History Main / AnalogHorror

* ''[[https://www.youtube.com/@thehitogatatapes The Hitogata Tapes]]''

** In the ''[=Local58=]'' video "Contingency," is the video telling people to [[spoiler:kill themselves]] out of sheer pride and patriotism, or is it because it's genuinely better than the presented alternative?

Analog Horror is a {{Horror|WebOriginals}} WebOriginal subgenre of {{found footage|Films}}. As the name implies, Analog Horror typically revolves around emulating the look of analog media in the late 20th century, such as [[UsefulNotes/{{VCR}} VHS tapes]], FM radio, cathode-ray tube televisions, ''et cetera''. Unlike most found footage films, it's far rarer for Analogue Horror to feature visible characters recording the footage. Instead, the footage is often made to resemble "official" (albeit often local) media, such as television broadcasts, employee training tapes, and police archives. If human protagonists are present, they're often the ones who are ''finding'' the footage, deciding to share it with the audience with their own commentary. Many Analog Horror series invoke an unnerving atmosphere through footage being corrupted or hijacked (such as through [[EmergencyBroadcast government interference]] or sometimes [[HauntedTechnology more supernatural means]]), and some feature [[BreadEggsMilkSquick eerily casual descriptions of unnerving phenomena]] as a core element. A common theme of Analog Horror is to begin a video [[DisguisedHorrorStory relatively normally]] and slowly reveal more disturbing elements as it continues. Unlike most [[DisguisedHorrorStory Disguised Horror Stories]], though, it's usually made very clear from the beginning that something is "off" in order to build suspense.

* ''WebVideo/TownOfVeins'' [[superscript:†]]

Channels that host Analog Horror videos may pose as a number of things. ''WebVideo/Local58'' and ''Channel 7'' both pose as their [[TheNamesake namesake]] TV channels, ''WebVideo/GeminiHomeEntertainment'' poses as a distributor of VHS tapes, and ''WebVideo/TheMinervaAlliance'' and ''Analog Archives'' pose as organizations that collect anomalous footage. Some creators, like [[WebAnimation/HarmonyAndHorror Battington]] and [[WebAnimation/TheWaltenFiles Martin Walls]], have decided to simply upload their series under their own name, forgoing that specific [[AlternateRealityGame ARG]] element entirely.

* ''[[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLCY-m36B-2HoTki5tk7rfwRgQQZLtZ3Bs The BLUE CHANNEL]]''

* ''[[https://www.youtube.com/@Unkn0wingly The Man In The Suit]]''

->''WE SEND SIGNALS TO OURSELVES''\\
''THRU THEIR DOMAIN''\\
''DID WE REALLY BELIEVE''\\
''THEY WOULDN'T ADD THEIR OWN''

DigitalHorror uses many of the same storytelling techniques of Analog Horror, but with a setting based on the internet of the late 2000's and early 2010s as opposed to the 80's and 90's.

* StrictlyFormula: A major criticism of the genre, as nearly all analog horror videos involve [=VHS=] effects, "cryptic" imagery, [[AlternateRealityGame ARGs]] and ambiguity about the subject matter. In addition, lot of analog horror videos involve fake emergency broadcasts that may or may not have been hijacked by a third party.

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[[caption-width-right:348:''[[AC:Your [[HumanoidAbomination destination]] will be in 300 feet.]]'']]

* FacialHorror: ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Td2x8s9GZlo BLUE_CHANNEL: THALASIN]]'' by Gooseworx features this trope in spades, thanks to the 'original emotions' being peddled by the creators of the titular Thalasin and Thalasin Plus drugs, especially in the case of [[MonsterMouth Nage]], [[ShadowedFaceGlowingEyes Dorcelessness]], [[MoreTeethThanTheOsmondFamily And]][[NestedMouths ric]], [[EyelessFace Trantive]][[EyesDoNotBelongThere ness]], [[HumanoidAbomination Onlent]] and [[NothingIsScarier the one]] [[ImMelting after Loric]][[note]]called "Naritrance", according to WordOfGod[[/note]].

* FacialHorror: ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Td2x8s9GZlo BLUE_CHANNEL: THALASIN]]'' by Gooseworx features this trope in spades, thanks to the 'original emotions' being peddled by the creators of the titular Thalasin and Thalasin Plus drugs, especially in the case of [[MonsterMouth Nage]], [[ShadowedFaceGlowingEyes Dorcelessness]], [[MoreTeethThanTheOsmondFamily And]][[NestedMouths ric]], [[EyelessFace Trantive]][[EyesDoNotBelongThere ness]], [[HumanoidAbomination Onlent]] and [[NothingIsScarier the one]] [[ImMelting after Loric]][[note]]which is called "Naritrance", according to WordOfGod[[/note]].

* FacialHorror: ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Td2x8s9GZlo BLUE_CHANNEL: THALASIN]]'' by Gooseworx features this trope in spades, thanks to the 'original emotions' being peddled by the creators of the titular Thalasin and Thalasin Plus drugs, especially in the case of [[MonsterMouth Nage]], [[ShadowedFaceGlowingEyes Dorcelessness]], [[MoreTeethThanTheOsmondFamily And]][[NestedMouths ric]], [[EyelessFace Trantive]][[EyesDoNotBelongThere ness]], [[HumanoidAbomination Onlent]] and [[NothingIsScarier the one]] [[ImMelting after Loric]].

* ''[[https://www.youtube.com/@thisplaceisnothappy6278/featured Happy Meat Farm]]''

* ''VideoGame/BlackMesa'': [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zVYJ9o6Bddo Steam Launch trailer]], an early example featuring many of the genre's now-common tropes.

* ''WebVideo/BritishHomeEntertainment'' (a British parody of WebVideo/GeminiHomeEntertainment and other popular analog horror media)

* ''[[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpBrNm2PC24iHZFeybxk48Q CH/SS]]'', the TropeMaker

* WebVideo/EASScenarios, the predecessor to Analog Horror with a largely similar aesthetic and plotlines.

* WebVideo/EmpyreanRings, once an AU of The Monument Mythos, has now grown to be its own thing.

* ''WebVideo/FarawayLogs'', a [[FanSequel fan prequel]] of ''VideoGame/{{Omori}}''
* ''WebAnimation/FiveNightsAtFreddysVHSRemake'', a re-imagining of ''WebAnimation/SquimpusMcGrimpus''' tapes.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PebiaYNR-_s The Game Of Mush]], a one-off notable in that it actually predates the analog horror boom!
* ''WebVideo/GeminiHomeEntertainment''

* ''[[https://www.youtube.com/@heykidsstudio5933 Hey Kids! Studio]]'' (an adaptation of ''Literature/CandleCove'')

* ''WebVideo/Local58'', the TropeCodifier
* ''WebVideo/MandelaCatalogue''

* ''WebVideo/TheMonumentMythos'' (including ''WebVideo/TheNixonverse'')

* ''WebVideo/MushroomLand'' - Predates the establishment of the genre, yet fits within it well enough to be considered an early instance

* ''WebVideo/TheNixonverseRetold'' (a fanseries of ''The Monument Mythos''.) [[superscript:†]]

* ''WebVideo/SkyCorpHomeVideo'' (plays around with the analog aesthetic with [[SurrealHorror surreal]] and [[BlackComedy dark humor]])
* ''[[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLk5KvJPikK00VYqS2eUicu0bk2RXRy1DB Slaughter Valley Public Information]]'', a series of shorts created by WebVideo/AtomicShrimp.

* ''ARG/TheWyomingIncident'' the UrExample

Some have proposed the existence of ''"Digital Horror"'' as a subgenre ''within'' a subgenre, as an alternative to Analog Horror. ''Digital Horror'' uses many of the same storytelling techniques of Analog Horror, but with a setting based on the internet of the late 2000's and early 2010s as opposed to the 80's and 90's. In lieu of discarded VHS tapes and television broadcasts, ''Digital Horror'' often focuses on crusty archived screen recordings of things like old websites, educational flash games, or long-abandoned video game maps. As most Analog Horror series are uploaded to ''Website/YouTube'' anyways, ''Digital Horror'' often takes advantage of the medium by using features commonplace in old [=YouTube=] videos, such as the ''www.Bandicam.com'' logo often present on screen recordings that used the free software. The DisguisedHorrorStory element is often even more present in ''Digital Horror'' as it most often focuses on children's media which Gen Z viewers have nostalgia for.

* ''WebVideo/BrandonWorks'' (Digital Horror)

* ''WebAnimation/CharlieGames'' (Digital Horror)

* ''[[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCK_pzeB4Xa6iZbPHHmvYWLg ChezzKids Archive]]''

* ''WebAnimation/TheJuneArchiveAndRestorationProject'' (Digital Horror)
* ''WebAnimation/LaceyGames'' (Digital Horror)

* ''[[https://www.youtube.com/@dogorsomething my epic playthrough of fireys candy bar adventure]]'' (Digital Horror)

* ''WebVideo/SuperMario64Classified''

* ''WebVideo/{{TMK}}''

* ''{{WebVideo/Boisvert}}''

* ''WebVideo/AngelHare''

* ''[[WebOriginal/BrandonWorks brandon works]]'' (Digital Horror)

* ''WebVideo/TheJuneArchiveAndRestorationProject''