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  • @Alexcutspie
    @Alexcutspie Рік тому +3877

    the goat looks like Machine Gun kelly

    • @GregBroDudeMan
      @GregBroDudeMan  Рік тому +473

      This made me *cackle*

    • @Sam_Porter69
      @Sam_Porter69 Рік тому +36

      @@GregBroDudeManheheheha

    • @Alexcutspie
      @Alexcutspie Рік тому +35

      Oh my god yay a heart from one of my comfort-UA-camrs thank you!!!

    • @rihlus
      @rihlus Рік тому +139

      he fell in love with an emu girl

    • @GregBroDudeMan
      @GregBroDudeMan  Рік тому +83

      @@rihlus GOLD

  • @_Yombo
    @_Yombo Рік тому +5853

    Don't know why horror filmmakers miss on the opportunity to make uncanny characters like this, easily the scariest type of horror design in my opinion

    • @theaumes1337
      @theaumes1337 Рік тому +241

      Insidious 1 had some good uncanny valley effects. They reminded me of the music video to Soundgarden's Black Hole Sun.

    • @gothgirl4evr881
      @gothgirl4evr881 Рік тому +65

      ​@@theaumes1337yeah they do kinda give Black Hole Son vibes. Another I might add is Megan

    • @LouiseHaddrell
      @LouiseHaddrell Рік тому +91

      wheres the mandela catalogue movie WE NEED MORE UNCANNY DESIGNS IN HORROR FILMS 🗣🔥

    • @woutertron
      @woutertron Рік тому +64

      Jordan Peele's Us did this, didn't it

    • @_Yombo
      @_Yombo Рік тому +37

      ​@@theaumes1337The scene with the frozen family was the scariest part of the movie for me

  • @IcyThePharaoh
    @IcyThePharaoh Рік тому +944

    The “person” looking at you from the door was the scariest thing in this video. Absolutely some anglerfish type monster trying to lure you in.

    • @yetanotherrandomyoutubecha4382
      @yetanotherrandomyoutubecha4382 Рік тому +90

      I'm like 90% sure it's just a girl with grey makeup but yeah that video triggers the hell out of my fight or flight reflex

    • @LuxCyanoFilmes
      @LuxCyanoFilmes Рік тому +2

      Minute?

    • @StargazerSkyscraper
      @StargazerSkyscraper Рік тому +25

      can i have a cigarette

    • @doctorsquatch7665
      @doctorsquatch7665 11 місяців тому +41

      For real the way it like barely blinked and the way it’s smile flashed just gave off the most “this is not human” feeling I’ve ever seen before. It felt like it was trying and failing to imitate a human.

    • @RickAstley-qd8bn
      @RickAstley-qd8bn 11 місяців тому +4

      @@StargazerSkyscraper Cultured.

  • @mercuri0ff
    @mercuri0ff Рік тому +3253

    Regarding the police sketches, the uncanny-ness is actually totally on purpose. They exaggerate certain features in order to have the skecth stick into peoples minds. The creepy sketch at 4:28 got recognized by a family member from her very distinct smile.

    • @futurecat
      @futurecat Рік тому +99

      That's awesome. Thanks.

    • @frickfrack7075
      @frickfrack7075 Рік тому +87

      ​@@girlofthealpinesthat's literally what they said..

    • @DHMISDuckGuy
      @DHMISDuckGuy Рік тому +4

      500th like

    • @1CY..
      @1CY.. Рік тому +72

      4:28
      This face was added onto a roblox game , Nico’s Nextbots , inspired by Garry’s mod . The face was named Laurel.
      They later removed the face days after because they discovered it was actually a police sketch of a dead , decomposing body , Jenny Gamez

    • @EnderGoku9001
      @EnderGoku9001 Рік тому +12

      I've heard someone say it's to avoid getting sued if it looks not identical to a random person

  • @jimslater8685
    @jimslater8685 Рік тому +63

    The police sketch at 4:28 where "they weren't even trying" actually directly led to the victim being identified. Her name was Jenny Gamez

  • @boodledemic6430
    @boodledemic6430 Рік тому +134

    Horror has never sent me into a panic before until I watched one uncanny valley video and I just couldn’t handle it. It triggers something in your brain that makes you think it *could* be real, whereas a lot of horror you’re like “scary but can’t be real”

    • @name-ni3jc
      @name-ni3jc 7 місяців тому +4

      it trigger fight or flight for me

    • @Biggiecheeseness
      @Biggiecheeseness 6 місяців тому +2

      Yep. I’m deathly terrified of it.

  • @LuranGosan
    @LuranGosan Рік тому +710

    watching people's reactions on the uncanny valley help me understand more of the psychology on it. im interested in horror and such, so this was actually pretty informative. it's interesting to see what disturbs people.

    • @reid3031
      @reid3031 Рік тому +13

      They tried with Truth or Dare!
      ...they need to try harder
      edit: I think I commented on the wrong comment, srry

    • @TonyChurch112
      @TonyChurch112 Рік тому +12

      Nothing disturbs me. I’m very dangerous

    • @reid3031
      @reid3031 Рік тому +7

      @@TonyChurch112 Please read this back to yourself a few times

    • @TonyChurch112
      @TonyChurch112 Рік тому +16

      @@reid3031I scared myself reading my own dangerous threat. Now what?

    • @TryHardCentral
      @TryHardCentral Рік тому +12

      Bro the way you commented this is very uncanny.. Are you human?

  • @memorexdrc
    @memorexdrc Рік тому +53

    When your brain doesn't know if something is an immediate threat, it defaults to "this could be dangerous." That feeling of possible danger mixed with nothing immediately threatening is where the "creep factor" comes from.

  • @phillipbirt
    @phillipbirt Рік тому +1060

    While Spencer's tiktoks didn't necessarily spook me, they made me 'just' uncomfortable enough that I would say it is A+ uncanny.
    And that's the thing - uncanny isn't supposed to be fear or terror. Just enough to trigger the slightest bit of adrenaline

    • @bernadetteobaglietto5923
      @bernadetteobaglietto5923 Рік тому +89

      It's the kind of scary that doesn't hit you until you're thinking of getting that snack at 3am

    • @pennyblush98
      @pennyblush98 Рік тому +9

      oh it made me spike up alright, jesus christmas. i felt like i had to run every time

    • @manboy4720
      @manboy4720 9 місяців тому +10

      @@bernadetteobaglietto5923 gotta get that snack, man...
      got some cookies... maybe some cheese... or a pickle.
      fuck man, i'm so hungry, but my house is full of T H E M E N .

    • @jhamPlays
      @jhamPlays 6 місяців тому +3

      He does a good job. Would be easy to make them all jumpscares or really gross faces, but he manages to scratch that horror itch while still being just a fun and entertaining reel/tiktok.

  • @K1d_v4mp1r3_XD
    @K1d_v4mp1r3_XD Рік тому +185

    the scariest thing ive heard someone say about the uncanny valley was that, there had to be a reason why we developed this fear, and the idea is that there was something that looked human that wasnt human that we had to be afraid of, and the idea of that freaks me the fuck out (theory this could also be where the portrayal of skinwalkers and wendigos came from)

    •  Рік тому +49

      Or other species of humans, like homo erectus, neanderthals etc?

    • @K1d_v4mp1r3_XD
      @K1d_v4mp1r3_XD Рік тому

      @ nah

    • @snailien363
      @snailien363 Рік тому +18

      ​@Yeah. Im pretty sure that's what it was.

    • @shmorange
      @shmorange Рік тому +15

      @i feel like where that theory might fall flat is that i don’t feel unsettled at all looking at reconstructions of other human-ish species’ faces. idk about you, but they don’t creep me out at all.

    • @randomguy2076
      @randomguy2076 11 місяців тому +18

      @@shmorangeYea but its our stupid ooga booga monkey brain that was probably enemies with those guys

  • @darksole5593
    @darksole5593 Рік тому +1723

    I don’t know why the guy smiling from the closet literally chilled me to my core.

    • @languid-4535
      @languid-4535 Рік тому +275

      Same that first image of the disembodied head staring down at you from the basement didn’t affect me but then it changed to that guy in the closet and I felt a chemical reaction in my body no thanks!

    • @darksole5593
      @darksole5593 Рік тому +71

      @@languid-4535 for real wtf why is it so disturbing?!

    • @languid-4535
      @languid-4535 Рік тому +74

      @@darksole5593 you think the fact that it’s a video helped? Like that shakiness the camera man has

    • @darksole5593
      @darksole5593 Рік тому +33

      @@languid-4535 maybe. It would give the contrast of that person being completely still.

    • @imcrazyimcrazyimcrazy
      @imcrazyimcrazyimcrazy Рік тому +10

      Time stamp? It’s night and I dont wanna get too scared. Was it like the second clip? That was utterly disturbing and terrifying

  • @TheForgotten_One
    @TheForgotten_One Рік тому +38

    The Abraham Lincoln animatronic looks like it’s doing those expressions people do on those NPC livestreams 💀

  • @chromeclaws
    @chromeclaws Рік тому +1944

    i've always liked the theory that the uncanny valley effect stems from the fact that homo sapiens wasn't always the only hominid that populated large parts of the earth. we lived alongside other creatures that were human-like, but not. quite. human. and some of those creatures were bigger than us and stronger than us and carnivores in a way were were not. and mistaking one for another could be the last thing you ever did.

    • @TheKhaleesii
      @TheKhaleesii Рік тому +90

      Damn thats interesting!

    • @futurecat
      @futurecat Рік тому +346

      I "love" (am terrified by) the idea that this sense of the uncanny evolved to protect us from things that can imitate humans very well.

    • @reid3031
      @reid3031 Рік тому +234

      Personally I prefer the theory that we evolved the Uncanny Valley response to protect us from Jimmy Carr

    • @basic6735
      @basic6735 Рік тому

      I feel like the face of a non human hominid isn’t going to matter when they tower over you and are very clearly actively aggressive
      Not to mention that we most likely mated with other hominids to the point where they are human

    • @mikeoxsmal69
      @mikeoxsmal69 Рік тому +95

      In other words Neanderthals?

  • @faydeus
    @faydeus Рік тому +62

    For me part of why it's so creepy is the unusual behaviour. Like people won't stare and smile at you for so long, I think even a normal/good looking person would seem creepy to you if they would do that. Reminds of a time I walked to my house which is on a little hill kinda and from the other direction walked a woman towards me. She stopped at some point with still a lot of distance to me and didn't move at all, my heart beat so fast when I walked past her, she just stood there and looked at the ground. It was already dark and I didn't see her face, my mother told me she sees her often and it's normal she does that but it creeped me so out.

    • @にちはHYPERSPACE
      @にちはHYPERSPACE 11 місяців тому +11

      i think these behaviors wouldn't be uncommon in people with autism probably

    • @NotUselessProductions
      @NotUselessProductions 8 місяців тому

      @@にちはHYPERSPACEI’m autistic and that’s not what I do I avoid eye contact for long periods of time not maintain it for longer

    • @najpotenicewolf934
      @najpotenicewolf934 6 місяців тому +16

      It is true. Try standing in front of your mirror, open your eyes really wide, and smile as wide as you possibly can. After a few seconds of just staring at your face, it will feel somewhat uncanny, and your brain will start to question if it's really your reflection. My theory is that the uneasy feeling still comes from evolution. You know that when some apes "smile" with all their teeth visible, it's not a smile? It's a threat, a warning or a challenge. The most primitive parts of our brains can still see really wide smiles to mean the same negative intent.

    • @fnaf1983-RWQFSFASXC
      @fnaf1983-RWQFSFASXC 5 місяців тому +7

      @@najpotenicewolf934 I actually had a dream one time where I was standing in front my bathroom mirror making funny faces. Then I widened my eyes, and smiled with my mouth open but without my teeth, and then I got creeped out and when I moved away, my reflection stayed in the same spot, still smiling.
      That was honestly one of the creepiest dreams I’ve ever had

    • @infinity_sh4816
      @infinity_sh4816 3 місяці тому

      @@najpotenicewolf934 exactly i did that too

  • @timbomb374
    @timbomb374 Рік тому +406

    I had a dream last night that I was in this afterlife limbo place. It was kind of this eternal place where you don't age.
    But there were these hunched over grey humanoids that would chase down people and tear them into pieces.
    And for some reason, playing music or singing would make them stay away. So basically, you have to keep music or singing going without stopping if you want to remain in one piece.

    • @theaumes1337
      @theaumes1337 Рік тому +53

      well well well, all these years they made fun of me for playing Wonderwall yet here we are

    • @thepinkties4312
      @thepinkties4312 Рік тому +19

      This sounds like left for dead but if it was made by a different studio and was more horror

    • @RibbitRibbit191
      @RibbitRibbit191 Рік тому +37

      As my grandma would say, “what are you watching to have that.”

    • @crinklyonion1410
      @crinklyonion1410 Рік тому +19

      I had a dream that I went into a fish themed dungeon with my friends where I had to use elemental powers to solve fish themed puzzles.

    • @MafaldaJackson
      @MafaldaJackson Рік тому +14

      I had one where giants would get you if you didn't make any noise. You had to be noisy so they wouldn't hurt you

  • @yolandaponkers1581
    @yolandaponkers1581 Рік тому +570

    What makes the uncanny valley scary is that, at some point in our evolution, we needed to be terrified of something that looked human but wasn’t.

    • @sevenheavens-gj9qq
      @sevenheavens-gj9qq Рік тому +9

      ew 💀

    • @emilykerimian8272
      @emilykerimian8272 Рік тому

      Maybe other species of hominids? If other types of proto-humans were attacking our ancestors, it makes sense that our instincts would alert us now.

    • @henier1065
      @henier1065 Рік тому +107

      Not necessarily, maybe it's because we needed to be scared of people pretending to fit in when they had ulterior motives. Yes, I'm not fun at parties

    • @eg-draw
      @eg-draw Рік тому +89

      Corpses. dead bodies. Aren't human.

    • @PNW_Viking
      @PNW_Viking Рік тому +10

      @@eg-drawobviously they’re no longer human, but like you said dead, but unless they were just getting up like some kinda zombie or something, then I’m sure that’s not what our uncanny sense defense was made for

  • @honeypupps2733
    @honeypupps2733 Рік тому +571

    the only time i've felt scared over a person that didn't seem real was when i was walking in a park with two friends and this guy walks past that seemed so normal but me and one of them got such a bad feeling in our gut because he was too perfect looking, he even said hi and smiled. literally just a guy on the street nothing crazy

    • @languid-4535
      @languid-4535 Рік тому +62

      Maybe he was just a weird guy? Like if that makes sense, like someone will walk past you and you get a shiver down your spine and don’t know why then realize they weren’t a great person. Either way freaky

    • @BzzBzzBee-l7r
      @BzzBzzBee-l7r Рік тому +133

      I know what you mean. Once I was walking my dog and saw a guy up ahead that had an unnatural smile and staring at me, my dog stopped. To be friendly I said hi as he was approaching but he didn't respond, I got a bad feeling then my dog FREAKED OUT barking at him. he crossed the street and promptly left the block. My dog refused to move and kept her eye on the corner.
      My dog does not bark at people, never has and never since.

    • @DeadPixel1105
      @DeadPixel1105 11 місяців тому

      You people are all complete pricks. You see someone that is nothing but polite and friendly and appears happy, done nothing at all wrong to you, and still: "OMG sooo creeeepy! What a freak!"
      Unless someone is doing something that is obviously threatening or menacing to you, you have no reason to sit there with your fucked up judgmental thoughts. Some people are just weird. And 'weird' doesn't have to mean 'threat'. It's just awkward. For all you know, the dude could be on the 'spectrum' or something else. There's plenty of people in this world that, despite being perfectly nice and never doing anything to harm anyone, still just give off a vibe or energy that makes others feel awkward or uncomfortable. And never do they EVER wind up doing anything wrong to anyone, so it's not like you're getting some "gut instinct" about that person.
      I hate to use such a cringe and cliche term, but: "Do better". Seriously. You all cry about bullying and mistreatment of others. You all preach about tolerance and equality. So walk the walk. Don't just talk the talk.

    • @ZOI682
      @ZOI682 10 місяців тому +12

      Maybe it's your spiritual ability to recognise negative energy around someone idk if it has science behind it but many ancient cultures talk about it.

    • @joelrodriguez9820
      @joelrodriguez9820 9 місяців тому +6

      Yes there are things that pretend to be human... but you know something is off and they are not...
      There are things on this earth that hide in the shadows...
      And some that will walk right next to you just to see how close they can get before you realize they aren't human...
      Just remember don't fear them... they feed off that...

  • @lauren3173
    @lauren3173 Рік тому +37

    Nah but the girl laughing sounded really convincing. If I heard that from another room I would think she was laughing normally.

  • @balex6135
    @balex6135 Рік тому +254

    The fact Kane made the oldest view SO ACCURATE to the (now closed) mall and those statues is actually crazy to me. What a series.

    • @alexarias5717
      @alexarias5717 4 місяці тому +1

      Kane pixels??

    • @balex6135
      @balex6135 4 місяці тому

      @@alexarias5717 yep yep yep. The one & only.

  • @Anon12077
    @Anon12077 Рік тому +30

    Jane/John Doe police renderings and sketches are MEANT to look extreme. The idea is that if they accentuate significant details found on the body, people will see the poster, think to themselves "Oh I knew a girl who had that trait" and maybe make a connection. The one at 4:29 is for Jenny Gamez, whose body was unfortunately found in a suitcase along with another. The artist specifically emphasized her dental features which helped her get identified quickly. If you're curious, I would definitely recommend looking for some pictures of her during her life.

  • @GingerPandaa
    @GingerPandaa Рік тому +324

    Jump scare warning would have been nice in the beginning there, Greg 😅 Wasn't prepared for the creepy smiling faces and almost crapped a little

  • @katlyndobransky2419
    @katlyndobransky2419 Рік тому +85

    Uncanny police sketches always get me. It’s not just the way they look but also knowing that they’re portraying people that have done heinous acts… some that may never be found. It’s so frightening

    • @rymacreeks2k07
      @rymacreeks2k07 8 місяців тому +7

      it's the Doe sketches that do it for me, most of them are dead victims of heinous crimes and then they're rendered as inhuman clay freaks and slapped on a missing poster

    • @Ninja1Ninja2
      @Ninja1Ninja2 6 місяців тому +2

      those sketches are based on what remains are left of the victim, if you can see the teeth all they had was a partial skull

  • @hhgff778
    @hhgff778 Рік тому +98

    To me that dog looks like instead of barking it just says "bark" in a deep voice.

    • @spiderbug7615
      @spiderbug7615 4 місяці тому +2

      I think I know what channel you waaatch....👀 does the dog also have black air force energy?

    • @mr_silver_eyes
      @mr_silver_eyes 3 місяці тому

      Oh god, don’t remind me of that naked man with a tiny dog head who’s on all fours!

  • @defuzwolfeix3952
    @defuzwolfeix3952 10 місяців тому +11

    As an artist I can pretty easily say that the cause for the things to look creepy is generally when it has a big smile but wide open eyes, because normally people when they smile close a little bit they're eyes, so when they let they're eyes wide open it seems fake, almost as if the person wasn't human.

  • @adventureswithjackson2883
    @adventureswithjackson2883 Рік тому +92

    Honestly, it's so weird watching your stuff and remembering that you've still got a relatively small community. Every time I tune in for your vids I wonder why you don't have more subs

  • @queenmelodee283
    @queenmelodee283 Рік тому +99

    Please do more uncanny valley videos! Uncanny valley is probably the one thing that scares and disturbs me the most in the horror genre. I feel like it doesn't get as much attention or recognition in horror media as opposed to like, gore and jumpscare-oriented content.
    It's one of those things that gives you the same vibes as liminal spaces. It's normal, but completely abnormal. Not being able to pinpoint what exactly feels so wrong about the image. Super fascinating and creepy subject.

    • @louisquartersson4555
      @louisquartersson4555 4 місяці тому

      I think it gets lots of attention. Basically for the entirety of 2022 UA-cam horror was based on the uncanny valley presented in an analog format with a touch of gore. Take Mandela catalogue for example, I didn’t finish it because I got a little too spooked. It’s a little too focused on the analog part for me but it gets the job done. I do think that “newgen” horror is much too focused on character design instead of diving into a deeper plot, something that can scare you with just words. Now all I see is just scary humanoid monsters with smiles. I feel like after 2016-2017 (When killer clowns were all the rage) horror turned into something much more shallow and honestly I think I’ll have to cook something up myself because everything is so generic now.

  • @SuperJGGaming
    @SuperJGGaming Рік тому +89

    Uncanny Valley is so interesting to me, wrote a whole essay about it in one of my classes. I love stuff like this!!

    • @futurecat
      @futurecat Рік тому +2

      Is the paper available online?

    • @SuperJGGaming
      @SuperJGGaming Рік тому +3

      @@futurecat unfortunately no haha, it wasn’t a university level paper just a final essay for my class :)

  • @かまら-d2t
    @かまら-d2t 10 місяців тому +7

    Idk why but Jim Carrey has always given me that uncanny valley feel. Like I love him and his movies but he sometimes just doesn’t look real…

  • @endoxos5402
    @endoxos5402 Рік тому +54

    Spencer's content definitely is a one and done kinda thing. It's REALLY tense the first time you watch it. You get creeped out, maybe even a nice lil jumpscare. But after that, the magic is done, going back and watching its like meh, I get it now. But I think that's what makes his content so good. Is that it puts you into that moment, even if just for a couple of seconds. You're hooked almost instantly. Being able to do that with only a few seconds is pretty impressive, and I don't think he gets enough credit.

  • @TheTomatoHater
    @TheTomatoHater 5 місяців тому +2

    5:45 the thing that makes it unique is that it sounds like a real laugh. when greg did it or when i tried it sounded really sarcastic or exaggarated.

  • @culturedpotato9497
    @culturedpotato9497 Рік тому +159

    It's uncanny how much happiness videos from Greg give me

    • @buzzybees8604
      @buzzybees8604 7 місяців тому

      I am human and Greg makes me feel happiness too.

  • @samherrick5920
    @samherrick5920 Рік тому +16

    It’s scarier than a jump scare. Just imagine you see that and it goes back in the closet. You never see it again.

  • @k7l3rworkman97
    @k7l3rworkman97 Рік тому +208

    Dying of boredom, Saved by Greg 💯🤙🏻

  • @gabrielnobrev
    @gabrielnobrev 10 місяців тому +5

    Uncanny valley is a concept that has a lot of potential in horror works, i'm surprised that not many horror content creators use it. I think the one that used it the best is Mandela Catalogue.

  • @flippyjunior1267
    @flippyjunior1267 Рік тому +46

    nothing better than getting creeped out befor going to sleep, good thing greg comes along so I don't have to do it alone

  • @DreamBreezyZr
    @DreamBreezyZr 11 місяців тому +9

    3:31 Bruh this part scared the living hell out of me but it made me comfortable to hear him talking in the background of it and not watching it by itself.

  • @Zombertino
    @Zombertino Рік тому +34

    The girl that laughs without showing facial emotion, yeah that's called ventriloquism 🤣

  • @alpines8099
    @alpines8099 Рік тому +11

    9:30 my brother in jesus, i never felt this much of a chill run down my spine

  • @clorby22
    @clorby22 Рік тому +87

    I tried to do the uncanny valley makeup trend cause I thought it looked easy, but unfortunately I failed miserably 😔 I just ended up looking like an 8 year old who got their hands on their mum’s makeup lol

  • @cassidynoelle741
    @cassidynoelle741 Рік тому +21

    That last TikTok series of videos are really quite genius for psychological horror. It’s weaponizing not just the uncanny valley but other oddities of human behavior-the vestiges of our more animal instincts which never seem to go away. Why do we have them, if not for recognizing something that might be a bit “off”? Most people have, at some point, regardless of age, stared at that dark corner and wondered if the form we see is caused by pareidolia or something else. Many people will hallucinate at least once in their lifetime, namely through sleep paralysis, but they may never know it. Sometimes our senses tell us that everything is fine but we feel creeped out for no apparent reason. What if there was a reason? These are the things that could really up the ante in horror movies-not overly terrifying but something is definitely “off.” Imagine you are watching what you think is a slice-of-life-type film but there are either single frames of something creepy or something just out of full view by the camera that is visible but so hard to see that you won’t notice it unless you stare at it.

    • @jase276
      @jase276 10 місяців тому +1

      I personally find those movies to be the best. Which is why The Strangers is my favorite horror flick. The killers would be around, sometimes motionless, in the background just observing and the characters obviously aren't aware of their presence so the audience most likely won't notice them either the first go around. Same goes for Haunting at Hill House and a bit of Hereditary.

    • @sarahberkner
      @sarahberkner 3 місяці тому

      This video reminded me of the Slaughter Valley videos by the channel Atomic Shrimp, they're creepy but also funny.

  • @greatwhitesharkmadeoutoftr1792
    @greatwhitesharkmadeoutoftr1792 Рік тому +123

    Fun fact we developed The Uncanny Valley to distinguish ourselves from other human species

    • @Notfearjustexcitement
      @Notfearjustexcitement Рік тому +9

      Thats what I figured! Cool!

    • @Saturnm0ss
      @Saturnm0ss Рік тому +45

      I think it was more so dead bodies. Like they are human but not alive and likely carried diseases. Or likely ill humans, they were dangerous but were human

    • @bunnywavyxx9524
      @bunnywavyxx9524 Рік тому +23

      That's not the reason why, just one of the theories!

    • @bunnywavyxx9524
      @bunnywavyxx9524 Рік тому +15

      @@Saturnm0ss Ill humans, yes, health is very important in human likeness.

    • @jaekawang
      @jaekawang Рік тому +7

      I think it’s natural to be squicked by something that doesn’t feel right

  • @bugdog81
    @bugdog81 Рік тому +25

    The one at 3:05 scares me bc I’ve had paranormal experiences like that and it’s a really good imitation of them.

  • @TheCornDavis
    @TheCornDavis Рік тому +21

    I think it's the human like features with the lifeless eyes that's what makes them creepy. It's like "you're here but soulless or not alive"

    • @dannybonsai7102
      @dannybonsai7102 11 місяців тому +6

      or the opposite too, this thing is alive but I can't understand it's body language or intentions.

  • @yoonglie
    @yoonglie 9 місяців тому +3

    the floating face in the door crack sitting at the desk is so.. that one made me shiver and i *never* shiver at horror content. like i genuinely felt unsafe for a moment
    why did i watch this at 2am :)

  • @jjaakkeeyybbooyylmao
    @jjaakkeeyybbooyylmao Рік тому +8

    "Keep your talents hidden next time"
    Wasn't expecting to feel personally attacked on my way to work this morning 😂

  • @purplehax1091
    @purplehax1091 Рік тому +14

    tbh a A24 uncanny valley horror movie where a family suddenly woke up to everyone around them looking so…unnatural yet human might be an interesting concept

    • @wgrram
      @wgrram Місяць тому

      Was literally thinking this.

  • @strawwberin
    @strawwberin Рік тому +16

    the uncanny valley is the most interesting concept to me!!!! so glad you made this video, its weird how much it spooked me tbh

  • @1683clifton
    @1683clifton Рік тому +5

    Lady on the plane looks like one of those cpr dummies.

  • @liansang6173
    @liansang6173 11 місяців тому +11

    1:43 bro was doing the sigma face 💀💀💀

  • @AnyOtherName25
    @AnyOtherName25 Рік тому +9

    Police sketches are like that on purpose, because people tend to remember certain features rather than the whole face so they exaggerate the memorable features

  • @eyebash1
    @eyebash1 Рік тому +11

    One trigger for the uncanny valley seems to be too much symmetry in the face. Asymmetry is actually more normal and beautiful to us.

  • @EmiScissorhands
    @EmiScissorhands Рік тому +16

    I'm sorry but the girl laughing with no reaction on her face was talent

  • @Dollar_Store_Cacodemon
    @Dollar_Store_Cacodemon 10 місяців тому +2

    This video made me nostalgic for the early 2000s internet. Those of you old enough to have spent a lot of time in the online wild west before social media and centralization will probably know what I'm getting at. This kind of stuff was abundant if you knew where to look back then and it was so much more fascinating too.

  • @habibishapur
    @habibishapur Рік тому +23

    Im glad greg decided to speak out about how uncanny his facial hair is.

  • @malvirothe5742
    @malvirothe5742 Рік тому +19

    There's this online analog horror series "Vita Carnis" and something called a mimic in that universe. That thing gave me the heaviest uncanny flight response I've ever had from a video.

    • @dannybonsai7102
      @dannybonsai7102 11 місяців тому +2

      YES! They're so intelligent yet don't react like humans or any animals do, they'll leer at you with no urgency or apology, no lack of confidence that you can't escape them, and even no glee in capturing their prey.

  • @gothgirl4evr881
    @gothgirl4evr881 Рік тому +6

    The video with the cellar steps was exactly what it it was like climbing them. Was always terrified a hand would come out and grab my ankle and pull me between the stairs. Tbh still get like that now and I'm 46😅

  • @dogcheese5050
    @dogcheese5050 Рік тому +8

    Fun fact: police sketches for missing people are SUPPOSED to be exaggerated, even to the point of uncanny valley

  • @Willishroom168
    @Willishroom168 Рік тому +29

    Just gotta say, started following you in the Subnautica days, but man I love this niche you’ve found of phobia/weird stuff. Would love to see more of the video spooky stuff specifically

  • @Fleischkopf
    @Fleischkopf Місяць тому +1

    not gonna lie, i laughed my effing ass of when you showed the elvis picture. exactly my dumb humor XD

  • @IamGrief887
    @IamGrief887 Рік тому +94

    The scariest thing about the uncanny valley is that there's a reason for it.

    • @davidpressley3451
      @davidpressley3451 Рік тому +10

      I know there was something that looked like us but not quite that was a threat to us but what was it ?

    • @milliegoodwin5389
      @milliegoodwin5389 Рік тому +19

      Most likely other early human species I think

    • @IamGrief887
      @IamGrief887 Рік тому

      @@milliegoodwin5389 There are several schools of thought on this. I personally ascribe to the one where all of the myths are true.

    • @IamGrief887
      @IamGrief887 Рік тому

      @@davidpressley3451 you should research ghiborim and Rephaim. Don't pay attention to Google recommendations. Look at what actual people say, not those who have a vested financial interest in maintaining their narrative.

    • @everydayimshuffling7437
      @everydayimshuffling7437 Рік тому +3

      oh gosh imagine they were still here to this day and we just didn't know

  • @Pinkypie54
    @Pinkypie54 Рік тому +2

    12:09 bro I laughed so hard because the wa cut off when the monster appeared HELP 😭

  • @Liam-mv9zi
    @Liam-mv9zi Рік тому +7

    A rare example of this that I’ve seen in a horror movie is actually from Jordan Peele’s “Get Out”. SPOILER:
    I’m talking about the phone scene with Rose, where she’s audibly sounding concerned and engaging normally in the conversation with her voice, but in reality her facial expression was completely blank. Still the most memorable scene for me from that entire movie (probably mostly because I was just really impressed with the acting but it’s also such a cool and unique concept).

  • @tenyearsinthejoint1
    @tenyearsinthejoint1 10 місяців тому +2

    The guy with the Elvis face is literally doing a Handsome Jack lol

  • @DeadPixel1105
    @DeadPixel1105 11 місяців тому +4

    3:03
    Me: "Well, hello there!"
    *kicks the door shut into her face*

  • @tatija100
    @tatija100 Рік тому +6

    I have to admit that I started watching this video in the middle of the night and had to stop. I'm watching it in the day now, but I guarantee that the images will come back to me tonight. lol o_o

  • @adamuS_animated
    @adamuS_animated Рік тому +15

    1:46 greg's face says everything

  • @SunnyTide
    @SunnyTide 11 місяців тому +4

    Me trying to draw a realistic person🤝Uncanny Valley

  • @travismonahan7225
    @travismonahan7225 Рік тому +7

    Imagine seeing one of those people doing the uncanny Valley makeup out in public. Id have a panic attack lol

  • @skillato9000
    @skillato9000 6 місяців тому

    The make up TikTok posts you showed me really made my skin crawl, especially because is easily accessible by everyone so it's more likely for you to encounter it in real life!

  • @melliott1866
    @melliott1866 11 місяців тому +4

    Watched this in the dark, got to 1:25, done with UA-cam for the night

  • @ashleymartin3260
    @ashleymartin3260 Рік тому +2

    The 2 creepiest uncanny valley things I’ve seen are both shorts. “Chester go to your bed” and “we bought a dog off the dark web”. I try to rewatch them, can never do it

  • @SteelEcky
    @SteelEcky Рік тому +4

    I'd say a prime example of psychological horror uncanny valley whatever is analog horror. Good example with people is the Mandela Catalogue. Unless you've already seen them, check them out they're awesome.

  • @BobussyNational
    @BobussyNational Рік тому +1

    THE UNCANNY VALLEY MAKEUP VIDEO ONE GOT ME IDK WHY

  • @abbeyredits
    @abbeyredits Рік тому +12

    imo, I think guacbowly does the tiktok uncanny valley thing the best. she's got everything NAILED. the atmosphere, the bit of setup, the FACE. half the time, I don't think she even uses makeup, she just.. naturally can make *THE FACE* & it's so so soooo creepy. anyways, I love this, new sub bc I like your vibes :)

    • @mr_silver_eyes
      @mr_silver_eyes 3 місяці тому

      For those wondering, the “floating” face in the door in the first picture is her.

  • @giddycadet
    @giddycadet 6 місяців тому +1

    the normal humanoid robot is definitely at the same level as annoyed cartoon businessman. The left side of the scale is more like "it's literally a rock"

  • @G3N3515DM
    @G3N3515DM Рік тому +8

    dude i dont comment very often but i just wanna say i love your content, its unique and NOT pretentious or fake like 90% of the rest of youtube these days, i have a fear of heights and this stuff is all up my alley, thanks man!

  • @musiclover666100
    @musiclover666100 Рік тому +1

    This is why I'm terrified of mannequins and dolls. Everyone says that I'm being ridiculous, but I've seen too many horror movies

  • @makaska5
    @makaska5 Рік тому +4

    Well you got me, Greg. Most of the video I only watched your side of the screen, but that didn't save me from being fundamentally creeped out (especially because of the Spencer guy part).

  • @lucaverschut6856
    @lucaverschut6856 9 місяців тому +1

    The fact that normal tik tok using people making scarier things than horror movie makers

  • @Diamond-404
    @Diamond-404 Рік тому +11

    4:28 the reason that looks so creepy is because that is actually a sketch of a dead body. from what i remember the police were looking for a woman who they belived to have died, so they drew how she would look, with slight decomposition. the reason for the smile is because the area around the mouth would have rotted away already.

    • @umomos8547
      @umomos8547 Рік тому

      Wich one?

    • @Diamond-404
      @Diamond-404 Рік тому

      @@umomos8547 the first one

    • @umomos8547
      @umomos8547 Рік тому

      @@Diamond-404 damn

    • @dannybonsai7102
      @dannybonsai7102 11 місяців тому +2

      why would they ask the public if they recognise a decomposing corpse?

    • @Diamond-404
      @Diamond-404 11 місяців тому +2

      @@dannybonsai7102 it wasnt for public, it was for the officers who were tasked with looking for her

  • @wailingalen
    @wailingalen 10 місяців тому +2

    Whenever I trip, my bathroom mirror gives me uncanny valley vibes

  • @4ever9zxyme
    @4ever9zxyme Рік тому +4

    Very interesting! For some reason when i hear uncanny valley the hbo 90s show “crashbox” comes to mind for some reason. That was definitely uncanny valley at times . It mixed different animations styles with stop motion. Especially this one character on one of the segments , I think his name was the revolting slob.

  • @nmal777
    @nmal777 11 місяців тому

    that Lincoln was just really impressive. kind of like ps4 game character animation... the floating heads totally blew that out of the water w creepiness lol

  • @marcosrecio4062
    @marcosrecio4062 Рік тому +4

    i think im older than him,and still get big brother vibes

  • @ottoes8098
    @ottoes8098 Рік тому +2

    I wish horror films used the uncanny valley effect more. The only movie i know that used it well is the grudge.

  • @nachgeben
    @nachgeben Рік тому +3

    It's important to remember that you were looking at some victim recreations, those weren't all criminal sketches. The criminal sketches are deliberate because they don't want the wrong people witch hunted. The people who know the suspect, will know the sketch is about them.

  • @HopePapernacky
    @HopePapernacky 3 місяці тому

    Bro that Lincoln animatronic was phenomenal!!! Just looked like a dude with a silly face doing silly things idk man

  • @0_dearghealach_083
    @0_dearghealach_083 Рік тому +5

    If you want to see really uncanny faces, go read Fuan No Tane, by Nakayama Masaaki.
    Maybe even Kouishou Rajio. There are some things in there that are terrifying.

  • @godniiji
    @godniiji 10 місяців тому

    Lmao the aunts from james and the giant peach when the rain came and their makeup started to run. Mainly the skinny aunt was more creepy.

  • @LandSlideChris
    @LandSlideChris Рік тому +4

    6:55 this reminds me of that one "the office" clip

  • @yeet6362
    @yeet6362 4 місяці тому +1

    I think the "Hidden Talent" for the Laughing Without Facial Expression is more on the fact that the Laugh sounded normal, like, someone was laughing with proper expression.
    She's Basically Mastered 1 Element of Ventriloquism. The Voice Sounds Normal Despite you Not Moving your Mouth and Not Making any Facial Expressions.
    It's Technically more Creepy Without a Puppet. Lol

  • @MiaPia753
    @MiaPia753 Рік тому +3

    I thought Uncanny Valley was a cool video game about skin walkers or aliens that turned into uncanny valley people, following the protagonist around but just in the corner of your eyes, and he has to solve a mystery back in his home town about a friend that went missing and these follow him when he gets in to deep.
    Like the town is constructed at face value but the longer you look the more you notice something is wrong.
    But nvm I guess it’s just a way to describe that ‘off’ feeling you have towards people that look almost dream like.

    • @everydayimshuffling7437
      @everydayimshuffling7437 Рік тому +2

      no cause that's actually a rlly cool idea i'd totally play it if it existed

    • @Lacy_Kaci
      @Lacy_Kaci 11 місяців тому

      There is a game on Steam called Uncanny Valley that is nearly what you described. I think it is like 8 bucks

  • @Nothing_is_sacred
    @Nothing_is_sacred 5 місяців тому +1

    The fact that The Giy talking about uncanny valley is trying to misdirect us from noticing his uncanny valley 😂

  • @Matalima1
    @Matalima1 11 місяців тому +5

    6:26 The Goat Has Emo Hair💀

  • @UrLocalKel
    @UrLocalKel Рік тому +1

    The first time I heard “uncanny valley “ it was this character named Ena more weirdcore then uncanny valley to me. But, weird core does lean into that topic. It’s the of vibes glitchy and mysterious but, it looks like a simulation. Reminds me of the sims, or the Polar express.

  • @theRPGmaster
    @theRPGmaster Рік тому +6

    I'm glad people are talking about The Oldest View. It's truly a masterpiece of horror, with a nice liminal aesthetic.
    Wendigoon's stream with Kane Pixels is basically director's commentary (Wendigang channel).

  • @zfrmEA
    @zfrmEA 10 місяців тому +1

    This man is probably the best at explaining things 😂😂

  • @Jaqoum_The_Wizard_King
    @Jaqoum_The_Wizard_King Рік тому +15

    The reason that the uncanny valley exists evolutionarily, is that in the past, something *hunted* us that looked almost just like us, so we learned to spot that “almost” and fear it. Which leaves: “What happened to it?” This fear of a dark place in a light room is a primal one. It has been programmed into us by nature, so something was once hiding in the dark, and has disappeared.

    • @dannybonsai7102
      @dannybonsai7102 11 місяців тому +2

      yup definitely not real anymore, all extinct, yes they must be.

    • @jase276
      @jase276 10 місяців тому

      ....animals. Animals hid in the dark. These same animals that have evolved to be able to see in the dark. Sabretooth tigers, bobcats, mountain lions, bears, etc. THAT'S what we feared in the dark. We fear it because it doesn't look like us so our brains go "it must be a new animal I haven't seen before therefore i have no idea how it will act so it is automatically a threat". People are confusing the fear of the *unknown* . You can't accurately predict what something you have no knowledge of will do and THAT'S, what I'd argue, what sets off the fight or flight response. Some people get scared by godzilla films and dragons, you gonna argue those existed too? Or is it more reasonable to believe that something unknown causes an initial panic?

  • @TwesomE
    @TwesomE 11 місяців тому +1

    This guy on tik tok also lives in a perfect place tof making those scary vids so this helps allot as well i believe!

  • @futurecat
    @futurecat Рік тому +4

    Did this uncanny feeling evolve to protect us from things that can imitate humans to hunt us? Like those mimics in the woods, for instance?