History WebVideo / VitaCarnis

The series takes place in a timeline where a branching, fleshy organism known colloquially as the Crawl was discovered in [[AlternateHistory 1931]]; in the following decades, the world at large seems to have adjusted to this new addition to the natural world, even incorporating much of it into their everyday lives.

Of course the Crawl isn't entirely harmless. Of course the Crawl is generating all kinds of strange "Living Meat" creatures from its branches on occasion. Of course there seems to be some other things about it that the world powers aren't sharing with the public...

* UnreliableNarrator: [[spoiler:National Living Meat Research is not an official organisation and they simply got leaked classified information they didn't fully understand. Most of the other footage is created by a cult trying to push a narrative. ]] Several of their materials contradict each other and it's not entirely clear which is correct, in particular in the case of [[spoiler:how to fight Mimics.]]

* EldritchAbomination: Compared to the other ''Carnis'' which seems to have at least some believable role in the ecosystem the Monoliths and especially [[spoiler:Singularities]] are completely inexplicable, with the former being titanic figures measuring hundreds of feet high and are unmoving unless provoked, which they are shown to be NighInvulnerable. And the latter being even more mysterious [[spoiler:being 3 meter balls of flesh that suspend themselves off the ground through unknown means and emit magnetic and energy signals for an unknown purpose]].

* UnreliableNarrator: [[spoiler:National Living Meat Research is not an official organisation and they simply got leaked classified information they didn’t fully understand. Most of the other footage is created by a cult trying to push a narrative. ]] Several of their materials contradict each other and it’s not entirely clear which is correct, in particular in the case of [[spoiler:how to fight Mimics.]]

* GrimUpNorth: The location of [[spoiler: the Singularity, seemingly the source of the Carnis organisms]] is a fictional island in Canada's far north.

* ConditionedToAcceptHorror: Society at large apparently accepts the Crawl and its various non-violent spawn as a part of everyday life. Some people even keep trimmings (which resemble a cross between a giant grub and a skinless raccoon) as pets, and meat snakes are incorporated into the waste disposal industry as helpful tools due to their docile nature and willingness to consume any dead organic material. Mimics, while dangerous, are treated mostly like other apex predators such as bears and cougars in the tapes. [[spoiler:Of course, then we find out that there are things even ''more'' dangerous to people than mimics, and that the government and media don't want us to know some things about them.]]

Of course the Crawl isn't entirely harmless. Of course the Crawl is generating all kinds of strange creatures from its branches on occasion. Of course there seems to be some other things about it that the world powers aren't sharing with the public...

* {{Beat}}: PlayedForHorror; in the tape discussing the biology and habits of mimics, there is a long, uncomfortable pause after the line explaining that the mimic's diet is comprised entirely of human flesh.