Your Left 4 Dead Horror Stories

[plastic_window]

I don't think this one's been done before. Well, not exactly. And if Flying-Emu is right then I screwed up bad

You can be as stylish or as boring with the stories as you want, and they can involve any kind of amazing glitch, shot, trap or kill (zombie-wise). As long as it's Left 4 Dead.

The best one I can think of was in the demo - the subway level of No Mercy. Me and three friends were on the hardest setting and we were walking up to the first set of trains. I was point, and as I rounded the escalator, the ominous thunder of an incoming Tank set the controller in my hands vibrating wildly.

You should know at this point that, in the hardest difficulty, your skin has all the protective qualities of a wet newspaper. Some of us were limping and only I had a healthpack left. Yeah, we're not the best players in the planet.

I looked behind me to the platform and then to the tracks to see if the Tank was there. No sign of him. A moments silence flitted over us, and we all let out a collective sigh of relief assuming it had merely been a glitch.

I made my way over to the train door, expecting the Tank to burst out at any moment. It was empty. Not even a sly molotov crouching at the back. Then, from behind me, came the shouts of my team-mates. They'd found the Tank. He was coming from behind us.

One of us tried to hold him off but was killed by a slab of concrete. The other two were swatted aside on the escalators as he made his way up to me and the trains.

I sat in the carriage, waiting for him with a molotov. Then he rushed me and I swear to God it was one of the most terrifying things I've ever experience in games. A massive, hulking, flaming zombie chasing me down the 3-foot-wide train carriage.

As lame as it was, that was mine. And let that be the low benchmark.
Anyhoo, let's hear some friggin stories already!

 

[Flying-Emu]

I was playing online, without a mic, on No Mercy Expert. The other three people with me all had mics, and we were in the Subway (pattern much?), when we heard a Witch crying. So, of course, since I can't object (as I don't have a mic), they choose me to go and see where it is.

So I'm walking along with the other kid (either he was a kid or he was a female), and we found out that the Witch was right in the hallway out of the subway. So once again, the three of them start debating. And then the Horde showed up, and someone fired, startling the witch.

They freak out, and I go through standard witch-slaying protocol; throw molotov, fire shotgun like a madman while running backwards like said madman. I ran -right- through the horde, but thankfully, someone had gotten hit by a Boomer, so they just let me waltz on through. It was a beautiful dance of flaming death.

P.S. I'm 90% sure this has been done before

 

[Drake the Dragonheart]

I was at a lan party playing left 4 dead with 7 other friends on online vs, and I was playing survivors, and we were already banged up. the first time I encountered the witch. I round the corner and mistaking it for a zombie, I startled it and it basically slaughtered me as I was completly unprepared for it, no med kit, and badly injured already. I think it got one of my teammates as well.

 

[Bagaloo]

Sometimes I do silly things in L4D. Last night, my silly thing turned into something quite exhilerating and truly scary

I was larking about on expert with a friend and 2 bots, at the start of the subway level in no mercy. I shot and killed my friend and both bots, and proceeded to set up a competition in which I would run as fast as I could alone and see how far I got. I took a shotgun, healed myself up as best as possible, reloaded all my guns and unlocked the door.

The next 45 seconds (a personal best I should add) was amazing. Prioritising the targets that were only in my way, zipping and weaving around the horde as best I could. Then they started to follow me.

Every time I saw a straight and clear path in front of me, I would briefly spin around and jog backwards desperatly trying to thin the numbers of the horde behind me. As I spun back on my third attempt at stopping my heels from being nibbled upon, I ran smack bang into a boomer. A quick melee to the face sent him stuttering off, and I was off again. A smoker grabbed me (luckily from in front of me) and I was just able to shoot him off before he slowed my momentum. And then the ominous tank music came. I was at the part where you are running along the train tracks, there is a fork with a dead end to the left (where the tank had spawned), a train you had to go through to progress, and a tunnel exit to my right. I just managed to dodge the slab of concrete that had whizzed past my head, and ran backwards along the train, dual pistols out attempting to thin the ever expanding number of horde behind me. I made it off the train, and out to the left through a door, which I promptly shut behind me. By now, the tank had been well and truly ditched.

So I'm still going strong, not a single point of damage yet (this was seriously my best run ever on that level, done it once or twice before and never this well) heading through that very dark room with the concrete supports all over the place. Theres a witch to my left, which is easily skirted, and lots of horde dotted about, I'm just picking off the ones in the way again. I make it up the stairs at the end of the room, dash past yet more horde, and hit the door which you need to open.

With a brickload of horde (those from the start would be back there somewhere, smashing through doors and whatnot), the sounds of another boomer closing in, and the ever present notion that the tank was gonna be coming from somewhere, I smacked the button for the door to open and heard the screams of yet more horde alerted to my presence. Glancing to my right, I see a gas canister (the little red ones). Well, I might as well take some of the bastards with me. Standing virtually on top of it, I light it up with a quick burst from my shotgun. As my health rapidly drops and I fall to the floor wounded, my screen darkens as infected after infected joins me in fiery death. Just as the screen darkens before death, the tank music begins to gain in volume again, and I smile wryly to myself at the notion that at least that bastard wasn't getting any of my tasty man flesh.

My friend who had been spectating could not believe what he had been seeing, and my heart was still beating far too quickly (I was so immersed, I really felt scared listening to the sounds of all these things being mere inches from my back, screaming in rage at me). On a side note, on my friends go, he got the tank in the second room (the one with the escelators) and there was no way past :3

In case you can't tell by the length and excitement I'm pouring into this post, I really, REALLY love Left 4 Dead

 

[plastic_window]

I've tried doing speed runs on that level before but they always end when a smoker grabs me. Really makes you jump out your skin when your sailing along and suddenly you can't run.

 

[Deadman Walkin]

Third campaign first level in all of those offices (after you fight the tank.) My friend was really not being a team player and everyone else was just sorta....meh. So when we came up to the witch He shot her and I just ran into an office and shut the door. Everyone died and he freaked out. He never played with us again (to our happy relief.)

 

[Snotnarok]

Playing through a movie to the final part only to get kicked by the server and not get the achievement. EVERYTIME in various parts of the movies.

 

[Bagaloo]

My brothers not a very big gamer, but on occassion he's asked to take over for me when I'm playing, and being a nice guy, I agree.
Oh, and did I mention he's also incredibly affected by horror films? They really creep him out :3

Its just funny watching his reaction to such ordinary things (for a regular gamer, anyway)

"Whats the horn sound? OHSHI THERE ARE A TON OF THEM COMING FROM EVERYWHERE!"
"Who's this crying girl? *poke*" - you can guess how that ended.

The list could go on forever.

 

[plastic_window]

My brothers not a very big gamer, but on occassion he's asked to take over for me when I'm playing, and being a nice guy, I agree.
Oh, and did I mention he's also incredibly affected by horror films? They really creep him out :3

Its just funny watching his reaction to such ordinary things (for a regular gamer, anyway)

"Whats the horn sound? OHSHI THERE ARE A TON OF THEM COMING FROM EVERYWHERE!"
"Who's this crying girl? *poke*" - you can guess how that ended.

The list could go on forever.

Hehe that's what I'm looking forward to at Christmas - one of my friends who's a casual gamer is getting his hands on L4D as part of a 360 bundle.

The witch never gets boring in my matches though, because there's one of us who absolutely hates her. So much. Any time we hear the sobbing sounds coming from ahead he shakily states "Right that's me, I'm not playing anymore" and he hides in one of the cupboards until we've seen her off.

There was one match where everyone but this guy was killed by the Tank and he hid in one of the respawn cupboards. We were all yelling at him to get out so we could jump back in and help him, but he wouldn't budge. Then the Tank found him. I don't really know how he managed it, but he ended up locking himself into the room with the Tank and all I could hear in my earpiece was him shouting "Open open open open open!"

Zombies are fuuuun :3

 

[linchowlewy]

mine was in the demo, and surprise surprise involves a witch.

i was playing with my brother and two friends and i came across a witch. now my headphones were really shit and i couldn't here them talking as i got nice and close to the witch. i didn't here their screams of: "stay away from the fucking witch". My brother didn't seem to be caring what i was doing soo he didn't notice. but i got to the witch and i pulled a shotgun to her head and fired. the bithc jumped up screamed and began clawing at me while i wildly gesticulated with my shotgun.

 

[shatnershaman]

I beat a mission by myself (normal though) by killing my buddies (offline). That was scary since I only survived a smoker because of a glitch (he dragged me up to a wall and it said "Pancho killed Smoker").

 

[nekolux]

They freak out, and I go through standard witch-slaying protocol; throw molotov, fire shotgun like a madman while running backwards like said madman. I ran -right- through the horde, but thankfully, someone had gotten hit by a Boomer, so they just let me waltz on through. It was a beautiful dance of flaming death.

P.S. I'm 90% sure this has been done before

Standard witch protocol = shotgun. It's a waste of molotov. Witches deal high damage but they have little health. Shotgun shot to the face = dead witch. Even if you cant do crowned witches are still little more than a minor annoyance for a team who knows what they need to do.

My horror story is fairly simple. Expert death toll. 2 tanks per map for stage 2, 3 and 4.... finally made it to finale and that was cake thank goodness for rock platform exploit =P

 

[runtheplacered]

Anytime that I've ever been the only one to survive is a very scary moment. Every move you make after that could be your last and finally finding the rest of your team is a fantastic moment. L4D is just pure awesome.

 

[Hookman]

I was playing with three friends(who had all played before,I had not)and we had entered an abandoned restaraunt when we heard the tank coming. I kept on walking round the corner even though my friends shouted at me to stop,it was too late. I rounded the corner and found myself staring at a tank. Within a few seconds I was on the floor getting beaten to a pulp.

Later on we reached a level where he had to call a helicopter over a radio then defend ourselves from the zombies while da choppa(!) got to us. It was all fine and dandy until the tank showed up. It threw one of my friends onto another ledge,leaving him hanging for his dear,virtual life. Threw an AI teammate to the ravenous zombies and began to smash me into what I can only describe as war-vet puree!

Another time,my friend accidently-on purpose set off a car alarm when he was at the door to the safe-room,summoning the horde. One problem,the rest of us werent near the door! We got attacked by the horde and the three of us ended up on the floor. Meanwhile,my friend at the door decides we are a lost cause and locks himself in the saferoom! I was not a happy bunny!

 

[Weerez]

One time, I was trying to sneak past a witch, and one of my AI teammates decided it would be nice to throw a pipe bomb at that exact moment. Needless to say, she freaked the shit out. Came running after me but 10 quick shots from my Auto-Shotgun brought her down (the pipe bomb did the most damage)

Fun times.

 

[Meado]

Setting off a car alarm when you have a pipe bomb is always fun. Just back into a corner and throw. Yay!
Not so fun when I had 1hp and my bomb bounced off a door frame and landed right infront of me. The mob charged in, pinning me in the corner with my own grenade and nowhere to go. At least I can say it wasn't the zombies that killed me.

Being grabbed by a smoker just as you hit the saferoom door and surviving as the door shuts on it's tongue made me whoop.

 

[rapidoud]

Doing expert (yes the AI is stupid don't get me started), on the trainyard level of Death Toll (Level 3), running along the boardwalk. I turn to look to see if any painkillers then a tank is there and i'm like... oh damn... then I start running back (Dropping an explosive gas can and blowing it up) while shooting my hunting rifle like a madman and... the AI started healing me. I lol'd and cried at the same time. (When they heal you you can't break it or move). zzzzzzz I got knocked over but my friends killed him.
Also at the end of that same level, a tank was sitting in the safehouse and killed us all >< The AI tries to melee him to death and shoot right in front of him far too often.

Once with my bro he attracted a witch (Somehow he thinks shooting NEXT to her and not AT her doesn't startle her) and she killed him, knocked me down and ran off like 40m but still in plain view of the AI so he started to shoot her and shot at her until my health slowly drained from about 250 to 0 and I was like.... sigh.

Also sometimes it can be unfair, sometimes its easy sometimes its extremely hard, it would be so much better online but I don't have xbl. This game is not worth it for SP IMHO.

 

[CPEARSEY]

Dif: Expert
Movie: Death Toll
Stage: 3


Although being heavily injured and lacking supplies, walking half dead and weary eyed into 'The Church', me and my troop of blood scared veterans felt confident about the train yard. We had spotted a large tower, and hoped for an upgrade to our arms, as well as some pills. Blasting the odd zombie, we exited the carrage in formation, myself being at the front of our troop, bearing the least of our injuries.

Black Wolf (Bill) shouted "Tank! Quick, to the tower!". Hearing the beasts fearsome cries, we did not object. Scattering and limping up the tower, we searced for our enemy. Issuing battle comands and strategies, we took up arms and prepared for a fire fight, making sure to cover all angles. Moments passed and still no sight of the demon, as we became anxious with fear.

Fodder's (Lewis) cry of "TANK!" was followed by an uproar of gunfire. In a panic confusion, we had no idea where our foe was. "Behind u..." was all we heard before we saw the broken body of our former fly through the air with grace, before the horrifying crunch of bone as it struck the wall. Cursing we opened fire as the beast as rushed up from beneath us, Round after round, still it came. Close and closer it charged, as we were running out of time. We had to kill it now. Vas (Zoe) and Black Wolf (Bill) unleashed a doubled volley of auto-matic shotgun death at our foe, to no avail. We had no choice. "Fall Back, we have to jump!". We saw our destination, the top of a train carrage, which garenteed a safe landing. I jumped first, springing back up, laying more fire to the tank. "Go! I'll cover you" screamed Vas. Black Wolf (Bill) agreed, jumping and landing next to me, taking a page from my book and pumping more lead into the fiend. Vas (Zoe)turned and jumped, but he was to late, the tank had struck. Knocking her off the tower, if not being killed by the blow, surely by the fall. A chill of fear grasped our spines. The tank, destroying the rail of the tower, jumped of, no sign of slowing down appeared. Running low on ammo, our confidence was fading. "I need ammo!" shouted Vas (Zoe), "Ok, fall back and we'll make an ammo run, don't stop shooting!". Dismanteling the carrage, we scampered off towards the safe house carrage, turning to try and hold of our foe. Suddenly, silence fell. Dumb struck, we found ourselves wondering if we had been victorious.

Moments passedand we relaxed, fending off small amounts of zombie fodder. Out of nowhere, a mass of earth flew through the dark sky, smashing into Vas (Zoe), breaking her leg, rendering her imobilized. Out of the mist charged the beast, no mercy in its eyes. Lining up the monster, i proceeded to open fire. My heart stopping when i realized i had run out of ammo. Sweating and Screaming i dashed for the safe house. Slamming the door with a heaving thud. Whne out of the blue, my inner concious which strangly sounded like Fodder (Lewis) whispered something along the lines of "...Once you leave the safe house, the tank can still get in...". Having to think about this for a split second, was long enough for the door i was pressed hard up against to be shattered in from the outside. Trapped. Trapped with the fearsome of all creatures. Without thinking i dashed as far as possible from the beast, pressed against the wall of the carrage, i unleashed all i had from my duel barreta's into the beast skull. At full speed, it did not take him long to reach me, raising his arm in a certain attempt to steal my life, i fired the last of my clip. All four shots peircing the thick skull. It seized up for a split second before, swaying as i reloaded, fireing as fast and as frantically as i could. Not giving the beast an inch. Litterly mere centimeters away from the body of the demon, i prayed to a Director like god, thanking it for saving my life. I had beaten the fiend, but only just... and at what cause...