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'''Night Walk''' is the | '''Night Walk''' is the first uploaded entry in [[LOCAL58TV|Local 58]]'s third season and the eleventh uploaded overall in the series. The episode begins by re-airing a 1977 program called Night Walk, which explores a phenomenon dubbed "The Woman in Profile," before abruptly cutting to amateur camcorder footage of someone encountering the creature. | ||
== | == Synopsis == | ||
Occurring after the [[Local 58|Local 58 station]] had begun [[LOCAL58 - Digital Transition|digitally broadcasting]], a late night schedule is shown, teasing a 1977 program called Night Walk set to air at 10:00 P.M. plus 25 minutes of paid programming afterwards beginning at 10:50 before the station goes off the air for the night at 11:15. After the station's ID card glitches out momentarily, Night Walk begins playing. The only credits provided for the program are that it was produced by OHL Studio Pictures, Inc. and narrated by Jack Lloyd Shaw. | |||
Shaw's narration introduces [[Mason County]], West Virginia as a region that's been directly associated with ghost stories for a century or longer as early as its founding by missionaries and is home to what are widely considered the most haunted cities in America. The Woman in Profile is differentiated from most of the county's folklore, however, by its immediate growth in prominence after a local newspaper broke the story of the phenomenon in 1961 following a police blotter detailing its sighting earlier that year. Authorities in Lasker City investigated the woman as a person of interest who was present at the murder of student Hannah Birch at Maple Grove University in nearby Ichor Falls on June 13th that year. The woman was described by witnesses as fixedly staring at the sky, never changing her gaze even as she moved away from others nearby and into the shadows before disappearing entirely. | |||
Since that initial sighting, the silhouetted image of a six-foot woman with short hair seen only from her left side staring up at the sky at twilight has been spotted in various locations around Mason County over two dozen times, including on October 11, 1962; December 21, 1962 in Lasker City; March 7, 1963; and August 12, 1967 in Ichor Falls. Just as Shaw begins, "Witnesses say the figure has even tried to-," the program suddenly cuts out. Soon after, amateur camcorder footage taken at 7:31 P.M. on November 24, 1996 begins to air. It shows the Woman in Profile being encountered in a clearing of trees. After the cameraman attempts to grab her attention and ask if she's alright, a light momentarily shines on her, revealing her true nature as a multi-limbed conjoined creature with glowing eyes. The camera's gaze then show the cameraman attempting to run away before freeze-framing on a door that is unnaturally jutting out of the bushes. The still image of the illuminated creature reappears as overlapping text reads, "A predator cannot differentiate between prey and accomplice. Safety in numbers." before cutting out. | |||
== Trivia == | |||
* The December 7, 1907 front page of The Courier-Post shown in the episode reveals that miners were trapped and bodies were being recovered in local mines that were burning at the time as the result of an explosion. [[LOCAL58 - Digital Transition|Digital Transition]] showed that [[Mason County]] would have further mining disasters around the 1950s. | |||
** The clipping also reveals that The Courier-Post was established in 1861 and was based in Broodhollow, which is not only a reference to [[Kris Straub]]'s [https://broodhollow.fandom.com/wiki/Broodhollow_(series) webcomic of the same name] and [https://broodhollow.fandom.com/wiki/Broodhollow the titular city it takes place in], but is also a city that [[Local 58]] has not listed as a part of Mason County on its station ID cards since the station began broadcasting in color, as demonstrated by [[LOCAL58 - A Look Back|A Look Back]] and Digital Transition. | |||
* The Woman in Profile is reminiscent of the eldritch cryptid seen near the end of [[You Are On The Fastest Available Route]]. | |||
* The camcorder footage freezing on the image of a door in a place where there shouldn't be a door is comparable to how the probe footage ended in [[CLOSE]]. | |||
* The sentence "A predator cannot differentiate between prey and accomplice." was previously hidden in the secret QR code of the "Era of Home Recording" image found on the [[local58.tv]] website while the phrase "Safety in numbers" was previously seen in [[STATION ID|Station ID]]. | |||
* The episode's credits roll over a visual of Local 58's analog-era logo fighting for prominence over its digital-era logo, similarly to the interjected messaging seen in Digital Transition. | |||
* The videos CLOSE and [[NSSA-3 (atypical)]] had their visibility on YouTube changed from unlisted to public the same day Night Walk was uploaded. | |||
== Gallery == | |||
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File:NightWalkComingUp.png | |||
File:NightHawkIDGlitch.png | |||
File:NightWalkTitle.PNG | |||
File:NightWalkCopyright.PNG | |||
File:LargeCryptidWithMan.PNG | |||
File:NightWalkEye.PNG | |||
File:NightWalkEyeSurgery.PNG | |||
File:JackLloydShaw.PNG | |||
File:TheWomanInProfileTitle.PNG | |||
File:TheCourierPost1907.PNG | |||
File:AllIsGloom.PNG | |||
File:BodiesStillInMines.PNG | |||
File:TheWomanInProfileSighting.PNG | |||
File:TheWomanInProfileSketch.PNG | |||
File:MapleGroveUniversity.PNG | |||
File:TheWomanInProfileSighting2.PNG | |||
File:TheWomanInProfileSighting3.PNG | |||
File:TheLadyCanSeeMe.PNG | |||
File:TheWomanInProfile1996.PNG | |||
File:TheWomanInProfileSighting4.PNG | |||
File:TheWomanInProfileRevealed.PNG | |||
File:NightWalkDoor.PNG | |||
File:APredator.PNG | |||
File:CannotDifferentiate.PNG | |||
File:BetweenPrey.PNG | |||
File:AndAccomplice.PNG | |||
File:NightWalkSafetyInNumbers.PNG | |||
File:NightWalkBothLogos.PNG | |||
</gallery> | |||
[[Category:Episodes]] | |||
Revision as of 07:43, 1 November 2024
| File:ＬＯＣＡＬ５８ＴＶ - Night Walk | |||
| Season | 3 | ||
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| Episode | 1 | ||
| Air date | October 31, 2024 | ||
| Writer | Kris Straub | ||
| Director | Kris Straub | ||
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Night Walk is the first uploaded entry in Local 58's third season and the eleventh uploaded overall in the series. The episode begins by re-airing a 1977 program called Night Walk, which explores a phenomenon dubbed "The Woman in Profile," before abruptly cutting to amateur camcorder footage of someone encountering the creature.
Synopsis
Occurring after the Local 58 station had begun digitally broadcasting, a late night schedule is shown, teasing a 1977 program called Night Walk set to air at 10:00 P.M. plus 25 minutes of paid programming afterwards beginning at 10:50 before the station goes off the air for the night at 11:15. After the station's ID card glitches out momentarily, Night Walk begins playing. The only credits provided for the program are that it was produced by OHL Studio Pictures, Inc. and narrated by Jack Lloyd Shaw.
Shaw's narration introduces Mason County, West Virginia as a region that's been directly associated with ghost stories for a century or longer as early as its founding by missionaries and is home to what are widely considered the most haunted cities in America. The Woman in Profile is differentiated from most of the county's folklore, however, by its immediate growth in prominence after a local newspaper broke the story of the phenomenon in 1961 following a police blotter detailing its sighting earlier that year. Authorities in Lasker City investigated the woman as a person of interest who was present at the murder of student Hannah Birch at Maple Grove University in nearby Ichor Falls on June 13th that year. The woman was described by witnesses as fixedly staring at the sky, never changing her gaze even as she moved away from others nearby and into the shadows before disappearing entirely.
Since that initial sighting, the silhouetted image of a six-foot woman with short hair seen only from her left side staring up at the sky at twilight has been spotted in various locations around Mason County over two dozen times, including on October 11, 1962; December 21, 1962 in Lasker City; March 7, 1963; and August 12, 1967 in Ichor Falls. Just as Shaw begins, "Witnesses say the figure has even tried to-," the program suddenly cuts out. Soon after, amateur camcorder footage taken at 7:31 P.M. on November 24, 1996 begins to air. It shows the Woman in Profile being encountered in a clearing of trees. After the cameraman attempts to grab her attention and ask if she's alright, a light momentarily shines on her, revealing her true nature as a multi-limbed conjoined creature with glowing eyes. The camera's gaze then show the cameraman attempting to run away before freeze-framing on a door that is unnaturally jutting out of the bushes. The still image of the illuminated creature reappears as overlapping text reads, "A predator cannot differentiate between prey and accomplice. Safety in numbers." before cutting out.
Trivia
- The December 7, 1907 front page of The Courier-Post shown in the episode reveals that miners were trapped and bodies were being recovered in local mines that were burning at the time as the result of an explosion. Digital Transition showed that Mason County would have further mining disasters around the 1950s.
- The clipping also reveals that The Courier-Post was established in 1861 and was based in Broodhollow, which is not only a reference to Kris Straub's webcomic of the same name and the titular city it takes place in, but is also a city that Local 58 has not listed as a part of Mason County on its station ID cards since the station began broadcasting in color, as demonstrated by A Look Back and Digital Transition.
- The Woman in Profile is reminiscent of the eldritch cryptid seen near the end of You Are On The Fastest Available Route.
- The camcorder footage freezing on the image of a door in a place where there shouldn't be a door is comparable to how the probe footage ended in CLOSE.
- The sentence "A predator cannot differentiate between prey and accomplice." was previously hidden in the secret QR code of the "Era of Home Recording" image found on the local58.tv website while the phrase "Safety in numbers" was previously seen in Station ID.
- The episode's credits roll over a visual of Local 58's analog-era logo fighting for prominence over its digital-era logo, similarly to the interjected messaging seen in Digital Transition.
- The videos CLOSE and NSSA-3 (atypical) had their visibility on YouTube changed from unlisted to public the same day Night Walk was uploaded.
