*Welcome to the Analog Horror Community:*

A space for creating,Developing,Sharing, and discussing Analog Characters and Analog worlds.

This community is focused on character creation,story building,lore expansion, and visual style exploration inspired by analog horror formats(VHS, Broadcast disturbance,Lost Media, Emergency alerts,ECT.)

This is NOT a jumpscare-only or gore-focused horror group.

Our main focus is atmosphere, narrative tension, Psychological unease,mystery,and worldbuilding.

*What you can Post here*

• Your original Analog Characters(OCs)

• Character sheets,Lore notes,Sketches,Ref sheets

• Analog-style Art,Pixel art,VHS edits,Audio distortions

• world maps, Timelines, Documents, Transmissionz

• Story teasers,ARG hints, narrative entries

• Collaborations and Character crosss

• small project updates,Trailers,Teasers,logs

*Community Roles*

Creators:

People who develop original characters,Lore,and settings. You are the storyteller

Members:

Everyone who participated respectful--Posting theories,Feedback,Art,and joining discussions.

Moderators:

Trusted individuals responsible for keeping the community safe. Moderators may:

• Remove inappropriate content

• warn members

• Manage disputes

• Approve major Community events

*RULES(Must read before joining)*

1. Your characters must be your own.

   No stealing or Copying OC designs or lore from others.

2. Keep Content Psychological,Not graphics.

   No extreme gore,self-harm promotion,sexual content,or shock-harm imagery.

3. Be respectful to others.

   Harassment, bullying, name-calling,or attacking someone's work will not be tolerated

4. Credit your inspirations

   If your character or concept is influenced by an existing series,say so. Transparency = Respect.

5. No Spamming or Off-Topic Posts.

   Stay relevant to analog horror,character building,World design,or narrative posting.

6. Moderator decision is Final.

   If a moderator asks you to change or remove content,please comply

7. Trigger warning Are Required

   If your post contains disturbing themes, add [TW] in the title.

8. No Real-world hate speech or Politics

   This community is for creativy - not conflict.

*Optional community Warning message(Use at top of page)*

Content advisory:

This community explores themes of isolation,liminality,Analog distortion,And psychological tension.

If these themes are disturbing to you,Please proceed with caution.

Moderator guidelines

Your role:

Moderators keep the community safe,calm, and organized.

Moderators guide-not control-members.

How to moderate

1. Stay neutral and calm

   Do not argue emotionally. Use clear, short message

2. Explain the rule clearly

   When correcting someone, reference the rule number

   Example:

   "your post breaks rule 2#(No graphic content). Please remove or edit it"

3. Warn Privately when Possible

   Use private messages for small issues to avoid public embarrassment.

4. Public action only when needed

   If a situation affects many users,speak publicly and stay Direct.

5. Do not abuse power

   Moderators must follow the same rules as everyone else.

6. Document Serious incident.

   If someone is banned,write a short log:

• Username

• what happened

• which rule was broken

• action taken

This keep decisions fair and consistent.

Tag to use When posting.

Members must tag their posts for clarity and safety.

Tags:

#OC Use when: You are posting an original Analog character.

#Lore Use when: you are sharing story information or backstory details.

#Tapelog Use when: You are posting transcript,recordings, or logs.

#Art Use when: You are posting artwork of Analog Characters.

#Update Use when: You have news on your project.

#Collab Use when: You are askito work with others.

#TW Use when: You are warning about disturbing content.