History NightmareFuel / LastYearTheNightmare

* The teaser for Chapter 2 of Last Year depicts Last Year's most sinister Fiend yet - the Father, a SinisterMinister that looks like a male version of [[Film/TheNun the Nun]], wielding fire magic and [[OminousLatinChanting chanting foreboding Latin messages.]] There's nothing even remotely campy or cheesy about the Fiend's design this time around. And unlike the first four Fiends, who come from horror archetypes that usually target helpless teenagers, the Father looks like something straight out of GothicHorror. That's right - for the first time in Last Year, the Classmates may be fighting something that typically preys on ''adults''.

* The teaser for Chapter 2 of Last Year depicts Last Year's most sinister Fiend yet - the Father, a SinisterMinister that looks like a male version of [[Film/TheNun the Nun]], wielding fire magic and [[OminousLatinChanting chanting foreboding Latin messages.]] And unlike the first four Fiends, who come from horror archetypes that usually target helpless teenagers, the Father looks like something straight out of GothicHorror. That's right - for the first time in Last Year, the Classmates may be fighting something that typically preys on ''adults''.

Sure, the game's a little tongue-in-cheek at times, but what else can you expect from a horror game called "Last Year: The Nightmare"?

** One kill sees it biting the head of the survivor, twisting it around, then''ripping it off and eating it whole.''

* The very premise of the game. Five students wake up to find themselves in a [[EldritchLocation horribly twisted reflection of their high school]], and find out they're being relentlessly pursued by a malevolent, undying force that manifests itself in three different serial killers eager to kill them one by one in the most sadistic, gory ways possible.

*** As of the Steam release, the Giant can now dismember students while giving them a MetromnomicManMashing. Fun.

* The massive amount of locations [[JumpScare a serial killer could jump out at you from]] [[ParanoiaFuel at any moment]]. See that skylight up ahead? Don't walk straight under it unless you want an axe buried in your forehead. Do you want to try hugging the wall instead? Probably not much safer, considering a massive brute that would make [[VideoGame/{{Outlast}} Chris Walker]] soil his pants could smash through it at any moment. And stay away from the grates - or the Strangler might pull you in. And those are only the class-specific ambush spots: really, anywhere any of the students aren't looking at at the moment is fair game. You could turn the corner and run straight into the business end of an axe. Or a Strangler could drag you away from the group from behind and shove you into a hole or off a building before your teammates even know what's happening.

* The executions. Once a student's health reaches 0, they become incapacitated and can only crawl around. This is when the Killer can finish off the student in a myriad of gruesome ways. Even though the game has no gore, they're still gut-wrenching to watch.

''' [[PartyScattering 3 SURVIVORS REMAIN]] '''

''' [[DwindlingParty 2 SURVIVORS REMAIN]] '''

''' [[OhCrap YOU ARE THE LAST ONE ALIVE]] '''

-->''Hit 'em hard! Hit em' again! Hit 'em hard! Hit 'em again! [[MadnessMantra Hit 'em again! Hit 'em again...]]''

* If the Students fail to escape or if they're all killed, you're treated to a DownerEnding cutscene. The Slasher nails pictures of all five Students on a brick wall. The screen then zooms out to show ''hundreds'' of similar pictures - all crossed out. Who are these people, and what did the Nightmare do to them? And ''why?''

** The Giant's executions are relatively tame, as he usually just punches the kid in the face a couple times or slams them against the floor. However, there is one that can make even the most hardened slasher film buffs cringe: he lifts a student over his head, then ''brings them down on his knee to snap their spine!!''

* The massive amount of locations [[JumpScare a serial killer could jump out at you from]] [[ParanoiaFuel at any moment]]. See that skylight up ahead? Don't walk straight under it unless you want an axe buried in your forehead. Do you want to try hugging the wall instead? Probably not much safer, considering a massive brute that would make [[VideoGame/{{Outlast}} Chris Walker]] soil his pants could smash through it at any moment. And see that broken ventilation grate over there? Don't even go anywhere near it, or the Strangler might pull you in. And those are only the class-specific ambush spots: really, anywhere any of the students aren't looking at at the moment is fair game. You could turn the corner and run straight into the business end of an axe. Or a Strangler could drag you away from the group from behind and stab you to death without anyone else even noticing until it's too late.

* The executions. Once a student's health reaches 0, they become incapacitated and can only crawl around. This is when the Killer can finish off the student in a myriad of gruesome ways:
** The Strangler pulls out some scissors and [[EyeScream stabs his victim in the eye.]] Alternatively, as shown in the page image, he can unspawn and pull them through a broken ventilation shaft with jagged steel bars resembling the maw of a monster. No one gets to see what happens to the student on the other side, but [[NothingIsScarier somehow, that makes things even worse...]]
** Even though the students are never dismembered and their corpses never show any wounds, the Slasher still manages to get the bloodiest ones of the bunch, mercilessly bringing his axe down over and over on his victim's head or back with gut-wrenching hacking sounds.
** The Giant's executions are relatively tame, as he usually just punches the kid in the face a couple times or slams them against the floor. However, there is one that can make even the most hardened slasher film buffs cringe: he lifts a student over his head, then ''bends them the wrong way until their spine snaps!''

** The Giant's executions are relatively tame, as he usually just punches the kid in the face a couple times or slams them against the floor. However, there is one that can make even the most hardened slasher film buffs cringe: he lifts a student over his head face-down, then ''bends them the wrong way until their spine snaps!''

* The massive amount of locations [[JumpScare a serial killer could jump out at you from]] [[ParanoiaFuel at any moment]]. See that skylight up ahead? Don't walk straight under it unless you want an axe buried in your forehead. Do you want to try hugging the wall instead? Probably not much safer, considering a massive brute that would make [[VideoGame/{{Outlast}} Chris Walker]] soil his pants could smash through it at any moment. And those are only the class-specific ambush spots: really, anywhere any of the students aren't looking at at the moment is fair game. You could turn the corner and run straight into the business end of an axe. Or a Strangler could drag you away from the group from behind and stab you to death without anyone else even noticing until it's too late.

** The Strangler pulls out a knife and ''[[EyeScream stabs his victim in the eye.]]'' Alternatively, as shown in the page image, he can unspawn and pull them through a broken ventilation shaft with jagged steel bars resembling the maw of a monster. No one gets to see what happens to the student on the other side, but [[NothingIsScarier somehow, that makes things even worse...]]

** The Giant's executions are relatively tame, as he usually just punches the kid in the face a couple times or slams them against the floor. However, there is one that can make even the most hardened slasher film buffs cringe: he lifts a student over his head face-down, then ''bends their head and legs backwards toward each other until their spine snaps!''

** The Strangler pulls out a knife and ''[[EyeScream stabs his victim in the eyes four times.]]'' Alternatively, as shown in the page image, he can unspawn and pull them through a broken ventilation shaft with jagged steel bars resembling the maw of a monster. No one gets to see what happens to the student on the other side, but [[NothingIsScarier somehow, that makes things even worse...]]

** Even though the students are never dismembered and their corpses never show any wounds, the Slasher still manages to get the bloodiest ones of the bunch, mercilessly bringing his axe down over and over on his victim's head or back with sickening hacking sounds.

* The executions. Once a student's health reaches 0, they become incapacitated and can only crawl around. This is when the Killer can finish off the student in a myriad of gruesome ways. Be glad :

** Even worse? The Killer can unspawn at will too. Imagine chasing the killer down a hallway guns blazing, watching him turn a corner, following him around, and finding... [[NothingIsScarier nothing.]]

* The massive amount of locations [[JumpScare a serial killer could jump out at you from]] [[ParanoiaFuel at any moment]]. See that skylight up ahead? Don't walk straight under it unless you want an axe buried in your forehead. Do you want to try hugging the wall instead? Probably not a good idea, considering a massive brute that would make [[VideoGame/{{Outlast}} Chris Walker]] soil his pants could smash through it at any moment. And those are only the class-specific ambush spots: really, anywhere any of the students aren't looking at at the moment is fair game. You could turn the corner and run straight into the business end of an axe. Or a Strangler could drag you away from the group from behind and stab you to death without anyone else even noticing until it's too late.

* The massive amount of locations [[JumpScare a serial killer could jump out at you from]] [[ParanoiaFuel at any moment]]. See that skylight up ahead? Don't walk straight under it unless you want an axe buried in your forehead. Do you want to try hugging the wall instead? Probably not a good idea, considering a massive brute that would make [[VideoGame/Outlast Chris Walker]] soil his pants could smash through it at any moment. And those are only the class-specific ambush spots: really, anywhere any of the students aren't looking at at the moment is fair game. You could turn the corner and run straight into the business end of an axe. Or a Strangler could drag you away from the group from behind and stab you to death without anyone else even noticing until it's too late.