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Down the Rabbit Hole

Season 1 2016 - 2023

  • 2016-08-08T04:00:00Z on YouTube
  • 20m
  • 13h (39 episodes)
  • United States
  • Documentary
Down the Rabbit Hole is a series of videos diving deep into those strange parts of the internet as well as confounding and absurd elements of history.

39 episodes

Series Premiere

2016-08-08T04:00:00Z

1x01 Digital Homicide Studios

Series Premiere

1x01 Digital Homicide Studios

  • 2016-08-08T04:00:00Z20m

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.

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the images and video comes from there, as well, since that's where literally everything available about Christian has been archived. Again, all of the music I used is done by Kevin MacLeod, who makes all of his music available under creative commons at incompetech.com

2016-09-10T04:00:00Z

1x04 The SCP Foundation

1x04 The SCP Foundation

  • 2016-09-10T04:00:00Z20m

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.

2016-09-23T04:00:00Z

1x05 The Collyer Brothers

1x05 The Collyer Brothers

  • 2016-09-23T04:00:00Z20m

This was easily the most difficult video to make so far. Information on the brothers was often contradicted between sources, and the pool of images I could use was absurdly small. There was exactly one image of Homer Collyer that I could find. This also was the most difficult video emotionally. I slowly became attached to the brothers while I read. and I nearly broke down crying while doing my research. Still, it's a beautiful and fascinating story, and I hope that I did it justice.

2016-10-08T04:00:00Z

1x06 Vaporwave

1x06 Vaporwave

  • 2016-10-08T04:00:00Z20m

I freely admit that I'm an outsider looking in on this subject, and I tried to remain at least mostly objective about this topic and refrain from making too many qualitative statements. I also admit that this was a very shallow look into a very deep topic. If you're interested in really understanding it as an art form and not just a phenomenon, please please please watch Wolfenstein OS X's documentary on it, link's in the description. On a side note: I love Vaporwave, and I think it's one of the few true art movements that has come out of postmodernism.

2016-10-27T04:00:00Z

1x07 Star Citizen

1x07 Star Citizen

  • 2016-10-27T04:00:00Z20m

A brief history of Star Citizen, from its inception to present day, covering its progress, its controversy, and its relationship with the media.

2016-12-15T05:00:00Z

1x09 Plague Doctors

1x09 Plague Doctors

  • 2016-12-15T05:00:00Z20m

This episode examines one of the strangest and most terrifying elements of European history: the Plague Doctors.

1x10 Anime and Otaku [Part 1/2]

  • 2017-02-18T05:00:00Z20m

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.

1x11 Anime and Otaku [Part 2/2]

  • 2017-03-02T05:00:00Z20m

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.

2017-04-30T04:00:00Z

1x13 Empress Theresa

1x13 Empress Theresa

  • 2017-04-30T04:00:00Z20m

On Amazon, an egotistical self-published author cannot let go of criticism against his book, and his anxiety spirals into obsession.

2017-06-05T04:00:00Z

1x14 DarksydePhil

1x14 DarksydePhil

  • 2017-06-05T04:00:00Z20m

After an early YouTuber finds unexpected fame and turns his hobby into a career, his poor decisions and his fanbase slowly dismantle him.

2017-06-23T04:00:00Z

1x15 Mother Horse Eyes

1x15 Mother Horse Eyes

  • 2017-06-23T04:00:00Z20m

When an enigmatic author starts posting mysterious comments across Reddit, a small group of people track and follow his work.

2017-07-12T04:00:00Z

1x16 Mistakes

1x16 Mistakes

  • 2017-07-12T04:00:00Z20m

2017-07-26T04:00:00Z

1x17 Neopets

1x17 Neopets

  • 2017-07-26T04:00:00Z20m

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.

2017-08-26T04:00:00Z

1x19 Henry Darger

1x19 Henry Darger

  • 2017-08-26T04:00:00Z20m

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?

2017-09-16T04:00:00Z

1x21 Finger Family Videos

1x21 Finger Family Videos

  • 2017-09-16T04:00:00Z20m

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?

1x22 The Mouse Utopia Experiments

  • 2017-10-07T04:00:00Z20m

As the world recovers from World War II and fears of overpopulation swell in America, one researcher begins constructing horrifying experiments to model it.

2017-10-27T04:00:00Z

1x23 Digital Homicide: Finale

1x23 Digital Homicide: Finale

  • 2017-10-27T04:00:00Z20m

On August 8th, 2016, I uploaded a video about Digital Homicide Studios, a universally reviled game developer, assuming their strange behavior was finished. I was wrong.

2017-11-30T05:00:00Z

1x24 Time Cube

1x24 Time Cube

  • 2017-11-30T05:00:00Z20m

In the late 1990s, a man named Gene Ray creates a baffling new theory delivered through an unintentionally humorous website. But when people start sharing it as a joke, things go horribly awry.

2018-01-23T05:00:00Z

1x25 Rajneeshpuram

1x25 Rajneeshpuram

  • 2018-01-23T05:00:00Z20m

When an Indian guru seeks to build a commune in the deserts of Oregon at the height of the New Age movement, he faces stiff resistance, and his subordinates resort to extreme tactics.

2018-02-01T05:00:00Z

1x26 Mistakes 2

1x26 Mistakes 2

  • 2018-02-01T05:00:00Z20m

2018-03-30T04:00:00Z

1x27 Noah Antwiler (Spoony)

1x27 Noah Antwiler (Spoony)

  • 2018-03-30T04:00:00Z20m

When an early internet reviewer receives remarkable fame, he turns it into his career, but finds that his greatest obstacle is his own behavior.

2018-06-03T04:00:00Z

1x28 The Final Fantasy House

1x28 The Final Fantasy House

  • 2018-06-03T04:00:00Z20m

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.

2018-08-13T04:00:00Z

1x30 Furries

1x30 Furries

  • 2018-08-13T04:00:00Z20m

2018-10-06T04:00:00Z

1x31 GameLife

1x31 GameLife

  • 2018-10-06T04:00:00Z20m

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.

2018-12-22T05:00:00Z

1x32 TempleOS

1x32 TempleOS

  • 2018-12-22T05:00:00Z20m

In the late 2000s, a man begins relentlessly sharing his custom operating system, but when people take notice of the man's strange behavior, they become witness to the degradation of his mental state.

2019-04-29T04:00:00Z

1x33 The Hurdy Gurdy

1x33 The Hurdy Gurdy

  • 2019-04-29T04:00:00Z20m

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?

2019-09-18T04:00:00Z

1x34 WingsOfRedemption

1x34 WingsOfRedemption

  • 2019-09-18T04:00:00Z20m

When an early YouTuber finds unexpected success and viewership, he struggles to maintain it as he gradually alienates both his viewership and his friends.

2019-12-08T05:00:00Z

1x35 Purr Cat Cafe

1x35 Purr Cat Cafe

  • 2019-12-08T05:00:00Z20m

When the owner of a new cat cafe fights criticism online, her confrontational and uncompromising attitude threatens to destroy the business before it opens.

1x36 The Austrian Wine Poisoning

  • 2020-04-23T04:00:00Z20m

During the mid-1980s, a discovery is made about Austria's wine that threatens to destroy the country's entire industry.

2020-10-30T04:00:00Z

1x37 Deep Blue

1x37 Deep Blue

  • 2020-10-30T04:00:00Z20m

After an electrical engineer enters the field of computer chess, his creation captures the attention of the world as he attempts to defeat the world chess champion.

2021-06-07T04:00:00Z

1x38 The Battle of May Island

1x38 The Battle of May Island

  • 2021-06-07T04:00:00Z20m

2023-11-01T04:00:00Z

1x39 EVE Online

1x39 EVE Online

  • 2023-11-01T04:00:00Z20m
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