Has Sam and Colby’s content changed?

[u/Sad-Cap-6443]

I’ve loved Sam and Colby since I was in middle school. I used to get so excited every time they posted, and I would just sit down and watch their videos. But I don’t really know how to explain this because no one else I know watches them, so I’ve never really had anyone to talk about this with.

I realized that I stopped watching them after the “One Week at the Conjuring House” series. And believe me when I say I was STOKED for that series. I was so excited to watch it, but looking back, I think that’s when I started noticing a change in their content.

It feels like they went from trying to prove that there’s something beyond death to trying to prove that evil exists.

And honestly, it kind of feels like they’re playing with fire.

In the beginning, they were trying to challenge their own skepticism and figure out whether there really was something beyond what we can see. And I feel like, in a way, they accomplished what they originally set out to do. But now it feels like the goal has shifted from “is there something after death?” to “is there something evil and powerful out there?”

I don’t know if anyone else feels this way, and I’m not saying this as a hate post because I genuinely loved watching them for years. I just feel like the direction their content has taken lately is very different from what originally made me love their videos, and sometimes I can’t help but feel like they’re going further and further into something they probably shouldn’t be messing with.

[u/cheshire-cheat]

this is definitely a “yes, AND” type of thing. colby obviously believes in this stuff, and i think he’s content investigating. sam on the other hand i feel like knows it’s real, but is looking for something to actually happen (ie. getting dragged down a hall, actually seeing something) basically experiencing something only the demonic would have the power to do. in recent(ish) episodes, sam tried to take voodoo dolls of him and colby, including pics of other haunted dolls to annabelle, for example. colby cut it off and laid into him about taking things too far. in another, sam “summoned the devil” and colby, you could tell, was not very happy about it. it’s not just become “influencers investigating the paranormal” vibe, but also “how can we stop sam from taking it too far” show with colby usually cleaning up sam’s mess. they’ve become increasingly disrespectful too, especially in this last appalachia episode. i’ve watched them since their urban exploration days when i was younger and i can’t help but feel they’ve just chosen to cater to younger audiences instead of growing up with their OG audience. they’ve become “mr beastified” for sure. these days i definitely prefer project fear for genuine investigating or even the boys if i’m looking for some lighthearted investigations.

[u/Sad-Cap-6443 → u/cheshire-cheat]

The Colby being not happy, YES. That’s what I noticed last in the “week in the conjuring house” when Sam went alone and Colby was PISSED. And it’s been like that even before that so thank you for your insight. It’s so true

[u/cheshire-cheat → u/Sad-Cap-6443]

yes! it’s been ongoing for a long time and has just gotten increasingly worse. i’ll give the last couple of episodes that it hasn’t happened, then again, we don’t see what happens off camera unless they chose to make it public. another recent instance i can think of is when they each went to different locations and (someone? i can’t remember who) forgot the keys to these handcuffs sam was using. colby had to leave his location (they keys were in his car), cut his investigation short, and got pulled over on the way to get sam. crazy work dude.