Jump Scares: Terrifying SpongeBob Theories
Weird to see "terrifying" and "SpongeBob" in the same sentence, but here we are.
What do you think of when you hear “SpongeBob SquarePants”? I would assume a yellow sponge.
But what else?
A harmless cartoon? A silly show? A fun time?
What about deep, dark lore and a man losing his sanity to said lore?
Yeah, that one probably wasn’t in the top three.
DON’T FEED THE MUSE
Have you ever felt trapped in your own creativity? Have you ever felt like you had to make a certain type of content for your audience?
If so, then you’ll like Alex Bale’s Don’t Feed the Muse.
This is a series on YouTube that stemmed from a SpongeBob SquarePants theory. It was a theory that gained wild popularity, making Bale feel as if he had to make another one.
So he did.
And then he made another. And another. And another.
After all, it was getting him views.
But… he wasn’t very passionate about SpongeBob theories anymore. And, eventually, this turned into an entire horror series focusing on the struggles artists sometimes face when they get popular.
Audiences will expect something from you, and if you don’t deliver that, they may not want to stay.
“The Muse” in this series comes from the creature that is feeding Bale his SpongeBob theories, guiding him to millions of views each video. The catch? The Muse needs sacrifices in exchange.
“Do you really think they will care about your little films? I am your muse.”
He’s made over three short films for the series, and while you don’t have to watch the SpongeBob theories to follow along with it, I suggest you do. They’re actually interesting, and honestly are great theories on their own.
Alex Bale is an awesome horror creator in general. In addition to Don’t Feed the Muse, he’s also the creator of the Pizza Time Pizza and the Happy Meat Farms series. So, yeah, go binge some of his stuff.
The Theorizer
If you’re more in the market for theories and theories only, then I will direct you to the glorious channel of The Theorizer.
The Theorizer presents theories about SpongeBob SquarePants in a different way than most. By that, I mean that the channel dives deep into why many of the characters have dark and twisted minds. (Here’s the playlist for them all.)
Every character in the show is essentially a lovecraftian evil. Or insane.
Gary is an alien god, by the way.
The Theorizer also has theories on things like Disney Pixar, Hoodwinked, and Madagascar.
In all honesty, I just find the channel extremely fun. They’re creepy theories, but the narration is done fantastically. It just feels like the spiral of someone trying to piece together the insanity of cartoons.
And I love that.
There are certainly more theories about this show out there.
There’s the popular “Skin Theory” — which basically suggests that wearing other people’s skin is a normal practice among Bikini Bottom citizens.
There’s also tons of theories that began to pop up after The Theorizer and Alex Bale got popular. Seriously, a quick “Spongebob theory” search on YouTube will yield way too many results to even count.
Still, it’s all pretty interesting, so go on and check them out.