The Sarthapocalypse

The Sarthapocalypse (2323 words) by AriaGenisi
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Mechsploitation - Fandom
Rating: Mature
Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
Additional Tags: Mechsploitation, forced transformation, Identity Death, Twinning, Brainwashing, Mind Control, Allusions to Sexual Abuse, Global Pandemic, Bad end
Summary:

Recovered Item 617-A
Old world letter, hand-written, titled "The Last Confessions of Lydia Armaranth"
Recovered from Sector 54C by Exploratory Squad D
Item processed and transcribed by S.T.

Review from March 2026
So I haven't read the HELLHOUND preview and I don't post that much on bluesky so I'll be honest I have no idea what is being referenced here! I'm probably not the best person to comment on it then so I'll keep it short.
This is fun! It's silly. It feels like both the plot and the framing device that would be used in one of those old horror movies—I'm thinking like The Thing or The Fly. The piece is told from the perspective of a mad scientist's assistant as she recounts the events that led to the apocalypse that has engulphed the world. There are a few little easter egg kind of details scattered around that definitely make this fun. It's not serious it's not trying to be, read it for a quick and amusing b-horror experience.