History VideoGame / TheLastDoor

* EldritchAbomination: Many, many of the creatures beyond the Veil, most notably The Eye of The Bird and the Simurg.

* GreaterScopeVillain: The Eye of the Bird.

* SinisterMinister: [[spoiler: Father Ernest Glynn in Chapter 2 has been experimenting on the patients at the old boarding school to try to recreate the circumstances that let him pierce the Veil, possibly with the help of the nuns or Frank Baldwin.]]

* BigBad: The Playwright [[spoiler:, a.k.a. Alexandre Du Pre.]]

* EldritchAbomination: This is what the Eye of the Bird appears to be.

* Humanoid Abomination: At the end of Chapter 6.

* {{Always Night}}: Most notable Episode 3 and 4. Chapter 1 and Chapter 7 both begin at sunset, however.
* {{Ambiguous Situation}}: Did the events of Chapter 3 actually occur or were they all a hallucination? Not helping is a minisode in the Collector’s Edition where Dr. Kaufmann is interviewing a young woman with a story not unlike the one experienced in Chapter 3.

* [[spoiler:{{Amnesiac Dissonance}}: According to Alexandre, Devitt was the one most devoted to crossing the Veil before he lost his memories. When Alexandre tries to bring him back, Devitt is so horrified at what the efforts of crossing the Veil have wrought upon Anthony and Father Ernest that he sets out to completely erase the Playwright from existence.]]
* {{Apocalyptic Log}}: Versions not lethal to their writers show up in Chapters 2 (regarding the closing boarding school), Chapter 4 (regarding [[spoiler:Alexandre’s deteriorating condition]]), and Chapter 6 (regarding [[spoiler:Professor Wright’s experiments]]). Chapter 7 features a more traditional version written by Brighid Laidcend.
* [[spoiler:{{The Bad Guy Wins}}]]: Season 1

* {{Big Bad Friend}}: For Devitt, [[spoiler:Alexandre]]. [[spoiler:For Dr. Wakefield, Devitt.]]

* {{Body Horror}}: [[spoiler:Hugo’s fate.]]

* {{Daylight Horror}}: Though the entirety of Chapter 6 takes place during the day, it does nothing to deaden the fear of the manor’s basement, the cave, or [[spoiler:the bizarre manner of Professor Wright’s death.]]

* {{Drone of Dread}}: Most notably in Chapters 6 and 7.

* {{Eldritch Location}}: [[spoiler:The Veil and Zha’ilathal]]

* {{Fantastic Drug}}: The “Hoopoe”, the name of the serum granting access through the Veil.
* {{Foregone Victory}}: Despite the horrors Devitt and Dr. Wakefield face, dying while playing is impossible.

* {{Hammer Space}}
* [[spoiler:{{Heroic Sacrifice}}: Dr. Wakefield’s fate if you go behind the curtain at the end of Chapter 8.]]
* {{Herr Doktor}}: Dr. Kaufmann.

* {{Humanoid Abomination}}: At the end of Chapter 6.

* %%InMediasRes: Chapter 4%%
* {{Incurable Cough of Death}}: [[spoiler:Dr. Kaufmann succumbs to this in the beginning of Chapter 7.]]

* {{Little Bit Beastly}}: [[spoiler:Apparently part of the nature of people in Eilis Mor: developing animal heads on otherwise human bodies as a result of exploring the Veil.]]
* {{Mad Scientist}}: Professor Wright.

* {{Nothing is Scarier}}
* {{Ominous Fog}}
* {{Ominous Pipe Organ}}: At the climax of Chapter 2.

* {{Sanity Slippage}}

* {{The Scream}}: Chapter 4. Shows back up in Chapter 8 as well.

* {{The Shrink}}: Dr. Wakefield and Dr. Kaufmann are both Type 3 - Dr. Wakefield for his dedication to helping Devitt, and Dr. Kaufmann for his clear knowledge on the dangers being faced.

* {{These Are Things Man Was Not Meant to Know}}: Literally a plot point, with the way the Veil is described.

* [[spoiler:{{Tomato in the Mirror}}: The founder of the Playwright organization is Jeremiah Devitt.]]
* {{Town With a Dark Secret}}: Eilis Mor

* {{In Media Res}}: Chapter 4

The game can be brought through UsefulNotes/{{Steam}} or be played on its official website [[https://thelastdoor.com/index.php/episodes here.]] Currently, the first season, consisting of four episodes has been completed, while a second season of another four episodes is currently in the works. In addition, several "minisodes" has been produced for the "Collector's Edition" version of the game.

* {{The Bad Guy Wins}}: Season 1

* {{Big Bad Friend}}: For Devitt, Alexandre. [[spoiler:For Dr. Wakefield, Devitt.]]

* {{Eldritch Location}}: [[spoiler:Zha’ilathal]]

%%** There's another, far creepier example [[spoiler: in chapter 5]]

* {{Foregone Victory}}: Despite the horrors Devitt and Dr. Wakefield face, it’s not possible to die.

* {{Little Bit Beastly}}: [[spoiler:Apparently part of the nature of Eilis Mor: a result of exploring the Veil.]]

** While wandering the sewers in London, you can hear the pleasant hummed tune of "Hush Little Baby." It's creepy in context, but it still sounds nice. [[spoiler: The singing is the spirit of a singer named Daphne, who's body grew into the tree found in the sewers]]

* DownTheRabbitHole: The climax of [[spoiler: Chapter 2]] invokes this motif heavily.

** While wandering the sewers in London, you can hear the pleasant hummed tune of "Hush Little Baby." It's creepy in context, but it still sounds nice. [[spoiler: The singing is the spirit of a singer named Callie, who's body grew into the tree found in the sewers]]

* TheWickerMan: Chapter 7 is a massive shout out to the classic film. Which makes it all the more creepy if you've actually seen the film, but have no choice but to press on.

** There's another, far creepier example [[spoiler: in chapter 5]]

** The first, and most memorable so far, is when [[spoiler: Devitt breaks open a weak wall of fresh concrete in Anthony's basement and discovers a live cat trapped behind it. Its eyes have been torn out, presumably by a crow.]]
*** There is a note written by Anthony that suggests that [[spoiler: he blinded the cat himself in his madness.]]

The game is played in chapters and takes Jeremiah from Anthony's estate to their old school and deep into the frightening past they shared. A great deal of attention is paid to the thoroughly unsettling atmosphere of the game, particularly in regards to the music and the basic quality of the graphics. The game's developer, TheGameKitchen, has indicated that two of their leading inspirations were HPLovecraft and EdgarAllanPoe. It shows.

** The first, and most memorable so far, is when [[spoiler: Devitt breaks open a weak wall of fresh concrete in Anthony's basement and discovers a live cat trapped behind it. It's eyes have been torn out, presumably by a crow.]]

** Devitt meets Alexandre and his cult in a theatre. The cult are all [[Literature/TheKingInYellow wearing yellow coats and masks]].

** Devitt meets Alexandre and his cult in a theatre. The cult are all [[Literature/TheKingInYellow wearing yellow dresses and masks]].

** Devitt meets Alexander and his cult in a theatre. The cult are all [[Literature/TheKingInYellow wearing yellow dresses and masks]].

* BlondGuysAreEvil: [[spoiler:As noted below, Alexander was the fairest-haired amongst the Four Witnesses, and he also is the only one of them who wasn't horrified by what happened when they pierced the Veil but rather amazed by it to the point where he is trying to replicate the result.]]
* BlondeBrunetteRedhead: A male version with Devitt's circle of friends from the boarding school; he is the redhead, Anthony is the brunette, and Alexander is the blonde.

The Last Door is an [[EpisodicGame episodic]] horror AdventureGame series set in 1890s Great Britain that puts the player in the shoes of Jeremiah Devitt, a man who's just received a strange and urgent letter from his old school pal, Anthony. When he reaches his friend's house, he finds everything in a very weird way: the house is seemingly deserted, spooky notes are scattered on the floor, and there's a murder of crows devouring... something in a very enthusiastically bloody way in the backyard. Obviously, Jeremiah has some questions and sets out to get to the bottom of this mystery. Using a traditional PointAndClickGame layout very much akin to any given LucasArts AdventureGame, you'll guide Jeremiah as he unravels the mystery of what's occurred and why.

* AnimalMotifs: To an extent. Crows (or ravens) appear to be a symbol for [[spoiler:whatever strange malevolent force the schoolboys and Father Ernest awoke when they "parted the veil."]]

* ThereAreNoTherapists: Averted; Devitt visits a therapist in Episode 2 in an attempt to get over seeing Anthony's dead body and all of the terrifying visions since.
* TitleDrop: Found in the recording that Dr. Kaufmann discovers in Chapter 6. “Primal terror is the key that we will use to open the Last Door.”

The game can be brought through UsefulNotes/{{Steam}} or be played on its official website [[https://thelastdoor.com/index.php/episodes here.]] Currently, the first season, consisting of four episodes has been completed, while a second season of three episodes is currently in the works. In addition, several "minisodes" has been produced for the "Collector's Edition" version of the game.

The game can be brought through Steam or be played on its official website [[https://thelastdoor.com/index.php/episodes here.]] Currently, the first season, consisting of four episodes has been completed, while a second season of three episodes is currently in the works. In addition, several "minisodes" has been produced for the "Collector's Edition" version of the game.

The game can be brought through Steam or be played on its official website [[https://thelastdoor.com/index.php/episodes here.]] Currently, the first season, consisting of four episodes has been completed, while a second season of three episodes is currently in the works.

--> ''Malum in se'' [[note]]A Latin phrase meaning "evil in itself."[[/note]]