DO NOT OPEN - PUPPIES INSIDE
September 23, 2016 10:45 AM   Subscribe

Here's a video of Husky pups swarming through a door vent, which seems upbeat and fun thanks to the indie-pop instrumental score. See a video (.MP4, 7.4mb) closer (Daily Mail) to the source, and it seems a bit more menacing without any audio. Let's amp up the terror and set the scene to The Walking Dead's theme song. If you need a come-down, enjoy Wrigley at the movies, a man and his boss's dog re-enacting romantic movie moments.
posted by filthy light thief (26 comments total) 14 users marked this as a favorite
 
Note from the poster: it looks like the original post (or an earlier version) was on Facebook, which I can't currently access. If for some reason, you wish to find Video Zero, Daily Mail references a Facebook group/ page/ thing called Aww Station, where Xingua92 posted the video. DM re-posted it, which I provided as a direct link, so you don't get an auto-load of the next video, which is currently something terrible.

This has been another dose of Way Too Much Background Information for a Cute Puppy Video.
posted by filthy light thief at 10:48 AM on September 23, 2016 [3 favorites]


DONT PUPPIES OPEN INSIDE
posted by idiopath at 10:53 AM on September 23, 2016 [14 favorites]


It is almost like they are trying to escape being in a vertical video.

(Sorry, couldn't resist)
posted by Ranucci at 10:59 AM on September 23, 2016 [5 favorites]


Husky puppies: Could do without the advertising jingle sounding background music
posted by robbyrobs at 11:01 AM on September 23, 2016


It was so sweet of the mama to help that last one who couldn't make it on their own.
posted by hwyengr at 11:01 AM on September 23, 2016 [3 favorites]


Let's amp up the terror and set the scene to The Walking Dead's theme song

Nope. Still cute.

Also, does the mama dog look kind of relieved once the last puppy is through the door, or am I just projecting?
posted by bibliowench at 11:01 AM on September 23, 2016 [16 favorites]


PUPPY STAMPEDE
posted by poffin boffin at 11:05 AM on September 23, 2016 [3 favorites]


The only zombie show I would watch.
posted by Squeak Attack at 11:23 AM on September 23, 2016 [1 favorite]


It was so sweet of the mama to help that last one who couldn't make it on their own.

Heh, I saw that love nip as "cut that out, Jr., you don't need to subdue the barrier, just hop over it already."
posted by filthy light thief at 11:34 AM on September 23, 2016 [2 favorites]


MetaFilter: Could do without the advertising jingle sounding background music
posted by ricochet biscuit at 11:38 AM on September 23, 2016


Heh, I saw that love nip as "cut that out, Jr., you don't need to subdue the barrier, just hop over it already."

I'm pretty sure she picked him up by the scruff to give him a boost.
posted by hwyengr at 11:45 AM on September 23, 2016


It was so sweet of the mama to help that last one who couldn't make it on their own.

if you pause the video you can see that she is ACTUALLY trying to stop the puppy from entering but then she notices the camera and is oh, allow me to help you dear child by sinking my teeths into your flesh #waittilwearealone
posted by Foci for Analysis at 11:52 AM on September 23, 2016 [2 favorites]


THE PUPPIES ARE COMING FROM INSIDE THE HOUSE!!!!
posted by GenjiandProust at 12:02 PM on September 23, 2016 [4 favorites]


"Menacing"? "Terror"?

Are we watching the same videos? All I saw was cute little puppies with different music. The music on the first video was kind of annoying.

Is this like "The Dress", where people see it differently? The puppies look black and white to me.
posted by yohko at 12:06 PM on September 23, 2016


Nope. Still cute.

"Menacing"? "Terror"?


Maybe there is no point in trying to convey emotion via score after all.

In all seriousness, for folks who see nothing creepy about the video with the zombie music, do recut trailers "work" for you?
posted by sparklemotion at 12:27 PM on September 23, 2016


Recut trailers typically work for me. This one...the dissonance between the music and the imagery pushes me from "aww" to just giggling.
posted by Four Ds at 12:33 PM on September 23, 2016 [1 favorite]


Me looking at the romantic movies one:OMGHILARIOUS...wait, it's starting to seem weird...OMGHILARIOUS
posted by NorthernLite at 12:37 PM on September 23, 2016


sparklemotion, actually I can sing a song from a Marvel movie. Also, I think music can add a lot to dramatic presentation -- however, it can't do ALL the lifting on it's own.

That first trailer (Shining) does come off as "heartwarming", but there's a story associated with it.

The puppies in the OP are just... puppies. There's no more story to go along with it. There's no indication of whether they are friendly puppies, or mutant zombie Terminator puppies who are going to end civilization as we know it.

From my previous experience with puppies, I'm going with friendly.

(However, some people who have had bad experiences with dogs in the past would probably find even the one with "cute" music more horrifying.)
posted by yohko at 12:49 PM on September 23, 2016 [1 favorite]


"There's no indication of whether they are friendly puppies, or mutant zombie Terminator puppies who are going to end civilization as we know it."

They are huskies, so the latter is what those friendly puppies will become. Do a quick search for "Husky Destroyed" to see what I mean.

(28 years of owning huskies has taught me this: a bored husky is a destructive husky. A husky who is kept from a thing or place they want is a destructive husky. They are also the best dog breed ever.)
posted by ITravelMontana at 1:16 PM on September 23, 2016 [3 favorites]


The puppies in the OP are just... puppies. There's no more story to go along with it. There's no indication of whether they are friendly puppies, or mutant zombie Terminator puppies who are going to end civilization as we know it.

Interesting... I guess I've seen "swarm of cute things" used as a horror trope enough that the adorable/creepy line is thin for me and it's fun to let my brain can swap in the "these are zombie puppies trying to feast on human flesh" interpretation with a little help from the right music.

Sometimes though, you don't even need the music.
posted by sparklemotion at 1:24 PM on September 23, 2016


(I'm pretty sure the menacing/terror stuff is extremely tongue-in-cheek. Huskies kind of are assholes, though.)
posted by tobascodagama at 2:39 PM on September 23, 2016 [1 favorite]


Thank you for this.

I request a sequel with kittens.
posted by yes I said yes I will Yes at 4:22 AM on September 24, 2016


Oh god, I just can't. Those poor people.

A year ago, we adopted an 8 week old golden retriever, and we thought we were prepared. Dear god.

Why are you chewing on that, I need to sleep, nonono stop chewing on that that is plasterboard wall why, no stop that, yes ok no stop, ok just you just shat on your own bed and rolled in it I didn't think, no stop destroying that omg stop why would you chew on an actual brick shit go back to chewing on the walls, no I just played with you for 4 hours straight please go to sleep.

It was horrible. Just awful. I can't see that video without a mental soundtrack of "No, why are you destroying that, no stop that, oh crap you are totally coming through the door, wait why are there FOUR of you shit I am doing that sleep deprivation hallucination thing again".

Those poor people.

So fuck you Lucy, you adorable agent of chaos, for forever ruining my ability to enjoy a puppy video.

(We love you).
posted by arha at 5:56 AM on September 24, 2016 [4 favorites]


We need the opposite combination for science. Will a Walking Dead scene set to cute indie pop music make me go "awwww"?
posted by Omnomnom at 2:06 PM on September 24, 2016 [2 favorites]


I actually found it kind of creepy the first time, though definitely more threatening later.
posted by jojobobo at 3:22 AM on September 25, 2016




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