H.A.A.M.

H.A.A.M. (an abbreviation for "Heaven All Around Me") is the tenth episode of Chapters. second season, subtitled Atrocity Exhibitions. Written and directed by Mike Barkhoff, it stars himself in the same fictional role as the prior episode, Doppelgang. It is a music video for Saba's song of the name "Heaven All Around Me", presented as if Barkhoff died, as he did in the prior episode.

Like the episode prior, it was fit into the 114 web series long after Barkhoff halted production on it.

Opening Poetry
", here lies another addiction,"

Plot
Barkhoff 'awakens', dead, and crawls about his life in the afterlife whilst remembering moments shared with family and friends, from his time as a kid until now, until he stumbles on the fact that, regardless of how little he appreciated life in the moment, he's not ready to die.

Production
Barkhoff heard the song in late 2019 while severely depressed, explaining "I had heard the song before but never vibed to it until then." He goes on, "I heard it right before we were about to start filming Season 2, and I was really down. But I heard it and I instantly jolted upwards, like 'This is perfect!'. It was a happy moment and inspired me to make Season 2 really personal." Barkhoff stated his idea behind Season 2 was to show his appreciation towards everyone and to end on a note where he admired life more, behind the camera and in front of the camera, stating it was a purpose for him not to die on camera again too brutally.

Themes
Barkhoff has even admitted this episode strays from the addiction narrative, but says that it does continue from the prior episode's addiction of being perfect, and has suggested possibly the addiction of wanting to be loved by others.

The episode's themes include remorse, mourning, guilt, and trauma.

Trivia
- Barkhoff originally had a whole music video sketched out for this episode which would've required he purchase a drone but he couldn't do the initial idea due to COVID restrictions, though he waited all year optimistic he could. He considered momentarily scratching the idea but then remembered how vital this was to Season 2.

Continuity
- The photo of Mike and Jarrod is a photo from Timeline (2015).

Reception
The episode received acclaim for tying Season 2's thematic structure together, but was considered by some to be "rushed" or a "missed opportunity", as Barkhoff could've done more with the music video. Others, however, appreciated it's fabric of Barkhoff's life and past spread through it.

Aftermath
The credits released shortly after this Episode, playing over Royce Da 5'9's song "Cocaine". Barkhoff went against his word and featured death scenes of himself in Room 4, the next episode (which was filmed prior to this), and Death, My Darling.