Analog Horror Has Been Ruined...?

[@Raymundo_2112]

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[@timothybailey6281]

Nuh uh

[@ImNotItalian]

No thanks

[@ImNotItalian]

No thank you

[@ImNotItalian]

I abstain

[@shadowanimations__2110]

Yes, Analog horror has been ruined, Theres NO fixing it, we should FORGET it and consume the next thing.

[@candydream16]

horror is like comedy, if you do the same thing over and over, it loses its affect

[@Mandate_of_Heaven]

creepypastas are an exception to this rule. you’d be surprised by the creativity these authors have.

[@Tmanwith3yearsofwork]

Not really, since it's the same genre but different things in that genre. I can make 5 action movies and they all can be different.

[@bananabaIIs]

Described it perfectly

[@bananabaIIs]

@@Tmanwith3yearsofworkthey said the same, you said differnt

[@Tmanwith3yearsofwork]

@@bananabaIIs They're talking about analog horror in general, so I commented that analog horror is a genre, like action or adventure.

[@mrcsee6936]

Analog horror has just become a parody of itself. Everyone’s scrambling to be the next Mandela catalogue so much that they forgot what made it good in the first place.

[@UlyssesDriver]

What made it good in the first place columbo?

[@FirebaII0]

@@UlyssesDrivercreativity

[@drawingunknown]

@@FirebaII0 correct it was made during quarantine the creativity in Mandela Catalogue is honestly amazing the way how everything is played out from the plot to why everything is happening its something that continues to be eye catching and the feeling you can feel during certain scenes is what I thrive to feel.

[@comradejux]

what made it so good was the fact that it stood out, right?

[@sandrahughes1004]

@@comradejux exactly, im a christian, and mandela IS HORRIFYING, im sure religion and horror has been mixed before, but not by mandela.. you see.. mandela is kinda real. a lot of demons drain ur mental state so they can take you over and other stuff, the mere thought of that is scary to me.. and these ones make u kill yourself which is even worse.. gosh this series is so good

[@angrytheclown801]

I think Monsters Inc has the key to why Analog Horror has lost its flair. One thing that's mentioned is that kids aren't getting scared anymore, but all the monsters are doing is running up screaming. There's no style, no finesse, just screaming. There's still kids that get scared but its lost its teeth. Meanwhile, in Monsters University they mention adults don't get scared, it's pointed out to be impossible. Yet when Mike is stuck in the human world with cops coming down, he uses environment and atmosphere to do the impossible and terrify an entire squad of cops. This is what Analog lacks, style and atmosphere. Faces changing while an AI voice talks over isn't scary. You need more as you get older. If something is to stay potent it has to keep bringing the scares.

[@kiplingwasafurry1108]

I've never thought about Monsters Inc/ Monsters University in that way but that is very interesting!

[@Vivigreeny25]

I need to watch Monsters University don’t I. That sounds like a blast.

[@angrytheclown801]

@@Vivigreeny25 If you liked Monsters Inc it's worth a viewing, but it's not like Monsters Inc at all. It's closer to a Revenge of the Nerds where they aren't committing major felonies every two minutes or Animal House.

[@schizoidtravis8116]

I fucking love monsters inc

[@tayelorszn6635]

absolutely bodied with this comment, well said

[@DogNightmares]

I wish Analog horror creators and horror creators in general took inspiration from the early KZbin horror period otherwise known as the “weird side of KZbin” because back then these videos were more artistic and experimental! That era was one of my biggest inspirations for my own work and I wish more people looked back on it.

[@Space_Astro]

I could not agree more with this statement.

[@Engel-07]

Screaming white creature,,, it was so silly :3

[@The_Bad_guy-j4c]

You literally are analog horror

[@looselytelling]

Far away In the background You hear *Possibly In Michigan*

[@DogNightmares]

@@The_Bad_guy-j4c ur mom

[@DjDeadpig]

I just miss when it was niche and unique back in 2019-2020. Personally I believe digital horror has surpassed analog horror by a long shot.

[@Mandate_of_Heaven]

Local 58 was the only analogue horror I GENUINELY enjoyed. Now it’s over saturated to the point where it isn’t enjoyable anymore.

[@Tmanwith3yearsofwork]

Yeah but there wasn't as many as there is now, I like having options.

[@estrogen.solutions]

laceygames and chezzkids go so hard, digital horror is rly popping off lately

[@ivoneo2806]

I guess but there wasn't that much before unlike now( my opinion)

[@randomtinypotatocried]

It'll happen to digital horror too

[@zackfitz1033]

I feel horror as a whole is becoming harder and harder to "keep" it scary so to say with kids getting access earlier and earlier to the internet, or at least that's how it seems

[@EARTH_GARONS]

Its either that, copycat, or people moving to the other stuff

[@nuclearstuff9442]

bro your patron god is tzeentch, of course we should listen to you about horror

[@DY2727]

As someone who wants to create adult horror animation this scares me

[@leolikestodraw969]

@@DY2727 As someone who wants to do same, i agree, it scares me too :(

[@acoolcat.]

​@Unhingedsugarskull I'd love to see it. Just hope that it wouldn't be shoved at the very bottom of the algorithm because it's not made for general audience and social media algorithms hates things like that

[@affanjamsari5752]

To quote Syndrome from The Incredibles: “And when everything’s themed around analog horror, nothing will be.”

[@manboy4720]

after all... i am your biggest fan.

[@LemonCardboard_]

I feel like youtube kids has something to do with it, oversaturated things done over and over that are designed for all ages, but horror shouldnt be for all ages, a six year old shouldnt see their favourite cartoon characters face with their eyes dug out whether its well done or not.

[@Rey_Palpatine]

I'm always going "wtf" whenever I see a younger person casually mention they were like 5 when they found a creepypasta or horror game type thing. Where were these people's parents, why were literal kindergartners able to get into that stuff on the internet? I wasn't given a personal device with internet access until I was in middle school. Damn

[@LemonCardboard_]

@@Rey_Palpatine yes, I wasn't slowed any internet access until seven, and it was only to access kid friendly (NOT KZbin) websites. I don't fully blame the parents, but they play a big role in the play if childhood trauma.

[@koromeku]

Ppl that also say they're gonna make their 5-8 kids watch gore like they did at that age are disgusting because that's the same as saying "I was abused so I'm gonna abuse you too"

[@LemonCardboard_]

@@koromeku It shocks and disgusts me that some people would do that to their children. Their fucking *children* .

[@kiattim2100]

You know, if you think about it, watching those yooutube kids animation video is actually more disturbing lol.

[@MajorMarbles]

A plushie promotion right after talking about a real life child that died. That's uhhh, a interesting marketing strategy for sure.

[@ndep4867]

Classic sociopath youtuber behaviour.

[@Fernybun]

There ain't no rest for the wicked, money doesn't grow in trees...

[@TheStarCrow99]

@@Fernybun..I got bills to pay, I got mouths to feed, and ain’t nothing in this world for free..

[@twinzzlers]

Wait what

[@aidenginger4522]

Very yucky behavior

[@Vapormoon]

hearing the notes for black parade gave me more emotional whiplash than any analog horror series of recent times

[@bella_ciao4608]

FUCKING SAME

[@SwaggyG_2102]

I think the problem with the genre as of now is how oversaturated the genre is with low-quality videos, with actually good Analog horror videos feeling far and in-between each upload. Out of all the recently made analog horror videos that have been uploaded, I could only think of a few videos that are not only good, but are also accurate enough to have authentic VHS filters.

[@dannylang8669]

Analog horror fell to the same problem that the backrooms did. Kids involved themselves and the quality tanked. Once your product becomes designed for children it loses its edge.

[@aquaabouttogetfunky]

Yeah. That’s why we need to gatekeep more

[@gerardoalvarado8425]

I agree @TheMrNugget and @aquaabouttogetfunky ban the children

[@Genericwhite_male]

I was saying the same thing. Both the back rooms and analog horror are going through a similar situation

[@wavewingman5993]

Not to diminish the truthfulness of your comment, but on a broader scale, younger creators aren't entirely to blame. The online horror landscape has always been a derivative one, and it wasn't so long ago that we were stuck in a similar boom of found footage and/or extensive codes, with every series scrambling to be Marble Hornets, much like every series wants to be the Mandela Catalogue nowadays. Digital horror seems to be the next trend, and the most definitive entries in that genre will likely be bootlegged to hell in much the same way.

[@discipleofdagon8195]

​@@aquaabouttogetfunky i second this

[@iamasomeone8698]

The fact that Alex, the creator of MC hated that he even created the infamous face is telling. However MC has evolved. It has turned into something that I actually enjoy, with high amounts of effort.

[@leroyjenkins1249]

A big problem is that people forget that "Analog" is so much more than VHS/broadcasts. Radio Station 58 had a multitude of videos. Including live-footage of a person driving around. Another that does it well is "Laceys Games" -a parody of Flashgames, but with a very sad/disturbing background. These things hit harder, because they cover so many aspects. And leave new possibilities.

[@bebebonb0n]

Can confirm, Lacey Games hits a lot harder when you were a little girl completely obsessed with barbie/my little pony/girlsgogames webgames and found it to be a source of confort (definitely not me)

[@doesthisIookinfected]

Lacys Games is usually categorized under "Digital Horror" because flash games were introduced during the time analog technology started to fizzle out.

[@CabbageOnTheInternet]

Why they beefin with captain orion😭😭

[@brobs0463]

I think the Analog horror ‘phase’ has been and gone for the most part but people will continue to make amazing content in a similar style to Analog Horror. They will likely be more rare and will have their own smaller fan base

[@valutaatoaofunknownelement197]

And with that, better quality hopefully as passion returns to the genre. I need to continue watching Vita Carnis.

[@adismadis1723]

I think the fact that a lot of people seem to only talk about "bad" ones where its just "look at the scary face!!!!" and talk about how analog horror is dead, completely overshadows any other that has a different concept ,like " the tangi virus" or the incredibly underrated " winter of 83" ,and the fact that literally every project gets compared to local 58/gemini home entertainment/mandela catalogue even when the concept is entirely different and not seen as its own thing also doesn't help

[@talos4702]

I agree there are analog horror series that are overlooked that are original and decent, but I think like with FANF, it’s not the concept but the execution that has ruined its scariness. Sure the series can be about a virus, or an apocalypse or a meat monster, but at the end of the day they all do the same thing. Fake instructional videos, jump scares, text to speech, they all just do the same thing when analog horror can be so much more. And unfortunately, it’s always blatantly obvious where they get their inspiration. Paying homage or referencing something is fine, horror movies do it all the time, but there’s a reason why not every horror movie (at least the good ones) aren’t just copies of Texas chainsaw/haloween/hellraiser/night of the living dead. And it’s because of their execution.

[@arandomdude3109]

Also Greylock, Best analogue horror series I've seen and everyone doesn't pay attention to it.

[@lostgem8225]

Oooooh the tangi virus series goes hard

[@god-ishgamer7516]

I agree, the Tangi virus is great. Also, I think it’s weird for people to not look at the story at all because it uses some of the same tropes as other series. I believe it can still be really enjoyable as long as the story is original.

[@dylankersten3383]

Vita carnis is a great one, and happy meat farms is a fun multichannel spanning story

[@mughill551]

This House Has People In It by Adult Swim was probably my favorite analog horror. Got concept, obscure ending and ambiguous message.

[@JetstreamTheSexSam]

That's not analogue horror

[@skelebonez1349]

@@JetstreamTheSexSamYeahh if anything it’d be more, found footage esq, not so analog But I do get what this guys talkin about

[@DY2727]

Your captain Orion example is more entertaining than all the Waltan Files clones that people pump out Also I love your laugh

[@kaos5633]

I miss Analog Horror because people refuse to add substance outside of the scares, Analog Horror was NEVER a scary genre for me but I kept on coming back to it because I loved the unique presentation, which means that I disliked the genre because of how tropey it had become. Don't get me wrong, projects like RADAR and GREYLOCK are still pmuch carrying my interest of the genre on it's back [not from the golden era] but those projects are increasingly becoming far and few between.

[@skelebonez1349]

I’m not sure when my series would release, idk if this year, or the next for this FNAF analog horror with real costumes But if you are wishin for more analog horror, there’s gonna be some walten files stuff in February and there’s also the man in the suit Question however, how’s grey lock? Haven’t checked it out yet but heard it’s scary

[@skelebonez1349]

Also if you still crave analog horror and don’t wanna wait, there’s this game called shipwrecked 64 that MIGHT suit your needs. It’s a really really good project

[@Random-guy-on-yt]

I don’t normally get scared by analog horror, but vita carnis’ “species anomaly report” video scared me to the bone ⚠️spoilers ahead if you haven’t seen it ⚠️ The scariest part of said episode was how Darian hyped up the mimic by showing it attacking the camera person and leading us to believe that the mimic was the scariest and most dangerous, then he dropped species anomaly report, which shows what the harvester does firsthand to people, showing the child and the mother get killed by said harvester. Then proceeding to show the family image with the mother and child’s faces ripped out as you hear their screams of pain……. Yeah I think you could see why I was scared lol

[@skelebonez1349]

@@Random-guy-on-yt tbh the boiled one as of recent was also a reallyyy really good one personally

[@Random-guy-on-yt]

@@skelebonez1349 yeah it was

[@NebulaRanger]

My biggest issue with the genre is that it just doesn't know what subtlety is, not to mention that it feels shallow. Everything has to be some kind of eldritch diety that turns your dick inside out, and it has to bombard you with jumpscares and imagery about that dick turning inside out. And everyone's one-upping each other to try and make that same formula even scarier and less subtle than the last. Why should I care if everyone in the series is just a face and a name with no personality or character to latch onto? The shocking imagery is unsettling, but what else is there to keep me invested once I've grown numb to it? What kind of fear does the deity represent, if that makes sense? This is also why I think UrbanSPOOK's first video should've been its last (mayybe being a trilogy at most). Using something much more grounded in reality like a serial killer was a breath of fresh air, but everything after that video quickly devolved into the exact same shit that makes the genre stale and uninteresting, and I'm tired of people pretending like UrbanSPOOK is still revolutionary. If you want a better example of the same premise, just watch The Kid and the Camera. I must emphasize that I know that there's still good analogue horror, but I'm just saying, it's really hard to find the good stuff anymore.

[@mat8791]

It's not that hard to understand, either make the horror grounded or go completely mad with the weird elements and introduce the very weird world you want us to see.

[@NebulaRanger]

@@mat8791 You can do both. Not to mention, if it's weird for the sake of weird, what's the point of coming back to it?

[@phantomgamer9264]

A big issue also is lore. Idk why, but kids nowadays fucking LOVE lore. They need it, which is something channels like Matpat or others thrive off of. Like they believe having a backstory to something scary makes it even more scary, but it just does the opposite. The reason why something is scary is because the fear of the *unknown* . It's why FNAF lost it's magic. Having overcomplicated lore just made it less interesting and just boring.

[@NebulaRanger]

@@phantomgamer9264 Oh DEFINITELY. I love lore and worldbuilding, but horror is one of the few genres where a lack of it is actually a benefit.

[@LingLingthebabypikac]

​@NebulaRanger I would have to disagree sometimes knowledge regarding horror can add to it, knowing lore about an entity can work, you get a load of lore in the evil dead, it's lore doesn't ruin the horror of it, in lovecraft you have lore regarding entities and also victims of said entities, that lore adds to the horror

[@mr_selfdestruct]

My personal issue with analog horror is that a lot of it it's based in USA nostalgia, which makes it hard for me personally (a EU citizen) to really relate to it or find it scary. I think a lot of projects are really cool, but they don't hark into that scary nostalgia feeling that I'm sure it does for a lot of USA citizens.

[@hydreigonchungus]

You deserve being European, God hates you

[@LegioXXI]

Well to be fair, the US media and culture is very wide spread, especially in Europe. Also i don't think that (good) analog horror more than just twisting your nostalgia.

[@kiplingwasafurry1108]

As an American I would love to see more EU based stuff or anywhere else really, lmk if you have any recommendations!

[@thecoolestofthe834s2]

like what would an eu series even be about like what you find out that all the eu governments are working together and lying honey they do that every day. what none of the monsters would be able to be killed as you have to set up scenarios where characters could get firearms it would be a mess

[@skelebonez1349]

Honestly speaking I haven’t admittedly watched enough of this guy, but I’d recommend the man in the suit if you’re lookin for things outside the USA

[@lanagomisc.6005]

As an early gen z-er, I still remember using vcr tapes and early dvd players when I was like 4-7 years old. I think part of that era's appeal was being able to hold the media in your hands and learning how to use the tech to access that media. It's just like learning how to use a program or app, but way more tactile. It adds to the memory and nostalgia of a thing instead of just the media, but the medium as a whole. Sorry but I'm weirdly nostalgic for vcr for some reason.

[@bababouibababoui4726]

Do u think it’ll make a come back, as ppl are gonna realised all this non-tangible tech requires renting and until you can actually buy digital media, people might go back to the physical stuff?

[@lanagomisc.6005]

@@bababouibababoui4726 I bought a cd player for $30 about a month ago. There may still be a chance.

[@justincholos.balisang6884]

I don't think it's boring, though there are times that it can be samey. I look at the whole situation as something similar to the Renaissance, where people are trying to figure out to create something new by starting in doing something the same. Eventually, these creators will be able to grow and create something more genuine and creative. And then, it will stop and everyone will move on... . . . . . . . . . . . . . Until they get rediscovered by the future generations and the cycle can either go on the same way or maybe even improve upon. As always, awesome video.

[@Lucy-ym3hz]

a lot of analog horror just seems really derivative - so many people recognized the use of grainy footage, contorted faces, and 'subliminal messaging' in popular examples that they rushed to create something like them and ended up overlooking everything which actually made them interesting. (people are trying to make something which tastes like vanilla, nailing the first few top notes, and missing the other 200 compounds.) how fast the internet moves is both a blessing and a curse, it births so many new wonderful niches at once that they all end up decaying much faster. instead of fleshed out creative movements and subcultures, we create more and more hyper specific genres and -cores. we grow a thousand trees to chop them all down for wood a few years later, before they ever have a chance to become big and strong. as always thx for the awesome vid ray ,*>)

[@AlvinFlang69420]

I hate that nowadays the version of “horror” is pretty soft: everything has to be able to have marketable plushies and “creepy evil smiles” and lore that allows for shipping. Then they throw a tantrum when someone dares to do real horror.

[@jinglebeels.]

I disagree, a ton of horror fans nowadays came from old weird youtube horror when they were young. It may seem like horror has gotten worse, but in reality you've just gotten harder to scare.

[@Mandate_of_Heaven]

Patient Zero of the Fall was Mandela Catalogue. Just wasn’t for me tbh.

[@Mandate_of_Heaven]

(Also, I love the myuu music you added in. The nostalgia is making me quite happy.)

[@hund7458]

i quite liked it but at the same time it really did introduce so many of the tropes that are now so oversaturated. watch a bad analogue horror and i'm sure you can point to a hundred specific things 'inspired' by mandela. so yeah definitely 'patient zero' is a good way to put it

[@Engel-07]

Analogue horror went to shit when everyone tried doing that ooky spooky vhs thing, and then got worse when people started assuming shock horror was the only horror possible

[@arandomdude3109]

Not everyone did that, urbanspook is the only one who did that (among a few others.) There are still good analogue horror out there like Greylock.

[@czerwonypajak6135]

1:25 as a polish person I can say it definitely hurt my ears when you said it. But props for trying. These series are a small bit of childhood for me.

[@ImmaLittlePip]

I honestly think this is why Digital horror is slowly but surly over taking analog horror cause analog horror feels too restrictive to create and innovate inside that genre while digital horror is more open to creativity but it can be oversaturated too and suffer from the same problems (Just look at what happened to the Gmod args that popped up around that time)

[@Cubeytheawesome]

I consider analog horror a subgenre of digital horror.

[@noorth45678]

this is basically what happened with creepypastas, it becomes popular and suddenly people start to create their own stories and in the long run the medium gets oversaturated with bad stories and bad cliches, giving a bad reputation to creepypastas in general. I think something similar will happen with analog horror, but who knows that just how I feel with this genre nowadays

[@kyrem13]

There are some really good series still being made today or in more recent-ish times like Vita Carnis or Liminal Land, but I do agree a lot of it just feels too samey without much variety. Really takes away from the scare factor when you can predict what the video will do or look like just from exposure to like 12 other analog horror series. That said it still feels like there's a lot one can do with the idea and I'm excited to see what comes next. That Life Meat vid you showed was something I didn't know existed and well, damn. Thats is pretty creepy.

[@Cubeytheawesome]

Greylock is also really terrifying.

[@fiend-ish1090]

idk i really dislike liminal land. from what ive seen, theres nothing setting it apart from eveything else coming out right now... it falls into the "powerpoint presentation but spooky 😮" category to me, unfortunately

[@Cubeytheawesome]

@@fiend-ish1090 I don’t get liminal land either, but it’s nice to see other liminal space usage outside of the backrooms

[@huntforbigfloptober1333]

I’m sorry but I can’t see how the Mandela Catalog is supposed to be scary. The weird faces just look goofy rather than off putting

[@kwayneboy1524]

I think it's the concept and sound design

[@fresnelneru]

real

[@Mentallyheld]

well its simple, you arent scared of it. Its natural. Some people are scared of spiders some arent.

[@m00nrac00n]

I think we will cycle through the eras of visual technology with time, the trend shifting towards more and more recent - but there will always be some who create something great and against the grain which will spark a new trend. I would not be too suprised if we see 00's texting on a flipphone Horror or 2010's Vlogger Horror some day in a big way. Also hoping for realistic and well done Social Media Horror like getting weird DMs and stuff. There are so many options, I just think we need a more experimental era again like the "Weird Side of KZbin". Besides the point, but you look great!

[@eggy7346]

The only new analog horror series' I'm genuinely invested in is Monument Mythos and Vita Carnis. Sadly, Matpat covered the ladder in a video so there's a chance that the creator might dumb down the narrative to fit some shitty theory to avoid getting cannibalized by his fans

[@arandomdude3109]

Also, Greylock is one of the Best analogue horrors out there, probably among My top 3.

[@boi16hyper16]

I have a feeling that Darian Quilloy (creator of Vita Carnis) wouldn't dumb his series down just for a shitty theory Matty Patty said. I believe Quilloy himself said in an interview that he has season 3 planned out and he probably has season 2 planned out by now so he basically won't be moved by some theories.

[@SilverBell1999]

And this is why I'm glad Mat Pat is leaving. Good riddance to bad rubbish.

[@dreamcatcher4202]

Neurocast has to be one of the scariest tapes I’ve watched ever. It was daytime, I was standing up in my bathroom and the distorted faces segment still managed to scare the fuck out of me. Also, I got chills from that Life Meat segment too. Really effective stuff here. 🙌🏻

[@frogkik]

I think it would be so interesting to do analog as actually analog and not just 1970s-90s video tapes. Like a cassette tape, or maybe 1950s horror. This shet was my bread, butter, and jam but now its become so formulaic and boring.

[@goofyahhslimjackson1942]

Precisely or I’d Iike to see one set in the 40s and instead of TV it’s radio make it more cryptic without a video

[@Relcilisity]

Or 1800s horror

[@kiplingwasafurry1108]

Exactly! Why I like the Monument Mythos so much is that it deals with events from early American history to the modern day, incorporating elements that predate the analog format like old pictures and folklore. I really wish to see more like it, especially with the World Wars because there's a lot of horror to be found there.

[@frogkik]

@@kiplingwasafurry1108YESSS

[@SilverBell1999]

I'd love to see a silent film analog horror. Silent films are so underrated and without them we wouldn't have movies as they are today.

[@DripBox07]

I just feel like nobody is willing to take a risk and do something original anymore.

[@wcdream]

the walten files was my introduction to analog horror, and it was so good at the time, and it still gets me a little nervous... but newer analog horror stories just don't hit as hard. it sucks.

[@inkusdinkus]

If I had a nickel for every time an internet horror thing used a sex hotline, I'd have 2 nickles which isn't a lot but it's weird that it happened twice

[@The_Bad_guy-j4c]

I am highly offended

[@inkusdinkus]

@@The_Bad_guy-j4c good.

[@monikawischnewski]

1:27 I laughed for a solid moment of you trying to pronounce something in polish😂 Kraina Grzybow means region of mushrooms or land of mushrooms

[@tanog.5145]

Mate you made a really good point when you mentioned the shifting in perceived terror when looking at zombies in media. For me the horror genre is literally like a drug, i love the sensation of adrenaline mist of fear that I feel when I look for the first time at something creepy, but then the more of that I consume the more I become numb to that sensation. This will lead me to search for some deep obscure shit that will frighten me until this same obscure shit become a normie lame jumpscare that i can easily predict. Imagine showing some real good AHG to someone in the past who was terrified by Romero's Zombies 😂

[@giovonniiclayton]

Great point and people in the past would literally shit themselves seeing some of this new stuff

[@anyoneatall3488]

What is AHG?

[@tanog.5145]

@anyoneatall3488 Analog Horror Game

[@LegioXXI]

​@@giovonniiclayton Really? I think modern horror in many media is actually a downgrade, especially since they seem to forget that sometimes implied stuff that you don't see can be 100 times scarier than any modern CGI effect. Also, the need to overexplain everything is ruining almost every horror; Slender Man for example was the most scary when no one really knew about him and the first strange game just threw you into this weird forest without main menu and any explanation. Mystery keeps horror alive, and sadly the internet (especially the kid-friendly-internet) ruined that. Not just for analog horror. Best example is "back rooms", which went from this haunting mystery to this gimmick fested SCP 2.0 with tons of explanations and rules.

[@Nsodnoajdjksl]

​@@LegioXXII doubt, The Conjuring is part of modern horror yet it's still scary.

[@PeaceLoveDisney]

I love that you showed Mars 2112 pictures and footage!! I got to go to that restaurant as a kid and was so sad that it’s long forgotten now. I know it’s not the main focus on this video but it was such a fun surprise while watching.

[@subsebed8410]

As someone who was born in 2011, I used to love analog horror when I was 7 or 8. Mainly because I had this broken DVR and VHS player and always wanted to see how it played. Just recently my grandma found this old TV and I just turned it on. It was just static. The digital snow. I always wanted it to work or do something. While watching things like Gemini Home or Local 58 and such I started wondering, and wondering. It was a good experience the first time watching it but after Kane Pixel's backrooms it just dawned on me that analog horror was becoming saturated. I enjoyed this video as it addressed the elephant in the room. (Yes I typed ALLAT and no I am by no means a comment bot.)

[@inactive733]

So around 2020/2021? (Maybe 2019) woah.

[@thebigboyyay]

Before i even finish the video - Yes, absolutely yes It's been getting far too samey to the point it's boring I will keep some oldies close to heart yes, Wyoming Incident, Gemini Home Entertainment and Local58, but goddamn it's just become formulaic and dull, you can predict almost everything

[@kelvinguzman7344]

biggest gripe with analog horror is how the vids are supposed to be recordings kinda like surveillance vids so when they add dialouge, mixed in with other footage/graphics, transitions it breaks immersion.

[@SowyV]

In my opinion vintage 8 is one of the best analog horror creators at the moment, having a vast amount of series with different themes and well thought out stories that for the most part don't rely on jumpscares or distorted faces, and the creator is often experimenting with styles and storytelling. Anyway, I do agree that meat and sweet dreams are great examples of everything that analog horror still has to offer

[@metelicgunz146]

Everyone is trying to be the next Wendigoon video

[@deathbutitaint2307]

Kids ruin everything and I thought this was too scary for them

[@EARTH_GARONS]

Honestly im not suprised anymore at the fact a trendy horror is overpopulated with kid

[@VincentDeLuca2003]

I miss the days of Local 58 and Gemini. Back when the genre was niche. Back before it was over saturated with everyone trying to be the next Alex Kister.

[@jilliancrawford7577]

It feels like analog horror is going through a deconstruction and parody phase that's expanding the idea of what the genre can be. The magical girl genre in anime is an example; it went from being girly and cutesy, Madoka Magika questioned what it could be, and now it can be a lot of things. This cycle can run the risk of making it super vague and hard to define, but skilled creators will find this freeing instead of limiting to a formula.

[@AndyToons64]

I miss the good old days of Analog Horror

[@kaisokusekkendou1498]

My kids are in the gen z/alpha range, and my youngest just has this massive fascination with what we'd call "retro" stuff.. basically any non-current generation hardware. I suspect that it is because a lot of our current gen hardware feels very closed off and inscrutable. Having a phone that is cordless (so the connection is invisible), with a high quality screen to watch things streamed from the internet, and taking digital photos/video, etc, is all so star trekky closed off. A photo that captures light onto film. Running that film through wheels and having light go through it to display something. Mechanical levers and strips of ink to print letters onto paper. These are observable and you are so much closer to understanding how it can function. One might be able to take it apart and put it together, which means you might eventually be able to create it yourself. This fascination leads to immersion into the subject, which then has its own mystical horrors... A digital device operating itself and pictures looking weird is nothing special.. could even happen from a glitch, let alone intentionally. "Computers" and "digital" basically makes mundanity out of magic. But a polaroid camera capturing ghostly images, or a mechanical typewriter operating itself, or a VHS tape playing differently on each playback or interacting with you exclamations as you watch it.. There's no easy explanation anymore and the magic and wonder come back.

[@pumpkinsomniac]

One analog horror that I would highly recommend, (one that actually appeared at the start) is R A D A R. It’s one of my favorite recent analog horrors, and a great short film in general.

[@giorgiogalati2623]

R A D A R is a great example of how creativity and effort should be used well to make an unique work

[@MordyMcCheese]

I saw the pokeball recall ad as a kid late at night. Its legitimately one of the scariest moments of my youth.

[@pablopablo1620]

Don't worry Raymondo, analog horror can be saved "Rejoice everyone, twf4 is coming!"

[@Froggediah]

I feel that it’ll oversaturate it further with all of the clones made by kids that’ll come with it.

[@dawsond4123]

I feel like at this point it’s going to under deliver with how much it’s been hyped up and with how long it’s been in development

[@commandercorl1544]

that plushie plug was absurdly tone deaf

[@bloodystatic4156]

Though technically speaking, Analog Horror can be traced back to the 1990s with the Blair Witch Project and possibly even farther back, to the legendary War of the Worlds, especially given the fact that by then, radio was 48 years old at the time!

[@aronestone100]

Analog means old, you cant call found footage analog when their using the latest technology.

[@PhichePxylode]

22:43 the faces reminded me when Momo (you know that creepy bird lady figure) was getting popular on the internet I think in 2017-2018 due to how terrifying it looked. I think this is why these faces also worked because of that figure.

[@DullahanKai]

I honestly kind of want to make a series about someone making their own analog horror series, but the creation process itself has something wrong with it

[@cheechunlimited]

You're editing has improved MASSIVELY. Great job man

[@crimsonfox_yeah]

I find the annoying orange analog horrors fun to watch, some of them have good ideas for stories, like this one where orange accidentally killed apple, he didnt wanna do it, it was an accident

[@orangetabby7122]

I think oversaturation only kills a genre's reputation, yet gems in the rough still and will continue to exist. Plus everyone has their separate tastes, so nobody will really agree on how much they like a genre.

[@Oisin14]

when anything becomes too common people have a tendency to pile in and burry the good kind of analog horror underneath a shitpile

[@arandomdude3109]

Real

[@f9ther849]

For those looking for something recent and refreshing to watch I'd recommend Vita Carnis, it still takes a lot of inspiration from the Mandela Catalogue but the documentary format makes it sooo interesting to watch and it has an incredibly compelling and not too convoluted story behind it

[@Half-Life1securityguard]

As a Polish the way you said kraina grzybów hurt me

[@Schody_lol]

“khraina grizbał” XD

[@OlegLobkov]

Krajina Gžybōv

[@maskedsonja5722]

Speaking as a Xer who just stumbled upon Analog Horror (Local 58, Lifemeat), its a very good copy of what television was like back in the 80s and so it really does resonate with me--the horror feels very real. Great video!

[@futuristicbus61]

I think a lot of horror has lost it scare factor just due to repetition. Sadly it’s a fate that awaits a lot of things online.

[@Opal_the_snow_rat]

When you were talking about when blank character is the scariest analog horror out right now, I felt that because me and my friends were looking for scary videos, and we saw a video recommending the south park analog horror, and we were just bored and kinda took us out of the mood

[@Opal_the_snow_rat]

I’m not discrediting people who likes the South Park analog horror it’s just for me I didn’t like it and neither did my friend. It felt very boring and was very much hyped up by the video.

[@JunkyardGod]

Couldn't get into Mandela catalog because of those statue things with the dumb goofy eyes. Possessed animatronics are overdone too. Backrooms was the best when it was just a paragraph on 4chan.

[@fresnelneru]

mandela catalogue is mkay just couldn't really be into it with some creepy ass looking guy saying I'm the true savior or whatever (i really don't know if I'm right I haven't even watched tmc)

[@fresnelneru]

that creepy ass guy is my number 1 crush

[@kiplingwasafurry1108]

Monument Mythos is one of my favorite ones that has come out because it has a lot of lore, but relies more on the horrible actions of humans while still having eldritch monsters, instead of that being the main go-to. Another aspect I like that I haven't seen much of is alternate history horror because both genres feel oversaturated, it's just very unsettling to hear about certain events which went differently in the MM timelines talked about so casually, no matter how horrifying they are. There's also the aspect of jumping between completely different timelines at random which is terrifying and I'm disappointed this genre hasn't been used more often. As someone who writes alternate history I think it is a great example of blending these two unique genres and wish there were more like it.

[@DustGundam]

Analog horror makers trying not to shit on Christianity challenge (IMPOSSIBLE)

[@cooldudesal4162]

I am working on a analog horror episode for my series (penny) I am trying to try something different, a teen goes in the forest to summon a creature he heard rumors about, once the creature is summoned it grabs him (the camera) it cuts to a missing person broadcast, and then it just ends. No face distortion or anything like that, i just wanna try something different.

[@t-wave3161]

The first time i saw mandela catalogue, i was actually scared af, like damn, but as time went on the genre became the same type of shit over and over again.

[@jinglebeels.]

Mandela catalogue was one of the pioneers of modern analog horror. It was a super unique idea until everyone else tried to imitate it.

[@itstoucann]

As much as i love the genre, the only current one that truly stood out to me as being really really good was Greylock, especially episodes 6-12, because the concept of the series gets you thinking and connecting the dots and the later parts of the series have seriously cool and creepy imagery without resorting to "woooh scary photoshopped face jumpscare" (especially episode 12, i wont spoil it but i still have no idea how they made the creature at the end, its really good prop work) I'm so fucking sick of the mimic trope, i enjoyed the rest of Vita Carnis but the mimic part i just skip because I'm so sick of hearing about Mandela-esque alternate people in every series Monument Mythos is also interesting and has some really cool concepts but it got a little too complicated and drawn out for me by the end of season 2, and its really goofy but not necessarily in a bad way analog horror reminds me of what happened to creepypasta. there's so many badly made ones like Jeff the Killer and Squidward's Suicide (the mimic trope and the "music cuts out with a distorted face" trope is *identical* to the bleeding hyperrealistic eyes trope of bad creepypasta), but occasionally you stumble across an absolute gem like Borrasca or Ted the Caver, same thing here but yeah, local58, greylock, and gemini are the ones i would recommend

[@randomtinypotatocried]

I'm not surprised it ends up geared towards Gen alpha. Gen Z is already in their 20s now

[@Cubeytheawesome]

Fuck I’m getting old.

[@withlovetumi]

@@CubeytheawesomeReal. 😭

[@Justtowatch-zy7si]

Some of the youngest genZers are barely 9 though

[@lostgem8225]

​@@Justtowatch-zy7si11

[@FrogboiTobee420]

i'm gen z and i'm 13 man 😭

[@BraydenKing0419]

I remember watching Alex Kisters “Overthrown” video and the distorted face near the end gave me chills for weeks. It was seared into my mind, but once it was becoming less serious I was like “well that sucked”

[@KatieAngelWitch]

As I put it in my short rant: The kids making Analog Horror these days never stimmed with a floppy disc and it shows. The lack of awareness of a medium's limitations result in anachronisms that if not utilized properly for horror will just pull you out of the experience. The Modern Revival of Digital Horror that Knows the Internet, in contrast to 2000's Digital Horror that Didn't, meanwhile holds nostalgia and awareness of the medium's possibility, and so it can really pull you in. Like the Channel Chasers SmileDog series, the way the computer behaves when infected by the entity and the way it's shot really adds to its effect because "It's Not Supposed To Do That, What The Fuck!!!"

[@thespinodino]

I’m so happy to see Jurassic-franchise analog horror being acknowledged here. I adore the film series and what the community has done in the field of horror.

[@SadBulldog]

4:27 - look, there I am!!

[@soundclock2939]

It has just been plagued by a lot of loweffort series' and goofy parodies that try to ape off the success of the big ones that really had dedication snd care behind them. It can still be very much effective. The walten files, fnaf VHS tapes, and Gemini will forever be some of the most amazingly crafted and disturbing pieces of internet media out there. And frankly the more I watch them the more I find out and get creeped out by. It's like Kubrick's TheShining, it's got so many little things throughout it that warrant many rewatches. But instead of getting bored you become more of a fan.

[@yeagermitefm]

This video brings up great constructive criticisms. Working on my own series right now, which I'd like to aim for halloween for release. But your video made me rethink some things, so thanks!

[@MatthewPherigo]

The biggest change in the way I viewed horror was when reading House of Leaves. It's not without its problems but it was so much more emotional and sincere than any other horror content I had consumed, and it made me realize that most of the horror content I see is basically completely barren of sincerity. Maybe in pursuit of making something scary, creators are forgetting to put their lived experience into the story.

[@Stefan-xl6xk]

I totally understand the fact the genre is getting repetitive and predictable but that won't stop me from loving it so much because of seies like Vita Carnis, Vromia, Greylock, The Tangi Virus and The Walten Files

[@Theshininggem]

This is concerning as I am trying and currently creating my own Analog series. It’s been an emotional struggle as I’m trying so hard to not be like every other series as I’ve been too late to the party. I constant have these thoughts that everyone will just say it’s another clone even if I’m trying my hardest to not make another cliche series. It’s a horrifying thought despite the fact I’ve haven’t even shown anything. It’s even more demoralizing when my series centered around things that many cliches have most importantly a monster and a cryptic story which feels like you can’t do anymore. Idk if anyone else feels this but it hurts me alot

[@-Alluvium-]

My honest advice is: Just do it. After you make the first episode, continue from there and evolve, and if you want to make something really original, look for things that you personally love and add them to your story (I did that with Tango on my series, for example). Don't stop to think what others might say and get to work :) (And tell me when you release it, I would love to see it)

[@wigglerwarrior3167]

Local 58, Walten Files, Mandela Catalog, FNaF tapes, and Gemini Home Entertainment are the only series worth subscribing to and getting invested in imo.

[@JaydenMontano]

Yes! Especially Gemini home entertainment man, that literally doesn't have spooky faces in it unless you're counting the woodcrawlers, also the body horror and cosmic horror makes it super amazing! I should like review it on my channel soon, not like just sit there and react to it but like analyze and explain what the hell is happening and give my input on it,

[@DecayOpossum]

I’m also a big fan of Vita Carnis, but I am a bit biased towards it cause of the practical effects the creator has made for it (excluding that one scene which the creator has actually improved from since). The Tangi Virus series and it’s extensions as well, but that’s also not everyone’s cup of tea so i understand why some people don’t like it.

[@JetstreamTheSexSam]

Urban Spook and Vita Carnis too

[@NiallsOceanLiners]

ECKVA too

[@Elix111]

​@@JetstreamTheSexSamUrban spook?

[@mempissglizzies9206]

This reminds me of the “analogue horror with dinosaurs is scary” video I saw a while back. The video covered an analogue horror series that used Jurassic park as its source material and said it was worth a watch. The series was incredibly cliche. Jumpscares with no setup, text to speech dialogue everywhere, the “viewing of this tape is prohibited” trope, and some stolen sound bites from the og fnaf vhs series. The other Jurassic park analogue horror series I saw had similar problems and I genuinely believe these videos would’ve been considered joke videos had they came out in the prime of analogue horror. Analogue horror nowadays can be summed up by waiting months for good analogue horror series to get new episodes while trying to find diamonds in the rough. The rough being content farms, the diamonds being something unique and scary

[@Schody_lol]

“Karina Grzybów” is pronounced something like “k-rrah-yee-nah g-zhi-boof”

[@PigBoy99]

I'm in a weird grey zone for Analog horror where I can't be nostalgic for it but can't be interested in the vhs aesthetic either I had a few vhs tapes I watched a lot as a kid around the end of their run, so that's probably why

[@merylu_isuppose]

U did pronaunce kraina grzybów horribly but i don't care, im just happy that it has been mantioned because I love it and i people don't talk about it enough 🥰

[@Mimikyukyukyui]

When I was about 6 years younger than I am now I always thought candle cove was a segment played on the original IT movie, one of the kids had been watching it on the tv, I asked my mother about it and she said that “that wasn't a real thing in the movie” and I was spooked.

[@cassidyorsomething7815]

as generic as it was, that parody analogue horror you made is still better than Urbanspook

[@JetstreamTheSexSam]

Nah, Urban Spook is really good

[@mokadogstudios]

6:23 this in comparison to urbanspook would be a masterpiece

[@Swanaenae]

ayo that merch plug at 14:49 was clean tho lol. awesome vid btw as always

[@its_destruggle2226]

Wow, that sweet dreams ad reminds me so much of the old 80’s 90’s rejuvenique ads I would see as a kid that scared the shit out of me, it’s so well done!

[@darksars3622]

DEAR LORD HE HAS THE MR. BEAST SUBTITLES, ITS SPREADING

[@BuckBlaziken]

One analogue horror as of recent I’ve seen that felt refreshing is Faces, which took the scary faces trope Mandela Catalogue did, but made it felt unique

[@oilver-inlovewithademon]

0:03 if you look its jonny

[@janedoe6121]

Another great video hon, please keep up the good work ❤ One tiny comment if that's okay! The "g" in the word "genre" is pronounced like a soft j - ex, like the "j" in the French "je suis." It's not a hard j sound like in "Jeff." But you're doing brilliant overall, sorry to nitpick!