Get in the spirit with these horrors from YouTube
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Rather than recommend a single horror film or an unsettling album for our final installment of spooky season recs, I present you with a small selection of creepy, disturbing, and just plain weird videos from YouTube. There's a little something for everyone here. Whether you're a fan of surreal art h
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A dimly lit, eclectic living room filled with vintage horror movie posters and eerie figurines, where a person sits on a sofa scrolling through YouTube recommendations, finding only mundane and unscary DIY and cooking videos.
Caption: Looks like spooky season is over before it started.
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Based on the original story on theverge.com.
Editor's note
In an age where streaming services dominate media consumption, YouTube's vast repository of user-generated content offers a unique and often overlooked avenue for discovering eerie and thought-provoking material. This selection highlights the platform's potential to serve as a dark and eclectic playground for those seeking a more unconventional and personalized horror experience.
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Panel 1
(a) The subject is YouTube, a platform known for diverse and often bizarre content, including unsettling and eerie videos for spooky season. (b) The irony is the unexpected variety and creativity in finding eerie content on a platform typically associated with mainstream entertainment. (c) The highlight is the protagonist's realization that YouTube's vast, eclectic offerings mean you can find horror content in the most unexpected places, making it the ultimate spooky season destination. ---
Panel 2
*The protagonist, a bespectacled, slightly nervous young person, sits in a dimly lit room with a computer screen showing a variety of YouTube videos. The screen displays thumbnails of eerie, abstract art pieces and unsettling animations. The room is cluttered with books and posters of classic horror films.* Protagonist (muttering)
Protagonist: How do I even find the scary stuff on YouTube? It's like a rabbit hole of chaos.
Panel 3
*The protagonist scrolls through YouTube, their face lighting up in surprise as they find a video thumbnail of a surreal, black-and-white animation with eerie sound effects. The screen is filled with thumbnails of various bizarre and unsettling videos, ranging from eerie animations to unsettling real-life stories.* Protagonist (excited)
Protagonist: Wait, is this what they call a 'creepy' video? I didn't expect to find this here.
Panel 4
*The protagonist leans back in their chair, holding a cup of coffee and looking at the screen with a mix of awe and disbelief. The screen shows a video description for a surreal, abstract animation with a title that reads, The room is filled with the eerie glow from the computer screen, and the protagonist's expression is a mix of surprise and appreciation.* Protagonist (laughing)
Narrator: The Most Creepy Art You'll Ever See.
Protagonist: YouTube, the last place I expected to find a spooky season fix. But here I am, terrified by a black-and-white blob.
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