the horror I can't handle

[@asheyknees719]

for all the people feeling scared, sometimes what helps me is thinking of it as someone’s passion project! The creators of these analog horror films must’ve put an incredible amount of work into bringing their vision to life, and just picture all the actors they needed to recruit for it! idk but thinking of it as a creative project made out of love for the genre helps me to not pee my pants at night and view it as real

[@NicoDamn]

Exactly! It's their art. And the fact that people are so afraid of it is the best compliment for a horror film maker. ❤ (I say this as a horror artist XD)

[@Chilly_M04]

Wow this is an incredible and positive mindset. God bless you, good sir.

[@Doggystyledaydream]

This is one of the reasons I love horror so much. These are people who are making something and making you feel these strong emotions. I don’t get scared anymore, because fear is not something to be afraid of

[@shadowanimations__2110]

Analog horror is ruined for me, It is so non-scary, its funny.

[@shadowanimations__2110]

also. the huge trope of stretching faces and eyes bore the hell out of me, its annoying.

[@dustyballofdust9082]

Psychological horror - fear of losing yourself Body horror - fear of losing control/being trapped in a physical hell Cosmic horror - fear of the unknown Analog horror - finding fear in the familiar

[@amango8448]

What do you mean

[@ThePersonWhoAsked69420]

This.. this deserves to be in the hall of fame of YT comments.

[@thepotatoist]

This has to be one of the best comments on YT

[@amango8448]

@@ThePersonWhoAsked69420 what do all these mean

[@ThePersonWhoAsked69420]

@@amango8448 idk how to explain

[@AZlumpbox]

I love the ending, leaving off with the Mandela catalog "I you see anyone identical to you, run" and then having a blavk screen, so the only thing that is left is your reflection

[@PalisadePeryton]

Oh my god that's genius, I've never noticed that before

[@user-bz7qg5xw6h]

That means you're watching it with the lights on, like a pus.

[@AZlumpbox]

@@user-bz7qg5xw6h im watching it with the lights on because they were already on

[@scazab6408]

Mf is too clever

[@user-pb4zl4pd2i]

@@user-bz7qg5xw6h whats wrong with that

[@johndoe-xc2yg]

8:21 it’s a combination of “Claritin” and “Benadryl”. Getting the joke helps with the horror aspect

[@tennenyt5311]

I always thought it was a metaphor for prescription drug addiction which it still may be but I more recently discovered that anti hestimines are a delrient if you take enough of them

[@0_dearghealach_083]

Ahhh, I just got that. I thought it was just a typical drug name, symbolising the terrible impact and downward spiral of a drug addiction.

[@ATTP-YT]

One subgenre I know in analog horror is called "EAS scenarios". Remember those old tornado warnings with the simple screen and text, the robotic voice, the weird siren at the start and end? Well what if, some of these weren't just tornado warnings or amber alerts? What if they were something more sinister?

[@thisissaltii]

omg id be so down to watch that

[@verytuffcat]

yeah, i watch quite alot of EAS scenario but now they just feel the same copy pasted entity. "omg look some random bs entity, stay in your home and dont try to fight these son of a gun"

[@ATTP-YT]

@@verytuffcat Yeah, but there are a few bangers

[@user-uq6mk7nr8m]

The creature from the movie SMILE made me realize exactly how terrifying an actual alternate would look

[@Random-guy-on-yt]

Dude fr

[@elusive-osmium]

For sure that movie really sucked but had undeniably great creature design

[@Random-guy-on-yt]

@@elusive-osmium yes

[@KemonoKonpeito]

Personally, it reminds me of the mimics from Vita Carnis, with the bright red skin and everything

[@jase276]

@@KemonoKonpeito I don't think that was skin, quite the opposite

[@SwaggyG_2102]

While analog horror doesn't really scare me all that much nowadays, one video that used to unnerve me so much was Local58's "You Are On The Fastest Route Available". The concept of your GPS getting hacked and rerouting/taking you to a place that you REALLY shouldn't be is really concerning to think about.

[@AurorasAura4417]

That's one of the only ones I simply cannot watch, and I'm glad someone else agrees. There's something about that video that's just so unnerving I can hardly even think about it without tearing up and feeling icky.

[@ohno4930]

Have you seen Real Sleep? It's also a Local 58 video, and supposedly it uses actual audio/visual tricks that can (temporarily!) do something to your facial recognition that leads to a higher risk of nightmares. flashed face distortion effect. I don't understand the science behind it very well, but it seems to work considering I've never seen more comments on a video claiming that it gave them nightmares + my boyfriend tried it (I'm too scared) and can confirm! (he got bonus nightmare content because we'd binged the Mandela catalogue the same day and that also leaked into his dreams lmao) Worth noting: Again, if this does do anything to anyone, it's temporary, and you have to actually follow the instructions that appear on the screen for it to do anything!

[@RhylieFoster-iy2nu]

Urban's spooks scared me the first time I watched it

[@jar0ffl1es]

local58 was the first analog horror series I ever saw and it’s still the scariest to me (although the Mandela catalogue is a very very close 2nd). just thinking about the contingency message makes me so uneasy 🥴 the idea of a mass suicide is so creepy, and the idea of whatever could be SO bad that an entire country’s citizens kill themselves is even creepier

[@slime8862]

local58 is the best anologue horror series OF ALL TIME

[@xxglizzyfrostxx4916]

I discovered this genre in probably the worst and most terrifying way possible. I was watching scary animations and i fell asleep and literally woke up in the middle of the night to blood curdling screams but upon awakening it was silent and i realized my tv was in fact still on with a still image of a disturbing face staring directly at me morphing and glitching while the eyes pierced mine. I literally thought i was having a nightmare it felt so surreal and wrong. Tears immediately ran down my face and i couldn’t even fathom why i was stuck in fear before i frantically started looking for my remote and as i looked away from the screen the screams started again i really started to think shit was really happening to me i almost lost my shit.

[@julescinema1588]

that sucks dude hope u got over that trauma somewhat lol

[@potats4703]

what the hell were you watching for this to happen wtf

[@flamingaish]

HELP HOW ARE YOU STILL ALIVE

[@grigmax]

bro just got alternate appear on his tv

[@Ostr0]

Mandela Catalog is very well done in terms of Analog Horror so every so often if you know where to look you can find some good ones for FNaF as well.

[@MasonMcLeodFilms]

Shame that 99% of analogue horror is just either fake safety videos saying things like 'Don't look in the mirror or the poopbutt man will take your balls' or grainy fake found footage of a stupid photoshopped face jump scaring you

[@astrosauce]

Poopbutt man stole my balls

[@SkibidiSigmaFromOhio69]

Real

[@cefrinaldi8060]

Bcuz that was the succesful formula and everyone copying it. The reasons why mandela catalogue and local 67 was so successful, its because they are the early analog horror that done the formula right.

[@AntarcticPirate]

@@cefrinaldi8060 local 67?

[@lixxie144]

doctor nowhere is a newer creator coming out of the woodworks who does some really unique stuff imo. draxxom is a little lesser known (on youtube, anyway) and also has some similar stuff! really reviving the analogue horror genre

[@the_swagg]

the mandela catalogue was the first analog horror series ive ever seen, and i love it so much (if you couldn't already tell). It just makes you uneasy and the way the whole thing is set up (music, visuals, lore, etc.) is just amazing. I cant tell you how many times a chill has gone down my spine while i was watching it. The mix of body horror, phycological horror, and analog horror in that series is perfect, and i dont think ill ever get tired of it

[@user-zy7gg6no7u]

I can’t stand it if i see a snippet of a doppleganger i might get nightmares for 2 weeks straight

[@Biggiecheeseness]

It makes me have a panic attack. But so I always skip that one

[@GalaxyFaxus]

Same, and it’s probably my favorite.

[@0116x]

same, tmc was my first analog horror experience! a lot of sleepless nights plagued me afterward, and i even had to sleep with the lights on in my room for some weeks. the story of adam and the alternates is so captivating while being able to make you feel fear on a molecular level.

[@sushijames]

I remember watching Mandela catalog (my first analog horror) and I literally wasn't able to sleep properly after I watched it. Analog horrors makes you sit and just forced to watch every single event that happens, making you feel like you are the one that is experiencing all of it. The best thing about this kind of horror genre is that it doesn't have to be high quality to give you nightmares.

[@Odd_Combo]

That's kinda what the entire film medium attempts to do .. make you sit and watch everything 😂

[@GRIM7153]

Another analog horror is urban spook but it’s really messed up

[@Seagullsaredope]

Exactly. The found footage concept makes it feel so much more personal and i love it

[@V-SanSings580]

If we’re counting found footage as analog horror; then my first was The Blare Witch Project. It may not have been everyone’s cup of tea, but along with Sissy Spacek’s performance of Carrie, it’s peak horror for me. But if we’re not counting that, then….the Walten Files and Liminal Land. Those two freak me the fuck out because of how scary their sound design is. Whenever I’m alone at night after watching TWF, I can literally hear Shaa calling out “Am I still beautiful to you, SophIIIIIIIEE-“ Shivers and I won’t sleep for the rest of the night

[@sixtysource]

Mandela catalogue is tbh not scary at all in my opinion the faces look goofy asf

[@stroervor]

Analog horror, in my opinion, portrays the uncanny valley better than any other genre (even body horror). Maybe that's why the backrooms seem least scary

[@shadowanimations__2110]

Analog doesn't scare me. I wish it did

[@nirvanaheights]

@@shadowanimations__2110 you want a cookie?

[@shadowanimations__2110]

@@nirvanaheights I want shit to scare me again.

[@N-methyl1phenylpropan-2-amine]

@@shadowanimations__2110too many analog horror/eas content making the same repetitive boring shit. When done well it can be really good

[@shadowanimations__2110]

@@N-methyl1phenylpropan-2-amine The only good one I seen recently that isn't blatantly annoying, is the monument mythos

[@Bhunt9394]

For me, the most unsettling part of The Kid and the Camera is the Kipsneed appearing in the real life photos. It’s so hard to put into words how unnatural it feels.

[@FuneralK9]

Blurring the line between reality and imagination is truly terrifying.

[@Skrenja]

I think they wasted a huge opportunity to show a grotesque "real" photo of the Kipsneed.

[@primordius777]

Which part? i don’t see him

[@Lynxez]

@@primordius777 It's not in this video, but it's on the original claymation towards the end.

[@primordius777]

@@Lynxez thanks for the information, not looking it up tho i gotta sleep

[@user-iz4rn7qc6t]

I love how at the end, he played the "if you see another person that look like you run away and hide" and he put on the black screen, so that you are looking at yourself, kind of like a mirror.

[@crazyboythe1st]

These are all great but the scariest analog horror is: KZbin ads interrupting the video

[@TheRealKinich]

Literally got an hsr ad right before he started talking about the cipsneed

[@calebbowen6406]

I can handle it barely. Its literally almost impossible for me to watch. It scares me more than psychological horror. Its like an evolved version of creepypastas. edit : im famous

[@MrSponge56]

I can watch I just try to predict the shit that is gonna pop up but sometimes it's so hard to tell when it's coming lol

[@Kalitayy]

Oh yeah, internet horror has become beyond just creepy stories now. Even the creepy stories are getting good. I feel like Unfiction/ARGs are the successors of OG creepypastas.

[@YearOnACloud]

I love horror

[@callmenose]

for some reason, i am captivated by it, yet it makes me very uncomfortable

[@SnailHatan]

It’s really not like an evolved version of creepypasta at all

[@petestreople7731]

I think my favorite analog horror was that Red Lobster commercial where the woman is trapped and it just keeps degrading and it ends up being a metaphor for alcoholism.

[@jackpandora3160]

Can you send the link to that one?

[@Decidue]

@@jackpandora3160 It’s called ‘Great choice’ but I’m not sure what the link is

[@LeiaAndFriends_]

my friend showed me that a few weeks ago, it was actually really good but also creepy

[@enderfrog313]

When the smiley thing in mandela catalouge said "your new friend is inside your home!" I almost killed myself.

[@moss_fetttt]

succumbing to mad????

[@enderfrog313]

@@moss_fetttt yea almost, i wanted to hear it.

[@Leon.K69]

Nothing is worth the risk

[@enderfrog313]

@@Leon.K69 wdym

[@Leon.K69]

@@enderfrog313 nothing is worth the risk. Nothing is worth the risk. Nothing is worth the risk.

[@partiallyfrozen3425]

Some of my favourites are EAS scenarios, where its just reasonable enough that its not obviously ridiculous, and also vague enough that it can make you afraid of your own room.

[@LivingIronicallyinEurope]

My horror? ANALOG My spaces? LIMINAL My angels? BIBLICALLY ACCURATE My anime? MATURE My sims? IMMERSIVE My cities? WALKABLE My life? VAN My emo? MIDWESTERN My portrayal of mental illness in film? REALISTIC My burgers? NOTHING

[@icycarpet3]

bruv what

[@hemlockolympic]

Hotel? Trivago.

[@peterscasny2803]

Hey I know this guy :D

[@mcdussy]

Amen.

[@kinnbenet]

Heyo!

[@computermanjr.1805]

You know it's bad when you can predict the scare and you still get scared shitless

[@_Yombo]

What is the scare? Like a jumpscare?

[@rapalborde5211]

Junji ito basically

[@TheGalaxyWings]

@@_Yombo it's like a jumps care 👻

[@LightRainX]

That's so true, sometimes it's so predictable but it still is unpredictable, you expect it at the moment you want to but it shows up in another moment

[@alexduran1711]

I still think Gemini Home Entertainment was one of the scariest analog horror that I’ve watched.

[@blizzard_the_seal9863]

god yeah it’s actually horrifying 😭 (love it to death tho)

[@JunkyardGod]

Gemini is my favorite.

[@5XOCYD]

does the planet have balls? Is it a woman? We don’t know… Is it a woman and have balls? that’s what I think of when I watch it so it isn’t scary

[@RickAstley-qd8bn]

@@5XOCYD These are the important questions we should all be asking ourselves.

[@5XOCYD]

@@RickAstley-qd8bn are we a woman that has balls?

[@1.0xY.m0r0n]

Analog horror makes me feel like I have schizophrenia, or like I'm losing my grip on what reality is.

[@cringelord9796]

me omw to check for the hundreth time if my closet has a mimic hidden in it:

[@mclovin2024]

i have schizophrenia and i can confirm analog horror sometimes triggers my symptoms

[@ChaosEnthusiast]

what grip? what is reality?

[@Rhino1334]

@@ChaosEnthusiastwomp womp

[@giovannizavarin199]

Corny

[@RealTeamTeamTeam]

For the record, Claridryl is a portmanteau of Claritin and Benadryl, two very well-known allergy meds.

[@sunbeamfactory5171]

Obviously.

[@RealTeamTeamTeam]

@@sunbeamfactory5171 You say "obviously", when it was clearly not obvious to this video's creator.

[@Yipper64]

What tends to get me about analogue horror is not only the constant noise in the background, but the noise in the visuals as well. When things are dimly lit its all staticky and you swear you see something or dont see something, it messes with your brain. As they say the imagination is more horrifying than anything you can put on the screen.

[@antiAphrodit3]

I forgot about the Adult Swim horror skits! They would come on at 3:45 am ( if I remember correctly) and lasted like 15 mins. The sketches ( like 2 Many Cooks) would seamlessly blend into the already surreal late night tv commercials, and it would sneak up on you. Then at 4am, King of the Hill came on like nothing strange had happened. It was so unsettling, and I loved it.

[@_.rat.]

Unedited footage of a bear fucked me all the way up

[@galaxxy_step]

adult swim is elite

[@fluffysquirrel8385]

king of the hill will wash away any traumatizing experiences you may have.

[@LobsterMobsterTheCrispiestLoaf]

Nostalgia

[@jordentacoztm]

3:41 What we hear is not footsteps but someone knocking on the window. That's why the kid goes to the window

[@malthe236]

yezs

[@BalorBallora]

IM SO GLAD TO SEE THIS HOUSE HAS PEOPLE!!!! its imo one of the best analog horror ARGs. its so in depth, theres so much text, so much footage, so many layers to peel apart! its such a fun rabbit hole to go down.

[@elusive-osmium]

I'm not trying to be one of those people but This House Has People In It is technically digital horror not analog horror

[@BalorBallora]

@@elusive-osmium true, but its often just bunched together as a general term yk?

[@Hellknight101]

I mean, the man literally used a Night Mind thumbnail in his video. It'd be a shame if they DIDN'T know about This House

[@ShardstapoRotmg]

Are you talking about the Adult Swim one called "This House Has People in it" ?

[@BalorBallora]

@@ShardstapoRotmg yep!

[@zLusso]

7:20 bro, my alternate is getting absolutely slammed by me ina fight. Like no way im letting myself kick my ass.

[@evaangames3280]

😭🙏

[@el-yago-pe]

Except alternates have superhuman strength and are extremely vicious

[@zLusso]

@@el-yago-pe yeah, but there’s where it doesn’t matter. My alternate wouldn’t know what to do when I hit tf out of it. It would start shitting bricks. Like there is no way in hell I’m losing to myself. Ts isn’t happening

[@adamhaouchine9876]

@@el-yago-pe Nah I know myself, my alternate would be very stupid

[@IdentityDoesntMatter]

This House Has People In It (the entire version, not just the short movie) is probably the best piece of "analog" horror that i've seen. And probably the only one that managed to go beyond the passion for analog horror and actually managed to scare me a little

[@skibidiedgerizz06]

7:05 I don't know if you only fear look-alikes in horror but in real life I've watched a tiktok of a girl who looks identical to me except her hairstyle and I legit got a panic attack. Never watched the mandela catalog either it's just... An uncanny feeling.

[@4Plus419]

That would not of been good on my sanity

[@theanimefan00]

Rest assured, that our gene-pool is not infinite, as well as the combinations it can make. It is very possible that someone, looking very similar to you, lives on this planet, or lived before you or will be born soon. Patterns repeat even in the dna-created variations, it is just natural. In our day and age we are more connected ond more documented (filmed and photographed), than ever before, so the chance of seeing someone with a similar face structure is all the greater. So don't worry! It is completely normal. 😊 I've also seen myself on a University AD poster once, but the girl must be about 10 years younger than me. Showed the photo to my partner without a comment, but he noticed it slower, yet agreed that the girl in the crowd looks very similar. Years before my own brother told me, he tought he had seen me on the bus home, yet it wasn't me. He almost greeted the girl, but noticed that the shape of her perscription glasses were different than mine back then. That was the only difference. Wen he told me, it fascinated me, but my mind immediately went: "my face must be too basic, having no special features." 😅

[@isoponic]

@@theanimefan00 my closest homie is my doppelgänger 💀💀

[@SCP-173peanut]

@@theanimefan00 oh yeah i have a friend that lives in my closet that looks just like me! Sure he has longer fingers, missing eye balls the mouth being streched but he is a pretty chill dude.

[@alexanderpherigo6806]

​@@theanimefan00 its also more common for women to find a doppelganger of themselves as the ratio of women to men is higher

[@markomaksimovic7678]

The creepy thing about analog horror is that it feels like an urban legend as in it's so immersive that it takes you back to your childhood where you believed in all sorts of stuff. Unlike other types of horror where you are sort of detached from it, this one tricks your brain into thinking that it's real and it's happening to you and not some made up characters.

[@theyhateandrew8529]

The Kid With The Camera is so freaky. The horror fan in me loves it but the ending is CHILLING

[@ridernikkolson6594]

No it isn't

[@mikkohirvonen3869]

​@@ridernikkolson6594everyone has their own opinion dummy

[@asd-dv7dq]

@@ridernikkolson6594 why

[@avacadotoast5571]

​@@ridernikkolson6594 Fear is subjective I guess

[@HavingCrumpets]

notice how its only default profile pictures disagreeing

[@griffin371]

The Walten Files was my first analog horror series and is by far my favorite. I always coke back to rewatching it around winter time and it always scares me to my core. It’s perfectly realistic and uncanny. It also has a deep message surrounding it involving family and children. The pure horror is unrivaled for me. Amazing introduction to an honestly terrifying yet beautiful genre.

[@nightmarefreddle4174]

It was my first too, I still have to watch the most recent episode of it though.

[@hdervish2497]

Analog horror really gets me because i was always freaked out by tv static. I was sure someTHING would suddenly appear, and that it was already whispering to me under the white noise. There was also always something uncanny about old late night tv

[@boxcarz]

Back when I was a kid staying at my grandparents' house they had this old CRT TV in the bedroom, which was powered off before we went to bed, of course. Yet occasionally, it would start emitting some pale green static and a low hum from the speakers. I told my grandma about it, and wasn't believed until she saw it herself. We both decided it'd probably be best to unplug it at that point, and so that's what happened. Nothing more happened after that, but to this day, I still don't have a theory as to how that thing got an image to the screen with no power.

[@ni__wolf143]

@@boxcarz Just because it was turned off doesn't necessarily mean it wasn't using any power, it was probably broken I'd say.

[@thallek]

One movie that people have bashed on a lot but it truly left me terrified like no other was Skinamarink. It is very plain visually but I think thats why it is so scary for me. It sets the stage and lets your imagination go crazy. It doesnt give enough definitive answers but it creates an atmosphere of tension unlike any other horror movie ive seen.

[@4Plus419]

I'm right there with ya that movie had me sleeping with the lights on

[@JoicSeth]

That shit keeps you on edge for like 2 hours

[@camchem]

I have never felt more pure horror and terror watching a damn movie as I did while watching Skinamarink. It was so goddamn good and I have zero desire to watch it again.

[@pixeliien]

skinamarink was terrifying and heartbreaking. it made not one but two of my friends cry and one of them is a big horror fan that usually handles that stuff very well

[@MisterHeroman]

I feel like not mentioning other backrooms creators or it's origins was a bit of missed opportunity. @@4Plus419

[@Treemotan]

One I really loved was something like... I don't remember exactly what it was called, something like "My House Tour" or something like that. Basically starts as a tour of a traditional Japanese home that starts normal if slightly dark and dilapidated but ends up progressing into full on decay with bizarre and creepy things scattered about as well as a physically impossible layout. All set up as being a single shot from a handheld camera.

[@sherckianofasgard]

that video fucked me up lmao, it was so uncomfortable

[@kailamb09]

My house walk-through?

[@Rabbit-o-witz]

I want to know what that is. Did you remember the name?

[@JRB2105]

@@Rabbit-o-witz Could be this one: kzbin.info/www/bejne/p4i7n6doj5d3Z6c fits the bill, and it's made by a relatively established Japanese horror youtuber

[@supersaraqxz548]

Shit I don't remember the name but I know Jacksepticeye watched it in one of his "Scariest Videos On The Internet" check out all the playlist, it's pretty cool and you'll find it there. Also, the transition of "Grandmother isn't here" to "Grandmother is here" scared the shit out of me

[@sunberryflower]

Local58 in my opinion is definitely one of the reasons why there is a rise of the analog horror genre on youtube . I discovered it when i was 14 during a sleepover with a friend and it scared us so much we could barely sleep for the night lol

[@elusive-osmium]

It's not one of the reasons it literally is the reason both MANDELA CATALOG and Gemini Home Entertainment have confirmed they were directly inspired by it and since they inspired much more simular series it could undisputedly be called the rise of analog horror on youtube

[@Liquorice_Monster]

A lot of Local58 was just trash, not scary at all and trying too hard. But there were some entries in Local58 that were great and very scary. The one with the GPS being hacked is a good example.

[@zombieoutbreakprod]

Funfact, Local58 is made by the guy who created the original Candle Cove Pasta

[@AZlumpbox]

That part with the faces was traumatizing, it scared me so much I was literally shaking like a cartoon character, and the worse part was I was watching someone else react to it, and when it came to that part, the person reacting to it said to look away, but I didn't

[@Liquorice_Monster]

@@zombieoutbreakprod Oh that makes sense. Candle Cove came so close to getting it right but jumped the shark with "the Skintaker" and made the story so lame. Same as Local58.

[@enaxtry]

somehow analog horror, uncanny valley and liminal spaces brings me similar feelings I have when I lucid dream, it's so similar to places ive seen in my dreams it's weird

[@habition]

you know, i'd consider myself a pretty avid analog horror fan but i'd never seen the kid and the camera. i was very happy to watch something brand new and super well made. thanks for bringing it to my attention. so love the rush of analog horror in recent years, i was around during the active posting of marble hornets and i have absolutely adored all of the wonderful freaky ideas that have come from all of these creative minds as time has passed. truly some of the best horror out there.

[@sodadrink8363]

I think part of what makes analog horror so scary is how it can break the 4th wall unlike any other genre can. With most horror genres, you’re watching the spooky stuff happen to other people, but with analog horror, *you’re* the one the spooky stuff is happening to, even if it’s just images on a screen

[@matthewjones39]

What are you talking about?

[@xxglizzyfrostxx4916]

@@matthewjones39it’s like instead of watching a movie of terrifying things happen to other people, analog horror makes it feel almost as if you are the one experiencing a horrible thing. Like imagine waking up in the middle of the night and your tv is just randomly playing an analog horror film. That feeling of dread you would feel is what watching an analog horror is. You start to wonder wtf your actually looking at and it drives your fears to overwhelming points.

[@user-su2ou2zx6k]

ii dunno if you were born in the 90, but if it's the case it's also why it is so terryfing, it personnaly reminds me of a time when i was watching TV, VHS tapes, and it's eerie, like you subconscious relate so much of those videos from your childhood, but everything looks so alterate/distorted.

[@JesusHernandez-tu6gc]

I remember being on acid watching adult swim and the undedited footage of a bear came on. I seriously thought I was tripping balls but I googled it the next morning and was relieved😅

[@OJ_36]

My two person favourite bits of analog horror are definitely Local 58 and Gemini Home Entertainment. There's something so nostalgic yet terrifying about both.

[@hellismurky]

my favourite thing about analog horror is that it goes hand in hand with found footage! it makes it seem much more realistic :0

[@Samammt92]

DUDE YOU HAVE NO IDEA HOW TERRIFIED I WAS WHEN I FIRST SAW THE CLARIDRYL AD, I SAW IT LIKE 6 YEARS AGO ON ADULT SWIM AND I'VE BEEN TRAUMATIZED EVER SINCE

[@wired-up5677]

I thought it was hilarious, the show infomercials is gold

[@Koontzryan]

i think the horror of analogue horror is that its too meta, it feels like YOU are in the horror movie watching the forbidden tape.

[@Whatlander]

"The children under the house" is another good one. Can't get much more analogue than drawings and cassette tapes.

[@tlouante]

that one is really good

[@Vexnatos]

everything from that creator so far is good

[@the_real_vdegenne]

I just went to see, it's really good wow

[@fractalized3]

This made me nostalgic af, I remember this actually started at the beginning of the 90's when the first Found Footage films came out setting all foundations and standards for most of the stuff you guys have today. The biggest hit and the one that shaped this genre was The Blair Witch Project back in 99' what I believe happened is that this old format merge with the most creative and darkest side of the internet to come up with stories and eventually these awesome pieces of video we have today, I love how this style is taking over media and even videogames now! Awesome video man! Keep it up!

[@ducksies]

I can't find stuff like the mandela catalog scary anymore because whenever I see their stretched out smiling faces I'm reminded of Jerma's "When the impostor is sus" face

[@zander3943]

the kid and the camera showed up on my recommended a little while ago, definitely some haunting shit. also great video, your channel is underated asf

[@HMz83]

My favorite analog horror has gotta be Gemini Home Entertainment. It takes the home cassette aesthetic and goes the long way with it, rarely pulling any cheap tricks or cliches. It’s easily the most polished Analog Horror series I’ve seen since Local 58 and it’s more recent uploads have been the stuff of our nightmare’s nightmares.

[@MsAirnation]

Oh god, yes. It's actually so disturbing and I had to keep walking away from it

[@kurks001]

Yes GHE is S tier

[@mivomaru]

love seeing fellow Gemini enjoyer. I really loved the creators detailed world building and the cosmic horror was brilliant. Also the fact it has a fully functional game is crazy, such a great series.

[@felipexp8836]

Ah yes, body horror.

[@thequeenofswords7230]

Gemini Home Entertainment is the scariest thing I've ever seen.

[@Joigamers]

I've been looking for the unedited footage of a bear for years. It got to the point were I thought I just dreamt it. The chills that covered my body when she found her sweater. I swear Adult Swim aired that as an actual commercial years ago

[@jennie3276]

they did! along with another resnick film: too many cooks. def recommend

[@gracelessabomination9847]

THANK YOU for talking about Unedited Footage of a Bear and This House has People in it! I discovered them a long time ago and was so afraid for so long. They were the first analog horror projects I had ever seen. I considered them analog horror but never saw anyone mentioning them when talking about Local58 or Mandela Catalogue, which both terrified me as well. They deserve so much attention, they were so ahead of their time, and so insanely well put together.

[@tennenyt5311]

Did you ever watch alantutorial? Or delve into the extra stuff for This House has People in it. Alan Resnick and Robbie Rackleff are doing an hour long movie called Dance Freak I believe, looking forward to it

[@mikeschmidt-q9l]

Sink hole is by far the scariest I’ve seen. The idea of working a job about studying a sink hole that grows way faster than a normal sink hole making supernormaal sounds with no sines of stopping getting closer and closer to where you live. I’d say that’s pretty scary.

[@type1hero146]

For me, it's Vita Carnis. Gotta be the scariest thing I've ever seen. Just the idea that those monsters exist (even if they don't), and hunt us specifically, gives me chills.

[@svetlanarebane]

i watched the video where the child and mother get eaten by the harvester at 1am while high and I don't think I've been able to sleep the same since

[@inkbendy710]

Yeah, but when you watch it enough, it doesn't scare you. I for one have not been scared by it in a while. Just having to wait for the next season is horrifying enough.

[@itsgonnabeanaurfromme]

6:46 I find it interesting that in the past, these sorts of things would be considered a metaphor or a clever interpretation of how we are our own worst enemies and that the true monster is us. But now, it's literally just "evil twin copy go kill kill".

[@malthe236]

ok

[@jongyon7192p]

yeah art went to shit

[@averageeughenjoyer6429]

The more subtle things are hidden under the more striking ones

[@YiddishDancingClown]

Just shows that not everyone should be making art. Unedited Footage of a Bear is the epitome of style over substance. Neat idea, but they shit the bed with the execution.

[@bigol9223]

@@YiddishDancingClown it's a shame how influential the adult swim "random/creepy/ trippy for the sake of it" ethos has been.

[@deviouscrook]

I've loved analog horror since I found out about it, and unlike any other horror genre it continues to haunt me to this day. The scariest I've ever watched was Mandela Catalogue, and I almost made it through but i got too scared and had to stop 💀

[@yortberry]

I absolutely fear being alone in the dark, in any kind of indoors. I feel the amount of fear you have for this bro

[@ILoveDaveScottMustaine]

In 8th grade, I wrote an analogue horror piece (for a very ver old teacher), and when he read it, he threw up. I wrote it about the gasses used in wars making peephole delusional and offing themselves. The gas made them see people as monsters (kinda like the Russian sleep experiments), but I felt proud, even if I made my teacher relive horrid memories.

[@zoushaomenohu]

Brief addition for those just discovering these works for the first time, "Unedited Footage of a Bear" and "This House Has People In It" were actually both made by the same art/comedy group, Wham City! They have another scary-weird series called "The Mirror" about a cult and its odd behaviors and doctrine, and did a series called "The Cry of Mann" for adult swim where viewers could call in, talk to the characters and influence the story!

[@DeepSeaBeee]

Alan Resnick had a hand in these projects and is the creator of AlanTutorial, which is a fantastic series.

[@TheTomy00]

This house has people in it and Unedited footage of a bear are actually from the same director, which explains how some details overlap, like people sinking into the floor. This House has an absurd amount of lore that isn't there in just the video. For both videos, if interested, Night Mind made fairly complete deep dives into it.

[@themaccave08]

Analog Horror is something reawakened my fear of things like distortions of faces, uncanny valley, and just… so much. I can’t handle it and yet I come to watching more and more

[@HaydenDP]

Skinamarink is one of my fav movies. Despite it being 90% no dialogue it’s truly terrifying

[@puenteplays4787]

Though I am a pretty tough nut to crack when it comes to analog horror pretty sure the only video/series I’ve actually been scared of is,”Vita Carnis” it feels so real and horrifying that it literally keeps me up at night.

[@ARCHIVED9610]

oh man i remember getting recommended that and brushing it off as another troll video what did i missss

[@doubleaabattery7562]

​@@ARCHIVED9610vita carnis. Living meat.

[@MrCmon113]

Feels very contrived for me.

[@yann1ck666]

I sometimes have these short phases where I watch analog horror videos, despite me being scared easily. Most recent one lasted relatively long, but ended right as I saw a video about this exact topic. The mimics were just terrifying and I couldn't watch beyond that one tape. First few days after watching it I felt this strange sensation whenever I had to go to the basement or any other dark room, like one was in the same room. Really effective at raising your anxiety

[@V-SanSings580]

The analog horror piece that scared me the most looking back was “The Relocation Project” episode of the Walten Files. There were so many creepy moments for me specifically in that one: from Jack popping up all over Felix’s praise video, to the mechanic girl(I think her name is Ashley) being basically mutilated while her friends are in the building and we’re the only ones who hear her screams, to Banny’s whole little section with the mechanic from Bon’s Burger’s getting chased and being forced to suffocate and starve inside a robot, to finally the story behind Shaa and what happened to Rosemary. That episode was by far the most uncomfortable one for me, even compared to bunny farm. Billy the Clown listing off the names as Ashley starts to panic and shrieks in terror is peak horror sound design and no one can change my mind.

[@lukeroberts1626]

I feel like the reason analog horror is so terrifying is the similarities to childhood nightmares (at least for me). The sense of uneasiness and impending danger as opposed to a crazy person with a knife chasing you around really just gives me the feeling of a nightmare.

[@DanielSanchez-fs1nv]

Being stuck in a familiar place, away from everything you ever loved, forever. Like when you dream about being in after school and you wait for your mom to pick you up, but she never does. Now you're in school at night, dark and alone, wishing you could see your loved ones again.

[@puhbrox]

The monster in the thumbnail unlocked some old memory I had of a monster who appeared on 90s cartoon network. I forget what show it was, came on later though, and the monster looked similar in shape. It had a big blob body and it every thing looked kinda hand drawn but still creepy and the way the scenes worked it only moved if the scene changed (or something along those lines) memory is so old I can't remember clearly.

[@ES031]

What's so scary about analogue horror is how it feels personal and realistic. A lot of it takes place in familiar settings and environments, which are quickly turned into nightmares by uncanny faces and horrible imagery.

[@JT-kc4og]

One thing about the first case, the claymation film, that wasn’t mentioned was the “stranger” convinced Kaylyn his parents would be mad at him for breaking in his camera, and emotionally manipulated him into having a “reason” to follow hi. All kaylyn wanted to do was keep his parents from being mad at him, but instead, his parents had to suffer the loss of their child and poor Kaylyn’s life was cut short. Psychological horror like this is truly scary because it’s extremely relatable; if I was in that kids shoes, I would’ve done the exact same thing and had the same fate. When you’re a kid, it’s more difficult to process the wide scope of the horrible things in the world… your parents opinion and emotion towards you is one of the most important things in your life. In the spirit of just trying to keep your parents happy, you’ve wound up with a story of tragedy and loss innocence. Truly terrifying.

[@KoeruNest]

Marble Hornets was such an incredible series, followed it all the way through to the conclusion. Brilliant and iconic.

[@julescinema1588]

It’s interesting, I don’t find most analog horror to be scary in comparison to psychological horror for example. The distorted faces in Mandela catalogue seemed kinda funny and cartoonish to me like deep fried memes (when the imposter is sus kinda vibe) or even reminds me of fnaf somewhat. I’m much more disturbed by mental illness personally

[@julescinema1588]

I can definitely appreciate the story telling and world building in analog horror though

[@crimsnblade8555]

the thing is like, just like creepypasta, well there are few that definitely scared me as a kid, I always found most of it very cheesy and cliche making it hard to take it seriously, and it's the same with analog horror. There's just so many copycats it's not even funny at this point.

[@DarshanBhambhani]

"Analog Horrors are realistic" Analog Horror: literaly just spooky TV

[@mewsociekitty]

Honestly Analog Horror has me playing Five Nights at Freddy's four in real life as I try to go down to my kitchen after watching it at night but I'm going to keep engaging with it. It's too good....

[@TonyTheCarrot]

You leave the door open as you leave the room, carrying a flashlight. After much stress and a frightful excursion, you come back to the safety of your bedroom. The trouble is that there’s already somebody in it.

[@ikimono7382]

@@TonyTheCarrot dam bro I just wanted to sleep tonight 😔👊

[@lapiecelazuli7803]

Watching analog horror gives the same feeling as switching the corridor light off and sprinting to your bed when you're a kid 😭

[@mewsociekitty]

@@lapiecelazuli7803 This is actually the PERFECT description of the feeling. So true

[@mewsociekitty]

@@TonyTheCarrot Omg who

[@rimut230]

I'm not the type of guy who gets easily scared by fiction. But mandela catalogue left me in shivers. first time I got so unnerved by something.

[@fordpinez]

0:04 no...... i will not come here.....

[@malthe236]

:(

[@DeclanBourke-kx4cc]

Pwease ☹👉👈

[@Zyphonz-x9f]

pls come here

[@ssebasgoo]

But... But my parents aren't home. 😏

[@ellipticEYE]

the one part in URBANSPOOK where an old lady is getting power drilled to death... yeah it haunted my dreams for a while. the URBANSPOOK horror isn't scary at all, focusing more on shock value. but that part specifically scares me, its like hearing someone screaming on LiveLeak...

[@StriderStarfall]

Yeah! the voice actress did a really good job on that!

[@arcane3943]

The scariest thing from the Mandela catalogue must go to the “Who have I been praying to all this time”.It’s about a guy who gets chased by an alternate of his friend.He locks himself in his room that is on the 2nd floor.The alternate, instead of brute forcing himself inside the small room, decides to wait him directly outside the door.The guy starts praying to god for days, writing in his journal, and the last thing he writes before killing himself is “Who have I been praying all this time”.The feeling of being completely lost and having no way of escaping and drowning in dread is beyond frightening to me

[@renav.3239]

Awesome video! Bit of a nitpick but the main character in Marble Hornets is Jay, not Josh. Only noting because I was literally watching it every new entry when it came out, and am a big fan :D

[@moses5016]

I am an avid horror junkie, (been watching and reading horror content since before I was double digits) I also either listen to horror stories or watch ghost videos everyday before I go to sleep for the last half a decade. But analog horror/uncanny valley-esque horror videos and media, such as the I feel fantastic video, backrooms, etc. make me feel so uncomfortable I can not finish any of them. I can watch videos of cryptids, ghosts, creepy people or anything but watching these type of videos give me such an uneasy feeling I can not finish them. I’m not even “scared” it’s like watching a snuff movie, I’m not scared during the viewing but I just feel terribly uneasy watching it.

[@meowkitty3561]

Oof. The beginning of “this house has people in it” with the daughter on the floor and the parents yelling and trying to drag her is wayyyy too real for me 😵‍💫 (at least in the past. things are better now luckily!)

[@Mattaruu95]

Marble Hornets felt so real for me when I watched it at the time, I was maybe 13-15. Eventually I had a night terror where I saw him standing at the foot of my bed. I tried to scream but nothing came out, I only felt vibrations in my throat. The next morning my little brothers in the adjacent room told me they heard me screaming. I was like and you didn’t check on me right away?! 🙄

[@elfstone85]

Analog horror makes me feel like a kid again. That helpless almost giddy, ticklish sensation in your sides and spine as you run towards the bed after turning off the light. Things like windows, air vents, a strange chair your grandma uses to own, all take on horrible shapes in the twilight of your periphery. That's analog horror: the usual, out of the corner of your eye in the dark.

[@oliviaplamondon5333]

this is why I LOVED the book house of leaves, it has such an analog horror-esque vibe in which you question if the events of the book are real and have actually happened. it also helps that there's so little information about the book's author. it makes you spiral and go down decades-old forums searching for answers about the book, but there never are any. still gives me nightmares years after reading it, and I never really get nightmares so 😀

[@thelegendgamer9019]

The most scary horror is when it connects to the viewer, when it brings up details and such about them

[@tkuba8270]

The first Boisvert episodes are basicly analog horror but now they became a bigger art project. But the first episodes are still very good piece of horror

[@Tee-ina-Skee-Mask]

first time i saw unedited footage of a bear was on comedy central at 3 am n had no idea wtf was going on n was INSTANTLY hooked

[@SenceSese]

Why tf do i specifically get recommended this shit between 1am-4am

[@spinch686]

I didn't see it this mentioned, but Unedited Footage of a Bear and This House Has People In It are both made by the same creator, a guy named Alan Resnick. He's a fantastic visual artist, and if you found the works listed here interesting then I highly recommend his other works, such as AlanTutorial

[@ohno5748]

9:09 you know it's bad when your situation is an analog horror

[@SixxWolfZx]

Haha I don't relate to this at all. What neglect? Haha. What dysfunctional abusive family? Hahaha.

[@zuzu1524]

@@SixxWolfZxhope u doin okay

[@SixxWolfZx]

@@zuzu1524 thank you.

[@malthe236]

@@SixxWolfZxvo I Ces

[@iRekishi]

The mandela effect has stuck with me for over a year and its the most terrifying thing i have ever experienced. The series is phenomenal

[@rob41137]

I can handle a lot of horror, but what I cannot handle, I mean seriously nope right out of there in pure terror and tears is horror that ends in

[@HnTr_VDH]

Alan resnick created and directed Bear Footage and This House on Adult Swim, truly 2 of my all time favourite horror videos, among Dont Hug Me I’m Scared and Lights Out. He’s got a yt channel full of other bizarre horror/dark comedy themed vids I recommend watching if anyone gets the time. But I also love the idea that the first 2 really do tick the box of analog horror, him actually preceding the Back Rooms, Mandela Catalogue and Skinamarink.

[@Radechanicalarsonist]

lights out traumatised me oml

[@X-ws4oi]

Fuck I love Marble Hornets it’s just so good and feels real. Alex Kralie is just a realistic villain and I just know in that situation there would be people who could become him

[@CharlieDuke-bb3ug]

I really like marble hornets too, happy to see someone whos seen it as I cant find many people who saw it :D

[@GabrielRojas-tt8eu]

going through such creepy films for a video is crazy this deserves a like and im subbing

[@lldvrkll]

Gemini Home Entertainment easily takes the cake as the most well developed and terrifying analog horror series i’ve ever watched. that shit shook me to the core

[@elliotgaming2148]

9:26 I don’t know why but this reminds me of yet ANOTHER adult swim short called too many cooks

[@belikediogenes]

4:45 I was watching without headphones and alone at home, the whistle made me freeze for some seconds till i had the courage to rewind the video.

[@tessmella573]

local 58 is simply amazing. It's pretty famous, wendigoon covered it after I watched it, and so did matpat I think. the episode which includes the emergency alert actually left me shocked. I love it. 100% recommend

[@giddycadet]

The one that freaks me out more than anything else has got to be My House Walk-Through. Everything in it is so disgusting and run-down that even before anything officially "goes wrong" I've already been freaked out for minutes.

[@wewserlethaldude9]

I think the unsettling thing about My House Walk-Through is the disconnect between the audience, and the narrator/camera operator. Right from the start, their casual commentary clashes with the unnerving atmosphere. Then, their comments start repeating, and you realise that they are walking in circles, choosing rooms to pass or enter seemingly at random, and wonder what could possibly be going through their head. As things get progressively worse, the narration **never** acknowledges it, and at the end, one is just left wondering who it was they had been following.