When a small team of developers set out to create the game of their dreams, their struggle for success quickly becomes a struggle to manage it. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fredrikknudsen Full soundtrack available here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QE8zGU5FEGk Music composed and performed by Ryan Probert https://twitter.com/ProbeComposer Saxophones by Naomi Sullivan https://twitter.com/naomisullivan9 Voices by Emily Abdy & May Chi https://twitter.com/emilyabdy https://twitter.com/maychiwong "Home" written, produced, mixed & performed by Prisoner’s Cinema Saxophones by Naomi Sullivan Prisoner’s Cinema are: Luke Deane, Ryan Probert & May Chi https://twitter.com/PriCinemaBand Mastered by Chris Probert Graphic Design and Animation by Christopher "Arcaxon" Malouin-Monjaraz https://arcaxonia.com/projects/down-the-rabbit-hole/ https://twitter.com/arcaxonia Additional Animations by Lilliana Deere Intro: 0:00 Section 1: 2:24 Section 2: 18:04 Section 3: 38:49 Section 4: 47:01 Section 5: 55:25 Section 6: 1:09:37 Section 7: 1:24:18 Section 8: 1:30:58 Section 9: 1:45:35 Section 10: 1:57:12 Section 11: 2:14:46 Section 12: 2:22:31 Section 13: 2:28:50 Section 14: 2:38:12 Section 15: 2:50:56 Section 16: 3:04:26 Section 17: 3:19:13 Section 18: 03:26:42 Section 19: 03:35:51 Section 20: 3:46:31 Section 21: 4:00:30 Section 22: 4:13:02 Section 23: 4:30:39 Section 24: 4:38:39 Section 25: 4:52:57 Section 26: 5:03:53 Section 27: 5:12:37 Section 28: 5:43:32 Outro: 5:47:34 hi

In the early 1900s, an experiment with submarine technology perpetuates one of the most absurd events in naval history. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fredrikknudsen Twitter: https://twitter.com/FredInTheKnud Music by Ryan Probert: https://twitter.com/ProbeComposer Graphics and Animation by Christopher "Arcaxon" Malouin-Monjaraz: https://twitter.com/Arcaxon Violin by Anna Olsson: https://twitter.com/AnnaOlssonMusic Saxophone by Naomi Sullivan: https://twitter.com/naomisullivan9 Vocals by Rachel Nicholas: https://twitter.com/_rachnicholas Illustrations by DerEineSchwarzeRabe: https://twitter.com/D_E_S_R

After an electrical engineer enters the field of computer chess, his creation captures the attention of the world as he attempts to defeat the world chess champion. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fredrikknudsen Twitter: https://twitter.com/FredInTheKnud Music by Ryan Probert: https://twitter.com/ProbeComposer Graphic Design by Christopher "Arcaxon" Malouin-Monjaraz: https://twitter.com/Arcaxon Saxophone by Naomi Sullivan: https://twitter.com/naomisullivan9 Vocals by Rachel Nicholas: https://twitter.com/_rachnicholas "Chess Personality" Paintings by Anton Oxenuk: https://twitter.com/antonoxenuk "Gambit" Chess Robot by DerEineSchwarzeRabe: https://twitter.com/D_E_S_R

During the mid-1980s, a discovery is made about Austria's wine that threatens to destroy the country's entire industry. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fredrikknudsen Twitter: https://twitter.com/FredInTheKnud

When the owner of a new cat cafe fights criticism online, her confrontational and uncompromising attitude threatens to destroy the business before it opens. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fredrikknudsen Twitter: https://twitter.com/FredInTheKnud

When an early YouTuber finds unexpected success and viewership, he struggles to maintain it as he gradually alienates both his viewership and his friends. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fredrikknudsen Twitter: https://twitter.com/FredInTheKnud

In various places of modern culture, the enigmatic, crank-powered hurdy gurdy can be found, creating strange, droning music. But where did it come from? Twitter: https://twitter.com/FredInTheKnud Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fredrikknudsen Music: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYHWTb-jg4Uey4jMsWvQ2Ag

In the late 2000s, a man begins relentlessly sharing his custom operating system, but when people take notice of the man's strange behavior, they become witness to the degradation of his mental state. Twitter: https://twitter.com/FredInTheKnud Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fredrikknudsen Video at 1:22:16 by FkeBld: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=orgXI1McxL4

As gaming videos are gaining popularity online, a group of friends decides to make their own and find remarkable popularity, but their greatest obstacle becomes themselves. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fredrikknudsen Twitter: https://twitter.com/FredInTheKnud Guru Larry's Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/LarryBundyJr Guru Larry's book: https://unbound.com/books/fact-hunt/

Furries have ingrained themselves in modern culture, but where did they come from? Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fredrikknudsen Twitter: https://twitter.com/FredInTheKnud Merchandise: https://teespring.com/down-the-rabbit-hole-merch

Narration performed by DukeLovesYou Twitter: @DukeLovesYou Graphic Design by Arcaxon Twitter: @Arcaxon Fredrik Knudsen: Twitter: @FredInTheKnud Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fredrikknudsen

In the early 2000s, when connecting with other fans of Final Fantasy VII, a young person is invited to live with others in the fandom, but things quickly turn dour. Twitter: https://twitter.com/FredInTheKnud Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fredrikknudsen

When an early internet reviewer receives remarkable fame, he turns it into his career, but finds that his greatest obstacle is his own behavior.

Fredrik Knudsen: The Other Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnx5YhElxI-7P4Gr4en-h7w One quick mistake I missed: in the Finger Family video, I accidentally said "Kiddy Moon Times" instead of "Kiddy Moon Songs" at least once. Link to shirts: https://store.screenwavemedia.com/collections/fredrik-knudsen/products/down-the-rabbit-hole-t-shirt Twitter: https://twitter.com/FredInTheKnud Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fredrikknudsen

In the late 1990s, a man named Gene Ray creates a baffling new theory delivered through an unintentionally humorous website. But when people start sharing it as a joke, things go horribly awry. Twitter: https://twitter.com/FredInTheKnud Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fredrikknudsen Store: https://store.screenwavemedia.com/collections/fredrik-knudsen

On August 8th, 2016, I uploaded a video about Digital Homicide Studios, a universally reviled game developer, assuming their strange behavior was finished. I was wrong. Twitter: https://twitter.com/FredInTheKnud Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fredrikknudsen

As the world recovers from World War II and fears of overpopulation swell in America, one researcher begins constructing horrifying experiments to model it. Twitter: https://twitter.com/FredInTheKnud Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fredrikknudsen

Across YouTube, thousands of strange videos featuring the "Finger Family" nursery rhyme have appeared over the last few years, with poor animation and low-quality sound while racking up millions of views, sometimes hundreds of millions.. But where do they come from, and how are they so popular? Twitter: https://twitter.com/FredInTheKnud Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fredrikknudsen

The Krampus has become known as the evil version of Santa Claus, causing mischief and stealing away children to devour them. But who is he really, and where does he come from? Welcome to the Archives. This is the "pilot" episode of The Grimm Archives, first posted to its own channel on October 28, 2016. Fredrik's Twitter: https://twitter.com/FredInTheKnud Ben's Twitter: https://twitter.com/BenjaminTobitt

Henry Darger is responsible for crafting 30,000 pages of writing and approximately 300 original pieces of gorgeous (and sometimes terrifying) visual art, all of which was discovered only when he was on his deathbed in Chicago. However, few know his name and even fewer know where he came from. So who was this elusive, enigmatic figure? Twitter: https://twitter.com/FredInTheKnud Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fredrikknudsen

Of Russia's folklore, there is little that has inspired creative minds so much as the Baba Yaga. But who is she, and where did she come from? Welcome to the Archives. Follow the animator, Ben Tobitt, here: https://twitter.com/BenjaminTobitt Follow Fredrik here: https://twitter.com/FredInTheKnud Or, you can support him on Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/fredrikknudsen You can find more of Ryan Garside's music here: https://soundcloud.com/ryan-garside This video relied on a few articles by Nicholas Kotar, the website Ancient Origins, and the New World Encyclopedia, but most of all, on a book entitled "Baba Yaga: The Ambiguous Mother and Witch of the Russian Folktale" by Andreas Johns. If you're interested in Baba Yaga, and are willing to read some dry prose, I'd highly recommend the book.

The history behind one of the most beloved websites of the early internet from its inception to the present day with a special guest appearance from video producer PetSimmerJulie. PetSimmerJulie's channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCf01d3LdEjuTlVYskfEf9Mg Twitter: https://twitter.com/FredInTheKnud Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fredrikknudsen

Over the course of my videos, I've made a number of mistakes, and so I wanted to make an episode correcting some of the bigger ones. Twitter: https://twitter.com/FredInTheKnud Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fredrikknudsen Digital Homicide: 0:53 Chris-Chan: 1:45 SCP Foundation: 2:16 Collyer Brothers: 2:58 Vaporwave: 3:16 Star Citizen: 4:20 (Blaze It) Plague Doctors: 4:34 Anime: 5:32 Empress Theresa: 5:59 DarksydePhil: 6:23 Mother Horse Eyes: 8:12 I SPELLED POSSESSIVE WRONG LOL

When an enigmatic author starts posting mysterious comments across Reddit, a small group of people track and follow his work. Twitter: https://twitter.com/FredInTheKnud Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fredrikknudsen Logo by Elise McCall: http://www.elisemccall.com/ If you'd like to read the Interface Series for yourself, you can do so here: https://www.reddit.com/r/9M9H9E9/wiki/narrative

After an early YouTuber finds unexpected fame and turns his hobby into a career, his poor decisions and his fanbase slowly dismantle him. Twitter: https://twitter.com/FredInTheKnud Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fredrikknudsen Logo by Elise McCall. See more of her work here: http://www.elisemccall.com/ A couple of notes: First of all, Phil doesn't live in a Condo anymore, it appears he purchased a two-story home in Seattle. Second, a few of his friends approached Machinima looking to get him partnered; they didn't seek him out. Third, he deleted the videos which lost him his viewership, not just setting them to private. Fourth, people alleging to be a part of Laveria Media approached the Sons of Kojima and stated that when they learned of Phillip's reputation, they ordered Pultavi to pull out of the contract. Fifth, the first D in "DDos" stands for Distributed, not Dedicated, as I had stated. I left out a lot of incriminating notes about Phillip's history for the sake of brevity.

On Amazon, an egotistical self-published author cannot let go of criticism against his book, and his anxiety spirals into obsession. Twitter: https://twitter.com/FredInTheKnud Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fredrikknudsen

This is a livestreamed version of a talk that I gave in February about cosmic horror, Lovecraft, and how Junji Ito takes both to create something unique. I'm a graduate of Oregon State University in literature and writing, and love both authors, so when I was asked to give a second panel at a convention, this was a no-brainer. Q&A to follow!

Part two of the two-part episode on anime and otaku culture. This episode shows the way that otaku culture originated and began guiding anime, as well as the strange and disturbing prevalence of hikikomori going into the 21st century. Follow me on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/FredInTheKnud Visit my Patreon page here: https://www.patreon.com/fredrikknudsen

The first part in a two-part documentary on the history of anime and otaku culture, starting all the way back at World War 2. Coming in part 2: the Otaku and Hikikomori. Follow me on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/FredInTheKnud Visit my Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/fredrikknudsen

CONTENT WARNING: from 5:56 to 6:06 there is an image of a person's hand affected by the Black Death. Follow me on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/FredInTheKnud Visit my Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/fredrikknudsen This episode examines one of the strangest and most terrifying elements of European history: the Plague Doctors.

Part 1 of The Call of Cthulhu by H. P. Lovecraft, read by Fredrik Knudsen (me) with music by Ryan Garside, who also did the music for The Grimm Archives. The image used is by blogspot user Bellerophon. If you're reading this, your rendition of the bas relief is awesome. You can find the post here: http://bellerophon-modeler.blogspot.com/2012/11/cthulhu-bas-relief-in-soapstone.html

A brief history of Star Citizen, from its inception to present day, covering its progress, its controversy, and its relationship with the media. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fredrikknudsen Twitter: https://twitter.com/FredInTheKnud

Twitter: https://twitter.com/FredInTheKnud Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fredrikknudsen If you're interested in learning more about the evolution of sound in Vaporwave, I'd highly recommend artist Wolfenstein OS X's documentary on it here: https://youtu.be/PdpP0mXOlWM

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The SCP Foundation website: http://www.scp-wiki.net/ If you want a place to start at The Foundation, my personal favorite is The Human Beowulf Complex, aka SCP-763. I'm a huge fan of the SCP Foundation, enough that I GMed a campaign based in the setting and made audio files like the one in the trailer for it. In order to save on time, I unfortunately had to skip over the roleplaying tradition that's still alive and well today in the SCP community. My Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/FredInTheKnud You can support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fredrikknudsen

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Twitter: https://twitter.com/FredInTheKnud Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fredrikknudsen Since there are two videos, Down the Rabbit Hole is now technically a series! This episode is about Christian Weston Chandler, who became infamous online when he was discovered by online forums. I almost didn't do this one because I know how controversial the subject matter is, but I knew I'd have to do it eventually and I didn't want to seem like I was jumping the shark ten videos down the line. The research was the hardest part not due to a lack of information, but because there's such a glut of it; this rabbit hole goes far, far deeper than what I covered. Much of my research began at sonichu.com, so I'd be remiss if I didn't thank them; the level of detail they achieve there is unreal. Most of the images and video comes from there, as well, since that's where literally everything available about Christian has been archived. Again, all of the music I used is done by Kevin MacLeod, who makes all of his music available under creative commons at incompetech.com

Twitter: https://twitter.com/FredInTheKnud Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fredrikknudsen The first in what I hope to be a miniature documentary series on internet rabbit holes. This first one is about Digital Homicide Studios, a delusional two-man game studio and the insane actions they take when they can't handle criticism. 100,000 thanks to Kevin MacLeod, from whose website I pulled all of my music at incompetech.com. All tracks are licensed under Creative Commons by Attribution 3.0 License. The songs, in order, are: Spy Glass Airport Lounge Inspired Sidewalk Shade -- slower Finding the Balance Decisions Overworld Master Disorder The video sample of the "absurd game" comes from Vinesauce, the game being Le Fantabulous Game, available for free. The audio visualization of the "interview" comes from youtube user DieDevDie. Scripting, voice work, and musical choir bit in the intro are all done by me. I was not paid for any endorsements in this video