Diving into House of Leaves Secrets and Connections | Video Essay

Today, we're going to delve deep into the Horror novel, House of Leaves. While it does play with many genres, I'm going to focus on the three main storylines, delving into Johnny Truant, Zampano, and even the hidden story of Pelafina. We even jump over to music to discuss Mark's sister, Poe, and her audio companion piece, Haunted (2000). So buckle up, cause we're headed straight into the heart of madness with House of Leaves! ----- In my YellowBrickRoad analysis, I mentioned that film was the closest we’d ever get to a House of Leaves adaptation. That, ultimately, was in reference to the way the land shifted around them, playing with concepts of time and space, as well as driving the expedition quite mad. There are other films that pick up other aspects of House of Leaves, such as Johnny’s obsession appearing in The Number 23. However, none of them quite reach the book’s glory. Seeing as there will never be a film adaptation of that novel, at least not outright, today, we’re going to talk about Mark Z. Danielewski’s debut novel House of Leaves. ----- Dubious Consumption is an analysis channel that talks about hidden gems or looked over movies that not many appreciate. We live by the phrase "more interesting than good." Please subscribe in order to help our channel grow! Subscribe at http://www.bit.ly/dcchanyt and share it with your friends! Twitter:   / justindherd   Website: http://www.justindherd.net/ Patreon:   / justindherd   TeePublic: https://www.teepublic.com/user/justin... TeeSpring: https://teespring.com/set-fire-to-the... Please consider becoming my Patreon at   / justindherd  . For just $1, you get early updates, the script for the next month's video, as well as the ability to influence future episodes. Thanks to our Patreon supporters: Chris Marquardson and StormeeOK! Donate at least $1 to get your name featured in EVERY video. Be sure to check out my other videos on YellowBrickRoad (   • YellowBrickRoad - An Existential Romp Thro...  ), Daybreakers (   • Exhausted Vampires During the Oil Crisis |...  ), The Ninth Gate (   • The Ninth Gate and Its Satanic Detective |...  ), Time Travel (   • Exploring Causal Loops in Cinema | Time Tr...  ), Stephen King's It (   • Top 10 Things Missing from Stephen King's IT  ), Inception (   • Inception - The Issues with Blank Slate Ch...  ), Cigarette Burns (   • John Carpenter's Forgotten Masterpiece: Ci...  ), and The Resurrected (   • The Resurrected: Dan O'Bannon's Lovecrafti...  ). If you want some horror recommendations, be sure to watch my favorite videos on Top 10 Recursive Hell Films (   • Recursive Hell (Time Loops in Horror) - Du...  ), Top 10 Essential Modern Horror Part 1 (   • Great Modern Horror Films, Part 1 | 2013 -...  ) & Part 2 (   • Great Modern Horror Films, Part 2 | 2013-2...  ), and our sub-channel Difficulty Concentrating's Top 10 Graphic Novels You've Never Heard Of (   • Top 10 Graphic Novels You've Never Heard O...  ). ----- Film Clips Used Dave Made a Maze Sinister Stay The Babadook The Shining The Number 23 YellowBrickRoad Game Clips Used P.T. Silent Hill 2 Music Video Clips Used Poe - Angry Johnny (1995)    • POE - ANGRY JOHNNY (Music Video - Original...   Poe - Hey Pretty Music Video Official Label Video (Drive-By 2001 Mix)    • Poe - Hey Pretty Music Video Official Labe...   Music Clips Used Poe - Haunted Poe - Exploration B YouTube Clips Dubious Consumption YellowBrickRoad - An Existential Romp Through the Woods    • YellowBrickRoad - An Existential Romp Thro...   TacticVisionz P.T. - FULL Walkthrough PLAYTHROUGH PlayStation 4 HD 1080P | No COMMENTARY    • Video   Collative Learning Film psychology THE SHINING spatial awareness and set design 1of2    • Video   Film psychology THE SHINING spatial awareness and set design 2of2    • Video   Image Credits The Map of Hell by Sandro Botticelli http://yourcontactinflorence.com/dant... Riddled House of Leaves by Sebastiaan de With https://www.flickr.com/photos/cocoia/... Mark Z. Danielewski by Emman Montalvan http://www.emmanmontalvan.com/