Scariest Analog Horror Series
© Provided by GameRantFirst, what is analog horror ? Horror films, short films or music videos are usually made on VHS, old Beta or other pre-digital formats. Sometimes it can be old cam footage from something like The Blair Witch Project . Most of the time it looks like old news, informative videos or local warnings.
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It became especially popular in the 2010s, inspired by vintage horror specials like Ghostwatch or real-life TV hijackings like the Max Headroom incident. The combination of hidden messages, visual distortions and shocking images can make viewers cringe, especially when they see these famous examples of the genre.
Updated May 16, 2023 by David Heath: Analogue horror has expanded beyond its origins in TV specials and old-school creepy pasties. There is certainly no shortage of these stories, as old-school old-timers do their best with newer stories online. They also inspired experimental horror films like Skinamarink and V/H/S/94 more directly than their predecessors Ring/Blair Witch/The Curse.
You may remember it with the release of The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, where one of the progenitors of the genre inspired the infamous story of Ben Drewon. The use of twisted video games inspired the analog horror of other scary video games. This list has been updated to include some of the best analog horror films , as well as some lost classics.
binoculars
Edited commentary or "let's play" video games have declined in popularity since the 2000s, with a shift to longer videos instead of short segments. But they managed to inspire this touching story about a man who receives a mysterious PS1 game from the mysterious (and fictional) company Garalina.
Petscop, created by Tony Domenico, sees Paul playing the title game on his YouTube channel. At first it looks like a pretty simple puzzle-solving game for "parents" to get their pets back. But then it gets even weirder as the new levels, puzzles and numbers allude to attachment therapy, abuse, disappearance and more. PetScope is more than a quirky video game.
Super Mario 64: Workbook
It's not just The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask that can be scary and dark . The Nintendo 64's launch title Super Mario 64 inspired its own quirky urban legends, customizing each pattern for each owner. The person's version of the game will play better because it is designed specifically for them. It's more of a joke, but Greeneo's YouTube series asks what it would be like if it were true.
They take the form of a VHS recording to build a cracked demo of Super Mario 64 . With each video it gradually becomes clear that Nintendo has a very dark secret about the creation of the game that could threaten the entire world. The series is a bit of a cheat, though that doesn't stop it from being a chilling and disturbing watch. It also ended in January 2023, so viewers can get the full experience on YouTube.
Surreal show
Inspired by old analog horror like Local 58 , Red Diamond's Surreal Broadcast is a video series set in the fictional Berksat County, Maine. "Araneae" goes from a standard spider videotape to a warning about something lurking in the forest of Barksat. The radio station shows the audience how radio waves work before introducing an unusual broadcast that causes hallucinations in listeners.
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Then comes The 1989 Incident, with a local TV station warning viewers of a rare animal bite accident: "Their eyes can't explain it." It gets worse as the season goes on, as more transmissions are hijacked, more irregularities in the forest and more victims of the phenomenon. While not as inexplicable as Local 58 , it is eerie and disturbing as viewers learn more about Berks and its forest.
Hi, I'm Mary Mary
Created by a woman known as "Kay", Hey I Am Mary Mary is probably SkinMarinck's most analogue horror. The series follows a woman named Mary who is stuck alone in her parents' house. He can't run or call for help because he can't see anyone outside. There is a camera, a mysterious amount of food and internet access where he can tweet and upload videos, but he cannot see replies or communicate with the outside world.
He records videos of his experiences in the hope that someone will see him and send him help, as he is alone during the day, surrounded by mysterious characters, women in strange costumes, and other mysterious phenomena. What happens to Maria and why? Viewers will now be well aware that the 2016 series will end in 2020 with 19 videos along with a Twitter and Blogspot account.
Home Entertainment for Gemini
Remy Abode's Gemini Home Entertainment has been running since 2019 and has become a great example of the analog horror genre. It features genre-defining retro-style reproductions of 58 cryptic and disturbing messages of possession, monsters and the coming apocalypse. They are featured on various Gemini Home Entertainment VHS releases from the 80's through the 90's.
Instead, there are typical wildlife videos, storm safety videos, or solar system videos. However, when viewed together, they reveal strange threats, such as a skin transformation or a deadly disease with deep roots. Regnad's computer, a campsite and a cosmic entity known as "Iris" are linked together. The series is ongoing, so regular viewers can only guess how it came together.
The Walton file
Martin Walls must have been one of those steeped in the beliefs behind Five Nights at Freddy's , as Chuck E appeared in the horror series The Walton Files . There are also animated restaurants like Cheez. The story is about a man named Anthony who comes across a collection of video tapes from the now defunct company Bunny Smiles. They were behind the Forest Burger restaurant, which mysteriously disappeared in the 1980s.
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Being an animated series, it stands out from the crowd. His iconic videos slowly reveal the secrets behind Bon's Burgers, his animatronics and co-creators Jack Walton and Felix Kranken. The visuals are primitive, adding to the disturbing atmosphere each video creates, and the lore is just as dark and grim as its video game-based counterparts.
Ben choked
Scary stories about cursed things have been around for years. Koji Suzuki's The Ring novel and subsequent films, comics, manga, video games, etc. became very popular. They have inspired countless horror stories called Creepypastas, episodes of SpongeBob SquarePants ("Squidward's Suicide"), internet memes ("Smiledog") and video games.
Ben Down is a story about a haunted version of The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask. The game's distorted music, intricate movements, and eerie and creepy atmosphere make it an effective early example of the genre. Created by Alex 'Magicable' Hall, the story had a surprising impact and inspired the character Tiffany in Gravity Falls , who later became the inspiration for Monica in Doki Doki Literature Club .
local 58
Speaking of pasta, Chris Straub first made a name for himself on the Internet with his Candle Cove story, which forum users remember from their youth as a children's horror show. In 2015, Straub made a spin-off of this story, but did not use the script for it. Combining animation with video and a little distortion here and there, Straub creates Local 58 , a video series belonging to a public access channel in West Virginia.
They will display strange coded messages, such as warning viewers not to look at the moon, showing camera footage of a car chasing an animal, or emergency broadcasts telling citizens that the United States is under attack and to protect themselves must kill to save themselves. Honor of the United States. . It was strange, annoying and effective. The fifth episode, "Station ID", will also lend its name to the genre, calling it "476 MHz analog horror".
Mandela's catalogue
The Mandela Catalog was created by Alex Keister in 2021 and is a series of 6 videos on a set of VHS tapes. Some serve as educational videos, others as surveillance material. But they all depend on a mysterious figure called "The Substitute", who portrays the residents of Mandela County, Wisconsin.
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They are shape-shifting creatures that take the form of other living creatures and then follow their targets before moving in and taking their place. They cannot be separated from their loved ones, human, animal or otherwise, until they attack. Substitutions can also affect television and radio broadcasts, distorting video clips and changing their messages. Their strange appearance quickly went viral and confused internet visitors.
NOTHING
The short web series Marble Hornet was one of the best adaptations of the famous Creepypasta character Slenderman. But once it was developed and the ARG (augmented reality game) Clear Lakes 44 was rejected, creator Troy Wagner had to create a new project. In September 2016, this new project was launched under the name ECKVA .
s is about an online detective named Hawkins who receives a strange transmission from a non-existent channel called ECKVA. They showed strange images, distorted cartoons like "Alice Pastry" and messages specifically targeting Hawkins, as well as references to a drug called Hawkins Prexin. While the videos can be viewed online, he also has a website and e-book for fans to check out.
the back room
Backrooms started as a short post on 4chan looking for photos that felt "undone" and featured some dark, beige, empty back rooms. An anonymous user described it as a place in reality where people can go by accident. Once there, they will be trapped in an endless maze of dark and foreboding liminal spaces. It has inspired video games, a wiki, and a short film.
Ken Parsons recreated the story in January 2022 with The Backrooms: Found Footage , a 1996 photographer who falls into a back room and searches for a way back to reality. It is possible, provided he is not the victim of something else lurking in the dark. Parsons has created 12 more followers on his Why Pixel YouTube channel.
CH/SS
CH/SS is not as well documented as the other entries on this list. It appeared shortly after Local 58 and its founder were identified as the "Third Turkish Lenin," yet it was one of the most influential entries. Alex Kester has cited Mandela as an inspiration for his catalog and some have called it the first analog horror film. This took the form of a series of educational videos and advertisements for government-sponsored mental health facilities in the 1980s or later.
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I was sleeping
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