Any normal person playing Maple County: Holy fuck that's horrifying Markiplier: ｕｎｕｓｕａｌｌｙ ｌｏｎｇ ｌｉｍｂｓ

So a person may be an alternate if they: - Have real long grabbers. - Are doing a real big think. - Australian

Tape: *"Sharing this with friends or loved ones is prohibited."* Mark: *looks at viewers Mark: "...do you count as friends or loved ones?" Dammit Mark, you're too sweet

if you listen closely before "mother" talked you can hear the real mother screaming

Game: Bad decision Mark. Markiplier: Me. Me?! Creator: Actually, yes.

I can’t believe the Mandela Catalouge got this far that EVEN Markiplier is checking out the series. This is incredible.

I've literally had to hide in the comments for majority if the video. uncanny valley has to be the scariest kinda horror out there, very addictive tho...

Ok you wanna know what I love about this video? The fact that after Mark finished the game he didn't went "Well that was weird, I don't know what happened... BYE GUYS!" Instead he looked it up and made more content

This feels fitting

mark: *looks up what the mandela catalogue is* “uh oh! bad decision, mark!”

Humans having a fear response when seeing something in the uncanny valley means that we have an evolutionary reason to be afraid of things that look human but aren't

I love these kinds of games because it horrifies you in a kind of way. No jump scares or anything, but it makes me feel really uncomfortable. Like something is here with me

The name Mark Heathcliff was made with you in mind. Thank you for being my inspiration for so many years man. I also can't thank Thorne Baker enough for making Maple County.

I thought he was just going to play the game, but the fact that he watched the actual tapes makes this so much better

After watching this several times it took me a while to figure out that the guy that was calling the police in Maple County was the guy that was playing dead alternate. He tried to lure the police to his house to kill him.

Lack of emotion, uncanny facial features, verbal mirroring, and lack of eye tracking. Damn this whole time I thought I was autistic but apparently I'm an alternate

I like that Mark only played Maple County for 5 minutes, then watched a 15 minute video, and still called the video "Maple County"

The mom: * screaming in pain while she got attacked in the background * Mark: *UNUSUALLY LONG LIMBS*

This was genuinely one of the most unnerving things I've seen in a while. I can't imagine how fucked up my sleep schedule would’ve gotten if I was watching this for the first time without Markiplier to mediate it.

I love how mark went from scary game to looking for lore

Mark: "I stopped doing dishes in order to review this for y'all" Me, doing the dishes while watching: "Pathetic."

This game officially broke my "i never scared of watching horor games ever as long as Mark is there to play the game" record. This game is creepy as hell

1:08 So are we just going to ignore how Mark just referred to us as loved ones? Because that’s a really sweet thing to say.

I love how it’s so genuinely creepy until the ‘an intruder’ picture until the very end

This explains why Mark looks like so many people.

The look on marks face when it used his name was one thing, but finding out the character was named mark in honour of him unbeknownst to him is just amazing lmfao

Analogue horror is just so fascinating, especially as someone who's always been into older computers and analogue media.

Honestly if I wasn’t watching this with mark I wouldn’t have watched it with anyone else, he’s practically my safe place nothing can touch me if he’s there tbh

“daddy didnt tuck me in” mark: 😏 “…and theres a man in the closet.” mark: 😃😳

I like how mark plays 5 minutes of a game then litteraly watches a horror series for the rest of the episode

7:09 i love how thoughtful Lixian is (he moves the camera when its blocking anything,ive actually never seen any other youtuber do that!)

At 17:10, I am just fascinated that full-grown adults can be scared when someone knocks at midnight while little children can see a man in their closet and still be calm.

"If you see another person who looks identical, run away and hide" Twins:

This game is so unsettling, if Mark wasn't playing this, i could NEVER watch this by myself.

Fun Fact: Thorne Baker, the maker of maple county, is now playing as one of the characters in the Mandela Catalogue!

"YOU'RE NOT PLAYING DEAD WELL ENOUGH" "UNUSUALLY LONG LIMBS" I love these quotes

I love games like this that dont give jumpscares, but just slowly make you feel more and more uncomfy.

This is the most terrifying game for me, I hate this more than anything I’ve seen on marks channel. Good job developers

i love, at the toddler stress assessment part, how Mark is like, "i'm basically a toddler"

Fun Fact: The guy who made Maple County, Thorne Baker, is now a member of the main cast. He plays the role of Lt. Thatcher Davis.

Man, props to Lixian for always moving Mark’s camera window away from text. We need more of this from other KZfaqrs.

Burglar: *Breaks into Mark's house* Mark while running at them: "UNUSUALLY LONG LIMBS"

I know it’s random but for the people who want to know more or want to see more about maple county. The creator is Thorne baker, (teenage Disaster) he’s a musician, artist, and a game developer. He makes music videos and a very underrated artist. He’ll be at tour soon. So, uh yeah. It’s Thorne baker ladies and gentlemen.

“i think somebody’s in my bedroom” maybe i should put my leg back under the blanket.

"Maple County" sounds extremely Canadian, yet this game is so disturbing that it's so far from being Canadian.

Amy: "Hey, Mark. Have you done all the dishes?" Mark: "Yes, Amy. Of course" Amy: **draws out a gun** "Bad call, alternate"

The guy who made the game (Thorne Baker) is a songwriter named teenage disaster (one of my favorite song maker) I highly recommend checking him out

I genuinely love the laughter at 13:24. It just- it sounds amazing.

6:35 I love how just being upside down is “a biologically impossible characteristic”

“YOUR NOT PLAYING DEAD WELL ENOUGH UNUSUALLY LONG LIMBS.” What a sentence.

"that's problem" -markiplier 12:18

I like coming back to this video because I really enjoy this particular style of horror/analog horror, with the alternates and uncanny valley effect. It's got a really good mesh of elements that make it so perfectly scary for different reasons. You have your uncanny valley effect, the idea of something being human-like but not quite right. Then you have the idea of the unknown, of something you don't or can't fully grasp. Then the idea of the unknown assailant/entity/etc being smart or sentient enough to learn; it's not just mindless and acting on base instinct, it is intelligent and can adapt and can actively choose to deceive you or lure you in. And then the idea of false hope or even no hope; the fact that even if you can cry out for help, help is not coming, you are alone and you will not be saved. And lastly, the element of something being in your space, your home, a place that is usually inherently believed as a haven; that's now no longer true, and you are no longer comfortable or safe in your own home/or place that should be those things. I really like analyzing horror concepts and understanding why exactly things are scary. This mandela catalogue style in particular is fantastic at nailing one or more of these elements.

Mark: "UNUSUALLY LONG LIMBS!" Alternate: **sad doppelgänger noises**

The man is a legend, straight dropped the dishes to give us this game.

What I think is really cool is how Alex Kister was able to make the concept of humans being creepily replaced feel new and scary. It's the same trope that has existed for decades of sci-fi and horror, but he did an amazing job of making it feel real.

Even with Mark watching Mandela Catalog doesn’t make this shit any easier.

Identical twins must be having a real bad day with this one

The Mandela catalogue is the only thing on this planet that makes me feel like something is behind me at all times

normal people playing maple county: holy shit that’s terrifying mark: u n u s u a l l y. l o n g. l i m b s

the scary thing about games like this, is that they tap into the uncanny valley effect. which is not just something that some people have, it's an instinctual thing. It causes anxiety and fear because we a humans, fear what we dont know. Uncanny valley is where something can look human but slightly off. It scares us because were unable to identify if it's entirely a threat or not

This. This was creepy. Not scary, creepy. The unnatural idea of alternates, and the distorted images. The twisted calls of "Let me in Mark", the denial to help those in an alternate encounter. Terrifying. Loved it though.

"Motion detected at 03:31 AM." Mark: "Oh good."

15:59 FNAF Jolly 3 metal Foxy sound

On this day, Mark showed us that he has dipped his toe into the "Analog Horror" ocean. This shit is seriously unsettling and I love it.

"Ghost enters mark's room" Mark: "Romantic noises in his mind"

When you're such a baby that you keep leaving full screen mode in case it's a jumpscare..... no no not moi.....I would never...

6:04 i think it’s so cool how they used starts and stripes forever in the background bc it used to be played during emergencies to alert staff that they needed to evacuate people without them freaking out and causing panic. I’m definitely over analyzing, but maybe they chose the piece to show how you should get away as fast as possible lol

I love how Mark gets more scared by falling from a mountain in a cauldron than anything actually scary

Game: Mom is dead. It is tricking you. Mark: Or is it? The mom, who was just screaming bloody murder less than a minute ago before going silent: 👁👄👁

HELP, I LAUGHED SO HARD I HAD A COUGHING FIT WHEN IT SAID "Mom is dead" I'M SO SORRY MOM LMAO 4:13

the thing about the mandela catalogue isn’t that there are sudden jumpscares or things you don’t expect, its the way that the game is set out, no background info on what’s happening, the style, it’s more creepy than scary

Mark's prolonged silence is also killing me throughout this let'splay

Don’t worry guys, it’s just Ditto. They tend to get features wrong when they forget what the victim looks like.

Weird thing I noticed: Mark accidentally said "stress" in a polyphonic voice at 19:06. Polyphonic singing is typically done when two notes are sung at the same time, this is caused by pushing just the right amount of air between the false folds and vocal folds. The more you know.

I hate that even after the literal dozens of scary games videos of Mark’s that I’ve watched, his random jump scares STILL get me 💀

I, for one, am glad I had Mark's humour because I dunno if I would be sleeping tonight otherwise.

I love how Mark went from playing a short scary game to jumping down this rabbit hole 💀

Game: "Uh oh! Bad decision Mark!" Mark: "Me? Me specifically?"

Just found out this game was designed by one of my favourite musicians, Teenage Disaster. So versatile

Ngl, i literally couldn’t watch this without Marks soothing voice and witty commentary

i can just imagine mark playing minecraft and seeing an enderman and screaming: UNUSUALLY LONG LIMBS!!

Mark: *sees* *a* *shed* Also Mark: "That's a problem."

3:50 ''only in Ohio 💀'' why did this phrase pop in my head when I saw this

12:46 "Let me iiin Mark..." *How Mark isn't freaking out at this part is baffling-*

I like how Mark is not even scared, he's just mildly surprised

The thing with the uncanny valley in general is…that’s literally what would actually happen if cartoon characters were real. It’s not like Roger Rabbit, not even like Cartoon Cat. The things they do shouldn’t be possible at all for a human to perform, yet they appear humanlike regardless.

Instructor: Lack of e̴̺͐y̷̪̐ȇ̵͓ ̸̬̄t̵̞́r̷͕̈́a̷̞͛ć̷̜k̷̯̀ǐ̷̝n̶͎̽g̵̰̎ ̵̻͠a̴̛̠ň̸̞d̶͚͑ ̷̳̃å̶̯w̶̱̎k̴̭͆w̷̺̓ȁ̵̼ř̵̹ḑ̶͝ ̵̩̐m̸͖̽ŏ̵̯v̵͕͆e̶̖͌m̸̺̃e̴̺̓n̸̙͛t̵͍̐ Mark: what happened to your voice Instructor: Ü̴̡̩͚̻̗̝͍̹̺̠̞̣͕̻͓͇̗̺n̴̡̢̡̛͎̣̠̲͇̝͚̗̳̙͉͇͗̅̊͑͌̈͐͂ͅu̵̧̨̢̡̖̹̰̤͓̲̟͔̦̹̅̉͗̈́͊̾̀̑̔͊̄̈͌̉̕̕̕s̴̨̧̰̟̺̬̳̰͚̘̳͈͐͂̾͊̚͜ứ̸̢̛͈̼̻̦̬̘̥͋̈́̾̆̎́̓̋̄̎͝ą̷̙̦͇̫̝͎̘̭̏l̴̡̡̘͓͓̙͇̠͉͚̻̓́̓́̿̔́͠l̸̡͍̩͎̐ÿ̸̢̜͈͖̯̱͔̻̟̭̼̗̼́̈́͘͘ͅ ̵̢̧̝̖̗̰͔͈͓̭̰͈͍̰̗̯̾͊̍̕ͅl̶̤͕͉͍̱͍̮̱̜͈̯̉̔̽̀͒̆́͊͆͌̚ͅo̵̡̞̩͙̮̗̰̦̩̮̝͖̎̒̌͌̀̅͜͝ņ̶̲̲͉̜̪̖͕̦͕̹͙̆́̑͊̀͗̊ D̵̢̢̡͙̜̝̺͕͔̻̬̯̗͎̰̱͇͚͓̙͎̜͍͇̮͚̞̞̼̮̄̆̓͂͌̎̉́̕͘͜͠i̷̡̡͕̝͖̻͉͍̺̦̥̞͎̩͓̹͇̭̻͓̋͐̉̉̊͜d̷̛̲̰̖̟̣̙̻̤͍̝͙̺̗̺͚̀̑̈́͗͆̓͌͊̔͐́̽̎̓̈́͌̈̂̒́̇̈́̾͑̕̕͘͘ ̵̛̯̥̫̣̭̲̙͕̠̗͖̏́͗͋̊̌̆͂̓͊̀̕̚͜z̸̡̠͎̣̞̦̥̠̼̩̭͚̗̠̭͔̲̼͖͎̯̖̬̰̠̠̝͎̎͋̀̉̌̿̀́̔̄́̽̎́͊͗̌͝͠͠u̴̡̼͚̤̙̬̼̽̂̒̎͑́͑̏̎̾̄̚͠͠͝ȩ̷̢̡̧̧̩̪̯͇̻͙͉̭̫͚̣̘̫͈̱̹̦́̉́͛̓̐̓̊̎̌̿̽͐̊̊͗̊͘̚̚͝͝͝n̸̢̰̬̹͙͇̬̼̰̫̤̟̠͍͒͛̄̈́̓̈́̓̀̾͆̍̄̉͗͌̂̿̌͌̚̕͠e̶̡̨̨̢̺̭͎̬̳̖̬̲͈̥͉̋̀ṿ̴̧̢̡̫̦̳͚͔̬͇̜͍͇̮̲̭͑̊͛̌̐̀͐͗̂̽̕ͅx̵̧̛͚̘͍̩̪͚̟̌́͂̿̋͌͆̀̏̈̋̒̒̈́̈̋̊͐̃̃̓̕͝͝į̵̨̣̠̜̥͇̯͔͙͕̘̻̮̭̭̺̣͕͈̱̜̪̥̜͕̹̲̜̲͚̏̒͐̓̏̂̇͑̆̏̋͌̍̿̈́̈́͘͘͘͜͜͠ể̸̢̺̪̭̠̗̫͚͓̘̗̦͎̤̞̹͕͔̯͓̥̬͈̪̙͖̪͍̬͆͐͋̊́͐͜͝m̸̢̛̛̛̗̜̥͙̼̐͂̈̚͝ͅe̶̟͐̐́͠b̶̡̨̻̤͇̱͎̹̺̙̞̬̰̮͎̺̗̜̽̍̈́̑͗̅͊̓̓͋̑̍͗̊͗̔̉͘̚͜͜͝͝ͅd̵̡̧͎̲͔͔̜̝̟̪̟͍̲̭̬͓͉̲͍̖̺̤͕̀͑̋̄̎͐͒͑̅̌̔͆̀̓́̓̓̒̈́͘̕u̷͈͙̬̳͖̭͕̼͖̟͔͕͙̭̠̳̥͉͖̝̰̤̲͇̣̜͕̫̞͔̮̝͌́̐̃̂̈́́̀̈̐̿̓́̎̏̍̉̇͂̎͌͐̓̃̑̆̾͘͜͠ķ̸̢̮̜̖̬̬̬͍͈̣̳̰̲̬̳̱͇͈̠͖͖̤̙̰̬̮̯͙̀̽̉̉̓͛ͅë̴̢̧̧̛̙̞̮͇̱̮͖̔̏̄̓̾͆͊͌̂̇͒͒́̈́̄͜͝ñ̸̨̥̱̟̝̜͎̓̉͗ş̴̢̙̫͙͎̹̗̗̙͔͚̰̹̱̰̑h̸̭̗̖͖̹̣̺̼̳̖̠̃̌̽̽̑͆͋̈͆͒̊̀̽͐͆́̑̆̉̒̓̑͆̈́̈́̀́͘̕͜͠͝y̵̧̘̖͕̲̪̮̥͕̅͗̾̒͋̔͌͑̾̓͒̿̌̋̒̽̈͘̕͝͠a̵̧̛͈͙̙̱͓̫̦̭̫͂̆̐̀̚w̶̡̛̺̩̥̣͉̦͓̯͎͚͋̊̈̾̓̂͆͐͐̎͛́̓́͆̂̊̄͛̒̐̅̓̂́̊́̚͝͝͠ͅ 3:04

I think the genre of horror that plays with Uncanny Valley is not nearly explored enough, so I like the concepts in this and how they make the antagonist scarily human-like

If anybody is wondering why this is so unsettling, it is because the game makes use of ‘the uncanny valley’ which is the designation for things that look very human but which we (for an unknown reason) know are definitely not. It is the small things such as slightly displaced facial feature or simply an extremely slightly impaired voice that can trigger this gut instinct that we have.

There are only two items you need to feel safe in the Mandela world and that's a crucifix and a handgun.

This whole thing reminds me of that theory that the existence of the Uncanny Valley implies that there is an evolutionary reason for humans to fear something that looked human but wasn't. This actually gave me chills all over when I watched this video. Really good job to the developer/creator!

Alternate title: Mark plays an interactive cutscene for 5 min, then proceeds to marathon scary videos

Spoiler: 6 minutes of the video is him playing the actual game, and the remaining 14 minutes is him watching The Mandela Catalogue

I just realized why they specifically label authorities and officers as untrustworthy. It shuts off the "smart guy" route. In most horror scenarios, you can pick fun towards the protagonist, making illogical choices. However, this time, you cannot. Run away? You cannot. You are stuck in your own house. Call the cops? You cannot. You will find no help from them. Fight back? You cannot. You will kill nothing but yourself. Hide? You cannot. You will be found. You cannot. You cannot. You cannot. You cannot. You cannot. You cannot. You cannot. You cannot.

IMO this is one of the best types of horror. No cheap jumpscares, no chase scenes, just pure dread built on the fear of the unknown and unnatural. 10/10, one of my fave videos in a while, and to the people who made both the Maple County game and the Mandela Catalogue video, well done.

I like that Mark didn't just play the game, he watched the source material with us.

Mark: shoots alternate Alternate: ooh very poor choice of action

Mark: Let's play Maple County Also Mark: (Watches Mandela Catalogues)

“Sharing this with friends or loved ones is prohibited” Mark- “are viewers my friends??”

Being able to watch Mark find the Mandella catalogue organically is so cool