CH/SS: The First Analog Horror Series

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[samwill]

Word to the wise. NEVER doze off into an afternoon nap listening to Nightmind. Nick's voice is like smooth, smoky butter but you WILL bolt up, half away, thinking you're going to get eaten by every shadow in your room. My dog jumped onto my bed and I swear my skeleton almost leapt out of my body.

[moonlightwolf]

As someone who actually does experiences hallucinations, this is a terrifying analogy to the downward spiral untreated hallucinations can take you down

[theambiance]

Nick, I recently suffered an ear injury that's resulted in severe tinnitus. Listening to most of your videos offers huge relief. I know that's not why your awesome channel exists but I thank you wholeheartedly anyway!

[boycemallas]

Unfiction is one of the only genres that make me feel uneasy in a good way. Something about the nostalgia and liminal atmosphere just captivate my creative senses.

[Adelphos]

Hmmm.. Although I love CH/SS, I think Kraina Grzýbow should be acknowledged as the first analog horror series. I don't think KG inspired Turkey to create CH/SS but the first KG episode was posted in 2013. Both are unique and made me spend many hours doing research and have a place in my heart.

[justincampbell]

I feel like this series was really slept on, honestly.

[Poplar]

Honestly, with any horror story that has some creature that's supposed to be similar to a real animal (in, this case a deer or moose), I always like to think that. Besides the obvious or pointed out differences, it still kinda acts like that animal.

Like, you leave out a bag of bird seeds or corn or something, and in the morning you wakeup and see this demonic looking deer-thing just, kinda chilling. Munching on some corn. Not really bothering you (assuming you're not the unfortunate souls that it's going after).

Dunno if that actually applies here but, I think it's funny to think about.

Anyways, great video man, keep up the awesome work. :D

[RainWelsh]

Off-setting the late night creep factor slightly by knitting a hat while watching.

Edit: Note, this is a bad idea - Nick’s voice is too soothing, I started to nod off and almost put out both my eyes on my knitting needles.

Also, I find it weirdly hilarious that the horrible cryptid could only speak in Russian at first. Considering the last video I saw before this one was of some Russian guys hand-feeding a wild polar bear, I could see them teaching a nightmare deer to speak, yeah.

[dankenstin]

To me, the whole story of CH/SS feels sad and tragic instead of scary. I still wonder why did the deer creature, aka Katia, continued to hurt people, even after the collapse of Soviet Union. Can’t think of any other reason except for being trained to do that and wanting for some revenge.

Also, as a person who’s interested in history of Soviet Union and who lives in a country that was once known as LSSR, it’s really cool to see that the first YT analogue series was connected to USSR!

[yesterdaysrose]

Oh hell yeah, I ran into a Document of this series years ago and was surprised to see it was concluded. Very happy to have you wrap it up!

[Danielmarq]

"We have a Class:C anomolous entity on our hands"

My brain: "We have a classy anomolous enitity on our hands"

The entity: Mighty fine day aint it chap?

[Vorloru]

I've been on a bit of a Monument Mythos kick myself, was wondering if Nick was going to cover it or something else Analog soon. Pleasantly surprised to see an old favorite back on the channel.

[ArtemissSage]

Something else I think they did amazingly, is they were able to take what others did before and make it their own. Listening to this, I got strong Marble Hornets and SCP feelings, yet everything about CH/SS was original. This was truly amazing work, and the creator should feel proud of themself. Not just for this series, but in a way, starting a whole subgenre of unfiction. 💜💜💜

[coyoteartist]

I'm always amazed at the odd feeling of comfort I get when a story involves the Russians and particularly the Cold War. I guess despite the genuine fear I felt at a child in the 1980s because of them, it's just so familiar and I know how to feel.

[cantproducemyownnick]

9:51 I'd like to point out once again (I vaguely remember making the same point several yrs ago here on Night Mind) that прославленные лицемеры is not semantically identical to 'glorified hypocrites'. Russian phrase sounds unnatural and looks like a backwards translation from English. To put it simply, 'glorified hypocrites' is probably the intended meaning, but whoever put this text in the video most likely didn't speak Russian.

If you're making ARG or any creative project and intend to use Russian, please note that online-translation for Russian language if still far from perfection. It'd be more reliable to find a Russian person and ask them to translate a phrase or two; there are a lot of us Russians on the internet, a lot of us know English and interested in ARGs and such. Try r/russian, for example. Or maybe I can help. Good luck!

[florencec]

My reading on how the antler creature came to be is that it was indeed some sort of creature created by the Soviet Union, but as it was entirely loyal to them, it was probably a member of the party who really did want to do what they could to overthrow the American government.

However, once CH/SS was created, the mission was changed to first taking out CH/SS, and then returning to attacking US officials and whatnot.

But I believe some time in the late 80’s, the antlered creature was killed, but left behind a human widow, as the creature was formerly human itself. The widow was so distraught she begged the Soviets to let her take his place so she could have revenge, but they either declined, or collapsed before they could go through with it.

However, many years later, either the Russian Federation renewed the program or the program was recreated by some sort of shoddy group of scientists, and the widow was unleashed in 2016 so she could finally have her revenge. And the widow is Kadia.

[RGBtvhead]

oh my lord ive missed this kinda content on here. espesh a old topic elaborated on. made my day for sure.

[tatsuyasuou]

I’m going to admit something. I’m a scaredy-cat and can’t watch the series you cover myself. I love the hidden lore aspects but I’ve never been much for horror. Thanks!

[THExRISER]

Analogue horror has really been popping off lately, glad to learn about how it started.

[FourByteBurger]

CH/SS is absolutely fucking incredible, thanks for finally covering it!