from Candle Cove to Local 58: how analog horror got its name

How I got here

Started with

Why is it called analog horror?

Ended at

Channel Zero (TV series)

The Trail

1. “what is analog horror” (google.com)
2. Candle Cove (en.wikipedia.org)

   2009. a fake forum thread about a kids' show nobody else remembers

3. Kris Straub (en.wikipedia.org)
4. Local 58 (en.wikipedia.org)

   same author, 2015. a public access channel that keeps getting hijacked

5. Analog horror (en.wikipedia.org)
6. Emergency Alert System (en.wikipedia.org)
7. Channel Zero (TV series) (en.wikipedia.org)

What I came away with

Local 58's tagline was 'Analog horror at 476 MHz,' and that's where the genre's name comes from. It's a spin-off of Candle Cove, which was unusual for creepypasta because it had a known author from day one.

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