Previously: "Teaching Jake About The Camcorder, Jan. '97." CW: Alcoholism and addiction, drunk driving, lots and lots of murder and death and dismemberment. Also, there are flashing lights in most Continue Reading > about The Weird Part Of YouTube: Decoding ‘The Walten Files’ And The Mystery Of Bon’s Burger
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The Weird Part Of You Tube: “Teaching Jake About The Camcorder, Jan. ’97,” Grief, And The Obsessive Trap Of Memory
Previously: The Nickelodeon Clock Man Mystery." As was the case for many middle-class kids growing up in the ‘80s and ‘90s, it was Big News in my childhood home when we got our first camcorder. I Continue Reading > about The Weird Part Of You Tube: “Teaching Jake About The Camcorder, Jan. ’97,” Grief, And The Obsessive Trap Of Memory
What Happened To Crow 64? Decoding The ‘Catastrophe Crow’ ARG & The N64 Game That Doesn’t Exist
Previously: "Internet Story" And The Horror Of Real Life. Every video game system and console has its fair share of unreleased, unfinished, and cancelled games. That’s just the way the proverbial Continue Reading > about What Happened To Crow 64? Decoding The ‘Catastrophe Crow’ ARG & The N64 Game That Doesn’t Exist
The Weird Part Of YouTube: “O Paradive Sally” (“About Dressy Sally”) And The Unraveling Of The Nickelodeon Clock Man Mystery
Previously: The Making Of "No Through Road." They call it the Clock Man video — or, sometimes, the Nickelodeon Clock Man video. It does have an actual name; officially, it’s called “O Parádivé Continue Reading > about The Weird Part Of YouTube: “O Paradive Sally” (“About Dressy Sally”) And The Unraveling Of The Nickelodeon Clock Man Mystery
The Weird Part Of TikTok: FaceTheLight, Social Media, And The Evolution Of Found Footage
Previously: My House Walk-Through. When I first started the TGIMM feature I’ve hitherto called The Weird Part Of YouTube, I gave the piece that particular name for a few reasons: First, because it Continue Reading > about The Weird Part Of TikTok: FaceTheLight, Social Media, And The Evolution Of Found Footage
The Weird Part Of YouTube: Decoding The Ghost Story Of PiroPito’s “My House Walk-Through”
Previously: Blank Room Soup. On Oct. 16, 2016, a video tour of a house in Japan arrived on YouTube. This, in and of itself, is unremarkable; lots of video tours of houses, in Japan and elsewhere, Continue Reading > about The Weird Part Of YouTube: Decoding The Ghost Story Of PiroPito’s “My House Walk-Through”
Have You Seen Wrinkles? On Wrinkles The Clown, His Infamous Phone Number, And The Question Of Identity
Previously: Creepy Phone Numbers That Actually Work. (Warning: Abundant spoilers for the 2019 documentary Wrinkles the Clown are ahead. If you have plans to see the film and you haven’t yet, you Continue Reading > about Have You Seen Wrinkles? On Wrinkles The Clown, His Infamous Phone Number, And The Question Of Identity
The Weird Part Of YouTube: “Blank Room Soup,” “Freaky Soup Guy,” And The Theft Of RayRay
Previously: The Plague Doctor Video. The video that’s now typically referred to as the “Blank Room Soup” video isn’t actually called “Blank Room Soup.” When it first appeared on the internet, it Continue Reading > about The Weird Part Of YouTube: “Blank Room Soup,” “Freaky Soup Guy,” And The Theft Of RayRay