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English Digital ExhibitMain MenuIntroductionTimelineA timeline of the ecohorror genreInterstellarOryx and Crake: Climate Change Eco-Horror in Dystopian FictionA drawing of the Crakers, the man-made super race created by Crake, dancing in the face of humanity's destruction at the hands of a violent plague.Dark Souls: An OverviewA glance over the themes, ideas and potential complexities of Dark Souls as we analyze it through an climate change lens.The Last of UsAn overview of the ecohorror themes of The Last of Us video games series (2013-now) and The Last of Us show (2023-now)The Day After TomorrowWorks CitedAman Patel30884edd78485645a46f9eb7f9c58f4bfe40c24aMadeeha Anjum3941ce045f3abf24e95b4a97a9b5bcb04ec0027eDavid Calderon06cbd73250ddf44a8721d11344ce2628ad5e4116Vincent Michael Griffo4f13320fd67b16f793d62e643199f6961d7e7ebd
Clickers
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12023-03-12T16:56:40-07:00The Last of Us: The Infected9Some insight into the fungal disease that spreads in The Last of Us (both the show and the games) that drive the narrative of the media.image_header2023-03-16T18:24:02-07:00It may be interesting to see some of the types of The Infected that one can encounter in the video game, as an Infected increases in their own corruption. There are many types, but three are most notable (Fandom.com, 2023).
1. Runners:
These type of Infected move very fast and make awkward and misguided attacks. They are first that Joel and Sarah encounter, and are quite easy to avoid if the defender swerves out of the way.
2. Stalkers:
These mark the stages after the Runners, in which the Infected begins losing eyesight and become more aggressive. They are capable of using stealth to hunt down their target, hence their name. Avoiding these requires heightened awareness and stealth in both audio and visual manners.
3. Clickers:
These mark the stages after Stalkers, in which the head of the Infected becomes fully enveloped by the fungi, such that the host has no ability to see. At this stage, they can only hear (very precisely) to track down their target using some mechanism similar to echolocation (which requires clicking to perform, hence their name). These require only audial stealth to avoid, as long as no sound are made near it. Once there is some sort of accident or incident, the defender may start running, making their location quite obvious at that point, such that it is difficult to get into stealth again. These are the ones which Joel and Ellie encounter in the Boston Museum.
As can be seen, there are a variety of Infected which Joel and Ellie encounter throughout the game. The way that they act requires stealth (for the most part) to avoid, thus making up why The Last of Us is a go-to example of a stealth horror game. The concept of making these enemies humans that are corrupted by nature (fungi) contributes to the idea of "nature taking back" as is often explored in eco-horror media, as the hosts of the fungi become victims to the fungi, rather than the typical theme of humans being an oppressive force against nature.
