dog nightmares has cost me my sleep 

Bad take: the dog creature is a place holder for trauma and an abuser/event she’s trying to forget about but it keeps coming to haunt her Good take: there is a dog man living in her walls and used to star in commercials

Dog nightmares is genuinely terrifying, it makes it worse that the hole in the wall was actually based off of piggy sodas old house as he said on another analysis on the series

The dog found my ketamine stash

My first traumatic dream tormentor took the form of a dog, just like this, a Weimaraner, with a human’s body, chasing me through the house floating above the ground. Since then, all of the Historical texts on dog headed men, the commercials of dog heads on human bodies, it just ruins me.

This is such a good video man!! Thank you so much for covering my series!! 🐶 🤙

I like to imagine this dog creature was actually the good guy of the story. It was the man in the picture, likely Emily's father, who "is still there". He was abusing Emily in some way and the dog creature was trying to futily to help her, but due to his lack of communication skills, he appeared terryfing to her instead. Later in the story, he finds Emily's dog and tries to contact her, but he cannot speak, so he just hangs on the line trying to do anything and later resolves to tearing down posters to make Emily understand she does not need them anymore - he has her dog. But Emily, completely unable to perceice canine way of thinking, completely different from her own, assumed it's a threat. Later, we see Emily in a black void, paiting her dog. It was creatures last, desperate attempt to shield her from something or from the world as a whole. Now, alone with her paintings, she may not be free, but she's safe and even happy in some bizzare, otherwordly way. Idk, it is some random theory, it may be wrong, but it's cool imo

I remember watching the actual dog show that this base off. I was 4 in 2014 when my dad putted a dvd of it and I was scared. You just brought me back to that old memory.

the scene of the hole next to the stairs has unnerved and unsettled me more than anything i’ve ever seen, i’m pretty sure, and i don’t even have negative memories of these dogs. It’s just so well done

This is literally one of my favorite analog horror series, like you said, reminds me so much of smile dog and its almost like its back just in a different form

I’ve seen another video on this analog horror series and the stranger is presumed to be her absentee father - who seemed to be abusive.

I like to think that the dog man is a physical representation of her trauma, not in a symbolic sense, but in a legitimate narrative sense. The dog man is a real thing in canon, a manifestation of her childhood trauma that she's forgotten but never really gotten over. It comforted her in the past, but now as an adult, it feels sinister. Not just because it's a man with a freaky dog head, but because if she forgot all of this, being friends with this thing, what else could she be forgetting? It's a fear of losing your past, losing your memories, that really hits home for me.

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It’s funny how simplistic the design of the dogman really is, yet its simplicity is what makes it way creepier than most horror movie monsters. Even when compared to the smile dog creepypasta, the thing that kind of ruins the experience is that one of the images (specifically the one that’s a lot more red and exposes the teeth a bit more) winded up being too oversaturated/overdesigned that it comes off more goofy than scary. The design of the “best friend” is more quaint in comparison (with the only thing added was the eyes being blacked out) and manages to be way creepier as a result.

My theory is that the dog man is a character from a movie or movies that she watched when she was a little kid. Then, something bad happened with the adults from the picture (maybe her family), so she covered the trauma with the dog character and her head mixed all up

Its 2:41 AM and I'm about to pack a bowl and watch this. Will Update. Edit: My heart is palpitating

YOU MISSED THIS: in the first page of the hand drawn book thing at 9:20, there is a pair of legs in the top left corner 😱

I’m not gonna dOoOooOo while looking at yOooOuUuuUuUu I look for the sight and not what I bIIiiITTtTeEeeEe!!

im always happy to see a dog nightmares video since it means its becoming more popular and i love this series

Woah im so happy you checked Dog Nightmares! I do love this series dearly, theres such a calculated level of horror and artistry on this series, I can't help but love it. It deserves all the love it can get

This is one of my favorite analog horrors out there, very few actually scare me that much

Now… what if the dog man, was her father..? Like, he was the source of her traumas and the dog people commercials remind her of him, which is why we see him with a dog head? What if her dad had something to do with Bailey’s disappearance? This would explain why we never seem… he’s absent from the picture because he did something to Bailey. However, he’s still out there… maybe he stalks her and her family, maybe hiding/living in that hole at one point. I feel like the dog man we see is a representation of the father, but takes the appearance of one of the dog people due to trauma, maybe as a way for young Emily to grasp what happened, or the dog people and her father were somehow tied to some past traumas. Or maybe, the dog people commercials remind her of Bailey, which is why it’s such a precious memory, and maybe finding Bailey will help prove something to her… I think the scenes we see in the commercials might be a reference of what possibly happened to Bailey… like a fishing trip. I dunno, I could be wrong, just a thought I guess…

He got that dog in him

I seriously love your deep-dive videos on analog horror and just horror medium in general, I personally don’t care for reaction videos. But that aside I love these types of videos, whole reason I subscribed was your deep-dive into the V/H/S films, can’t wait to see what’s in store for this Channel this year, happy new year to you!

This reminds me of some super weird things we had when we were very young that had pictures of dog/humans in fancy suits and shit. There was a super creepy basset hound one in a black suit with a top hat, my brother also was freaked out by it but used it to fuck with me and said it was 'The Lone Dog' he told me that bastard would be outside my window at night just sitting super high up in a tree or would be in my closet. Not cool bro

I love listening to your videos man, my wife and I watch ur videos to fall asleep too. Keep up the great content

The window segment was genuinely one of the most terrifying and paranoia driving scenes I've ever seen.

Im 21 now and got into creepypastas when I was a kid. Now none of them really scare me at all. However Smile Dog is the only one that still horrifies me. That image is BURNED into my brain and I despise it.

One time i actually had sleep paralysis of smile dog after having a dream about it ( i absolutely hated the smile dog picture because it was like the only creepypasta that actually scared me mainly because of the picture ) dog nightmare is prob gonna appear next in my sleep paralysis lol

Hi 4 Plus (if your seeing this), keep up the good work! I am bingeing your videos and just finished your 3 Monument Mythos videos and its very well done. I will keep on watching them and I am suprised you dont have 100k from how good your content is!

I love your vids! Keep up the amazing work dude!

is anyone else as MORTIFIED as i am by the hole in the wall scene and doesnt want to watch it

this is one of my fav scary channels cuz bro actually posts

Love a new 4 plus upload 🔥🔥

I just wanna say, i really appreciate how you actually upload when you say you will, a foreign concept nowadays but still.

Pov: how scared caseoh is when he sees no food:

ITS HERE!! So excited for your commentary!!

Actual horror to keep u up at night. Phenomenal. One thing I gotta point out that’s even creepier is that in the last photo in the album 3:44 the dogman hybrid is on the very left edge of the photo😱

Honestly i was more creeped out when i thought this was literally "stuff dogs see in nightmares" because the setup is perfect. A dog can't tell you what's bothering it. It doesn't know there's nothing semi-real or supernatural about dreams, and it's essentially a mute child at the mercy of its own imagination. And lord only knows what a dog's social instincts recognize as uncanny and creepy. Or how a dog would process seeing a human death or human violence or another pet dead, not even knowing what death is.

4:02: “Im very glad we didnt get to see the actual image of that.” Or did we? 3:48 look in the upper left corner.

One of the best modern analog horrors!

love your videos 👍

I like how 4plus blends in comedy at the same time. 😂😂😂😂😂😂

Glad I watched the series before watching this video, because *damn.* That hurt my heart.

Another Great Video! Love Love LOVE Dog nightmares! Early Grats on 100K Have you seen The Hello Kids Show! You might enjoy their content

My nightmares will never be the same anymore because of this 😰

10:47 an advert popped up here and gave me the scare of my life.

I hope dog nightmares becomes more popular

Got a cat food commercial while watching this

Damn, I am early- But I'm glad bc I really enjoy these kind of things

this had me shook

I remember those scary ass dog commercials and when Vine was big there was this girl who made similar videos of her dog. Her name is Marlo Meekins... so so creepy! Idk if maybe you saw those and are overlapping memories with that!

Watching this as the last video before going to sleep😶

I think the guys from Red Letter Media watched one of the original dog videos that some sad person made in the 90's. I wonder how dognightmares was able to use the footage

good idea to watch this with there being a BIG HOLE IN THE WALL in the stairs leading to the basement (my bedroom is down there)... atleast i haven't heard noises coming from it- wait...

I want MORE its to good i cant remember if you said this but i think because she watched the tapes as a kid thats why he looked like that

3:47 you can see (i think) the dog head in the upper left corner

bruh when i saw the entry that said 01/04/2009 i shat my pants, that is my birth date

I have figured out the secret, The dog is Alfred Alfer. Think about it, he looks just like him

I HAD A NIGHTMARE ABOUT THIS LAST NIGHT AND WOKE UP AT 4:09 AM (NO JOKE)

Wut da dog doin

Um yas fresh analog horror video

Nah he don’t bite

It also cost my sleep as well

I'm here

Cat Daydreams, I would love that to be turned into a ARG.

Cat Dreams made paid me sleep

I just watched dog show and you know there was that picture the main character held up but it was too dark to see? I just edited a screen recording of it to try and see what is said anymore I’m pretty sure it says he’s still out there

As a person who is a horror fan, I can confirm this is peak analogue horror (and I can no longer look at windows during night the same way again lol)

I was the first I witnessed everything

marry me man

Brian from family guy

2:18 It was a Sesame Street sketch.

Uh oh! We need to replace this part.

I love your videos bro keep pushing

The dog human stuff I'm positive wete also in at least ONE comercial

very noice

Hold up, aren't the dog headed people from sesame street???

oh hell na. im 17 and not too scared about anything at this point but this shi had me looking away from my screen for a minute straight.

Cool

3:47 look at corner of the picture, and you’ll see a dog face at the stairs

i dont bet you igot scared asf waching dis

Oh my

damn how scary

Is this a repost? Haven't you already made a video about this? Am I insane?

NO NOT SHOU TUCKER

lets go

i cant take them dogs seriously

ngl after the camera died, i needed to check my pulse XD

Zamn

horayy!!!

I remember people making videos by having their dog sit on top of them with a sweater on. the owner will have their hands through the sweaters arms, here is an example: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-XN2cAMUTI-8.html

The Dashund artist use dogs heads digitally enhanced on human body

ggs man what the hell bro is freaking our rn

The only reason I can watch these videos is 'cause I take Melatonin every night

I hate how uncanny this is

1:26: No.

I knew this was going to be freaky when I saw ''Jack Stauber''

Yippe

Anyone else hiding in the comments rn

Um I’m scared