The Why Files: Operation Podcast

True Internet Horrors: Chip-Chan, Local 58, and The Plague Doctor

April 3, 2026·44 min·3-min readsolotrue crime
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The podcast presents three chilling internet-age horror stories: a woman possibly suffering from severe mental illness and surveillance abuse in Seoul known as Chip Chan; the fictional analog horror series Local 58 created by Chris Straub that weaponizes trusted broadcast systems; and the

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Mentions

Books, people, and resources mentioned in this episode.

People

Chip ChanChris StraubParker Warner Wright

Books

Candle Coveby Chris Straub

Companies

4chan

Products & Tools

Vera chip

Research & Papers

Zofiówka Sanatorium

Topics

Artificial IntelligenceCold CasesCybersecurityDigital MarketingMissing PersonsSerial KillersTrue CrimeUnsolved Mysteries

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