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I’m an MTV-generation guy. I was there when video killed the radio star. I mumbled along with Kurt Cobain in 1991 while a janitor danced with his mop. I cried when the great Johnny Cash remade NIN’s great song “Hurt.”

Even now, I dig through Youtube and Yahoo Music looking for the videos that accompany many of my favorite songs.

Over the course of time, I’ve ran into a few that are “creepy.”

First is “Come to Daddy” by Aphex Twin. Here we have children with adult-sized heads (actually, the same adult-sized head on each child). There is a creepy demon screaming “Come to Daddy.” An old woman is pissed on by a dog. This video was directed by Chris Cunningham, the wild genius behind the “Rubber Johnny” short movie.

This next video is “Queen B” from Puscifer. Puscifer is a new project from Maynard Sims (Tool, A Perfect Circle). You know how the man is obsessed with bizarre animation, sexual objects, and angry lyrics? It’s all combined with creepy madness in the “Queen B” video.

Here we have “What’s a Girl to Do” by Bat For Lashes. It’s a beautiful song…moody and atmospheric. The video starts with the innocent-looking lead singing biking down a lonely road at night.

Then people wearing animal masks pop out of nowhere and follow her. And what the hell is the deal with the spooky kids and the balloons!

So a group called The Cuban Boys thought it’d be a great idea to mash up “The Hampster Dance” with some bizarre techno. Thus “Cognoscenti Versus Intelligentsia” was brought to life. This one tiptoes that fine line of creepy and fucked up.

The last one I present is “Where’s Your Head At?” by Basement Jaxx. Putting human faces on angry monkeys gets me every time. The dog at the end gives me nightmares.

Jason Sizemore is the publisher and editor-in-chief of all things Apex. During his free time he writes weird fiction that can be tracked down from his personal website at http://www.jbsizemore.com. If you’d like a chapbook of his fiction, Webs of Discord can be bought from the Apex Shop.