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[–] ickplant 174 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)
[–] Supa 35 points 1 year ago

Ha-ha! Classic Jordan!

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[–] Dadifer 52 points 1 year ago (4 children)

We... are the crystal gems...

[–] [email protected] 19 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yeah this is what I thought as well. Never heard of "The Enigma of Amigara Fault." GUESS I SHOULD START READING.

[–] dragontamer 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)

Horror is subjective.

I couldn't get into this one personally, because there are all sorts of inventions and ways we could do that would explore the holes without ya know... jumping into them?

Like, I dunno, throw a cell phone camera in there and see where it goes?


I guess the "horror" was the mass hysteria that caused people to mentally link themselves to a hole and think they had to jump in. But psychology doesn't work like that, as far as I'm aware (and there's some psychological horrors in the real world, like schizophrenia, that do scare the bejezus out of me).

But yeah, I realize everyone else thinks its a masterpiece. But... I just couldn't take it seriously. But give it a try, maybe it works for ya!

[–] Reygle 38 points 1 year ago (19 children)

But the scariest part of this story isn't the holes, it's the irresistible urge to go in..

[–] [email protected] 20 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Yea, it’s the fact that it seems impossible to resist. Yes, there are better ways than described to check out the holes, but it doesn’t ruin the story for me. I get those impulsive thoughts to jump off of cliffs or drive off roads so this story is the fear of following those thoughts.

[–] demlet 11 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

It's a very sad story actually, which I don't think gets discussed much. All the characters who go in seem accutely isolated and lonely. That feeling of isolation from the world, if you've ever felt it, well, the story resonates. The characters literally only fit in to their own little place, completely separated from the rest of the world. There's no room for anyone or anything else. But what comes out of living like that in the end? Well, it's not pretty.

It's an examination of modern life and hyper-individualism.

[–] doomer 3 points 1 year ago

The surreal aspects beg you to drop your hyper-criticism and to look for deeper imagery. I love it. And he can do it in such a short form, while also managing to singularly capture the psychological horror as well as anyone.

Imagine present day Stephen King telling stories through a one-shot manga. The action wouldn't even be started before he ran out of paper! Of course, King has his own masterful way of conveying horror and it works very well, too.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Those impulses are so common the French have a lyrical term for it:

The call of the void.

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[–] atomicorange 7 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I think this one rings true to a lot of people who struggle with intrusive thoughts. It’s not about logic, it’s about that weird urge to do the worst possible thing. You get the urge to climb in because it’s scary. So scary you can’t focus on anything else. But maybe if you just did it, at least you could stop worrying about it.

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

They... they don't jump in though. They press themselves into their hole slowly, and continue to press themselves deeper in, so slowly that they are physically pressed and molded into something monstrous.

Like... yeah, mass hysteria doesn't work exactly like that, but it's fiction? It in no way resembles something that could take place in real life. The fear comes from putting yourself into the headspace of everyone around you seeming to lose control of themselves, and then the same thing happening to you, but you don't seem to care, you just slowly begin to yearn desperately for the tight pressure of the hole that fits you perfectly.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

We'll always DRR DRR !

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

Thaaaats what it was. I was scratching my head to figure out from what source I knew of this concept.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'm glad I'm not the only one who thought of Steven Universe first.

[–] crabs 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'm out of the loop. Why Steven Universe and not Junji Ito?

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[–] [email protected] 34 points 1 year ago

Beautiful reference, bonus comic made me snort my soda.

[–] goldenbough 24 points 1 year ago

Ok, I definitely softly snorted aloud for that one. Bonus was chef’s-kiss as well.

[–] [email protected] 22 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Can someone explain the joke? I get the Micheal Jordan and the Jordan logo but don't understand the other parts. Thanks!

[–] ickplant 46 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

It's based on a short story called The Enigma of Amigara Fault, where

spoilerpeople find people-shaped holes in the mountains and feel compelled to go inside them.

Here's a short summary. You can read it in full here.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

If you like it, I highly recommend all his manga. They're all just as creepy/terrifying as this one.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It's quite a spooky story. You may or may not be interested in reading it.

[–] _danny 6 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I never really got what was so spooky about it. My unpopular opinion is that it's a pretty mid story that's saved by good illustration.

[–] Sjotroll 3 points 1 year ago

As a caver I must say it is spooky and wish I never read it.

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago

See OPs comment below with a link to the reference comic. Fair warning though, it's some unsettling shit.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 year ago (3 children)
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[–] [email protected] 26 points 1 year ago (4 children)
[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago

No but I wish I didn't know that too. Honestly The Bikini Bottom Horror Story has better writing.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

That was a very good read

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

Thanks, this was a great way to use an hour of my life :)

[–] ickplant 6 points 1 year ago
[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 year ago

duuuurrrrrrrrr

[–] Archer 13 points 1 year ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Here is an alternative Piped link(s): https://piped.video/watch?v=Prm-lLTdjfA&

Piped is a privacy-respecting open-source alternative frontend to YouTube.

I'm open-source, check me out at GitHub.

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[–] thorbot 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Ugh this gives me the creeps just thinking about it. That bonus panel is too much

[–] ickplant 4 points 1 year ago
[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

Oh, the second post I see abou that manga, I'm an expert now!

[–] NatakuNox 5 points 1 year ago (2 children)
[–] ickplant 6 points 1 year ago

More jpg? In this economy?!

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