The Best And Worst Of Analog Horror

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[@DanialTarki]

Thanks for the title idea change.

[@siperog]

about TWF's S2, you'll be happy to know that Martin plans on making season 2 after the next 2 episodes

[@SergeantbeeVA]

Bro you did good voicing this part from the walten files! especially with the distorted version of just a burning memory in the background!

[@Hotmail47]

Good VPN for torrenting, one of the few that still has port forwarding.

[@ghostlyboos6864]

You do know cannibal holocaust was the origin of analog horror right?

[@BabsVA]

fun fact: The Walten Files started out as a FNAF Fangame called "Welcome To Bon's Burgers" but was cancelled before release due to Martin's mental health declining while working on it, he once stayed awake for three days straight working on the game. Eventually he started taking breaks then realized he can't finish it with such a small dev team so he cancelled it around early 2020

[@donaldtrumpling2016]

I wonder what happened to the build of the game? Was it turned into bunny farm?

[@2oocoolhen]

​@@donaldtrumpling2016 it's gone

[@excrementgaming9120]

@@donaldtrumpling2016 all that left of the game is 2 demos, several screenshots and videos, a bit of the OST, and a Halloween spin-off (which fun fact the Halloween spin-off was the only thing finished for the game.) there were other concepts for other Spin Off but they where never finished, with the biggest example being Minibon's (which this actually inspiration for Bunnyfarm)

[@TheEpikalREKT]

guys we should make analog comedy AKA urbanspook like videos except they are ABSOLUTEY RIDICULOUS

[@patrickbateman312]

Oh no not 🅱️ental health decline :(

[@andysworld3771]

I remember leaving the tv on one day on an analog horror playlist while I went to the park, and when my mom came home Local 58 was on. She literally called me in a panic because she thought that something was actually happening with the moon, and I had to explain that it was a work of fiction. Honestly that story in itself speaks for the believability of it and what horrors imagination can create.

[@tertiaritus]

When I first watched it we had a scheduled blackout, after binging the series I stepped out into a pitch black hallway only to meet face to face with a glowing miniature moon - a realistic one at that. As I froze in terror my mom approached me from the side (she always walks without making a single noise) and said "don't you think the new lamp's cute?" Shat bricks that day, only recently I explained to her local 58 and she keeps laughing at me for it every time the moon is on

[@yanim8s350]

​@@tertiaritusomfg I would sob😭

[@NickInTheField]

Jeez, that’s crazy! How did you even BEGIN to address what it was to your Mom? 😂

[@andysworld3771]

@@NickInTheField she knows that I like watching scary internet stuff so I told her it was that

[@Puroboi8894]

My mom once confidently talked about a "Soviet sleep study". One guess what that was actually about. I had to show her the creepypasta wiki page to get her to realize it was a story.

[@nekochuofficial]

Fun fact! Kris Straub, the creator of Local 58, is actually the creator of the Candle Cove video!

[@donotbendy]

What's the Candle Cove video?

[@nin5664]

​@donotbendy it was a "lost" cartoon but we still don't know if it's a real show

[@donotbendy]

@@nin5664 I know what Candle Cove is. I was wondering what "the Candle Cove video" was.

[@woundedvixzen]

I think the more notable thing is that he's the creator of the original candle cove creepypasta.

[@JustAFantasy2015]

@@woundedvixzenIt all came full circle

[@seanpicot8424]

I agree that analog horror started with Blair Witch, but i feel like a decent bit was missed with the entirety of the creepy pasta wave. Suicide mouse, ben drowned, and all the other stories told with lower fidelity media attached to it feels extremely analog and is the reason we have a lot of the horror tropes on the internet today.

[@neoqwerty]

I think part of why people disavow creepypasta is that... Well. Do you want your favorite genre to share a category with Jeff bleach and fire turned me paper white the Killer and Sonic HYPERREALISTIC BLOOOOOOOOOD YOU COULD SEE EVERY SINGLE HAIR IN HIS BLUE FURRRRRRR I AM GODDDDDD exe? Some were good but by and large most of the creepypastas were just people who were so bad at writing that they'd make the 14 years on fanfiction net cringe and so bad at sprite art that they made the Bob and George amateur spriters look like doujin game pixel artists source: was a 14 years old ffnet writer and bob and george spriter, I got intense secondhand embarrassment over nearly every creepypasta and I wasn't even a good writer or spriter, my standards were half-buried and they still tripped over it. Plus Ben Drowned was pretty meh, real glitch explorations and old 1997 Zelda OOT hoaxes were spookier without having to ram in the ooooooooo dead spirit hauuuuuuuntiiiiiiiiiiing.

[@imepic4430]

​@@neoqwerty to be fair analog horror already has urbanspook as part of its catalog so id say sonic exe joining the ranks would be a relative improvement

[@creed8712]

Not mentioning creepypasta was weird because one of the first projects was Local 58 made by the people who wrote Candle Cove

[@seanpicot8424]

@@creed8712 yeah I thought the same when he mentioned Kris Straub, which candle cove itself didn’t have its own media but people made a shit ton of analog horror with it

[@seanpicot8424]

@@neoqwerty definitely, most of the writing is from like middle schoolers but creepypastas walked so lots of internet horror could run

[@DoctorTheo]

Analog horror is one of those genres that I can actually trust the general public on their opinions. Not only is it a seriously niche genre, but they're also pretty vocal about things that are generally pretty bad. The few times where the ones at the top are actually really good and not just the ones that played the system. And when something is bad, people are very open about it. (Now obviously all of this is a matter of opinion. But I haven't been let down by people's opinions quite yet when it comes to analog horror but I'm sure in due time I'll dislike something everyone loves, or love something everyone hates)

[@enderkatze6129]

It's hard to Game a system that doesn't exist

[@CommanderWiggins]

​@Sei_la-k4h Asking an analog horror fan on how they feel about UrbanSpook is a great way to gauge their taste in quality. It separates the people who just like whatever is popular from the people who know what good and bad analog horror actually is.

[@johnynoway9127]

just watch NightMind lol

[@RegalRoyalWasTaken]

Can we please give Isabelle Jackson's VA some props? Like she captured the tone of someone who's blindingly terrified out of their mind to the point where she can't even communicate beyond despair and sheer fucking terror so well. I really hope whoever that VA is, they have a long and fruitful career ahead because the sheer conviction in her performance is just... perfect.

[@SavouryGalette]

It's such a shame that her performance was wasted on The Painter.

[@k1rb0i]

@@SavouryGalette couldn't have said it more true.

[@frostyvoid827]

@@SavouryGalettehe's got talent, but he refuses to use it for anything worthwhile

[@TheChosen1-x8h]

@@frostyvoid827you’re absolutely right. His paintings are very impressive, but the series is still crap

[@FaeFixion]

And the scream was really chilling

[@TiaGems]

I personally hate Felix, because he's a coward. He couldn't own up to his alcoholism and it led to him killing his friend's children in a car accident. He nearly killed himself out of guilt but also so that he could escape the consequences of his actions. He hid the kids' bodies and then refused to talk to Jack or Rosemary for three days, and only told them the truth once he was cornered in his office, and he still didn't tell them where the kids were buried, nor did he give them Rocket, either of which would've given the Waltens at least some form of closure. He denied them the ability to grieve their children because he's a selfish coward who was more concerned about how his actions would affect himself than how they affected the people around him.

[@trynottohappen]

I agree. I despise him

[@starlightarises]

This comment proves that he's a well-written and effective character imo. He has traits besides 'ooh child murder' (looking at you Afton) and has motivations for his terrible actions- alcoholism, self-preservation, escaping consequences, something other than being 'evil'. I personally love him as a character, obviously he's not a good person but as a writer I have a different viewpoint when thinking about a character. You're completely right about him being a bad person and that makes me appreciate Martin even more.

[@TiaGems]

@@starlightarises oh absolutely. I hate Felix as a person but as a character he's wonderfully written. He feels real. I can see a real person reacting to their own fuckup this way, they do it all the time. "Why did you hide the body?" "I panicked." is one of the most common reasonings irl. Kudos to Martin for making a character that I hate because they're awful as a person, not because they're awful as a character

[@geraldthegoose1685]

This is definitely my fault but I like to read comments while the video is playing and I somehow forgot about the walten files characters and lore for a minute and so when I read the first sentences I was so confused until it clicked in my head

[@AwholePieMadeForYou]

​@@starlightarisesI honestly believe Afton is more in depth. He hates people, kids, and most of all, the idea of dying. To the point his soul is a sort of demon. He doesn't want to die. Killing children could be a sign of rage that he hates how they get to be young still and how he is getting closer to being dead. But that's just a theory.... A *GAME THEORY*

[@soapgaming4903]

Gemini Home Entertainment my beloved.

[@arch3r_istired]

real, honestly probably in my top 3 analog horror series

[@fudgexd3mv]

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[@OnceTranquilFieldstheIteratorO]

@@arch3r_istired off topic but like omg OMORI profile?? I love it even if it isn’t OMORI

[@Mesomorphik]

Bricky quote!!!

[@PrederNationteam74]

@@Mesomorphikangelhare my beloved

[@Osc473]

I'll said that the analog horror is like the gaming industry nowadays most specifically the indie space. Like the majority is either actually good or underappreciated and the bad analog horror are the minorities

[@DefinitelyBoredOranges]

Oh mumei pfp

[@mastegoh7139]

The vast majority of indie games are either nsfw, bad or asset flips. The ones you think fondly of are the creme de la creme. Look at any top 100 indie games list, it's always the same games.

[@narwhal_]

@@mastegoh7139 lmao, i really think that indie and AA games are the driving force of the games industry right now. theres been very few successful 1st day launches within the AAA industry, with dumb reboots and remakes after dumb reboots and remakes, while indie games have the space to take risks and experiment with mechanics so they can make something ACTUALLY different instead of remasking a game with another IP.

[@dankerbell]

@@DefinitelyBoredOranges oh hi

[@annatardlordofderps9181]

The vast majority of analog horrors are still total garbage, it's just they rarely ever develop past an early part or two and usually end up abandoned or deleted.

[@TheAbigailDee]

"You Are On the Fastest Available Route" had haunted me for YEARS! It has made me open to the genre, and always excited to check out new internet horror in general.

[@look878]

That actually helped me become less terrified

[@dankerbell]

that moment where he turns around and drives away but his destination gets closer to him... peak horror

[@eviehowlett2535]

it's made me terrified of the navigation system in my phone, which has begun saying that EXACT PHRASE on long journeys.

[@spongewaffle]

Can we stop the urban spook slander My throat hurts from laughing at them

[@_n1ght__sh4d3_]

So true

[@Electric_a.k.a_kool]

True😭🙏

[@ThisIsAHandle-xz5yo]

There was a kid named fatty Macfatface, people called him fat, he became god and killed everyone, the end. -Urban Spook

[@plshalpmeh7941]

**nods in agreement**

[@yeetmeat2734]

​@@plshalpmeh7941 🙂↕️🙂↕️

[@sageslittlechannel]

Walten files is one of the top picks for me because of how emotionally raw the story is. It’s all centered around a tragedy that could’ve been entirely avoided

[@ninjajack6457]

“Okay that’s enough Deltarune fixation let’s watch this analog horror video” (Piano Big Shot plays) “…okay.”

[@DefinitelyBoredOranges]

This is probably one of the best comments I’ve ever received

[@ninjajack6457]

@@DefinitelyBoredOranges cheers

[@NightEyeStudio1995]

Just gonna say it. Walten Files is what FNAF wishes it was when it comes to story. It gives you the puzzle pieces, then respects your intelligence enough to put previous info together with the new, and then gives you a gut punch for dessert 🍨 It makes you give a damn, and then rewards you for it. It's made with passion pure and simple, and I'm so hyped for what comes next.

[@NickInTheField]

A lot might consider that a hot take but Afton WISHES he had that Felix Angst. WISHES.

[@ZeroIQBee]

And it gives a damn about the timeline. Matpat mentioned this but Walton Files is so consistent with its pacing when even years later we still aren't sure of some of the events for sure. Which makes Walton wayyyy better to follow

[@jayIG]

its like fnaf vhs without the groomer creator

[@josepharrrts]

That’s what I’m sayin! Honestly I think I like Walten Files more than FNAF just for that factor- and of course the quality of production ESPECIALLY in the newest episode

[@lihuenbaez6154]

I think a more accurate comparison is that walten files is fnaf if it was planned. Scott cawthon didn't even think he'd be making games again after fnaf, since everything he did had been a commercial (and often critical) failure. Also the fact that he repeatedly wanted to end the story before getting the itch to keep going, usually because he wasn't satisfied with how he ended things. I think walten files shows that despite how erratically fnaf's storyline was constructed, it had good feet to stand on. Scott unfortunately simply didn't know he'd have the chance to tell a story, so he didn't bother writing one

[@rawrgummie]

Analog Horror is the only genre that can either make you sleep with one eye open because of how good the story building and characters are, or make you say "pfft thats a silly concept" but proceed to watch other people discuss about it and hyperfixate on it.

[@ricky.t.1658]

Analog horror makes me laugh while creppypastas shiver, it’s strange how mind works

[@celigalaxii]

Lazy Bedhead did a great video going in depth on allll the problems with Urban Spook. But one of their main points: It's clear the artist just wanted a way to advertise their art and sell it, not to actually make a story. That's why we get so much imagery in it, because they want us to see their fucked up artwork (which in itself, is really good!!! But the way they have presented it is s h i t and pretty disappointing)

[@neoqwerty]

Honestly the best way to present it would probably have been to team up with a "haunted ps1" game dev and go with some tiny minijam game in the style of Ib-- supernatural art gallery. Maybe take some cues from Yume Nikki and Hylics, go full nonsensical! Hylics literally holds itself up entirely on the art and the music, and if there's any deep story in Yume Nikki besides the hikkikomori part and daydreaming the day away instead of facing reality, I haven't found it meself. Even just a fake Yume Nikki/Hylics-esque game would have worked splendidly to market his art with all the bizarre and less of the cashgrab.

[@EnbyOccultist]

The context of some of the art being about sexually abused and mutilated toddlers was also pretty shit

[@duplighoul]

@@neoqwerty that ib gallery idea is sick. imagine if they got a real gallery like the ib one it could be like an old museum full of 'haunted' exhibits

[@kianhrenak]

I bought it​@@EnbyOccultist

[@somerandomchad469]

@@EnbyOccultist only 2 paintings are about that

[@SpecialInterestShow]

My biggest gripe with analogue horror is honestly the accessibility. So many of them * cough * Greylock * cough * don't have captions or a transcript! "it's meant to be hard to hear, you gotta listen carefully" like, no, see, I'm hard of hearing, I don't GET to do that, because I *can't*. No matter how much I strain my ears, there's no chance that I'm gonna know anything that's being said in 75% of Greylock, for example. I had to stop watching it because I just couldn't freaking understand the words. The Mandela Catalogue, when it does do captions, does amazing ones that are even used artistically for the story at times but in a still-understandable way! Like ooooo you want your scary distorted noise yeah? That's fine, but give me some captions or a transcript. I and my fellow Hoh/deaf people can't enjoy something that we can't even access. Not only can I not enjoy Greylock, but I can't even understand parts of the Walten Files because of my APD. Once again, another popular analogue horror is completely inaccessible to me because *I can't hear properly and there's no transcript* I'm BEGGING the analogue horror creators to consider how their lack of even just a transcript is blocking almost an entire demographic from being able to watch.

[@jamiel6198]

Wait but there are subtitles for walten files tho?? The subtitles are even useful for a lot of the lore because it has some secrets things on it. The only video that doesn’t have subtitles is episode one because it’s a reuplouded of the og episode 1 that did have subtitles. I really recommend maybe watching a KZbinr react to episode one since usually they would be watching the og episode 1 that has subtitles on them. I think 8bit ryan has subtitles on when he watches it

[@f87582]

THIS!! I'm not hard of hearing but I have audio processing issues. it does not matter how much I turn up the audio, how crispy my headphones are or how clear the voices are in the recording. i can't process the audio - period. i need a transcript to have ANY idea what the "noises" people are making. it doesn't help that i can't read lips either, if there is people on camera because i have bad vision. It's the reason why I absolutely adore the Mangus Archives and the Mangus Protocol, they provide transcripts for every single episode! Very decent horror podcast.

[@yanim8s350]

​@@f87582I relate so much! I have asd too and I agree It's hard for me to seperate sarcasm and certain tones from when people talk to me or to others in real life and media so I love when they make it more clear!

[@helloagain.andagain.andagain]

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[@ShinobudRUski]

Womp-womp.

[@RapidChillsCh]

As an analog horror creator myself, series like Mandela Catalogue, Greylock, Gemini Home Entertanment, Monument Mythos, White Stag education and a few others have definitely been one of the standard bearers for analog horror content. Always inspiring to see some great stories like these come up

[@Jus_Joj]

I agree. It's always great to see indie analog horror content that doesn't use AI in its' production! You should consider going the way of your inspirations and making your own content for once buddy :)

[@NewBreedzZz]

@@Jus_Joj Wow, i can't help but notice the of level of butthurt in your comment, just because your shittily edited videos haven't been garnening views in years, so let's go and crap on another creator's content, just because they may or may have not used some AI to help with their videos.

[@SamNightraxx]

​@@Jus_JojDude is out here, still trying to AI shame people in mid-2024... So what if someone uses a little AI to cover for the things they can't do?? Not everyone is a voice actor, artist, animator, script writer and editor all at once, you know? See nothing wrong with someone trying to cover these missing spots with some AI support

[@RapidChillsCh]

​@@Jus_Joj Well yes. First and foremost, i am doing everything solo. No background editors, friends who are artists, animators, voice actors or anything. And while i can do things like writing scripts and editing and DO try to make as much of the video myself as possible, things like animation, voice acting and art are not exactly my strength. But at the same time, I am running the channel on 0 budget, so i can't exactly go out there and hire artists, voice actors or animators to do the things that i need for the videos. And copyright free assets only get you so far. So, unless i become profitable with the channel itself in the near future to be able to hire others at some point, i'd rather use some help from AI tools to present the things as i need them, than using bad-looking drawings or animations that i was forced to come up myself, despite not being skilled at them. Or worse, having to rely on taking other people's work to incorporate in my content. But just because i have to use to rely on a few AI tools to be able to express my ideas and inspirations for whatever parts i can't do myself, does not make them less original or inspired.

[@Entrogaph]

You're not wrong about some of those, but am I the only person that thinks modern-day Monument Mythos is really bad? What's a lot of the newest stuff the Intrigue just feels like it's died. Should have ended a while ago.

[@RaccoonsTrashVault]

OMG the idea of Bon being a distorted and possesed version of Jack, I never even thought of that, that is a hardcore theory.

[@soapgaming4903]

I always assumed that Jack possessed Bon. That’s why he’s so hellbent on killing members of the Walten family. So they can live forever and he never has to lose another child again.

[@Superpowerinc]

@@soapgaming4903But it’s not. We later learned it isn’t Jack doing it, and no, not the kids either. It’s someone else. Keep in mind Jack Walten and the person in Bon are voiced by two seperate people

[@soapgaming4903]

@@Superpowerinc Oh, I’m not super into the walten files so I didn’t know. It’s probably a personification of grief then.

[@Wallaceismyba]

@@SuperpowerincTwo different voice actors doesn’t mean it can’t be the same character

[@DiamondWorldYoutube]

I have a feeling it's Felix as Bon. Why would Jack kill his own wife and employees??? That makes no sense. At least Felix HAS a motive to kill people

[@Bylethsummoner3]

I think what helps Mandela and the Walten files out is the characters you follow have personality. They grow, Thatcher is unironically a character I have started to love. You can sympathize with Adam. The Walten files makes all their characters matter, their back stories feel to matter and their growth is interesting to watch. Not to say stuff like Vita Carnis is bad due to "No main characters" but Mandela and Walten files shows why having a mainstay or a few characters who grow overtime helps a series. I still love Vita Carnis its great in its own right

[@PMSeymour]

Nice voice acting on the Walten monologue ~

[@asackboyplush6508]

Holy crap it's PM Seymour

[@fighttheb8500]

BRO FR

[@Caroldafemboyfurry]

I genuinely thought that was the voice actor from the video but Ty did a really great job!

[@Аяалеееенка]

When the video about analog horror starts with Blair witch… you know it’s gonna be a good video

[@NickInTheField]

AGREED

[@AndriousArrow]

Alot of analog horror just depends on what an individual finds scary to me. It's certainly interesting to see all the different kinds, I remember getting into it through Marble Hornets, which has definitely become a major part of my life (Seriously I recommend checkin it out) Analog horror is a huge part of my life, like I could even see some of it being real when I get super immersed. Anyways that's all I have to say.

[@quest9905]

I've never really judged analog horror on how scary it was for me. I've always judged it mainly off of story and production.

[@yanim8s350]

Interesting enough mh is kinda a hybrid of digital horror aswell

[@Pipwick]

Watching him talk about the fnaf tapes is the ultimate "does he know?" Moment in this video.

[@vickybell2806]

What does this mean?

[@Loggodover]

@@vickybell2806probably the fact that squimpus is a very bad person (iirc he was grooming minors)

[@vickybell2806]

@@Loggodover oh, thank you :]

[@smortv9629]

@@Loggodovershe wasn’t grooming, she was talking about kink stuff with a 14 year old when she was 17, grooming is when you do it for a sexual relationship, she was just talking about kink stuff (yes this is still bad but nowhere close to as bad as grooming) and she is trying to own up to her mistakes, I’m not defending what she did, it was still bad of her to do that, but I am trying to make you aware she wasn’t a p*dophile, she has a apologised and says she is seeking help, which is better than nothing

[@elcie04]

​@smortv9629 One of the defining features of grooming is "desensitization," which "talking about kink stuff" to a 14 year old when, you're 17 and are old enough to know that's weird, ABSO-FUCKING-LUTELY FALLS UNDER

[@lilmousey]

Bored oranges: *creates in depth video with amazing points, great commentary, intelligent arguments*: "Ignoring how *little caesars * story makes sense..." My stupid American brain: **Pizza Pizza**

[@NickInTheField]

Oh thank God I wasn’t the only one

[@AnnoyingD0WG]

This is truly pizza

[@Phoebe5448]

"Sorry, that button sticks."

[@pennycat6317]

I hate The Painter for a fuck ton of reasons but I think the thing that bugs me the most is how wierdly un passionate it feels. It feels lack luster and dull despite the...you know.

[@wendydreams1045]

Yes I fucking know

[@wendydreams1045]

Yes I fucking know.

[@ThingInTheHall]

Murder?

[@penntopaper9305]

14:06 this is actually because micheal is generally considered the protagonist of fnaf. you play as him in most of the games! specifically 1, 2, 3, 5, and 6. in 4, you play as "the crying child" who is micheals little brother, and in 7, you play as william afton himself (complicated). so it actually does make a lot of sense that you are micheal in the vhs tapes. its a choice by the source material, not the vhs tapes

[@lenaalt2387]

The "don't look at the moon" broadcast scared me so much as a kid, I actually listened to it for several months.

[@SammyRobinson62232]

The Walten files will forever be one of my favorite analog horror series. As it took the fnaf story and made it where it’s very understandable and actually good. Like the character drama and storytelling is so good.

[@primaryhoodies6386]

I love being an ena fan and hearing music from the series in places I would never expect it.

[@AltKaxREAL]

only one song was used here and it was specifically the song of the trailer for the game... i cannot wait to see what they're cooking with Dream BBQ

[@yanim8s350]

Right?

[@V-SanSings580]

What I'm SAYIN'! It's awesome :>

[@SwaggyG_2102]

The relationship that I have with analog horror is like one a father has with their troubled son who's on rehab. I know that there's still a lot of good things in the genre, but I can't overlook all of the bad shit that analog horror has gone through in the past.

[@enderkatze6129]

Other than urbanspook, what else?

[@SwaggyG_2102]

@@enderkatze6129 South Park Analog Horror and Smile Tapes come to mind.

[@maz1es]

@@SwaggyG_2102 and also the spongebob analog horror aswell

[@SwaggyG_2102]

​@@enderkatze6129 Also, I don't think Urbanspook is necessarily bad, I just think that it needs better writing.

[@DiamondWorldYoutube]

​@@SwaggyG_2102 What's wrong with the Smile Tapes? I thought it was fine... :/

[@IDKALaN96]

I once told a friend "shenanigans" the phrase he uses a lot, was stupid. And that nobody says that. He told me he's gonna revive the word. And look at that, the word is everywhere. Such a stupid word used by so many people now. You were right Brandon.

[@CalvinNoire]

Your friend is the Shenanigan prophet

[@suspiciousfigure3096]

Instead of the sharingan he chose the shenanigan.

[@hartleyscoat]

Anyone who loves modern analog horror basically has to watch Marble Hornets, i could not recommend it enough and, as popular as it was and still is, i rarely see it gaining any more traction nowadays despite how influential it was. It inspired other Slenderman based series’ and even the creators helped write small portions for Slender : The Arrival. It is a shame that something so incredibly terrifying and well written was paired with stuff like the 2018 Slenderman movie. Which strayed too far from found footage and flopped as a result. There’s also a Marble Hornets movie that came out in Theatres in 2012 i think? Which tried imitating Marble Hornets with little input from the creators and lacking the original characters themselves. Showing how hard it is to imitate what Marble Hornets already established in 2009.

[@Izie98]

For real, me and my friend binged the whole thing, and while it may not be all *that* scary in the sense of jumpscares, my friend still got scared so many times I had to laugh. The characters are so believeable too, and feel really human.

[@TheSim1derful]

agreed! many analog horror series since kind of ape marble hornets' style so it's hard for me to enjoy it much of the time

[@unamelable256]

21:06 - I can't dude, when operator calmly say "they what?" its totally breaks imersion because of person ruining whole conversation with that sarcastic bit

[@OtachiDaOne]

police operators are apparently trained to stay calm during a 911 call

[@That_1_cool_guy]

Police are trained to stay calm on calls to not stress the caller more than they already are and to keep a stable call between both ends

[@akinaharris4587]

*gets some popcorn* This'll be good...along with me getting some recommendations for later.

[@icetide9411]

The Walten Files gave me sleep paralysis the first time I watched it alone, they knew how to do horror. You can ask my friends, I'm pretty tough to scare, but that series absolutely horrified me. I'm pretty sure it's because there's a lot of shots where they force you to sit and wait for it to end. They're not quick. They let the moments fester.

[@FrankTonka-wb1zd]

Mixtape Pluto by Future gave me sleep paralysis once

[@FaultyGear9]

Midwest Angelica, Gemini Home Entertainment, Greylock Tapes, The Monument Mythos, Angel Hare - there are so many amazing series in this genre...

[@_n1ght__sh4d3_]

True

[@EnochTorrent]

Local 58 was the first analog horror series I ever watched, and I was immediately hooked. My favorite series currently is GHE, and I'm about to start Vita Carnis. Wish me Luck!

[@littlejofmvfd]

Hearing the undertale soundtrack randomly pop up in the background was like finding one more fry at the bottom of the bag ❤

[@ShugMonkey]

Honestly I relate to Felix a lot. 7 years ago I lost my best friend to suicide. In the last message she ever sent to me, she said “I just wish you had done more. I needed you.” (likely not exactly what she wrote - she deleted her account and since then my discord was hacked and I had to create a new account, so it’s not like I can check). It’s been seven years and that guilt still gnaws at me. We only ever talked online, so I don’t even know if she went through with it that night, but I still can’t shake the guilt. I hate myself for what I caused. I barely even know her reason for committing I knew so little about her struggles. I was a horrible friend, and she paid the price for it. I don’t think she’s still out there, but I hope she is. I hope she still remembers playing splatoon and making OCs together. I hope she remembers watching eachother play flash games and trying to find emulators for retro kirby games. I still blame myself for what happened, and honestly, I think I always will. I haven’t really coped with it either, so I’ve just been in this loop. Felix got double my kid kda dawg 😞😞(joke)

[@zhaoheii]

I feel like the UrbanSPOOK/The Painter problems run far deeper than the series itself just not being executed very well and being full of shock value ‘horror’. The entire way he has handled a topic involving CSA is EXTREMELY concerning. UrbanSPOOK did not have to paint suggestive art of a murdered child who was sexually abused, name it ‘Fucktoy Cory’ and then proceed to SELL MERCH OF THAT IMAGE, while also doubling down and erasing/hiding shitty responses he had on Twitter when called out on it, but he did. Not to mention, he apparently has a history of making gross animations on a second channel and calling people slurs on Twitter.

[@irontail06]

urban spook is even worse than the painter himself........ at least he doesnt say slurs and have sh*tty and/or yikesy takes on twitter

[@zhaoheii]

@@irontail06 REAL

[@TheShut1]

Am I the only one who finds it very disingenuous, how so many youtubers criticize and condemn UrbanSpook for "Ftoy Cory" and it's use for merch, yet in almost EVERY goddamn video about UrbanSpook, his work, or analog horror in general with him mentioned just partially, the thumbnail has that cursed picture. Sure he profits of it, so why can't you, but when you are also reprehending it in the video, it comes as very very hypocritical and makes me believe everyone makes more stink about it than it is actually an issue.

[@Jus_Joj]

who the fuck cares

[@Snoglehort]

@@Jus_Jojyou have to be kidding

[@shisakani8396]

29:29 3) avoid opening your eyes when you’re certain that the man is now inches away from your face, and go in for the kiss.

[@look878]

why did I consider doing that if it ever happens.

[@VeryRGOTI]

Now i shall pronounce you Husband and ÆuË&gmMMÑÄ#ß__$%ÆaaaaaaA...

[@defaulted9485]

I think its best comparing Urbanspook to Mandela Catalogue because Mandela Catalogue tries to unshackle itself from the analog format with dramatized shots. Urbanspook played the entire analog part so bad, it cannot be classified as analog for me. It felt a lot often like power point horror. Meanwhile for Mandela Catalogue, it makes sense why it breaks the analog format several times. Not only it shows the threat is not limited to analog, able to follow with the technological advancement, it also prioritizes the character development or humanization of each victim - which is INTEGRAL to telling a story. This is why MC gets a pass getting beyond analog.

[@jojomicheldu59]

I think you missed the point of the FNAF VHS tapes. They're not meant to be scary, they're meant to be sad. They show the emotional aspect of the FNAF story in a realistic setting: it wants us to understand what's going on inside the characters' minds during the story of the games (or at least the first few ones). I think this interpretation of the FNAF universe is the best so far. I'm tired of sensationalist horror, never exploring the depressing repercussions these situations could have in real life.

[@oatmealman1586]

This is something that perfectly explains how I've felt about so much media over the years. They are always so prone to using violence, death, and cheap scares without ever thinking of the repercussions and it just becomes meaningless over time. It's like the media equivalent of the boy who cried wolf, except in this case there was never a wolf to even begin with.

[@hp8167]

I love the way they characterized Felix. He's both sympathetic yet completely unforgivable. He did something terrible, something he can never come back from, and everything that follows were choices made out of pure fear or otherwise unintentional. You can blame him and hate him, I sure do, but most people still feel somewhat sympathetic for just how purely terrible the events that followed were. He's a villain but he didn't try to be one. I love feeling conflicted about his character cause it's genuinely good writing. What really sealed that deal was a line from Lucky Day, when the narrator says “He is so sorry about what he did to them. But there’s nothing he can do. Remember that.” The Walten Files is absolutely up there with Local58, Tangi Virus, Midwest Angelica, Monument Mythos, and Greylock as some of my favorite works to come out of the analog horror genre.

[@chris08crimson08]

Kira is the scariest anime villain i have ever seen due to his traits and urges, delusions being very real to real world killers.

[@Heretic_real]

I’m here to suggest Monument Mythos. If you’re reading this, watch it I literally can’t describe it properly. It’s peak tho trust.

[@2gupsy4me]

As someone who’s been watching mister manticore pre-monument mythos and has seen every episode plus the deleted ones. Dont watch it fucking sucks.

[@Heretic_real]

@@2gupsy4me what don’t you like about it? I’m really curious because I think it’s something really special especially since we’ve had series’s like Man in the Suit and the Batman analog horror come out which respectfully are just really lame.

[@WingItMan217]

@@Heretic_reali like the first two seasons of monument mythos. But midway through whatever that third season(?) was, i feel like it got lost in its own sauce. It was so directionless. What didn’t help was that Alex kept taking down videos, putting them back up after a while, trying to connect other projects (like cornerfolk) and ultimately dropping that, then maybe bringing it back maybe sorta. Whatever he was doing after the second season, it just wasn’t hitting for me and I didn’t like his practices

[@SammyRobinson62232]

I also hope we’ll get series like urban spook where it’s less supernatural and more grounded but actually good and not edgy for the sake of being edgy

[@banana_man565]

May I kindly disagree, a bad analog horror is hard as finding a light blue car in a parking garage of lightly lighter blue cars

[@soapgaming4903]

Or in urban spooks case. A bright red car.

[@compassrose1466]

Tbh it’s more like kids movies as a kid. As a child every kids movie might be fine or even good but as an adult they’re all going to be awful except one or two. Judging an entire genre isn’t fair when things should be looked at as their OWN product…especially in a genre that’s supposed to be only for fun

[@enfieldlammergeier]

@@soapgaming4903 A bright red car with 10000 stab wounds in the groin

[@soapgaming4903]

@@enfieldlammergeierAnd missing a penis

[@therealgmhere5988]

​@@enfieldlammergeierBreaking News, famous racer Lightning McQueen found dead!!

[@Doodle128]

The alternate didn't actually kill mark in the house, the alternate that was his mother killed his mother, then he took the alternate to the hospital, leaving his alternate to make the call.

[@Sinny.y6]

I ate a rock

[@DefinitelyBoredOranges]

why did you eat a rock slime?

[@Sinny.y6]

@@DefinitelyBoredOranges because I thought it was a bottle of McDonald's burger

[@Luh_katkat]

ONLY in ohio💀

[@Sinny.y6]

@@Luh_katkat says ur pfp/silly

[@Luh_katkat]

@@Sinny.y6 its a selfie

[@Sofa2o1o-YT]

"This Video Conatins"

[@DefinitelyBoredOranges]

Nooooo 😭

[@Sofa2o1o-YT]

@@DefinitelyBoredOranges you fell off after you made that typo bro its so over for you

[@stupidmangoz]

Beware, the main member of this channel is about to speak of his rightful opinions and suggestions about analog horrors for an hour (JUMPSCARE HERE)

[@darkkwaknight]

Sorry lads I can't come to the party Oranges just uploaded.

[@sel3nedark]

marble hornets is such a classic. i know people aren’t scared of slenderman anymore but back then it was so terrifying to me

[@TheSim1derful]

same! it was so well done, and back then slender man was so much more ..unknown and there wasn't all this lore created around him. Just a blurry photo and a snippet of backstory that Marble Hornets took and ran with. Tbh EverymanHYBRID did a pretty decent job too, but nothing compares to MarbleHornets's early days

[@PaintSplashProductions]

I respect Analog Horror more then I like it but that's mainly because I'm a whimp when it comes to horror. To me I prefer gothic or extensional horror (which probably explains why I love Jojo's Bizzare Adventure so much) but that doesn't mean I still can't be in awe at some of these series like the Walton Files and its creepy and amazing artwork

[@Artemis101full]

The fact that the Mandela Catalogue used my childhood cartoons for it’s lore messed me up! I grew up on Beginners Bible kids series and I use it to this day when I teach the kids at church…

[@huskey8168]

That song in the background of the Walton Files monologue is one of the most sad but also disturbing pieces of music I have ever heard. It makes me have a sense of grief but for what? A sense of unease like I wasn't supposed to be listening to that, it shouldn't be playing in this century or even shouldn't be there at all. I don't know, it makes me feel things I shouldn't.

[@quaqyt4173]

48:39 holy shit dude, geniuenly gave me chills with how emotion packed this delivery was

[@isabellepeterson329]

great video! I love the level of research and care you put into this video. I was one of those "felt too cool/old to get into analogue horror" peeps after the fnaf boom, so this has been a really nice introduction to the genre told in a very engaging way. I would love to see more of your thoughts on horror-adjacent topics & art, i like the nuanced way you approached even the pieces you didn't appreciate & had positive things to say about them.

[@mayuzumiis]

Gemini Home Entertainment and Local 58 are my absolute favorite works of analog horror. There's something so interesting to me about a world where the moon is alive and sabotaging humanity for some unknown purpose; or a world where a sentient and malicious planet just waltzes directly into our solar system and mutates the planet from inside.

[@iagoeu352]

there's this new analog horror series called "unorthodox kitten", it's a bit cryptic, with very high mathematical calculation, but the visual and overall felling is something i've never seen in any analog horror

[@markthesapphicdumpsterfire1745]

14:08 That’s because Michael is the protagonist of the original games and arguably the protagonist of FNAF itself up until security breach.

[@stupidmangoz]

True. But it still wouldn't put you in the shoes enough to make you afraid. You'd still be like "Well I'm not Michael". I feel like if you could better understand his childhood and the trauma of killing his brother being established in a rightfully timed fashion, or you see him trying to record a documentary to relieve his guilt before offing himself in the fire, it'd be a lot more hurtful for the regular watcher

[@kayle.4672]

can we talk about oranges’s ‘voice acting’ during that walten files snippet? that was actually so good!

[@zeauhhhz]

despite marble hornets being one of the most inspirational series there’s been, it’s still very much underrated within the analog horror community, hoping it gets more love

[@barrydheil]

My honest opinion is local 58 is a "That's no moon" story, in which a "moon" appears in the sky every so many years, but it is in fact a psionic/psychological weapon used to weaken the population of a future alien site, which the landing happens during you're now on the fastest available route.

[@Phoebe5448]

Reminds me of When Day Breaks and The Sun Vanished.

[@underwateremu]

I would highly recommend watching Pastra’s analogue horror series “Dreams of an Insomniac”! I think it does a really good job of portraying horror in a small rural community.

[@pyromaniaccc]

It’s been a while since I’ve watched your videos! The quality has been getting better and better. Keep yo the great work!

[@pyromaniaccc]

ALSO, GASTERS THEME SPOTTED. LOLL

[@pyromaniaccc]

Chat, I’m commenting as I go also there’s so much undertale music I love it

[@SkottiKimble]

What's sad, you could EASILY give Urban Spook's killer a motivation. He could believe that he's been selected by a god/demon/etc, to create the greatest of art, art that would change the world. Boom, sure, cliche, but it's SOMETHING

[@HungryWarden]

Is it bad that I thought of a certain Austrian painter when reading this?

[@FrankTonka-wb1zd]

He might just hate Leonardo Da Vinci

[@Idlemage]

Angel hare was pretty good

[@RBToys_yt]

It isnt really "horror" though? But yeah, I do agree, it is pretty good.

[@look878]

The mandela Catalog terrified the god forsaken hell out of me. LIKE I THOUGHT THAT ANGEL WAS JESUS ID WOULD MAKE SURE EVERY CLOSET IN MY HOUSE WAS CLOSED EVEN THOUGH IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH IT. AND EVEN WORSE WHEN I HEARD THE MAN IN THE CORNER PART, I WOULD SIT THE FURTHEST AWAY FROM THE CORNER IN MY ROOM AND SOMETIMES SLEEP WITH A WEAPON NEXT TO ME, THIS WENT ON FOR WEEKS. so thanks

[@mattz1lla]

I won’t lie, I wanted to leave a comment saying the only ARG to actually psychologically terrify me was Greylock, but it got pretty deep (not emotionally, just in my thoughts and interest in it), considering I then jumped topics to go really in depth to talk about why I find the movie Skinamarink fascinating haha.

[@nghstudios65]

Y'know, it's interesting how no one has ever thought of doing an analog horror series based on the works of Edgar Allan Poe (for example: The Masque of the Red Death, The Premature Burial, The Tell-Tale Heart, The Cask of Amontillado, The Pit and the Pendulum, etc.).

[@Johnfallout105]

Surviving an alternate is still gonna ruin you, you know basically all knowledge or whatever they tell you. And you will never be able to tell anyone, and you’ll probably go insane or have ptsd or some shit

[@Nocturne232]

The batman analog horror is PEAK No. Not really actually

[@Avol69]

pretty much batman who laughs but instead batman doesn't go full on bulldozer from joker gas

[@bonnieplushtuber5517]

Not really it’s very messy with pacing, writing and just isn’t that good. It’s definitely improving but still

[@NightWasntHere]

@@Avol69Batman who Laughs but better

[@seanmarley3598]

He's basically predator instead of destroyer. ​@@Avol69

[@creed8712]

It’s…not that good. There’s a sorta unfortuante side effect to choosing Batman is that I’ve seen everything done with him before. There’s nothing really new

[@soybajo-kira8585]

I love that you show the name of the song you’re playing in the background. So many KZbinrs don’t do that

[@zoura3113]

"Real Lingering Guilt" like when you accidentally step on your dogs tail and they make that little yelp noise

[@DefinitelyBoredOranges]

FR 😭

[@suncricket]

Tbh, UrbanSpook's "spooky" serial killer would have been 100% scarier if it was Just Some Guy. Someone you would find in the middle of a grocery store. A killer hiding in plain sight, as most clever killers are.

[@anothergamer112]

"Is the killer the guy you wave to every morning when you walk your dog? Nah, he's the Silver Surfer cospaying as Jeff The Killer."

[@Clementinewoofwoof]

48:40 You did a phenomenal job on this tape, your voice is just perfect for it. Genuinely scared me more than the original video did and I felt like it was a random cut back to the first time I watched it.

[@Agathagwhj]

43:42 the way this moment made me sick. So few analog horrors can do that. It makes you want to squirm. It makes me feel deeply sickened, they hit one landmark that some are too scared to hit

[@ryanandrosiecunningham5528]

48:40 i just wanna say that he NAILD that, bored oranges voice over on that monolog was perfect in so meany ways. gave me chills man.

[@Zytigal]

I forever will love Slenderman/The Operator and what it brought to the analog horror/found footage genre 🖤

[@Ind3xPlus]

I always like to compare the killer from the painter to Jhin from league of legends. Both are psychopathic murderers connecting their kills to art. But the big difference is that Jhin doesn't create art after killing their victim. Rather, he's thinking of murder as an art itself and is simply trying to create more art. He has an "understandable" reason for the things he does. The killer from the painter is just some guy getting away with the most gruesome shit, because the police and the fbi are apparently just a bunch of glue sniffing toddlers in that universe.

[@myth_trey]

If anyone was wondering, the very first part of the video, the song playing is "chill" by Toby Fox

[@minecad2828]

22:03 Actually, this was done on accident. Since most of The Blair Witch Project was unscripted the actors were just too scared to think of filming the Blair Witch

[@That_1_cool_guy]

I feel like analogue horror was made to spite me 😭 I have a deep fear of the uncanny which I can see back to in my childhood. So all the twisted faces and disproportionate bodies really fuck with me and set this deep seated fear inside of me.

[@FrankTonka-wb1zd]

I saw one analog horror where the face made my brain wiggle

[@Sr2_Ares]

Honestly id say analog horror is like art if your new to making it you wont be as experienced with making it having it have problems that out way upsides but if you practice alot and experiment by adding new things then you can make a great analog horror that can become a series of its own like greylock or the tangi virus and alot more.

[@skyisfakeFrFr]

48:39 oranges you did a great job at voice acting that part originally I thought that was actually part of the tape then realised it was you, you put in so much energy and passion into that monologue loved it

[@spingleboygle]

you should cover the monument mythos, idk if you already have since im new but its basically a bunch of landmarks and monuments hiding eldritch horrors inside them

[@Phoebe5448]

I'd recommend Wendigoon's deep dive on it.

[@CadenMeister5]

Fun fact: alex keister, the creator of The Mandela Catalouge is currently working on another project (with a team this time). some of it is already out too! (It's called Dreams Of An Insomniac 10/10)

[@orisfamaemon]

Where did you hear that? It’s made by Pastra and Lyra Horrorz? Are you thinking of Draxxom who also worked on Mandela?

[@CadenMeister5]

@@orisfamaemon nah alex is on the team for DOAI too. you can look at the credits on some (or all) of the DOAI credit screen and see his name.

[@ThatMeatyDemon]

She analog on my horror.

[@Hatsune-Miku_Fan]

You wouldn't believe what happens when you remove the last 2 letters in analog... (Horror)

[@NickInTheField]

Le G A S P

[@FaeFixion]

A n a l

[@sobbing_horse]

relax, liberal. it's called dark humor 😎

[@Yime4President]

vol 5 mandela launched yesterday, awesome timing

[@DefinitelyBoredOranges]

IT DID????!!!!

[@Yime4President]

@@DefinitelyBoredOranges ye

[@DaDewd2112]

Every psychological horror with a sick serial killer as the antagonist, no matter how deranged has to have some rhyme or reason to it. Whether a calling card or preferred victim or method to tie them together, something that hints at their psychological reason for what they do. Buffalo Bill was obsessed with becoming a woman; Francis Dolarhyde was obsessed with the Great Red Dragon painting and "becoming" the Dragon. The killer in Urban Spook just felt like someone trying to act like a movie killer, except its one of those bargain bin movies that push the gore and violence so far that its not even fun.

[@thelordofchaos-2009]

Paranormal Investigation is an analog horror short film(?) that really keeps you on your toes and I love it. It’s FNAF btw

[@meowcat7777]

Wow, i never expected you to talk about The Walten Files, i just got here since i watched reaction videos on the 3 episodes (with the third being the longest) and even the 2 extra ones, so yeah, great video Definitely Bored Oranges. Quick note i also know about the fnaf VHS tapes too, so yeah. pretty much the fnaf guy who just saw that Also now i have a complete theory on The Walten Files: Bon is just making the waltens by using their bodies, which makes a lot of sense on the lore nowadays

[@StoryBird2]

7:39 when I was younger me and my sister were totally spooked by Marble Hornets, but when The Operator showed up we just giggled and mocked it bc "Slenderman ooOoooo"

[@Nacho2003YT]

50:27 To answer your question: Yes, TWF Season 2 AND 3 (if I don’t remember wrong?) have been announced by Martin. Each season has 6 episodes, which means that Season 1 is not even over yet. Martin is planning to release the two-episode finale (TWF 5 and 6) either by the end of this month or by December

[@SomeGaymerNerd]

14:05 considering we play as micheal afton for fnaf 1-3 (4 is debatable imo) and 5, this makes sense imo EDIT 18:53 that music isn't stock scary music, it was made by urbanspook himself. I will admit it does sound stock, though

[@aaronsmith9538]

I haven't slept for like half a week after seeing the Gabriel scene from Mandela catalog. Even now, I've had goosebumps after seeing just glimpse of it

[@aaronsmith9538]

31:55 maaan ... I was WAITING FOR KYS, but when I saw it, I got so fucking scared. I can't do it, Mandela catalog is too much for me