In analog horrors like this there are always two sides: 1 People warning you 2 People promoting you the dangerous thing

This is one of the most realistic analog horrors I have ever seen. No music, no glitch effects, no creepy images jumping out at you, nothing "weird" at all. This looks exactly like a real health documentary, and that's what makes it so good.

One thing that really unnerved me about the Tangi virus is how it emotionally toyed with Julia. The virus didn't just have her killed/disappeared when she started to piece things together, it gave her false hope that she could change things make her believe that she's not alone, that others have figured it out, and then not only does it infect her, it let's her know it's infected her and seemingly takes pleasure in her horror at the realization and afterwards makes no further moves against her and lets her poison herself almost to death trying to delay its takeover of her mind and lets her suffer in pain for almost an entire year. The virus isn't just acting in according to its nature to infect and reproduce, it is sadistic and willing to not just get rid of potential threats but outright torture them. It makes me wonder what it would've done to Dr. Stevens if it managed to get its hands on him for trying to stop it with Oracle. On the flipside it seems as though letting her experiment on herself for 11 months gave the Oracle the means to complete their cure on time, which means that their sadism backfired on them in the long term.

I want to give Julia a hug. She tried incredibly hard, and found a temporary way to help people (boiling the water) but she still died in the end, and people are still suffering. The resignation in her voice after her realization is really depressing and adds a lot to the video. Well done on it!

The part where she says "I've been poisoning my body with anti-parasite drugs and chemotherapy meant for dogs" idk why it hit so hard?? Just the thought of a person going through in efforts to stop a disease that no one know what it does is absolutely bone chilling

I think the scariest part of this one is that Tangipahoa Parish isn't just some generic small riverside town in the midwestern United States; It's a real place, located in Louisiana.

Dr. Williams virus endured from February to October, That being 9 months. Her pure panic as she quite literally destroys her body to prevent the Tangi virus from overtaking her. The icing on the cake being her shattered dream of wishing for someone to have a family with. The line. “Now I’ll never do anything” being so heavy impacting by the thought of someone who wanted something so badly to be taken away from them by being too friendly with someone.

"They want me to consider them my children" *_"I consider them a plague"_* - My father

The thing that makes this scary/creepy to me is that I live in Louisiana and virus/bacteria being in the water is a somewhat common occurrence here. It feels like every few years some kid jumps into the water and gets his brain eaten by some microscopic organism.

The reason I'm so terrified right now is because I am an ex-tapeworm patient. I've dealt with parasites before, and some people don't understand how scary it is to know there is something living inside of you, using you for its growth.

"You might even find you'll never want to leave. But if you do, we'll be happy to send a piece of our community home with you!" and "Tangi Water: It'll Change You" is such a secretive, sinister ending to this. Like, damn right it'll change me, by giving me a terrifying and deadly virus. This is so well made, so genuinely interesting, and also terrifying. Incredible job with this

“I am infected with the tangi virus” and “how could I be so gullible” gave me mad chills

The ending was perfect, the "monster" could have been the virus that took over some alligator and the fact that the water was being sold everywhere was scary as hell

The part where she said "oh god, I am infected with the tangi virus" just that sudden character break from official report tone into visible terror and despair was enough to send shivers down my spine.

I don’t know why but the “Now I’ll never do anything.” being slightly more quiet than everything else, getting slightly deeper at the end, was just so upsetting. It sounds so defeated. Knowing your demise could’ve been avoided, knowing your end and the process of it being so painful. It’s literally so melancholy good GOD

All the "Drink Water" ads are now an inside joke with my friends because we thought they were funny; the idea of a horrible virus able to control someone's mind like rabies deciding to infect Steve the local graphic artist to make TV notifications to encourage the small town residents to drink the water while fighting the notifications to not drink it is funny af 😂

The wine thing was incredibly obvious and the moment it was brought up I was just waiting for the other shoe to drop. But the line "how could I be so gullible?" *broke me.* All Dr Williams wanted was someone to see what she was seeing, to react to the situation with her same sense of urgency, and when she finally got that, the relief was so potent she wasn't thinking to keep her guard up against infection. It was a mistake I probably would have made in that situation. And her horror, regret, and futility is felt so well through such a simple line. The smallest oversight and for it she paid the highest price. THAT is good writing.

12:32 I immediately identified that stock footage as an experiment where a researcher managed to keep a decapitated dog head alive through the use of electricity. I'd honestly go so far as to say the real experiment was only slightly less horrific than the narrative seen here.

Her despair at realizing that she has the virus and seeing her say how much she misses her family and how she wished to grow old, meet someone and have a family is really heartbreaking. And then knowing that in the end her efforts were in vain? I love this and oracle so much. Ya'll did so good at delivering the dread and horror!

As someone whose experiences with mental health had me believing that my chance at a "normal" life was ruined beyond repair, Julia's _"Now I'll never do anything"_ hits slightly too hard. 15/10, I haven't been this scared of hydration since seeing _A Cure For Wellness_ and the 2019 version of _The Color Out Of Space._

Honestly if the government started yelling at me to drink water I probably wouldn’t.

This was chilling. The way the automated voice dropped at “I have the tangi virus” gave me goosebumps, and I loved the constant back and forth with the boil water/drink water messages on the tv. The perfect ending, too, with the water being sold everywhere. “It changes you” (goodness that’s terrifying)

I love this, because it just completely breaks out of the whole "oh the plot has to be a virus that melts people's faces" stereotype that was set. Plus the idea the virus is actually controlling people, not just making them go insane is amazing. And the cherry on top was the amazing execution of it all. Truly one of the best analog horrors.

this is easily my fav analog horror. the desperate attempts julia makes in order to keep herself human and sane is just so sad, she trusted people and it led to her demise. whats truly scary about this story is the realism of it, and unknown parasite in the water is quite a real threat. you did an amazing job with this and managed to make me have immense sympathy for a character i didn’t even see or hear her actual voice.

I feel so sad about Dr. Williams. I don't think I've ever felt this sad about a character I never even saw the face of. Well done

For some reason, one of the creepiest parts to me is that after the boiling advisory got lifted, they kept repeating that it was lifted, and drink water straight from your tap everything is fine! And the ending line. That got me good.

I love how this isn’t just all cryptic nonsense that I have to watch an entire 5 hour long explanation to understand, thank you

It’s so creepy to think of all the fear she would be feeling literally poisoning herself just so she could have a slight chance of living

The best part of the Tangi Virus is when he said "It's Tangin time" and he Tangied all over the screen Why did this stupid comment get this many likes 😭 appreciate it though I don't deserve it

I've watched a lot of analogue horror. I've watched bigger creators and smaller creators. But nothing else has given me a bigger sense of Dread than this film! Especially when William's voice drops in the tapes and she says "oh god. I am infected with the tangi virus." Literally sent chills down my spine. You sir are amazing at this. Keep up the good work, and I hope to see more from you soon.

it’s terrifying that there’s a type of fungus that takes over ants’ bodies and moves their body after killing them. that could happen to us.

I’ve been dipping my toe into analog horror, and it’s always these sort of videos that frighten me the most. I mean, we basically already have brain eating amoebas in humans and chronic wasting disease in deer. Brain controlling worms? It isn’t so far fetched. I live in NW Ohio where there’s a lot of standing water and lakes, this sent a chill down my spine This is exceptionally well done! You definitely got yourself another subscriber

This is absolutely bone chilling, I symphathize with Julia in the tangi virus situation, her trying to warn everybody but no one listening to her plead until they all got infected when the parasite took full control of the workers was so despair inducing. My jaw dropped when she said she started drugging herself while she was trying to fight off the virus and the parasites telling her to "consider them as children" filled me with dread. But besides all the horror, this analog horror has been executed very well, props to you vintage for producing this.

I love the idea of this "silent media war" where FPTV and those who saw Dr William's message are quietly fighting back against the contaminated parish government through TV ads, great stuff!

this is masterfully done, so much talent. also i felt so bad for julia, she was the one who worked so hard to find out more about this virus but no one ever listened until what she was working on turned on her. truly heartbreaking

Also, thank you for making this realistic as hell, the use of common terminology during the flood scene is insanely accurate

How did I miss this incredible video??? Also, ICU nurse here, if most people knew how easy it is for parasites to infect us by drinking water, we'd never sleep easy again. Sometimes I wish I got my degree in anything but medicine lol

Okay so from what i understand, her supervisor made her think that she is not alone and that they believe her, then made her drink some wine that's infected with the virus, then she got infected, since then he said "welcome to the family" and that her co-workers were infected too right? honestly i loved this video

The line “I have the tangi virus” is so heartbreaking you can just tell the realization she had

the way her voice goes deeper when she says "oh god. i am infected with the tangi virus." is so sad and effective.

"oh god. i am infected with the tangi virus". all she wanted was to help humanity, and instead she died in pain, unsuccessful.

God, as someone who actually lives in Tangipahoa parish, this shit hits different. It's one thing for weird shit to be happening somewhere else, but down the road from you? Damn. Also, there's absolutely nothing wrong with the water down here. Y'all should come get some for yourselves.

i watched this a while ago and i still think about it. the moment when she says "i am infected with the tangi virus" was mind blowing and had my friends and i speechless. the fact they treated themselves with chemotherapy for dogs and other things to save herself reminds me of the gloria(?) case where she would take a sort of chemical in order to treat her cancer yet became a biohazard at the hospital

This shows that analog horror doesn't need glitch effects or creepy images to send chills down your spine.

this series hit me differently. i've watched a lot of AH, but this one stood out with some of the only ones that made me feel queasy. the line "i can feel them scratching at my skull" gave me chills.

Finally, an analog horror with good writing and not polluted with jump scared or creepy images.

the ending of this is probably the scariest part of it. it's not too hard to piece together the facts -- the water is spreading the disease, and the parasites are desperate for new hosts. great work!

the tangi water advert at the end is honestly an amazing sendoff. the logo looks like a worm as well as a river, and the cryptic "it'll change you!" slogan is just unsettling in every right. best 40 minutes ive ever spent, hand-down

imo they dropped the "aliens" thing too soon, it sort sort of killed some of the tension by removing the mystery behind it. that's the kind of reveal you save for the end, or just keep it open ended to keep things scary. part of what makes this format so effective is it's good at making it unclear what's causing the problems and if you up and reveal that it's from space early on, it sort of defangs the sense of unknown that's making it so scary.

I have a little theory about how the Tangi virus works. Sometimes viruses insert parts of their genome into the genome of their host(notably, one of the ways antibiotic resistance can spread through a population of bacteria is via viruses that infect said bacteria aka bacteriophages). What if the Tangi virus is a sort of reproductive “cell” for the parasitic worms. The viruses carry part of the worm’s genome into a host cell, and combines the two genomes in such a way to make the complete worm genome(then the worms would be a specific mixture of viral and host genetic material). It could explain the tumors, if the combination goes wrong it produces a cancer cell. And wouldn’t it be scary if a virus literally turned your cells into little parasitic worms

"How could I be so gullible." That's so real

watching this as someone who lives in southeast louisiana, next to the river and lake is actually terrifying, diseases and parasites are one of my biggest fears. well done on this i gotta say, probably one of my new fav analog horrors now

Only watched until 7:11 and it already reminds me of the equally horrifying, REAL Naegleria fowleri (the brain-eating amoeba found in freshwater, both of these are reminders to NOT swim in freshwater, resort to pools or oceans. Just because you haven't got anything doesn't mean you won't eventually.)

I love this, but one improvement i'd make in terms of realism would be the naming right off the bat of "The Tangi Virus". Other analog horror/traditional horror movies have written them to be like catchy things, but as someone who, like many of us, watched from the recent pandemic, they usually arent given a name like that right off the bat. For example, Swine Flu was initially known as "H1N1" as it's a strain of the influenza virus, Covid was initially "CoV-SARS-19" as its a strain of the SARS virus identified in 2019. An added touch of realism (and a method of gradually building suspense) would be to more gradually bring in the terminology and common name of the virus as the saga/series continued.

God hearing this bit right here “Life is a fragile gift that is delivered to us in pieces, in small moments and it only achieves it’s meaning as we cherish and blend the pieces, even the seemingly insignificant pieces into a full universal whole” always gives me chills because you could just sense how something seems off about it somehow, like the person saying all of this is within some kind of trance, brilliant.

“Now I’ll never do anything” is such a heart breaking line.

Man, you can tell that this series had the budget of a length of string and a paperclip, but damn if it ain't higher quality than it has any right to be despite that. This is really good work. I'll be sure to keep an eye on this channel. .... I need the "boil advisory lifted" clip to make it the new rickroll

Williams: "You can rewrite DNA on the fly, and you're using it to turn people into DINOSAURS? But with tech like that, you could cure cancer!!" Tangi: _"But I don't want to cure cancer. I want to turn people into dinosaurs."_

I live in an area with bad water, it often reeks of sulphur and looks rusted. This adds to that uneasy feeling You did excellent!

“how could i be so gullible?” the biggest betrayal i have ever heard.

The Biohazard warning actually gave me goosebumps. I didn't expect it at all, had had an impression that everyone is gonna be a bunch of mind-controlled slaves propagating the virus; the resistance bit is really freaking cool and unnerving.

I used to love AH horror so much as it was sort of untapped. But then it got very popular which made me happy at first but after awhile the flaws started showing. People just hopping on the trend and not doing a good job at it they just throw a static filter and text on the screen and that's about it. This is really good and fresh, you can tell tons of effort was put into this and it feels authentic and makes me investing in watching it to the end, all I have to say is you did a great job at analog horror here.

Oh my lord. This is truely the best analog style horror I have seen. It doesn’t rely on cheap scares, and all through the video, you have an unshakable sense of unease.

This genre of horror doesnt really scare me, but i enjoy it because its more of like a short story and i think its fun to emerse into it. Lots of creativity went into making this! Great job. Even a few funny bits which is honestly fitting because this is the south in the 80s, its gonna be accidentally funny 😅😅

i started watching this genre with local58 and it has been growing a lot recently, but that means now theres a lot of attempts or clones of other series out there that are just "okay". This is different. That first part, the way it was told and presented, the voice and script, along with visuals, was fantastic. It gave me a sense of despair and chills that I haven't felt in the genre for a while. Absolutely loved the first part, and the rest of it was still amazing. Good job, this was a fascinating experience.

Nothing like one analog horror to stop the entire generation form practicing the “remember to drink water!” Movement😭

The part where she says the worms want her to consider them as her children reminds me of a parasite that attaches to crabs, and then forced the crab to think the parasite is it’s child so it’ll care for it and help it grow

The TV station and julia trying to alert it's citizens until the great flood, this is so realstic for a analog horror, its more like a analog horror/documentary.

Glad to see more added on to the boil advisory saga! By the way, I've always loved the parts with the live people, like when the Parrish President was speaking standing next to the Tangi River, or being interviewed, the voices, environments and music alike really made it feel genuinely from that time period, which you don't see much at all in the AH genre. If the footage was really from the 90s or not, it still felt very genuine and added a lot to the ambience of the series. Seriously underrated! Great work!

As somebody who is studying to go into chemical and biological weapons defense, and who has loved ones working in microbiology, this is both horrifying and FASCINATING. Very well written.

I actually fell for this and tried the water in Tangi. Initially the virus kinda just got lost and stuck in my foot doin nuffin, then more parasites got to my brain, but just kinda gave up once we had a chat. They simply left when I used the toilet.

As a person who regularly attends disaster relief and search and rescue, the flood scene at ~29:44 really scared me, it feels like it could happend to me at any time, thank you for these analogue horror videos, love it

I really, really love this. However, the “aliens-from-outer-space-eat-your-brains” has been done several times, but this was presented in an unique way that it felt like a completely new experience. Aliens do not frighten me as much as what already exists in our planet, both known and unknown. Although I understand the goal of this project was not to frighten, it would have been interesting to see the virus originate from subterranean cave systems, where life has already been proven to exist, but we don’t research enough about.

My only qualm with the story was the voice acting of Lt. Gary Davis. It was especially the worst at 34:07 when what was supposed to be a scream of terror sounded more like a scream of excitement. Otherwise, a very very great story and I absolutely loved the weird yellow filter on the night time footage, because it reminded me of this pair of binoculars I had as a kid that had a yellow filter on them for "night vision" and it always scared the crap out of me.

The part of “oh god, I am infected with the tangi virus” HITS HARD

Things like these are my favorite type of horror because they have high chances of happening compared to any other horror stories. Gotta love microbiology

I love how a new genre of horror has allowed everybody to create interesting stories at the cost of almost nothing.

What we have learned today: Boil everything you fucking drink

Bro this was actually amazing. As someone who watches cabin fever/ spring fever this was exactly how the movie was. Just the idea of contaminated water being not safe at all and people just covering up saying everything is fine just sends absolute chills down my spine. Bravo Vintage Eight, Bravo. 👏🏽

this is absolutely insane, the amount of imagery and all of the voices make the story so much more realistic. i love the analog horror category but lately they’ve all been the same. jump-scares, boring flashes, etc. but this one is different, it’s just so real. it makes you feel as if you ARE in the story. the worms, pictures, vintage filter and everything about this just seems so so real. the fact that tangipahoa is an actual place makes it equally as terrifying. love this, keep up the good work !

It would be awesome if you could get a voice actress to read Julia's tapes now; I think having them read by an actual person would increase the immersion significantly

As a person in Louisiana I can confirm this is exactly how every single blood disease starts here.

I saw a clip of this on TikTok and decided to watch it myself. I don’t regret it. This is amazing! Chills, seriously.

Well…this is a hell of a bombshell. Back when I first saw the Boil Advisory compilation, I speculated that it was just a mundane water contamination problem, and that while the whistleblower had good intentions, they were over exaggerating. Now? They were right. And if the later parts are any indication, it’s too late to stop it. Congrats on the Cosmic Horror stuff.

Oh I love seeing new blood in Analog Horror- please keep up the great work this had such a perfect sense of dread. No show of monsters and excellent use of footage- now I’m wondering what some of the original sources were and how much was voice acted. An amazing watch I’m gonna put on once and awhile!

I have utmost respect for your work!! I watched the Children Under the House cause the algorithm gave it to me and I don’t normally watch full horror series since I’m a bit of a wimp, especially for the silent static most analogue horror series have. But I THOROUGHLY enjoyed that series and now on Christmas Eve, me and my sister will be enjoying your whole catalogue!!!

I actually love this analog horror video, It’s nothing like some sort of “Single anomaly” running and killing people, instead, it’s a disease sort of type. I actually like these sort of videos, not just a jumpscare junkyard or anything, no creepy images, no distorted glitches and sounds, EVerything is really great.

Holy shit I didn’t even realize this was an analog horror at first because my feed is usually full of terrifying true medical stories and I just thought this was another one of those

This is amazingly well done, it's just the right mix of creepy as hell, believable and a perfect kind of 'yeah that how the government be'.

This freaked me out way more than I thought it would. Parasites are my biggest fear and while close to no type/form of horror can really scare me… this terrified me. Not only is the concept of a parasite CONTROLLING people and spreading through a water supply to the point not even boiling works horrifying, but the way it’s executed makes it feel so realistic, almost like a documentary. And I think that’s what freaks me out the most. Great job, I’m definitely going to check out your other works. Thank you.

i do find the "we are working hard at the landfill to keep the waterway clea-" *BOIL WATER ADVISORY IN EFFECT* hilarious

I only wish the ambitious creatures would be more documented, but I get that you wanted to keep that taste of unknown horror. Very good work indeed.

god this is one of the best analog horror videos i’ve ever seen! the part where williams says “now i’ll never do anything” gave me SUCH CHILLS! you are so incredibly talented

I just wanted to say I'm trying to get my family into this universe and the stories and I'm starting them with this video and so far my 63 year old dad approves of your content. He found it very enjoyable which makes me super happy (:

Yk I love analog horror. I have watched the Mandela catalogue, but nothing compares to this. This did not depend on music or glitching to give it life. Instead u went out of this world with this. This is not my first Analog horror, but let me tell you it is awesome. Thanks for making this!

Watched this while drinking tea. Never been so happy it was tea.

Suddenly, I don’t like the coke I just drank. In all seriousness, this is a series that is absolutely AMAZING! There’s nothing to actually “scare” you, it’s all in the way it’s said and shown. There are some spots in the series where it give me goosebumps, such as the “I am Infected with the Tangi virus.” Gives me the shivers. Amazing series,

This is just WOW. I've never been that Scared but also amazed. Its just Amazing!

This is so realistic, which makes it even more unnerving. Instead of random glitches and jumpscares you’re waiting for, it’s like a normal health documentary with a twist.

Potential seizure warning for 17:57 ~ 18:09, flashing Blue and Red (iirc these colours specifically have a higher chance of triggering seizures). Interesting series! I will say, I can't tell where the series is meant to take place - Julia's accent sounds like she's from the UK & she mentions wanting to move to the States implying she isn't already there (if that's the case, her tapes should be marked as Day/Month/Year), but otherwise it's be in America. Unless I'm a dummy and missed a location switch.