The Incomprehensible Horror of Local 58 Explained

[@derpkipper]

How do you theorize the newest episode fits into your already existing theory? Would love to hear it!

[@NormansIndex]

Ok so here are the things I see as far as possible clues. -The opening has "eye" imagery with two distinct frames, back to back, with an audio and video glitch that draws a lot of attention to it. Eyes can hold a lot of symbolic value, or could be something to do with the moonlight and the brainwashing as we have to use our eyes to perceive the light. -Included frame of Newspaper with headline "Mine Now Burning". Other bolded statements on the newspaper are all tragic and depressing. I think my earlier speculation on the mine disaster mentioned in "Digital transition" may have been spot on. Current feeling is that it may be a sort of mass sacrifice to the entity. -Narrator comments on the county being founded by missionaries, may be early moon cultist. -Date mentioned for 1961. Vostok 1and Yuri Gagarin make history for being first man to orbit the Earth. (common conspiracy theories actually believe that he was just the first cosmonaut to actually survive and that many other cosmonauts made it into space, but didn't survive either the conditions of space or re-entry of the atmosphere) John F. Kennedy announces the Apollo program and his dedication to put a man on the moon. -Police sketch for the woman in profile notes 5 sighting dates. One in 1961, two in 1962, and one for 1963 and 1957 1962 events of note: US spacecraft Ranger 3 is launched to study moon, but misses. An incredibly rare astral event occurs where many of the visible planets line up with sun and moon creating a rare solar eclipse. The Mariner 2 passes Venus being the first spacecraft to transmit data from another planet. The actual date of the sighting 6/11/62 has the Pope convene an ecumenical council that hadn't been done for 92 years. 1963: A total Penumbral lunar eclipse. NASA launches first geosynchronous satellite, Syncom 2. JFK assassination. 1967: outer space treaty signed between USSR and US to prohibit weapons of mass destruction from being used in space. NASA launches lunar orbiter 3. Surveyor 3 probe lands on the moon. NASA announces APOLLO 7 mission(first with crew). Mariner 5 launched towards venus. The Patterson-Gimlin film of Bigfoot (have to include this obviously). Launch of first successful Saturn V rocket. -Witness to Hannah Burch murder. This apparently is a character from CandleCove -kids drawing that says "the lady can see me, even though I'm not up there". Probably just referencing that it has what appears to be two faces. -Mentions that she looks to the sky at Twilight....can't think of what this could mean, but my intuition is that it could mean something. -The creature has what appears to be two faces looking in opposite directions. One up, one down. -"A predator cannot differentiate prey from accomplice" mentioned for the first time outside the ARG. I'm going to wait until another release or two before making any new speculations on the series (apparently it's back now), but I do want to point out that my hunch on the mining disaster has some weight to it now. Other than that my brain is currently soup.

[@pintsizedkiwiYT]

@@NormansIndexOk with the two faces I can think of a few things 1. Janus, Roman god of many things but importantly doorways, transitions, and the beginning and end of conflict. 2. Greek Hecate, a goddess associated with the moon, doorways, withcraft, and creatures of the night. While she has three faces and the female figure has two… the true face in the middle could be seen as a third face…

[@floatyghost633]

​@@NormansIndex peak reply

[@pintsizedkiwiYT]

@@floatyghost633why thank you

[@inrustwetrust5395]

​@@NormansIndex I don't believe the creature has two faces, I took it as the "faces" are just the sides of its head and it was always staring directly at us. Certainly more unsettling that way.

[@siennahartle9069]

The idea of the GPS telling you your destination is approaching you from behind is genuinely terrifying by itself

[@Enderwave22]

“GPS, WTF?! WHERE TF WERE YOU TAKING ME?!” That haunted Goofy AHH GPS: “Lmao, you fumbled by actually listening to me :p” The “destination” behind me: 🏃🏃🏃🏃🏃🏃

[@cagneybillingsley2165]

analog horror aka carl sagan horror aka cosmic late night informercial horror

[@ackbarreserve]

How does it feel to finish a video essay on a topic that has been dormant for two years, only to publish it _Right Before_ it comes back with a double feature?

[@blindedjourneyman]

Oh cool the hidden vid is public and they confirmed something quite horrifying. Thx for telling I had no idea but damn the actual new vid had some scary shit!

[@NormansIndex]

Life's funny that way

[@antirevomag834]

wait they finally added something new?! I legit thought they abandoned it.

[@Kyle-vg2io]

It's good timing. I'm watching this for recap before heading into the new stuff.

[@Gloomdrake]

Triple feature, if you count both relisted videos

[@onlyslightlybent]

Incomprehensible horror when comprehensible delight walks in:

[@the-letter_s]

but what about incomprehensible delight? (heroin)

[@aliendxde]

@@the-letter_s their child

[@jexim_kymaria]

@@aliendxde I ship it

[@RangeCMYK]

But then what about comprehensible horror?

[@the-letter_s]

@@RangeCMYK enraged bullmoose

[@CybenX_yt]

dude you NEED to shut that terrifying door back there. i can't take my eyes off of it

[@NormansIndex]

What door?

[@NobleVII]

@@NormansIndexback right door

[@NobleVII]

@@NormansIndexlol if u do a Halloween video next year you should totally put something in it

[@modernmusic52]

I think it's a doorway/entrance rather than a door

[@pissapocalypse]

It adds to the video

[@ZephyrusAsmodeus]

My favorite aspect of the Black Paintings of Goya is that he never named any of them, the whole connection to Saturn Devouring His Son is educated guesswork at best. It very well could have been raw madness, devoid of context or meaning.

[@NormansIndex]

I really wish I would have communicated that better than I did in hindsight. It's an absolutely inspiring topic that sent me on a whole separate rabbit hole when I was doing my research. When I was making my own speculations in regards to it's inclusion in local 58, it was based on general interpretation and name given to the work, rather than a personal interpretation or alternative modern interpretations. I feel that the general interpretation and name better coincides with my speculation on it's inclusion with "Ivan the terrible and his son Ivan". Of course that is all speculation, but that's what makes this fun. As far as my initial reaction to the painting before discovering it's name and history, my thoughts slid towards Nephilim. Anyways, I really appreciate this sort of comment, thank you.

[@RSK412]

thank you for clearing that up. its up for way more interpretation that way, it also nakes it far more disturbing imo.

[@TentaMissiles]

There's a detail he didn't mention about the moon in Show For Children that I always thought was something important disguised as an animation error. Before Cadavre reaches the first grave, a tree comes into frame and passes OVER the moon as one would expect since the moon is way far away and the tree is in the foreground. But after Cadavre looks in the second grave and sees the beaked thing, another tree comes into frame and passes UNDER the now freaky-faced moon. I don't know if that was ever confirmed to just be an error or if the theories around it were ever proven wrong, but at the time people thought it implied that the sinister moon that keeps appearing (such as the much closer one in Skywatching) is a separate body entirely and possibly replaced the moon or is covering it. A much smaller heavenly body in the sky at a much closer distance (and with substantially less mass) could potentially obscure the moon from view and would explain the lack of natural catastrophe that would result from the real moon being vastly closer. It could also be the moon itself but replaced or corrupted by something else, and the animation bloop in Show For Children merely represents this change in its state.

[@mikemoritzgamer]

Glad someone else mentioned this, was going to do this myself.

[@NormansIndex]

Never even noticed this detail. Good catch

[@chip5892]

Local 58 says that YOU should go outside and stare at the solar eclipse with no eye protection right now!!

[@Blackdiamond-mw9zr]

That’s a great idea!

[@xaviidk]

Don't look at the moon in general because it gave me ligma

[@Colddirector]

@@xaviidkgotta get on that ligma grindset

[@JimmyMatis-h9y]

Yesssss! Let the sun make sweet sweet love to our corneas 🥰

[@Kammithekiller]

@29:00 Narcoleptic here. I too often hallucinate during the day because im randomly entering rem sleep w/o being conscious of it (i might feel like ive blinked my eyes and see something, however it could be 5-10 minutes later and i slept w/o knowing) and then Ill hear/see things for a while. Its mostly under control but man is it weird. another thing, bc earlier you mentioned the goofy warped faces- i always thought they were lame til maybe a month ago when i learned that...some of my hallucinations may not actually be that- I very well may have demon face syndrome. If you look it up there was a study that created images based on someone w the disorder and ffs i cant look at them- theyre too dead on. Anyway maybe thats what people started to try to tap into, and somewhere along the way it was imitated w/o really understanding the why okay time to continue watching ^^ great work, guy!

[@Viaforvendetta]

Fellow narcoleptic here. It's comforting to hear someone else has the hallucinations too. It makes me feel legit crazy sometimes.

[@gleansdead1398]

I remember watching local 58 when I was younger and being so afraid to look outside at the moon afterwards that it continues to stick to me today, it's such a good analog horror I love it‼️‼️

[@troudbalos]

Found the 10 year old!

[@gleansdead1398]

@troudbalos333 I'm 18 😭

[@dephtons]

@@troudbalos It's been 7 whole years

[@pumpyronaldrump_4417]

​@@dephtons Ain't no way wtf

[@The_Bird_Bird_Harder]

​@@troudbalos Bro I'm 20 and local 58 debuted when I was still in middle school.

[@shimomiaizo]

I knew shit is going to be good when he said “I read every single item description before watching any VaatiVidya videos”

[@Demortixx]

Why?

[@TheSlammurai]

@@Demortixx Maybe because it means he pays extra attention to things. Don't know for sure what OP meant.

[@MineYamato]

​@@TheSlammurai Agreed. Also means he is presenting to us his original ideas and insight rather than relaying what he learned off of other youtubers

[@bentwineham1986]

​@@DemortixxVaatiVidya is a youtuber who does lore readings for the games of fromsoftware, like Dark souls. Due to the nature of the games, the lore is very much meant to discussed and interpreted according to each player's own experience, but far too many people now just wait for vaatividya to put a video out and take it as gospel. It's also gone to Vaati's head. The guy is insufferably smug.

[@Ravuun]

I legit freaked out when Local58 posted a new video on Halloween, after a year of silence We have regularly scheduled car-bearing ferries in Seattle, WA. Many folks commute on them daily. It's not that odd Blair Witch Project is specifically found footage; the equipment used was contemporary for the era it was created in, so I don't know if it necessarily fits into analog horror, which is specifically looking back in time at old footage obtained via obsolete media

[@derpkipper]

I'm pretty sure he also released the asteroid livestream on halloween one year as well.

[@Bluecedor]

Done it a couple times, myself.

[@kat8559]

yeah i wouldn't describe WOTW as "analog horror" either

[@RubyCarrots3232]

Vita Carnis is criminally underrated, especially cause it's one of the best Analog Horrors currently going.

[@sertiana2512]

Vita Carnis becomes less an "analog horror", and more like a standard "web series"

[@RubyCarrots3232]

@@sertiana2512 It's analog enough imo, especially season 1. But the world building and storytelling is phenomenal.

[@modernmusic52]

I'm very proud of the creator for evolving. I admit I thought it was dumb at first when it was mainly just psa videos about the monsters, but it's cool to see them evolve with cgi, props, special effects, and now voice acting! It's fun to see creators evolve and get better

[@anticksss]

That and greylock are my two favorite analog horror series'

[@MontagTheSea-lion]

@@anticksss Yes! Same here, I love Greylock and Vitas Carnis!

[@Nuvizzle]

I think "You are on the fastest available route" will forever remain my favorite despite not quite fitting in with the rest because without the supernatural elements it just feels so real. I think anyone who's driven long stretches through remote parts of the country has had their GPS recommend some strange roads before and the drive can be a little unsettling late at night, with that thought in the back of your mind along the lines of "what if I broke down out here?". The idea of something sinister luring you down those desolate roads using the GPS just adds an extra layer on what can already be an unnerving experience.

[@JaxonRabbit]

i remember going deep on the Book of Job, Orion, Pleiades on the actual original local 58 vid and ppl were like 'nahhh, that's a reach' glad to see someone else actually going after that thread

[@WobblesandBean]

It IS a reach. Massively so.

[@JaxonRabbit]

@@WobblesandBean The very first frame of Local 58 says 'Focus on... Faith' and the Book of Job is expressly about Faith and mentions Orion and Pleiades in the SAME SENTENCE while Skywatching has it in back to back scenes. It's actually not that big a reach, you just lack imagination.

[@versaii5519]

@@JaxonRabbitehhh

[@TentaMissiles]

I also thought it was a bit of a reach because those are just two very easy to spot constellations in the northern hemisphere's night sky, but I couldn't help but notice that the year 1938 is when that cave sleep experiment took place and is the year Local 58 started broadcasting. As he said in the video, the line from Job is 38:31. When a number shows up that many times, I sort of start to believe it's not just a big reach. Of all the current videos on the Local 58 channel, 6 of them were posted on the 31st (all of these are October 31, Halloween), and 3 of them are just 1 day off from the 31st (one of them is from June however, which only has 30 days). This could just be because the videos are spooky so it's in the Halloween spirit to post them around that date, but the repetition of both 38 and 31 could lend some credence to the connection with the Book of Job.

[@nightblade628]

You have the look of someone who uses that telescope to look up every night, see one more incomprehensible threat arriving from space, go “Ugh not this again,” grab your shotgun, and head out to put it down, night after night. Seriously great video, bud. Keep up the great work. This channel will be huge one day soon! 👍

[@NormansIndex]

Not pictured is the seismograph. Half the stuff comes from underground. Mossberg takes care of those too fortunately. (Glad you liked it!)

[@benboss1056]

18:50 the 476 megahertz is also the frequency of an unknown transmission that we received from somewhere in outer space. Just some tones but still interesting.

[@deltagamma4618]

This is incorrect. That transmission was at 1420 mHz.

[@DeliveryMcGee]

The only reference to 476MHz I can find is the upper edge of channel 14 on old-school American UHF TV (and some offshore oil rig communications out in the Gulf of Mexico). And by old-school, I mean back when we pointed particle accelerators at our faces, and tuning to a channel that didn't exist showed you the terrible secret of space instead of a blue screen. (CRTs, and the terrible secret of space is just gray and white static, but a couple percent of that static is the faint leftover screams of the beginning of the universe.)

[@kingrainbow5432]

A quick thing on memento mori, it's less interpreted as a pessimistic worldview and more of a reminder to find meaning while you can. The second phrase that often follows "remember you must die" is "remember to live." Lots of the living live in a way closer to the dead, and vice versa.

[@hearth1570]

Every once in a while I come across gold on KZbin. Just absolute amazing channels that make the niche content I look for. Watching these channels grow is a joy in it of itself. Great stuff you made man and here's to many more.

[@donnaquixote7538]

I have to say yours is the best analysis of Local58 I have watched and now I get it how well incorporated H. P. Lovecraft is in this lore. You're also the first one to explain the number 58 in the name. Subscribed! 💗

[@NemFX]

The Golden Throne isn't an amplifier as such, it's a focusing lens. The thousand sacrifices a day isn't a fixed number, it just sounds cool as an average. The idea for the Golden Throne was to have a giant psychic gun aimed into the Webway. The Emperor and Malcador were going to, essentially, blast the Webway with psychic energy to get rid of the Eldar, then use it for the Imperium. That gets rid of Warp travel, which weakens Chaos.

[@christopherwall2121]

It's quite fitting that the device the Emperor wanted to use to make a monument for himself ends up becoming more or less his tomb. Call it karma.

[@NemFX]

@@christopherwall2121 It wasn't made for himself. Parts of the Golden Throne were literally stolen from the False Emperor, from the first HH book :3

[@CodeeXD]

​@@christopherwall2121 you're gay

[@jimdoom2276]

​@@NemFX- presumably just the literal seat part though, seeing as the false emperor wasn't a psychic juggernaut like Malcador, who the actual Golden Throne nevertheless fried to crispy ashes in abt 5 minutes flat! The actual Golden Throne is, I believe, the single largest machine in the galaxy, and many of its parts are confirmed to be of unknown Xenos origin, and according to the Dark Eldar, humanity has totally misunderstood their intended original purpose. But then I guess they would say that, wouldn't they...

[@Kropothead]

@@jimdoom2276To be fair, humanity doesn’t understand much of anything about most of the tech it uses. They just cobble together shamanic operating procedures from distorted fragments of the original protocol, which is comedically inefficient.

[@purplecat4977]

This is so well done! I'd like to raise a possibility - what if the moon entity is contained within, or made of, moonlight? There's references to the moon 'coming in' through windows, and I think once the entity refers to itself as coming in. Light is also on the same electromagnetic spectrum as radio waves. The scary things that Cadaver sees are all bathed in moonlight. Etc, etc.

[@raxusveritas]

Also stuff like "not light/but blood" sounds like what you're saying

[@goukigp01]

You did a insane level of detail. Its a crime there aren't more views. Thanks for sharing this.

[@LxrdLucid]

Its always a joy getting another local 58 analysis its such a cool world

[@christopherwall2121]

I'd feel remiss if I didn't mention a few connections to Kris Straub's other works in Local58: Cadavre comes from _Broodhollow_ , a webcomic Straub also does. He shows up in characters' dreams in that comic Some of the towns the channel services include Broodhollow, Ichor Falls (another Straub horror location and the name of another horror project), Edenvale, and Lasker City, both are locations mentioned in _Broodhollow_ And of course, Local58 first appeared in Straub's works as the channel that aired the infamous _Candle Cove_

[@drago939393]

Woah, the author is also behind Candle Cove? Didn't expect that.

[@christopherwall2121]

@drago939393 Yeah

[@DinoRicky]

@@christopherwall2121love how he created his own universe based on a old cartoon creepypasta and a skeleton character from dreams

[@StevieBeanBeans]

I’m glad KZbin algorithm decided to recommend this video I fell asleep to it and I’m back to watch it fully bc it’s so intriguing! Subbed, I can’t wait to see what you make next

[@kristinacastro2302]

Love how far wendiigoon has come in such short time. Yet the one who got me into analog and still makes it intercessor me is always Nick Nocturne/nightmind. But I just started following you and you're doing it justice.

[@vermis0161]

the flash face distortion effect, which is what that one with the faces was based on, is pretty weird and i think it was just stumbled upon. turns out if you rapidly cycle through different faces, 1 on each side of the screen, and you just focus on the middle between them, they just look wrong somehow. then you go back and they're completely normal faces. it's like a mind glitch or something. there are multiple videos of it on youtube

[@WhitneyDahlin]

I tried but i dont think i saw it? Like they just looked like distorted face. I didnt see any normal faces in that dream part he showed or anything

[@stoop..kid..]

@@WhitneyDahlin look at it closely, all of the “faces” are made up of nuclear blasts, mushroom clouds.

[@stoop..kid..]

@@vermis0161

[@vermis0161]

@@WhitneyDahlin the Local 58 video is just spooky video. it's the other "flashed face distortion effect" videos on KZbin that are meant to show this effect. it's nothing drastic, but for me it looks like their eyes are weird or other facial features are somehow wrong, but then if you rewind and look at those same faces again directly, they're completely normal people. maybe it doesn't work with some people? i don't know

[@skoovee]

the most accepted reason for the flash face distortion effect is that it flashes just fast enough that you brain has not fully processed it (things in your focus are prioritized more), so the faces get layered and this layering appears as distortion

[@aydeeaychdee]

Hey, i remember hearing the whole "this message will repeat until there are none left to hear it" in this one scp or horror related reading that was exploring some alternate dimension or planet where reality was fragmenting and the remnants of the former civilization was very similar. When the signal was translated it spoke about "Something terrible had happened, suggested to embrace loved ones in final momemts, and message would repeat until none left to hear it" Edit: found it, it's SCP-3426. A phenomenon that causes the total eradication of a planetary civilization once it reaches a certain level of technological and social advancement. Judging by the date the scp entry was made I would say, it's probably a neat little nod to this analog horror series

[@lord_kimkichi]

I LOVED this video, and the theory of Atena dethroning Zeus is so satisfying to me

[@KorilD]

This is really damned good, and points out problems I've had with others' analysis! A worthwhile watch, this! Good work!

[@WobblesandBean]

I disagree. It's entertaining, but his analysis is so far off the mark it's just fanfiction with extra steps.

[@KorilD]

@WobblesandBean Dude, I don't know how to tell you this, but your opinion does not matter to me. Edited for clarity.

[@skoovee]

@@KorilD thats... a rather extreme reaction

[@KorilD]

@@skoovee I honestly have no respect for people who attempt to shoot down positive comments with their negativity - In fact, such behaviour disgusts me. And I'm getting too dang old and tired to entertain that kind of BS. Therefore, my straightforward, "extreme" reaction.

[@skoovee]

@@KorilD you are being more negative than that guy who just said they disagree with your view, not agreeing with you is not trying to "shoot down" your comment. you should learn how to handle differing viewpoints, its a very important skill

[@cal593]

This is the best analysis I've seen on this, and I've watched a bunch of them. I've never heard anyone mention Greek mythology in any of them.

[@_Th1nk3r]

24:40, I’m not a superstitious person, so I went in all smug thinking “huh some silly internet thing isn’t gonna scare me”, I just woke up an few minutes ago, and I’m genuinely horrified at what my brain concocted

[@nilli111]

Great now im scared to sleep

[@Siamesetiger178]

thought you had WAY more subscribers, editing is great and you clearly genuinely care about horror!

[@meras5465]

This is the most brilliant and in depth analysis of this analog series that I have ever watched. An absolute treat to watch.

[@S1337theoddoneout-ip9xc]

You know, i've always imagine the moon is behaving a bit like SCP-001 when day breaks. People are not as much kneeling as they are melting, it even has the compulsion to make people go outside. I guess the moon is a mix between SCP-001 and the markers from dead space, not a pretty way to go.

[@greglewis725]

"This message will repeat until no one is left to read it" is taken from a different 001 as well. The Black Moon one

[@S1337theoddoneout-ip9xc]

@@greglewis725 Complete forgot about that one! That's one of the best 001 proposals.

[@greglewis725]

@S1337theoddoneout-ip9xc have you checked out the pallet.aic proposal? It's one of the newer ones but it's absolutely bonkers.

[@pissapocalypse]

Honestly ive always thought that SCP-001 should be the foundation itself. Or the stack of papers

[@anticksss]

Does the black moon howl?​@@greglewis725

[@xX_Thaddeus_Xx]

Something worth mentioning is that Cadaver from Show for Children is actually a character from another of Kris Straub's projects called Broodhollow. A webcomic series.

[@KnightAngelic]

Hope you post more long form vids like this. Love listening to things while I work, and this was a treat. Keep up the good work!

[@aero6104]

Amazing analysis, love the effort you took in finding your own conclusions

[@stickybrains3]

This video was great, I'm so excited to see what other content you make! I put this on mostly as background noise to work on a project, but I had to rewind the whole thing because I was so interested. You have a great way of speaking, keep making videos please!!

[@joculatrixpierrot]

Im super excited to see what other videos you make, really enjoying your style of presentation and all the information you share here ♡

[@Mercuryreal]

Amazingly put together video, i hope the algorithm blesses you

[@clockworkcookie]

i really loved watching your coverage of this series especially some insights you gave such as the lovecraft hint. really nice work!

[@offlinegirl5956]

Looking forward to you getting super popular! Good job on the production/editing, it was super nice to watch. The audio is also super clear.

[@nearlyrighteouslad3213]

I remember seeing their second video on 4chan when I was a kid and thinking it was a real leaked public announcement the USA had prepared just in case.

[@BlackFlightNY]

If you are still here, then you are not a true patriot 😂🔫

[@averygweyn4147]

this was incredibly well done, very captivating!

[@jukeyard]

I love the sort of campfire storytelling vibe you're giving off! I'm too much of a weenie to watch the stuff myself but I love seeing analyses like this :D Good shit!

[@K0hanu]

proud to say I'm your 100th subscriber! I love your content dude, your perspective is refreshing, and the way you narrate is comprehensive! I can't wait for more videos!

[@evenglare]

This is impressive analysis and much more in depth than I've ever seen. I did a watch/reaction on stream for the CLOSE video as it was airing.I have a lot of analog horror unfiction stuff on my page. Glad I stumbled on this channel as I'm a small creator as well. If you ever want to collab or need any astronomy / physics related info hit me up. If not, thats cool too, no pressure. Anyway my degree is in astrophysics, might as well make use of it as much as I can.

[@NormansIndex]

As someone who isn't an astrophysicist, but loves space, I will absolutely take you up on that offer. I know there are some topics I will eventually cover where I will definitely need some insight. As an astrophysicist yourself, how off the mark am I when it comes to my conclusion on Eidolons trajectory? It's towards the end of the video, so no worries if you didn't make it that far.

[@hhellweii8078]

I love your insight here! So many new and different perspectives to something I've watched on many quiet nights. Keep up the great content, Norman!

[@TheHellish_Hex]

This was the first video when i opened youtube and i am so glad i watched it. The way you speak and the way you explain things is easy to follow and your voice is perfect for video essays like this. I had heard about this analog horror series before but never got into it but this video has made me want to research further. I'm surprised you don't have more subscribers dude your videos are awesome keep up the good work🙏

[@thedude5295]

Good job with this video buddy. I'm excited to know that Local 58 is still being produced. I think I tuned out 3 years ago and figured it was never getting finished.

[@Bleats_Sinodai]

18:31 it's the TV station's tuning frequency. You use a radio signal at a set frequency in the range of VHF/UHF (very high frequency/ultra high frequency) in order to transmit your broadcast, and the receiving end tunes to it to watch your broadcast. That's what a TV channel is in technical terms.

[@mvrtuaries]

i really enjoyed this, and the rest of your channel. you definitely don't *need* a huge following or fancy setup like nexpo to please your audience. it was very refreshing to see the same intelligent input and enthusiasm in a more casual environment. it makes the video feel more personal and easier to keep up with. i'd love to see more creepy videos from you!!

[@crowlord8451]

1:40 broo I put this on in the background to sleep and this scared me awake SO FAST 😭

[@lobsterdeliveryspecial]

sleeping to local 58? you were about to have the CRAZIEST nightmares

[@danheidel]

Huh, I had no idea Kris Straub was behind this. I read the guy's webcomics for years and was always sad that Broodhollow never finished. Nice to see the guy's kept busy.

[@thedwellerdarhraku]

You hooked me with just seven minutes in the intro. Well done on the efficiency of the sequence and now I am looking forward to more long-form content from you!

[@mangoboba1322]

This was such an amazing analysis! The depth and detail you got into was incredible. I really enjoyed this video, and subscribed! Can’t wait to see what you make next!🎉

[@captaincorundum9788]

Mt. Greylock and Gemini do Analog Horror so well... I love your commentary style and would be intrigued to see your breakdown!

[@pon2804]

I'm far too much of a wuss to watch any of these brilliant series, so ytbers such as yourself or wendigoon or crowmudgeon just come in clutch every time I want to experience the goodness without scaring myself half to death while doing so. Thank you for the great analysis and storytelling!!!

[@eisernerrundfunk1]

what a great video. somehow im in Analog Horror analyitcs as much as im in t analog Horrer it self. Its just facinating on many levels. I'm going to send it to all my colleagues and friends, even though I know they are not interested in such topics at all. Some may ask what's wrong with me or why I'm sending messages with "obscure" links in the middle of the night at 1:30 am. But your great work needs and deserves more viewers, so they'll have to deal with it. "Watch it and spread it!" I'll reply on Monday to them. - Just in case somone does not already know about it " The real" by " Anomaly" Thats a Cromium Class Analog Horror Masterpice in 3 seasons. As strange and creepy as it can get. my favorite so far. Thank you & sorry 4 butchering the english language. Kind regards from Germany

[@Chillax2TheMax]

great video, had me enthralled the entire way through, which is pretty good considering I usually have videos like this on in the background while I work on other things, excited to see what other things you make!

[@argchivos]

Great video, Ive been trying to find more youtubers that talk about these topics cause i love the goon gang but it gets boring idk, u did great

[@angelbear_og]

Note that "The Era of Home Recording" Easter egg actually begins at the end of the preceding paragraph [directly following "Never lose a single moment again."]: Time, at once both warden and thief, laid low by gossamer loops of air and iron. Here is a greater, finer memory than that of men.

[@budderk1305]

i am commenting and liking but honestly, thanks for putting out your original and new ideas and own experiences that related to the video, this was quite brain enrinching

[@darthjen420]

This is one of my favorite args. Awesome 👌 job on putting this one together 👏👏

[@Radcliff-1026]

The Orson Well's Radio Show War of the Worlds and why sooo many people believed it was real is a very fascinating deep dive to get into. I really enjoyed learning about that point in our history.

[@eineneko618]

i normally dont comment, and i dont know if you're going to read this, but there is a connection between the eath/moon history and the chronos/saturn mythology. the moon was made by a rogue planet (which carried water, ie, the one thing that is needed for life) crashing into earth as it was being created. the debries resulting of that crash, eventually clumped together and formed the moon. now, the interpretation can technically go both ways, but I believe that the moon was chronos, trying to eat earth or destroy it, it carrying water and therefore being connected already to life, points to it, as well as it dying (by being destroyed, losing its life support aka water) as a direct result of the attack. earth very clearly is alive, while the moon isn't, however the idea that remnants of life, and its meaningful connection as a form of our creator, would leave room for a god or godlike figure surviving on the moon, as well as spreading life (as seen in the weird fuzzy things as well, however those could also just be the hallucination effects caught on camera, the same way that radiation distorts camera images). furthermore, as I believe a godlike/creator figure trying to harm us without us understanding why, points to the job story. [big tangent here: the deal between god and satan was added much later by people, and is not an original part of the story, BCS ppl were upset and confused why god would hurt someone, and added their own reasoning to the story... kinda defeating the whole books purpose, which without that beginning has a much stronger vibe of, (personal interpretation:) bad things also happen to good people, you should not waste your time questioning why, but find support in your friends and community. Anyway.] the moon, our creator, a father even, trying to kill us, is also in line with the madness and grief paintings, like the ivan painting. the moon, or the thing on it, does not know or understand why it is trying to hurt us, and it cannot distinguish between normal humans and the cultists (technically its direct children in a way). but in the madness of it, esp from the ivan painting, there is grief surrounding our planned destruction. but those are just some thoughts

[@joehughes5438]

The story about the dirt and gravel roads has me laughing in british. Been in that situation plenty of times haha

[@calmmusicsoul9127]

yep, subrscribing forever, saw the first frame of you and descided, this man is the maan I want to tell scary stories to me

[@astrid9920]

Im not going to lie, i thought the Greek mythology connections were a bit of a stretch, but the latest video changed my mind. The two connected faces in profile matches depictions of Janus, a roman god of transitions, dualities, and *doorways*. I think you're right on the money.

[@AnthonyQuinnJr]

I used to live 15 minutes from LBL. Have taken that ferry quite a few times. Also, me and my family now live on a dirt road that is 2.5 miles long, just to our place, surrounded by forests. Loving the video.

[@bairrfhionndalcassian5181]

I was already enjoying the video, but when you throw in a 40k reference then you definitely deserve a like and a comment! 😊

[@KeKe-bv8qv]

Supeku is definitely one way to pronounce that XD Honestly tho, I'm happy this is my first introduction to local 58, it looks so cool and really well done.

[@systemakhaosu810]

On your point that the Government found something relating to the Moon Entity, and how the mining disaster may have been the entity getting out, base on A Look Back, the mining disaster happens in the 60s era while Contingency is in the 70s era; so the mining disaster could be how the government discovered it

[@marsguyphil]

476 megahertz refers to the frequency of a UHF television channel (so named because 476 mhz is considered an ultra-high radio frequency.) Wikipedia claims it is channel 15; channel 58 would usually be at 734 mhz. So you are correct, 476 mhz is about how we used to transmit information. I'm pretty sure that a lot of "over the air" channels still use that space, although with a digital video format.

[@jameshenke634]

'Space doordash' cracked me up. Great video!

[@MichaelYannuzzi]

Bro I love the video, probably my favorite Local 58 analysis that I've seen, I have happily subscribed and will be watching more of your stuff, thank you for your work!

[@TheRealGioVega]

I know the video just came out but your channel in general is criminally underrated. You definitely deserve all the subs , me included 🙌🏽

[@Chukijay]

Hey, first video of yours I’ve come across. Subbed because I can tell you know Job on a level that’s beyond studying for this video. Awesome!

[@PULPPUNKBK]

Oh gods, Local58 and Fear and Hunger 2... people are getting Moonscorched...

[@gemini_starr]

This has been the best analysis I've found on this site. I hope you do more as the story comes out. Just wanted to add: parents that k*ll children in the paintings...same with "Contingency" when it asked to take care of the "littlest patriots" first before yourself.

[@maxwellderpin8477]

Ay! I love stumbling across a relatively new creator whose channel is dedicated to just talking about whatever they find neat. You have my interest.

[@benny_lemon5123]

Help us, Regnad Computing! You're our only hope!

[@NormansIndex]

Currently trying to get Lethal Omen to run on my TI-84

[@UlshaRS]

It's not just that there is a door, but a keyhole. How secure does who/what is inside need to be from intrusion? When it appears to be of the cosmic horror. Has a real "by why does the Tarrasque have anti-predator armor" vibe

[@magusesper616]

Yes I enjoy hearing others ideas about uh interesting topics let's say. More please. Thanks for the video Duder.

[@LilyoftheLake14]

I always assumed that in "Show For Children," the main character of the cartoon's name was pronounced with a French accent. So, instead of pronouncing it like the word: "cadaver," it would be pronounced "Cad-ave-ear" (with the "ave" pronounced like the word "have" without the H.) What's really weird about WHY I thought his name was pronounced like "Cad-ave-ear" is because I could've SWORN that in the title card of the cartoon at 20:00, "Cadavre" had an accent in his name like this: "Cadavré" It's a Mandela Effect!!!11 😱 (AKA: Human memory being unreliable, especially with small details because they're subject to change over time, since every time we remember something becomes an opportunity for our brains to subconsciously change a detail.) I'm guessing that due to Cadavre wearing a stereotypically French shirt & hat, that was my brain must've extrapolated that his French apperance must mean his name is pronounced with a French accent as well; so then my brain subconsciously added an accent on the "e" lol. Besides that, the line: "It's not necrophilia if you're already dead" Would be a FANTASTIC song title, especially for a My Chemical Romance, Fall Out Boy, or (old school) Panic! At The Disco song. I mean, It'd make a great song title name for any band. I only mentioned those 3 bands because they're all well known for having long song titles in that style, for example: "You Know What They Do to Guys Like Us in Prison" (MCR) "My Songs Know What You Did in the Dark (Light Em Up)" (FOB) "Lying Is the Most Fun a Girl Can Have Without Taking Her Clothes Off" (PATD) (And funnily enough, the bands are listed in order of my 1st, 2nd, and 3rd favorite bands). Lmfao! 😂

[@iquegrey76]

Aw its endearing that you were a mattress salesman who wasnt slimey, and then you also clarified theres a difference between general depression and clinical depression too, and you were careful to say to see a medical professional. Its lovely that you focus on not harming other people or not accidentally harming them either. I love that, on top of just liking watching ARG horror being detailed

[@DaddyBubs]

Subbed and liked. Great video to watch before sleep 👌

[@3ki3ra3]

this is such a well made video! can’t wait to see what else you upload in the future 💪💪💪

[@slowpoketailss]

I was a history major with an art history minor. Francisco Goya was my favorite to write about. Fun(?) fact, he was a witness to Napoleon's invasion of Spain and the atrocities that this brought upon people. The theory was that this caused severe PTSD and led to the mindset that he found himself painting the Black Paintings at the end of his life. You can read about his painting "The 2nd and 3rd of May, 1808" to learn more about his experiences with the invasion. His Etchings are also very interesting to look at, another look into the dark mind that may have been caused from seeing the bloodshed of the invasion.

[@atomdecay]

Congrats on the views, man! You did an awesome job on this video, cant wait to see your channel flourish!!!

[@herasmr6849]

I rewatch local 58 pretty frequently and I have to skip the GPS episode nearly every time, the perfect unsettling aura freaks me out soooo bad. Similarly, with Contingency, I cry every single time I watch it, not because it really emotionally affects me that much, but just because the tones in the background music just does that to me. All this to say Local 58 is the only good analog horror series ☺️👍

[@aldrixlevy228]

Sentient moon: *breathes* Some silly little inquisitor with access to le big red shiny exterminatus button:

[@lilianarene836]

im literally a minute in and already wowed by the script and sound design!

[@halfhero]

Great video, there was some stuff i had never seen or considered in one of my favorite horror universes!

[@H3n7yx76]

Man you deserve SO MANY subs! Here at 4.15K! Subbed!

[@ceruleanwake8876]

Born and raised western NE here and there are public dirt roads absolutely. EVERYWHERE..... Didn't know there were people out there that thought like this guy.

[@bongofgreed4302]

Great video loved your analysis and little real world interjections. Hope to see more videos

[@Projectdarke]

This is like Wendigoon meets flesh simulator. Wendisimulator? Fleshgoon? Idk love it❤

[@NormansIndex]

That is both encouraging and incredibly cursed. I will take it