NYGHIL | COSMIC HORROR | OFFICIAL SHORT ANIMATION FILM

As a huge fan of the concept of cosmic horror, I'm absolutely taken aback. The technical aspect of this movie, by itself, is enough to make it exceptional - the visual and sound design are absolutely outstanding in quality, and, beyond that quality, are so very unique and perfectly tailored to the very specific tone and aesthetic of the movie's universe and theme. But on top of that, the movie itself is so... well, at the risk of repeating myself and for lack of a better word, unique. Cosmic horror is a very tricky genre to convey, especially through video, because two of its pillars are, to me, the unknown and the incomprehensible - and how does one portray those without negating their nature? For this reason, the pieces of cosmic horror that I love the most tend to be the most abstract or vague. But your movie, while arguably abstract and vague, still shows a lot by what I think to be the standards of cosmic horror - I would personally consider even "just" showing the "Bearer of Light and Dark" in such detail to be a lot, and is usually more than enough to ruin that unique feel that cosmic horror is meant to convey. Except, here... It doesn't. I can't quite explain why yet, as all of this is still very fresh in my mind, but it feels like, while we do see and learn about several entities and places with very detailed visuals and even narration, every piece that is made somewhat tangible 1. is still intangible enough to remain "unknown", and 2. is shown in a way that leads us to conceptualize, or consider, or think about other pieces. I guess another way to express that last point would be that while we do get some pieces to the puzzle, every piece that we get lets us see more and more empty space where other pieces are missing. I'm sorry if I'm not making much sense - like I said, it's all still very fresh in my mind, so quite hard to put into words. But your movie gave me such a unique feeling that I wanted to express my appreciation, and why it felt unique. I'm looking forward to see more of your work! <3

For those who don't understand it: Something happened.

They created an egg, the egg was moved, the egg was bathed, the egg was looked at upon. The egg began bathing in to dust the whole universe. Worst egg ever.

Okay, this doesn't have enough views. The technical aspect alone is amazing.

Brilliant animation. The movements are very organic/realistic and the details are amazing. I'm really looking forward to the next part.

THIS. This is what Eldritch Horror should be! Indescribable, but knowable, knowable, yet almost too vague to know why it frightens you. Well done!

All that work crafting that egg just to have another entity slice it in half!? Even being an elder God is rough in the universe. Tough crowd. 🔥

Nicely done. Enigmatic, familiar yet utterly alien with near palpable sense of dread. Well done.

Pretty sure we just watched that guy with the cool hat and fiery face make a universe.. Born from the "cosmic egg" if you will.. With the help of some Azazoth-esque entity. The whole time i watched this arthur c clarke was in my head “Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic” Just a theory... very very well done animation, loved every second of it, thank you for your work 🖤

Visually stunning. A slow walk through a dark and twisted realm filled with deep and troubling voices. Amazing work.

Wow. Truly amazing visuals! Very impressive. The mood and the animation were just staggering. Very well done. And all that about someone decorating an Easter Egg!

This is now the greatest example of cosmic horror I have seen. Upheaval was close, but this one visualized it without compromising the qualities of the unknowable.

I am blown away by the production quality and attention to details. Kudos to your hardwork man.

Phenomenal. Stirs memories and imagination of things that once were, but could never be.

Loved it! Beautiful looking movie. Had me glued to the screen just waiting to see what the next scene was going to reveal. I also love how 'alien' in felt. Too many times in movies about aliens the writer, director brings too many human-like elements to tell the story, but the honest truth is we have absolutely no idea what another alien species is going to think like or move like or act like, so I feel you did a very good job of making it feel truly alien without losing the story in the process. I hope that makes sense. Do another one!

Beautiful. The sound is amazing, too. This was really a journey packed into 10 minutes.

One of the most underrated and underappreciated artists and filmmakers I've ever seen. Your channel deserves so much more love than you get. You will go far with work this good and I am rooting for you. ❤❤

This man has understood the assignment PERFECTLY. Encapsulates "cosmic horror" so damn well. From the indiscernable to the unnerving, and all the weird shit inbetween, this is an amazing example of cosmic horror done right. Outstanding work!

So the Xebreth mining colony was set up by British Steel? Nyghil looked happy in his work , anyway....

I love cosmic horror, sci-fi horror, and Lovecraftian content, movies, etc. . And this Amazing vid, is So Very Good ! Wow ! Thank you , Amazing Work.