I revisited my old school before everything got bulldozed and my entire body felt the same way it did when I walked through the halls, memories and tingles all came flooding back including the overall way I felt being there which was mostly a mixture of hope & fear. I've never felt that way again except the 2-3 times I was actually inside the building.
I remember in 3rd grade I was in the robotics club and we had a championship to go to and had to go to a different school, it felt so weird and it was raining to, which helped make it faeel even weirder. We didn't win sadly :/
I went to an elementary school I’d never been in before for a movie they were showing in the gym and I thought I got transported into another dimension
Liminal spaces tend to be caused by 2 things: 1. The image is in a state that it normally isn't, such as a playground that's empty and dark, or a mall that has nobody inside yet still has lights on. 2. The image is made to feel familiar and make it feel like you were there, when you weren't. Examples include most similarly-designed places such as diners or grocery stores, and images that don't give enough information to be easily located, such as a non-descriptive hallway.
Yeah! We had this thing called KidSpace and it was so huge, felt like you could get lost there forever and you were without your parents too. But that's only part of it, theres also that liminal feeling where time goes different but I just cannot put it into words properly.
True whenever i went to the theater to see a movie like around 9 pm after the movie ended it felt incredibly surreal, it was set like this: every store was closed there was no one else but you, there were a few lights still on and the streets were empty too, it looked like the perfect setting for a zombie apocalypse. And i just get the urge to just get out of there as quickly as possible.
So, here is the physiology behind the dreamcore photos :] These pictures are pictures of liminal spaces mixed in with noglista or weird /off-putting objects. Those mixed together would make the dreamcore/weirdcore aesthetic. What are liminal spaces? Liminal spaces are places or works of art that have a feeling of loneliness. There's no main focus, and there's no one there. They aren't supposed to be noticed, and they are very uncanny. The backrooms are the most famous example of a liminal space probably. There are two types of liminal spaces. Emotional and physical. An emotional example is a divorce or the loss of a job. It's the disorientation between a ride of passage. A physical liminal space, to put it simply, a liminal space is an unsettling transitional space. (A transitional space is a place where limited time is spent and it was not important enough to remember.) Our brains are hardwired to know the context. These pictures have no context whatsoever. When these places were made for something. And when they're not being put to use, they look uncanny and unsettling. For example, a school should have children in, so should a store. When it's abandoned, it looks disturbing. So if an airport that's abandoned, (could be intact or not) It looks terrifying to you. Some liminal spaces include an empty parking lot, a house with all its furniture removed, an abandoned mall, a playground at night, an empty school, But an empty forest isn't familiar or strange because nature is typically abandoned. But when it's obviously artificial, you wonder why it's even there or why there's no one there. "That kind of stuff should be the background of a kid's show or something like that!" There's a word for this sort of stuff, it's called Kenopsia. Kenopsia is the eeriness of the place left behind. The lighting is heavily impacting these images. Unnatural lighting like fluorescent lights and street lamps. The void behind the images makes it even more unsettling. The artificial lighting is what makes it familiar. Some of the lighting is the same generated by an unprofessional camera flash setting. Like cheap family-owned cameras. The familiarity also has a word, it's called Anemoia. The definition is "Nostalgia for a time you've never known. If they are similar to you, then you've probably been to a place that has the same items, or just similar in general. Maybe you've seen similar places from photos online as a kid. These places have a pattern, they're old. But not that old. If you were born between the 90's-200's these are probably familiar to you. Some examples and what they match up to: - An old mall, you've probably seen one like that on a show -The heavily edited and saturated unnatural backgrounds are like something you would see on a kids show -The empty rolling hills are like some default windows background. -Playgrounds, you've probably been to the following as a kid -slides -arcades -party rooms and so on and so on -maybe a sonic drive-through, - a gas station -images like the backrooms are probably empty storage rooms or offices It's very likely you guys are just unlocking memories you forgot until now. It doesn't have to be an exact copy, it just has the same atmosphere. They're familiar because they're the things that seemed unimportant to remember. Many of these photos are low-quality and make them even more nostalgic. The presentation also makes it matter. If these photos were in your regular feed, you'd probably scroll past them. But with the title, "Gateways that lead to an alternate reality" draws attention to the unsettling details. The music is important as well. Sometimes, they make the music nostalgic as well as distorted. You might have heard something similar, for example, an 8-bit song that slowed down and 'ruined' to the point where it's unsettling. Or they distort the song too much, you can't even recognize it but it's still familiar. Now, weirdcore images. Weirdcore images usually include a lot of editing or there are unreasonable designs. The lack of context makes it unsettling. A weirdcore image would include stuff that might appear on r/crappydesigns if you really think about it, or it's just weird the way it was built. It's the off-putting objects that make it creepy. Like a bunch of walls that have no purpose with windows that would have no use whatsoever. An office basement with very VERY little lighting, you would wonder why anyone would work there. Maybe that REALLY famous image of the indoor bath with the decaying walls and green-tinted water with those REALLY weird pillars. You would wonder why anyone would even swim in there. Liminal spaces are more common than you think, you just have to search the right places. If you're looking to take dreamcore pictures, now is the perfect time since we're in the middle of a pandemic. So you just have to follow these rules (everything I mention above) to make your own. Happy dreaming everyone! Nick, OUT B)
Everytime I want go out in vacation in a hotel me and my dad go out at midnight, we call it the witching hour and it's so fun coming back into the hotel late at night
@@diolaneiuma215 i always thought there something scary would come when no one at the hotel hallway when i was a kid staying at a hotel in my nearest city for holiday.
2:04 This actually looks really familiar and reminds me a lot of a playground near my grandmas house. It hasn't been updated in years and still has the same play sets it did in the 80s and 70s
0:15 reminds me when i was youngef i had a birthday party in a huge indoor playground i stayed there almost when the party was over and there were just a few kids left it felt so empty like you could get lost in there and never be found, a strage liminal feeling of lonliness
Here’s a story. The second photo is actually a church. My church, to be exact. I’ve seen it in multiple videos like this and, like the others, I pointed it out. It is the kid section of the area. My mom even confirmed this, as I have a pretty bad memory and I haven’t been there is so long. The church is Parkview Christian Church, Orland park, Illinois
Why did I start crying when I saw the laundromats, empty stores, and empty hallways? It gave me an intense sense of panic and I started crying for some reason
Probably triggers familiar feelings from your childhood. For example, getting lost in a store at night is a common fear many children have. Luminal spaces have the power to mentally bring you back to your younger years, so what you're experiencing isn't abnormal. Hope you're okay though. :(
Who else feels like these photos awaken old memories you have where you don't know how old you were and they're so vague but you remember the emotions?
I think I’ve had the same feelings with liminal spaces when I was a kid, so I’m so glad I have a name for it now. I’m 13 and I will never look at empty rooms the same again
You probably fear the possibility that a creature is gonna pop out from somewhere when you're not looking Or maybe you have Autophobia (fear of being alone)
@@Maxthethingy___ yes! I do! But I don’t think it’s that it’s because I’m afraid that something is gonna pop up. It’s probably because I never been to an empty convenience store.
1:02 I feel that ive been here before. And the thought of that, though i feel no emotion looking at this picture, brings tears to my eyes somehow. It's weird. The same thing happens when I listen to music and close my eyes. I imagine places that i feel like ive seen before, that i know all too well even though i know nothing about them, and the image of these places, the mood of these places flash through me for a split second, and i cant describe the feeling. Its the best feeling, even though it is slightly eerie.
hey i actually know the place at 1:51!! it’s one of the local malls near me, and it’s a movie theatre located inside of the mall. it’s really amazing with all the lights and stuff
I honestly love this aesthetic. It seems so calm and peaceful in many of these places. I feel like if I were in them, I could just sit down and think/relax, not having to worry about anything else.
2:14 assuming most of these aren’t just edits to look liminal, I’ve been to this place. It’s called Lynn Creek Park if anyone wants to see it for yourself :)
0:20 is the worst. it feels like you're trying to hide from something, and you have all these great hiding spots. but why aren't you hiding? all the ways in are facing you. you can clearly see inside all of them- which means whatever's after you can too. it's hopeless to hide, and you're starting to run out of breath. . .
When I was *really* young i feel like these places were things i saw everyday, but as i grew up the world changed around me and i forgot about things like the party rooms at restaurants and indoor playgrounds, so these pictures just make me feel nostalgic if anything.
I’ve actually seen a place irl that really reminded me of Liminal Spaces. It was this little section in what is basically a dying mall (only a few stores are left). It was called “The Fun Zone” or something along those lines. It’s basically this dimly lit room which I believe was a small arcade at one point. There are only two games left. One was a claw machine and the other was some kind of racing game. The lights in there flickered on and off and made a low humming noise. It was creepy stuff. It’s one thing to look at these places in pictures but it’s a whole other experience seeing these places in real life.
There was this one rest area near Abilene in Texas. It had such a nice design, had a playground, and was also a mini museum, showcasing Texaco’s history. I hope to find that place again.
Hey! I just wanted to say that I love your videos! And another thing. Could you tell me where you got that first image from? Please? Because it really looks like a playground from a city which is located around 30km away from where I live. I often went there with my parents when I was younger. However, they made this stupid rule that children under the age of 10 can't go in there, so I can't play there anymore. And not just that, but that child on top looks a lot like younger me. I had almost the same clothes like those. Can you please tell me where you found it? And on the site that you found it, does it say any data or something about it? EDIT: Nevermind! After about 10 minutes of research, I found an old picture of me there that was taken 6 years ago, in 2014, and even though these two places look INCREDIBLY similar, they are not the same. The slides in my picture are only blue, green and yellow. While these ones have mixed colors. And a lot of things are different as well. However, I'm still creeped out by how similar me and that kid look like when compared. The almost same clothes, the short hair. Really creeps me out. The only difference is that that kid is a bit chubbier and shorter than I was at the time. Anyway, thanks!
BRUH- I was okay when you explained that the playground isn't the same, but about the part that you explained that the kid that looks like you? And is chubbier and shorter than you really creeps me out
I remember when I went to one of those Halloween Pop-Up shops, it had a space reserved for every Halloween when the store would open up. They had these big barrier things that cut from the actual store with costumes and stuff to the rest of the empty space of the huge convince store. The lighting was yellowish and I remember peeking back there as a kid and having this weird feeling about it. There was a few costumes and boxes back there close to the actual store area but the rest was just wide open space with some pillars and nothing else. It legit kind of freaked me out because there was one of the random Ghost Face masks ways away from the actual store and it was propped up on a pillar. Seeing the last images about the empty convince store kind of triggered this memory.
The first laundromat looked exactly like one in my city i remember my dad had to dry clothes at night and he gave me some flea market gameboy and i played tetris and chewed bubblegum, one of the best memories.
it’s like a sad nostalgia. you’re back in time, maybe a house, a playground, or something like that. you remember almost everything. but, something changed. you feel like something in the dark is reaching to you. it’s like a feeling of dread and happiness, but with confusion and fear. you’re alone like you were a child, having small snips and pieces from the past. now you are here.. it felt like forever.
The first two images for Dead Malls at 1:45 are really cool! All the 90's styling with the neon lights? I'd love to see that! Does anybody know where those malls are?
When I first discovered liminal spaces, they used to have a much greater effect on me. Now, it's rare for me to find an image that makes me feel the same indescribable mix of emotions that I felt when first viewing liminal spaces. I'll be honest, these videos are the closest I've gotten to feeling like that again.
I'm really happy "dead malls" was on the list. I've actually been to a dead mall before and I hated it there. One of my siblings posted about it later like "quick trip to the backrooms!" AND THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT IT FELT LIKE
I feel the one about dead malls SO much. I have one I go to that just gives me ALL the wrong feelings when I walk through. Sometimes music is playing through quiet, distant-sounding speakers, sometimes it's total silence. 9 out of 10 times there won't be anyone there but me and the storeowners that don't even acknowledge me when I walk in. There's a church I've never seen anyone go into, or out of, or ever even seen their lights on. A daycare in the same situation. No decorations except awkwardly placed posters and local ads near the entrance, an empty cart in the middle of a hall that always has a "for rent" sign, some giant crappy character balloons like Spiderman and Pikachu that float near storefronts, and a sort of platform near the middle of the mall where they put some random plants. What weirds me out most about that mall are two things: One is how the stores look when they're closed up (In the middle of the day, mind you.) Those shutters that look like cages come down and the store is left in the dark. One of them that is ALWAYS closed is a dress store. Those mannequins in the dark, no matter how fancy they dress... They give me the shivers XD And the other thing: There's an entire section of that mall that was blocked off, and not very seamlessly. Just a plain hunk of drywall covering a very obvious hall where the mall used to continue. I know it wasn't blocked for any sinister reason, cause I remember walking in that section as a kid, but I just hate how it looks now. So awkward and bare looking. Edit: WTF I found people talking about this mall on Reddit!? Aight I'm just gonna link it here then XD www.reddit.com/r/deadmalls/comments/cv050f/slowly_dying_richmond_mall_richmond_ky/ glad I'm not the only one who finds it worth talking about. Edit Edit: AND youtube vids!? Holy shit I didn't know dead mall preservation was a thing! ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-SM9RvIv-NUk.html
I feel like all of these could be put in one horror game and I’d like to watch Markiplier play it or have them in my dreams/nightmares and I’d still want to kind of explore these places... Regarding towards the first sequence, ‘indoor playgrounds’ I have a story: during my childhood (Around 5-10 years old), we used to almost frequently visit this one restaurant with an indoor playground that kind of extends to the back wall of the restaurant. In front of the back wall, there was a little room which connects to the inside of the playhouse and the outer part of it which was bordered by the tall playhouse fence. In that room, there was an electric keyboard (musical) and some anklung (traditional Indonesian musical instrument) which were hung on top of the keyboard. Anyone was able to access those instruments and play with them! However, days went by and the indoor playground became more and more restricted...
Omg the empty diner is VERY relatable, me and my mom were having lunch at Gators Dockside and there was only like, 3 people there and what felt like only a few staff. But it’s weird cause at night the whole place is full. (If you live in Florida you’d understand)
0:04 I've been to that kind of place before as a child. It was with a program for kids with special needs (i have servre Autism) where we go to different places like the cinema, pools, park etc. One of those was this place called "Two Worlds" where it was like you're standard coffee place with a kids play place. It had a jumping castle thing on the side (i always went on it), a littler kid area and the main kids place where they're was these slides (in the image) expect they're were 3 and they were red yellow and green. As a kid at first, i was scared to ride them but after a couple days riding them, i loved them.
@@PeruvianPotato We know. Who cares? The fact is, this is very similar to Silent Hill. So, move along. Vibe doesn't always mean music, but images too. Go look up the definition of it.
