In this regard, analog horror is almost a descendant of Orson Welles' famous 1938 "War of the Worlds" radio broadcast, but brought to the internet age and using media rooted in 1960s-1990s technology.

Analog horror films mimic old VHS tapes for scares, inspired by late-night TV and news broadcasts. The genre gained popularity in the 2010s, blending cryptic messages and bizarre imagery. Well ...

The legacy of analog horror—whether in its codifiers as an internet sub-genre like LOCAL58, or the more traditional films that came before and after it—will always be a difficult thing to define.