History NightmareFuel / SquimpusMcGrimpus

** What's disturbing about Squimp's Afton is how dissonantly ''ordinary'' he sounds, giving the impression of a StandardFiftiesFather. He's not the cartoonish MadScientist Afton from canon, nor is he a CardCarryingVillain or a holier-than-thou PoeticSerialKiller; he acts like a mundane, real-life serial killer '''all too well'''. Just another [[TheyLookJustLikeEveryoneElse typical "normal person"]] who rationalizes every murder he commits with a messed up FreudianExcuse, almost as if he's Squimp's answer to [[Manga/JojosBizarreAdventureDiamondIsUnbreakable Yoshikage Kira]].

--> ''[[AC:Climb inside the torso and '''[[InterruptedByTheEnd accept your dea-]]''']]''

--->[[AC:This music makes me feel better.]]
--->[[AC:It makes me think about birds. I like birds. They are pretty.]]
--->[[AC:One time, I saw a bird sleeping in the snow. That's what bad dreams are about.]]
--->[[AC:I feel like I'm sleeping in snow. And I can't get up. It's too cold for me to do that.]]
--->[[AC:Things don't breathe when they sleep in snow. I can't breathe.]]
--->[[AC:I can't breathe.]]
--->[[AC:I CAN'T BREATHE.]]

--->[[AC:FOUR TAPES HIDDEN INSIDE THEIR EMPTY HEADS.]]
--->[[AC:FREDDY RIPPED APART WITH A SMILE.]]
--->[[AC:BONNIE DANCING IN THE DARK.]]
--->[[AC:CHICA AND HER WONDERFUL SONG.]]
--->[[AC:FOXY MEETS THE HAPPY MAN.]]
--->[[AC:YOU ARE GIFTED. YOU FOUND THE FIFTH.]]

---> '''''Michael! MICHAEL!!!'''''

---> ''The hidden room in the bathroom hallway. The boards. Break them. I'm in there. I'm in there. Michael. Your father. I'm your father. I want to talk to you.'' '''''I only want to see my boy.'''''

--->[[SuspiciouslySpecificDenial Fredbear does not exist.]]
--->Springbonnie does not exist.
--->Nothing happened to anyone.
--->He does not exist.
--->[[BrokenRecord He does not exist.]]
--->[[MadnessMantra He does not exist.]]
--->[[MadnessMantra He does not exist.]]

--->''[[AC:I don't exist?]]''
--->''[[AC:You said you were sorry, and that you loved me.]]''
--->''[[AC:But I know you're lying.]]''
--->''[[AC:You don't love me.]]''
--->''[[AC:That's what you always said.]]''
--->''[[AC:I don't love you either.]]''
--->''[[AC:And I'll be [[TakingYouWithMe taking you with me]]]],''
--->''[[AC:so you'll know how it feels to stop existing.]]''

---> ''C’mon, Michael. Come visit me. I know you’ll do it; she’ll'' make ''you do it.'' ''[[DeadlyEuphemism I’ll give you the warmest welcome you can imagine…]]''

--> ''[[TheFourthWallWillNotProtectYou I see you.]]''

--> ''[[AC:[[TearJerker "Who could ever love a girl like Elizabeth?"]]]]''

--->'''Baby:''' [[AC:There was a young girl who sulked in her room,]]
--->[[AC:She wanted an ice cream, and wanted one soon.]]
--->[[AC:She went to her father; he turned her away.]]
--->[[AC:He always turned her away.]]
--->[[AC:She was so sad.]]
--->[[AC:[[BrokenRecord She was so sad.]]]]
--->[[AC:[[MadnessMantra She was so sad.]]]]
--->[[AC:[[MadnessMantra She was so sad.]]]]
--->[[AC:She-]]
--->...
--->''[[AC:[[TearJerker Who could ever love a girl like Elizabeth?]]]]''
--->'''Elizabeth:''' Daddy isn't watching... Don't tell Daddy I'm here. I wanted to watch your show too! [[KilledMidSentence I don't know why he wouldn't-]]

--> ''C’mon, Michael. Come visit me. I know you’ll do it; she’ll'' make ''you do it.'' ''[[DeadlyEuphemism I’ll give you the warmest welcome you can imagine…]]''

It's hard to believe that a series of short videos, each one less than 5 minutes long, would be able to reignite the horror of a [[VideoGame/FiveNightsAtFreddys franchise that's over 5 years old nowadays]], but Squimpus [=McGrimpus=] managed to pull it off. Needless to say, after watching these videos, '''you will learn what it means to truly feel fear'''.

* Concerning portraying characters that appear in the minigames, Squimpus manages to plunge their designs ''straight'' into the UncannyValley. Their designs of Psychic Friend Fredbear, Purple Guy, and Foxy Bro's mask are just some of the MANY creations that keep their fans up at night.

** The fourth instructions simply state [[NothingIsScarier "Audio will play."]] Instead of a tone, [[SoundtrackDissonance operatic music starts playing.]] Then someone - presumably Chica - starts speaking. She talks about how the music makes her think about birds, and how she once saw one dead in the snow. Then, when she says she can't breathe, [[SuddenSoundtrackStop the music stops]] and the image of... ''[[UncannyValley someone]]'' slowly fades in over Chica's shoulder. Suddenly, the video cuts out, the music kicks back in, high pitched and sped up, and [[FreezeFrameBonus in the final split second of the video,]] the video comes back, with the text "I CAN'T BREATHE" in big text. The image accompanying this text? A (now-censored) dead bird lying in the snow.

* Let it be known that Squimpus is such a pro at terrifying people that they managed to take such hardened Five Nights at Freddy’s veterans- Dawko, Razzbowski, 8-[=BitRyan=], [=VaporTheGamer=]- and leave them absolutely terrified, even crying in fear in some cases. Squimp can make people who ''play this game or its many clones for a living'' scared of it again... They are just ''that good.''

* Concerning portraying characters that appear in the minigames, Squimpus manages to plunge their designs ''straight'' into the UncannyValley. Their designs of Psychic Friend Fredbear, Purple Guy, and Foxy Bro’s mask are just some of the MANY creations that keep their fans up at night.

* [[https://youtu.be/a6KkcHpFi7Y Pirate Cove Pre-Show]] Starts out with a cute cartoon of Foxy that would play on the restaurant [=TVs=] before the Pirate Cove show. After Foxy finishes telling the patrons that the show starts in 3 minutes, the video cuts to a black screen with five white stick figures, and one of them fades away. The cartoon plays again, but this time without the BackgroundMusic. Foxy still speaks like normal, but is cut off near the end of the cartoon by Weather Alert-like tones. The four remaining stick figures return again, and another one disappears. The cartoon plays again, but now there is no voice or music, except for a text to speech voice saying to discard the tape. It cuts back to the stick figures, and the remaining three fade away one by one, leaving a black screen.

** A stick figure version of William Afton then appears and taunts Foxy. The video cuts to purple text saying '''”GO GO GO GO GO GO”''', [[VideoGame/FiveNightsAtFreddys2 referencing the minigame from FNAF 2.]] The video then abruptly cuts to Foxy standing alone in the darkness, staring at something, then cuts to Foxy from behind, staring at Golden Freddy, who is twitching rapidly and singing a distorted song. Golden Freddy stops twitching, and the video ends.
--->”What’s the matter, Foxy? I thought you wanted an audience!”

** The first scene of the video is a content warning, stating that [[ContentWarnings "the following video is not suitable for photosensitive individuals, and contains content that many would find disturbing"]]. But then...

** The text, which happens to be The Puppet, goes on to tell the viewer - heavily implied to be Michael Afton - that before his brother died, something else happened at Fredbear's: something that went wrong with the springlock suits (no surprise there). She then shows an image of Springbonnie as she tells us to "watch". The image doesn't move, but the sounds of heavy breathing, something snapping, and screams of agony are played over it. It's a good thing it's only a still image - otherwise we would have been treated to the aftermath of a [[CruelAndUnusualDeath springlock failure...]]

** The logo for [[VideoGame/FiveNightsAtFreddys3 Fazbear's Fright]] fades in, with the Puppet telling Michael “not to worry about dates, names, or locations” and that “you’ll know it when it happens.” She then goes on, while the silhouette of Springtrap is shown over a crackling, fiery background, to explain how to defeat him, even going so far as to where to find the gasoline can to start the fire. Fortunately, that’s the end of the NightmareFuel, and the Heartwarming kicks in soon after.
** However, there’s one little bonus of FridgeHorror to top it all of. The above bullet heavily implies that the Puppet can see the future. But does that mean she knows that the fire will be AllForNothing, and that Springtrap will escape to kill another day? That Elizabeth and Molten Freddy are still out there, and she’ll be captured by one of her father’s own creations?

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8RqGSTf5JQg The Night Security Training Video]] is a cheesily animated video explaining the ins and outs of the night shift jobs. However it quickly descends into NightmareFuel. It starts off slow, with the background and all audio cutting out at the end of the CCTV segment. Then, while explaining how the doors and lights work, after turning on the light, ''Springtrap'' can be seen standing outside the window before a ringing noise plays and the video cuts out momentarily. During the third segment, the audio slowly gets distorted, before the video suddenly changes to a blank background. After a few seconds, Section four starts, titled "I am here." ''Three guesses as to what happens next.''
** If you guess "Springtrap appears", you'd be correct. A few seconds after the title shows up, a picture of Springtrap appears. Over the course of a few seconds, Springtrap slowly opens his mouth, revealing the mummified corpse inside. The sounds playing over this? Distorted music ... and the sounds of someone (it's pretty obvious who) '''[[HellIsThatNoise banging on a wall and howling in agony.]]'''

** This message becomes ''even more'' chilling after "Memories", where we learn [[AbusiveParents just how much William despised Michael]]. [[AlternateCharacterInterpretation Has Afton]] [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone truly come to regret how he treated his son in life]], or ''[[OhCrap does he just want Michael to come to him so he finally has the chance to kill him directly as Springtrap?]]''

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dUnVeAd4DAg Facial Recognition Testing]] is a video recording of Toy Bonnie as the employee assessing him tests out the criminal face recognition. An innocent person will make his eyes widen for a second, and a recognized felon will make him beep. [[MoodWhiplash And then the offscreen employee shows Toy Bonnie what can be presumed is William Afton.]] Toy Bonnie LUNGES offscreen presumably toward the image, and in turn the employee. [[ScrewThisImOutOfHere The employee, after successfully deactivating Toy Bonnie before being killed, then walks out of the facility saying the entire establishment's a death trap.]]

* While Nonexistent Video had the Puppet telling Michael Afton that she knows he's sorry, and that his brother Joseph will forgive him for his death, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QzT99RwpVYs Company PSA]] makes it pretty damn clear that Joseph doesn't reciprocate those feelings. In fact, he's become ''[[VideoGame/UltimateCustomNight Vengeful Spirit]]'' levels of bitter, angry, and vengeful.
** Elaboration is needed. The video starts off slow, with the announcer explaining which direction Fredbear's will be going after the Bite of '83. The management decided to completely rebrand, replacing the old Springlock animatronics with the animatronics seen in VideoGame/FiveNightsAtFreddys2 in their non-withered form. The new animatronics will not be springlock suits and will not be wearable; wearable costumes will be separate suits entirely. The restaurant will also be completely rearranged, with the tables being shuffled around and another stage for Foxy being added. However, when explaining how the posters will be replaced and the prize area restocked, [[InterruptedByTheEnd the audio cuts out at the very end,]] and the video turns to black. After a few seconds... ''[[https://youtu.be/QzT99RwpVYs?t=47 something]]'' fades in, but is immediately replaced with the PSA resuming.

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jFGqA9JWlXA& Animated Cartoon]] was meant to mark the end of the 2nd "season" of the found footage tapes[[note]]Squimpus ultimately decided that the planned "Season 3" would be cut down to just two episodes, "Memories" and a currently untitled finale, which would become an extension of Season 2[[/note]], and ''goddamn'' did it go off with a '''BANG.'''

* [[https://youtu.be/nz2LtWfTdPU Memories.]] Dear God, '''''Memories.''''' Despite lacking any real disturbing imagery (Though this lacking imagery for most of it [[NothingIsScarier may as well make it scarier]]), it still may very well be one of, if not, ''the'' most disturbing tape in the series. It starts off with some shots of Freddy Fazbear's Pizzeria, with some pleasant music playing in the background. But then, it shifts into a recording from none other than William Afton himself. He explains his motives for why he killed the five children: He was heartbroken when Michael killed his younger brother, Joseph. He wanted to "put his hands around his neck and just squeeze the life out of him", but couldn't because he'd easily be caught. So he took an alternative, and killed random children that he considered "brats" in Freddy Fazbear's Pizzeria, and then leaving [[TheSociopath without feeling even a slight bit of guilt]]. At the end, he mentions that he checks the tape every day to see if it's been moved, and considering that it's being played, it's very likely Michael already has. And then it ends with this ''immensely'' horrifying line:

** What's disturbing about Squimp's Afton is how dissonantly ''ordinary'' he sounds, giving the impression of a StandardFiftiesFather. He's not the cartoonish MadScientist Afton from canon, nor is he a CardCarryingVillain or a holier-than-thou PoeticSerialKiller; he acts like a mundane, real-life serial killer '''all too well'''. Just another [[TheyLookJustLikeEveryoneElse typical “normal person”]] who rationalizes every murder he commits with a messed up FreudianExcuse, almost as if he's Squimp's answer to [[Manga/JojosBizarreAdventureDiamondIsUnbreakable Yoshikage Kira]].
** Despite William's claims that the reason he hates Michael is because of Joseph’s death, there are several subtle hints throughout his dialogue (“But he’s a liar”, “Mike wasn’t settled with being a failure”, “that’s why I didn’t love him in the first place”, and “he was always a terrible kid, not worth my time”) that heavily imply William was already a [[AbusiveParents neglectful and uncaring father]] to Michael before the Bite, which is what drove Mike to bullying Joseph and eventually accidentally killing him. All this goes to show that even when he’s completely unrepentant about his murders, Afton’s FreudianExcuse falls flat and reveals him to be a complete ''monster'' the ''entire time''.

** Imagine that you’re one of the Missing Children at Freddy’s. You’re acting like a noisy brat, and then Spring Bonnie comes out and beckons you to come with him. Eagerly you go, only to be lured back into the storage area, and are horribly murdered. Afton claims that he “couldn’t do much” because the children would “squeal” so he had to “make it quick enough to be efficient, but slow enough to make it last”, but it’s clear that they were stuffed into the suits. It doesn’t matter WHY you were a brat that one time, a deranged murderer decided that you HAVE to be killed for him to be able to ''never kill his own son''.

*** Given the other videos, it's not unlikely that he strangled them to death. ''Sound Response Check'' implies this by Chica repeating how she "Can't breathe", not to mention it is something that keeps them from making noises while making it "long enough to last". [[VisualNovel/DayshiftAtFreddys It looks like this Afton is a Kiddie Strangler too.]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hq7fA_ENKsk Finale]], of course, isn't going to let the series end without a little more horror.

** Finally is a shot of a Fazbear's Fright hallway, [[NothingIsScarier pitch black after a very short distance.]] After Michael receives instructions from the Puppet, we are again [[JumpScare jump scared]], this time by a glitched image of Springtrap burning, followed by the photo of William's face...edited so it looks like it's ''melting,'' while flames surround it and a horrible scream rings out. The horror is mitigated only by the CatharsisFactor of knowing that it is an abusive father and child murderer who absolutely deserves this fate. And with that, the video becomes a mix of Tearjerker and Heartwarming, ending the Nightmare Fuel for good.

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0NLaekB_afE birthday_boy.mp4]]. A video of Funtime Freddy shuffling around in the darkness, while an 8-bit version of "Happy Birthday" plays. However, when the music ends, All that can be seen in the darkness are his eyes. Funtime Freddy then gets close to the camera, opens up his faceplates, and, while distorted music plays, reveals ''[[NightmareFace the face seen above as the page image.]]'' '''[[PrecisionFStrike What the everloving FUCK.]]'''

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S_deB7XE2rI father.mp4]], the final entry in the .mp4 series, is... [[TearJerker surprisingly somber at first]]. It begins with Springtrap standing in a dark void, as the mugshots of Foxy and Circus Baby fade in. Then the NightmareFuel kicks in as Purple Guy[[labelnote:Note]]Or what can be assumed as an early version of Squimpus' Purple Guy [[/labelnote]] pops up on the left side of the screen. A purple Springtrap fades in over Purple Guy - perhaps representing Afton's change into Springtrap - and as Springtrap completely blocks him out, the video and audio completely conk out.

* "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7W3HGQhfmEs bonnie.mp4]]" and its followup, "[[https://youtu.be/SIsGHFeGCtg power_outage.mp4]]" may be short videos, but they're also a realistic, ''even scarier'' recreation of the very sense of fear that put ''Five Nights At Freddy's'' in the spotlight since the first game. This time around, we see through the lens of poor Mike Schmidt's point of view in Squimp's "[[FoundFootageFilms found footage]]" style of filming, and while he stays silent the whole time in both videos, you can still tell just how ''terrified'' he truly feels like anyone would in his situation, as well as pinpoint the exact moment of "'''''OhCrap'''''" shortly after he finds Bonnie staring at him from the doorway.

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3y53kSAL7zU sad_girl.mp4]] starts out with Circus Baby towering over the camera, while a little tune plays on a trumpet. After the short tune is over, Baby recites some sort of poem-song-thing about Elizabeth Afton, which quickly develops into a MadnessMantra. Halfway through the final line, the she stops, the lights cut out, and all that can be seen are [[GlowingEyesOfDoom her glowing eyes.]] Eventually, those cut out too, and then, with as much contempt as a text-to-speech program can muster, she utters the final line of her poem:

** It's infinitely worse given that you can clearly hear the [[{{Sadist}}smile in his voice the entire time]].

** This message becomes ''even more'' chilling after "Memories", where we learn [[AbusiveParents just how much William despised Michael]]. Has Afton [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone truly come to regret how he treated his son in life]], or ''[[OhCrap does he just want Michael to come to him so he finally has the chance to kill him directly as Springtrap?]]''

** It then shows the logo for Fredbear's Family Diner, a clip of one of the Diner's shows, and an informative paragraph about [[DeathTrap the springlock suits.]] But then, all background noise except for the static cuts out, and a still of Fredbear is shown. Fredbear's teeth and muzzle slowly become covered in blood [[VideoGame/FiveNightsAtFreddys4 (whose blood is no question)]], and the image becomes oversaturated in red and cuts out as a loud noise plays.

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8RqGSTf5JQg The Night Security Training Video]] is a cheesily animated video explaining the ins and outs of the night shift jobs. However it quickly devolves into NightmareFuel. It starts off slow, with the background and all audio cutting out at the end of the CCTV segment. Then, while explaining how the doors and lights work, after turning on the light, ''Springtrap'' can be seen standing outside the window before a ringing noise plays and the video cuts out momentarily. During the third segment, the audio slowly gets distorted, before the video suddenly changes to a blank background. After a few seconds, Section four starts, titled "I am here." ''Three guesses as to what happens next.''

** The video starts off slow, innocent, and ActuallyPrettyFunny (in which is odd, considering the [[NightmareFuel channel's]] [[ParanoiaFuel track]] [[NothingIsScarier record]]). As the name states, it's a short cartoon showing the lives of the Fazbear Four after closing. Then, when Chica goes off to make pizza, she notices how there's 6 chairs when there's only four members of the band. Freddy writes it off as a weird coincidence (and throws [[DeadpanSnarker some sass for good measure]]), but then the audio cuts off in the middle of Chica's next sentence. The entire time, the camera lingers on a shot of [[{{Unperson}} 6 chairs and four slices of pizza]]...

** However, there’s one little nugget of FridgeHorror to top it all of. The above bullet heavily implies that the Puppet can see the future. But does that mean she knows that the fire will be AllForNothing, and that Springtrap will escape to kill another day? That Elizabeth and Molten Freddy are still out there, and she’ll be captured by one of her father’s own creations?

* [[https://youtu.be/a6KkcHpFi7Y Pirate Cove Pre-Show]] Starts out with a cute cartoon of Foxy that would play on the restaurant [=TVs=] before the Pirate Cove show. After Foxy finishes telling the patrons that the show starts in 3 minutes, the video cuts to a black screen with five white stick figures, and one of them fades away. The cartoon plays again, but this time without the background music. Foxy still speaks like normal, but is cut off near the end of the cartoon by Weather Alert-like tones. The four remaining stick figures return again, and another one disappears. The cartoon plays again, but now there is no voice or music, except for a text to speech voice saying to discard the tape. It cuts back to the stick figures, and the remaining three fade away one by one, leaving a black screen.

* Let it be known that Squimpus is such a pro at terrifying people that she managed to take such hardened Five Nights at Freddy’s veterans- Dawko, Razzbowski, 8-[=BitRyan=], [=VaporTheGamer=]- and leave them absolutely terrified, even crying in fear in some cases. Squimp can make people who ''play this game or its many clones for a living'' scared of it again... She is just ''that good.''
* Perhaps one of the freakiest things about this channel is just how ''random and unexpected'' these videos are. The type of horror portrayed is never the same twice in a row. Will it be outright jumpscares and loud noises? Or will it be more subtle, psychological horror? This inconsistency between the videos makes Squimpus that much harder to predict, and make her videos all the more terrifying.
* Concerning portraying characters that appear in the minigames, Squimpus manages to plunge their designs ''straight'' into the UncannyValley. Her designs of Psychic Friend Fredbear, Purple Guy, and Foxy Bro’s mask are just some of the MANY creations that keep her fans up at night.

** The fourth instructions simply state [[NothingIsScarier "Audio will play."]] Instead of a tone, [[SoundtrackDissonance operatic music starts playing.]] Then someone - presumably Chica - starts speaking. She talks about how the music makes her think about birds, and how she once saw one dead in the snow. Then, when she says she can't breathe, [[SuddenSoundtrackStop the music stops]] and the image of... ''[[UncannyValley someone]]'' slowly fades in over Chica's shoulder. Suddenly, the video cuts out, the music kicks back in, high pitched and sped up, and [[FreezeFrameBonus in the final split second of the video,]] the video comes back, with the text "I CAN'T BREATHE" in big text. The image accompanying this text? A dead bird lying in the snow.

** Despite William's claims that the reason he hates Michael is because of Joseph’s death, there are several subtle hints throughout his dialogue (“But he’s a liar”, “Mike wasn’t settled with being a failure”, “that’s why I didn’t love him in the first place”, and “he was always a terrible kid, not worth my time”) that heavily imply William was already an [[AbusiveParents abusive father]] to Michael before the Bite, which is what drove Mike to bullying Joseph and eventually accidentally killing him. All this goes to show that even when he’s completely unrepentant about his murders, Afton’s FreudianExcuse falls flat and reveals him to be a complete ''monster'' the ''entire time''.

** If you guess "Springtrap shows up", you'd be right. A few seconds after the title shows up, a picture of Springtrap appears. Over the course of a few seconds, Springtrap slowly opens his mouth, revealing the mummified corpse inside. The sounds playing over this? Distorted music ... and the sounds of someone (it's pretty obvious who) '''[[HellIsThatNoise banging on a wall and howling in agony.]]'''

** This message becomes ''even more'' chilling after "Memories", where we learn [[AbusiveParents just how much William hated Michael]]. Has Afton [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone truly come to regret how he treated his son in life]], or ''[[OhCrap does he just want Michael to come to him so he finally has the chance to kill him directly as Springtrap?]]''

** The above conversation implies that Golden Freddy is going to do what the Vengeful Spirit did to [[AmbiguousSituation whoever is the player in UCN]] to Michael. If the player is William, then at least the VS has a ''damn good'' excuse to give him a FateWorseThanDeath, but Joseph is doing it out of ''pure spite.'' He's dooming Michael Afton, a man who has changed since 1983, ''and his own brother'', to his own personal hell, '''simply because he can.''' This effectively makes this version of the Crying Child more bitter, insane, and revenge driven than ''[[VengefulGhost the Vengeful Spirit.]]''[[labelnote:Note]] At least in the universe Squimpus has created, which is a separate continuity from the canon lore. [[/labelnote]]
*** Of course, keep in mind that part of the reason Joseph died was because of Michael's actions, and that Michael had abused him horribly beforehand as VideoGame/FiveNightsAtFreddys4 has shown. Said actions which have left Joseph stuck as a ghost haunting a suit who has since [[DespairEventHorizon lost all hope]] of ever moving on as ''Animated Cartoon'' showcases. Yes, Joseph is much more spiteful than the Vengeful Spirit. But unlike the Vengeful Spirit, he has several more reasons to be, via years of abuse from said BigBrotherBully and that he caused his death.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jFGqA9JWlXA& Animated Cartoon]] was meant to mark the end of the 2nd "season" of the found footage tapes[[note]]Squimpus ultimately decided that the planned "Season 3" would be cut down to just two episodes, "Memories" and a currently untitled finale, which would become an extension of Season 2[[/note]], and ''by god'' did it go off with a '''BANG.'''
** The video starts off slow, innocent, and ActuallyPrettyFunny (which is odd, considering the [[NightmareFuel channel's]] [[ParanoiaFuel track]] [[NothingIsScarier record]]). As the name states, it's a short cartoon showing the lives of the Fazbear Four after closing. Then, when Chica goes off to make pizza, she notices how there's 6 chairs when there's only four members of the band. Freddy writes it off as a weird coincidence (and throws in [[DeadpanSnarker a little sass for good measure]]), but then the audio cuts off in the middle of Chica's next sentence. The entire time, the camera lingers on a shot of [[{{Unperson}} 6 chairs and four slices of pizza]]...

** [[MoodWhiplash Cut to a fiery background]] as the music suddenly heightens in volume and a very decayed-looking Fredbear (minus eyebrows, teeth, and left ear) pops up and is soon inches from the camera with those signature pinhole-eyes.

* [[https://youtu.be/nz2LtWfTdPU Memories.]] Dear God, '''''Memories.''''' Despite lacking any real disturbing imagery (Though the lack of imagery for most of it [[NothingIsScarier might make it scarier]]), it still might very well be one of, if not, ''the'' most disturbing tape in the series. It starts off with some shots of Freddy Fazbear's Pizzeria, with some pleasant music playing in the background. But then, it shifts into a recording from none other than William Afton himself. He explains his motives for why he killed the five children: He was heartbroken when Michael killed his younger brother, Joseph. He wanted to "put his hands around his neck and just squeeze the life out of him", but couldn't because he'd easily be caught. So he took an alternative, and killed random children that he considered "brats" in Freddy Fazbear's Pizzeria, and then leaving [[TheSociopath without feeling even a slight bit of guilt]]. At the end, he mentions that he checks the tape every day to see if it's been moved, and considering that it's being played, it's very likely Michael already has. And then it ends with this ''incredibly'' horrifying line:

** What's disturbing about Squimp's Afton is how dissonantly ''ordinary'' he sounds, giving the impression of a StandardFiftiesFather. He's not the cartoonish MadScientist Afton from canon, nor is he a CardCarryingVillain or a holier-than-thou PoeticSerialKiller; he acts like a generic, real-life serial killer '''all too well'''. Just another [[TheyLookJustLikeEveryoneElse unremarkable everyman]] who rationalizes every murder he commits with a fucked up FreudianExcuse, almost as if he's Squimp's answer to [[Manga/JojosBizarreAdventureDiamondIsUnbreakable Yoshikage Kira]].
** Despite William's claims that the reason he hates Michael is because of Joseph’s death, there are several subtle hints throughout his dialogue (“But he’s a liar”, “Mike wasn’t settled with being a failure”, “that’s why I didn’t love him in the first place”, and “he was always a terrible kid, not worth my time”) that heavily imply William was already an [[AbusiveParents abusive father]] to Michael before the Bite, which is what drove Mike to bullying Joseph and eventually accidentally killing him. All this goes to show that even when he’s completely unrepentant about his murders, Afton’s FreudianExcuse falls flat and reveals him to be a sociopathic monster the ''entire time''.

** Imagine that you’re one of the Missing Children at Freddy’s. You’re acting like a brat, and then Spring Bonnie comes out and beckons you to come with him. Eagerly you go, only to be lured back into the storage area, and are horribly murdered. Afton claims that he “couldn’t do much” because the children would “squeal” so he had to “make it quick enough to be efficient, but slow enough to make it last”, but it’s clear that they were stuffed into the suits. It doesn’t matter WHY you were a brat that one time, a deranged psycho decided that you deserved to be killed for him to be able to ''not kill his own son''.

** Note that Afton is [[NothingIsScarier very vague]] as to ''how'' exactly he killed the kids. We know he was deliberately trying to make them suffer, but what exactly did he ''do''?

** Even before the true horror sets in there's something so...unsettling about the way William speaks. He constantly sounds like he's gasping for air to breathe, but he just...can't. Whatever's left of him is trying to live, but he's far past death at this point. He's conscious, but he's not alive. He's just left to exist with his psyche in this perpetual state of agony. If anything, Hell might be ''preferred'' to this fate.

* "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7W3HGQhfmEs bonnie.mp4]]" and its followup, "[[https://youtu.be/SIsGHFeGCtg power_outage.mp4]]" may be short videos, but they're also a realistic, ''even scarier'' recreation of the very sense of dread that put ''Five Nights At Freddy's'' in the spotlight since the first game. This time around, we see through the lens of poor Mike Schmidt's point of view in Squimp's "[[FoundFootageFilms found footage]]" style of filming, and while he stays silent the whole time in both videos, you can still tell just how ''terrified'' he truly feels like anyone would in his situation, as well as pinpoint the exact moment of "'''''OhCrap'''''" shortly after he finds Bonnie staring at him from the doorway.

* Let it be known that Squimpus is such a pro at terrifying people that she managed to take such hardened Five Nights at Freddy’s veterans- Dawko, Razzbowski, 8-[=BitRyan=], [=VaporTheGamer=]- and leave them absolutely terrified, even crying in fear in some cases. Squimp can make people who ''play this game for a living'' scared of it again... She is just ''that good.''
* Perhaps one of the freakiest things about this channel is just how ''random'' these videos are. The type of horror portrayed is never the same twice in a row. Will it be outright jumpscares and loud noises? Or will it be more subtle, psychological horror? This inconsistency between the videos makes Squimpus that much harder to predict, and make her videos all the more terrifying.
* When it comes to portraying characters that appear in the minigames, Squimpus manages to plunge their designs ''straight'' into the UncannyValley. Her designs of Psychic Friend Fredbear, Purple Guy, and Foxy Bro’s mask are just some of the MANY creations that keep her fans up at night.

--->Baby: [[AC:There was a young girl who sulked in her room,]]

--->Elizabeth: Daddy isn't watching... Don't tell Daddy I'm here. I wanted to watch your show too! [[KilledMidSentence I don't know why he wouldn't-]]

** Then a man's face appears on screen, with a text-to-speech voice echoing [[MadnessMantra "Criminal..."]] in the background. The voice stops, and the face morphs into '''''the thing you see on the page right now.''''' THIS is how the animatronics see William.

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0NLaekB_afE birthday_boy.mp4]]. A video of Funtime Freddy shuffling around in the darkness, while an 8-bit version of "Happy Birthday" plays. However, when the music ends, All that can be seen in the darkness are his eyes. Funtime Freddy then gets close to the camera, opens up his faceplates, and, while distorted music plays, reveals ''[[NightmareFace the face seen above as the folder image.]]'' '''[[PrecisionFStrike What the everloving FUCK.]]'''

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[[caption-width-right:350:'''''[[MadnessMantra criminal criminal criminal criminal]]]]'''''

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[[caption-width-right:350:'''[[SoundtrackDissonance Happy Birthday]] [[NightmareFace To You!]]''']]

--> [[AC:This music makes me feel better.]]
--> [[AC:It makes me think about birds. I like birds. They are pretty.]]
--> [[AC:One time, I saw a bird sleeping in the snow. That's what bad dreams are about.]]
--> [[AC:I feel like I'm sleeping in snow. And I can't get up. It's too cold for me to do that.]]
--> [[AC:Things don't breathe when they sleep in snow. I can't breathe.]]
--> [[AC:I can't breathe.]]
--> [[AC:I CAN'T BREATHE.]]

-->”What’s the matter, Foxy? I thought you wanted an audience!”

-->''But you're going to watch it anyway. [[ButThouMust You have to.]]''

--> [[AC:FOUR TAPES HIDDEN INSIDE THEIR EMPTY HEADS.]]
--> [[AC:FREDDY RIPPED APART WITH A SMILE.]]
--> [[AC:BONNIE DANCING IN THE DARK.]]
--> [[AC:CHICA AND HER WONDERFUL SONG.]]
--> [[AC:FOXY MEETS THE HAPPY MAN.]]
--> [[AC:YOU ARE GIFTED. YOU FOUND THE FIFTH.]]

--> '''''Michael! MICHAEL!!!'''''

--> ''The hidden room in the bathroom hallway. The boards. Break them. I'm in there. I'm in there. Michael. Your father. I'm your father. I want to talk to you.'' '''''I only want to see my boy.'''''

--> [[SuspiciouslySpecificDenial Fredbear does not exist.]]
--> Springbonnie does not exist.
--> Nothing happened to anyone.
--> He does not exist.
--> [[BrokenRecord He does not exist.]]
--> [[MadnessMantra He does not exist.]]
--> [[MadnessMantra He does not exist.]]

--> ''[[AC:I don't exist?]]''
--> ''[[AC:You said you were sorry, and that you loved me.]]''
--> ''[[AC:But I know you're lying.]]''
--> ''[[AC:You don't love me.]]''
--> ''[[AC:That's what you always said.]]''
--> ''[[AC:I don't love you either.]]''
--> ''[[AC:And I'll be [[TakingYouWithMe taking you with me]]]],''
--> ''[[AC:so you'll know how it feels to stop existing.]]''

--> ''Tomorrow is another day''

--> '''we're never getting out'''

--> '''William Afton:''' So you better put it back, [[TheTapeKnewYouWouldSayThat Michael]], as neatly as you can, and start ''running''.

--> Baby: [[AC:There was a young girl who sulked in her room,]]
--> [[AC:She wanted an ice cream, and wanted one soon.]]
--> [[AC:She went to her father; he turned her away.]]
--> [[AC:He always turned her away.]]
--> [[AC:She was so sad.]]
--> [[AC:[[BrokenRecord She was so sad.]]]]
--> [[AC:[[MadnessMantra She was so sad.]]]]
--> [[AC:[[MadnessMantra She was so sad.]]]]
--> [[AC:She-]]
--> ...
--> ''[[AC:[[TearJerker Who could ever love a girl like Elizabeth?]]]]''
--> Elizabeth: Daddy isn't watching... Don't tell Daddy I'm here. I wanted to watch your show too! [[KilledMidSentence I don't know why he wouldn't-]]

It's hard to believe that a series of short videos, each one less than 5 minutes long, would be able to reignite the horror of a [[VideoGame/FiveNightsAtFreddys 5-year old franchise]], but Squimpus [=McGrimpus=] managed to pull it off. Needless to say, after watching these videos, '''you will learn what it means to truly feel fear.'''

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[[folder:Non-Canon Videos]]

-> criminal, criminal, criminal, criminal, criminal....

* [[https://youtu.be/nz2LtWfTdPU Memories]] is the penultimate episode of the series, and '''''man, it is dark.''''' Despite lacking any real disturbing imagery (Though the lack of imagery for most of it [[NothingIsScarier might make it scarier]]), it still might very well be one of, if not, ''the'' most disturbing tape in the series. It starts off with some shots of Freddy Fazbear's Pizzeria, with some pleasant music playing in the background. But then, it shifts into a recording from none other than William Afton himself. He explains his motives for why he killed the five children: He was heartbroken when Michael killed his younger brother, Joseph. He wanted to "put his hands around his neck and just squeeze the life out of him", but couldn't because he'd easily be caught. So he took an alternative, and killed random children that he considered "brats" in Freddy Fazbear's Pizzeria, and then leaving [[TheSociopath without feeling even a slight bit of guilt]]. At the end, he mentions that he checks the tape every day to see if it's been moved, and considering that it's being played, it's very likely Michael already has. And then it ends with this ''incredibly'' horrifying line:

* Perhaps one of the freakiest things about this channel is just how ‘’random’’ these videos are. The type of horror portrayed is never the same twice in a row. Will it be outright jumpscares and loud noises? Or will it be more subtle, psychological horror? This inconsistency between the videos makes Squimpus that much harder to predict, and make her videos all the more terrifying.

** The video starts off slow, innocent, and ActuallyPrettyFunny (which is odd, considering the [[NightmareFuel channel's]] [[ParanoiaFuel track]] [[NothingIsScarier record]]). As the name states, it's a short cartoon showing the lives of the Fazbear Four after closing. Then, when Chica goes off to make pizza, she notices how there's 6 chairs when there's only four members of the band. Freddy writes it off as a weird coincidence (and throws in [[DeadpanSnarker a little sass for good measure]]), but then the audio cuts off in the middle of Chica's next sentence. The entire time, the camera lingers on a shot of 6 chairs and four slices of pizza...