Hey everyone,
I've been seeing a series of videos on YouTube from a guy named James, and I'm trying to figure out if this whole thing is fake or some kind of ARG.

According to his posts, he found a strange object while hiking and has been making vlog-style videos experimenting with it. His latest upload is pretty disturbing. He went live planning to drill into the object, but during the stream an orb-like thing appears, and he suddenly collapses while mumbling. The livestream keeps going for another 49:50 minutes with only audio before it cuts off.

Has anyone looked into this or knows if it's been confirmed as staged, edited, or part of a larger project? Any info or analysis would be appreciated.

Im a little worried if this is real of the guy is ok. Around 21:53 he starts to drill in the live video.

The live video from last day ;

Source: https://www.youtube.com/live/Ulp-lrdltV8?si=f8sh1nOfHSPCYnM7

I especially like the "I hope someone saves this... in case I die", bit of foreboding. Where do I tune in for next week's episode?

Is there anything more to this than someone with what looks like a strong, blue/white light being turned on at the far end of the room, at the appropriate time (easily done at a distance, without a cable, using a wifi enabled socket adaptor and a phone) and some very klunky dialogue/acting.

I'm ignoring the object itself, as, other than some poorly etched markings at the end, it looks of entirely mundane origin. It's as if the maker of this saw the Buga balls videos and decided to make their own, but instead of a poorly dressed "lab" setting they went for "what tools do I have in the basement".

Someone turned it on?

Nothing scarier than invisible shadows.