Pretty much everything that can exist does exist in some form online. While this is exciting at some level, it’s also a terrifying prospect. Most of use aren’t disturbed enough to think of all the weird, crazy things that we sometimes encounter on the internet, but the many creeps who call the web home certainly are. And some sickos are a cut above the rest. Take, for example, a YouTuber who goes by Jake. Jake’s channel consists solely of disturbing black and white video sketches that seem to incorporate a dead body wrapped in a garbage bag. Saying that this footage is disturbing is putting it mildly. All of the short flickers of text that come across the screen in these videos don’t make them any better. One enterprising Redditor was able to piece together all of these texts. The result is actually a poem. Here’s a transcript: There was a lady all skin and bone; Sure such a lady was never known. It happened upon a certain day, this lady went to the church to pray. When she came to the church stile, there she did rest a little while; When she came to the church yard, there the bells so loud she heard. When she came to the church door, she stopped to rest a little more; When she came to the church within, the parson prayed ‘gainst pride and sin. On looking up, on looking down, she saw a dead man on the ground; And from his nose unto his chin, the worms crawled out, the worms crawled in. Then she unto the parson said, “Shall I be so when I am dead?” “Oh yes! Oh yes,” the parson said, “You will be so when you are dead.” Here the lady screams. This one might be the freakiest of all. (via Reddit) Well, I’m never sleeping again. I’d really like to know what exactly is happening in these videos and why, but I would settle for knowing whether or not that’s a real body. Read more: http://www.viralnova.com/dead-body-youtube/
Wootfatigue earns a living working on antique cars and shooting odd photography jobs. When he’s not at work he scours the internet to find the answers to some of life’s toughest questions, such as “will pee damage tires?” Now, while that might seem like an outright stupid question, when a gaze of raccoons takes up residence in your garage, anything is possible. googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display(‘VN_PG_DCBP_ATF’); }); That’s right folks, this is what happens when you give a raccoon a cookie. If you give a raccoon a cookie, he’ll ask you for one more… Reddit / wootfatigue googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display(‘VN_PG_DCBM_BTF’); }); And before long, there’s two more standing at your door. Reddit / wootfatigue If you give a raccoon a cookie, even just a bite… Reddit / wootfatigue These tiny, furry critters, will never leave your sight. Reddit / wootfatigue googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display(‘VN_PG_DCI1_BTF’); }); If you give a raccoon a cookie, he’ll ask you for a drink. Reddit / wootfatigue And before long he’ll start doing some pretty questionable things. Reddit / wootfatigue If you give a raccoon a cookie, he’ll think he’s human too. Reddit / wootfatigue And he’ll eat up all your scrumptious human food. Reddit / wootfatigue googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display(‘VN_PG_DCI2_BTF’); }); When a man runs out of cookies, he’ll settle for some nuts. Reddit / wootfatigue “It’s shopping time. More cookies please! No ifs, ands, or buts.” Reddit / wootfatigue All kidding aside, Wootfatigue has grown to love these raccoons as though they were his own children. Let’s just say his cookies bring all the raccoons to the yard. Read more: http://www.viralnova.com/raccoon-takeover/
Zach Anner’s Reddit-powered cross-country road trip is complete, and finally premiering on YouTube. The series, Riding Shotgun With Zach Anner, is a travel show that evolved from Anner’s former show on the OWN network. The comic won a contest after charming the online communities of Reddit and 4chan with self-deprecating humor that poked fun at his own affliction — cerebral palsy. Anner took to Reddit after the short-lived cable series was cancelled due to poor ratings. The new series is the first to have an official branded subreddit. With help from Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian, Anner and his friends traveled to six cities, suggested by the Reddit community: Montreal, Boston, Baltimore, Blacksburg, Va., Savannah, New Orleans, Denver and Vancouver. After selecting the itinerary, the team sought out local redditors to give their take on each city. Throughout the six-week trip, the guys released teasers of the crazy antics to keep viewers updated on their travels. They did everything from reading romance novels at the filming location of Dirty Dancing to performing on Bourbon Street with the 610 stompers to drinking “dragon’s blood” in Montreal. The new series, which is hosted on YouTube, already has more than two million views and 25,000 subscribers. Anner will host a Reddit AMA on Tuesday at 11 a.m. EST to kick it off. Will you be tuning into Riding Shotgun With Zach Anner? Let us know what you think of the online-powered endeavor in the comments below. Read more: http://mashable.com/2012/10/23/reddit-powered-travel-show/
