The Most Annoying Horror Trope (And How It Can Be Done Effectively)

[@MrNonexistant]

Please don’t diss the Walten files in this or I’m going to cry

[@mogusisfunny]

@@MrNonexistant I think they ended up crying

[@MrNonexistant]

@ the Walten files wasn’t dissed in this video thankfully

[@profoxster9254]

Tbh it seemed boring and cringe, like middle school type analog horror

[@nonsuspicioustrenchcoat]

There are some scientific theories about why we’re unsettled by the uncanny valley. One is that we used this to distinguish sickly humans in our community. Back when we didn’t necessarily have proper medicinal practices, a sickly person could’ve been a danger to the whole group. Two, “Homo Sapiens” weren’t the only species of human. There were other similar, adjacent human species that, for some reason, went extinct. We believe this could’ve been because we out-competed them or they just blended into the gene pool. But it’s possible that we learned to distinguish between ourselves and these other similar species, which is why we’re so scared of things just slightly different from us: we probably competed with them a lot. Those are two scientific reasons, but I’m sure there are others if anyone else can think of any.

[@bonebrokebuddy5248]

Did a paper on this in college, the whole “uncanny valley is because we used it to detect other species of early hominids” hasn’t had really any research and is just a theory spread really prevalently from a tumblr post that coined the theory. Other theories are: early human warfare!! We were our main predators and it’s theorized a lot of attacks were bloody sneak attacks during dawn and dusk. And I mean like, seriously dlsfguring the hominids that were being attacked. Being able to see and identify faces in the dark + a victim of an attack would let you be alerted and have the chance to run before your group was invaded. So add a dlsfigured hominid + shadows = open slack mouth, shadows creeping over the eye sockets, with “looks human but isn’t human” due to the lighting & injuries caused to the body etc. and you have a pretty decent image of a modern day classic distorted face in analogue horror! If you have the time, I’d highly recommend looking up theories about early hominid warfare, not only bc it’s fascinating but it’s a subject rife with academic drama and competing theories. Also, sorry if this post comes across as harsh, it isn’t meant to be. I also thought that myth was true and found out whole writing that paper that it wasn’t.

[@DMinus10]

​@@bonebrokebuddy5248I also did an essay about it and I reached almost the same conclusion but it is still an interesting topic to research about

[@nonsuspicioustrenchcoat]

@ no, thanks for sharing! I swear I thought I heard that theory from one of the actually academic channels I watch but I got them mixed up, I suppose. This sounds really interesting, I’ll look into it :>

[@disintegrated0576]

jerma being in the thumbnail absolutely took me out 💀 great video

[@TheFryingPanMan]

wow i expected this to have way more views very well made video bro

[@jmoam8483]

Is that jerma on the thumbnail

[@inknteethstudio1181]

I do wish that a new analog horror series would try something different, yet take inspiration from the first analog horror series like “local 58” for example. Make it feel like something you’d watch on tv. Maybe have the series be about a cryptid channel that explores different kinds of otherworldly monsters other than nessie and Bigfoot. INNOVATE! Not IMITATE they always say.

[@MrNonexistant]

Just finished the video and oh my Lordy lawd it was amazing, the editing was nice, your points were great, and you back up your criticisms to the analog horrors please never stop making these (On a side note the relief on my face when you weren’t hating on the Walten files is wild)

[@mindmagicianfromstickworld]

Great video! Honestly yeah I agree with most of the stuff said here

[@danatheOG]

its lowkey funny how you gotta put a warning "this is my opinion" in the beginning

[@ABAShortfilms]

@@danatheOG Some people lowkey act like I murdered their family if I say I dislike something sometimes lol

[@Cypmongolien]

this is a really good video the "oooh scary distorted face" has done so much damage to analog horror

[@gabrielstrugala1773]

THEYRE USING THE JEMA SMILE IN THE SMILE TAPES

[@ThatCatCast]

All of doctor nowheres analog horror is really well made. I honestly hope that the locust will get the same attention the boiled one is getting

[@celestezai]

The boiled one phenomenon is so skibidi pl,

[@grrrr255]

I guess TECHNICALLY it isn't analog horror (for me it's close enough), but Morley Grove was easily the scariest internet creation thingy I've seen in a long time. Other analog horror series? Not so much.

[@EpicBattles-ke3re]

Definitely going to use all the advice you gave in this video, keep it up. Question: If you talk about analog horror and horror in general so much, how about you make your own analog horror video to show us how you think it should be done?

[@ABAShortfilms]

I might at some point, mainly I just write/direct stuff, and I have made some small segments in between segments of my videos. I have an idea, just need some artists that can help me pull it off :) Good luck on yours btw I've been keeping tabs

[@walldoser33]

JERMA

[@DMinus10]

Is that the sus guy on the thumbnail

[@theomarzona7421]

is that jerma

[@Dogekingvr69420]

It was a good scare tatic while it was new in early days of analog horror. Now im not saying its uneffective just overused as the video puts it.

[@thegamingwolfe1038]

This is a great video however I will disagree with you and say that the Smile movies aren't good, the first one was just awful and pointless and honestly it kind of surprises me enough people liked it for it to get a sequel.

[@grrrr255]

I found the first one really boring and generic but the second one surprised me, it was alright.

[@ruxandstuff6622]

The only analog or ones I like Walton files, Harmony and horror and that’s about it all the other ones straight Dookie

[@Cypmongolien]

ew

[@zithandraharo7432]

@@ruxandstuff6622 Even Vita Carnis? :(

[@ruxandstuff6622]

@ as art it’s good but as horror its not really scary. It feels more like a exploration of a world with a new species dropped in

[@MrNonexistant]

@@ruxandstuff6622 Real (they both were the first 2 analog horror series I have watched and I hyper fixate on The Walten files way too much)

[@ruxandstuff6622]

@ out of the two harmony horror I like more