![]() ![]() Tens of thousands of human beings, population dropping one a day to ravenous mutants. And there is implications that they are all that is left of humanity.The whole premise of a nuclear apocalypse driving people underground only to be hunted down like prey by the grotesque creatures that lurk in the tunnel.Khan suspects that what's happened is the dead, with no heaven or hell to go to, have wound up residing in the pipes and drag people who pass by into their old lives. He encounters it a second time with Bourbon, who starts speaking (apparent) nonsense before keeling over dead for no reason. One starts inconsolably crying, another tries to wander off. He hears a strange noise coming from a crack in a pipe, then his companions all start breaking down. The phenomenon that Artyom encounters right near the beginning, just after leaving VDNKh.Considering that the Kremlin's effect is caused by the mutant blob monster in the basement that hypnotizes people into jumping into it to be consumed, it's apparent that Artyom was dangerously close to kicking it right there. According to the rest of his team, he just started sprinting towards the Kremlin and they were just barely able to stop him. Of course, Artyom tries to get away with a mere glimpse of them.and he only has enough time to process that they do apparently glow before he blacks out, waking up a moment later. Before heading to the surface, he is repeatedly warned not to look at them, despite rumors that they supposedly glowed due to spirits or demons (mythical ones, not the mutants) trapped inside of them. Artyom's "encounter" with the Stars on top of the Kremlin.It's never made clear if it's an automated D6 train that's still running or if the Great Worm was Real After All. A few pages later, Artyom opens a service door in a tunnel and is greeted by a pitch-black side tunnel where something big moves right in front of his face, so loud it makes his ears pop. Melnik and crew eventually capture the leader of the Savage Cannibals of the Great Worm Cult and under interrogation he admits he made up the Great Worm completely and then he croaks.It is only by the convenient arrival of a Demon that he is able to escape their trap, and even then they continue to prey upon him for a while longer until he finally manages to escape. And then, with growing dread, he comes to the realization that they're not just following him, they're corralling him, while gradually drawing ever closer. At first, he isn't even aware of what they are until he realizes that with every street he passes, there's one standing there, and he realizes they're tracking him. Case in point, Artyom's encounter with the Watchmen on the surface.Glukhovsky has a good way of setting the mood and making use of Nothing Is Scarier. Now purchased from THQ by Deep Silver, this fledgling franchise based on the Russian novel runs on horror, what with all the dark atmosphere, human potential for cruelty, the threat of human extinction, Mind Rape, horrible mutants, and perhaps things still worse. This is your source for all the horrific moments to be found in Metro 2033, as well as the page for all the nightmarish moments in its sequel Metro: Last Light. "Quiet in the library," says the Librarian. ![]()
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