The Hidden Nightmares [BLENDER/FNAF]

After almost a whole year of on-and-off work, I present to you a rather different take on Hidden In the Sand. (Well ahead of my planned due date too! Neat!)

This video started out as just a quick lil short made for funsies, but then I quickly got carried away lol. This video was basically the main reason I've been radio silent for most of the year. (Along with a lot of important personal life stuff that happened during this vids production)

I couldn't be happier with how this video turned out! This might be my most thorough music video yet! I hope y'all enjoy it as much as I did making it!

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Song by Tally Hall:

[dannythecursedone]

The Nightmare Chica is genuinely the most disturbing of the designs, it's uncomfortably smooth and kinda plays into the fear of massive open mouths ready to swallow you into darkness.

[tomsmurf]

These Nightmare designs are like what the OG animatronics would look like if a very small child tried to recreate them from memory, which is honestly perfect.

[e.c.sherman]

One thing I especially love about this is how actually friendly and sweet Nightmare looks before he turns into... that. Like, that's what the animatronics were supposed to be, before everything went haywire. It adds onto the tragedy even more in my opinion.

[randomdragon]

Am I the only one who would actually watch a full performance by Nightmare? He looks so smooth and friendly when he's singing as a robot.

[InJuRDcoOkI]

I love how friendly the actual animatronic version of him looks. Even more friendly looking than the toy animatronics from the main franchise. Really differentiates between the nightmare version of him

[KazAnimates]

Those nightmare models are genuinely creepy, they give creepy vibes that no other FNaF model has ever given me.

Edit: Viewers, don’t reply if you don’t respect my opinions or think I haven’t seen almost anything the VHS community has to offer.

[gollumboi]

1:47 I love that you can hear Nightmare's jumpscare sound in the background.

[nojopark]

I like how the foxy mask is depicted as bloody and worn out because it was worn by Michael when crying child got chomped. Maybe it symbolizes crying child’s resentment toward his brother and the mask he wore.

[sugarbun]

I love how real Fredbear's design strikes a perfect balance between being legitimately cute and presentable to kids AND having one of its most distinct features be his teeth. It adds even more context to the crying child's fear of mouths.

The organic nightmares are also a great way to show how -- from the eyes of a child -- the animatronics can be seen as real creatures and not robots. (On top of the designs being 10x scarier)

[bhiett]

A small detail I just noticed but absolutely love is how the nightmare version of Foxy has much smaller eyes compared to everyone else, showing both the knowledge of Foxy being used as a cruel mask against the viewer, but also showing that the viewer KNOWS who's behind that mask to a point, yet unable to see much more than just the eyes out of fear

[UnaFresita-pnrh]

I love Nightmare's design when he is on stage singing

2:11 CC looks scary and at the same time adorable With the Nightmare mask

[Golden-Freddy]

Local child: the second i saw bonnie, i had the strongest involuntary reaction I've ever had, i think that was the point to scare and you succeded of my god

[hyliankirbythesecond]

I think the most disturbing part about The Hidden Nightmares is that unlike FNaF 4 where the animatronics are still robotic, here they are a lot more... natural. Still extremely unnatural, yes, but they've got the feeling of actual monsters a little kid would imagine. I think at the age the Crying Child was at, it'd be difficult to imagine the animatronics as robots. And also taking into account that a child's mind exaggerates scary things to make them seem scarier, this makes more sense than having 9-foot-tall robots waiting for you to open the door. It's absolutely fucking terrifying.

[moonlightbomber]

I gotta say, the way that Nightmare does not seem at all in control his own anatomy/unstable (eyes seemingly growing and shrinking at will, etc) and him not being bound by the dimensions of the room (seemingly too tall for the closet) just made my fucking SKIN crawl and I applaud you for that

He really feels like some impossible creature a kid would dream up

[galaxycamerata]

I adore the design work on these... I have no way to describe them other than, in the most flattering way possible, _wretched_ creatures and how Just enough about them feels wrong even when they aren't explicitly distorting themselves.
The way their pupils dilate into squares yet contract into circles. The way they all look distinctly like they have bare flesh rather than fur, feathers or felt. And as an extension of lacking hair, they lack claws of any sort and just have big, thick nail-less fingers and toes.Their mouths don't even lead anywhere as if they only have them to cause suffering.

And then the individual details. Oh man.

Bonnie's gigantic, weight lifting frame that looks like he could rip you in half without using his teeth.
Chica lacking her usual teeth, in fact lacking ANYTHING in her mouth. Just a constant gaping, black void that could swallow you whole just looking at it.
Foxy actually does look and move like an animatronic in the dark, implying he's consciously mimicking the robot to catch people offguard.
The Freddles gaping, toothless maws that look more like a bird's beak than the actual bird, combined with Freddy looking as if he's a living corpse with milky white cataracts in his eyes and a gaunt yet bloated frame.

But what I love about Nightmare is that it doesn't go for the obvious factor of making the mouth the most noticeable part or the motif he draws from. His belly mouth is basically incidental, and his teeth aren't any different from the others. No, Nightmare's strongest trait is his EYES. Because no matter what teeth, fangs or beaks are brought down upon Michael, it will never feel real when he wakes up, because he can wake up and realize very quickly nothing was done to him, and thus the creatures aren't real.

But a set of eyes doesn't need to prove itself alive or physical to feel as if it's watching you. It's why animatronics are unsettling to start with. It's a primary reason why the uncanny valley exists. Something that shouldn't be alive staring at you is one thing... but what if the stare behind those eyes is one of personal, visceral hatred?

[staticspyder]

I could talk about every little detail of this because there is SO much effort put into this
- the fangs on Nightmare
- the wallpaper in the bedroom looking like eyes
- the fact that Chica‘s bib says “FEAST!!!” instead of “Let‘s Eat!”
I could talk about and analyze every single little detail in this thing cuz there’s so much put into it that’s so fucking cool and I would be typing for hours if I listed every detail I love and why I think it’s so cool
Istfg I’m gonna get hyperfixated on this thing 😭

[nic.m.]

Making the animatronics look organic is a genius idea. It makes them appear extremely uncanny and unsettling! Great work

[memefactory]

One thing I noticed is how much jaws and mouths are emphasized.
Like how multiple times characters have their jaw lower to an impossible reach. Or how much mouths are put on display. Its that extra attention to detail that makes this so much more creative.❤️

[iimquix]

I love the subtle differences between Nightmare and his Real Animatronic counterpart. It makes the child’s nightmares seem more realistic, instead of being complete different but horrifying versions of the actual animatronics, they are just slightly different yet still terrifying which makes it all the more perfect

[Simbathekitty]

0:22 I love how human-like Nightmare moves, it really adds to his charcter