Line #38 WebVideo/SurrealBroadcast


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4	'''Surreal Broadcast''' is a WebOriginal AnalogHorror [[GenreAnthology anthology series]] by Red Diamond. Set in the (fictitious) county of Berksaut in Maine, each video (ranging from [[FoundFootage found footage]] to short documentaries) paint a picture of a rural area where something is off.
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6	The videos are:
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8	* ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qkCRwBy8ID8 "Araneae"]]'', a school work project by Stephany Numman on spiders.
9	* ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQ8eP5DGnwc "Radio"]]'', a short introduction by WXVC Radio on how radio signal works.
10	* ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OUCyMBbU-Z0 "Unusual Tour Guide"]]'', a short guide by the Sunprise tourism company, showcasing Berksaut Forest.
11	* ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z4qEymyOUg4 "Tales of Berksaut"]]'', a tape containing 3 stories about Berksaut's origin and the local mythos.
12	* ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D-oiVoh2hWA "1989 Incident"]]'', a television broadcast of Berksaut's WXVC-TV, detailing the events of [[spoiler:August 12th]] 1989.
13	* ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xpLe2-a7LCI "The Cursed Days"]]'', a video diary by an unknown individual on his experiences late at night.
14	* ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wpLdPa7_76I "Art Contest"]]'', another television broadcast of WXVC-TV, this time showing this year's art contest results.
15	* ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lwed9kR-yNg "Receivers"]]'', a rerun by WXVC-TV of an old 1967 educational film about receivers.
16	* ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6mEkhjn2iCQ "Groove Cross Annual Festival"]]'', a television broadcast by WKKB-TV in Groove Cross regarding their annual festival.
17	* ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ieY5xa2bIuo "Silent Forest"]]'', showing the various log entries taken by Silent Forest Surveillance System.
18	* ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IGgAJyRCv1s "Culture And History"]]'', an interactive tape showcasing the recent history of Berksaut, most notably the Cabin Man Legend.
19	* ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ANNGzbmtfZU "Marine Research Report"]]'', a project report by the Maine Marine Research Center for August 1986.
20	* ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OLhPSQeyPMM "Architecture Demonstration"]]'', a short documentary about the history and design of the Groove Cross Clock Tower.
21	* ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q1rbliZt69A "Animal Bite Emergency"]]'', a short guide with tips on how to prevent being bitten by an animal and what signs to look for in case you were bitten.
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23	The series began on July 20, 2020 and is available [[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoEy3LWC8E4cG7bR5cRc_WQ on its YouTube channel here]]. Originally, there was to be one more episode after ''Animal Bite Emergency'' to wrap up the story, but Red Diamond eventually [[https://www.youtube.com/post/Ugkx-i4uPTvwDiQyqN9-9-7EV9VuUsyiyzaz announced]] that it had been canceled due to delays and personal estrangement from the AnalogHorror community.
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25	!! This show provides examples of:
26	* AlienInvasion: [[spoiler:It is revealed in ''"Marine Research Report"'' that these creatures come from an AlternateDimension that's linked to our own by a [[PortalDoor passage]] called "The Opening".]]
27	* AllThereInTheManual:
28	** Each description provides some additional information on how the tape was found, its location and bits of trivia related to the video.
29	** The [[https://twitter.com/SurrealBroadca1 Surreal Broadcast Twitter account]] shares photos related to recent releases, as well as information on Berksaut.
30	* ApocalypseHow: [[spoiler:Berksaut]] is subject to Class [[spoiler:0]] on [[spoiler:August 12th 1989.]]
31	* ApocalypticLog: ''"1989 Incident"'' quickly becomes one, [[spoiler:as WXVC-TV broadcasts the Servants attacking Berksaut on August 12th 1989, killing several residents.]]
32	* ArcSymbol:
33	** The logo of the series, a crescent moon which appears at the end of every video.
34	** [[spoiler:The three-dot face of the Servant.]]
35	** Concentric circles, similar to a representation of a broadcast being emitted from a transmitter.
36	*** It is eventually in [[TheReveal revealed]] to be [[spoiler:the Symbol of Connection, carved in the hands of Groove Cross' residents in preparation for their annual festival.]]
37	* AxCrazy: [[spoiler:The unknown individual in ''"The Cursed Days"'' eventually kills a police officer.]]
38	* BodyHorror:
39	** ''"1989 Incident"'' indicates that [[spoiler:the eyes of people bitten by the spiders have changed [[AmbiguousSituation in some unknown capacity]].]]
40	-->[[spoiler:THEIR EYES ARE INDESCRIBABLE.]]
41	** [[spoiler:Bites]] result [[https://twitter.com/SurrealBroadca1/status/1316442960221868034 to]] [[https://twitter.com/SurrealBroadca1/status/1380968717048287236 this]].
42	* BreadEggsMilkSquick: In ''"Araneae"'', we learn about various species of [[SpidersAreScary spiders]]: The American House Spider (found in North America), the Tarantula (found across much of the globe) and [[spoiler:the Thing (found in Berksaut Forest).]]
43	* BrownNote: In ''"Radio"'', it is shown that [[spoiler:a strange radio frequency]] causes [[spoiler:hallucinations, inducing paranoia, fear and anxiety]] to whoever listens to it for too long. In fact, it is such a threat that WXVC [[spoiler:[[ThatWasntARequest demands the broadcast to be]] '''[[ThatWasntARequest shut down]]''']] in case [[https://twitter.com/SurrealBroadca1/status/1317926816158425088 it is detected]].
44	* CorpseLand: Both the description for ''"Animal Bite Emergency"'' and its [[https://twitter.com/SurrealBroadca1/status/1380968717048287236 companion piece on Twitter]] shows that parts of [[spoiler:Berksaut Forest]] have become this as a results of the [[spoiler:bites/attacks of the Servants]].
45	* CosmicHorrorStory: [[spoiler:Berksaut Forest is the new home of giant spider-like creatures feasting on the residents of the nearby city.]]
46	* DarknessEqualsDeath: You ''really'' want to avoid being in the vicinity of Berksaut and/or its forest after midnight.
47	* DeathOfAChild: In ''[[spoiler:"Tales of Berksaut"]]''. Twice.
48	** Happy Little Jimmy [[DontGoInTheWoods goes in the forest]] while a [[ItWasADarkAndStormyNight storm is brewing]]. [[spoiler:He made a [[CruelAndUnusualDeath friend]].]]
49	** [[spoiler:An entire classroom]] is decimated after they switched on the room's television, [[spoiler:despite their teacher warning [[AssholeVictim them]] [[TemptingFate not to do so]].]]
50	** [[spoiler:The description of the video reveals that, upon investigation, [[NightmareFuel these stories are all true]].]]
51	* DeliberatelyMonochrome: ''"The Cursed Days"''.
52	* DontGoInTheWoods: Berksaut Forest. [[spoiler:Home of the Mother, its [[GiantSpider Servants]], a variety of Receivers and other such nightmarish specimens]], it is vital you avoid the area at all cost... especially, [[spoiler:[[DarknessEqualsDeath at night]].]] That being said, according to Sunprise in ''"Unusual Tour Guide"'': if you strictly follow their instructions, [[BlatantLies you'll be fine]].
53	* EmergencyBroadcast: One is issued on WXVC-TV in ''"1989 Incident"''. [[spoiler:[[FromBadToWorse Things quickly escalate from there.]]]]
54	* AFeteWorseThanDeath: [[spoiler:Groove Cross' Annual Festival]], as the community [[spoiler:[[OfferingsToTheGods offers]] a HumanSacrifice to praise [[EldritchAbomination "Them"]]]].
55	** It is [[TheReveal revealed]] in [[spoiler:''"Architecture Demonstration"'']], that [[spoiler: the town's Clock Tower is used as a temple for sacrifices]].
56	* GiantSpider:
57	** The [[spoiler:"Servant"]] is a giant arachnid-like creature found exclusively in [[spoiler:Berksaut Forest]]. Unlike our spiders, however, [[spoiler:it is extremely aggressive, causing hallucinations and [[BodyHorror biting people]].]]
58	** ''"1989 Incident"'', and subsequently ''"Receivers"'' [[TheReveal reveals]] that [[spoiler:[[WhamEpisode there isn't only one creature]]. '''[[OhCrap There are dozens.]]''']]
59	** One of the submissions in ''"Art Contest"'', called ''The Mysterious Fog'', shows a [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin giant spider]] in the background.
60	* HauntedTechnology: The description for ''"Art Contest"'' explains that the transmission [[spoiler:wasn't from WXVC-TV, meaning it was [[DoNotAdjustYourSet broadcasted by a hijacking third party]]. When the staff tried to stop the broadcast, [[TheParalyzer they were unable to do so.]]]]
61	%%* HowWeGotHere: [[spoiler:The final tale in ''"Tales of Berksaut"'']] shows how life in Berksaut changed. [[spoiler:In August 1921, a green meteorite crashed in Berksaut Forest, releasing [[EldritchAbomination creatures]] into the nearby environment. This event radically changed how Berksaut operates, with the population calling the creatures with mythical names: the green orb of light is referred as "The Savior" and the [[GiantSpider giant spider-like creatures]] are named "Servants".]]
62	* HumanArchitectureHorror: In ''"Animal Bite Emergency"'', some of the victims' skeletons appear to be fused into nearby trees or even the ground.
63	* InMemoriam: ''"Groove Cross Annual Festival"'' features a section dedicated to the memory of [[spoiler:those who have been [[OfferingsToTheGods offered]] by the Groove Cross community as a HumanSacrifice]].
64	* KillItWithFire:
65	** According to Stephany's presentation in ''"Araneae"'', this is what you need to do [[spoiler:in case you've been bitten by a Servant.]]
66	-->Isolate [[spoiler:yourself]] in a room, with any flammable liquid and a lighter '''and let it burn.'''
67	** At the end of ''"The Cursed Days"'', [[spoiler:this is what the unnamed narrator attempts to do after his SanitySlippage.]]
68	-->Tonight, [[spoiler:the forest]] will burn.
69	* NightmareFace:
70	** [[spoiler: Instead of having an even number of eyes, the face of a Servant is just three glowing dots.]]
71	** This applies to [[spoiler:humans]] as well, in case they've been [[spoiler:bitten.]]
72	* OminousMundanity: The [[spoiler:green vortex in Eugene Coast]] is simply referred to as [[spoiler:"The Opening"]].
73	* SanitySlippage: ''"The Cursed Days"'' details the story of a man living in a cabin in Berksaut Forest. As days become weeks, the man becomes more and more agitated [[SleepDeprivation due to his lack of sleep]] and [[spoiler:hallucinations caused by the Servants]], until [[spoiler:he eventually [[AxCrazy snaps]], killing a police officer and [[KillItWithFire attempting to burn]] Berksaut Forest.]]
74	* SpidersAreScary:
75	** Because of its subject matter, the description for ''"Araneae"'' warns viewers with arachnophobia that [[ContentWarnings the video contains spiders]].
76	** [[spoiler:The entire series revolves around arachnids, and for a [[EldritchAbomination good reason]].]]
77	* TalkativeLoon: The unknown individual in ''"The Cursed Days"'' keeps a video diary, as he experiences strange phenomenons at night; speaking in coherent sentences, [[spoiler:even as [[SanitySlippage his mind begins to warp]].]]
78	* ThatWasntARequest: In ''"1989 Incident"'', WXVC-TV issues an [[EmergencyBroadcast urgent message]] to its viewers.
79	-->Any suspicious behavior [[CapsLock MUST]] be reported to the police.
80	* TownWithADarkSecret: Something's clearly amiss in Berksaut, Maine. [[spoiler:It is quickly revealed that the nearby Berksaut Forest is inhabited by giant spider-like monsters that repeatedly wreak havoc in the nearby town, influencing their culture and history.]]
81	* WeirdWeather: What the team in ''"Marine Research Report"'' was meant to investigate in Eugene Coast. [[spoiler: The [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin weird weather]] turned out to be [[PortalDoor "The Opening"]].]]
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