TWILIGHT, WEST VIRGINIA — Nestled between Bandytown and Lindytown in the quiet county of Boone West Virginia rests the census designated place of Twilight.

For the past decade, both the economy and population of Twilight have dwindled as coal mines closed and energy corporations lost interest in the region. As a result of the economic downtown, most residents packed up and moved to urban areas in search of labor opportunities, where many of the people re-tooled themselves to perform tech jobs such as coding and IT support; although not everyone adapted so easily. A large portion of the population remained and struggled through decades of intermittent mountaintop mining opportunities, closures, lung cancer, and local river and watershed pollution.

While this hardscrabble community of staunchly pro-coal mining families might not seem like the most progressive and forward thinking group of individuals, you couldn’t be more wrong.

After word of the DVD player reached Twilight in February 2018, the technology’s popularity exploded throughout the entire town. Now, three months later, almost every person in town owns a DVD player.

“You won’t believe how crisp it is,” says Dwayne Benson, local Twilight resident. “You can really see what’s happening now! I always thought it was the cigarette smoke clouding our vision, but VHS is simply lacking in quality. I really think DVD’s are going to be the future.”

“I like to think of myself as a forward thinking type,” says Mitch Witkins, former Massey energy employee. “Us coal miner’s have a reputation for always being one step ahead and I take pride in that. Mark my words, 2018 will be the year clean coal and the DVD player really take off in America.”

“I still think VHS is gonna make a comeback,” says Rick Bauser, ex-miner, “But I’m trying to prepare for the future. There’s no denying the technological dominance of 720p clarity.”