The mimics disguised as girl scouts trying to sell me cookies unaware that I have shotgun rigged my front doorbell:

Me when the mimic gets its kneecaps turned to dust by my roomba claymore: "dont you feel silly? dont you feel stupid? dont you feel a little ashamed?"

Imagine walking into your bedroom and seeing a mimic hopping around as it struggles to put on a pair of trousers.

The mimic realizing it’s mistake when it hides in the sofa of its 600 pound prey

I own a musket for mimic defense, since that's what the founding fathers intended. Imagine it. Four mimics break into my house. "What the devil?" I say as I grab my powdered wig and Kentucky rifle. I blow a golf ball sized hole through the first mimic's head, he's dead on the spot. I draw my pistol on the second mimic, and miss him entirely because it's smoothbore. I nail the neighbors trimming. In my retreat I have to resort to the cannon mounted at the top of the stairs loaded with grape shot, "Tally ho lads" I say as the grape shot shreds two mimics in the blast, the sound and extra shrapnel set off car alarms. Finally, as the last mimic is panicking from all the noise, I fix bayonet and charge it. It bleeds out pinned to the wall as I'm waiting for the police to arrive since triangular bayonet wounds are impossible to stitch up. Just as the founding fathers intended.

The idea that mimics learn to hide in furniture, put on clothes, and appear human, not because they are as intelligent as humans, but because they are adapting hunting and camouflage capabilities, in incredibly brilliant. They aren’t just otherworldly horrors, they are animals searching for food.

The fact that people know these things exist, know how dangerous they are, and yet STILL go out at night, alone, to a place where a mimic attack very clearly happened is both baffling and completely believable. People really are stupid.

The way mimics look at you when they catch you eating another mimic for dinner is priceless.

MIMIC: * MOANS GROWLS AND SNARLS* Transcript: [APPLAUSE]

If you’re out exploring a mimic infected area, in a forest, at night, with only two people, I think it’s your fault if you die.

I’m glad Vita Carnis isn’t a reality, primarily because I’d get mistaken for a mimic and shot like fifty times.

You know there's talent in a series when its comments are all compliments and constructive criticism. You know a series is *captivating* when the comments are all compliments, constructive criticism, and people roleplaying and having fun with the setting.

I love the idea that they don't actually transform, as if it's a misinterpretation of their abilities.

The costume was a little funky but overall, this was really good. Also, I like how she makes it home instead of tripping on oxygen and getting killed.

I really like how unlike most analog horrors where the advice against the monsters is “ACCEPT YOUR DEATH” or “LAY DOWN AN DIE” in a way to copy Local 58 or some shit like that, you genuinely can beat these creatures, since they’re still actually animals, even if they can easily kill you. It makes it more realistic

The mimic disguised as my landlord asking for my rent unaware I am actually the gunslinger rip van winkle:

Honestly, mimics stop attacking you if you eat one of them in front of a mimic. They realize you are an actual threat and tell their friends so they won't cause you anymore problems. Hope this helps

What I like about this is that it's not some kind of undefeatable horror. It's just an animal with weaknesses that you can easily exploit, just like bears.

The mimic disguised as a mailman unaware of landmine beneath the the welcome carpet they're stepping on:

The mimic eating me blissfully unaware I had just consumed 2 pounds of cyanide

"The critters led the prince out of the cave, up to the top of the hill the prince had laid buried under, and showed them the forest. "This is our home. Full of wonder and beauty. Although, the forest struggles to provide for all us Critter, and we are facing disaster. Can you help us?"

My local town mayor was discovered to be a mimic, and we kinda just vibe with it, the towns actually improved dramatically under its leadership

>be me, 24 >walk home from a house party blackout drunk (those flavor enhancers are crazy in vodka) >accidentally walk past my loser neighbor’s house who smokes host of influence spores >get braindead >come to on my couch 10 hours later >roommates just think I’m just hungover >only survive because i break my ankle delirious and hungover trying to get to the host >my loser neighbors make fun of me for it FML

Authorities: Mimics have very durable skin. Any weapons you try to use against it will be useless The .50 Desert eagle I have in my pocket:

The creepiest/best part of this series is the fact that many of these videos are similar to a "What to do if you see a bear/cougar" type of video. It's not some eldrich horror that cannot be overwhelmed (well, aside from the Monoliths); it's a creature with known behavioral patterns that can be exploited to improve your odds of survival. With the exception of the Harvester (which can just be avoided), all of these threats are survivable with preparation and knowledge. Dying to a Mimic or Host is akin to being mauled by a bear or cougar- it's a rare occurrence that people think won't happen to them and therefore never prepare for.

Mimics when I show them the unstoppable, unrelenting ever-powering force that is not the indomitable spirit, but is infact, a woodchipper:

I love when the mimic says: “its mimicking time” and mimics all over a person

It’s crazy how quickly and silently the guy got taken by the mimic. This was really cool actually. I can’t wait to see the next video!

Hearing the characteristics of a mimic person made me realize why people are scared of me

I love this update to the mimic lore. It makes them less 'unstoppable invincible monsters' and more 'scary but grounded predators'. The ability of potential prey to fight back or get them to leave with a threat display makes them feel more like real animals. But they're still super scary because of how they can stalk, hide, and catch prey off-guard.

If anybody remembers, in the original video on the NLVR Document, they say Mimics don't have any weaknesses, but now they say they do. Theory: They are misleading the population on purpose for some reason.

My cousin owns a trimming not knowing it’s a young mimic, since he took away my fruit snacks when we were 4, i’m not gonna tell him.

i SUPER dig how mimics actually have a "weakness" that can be exploited! they're not just these scary as hell things that you have no hope of surviving an encounter with. might give those that are doomed a false sense of hope, thinking they'll be able to get away

Bro runs at the same speed I do in my nightmares 💀

Makes me remember that one time when me and the boys were intentionally camping the house at night to hunt down mimics. One time something knocked on my door and me and the homies got the remmys and got downstairs. When we opened it, there was it. A tall figure, red and confident for its meal, but not today. Me and the boys immediately threw bottles at its kneecaps and one of us kicked the mimic right in the chin. Then, we all toppled over it and started bustin' the hell out of that mimic. It was screaming until a shell went in it's head and it died. Me and the homies talked about how fun was it, so we camped another day. Then, we heard a window break. But this time we suspected it was an Elder Mimic so instead we were goin' to bust that charman using the plastic explosives we ordered. Then we searched for it and there... a brown face was in the dark, in the kitchen. We all threw the bombs at it and even though our kitchen was ruined, that charman blew up into pieces. That ain't all, another time i was with my M240, not gonna lie that thing was expensive. But it all was worth it when a disguised mimic came to my door. Before i opened the door, i told that piece of meat " Let's see how you shapeshift after i shoot 150 rounds into your flesh. " and busted the door open and started firing my M240. I targeted it's kneecaps and chin, heck... the thing ran away before i wasted em. After that tho, we camped so much the mimic sightings in our neighborhood disappeared. Wish those meat skeletons were still here, so me and the homies could bust more.

*The Mimic hides in the couch* *Sees Charlie (The Whale) about to sit down*

Here’s a tip that I learned in film class, a common strategy used in low budget horror films filmed from a first person perspective , is to make the monster only visible on screen for a second or less, so the costume or whatever the monster is actually made out of doesn’t have time to reveal itself as such, and will leave the mind speculating on what it actually saw, making the funky looking costume much more geniune in the mind of a viewer, I think you did that fine during the scene where the mimic breaks down the door, but all other uses of the costume on screen draw attention to the flaws in the costume, I would also like to say that I feel the build up to the eventual chase is way too long, and sure creates suspense early, but after 2 minutes of casual conversation while walking leaves me personally very bored, but overall I think this is pretty good, and don’t take my critique too hard, I still think this is pretty good stuff 👍

pro tip: when going on the offensive against such a creature, be sure to prepare by learning how to run in short but quick bursts while holding sharp object induce raspiness in your voice and produce inhuman screeches as you do this strategy guarantees that, if you encounter a mimic, their first thoughts will not be that they are dealing with a human *Use their strategies against them. Make them fear us.*

“The most common times a mimic will attack is when you are asleep” Me: WELL ITS A GOOD THING I HAVE SENSORS ON MY BED THAT WHEN ACTIVATED FIRE A CANNON

The mimic breaking into my house only to realize it’s mistake to late after seeing me loss my 20th ranked match in a row ( they will not find it’s body )

Imma be real. After reading a lot of these comments i think we need a vita carnis spinoff where it's like greentext stories of ppls experiences with mimics and other creatures

I remember seeing comments on the previous mimic vid complaining about the durability and unfightable nature of the mimics, it looks like you fixed it and made it a bit more realistic which imo, despite being able to immobilize them, the realism makes it scarier.

I like how the comments in the trimming video where all grounded and felt like people actually had them as pets, while the comments here are just ridiculous and nonsensical ways people have taken down mimics

My favourite part of vita carnis is when the mimic said “Its carnis time” and carnis’ all over the screen

I just love how the mimics are basically just a slightly more intense cougar or black bear that you can scare off by waving your arms around and talk sternly to them. Imagine a tall, red guy crawling out from under your bed with the goal of eating you, and the proper response to that is to T-pose on that bastard. Thats bloody amazing!!xD

I remember being 19 and coming home drunk after a frat party and my 12yo little brother (who was sleeping at home on the couch) thought I was a mimic cause I was injured at one leg and moved around weirdly in the dark. He called for help and I got beaten up by 70yo Edward (may he rest in piece, he was the best neighbour) Ah, good times...

I am usually not scared by analog horror, or any horror for that matter. I find things like this super weird and intriguing, but rarely terrifying. But there is one thing that scares me to my core. Things like Woodcrawlers in Gemini Home Entertainment, or the demons watching from the corner in Mandela Catalogue.. and the Mimics in this. This type of horror gets to me on such a level that I have a hard time even continuing with the video. I think it is pretty revealing about my psyche that I am so terrified of creatures in human skin, things that sneak in the woods at night and watch carefully until attacking in the most fear-inducing way possible. My head is on a swivel watching this, help lol

When youtube slaps the "I understand and wish to proceed" you know its gonna be good

I think out of all the Carnis, the mimic poses the most threat to humanity, the hosts aren't a problem due to their rarity, the monoliths do nothing, and everything else is harmless or easily avoidable, but the mimics actively hunt people, and are good at it. But their weakness seems to be urban environments, in a place where there could be teams of people who's job is to check who is and isn't a mimic, they won't be able to hide in plain sight and could be terminated easily.

Reminds me of my first mimic encounter not that long ago. My Uncle Barry and I were home watching the England vs France game, and in between Uncle Barry screaming at the tv and punching holes in the wall I swear I could hear knocking at our door. After Uncle Barry finished his 27th pint of the night, he heard it too. "I'm in a proper steaming mood yeah if its them fackin jerhovis witnessers I'll go fackin mental" he said to me as he got up to answer the door. Then I saw it. A skinless crooked man stood in the open doorway. Before it could attack, Uncle Barry burped in its face; his breath so alcoholic that the mimic reeled back in shock. Uncle barry then asked "you a mimic guv?' before headbutting the creature in the chin, knocking it to the floor. The full weight of an obese English uncle came crashing down on the mimics' legs as Uncle Barry toppled over on top of it. Pinned down, the mimic could do nothing but scream as I called 966 and 11 minutes later the creature was dispatched by local services. Uncle Barry can personally attest to the fact that the best 2 places to hit a mimic are its legs and head. Very informative video.

That was a pretty funny prank, Chris. Sending a mimic to go and consume your friend? Comedy gold gotta try that on april fools

Came here from Minaxa’s interview with you, can’t believe you ate your actual, living sister to make this video; this is why you’re probably one of the best analog horror artists out there, you have such a defined vision and such a clear process, this world you made is a work of art man, really 👍👍👍. Absolutely cannot wait for Season 2!

If you are looking for mimics and find their hiding spot, use a flashbang and once they give chase, insult them and blow them into smitherines using the 120mm anti-tank gun you keep on hand for absolute emergencies. Tip#1: HESH and Anti-Infantry rounds work best and a tunnel boar will get the job done if said mimic survives. Tip#2: A Hydrogen bomb or laying a field of mines will take out multiple mimics. Tip#3: In order to not encounter this mimic problem again, drive them to extinction, we're already doing it to other species.

How to avoid mimics : 1. Wear crocs 2. When you get chased turn them sport mode

His ass is not gonna get the wifi password 😂

3:19 “Aim for the two most difficult spots to shoot on a moving target.”

One of my suggestions for making a more gorey or realistic costume to replicate a flesh look is taking felt sheets, gluing them on in the shapes of muscles, then painting over the felt fabric with red, pinkish, and off white acrylic paint mixed with tacky glue to get that glossy meat-like texture. I loved this video and I’d love to see more in the future!

I like how it shows that the world is unprepared for this, because the instructions to survive a mimic are basically instructions to survive a bear encounter (if the bear isn’t mauling you already)

19:28 ngl it's a brilliant strategy of the mimic to lure its victims into a false sense of security by making itself look like elmo from sesame street.

Would be neat if there was photos of Mimics being predated by big cats, bears, and other wildlife. I imagine leopards and feral dogs in India would make it a habit to harass/eat mimics. Also, I feel owning dogs is a near 100 percent way to prevent any Mimic from sneaking or surprising you in your own home.

I wonder if the mimic cause a red scare-esque fiasco where undesired people's are commonly accused of being mimics

I like that as the pair walks, you can see the foliage on the ground get thicker and thicker, pushing up through the sidewalk. Not sure if that is intentional, but since Creep encourages rapid plant growth(fertile soil + the existence of harvesters), it’s safe to say that there’s probably an abundance of Creep in the area the pair is heading towards.

See now I’m really curious, mimics can grow to look like humans so is there a way mimics can recognize other mimics even if they look really human? Has there ever been an instance of a mimic stalking a mimic or at the very least, mistaking one for a human for a short period of time?

You know it gon be good when there's a warning beforehand.

What i like most about this series is that not all of the vita carnis are bloodthirsty monsters. Some of them are just normal animals that only look creepy, but aren’t any more aggressive than a raccoon or a chayote

It took until 16:00 before I finally realized this is taking place on a version of Earth which isn't familiar with _Vita Carnis_ - I'd written off the lack of creep as a budgetary matter, but the total lack of awareness that grisly cannibalized corpses = mimic activity seals it. Presumably, the SINGULARITY is capable of breaching into other realities, in ways that other exemplars of the Carnis genum can make use of.

19:32 I’m crying, the mimic looks so funny

Mother of God imagine your walking with your friend and you touch his shoulder because he's not responding and he turns around and just has a horrible smile

Funny thing is, mimics probably wouldn't be that much of an issue in the modern day. The fact they wear multiple layers of clothing is already a sign. Gun control laws would likely be less strict, so more people could at least own a handgun Automatic home security (cameras, alarms) would likely get better, and could even be a basic feature of houses. High density housing would likely become more popular. You'd be far more likely to hear your neighbor almost getting chomped in an apartment or duplex than a single house. (Not like single people can even afford houses anymore lol). We already have technology to send public alerts to phones, televisions, etc. of mimic sightings or possible hunts. The only people elder mimics could threaten are those in the country. Sure, meeting one would absolutely be scary, but the scarier thing is how well/fast we as humans could adapt before it got out of hand.

COVID would be hell for people in this timeline. like-- if their faces are weird, they have excuses to wear masks now. and to have their hands in pockets due to not wanting to touch anything that can get them to catch covid or something.

HAPPY 200K DARIAN! This series scared the f##k out of me. I love it! The mimic jumpscare in the introduction. IS AMAZING! Good job on all of this.

I'm loving these practical effects so much. Something analog horror definitely needs!

haha, the mimic suit a bit cheap, but you gotta work with what you have, right The prince's tale at the end is really intriguing. I had previously thought that the critters were humans, but now I believe that they're literally critters, as in animals and nature at large. I think the 'disaster' they're facing is humanity and that's why the vita carnis is so good at coexisting with nature and even leaves behind fertile soil whereever it is.

If a mimic is thin and tall, I can just picture it disguising itself as a coat rack and wearing a piece of your clothes waiting to attack, this is pure nightmare fuel and I love the creativity behind this all. Please I encourage you to keep making more of these amazing videos.

16:11 I’m waiting for this dude to get tackled by a mimic from the side

Basically you can just chop his head with a shovel, shovel is a item that can be easily found, and this information are enough to protect from mimics

The part where it says "do not leave the area" if you find a mimic that hasn't discovered you yet to help authorities find its location seems rather counterintuitive. I am very sure that anyone who sees a mimic would run immediately.

I remember watching 7 dudes tackle one mimic while it was attacking my mom. I literally watched my uncle take his shoe off and beat thing with his brand new jordans. Granted eventually they managed to kill it and had to spend a day or two in questioning after they drunkenly brutalized this thing.

20:38 crap I broke the new chandelier

In the video on the entire Vita Carnis species that predates this one, they talk about how the mimic has 2 final metamorphosis transitions, those being, the one where it adapts to be more like a human (in the case that it has a steady stream of food) and the Elder Mimic (this one resulting from an over abundance of food) they also say explicitly to hide in low places as a mimic will not linger in a place in search of food and to not use any weapons you have, but rather to use them as shields to block any incoming attacks from the mimic. I like to think a particularly smart Elder mimic made this video or a cult around them did to spread misinformation about mimics to increase the mimic population

As the mimic who committed these attacks, I will say these people were exquisite in flavor

Watching this through the first couple of times scared the shit out of me. But going in now and seeing the goofy lookin mimic costume is a whole different experience. Great work man.

Bro I just love the originality of this concept. Never have I ever seen something as interesting as this.

My heart deadass skipped a beat when the mimic appeared beside the car. I've been waiting 20 minutes knowing this dead person they're talking about probably died to a mimic and thinking it's kinda dumb in this world to go out just the two of you at night. Looking in the background and at the sides of the path to see if I can see a mimic and then it's there and she's gotta run. I agree that the buildup was a bit too long, but I also like that despite knowing what's coming I kinda became complacent like these two people we were following and how that added to the shock and fear when the mimic shows up.

i really like having an actual practical effect fella as the monster instead of some cgi thingy, adds a really scary factor having something actually physical there

In the videos it made it seem like they were si terrifyingly disgusting but that mimic looks goofy af

Mimics ain't gonna pass my claymore rumba

The mimic reveals itself from the closet and approaches it victim. The prey is a 19 years old boy, his name is Billy and he is alone in his house. An easy target for the mimic, it reaches out it arms to Billy placing them on his shoulder, but unknowingly to the mimic. Billy is a League of Legends player, he has been in hell elo for over a month and "he" has just lost his fifth game of the night. The moment Billy feels the touch of the creature, something just snap, something inside of him, he quickly turns his back and elbow strike the creature in the jaw. The creature falls back but Billy was quicker, he grabs the keyboard and rip it off the desk, smashing it to the creature face. Making it falls onto it knees, the mimic was in shock, it doesn't understand what just happened, the prey don't fight back in its previous hunts, not as fierce as Billy. The beast stand up and lunged toward Billy, he jumped out of the way and ran to his ultimate weapon. A "90 dollars Katana" that he bought from Wish, with the skills of a mastery 7 Yasuo player he cut down the beast, with each wounds the beast grows tired, but not Billy he strikes the mimic until it cannot move anymore. In the end Billy emerged victorious, the mimic was no match for him.

Watching this at night is no joke, had me in chills. Absolutely love your work!

Dog that costume looks too fucking goofy I couldn’t stop laughing lol

This work is fantastic.

So, tips on the mimic costume, seeing as its flaws have been highlighted elsewhere in the comments: if you're not already following Will McDaniel I'd definitely suggest checking out some of his videos, especially the behind the scenes stuff. A few basic materials and a little work and you'll have that suit looking like the stuff of nightmares in no time.

I think something a lot of people have sort of picked up on but not said fully is that while the mimic is incredibly scary on paper, it’s kind of got this counter intuitive hunting style. It needs high density population areas to hunt, but it also needs victims alone because it’s easily overpowered. I think that helps lend a lot of weight to why humanity isn’t too scared of these things and let’s the lore thrive more, the only places it can hunt are also very bad for it to hunt in.

3:13 I am now less terrified of Mimics, and 1000% more terrified of whatever the frick a Mimic considers a threat

this video literally felt like *the wait of the world*

I skin live cats and deep fry then in big cauldrons of oil

I don’t know if this has been said it, but I think we’re watching this through the eyes of a mimic that inserted a videotape in a TV. If you look closely to the right side during the FF section you can see a reflection in what would be the screen’s glass. Honestly I think that’s on of the most terrifying things in this video, seeing the death that was warned of watching and learning.

the mimic entering my home, greeted with a romantic candle lit dinner and a bottle of fuck-expensive wine:

Imagine a mimic in Louis viton just chilling under your carpet.

The transformation at 2:04 to 2:08 had me laughing for whatever reason Edit: I didn’t expect this much feedback, I don’t feel lonely anymore!