ANTI BULLYING TAPE

[@404library_]

Dear 404 Archives Community, THANK YOU FOR 1,000 SUBSCRIBERS. I am humbled by all of your support these past weeks on "Anti-Bullying tape". Thank you for every view, every subscription, and every comment. Thank you for your feedback so that I can grow as a storyteller and a creator. An upload for a NEW analog horror series will be coming out soon, so please stay tuned! I would also like to note a disclaimer that "Anti-Bullying tape" will not currently be developed into a series, but instead I am focusing on the narrative that I feel has more substance at the moment. I appreciate the patience and will notify when "Anti-Bullying tape" gets a spotlight again. I wish you all sweet dreams (or nightmares). - 404 Archives 🥀

[@Flowey_the_Flower.]

hey, and how is it going to be in jail for 5 years and paying 250k dollars

[@tbnovagt]

Looking forward to it!

[@Ttrsvids]

​@@Flowey_the_Flower. ?

[@jeffreytrana8564]

Thank you so much this tape helped me, when I see a kid that says trash to me, i will follow all of this!

[@christiancigarroa358]

Jesus Christ loves you

[@night-waker]

"You're not alive" Damn, not even the ghosts are safe from bullies

[@familymclean5297]

Ikr

[@Fatal.mechanism]

fr man, like we have feelings to 🙁

[@89horizon]

Could have been a zombie also... just sayin'

[@night-waker]

@@89horizon Very true

[@nosh62]

​@@89horizon and maybe a skeleton

[@ToxicFruitSnack]

Imagine if you’re getting bullied and they say “you’re not alive” 👁️ 👁️

[@yellowpower3755]

Then you say “Neither will you be in a second”

[@T37-y6m]

​@@yellowpower3755 that's the worst comeback you can say

[@yellowpower3755]

@@T37-y6mOh, it’s not a comeback

[@isaacmayer-splain8974]

​@@yellowpower3755 it's a threat.

[@yellowpower3755]

@@isaacmayer-splain8974 Exactly

[@VoidSpirals]

The “you’re not alive” stuff is, I think, the most important thing in this video The bully saying “you’re not alive” and the video telling you not to check if you’re alive makes it seem as if you’re not the person being scared by the dead guy, you ARE the dead guy scaring the people. And the bully is just a victim.

[@Courruptedkat]

I honestly don’t get what biting your cheek, slapping your wrist, and checking your pulse will do

[@justarandomperson2786]

@@Courruptedkat Biting/slapping = if you can feel it/it hurts, you're alive checking your pulse also tells you whether you're alive

[@sabianaum7263]

​@@Courruptedkat Tell that you are dreaming, hallucinating or dead.

[@ManuelRiccobono]

​@@Courruptedkat you cant fool us, we know you are one of them. Bully

[@WhiteWomanSlasher]

@@justarandomperson2786 You bullies just want to bully us dead people, back in my day the people were more respectful towards us.

[@Me-wx1mt]

I'm sorry but that part at the beginning where bullying came up and everyone booed killed me I was laughing so hard

[@lime.person]

_BULLYING_ *booooooooooooooo* _and how to stop it_ *yayyyyyyy*

[@cupio-stardust]

Ngl that’s basically how it went in my elementary school lmao.

[@X3RNEA5]

That's literally my school life lmaoooooo

[@nikitap4448]

So, if it killed you... You're not alive.

[@g1rlanachronism]

i absolutely love this. Unlike most analogue horror, theres no jumpscares, disturbing disorted faces, nothing. A few creepy moments and it builds so much suspense that never gets released. This is what analogue horror should be

[@browncoatlover665]

yes! highly agreed! also, a little bit correction *analog

[@mavericktjo4548]

​@@browncoatlover665 actually Both analog and analogue are valid spellings

[@ilovethatsyringeemoticon]

omg hi bonnie

[@narymnmizrael]

Whatever you say ☠️

[@BallsItchReal]

just sounds like edging

[@Anik_Sine]

I think literally ignoring the bullies won't cause them to get bored . Everyone doesn't take silence the same way. The way I think it is, some people, especially bullies, take it as you having nothing to counter their argument, meaning they are correct and hence encouraging them to get bolder, knowing you aren't going to do anything anyways and I believe most people know how that ends up.

[@shawermus]

I like to say this: "If a person just wants to annoy someone, ignoring them will probably work. If a person wants to ruin _YOUR_ day, then ignoring them will just make their attempts more aggressive. Maybe if you patiently ignore them for like, several months it will work, but it's not worth the effort. If you really want to get rid of such person, make their every encounter with you leave them dissatisfied and maybe mad. No matter what you do, punch them, insult them the way it hurts, anything. As long as they feel like it's not worth the effort they'll stop. "

[@AbnusXD]

@@shawermus agreed

[@rebel6301]

The true way to counter a bully is to bring a gun.

[@shawermus]

@@rebel6301 it's a high risk high reward solution, requires a ton of skill to pull off and not get banned by moderators

[@juanli4153]

Yup

[@h0773nkampfer]

poorly made Powerpoint presentation + 90's music + VHS filter = horror

[@thisperson102]

This tape here was actually very good! It seems like a legit tape, no over-the-top glitches, looks like a cheesy video from the early 2000s, builds up horror in a subtle way while staying interesting at it’s core, and has a sense of humor. Although I found the ending to be underwhelming- the way I see it, there wasn’t really enough of a climax to make it truly horrifying. I don’t have any real advice to help you with this, since I’ve never done this myself (so I really don’t have a right to speak), but if you are looking to improve the ending, make sure to keep it realistic to not only the nature of the tape itself, but to reality too. The true horror comes in the everyday situations that can really happen, and while the titans like Gemini Home Entertainment, Mandela Catalogue, and of course Local 58 can pull it off, it’s because those creators know how to effectively utilize their skill and idea to create convincing horror. Not saying you shouldn’t try a supernatural type of thing with your tapes, but you have to really know what you’re doing to make it work! And by all means, I’m not saying you don’t have the skill! This tape is very well crafted and humble, in a sense. The ‘market’ for analogue horror has become saturated with all sorts of different tapes, so being someone who knows how to make a good one is really something to be proud of.

[@404library_]

Thank you. Noted 🥀

[@kanhelder3897]

I feel like that's kinda the point. I mean, there is nothing really horrifying, the video is mostly about something normal, but told in a unsettling way. I feel like something "truly horriying" would destroy the concept behind it.

[@thisperson102]

@@kanhelder3897 Actually, that makes sense! I haven't thought about it that way, and I think that's an interesting perspective to have. Although I would say that 'well it's analogue horror it's supposed to be super spooky!!' but I feel like that's arbitrary and a rather black-and-white way to look at it. I suppose that would depend on what the true purpose behind it was: to horrify or to unsettle? Either way, it's up to 404 Archives, and as long as they believe their tapes are how they want it to be, then who's really to say otherwise? (Which DOES completely invalidate my criticism above, I'm aware, but I feel like I should've asked them if they wanted to hear it instead of just saying it outright anyways ^^'.)

[@xenosfur]

@@thisperson102 I completely agree. I wish there was more horror. They do dripfeed some of it, like "you are not alive", insinuating something horrifying like death (from being bullied? And checking pulse breaks the illusion?). But it woulda been nice to have something more climatic, to hit home that there is SOMETHING to fear.

[@juanli4153]

Nice comment!

[@randomkingge7929]

“bullies come in all shapes and sizes” got me wheezing Edit: HOLY CRAP 1K LIKES IN A WEEK!? Edit 2: LETS TAKE OVER THE PERSON ABOVE US AND BECOME THE MOST LIKED COMMENT!!!

[@dude.tahts_crazy]

NAHHH *WHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEZEEEEEEEE* HOLY SHIT AHAHHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

[@fxjvc]

LMAO SAME

[@Ishiiru6884]

*Plays the Buddy Holly Lick*

[@marblemarble7113]

Why

[@ohioanempire]

From the 3'5" manipulative mikey to the 6 foot tall big bertha

[@ThorDude]

Something I think is great is the audio. Lazy creators and amateurs only put the grain filter on the video and call it a day. Usually they use sounds that were never used on tapes. Also the absolute shitty quality you can hear from the tape scratching and being used is excellent. A lot of people forget that analogue horror is more than a grain filter and some minor spooks. Kudos to you!

[@FrankieAmadeian.]

One of the most hurtful things a bully ever said to me that still lingers with me to this day is ''Your Jordans are fake as fuck''. It's a wound that has never fully healed and every time I remember it, I tear it back open just enough to undo any process I may have done in healing.

[@Ioz_Wake_Up]

I’m sorry for you my dude I feel you. :(

[@bonelesswater1064]

💀💀💀💀💀

[@princeofcupspoc9073]

Correct tropes for Analog Horror, and great comic timing.

[@floppapal3545]

I fr was so ready for a jump scare I even had my heart rate go up just by being paranoid

[@waves1926]

I uh I’m at the beginning… is there one??

[@IHAVENOIDEAFORAHANDLE34234]

@@waves1926 nope. :>

[@Fatal.mechanism]

This is EXTREAMLY underrated! Yours really stood out to me beacuse of not having a big reaveal or something in the end. Insted, you just sprinkled the creepyness here and there and it was perfect. Please continue!!!

[@i_overbyte]

I’m pointing this out. When the girl responds to the bully, the bully is replaced with her, which makes the things she says feel like they have a deeper meaning. “I don’t care what you say”, “Your words mean nothing”, it sounds scarier and deeper when she’s talking to herself. Maybe she has schizophrenia or something. Just a theory.

[@killrama2222]

Or she even just hates herself, self hatred leads to this, saying that you are wrong about yourself is a well designed way to say "hating yourself will lead to nothing"

[@i_overbyte]

@@killrama2222 that makes sense

[@fwoop4848]

Or maybe it’s just another bully, or a different scenario with a female bully and victim? Idk I guess I didn’t interpret the bully being replaced with herself.

[@i_overbyte]

@@fwoop4848 that also makes sense

[@EebyDeeby413]

That's not what schizophrenia is.

[@franx4912]

intrusive thoughts at its finest 🤣

[@AlisonBryen]

I have OCD. My whole mind is my bully!

[@justanomorifan3059]

​@@AlisonBryen I don't have a disorder but same. I'm my bully lmao.

[@littletitanicmaster-2622]

very underrated for this quality.

[@solalabell9674]

It’s literally 4 weeks old 3 when you said this

[@littletitanicmaster-2622]

@@solalabell9674 ?

[@laurens6654]

When it said "courts", I didn't see the example picture, and for a second I just pictured a bunch of lawyers beating each other up in a courthouse.

[@bias1789]

I liked it! It was subtle, which I really appreciate. It also looked really believable as being an old video instead of obviously fake like a lot I've seen. And I was absolutely bobbing along to the music. Very cool and I hope you continue with the series! 💜

[@HellaDelta42069]

this is a nice video, it doesn’t feel TOO overt but it’s still unsettling. It feels like a generic anti-bullying video made by someone who’s not right in the head. Good job!

[@Guenter34]

"You're not alive"

[@monochromatic773]

AHHHHHHHHHH

[@bannedinairports9619]

“You’re just a bully!”

[@williamspell5692]

"You're not alive." That's not bullying, that's just creepy.

[@souvikrc4499]

Maybe it’s referring to the girl that’s getting bullied, and she likely committed suicide.

[@oobythemushroomfairy]

@@souvikrc4499 Wow that's dark.

[@prussia668]

@@souvikrc4499that went dark really quick

[@tultsi93]

Sorry to break you, but death threating is also bullying. And harassment.

[@pixeleightsforge]

I gotta say this is interesting,most analogue horrors are about supernatural things and they also try to terrify you,but this is something else,not only is this message about an actual problem in real life but you deliver this message in a very unsettling way almost as if it was not talking about actual bullies but who knows I’m sure the community could figure something out , also not to say that this isn’t scary this is in a whole league of its own and I would love to see where it will go from here. So keep it up you truly have something special here.❤

[@toastercat2946]

I love how subtly wrong this one this is and how much its setting up. i also love the anti bullying tape premise very nostalgic and creative

[@Mamaluigi13]

Bro imagine getting fined 250,000 dollars for pirating an anti bullying tape

[@-blu.amethyst]

When an analog horror teaches more on how to deal with bullies than school

[@asperRader]

I do really appreciate being a bit more subtle with the "music cuts out" thing - only deleting a few elements on screen, or a few instrumental tracks while you can still feel a bit of the music in the back, makes it feel that much more uncomfortable.

[@kiapor99]

technically well-done. you nailed the vibe of analog horror quite well. i'd like to see you continue. if i can give one criticism, it's that it doesn't give enough story-wise. the threat is too nebulous and too similar to what's already out right now. maybe this is a brainwashing video by a cult targeting kids. you can correct me if i'm wrong but i don't think that's been done yet. it could use something a bit more sinister.

[@cara-seyun]

I honestly really like it. As someone who grew up with that style of film (not analog but whatever) it just reminded me of how useless those anti-bullying psas were. I think that’s the real horror.

[@dylanedwards7548]

I like how this analog horror doesn’t play all its cards first thing. It waits a bit

[@TanWeiyun]

This feels like an EAS announcement but for kids to don't freak them up too much

[@Epicccccccccccccccccccc]

I just found this randomly and I was half expecting the bully to be murdered at the end

[@DryWallisYummy.]

Guys! I checked my pulse, my heart isn't beating! I think I'm dead. Thank goodness the bully told me that I wasn't alive!

[@plutothechinchilla4496]

I'm really happy to see Cool Cat reinventing his image in the Analog Horror genre.

[@tultsi93]

Cool Cat likes to Woogie Boogie!

[@anomaloustapes]

I remember being 90s kid and seeing a lot of anti-bullying content so this hits home. The aesthetic alone is amazing. Are we gonna tackle any other playground topics?

[@darkeviljaxson]

This was a little different than most analog horror but I still really liked it. Hope to see more!

[@kirbyfan2525]

I’d ditch the universe if some dude came up to me, told me I wasn’t alive, and then left.

[@CheeseYourself]

"i'm gonna take your candyyyyyy" "not my sweets! not my treats!" “Y𝙹⚍ ᔑ∷ᒷ ⊣𝙹╎リ⊣ ℸ ̣ 𝙹 b∷ᔑ⨅╎ꖎ”

[@davgames2659]

You should have cut the music undefinitedly earlier to a weird unsettleling noise when the not so subttle messages happen bc all that tension goes away when you are hit by the dumb music, sound plays a great role so use it to your advantage. You can even try to slow down the music till it sounds dark

[@chasesheridan2087]

i like how it barely has any horror so it makes it scarier because you think its gonna come any second now

[@rowanatwal9636]

This sounds like an informative video on an SCP named “Bullies”

[@cameronrodier3544]

Some of the information was actually good for standing up to bullies but then there was just subtle messages which was perfect

[@jynxsmoochy]

Pretty Cool! Do you think you could make analog horror series out of it. It would help people educate themselves about bullying.

[@typicalaveragedude.]

This 100% had me on the edge of my seat Love it!

[@sherclopholmes6317]

This was a very good tape, not super scary but eerie and interesting. I noticed that the most unsettling parts came from the black text. I think what happened was a little girl (because the girl is always the one getting bullied in the example parts of the vid) was bullied, but died. When she came back as a ghost or something, people told her she wasn't alive anymore but she couldn't accept it and thought that they were bullies because what they said made her feel bad, just like what the bullies' bullying made her feel.

[@fellipedasilva99]

“Just wack em with a blunt object, there problem solved” - A based grandparent probably

[@MATTDEV.J]

Ok, but NGL this LITERALLY helped me avoid being bullied, thanks bro

[@Zbaltzar]

this feels like one off those tiktok meme videos

[@barnaclefelching4079]

Still cutting edge to this day, way ahead of its time

[@jboydayz]

what i got from this is that the bullies are a hallucination, as the protagonist is being told what is really happening to them, and that they are in a coma, critically injured or even dying or dead. The repeating at the end could just be for scary effect or it could be telling us that it’s been going in a loop in the protagonists head. They might also be in this comma because of a real bullying incident.

[@llightswitch-111]

the bully glitching inside of the tables and chairs=hey punk! GIVE ME YOUR LUNCH!!!! **intense battle music**

[@lankinmoon]

I loved the video a lot! Instant subscription

[@fwoop4848]

I know analog horror is supposed to be subtle, but this one is a little too subtle for me. I was only unsettled at 3:07 when the music stopped and the word repeating kept repeating. Not that it was a bad video though. That music was great and the anti-bullying thing in general gives me nostalgia.

[@Playing096]

"you're not alive." Why are people insulting me like that 😭😭

[@oobythemushroomfairy]

1:52 You know they mean business when they use the full stop.

[@andybreadley429]

Could've been more helpful, but i repeat myself when under stress, I repeat myself when under stress.

[@PersonPuce]

Honestly very helpful I've been getting bullied a lot. Thanks for the video.👍

[@sammytimgaming2947]

Please don't delete your channel. Save the video's.

[@chriscormac231]

There's only one video though

[@homocancer]

Im not sure where this will go but it is clear to me that the "bullies" talked about in this video are definitely some kind of super natural creature. And there is some kind of connection between the "bullies" and being alive since you are told not to do anything that would allow you to check if your alive.

[@aitanacruz9882]

I personally think the video is meant to be watched by ghosts, or people who mistakenly believe they are alive when they are not, and the "bully" just wants you to realize that you are dead. So the video wants you to stay in denial.

[@gavanscommandblock]

SCP!!1!1!1!1!1????1?1??11?1?/?/?/?/?

[@mitchelleroberson]

Satan

[@cara-seyun]

Everyone talking about how scary it spooky this was is missing the point. It’s about being the age where you watched these kinds of films and knowing how absolutely absurd and useless they are. How they just offer platitudes that likely never worked but make the adults feel like they’ve done something. That’s the horror.

[@phantomeggs4315]

Shut up! You’re not alive.

[@simpindulgence6384]

Finally! One of these with no jumpscares! Thank you, and we'll done!

[@Haunted_Plush]

Ngl the music had me boppin the whole time

[@JudeChavira]

I started cracking up when the restroom signs appeared.

[@6los9]

This got me like What'd you expect? For me to say something goofy and corny? Pfft, yeah right...

[@iris-everlee-peters-2008]

WE’RE THE BULLY BUSTERS-

[@justemmalyn7934]

WE EAT STRAIGHT ROCKS

[@browncoatlover665]

@@justemmalyn7934 IF WE CATCH YOU BULLYING

[@c0mic4lt]

"Nobody likes you" Blud is absolutely ruthless

[@bobgui5909]

great job! a suitable horror video for those who can't stand jumpscares like me

[@egg-c1w]

“Bullies come in all shapes and sizes.” “oh god, there’s a bully in the shape of a ball over there”

[@PumaVoid]

Bullies are so mean, I really hate when they say “your not alive” and “I your that kid from the poster” it’s messed up.

[@raybob8668]

Well. Those are 3 minutes I’m never getting back.

[@nullzishere]

i noticed that in the "What not to do part" the first one, biting your cheeks, and the second one, slapping your wrists, is verrrrrryyy weird, and i noticed that with the "you are not alive" things etc.. i feel like the people targetted are in a dream like state. because biting your cheeks or slapping your wrists would be something you would do to wake yourself up from a bad dream/ checking if you're in a dream, but then again if we arent alive, we arent dreaming right? i need more ideas

[@The4DRY4N]

_"BULLYING"_ *children cheers* that got me

[@nullzishere]

pretty sure it was a "BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO"

[@Nunya_Bidness_53]

So when those living human bullies tell you you're not alive, don't listen

[@oobythemushroomfairy]

ah yes to spot the bully in it's natural habitat

[@tresforbe]

The unauthorized reproduction or distribution of this copyrighted work is illegal. Criminal copyright infrigement, including infringement without monetary gain is investigated by the FBI and is punishable by up to 5 years in federal prison and a fine of $250,000.

[@ThehotEpic_]

This should play in schools, bare with me. The music they play goes hard

[@direxhalfling2760]

I want more

[@williambutartist]

The fact that this helped me alot in rl.💀💀

[@P1kaTwo]

Me too, I actually didn’t realize I was being bullied until now

[@personidk4697]

I would so watch a series of this!!! 😁

[@andybuscus383]

Seemed like something you'd see in purgatory. You think you're alive, but you're actually dead. Someone or something is trying to clue you in.

[@garlic4846]

i'm waiting for someone to make a webseries based off of the road safety movies they played in school with the tiny bus with a face

[@maidberry5129]

this one's just sad. makes it seem like the girl is talking to herself when she's "standing up to her bully" it's so sad. she's blaming herself for everything. I'm sad

[@FrenkTheJoy]

The people who apparently just ignored that this is some kind of paranormal horror content having serious discussions about bullying in the comments...

[@LuigiBones]

Half expected this to start listing people [ethics note: with names and eyes redacted] murdered by their bullies. Sometimes real life is the true terror, even without the supernatural. Very unsettling.

[@TheWilderCat]

Bro you can't convince me I'm not alive because I'm already having a dissociative episode without your involvement, ha. (I interpret everything in the "What Not To Do" section as referring to methods of telling if you're dreaming/dead. In terms of dreaming this video is more subtle so I'm guessing the obvious of "don't pinch yourself" wouldn't fit. "Repeating" could actually mean replaying events in your head, if you can't remember how you got somewhere then it's a dream. Physical sensations like pain are either muted or absent in a dream and while I've never checked my pulse in a dream I assume you wouldn't be able to feel it. In terms of death it's more straightforward. You can't feel pain if you're dead and you wouldn't have a pulse. "Repeating" could mean the same thing as a dream, where it's discouraging you from replaying events else you'll remember dying. It could be that whoever made this tape wants to discourage you from finding out if you're dreaming/dead to your detriment and its benefit, or it could be that it's doing it for your benefit. It could also be that you are legitimately alive and awake and it's simply discouraging you from showing that the bully's words are getting to you.)

[@supergamezonline2905]

The last “do not” just got me laughing

[@godgod4508]

Not a bad start but definitely needs more intensity to it’s sudden stops, something to really make you question and fear what you’re watching.

[@gato.00]

I love those videos that just look like they were made in the 1990s.

[@GunkDev]

When the analog horror video turns a different color 😰

[@richredfield4321]

This were the kind of programs that my 10yr old self happened to watch when I wake up on a Saturday morning

[@gaysatan4565]

I’m going to start telling people “You’re not alive” in arguments now

[@dismal8294]

"You're not alive."

[@A200Niko]

dude the bg song be making me groove bruh

[@maya07_11]

my theory is that some institution has put to sleep (not killing, just made fall asleep) all children and bullies are creatures that are aware of that and can enter your dreams, and they want to set the children free

[@TheFatSlimeKing]

Man I Thought It Was Going To Be Like You Know “riders got a quick hand”

[@Cyberraptor14]

Bully: You're not alive Me: No, YOU'RE not alive Bully: Argh! How the hell does that even work!

[@GachaFunTime]

I love this so much, a very original analog horror video, I hope you keep it up!

[@dont_mind_myname]

Cool! I definitely say it needs way more scare tactics though

[@0Lvs1]

Bro they should make analog horror games they'd be the REAL horror games fr

[@CatStars.]

bullies do be soundin like Pokémon over here