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Abyssal by ~scythemantis:iconscythemantis:

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©2009-2010 ~scythemantis
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A short cartoon incorporating some of my favorite aspects of biology and horror. Internet discussion of nightmare fuel, creepypasta and the uncanny valley have all contributed!

They're meant to be nameless and mysterious, but I did give nicknames to all the creatures so I could recognize the files, of course. In order of appearance:

-Bogglemen
-Goliathan
-Muzzle & Gnawbaby
-Dumbo heads (inspired by the Ocean Sunfish, but it's probably not obvious)
-Gaper and Sophagus (based on blobfish and basking sharks)
-Chuckleheads!!! (also my favorite obsolete insult)
-Void snort
-Sex angler (lol, yeah)
-Scrutiner (pretty much just the face of a deep-sea hatchetfish)
-Spore angels (inspired by Clione, a type of sea slug)
-Pucker & Nosey (actually based on "Pob" and "Noseybonk" from 80's television in the UK)
-Peepers
-Grumbler
-The swallower

Comments


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~Darkazam Jan 9, 2009, 6:18:26 AM
woah, thats so cool! and yet creepy, i love it E:

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You bore me
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~Marstorm Jan 9, 2009, 6:44:49 AM
Nice! :D It was fun seeing how many references to actual creatures I could catch. >__> Any chance you could list them?
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~rupted Jan 9, 2009, 6:56:28 AM
That. Was. Fucking. AMAZING!
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~blignorance Jan 9, 2009, 6:58:20 AM
You've pretty much captured every nightmare I have about being trapped in the deep ocean in this short animation. I love the creature designs in this (and had fun guessing them, like the previous commenter).
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~blignorance Jan 9, 2009, 6:58:45 AM
Darnit, the one above the previous. I'm too slow. >: |
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~blignorance Jan 9, 2009, 7:00:42 AM
ALSO MY GRAMMAR IS TERRIBLE
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~NeiniTheLord Jan 9, 2009, 7:01:28 AM
I love the little red clione monsters, the happy six-limbed goblinshark, the flying baby heads and the giant lanternfish. Nice job!

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THERE IS NOTHING IN THIS SIG
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~Ganguro666 Jan 9, 2009, 7:52:25 AM
Totally creepy. My favorite (by that I mean not favorite) were the gigglesticks there.. Ca-ree-pee.

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*Ganguro666 :date: *Zombie-Pie
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~ClockworkWizard Jan 9, 2009, 9:19:45 AM
That was fantastic--and very, very disturbing, of course! I liked the sound effects you used; they made it all the more creepy. And, of course, it goes without saying that every single one of your monsters were wonderfully terrifying.

Sucks to be that guy.
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