My Little Pony’s horror fandom has remained dormant for quite some time. Yet, a new plague has caused it to resurface. What is it about Infection AU’s that are so charming yet terrifying?
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TIMESTAMPS
0:00 – Intro
1:50 – The Beginning of MLP Horror
7:01 – MLP Infection AU’s
10:42 – Pestraobia by Osushat
17:58 – Smile Virus by bunnyizcute
22:24 – Other AUs
25:21 – The Cough and Closing Thoughts
27:46 – Interview with @MLPBun on TikTok !!
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Erm first btw🤓
MR PRESIDENT THEY SLAYED THE CVNTAGON ‼️‼️
oh we eatin good tonight
i remember my friend who was OBSESSED with mlp infection and grimdarks got me into liking it too and let me tell you they only told me about it yesterday. ive been watching videos all day yesterday, and today….😀
I’ve been thinking abt the MLP infection stories for the past few days now
LOL I actually think these are cool
I've seen some grimdark mlp fics still going around youtube
I've seen one that ACTUALLY added optimus prime himself
It’s so cool to see a new generation of My Little Pony horror stories! I remember I was around eight years old when I got into MLP creepy pastas. The one that scared me the most was “The Cough”. Viral outbreak stories always managed to disturb me. The villain isn’t one character, it’s a microscopic virus, fungi, or bacteria that, until a cute is found, is practically unstoppable. Scary thing + Special Interest (MLP) = Many nights where I wouldn’t sleep a wink.
Now, a whole decade later, here I am having a hard time sleeping because I decided to look at MLP infection AU’s…
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13:40 WHY DID YOU PAUSE AT THAT???? THAT WAS SO MEAN?????(/j)
Thank you for doing all the work to dive into this relatively freash phenomenon! It's definitely got me fascinated and im glad others find it interesting as well!
What’s wild is that these AUs seem to be attracting audiences far outside the brony community.
As someone who grew up loving the Mlp grimdark/creepypasta seen, I'm glad to see tjis trend doing well. I followed Osushat after seeing this video and learning they were the OG creator of this trend. I hope more people find Pestaobia after seeing this. I would also kinda like to point out that another classic story in the Mlp grimdark/creepypasta genre that could've inspired some of these AU somewhat and kinda used the zombie/infection concept is Something Sweet to Bite with the Candy Virus. As the ponies of Ponyville turned into candy ghouls after eating the remains of the Candy Mare. And they spreaded this virus more by biting other creatures. It's so cool seeing different versions of this story as it's a really cool concept. I can't wait to see more of this from fellow Mlp creators and artists. I kinda am intrigued to make my own version in the future. Hope this trend lasts a good while!!!
6:59 DAMN I WAS JUST USING THIS AS A BACKGROUND BUT THAT SCARED ME TF TO DODGE
Edit: BRO WHY YOU GOT VUT THE MUSIC AND SHOW RARITY LIKE THAT AT 13:30 MY BODY JUST WENT COLD!
Edit 2: STOP, YOU GIVING ME CHICKSKIN WITH GODDAMN TWILIGHT AT 14:38
Edit 3: I'm not one to pray in God, but man, if he out there, why did he make my instincts to watch scary shit at night? BECAUSE SWEETIBELL DID NOT HAVE TO DO THAT!
This video is honestly super good! Very interested in other stuff you'll make!!
I loved hearing about the infection AU's, but also..I LOVE that you're playing the songs from mad father in the background? specifically Old doll and Maria's theme? like..AHHHH that game needs more appreciation deadass
I know I shouldn't have been on the internet at such a young age but I still definitely think the pony fandom could've done more with hiding the adult content, I remember seeing gore and torture stories of the ponies as young as 6 years old lol
remember! childrens access to the internet and what they consume in media should be the problem of the parent, not the content creator <3
A child below the age of 13 should not have access to the internet .
I’ve actually gotten back into hotdiggedydemon because my boyfriend found some of his new videos and then I was like no way you’re watching the pony MOV guy (he had no idea I was talking about lol) but anywho he seems pretty cool these days seems like he’s very aware of his past mistakes and overall makes way better content recommended you give him a second chance 😀
HI!!! IM ETC.ETC.ETERA I MADE THE DONT LOOK (DIVINE SWAMP FEVER AU) THIS IS SO COOL
I never grew up watching MLP but seeing all the grimdark and infection AUs is actually what made me curious and want to watch the show in the first place. It's fascinating to see how creative this community can be
Crazy scrolling my recommended on YouTube and seeing my art in the thumbnail lmaoo
I love seeing MLP horror make a comeback. I love grimdarks and I love how this new age of MLP horror isn't extremely disgusting like how it once was back in the day. Pestrophobia especially is one that I love so dearly. The way that it's made and told is just so incredibly unique and has a certain kind of vibe that many other MLP infection aus don't have.
This scene (13:30) got the shit out of me, I'm scared if I saw that thing behind the door. I'm afraid of being alone and afraid of darkness. :,) (I saw that like a week ago and I'm still not okay).
subscribed! i love your content and how u format ur vids! mlp creepy pastas r so back and i’m so glad i can enjoy them properly now that i’m an adult so nostalgic 😊😊😊
why’s hotdiggetydemon an asshole?
I mean its not the creators' fault if kids lie about their age instead of using youtube kids like theyre supposed to 🤷but it is true that a lot of other public/all-age websites posted that same shit. Like I'm pretty sure Equestria Daily is/was for everyone and Cupcakes was posted there so
Omg I remeber the cough! When you brought it up I was like WHAT, I remeber I watched it when I was younger and I always think back on it to this day, that's nuts seeing it being brought up again!
this is unironically so well made!! i love that you went out of your way to mention the main inspiration for the "smile disease"
also never forgiving you for the rarity jumpscare it got me good!! <3<3<3<3
i found a better creepypaster similar to cupcakes called muffins which include all pie sisters, derpy and apple bloom got her cutie mark by killing applejack its still my favorite to this day
(just fixing a typo.)
A whole generation of fans were traumatized by the early days of mlp horror. T^T Including me.
I grew up watching the mlp grimdark stuff, and like a fucking lot of it. Some of it was good (Yum soda's two souls series is pretty good from what I remember which btw mlp toy skit grimdarks were a whole other ballpark compared to the fic stuff) and some of it was bad cough cough muffins cough but I'm really glad I got to see it. Taking the good with the bad, very very bad, stuff I saw made the experience of being a 9 year old on the unsupervised forums of ponychan unlike anything I ever had and ever will see again. Personally, I don't blame the adults making and posting this content because I'm of the opinion that kids shouldn't be on the internet at all unless they're on an app specifically for them like youtube kids (apps that don't have DMs like Tiktok) and although that doesn't change that kids are here, I don't think it should be the responsibility of the people online to look after random kids. I don't blame any of the people i knew when I was kid for exposing me to all that gorey and nsfw gunk because they didn't know I was a damn 9 year old, nor did I really say much to give myself away.
Oh and I'm so glad mlp horror stuff is making a comeback. Now I can finally have motivation to make my comic I've been wanting to do since I was a wee lad with no art skills or online presence lol
It took like 3 loops for my blind self to see pinkie.
My favorite au has to be the one from etc.etcetera, the art is amazing and was the first one I came across
The silent shots of the infected ponies was UNCALLED FOR i am NOT going to panic over PONIES 😭😭😭 /nm /hj
13:26 I completely froze up with the sudden scare omg-
(Honestly I applaud it I was NOT expecting anything like that)
I love how vague this au is. The only rule is that by stage 4 they are completely fucked up. The inner 2015 in me is ecstatic to see mlp gore comback and i wanna do this with some of my OCs
I feel like this trend was based on COVID-19 (which isn't a big deal anymore), but they just add horror to the mix.
Everytime you cut the audio for a moment and show a creepy picture it jumpscares the hell out of me. 😢