The Hidden Nightmares [BLENDER/FNAF]

The Nightmare Chica is genuinely the most disturbing of the designs, it's uncomfortably smooth and kinda plays into the fear of massive open mouths ready to swallow you into darkness.

These Nightmare designs are like what the OG animatronics would look like if a very small child tried to recreate them from memory, which is honestly perfect.

1:40 The most disturbing detail is that in the dark Nightmare sees himself eating a brain, posing the serious bite he gave to Evan with a brain and you can still see blood coming out of his mouth.

The original horror of the animatronics was based off how uncanny Scott's 3D models were. But for me, those animatronic designs have been around so often that they became oddly normal again. Re-establishing the uncanny valley with an organic influence on the robot designs was a genius next step!

I love how friendly the actual animatronic version of him looks. Even more friendly looking than the toy animatronics from the main franchise. Really differentiates between the nightmare version of him

I think the most disturbing part about The Hidden Nightmares is that unlike FNaF 4 where the animatronics are still robotic, here they are a lot more... natural. Still extremely unnatural, yes, but they've got the feeling of actual monsters a little kid would imagine. I think at the age the Crying Child was at, it'd be difficult to imagine the animatronics as robots. And also taking into account that a child's mind exaggerates scary things to make them seem scarier, this makes more sense than having 9-foot-tall robots waiting for you to open the door. It's absolutely fucking terrifying.

One thing I especially love about this is how actually friendly and sweet Nightmare looks before he turns into... that. Like, that's what the animatronics were supposed to be, before everything went haywire. It adds onto the tragedy even more in my opinion.

I think how foxy's top lip curls up as if growling is a great detail to him because it makes and even greater connection to the fact that they act and look more like an organic animal, everything else is 10/10 excellent job

I gotta say, the way that Nightmare does not seem at all in control his own anatomy/unstable (eyes seemingly growing and shrinking at will, etc) and him not being bound by the dimensions of the room (seemingly too tall for the closet) just made my fucking SKIN crawl and I applaud you for that He really feels like some impossible creature a kid would dream up

Those nightmare models are genuinely creepy, they give creepy vibes that no other FNaF model has ever given me. Edit: Viewers, don’t reply if you don’t respect my opinions or think I haven’t seen almost anything the VHS community has to offer.

The way Bonnie's pupils dilate is so realistic that she looks like a complete threat ready to take you out in the dark, and God! Foxy's eyes are so haunting and inhuman, they give me chills

This was the first fnaf video in years that I’ve found genuinely unnerving. Like I gasped the first time I saw that shot of Bonnie in the hallway. The design is incredible on its own, but making them so large really sells it. Also the music choice is spot on.

I love how real Fredbear's design strikes a perfect balance between being legitimately cute and presentable to kids AND having one of its most distinct features be his teeth. It adds even more context to the crying child's fear of mouths. The organic nightmares are also a great way to show how -- from the eyes of a child -- the animatronics can be seen as real creatures and not robots. (On top of the designs being 10x scarier)

A small detail I just noticed but absolutely love is how the nightmare version of Foxy has much smaller eyes compared to everyone else, showing both the knowledge of Foxy being used as a cruel mask against the viewer, but also showing that the viewer KNOWS who's behind that mask to a point, yet unable to see much more than just the eyes out of fear

1:47 I love that you can hear Nightmare's jumpscare sound in the background.

the way the lighting, environment, and figures deform in this animation is in my experience very indicative of actual nightmares; especially the scenes of Nightmare in the closet and bed. Nightmares just don't make sense; familiarity is thrown out the window, and everything seems to go the complete opposite of how you want it to go. This animation captures the essence of a nightmare, in that everything goes wrong in every imaginable way possible.

One thing I noticed is how much jaws and mouths are emphasized. Like how multiple times characters have their jaw lower to an impossible reach. Or how much mouths are put on display. Its that extra attention to detail that makes this so much more creative.❤️

Making the animatronics look organic is a genius idea. It makes them appear extremely uncanny and unsettling! Great work

Am I the only one who would actually watch a full performance by Nightmare? He looks so smooth and friendly when he's singing as a robot.

I love the subtle differences between Nightmare and his Real Animatronic counterpart. It makes the child’s nightmares seem more realistic, instead of being complete different but horrifying versions of the actual animatronics, they are just slightly different yet still terrifying which makes it all the more perfect