Here's one for you, that may also blow your mind into oblivion.
Did you know… that our Earth is actually on the shell of a giant turtle named Maturin?
And not only that, but the Turtle vomited up our universe when it had a particularly
bad stomach ache, seemingly during some time way back in the day at the dawn of all time
and space.
Yeah, take a moment to let that sink in, right?
Well--obviously, what we’re outlining are the inner workings of the legendary horror
writer, Stephen King and his remarkably brilliant interconnected Macroverse.
Because I hate to break it to you, but wherever the giant turtle Maturin is involved--so too
is it’s evil connected counterpart, The Deadlights.
So let’s see what our universe would be like if they were real.
Uhh.
Yeah.
Hello Internet, what’s going on--and once again welcome back to the most inquisitive
channel on YouTube--Life’s Biggest Questions.
As per usual, I’ll be your disembodied floating voice Jack Finch--as today, we curiously ask
the question--What If The Deadlights Were Real?
Roll the clip.
Errrr.
Yeah, sorry about that guys--I hate to do that to you, but that’s probably the best
we’re gonna get when it comes to a visual depiction of the cosmic horror in question.
For the curious amongst you, that clip was--of course, from 2017’s IT--Chapter One--and
although there have been several other attempts at capturing The Deadlights--it kind of goes
without saying, but this one nailed it.
And, while you may be thinking--Jack, what the hell are you talking about?
Just bare with me--because for the none Stephen King fanatics amongst you--don’t worry,
before we dive into this whole kerfuffle, we’ll be bringing everyone else up to speed.
Alright.
Not too much of a big deal, just a crash course in Stephen King.
This should be easy.
You see, ever since Stephen King published his first novel, 1974’s Carrie--which you
may be familiar with--he has gone on to truly earn the title, the King of Horror--publishing
over 61 novels and an incredible 200 short stories.
It’s safe to say that the man churns out horror fiction like a seasoned yeoman churns
out butter.
Whether it’s The Shining, ‘Salem’s Lot--Misery or Dolores Claiborne--King has cultivated
one of the most impressive horror universes ever created--and of course, it wouldn’t
be the leviathan of literature that it is--if it wasn’t all interconnected.
Because--come on guys, we love shared universes, right?
Well, before we address the content of the most obvious novel in question, 1986’s IT--we
have to pinch things back a few years, to 1982--and King’s first installment in one
of the greatest series ever written, The Dark Tower.
Also, I’ll try and skirt around it as much as possible--but there may be a few spoilers
here--but hey, guys, you were the ones that wanted to know if The Deadlights were real.
Because the truth is, we can’t speculate on The Deadlights--and it’s physical form,
Pennywise the Clown--without first spacing things out a little bit.
And I do mean that literally--because The Deadlights could not exist without the Macroverse
first existing--and in many ways, both physically and literally--The Dark Tower is the pylon
that connects all of these things, in terms of fiction and meta-fiction--and yeah.
I suppose this question to.
You see, all of King’s works are interconnected, by a concept known as the Macroverse.
Pretty much all of his novels, by proxy of The Dark Tower--are inclusive in this space.
And also, by proxy--so are we, given the fact that Stephen King appears as his own character
in his own novel during the events of The Dark Tower series, for the sole purpose to
tell the tale of Roland Deschain, The Gunslinger--the most noble man to have ever lived, thank you
very much--long days and pleasant nights to you sai.
Yeah, if that’s not confusing--welcome to the world of cosmic horror science fiction
fantasy--because hey, it was the mid-eighties and King’s imagination was at its peak.
Encapsulated in this Macroverse are a myriad of planes of existence.
All-World, the Homeworld of Arthur Eld himself.
Of course, there’s Roland and The Dark Tower’s Mid-World.
Then there’s Keystone Earth--otherwise known as our earth, our planet, right here--right
now--the one where Stephen King exists, you, me and everyone else.
There's The Territories of The Talisman fame.
The Null, Boo’ya Moon--the list is literally endless--but we’re not concerned with them
as much as we are concerned with another space.
The space in between all of these things.
Todash Space.
And if that sounds mysterious and terrifying--that’s because it is--and essentially, it’s where
all of the cosmic horrors and oddities that have populated King’s works originate from.
The eternal darkness of Todash Space--a place that, theoretically speaking, given the vast
incomprehensibility of our universe--could technically, plausibly exist.
So, there’s something to ponder for a while.
Now, remember that Turtle I mentioned earlier?
See the Turtle of enormous girth--on his shell he holds the Earth?
Well, although he is indeed a being of kind and noble intentions--of course, he too has
to have his Random, Red, Chaotic and Evil counterpart.
The Deadlights.
IT.
The true form of Pennywise the Clown--the vile, malevolent shape-shifting cosmic horror
that forms the villain of King’s 1986 novel--that crash landed in Derry, Maine--millenia upon
millenia ago to wreak havoc upon it’s poor townspeople for generations, before, of course
being defeated by the Loser’s Club in the Ritual of Chud.
An entity--seemingly comprised of unnatural, mystifying orange writhing lights--the true
cosmic force of IT--Pennywise the Dancing Clown--that at one glance can turn a human’s
mind into total and complete insanity.
What purpose could a cosmic force such as the Deadlights serve other than to destroy?
You see, the 2017 cinematic depiction of The Deadlights is pretty spot on in that regard--a
huge maw, rows upon rows of unnatural, disgusting teeth--ready to eat whatever unfortunate creature
just so happens to stumble upon its path.
Even more terrifying still--The Deadlights aren’t going anywhere--so don’t get too
optimistic given the closing events of IT: Chapter Two.
As alluded to in The Dark Tower series, it is thought that The Deadlights--as well as
Maturin the Turtle--are eternal forces--as The Deadlights consumes--the turtle creates,
in an everlasting cycle of gobbling and vomiting.
Yeah, who said a Mythos had to be couth?
You see, the Deadlights as we know them--in IT--are pretty much living it up on their
horrible vacation, and crash landed on Earth in its intention of feasting upon the rawest
of human emotions.
Fear.
You see, that’s exactly why it’s sole prey is pretty much children--the most susceptible
to the things that go bump in the night.
Evil clowns that offer you a red balloon from a sewer grate.
Mummies.
Giant Spiders.
Porcelain Sinks Filled With Blood.
In many ways, Stephen King’s IT is his rawest interpretation of the very lifeblood of his
works of horror--because IT is all of those things.
It is an eternal force--a cosmic phenomena--that seemingly, has existed in this plane of existence
since the dawn of time.
The Deadlights are fear if it was a chemical compound--just like Oxygen or Helium--the
cosmic building blocks of our universe.
Hey--who knows--maybe it’s even that Dark Matter thing that everyone keeps talking about.
Now, that’s a terrifying thought, isn’t it?
Well--there we have it--our long and short answer to the question, What If The Deadlights
Were Real?
In our imagination--they certainly are--and who knows, in the infinite complexities of
the Universe--they probably are too.
Well, what do you guys think?
Do you agree?
Disagree?
Have any more to add?
Then let us know any intriguing insights you may have in the comment section below.
Before we depart from today’s video--let’s first take a quick look at some of your more
creative comments from our recent video, Are Birds Real.
First up, Nick T says--
I’m glad that the narrator is aware of the silliness of this question lol.
-- Don’t worry Nick T, I always am--but I’m not entirely sure if the rest of the
comment section was…
And finally--Dave Ledden says--
Is Jack Finch real?
-- You know what, Dave?
I’ve already had three existential crises today--so I guess a fourth wouldn’t hurt.
Thanks buddy, keep asking the important questions.
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