Happy Halloween! In honor of All Hallows' Eve, I wanted to give a shout out to perhaps the creepiest music video I've even seen, "Don't Worry, We'll Be Watching You":
"Just do as we say"
This wonderfully hypnotic and melodic yet super creepy song is the brainchild of Gotye (a pronunciation respelling of "Gauthier", the French cognate of Gotye's given Dutch name "Wouter"), a Grammy winning Australian-Belgian multi-instrumentalist and singer-songwriter. Known for his creative and unusual compositions, Gotye taps into his dark side with this unsettlingly yet catchy song.
Adding tremendously to the sinister atmosphere of the video are the visuals which were animated and directed by Greg Sharp and Ivan Dixon at the animation studio Rubber House. They remind me of weirdly experimental music videos from the 1980s, like "Self Control" (1984) by Laura Branigan.
In addition, the cult in "Don't Worry, We'll Be Watching You" therein are pretty much poster children for your typical evil cult. Also, the bit where the true face of the cult is (literally) revealed sends chills down my spine.
In fact, this video should be watched for inspiration by Keepers before running a session of Call of Cthulhu!
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