Fear of the Deep

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An extremely sad part of Yuri’s story is the man who discovered the camera and video wished he never had saying “If I had known the footage existed I’d have flooded it.”, because “his mom has it now – she has the footage of her own son drowning”.

Yuri's footage was definitely the most horrifying part of this video. Knowing that we were seeing a man's final moments through his own point-of-view is chilling.

NGL, one of the most terrifying things I’ve ever heard is when saturation divers talk about how every so often they’ll be made aware of some absurdly massive unknown creature that is just beyond the work light, generally through the feeling of water displacement caused by their movement. Like these are people whose job is to do extreme construction/demo work on the ocean floor, there’re pretty high up on the badassery scale, and they all basically are like “don’t think about it or you’ll go nuts cause the reality of what’s out there makes Lovecraft look like Cousteau.”

this video hits so different after the news of the “titan” titanic submersible being missing. especially the iron lung game. so eerie

honestly i wouldn't mind a series dealing with phobias like this, it's a very insightful way to view fears we may not understand

The story of "The thing that drifted ashore" is surprisingly "happy" for that author. All of those people apparently survived and presumably were able to get treatment for their mental illnesses and were cared for. Their families got to see them again. Nobody that was on the beach dies or mutates into a horrific monster or gets hurt when they inspect the corpse.

I hope in the next Fear of the Deep installment we'll discuss the dangers of going deep in a vessel made from camping supplies and a joystick.

Scuba diver here! At one of my favorite dive sites (the North Wall off Grand Cayman), the reef suddenly drops off and goes down a mile into the depths. As you descend down the wall, you can turn away from the coral to look off into the open ocean. There’s nothing quite like looking off into the blue, then looking down into the black abyss, and realizing just how small you are…

The story of Yuri just reminds me that: 1: Don't go diving, or atleast not alone. 2: Don't go caving. 3: Don't go underwater caving.

I feel horrible for Yuri. While he would have been cautious and listened to warnings and not gone alone, it always sucks to learn a lesson in the worst way possible. And knowing his mother now owns and has watched a tape of her own son drowning. It's heartbreaking

I don't think I've ever felt more helpless and afraid of the ocean than when watching that footage of Yuri. The idea of being so deep into the ocean on a limited air supply and not having a way back up is actually horrifying almost beyond my comprehension. I can't imagine the panic he must have been experiencing. I think that I have more of a fear of being trapped and knowing I'll suffer a slow death than I do a fear of the ocean. I've always been terrified of spelunking and getting stuck or wedged in a cave, too.

Anyone who grows up around by he ocean knows that it’s the ultimate danger. My father was a deckhand and would say “nothing on earth comes close” to the raw power of the ocean. It’s frightening.

Junji's art style is so iconic I recognised it at a quick glance despite having never read that particular manga. The man is a legend in the horror community

The ocean is literally the only thing in the world that scares me shitless. Thank you for the update and I hope you're feeling better. ❤

You know, Nexpo narrating a nightmare fuel horror manga is something i never knew i needed till just now. Wish i could see more of this in the future.

I’m obsessed with these mini-documentaries. Please never stop, Nexpo.

The Yuri video genuinely filled me with dread. I think mostly because you can just hear the exact moment he realizes he is no longer in control of the situation and instinctively tries to scream, perhaps with the hopes that someone/anyone would come to his aid and help bring him back to the surface. I'm sure with enough time he could've figured out how to do this on his own. Instead, the ocean mercilessly suffocated him after just a few minutes.

I grew up in Hawaii and would swim a lot in the ocean, one time while snorkeling, which I did a lot, I went a little too far out and the ground just dropped. The fear I felt was so intense...

As someone who has gone diving, I can say that when I heard you say that he emptied his BC, I began to tear up because you can only do such a thing at shallow depths where you want to adjust your buoyancy. This poor man started sinking faster and faster and probably hit the floor with a thud. I really hope his family is okay