I’m the creator, thank you so much for the consideration for the reaction!! I have a lot planned going forward, MatPat is gonna LOVE season 2 for a very certain reason

Caesar was actually calling from home because he was an alternate. He was just pretending to be driving to the hospital. There isn't even any car noise. Honestly I'm concerned about how gullible Mark is.

“I know what you love” MatPat: diet coke “I know what you dread” MatPat: Lack of diet coke

"if you see someone that looks like you, run away and hide" Identical siblings: *awkwardly glance at each other*

13:55- The funny thing here is that angels, as they were described in the Bible, were utterly terrifying- there was a reason that the first thing they typically said to people was "be not afraid".

first markiplier, now matpat. its all coming together

I love how the chapters are “The Witty Banter”, “Nope.”, and “The Witty Wrap-Up”.

I think the reason the Doppelgänger part was kinda chilling was because the context of it straight out tells you that you that one of them is a threat, but because the people/pictures look so similar and your brain can't identify the threat it gets much scarier, because your brain _knows_ that something is supposed to be wrong.

MatPat literally every time an unknown creature shows up: A L I E N S

One thing I'd like to point out: KZfaqr Wendigoon did a phenomenal, comprehensive analysis of this series, and actually got in contact with the creator. The creator of the series has said that the videos are uploaded out of order intentionally, and that the optimal viewing order is "The THINK Principle," "Mandela Catalogue Vol. 1" "Overthrone," and "Intruder Alert." Beyond those four Viewing order is unknown as the creator has not said anything about the new ones afaik

It's natural to be disturbed by an image of a humanoid with lack of/indistiunguishable facial features, because facial recognition is such a key part to us as social beings. That lack of information scares us and it's often assessed as strange/a threat, just like how the ambiguity of a stranger in a dark alleyway is immediately assessed as a threat.

As soon as he finds something, he's like: "So anyway, I started brightening"

I think the biggest thing you missed in explaining the Mandela effect is WHY it's called that. The fact that there is a large portion of the population that believed they watched Nelson Mandela's funeral ON TV and news long before he even died. It was such a widespread phenomenon that they gave it a name.

"See i am wearing a shirt, that's how you know it's a real thing." - Pat, Mat 2021 I'll start doing shirts of everything I want to be real

"Hey, my mom is bleeding out on the floor" "Oh, bummer man." Gotta say, I thought that instead of the 'bummer, man' he was going to pull out the old Zuko "That's rough buddy." But thats just me.

12:54 He's saying swath cloth. It means cloth made from grains or grass, usually cut by a scythe

He is DEFINITELY going to make a theory on this and I am all here for it

Pov: You waited till Mat reacted to this so you don't have to watch it by yourself.

for context on why the angel had a weird head. that was most likely because it was an alternate. it shows that one of the alternate types can have heads that are unnaturally large.

17:31 The fact that MatPat literally made one of the scariest scenes in the video so funny 💀

I like how this plays with the uncanny valley here is a quote "at some point humanity evolved to notice somthing that looked human but wasn't"

If MatPat has been replaced, can we call the new one MandelaPandela?

"We are currently recieving-" I KNOW THAT VOICE. That was the same one saying that same message that was later in the video, but in the Foxy cartoon- the message to discard the tape immediately. I know the other two automated voices, as well. The one in Overthrone was the same one from Faith, and it was a voice synthesizer originally made for the Commodore 64. The "nothing is worth the risk" one was also used in Undertale, for a part of abc_123_a.ogg.

22:28 The reason people used to use iiii for 4 is because that way, the clock was divided into three equal parts Four I, four V and four X parts.

"Walten files, what are you doing in my Mandela catalog." This timeline is great.

For those wondering, the binary says: "I am the one true savior. I must reverse the delusion. Joseph is next. "

24:06 I think the upside down one most likely is meant to be interpreted as it’s head being stuck on upside down, or at a weird angle. In that case, it’d most likely move by either walking on it’s hands, or spidering around on all fours. So yeah, the most terrifying of the three.

The Mandela Catalogue freaked me out for a good two days, but now all fear I once felt is gone. But the idea of Alternates is still super intriguing.

I love how he noticed the binary text, which is very important for realizing that it's not aliens, but the devil itself that replaces Gabriel; and just forgets to check that out.

Being someone named Joseph hearing "wake up joseph" really freaked me out.

I almost made the mistake of watching this late at night. This is the single creepiest analog horror anything I've ever seen. Maybe it's because I'm religious but it managed to worm it's way into my soul, I can't even define why this scares me so much. With say, the Walten Files, I know what scares me, it's the violent shift from relaxed to chaos, Local 58 uses slow decent into madness, which isn't that spooky when you know where it's going. This- I don't know, they're are multiple creepy facets that I don't find creepy on their own, but together scare me like nothing else does. Props to the creator.

I feel like a carphone is the explanation there. The house is huge, has been broken into once, and has an advanced camera system, these people are presumably loaded. The real question is how often alter encounters were completely unreported just because most people didn't have the resources for the authorities to figure out what happened. I also think we're supposed to assume the guy in the car was filming his approach just in case. The text insert before he confronts the intruder looked like it was stuff he used a function on the camera to write, based on the digital font. If I had to guess, he had no writing implements around and was desperate to leave a last note before what he reasonably and correctly figured would be his death. Completely unrelated, but as far as weird, instinctual kid-fears go, being afraid of something that looks too pointy is A+ sensible.

When the call operator says “don’t talk too much, you might accidentally reveal your fear” i think that could also be related to the angel Gabriel saying he will discover our fears

I feel like Joseph knew what was going on and kept his eyes closed while trying to ignore it.

Late viewer here, chiming in with three possible theories about the series (simply from Overthrone): 1. Aliens. Doppelganger aliens who've altered the course of human events. 2. Satan and his cohorts becoming powerful enough to overthrow God and fool the human race into following him instead 3. Eldritch horrors whose powers are beyond that of aliens or God. Power that is incomprehensible to the human race.

Another well known Mandela Effect is the Darth Vader reveal in Empire, where a lot of the time people say "Luke, I am your father" where in actuality Vader says "No, I am your father" in response to Luke's accusation of him killing his father

Something I find so interesting is that other video's I've seen about Mandela Catalogue finds the distorted angels absolutely terrifying, and here's MatPat just laughing it all off

I love how they're not overusing loud sonds to scare you but instead giving you that unsettling feeling

Matpat: "are you gonna jump into the giant tub of orbes?" Mirror Mat: "can I?" And I'm that moment I realized the man really is my spirit animal

“Tempus Fugit” actually means “time to flee” - this little detail makes everything even more terrifying

Weird theory... So Mark killed himself when he saw an alternate, right? And the THINK principle told you to... well, do that. Is this just an elaborate "THINK, MARK, THINK!" joke

Just a bit of insight for those confused, the one that was "Ceaser" was actually the Doppelganger, it lied to Mark to get another doppelganger a body, the show to that was when it said "take a good look at back hallway-" and got cut off by the weird smiling face showing that it was the actual Doppelganger

Imagine if all the analog horror channels did a crossover, confirming they all take place in the same messed up universe. It’d be crazier than Infinity War.

I had that mandella effect with a scene from Wreck it Ralph, I was convinced for several years that there was a scene where Felix said that Turbo was his dad. I watched the movie again recently and I haven't stopped being confused about that

Matt **sees distorted face with big eyes** Matt: oh it's an alien, that's an alien. (Proceeds to assume aliens are a major confirmed element of which to build all new presumptions off of)

Matpat, PLEASE keep watching these, I’m not even in a home right now, I’m in a fucking dorm where it would probably be better, but like, I don’t wanna watch this alone

the 4 year old's hand writing changes at the final part at 49:45 meaning the child didn't write the ending.

39:16 there was an advertisement and I kid you not, I jumped. Jump scared by advertisement…

As a childhood cancer survivor, I thank you for fundraising for such a great cause. I wasn't treated at St. Jude, but I know they help a bunch of families every year and it's because of these donations that they can keep going. Thank you.

I love how Mat *never noticed* that there was a shadow on the grey blob.

11:40 Mirror Mat was mistaken: pikachu having a tail was never a question, it’s the pattern on the tail that people remember differently.

Hey Mat. Someone has probably already mentioned this but another difference between the THINK principle and volume 1 is that *in volume 1, the second category, the detectable, was cut out*

I love how (non-mirror) Matt’s reaction to the “record your toddler’s response” section was almost exactly the same as Markiplier’s- as in him just narrating how variously peaceful/stressed it made him feel (and thus assuming the role of the toddler)

I recommend a game I saw Markiplier play called "Maple County," which is basically based off of Mandela Catalouge.

A lot of people might have missed this, but I love when Mat was looking at the hallway footage, when he said "antici....pation" he just casually referenced Rocky Horror Picture Show. Such a theater nerd, I love it 🤣

28:10 You mean the kind of fear when your like “F***…. Thats not right”

when matpat said "orbeez" i thought he said "war bees" and got very confused and scared for a second then mirror matt asked if they were wet and i got even more confused before realizing what he said

these videos are so creepy, i don't know how anyone can stand to watch them. i've tried to watch three different people just react to them, i haven't even watched the actual videos by themself, and I just can't do it. usually if i watch someone reacting to scary videos like these, it makes me feel better and i'm not as freaked out because the other person is joking around and trying to lighten the mood, but this a whole different level. i think it's the fact that a lot of these things a close to humans which freaks me out. there's something about seeing a human like thing that you know isn't human. I also think that these videos cause paranoia as well because it feels like something that could happen in real life. just my thoughts

I really appreciate this fundraiser and all the people who donated, cancer has effected my family so much and I despise it. I want to be able to put an end to it as a soon as possible

41:23 all I image is an alternate at there computer typing away thinking to himself. “What a loser”

I remember watching this for the first time, safe to say I wouldn’t leave my completely lit up room at night.

I love how this series plays both into the themes of fear of the unknown and the Grotesque at the same time. Masterfully done Also all the biblical references like 'the liar' and 'deception' aka Satan himself makes me think it's demons

The scariest part when it comes to these types of stories is that (to me in this case), is there is always something that’s gonna make you jump waiting for you to reach the point makes you even more scared because of the suspense (like in this case, the alternate attacking Caesar’s mom)

Theory: If you record "them" on non-magnetic medium they look just normal because "they" emit electromagnetic waves that alternate "their" image in our minds and change data in most types of recorders. The fun starts when you use VHS tapes because they are too sensitive to that waves and in turn they show "their" real face. If only for a moment.

When the intruder popped up at 51:00, my town did its routine tornado siren test and now I feel immensely unsafe. 😂

My favorite part was covering my phone screen and listening to you scream at something I couldn't see

17:51 Me when I stub my toe on the corner of my desk leg

See, I'm not usually scared of this stuff. I blinked a few times at Walten Files. But as a Christian who watched the cartoony bible retellings as a very young child and just has an emotional connection to these stories, I wasn't scared but I felt *very* disturbed. Especially since the "angel" lied to the shepherds, that made me upset. (Edit) Aaand guess who- going to sleep last night after watching this- had a nightmare from it. Great, thanks. My fear is worse now and I am making sure my loved ones are indeed my loved ones. Kudos, though, this is really good at being scary.

This series is horrifying. I watched a tiny bit while hiding in the comments and while someone else was reacting and I still had trouble sleeping for days. I am now completely terrified of being alone in my house, and i'm extremely scared of dark spaces now. My brother literally told me one line from it and it had this effect. I have no clue why i'm watching it again with matpat but IDK it'll be cool I guess. Wish me luck!

I like how he points out that Mark and Cesar are very chill. Very subtle but it's really good storytelling. The alternate hasn't expressed distress.

31:00 the amount of fucking dread i just felt could be enough to power a fucking house for a week

Cesar that we heard on the phone is definitely an alternate and what we hear at 5:34 AM is it attacking his mom -The imagery shown of Cesar his image distorting seems to be pointing towards what we hear on the phone is an alternate not Cesar -Also his general lack of emotion on the phone from Cesar -If he is on call in an ambulance even if that was possible but we would probably hear some kind of sound (background noise) other than his voice maybe static or the car on the road (or what you usually hear while inside the car driving) -He also never confirms if the house was locked up -The specification of “check the back hallway” may suggest that it’s going to ambush mark there or it will follow him once he leaves the area, seeing Mark being it knowing that it’s him and it will then follow him home -Also by the fact that the the official report of an alternate is to not do anything other than ask questions until the caller stops answering shows that the government knows that the alternates know how to set traps like the one that sounded like Cesar may have set possibly confirming what I said in the previous point (Also fairly terrifying is that if some ones calling to report an alternate that they are pretty much confirmed to be one and that who ever they are impersonating is either a made up person, dead (or missing) due to the alternate or so where safe unaware of the impersonation of them happening at that moment)

I'm currently story writing and designing characters for my own analog horror series, and nothing gives me motivation to finish the first Ep as much as Mats pain screams :D

ive been watching game theory ever since the sonic isnt actually fast theory and i never once considered watching these GT lives until now, seeing matpat re watch, screenshot and play with the image, and construct the narrative in real time has its own unique charm that I regret not discovering earlier

24:20 help someone named me dinnerbone

I love how he is fully joking because of how desensitized he is after what he has watched on KZfaq and other media This was flat out terrifying to me yet he jokes around fully

This also reminds of that thing about the uncanny valley. Basically it exists because at some point there was a reason to fear things that look like us

30:46 That was very unsettling to me, too 😬

49:39 is that the guy from the "nice opinion" meme?

One thing I’ve noticed about people who post reactions to this, is that none of them notice the slightly off thing when looking outside at the “grave”. Compare 38:30 to 38:58 and then compare that to 39:16 There’s someone there.

Okay. I didn't realize this either until I took my Wireless Networks class. We just entered 5G in mobile technology back in 2020. G stands for generation. 2010s was 4. 2000s was 3. 1990s was 2. 1980s was 1. The video in question was in 1992 during 2G. Mobile phones were considered big ticket items and small electronics financing was not as established as it is today. So, it makes sense that a guy who has enough money to set up his own in home camera security system would have enough interest in technology and affluence to be able to afford a cell phone in 1992.

To be honestly, I immediately thought of the Walton Files during that mini-jumpscare too.

29:50 Mat experiences the “Uncanny Valley” effect

Check out the binary text, MatPat. It’s an important part to realizing it isn’t aliens, it’s actually demons/the devil

i love this, i love horror stories but they’re too scary for me to watch (i’m a wimp it’s ok), so having matpat to watch it with me brings a comforting presence that makes me not so scared. i hope he does more of these kinds of videos

Watching this for the first time, the "motion detected - 3:31am" slide appeared at 3:31am for me, very creeped out right now...

Coming back after watching Vol. 2. It's funny that Mirror Matt mentions the smell of cat pee at Ceaser's house, and then Adam and Jonah go to the same house to investigate a "ghost cat".

What if Caesar (The Alt) called from home never intending to go to the Hospital because it took the mom out, it just wanted to lure Mark into to the house to “off” him

I love how it plays on the fear of how we find slightly off or seeing something slightly wrong bad or terrifying. Analog horror is genuinely scary to me. Love that it’s all coming back

“If you see someone that looks identical to you, run away and hide.” Identical twins, triplets, etc: 👀

30:32 ah p, why yes, the slenderman variation.🤣

When will Matt learn that its never as simple as just aliens. Too corporeal, too in this universe, not existential enough.

The scariest part of the video was seeing Pat having light mode on KZfaq.

30:19 when the eyes stretched out my right AirPod started buzzing like staticky and it freaked me out cause the other day they were doing that just cause they’re old and breaking but yeah I flinched

43:30 For someone who went by the moniker of "Mirror Mat" it was hard for improv to bounce off. Yes and. He was not.

[TW// In depth talking about death, and dead bodies. This is also a long, and I mean LONG read. I may have rambled.] I’ve see people talking about uncanny valley and exactly why we ever had to evolve this defense in the first place and I actually have an answer for this! Something that might’ve “looked like us, but wasn’t” were actually other dead humans. Corpses don’t tend to look right to our brains, and that’s why we often see them re-used in horror media. They’re universally scary. The reason we evolved this way is because if there’s a dead body nearby, then there’s almost certainly danger nearby. ESPECIALLY if the body is mangled, and disfigured. And the eyes get to us so much is because seeing wide open eyes on something unmoving, unblinking, staring, that means they didn’t have time to close their eyes before they died, and that increases the feeling of danger. Another reason I can think of that those eyes are so terrifying is because we weren’t apex predators. We were hunted. So something with wide, open, forward facing eyes dead set on you gives you the instinctual feeling that whatever it is, it wants to eat you. The contrast between eyes and darkness also forces your eyes to immediately focus and hone in on the one thing we can see, because that’s how our brains are built. The smiles I think give off that “It KNOWS it’s going to win.” emotion as well. Usually you don’t show signs of happiness entering a fight you have a fair chance in. That’s all! Sorry I went on a tangent but. You get the idea! Thanks for reading :-)

I know its not really theory worthy, but MatPat really needs to watch the squimpus mcgrimpus fnaf vhs tapes. It's my favorite take on the fnaf story and I think MatPat will like it too

this series is awakening religious trauma in me that I didn’t even know I had

26:43 the way they said it made me crack up

The creator Alex said the next season (season one just wrapped up) wouldn't be analog horror anymore, or at least not strictly. It does not fit the story that well anymore and he does not want to limit himself to the genre. I can't wait for season 2!