Analog Horror

We didn't seem to have a thread for this, if my looking back 6+ pages is any indication, so here it is.

Given how prominent some of them have become as of late, you probably already know what Analog Horror is all about, but the gist is that it's a subgenre of Found Footage generally centered around fictional television broadcasts or tapes that have been uploaded to the internet. This can range anywhere from hypothetical EAS scenarios (from which the genre initially spawned) to fully-fledged series with their own stories and established lore, like Gemini Home Entertainment, ＬＯＣＡＬ５８, and THE MONUMENT MYTHOS.

On that note, I present to you the latest in the Kane Pixels Backrooms series

I highlight this series specifically because not only does it display tropes common in the genre (implied Apocalyptic Log made to appear as if it were recorded to tape), but because it's pretty good in its own right, breathing life into what has arguably become a fairly trite creepypasta subject, feeling very Half-Life for framing it as scientific endeavor gone wrong, and in the process becoming one of the few instances where explaining the spooky thing improves it.

Edited by Chortleous on May 2nd 2022 at 2:32:37 PM

The Kane Pixels Backrooms series has seen a new installment, and only further validates the Half-Life vibes I was getting, diverging from standard Analog Horror slightly in the process:

I've watched a few analog horror stuff recently. One thing I wish more creators would do: don't have the music cut out when the creepy text starts popping up.

One of my favorite videos in analog horror is still the "Contingency" video by ＬＯＣＡＬ５８. I love how all the horror is delivered via the written text without having to rely on jumpscares.

Do we have a trope for Patriotic Fervor as it pertains to horror? Because that would be a prime example.

Edited by Chortleous on May 28th 2022 at 7:16:36 AM

New Mandela Catalogue dropped. Ever wanted to see what an Alternate looks like in motion? No? Too bad.

bad decision, thatcher!

Edited by Chortleous on Jun 4th 2022 at 4:20:00 AM

The Obsidian Archives have a few Analog Horrors. This one is especially unnerving. It is called Tape 47.

Didn't really want to necropost, but this was the only analog horror thread I could find.

I've been getting into The Noedolekcin Archives ever since I saw it's page on this place. Seismo now has a full compilation of the first 10 episodes for anyone who wants to binge.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aVPBaPO99Uw

Anything that really breaks the mold?

Angel Hare is probably one of the more unique forms of analog horror I've ever seen, especially since the supernatural entity turns out to be more benevolent than the usual fare you see in analog horror.

The few bits of analog horror I've seen had the same problem of too much buildup for half a second of nothing, or trying to convince me this ordinary thing is actually really scary.

So I'm not sure if this 100% counts as Analog Horror, but I recently found out the Ultra Beast trailers for Pokémon GO that, at the very least, take cues from tropes commonly used in Analog Horror and Found Footage. This video was posted about a year ago, but I only found out about it now since I don't really keep up with Pokémon GO advertisements.

I genuinely miss ＬＯＣＡＬ５８. I know it's not cancelled, but it's been over a year since the last episode, and that last episode was rather divisive.

Wait, there was a Local 58 episode only last year?

Well, not last year. October of 2022, so a little over a year and a half.

Something I've been wondering about: How many Analog Horror series have a definite conclusion? I think Monument Mythos did, but I don't know of any others.

Marble Hornets did.

Same with Everyman HYBRID

True, though both of those predate the modern wave of Analog Horror.

Part of me is just wondering if Gemini is ever going to conclude, but it seems like a lot of series stop updating after a while without a clear conclusion.