History NightmareFuel / TheEvilWithin2

-->''[[PunctuatedForEmphasis "I. SAID. EAT!"]]''

* Your first encounter with the Lost, where Sebastian comes upon a woman repeating "Skin and bones, gotta eat" in a creepy singsong while ForceFeeding her still-human teenage son from a pile of disgusting, rotted offal. Then she starts to slam the poor kid's head into the table, [[CruelAndUnusualDeath bloodily smashing his face into the table until she literally beats his brains out]].

* Your first encounter with the Lost, where Sebastian comes upon a woman repeating "Skin and bones, gotta eat" in a creepy singsong while ForceFeeding her still-human teenage son from a pile of disgusting, rotted offal. Then she starts to slam the poor kid's head into the table, [[CruelAndUnusualDeath bloodily smashing in his face until he dies]].

* Before your final confrontation with Theodore, there's an extended sequence where you have to wade through a thigh-high lake of blood, evading the other Lost that are wandering around with you, in a dark void so full of shadows and drifting particles of gore that even with your flashlight on, you can hardly see anything. It's a subdued, eerie place, and very easy to get lost in.

** The torture cellar and dungeon in Chapter 9 contains plenty of evidence that it's ''been used'', and used a lot. Anyone thinking that Theodore is some kind of WellIntentionedExtremist who deserves any measure of sympathy needs only listen to the residual memory in one prison cell of an innocent woman waking up inside, panicking, and weeping in terror as she realizes she's going to slowly die alone in there.

** The torture cellar and dungeon in Chapter contains plenty of evidence that it's ''been used'', and used a lot. Anyone thinking that Theodore is some kind of WellIntentionedExtremist who deserves any measure of sympathy needs only listen to the residual memory in one prison cell of an innocent woman waking up inside, panicking, and weeping in terror as she realizes she's going to slowly die alone in there.

** The torture cellar and dungeon in Chapter contains plenty of evidence that it's ''been used'', and used a lot. Anyone thinking that Theodore is some kind of WellIntentionedExtremist who deserves any sympathy needs only listen to the residual memory inside one prison cell of an innocent woman waking up inside, panicking, and weeping in terror as she realizes she's going to die in there.

* Theodore's personal sections of the STEM are quite horrifying, being a flame-enveloped mash-up of a medieval torture dungeon, a Gothic church, and an industrial factory that wouldn't be out of place in a ''VideoGame/SilentHill'' game.

* Theodore's personal sections of the STEM are quite horrifying, being a flame-enveloped mash-up of a medieval torture dungeon, a Gothic church, and an industrial factory that wouldn't be out of place in a ''VideoGame/Silent Hill'' game.

* Theodore's personal sections of the STEM are quite horrifying, being a flame-enveloped mash-up of a medieval torture dungeon, a Gothic church, and an industrial factory.

* The "Disciples", the {{Elite Mook}}s who represent Theodore's most devout cultists. They're mad fanatics carrying [[PlayingWithFire flamethrowers]] and distinguished by a bandage-wrapped breathing apparatus that makes it look like their face has been ''[[FacialHorror melted and molded into the semblance of a gas-mask]]''. [[spoiler:Oh, and for icing on the cake, you'll have to face [[FaceHeelTurn O'Neal]] as a boss-battle after Theodore corrupts him and [{BrainwashedAndCrazy converts him into one]].

* Horror fans got quite a surprise at E3 2017 with an extended trailer for the sequel. From all appearances, we're in for an even more terrifying and heart-wrenching experience, as Sebastian's own personal demons look to be brought to the forefront and explored this time around. You may never think of Music/DuranDuran [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S3G2NLkrclg the same way again...]]

* This game hits you with nightmare fuel ''right out of the gate''; as soon as you start a new game, you play through a short sequence with Sebastian rushing to save his daughter Lily as his house burns down around him. He makes it to her room, and she's safe. [[CallingTheOldManOut But she blames him for not saving her]] and grabs hold of him as she bursts into flames, both of them engulfed in a vortex of fire as their faces graphically burn off... [[CatapultNightmare Before Sebastian wakes up in a bar.]] Yeah. They're not pulling ''any'' punches this time around.
* The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eDuwGiyiFvM second trailer]] lives up to the first by introducing a new hostile; a MadArtist named Stefano Valentini, who went mad after an incident where a photo he took cost him his eye and became a SerialKiller so he could take pictures of his maimed, mutilated and butchered victims. How bad is he? He's entered the STEM world ''on purpose'', because it gives him a world that he can reshape to his every whim. Oh, and he's after Sebastian's daughter, too, for even greater control...
** Close to his boss battle, Valentini shows Sebastian his greatest "masterpiece" yet: [[spoiler: strapping dozens of victims into their chairs in the theatre and detonating their explosive leashes, then freezing the ensuing carnage in time with his powers.]] It doesn't help that, judging by the expression he makes afterwards, he seems to get ''aroused by it''.
* The giant flying camera eye that Valentini controls. It's huge, can summon enemies, and can squash you into a red smear on the ground with a single swat of its giant tentacles.
* Then there's the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BrZ47uEKSKw story trailer]], which introduces Father Theodore; a [[SinisterMinister mad priest]] with [[AGodAmI a god complex]] who hopes to exploit the STEM world by turning it into his own private paradise. And who will "cleanse" those who oppose him with fire.
** There's also a shot of a flamethrower-wielding enemy, implied to be TheDragon to Theodore, whose face looks like it's been ''[[FacialHorror melted and molded into the semblance of a gas-mask]]''.
*** With more details, [[SarcasmMode good news!]] [[spoiler:That's a ''normal member'' of his cult! And they're ''all'' bearing flamethrowers!]]
*** Better news! [[spoiler:[[FaceHeelTurn O'Neal]] [[BrainwashedAndCrazy becomes]] one of them!]]

* There's another female creature called Anima stalking him throughout Union that isn't quite as viscerally horrifying as the above, but is a tall, ghostly woman that sings creepily while searching for Sebastian, and rushes at him very, ''[[JumpScare very]]'' quickly if he's spotted. And it can ''walk through walls'', meaning not only will usual evasive tactics not work but you never know apart from the singing if she is headed right for you...

* The sheer amount of Hell that [[spoiler:Myra]] goes through. [[spoiler: In her quest to find her daughter, she gets screwed over threefold: she's betrayed by Valentini, then Theodore does the same, and ''then'' her own psyche gets corrupted by STEM, turning her into a monster who's sole focus is Lily's safety, everything and everyone else (including Sebastian) be damned.]]

* This game hits you with nightmare fuel ''right out of the gate''; as soon as you start a new game, you play through a short sequence with Sebastian rushing to save his daughter Lily as his house burns down around him. He makes it to her room, and she's safe. [[CallingTheOldManOut But she blames him for not saving her]] and grabs hold of him as she bursts into flames, both her face and Sebastian's graphically burning off... [[CatapultNightmare Before Sebastian wakes up in a bar.]] Yeah. They're not pulling ''any'' punches this time around.

** In fact, there's a semi-hidden moment where you can encounter a single surviving resident to get her perspective on what's happened. The frightened young woman can only recollect signing up for a sleep study because she needed money, and then found herself in Union with an identity she didn't recognize, and a man she didn't know who said he was her husband. Then she saw him transform into one of the Lost and try to attack her. Sebastian can save her from immediate harm, but there's nothing else he can do to help the poor girl, meaning she'll spend the last hours of her existence hiding in that house while "reality" crumbles around her, waiting for a rescue that will never come.

** There's also a shot of a flamethrower-wielding enemy, implied to be TheDragon to Theodore, whose face has been ''[[FacialHorror melted and molded into the semblance of a gas-mask]]''.

* [[BigBad Ruvik]] has not yet made an appearance in any pre-release material, but it's safe to bet that he will turn up, because the trailer does reveal that [[spoiler:[[OhCrap Laura appears to be back in some capacity]]]].
** The good news is [[spoiler: Ruvik's nowhere to be seen. However, Laura definitely is, and is spawned by Father Theodore from Sebastian's memories... and she brought the Sadist and the Keeper along for the ride]].

* The sheer amount of BS that [[spoiler:Myra]] goes through. [[spoiler: In her quest to find her daughter, she gets screwed over threefold: she's betrayed by Valentini, then Theodore does the same, and ''then'' her own psyche gets corrupted by STEM, turning her into a monster who's sole focus is Lily's safety, everything and everyone else (including Sebastian) be damned.]]

** The slow burn leading up to this first encounter is a prime example of NothingIsScarier, as you cautiously trek through what appears to be a fancy hotel where Stefano showcased his work. The place is just old and decrepit enough to make it extremely unsettling, and that's before you come upon the numerous sheet-covered bodies hanging from the ceiling in a pitch-black room.

* After he gets surprised by Valentini early on, Sebastian looks into a mirror and sees a woman in a red dress behind him. He turns around... [[NothingIsScarier but there's nobody there.]] Turning back around, Sebastian's greeted by the severed heads of ''several women'', one of which is [[SlasherSmile flashing him a demonic smile]], before a horrific abomination of [[BodyOfBodies female bodies fused together]], with a HUGE buzzsaw for one hand, crashes through the mirror and starts to chase him, screaming and laughing the whole time. Say hello to the Guardian.
** [[spoiler: [[SarcasmMode The best part?]] There's more than one.]]

** Even worse, Obscura is a flesh construct Stefano made from the bodies of some unfortunate victims. At one point, Stefano taunts Sebastian by letting him hear the creation process of the monster, namely, torturing and cutting a screaming woman into pieces. At one point, he even ''cuts her tongue out'' since he can't focus on his work with her screaming. '''''Jesus'''''.

** Even worse, Obscura is a flesh construct Stefano made from the bodies of some unfortunate victims. At one point, Stefano taunts Sebastian by letting him hear the creation process of the monster, namely, Stefano torturing and cutting into pieces a screaming woman. ''Jesus''.

* The Obscura creature looks to have stepped out of a Silent Hill game, as it appears as a twisted fusion of a human woman and a tripod, complete with a vintage camera for a head. If it manages to see it's prey, it will use it's camera flash to freeze them into place and sprout tentacles to impale the unfortunate victim.

* Imagine being one of the volunteers for Mobius' [[LotusEaterMachine Union project]]. You get sent to a seemingly utopian EverytownAmerica where you lead a perfectly happy life inside STEM... When suddenly the environment begins cracking apart and most of the people there begin turning into hideous abominations out for your blood, with no possibility of escaping to the real world. And that's without mentioning the couple of psychopaths running around whose mental problems give them godlike RealityWarper powers within STEM. You'd be very fucked indeed.

* There's another female creature stalking him throughout Union that isn't quite as viscerally horrifying as the above, but is a tall, ghostly woman that sings creepily while searching for Sebastian, and rushes at him very, ''[[JumpScare very]]'' quickly if he's spotted. And it can ''walk through walls'', meaning not only will usual evasive tactics not work but you never know apart from the singing if she is headed right for you...