Conspiracy theorists debate whether TADC is the prophesied 'King in Yellow' for kids

A discussion erupted on 4chan’s /x/ board this week over whether the animated series The Amazing Digital Circus (TADC) fulfills an earlier prophecy that something in the franchise would drive children to mass suicide, allegedly comparable to H.P. Lovecraft’s “The King in Yellow.”

The OP, asking “Is this TADC film the one that anon warned about?,” noted that an earlier anon had claimed season 2 would trigger widespread mental illness and suicides among young viewers. Users debated whether the current series, or a predecessor show, matched that warning.

One respondent launched into an extensive interpretation of the show’s alleged symbolism. The user claimed TADC is “freemasonic coded” and “openly Gnostic,” arguing that the show uses Masonic imagery (checkerboard floors, two-pillar symbolism, a black cube) to teach children that God is cruel and that “Satan/the black cube” offers freedom. According to this analysis, the show allegedly tries to convince viewers that “everything is fake and meaningless.” The commenter also claimed the creator has been observed commenting Saturn emojis on relevant posts.

Another major thread of discussion centered on “Pixcodelics,” a 2002-2003 Brazilian cartoon that allegedly predicted numerous real-world events including 9/11, AI spying, Chinese cyberattacks, and cloning. Users extensively detailed what they claimed were predictive programming elements scattered throughout that show’s now-partially-lost episodes. The discussion linked the show to producer Caio Paes de Andrade, described as a Brazilian government official.

Dissenters pushed back sharply. One user dismissed the King in Yellow theory outright: “No, some reddit show retelling ihnmaims is not going to baptise a bunch of innocent babes in the fires of nihilism.” Another countered that kids are “alot more mentally resilient than they were 60-70 years ago,” noting TADC contains no gore compared to works like “Watership Down” or “I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream.”

One commenter claiming to be “the last prophet” intervened to state that mass suicides are no longer imminent because they became aware of the alleged plot and refused to participate in creating harmful fanfiction for Glitch Productions to weaponize.

A skeptic also warned that conspiracy theorists might be deliberately spreading these theories to either orchestrate a false-flag attack or poison discourse around legitimate analysis of occult symbolism in the show.

The thread remained unresolved, with believers in the theories continuing to cite alleged Masonic and Gnostic symbolism while critics questioned whether children could be radicalized by cartoon aesthetics at all.