The Monument Mythos

The Monument Mythos
GenreAnalog horror
Created byAlex Casanas
No. of episodes33
Original release
ReleaseSeptember 26, 2020 (2020-09-26) –
April 30, 2023 (2023-04-30)
Related
The Nixonverse
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The Monument Mythos is a YouTube analog horror webseries created by Alex Casanas, set in an alternate version of the United States[1][2] in which James Dean serves as President and Martin Luther King Jr. is not assassinated in 1968.[1] The episodes are in the found footage and mockumentary format and revolve around American national monuments being depicted in relation to unusual incidents involving fictional conspiracy theory narratives, such as disappearances of immigrants near the Statue of Liberty and a mysterious infection affecting individuals near Mount Rushmore.[1][3][4][5] Lovecraftian motifs are also present.[1][6] Three seasons were produced, each consisting of 11 episodes.[1] The series ran from August 26, 2020, to April 30, 2023.[citation needed] The storyline had been written in its entirety before the series' release, but in May 2021, the author began to make changes to it.[4] The series' production included original music[4] and voice acting.[7][8]

A spin-off show titled The Nixonverse is set in the timeline in which Richard Nixon became a god. It ran from May 14 to August 13, 2022. A compilation film, The Absolute Nixonverse, which added new sections and removed certain sections from the original series, was released on October 1, 2023, on the Dwight Comics YouTube channel.[citation needed]

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  2. ^ Wehs, Garet (February 22, 2022). "Analog horror: The bizarre and the unsettling". The Signal (Student newspaper). Retrieved April 13, 2024.
  3. ^ Saab, Hannah; Cabezas, Nikolas (October 24, 2022). "12 Creepiest Analog Horror Series on YouTube". Collider. Retrieved December 7, 2023.
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  5. ^ Armstrong, Jenna Claire (March 3, 2022). "What Is Monument Mythos?". DC Tribal Media (Student newspaper). Retrieved April 13, 2024.
  6. ^ Szczesniak, Alicia (January 13, 2022). "A look into analog horror". The Post (Student newspaper). Ohio University. Retrieved April 13, 2024.
  7. ^ Galante, Gerardo (April 17, 2022). "¿Qué es el Analog Horror? Descubre el nuevo terror de Internet" [What is analog horror? Discover the new terror of the Internet]. El Generacional (Student newspaper) (in Spanish). Retrieved April 13, 2024.
  8. ^ Northerner, Kenneth (January 18, 2022). "FSU-based YouTuber ALEXKANSAS creates online content". FSView & Florida Flambeau (Student newspaper). Archived from the original on July 6, 2022. Retrieved April 13, 2024.