Absolutely love your writing style and connecting these monsters to other media. Hope to see even more appreciation for your videos, I know I got lucky getting this in my feed.
i think Mohg is very disturbing with the way he drips out of the cocoon then grovels before miquella. and the horn that has pierced his eye. you just know that was a slow, painful process
lol jackazz shoulda shaved his horns down hell boy style! Or are they magical elden ring unshavable horns? If so then that sux broz... Omenism is a bich!
I think his design looks awesome. He looks so demonic, I love it But I don't think I ever considered the pain of that horn growing in his eye until I saw this comment. It's just so... 😬Painful
Fromsoft does tend to create some beautiful horror via it's combination of traditionally "western" culture (from knights to Lovecraft's unknowable abominations) with Buddhism (trapped in a constant cycle of life an death) and Japanese mythological elements (i.e why the Dung Eater eats dung), which results in some just out-of-left-field shit that sticks with you. Also, fear not the dark, my friend. And let the feast begin.
I would consider the frenzied merchants in the 3 fingers area to be my number one. Seeing the hundreds of burned merchants, hearing one of them continue to play a sad song and then being attacked by one of them was easily the saddest and scariest moment in any souls game for me. Then I learned the lore behind them and it was even worse than what I had imagined. Even though the enemies themselves are not that dangerous or scary, it's how they fit into their environment to tell their dark story that made them the most disturbing to me.
Yes. That entire area is underrated in general. I think that the obtuse parkour section probably put a lot of people off from experiencing it more than once (if at all), because I almost never hear people talk about that section.
What always got me with the locusts is the way they talk, they don't ham it up, they don't even really sound malicious, they just sound...calm and almost inviting. Yet something about their candence and tone sounds off somehow, kinda gives me the same uneasy feeling as barely hearing someone talking behind a wall, except I can perfectly make out what they're saying, if not their cryptic meaning. Its incredibly overused of a comparison, but they genuinely kinda hit close to the uncanny valley for me.
I'd put the Chaos cups from Dark Souls 1 and the white octopi from Bloodborne on my list. I never want to touch or even look at either of those monstrosities ever again.
I'm really surprised orphan didn't make this list, they were always one of the saddest bosses for me but also equally disturbing. I also love how you script your videos btw
Great video brother, A bit sad that the Demon of Song from DS2 didn't get a mention- Hearing the dreamy music the whole Area only to find it's from this monstrosity was pretty awesome. Although DS2's style felt airy so the horror didn't hit as hard (if that makes sense) the Demon of Song was still pretty disturbing to me with it's general design and it's surrounding story. The idea that a demon learnt the song of it's prison guard to lure in victims is pretty neato. Also the big blobs of flesh from DS1, I've never understood what they were but I've always imagined them as the residents of New Londo. In All honesty the whole of New Londo is disturbing as hell to me, Darkwraiths, a Big Toothy Snake, Flesh Blobs, Spooky Ghosts and Banshees, it's got the whole lot.
FromSoft had one chance to do a proper “fake-out” ending for a boss. They were only ever going to get one of those, and they made it count with the Guardian Ape.
Fun fact: the putrid corpses in Elden Ring aren't actually undead. Thanks to the Erdtree's gift of immortality, they have actually just been alive for so long that they have begun decomposing from the inside out. That is why they don't have a particular weakness to holy damage, since they are somehow technically still alive.
“Irithyll is a very hostile place, filled with fiends of the deep, Pontiff knights, unspeakable bestial horrors, and Siegward :D” Fkn lost it at the music cut LMAO
Every time the Locusts reference the Feast, I think of Berserk. Also, I don't think I ever noticed the Flame Chariots eyes following you, that's creepy af.
Brain of mensis for me, how its the only great one that just sits there and stares at you. I hate how you have to attack it for like five minutes straight while it just observes you. You cant tell if it feels pain or not because it makes no audible reaction to being eviscerated. And if you dont kill it, it just sits there in the void for all eternity. Kind of reminds me of I have no mouth and i must scream.
The Ulcerated Tree Spirits are very disturbing to me Not because I find them creepy or gross, but because the amount of hatred I have for them is so incredibly high that it makes me go insane
The first time I explored a jar dungeon in Shadow of the Erdtree was probably the most disturbed I've been in any of these games, even including Bloodborne. Just going through this labyrinth of jars knowing what's inside was insane.
One other thing that I didn't notice at first about the monstrous dogs of Caelid, is the fact that when they're walking, they still move their little front paws as if they're walking on all fours. Clearly this has to mean that there was some sort of mutation that made them the way they are now, so they used to walk on all fours before they became the giant monstrous Rex dogs they are now. That's kind of sad when you think about it.
Interesting anecdote about the man with the injured face. I believe I have also seen that video, or one very much like it. It was a clip appended to dash cam footage of a vicious motorcycle accident on Reddit. I think it may have just been added for shock value. The man had very bloodshot eyes, and the skin around them was quite loose. He had no jaw, maybe not even a nose, and I think his esophagus was exposed and the muscles were contracting. The way the man's eyes slowly rolled toward the camera was haunting. I was traumatized, and convinced myself it was a very convincing practical effect to cope. I can see what you mean about the green head chariots...
P.S.: Just got to the part with the creepy many-legged creatures in the dingy water with the hair flowing out everywhere.... This is pure-grade, 99.99% nightmare fuel for me ☹️ Wet hair disturbs me, especially in showers and sinks 🤮 Pair that with all the legs... Centipedes/millipedes freak me out far more than arachnids.
Saw a great theory about the reason the sewer dwellers in bloodborne don't have legs, and the reason there's so many wheelchair enemies, is because the leg is where you inject blood flasks. Everyone in yharnam is hooked on the blood, but it messes you up bad over time, resulting in the loss of your legs if used too much.
Something about the villagers in BB is that their weapons are actually tools. Shows the level of desperation these everyday people succumbed to for whatever honor there was left in their crusade.
Funnily enough, the song you read the lyrics of seems to be referencing a form of self mummification some extreme sects of Buddhism practiced. That also seems to be the inspiration for the centipede monks judging by their appearance.
The thing that strikes me the most about the Jar Innards (official name) is the more direct translation of the whipping ghost's dialogue. …さあ、大人しく壺に入りなさい そして、善き人になりなさい お前たちは、巫女なのだから そのために、生まれてきたのだから Translated as: ... Now, quietly enter the jar And become good people You are Miko, after all That is why you were born This treatment of the Miko (shamans or more specifically shrine maidens) was not brought about by some misguided desire to create a divine being. It was brought about by the Hornsent belief that they were a superior divine people, and that the Miko were inherently lesser, spiritually and morally defective. It is a type of cruelty that is unnervingly reminiscent of many parts of our continuing history in the real world.
I wish I wasn’t spoiled on the guardian apes surprise by suggested videos on RU-vid before I played it. Took away from my play through I think lol cause that fight is one of my favorite from all games ever, the music is top tier too. What creeps me out too is that apes aren’t as intelligent as people, so like the idea of an animal dying but still holding on to its head to keep just weird me out.
52:06 I wonder whether Genichiro had a centipede in him, like everyone else who gained immortality through the waters. Maybe it starts microscopically, then grows into a little larva like the "precious bait" item, then reaches big status after many years.
Wormfaces, iirc, are connected with Farum Azula via those robes they wear only there: they're preistly robes, aswell as the staves they use also being related to a realworld religion, but i can't remember which
If you're big into Divine Horror, I think you could probably fold the Cenobites from Hellraiser 1 & 2 into that fold, especially 2. Would recommend if you've not seen it!
31:31 That Defeated Sanity song is familiar because it's describing an outlawed form of Japanese Buddhist self-mummification used to achieve immortality. Lookup Sokushinbutsu it's really fascinating.
I love the bait and switch that all the marketing pulled when it came to Marika. Not just the marketing, but the entire base game. You come to the slow realization that she’s a borderline genocidal despot over the course of the base game, only to eventually see what motivated her throughout the DLC. It left me so conflicted as to what to feel. It was brilliant.
This is a Good Video, however I’m kinda disappointed that the one of the most disturbing fromsoft enemy is gotta be Headless from sekiro From the area they reside, the music, the debuff and the weird moveset it puts on players is terrifying And that disturbing move where it shoves his hands inside the players “Elden ring” and pulls out god knows what is insane.
For some reason, the Hydra in Ds1 terrifies me. The way it floats over you in Ash Lake when running from it is so disturbing. Also, do you happen to know the band Biffy Clyro? They're my favourite band and of course, they are Scottish.
For me, it was the one in dark root basin. Not being able to clearly see it and with it keeping me at bay with its spit really got me worried at what the heck it was. Being the single largest creature in the game really helped.
Strangely enough the most disturbing creatures in From games are the big ants. Just big ants. I have a very pronounced fear of insects yet of all the parasites, spider-looking monstrosities and bloodsuckers the one truly repellent sight was a few ant boys hanging out on a wall. On my first playthrough I took much care to never be „touched“ by those fellows. I got over it by playing the game a lot but unfortunately that hasn’t translated into becoming more tolerant of real insects and arachnids in the slightest. Just the sight of those scorpions and centipedes in this video almost made me throw away the phone.
The crows are waaaay more terrifying than the dogs. Design-wise they are creepier, and most of all, they are underrated in how difficult that they are. Even as I close in on 1000 hours with ER, the crows are part of maybe 5-6 enemies in the game that I still consider to be a major threat.
have you played any of the shin megami tensei games? i know they're JRPGs so maybe not up your alley but they have the "angelic horror" aspect all over the place, especially in SMT IV.
An hour and a half of a lovely Scottish voice talking about the completely fucked monsters fromsoft comes up with? I think you may have ticked all my boxes 😅 20:27 I loved this scene when I first came upon it. Mostly because it reminded me very specifically of the Orphan of Kos, staring out at the sea and weeping. Except there were 50 of him (although down one part of the beach there is one standing by themselves)
i better see wormheads on here. i installed a mod specifically to get rid of them because i hate worms and i hate the way i can hear them moan-crying before i even see them. awful wriggling and writhing creatures and i have never fought one and i do not intend on it. i will watch the video eagerly for my beloathed wretches
Did anyone here see Egoraptors new Eldin Ring music video?? It was hilarious and awesome, and it was uploaded only 20 minutes before THIS video! Great timing.
You're the candle amidst the storm of expired wickedless wax. Thank you for all of your dedication. I love to hear your eerily gleeful tone discussing utter horrifying topics. Always up to uncanny and disturbing centered videos.
