The Terrible Secret of Animal Crossing
by Eric Caoili 
{ Dec 10th 2007 at 3:00PM }
Have a free hour to waste? Spend it reading The Terrible Secret of Animal Crossing, a twisted tale put together by Chewbot and the Something Awful forums. It's a mixed media production -- consisting of text, screenshots, artwork, audio (radio series-style), and even a Flash animation -- broken into twelve parts. Far from your run-of-the-mill fan fiction, The Terrible Secret is a captivating account of one boy's struggle to hold onto his sanity as he unravels the infernal mysteries governing the town that holds him prisoner. The story goes far beyond your typical "Tom Nook is a crook" plot, suggesting something much more sinister. Peek past the break for a larger version of the amazing promotional poster you see above.
See also: Trouble in Paradise: An Animal Crossing homecoming
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Reeve @ Dec 10th 2007 3:36PM
Wow, it's really grown since I last saw it (which was before the audio clips and whatnot)! Looks like I have some catching up to do.
Bones3D @ Dec 10th 2007 4:17PM
I dare you to read it by the stairs...
danny. @ Dec 10th 2007 5:13PM
I hadn't been over to that site in years... I was suprised that I remembered the password I used back then and that my account was still active... I don't recognize hardly any of it (and DPPH is sadly missing)
Nushio (NDF - Blue) @ Dec 10th 2007 6:30PM
I must repurchase a copy of Animal Crossing, that story is absolutely brilliant. I laughed. I cried. Its a great story tbh. Thanks for the heads up!
jesus_bon_jovi @ Dec 11th 2007 12:04AM
Tangy! NOOOOOOOOO!
pman1225 @ Dec 11th 2007 10:08AM
Just finished reading it. Greatest fan fiction ever. Props to Chewbot and the rest of the team.
Michael @ Dec 12th 2007 6:27AM
i was a bit dissapointed the last few pages had little from in game, but i mean there is only so much you can do with an endless game's ending :P
Chewbot @ Dec 12th 2007 11:31AM
Wow, another external reference! Thank you for the kind comments, I'm still amazed by all the great feedback I've been getting on this.
By the way, the movie poster was done by SA goon Demon Allie. Mad props to her.
Alice @ Dec 13th 2007 2:33AM
Thank you for not hotlinking. ;)