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Disturbing short films. These are indie horror films. This one's called Booaboo. Horror short film.
All right.
Got some stuffed animal. She's sleeping.
Who's texting?
You're not. That's the wrong.
Do not answer. You're not going to tell anyone, right? Barely touched you. You wanted it.
All right, we're already starting off with some disgusting texts.
Don't tell me that it's going to be the doll saying this. You dulu [ __ ] [snorts] Oh, the door opened up, bruh.
Oh [ __ ] it was the doll. The doll's gone, guys. Hold up.
Hey, bro. Your biggest like like you know how people always say like the Chucky trilogy, right? The Child's Play trilogy. It's like why don't you just like kick him and [ __ ] You know, I watched the Child's Play trilogy. They do kick him around a lot. They kick the Chucky doll a lot a lot. It's actually really funny the way they kick him around and just like get the [ __ ] out of here. But then he always comes back on some like, you know, Willie M [ __ ] He always comes back. That's the thing >> again.
Wait, hold up. Hold up.
That's the doll. That doll got big as [ __ ] >> [groaning] >> out.
>> That is the doll.
>> It do go down. Oh my god.
No one will believe you.
[snorts] >> Yes.
>> Someone said, "Hear me out though."
>> Hello.
Hold up.
Where? Right here. They said, "Hear me out, though." Oh my [ __ ] god.
This is proof y'all will date anything as long as he's like over six foot. This is proof, bro. Hear me out.
[laughter] Literally, as long as a guy's just tall, y'all will date anything.
Hear me out, though.
Oh, what the [ __ ] Wait, it sense from his phone. This random guy. Or I guess he's not random. Human guy.
>> Oh, he was actually sent Wait.
>> What's up, Matty Batties? How we doing?
So, a lot of y'all been asking about my relationship status and uh Oh, he he actually sent them. Tell >> me to be single.
>> [music] >> influencer influencers be like this is what you guys think. This is what you guys think I do when I whenever I post my Instagram stories. Yo, what's up guys? Welcome back to another Instagram story. Today we need to talk about the album Dummy.
>> Yeah, I [music] [music] Now you're not safe here, boy. He's going to be in the back seat.
[music] I'm playing too slimy.
[music] >> [music] >> Wait, so the doll's protecting her if you like that? Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. The doll's protecting her. [music] [music] The doll is skinny.
[snorts and groaning] [music] Hey, [ __ ] him up, bro.
[ __ ] him up. Cuz you know he touched that girl, bro. [ __ ] him up. He admitted it. He said He said what' he say? Y'all know what he said in the text? No one will believe you. Hey, [ __ ] him up.
[panting] Yo yo, now you know what that look like with the car shaking like that. Hold up, hold up, hold up, hold up.
Hey, bro. Y'all couldn't figure out any other angle, any anything?
Y that that does not that looks like or or maybe cuz you know how they're they're alluding to the fact that the the guy you know inappropriately touched the woman, right? What if the doll is doing that to him as a like to protect his owner? Oh, wrong sound effect.
Think about it. Think about it. Think about it. Yeah.
Toucher gets touched.
A A He's the monster under her bed, but he protects her.
A a he's been with her since the beginning.
[music] All right, guys. Out of 10, what would you rate it?
Uh, I think out of 10, since we're just starting off, I'm gonna give it a I'mma be generous just because it's our first one, I'm gonna give it a strong six out of 10. Like a 6.5.
10 out of 10. See, you guys be throwing tens everywhere, bro. Okay. Not No, it's not a [ __ ] 10 out of 10. What the [ __ ] You guys need to stop throwing tens everywhere. Tens are rare. Tens are supposed to be rare. You're going to be like 10 out of 10. 10. I asked for your opinion. You give me your opinion. I [ __ ] on it. No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no. But you can't be throwing tens though. That [ __ ] that [ __ ] was a strong six though. I ain't going to lie. I like that. I liked it. Portrait of God. Seven minutes.
[music] No man shall see me and live. Exodus.
>> [music] >> projector.
Hey, don't worry. Don't be scared. Don't be scared, bro. You got the best host here.
So, don't be scared, guys.
>> God look like?
>> What does God look like?
>> I'm going to [music] show you a painting, or rather a photograph of a painting, just take a moment and stare at it.
>> Okay, so she's practicing her presentation.
>> See, >> we see nothing.
>> If the answer is nothing, if it just looks black to you, don't worry. [music] That's what I see, too.
>> Tough scary.
>> But that's not what everyone sees. The painting I've chosen for this project is titled Portrait of God.
>> While most viewers see nothing, some insist they see a person in the darkness, [music] one that they can describe and draw out with consistent details.
>> It's a man or close to a man.
>> You wrinkled, skinny, >> really skinny.
>> It looks skinny.
>> He's smiling.
>> He's grinning. He smiles down at us.
>> Almost looks like the corners of his mouth got smudged.
>> Like he's wearing a mask. It's It's too wide.
But his eyes >> looking down with His eyes are big.
>> They're big.
>> They've got this glint in them.
>> This speckle of light to them.
>> Honestly, it's unsettling.
>> Of course, it's frightening. That kind of power should be.
>> I don't like looking at it. I don't like it.
>> It's beautiful.
>> Okay. Interesting description.
>> Maybe it's just a trick of the light.
Maybe they're seeing something they want to see, but how are their descriptions so consistent?
Maybe they really are having a religious experience.
>> Okay.
>> And why does God appear to them and not us?
>> Right. Right.
Okay. Practicing again.
Oh.
Oh, you saw that. Wait, hold up.
Oh [ __ ] Oh [ __ ] I don't see anything, bro. If you see something, you're you're you're crazy. I don't see anything on the screen. I'm just kidding. Yo, wait.
Oh, that's a cool concept. That was cool. The way she flipped through it and didn't notice. Yo, she's practicing again.
What does God look like?
I'm going to show you a painting, or rather a photograph of a painting. Just take a moment and stare at it.
What do you see?
Oh, y'all see the eyes.
Springtrap eyes.
Oh, look. She's weirded out now. Oh.
[music] >> [music] [music] >> Is she happy?
[music] That's God.
>> [music] >> Dude, watch him be behind the projector.
Oh [ __ ] Oh [ __ ] Hold up. What are you guys doing? Hold up. Hold. Hold up. Go back. Go back.
Behind the projector.
Here's what it looks like without my camera. Or or let me move my camera.
All right. Just the eyes.
What are you doing, bro? Theoretically, you're in the situation.
Obviously, you got to run. You got to run like or or are you going to try to be different and are you going to try to be like like go in for the hug? Are you going to go in for the hug? [laughter] Oh [ __ ] Oh [ __ ] Watch that again without my face cam. Hold up. Hold up.
Hold up. Hold up.
Oh [ __ ] That [ __ ] moved.
Boom.
Oh [ __ ] Where's she at now? What's going on?
I can't turn on the lights. Dude, she's in the middle of nowhere.
She's in the middle of nowhere, bro.
That's supposedly God.
Oh my god.
What's the name of this one?
Portrait of God. Oh my god.
[music] Wait.
Hold up. Hold up. Hold up.
and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever.
Amen.
>> Oh my [ __ ] god. Okay, they keep putting him where my face cam is here.
Hold up. [music] >> [music] >> That is okay. Wait, wait. Literally, the chat's covering it here. Hold on. Give me a second. Give me a second.
You're going to My god.
You're going to see my black box. Give me a second. This was This is so worth it.
All right. All right. Here.
>> [music] >> Yo.
Oh [ __ ] She Oh my god. Oh, whoa. Where's the blood coming from?
Three hours.
Oh my god.
Yo, you you locked in.
See, this is why I love indie indie like indie horror films like this. Look at that, bro. Let's go back. Hold up. This dude showed her the universe.
Y'all see that? This scene.
[music] Damn.
All right. All right. We're done with that one. Okay. Out of 10. Out of 10. I give the other one a 6.5.
This got to be an eight, bro. This got to be an eight for me. That's a strong eight, too.
For me, I I give it an eight. What do you guys give it?
Cuz that was that was that was good, bro. That was crazy good. You guys giving it same similar scores. That was good. That was Portrait of God. We're going to one named Chainsaw Made.
When was this uploaded?
18 years ago, 2007. There's a chance some of you guys might have seen it.
Don't spoil it if you have.
loud ass [ __ ] bird.
Strange disease.
Okay, that's what his newspaper says.
Couple missing their first date.
What's going on?
Oh, wait.
With no words.
Whoa.
Whoa. Wait. Is he married? Let's see.
Let's see. You're right. It could be affair. But what if he's just a single dude? You know what if this is the wife?
[music] Looks like Lois Griffin. Dead ass. Like the the color the colors are just like Lois. Anyway, let's replay it. Hello.
[music] They're coming.
[music] They are coming.
No, she's dying.
[music] Damn. I know he's pissed. I know he's [ __ ] pissed. He was about to see titties.
Ah, damn. All her insides. was everything.
[music] Look at his face.
Did you see that fucker's face? He's like, "No [ __ ] way." I was literally just reading a magazine.
Someone was about to like the I guess the maid, right? I'm assume this is the maid was about to show me her tits and now I just have to see someone die.
Do you guys think this is the wife? We don't know. Or it could just be a random from outside.
He still has his mouth open. Wait, why is he drinking? Wait, why is he just Okay, kid sees it.
Crazy scream. Wait, why did he just drink the coffee? Like everything was just normal. He's He's like, "You know what? Hold hold hold. Take [snorts] a drink. Take a little sip." What? Anyway Anyway, that scream is crazy though.
No.
No. She killed him.
Oh [ __ ] Get the [ __ ] out of here. [ __ ] off my man.
Damn.
[music] Wait, hold up. Hold up. Hold on. Back up. Back up.
>> Oh [ __ ] Broke off.
>> Oh, [gasps] >> damn.
[laughter] >> Yo, but he got bit though. He got bit.
Oh my god.
There's no point. Push him into the into the zombies. He's bit. Push him and then dip.
[laughter] No, he's going to turn into one.
No.
>> Oh, >> he jumped through the wood.
No. Oh.
>> Oh.
Oh. Oh.
>> Oh.
>> No. Oh, I thought she died.
>> No.
Don't die. Don't die. Don't.
>> Oh, >> nah, bro. She was the goat. She was the goat. She was the goat of this.
Oh, but she's not a zombie. She's not dead. She's not dead. She's not dead.
Chainsaw made.
Get his ass.
Get his ass.
Oh.
Oh.
Oh.
Oh.
Oh.
I'm done. I'm done with the sound effect. I'm done. I'm done. I'm done.
I'm done.
She really the go. Is she really the go?
She better show her.
Oh, one more. Oh [ __ ] Luigi kicked her ass.
Oh, it's crazy. They don't just go for the bite. They kick and headbutt, too.
Oh, sheesh.
Diva.
Oh, he can't even bite. Look at him.
Damn. Getting a little Uzi cut.
2016 Uzi.
Damn.
You go, girl. [ __ ] save the entire house. Well, actually. Oh.
So, is he not going to turn?
Nah, maybe he's not because it's about to end.
Yo, see that's a goat. That's a goat right there. Hold up. This is a goat. Chainsaw made. Chainsaw made.
No tits. Not not not here, I guess.
Shout out Chainsaw Made, bro. It's just so good. It's so good. [laughter] I'mma give it a I'mma give it a I'mma give it a eight out of 10. I'll give it a eight out of 10. I really like this one. I liked how they obviously they didn't want to use their voice too much, so they used the the old caption styles. I thought it was so cool. The pretty thing three because of the eyes.
[clears throat] I think I did a pretty good job picking them without being able to see them. I just went off titles and thumbnails.
Sorry, I was texting mom.
That a is that a face? Am I looking at that right?
Was that Or did Am I just seeing [ __ ] That looks like a face, right? Like some Jeff the Killer type [ __ ] right?
It's Jeff.
Want to come sleep in my room?
It literally was Jeff to kill her. Well, like hello. forget it. Oh, you see that right there? Oh, here my face cam's covering it here.
That's those are those are very Jeff the Killer inspired eyes.
Why do they keep putting a lot of stuff at the top right of the screen? cuz I keep having to move up my webcam and it's like why do these horror short horror films love the top right of the screen? [laughter] Oh [ __ ] Damn.
That [ __ ] really wants to see what's going on.
Right. It did make it obvious that it's a mask.
Man, this one weak to me so far. I'm not going to lie. This is weak. I think it's kind of weak.
My least favorite so far.
At least it's almost over.
Get a hairbrush.
You guys are messy sometimes. No pun intended.
>> That ain't no Tessa. That's Jeff the Killer V2.
Oh.
Oh. So, he's looking over Tessa's body right now while she's sleeping.
What is that sound?
Oh my what the party city mask.
Ah, at least they're trying, bro. It's almost over. It's literally about to end, [laughter] [laughter] dude.
Wait, you [ __ ] snapped her [ __ ] neck. I got to add the sound effect.
Oh.
[screaming] [gasps] Oh my god.
Oh my god. I'm [ __ ] dead. Wait, what if you watch it like times two speed?
[laughter] Nah, this is like a [ __ ] two out of 10, bro. And that that's for effort.
Nah, the pretty thing. [ __ ] out of here.
Hell, what y'all give it?
One out of 10.
Look closer. Award-winning horror short film. This one's from seven months ago.
Okay, this is this is pretty. What is it called? Look closer.
The [ __ ] are you guys talking about?
Commission due tomorrow. All right. An artist watching an artist.
You got a gift, bro. Why would you paint when you could just [ __ ] AI generate it, bro? The [ __ ] You don't need to paint [ __ ] anymore nowadays.
[laughter] Oh [ __ ] that's a nice painting.
Really cool painting actually. They dead ass.
Whoa.
What could that be? What part of the body could that [laughter] be?
Bro, don't get Oh, that shit's going to [ __ ] That shit's going to snipe you.
Head shot.
Oh, no.
He's gone.
He's bleeding. He's hurt.
What does it say? Come on, let me know.
Behind you. Oh [ __ ] At that point, I'm jumping out the [ __ ] window. I'm not looking behind me.
Oh [ __ ] Look at him.
Is that practical? Is that like a model?
Like a blender model? You think that's a guy like with prosthetic makeup?
Look at this [ __ ] He's like, "No way."
Oh [ __ ] Yeah. Get your weapon. Get your weapon.
Wait, what? Why' you stab? I thought Oh, I I would I would have attacked the actual physical guy, not the painting.
Okay, now now it's back to the painting.
See, this wouldn't happen if if you just generated with AI. I'm just kidding. I'm just kidding. [laughter] Oh, flower never fell.
Oh.
Oh, he's bald as [ __ ] Wait, hold up.
[laughter] So, it is practical.
I'm not going to lie, bro. It looks kind of goofy, bro. I'm sad. I was I had a little bit. It looks kind of goofy.
That scared you? Are you [ __ ] five?
Oh, you don't you guys don't get to see his head here. I'm telling you, why is everything on the horror short films top right of the screen? There's his head.
It looks kind of goofy.
That's pretty cool. That's pretty cool.
I [ __ ] with that. He took his eyes.
That's cool. That's cool. That's really cool. All right. I give that five. No, a six. Not a strong six. A six out of 10.
What do you guys give it? Let's see what the Let's see what what people have been submitting. 7 minutes and 45 seconds.
The Ballerina short film thumbnail looks really interesting.
Black Mario's in the back. He's behind Earl.
Have y'all seen ballerina feet and how like [ __ ] up they are? It's crazy.
Speaking of Yeah, they got to protect their feet and all that. It sucks, man.
Sacrificing your feet for the arts chandelier.
This scene reminds me of that one old horror movie named Mirrors. Used to love that movie when I was a kid.
Hasn't everyone seen this? I don't [ __ ] know. I haven't. You mean hasn't everyone seen that?
[ __ ] you. [laughter] I haven't.
>> [music] >> Long feet. Shadow feet though. I'm not going to lie. Shadow feet. [music] Y'all know feet are dope.
All right. Lights keep flickering. Is it nose feratu?
What's going on?
I feel like the mirror is going to have a different like it's going to be have its own entity. It's going to be its own entity.
You know what I mean?
I think I hit the nail on the head when I said this reminds me of mirrors.
Oh [ __ ] Oh [ __ ] That's creepy. That's cool. That's cool.
[laughter] This is definitely inspired by mirrors for sure. I think mirrors was the first concept of this.
I know, right? Why not keep running?
Well, because they needed to make a short [music] horror film.
Just run.
All right. Since you're not going to run, I guess you're just going to play along.
Ballet studios are creepy as [ __ ] You're so big and there's so many mirrors.
So much room to just watch yourself.
[music] All right.
Are they best friends now?
What's going on?
All >> [screaming] >> right.
Felt the I felt that Don't let her get the [ __ ] phone, bro. She's annoying me.
Kill her. Kill her. I'm on the mirror side. [ __ ] that [ __ ] Cuz why didn't you run in the first place?
>> Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Break her [ __ ] fingers. [laughter] Yeah.
But they're not broken when she got up.
What?
Break the neck.
Okay. Okay. That's kind of creep. That's creepy.
[snorts] just it's just the editing. It's a cool concept, but it's just the editing.
They did pretty good, but like [laughter] it just looks like a JPEG. It looks like a PNG. She falls.
That was ballsy though to do that without a big budget.
Tweaking out.
That was cool.
I'll give it a strong five out of 10.
Strong five out of 10.
I told you peak. No, this [ __ ] was not peak. It was controlling her. Okay. All right. Last one for today.
I want to do another one where we do like anime.
[snorts] Oh, >> you don't talk very much, do you?
>> Who works at a morg?
Yo, that's a morg, right? Is there a a morg?
That's just fine with me.
Guess I'll be the one doing the talking.
My my what big eyes you have, my dear.
>> They told me they found you at the bottom of a lake.
You drowned.
>> I don't want to be like actually, but a body wouldn't look like this if they were found in water. there. It would not look like this at all. But that's that's my actually moment. But sorry, sorry. Let's keep going.
>> Their lungs filled with the water and mud.
What were you doing down there?
Oh, if you type actually in the chat, by the way, there's a custom emote. When you look at my screen, you can type actually just all lowercase. Let me see it. I want to see it real quick because it should Yeah, there it is. See, it's the dog with the emoji.
That That was my actually moment.
You know, you're one of the prettiest girls I've ever worked on.
I've seen all different types of people come in here.
>> Kind of weirdo. kind of a weirdo.
>> Old people, young people, kids, even babies.
People that are torn in half, all cut up, missing limbs.
They took a lot of work.
But not you. You're easy.
Just a couple touch-ups and voila.
I wonder if these workers actually talk like that to the bodies and [ __ ] >> I like you.
>> Really good actress for staying still, by the way. Do you think they just got like a a image and then just put it like like right here? It's just an image that we're looking at and they they made it like two seconds long. This video is 2 seconds long. Just kidding. [laughter] That's been like a vocal thing I've been This video is 2 seconds long. Like if you know what I'm talking about.
I like you.
I like you. Yeah, he's a weirdo.
What is he doing?
She's really good at pretending to be dead.
And he's really good at acting like a weirdo.
>> Oh my god, bro.
>> Oh hell no, man. What the [ __ ] man?
>> Get your ass on your goddamn ugly ass.
>> Hello everybody. My name is Markiplier and welcome to Five [music] Nights at Freddy's.
>> He's proud, too.
>> Let's get you cleaned up.
>> This is This is good acting on both of their ends. I swear I thought I saw her eyes move. Am I tripping?
I'm tripping.
She's really good at acting dead. I swear she's so good at it.
>> Let's seal up those lips so you can't kiss and tell, darling.
Sweet dreams, beautiful.
Dude, I'm giving so much credit to that that actress. Like, she's so creepy.
Oh.
Oh, came out like a [ __ ] pizza.
>> [gasps] >> Holy [ __ ] Build up slow.
Oh my god.
>> I like you.
>> She said I like you too.
>> [ __ ] bro. Wouldn't that theoretically be his dream, right? That's Doesn't he want this?
>> Stay away from me.
Are you still sick and beautiful?
>> No, no, no. I didn't know.
>> It's my turn.
[music] Kissed. [singing] That was fire.
>> Are you still sick and beautiful?
>> No. No. No. I didn't know. He said, "No, I don't think you're beautiful anymore.
You're only pretty when you're dead."
[laughter] That's basically what he just said.
[screaming] >> A look at his face though. Chat, is he fine or or not? A >> Let me know. Is he cute or not?
Let me know. Aw.
A.
Yes.
Almost look like she's laughing.
Awesome. I give that one I give that one I'll give it was my favorite one. No, it wasn't. It wasn't.
I think my favorite one was Chainsaw Made. I'll give this one a regular eight out of 10. What do you guys give it?
[cheering] That could be a video idea, right? Worst things that happen at Morgs. I'll look it up. I mean, I'll look into it. I'll talk to my team about it. Will I be giving you credit? Yeah, sure. I'll put this clip at the beginning of the video if I make
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