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“Two star-crossed lovers reaching out

To the beast

With many names”

- He Is by Ghost

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DanAndPhilCRAFTS - Slime: Analyses Archive

I've been seeing a lot of people saying we should make something to collect all these wonderful and insightful analyses, and I agree!

I would love to see a zine or something like that be made in the future by someone more talented than me, but in the meantime I've created a google doc folder just to keep everything together:

A little info:

I've included only analyses and not fanart

I've tagged all the OPs and included links to the original posts

these are just all things that I've seen on my dash, but if you've seen/written analyses or comments that you'd like me to include I'd love to do that! send them my way!!

I have left the original titles for posts that had them, and have added titles for the ones that didn't just to name the documents. If you'd like me to change the title on your post just message me*

I have not made any changes to the texts themselves, not even to correct grammatical or spelling mistakes; if you'd like me to change the document to an updated version of your post just message me*

I have not included tags, but if you feel like they're an important part of your analysis and would like them to be added just message me*

*OPs only please!

It goes without saying that if I've included a post you made, but you would prefer not to participate, that's completely fine, just message me and I will delete it/make changes immediately.

Under the cut I'm tagging everyone whose posts I've included so far (will add more if people send me more stuff!)

@locamotivednp @nebulaedaniel @slitsfordan @emojackolantern @dnphobe @concretdandelion @dnpg-hiatus-survivor @freakkduo @danandfuckingjonlmao @dapg-otmebytheballs @maribird444 @golfylester @freckliedan @fagus-sylvatica-beech-hedge @surprisedpikachu0203 @betaphannie @danswideslit @sisterdaniellasgayawakening @phil-lestifer @theyarewrestling @buskingalbatross @craftie-with-protips

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phil being the one to be sacrificed is something so personal somehow. i keep thinking about the old tumblr tag, when they saw some edit where phil had died. both of them jokingly insisting that dan should die sometimes too. the common trope in phanfics, dan being the one left behind. them flipping the script of “yeah phil will die, but he will always come back”

i saw someone else say this but it’s such a confirmation, deliberate or not, that they are bound by some outwardly source of power. phil always comes back.

i keep swinging between thinking that this was entirely unintentional and they essentially just flipped a coin about who will be the sacrifice. or that they have been planning this for months in intricate detail, carefully sculpting the homoerotic nature of it.

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ART IS IMPORTANT ‼️

[ID: Digital art of Daniel Howell and Phil Lester from "DanandPhilCRAFTS - Slime" as the tarot card "The Devil". Dan stands on the left, holding a heart in one hand and Phil's hand and a coiled rope in the other. Phil stands on the right, holding Dan's hand and the rope with one hand, and a knife in the other. Dan looks forward blankly, spattered in blood, while Phil stands with his eyes closed, a gaping wound in his chest. They stand on an altar mat, while a large red goat-like satan stands behind them, a hand on each of their shoulders. The card sits on top of a printed out government document from GCHO, which has been heavily blacked out and is splattered with blood. End ID]

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We did not acknowledge enough how funny it was that on the same day Courtney and Shane were excitedly celebrating their wedding Dan and Phil were reinventing queer horror and sacrificing the alternate versions of themselves to Baphomet

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Okay so I was rewatching DAPC-S again, and at the end of the video where dan and phil are stood in front of Baphomet, Dan flinches when Baphomet first comes behind him, still wary, scared of him. This was because Dan was more devoted to phil. He followed Phil, as he loves Phil so much that he would do anything for him. But, he was still scared; hesitant. in this post by @golfylester (where this idea of mine was formed), it talks about how Dan was hesitant to hand his hand over to phil to cut him, and when dan was about to kill phil. But, once Baphomet grabs dan, he leans back into the touch and shivers, almost like he finally had accepted Baphomet fully, and becomes fully devoted to not just Phil, but him as well.

Another thing I noticed in relation to the post I talked about earlier, was how Phil held the knife that was used to kill himself because he was so devoted to Baphomet. While in Dans hand was Phil’s heart because again, he was devoted to Phil, not as much so Baphomet. I think this just further proves that Phil has always been the one leading, and was the one who got Dan into this, while dan is just a devotee.

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this is like if in the blair witch had a couple of minions that were also filming a documentary. Like, found footage horror but from the perspective of the horrors. It's like if the vvitch took place in the modern times. It's like how in sinister they filmed all the killings and the film is what gave it power. Art is important, it is the art that takes imagination and gives it power. Art raises the demons. Creation is an act of devotion. Don't cry, craft.

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drop the dagger and lather the blood on your hands, romeo

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slime instructions unclear, real best friend companion through life like actual soulmate got sacrificed to the devil

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i’m trying to sleep but all i can think about is how the ritual and sacrifice was a promise of eternity to each other. a unbreakable bond and the love and devotion that requires

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DanAndPhilCRAFTS- Slime thoughts:

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Dan flinches when baphomet grabs them

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Lukas Graham - Hold my Hand | Jack Campbell - The Dragons of Dorcastle | DanAndPhilCRAFTS - Slime | Joy Harjo - Conflict Resolution for Holy Beings | Psalms 26:10 | Elvis Presley - Can't help Falling in Love

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slime video analysed thru horror with a queer pov

kay it gets its own post because im stil aaa bout it

This is just what I remember/was able to brush up on, since I studied this in 2019, so if anything is outdated I apologise, feel free to correct me, I love to learn!!

also I realized it has all become a lil rambly as I couldn’t contain my excitement soz

So this is my essay on the parallels of queerness in the horror genre and how DanAndPhilCRAFTS - Slime (2024) could be analysed in this light, especially given the creators’ personal history with the topic.

Among the classic tropes of the horror genre, is the topic of losing ones innocence.

Most emphasised is the loss of ones virginity, as a synonym for the innocence, although the innocence as such has many forms. As mentioned in Scream (1996), you may not survive if you have sex, if you drink/do drugs, or if you claim to “be right back” or in other ways investigate to satisfy your own curiosity.

The parallels to the christian church and societal norms are already obvious. If you deviate from the path of purity, it will lead to death and suffering. The only way to survive the night, is to stay pure. Do not be tempted by mere curiosities, for they will be the death of you, essentially.

In the same light, Baphomet is most often portrayed with characteristics from both the male and female human anatomy, and can be used as a metaphor for the inherent evil of gender expressions beyond the societal norm.

In the same light, monsters in various movies are often shown with a deviance in gender and/or sexuality. This role of ‘sexual outsider’ has, for years, been a symbolism that queer people have connected with. The has only further skewed the ‘stay pure’ narrative, as it brings on an ambience of kill or be killed. An either/or of sorts. But it has also made monsters and villains walk the line between sexy and terrifying, which naturally leads people to be enticed. We are sexual creatures afterall.

Often the monsters have an aura of masculine energy, as they make people cower, and the stereotypical jocks abandon their hardcore exterior. This, on one hand birthed the “the boyfriend is the killer” trope, but it also gave way for diving into morality, how many crimes can a villain get away with, as long as the character resonates with the audience.

This is demonstrated in Jennifers Body (2009) which was, at first, marketed to the male audience, making the monster Jennifer an attractive young woman, essentially getting the film marked as “Twilight for boys” by film critic Robert Ebert.

The ratings, however, were lackluster and claimed the movie was neither funny nor scary and thus was unsuccessful. Jennifer wasn’t “as hot as you’d hope she’d be” and essentially the “lesbians-for-the-male-gaze” marketing to boys 17+ failed. 

However, many women and young girls between 17-25 saw the character of Jennifer as empowering and resonated with the film. My theory is that the men did not like being the victim, being killed my something that they are supposed to be worse than. But the women saw a strength in the conflict between what is essentially two sides of the same existence - on one hand the rage of the injustice and gender inequality, and on the other hand Needy, who follows every character trope connected to the “last girl standing.” Except even she is tainted in the end, killing Jennifer and losing her innocence. (more talk about innocence, murder/virginity bla bla bla, okay but this essay aint about that)

All this plays a role in how the queerness of DanAndPhilCRAFTS - slime (2024) can be interpreted. Throughout all four installments of the narrative, Dan is seen being guided by Phil and scolded when he doesn’t do it right. Phil seems not at all surprised when Dans glitter face turns satanic, and by the third video, Phil hands the control over as he gives himself away.

Essentially, the indoctrination of Dans role in Phils devotion is cult-like. Cults are often hidden behind a facade of “found family” before the true behind-the-scenes terror is revealed. Dan is evidently comfortable in letting a more experienced person guide the way, despite his own hesitance. He knows that he cant do this halfway.

also the idea of Phil rising from the dead, during Easter… Jesus Christ, where would we even begin (lol)

But beyond that symbolism, It is the hesitance in Dans nature that seems to point to the “purity being tainted” horror trope. Phils devotion to Him is evident, but Dan seems more so to be devoted to Phil. A follower. Believing whatever Phil believes to be true. A Billy and Stu, Scream situation, if you will. The subtext of two lovers and the blurred lines of love and death, which has been analysed and discussed a whole while by smarter people than me. 

Dans hesitance to follow Phil guiding him to the other (queer) side. The penetrative stab and the menacing disarray of emotions on Dans face afterwards. This was anything but a selfish act, but he gave into the curiosity, he is not the last survivor, he has joined Him. This ritual was giving into love, without trying to contain, rationalise, or diminish any part of it. 

(Kind of how like dan, selfproclaimidly, would still be a ‘Daniel in denial’ if Phil hadn’t come into his life, because Phil ‘led him astray’ but he’s very okay with it and he has embraced it, and he’s happier giving in instead of fighting it?? Too far??)

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WHY TF WAS THIS THE AD I GOT ON THE VIDEO IM 😭😭😭😭