
@GameTalesHQ
6 ай бұрын
Very atmospheric video, well done!
@thebookofive
6 ай бұрын
Thank you! ❤️
@FullCircleStories
4 ай бұрын
I watched this video on a Monday night, which based on all the stereotypes, is the point of the week where after finishing the first day of work, the reality that you will be working for most of the week really sets in. Ive, if you have to recommend this video to anyone to watch at a particular time of the week, give it to them on a Monday.
@NoName-ym5zj
5 ай бұрын
Concrete tremor remind of the battleships game, very popular in the soviet union, where you get two pieces of paper and map out your battleships and players have to guess where the ships are and hit them. Concrete Tremor seems like it's very literally about modern warfare where killing thousands of people is accessible at a press of a button. Just look at what's happening in Ukraine, some dude presses a button and rockets and drones strike buildings at a moments notice.
@thebookofive
5 ай бұрын
Yeah, that game was my salvation during algebra 😄 I don't know if this was specifically intentional by Mike, but Concrete Tremor got me thinking about automated modern warfare as well, how the violence becomes abstracted and the consequences of it are removed from clear view.
@namedrop721
5 ай бұрын
Battleship made it to America after detente and was extremely popular for a while so it’s funny to know we played the same game in school
@RogueBoyScout
4 ай бұрын
@@namedrop721 "Battleship is known worldwide as a pencil and paper game which dates from World War I. It was published by various companies as a pad-and-pencil game in the 1930s and was released as a plastic board game by Milton Bradley in 1967. The game has spawned electronic versions, video games, smart device apps and a film." We had the electronic game as a kid in the 80s.. Why would you lie like that? What is the benefit in it. I mean, it's not even the fact you are lying, but that you have to spin an alternative history if the game that just isn't true, just to engender some sort of empathetic kinship. Worst still, it's almost Gaslighting by proxy, because your lie had the effect of making me question my own life's history. I know you don't care, because it's the nature of the beast, but all I can say is I hope mental illness never touches you or your children/partner.
@Ranixo286
2 ай бұрын
@RogueBoyScout it's possible he means just at his school. Children play games all the time "for the first time" even if it was already invented- and things go in cycles of popularity. Perhaps he meant it just got popular again in America? Which it did have a resurgence in the 80's, around the time cold war fear was winding down, even though it was invented in the 30's. Hopefully he means "got big again" in the 80's when he was in grade school.
@oswaldlucky168
6 ай бұрын
I know this has only been up for about a day, but I was shocked this doesnt have a lot more views yet
@thebookofive
6 ай бұрын
Thank you! I guess KZitem is still figuring out what to do with me. :D
@roux4771
4 ай бұрын
I don't know why, but this video gave me an immense sense of comfort, which I often get from horror games. Obviously some games scare and unsettlen me, like when I played Dreadout for the first time, but others make me feel warm and soothed. I remember Amnesia being the first game to give me this feeling of fullness. The enclosure of the manor, the wooden walls, books, candles etc. It is probably because you are so directly confronted with some of the most daunting things in existence that you feel like you are dealing with them, accepting them, or handling them. That being said I think this feeling of "comfort" goes so much deeper than that. I am so inspired by people like Geller, Max Derrat and yourself to also make this kind of content. It would be my dream job, and I will give it a shot! Everyone here is blessed with very special, inquisitive and intelligent minds. Such an amazing community ❤
@thebookofive
4 ай бұрын
Thank you for watching! Jacob Geller's work was a major point of inspiration for this channel, and I have a lot of respect for Max Derrat as well (though I am not as deeply familiar with his entire body of work). Good luck on your journey, the most important thing is to take the first step!
@marcl3928
6 ай бұрын
You definitely gotta make more horror videos dude. subbed!
@thebookofive
6 ай бұрын
Thanks!
@FerousFolly
3 ай бұрын
dude I gotta give u props for those title cards; your videos' intro theming and style is just so well conceived and immaculately constructed. seriously awesome stuff. and the audio mixing? bro, the vibes are _impeccable_
@thebookofive
3 ай бұрын
Thank you!
@Luc1d04
6 ай бұрын
absolute banger, can believe you only have 2k subcribers, cant wait to see this channel blow up
@thebookofive
6 ай бұрын
Thank you!
@icarus313
3 ай бұрын
10:43 "We don't know what kind of research is being here or how it will be used" *tram arrives at grated metal platform suspended by slanted cables leading to large door* Holy crap it's the opening scene of Half-Life, down to fine detail! Even your narration at this point of the video fits the premise behind that game and it's setting. Made me do a double-take!
@masterzoroark6664
6 ай бұрын
Love the usage of Measurehead's theme at the Carbon Steel part, it feets really well (hell, a game inspired by the vibe of this part of Disco Elysium ost would definetlly be one done by Mike Klubnika) helll, overall you used a bunch of music I love in that part
@thebookofive
6 ай бұрын
Thanks! Yeah, Disco Elysium's score is such a vibe.
@masterzoroark6664
5 ай бұрын
@@thebookofive also The Flag from RUINER also quite fits the moment
@mariamaravilla9005
5 ай бұрын
Fascinating video and very well done. These games remind me of old sci-fi short stories of the 70s, they all feel like vignettes that explore a particular sci-fi idea and often leave you with an eery feeling
@jeanne5135
4 ай бұрын
i'm so glad i found your channel. i've been feeling awful lately because i feel like i can't write anything creative, and your videos have been a huge help in finding the spark again. this video in particular was what helped me the most, because i'm writing a horror book. the themes covered here gave me some renewed insight on how i can give the story the feeling i was aiming for. i hope your channel grows a lot, you deserve it!
@thebookofive
4 ай бұрын
I'm really glad I was able to help you get out of the creative rut. Thank you for watching!
@benmcreynolds8581
6 ай бұрын
Okay, just stumbled upon your channel and only part way into the video I had to subscribe. You have a ton of talent, good insight, quality editing, & a unique skill at conveying things.. With these skills I hope you'd consider to make more videos that dive into obscure topics, macabre topics such as these. Total random thought: but It would be so cool if you somehow got onto a team that is working on making a new horror game.. Very random I know but it's rare to find someone who conveys important aspects of horror well.
@thebookofive
6 ай бұрын
Thank you! Yeah, there'll definitely be some more macabre horror stuff in the future.
@soraskingdom2388
5 ай бұрын
great video, always on the lookout for new creators putting out high quality horror content. This video gave me the same vibes as something like Nexpo
@ramseydoon8277
5 ай бұрын
This video is superb. Bravo! Your use of sound design is masterful.
@dantalian269
4 ай бұрын
pathologic music in the back gave me PTSD flashbacks. amazing video.
@izzyandthesubterraneans370
5 ай бұрын
Man, portal really paved the way for like 90% of modern indie horror games huh
@thejohnsweeney
5 ай бұрын
Don’t forget Kevin James.
@misusatriyo
6 ай бұрын
new sub here! keep doing what you're doing man.
@thebookofive
6 ай бұрын
Thank you for watching!
@jesustyronechrist2330
4 ай бұрын
If you are yearning for more games that capture the feel of these, there is one indie-game that hasn't gotten that much coverage called "The Devil".
@Noirpool0
5 ай бұрын
Excellent video. Horror like this has always resonated with me. I never want to look at these dark mirrors for fear of seeing myself already trapped in the situations presented to me. Good stuff.
@namedrop721
5 ай бұрын
Your name is extremely Jungian then as it is literally noirpool 😂
@Clint_Beastwood
5 ай бұрын
Damn. Where have you and these high quality videos been? Good work and great effort put in. Big fan of horror games and film, ill be tuning in from here on out.
@Crow-mortis
13 күн бұрын
The pathologic music from the intro immediately pulled me in and right down to the comment section because that OST is so fucking good.
@them_best
11 күн бұрын
@@Crow-mortis that soundtrack is as amazing as the game is, it elevated the long walks from boring to nerve wraking, and accentuated the stress of the situations every time you enter in an infected area
@Crow-mortis
9 күн бұрын
@@them_best It really is peak atmospheric horror. It's my favorite game and the soundtrack is just fantastic.
@tvav69
5 ай бұрын
I’d forgotten about Tetsuo!! I had a friend that loved that movie.
@tvav69
5 ай бұрын
It’s uncomfortable to watch for sure. But that’s part of the point. 😊
@fophelia4694
2 ай бұрын
So, apparently I watched half of this before? I don't have any memory of it and don't know when or how I originally came across this. Still, I live for analysis and I die for psychological and body horror. This is really well done and I'm glad I found this again!
@taxisalad
5 ай бұрын
Been trying to make a horror game of my own--one that happens to parallel these into aesthetic funnily enough--and this has served as a massive inspiration. Thank you!
@dagaotokoda1632
5 ай бұрын
Insanely well done video and analysis, the industrial aspect of the analysis really just blew me away.
@schquillem
4 ай бұрын
Can you make a video on Signalis?🥺
@thebookofive
4 ай бұрын
I don't have plans for it in the foreseeable future, but this game is definitely right up my alley, so who knows, I might do something on it down the line.
@schquillem
4 ай бұрын
@@thebookofive fingers crossed! It’s an amazing game
@Leonardo_No_Cardio
5 ай бұрын
Thank you for the Arachnophobia content warning. I skipped the part and proceeded with the rest of the video. You are the Man🎉
@thebookofive
5 ай бұрын
Yeah, no worries, I knew this one would come in handy. Thank you for watching!
@TeaquestSagas
4 ай бұрын
It has been a while since SOMA, huh? 8 years? I still remember that game as well, a lot actually.
@lunondisposable5382
2 күн бұрын
Tartarus Engine doesn't really have a twist imo. TFW the literal "Hell Machine" turns out to be _bad?!?_
@adamkeasey655
4 ай бұрын
Carbon Steel is fucking impossible.
@betasector
2 ай бұрын
Soma was an incredibly shallow and shitty game, it should have been a short movie or a short story. The gameplay was so irritatingly shallow and shoddy that the game was actually made better with the mod which turned the abysmal AI off.
@ramseydoon8277
5 ай бұрын
27:51 Long live the new flesh!
@cameronsaikali2508
2 күн бұрын
@@ramseydoon8277 yooooo I never see videodrome references! Yes 👏
@arsimckhoi
5 ай бұрын
The other type of horror? Having a job apparently.
@albertgore7435
24 күн бұрын
Absolutely spittin’ towards the very end. subscribed.
@DavesPlace99
3 ай бұрын
Wtf was that at the end of the first game?? 😮
@DrSoda.
Ай бұрын
Super good man 🙂 thank you very much. God bless. Jesus loves you!
@RedMeansRecording
4 ай бұрын
Fantastic video
@lilyav
19 күн бұрын
is that a Russian accent ? that klubnika pronunciation is sus too, I see you 👀 great video !!
@alessandrodaddazio5483
2 ай бұрын
Thank you for the arachnophobia content warning, much appreciated ❤
@abbyver9626
6 ай бұрын
I really enjoyed th video, thank you
@thebookofive
6 ай бұрын
Thank you for watching!
@justlurkinginhere
4 ай бұрын
The games: 🕷️💀🗿 The developers last name: 🍓🍓🍓✨
@Mousy677
4 ай бұрын
hey. the soundtrack of pathologic 2.
@Erisvito
5 ай бұрын
This was wonderful and popped up in my recommended. Absolutely glad I watched this. Thank you for all your work.
@thebookofive
5 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching!
@junol
5 ай бұрын
Man, dev is making statements disguised as games
@Ghost345621
14 күн бұрын
Phenomenal video! Loved every second of this!
@epochphilosophy
2 ай бұрын
This video rules.
@dark12328
5 ай бұрын
Great video!
@sonasierra7824
13 күн бұрын
mike клубника took me out every time
@BurntOutCop
5 ай бұрын
Thank you for the credit, loved the video. Really shows a great outlook on the power of dread in horror.
@thebookofive
5 ай бұрын
Thank you!
@pathetichumans1599
Ай бұрын
Saw the title and thought this was going to be about my mom.
@elilass8410
5 ай бұрын
First video of yours Ive seen, it's excellent. Sub earned.
@thebookofive
5 ай бұрын
Thank you!
@schquillem
4 ай бұрын
SIGNALIS MENTIONED!!!!! Easily my favorite game of the past year
@USOTPC
3 ай бұрын
Concrete steel and indifference 😮😮😮😮
@Stone-faced
28 күн бұрын
21:40 reminds me of the city of ember
@cherryscarlett
8 күн бұрын
_∆₺[\/]0§¶l|•l|Ə/₹¡Ç _*_l|•l|0/₹²∅/₹. ._*
@jonard5864
5 ай бұрын
I love you pronunciation. It is like: Mike Клубника. Amazing video, keep going!
@cerealpisserpenguin
3 ай бұрын
Your pathologic bgm is jumpscaring me so bad every time holy shit. Nice video but I constantly have those Vietnam flashbacks
@TylerMcMinn
17 күн бұрын
Pretty cool video, dude.
@robertmcdonell831
5 ай бұрын
19:21 why does the background music sound like the first Pathologic?😆 Edit: Oh! I see it in the credits😅
@xxSteelWolfxx
2 ай бұрын
Haha literally just started watching and right before you mentioned Soma and talked about how something reminds you of a horror and transports you back, I instantly thought of Soma. That game has an probably will never leave me. Every once and a while I'll have a sudden existential crisis thinking about it.
@BFlorry
3 ай бұрын
Very good writeup and I loved the added notion to Tetsuo the Iron Man. Body horror is an interesting genre and I wonder if Klubniks will be going for that direction at some point. Do you have any other media similar to Klubnika's work that you know of that you could recommend?
@anakin-is-panakin
3 ай бұрын
I really like how you focus on the ambient sound of horror games. I also hyper focus on sounds, I even listen to playlists of silent hill music when I’m reading. Not enough people take sound design into consideration for horror. I wonder if you’ve sleep the most recent slender man movie, I think it came out in the late 2010s. Ramin Djwadi did the music, and he did the music for westworld and game of thrones. It’s just incredible ambient music. The movie is eh but the sound design is so good.
@cringelord4208
5 ай бұрын
jesus christ. im picky with horror but "you will have the honor of being the first pressure treated human" did something unexplainable to my brain for a moment . carbon steel looks exactly like my stress nightmares about my own routine. from the commute to the decaying workplace to the empty "kindness" from superiors you never see. awful
@theratking3545
4 ай бұрын
damn, references to Signalis AND Hyper Light Drifter? You're a man of taste
@dreamingfustilarian282
2 ай бұрын
You thought nobody would notice the Pathologic 2 song in the intro, ey?
@thebookofive
2 ай бұрын
👀
@TwitchEey
5 ай бұрын
Wow... that was some profound shit you concluded your video with.
@garfieldlover68
5 ай бұрын
This is amazing stuff! Right up my alley, I immediately subbed to you! I hope you continue to make videos in a similar vein😊
@johnrafferty4364
5 ай бұрын
I find myself afraid of different things as i get older I'm a 31 year old father of four and all my old favorite Steven King books now freak me out for completely different reasons same with haunting of hill house just things that disturb you and leave you thinking about it for months after
@Endymion766
5 ай бұрын
hopeless horror hits me personally a bit too close to home. Why do I love it so much?
@noahkirschtein8169
2 ай бұрын
do i have arachnophobia ? yep. pretty severe, actually. but i came here for horror so i’m gonna try my best to sit through it
@relur
4 ай бұрын
perfect blue and serial experiments lain are just insanely good watches
@SemekiIzuio
5 ай бұрын
Horror has these themes of the darker parts of our mental state and way of life so I really appreciate you saingin your conclusion how machines was integrated into these gamesand comparing it to real world in which I agree Horror is about real world real life horrors
@CatEnthusiast-gr3cv
5 ай бұрын
I think about this whenever I play metal slug 3.
@th3TwistedLight
4 ай бұрын
Watching Tetsuo awakened something in me that I would like to put back to sleep
@Zeropadd
3 ай бұрын
😝😝😝😝😝
@jimstantinople
4 ай бұрын
i see you and your Disco Elysium music
@abbym237
4 ай бұрын
i could tell by the thumbnail this was going to be good and i was right! great video
@alisongrant9680
4 ай бұрын
It doesn't really scare me so much as makes me depressed
@sullylamb1020
3 ай бұрын
Agreed
@suvendroseal1724
4 ай бұрын
While the accent is distracting, the editing and presentation are next-level!
@TheStardustConspiracy
5 ай бұрын
Amazing video, love every minute of it”
@dronovbiotex
5 ай бұрын
Pathologic 2 soundtrack used here immediately hooked me. Thank you
@luiz-lf2yj
5 ай бұрын
not only is the video interesting as hell, but the hotline miami and hyper light drifter ost were 🔥🔥🔥
@Melissa31179
5 ай бұрын
As a trans woman there's no other kind of horror that gets under my skin as body horror does, sure there's psychological horror which is great by all means and I would spend hours talking about it and why I find it immensely beautiful but body horror is just different, it hits close to home and becomes a visual manifestation of the immense disgust I've felt all my life and when it's done well it possesses all the traits of psychological horror while being the perfect reminder of the sins of the flesh.
@thethiccestboi7648
4 ай бұрын
The fears what he sees in the mirror lmao
@Melissa31179
4 ай бұрын
@@thethiccestboi7648 bro does not get it
@lauge222
5 ай бұрын
Great watch! You got some really good structure with some great pacing. You definitely got a new sub from me!
@kwiiin_
4 ай бұрын
I was recommended your channel when I was looking for good horror channels. Thank you so much for your videos, I enjoyed each video completely. Would you make something about SOMA? It's one of my favourite games and I sadly one made a video on it in German. I assume you'd make a better one for a wider audience!
@thebookofive
4 ай бұрын
Thank you for watching! I love SOMA so much, I don't think I have plans to cover it specifically in the foreseeable future, but it might come up here and there in other essays. Also Jacob Geller and RagnarRox have great videos on it ("Head Transplant and the Non Existence of the Soul" and "SOMA: The Philosophical Zombie" respectfully).
@kwiiin_
3 ай бұрын
@@thebookofive Oh thanks for the recommendations, will check them out!!
@omerazeem1769
6 ай бұрын
cool video man ❤
@thebookofive
6 ай бұрын
Thank you!
@mvlad8725
5 ай бұрын
Well thought-out, well versed, nuanced exploratory discussion. I, too, have always found myself drawn to, yet strangely unnerved by M.Klubnika's work. Looking forward to your future videos as a new sub. Класс 👌
@thebookofive
5 ай бұрын
Thank you!
@susanroche597
5 ай бұрын
Hate to be that guy but before those horrror movies there was Doctor Who episode 1963 original Cyberman. Originally born on Earth's twin planet Mondas, the Cybermen were created as the Mondasians replaced parts of their dying bodies with plastic and metal
@thebookofive
5 ай бұрын
Yeah, I'm not that well-versed in the Dr.Who lore :D But I feel like this episode is more about the concept of 'the ship of Theseus', which Tetsuo doesn't really engage with (I assume that was your original comparison)
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