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So I decided I'm doing these kind of opinion videos and kind of my thoughts on this side Or the other things so I got the kind of inspiration to do this particular video because I mean it's partially For me, it's partially for maybe some other people who kind of need to hear this or You know might hear it and see this and be able to relate to it So there is that aspect to it But I just wanted to put it out there to kind of show my appreciation for some things you know, we've all been having a hard time with the pandemic and everything and You know where my My videos will usually seem like I'm doing a great job and really holding things together That's not always the case Everyone goes through ups and downs especially during this pandemic and I just feel like horror Not just horror films and and just watching horror films But the community has kind of gotten me through a lot of this And I kind of want to just take the time to acknowledge that and put this video out there because I know some other people May feel that as well And I feel like we should kind of talk about that and at the least recognize that you know, I've I haven't been able to You know see my family In the way I want to in over a year. I know that's not that's not just me but There are things in life that help to Distract you from that, you know that type of stuff and Horror horror has been that So I'm you know, I'm in a good place, you know, like I I've been working my job the whole time I've been able to work from home and That's great, you know, I have a lot of things to be thankful for because I know there are a lot of people throughout this who have been through Much worse stuff a much worse, but that doesn't mean that, you know, we all don't experience something because we do No matter who you are But if I can, you know get it together And I think it's important to see this as well, especially from you know Someone who's a guy who's you know, I'm into horror and you know I like watching violent things and stuff like that and film but You know, there's a there's an emotional side and stuff like this definitely makes that happen. So that's important but I Really wanted to kind of you know voice my Appreciation for just horror in general see what other people out there have to say, you know Put some comments down there talking about it, you know, tell me how horrors gotten you through things, you know Obviously, you can see from my channel I become even more active because of being home all the time and Being able to watch as many horror films as I can because there isn't a whole lot else going on and that's the crux of how horrors been so great for me and how horrors been so great to me throughout this pandemic because It's allowed me the time to get lost to You know take my focus off of things that are tough and things that are different that I don't necessarily like Or have to you know, wait it out through because I you know, I know not everybody took took this whole thing super seriously But I'm the type of person who I've always been in that situation where If there's a call to do the right thing or do certain things to try and help the greater good That's me like I'm gonna do that and if it you know takes some sacrifice I'm gonna do that and I've done that and You know, like I said, you know, I am in a much better situation than a lot of people are so and I recognize that and so I'm very I'm still very thankful that I'm in the situation. I am So I feel for the people who aren't in the situation. I'm in But at the same time, you know, I still feel for me and that's okay, you know, and we should all feel that way. So I Guess I guess in a way I'm trying to give some people permission to feel To feel sad about things to feel upset about things but I also want people to be able to understand that You can distract yourself and also feel okay with that you can, you know bury yourself in horror films and and realize that that's that's a fine reaction To what's going on and you know, obviously that's what I've done like I was saying you can see from my channel that my Involvement in horror has just grown and a lot since this whole situation happened, you know, not only have I put up a lot more Videos I'm starting to branch out onto different types of videos and I started doing those watch parties Actually, I started doing live streams on YouTube first and then I've moved to the watch parties Which leads me to another thing is when I was talking about the role of the horror community with all of this I Want to like give a shout out to some people who have been awesome It would have been great in interacting with me my channel in particular But mainly the people that I've you know We're there for the live streaming and have been there for the watch parties in particular Which you know if you're watching this and you're like oh you're doing watch parties. Yeah I'm still doing it and everyone is welcome to to join in because We're all kind of distracting ourselves together You know, it's it's it's an opportunity for us to come together watch horror together and hang out and and have that distraction and that's every other Saturday at 7 p.m. Eastern Standard Time through the scenery extension of Google Chrome, so you just need to have a shutter Account and create a senior account, which is free and you can do that But um, you know put some comments down there I'll respond to you with that type of stuff, but there's also information on my channel But anyway, so I want to put a shout out there to some of the people who have kind of been around and have really made Me happier because of the interactions. We've had you know being nerdy about horror. So, you know, Christina aren't Uncle Pete Blue Room Rich Smith Marshall Boy Jesse who's an who's newer Mike. Yara, you know, he's he's been around as well Heather Santros, you know, you've been around as well I hope I'm not missing any any of the main folks at the moment if I am I really do apologize But I think I hit all the the people who have been around the most So thank you to those people I've had some great great interactions and I want to keep having those interactions with everyone You know and even if you're someone who's just dropped a comment here or there and I didn't say your name You know know that I do appreciate those comments. I try to make sure that I you know respond to all them, but Horror's been great And I want to hear from everyone else, you know put in the comments, you know how has horror gotten you through this and Some of the films that have really gotten you through it in particular Is there anything you watched out there and really spoke to you? I mean, it's weird But when the pandemic started and I wasn't going anywhere some some of the things I I dove into most were Were movies like the shining which like That's the probably one of the worst things to watch early on because it's about literally being isolated and shut in and not Being able to go anywhere But I found comfort in that but you know That just goes actually a little bit back to just my My love of horror and why I'm in the horror it is it helps me face my fears It helps me deal with difficult things in life and a lot of the times when I'm watching The difficulty that I'm having in my life on screen That's what helps and that's why I I did in that situation watch something like the shining Also in addition, I just love the shining which you know, why wouldn't anyone because it's it's amazing But yeah, so I want to hear those stories from you You know, let's get therapeutic about this. Honestly, that's fine. You know put some comments down there What's really gotten you through this hasn't been tough for you? Hopefully it hasn't it would be great if some people are able to comment and be like I actually haven't had a problem with this it's been great and there are things that have been great about this for me in particular which is Obviously having more time to do horror and more time to put into the channel as a good distraction And you know the people I've met Online through this that's been the best part the people I've met So I really appreciate all that and just also connecting with other horror related people on social media, you know I'm in a Joe Bob Briggs Appreciation group on Facebook and some cool people I've met through that There are some trolls there too, but you know, you got to ignore those folks Although I did have a really interesting situation where someone was being really mean to me on that Facebook group And then through nothing like I barely I didn't even interact with the person They just messaged me out of nowhere and said, you know what that wasn't cool and I feel bad about it And I'm sorry and I was like wow that's pretty awesome and pretty amazing And then we had a back-and-forth conversation about horror movie recommendations and it was really cool So you never know but Twitter Twitter's been really good and positive as well some really cool people there A vote vote trace little She's been doing I hope I said her first name, right? I probably didn't I apologize She's been doing some really awesome stuff Christina aren't so I already brought up. She's been doing great stuff Which she has her own YouTube channel. Just search her name Christina with a K aren'ts is a RNTZ. She's great She's really active on social media. So I've enjoyed watching her stuff the homicidal homemaker who's awesome You know Darcy from the last drive-in. She's been putting some great stuff up Brianna Whipple who is a writer and contributes to Rue Morgue magazine one of my favorites The faculty of horror Andrea subasati people like that, you know just watching horror people So also just put some of your favorite horror folks down there, but anyway Feel like I've rambled rambled on too much about this but hopefully this has been helpful on some level I don't want this to go too long. I feel like it's overstaying. It's welcome a little bit So I'm gonna cut it off here, but Yeah, I just I just wanted to put this out there and and it like I said, it's partially for me because it's cathartic But hopefully it's also helpful for someone out there and you can say as much in the comments But I do appreciate it I'm not gonna do my typical stuff at the end of this to be like subscribing all that because it doesn't feel right for this tone But know that I'm gonna I'm gonna be putting up more You know my opinions my thoughts videos and they're definitely going to be more Passionate in a different way and more Optimistic in a different way than this one is this one is just it's the right place right time and I needed to do this So thanks for watching this. I really do appreciate that Until next time keep it bro