History WebVideo / DarkHarvest

** First of all, the names of the major characters can be found in several different Slenderblogs, most notably ''WebVideo/MarbleHornets'' and EverymanHybrid.

* MindScrew: The end of Log #19 [[spoiler: Slender Man leans out from behind a door frame, but then at the start of 19.5 they act like it didn't happen. Add in the distortion at the end of 19.5 and things are definitely getting screwy.]]

** Averted by Daniel Shipman, who is ''very'' GenreSavvy.
*** [[spoiler: Greg, especially in his final log. One does not simply leave The Order.]]

** A possible one to WebVideo/BenDrowned or just [[TheLegendofZeldaMajorasMask Majora's Mask]]. Specifically, a video by Kind Von Der Ritter [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ur3TMHHH5OE refers to the "fourth dawn"]], and KVD's [[http://kindervonderritter.blogspot.com/ blogspot]] even had a countdown to the "first dusk". Chris and Alex were playing [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaOcarinaOfTime Master Quest]] in episode 4. A much more blatant one in Log Entry #15, where they actually play Majora's Mask on April 23. With the addition of the cult, it's probable that this series was inspired just as much by WebVideo/BenDrowned as it was by WebVideo/MarbleHornets.

** In Entry #3, we find out that there was a detective on the scene after [[WhamEpisode Log 14-2]] who seems to be quite familiar with a certain [[Franchise/TheSlenderManMythos "Tall Man"]]. At first viewers theorized he was Zeke from [[Blog/SeekingTruth Seeking Truth,]] but it seems he is an original character. Possibly the name is a shout out: '''D'''etective '''Amsel'''. [[CanYouSeeTheWords Look]] [[WebVideo/EverymanHYBRID familiar]]? The Amsel family plays a larger part in the series' myth arc.

* PutOnABusToHell: [[spoiler: Heather]] in the entry ''2014: boiler room''. After being damaging her leg, [[spoiler: Heather]] is eventually taken to the hospital by Chris in order to get her wounds treated. Unfortunately, when Chris comes back, [[spoiler: it's revealed that the hospital has no records of Heather ever being at the hospital in the first place, indicating that she was taken by the Order]]. WordOfGod states that this was done due to the actress moving to Texas, and had to find a way to remove [[spoiler: Heather]] from the plot.

* WordOfGod: Alex and Chris have become some-what regulars on the Around the Campfire podcast, where they share a lot of behind the scenes details. Their first appearance was on [[http://www.finalsmash.com/around-the-campfire-episode-2-11-04-2011/ episode 2]], with Chris returning on [[http://www.finalsmash.com/around-the-campfire-episode-3-11-19-11/ episode 3]] along with Tim from Marble Hornets.

On semi-permanent hiatus as of Spring 2014. Not to be confused with the ''WesternAnimation/InvaderZim'' episode.

On semi-permanent hiatus as of Spring 2014. Not to be confused with the InvaderZim episode.

Not to be confused with the InvaderZim episode.

** First of all, the names of the major characters can be found in several different Slenderblogs, most notably MarbleHornets and EverymanHybrid.

** The Operator symbol from WebVideo/MarbleHornets appears a number of times. Along with a label-less bottle of pills in a restroom of a creepy house.

* ForcedIntoVillainy: [[spoiler: Heather and Matt, who were forced into The Order by their families. Heather made a HeelFaceTurn. Matt... [[KilledOffForReal didn't]].]]

** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A55DOrim0Ug&list=UUthgGip1RiT-fIBIzF7EIBQ&index=1&feature=plcp Greg's Log #3]] reveals that [[spoiler:both Jessie and Greg were part of the Order at some point (and the former probably still is).]]

** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A55DOrim0Ug&list=UUthgGip1RiT-fIBIzF7EIBQ&index=1&feature=plcp Greg's Log #3]] reveals that [[spoiler:both Jessie and Greg were part of the Slender-cult at some point (and the former probably still is).]]

* OrganTheft: Alex and Chris find a bags of internal organs several times in the series, a token of the Slender Man.

** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_zBkgDWIWgY Log Entry #33]]. [[spoiler: If the fact Alex and Chris started shooting down the Order didn't get you, then the fact Matt had been part of the Order or the possible Noah/Firebrand involvement within the Order will]]

* FateWorseThanDeath: The Order is not allowed to kill Chris or Alex, as their prophecy dictates that Slender Man must be the one to do it. However, they have no trouble threatening Chris and Alex with one of these if they don't start minding their own business, saying that first they will kill their families, then lock them up and torture them until Slendy finally comes for them, at which point they will be begging to finally be put out of their misery. [[spoiler: They've already started the first part.
** More or less averted by the Sixth Enclave of The Order, who have on multiple occasions attempted to kill the boys themselves.]]

** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_zBkgDWIWgY Log Entry #33]]. [[spoiler: If the fact Alex and Chris started shooting down the Order didn't get you, then the fact Matt had been part of the order or the [[TribetTwelve possible Noah/Firebrand]] involvement within the Order will]]

Another addition to Franchise/TheSlenderManMythos, beginning November 2010. A young man named Chris has a little problem. Some strange things are going on in his house while his parents are away... He decides to try and film it, believing it to possibly be haunted. [[FromBadToWorse He has no idea what he's really in for.]]

This is Dark Harvest's [[http://www.youtube.com/user/DarkHarvest00 youtube page]] and [[http://www.youtube.com/user/KindVonDerRitter Kind Von Der Ritter's]]. This is Chris' [[http://twitter.com/DarkHarvest00 twitter page]] and [[http://twitter.com/gameslave2 Alex's]]. There's also [[http://project-egypt-blog.blogspot.de/ Project Egypt]], a side blog run by Daniel Shipman.

* AbandonedPlayground: The Rainwood Day Camp [[spoiler: Which is also a playground of sorts for the Slender Cult.]]
* [[BigDamnHeroes Big Damn Hero]]: [[spoiler:Jeff, saving Chris and Alex from certain death at the hands of the Slender Cult.]]

* BloodierAndGorier: This is one of the only series that actually shows how Slender Man [[{{Gorn}} eats his victims]].

* DefectorFromDecadence: Kind von der Ritter has been going against his Slender-cult and leaving clues for the boys, culminating in a video of one of their ceremonies, titled "my_final_betrayal".

* {{Expy}}: Kind Von Der Ritter is sort of a mix of [[WebVideo/MarbleHornets Totheark and Masky]]. He wears a featureless mask that makes him look like a short version of Slender and a rather odd outfit. He also sends creepy yet helpful messages to the heroes, and behaves almost violently when actually confronting them.

* FateWorseThanDeath: The Order is not allowed to kill Chris or Alex, as their prophecy dictates that Slender Man must be the one to do it. However, they have no trouble threatening Chris and Alex with one of these if they don't start minding their own business, saying that first they will kill their families, then lock them up and torture them until Slendy finally comes for them, at which point they will be begging to finally be put out of their misery. [[spoiler:They've already started the first part.]]

*** [[spoiler: Greg, especially in his final log. One does not simply leave the Order]]

* OrganTheft: Alex and Chris find a bags of internal organs several times in the series.

* ReligionOfEvil: The mysterious cult.

* TimeTravel: In one episode the heroes spend an entire day and some of the night driving to and exploring a government facility. Just as they return to Chris's house, they travel back to just a few minutes after they left. There is also some of Kind Der Von Ritter's abilities.

* FateWorseThanDeath: The Order is not allowed to kill Chris or Alex, as their prophecy dictates that Slender Man must be the one to do it. However, they have no trouble threatening Chris and Alex with one of these if they don't start minding their own business, saying that they will be begging for the day when Slendy finally comes to put them out of their misery.

* RenegadeSplinterFaction: One chapter of the Order is this. The main difference between them and the rest of the Order is that they are entirely willing to kill Chris and Alex themselves, unlike the rest of the Order who believes in following their prophecy that Slender Man must kill them.

* TheBlank: Besides Slenderman, Kind von der Ritter wears a mask that evokes this. The cultists masks have human-like features, but from a distance it's closer to this.

This is Dark Harvest's [[http://www.youtube.com/user/DarkHarvest00 youtube page]] and [[http://www.youtube.com/user/KindVonDerRitter Kind Von Der Ritter's]]. This is Chris' [[http://twitter.com/DarkHarvest00 twitter page]] and [[http://twitter.com/gameslave2 Alex's]].