The Invisible Horror of 'The Labyrinth'
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День томуOnce you enter the maze, there’s no escape... An exploration of Simon Stålenhag’s gripping worldbuilding artbook ‘The Labyrinth.’
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When I tell you Simon Stålenhag’s The Labyrinth is a maze you’ll never escape… I don’t think I’m exaggerating.
A sci-fi horror artbook where a mysterious phenomenon turns Earth into a world of ash and decay, the setup seems simple. Likewise, the characters - a trio of survivors journeying across the wastes - seem easy to relate to. Yet the deeper you venture, the more you realize The Labyrinth is a complex tangle of secrets, mysteries, and revelations so gripping that it never truly lets you go.
So, for this entry into the archive, we’ll attempt to decipher this masterpiece of dark worldbuilding. And like my videos on Stålenhag’s other series, you can purchase the artbook using the links in the description. Now, let’s enter the maze of The Labyrinth…
0:00 Enter The Labyrinth
1:00 The Dark Spheres
3:14 The Sea of Ash
4:51 Altered Spaces
8:15 Creatures of the Ruins
11:28 The Road Lies Dark
13:43 Heart of the Maze
16:50 Support the Labyrinth
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@williekopenski8471 Рік тому
I love the idea of apocalyptic scenarios that aren't just "humanity nuked itself", "we polluted the world", or "robots started killing everyone". This is far more interesting!
@darthhunter69 Рік тому
Indeed. I am tired of people criticizing humanity, especially when they do so from the comfort of their homes by using the internet.
@yonib8796 Рік тому
this is just "The unexpected happens, boo", I expected things to go down very or somewhat gradually without seeming so out of touch as an apocalypse
@95keat Рік тому
It's what the Cthulhu stuff was for people in the early 1900s. A unstoppable entity with unknown goals so above you it probably doesn't even know you're there.
@EmonWBKstudios Рік тому
It's still a narrative of Humanity killing itself through inhumanity, just different from the usual methods.
@SecretSquirrelProduc Рік тому
Well yeah stories are always better than reality.
@purplehaze2358 Рік тому
Considering The Labyrinth is, indeed, cosmic horror; it's wholly unsurprising that its visuals take inspiration from the ocean considering the progenitor of cosmic horror as a whole, HP Lovecraft, is pretty well known for his frequent oceanic themes and thalassophobia.
@user-ty2ry2sk2w Рік тому
hay did you do all this? balls filling the atmosphere with poison... sounds familiar doesn't it?
@purplehaze2358 Рік тому
@@user-ty2ry2sk2w It does - but not to purple haze. It calls to mind the Color Out of Space, actually.
@c.fyffe0 Рік тому
I love deep dark foreboding water
@alexknox814 Рік тому
Move over Edgar Allan Poe, Lovecraft is new king of the goths
@bibleskeleton Рік тому
Jesus loves you
@migueljose5161 Рік тому
I am in fear of what a terror film directed or a novel written by Stålenhag would look like
@nirudangaragoda5286 Рік тому
There is a TV series adaption of tales from the loop. If you like Sci-fi dramas you might like it.
@migueljose5161 Рік тому
@@nirudangaragoda5286 Really? I've never heard of it
@migueljose5161 Рік тому
@@Terran123rd Thanks for the info i will probably check out
@higgsbonbon Рік тому
Two or three people staring up at a strange thing in a foggy rural landscape.
@zakyjauhariel7804 Рік тому
Apparently Netflix is making an adaptation of The Electric State, I surely can't wait for that
@sanfera5644 Рік тому
Honestly, those empty rooms of the shelter made me feel... desperation. Like, someone was so desperately hoping they would "need" this place. Especially some of the painted stuff... Let me put it this way. Imagine a neighbour. A sweet old lady, who always gives kids some candy at halloween, helps people, sometimes bakes cookies in social gatherings, and overall a good person who can give youngsters of neighbourhood some friendly advice. And, imagine this grandma, waiting for her grandchildren to visit. Maybe they died, maybe something terrible happened. She knows, but instead of carrying the pain, she tries to be "welcoming" and cleans her house, prepares the table, the dining room. Keeps the guest rooms clean. "They will need it!" She says. You can feel the sorrow from her cracked voice time to time. You can ask her about her family. "Oh they are fine! They are just busy. You know how city life is." The desperation is chasing her like a shadow. She carries a necklace holding image of her grandchildren, she started to forget their names. She knows, you can feel it. But she still keeps the necklace. It is clean. So... clean. This... Entire shelter... Made me feel that. Someone, so desperately, trying to cling into the hope and idea that, this place would be filled with people. It will become lively again. Children will run around in the hall. Adults will gather here, sit down and talk. Families, friends... They will come back eventually. They will need more chairs. They don't use a dirty furniture right? So keep them clean. Keep them clean. Brighten up the place right?! For the people. They will come... Eventually... They have to.
@Elemblue2 11 місяців тому
You nailed it.
@ajzephyros7454 10 місяців тому
This hurt my heart for how real it is
@AlphaKnight-hg2jq 10 місяців тому
nice analysis
@kainevittulainen 8 місяців тому
it's people trying to create a void that they hope will be filled.
@Mahlak_Mriuani_Anatman 5 місяців тому
I felt this a few times but meh to my feelings, i re really don't need that shet
@therizinosauruscheloniform2162 Рік тому
I love everything Stålenhag makes, especially The Labyrinth.
@therizinosauruscheloniform2162 Рік тому
@@the64bitdragon It just makes me feel such a strange and deep feeling whenever I see it, reminds me of many Analogue horror series... but even more analogue.
@6l1t3h_Official 9 місяців тому
@@therizinosauruscheloniform2162 you mean analog right?
@squeakeththewheel 5 місяців тому
I love everything he does except the Labyrinth. Doo depressing with no glimmer of hope.
@indmur 11 місяців тому
Simon Stålenhag has mastered atmospheric depth and lighting. His art lacks extreme fidelity, as it's not filled to the brim with extremely sharp textures, but it feels photoreal because of the way the light interacts with the world, and every single image has so much depth I feel like I could breathe in that very air. Absolutely amazing.
@Skittenmeow 11 місяців тому
That air is *thick*
@jamescanjuggle 4 місяці тому
right? Like even just looking at the phones hanging on walls, the shawdows around light switches its really fantastic
@nomad_boreal 3 місяці тому
Reminds me a bit of Neill Blomkamp's cinematography, but more abstract and surreal. I love it.
@matbroomfield Рік тому
This book is absolutely incredible. Another utterly heart breaking gut punch ending like The Electric state. Super, SUPER dark.
@jalilbalirmo1654 Рік тому
What's the name of the book? Were can i download it online?
@kreativechaosguides4821 Рік тому
@@jalilbalirmo1654 its in the title. and the author is simon stahlenhag
@TDOPB 8 місяців тому
Y'know, that ending honestly made me pissed off. Like, what the hell was that? And WHEN it was done, too! That was the real gut punch that made me pissed. Did that WHILE being shown affection by the person that had that thing happen to them. I'm so happy that the character that did the thing I am describing above almost certainly ended up having the environment kill 'em. Like, it was more so for me this sort of angry hatred for that character when I saw what said character was doing. ESPECIALLY everything they'd been through with the character they were doing the above-described thing to. (I wrote this obtusely on purpose, to conceal the book's plot for any comment section scrollers)
@matbroomfield 8 місяців тому
@@TDOPB The "victim" absolutely deserved his fate. Trying to make amends does not negate what he did to warrant it.
@TDOPB 8 місяців тому
@@matbroomfield NGL, he did practically nothing dude. He did what he had to, and quite frankly, he did what he did to someone who's clearly not a good person. The ONLY bad thing he did is letting that brat live. He should've known the terrorism would've rubbed off on him.
@purplehaze2358 Рік тому
"Yet cruelty does not vanish; it lingers, festering in the souls of those who wield it, and those whom it is wielded against" My jaw dropped from the quality of writing exhibited in that line.
@UCannotDefeatMyShmeat Рік тому
We really are just battered and bruised from the expressly average stuff
@purplehaze2358 Рік тому
@@UCannotDefeatMyShmeat Well.. "average" is, well, average. The baseline quality that can be expected from any work. That line is, so far as I'm concerned, well above average.
@mirosymo3331 Рік тому
Very poetic I want books that are filled to brim with funk like that
@TheEpicGalaxy21 Рік тому
@@mirosymo3331 Isn't that just Shakespeare? Stories full of fancy/ poetic writing? Also, if an entire book is full of stuff like this, then suddenly it'll no longer be as special.
@mirosymo3331 Рік тому
@@TheEpicGalaxy21 true, i just like being shaken by words
@clappagemcphee Рік тому
"Common objects take on a cadaverous quality" is absolutely fantastic. Well done, sir!
@leociresi4292 Місяць тому
Your IPhone starts to bleed!
@smilescharleston6196 Рік тому
Simon Stalenhag is one of the best artists i've ever came across, the level of detail, the style, creativity, he's just got them all. And one aspect that makes him different from all other artists is the immersion that applies to the viewer, almost like window into another world.
@Nuke_Gunray Рік тому
Great video. Reminds me very much of Lovecraft's masterpiece "The Colour Out of Space": There is something truly terrifying about an entity that causes death and insanity to humans, but cannot be classified as "evil" in any sense of the word, since it does not even comprehend the concept of "being alive".
@catfwish Рік тому
Ironic how it is the one with the lack of comprehension. We just need to know "get out of its way. Or else.".
@tommybootlegger Рік тому
What's really cool about this to me personally is the fact that years ago, in one of my writing classes, we did an exercise where we had to write a short story using stream of consciousness writing. No outline, no brainstorming, just put pen to paper, and start writing. The story I wrote was so eerily similar to this, right down to the details in color, the ash, the otherworldly atmospheres positioned againt common everyday things left behind, etc. Like, it was so similar to this that somebody would probably think I plagiarized it, even though at the time, I'd never even heard of this guy's work. Kind of makes me think that there's a real shared sense of terror of the unknown in our subconscious minds that seems to materialize in a lot of the same ways.
@plasmaxl8626 Рік тому
sounds kinda like the Upside Down from Stranger Things as well. Also reminiscent of games like Stalker and Metro. Maybe in our mind we all carry the image of all that we know brought to desolation and decay. We all know what it feels like to be a child in a darkened house in the dead of night- Familiar, but somehow hostile
@tommeakin1732 11 місяців тому
That's such a fantastic thing to get people to do. I wish my teachers had tried that with us. I need to sit down and do it at some point. The unconscious is such an incredible thing, and I think any practice that allows a clearer expression of the unconscious should be given an almost religious status in our culture.
@straight-up479 Рік тому
I’m so glad you mentioned “The Endless”, it was such a fun, engaging watch!! It had some of the best film depictions of cosmic horror I’ve seen
@larryfoulkeofficial8609 Рік тому
Sucks that the writers were wasted for moon knight
@wither5673 Рік тому
i happen to live in the same area Simon Stålenhag grew up. there are illustrations in his books that are literally areas/buildings in my local area, its very surreal to see his art and have it also be basically my backyard lol.
@Tyrexthecreaturedesigner Рік тому
Another piece of work by Simon Stålenhag! Simon has such an interesting artstyle! I love it!
@carolynallisee2463 Рік тому
This reminds me of an episode of Stargate SG-1. In it SG-1 have helped a population of humanoid aliens relocate and establish a colony, only for another alien ship to arrive and begin planet-forming the world to a biosphere suited to the aliens in stasis inside it. Without viewing the episode, I can't say for certain what the biosphere actually was, but I believe it was sulfur based. The factor that made the planet suitable for the humanoids was the same for the aliens: the AI running the ship requested that the humanoids leave, unaware they had no space travel tech, and required a world with those specific factors to live on. To cut this short, SG-1's intervention ended with the ship locating the humanoid aliens' original home-world, and offering to cease transforming the planet to ship them home before returning to resume its task. Perhaps the spheres didn't recognise the life on Earth as life. In that, they are as short sighted as we are: after all, Earth is the only planet we currently know harbours living things. It's difficult to think that life may exist that may not need liquid water, or free oxygen. If we struggle to accept there may be other paths to life, why do we assume that aliens wouldn't have the same issues? Would an intelligent alien species realise life in an oxygen atmosphere is possible, when the only life they knew had arisen in an ammonia rich one? A final thing: when I saw the fan shaped structures, my fist thought was how much they looked clike the fins of a lion fish!
@matthewwatts8294 11 місяців тому
I thought those where the tails of giant turkeys burrowing through the ash. It’s amazing what our minds can interpret when provided limited information.
@carolynallisee2463 9 місяців тому
@@matthewwatts8294 yes, the wiring in our brains is very complex, and the programming even more so. It's what makes us see the face of Jesus in the char marks on a piece of toast, or prayers to Allah in a cut tomato or egg plant. I wonder if there other things people have thought those fan structures resembled?
@scottsteinbring8078 7 місяців тому
Lion fish is also known as a Turkey fish.
@aldunlop4622 5 місяців тому
Nature (ie Chemistry) doesn’t try to make the most difficult, it just blindly makes the simplest things with what it’s got. Given that elements like oxygen, hydrogen and carbon etc are very common and have chemical properties that make life possible. Many scientists over the years have tried to imagine life based on Sulfur or silicon or whatever, but the chemistry just doesn’t work. Life, if it exists elsewhere is very, very likely to be at least vaguely like life on Earth.
@edanpino-xt1ph Рік тому
One of the themes you mentioned Stålenhag using reminded me of a term. It’s the banality of evil, called such because bureaucrats can put evil actions into such neutral terms that the act of even genocide can be seen as banal
@penusbutter4182 Рік тому
God the concept of aliens terraforming earth to suit their own needs is just stellar.
@JoshSweetvale 5 днів тому
I'm just imagining a _different_ group of aliens rolling up, going "wot's all this then?" and jamming the terraforming system.
@MissMisnomer_ Рік тому
Cosmic Horror has definitely become my favorite flavor of horror over the last few years, thanks for another great recommendation!
@the_Googie Рік тому
im really glad u cover more stalenhag. Hes a fantastic artist. No 3d (aside some perspective grids), no AI, just good painting, good storytelling, super great atmosphere. Just fantastic
@ASKomycet Рік тому
I've been waiting so long for a new video on the work of Simon Stalenhag and here it is. Thank you very much
@vde1846 Рік тому
Love that you're continuing to chronicle Stålenhag's work :)
@tombierwirth3811 Рік тому
I love Simon Stahlenhags work! Amazing video!!!
@stopsomewhere9104 Рік тому
another amazing work per usual both by Stålenhag and you. The deep nostalgia I have for these topics is so palpable, growing up on the Future is Wild and animal planet mockumentaries.
@nartsadiku8249 Рік тому
Bro Stålenhag is the GOAT of complex revelation and very unique horror art!
@Rhyme_Zil14 Рік тому
With CA posting videos for things like The labyrinth, SCP, Tales from the loop, The electric state and other worldbuilding projects I feel like the backrooms would be quite interesting to see (either the Kane Pixels or Wikidot version, maybe both even). The existential terror, liminal spaces and frankly absurd entities and environments would be perfect for him to cover at some point.
@Pseudothink Рік тому
I was going to mention The Backrooms series (Kane Pixels) too. Fantastic stuff.
@newdefsys Рік тому
There really is an unsettling feeling that accompanies an empty space that is designed to be occupied by many people. I used to be a maintenance guy at a factory that had about 200 employees working in it during the shift. On holiday weekends, like Thanksgiving and Christmas, it was my job to go around the facility and shut down the equipment for the long weekend, after the production staff had left the building. Traversing through the empty corridors and between the machinery was a very eerie and unsettling experience. It was a surreal feeling to enter an empty and lifeless work space that was normally occupied by a dozen people and the quietness of the silent machinery only amplified the unnerving sensations. People bring life to a place and in their absence a haunting atmosphere takes hold.
@JohnDoe-ef3wo Рік тому
I know that feeling well. I've worked at many manufacturing facilities, and had to be there when they were entirely vacant.
@thevoiceofreason8240 Рік тому
To some of us, that's actually a heavenly environment. I LOVED wandering the streets of Paris late at night when NOBODY was there. Some of us enjoy the freedom of solitude.
@Intrepid_Crusader1096 11 місяців тому
You experienced what is known as Kenopsia. The eerie or forlorn feeling associated with a place that is normally occupied but is now empty of people.
@newdefsys 11 місяців тому
@@Intrepid_Crusader1096 Interesting, thank you for sharing that.
@Intrepid_Crusader1096 11 місяців тому
@@newdefsys Your welcome. There's also liminal spaces which are transitional areas from one place to another, such as hallways, tunnels or corridors.
@rustykerman1678 Рік тому
YES! I was really hoping you would do this artbook too. Thank you!
@mandridhugh9555 Рік тому
exploring the shimmer in both the Annihilation movie and the books they came from deserve to be a video of it's own
@awesomeeliam7882 10 місяців тому
I thought this video was about to discuss the Jim Henson movie, "Labyrinth". I was half-expecting those freaky puppets to show up. This was way better than what I expected. Great video.
@aidanflynn6526 11 місяців тому
“But The Labyrinth has no villains, not really. Just people who had to make terrible decisions, and people who can’t let go”-such a raw line
@TDOPB 8 місяців тому
I'm inclined to disagree. The level of petty vindictiveness required to achieve the ending of the book is 100% a villain thing to wield.
@teslashark Місяць тому
Mountains of skulls is inherently Swedish!
@scottmantooth8785 Рік тому
*this is the sort of story i appreciate...nothing overt or garishly violent or predictable and yet maintains the ability to progress in a logical manner within the context of the reality presented without the pretense or requirement of plot convenience to move the narrative forward* *excellent video well done...subscribed*
@kevinlawrence6368 8 місяців тому
Your observations about these stories is so deep and well spoken my dude. Well done.
@dreamermoon6084 Рік тому
I’m very happy to know that your review of this book has arrived! Your commentary is very nice because it verbalizes what I felt in myself that I could not put into words, what I could not perceive. (I thought the contrast with the Shining was a very interesting perspective.)
@mikepalmer17 Рік тому
This was a phenomenal vid. Thanks for making.
@lemonlordminecraft Рік тому
The poetic verve with which you are able to convey the works in the Altered Spaces section is simply incredible. I could not have asked for my mind to be more blown. An excellent explanation of Staulenhag's work.
@thedootslayer3339 11 місяців тому
This reminds me of 1971 novel Roadside Picnic by the Strugatsky brothers, aliens arrive and leave almost instantly leaving behind Zones. I feel like it has definitely inspired this book and many of the others mentioned here.
@asupremetab1617 Рік тому
Thank you for the video! I love your work
@leen8430 Рік тому
What a relaxing, beautiful deep dive into this eerie world. Thank you!
@paulsillanpaa8268 11 місяців тому
Just finished the book CA, and you've definitely done it justice here! One of the reoccurring images that started really getting to me was that of ropes, or cables. The air hoses for the environmental suites, the cable on the cassette player, the cords that seemed to be associated with those mysterious bags...It was right near the end that I went back and re-read the passage in beginning about the cord being boiled to reduce elasticity, and that the part forming the noose being coated in paraffin... (That this statement is delivered by some random bureaucrat in a suite making all the more chilling!) It's horrible, it's beautiful, and it's awesome...I don't think I'm escaping it any time soon either...
@WerewolfGrandpa Рік тому
Love your vids keep up the good work
@Oreofluffle Рік тому
You got me into Simon Stalenhag, I just got this book afew days ago! Who knew you’ve be making a video on this :D also currently got and still reading tales from the loop
@koisbdo Рік тому
ever since ive watched your videos from this artist ive been a big fan of their work!! thank u for talking about them !!!
@BrokenBluebird6 Рік тому
I love how the vintage maze commercials are edited in. Adds to the atmosphere of the video
@witext 6 місяців тому
I discovered Simon’s work way back, and he keeps just nailing it for me Love his work more than any other artist
@thetorturepenguin Рік тому
There is literally nothing on youtube better than Curious Archive's explanations of Stalenhag.
@jamie2118 Рік тому
I love this man's work, especially the Electric City.
@NicholasKruegerMBA Рік тому
Big fan of Simon Stålenhag’s work and have bought all four hardovers. 'The Labarynth' was the first one I read. Loved your exploration of it. Amazon's 'Tales From the Loop' was a worthy effort but fell short of capturing the magic of his original material. 'The Dark' comes much closer. Here's looking forward to more.
@waverlyking6045 11 місяців тому
I am reminded here of an old Thomas Disch novel called The Genocides. It’s about alien plants that overtake the earth. They are inedible to all animal life and are hyper competitive to the extent that they kill off all other plants. The book makes the point that if an alien invasion comes, humans might be far less to these aliens than aphids are to humans.
@purplejanew Рік тому
Absolutely fascinating - thank you
@AGoodJoe Рік тому
Brilliantly done. Simon’s work is incredible and those interested should absolutely pick up his books. I’ve been wait for a digital, English version of this one for a few months. Clearly it’s time to look again and see if it’s there!
@charvel1apm Рік тому
I loved this content! Such a great and interesting sci fi horror story .. well illustrated and narrated ❤
@biohazard0482 11 місяців тому
the overlook hotel and the labyrinth could be best described by the Term "liminal spaces." This is because they hold both super liminal and sub liminal aspects that convey a message using an unnatural environment that has been effected as a result of something that cannot be determined at first glance. the generally convey an unnerving, sad, or melancholic feeling. The use of liminal spaces in an apocalyptic setting such as this one is genius because they are extremely powerful tools for setting the mood of a piece, even if they can only be utilized in specific settings and are hard to pull off. if you haven't looked into liminal spaces I would suggest you do, they are an extremely complex and interesting phenomena. The earliest renditions of the Backrooms were based on the idea of liminal spaces as a psychological horror aspect, but that has sense been lost in favor of sensationalized easy to digest horror designed for and molded by the masses, thus losing it's liminal qualities.
@hankgaming3 8 місяців тому
Labyrinth is ĵust too chaotic, the only thing I see the facility as liminal, Shining is a liminal space
@biohazard0482 8 місяців тому
@@hankgaming3 agreed, I was referring specifically to the facility, which is where the aspect of liminal space is effectively used to set the mood and tone the second our character(s) step in.
@user-mx4kk5mm1x Рік тому
Thank you! Love you videos! Health and happiness!
@kenrickbaughman992 6 місяців тому
Thank you very much for sharing. I really ❤ the narrative you did about The Shining AND explaining the insane imagery. It's AMAZING how talented Simon Stalenhag is. Very well done. Thank you 🙏
@Kwag_owafwin Рік тому
I waited so long for this
@XmortoxX1990 Рік тому
I'm loving these The artworks are amazing and unnerving
@KrazyKaiser Рік тому
The intercut vintage ads are PERFECT!!!!!
@davidson46100 Рік тому
This is a good representation of what other species on earth experience with humanity running the place.
@_.leafsheep._ Рік тому
another Stålenhag episode!! hell yeah!!!
@SlagHeap01 Рік тому
Yeah Hell!!!
@krush454 11 місяців тому
Ive watched a few of you videos about stalenhag's work. Not only have they convinced me to subscribe, but im also looking to buy the books as well. So thank you
@adolinkholin Рік тому
The way you write feels reminiscent of Shirley Jackson and it really brings the videos to a whole new level! The somber telling of places that are just wrong is just so well done, keep up the great work.
@heromahdi Рік тому
istg i love this guy's videos, his voice is so relaxing and the stuff he talk about is exactly what i downloaded youtube for.
@aa-km1nk 3 місяці тому
Chewy and thought-provoking. TY. :D I had come across Stalenhag's art decades ago, but only as individual pieces of art, and not displayed in their full form. :D
@octaviuskane1941 Місяць тому
Your narration and insight into these are really nice. You really capture it well with words. Also thanks for including the movie references! Amazing movies!
@glennaclark4310 5 місяців тому
Thank you for your investigation into The Labyrinth. I appreciate your insight. Great review! Makes me wonder what you would do the the film Undergods!
@Aaron-xe6vc Рік тому
It's nice to see your videos
@PvtMartin78 Рік тому
The dandelion seeds blowing in the wind on the mural don't seem out of place to me at all. It seems metaphorical for the toxic fog spreading on the wind in the same manner.
@OPornogeros Рік тому
Stalen back at it again with a banger
@Elemblue2 11 місяців тому
While I enjoy the exploration of humanity through darkness sometimes, I feel books where they are subject to endless darkness are just books about how tortured people react to being tortured eventually. Just various forms of exploring how to hurt people. Slow violence. In any environment, hope exists. Even in the worst wretches life, there will be a moment of something good, because what is good is defined by perspective and context. The thing about books, is the narrator has the capacity to deprive their characters of the capacity to choose to have one of those moments. Thats why the books themselves feel sadistic. Like their underlying design is the needless torture of the mind by a mind that seeks to express its own untouchable pain. Because it is an art form of that pain, it can only be about pain. Thats not what people or reality ultimately is, and so all it ends up being is an exploration of a specific component of people. A robots analysis of a part of itself. Not about people at all. That was my problem with game of thrones. The people were pieces. The world was hell because the pieces they were, were made of pain and hell. Those books felt very sadistic. Almost all interactions meant to simulate goodness were clunky. LIke an outside observers impression of how life might be enjoyed. Although I did enjoy that the axe didnt come for everyone. Usually in books where everyone's in agony all the time, no one is allowed to be ok in the end. That would mean a part of the writer was somehow ok, which is not why they wrote the book. My opinion I guess. Im just trying to describe a feeling I get from these artworks.
@mommalion7028 21 день тому
I would argue with you but I have seen a lot of people in the comments promoting a pro-pedophilia comic series as the next one the channel should cover so now I think you may be onto something about these unrelentingly dark worlds. Also yay another person who wasn’t sucked in by game of thrones. 😂
@ian6119 Рік тому
The feeling in the abandoned research facility you're trying to describe is Liminal. It's a liminal space. Look that up, liminal spaces. Fascinating.
@keithparker1346 11 місяців тому
It's very liminal and you either find them scary or not
@renagornquickblade997 Рік тому
I did not expect to see Dig Dug used as an unspoken example of cosmic horror, but I'm here for it.
@leociresi4292 Місяць тому
Or the Cameramen
@biologist12389 Рік тому
With every video you honestly amaze me with how descriptive and detailed you make your art views. I'll get a notification that a new video is up and I wait to watch it while I'm faded lol. This might take a couple days after you've posted but some how ill be faded and your new video will be right there at the top of my UKposts. "As a result, common objects take on a cadaverous quality, stuck in time like insects trapped in amber". Like 🥴 boy stop lol.
@ad_chilidawg69420 9 місяців тому
Great content! ❤❤
@erinkarp Рік тому
This was so good!
@mloxard 3 місяці тому
I love how Simon's work is always giving me "Roadside Picnic" wibes
@KrillMister57 Рік тому
Incredible! Subbed!
@the17thvoyager89 Рік тому
You know, I really appreciate that you don’t give the endings away. I’m much more compelled to look deeper into Stålenhag’s work because I don’t already know how it turns out
@artimusgray9576 Рік тому
I'm the opposite. I feel like I just wasted my time.
@hemidas Рік тому
This would make an awesome movie.
@jvm-XLIX Рік тому
I love your editing curious
@rozlekoncan7657 Рік тому
Cool Love these vids
@Murph978 Рік тому
The Final Architecture book trilogy by Adrian Tchaikovsky reminds me of this! Similar unfeeling insurmountable enemy that warps space.
@aneffortlesssmile Рік тому
More than piqued my curiosity, I feel myself fully invested! I'm most definitely going to be making some purchases.
@troycoley-cn5bb 11 місяців тому
Amazing Video!!
@teejaykaye4357 2 місяці тому
Simon Stalenhag is one of my favorite sci-fi/cosmic horror artists of all time. I have all of his art books and even the TTRPG of Tales From The Loop. He's such an immense inspiration to me
@CIS101 7 місяців тому
I've seen this artist's work before - some of the best SF art I've ever seen.
@leonbus1716 Рік тому
I love the Art of Simon Stalenhag
@paulmclean876 Рік тому
Great vid - Stahlenhag is one of my faves ...
@alfredwaldo6079 Рік тому
5:36 This is literally a liminal space for swedish people. How do I mean with that? The thing is that most liminal space photos i have seen have not given off that famous eeire feeling. I think that is because most of them are based on american enviorments But this on the other hand filled me with a massive eeiree and creepy sense of familiarity. It looks practicaly rippen out of old eldercare houses or hospitals i have been to here in 🇸🇪
@lemonboy9208 Рік тому
AMAZING VIDEO!
@Danfail100 Рік тому
Awesome rewiev. I love Simon Stålenhag. It gives the same liminal feeling as The Backrooms. Something not quite recognizable, or obvious dangerous. But unnerving after all.
@spookyfrogs1874 Рік тому
Have you heard of Into The Radius? I feel it would match your channel perfectly to cover!! Great video as always :)
@_Xerota_ Рік тому
Ordered Tales From the Loop, and The Labyrinth after watching this vid when it came out, and they just showed up today. Beautiful books.
@herbertharris7316 6 місяців тому
Fascinating tell! It reminds me of the horror base virtual game story *_'The BACKROOMS: THE COMPLEX!'_*
@duncanlettts9952 Рік тому
Why have never heard of this before?? Simon's stories look amazing.
@faharichesimet4344 11 місяців тому
Very inspiring work
@AndreasViklundOfficial Рік тому
For me, who grew up in Sweden in the 1980's, Simons art just hits home...
@noirangel6416 Рік тому
Attempt #16 *Pretty please do a video for the ecosytem from "Made in Abyss".* 💚
@solarflare3382 Рік тому
+1
@dreaming2140 Рік тому
Liking this so it'll get noticed
@mommalion7028 21 день тому
Don’t. Made in abyss has a lot of gross pin-up style sexualization of kids in it. Like worse than average anime which is already bad enough. At least in other anime they’re meant to be older teenagers even if they look younger, in abyss the manga artist goes out of his way to emphasis the characters being presented as fap fodder are little kids over and over and over again 🤮
@jujuoof174 День тому
This is going into my reading list for sure!
@louseflyemilacemacko381 Рік тому
I love that in between pages there's commercials of retro games and old toys from back in the 1980's
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