Fredrik Knudsen (Down the Rabbit Hole)After an early YouTuber finds unexpected fame and turns his hobby into a career, his poor decisions and his fanbase slowly dismantle him.
A couple of notes: First of all, Phil doesn't live in a Condo anymore, it appears he purchased a two-story home in Seattle. Second, a few of his friends approached Machinima looking to get him partnered; they didn't seek him out. Third, he deleted the videos which lost him his viewership, not just setting them to private. Fourth, people alleging to be a part of Laveria Media approached the Sons of Kojima and stated that when they learned of Phillip's reputation, they ordered Pultavi to pull out of the contract. Fifth, the first D in "DDos" stands for Distributed, not Dedicated, as I had stated.
I left out a lot of incriminating notes about Phillip's history for the sake of brevity.
DarksydePhil | Down the Rabbit HoleFredrik Knudsen (Down the Rabbit Hole)2017-06-05 | After an early YouTuber finds unexpected fame and turns his hobby into a career, his poor decisions and his fanbase slowly dismantle him.
A couple of notes: First of all, Phil doesn't live in a Condo anymore, it appears he purchased a two-story home in Seattle. Second, a few of his friends approached Machinima looking to get him partnered; they didn't seek him out. Third, he deleted the videos which lost him his viewership, not just setting them to private. Fourth, people alleging to be a part of Laveria Media approached the Sons of Kojima and stated that when they learned of Phillip's reputation, they ordered Pultavi to pull out of the contract. Fifth, the first D in "DDos" stands for Distributed, not Dedicated, as I had stated.
I left out a lot of incriminating notes about Phillip's history for the sake of brevity.EVE Online | Down the Rabbit HoleFredrik Knudsen (Down the Rabbit Hole)2023-11-01 | When a small team of developers set out to create the game of their dreams, their struggle for success quickly becomes a struggle to manage it.
"Home" written, produced, mixed & performed by Prisoner’s Cinema Saxophones by Naomi Sullivan Prisoner’s Cinema are: Luke Deane, Ryan Probert & May Chi twitter.com/PriCinemaBand Mastered by Chris Probert
hiThe Battle of May Island | Down the Rabbit HoleFredrik Knudsen (Down the Rabbit Hole)2021-06-07 | In the early 1900s, an experiment with submarine technology precipitates one of the most absurd events in naval history.
Twitter: twitter.com/FredInTheKnudPurr Cat Cafe | Down the Rabbit HoleFredrik Knudsen (Down the Rabbit Hole)2019-12-08 | When the owner of a new cat cafe fights criticism online, her confrontational and uncompromising attitude threatens to destroy the business before it opens.
Twitter: twitter.com/FredInTheKnudWingsOfRedemption | Down the Rabbit HoleFredrik Knudsen (Down the Rabbit Hole)2019-09-18 | When an early YouTuber finds unexpected success and viewership, he struggles to maintain it as he gradually alienates both his viewership and his friends.
Twitter: twitter.com/FredInTheKnudThe Hurdy Gurdy | Down the Rabbit HoleFredrik Knudsen (Down the Rabbit Hole)2019-04-29 | In various places of modern culture, the enigmatic, crank-powered hurdy gurdy can be found, creating strange, droning music. But where did it come from?
Video at 1:22:16 by FkeBld: youtube.com/watch?v=orgXI1McxL4GameLife (ft. Guru Larry) | Down the Rabbit HoleFredrik Knudsen (Down the Rabbit Hole)2018-10-06 | As gaming videos are gaining popularity online, a group of friends decides to make their own and find remarkable popularity, but their greatest obstacle becomes themselves.
Fredrik Knudsen: Twitter: @FredInTheKnud Patreon: patreon.com/fredrikknudsenThe Final Fantasy House | Down the Rabbit HoleFredrik Knudsen (Down the Rabbit Hole)2018-06-03 | In the early 2000s, when connecting with other fans of Final Fantasy VII, a young person is invited to live with others in the fandom, but things quickly turn dour.
Patreon: patreon.com/fredrikknudsenThe Mouse Utopia Experiments | Down the Rabbit HoleFredrik Knudsen (Down the Rabbit Hole)2017-10-07 | As the world recovers from World War II and fears of overpopulation swell in America, one researcher begins constructing horrifying experiments to model it.
Patreon: patreon.com/fredrikknudsenFinger Family Videos | Down the Rabbit HoleFredrik Knudsen (Down the Rabbit Hole)2017-09-16 | Across YouTube, thousands of strange videos featuring the "Finger Family" nursery rhyme have appeared over the last few years, with poor animation and low-quality sound while racking up millions of views, sometimes hundreds of millions.. But where do they come from, and how are they so popular?
Patreon: patreon.com/fredrikknudsenThe Krampus | The Grimm ArchivesFredrik Knudsen (Down the Rabbit Hole)2017-09-09 | The Krampus has become known as the evil version of Santa Claus, causing mischief and stealing away children to devour them. But who is he really, and where does he come from? Welcome to the Archives.
This is the "pilot" episode of The Grimm Archives, first posted to its own channel on October 28, 2016.
Ben's Twitter: twitter.com/BenjaminTobittHenry Darger | Down the Rabbit HoleFredrik Knudsen (Down the Rabbit Hole)2017-08-26 | Henry Darger is responsible for crafting 30,000 pages of writing and approximately 300 original pieces of gorgeous (and sometimes terrifying) visual art, all of which was discovered only when he was on his deathbed in Chicago. However, few know his name and even fewer know where he came from. So who was this elusive, enigmatic figure?
Patreon: patreon.com/fredrikknudsenBaba Yaga | The Grimm ArchivesFredrik Knudsen (Down the Rabbit Hole)2017-08-11 | Of Russia's folklore, there is little that has inspired creative minds so much as the Baba Yaga. But who is she, and where did she come from? Welcome to the Archives.
This video relied on a few articles by Nicholas Kotar, the website Ancient Origins, and the New World Encyclopedia, but most of all, on a book entitled "Baba Yaga: The Ambiguous Mother and Witch of the Russian Folktale" by Andreas Johns. If you're interested in Baba Yaga, and are willing to read some dry prose, I'd highly recommend the book.Neopets (ft. PetSimmerJulie) | Down the Rabbit HoleFredrik Knudsen (Down the Rabbit Hole)2017-07-26 | The history behind one of the most beloved websites of the early internet from its inception to the present day with a special guest appearance from video producer PetSimmerJulie.
I SPELLED POSSESSIVE WRONG LOLMother Horse Eyes | Down the Rabbit HoleFredrik Knudsen (Down the Rabbit Hole)2017-06-24 | When an enigmatic author starts posting mysterious comments across Reddit, a small group of people track and follow his work.
If you'd like to read the Interface Series for yourself, you can do so here: reddit.com/r/9M9H9E9/wiki/narrativeEmpress Theresa | Down the Rabbit HoleFredrik Knudsen (Down the Rabbit Hole)2017-05-01 | On Amazon, an egotistical self-published author cannot let go of criticism against his book, and his anxiety spirals into obsession.
Patreon: patreon.com/fredrikknudsen[Archived Livestream] Down the Rabbit Hole SPECIAL | Lovecraft & Junji ItoFredrik Knudsen (Down the Rabbit Hole)2017-03-30 | This is a livestreamed version of a talk that I gave in February about cosmic horror, Lovecraft, and how Junji Ito takes both to create something unique. I'm a graduate of Oregon State University in literature and writing, and love both authors, so when I was asked to give a second panel at a convention, this was a no-brainer. Q&A to follow!Anime and Otaku [Part 2/2] | Down the Rabbit HoleFredrik Knudsen (Down the Rabbit Hole)2017-03-02 | Part two of the two-part episode on anime and otaku culture. This episode shows the way that otaku culture originated and began guiding anime, as well as the strange and disturbing prevalence of hikikomori going into the 21st century.
Visit my Patreon page here: patreon.com/fredrikknudsenAnime and Otaku [Part 1/2] | Down the Rabbit HoleFredrik Knudsen (Down the Rabbit Hole)2017-02-18 | The first part in a two-part documentary on the history of anime and otaku culture, starting all the way back at World War 2. Coming in part 2: the Otaku and Hikikomori.
This episode examines one of the strangest and most terrifying elements of European history: the Plague Doctors.The Call of Cthulhu | P. 1 | AudiobookFredrik Knudsen (Down the Rabbit Hole)2016-12-04 | Part 1 of The Call of Cthulhu by H. P. Lovecraft, read by Fredrik Knudsen (me) with music by Ryan Garside, who also did the music for The Grimm Archives.
If you want a place to start at The Foundation, my personal favorite is The Human Beowulf Complex, aka SCP-763.
I'm a huge fan of the SCP Foundation, enough that I GMed a campaign based in the setting and made audio files like the one in the trailer for it. In order to save on time, I unfortunately had to skip over the roleplaying tradition that's still alive and well today in the SCP community.
Since there are two videos, Down the Rabbit Hole is now technically a series! This episode is about Christian Weston Chandler, who became infamous online when he was discovered by online forums.
I almost didn't do this one because I know how controversial the subject matter is, but I knew I'd have to do it eventually and I didn't want to seem like I was jumping the shark ten videos down the line. The research was the hardest part not due to a lack of information, but because there's such a glut of it; this rabbit hole goes far, far deeper than what I covered.
Much of my research began at sonichu.com, so I'd be remiss if I didn't thank them; the level of detail they achieve there is unreal. Most of the images and video comes from there, as well, since that's where literally everything available about Christian has been archived.
The first in what I hope to be a miniature documentary series on internet rabbit holes. This first one is about Digital Homicide Studios, a delusional two-man game studio and the insane actions they take when they can't handle criticism.
100,000 thanks to Kevin MacLeod, from whose website I pulled all of my music at incompetech.com. All tracks are licensed under Creative Commons by Attribution 3.0 License. The songs, in order, are: