one cute detail in the neighbor part is how every character is looking somewhere or something (looking at the butterfly, the letter or just looking to the side) but Wally is looking directly at us
"Welcome Home" is a lot more off-putting than your average "kid's media horror" project because the show genuinely feels like something that would have gone to air and been popular among kids. There's no obviously spooky or weird designs for the characters that you'd typically see in even the more thoughtful projects. This looks like something I would have wanted to watch as a kid, and that just makes this a scarier trap.
@@Sonne.IsFeral Yes, but I'd argue it's been to varying degrees of success. And even then, something can ostensibly be a horror thing pretending to be kids media that succeeds at being scary but not at looking like kids' media. Look at FNAF, for example: it's spooky, sure, but looking at the animatronics for the first generation of that game, I don't believe for a second that those would be things at a children's pizzeria and arcade.
@@Cuiasodo They would not endless people could find a way to make them more freindly and better looking. But either way this is gonna be another creepy things thats most likely gonna have crazy lore
Whoever draws these, LOVES to draw them and does so very well. I highly respect the artistic integrity and will to do so much of it. The puppet characters are painfully adorable, just very heart-melting and joy-filling, but, whole thing being horror themed just gets me even more giddy to see where it goes.
You're right, you can just see the love and care in the illustrations. I was hooked from the second I saw the Welcome Home page. Visually stunning with bright, happy colours and bright, happy faces that have so much personality. I want my bedroom painted with a mural of the characters and designs, I want to look at it all day every day because it's just so darn charming and cheerful and as you said, the horror theme makes it all the more fascinating and exciting. I'm in love with Welcome Home and I can't wait to continue experiencing the secrets it holds.
Not to mention being able to draw something that walks the line so perfectly between kids show, and dark underlying horror is something extremely hard to do on purpose. That's a sign of serious talent, and dedication
I just love that it took so long into the video for us to get to something really directly sinister and creepy. Everything else was just kind of unsettling.
Me too! It’s more effective than a lot of typical horror for me, it gets under my skin too. It’s even worse after looking at such a fun and colorful page full of puppets that look straight out of my childhood
A part of me genuinely wants this show to be real. It looks so wholesome... and despite that I've never seen this before in my entire life it somehow still feels really nostalgic.
I would that think that feeling mainly comes from the fact that the aesthetic and designs are heavily Jim Henson inspired. So if you’ve grown up with Muppets and Sesame Street, you’ve basically grown up with this show hehe
My first instinct with the image of Wally with his hand out in Home was not that he was worshiping it, but that he was *controlling* it. To me, that explains why Home's eyes are darting around frantically and the oozing/crying. The image from Clown's page of Wally controlling what I assume is Barnaby with puppet strings supports the control interpretation.
What’s even more insane to me is the creator is a college student. Whether in their 20s or still a teen, this is insanely impressive for someone also in school
@@jaymattel I think the point of the comment is that the creator is younger and made this while dealing with how college is really draining physically, emotionally, and creatively. That's a hard rut to get out of especially when working so hard to create something while also dealing with stress, studying, school projects, lectures,Etc. I'm not trying to sound rude or argumentative, hopefully just sharing some clarification!
Life advice: there is no "professional standard" of art. "Art" and "professionalism" do not mix. You're either hired (out of dumb luck) or you're not. The major workplaces would just rather hire someone's son (qualified or not) than trust anyone outside their familiar work circle. If you have an older peer criticizing your art and ideas, and just keep saying things like "you're art is no good, you need to go to art school, etc etc." chances are, your art and ideas are "just not for them" and he's an ill-tempered, self-elitist shitbag who is forced to tolerate you My bastard was an older guy who just worked at my dad's business. He just brings up the likes of Picasso and Quentin Tarantino just to make an unfair comparison. He was also someone who openly hated things like Spongebob and One Piece, but puts Neon Genesis on a pedestal. Looking back, this was just a bastard I had the misfortune of being stuck with.
I really hope that the "Uh oh! Looks like you wandered too far away from Home! [You should head back]" gets included into the actual canon/lore in some way in this series. It's a great error message and page, but it really seems like another cool addition to this story.
Reminds me of the poem included in the about page... "Your house is a mirror of just who you are, a reflection that tells you to never stray far"......
BTW Dunno if anyone told you anything - but the sketches on the textbook are named! So if you open the images in a new tab, you can see Wally respond to some of the messages! And some of these answers are just him cutely responding, while some others are more creepy. They seem to indicate a call for help from Wally - or at least PRESUMABLY Wally, since he has said to messages saying "Wally is my favorite" by saying "I'm your favorite! Thank you!" and the sort! Also - there are many different pages for when you type in random strings after the link. Many 404 pages give different results, so might wanna mess around with that! Also "Barnaby was Wally's best friend" but also YOU are Wally's best friend. One of the sketches to a signature saying about their dad loving the show, there's a doodle of Barnaby titles "What is your dad." And many doodles to messages saying something about wanting to stay in Home saying something along the lines of "You will." THAT And also - have you noticed? Everyone's descriptions say "was".... Wally and you are the only ones who say "is".
@@zoev9050 tbh, I saw it first on a different video, but then did further testing! According to another theorist, the misplaced letters lead to specific pages, if you keep rearranging them too, so that's something worth of note!
He's also the only one when reading his description that says "goodbye" as if you walked into a room to talk vs the rest say "leave" referring to others as if they were just exhibits in a museum
It baffles me people are literally blaming you about people in the "fandom" harrassing and bugging clown. A video was bound to be made at any point, and i think you did an amazing job with this. My curiousity got to me about this randomly and i found this video and I'm happy I did! I hope Clown isn't being harrassed by the immature fans anymore, you were very respectful and kind!
@@gaiatiful Did clown make a statement saying he didn’t like that video? Cus from my memory he only explored the site and came across some fun hidden bits
@@gaiatiful can you link me to that? I’ve been looking thru his tweets and tumblr and don’t see anything that says that. I did however find a comment that clown posted where he said he doesn’t mind people reviewing his work on the internet. It was the nsfw stuff he was mostly on about
@@gaiatiful regardless you have successfully made me not even want to adventure into this. Too much white tape and lines to tiptoe across 👍🏾 I’m sure you mean well but it doesn’t matter what you mean it’s what you say and how you come off. I do remember him saying he was gonna be able to handle it himself in the post regarding not policing fans
@@gaiatiful you are literally just spreading lies and misinformation. Clown never said anything about being uncomfortable with people making theories. you are so obviously biased and didn't even watch his video.. just say you don't like GT and go 😬
I’m calling it now: this story is going to be an exploration of how childhood media can act as a guiding hand for kids suffering in abusive households. That, and how the trauma itself can warp those happy memories into something that can hurt as much as it heals. I’m so fucking excited to see this story unfold regardless
Hmm, how nice, a show that was called "Welcome Home?" Why does that sound familiar? A few minutes later: I remember this....I used to watch this everyday..... A voice: "If you remember, its probably inside of you. And it hurts." W-What?! Oh geez. I'm hearing things..... A few hours later: Where am I? I want to get away from here....I want to go home! The voice: "This IS your home." W-what? The voice: "THIS is your home." My imagination is sparked.
@@beksy4206 I like the concept you have! The only thing I would do differently is pace the shock value bit a bit slower. I think you should work on more of these! 😆
As a survivor of childhood abuse, I would love to see this topic tackled in more media. It's something so painful yet prominent in many lives, and to be able to confront and discuss it in a healthy way is integral to the recovery process. Media like this can be very relatable and beneficial. It can also be delightfully horrifying in fiction.
@@CamScam18 I would really love to see it discussed as well! Horror fiction like this is the perfect medium for the sort of story that not only confronts the existence of the issue but offers an honest depiction of healing and growth after the fact. A lot of media that uses CSA as a plot point neglects to incorporate any discussion of the healing process, which just sort of sucks. There is life after trauma, and it's just as worthy of exploration.
I'm glad we're focused on the creative project, but not enough of y'all were as bodyslammed as I about the whole "for those of you who've wanted me to give it to you raw" line
If you go back to the picture of Wally sitting in a chair, holding a newspaper, youll see a patch on the corner of the chair that looks like Barnabys skin. Also, if you zoom in on the newspaper hes reading, his finger is slightly covering a picture of Barnaby.
I just love that even tho this is clearly a horror project, it's actually made to look like it's supposed to be made for kids, somehow Wally's design can tiptoe between comforting and creepy. And the aesthetics of the website is so beautiful that even tho it's rainbow colored, it doesn't look like some rainbow vomited all over it, it's actually so pleasing to look at!
Not only is this a fun spooky project, this is also like a genuine passion project and mini-art-portfolio by a talented creator. This is what happens when you put horror in the hands of an *artist.*
Hilarious immature troll on the internet wasting time and effort on useless typing to insult each other over long distances. What a beautiful thing the internet has become.
If you read the descriptions of the characters, there are details that are weird and out of place. I noticed while reading Barnaby's that the neighbors seem very cruel, "Barnaby's segments were akin to stand up, often being met with booing, clapping, or having things thrown at him by his fellow neighbors", and Poppy's description, "she is rarely ever seen outside her house typically being visited by neighbors instead" and is scared of appliances. I thought it was strange, maybe some of these will come into play later.
oh yeah i could see this playing a role, maybe even little 'games' or something. I have been recording or writing down all the things I could about it lol
I feel like the part about Barnaby isn't exactly true.. he's depicted as the favorite by a lot of residents but he gets things thrown at him? Doesn't make sense
Also howdy saying the weird thing about eating a dog and cutting off its legs (Barnaby) or someone getting eaten in a house full bloodhounds (beagles are bloodhounds- Barnaby)
But then why does Howdy have so much beef towards Barnaby? That’s my question, since it was also stated on Howdy’s bio that Barnaby is one of his favorite customers. So I guess he likes him as well to some degree? Idk
For those who have noticed the website is down, don’t worry. Clown only took down the site temporarily for maintenance work. It will be back with a new update.
Has anyone else noticed that Wally’s book that he is reading is exactly what we are looking at? Like he is reading one book only, and that one book is the book of what he and his friends are doing in that exact moment?
Even Home’s current design makes it look like it is in pain. The blue areas under the windows look like tears, and the door looks like an eternal scream or plea of help
i kind of feel like wallys house might be also evil (mostly because i cant stand those creepy eyes lmao), but who knows, judging from the artwork from the artist website Wally is clearly on a villain role so he might be torturing the house too, since the So Below sketch shows it bleeding from its eyes/windows i think?
I love how on the first page Watchy's guestbook comment goes "Hey Wally I hope you’re cool and not super evil that’d be a real bummer" and there's a crying smiley face on it :')
I also like that it has a “out of character” page. I think that’s something more of these things should have something that let’s people see a start and know a place where it’s not a game and the author/artist can talk about their work outside the isolated chamber of the project.
I know, right? The illustrations are beautifully designed, and genuinely made me want to read a wholesome little comic series or watch a cartoon of these characters.
It certainly elevates the work, to say the least. Also, with the promise of the neighbourhood twisting into something unrecognizable, along with the promise of themes of derealization, mental health and isolation, I'm wondering if dementia's gonna end up in the mix? 'cause dementia is some SCARY shit.
@@twindrill2852 could you please provide a link to the artist's art page? Just looking at the art on the Welcome Home pages just makes me wanna see what else they've made, it's so lovely
I cannot gush enough over how perfectly the artist nailed the classic Sesame Street look. Seeing his other art, you know this guy loves the muppets and he put his all into perfecting that style. Definitely donating to their ko-fi.
I just found out about this and I 100% agree. I don't know what it is, but something in this art just gives me a "yeah, they're all gay for each other" feel, which I absolutely love!
Can I just say I love Night Mind's voice? The calm radio voice while he looks for possible horror stuff is fascinating to me. :D Clown did such a wonderful job with this! 💜 I love creepy stuff, so this is right up my alley.
The character designs are so appealing and interesting. They really feel like a complete cast with lots of personality. In universe and out they were made with love.
I feel like a lot of horror stuff that's based on the "cute piece of media is actually evil!" premise forget to actually put a lot of effort into the character designs and making them feel like they're actually what they're supposed to be. I love the Walten Files but it takes a heaping cup of suspension of disbelief to believe that any of those designs were actually meant to appeal to children.
@@TheAntiGravityMaster To be fair to the Walten Files, it's based off of the old Chuck e. Cheese animatronics which did not age well. You can find footage of those things malfunctioning all over youtube.
the same could be said for wally. one of the secrets you can find when typing the askew letters into the end of the url is a pair of eyes staring right at you, telling you they know you're there, but that they can't see you, and that if you can see them, *stay quiet.* the eyes are very jittery, like it's scared and trying to warn you. at first you think, "this can't be wally, his eyes are sleepy and these eyes are...serpent-like. or maybe feline-like." but i can assure you that it is wally, as he's the only one who makes direct eye contact with You. the picture of wally in front of home with home looking down at him in this *very* eerie lighting can hint that this secret means that he's warning you to stay quiet, or else home will hear you. or it could be that the colorful envelopes of old art and content from the show was sent from wally, covered up and/or destroyed by wally so home couldn't tell or catch on, and sent to the restoration team. the fact that You are on the website means that you know the secret messages he's hidden and you know about the stuff the restoration team's been sent. there's a chance that wally is doing whatever he can to get away from home, even if that means risking slipping up and revealing not only his sentience, but to home that he doesn't truly love or wish to live in him. this is only a theory of course, but it could be plausible, i feel. wally is definitely scared of something. or it could all be a hoax, and he's trying to make us think he's the victim. the only reason why i'd ever think that, however, is the picture on clown's website, where wally has more sinister art of him, one of them including barnaby behind him with his head decapitated from his body, and i believe the picture's text says "look, wally made a D O G".
@@peachypufff what it actually says is "l o o k" wally e xcla im ed. " i made a D o G " i think you know that i just wanted to mention that. also i feel like home is bad but also wally because it feels like wally just wants eyes on him and not anyone else. its like he wants to make himself the center of attention. his house is in the middle of the neighborhood and also on the left side of the house there's the black stuff on it too. so its sorta like goo i guess? also in the window of eddie's post office is a tiny version of home on the bottom right. i love welcome home so much istg😭😭
I had the exact same thoughts as you towards the end. This isn't just another opportunity from some desperate individual looking to make bank off a tiresome trend... this is a genuine work of passion. It has dedication. It has effort. It has *soul.* I wish nothing but the best for Clown, and I hope he continues doing what he loves despite what has happened regarding the unwanted attention and bad actors.
@@thatsmyOPINION listen I've been on the internet long enough to recognize a Tumblr sexyman usually there have been cases where I'm not sure but wally? definitely
Clown's use of colour is really good, even disregarding the designs and puppets. Not necessarily the rainbows, but the careful blending of aesthetics makes the entire website/aesthetic feel like a delicious fruit smoothie.
Same, I'm ready to have this added to mu reoccurring nightmare where I get chased by a giant purple rabbit in the woods. That dream sounds cute... it... it's really really not...
I had the opposite happen actually- I had a horrible recurring dream and a scary RU-vid video actually broke me out of that fear and freezing up.... I was quite literally tortured, I couldn't see myself and like, my body parts were being replaced with fabric of different patterns, and everyone in my dream didnt seem horrified and instead just kept admiring and talking about how beautiful are the patterns they have. The video that broke my out of this sleep paralysis type recurring dream that haunted me, was.....one of Battington's FNAF VHS tapes where the endoskeleton/carbon fiber shell animatronics was crawling toward the camera while fire alarms go off and it drags itself toward you in pain, singing a broken happy birthday. I have no idea why, but after I finished watching that scene and watched it over and over again, i felt...comforted? And I NEVER had that nightmare again
@@sexygirlmax2019 for me, my nightmare starts with me just taking a walk, it's nice at first, and then this... thing appears. Giant purple rabbit makes it sound kinda childish, but it's a rabbit, its purple, with matted fur, and sharp teeth and claws, scars and gnarled skin, Fucking disgusting and larger than most of the damn trees, Walks on two legs, because why the fuck not, and it's always faster than me Sometimes I'm in the woods, sometimes I'm in a theme park, sometimes I'm alone, sometimes I'm with my cousin But every time that damn thing gets me, It's really annoying because I only really start having the nightmares when I start rewatching Marble Hornets or other horror ARGS And I LOVE horror ARGS They're my main interest, So When my brain decides to be hyper fixated on EMH again? I'm also not going to be sleeping for three months. Fuckin. Great. Also your nightmare sounds traumatic as fuck dude.
Just wanna say, as an ex-web designer, it’s great to see a site with so much life and art put into it! Web design has gotten to be VERY minimalist in recent years with a form follows function only aesthetic which might have been the right choice, but it’s just great to see the effort and beauty and fun thrown into this work. Reminds me of the early 00’s web design. Every team out there was all about the art and I think lots of Those designers folded because companies really leaned into an approach of using only what was needed for ease of use. But I really miss this kinda stuff!
As someone who's been following the artist for years and seen welcome home in its earliest stages of development, I cannot wait for the story to truly being and I am so happy it's starting to get the attention it deserves
Dudes voice was so creepy in the intro and moved into infomercial voice for the raycon ad so smoothly haha. Also that character art on the bottom of the homepage is really beautiful
THIS, THIS is what it means to make a great mascot horror! Beautiful and unique work! I'm in love with the characters! This has been such a treat to play detective in the website looking for spooks!
15:45 there's another hidden text "Does it hurt?" when the entire paragraph is highlighted with the secret code at the very end. When you put it together it reads: "When I unwrapped the first letter, I felt it. I heard it. Open. Open. Open. I want it out. I’m going to get it out. That means it's in you too. Does it hurt?"
I only managed to read "When I unwrapped the first letter, I felt it. I heard it. Open. Open. Open. I want it out", where did you manage to read the other parts?
The other questions have added bits as well, being “Could You Imagine?” In the second one and “The numbers are so hard to read. Sometimes I can’t see them.” There’s probably more but that’s all that’s shown in the video
29:00 I didn't see it as wally worshipping home, I saw it as the link entering us into the house and showing us the perspective from inside. Wally is looking out of the window, through the screen, and up at us (who's looking back at him by looking at his house on the screen). Not to mention Wally loves eye contact apparently. I see it as us seeing his yearning. That or it's a representation that he's trapped, stuck inside and looking out
these character designs are so wonderful and thoughtfully made, they have gripped and infected me with a feral urge to turn them into articulated art dolls
This one is an even better example of what I have always said about these ARGs: They're labours of love. Someone drew and made cut outs and puppets and took photos of all of these characters for the sole purpose of entertaining others. I think it's beautiful
All scares aside, I am absolutely obsessed with this person’s art style and gallery of work. You really get that they just love the cast of characters they’ve made and want to draw them constantly. That’s honestly the biggest nostalgia trip 😂
The part that stood out to me was the idea that Julie used to live in a cave in the dark forest. That was the one bit of lore you probably shouldn't have skipped from the characters page.
Welcome Home is such a unique, cool project, I literally can’t get enough of it!! And the fact that people are harassing/doxxing Clown makes me so upset, it just ruins it for Clown himself and the fans :( I do really really hope Clown continues with this project because as an avid ARG enjoyer and horror fan it makes me so excited to be a part of this community!! Thanks Night Mind for covering it :)
I'm getting sucked in and obsessed by the psychedelic pattern of the website background. I want a pair of bellbottoms or a spring dress with this print.
I love the subtle use of vocabulary, like when they say “help us awaken this memory” or referring to the people who live in the town as “denizens” or that one puppet being a fallen star who shined the brightest… It has a very eldritch flavor to it.
I noticed a little detail in the concept art featured in the original clown site, Wally has a cross on his sleeve instead of the regular button. definitely a lot of religious and eldritch stuff going on which i always love seeing. im adding on bcs i have an issue with never shutting up. Someone else pointed out that in the neighborhood page Wally is the only one looking directly at the reader, and he's also the only one to out right talk to the reader in the guestbook page. (i cant see his text myself though? all of the notes are blank idk) Also in the original clown site, the first picture is of Wally 'making' Barnaby. so i guess its pretty clear that Wally is pulling the strings, which paired with the cross, the seeming omniscience and the whole fallen star thing maybe he's trying to play god. i am also prone to pulling olympic stretches so😐.
Screaming at my phone when he didn't call out the "Does it hurt?" hidden text after "It means it is inside of you too, then.". So glad he looked back and found all the hidden text! 🙌
Apparently Clown is having a big update in late April, and people have signed on to be voice actors for Wally and such. Would love to see you cover the update when it comes out!
@@I-suck-at-making-usernames personally in my opinion his voice would probably sound calm and soft in a way, basically giving the Bob Ross vibe, since he paints after all
@@frostii34 true, but I can't see a cute character and not think that they have to sound innocent so they can trick you and kill you if that makes sense My grammar probably sucks bc I started crying but I stopped not to long ago
My entire face literally lit up as soon as I saw this in my feed. ive been following Clown's (the creator) art + story for about 2 years now, im so incredibly happy to finally see a bigger channel view his amazing project! He deserves so much recognition and appreciation for his phenomenal work, i had such a big smile on my face seeing all the nice comments on their work. Thanks Night Mind + everyone for the all the appreciation for this piece of art!
@@jacobnoelle8428 Not the only one! The artwork and the entire vibe is so well done that it's a crime it's not a show. Somewhere in another universe maybe.
I immediately find myself completely enamoured by this colourful, happy art style. The 60's colour palette, patterns and clothing just oozes charm and I am truly in love. I really, genuinely want Welcome Home merch like toys, posters and shirts. I'd want to buy it all. It's just such gorgeous art and character design with so much personality and I absolutely adore it. The artist is truly talented and is genuinely putting so much love, care and attention into creating this art and I am very thankful that I have the opportunity to experience this. A joy to behold. That's not even going into the brilliance of the storytelling, which is also absolutely wonderful, but you need to have a hook and boy has the art immediately pulled me in and made me want to experience as much as I can.
Absolutely thrilled to see where this goes next. I've been falling out of the horror scene as of late, but seeing the pure passion in this just drew me right back in. Fantastic work!
Me: falling asleep listening to this in bed NM: “for those of you who’ve always wanted me to give it to you raw” Me: now fully awake “was that real? 😳”
Normally don’t get all too unsettled by the media covered, but waking up to this and spotting “Does it hurt?” at the end of the first unusual FAQ question, missed by Nick? Sloooow chills crept up my back. This project looks wonderfully well-put-together. It’s such a wonderful time for spring. 💕
Ooooh, and as you could expect he caught it on a second comb through the FAQ! Can’t believe I succumbed to the cardinal sin of commenting - doing so before watching the full video :P
@@cold1895 Lowkey I think Wally and Barnaby have a thing going on that will be plot relevant later. Partycoffin (Welcome Home's creator) hails from tumblr, so they likely know queer subtext. Wally gives me gay vibes and some of the art where he's looking at Barnaby, well, let's just say I'm getting "roommates" vibes from those two. I want to be careful saying that, as I don't want that theory to become a fandom thing that everyone runs away with, and let me be clear that I reserve the right to be 100% wrong in my theory and that coffin isn't necessarily queerbating if I misread subtext that isn't there and Wally and Barnaby aren't involved with each other that way, but for now it feels possible to me. Plus there's that art on the coffin portfolio page for Welcome Home featuring Barnaby and Wally, and we know they're best friends. That's my early prediction for a plot relevant element and I'm excited to see if I'm right or wrong. *EDIT* Plus look at the rainbows both Wally and Barnaby wear. It's not the full on pride colors, but that could be just to not give up the game. Plus, Wally and Barnaby literally painted hearts on each other. And on the links page, the only digital sticker we can click on is the "I love Barnaby" one, and we already know Wally is talking to us through the website so.
As both a horror fan and a puppeteer, I'm obsessed with this concept. The 1970s aesthetic is solid and reminds me of H.R. Puffinstuff and Great Space Coaster, shows I barely remember from my own childhood. Just really good character design and the mixed media is out of this world. Welcome Home, indeed!
Same, ive designed and made a few puppets myself and even froma puppeteering standpoint the designs are pretty good. I love the fact they even talk about the mechanisms the puppets wouldve had, im so tempted to try my hand at making something like Frank's spinning head mechanism
Its refreshing how subtle the darkness is Too many projects like this go hard and fast with the gore and whatnot. This feels like a slow burn and that's appreciated
EXACTLY! the kids thing turned evil is very overdone, and it takes a real understanding of this concept done well to stand out. this could easily be a real and adorable kids show, which will make it all the better when it goes south
It's been a while since I've felt warmth like this from any genuine show or interactive kids media, let alone a horror show. This is the most precious thing I've seen in years, and after some stinky garbage like garten of banban, It gives me so much hope for the future of horror projects with a cute spin.
you’ve got to admit though, the amount of polygons on garten of banban’s character models is one of the scariest things to ever come out of the mascot horror genre
@@Haunted_Plush I think it helps that it feels like the characters are victims too. I think Wally might not be entirely innocent, but it feels like there's going to be a better reveal than a lame he's a killer twist or something. His messages to the guestbook signers suggest he's suffering right now. I can't wait for the other characters to start telling us what's really going on in the neighborhood.
There's something you missed in the guestbook Nick! If you open the little crayon drawings in another tab, there are hidden messages in some of them! Some of them indicate that maybe the owner of the site is possibly Wally himself.
So, I'm gonna thank you for pointing this out. But, I'm thanking you both sincerely and playfully sarcastically. I started looking through them, and one of the comments says this: Why do you like eye contact?. The hidden response: soyouwillknowiamlookingatyouneighbor_iamtalkingtoyou.png. I think you're right, i think it's Wally making the comments. So, honestly, thanks for finding that! So neat. But "thanks" for that. Because now I'm not gonna sleep. :P
i sent the link to the site to a friend, and the preview image was wally writing in the guest book with crayon, so i think that makes it extra likely. i know a lot of the hidden messages are ominous but some of them are really cute and endearing (e.g. the smiley face this way around (: is called "hello_whyareyousmilingthisway_illkeepyoucompanyneighbor")
As Nick said some of the illustrations appear to have a signature, to me the black, almost heart like shape looks like a stylized set of initials "WD"...Wally Darling?
Watching both segments, it is utterly satisfying, how delicious these two segments are. I'm giddy with anticipation on how further this gets unraveled. Keep up the great work Nick 🤙🏼
Something about Wally’s smile gives me the creeps, the way he looks at the viewer in that suspicious smile, the way he seems like a calm and enthusiastic character is a little odd. I think he’s more than a guide to this world
As an artist, I really appreciate you calling so much attention to the art of this ARG, not just the spooky parts -- the amount and quality suggests the artist spent months or even *years* creating all of it, and so many people don't get recognition for that time and effort 😭 This is such a fantastic project, Clown is so talented!!
One interesting thing to note is when I tried to view the website using mobile, the site didn't seem to load the neighborhood correctly. Instead Wally's house was moved upwards more, and showed the "black puddle" actually looked drawn to be a giant hole or crater under the house. Not sure if that's just me though! Update: I tinkered with it more and there's actually a white spiral leading into the hole! It seems purposeful! Update 2: He brought it up in the follow up video, somebody on Twitter had found it as well ^^. Still proud to say I found it blind~
Same with mine! Thought that was just a normal thing until I saw this video lmao. You can definitely tell it's some kind of hole leading down to somewhere not so fun. Wasn't able to click on it to get to that dark page with Wally and Home's eye/window unfortunately.
Ok, I was loving the aesthetic of it all from the fan art I've seen about, but seeing this and the effort and love put into it... I'm in love, this is the kinda "cute stuff turned evil" I adore
