Tag: Canada

Two Horses

Welcome to Today’s FYB Post featuring TWO HORSES an Advertisement Directed by  Artist, Filmmaker, Producer, Director, Educator, and Virtual Reality Content Creator Doug Garth Williams Who also Came Up with the Concept for said Ad. Williams has a well earned Reputation for Creepy Concepts and Disturbing Imagery. Williams Most Widely Viewed Work are the Infamous Viral Videos He created for the Now Defunct Little Baby’s Ice Cream (You can find the Little Baby’s Ice Cream Ad in a previous Post in the Strange or Disturbing Video Section). The Two Horses Ad has been Described as “Pure Nightmare Fuel” and “Cringe Worthy”.

What is Two Horse?

Well Two Horses is a Stable of Creativity for Lifestyle Adornment in Montreal, Canada. It’s founders, Jessi Preston & Sara-Isobel Mulder, Prolific in Their own Fields of Tattooing and Hair joined Forces to Develop a Space where People come to Relax, Unwind, and Leave Transformed. One part Tattoo Shop, one part Hair Salon, and ever Changing Contributors form a Unique Space that is an Exclusive Stop for those with Discerning Tastes.

Synopsis: This Video is Something David Lynch and Takashi Miike came up with Brainstorming Over a Couple of Beers. I suggest watching the Video Several Times because it Gets even More fucking Demented when You Start picking up on Subtle Nuances.

It is What it is,

 Presented By Les Sober

My Foe

Welcome to Today’s FYB Post featuring By Umami. For those unaware Umami (aka Justin Tomchuk) is a Canadian artist, composer, and content creator who makes surrealist animated videos. Hexsystem is the Alias under which Justin Tomchuk Composes and Publishes His Music. Tomchuk’s Musical genres include Downtempo Electronic Music, Particularly Industrial and Ambient Music. Many of his Songs serve as the Score to His Videos while others are Independent Releases.

Plot: Profound Thoughts Pertaining to Mortality and One’s Enemy.

Thanks For Watching,

  Presented By Les Sober

Shits and Giggles: Andy’s Organisms

Welcome to Today’s FYB Post featuring ANDY’S ORGAMISMS by Umami.Umami (aka Justin Tomchuk) is a Canadian Artist, Photographer,  and Content Creator who makes Surrealist Animated Videos. Hexsystem is the Alias under which Justin Tomchuk Composes and Publishes Music. Tomchuk’s Musical Genres include Downtempo Electronic Music, particularly Industrial and Ambient Music. Many of Tomchuk’s Songs serve as the Score to His Videos while Others are Independent Releases.

Plot: The Oddest Anatomy Lesson You’ll Ever Witness.

Enjoy.

Thanks For Watching,

Presented By Les Sober

Broadcast Interruptions: Australia’s Channel 7 Mayday Incident

Welcome to FYB’s Wednesday Post featuring Australia’s Channel 7 Mayday Incident which is One of Several Broadcast Interruptions (More commonly known as Television/Radio Piracy) Posted here at FYB. If You’re interested They are Posted in the Strange and Disturbing Video Section. A Hijacking of a Broadcast Signal is Officially Know as a Broadcast Signal Intrusion (BSI) is as Follows. A Broadcast Signal Intrusion is the Hijacking of Broadcast Signals of Radio, Television Stations, Cable Television Broadcast Feeds or Satellite signals Without Permission Nor License. Hijacking incidents have involved local Television and Radio Stations as well as Cable and National Networks.

                    

What Happened:

On January 3, 2007, in Australia, during a Broadcast of an Episode of the Canadian Television Series Mayday (known in Australia as Air Crash Investigation) on the Channel 7, an Audio Signal unexpectedly started playing, clearly saying in an Southern American Accent, “Jesus Christ, Help Us All, Lord.” It’s Important to Note Some People Believe the Voice Message Actually Says “Jesus Christ, Help Us All Lord, Fuck.” This same Voice Message continued to Repeat Itself over and over during the Show for a Total of Six Minutes. A Spokesman for Channel 7 later Denied that the Transmission was a Prank or a Security Breach and Claimed that the Repeated Line was part of the Original Broadcast and said, “Jesus Christ, one of the Nazarenes”, although there is Hardly any Similarity between the Two Phrases. A Subsequent Investigation by Independent Researchers revealed that the Invading Transmission was actually from a Videotaped News Broadcast of a Civilian Truck being Ambushed in the Iraq War. It Remains Unknown whether or not this was an Intentional Act of Television Piracy or a Genuine Glitch of Some Sort.

                   

 Eye Witness Account:

” In Melbourne, Australia, on 3rd Jan 07, channel 7 aired a program about a plane wreck “Mayday”. From the start of the program the audio is a loop of a voice seeming to say “jesus christ help us all lord fuck”. It looped for maybe 10 minutes. I was watching at the time and shot part of it with my phone video. According to very reliable sources, there are many unsatisfied employees at channel 7. I have since been contacted by Preston Wheeler who is the man who actually shot the original video , and I have no reason to doubt him.” -User nedler-

Enjoy.

Thanks For Reading/Watching,

Presented By Les Sober

Monday With Umami The Artist (This Post Is NOT About Food)

Once again we are the start of a new work week which means returning to work which is a laborious chore, but fear not for I Otto Control am here to rub some salt in the wound. It has been said countless times that the beginning of the work week is truly dreaded and that reputation is more than warranted as we are all aware. The drudgery drenched in misery aspect to Mondays that we all are well aware of as we sell our time, and more over our lives to a job that is nothing more than final fucking slavery. Allow me to put it simply: of all the species on the entire planet Humans are the only one who have to pay to live here.

                   

Let that sink in for a second as it might be a moment before one can get their mind around it. The unacknowledged aspect to the loathsome Monday equation is that much like full moons have a noticeably advert affect on people’s behavior/mentality. That’s to say when people are angry, annoyed, stressed, or depressed they have the tendency to take out their aggression on those around them. Mondays a mired maze of negativity a veritable breeding ground for both malice and mourning.

So in a salute to the anguished insanity of Monday’s post features a video by ARTIST AND CREATOR UMAMI. Umami (aka Justin Tomchuk) is a Canadian artist and content creator who makes surrealist animated videos. Now this is where it gets a bit precarious as for all intents and purposes do not know the title of the video as I can not read any Asian languages. Aside from the title translation situation this little taste of gothic horror reminds me of something a serial killer would have playing on a projector utilizing a bare wall as a screen.

                   

WARNING:This video contains fast flashing images, and It may cause discomfort and trigger seizures for people with Epilepsy. I am well aware the video itself warns of this, but Les wanted me to add it just to insure we did our dual diligence.

See you on the other side…

  Presented by Otto Control

Short Horror Film Friday: There Are Monsters

Welcome to this Week’s Installment of Short Horror Film Friday Featuring There Are Monsters the 2008 Canadian Phycological Horror Short Directed by Jay Dahl. There Are Monsters is Based on the Apocalyptic Concept that the World is being Slowly, Quietly, and Efficiently being Taken Over by Creatures from an Alternate Dimension that Look Just Like Us. Dahl turned the Concept of There Are Monsters into a Feature Film of the Same Name in 2013.

Synopsis :

Garth and Maddie are about to Host a Dinner Party when They see a Strange Little Girl in Their Backyard. She is the First Sign that the World has Suddenly and Inexplicably Changed. Now, There Are Monsters.

Enjoy.

Thanks For Watching,

Presented By Les Sober  

Ominous Sunday Night Cinema: CANNIBAL GIRLS

We are Quite Amused to bring You the 1973 Canadian Independent Grindhouse Horror Comedy Film CANNIBAL GIRLS Directed and Co-Written by Ivan Reitman, and Starring Mr. American Pie Himself Eugene Levy. CANNIBAL GIRLS was Filmed between 1971 and 1972, in Rural Areas Surrounding Toronto, Ontario, Canada such as Beaverton and Oak Ridges. Needless to Say The Movie was made with a Very Low Budget and Much of the Dialogue was Improvised.

             

Plot Summary:

While on the Road Clifford Sturges and His Girlfriend Gloria Wellaby are experiencing Car Trouble. Their Car manages to Last Until They Couple reach the Small and Secluded Town called Farnhamville, where it finally Shits the Bed once and For All. Stranded, Clifford and Gloria check into a Quaint Little Motel owned by an Old Lady named Mrs. Wainwright. While inside , The Old Lady tells the Young Couple about an URBAN LEGEND known as the ‘CANNIBAL GIRLS’!!!

The Legend is about Three Beautiful but PSYCHOTIC WOMEN named Anthea, Clarissa, and Leona, Who Lured Men with Their Seductive Charm to  Their Home Only to Feast Upon Their Flesh as THEY ATE THEIR VICTIMS ALIVE!! By Devouring Their Victims and Drinking Their Blood, the Girls maintained Their Youthfulness, Good Looks, and Immortality.

              

Later on in the Story Mrs. Wainwright takes CLifford and Gloria to a Cozy Bed and Breakfast where the CANNIBAL GIRLS supposedly Lived Years Before. They meet the Host Known Only as The Reverend Alex St. John. Unfortunately for Them the Couple Don’t Realize It, but Their Dinner is being Served by the Three CANNIBAL GIRLS THEMSELVES! Also Unbeknownst to the Couple The Reverend Alex St. John is the Diabolical Force  behind the CANNIBAL GIRLS activities, and Who Possesses a Creepily Charismatic Hold on the Entire Town.

The Couple try to Leave the Town, but a Severe Thunderstorm and a Grim Warning of  an Escaped Lunatic from the Reverend prompts the Couple to Spend the Night. GLoria Cannot Call Her Parents since the Phone Lines are Down, and She cannot Leave the Town because the Buses won’t be Leaving until the Next Morning. Meanwhile Clifford becomes Distant and Develops a Craving for the Food that is Served in the Town’s Diner which is in Fact HUMAN MEAT! The NExt thing They Know the Couples Lives Spin Out of Control into Complete and Utter CHAOS as things Go from Bad to Worse. Can the Couple Survive to Tell the Tale of Betrayal, Murder, Human Sacrifice, and Cannibalism without Ending Up on the Dinner Table Themselves??! You’ll have to Watch and See for Yourself.

Enjoy.

Thanks For Watching,

Presented By   Les Sober & FYB 

The Mysterious Demise of Elisa Lam

Welcome to Another Installment of STRANGE AND DISTURBING VIDEOS  Featuring The Elisa Lam Elevator Surveillance Footage. This Time around We’re Going to Do things a Little Differently by Switching Up the Format. Directly Below is the Elisa Lam Video Footage, and Below the Video are The Facts, Speculations, and Unsolved Explanations.

The Facts:

  • Elisa Lam was a 21 Year Old Canadian Tourist and Student at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver where She was Originally From.
  • Lam was Visiting California and She was Traveling Alone.
  • In Spite of Being a Lone Traveler Lam remained in Constant Contact with Her Parents calling Them Several Times a Day.
  • Lam Struggled with Bipolar Disorder and Depression.
  • Lam was taking a Several Psychiatric Drugs to Treat Her Mental Health Issues.
  • Lam had a Blog where She Openly discussed Both Her Health and Mental Health Issues.

           

  • Lam Checked into the Cecil Hotel on January 26, 2013 and was Scheduled for Check Out on January 31, 2013
  • The Cecil (Formerly Hotel Cecil and Informally as The Cecil) is a Low Budget Hotel Built in 1927.
  • The Cecil is Located in Downtown Los Angeles on the Infamous Skid Row (Skid Row is Home to Countless Homeless, Alcoholics, Drug Dealers, Pimps, Drug Addicts, Hookers, Petty Criminals, and Assorted Deviants. Think NYC’s Hell’s Kitchen before Gentrification.)
  • Notorious Serial Killer, Rapist, and Burglar Richard Ramirez (aka The Night Stalker) lived at the Cecil from 1984-1985 during Most of His Horrific Killing Spree.
  • Lesser Known Austrian Serial Killer Johann “Jack” Unterweger was also a Resident of the Cecil’s Sordid Past.
  • In the 1930’s was Home to 6 Reported Suicides. A Few Residents Ingested Poison, While Others Shot Themselves, Slit Their Own Throats, or Jumped Out Their Bedroom Windows.
  • The Cecil is also Home to a 1964 Unsolved Murder .
  • In the 1950’s-60’s The Cecil experience another Rash of Suicides so Many that the Locals Dubbed The Cecil “The Suicide”.
  • Since the Elisa Lam’s Death the Cecil Rebranded itself The Stay On Main Hotel.

     

  • Initially Lam had a Shared Two Roommates, But Her Roommates complained to the Hotel Staff of Lam’s “Odd Behavior”.
  • Lam was then moved to a Private Room for the Remainder of Her Stay.
  • Lam was Supposed to Check Out of the Cecil on January 29th, But She Never Did.
  • Lam was Last seen Alive on January 29th by a Local Bookshop Owner.
  • Lam failed to Call Her Parents and Check in Either on January 29th which was the First Time She hadn’t Her Entire Trip.
  • Lam’s PArents called the LAPD and Reported Their Daughter Missing.
  • The Police Utilizing Search Dogs along with Lam’s Parents conduct a Thorough Search of the Cecil Hotel Including the Roof.
  • Their Search Turned Up Nothing Not s Single Clue or Shred of Evidence.
  • Lam’s Parents Didn’t Voluntarily Disclose Their Daughters Mental Health History to the Police Who were Pissed About it. Obviously The Police Thought such Pertinent Information would have been More Helpful if They had been Informed from the Beginning.

           

  • Shortly after the Failed Search News of Lam’s Mysterious Disappearance Hits the Media.
  • The Police deem Lam’s Disappearance as Suspicious and May Indicate Foul Play.
  • The Police hold a Press Conference and make Lam’s Case Public on February 6th.
  • Over a Week Passes before the Police Hold a Second Press Conference on February 14th. At the Press Conference They Release a Four Minute Video of Lam caught on an Elevator Surveillance Camera. The Video Captured Lam’s Erratic and Bizarre Behavior in Her Final Moments.
  • In the Footage Lam is seen Exiting and Re-entering the Elevator, Talking and Wildly Gesturing in the Hallway Outside the Elevator, and Sometimes seeming to Play a Sinister Game of Hide and Seek.
  • It is assumed the Elevator Door was Malfunctioning which Explains Why the Doors Don’t Automatically Close thus Remaining Open for Over 4 Minutes Straight.
  • After the Release of the Video Footage the Case’s Momentum Slows Considerably to a Virtual Stop.

            

  • Eventually Guests at the Cecil start to Complain about Low Water Pressure, and that the Water was Blackish in Color with a Very Unusual Taste.
  • During the Whole Ordeal The Cecil Remained Open. They did Require All Guests to Sign a “Drink The Water at Your Own Risk”/”Can’t Sue Us Waiver
  • On February 19th a Maintenance Worker Discovered Lam’s Body Floating in one of the Cecil’s 4 Large Water Tanks.
  • Lam Body was Nude, and Her Clothes along with Personal Affects were Floating in the Tank With Her.
  • The Coroner’s Report Found No Alcohol or Illegal Drugs in Her System, and  Deemed Lam’s Death as an Accidental Drowning.

The Unanswered Questions:

  • How did Lam access the Roof of the Cecil? The Door that leads to the Roof is Securely Locked at All Times, and is Wired with an Emergency Alarm that is Triggered When the Door is Opened. No Alarm was Ever Reported.
  • The Cecil’s Water Tanks are Four Feet Wide and 8 Feet Tall, and are Elevated on a Substantial Cinder Block Base increasing Their Height.
  • There NO FIXED ACCESS to the Water Tanks such as a Ladder or Stairs so How did Lam get on Top of the Tank to Begin With?
  • The Lids to the Tanks Weight 20 Pounds a Piece so if Lam climbed into the Tank on Her own Accord How did She Close the Lid with No Internal Handle?
  • The Water Level of the Tank that Lam’s Body was Found in  was too Low to allow Her to Reach the Hatch Door once inside of the Tank (even if there was a Viable Handle)?
  • Also What about the Fact the Police had Searched the Roof with the Assistance of Official Trained Search Dogs that turned up Nothing?
  • The Autopsy Report and its Conclusions have also been Questioned.
  • The Autopsy Report Doesn’t Say what the Results of the Rape Kit and Fingernail Kit Were, or Even if They were Processed.
  • Even the Coroner’s Pathologists appeared to be Ambivalent about the Conclusion that Lam’s Death was Accidental.
  • Lam’s Tumblr Blog was Consistently Updated up to 11 Months after Her Death.
  • Lam’s Phone was Not Found either with Her Body or in Her Hotel Room; it has been Assumed to have been Stolen sometime around Her Death.
  • Weather the Continued Updates to Lam’s Tumblr Blog were Facilitated by the Theft of Her Phone, the Work of a Hacker, They’re Automatic Updates through Tumblr’s Queue (which allows Users to Automatically Publish when the User is Away), or Possibly by Lam’s Killer is Unknown.

            

The Video Footage Theories and Conspiracies:

  • In Lou of the Mind Boggling Dynamics Some Believe Lam simply Commited Suicide.
  • Some Believe it was Due to The Paranormal someway Linked to the Cecil’s Violent Past.
  • Other Believe it was the Evil Spirit of Serial Killer Richard Ramirez or Johann “Jack” Unterweger who Still Stalk the Halls of the Cecil.
  • Another School of Thought is Lam was Demonically Possessed.
  • The More Practical Minded People Speculate Lam was having a Manic Fit or a Psychotic Break.
  • In Spite of the Coroner’s Report Finding No Alcohol or Illegal Drugs in Lam’s System insist She was Under The Influence/ Intoxicated explaining Her Abnormal Behavior in the Video Footage.
  • The Main and Most Intriguing Belief being Lam was in Fact Murdered. It Would explain Why in the Footage Lam Appears to Be Hiding at Times, Acting like She’s being Followed, Pleading with Someone in the Hallway, and Overall Frantic and Panicked Behavior. This could also Explain Lam’s Continued Tumblr Updates as They are being Posted by the Killer using Lam’s Missing Phone.

           

In The End it was a Mystery Then and It’s a Mystery Today. It’s Safe to Say Whatever the Secret was Behind Lam’s Final Manic Moments She Took With Her to the Grave.

Thanks For Reading/Watching,

Presented By    Les Sober & FYB  (Posted at 1:07 am)

Animation: LA FAIM (Hunger)

La Faim (Hunger) is the Impressively Repulsive 1973 Animated Short Film Directed by Peter Foldes, and Produced by the National Film Board of Canada. La Faim has the Unique Distinction of Being one of the FIRST Computer Animated Films, and it took a Year and a Half to Make. The Director Peter Foldes collaborated with he National Research Council’s Division of Radio and Electrical Engineerings’ Data Systems Group, who Decided to Develop a Computer Animation Application in 1969.

La Faim is a Grotesque, Cruel, Violent, and Highly Effective Story Told Without Words in a Bold Speechless Narrative. The Film is a Grave Morality Tale about Greed, Gluttony, and Consumerism in Contemporary Society. The Film’s Main Character an Aggressively Self-Indulgent Business Man with a Voracious Appetite in a World Plagued by Hunger and Poverty.

The Man starts by Eating only a Minor Amount to begin with, but soon He’s Eating More and More He’s simply Never Satisfied. This of course Inevitably leads to a VIOLENT AND NAUSEATING Transformation as the Man is Devoured by His Own Increasing Greediness. Eventually in The End the Greedy Overindulgent Businessman is consumed by his own Greed, and then He Himself is Eaten by the Starving Masses.

La Faim begs the Question “Who Needs Ethic When You Have Everything You Need or Want at Your Finger Tips?”

Thanks for Watching,

Presented By Les Sober

The Mystery of Meatsleep’s Deleted Content (Videos 20-25)

Welcome to Yet Another Installment of The Mystery of Meatsleep’s Deleted Content. To Reiterate if You haven’t watched the Previous Meatsleep Installments We highly Suggest You View them First since the Videos are in Chronological Order. A Very Quick Recap the Meatsleep Mystery centers around a Series of Strange to Disturbing Videos by a Person going by Meatsleep. The Mystery You see is figuring out if the Videos are Just a Bizarre but Harmless Art Project, or the Real Life Documentation done by an Actual Serial Killer.

We mentioned in Addition to the Meatsleep Videos We have also been compiling any and all Information We can track Down Pertaining to the Mystery of Meatsleep. This Installment is No Different. We decided to poke around Meatsleep’s Defunct Youtube Channel for Shits and Giggles. Now while currently Meatsleep’s Youtube Page has been Thoroughly Deleted (No Videos, Playlists, Channels Etc.) Doesn’t necessarily mean there’s nothing Noteworthy.  Granted the following isn’t ground breaking shit, but when it comes to Unraveling a Mystery to find the Truth at Its Core Every Piece of Information, Every Observation is Pertinent.

            

With that said Here’s what We Noticed still Lingering on Meatsleep’s Youtube Channel. First the Top Picture Bar deal is a Photo of the Exterior of a rather Non descriptive Building that’s painted an Ugly and  Sickly Shade of Green. What is the Significance of this Picture and what part does it play if any in this Ongoing Mystery? With a Mystery like This Nothing should be Overlooked or Causally Dismissed. Next We noticed Meatsleep’s Profile Picture is that of a Couple (2-4) Wild Boars could this be a Clue in Deciphering the Meaning behind the Name Meatsleep?  We then saw that when Meatsleep’s Youtube Channel was Up and Running They had 11.1 Thousand Subscribers which is neither here nor there, But it means that Meatsleep had an Active Audience Watching at the Time. The Last and most Significant piece of Information was When We clicked on the “About” heading and discovered Meatsleep Joined Youtube on April 10, 2016. Again the Date itself doesn’t stand alone, Yet it aids in Establishing a Timeline.

            

Below are Meatsleep’s Video’s 20-25 and We want to take a Moment to Comment on Them Directly.  The first in Line Video 20 Titled “Commencement” is Not Worth Watching (We included it since We are Posting the Entire Series) as it’s 9:01 minutes of a Black Screen with No Audio Either. We aren’t sure of the Significance of this it could as It could be a Comment on Evil, Darkness, Death, Isolation, Damnation, Purgatory, Space, Infinity, or a Commentary on How People have Eyes but Usually Can’t See what’s right in Front of Them. Then again it could be Meatsleep’s way of Throwing a Monkey Wrench into the Works to Throw People off Their Game or Off the Trail or Perhaps Meatsleep is fucking around just for the sake of fucking around, but that seems unlikely. Secondly Video 22 Titled “bonhomme sept heures” has No Visual Component, Yet unlike “Commencement” it does have a Audio (Music)and some Very Odd Audio at that. We translated the title “bonhomme sept heures” which is French for Seven O’clock (7:00). We mentioned in a Previous Post Most People believe because Meatsleep use of Inuit Characters along with Numerous signs in French (seen in various Videos in the Series) believe Meatsleep is based in Canada. Thus “bonhomme sept heures” would lend credence to that Hypothesis. Enjoy.

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Hope Your Enjoying the Manic Madness of the Meatsleep Mystery as Much as Ww Are.

Thanks for Reading/Watching,

  Brought to You by Les Sober