Winter of '83 (FULL MOVIE)

[@MrPooleish]

"Can you help me with this" has entered the same part of my brain that "Would you kindly" occupies. Well done.

[@leneerodriguez7346]

"hey, who turned out the lights?"

[@I_Am_Inside_Your_Head]

relatable

[@garrettsmith4034]

"Hey Zoltar....Crack a window, will ya?"

[@UlshaRS]

Are you my mum?

[@-Papasmurf-]

​@@garrettsmith4034 zoltar is defenetly a good name 😭🙏🏼

[@gabrieldoc9303]

Its kind of unnerving to here someone say "hey, can you help me with this?" But realize that their mouth nor lips are moving when they talk, but this is a very well executed annolog horror. No cheesy jumpscares and it's not too edgy as well and it's a very unique one too. The concept itself is bonechilling too. Good work!

[@iamknife7]

That part freaked me out more than I was expecting.

[@jogugaga7121]

Hehe "bonechilling"

[@SamTapley]

Talking without lips or mouths moving is what I call telepathy.

[@KikiSylvies]

Hi I know this comment is very late and long overdue, but I was someone who was hit pretty badly by the 2021 Texas Power Crisis/Texas 2021 Snow Storm. I have a lot of trauma about it and I get worried whenever the weather gets bellow freezing. Yet, I always find myself coming back to this series every time the weather gets bellow freezing. Perhaps it's a strange to watch a horror series, even when I still get scared pretty easily, but I find it a strange comfort and going "It could always be worse, I could have no power AND monsters trying to kill me!". Thank you earnestly for this series to help me cope with a rather traumatic event in my life.

[@AT4W]

Sorry you had to go through all that and I'm glad you can enjoy it despite the horrible experiences you had!

[@emmie02]

"Thanks for the coping mechanism, bud"

[@SquidWardisback-v9h]

You underrated man ​@@AT4W

[@Magensson]

as a retail worker "Can you help me with this" is especially horrifying.

[@spacepimpkevin1184]

I felt this. It was a genius use of taking something so plain and simple and making it scary.

[@NieroshaiTheSable]

Analog horror is such a great subgenre. You made a story about killer snowmen legitimately creepy.

[@alexiaNBC]

I know, it's like the Vashta Nerada and the Cybermen from Dr. Who meets the deranged mutant snowmen from Calvin and Hobbes

[@Gabothefasto]

It is creepy in its own right

[@thelegendofner0]

Yeah it's gettin' kinda stale

[@freeman7079]

I hate that this is the first comment I saw. I would’ve enjoyed this more without the “snowmen” thing being spoiled…

[@cgimichaelmyers2806]

It's like a much better take of that terrible Jack Frost horror movie.

[@TheFreshcorn1]

The fact this April Fool’s thing is genuinely creepy, compelling & well made than any other average analog horror film is amazing! Great job to you & everyone involved!

[@spyrofan9681]

April Fools day ought to be the new home of horror, 2nd Halloween! 🃏 🎃

[@Ooogadaboogadayayaya69nice]

something just dropped. Watch EMESIS BLUE [SFM]

[@thelegendofner0]

Why would this be an april fools joke? It wasn't even uploaded on april 1 lol

[@CalvinNoire]

@@thelegendofner0 I'm sorry to tell you this bud, but the winter of 83 was originally released for an April Fools joke.

[@manncake6828]

I WANT MORE

[@Andery]

This is genuinely one of my FAVORITE analog horror series. It has such a unique and silly premise, yet it was able to do horror so incredibly well despite the low effort feel it has. I just wish there was more to this, I'd kill for something similar.

[@mr.axolotl5547]

"you will be like us" The flamethrower in my hands says otherwise

[@robstewartstewart98]

WHO YA GONNA CALL? SNOWBUSTERS!

[@kuyakyel324]

Yet how much gasoline wil it last

[@cryptocoder5553]

"your cinders will become us"

[@mr.axolotl5547]

@@cryptocoder5553 oh im talking guns, bombs, and other destructive things

[@TheRogueCommand]

In the words of R.J. McCready "Yeah f*** you too!"

[@loonysanity9638]

"Can you help me with this?" is now gonna be spine chilling for me to hear now. But real talk, this was an AMAZING Analog Horror story! As a fan of your storytelling and Analog Horror, it was awesome to see both combined! Keep up the amazing work and I hope you can make another story someday! 😄

[@Shadethewolfy]

"Hey, who turned out the lights?"

[@B3nKen0bi]

🌨❄⛄💀

[@fromach]

The thing that makes it a little spookier for me is that at times it sounds kinda like MandaloreGaming. Makes me think the Adventure Games got to him and now he's murdering people in small town Minnesota.

[@loonysanity9638]

@@fromach Wow 😯

[@KillBilly90]

I'm at that point now, first time watching and damn that's friggen sketchy haha

[@B.-T.]

I'd like to think Carl survived. Outran the snowthing on pure willpower, managed to get a ride or steal a vehicle and flee, and just went as far away from snowy areas where he remains to this day... always with a flamethrower in the home, just in case.

[@TheSkully343]

Headcanon accepted, Carl is too awesome to die and gladly chose being awesome as a career.

[@rooksclown316]

He moved to Arizona

[@JaredsGaming]

Yeah he probably just dropped the camera. Those things were heavy.

[@ScarletSp1der783]

Maybe he survived.... For the sequel?

[@matt0044]

I could see that with a sequel story where further investigations into Fawn Circle's destruction with testimonies from survivors.

[@goth695150]

In all honesty...you should start a second channel for things like this..we need more stuff thats more like radio plays and the like

[@mrsuns10]

Yeah analog horror films need to be a thing

[@ouijamaccstan]

i also agree

[@thelegendofner0]

Just listen to like old radio plays?

[@SnakeRoadComicsOfficial3677]

Rob Gavagan did that with Greylock.

[@itssteveboi_.89]

Naw fr, in reality this is a goddamn masterpiece.

[@magnum7978]

This is CRIMINALLY underrated. The storytelling, the subtlety, the characters, voices, it’s amazing! Heck, even the ads and television segments in this are 1000x more realistic and correct for their time period than the giant walls of text you see in most other analog horror. The Sid’s ad amazed me how similar it was to real 80s electronic store ads, it was beautifully uncanny. This is truly my favorite AH series of all time, I’ve watched it so many times now and pretty soon I’ll definitely be buying the DVD. Great work, my friend!

[@MysticMindAnalysis]

It's brilliant how much you can pick up on a re-watch. Throwing in "The Thing from Another World" not only shows your deep understanding of horror, but serves as foreshadowing that's easy to overlook on first viewing. Also, I know I've said it before, but I will always appreciate the nods to 2nd Doctor Cybermen!

[@matt0044]

Where was the Cyberman nod?

[@johnroach9026]

​@@matt0044 The mentions of "You will become like us" is from the tomb of the cybermen

[@LNSO2006]

It's nice to see an analog horror where the ending isn't just "lolz the whole world is doomed, cope" I mean, no one from the tapes survived except for clark, probably, but still good to know those things died.

[@picoultimate7707]

Mhm. Survivors did make it out of Fawn Circle, albeit nobody named in the tapes, though considering the scene after the credits, the snow bacteria could be causing more trouble in another town that following winter.

[@flmbyz]

When I drove to NC for a film, I listened to this series like a radio show. Now, on the day I’m driving back home, you’ve released them as one video. I feel like this is the perfect bookend to the movie I just worked on.

[@drexcarratala5290]

This felt like a classic cheesy b horror movie played straight and grounded. I’ve never thought I’d be unnerved by snowmen.

[@zynet_eseled]

I.E EDF type of bizarre and wacky, but its played not as a joke but done completely straight. Ridiculous content, but the way it's being portrayed genuinely makes it unnerving. I love that kind of thing.

[@canwegetmuchhigher222]

I knew Dr. Robert Chandra's VA sounded familiar. He is voiced by Scott Freriechs aka KaiserNeko, Director and Co-founder of TeamFourStar. He also VA'd Trunks in their DBZ Abridged series and other several anime characters in their other Abridged series'. Amazing how you got him to voice act in your analog horror film!

[@AT4W]

Scott and I are friends! =)

[@alfje5492]

Fell in an analog horror rabbithole after this and now I can confidently say that this is still the best one I've seen!

[@MukesBoy]

I love this stuff. I was born in 75 and so I'm a child of the 80s and 90s and this kid of stuff is so reminiscent and nostalgic of those times exploring abandoned places and watching any and everything Horror..I can't get enough of this stuff

[@mrmannyman2]

That was absolutely remarkable. Genuinely unnerving and frightening, and kind of like a cross between a cursed found footage film and a radio play. This is probably my favourite thing you've ever made, and I like everything you make.

[@zynet_eseled]

So somewhere between a redacted film broadcast and a radio drama. Fits pretty well!

[@nightshardthefanguidebrony847]

I would really love to see a behind the scenes featurette to see how this was made Or even see in gruesome detail how the creatures kill and replicate their victims

[@thesmilingman7576]

The line "You will be like us," makes me think they are just somehow getting inside your body and taking control of you

[@CrispyToast]

I didn't know you actually made that! That looks *cool!*

[@TakeMeToYoFishmonger]

crazy good dude, i just realized the body on the front cover is probably carls body judging by the microcassette recorder

[@jemmerl]

Can't believe this isnt more widely known, this is a masterpiece and the STANDARD of how analog horror should be done!

[@MaveriKat]

Finally worked up the courage to watch this again after the first time I saw you posting them live. Good lord this is unnerving in all the right ways; a work of genius. Covid may have slowed down your output, but when what you put out is almost always gold, I have no complains. Thank you for continuing to entertain us, Lewis.

[@theyappingfanatics]

This has to be one of the most well put together and detailed analog horror series I have ever seen. The effects, acting, story and editing really felt like a real vhs tape from the 80's covering a tragic event. It felt real and this is honestly a concept I have never seen before

[@SnowPea-]

One of the coolest analog horror videos ever. Fact that this started as an april fools joke is crazy

[@Kristanite]

That feel when you're watching a horror movie off and on all after noon, but the spooks peak just as the sun goes down.... Brrr Very well done✅

[@Elleraiser]

it might be because the edible is kicking in but "you will be like us" gave me shivers that shit is so creepy and cool. when you explain horror with sci-fi stuff it can make it lose some impact but sometimes it actually makes it creepier, and you did a really good job with that

[@NotNochos]

Finally someone else who watches ARG horrors whilst high! I’m not weird I swear.

[@CatholicBukkake]

I do too!! I normally go to The Backrooms or Louise Paxton!

[@weasel7491]

Doing it too. I want to be more emersed and I'm too keyed up to watch it

[@alexiaNBC]

I can't help watching this over and over again. For an analog horror series, it is well put together, has plenty of scares, great performances, and an interesting monster.

[@katherineperrin4817]

I’ll admit I’m not really a horror person, but this is AMAZING. It’s nice to have it all in one video.

[@negagator3456]

This has to be my favorite analog horror series. It's unsettling, funny, legitimately horrific at certain moments, and extremely realistic to things I've seen from the time. Bravo!

[@gideonpease2844]

I have watched this every Christmas since it came out and intend on continuing this tradition this movie is awesome and very well done keep up the good work

[@lilseizy5922]

A friend showed me this on a discord call and I had to watch it myself to give you the views. I for real could not believe Linkara made this but this is low down amazing. This feels like a classic horror movie from the 80’s that would’ve been regarded as a cult classic. This is absolutely a masterpiece in my mind. I’m not a big analogue horror guy but this had me scared to leave my room and go to the bathroom last night. Again well done to everyone who worked on this. And I’m shocked to learn this was an April fools gag? This was amazing again and I’d love to see more in the future!

[@tylerking9046]

This is an amazing work. And one of the only complete analogue horror series out there.

[@dimthegreat5398]

I...I genuinely have no words. This is amazing. I've been trying to formulate a comment for a while now but I genuinely cannot. It's a very creative world and it feels terrifying. Plus, I'm a sucker for any kind of media with *snow* so there's also that. Well done! Keep it up. :)

[@toribug1899]

I also found this through NightMind, and I am so glad I did. The audio design in the basement section, when Carl finds the survivor, was so well done, I’m just sorry that I don’t know the terms to properly describe it. No pun intended but “they’re in the goddamn snow” gave me chills

[@rayhayes7701]

This is not an April fool's joke this is a winter horror movie. Somebody help me!

[@Cow-Moth-With-A-CRT-Head]

Holy hell, that is some of the best analog horror I've seen in a while.

[@Zaohaga]

Just seen Nightmind did a video about this, so I wanted to come and watch the original before watching his cover of this story. This was an hour well spent, I really enjoyed this experience. Thanks for your hard work on this beautiful project.

[@teddy.brannon]

Never would have thought that I would like a horror film by Linkara. Thank you so much for proving me wrong! Love this so much.

[@robstewartstewart98]

Just saw this for the first time. THIS IS INCREDIBLE! WELL DONE! AND WHATA CAST!

[@Anthintendo]

You mentioned on Twitter (I think) about a potential DVD release? A director’s commentary would be neat, hear you talk about your inspirations for this project, the challenges of filming it, etc.

[@jdzencelowcz]

I really hope they do a sequel or more analog horror next year.

[@Shadethewolfy]

agreed. Would love to see more of this type of content.

[@jacksoarlingbrown]

You got a heart from the creator which in my eyes is a good sign of things to come!

[@BoldActionSkitty]

At the end, after the credits, there was a little thing potentially hinting towards a sequel!

[@mayuzanevideos]

Finally got around to watching this. Gotta say, I love it. I really like the usage of repeating audio, the segments with Carl Denby, and the small town atmosphere.

[@ramenbomberdeluxe4958]

I, like others, recently discovered this from Night Mind's video upload. I just wanna see the exact process of how these things assimilate someone. That snowman monster reveal at the end and the kill were SO well earned after all the buildup, I'm just curious to see the kill in detail at that point. Morbidly so. You did a great job on this, no cap.

[@emersonawesome3778]

Thank you NightMind for showing me this and thank you Linkara for making this. I fucking LOVE the concept of Evil Snow, and to finally see it done in what is essentially a feature film is just perfecto~

[@KirkWilliamsIsBroken]

Lewis...this is shockingly good...and I truly hope you make a sequel...possibly set in 84?

[@hyrinshratu]

The only thing I hate about this is the fact that I didn't know about it until today. This is amazing.

[@insomnia5354]

I love how this was inspired or based on "The Great Freeze of 83" the coldest December ever recorded

[@R3B3LF1GHT3R]

Just came to watch this from EmortalMarcus, this is a phenomenal piece of work I really hope you continue with this kind of work this was amazing hands down beautiful scary and an amazing unique idea

[@mavericklysander]

Thank you for doing this rerelease! I kept meaning to watch the full thing and then getting distracted and forgetting. Can't wait to sit down and watch this all the way through

[@KISSArmygroupie]

Absolutely amazing! Pouring one out for Carl Denby. RIP 😢

[@nessdragon]

Wow, this was a really good movie! I'm quite impressed; I hadn't been following your channel for a bit, so I missed this when it initially came out. I was looking for good recommendations on weird horror stuff to watch with Halloween coming up, so you can imagine my double-take when I was looking through a listicle for suggestions and went "wait, Linkara made a horror movie?" I'm definitely going to be recommending this to friends. Well done!

[@xcellentcreations3312]

Not gonna lie, when I saw the release date of this mini series, i assumed it was one April fools joke. But when I watched it, it was legitimately scary! Amazing lewis!

[@AT4W]

Oh, it most certainly was an April Fools joke! Because that's how I roll on April Fools - do video in the style of someone else (or in this case in a subgenre).

[@DigiRangerScott]

It /was/ an April Fool’s project, like his Welcome to the Nightvale outfit however many years ago

[@xcellentcreations3312]

@@AT4W oh, well you certainly paid it off!

[@drakkenmensch]

@@DigiRangerScott and the Jimquisition-style video!

[@DigiRangerScott]

@@drakkenmensch Sure, but the Jimquisition video’s atmosphere is far from this or the Nightvale, unless I’m not quite getting Nightvale’s thing

[@PresidentEvilX]

Im super late, but we need more of this, absolutely brilliant.

[@kaigarcia3889]

Well done! Hands down one of my favorite analog horror stories.

[@ayylienn]

Underrated as hell! This is amazing!

[@xandrewproductions]

Good Lord the audio work from the sound effects to the music for this continues to send chills up my spine.

[@pkmnherofan22]

This is so good but I’m just blown away at hearing Linkara say fuck after years of memes about it

[@DantalionVR]

Really well made! My only criticism would be that some of the recorded dialogue seems too crisp for 40+ yrs old vhs tapes

[@AT4W]

Well, to be fair the idea is that this would be released much sooner than 40+ years, but I get what you mean.

[@rainydayarchive]

I can remember watching the Entity storyline way back when I was a kid and wishing we could get more horror-styled content from this channel. To this day the line "a piece of the world is missing" sends a slight shiver through me. Years later it is so cool to see you expanding your craft, keep up the good spooky work!

[@DarkLady1313]

Please, please make more of stuff like this. Anytime one of my friends hasn't watched this, we watch it together. I do love this series you made. I just wish I had more like it!

[@CaioRibeiro970]

Wow, amazing story! Watching from Brazil here, very amazing. Really appreciated it.

[@DarkerXM]

This project was excellent. Hopefully we see more like this from you, or even a sequel! I'm not familiar with your other work, but you've defined earned a new fan.

[@AT4W]

Unfortunately, most of my other work is humor and review-based (or, in the case of one daily series in October, quick snippets as a horror host), so it's not QUITE like this, though I can tell you I'm working on something as another horror movie to release in the future. =)

[@squeethemog213]

I still stand by this, best April fool's vid I've seen in a very long time. Awesome work Lewis and everyone else who was a part of it. 😄

[@mrsabri7304]

That was a really nice movie ! I especially liked the interpretation of Carl Denby, I hope that more stories like this one will be made in the future !

[@aaronwilder2775]

I'm glad I found your channel, I first learned about you through a Nostalgia Critic episode and after a while got curious enough to check it out. I love seeing you cover old/retro and obscure comics and this was such a treat to find too :)

[@Monke_buisnness]

“Dr.Chandra what is god” sent chills through my spine

[@robstewartstewart98]

Rewatching this and suddenly had a thought that I’d love to recommend to Cody of Alternative History Hub someday. An alternate history video on what if Winter of 83 had been real. The reality of what happened is revealed to the general public quickly after, and 1983 is the year we realized we are not alone?

[@h-man7620]

One of the best not only Web series but Found Footage films I have ever seen.

[@Booksabaking]

I had a great time watching this! Thank you for making this and sharing it with the people of the Internet 🖤

[@lidoeg2]

I absolutely need more audio adventure stuff from y'all, this was damn near Big Finish levels in quality, absolutely loved it, perfect watch for winter

[@addynotmaddy]

the fact that you made a beautiful series like this, as an april fools joke is crazy. you have awesome talent! also this is prob gonna be a christmas tradition to watch this

[@tooth2887]

I used to live in MN, so this scared the shit out of me extra for some reason. well done!

[@flylite]

Hey man, you hit something good here. Excellent tone and atmosphere. You turned something goofy into a compelling story and you and the team should be proud of that! I got absolutely caught off guard when I heard KaiserNeko's voice in there.

[@Dreahuggsalot]

Hands Down! We need more of these!

[@ActiveAura951]

A friend of mine recommended me to this. This is such an awesome analogue horror series! Definitely got to me a bit as I watched!

[@Fox531CD]

Finally got around to this. I had no idea analogue horror was a thing. The more you know. But anyway, this was great. Granted, the visual glitches were a bit irritating on my eyes, but that's just me. I'm still really impressed you were able to manipulate all that old footage and make it look authentic. Kudos. But shouldn't this compilation be part of the Winter of '83 playlist? It isn't right now. Also, gee, I wonder where the robot voice for the aliens and the line "You will become like us" came from? Could it have been lifted from the classic era of some long-running British sci-fi series? Nah, that couldn't be it. XD

[@picoultimate7707]

Considering the voice of the snow bacteria, their voices came from "Software Automatic Mouth (or S.A.M. for short).

[@S0namus]

Linkara, I recently rediscovered you after watching Night Mind's coverage of this movie, and wow - you've come such a long way from reviewing Rob Liefeld comics in 4:3 ratio videos in the 2000's. I'm so happy to see you and your team experimenting, having fun with your creative talents and putting new and interesting art out there :) keep up the great work, I'm interested in seeing what else you've got up your sleeve.

[@AT4W]

Got some stuff planned in the long term, but hope you enjoy the stuff I regularly put out, too! =)

[@whyamilouie]

I CAN SEARCH FOR STEVEN MILBANKS??? THATS MY FAVOURITE PART OF CAMPING!!

[@RealZadNostrom]

Analog Horror at its finest! Great work from everyone involved.

[@sashae2848]

Woahh I'm SO glad I found this...first of all, the production and voice acting is very well done! The concept behind the storm/snow was also super intriguing and I loved the build up to it. The use of the "hey, can you help me with this?" line was, I think, very effective, although I guess I've always been super into that trope of monsters mimicking humans but are only able to repeat one phrase. Also, the monster/antagonist you have here is very unique! Often with analog horror, you see a lot of repetition in terms of monsters, but I actually really like the approach taken here. I especially appreciate the scientific perspective on the life forms. Awesome work. I'm not sure if you plan on continuing with analog horror projects, but I'm very interested to see what else you make in the future either way!

[@GrandFerratus]

Just found my way here because of Nightmind's coverage. I'm familiar with your other work but had no idea you'd branched into analog horror. Really looking forward to watching this tonight!

[@Isaia.h]

I've been looking for this for ages. I listened to it in the background while working like a year ago. And I'm gonna do it again tomorrow

[@chettdaniels577]

This was a really great project. I can’t wait to see more from you.

[@paramount_pi0314]

You gotta make more stuff like this, it’s really good. Had me terrified the entire time

[@exudes-confidence9701]

Just finished watching this on a Night Mind stream. Very impressive work! I really hope there's more to come from you because that was a very satisfying ending! (And as a fan of arctic horror ala The Thing, this really scratched a particular itch for me

[@AT4W]

I LOVE winter horror and was so glad I could make one of my own! =)

[@lincolnmarlboro3740]

Imagine if we got a remade version of this, but converted with a VCR. Now that would make it even better

[@fifinostalgia]

the perfect thing to watch while sewing Christmas presents.

[@MoonlightMirage]

This was April Fools?! This is then the best April Fools I have ever seen! It clearly took a ton of effort to put this together, footage / editing / graphics and all, and I applaud the whole team - felt like I was watching a genuine horror movie, which is hard to accomplish

[@DevilPogoStick]

I admit, the Entity storyline was while a tad silly upon reveal for just a tad really created a creepy tension in its build up. And here I have similar vibes which is honestly great especially since I lived in Minnesota first 16 years of my life. I'd be slightly paranoid of snow now and then 😂 Awesome stuff!

[@birbbabybirb]

This is great. Clearly a lot of work went into it! There's definitely some mistakes but it's enjoyable to watch and has an interesting premise.

[@q_0191]

I came here from Marcus! I have already watched this video about this, but I might as well watch the video itself and comment so youtube doesn't fuck you over.

[@BoldActionSkitty]

Hello, fellow EmortalMarcus fan!

[@q_0191]

Ah, hello EmortalMarcus fan.@@BoldActionSkitty

[@skitskit333]

This was pretty well made and quite scary. Sometimes the sound was incredibly impressive, and the whole thing wasn't boring. I liked the fact that some VAs did have the minnesota accent, and generally they did an awesome job

[@lowkey_gee]

i've just now stumbled onto this and i'm really glad i did! this is a great short film unlike any other analog horror series i've seen with a really interesting monster! i have to say though, the setting, monster and "you will be us" remind me a lot of the thing by john carpenter in the best way. hope to see more like this soon!!

[@TeamGhostRyderINC]

Some people would say that horror is something like those high quality Hollywood films and yet this an analogue video film, is the reason why this type of product can be done on very small budget and was able to tell a story that feel like there is more than what we are presented. I love this film more than most horror movies and I am not a big fan of horror. It was amazing to have this be my only film that I will eatch during April Fools or during Winter period. I do recommend to watch on Halloween and more people should watch this film because it is damn good. Anyway keep up the good work Lewis and hopefully we would like to see more crazy projects like this in the near future please.

[@starenisme]

Well Done, beautifully made, and I hope to someday be able to do a project this good.

[@goth695150]

I love this...it was a great follow up with A voice in the dark....keep this up!!

[@TLB-2.0]

You have to make another one of these please man You have talent I love this so much great job ❤