Tag: science fiction

“No Monsters” | Dystopian Animated Short Film

We here at FYB have a rather Bad Habit of Spreading ourselves WAY Too Thin and We assure You We are Working Diligently on Remedying this Issue. We had Posted the First Installment of  the Series “Being Pretty” |Dystopian Animated Short Film, and then Honestly We almost Absolutely Forgot about the Series

So We are Thrilled to bring You the NEXT Installment of the Dystopian Animated Short Film Series By Scottish Writer, Director, Sculpture, Painter,  Artist, and Animator David James Armsby. The Short Film Series takes place in the Sci Fi Post Apocalyptic Town Known as Autodale where the Citizens are Anything but Normal. In this Installment Armsby Introduces a New Kind of “Ugly” that are the Exceptionals; and How Imagination can Play a Fundamental Role in Uncovering the Horrible Secret of the “System”.

                  

Plot Synopsis: 

Welcome back to Autodale, Children. Today’s programming is Nearly Done, which means it is Time for Bed. But Sadly, Not All Dreams are Sweet, some are Scary and Full of Monsters. If any Night Terrors Haunt Your Sleep, Children; Always Remember that You’re Safe in Autodale. There are No Monsters Here.

In The Animator’s Own Words:

” This Short was a Massive Undertaking. It was Fun and Horrible to Work On. I put more Hours into this Short than Any Other of My Animations. I put More Detail into the Backdrops, Pictures, and Animation than I ever have Before. I think this Short Broke Me Mentally. That Being Said, I think it may have some of the Best Imagery I’ve ever Created.”

-David Armsby-

Enjoy.

Thanks For Watching,

Presented By Les Sober   

Sci Fi Horror Stop Motion Web Series :Operator Ep. 2

We are Thrilled to Present OPERATOR Episode 2 By The Insanely Talented Animator Sam Barnett. We posted the Original Stop Motion OPERATOR a while back and were Excited to Learn Mr. Barnett was turning it Into a Web Series (in Fact Operator Episode 3 is Currently in Production with a TBA Release Date).

When Asked about the Operator Series Barnett was Quoted as Saying the Following.

“I released Operator as a standalone short in 2013 and got much more recognition than I ever anticipated. I got inspired to make more and spent the next two years (between working other jobs) writing 14 new episodes. I got interest from a major studio to make it as a feature but it didn’t pan out. I considered working with a smaller horror production company that wanted to make it as a webseries but it wasn’t as good fit. After two years developing the series I decided to stop waiting for permission from studios and launched a successful kickstarter campaign to make Episode 2 wich We released in 2017.”

Note To Reader: First Off We highly Suggest You watch the Original Episode of Operator before watching Episode 2 since Episode 2 starts where Episode 1 Ends.

Brief Recap: The Story Follows A Blue Collar Worker Who Works Tirelessly for a Giant Faceless Corporation. He Labors away Day in and Day Out Confined to a Small Cramped Room doing Menial Tasks for His Entire Shift. One Day at Work an Unknown Creature finds its Way into The Man’s Utility like Room and Attacks Him. The Mysterious Creature Climbs onto the Man’s Head and Proceeds to take over His Body, But that’s Not All. If You want to Know the Ending of Episode 1 You’ll have to Watch it and See for Yourself.

Enjoy.

Thanks For Watching,

Presented By Les Sober &  FYB

FYB’s Sinister Friday Sci-Fi Horror Movie: CUBE

FYB is Psyched to Present the 1997 Canadian Indie Science-Fiction Horror Film CUBE Directed and Co-Written by Vincenzo Natali. Cube has gained Notoriety and a Rabid Cut Following, for its Surreal Atmosphere and Kafkaesque setting and Concept of Industrial, Cube-Shaped Rooms.

           

Brief Plot Summery:

Six Total Strangers Awaken One Day to find Themselves Trapped and Alone in a Cubical Maze. Once the Characters meet up, The Group Works Together (Each Using a Specific Skill They Posses) to Navigate Through The Complex Collection of Cubed Rooms.

There is Rennes Who is a Renowned Prison Escape Artist, Student Leaven Who is a Math Prodigy, Doctor Holloway (Who beside Being a Doctor is an Avid Conspiracy Theorist), Kazan is a Servant Who, Quentin is a Police Officer can Out Calculate Leaven, and Worth Who was Unknowingly part of the Design Team who Assembled the Cube.

           

Each Room is a Cube within the Cube, with Six Hatch Doors opening into Other Rooms, But a Percentage of those Rooms are Equipped with DEADLY BOOBY TRAPS! Not Only That But the Total of 17,576 Rooms ROTATE Their Position within a Set Time Limit causing Disorientation, Confusion, Frustration, and Down Right Insanity.

Using Math Prodigy Leaven’s Math Skill (and Eventually Servant Kazan penchant for Mathematics), The Group Press Forward, Upward, and Downward through a Series of Hatches to Try and Locate the Cube’s Outer Shell and Escape the Cerebral Nightmare. Will The Group Get Away or are They Doomed to Die in the Confines of the Menacing Cube? Will They be able to Unravel the Mystery of the Cube’s Creator(s) and it’s Intended Function? You’ll have to Watch and See for Yourself!

           

Enjoy.

We Hope You Enjoyed This Tale of a Killer Cubes as Much as We Did.

Thanks for Watching,

  Presented By Les Sober & FYB

Be Sure To Tune Into Local 58 WCLV-TV Community Television

Local 58 is an INSANELY Creative Horror Web Series By Kris Straub and Presented in a “Found Footage” Style of Story Telling. The Series Appears to Span Several Decades from the Late 1960’s (possible Early 70’s) all the Way Up To 2019 so Far.

At the Start of the Series there were Only 4 Videos Online those being “Contingency”, “Station ID”, “Weather Service”, and one Titled “You Are On The Fastest Route”. Later on Down the Road a Fifth Video called “Show For Children” was Added to the Lineup. Subsequently Three Additional Local 58 Videos have been Posted since the Original Five if You will. Those Videos are “A Look Back” (Posted August 27, 2018), “Real Sleep” (December 19, 2018), and “Sky Watching” in November 2019.

The Video “Contingency” appears as if it was Shot in a Film Format while the Video “Show For Children” seems to be presented in a VCR Format. This Indicates the Series has Progressed from the 1960’s to the 1980’s. The Series Jumps ahead in Time After “Show For Children” to a 2014 . Thusly the Videos can be Rearranged into Chronological Order According to Their particular Time Frame as Opposed to Their Actual Posting Date(s).

The Plot Unfolds Predominately through a Series of Public Service Announcement, Public Warnings, and Emergency Broadcast’s being Transmitted On Local 58 WCLV-TV (there is Some on Screen Text as Well that Also has a Key Role). The Premise is there has been an Unknown World Wide Event Occurring while Local 58 WCLV-TV is Providing Public with Vital Information. Why is The World being Plunged into a Wide Spread Mass Panic? Could it be Nuclear War, a Government Conspiracy, Alien Invasion, Natural Disaster of Epic Proportions, Deadly epidemic, a Meteor Speeding toward Earth, or is Humanity facing the Actual Apocalypse? Who or What is behind it this Hysteria Exactly, and Who may be Involved?!

          

That’s what makes such a Creative Endeavor as Local 58 so Fascinatingly Mesmerizing is You have to Decipher the Series for Yourself. You have to Think for Yourself and Draw Your own Conclusions in the End. It’s a Series You can Watch Over and Over Looking for (and Finding) Subtle Details, Secret or Unseen Clues, Hidden Hints, and Underlying Nuances. All in All the Local 58 WCLV-TV  Web Series is an Unnervingly Masterminded Multidimensional, and Multilayered Master Piece. Enjoy.

Thanks for Watching,

  Brought To You By Les Sober

Animated Abominations: Operator Episodes 1 and 2

Welcome to Another Installment in the FYB Series ANIMATED ABOMINATIONS! We have a Special Treat in the Two Episode of Stop Motion Sci Fi Horror Madness of OPERATOR by Sam Barnett.

In the First Episode Our Nameless Main Character reports to Work at the Corporation InfoCorp.  He Toils alone in a Utility Room of Sorts with a Robot on a Loud Speaker Barking Commands at Him constantly. During the Course of the Work Day Our Main Character tinkers with some sort of Ports. All of a Sudden one of the Ports starts to Leak BLOOD, and Then from the POOL OF BLOOD  a PARASITIC MUTANT Emerges. The Creature Attacks the Main Character, and Temporarily Gains Control of His Body.

Luckily The Main Character manages at one point to Unplug the Creature and thus Regaining Control of His Faculties. Unfortunately while He is Apparently Hallucinating the Main Character is ATTACKED AGAIN! This Time He Loses causing Him to start Mutating . Next the Main Character Exits The Utility type Closet and…Well Hell We aren’t going to Tell You. We will say this though Episode One sets You Up, and It’s Episode Two that Knocks You Down. Enjoy.

Hope You Enjoyed The Animated Sci Fi Insanity of Sam Barnett’s OPERATOR as Much as We Did.

Thanks for Watching,

  Presented By Les Sober

FYB’S Friday Night Cult Classic Movie: BAD TASTE

FYB couldn’t be Happier to Present The 1987 Cult Science Fiction Comedy Horror Splatter Movie Classic BAD TASTE by Peter Jackson!!!

That’s Right Readers before He was The Lord of the Rings Peter Jackson made B-Horror Movies, and Arguably the Most Iconic being BAD TASTE (Though there are Those who would Argue DEAD ALIVE is the Most Iconic of Jackson’s Earlier B Horror Films). Peter Jackson Directed, Wrote, Produced, Photographed, Co-Edited, AND Co -Stared in BAD TASTE as Well as Creating Most of the Special Effects and Make-Up.

           

Plot Summery: The Astro Investigation and Defense Service (AIDS) send Four Agents (Derek, Frank, Ozzy, and Barry) to Investigate the Disappearance of the ENTIRE POPULATION of the Town Kaihoro. The Agents find the Town has been Overrun by MAN-EATING SPACE ALIENS Disguised as Humans sporting Blue Shirts.

The Agents Discover Their FIGHTING FLESH EATING ALIENS. Along the Way The Agents KILL AN ALIEN and Frank Puts on Its Token Blue Shirt to Infiltrate an Alien Meeting! Frank finds out that the Residents of Kaihoro have in fact BEEN HARVESTED for The Alien’s Version of Fast Food. Frank Narrowly makes it out of the Meeting and informs the Other Agents of The Aliens Predatory Plan. The Agents then Embark on a Rescue Mission to Save Giles (Who Collects Money for Charity) Who was Captured By The CARNIVOROUS ALIEN CREATURE that Plan on COOKING AND EATING HIM.

           

At Daybreak The Team tries to Make Their Escape But Are Attacked by The Aliens in an ensuing GUN FIGHT! As The Team leaves with Giles, The ALIEN LEADER LORD CRUMB and His Alien Cohorts Transform into Their True Form and Head Out in Pursuit. After The Team escapes The House, Lord Crumb SHOOTS OZZY in the Leg. Frank Retaliates by Firing a ROCKET LAUNCHER at The Alien Leader, But He Accidentally Misses and Kills a Sheep in a Near by Meadow. Lord Crumb Knocks Out Derek and The House Converts into a HUGE ALIEN SPACESHIP, which Blasts Off into Space with Derek still on Board.

On Board, Derek at Last KILLS LORD CRUMB with a CHAINSAW before Proclaiming into a Phone “I’m Coming to get You Bastards!” Derek Then Dons the Alien Leader’s Skin, Laughing Manically as He Hurtles through Space heading to The Alien Planet.

We Hope You Enjoyed Peter Jackson’s Astro Zombie Splatter Spectacular as Much as We Did.

Thanks for Watching,

Presented By Les Sober

FYB Presents A FREAKY LATE NIGHT SCI FI FRIDAY FILM!

Tonight FYB puts  Our Gore Obsessed Fandom ON HOLD to Bring You One of the MOST DISTURBING SCI FI FILMS We have Ever Seen. FYB is Proud to Present TETSUO THE IRON MAN by  Japanese Director Shinya Tsukamoto !!!

Plot Summery: a METAL FETISHIST is Driven Insane by the Wriggling Maggots in the Wound He Self Inflected so He Could Insert Metal into His OWN FLESH!! In Sheer Terror He runs out into the Night and is Accidentally RUN DOWN by a Japanese Business Man andHis Girlfriend. The Couple Disposes of the CORPSE in a Hopes of Quietly Getting on with Their Lives. HOWEVER the Business Man soon finds that He is NOW PLAGUED by a VICIOUS CURSE that Transforms His FLESH INTO METAL!!!

IF YOU AREN’T FLUENT IN SPANISH YOU WILL NEED TO SWITCH THE CLOSED CAPTIONING IN SETTINGS. For those Who dislike Subtitles There is Little to No Dialog Per Say so DON’T Worry it’s NOT a Deal Breaker. I mean the Film’s Running time is 1 Hour 17 Minutes and 19 Seconds So.

Waring!!!:  The Following Film Contains Scenes That Some Viewers May Find Disturbing, Offensive, or Objectionable. VIEWER DISCRETION IS (AS ALWAYS) ADVISED!!! Enjoy.

Hope You All are Still Safe and Sane after that SCI FI SYNAPTIC STORM. Good Night and Sleep Tight.

Thanks for Viewing,

Presented by Les Sober  

(12:17 AM)

My Inner Child Might Be A Sociopath (Cartoons That Aren’t For Kids Debut)

I was contemplating the Psychological Concept of an Inner Child Today sitting on My front Porch.  The Concept that there lies in All of Us a Part of Our Being that like Peter Pan never Grows Old. This Inner Child is the Part of Us all that Lingers in Eternal Arrested Development regardless of the Physical Aging of Ones Body and Mind.

If I do in Fact have an Inner Child lurking around inside Me somewhere I bet He’s an Odd Little Fellow. I image He’d be rather Introverted and Secretive. Quietly Creating His own Personal form of Chaos.

        

So if My Inner Child exists and is Paying Attention this Post is for You Little Buddy. Enjoy it and Never Change.

(THIS IS A WARNING & REMINDER TO OUR READERS: NOTHING POSTED ON FYB IS MENT OR INTENDED TO BE VIEWED BY CHILDREN. If You Let Your Child/Children (or Anyones Child/Children for that matter) have Access to FYB You’d be considered a Pretty Shitty Parent by Everyone else I Assure You.)

The First CARTOON is called THE SAD MAN by Jake Lava.

Be Careful What You Wish For………

The Second CARTOON is called WHOSE HUNGRY? By David Ochs.

A Dose Of Revenge Infused Poetic Justice………

Thanks for Reading/Watching,

Presented By,

  Les Sober