PR: A (objectively speaking) douchebag of a "scientist" that apparently doesn't know jack about science or any other subject and just like to point fingers and tell other people to do his job, has a bunch of freshman dig for free at a national reserve and is lucky (?) enough to find some ancient ruins made of unknown material.
He works the freshman overtime and with only him wearing protection he has the whole group cave diving. The ruins are pretty much empty of anything and the only thing we're told is that's cold, stuffy and that there's a engraved coffin he has the kids haul to the lab.
That's when he dismisses the kids, not to include them in the papers he's gonna write about the discovery. The "science" basically reduces itself to saw the damn coffin like it's a safe from a western spagetti and they're bandits, only thing missing is Micky here dragging the damn thing with a horse or something.
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| For people that don't know this is how science looks like |
When he finally opens the thing, emails cease and we swich to testimonies. Ha! The bastard had it comin'. The testimonies are a bit, hmm. Crude and lackluster, full of senseless blasfemy and pointless, unnatural go-arounds, that should this be a webnovel I'd assume foddler to reach the word quota.
Some dialogues literally feel injected onto the story. Ok, moving forward, between bad cop and schoolgirl, plus some random "scientist" we're described this awfully clichéd mass-of-fless that's kinda like the human centipide meets Lovecraft's old gods but it's much worse...ly written. Like, it's not very threatening due being so hard to take seriously. "It's like a a lot of humans all stitch together trying to break free, with even more humans pushing from underneath!" Bitch, please. Elder god? More like rush hour subway in any major city!
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| Here's a very interpretative version that looks much better than what I imagined, cheers for the artist |
"Bill was dragged into a pool that smelled like piss and blood, have you ever gone into shock? Because I did that night" Man, never go to any gas station restroom, you might collapse. Speaking seriously to get an idea of how common this type of monster is, you only have to flick a few pages back. It's the same type of monster than creeping crimson.
It's a bit funny how the monster "punched" his way through the coffin, like it's a kool aid ad or something. Why didn't he do it before if it was so easy? I was laughing when the cop, all scared says "The face in the etching was gone, like someone had punched through, but the metal was bent outwards!"
The monster kills half the town, shows that like certain horror videogame villains it's all-powerful all until he's faced against a locked door because all the townfolk staying at the gym survive and then retreats onto the forest/reservation where the story ends.
Honestly quite the anti-climatic, lazy ending. Especially considering this is a three part story. 4/10
-Update-
I found out that there's a sequel called "tHftV: Ash cloud". I decided to give it a go.
It was a calculated risk, but man am I bad at math.
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| The annoying fire tunnel cheap effect that last half the video |
PR: A bunch of unknown characters appear, complaining about the MC's ex-junkie, creating suspense about their past. However, the details are never fully revealed, except that it led to the ex's rehab and the MC's wheelchair confinement. Some reactions, like 'What a twat,' seem understated, especially if the incident involved a car accident.
The only familiar character from the previous story is Lori Summers, who's now inexplicably unhinged despite being rational just days ago. There are several plot inconsistencies: previously, half the town survived, but now only Lori did; she was found in a college, whereas last time it was a high school gymnasium. Lori calls the MC, rambling about the Earth being an organ, warning that something's coming and urging him to 'run'
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| Come on, MC, we're all running from the monster, why aren't you? |
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