One Mysterious Part Of Red Dead Redemption 2 Is Still Scarier Than Most Horror Games

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The Wild West can be a scary place in . Overall, is pretty grounded in reality. However, there are lots of little Easter eggs and secrets that touch on the supernatural. There's nothing akin to 's zombie adventure DLC, but there are UFOs, cannibals, and vampires to be found in .

But all these horrific elements are kept at arm's length. The UFO is only visible in the distant sky. The cannibals are only interacted with briefly. And it's left open to interpretation whether 's Saint Denis vampire is actually a bloodsucking creature of the night, or just some pale weirdo. However, one secret remains pretty creepy, even a few years after release. Its basis in real-world horrors, along with a closer look at the game's code, only makes it scarier.

As Arthur explores the area west of the Van Horn Trading Post, he may encounter a decrepit house containing 's greatest horror: the Manmade Mutant. At first glance, it resembles a crucified minotaur: a humanoid body with a boar's head, ram's horns — wait, are those wings? As it turns out, the Manmade Mutant doesn't seem to contain any human parts at all. It's all cobbled together of various animals' appendages, with the stomach of a sheep, the forelegs of a bear, and the wings of a vulture. It appears to be strapped to some sort of surgical table, and its arms are suspended from the ceiling in an outstretched position.

Notes found nearby suggest that the creature is the result of scientific experimentation. They read, "." This seems to imply that whoever created the creature intended to resurrect it. They also reveal that the creator has done even more patchwork than is immediately visible: a bear's heart beats inside its chest, and its skull is half-human, half-boar.

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