First ever IMDb review here. But I had to give The Mandela Catalogue some credit.
This webseries is one of the newest from the analog horror genre. In case someone doesn't what is analog horror, it's basically a web only (as of today at least) genre of horror. Its presentation is mostly something that look like lost VHS tapes, a tv broadcast, or other things in that type of thing, and we haven't seen much about it in 2021.
That is until the arrival of The Mandela Catalogue in June and its immense peak of popularity in November/December, and damn is this popularity well deserved.
This series flows in great ideas, incredible spooky ambiences and amazing horrific timing, while still restraining from using cheap screamers 24/7. The overall concept and the risks took by this series is what makes me believe the creator of this is a genius. He understood almost every tools of what makes web horror an underrated subgenre and the fact that you can watch this great series on YouTube for free feels awesome. One of the downside for me though is that the first video can leave the viewer confused, as he doesn't know the importance of it in the future, but I'll restrain myself from going into details, as you need to experience it to know what I'm talking about. Although I do think I'm just quibbling right now, the whole thing is just simply thrilling.
The Mandela Catalogue is also full of secrets, Easter eggs, and watching some fan theories and explanation videos of what it is also has been a blast in all honesty. The fact that this all project has been made with seemingly barely any budget gets me eager to see what the future of analog horror is, as anybody with the ideas could make one of these and leave the community amazed.
Oh, and of course I didn't mention it until now, but it is surprisingly scary, like, reaaaally scary, so hey, here goes your discretion advisement, viewer.
Anyway, great project, amazingly scary, can't wait for Volume 2!
