History VideoGame / TheyHunger

* {{Expy}}: With [[ClusterFBomb all of his casual swearing]], his large appearance, Southern Accent, and his increasing frustration with his inability to defeat the player, Sheriff Rockwood is definitely inspired by [[SmokeyAndTheBandit Sheriff Buford T. Justice]] with a bit of [[WesternAnimation/SouthPark Eric Cartman]].

* {{Expy}}: With [[ClusterFBomb all of his casual swearing]], Sheriff Rockwood is definitely inspired by [[WesternAnimation/SouthPark Eric Cartman]].

-->''You ramp-bastard, son of a yankee bitch! You might've gotten the doc but I'll beat yo ass!''

* VillainSong: "You Are What I Eat," which is sung by a zombie detailing how he will beat you to death and devour your corpse.

** '''[[spoiler:Dr. Franklin]]:''' "''You ruined my plan. But I'll be back; you can't kill me!''"

** '''[[spoiler:Dr. Franklin]]:''' "''You ruined my plan. But I'll be back; you cannot kill me!''"

** '''[[spoiler:Dr. Franklin]]:''' "''You ruined my plan! But I'll be back; you cannot kill me!''"

-->''You ramp-bastard, son of a yankee bitch! You might've got the doc but I'm gonna kick your ass!''

* AllJustADream: Subverted. At the very end of the second episode, you hear a voice saying "Wake up, honey, you're having a nightmare." Turns out it was a nurse who said that. [[spoiler:Who later on becomes undead.]]

->''"This is BMRF radio; [[WeInterruptThisProgram we interrupt this program to bring you a special news report!]] Unknown atmospheric phenomena have been reported throughout the area. Meteorologists have been unable to identify the source of the strange electrical displays, but we will keep you informed of any developments. We return you now to our regular programming."''

* BadassBookworm: The main character is a writer surviving the zombie apocalypse. He could certainly make an awesome autobiography out of it. Hell, their WeaponOfChoice is an ornate ''umbrella''.

* BadassBookworm: The main character is a writer surviving the zombie apocalypse. He could certainly make an awesome autobiography out of it.

%%* SunglassesAtNight: [[spoiler:Sheriff Chester.]]

%%* WeWillMeetAgain: The player gets one in a nightmare.
%%** '''[[spoiler:Dr. Franklin]]:''' "''You ruined my plan! But I'll be back; you cannot kill me!''"

* HowlingToTheNight: Wolves can be heard howling in the wilderness through all the episodes.

* KillEmAll: [[spoiler:The few people you ''do'' meet end up dying by the third episode, with the exception of you and Jerry Hoobs.]]

''They Hunger'', created by Black Widow Games, is a action horror / survival horror modification for ''VideoGame/HalfLife1''. In this three chapter adventure, you must fight your way through hordes of you guessed it, the undead, and try to uncover the mysteries underlying in the crisis of a small county town. It's one of the better known [=GoldSrc=] mods, alongside ''VideoGame/CounterStrike'', ''VideoGame/TheHidden'', ''VideoGame/SvenCoop'', ''VideoGame/GunmanChronicles'', ''Redemption'', ''The Specialists'', and so on.

* CorruptHick: Subverted and played straight with [[spoiler:Chester]]. It appears he was a good man until he became infected.

* UncannyValley: The zombies. [[InvokedTrope Invoked]], obviously.