History Webcomic / TheCommune

'''[[https://tapas.io/series/The-Commune/info The Commune]]''' is a psychological horror webcomic written and illustrated by '''[[https://www.instagram.com/smokesalty/ smokesalty]]''' The work began publishing in January 2022 and is still ongoing.

* DaylightHorror: Many of Anopheles punishments are enacted during the day.

* EvilIsPetty: Anopheles takes things very personally, an example being [[spoiler: a cult member choosing to dye her hair red, which leads him to being angry and forcing to shave it all off in front of everyone. This was mainly done because she didn't ask him permission to do so, and it's implied that the competing red of his outfit and her hair annoyed him. ]]

* NightmareSequence: [[spoiler: 407 has a dream that 267 dies as a result of feeling worried for him during the mission. He also has a dream about Anopheles threatening to kill him. ]]

* PsychoKnifeNut: 24 is shown to like using knives, where he [[spoiler: uses one to cut 407 and for attempted murder.]]

* SerialKiller: Anopheles has killed the people his members kidnapped for him.

* EvilIsPetty: Anopheles takes things very personally, an example being [[spoiler: a cult member choosing to dye her hair red leads him to being angry and forcing to shave it all off in front of everyone. This was mainly done because she didn't ask him permission for the hair dye, and it's implied that the competing red of his outfit and her hair annoyed him. ]]

* DaylightHorror: Many of Anopheles punishments are enacted during the day (e.g. [[spoiler: hair shaving, 267's punishment, 24's punishment)]]

* TheBadGuysAreCops: The police are shown to have returned 407 to his abusive home after he ran away. They're despised by Anopheles for trying to find him and his cult, leading him to murder them later on.

* AffablyEvil: Anopheles is nice so as long as it fits his plans and doesn't get in the way of his ego. He is shown to be annoyed at 267 for looking out for 407 as he was waiting in the wrong area and is shown to be annoyed at 01 for wrecking the photographs he gave them for the mission.

* DarkAndTroubledPast: 407's abusive father is shown to be the reason he's missing an eye. [[spoiler: The death of Anopheles' father led to him feeling angry and troubled for a lot of his life.]]

* DaddysLittleVillain: 24, technically an adoptive child of Anopheles, can be just as cruel and conniving as him, looking up to Anopheles as a father figure. Just as Anopheles enacts punishments, 24 does too.
* DarkAndTroubledPast: 407's abusive father is shown to be the reason he's missing an eye. The death of Anopheles' father led to him feeling angry and troubled for a lot of his life.
* DaylightHorror: Many of Anopheles punishments are enacted during the day (e.g. hair shaving, 267's punishment, 24's punishment)

* DestroyTheAbusiveHome: 407 runs away twice from his abusive father; the second time led to him being in Anopheles' cult.
* EvilIsPetty: Anopheles takes things very personally, an example being a cult member choosing to dye her hair red leads him to being angry and forcing to shave it all off in front of everyone. This was mainly done because she didn't ask him permission for the hair dye, and it's implied that the competing red of his outfit and her hair annoyed him.

* HumansAreTheRealMonsters: Anopheles states that the people who caused 407's loss of eye are 'monsters' and it's shown that 407's abusive family bought much of his torment in the past. Anopheles, despite having mosquito-like characteristics is very human and also a cruel abuser.
* KillTheLights: Due to feeling ill, 407 ends up completing his duties past his bedtime, which leads to all the commune lights to be switched off by Anopheles.

* NiceDayDeadlyNight: While Anopheles still enacts abusive behaviour during the day, his night-time activities are a mystery to the cult members. Later on it is shown that he goes down to the basement each night to deal with the kidnapped people from missions.
* NightmareSequence: 407 has a dream that 267 dies as a result of feeling worried for him during the mission. He also has a dream about Anopheles threatening to kill him.

* PsychoKnifeNut: 24 is shown to like using knives, where he uses one to cut 407 and for attempted murder.
* Sadist: 24 is shown enjoying seeing other cult members abused. This can be with Anopheles' punishments, or his own, such as him stabbing 01 in the leg, cutting 407's back with a knife.

* TheBadGuysAreCops: The police are shown to have returned 407 to his abusive home after he ran away. They are also despised by Anopheles for trying to find him and his cult, leading him to murder them later on.
* TheBully: 24 enjoys snitching on cult members and watching Anopheles hurt them. 24 also enjoys hurting others himself, such as him stabbing 01 in the leg, and him cutting 407's back.

* EvilIsPetty: Anopheles takes things very personally, an example being a cult member choosing to dye her hair red leads him to being angry and forcing to shave it all off in front of everyone. This was mainly done because she didn't ask him for the hair dye, and it's implied that the competing red of his outfit and her hair annoyed him.

* ObliviouslyEvil: Anopheles is very abusive, but believes his actions are justified because he is helping "fix" his cult members and preventing them from becoming corrupt. Even with being told the impacts of his actions, he is dismissive and defensive.
* ThePowerOfBlood: Anopheles makes his members wear necklaces that contain their own blood. He is shown to be able to smell and identify his members by the scent of their blood.

* Sadist: 24 is shown enjoying seeing other cult members abused.

* UnnervinglyHeartwarming: Anopheles will often be caring and loving towards 407, with the audience knowing his ulterior motive, which is usually quite selfish.

* DeadlyDoctor: Anopheles states that he was previously a surgeon in chapter 1. He says he has better use of that knowledge towards his cult members.

* AffablyEvil: Anopheles is nice so as long as it fits his plans and doesn't get in the way of his ego.
* {{Cult}}: The main premise of the comic.*

* TheBully: 24 enjoys snitching on cult members and watching Anopheles hurt them. 24 also enjoys hurting others
* DaddysLittleVillain: 24, technically an adoptive child of Anopheles, can be just as cruel and conniving as him, looking up to Anopheles as a father figure.

* DeadlyDoctor: Anopheles states that he was previously a surgeon, which is used later on against one of the characters.

%%* DevelopingDoomedCharacters%%
* EvilIsPetty: Anopheles takes things very personally, an example being a cult member choosing to dye her hair red leads him to being angry and forcing to shave it all off in front of everyone.

* GoryDiscretionShot
* HorrorHunger: Anopheles finds the smell of blood appetizing._
* HumansAreTheRealMonsters: Anopheles states that the people who caused 407's loss of eye are 'monsters' and it's shown that 407's abusive family bought much of his torment in the past. Anopheles, despite having mosquito-like characteristics is very human and also a cruel abuser_

* NiceDayDeadlyNight: While Anopheles still enacts abusive behaviour during the day, his night-time activities are a mystery to the cult members. The reader soon finds out what he's been doing with kidnapped individuals after lights out.

himself, such as him stabbing 01 in the leg, and him cutting 407's back.

%%* Cult: The main premise of the comic.*

%%* Cult: The main premise of the comic.
* MalevolentMaskedMen: Anopheles wears a mosquito mask, hiding his face.
* ObliviouslyEvil: Anopheles is very abusive, but believes his actions are justified because he is helping "fix" his cult members and preventing them from becoming corrupt. Even with being told the impacts of his actions, he is dismissive and defensive.
* UnnervinglyHeartwarming: Anopheles will often be caring and loving towards 407, with the audience knowing his ulterior motive, which is usually quite selfish.

* ThePowerOfBlood: Anopheles makes his members wear necklaces that contain their own blood. He is shown to be able to smell and identify his members by the scent of their blood.
* PsychoKnifeNut: 24 is shown to like using knives, where he uses one to cut 407 and for attempted murder.
* TheFundamentalist: If you disagree with Anopheles, you are wrong. That's just how it works.
* TheBully: 24 enjoys snitching on cult members and watching Anopheles hurt them. 24 also enjoys hurting others himself, such as him stabbing 01 in the leg, and him cutting 407's back.
* SerialKiller: Anopheles has killed the people his members kidnapped for him.
* DaylightHorror: Many of Anopheles punishments are enacted during the day (e.g. hair shaving, 267's punishment, 24's punishment)

* NiceDayDeadlyNight: While Anopheles still enacts abusive behaviour during the day, his night-time activities are a mystery to the cult members. The reader soon finds out what he's been doing with kidnapped individuals after lights out.
%%* FashionableEvil: Anopheles has DRIP
* SlasherSmile: 24 is seen with an exaggerated smile every time he sees another cult member in pain.
* NightmareSequence: 407 has a dream that 267 dies as a result of feeling worried for him during the mission. He also has a dream about Anopheles threatening to kill him.

* PickyPeopleEater: Anopheles seems to be only interested in eating specific foods and parts...
* HumansAreTheRealMonsters: Anopheles states that the people who caused 407's loss of eye are 'monsters' and it's shown that 407's abusive family bought much of his torment in the past. Anopheles, despite having mosquito-like characteristics is very human and also a cruel abuser.
%%* GoryDiscretionShot
* HorrorHunger: Anopheles finds the smell of blood appetizing.

%%* DevelopingDoomedCharacters
* DarkAndTroubledPast: 407's abusive father is shown to be the reason he's missing an eye. The death of Anopheles' father led to him feeling angry and troubled for a lot of his life.
* TheBadGuysAreCops: The police are shown to have returned 407 to his abusive home after he ran away. They are also despised by Anopheles for trying to find him and his cult, leading him to murder them later on.
* DestroyTheAbusiveHome: 407 runs away twice from his abusive father; the second time led to him being in Anopheles' cult.

!!Tropes The Commune include:

* Cult: The main premise of the comic.

* DaddysLittleVillain: 24, technically an adoptive child of Anopheles can be just as cruel and conniving as him, looking up to Anopheles as a father figure.

* FashionableEvil: Anopheles has DRIP

* GoryDiscretionShot
* HorrorHunger: Anopheles finds the smell of blood appetising.

* DevelopingDoomedCharacters

!!Tropes The Commune include: (note: major spoilers that have not appeared in the comic will not be explained until they are published)

* Daddy'sLittleVillain: 24, technically an adoptive child of Anopheles can be just as cruel and conniving as him, looking up to Anopheles as a father figure.

* Fashionable Evil: Anopheles has DRIP

* RealismInducedHorror: While there are supernatural elements, the true horror is around Anopheles as a manipulative, narcissistic cult leader.
* Sadist: 24 enjoys snitching on cult members and watching Anopheles hurt them. 24 also enjoys hurting others himself, such as him stabbing 01 in the leg, and him cutting 407's back.

* CampUnsafeIsntSafeAnymore: The commune appears to be a safe place but is the place of most of the character's torments.

* ObliviouslyEvil: Anopheles is abhorrently abusive, but believes his actions are justified because he is helping "fix" his cult members and preventing them from becoming corrupt. Even with being told the impacts of his actions, he is dismissive and defensive.
* BloodyHorror: Seen in the cult ceremony as well as later scenes.

* NiceDay,DeadlyNight: While Anopheles still enacts abusive behaviour during the day, his night-time activities are a mystery to the cult members. The reader soon finds out what he's been doing with kidnapped individuals after lights out.

* HorrorHunger: Anopheles finds the smell of blood apetising.

* CampUnsafeIsntSafeAnymore: The commune appears to be a safe place but is the place of most of the character's torments.
* ColdBloodedTorture

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* DaylightHorror: Many of Anopheles punishments are enacted during the day (e.g. hairshaving, 267's punishment, 24's punishment)

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* DaylightHorrors: Many of Anopheles punishments are enacted during the day (e.g. hairshaving, 267's punishment, 24's punishment)

* GoreyDiscretionShot

* CampUnsafeIsn'tSafeAnymore: The commune appears to be a safe place but is the place of most of the character's torments.

!!Tropes The Commune include:

* BloodMagic: The first scene of the comic shows 407 saying his pledge, before Anopheles cuts him in order to use his blood for the necklace around his neck. Anopheles is shown to be able to identify the cult members by blood.

'''[[https://tapas.io/series/The-Commune/info The Commune]]''' is a psychological horror webcomic written and illustrated by smokesalty. The work began publishing in January 2022 and is still ongoing.

However, with the horrors of the outside world and 'decievers' as Anopheles calls them, 407 swears to never leave the commune again. After all, the commune is situated in the middle of the woods, far from prying eyes. It's just 407, his community and the leader who has his own way of keeping his members put.

The Commune is a psychological horror webcomic written and illustrated by smokesalty. The work began publishing in January 2022 and is still ongoing.