Mind Murder

Mind Murder, also known as TFcore and Dark Glitchcore, is an aesthetic that mainly features video game characters, cartoon characters, or web animation characters, often accompanied by glitchy visuals and either binary code or a random quote. It was named after the ROBLOX game Mind Murder Place.
==Visuals==
Mind Murder visuals usually have a cartoon or video game character (e.g. The Boyfriend from Friday Night Funkin' or the animation YouTuber Shgurr) accompanied by trippy visuals and a quote. Some examples of Mind Murder quotes are “It's about the worst thing I can imagine... losing who you are like that, all the while being twisted into a damned monster.", “I don't know who I am. I am always living as someone else for my assignments. I don't remember what my face looks like ... or even what my personality was like. My face, memories, personality, beliefs, emotions, and soul ... I left them all behind. I have no ... 'self'. I am no one. I am nothing but an endless abyss.", and “I don't know. I'm losing it. It's losing me. It's going away.”.
==Symbolism==
*Guns and knives, similar to DarkErrorcore are represented as if one is trying to protect themself from their fate.
*Hypnotic swirls and glitchy effects represent one slowly forgetting who they are, like in Bianca’s image which depicts a person turning into a different person. In it, the trippy effects and hypnotic spiral represent her losing herself.
*Censored out faces, similar to empty photo frames in DarkErrorCore represent you not being able to recognize yourself anymore.
*Neon colors represent an acid trip, according to Bianca, “Sometimes, when MC occurs in a TF, it feels trippy. Like your brain is slipping away from you.” she says.
*Melting backgrounds represent acid trips as said above.
==History==
Although transformation art and trippy art has been around for a very long time, this aesthetic only started recently for its time. On March 31st, 2019, Desmarce uploaded the game MIND MURDER PLACE to Roblox. On September 19th. 2020, AussieBianca uploaded her first drawing to art sharing platform DeviantArt, which is titled “Bianca Kitty”. Graceorwhatever, who has a big hand in creating the aesthetic, joined DeviantArt in March of 2021. 2 months later on May 21st, 2021, Bianca uploaded the very first example of Mind Murder, which is a non-glitchy, psychedelic, trippy, picture of Cassandra from the Newgrounds game Pico's School turning into Carol from the Friday Night Funkin' mod titled Vs. Carol. The next day, Clone By Conversion created their Tumblr, in which they occasionally posted aesthetic photos; however, their blog has ended.
==Fashion==
Mind Murder fashion is mainly based off of mixing random clothes together. It usually consists of:
#Partially dyed hair (e.g one side naturally brown, one side dark purple)
#Torn clothing that fades into a different color (e.g Black ripped jean shorts that fade to blue ripped jean shorts, a dingy T-shirt that’s one side light turquoise, one side dark blue)
#Mismatched shoes/socks (e.g. one red sock, one pink sock)
#Shorts over leggings
#Baggy clothes, sometimes torn up
#Dripping makeup, or multicolored makeup
==Music==
Mind Murder aesthetic music, similar to DarkErrorcore, is meant to sound glitchy and invoke fear and anxiety. Whether it’s rock or electronic music, Mind Murder music still invokes the sense of anxiety and sadness. Heavy, angsty sounds with disturbing lyrics are often the type of music in this aesthetic. Electronic elements can also be implemented into the heavier part of this aesthetic.
* Metallica
* RetroSpecter (Chiller, Glitcher, Expurgation)
* Lemon Demon
* Stabbing Westward
* 1-800-PAIN
* Mindless Self Indulgence
* Jack Stauber
* Nine Inch Nails
* The Living Tombstone
* Staind (It’s Been Awhile, Mudshovel)
* Godsmack
* Disturbed
* Nine Lashes (Never Back Down)
* Three Days Grace
* Chevelle
* Evanescence (Sweet Sacrifice, Going Under)
* Blood on the Dance Floor (80% of the songs from their All the Rage album)
* Pantera
* Kyuss (Green Machine)
* The Les Dillinger
* Marilyn Manson
* Rob Zombie
* Korn
* Or30 (Funked Up, Cartoon Cat)
* Saliva (Always, Click Click Boom, Ladies and Gentlemen)
* Breaking Benjamin
* Seether
* MELL (Red Fraction)
* Talkshow Boy
* Maretu (Mind Brand, SIU)
* twenty one pilots (Heathens, Chlorine, no chances)
* Butthole Surfers (Pepper)
* Alice In Chains (Dirt)
* Live (Lakini's Juice)
* REZZ
* Foster the People (Pumped Up Kicks)
* Five Finger Death Punch
* Sneaker Pimps (6 Underground)
* Nero's Day at Disneyland
* Jazmin Bean (Super Slaughter, Hello Kitty)
* Soft Cell (Tainted Love)
* A Perfect Circle (Judith)
* Any Given Sin (Forgiven)
* DECO*27 (Ghost Rule)
* Slipknot
* The Pretty Reckless (Only Love Can Save Me Now)
* TOOPOOR (Crazy Girls)
* Sodikken
* Static X (Push It)
* MoldyGH
* The Doors
* GHOST-P
===Soundtracks===
* Repo! The Genetic Opera (Zydrate Anatomy)
* Call of Duty: Zombies (The One, 115, Beauty Of Annihilation, Lullaby of A Deadman)
* Undertale
* Dave and Bambi OST
==Controversy==
Many people think Mind Murder is aestheticizing a fetish due to the use of TF art in the community, some of it even being slightly NSFW. Artists also don’t like their art being stolen. As a result, some Mind Murder artists, like AussieBianca have used their own art for the aesthetic, for example, the crying smiley face was drawn by Clone By Conversion herself.
==Activities==
* Drawing
* Vlogging
* Playing video games
* Animating
* Posting on DeviantART
=== Movies ===
* The Matrix Trilogy
==Media==
===Video Games===
* Friday Night Funkin'
* Doki Doki Literature Club
* OMORI
* Pico's School
* darkSector
* Danganronpa
* Your Turn To Die
* Cyberpunk (Everything related to Rouge AI)
===Web Animation===
* Homestar Runner
* ENA
* Satina
* Spooky Month
* Mostly anything from Newgrounds
* Come and Learn with Pibby (Adult Swim short)
==Resources==
External links to help get a better understanding of this aesthetic.
=== Communities ===
* Reddit
=== Playlists ===
*Mind murder.xmlhttps://music.apple.com/us/playlist/mind-murder-xml/pl.u-oZyl37eTq7J4y1o
*MIND_MURDER.DMG: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0dKj7pFuKHqUl8gVzVqERO?si=a5744231a9fa41c4
== Gallery==
Satina Mind Murder.png|Satina (Satina)|alt=Fan art of Satina from the eponymous series.
My Sweet Baby.png|alt=A drawing of two injured people next to each other with a glitched filter on top of it.
Worm Of Twinning.png|alt=An image of a person with a worm on their finger, paired with glitchy visuals.
Shgurr.png|Shgurr (YouTuber)|alt=A glitchy edit of YouTube animator Shgurr.
Demon Luvie.png|Luvie (YouTuber)|alt=A glitchy edit of YouTuber Luvie becoming hypnotized.
To Love Carol.png|Whitty (Vs. Whitty) and Carol (Vs. Carol)|alt=Fan art of what appears to be Whitty from Vs. Whitty transforming into Carol from Vs. Carol, both from Friday Night Funkin' mods, next to the real Carol.
Parasite.jpeg|Boyfriend (Friday Night Funkin')|alt=Edited fan art of Boyfriend from Friday Night Funkin' with text layered on top of him.
Sarventyranny.png|Sarvente (Friday Night Funkin': Mid-Fight Masses)|alt=Edited fan art of Sarvente from Friday Night Funkin' mod Mid-Fight Masses with text layered on top of her.
Sleepy Death.png|Luvie (YouTuber)|alt=Fan art of a character tranforming into YouTuber Luvie.
Changing In Pain.png|alt=A drawing of a smiley face with black tears on top of a teal background, with text layered on top of it.
Arrest.png|alt=A drawing of a person wearing revealing clothing with their arms handcuffed.
Abandoned Toy.jpeg|alt=A glitchy edit of a photograph of a "Yips the Unicorn Chihuahua" Ty plush lying on the floor, crying with blood on their body.
Scary.png|alt=An image of a colorful character drawn on top of a drawing base, proclaiming they have tickets to your favorite band.
Who Am I.png|Carol (Friday Night Funkin': Vs. Carol)|alt=An edit of Carol from the Vs. Carol FNF mod presumably being hypnotized, crying.
Trippy.png|Transformation ft. Mommy Mearest (Friday Night Funkin').|alt=A colorful edit of fan art of a person after transforming into Mommy Mearest from Friday Night Funkin'.
It’s simple.png|alt=An edit of a drawing of a person in a maid outfit, throwing an axe covered with pink blood behind them.
Identity Death.png|Transformation ft. Mommy Mearest (Friday Night Funkin').|alt=An edit of a drawing of a person transforming into Mommy Mearest from Friday Night Funkin, paired with text.
Angry.png|alt=An edited image of a drawing of an angered, pink-haired woman with blue eyes and hair accessories.
Whatthehell.png|alt=An edit of a drawing of a confused brown-haired person with heterochromia in a bunny suit, paired with text.
Mistressofpuppets.png|alt=An drawing of a hypnotized character, paired with text.
Tick.jpeg|Whitty (Friday Night Funkin': Vs. Whitty)|alt=Fan art of Whitty from the Vs. Whitty FNF mod being corrupted.
Maori.png|alt=A drawing of a person throwing up, with Maori text behind them.
Idontremember.jpeg|Pico and Cassandra (Pico's School)|alt=Distorted, glitchy fan art of Pico from Pico's School, alongside Cassandra from the aforementioned series and Boyfriend from Friday Night Funkin'.
Kokichi.png|Kokichi Ouma (Danganronpa)|alt=Fan art of Kokichi Ouma from Danganronpa.
Cryinghypno.jpeg|alt=A drawing of a purple-haired person appearing to be melting, with hypnotic imagery.
Hypnoticallydead.png|alt=A drawing of a person becoming hypnotized.
Your girlfriend’s father.jpeg|Senpai (Friday Night Funkin')|Fan art of Senpai from Friday Night Funkin'.
Static Boyfriend.jpeg|Boyfriend (Friday Night Funkin')|alt=An edit of Boyfriend from Friday Night Funkin' on top of a yellow background, colors replaced with static.
Just me and Jackson.png|alt=A glitchy edit of a drawing of a character, with text layered on top of it.
Not what you remember.jpeg|alt=A glitchy drawing of an eye juxtaposed on top of what appears to be a park, with text below it.
Terrified.jpeg|Boyfriend (Friday Night Funkin')|alt=Fan art of a terrified Boyfriend from Friday Night Funkin' with a static overlay placed on top.
Crying.jpeg|alt=A drawing of a crying person looking downwards, screaming, paired with cryptic text and neon outlines.
Forget.jpeg|Boyfriend (Friday Night Funkin')|alt=A glitchy edit of fan art of a nervous Boyfriend from Friday Night Funkin', with text above him.
RealTV.png|Poochee (Poochee and Pansy)|alt=A drawing of Poochee from Poochee and Pansy pointing at a TV displaying pure static, claiming that everything on TV is real.
ENA.png|ENA (ENA)|alt=Fan art of ENA from the eponymous series becoming engulfed with static.
Blind.jpeg|alt=An edit of a drawing of an anthropomorphic animal, with their face blinded and red text surrounding them.
Binary Loona.jpeg|Transformation ft. Loona (Helluva Boss)|alt=Fan art of a person presumably turning into Loona from animated webseries Helluva Boss.
Pale machine.png|alt=A drawing of a character, smiling while holding up a red, doodled heart, paired with text.
Barf.png|alt=An edit of a drawing of an anthropomorphic animal, with static pouring out of their mouth, a small bloodstain and text reading "HAHA" on both their sleeves.
No thoughts.jpeg|Fan art of YouTube persona Fandroid becoming corrupted.
Timeisrunningout.jpeg|alt=Glitched white text on top of a black background, reading "Time is running out".
Keep staring.jpeg|alt=A colorful drawing of a colorful being. They have fangs, goat-like off-white eyes, red skin, blue arms, and black speckles.
Nighty Night.jpeg|alt=A drawing of a purple cyclops sleeping in bed, surrounded by unnerving, colorful visuals. 
Senpai And Monika.png|Senpai (FNF) and Monika (DDLC). Mind Murder but it's slightly heartwarming.|alt=fan art of Monika from Doki Doki Literature Club and Senpai from Friday Night Funkin'.
Nothing is ever good enough.jpeg|alt=A glitched image of a crying anthropomorphic doe paired with text.
Waiting For Tomorrow.jpeg|alt=A drawing of a winged creature, with a yellow eye wide open, paired with distorted text and a background.
Im Done.jpeg|alt=A drawing of an anthropomorphic creature with their neck and stomach exposed, displaying only their skeleton and blood coming out of it, paired with text.
Spoiler.jpeg|alt=A colorful drawing of multiple yellow conjoined twin beings together.
He emerges from beneath.jpeg|alt=A colorful, glitchy drawing of a purple anthropomorphic being standing up, looking forward with a red eye wide open.
If you didn’t want to see me then you should’ve kept the lights on.png|alt=A drawing of a humanoid being appearing to rise from above. They have red skin, blue arms, orange hair, red eyes, a green mouth, and purple tears. They are smiling.
Out Of My Head.png|NEON (AventNEON)|alt=Fan art of NEON from AventNEON wanting to get something out of his head.
Who I Am.png|Beach Brother (Friday Night Funkin': Vs. Beach Brother)|alt=Glitched fan art of a confused Beach Brother from the Vs. Beach Brother Friday Night Funkin' mod.
File:Jenny.jpeg|Jenny (The Walten Files)|alt=Jenny from The Walten Files, asking a character about finding a corpse.
File:Happy????.jpeg|alt=A dim drawing of an anthropomorphic cat with their face blanked out, sitting in a chair, surrounded by question marks and laughter. A cake depicting a smiley face is in front of them.
File:Inversions.png|alt=A mirrored drawing of a demon, both facing away from each other; one side shows an angry demon paired with colorful visuals, while the other shows a sad demon with muted visuals.
File:Beep booo.jpeg|alt=A glitched drawing of a TV headed character in a Super Mario 64 background, looking downwards with photorealistic eyes.
File:Mindfuck.png|alt=A distorted bitmap drawing depicting a person (drawn in black and white) writing, surrounded by bright, colorful unsettling imagery and text.
File:Just floatin through the void, dont mind him.png|Master Frown (Unikitty)|alt=Fan art of Master Frown from Unikitty! floating in a colorful void, with his eyes and neck appearing to be bleeding a bright blue.
File:61688c26a66d7-large.jpg|alt=A drawing of a person partially transforming into another, appearing hypnotized and falling down into the unknown, paired with binary text.
File:Funnywedsenthing.png|Wedsen (FNF: Popcorn Edition)|alt=Fan art of a confused Wedsen from upcoming FNF mod Vs. Dave and Bambi: Popcorn Edition, paired with text.
File:Missingmindmurder.jpeg|alt=A distorted image of an empty hallway, with white text below talking about being unable to find a person.
File:Dr.mystery-mind-murder-pic.webp|TWISTED-DOCTOR’s glitchy doodles of Dr. Mystery tearfully freaking out in some different expressions.
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