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| Username 666 | |
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| Produced by | nana825763 |
| Distributed by | YouTube |
Release date |
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Running time | 4 minutes |
"Username 666" is a Japanese creepypasta screenlife YouTube video released in 2008. Created by PiroPito known online as nana825763 (born 1988). The video shows a fictional scenario where a internet user punching "www.youtube.com/666" into their browser and refreshing until they are taken to a heavily distorted, hellish version of the website. In 2022, there was a bug where if one changed the YouTube URL, the video would redirect to this video.
Video
[edit]An unseen computer user attempts to visit a 2006 style YouTube channel URL "www.youtube.com/666" with the name bearing the number of the beast. The account is shown as suspended, but the user continues to refresh the page a few times. Slowly the layout of the site starts to take on a more sinister tone, until they are taken to a heavily distorted, hellish and bloody version of the website.[1][2][3] At the end of the video, a hand comes out of the screen and the video cuts out.[4][5]
History
[edit]"Username 666" was made by PiroPito, better know by their online handle nana825763 (born 1988)[6] is a notorious Japanese surrealist filmmaker game developer and let's player. His best known for his "Username 666" video and other horror videos, like "Another YouTube"[7] and "my house walk-through".[8][9][10] In Japan, "Username 666" went viral in the months following the original video upload, with its status as a viral legend has spread throughout the internet.[11] PiroPito has been uploading videos since 2006. In an article by BuzzFeed News, Rachael Krishna praised his Minecraft let's play for being charming.[6][12]
In an interview with PiroPito, he stated that he's inspirited by "various films and novels, cult films, avant-garde films, surrealist films and paintings, dreams and the unconscious", and artists like "Shuji Terayama, Brothers Quay, Schwann Kmeier, Yasutaka Tsutsui, Kobo Abe, Yumeno Kyusaku, Greenaway, Suzan Pitt, Andre Breton, Max Ernst, Shigeru Mizuki".[13] Since 2019, PiroPito started making the game Metaphysical Region, with a trailer releasing in 2023. The game is still in development.[5][13] YouTube banned an account named "666" as a reference to the original short, with the ban only being lifted in early 2025.[7]
In 2022, there was a bug, where if one changed the YouTube URL "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=" and removed the letter "H", the video would redirect to the "Username 666" video.[14]
Reception
[edit]Bloody Disgusting called the soundtrack of the video "[A] simple bit of digital trickery was so creepy that some internet users still insist that it’s based on real paranormal phenomena."[7] Screen Rant said "Username 666 is an excellent example of early viral internet horror, and those nostalgic for YouTube's early days may want to give this one a watch."[1] Blumhouse Productions called the video "truly terrifying."[11]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b Fox, Tanner (2022-04-16). "10 Scariest Videos That Went Viral On The Internet". ScreenRant. Retrieved 2025-06-12.
- ^ Arzadon, Loren. "YouTube Review: Do Not Look This Up". The Tower. Retrieved 2025-06-13.
- ^ "13 creepy YouTube videos that are pure nightmare fuel". Yahoo News. 2018-10-29. Retrieved 2025-06-13.
- ^ Lucia (2017-11-22). "Creepypasta Of The Week: "Username:666"". The Ghost In My Machine. Retrieved 2025-06-12.
- ^ a b Lucia (2024-12-16). "Nana825763, "Username 666," & Beyond: PiroPito's Bizarro-Land YouTube Universe". The Ghost In My Machine. Retrieved 2025-06-12.
- ^ a b Krishna, Rachael (April 10, 2018). "This Japanese Guy Is Playing Through "Minecraft" With No Instructions And It Is A Joy To Watch". Buzzfeed News.
- ^ a b c C, Luiz H. (2025-08-15). "Six More Terrifying Short Films to Give You Nightmares!". Bloody Disgusting!. Retrieved 2025-11-05.
- ^ Breslin, Richard (2021-08-06). "Is This The Scariest House Tour Video On The Internet?". GameByte. Retrieved 2025-06-12.
- ^ Lucia (2019-12-09). "Decoding The Ghost Story Of "My House Walk-Through"". The Ghost In My Machine. Retrieved 2025-06-12.
- ^ "Mesmerizing time-lapse video shows enormous, intricate maze being drawn over six months【Video】". SoraNews24 -Japan News-. 2016-02-16. Retrieved 2025-06-12.
- ^ a b "CREEPYPASTA: Is "Username:666" the Most Dangerous Video on the Web?". Blumhouse.com. 2016-08-18. Archived from the original on 2017-07-21. Retrieved 2025-11-05.
- ^ "Why You Should Watch PiroPito's Minecraft Let's Play". 2018-12-03. Retrieved 2025-06-13.
- ^ a b Holstrom, Jans (2021-10-05). "YouTube Horror Maestro PiroPito Talks His New, Upcoming Game and the Difficulty of C++". Dread Central. Retrieved 2025-06-13.
- ^ "El perturbador video que aparece en YouTube si le quitas la h a watch dentro de la URL | Código Espagueti". codigoespagueti.com (in Spanish). 2022-07-27. Retrieved 2025-06-12.