The History of Analog Horror [ft. Kris Straub, Nexpo, NightMind & others] | Documentary (2022)

An unprecedented unfiction documentary featuring ARG & Analog Horror legends including Kris Straub (Local58), Nexpo, Nick Nocturne (Night Mind), Turkey Lenin III (CH/SS & Good Old Days), Wiktor Stribog (KrainaGrzybowTV), and Quarks & Rec (Minerva Alliance & Tapes from the Darkside). This feature-length documentary from director Alex Hera explores the history of one of the most popular, rapidly expanding, and influential developments in internet horror in the past decade: analog horror. Today, millions of viewers tune into frightening, grainy recreations of VHS tapes and 1980's TV broadcasts on YouTube, including Local58, Gemini Home Entertainment, The Walten Files, The Backrooms, and plenty more. This documentary paints a picture of the importance and impact of this genre, as well as what it may hold in the future, including digital horror. It's time to take a look back... into the History of Analog Horror. CREDITS: [Associate Producer] Wren Dalton - https://twitter.com/deathsespresso MISTER MANTICORE (formerly ALEXKANSAS) - https://www.youtube.com/@MISTERMANTICORE Kris Straub - https://www.youtube.com/@KrisStraub Nexpo - https://www.youtube.com/@Nexpo Night Mind - https://www.youtube.com/@NightMind Quarks & Rec - https://www.youtube.com/@quarksandrec Turkey Lenin III - https://www.youtube.com/@turkeyleniniii326 Wiktor Stribog - https://www.youtube.com/@WiktorStribog [ALEXKANAS VA] Laches - https://twitter.com/justLaches [Wiktor Stribog VA] Ryan Geever - https://www.youtube.com/@ProfDotGeever [Consultant] Michael Andersen - https://twitter.com/mjandersen [Consultant] AuthorMx - https://www.youtube.com/@AuthorMx [Assistant Camera] Ariana Rose My Website - http://alexhera.com/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/AlexHera_ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/alexhera_/ Letterboxd - https://letterboxd.com/ahera/ KOFI - https://ko-fi.com/alexhera CHAPTERS 00:00:00 Intro 00:02:00 CHAPTER 1: AN ANALOG AGE 00:06:36 1.1: War of the Worlds (1938) 00:08:26 1.2: Golden Age 00:09:02 1.3: Videodrome 00:11:53 1.4: Max Headroom 00:13:03 1.5: Ghostwatch 00:14:42 1.6: Blair Witch 00:16:17 1.7: The Wyoming Incident 00:20:13 1.8: Marble Hornets 00:23:14 1.9: Vaporwave 00:28:18 CHAPTER 2: INCOMING SIGNAL 00:29:31 2.1: VHS & WNUF 00:31:01 2.2: KrainaGrzybowTV 00:34:33 2.3: Why is Analog Horror successful? 00:47:24 2.4: NOC+10 00:48:48 2.5: ClearLakes44 00:51:54 2.6: Cave of Shadows 00:52:59 2.7: Local58 01:12:19 2.8: CH/SS 01:17:39 2.9: Stranger Things 01:18:59 2.10: ECKVA 01:21:00 2.11: Local58 (Revival) 01:24:20 2.12: Channel 7 01:26:15 2.13: Nexpo & Clones 01:35:00 CHAPTER 3: THE ANALOG TAKEOVER 01:37:32 3.1: Analog Archives & Gen 2 01:43:31 3.2: Immersion Breaking (Credits) 01:45:17 3.3: The Unfiction Debate 01:50:56 3.4: Five Nights at Freddy's 01:53:46 3.5: The Minerva Alliance 01:57:04 3.6: Gemini Home Entertainment 02:00:08 3.7: Eventide Media Center 02:02:12 3.8: COVID-19 & Accessibility 02:07:16 3.9: Analog Horror's Popularity 02:13:09 3.10: The Walten Files 02:15:17 3.11: Video Games 02:21:30 3.12: Monument Mythos 02:24:00 3.13: Explosion 02:26:06 3.14: OmegaMart 02:27:36 3.15: Blue Channel Thalasin 02:28:30 3.16: The Mandela Catalogue 02:43:13 3.17: Local58 (ARG) 02:43:43 3.18: Backrooms 02:46:06 3.19 The Future 02:55:05 3.20: Conclusion 02:57:48 CREDITS