Prehistoric Emergence: Beware of What Lies Beneath

The past is becoming our future

The Overview:

Prehistoric Emergence is another Prehistoric Analog Horror. This one focuses on all Prehistoric creatures and how they interact with human society. Spoiler: It’s not in a good way. In this analog horror, you are watching the new station, AZUNNews, as mysterious blue holes begin forming on the ocean floor and later on dry land. Dangerous creatures previously thought to be extinct start raging terror everywhere. During these broadcasts, you have some entity trying to hijack and spread ‘false’ information that can ruin government plans. And this is not just the American Government; this is ALL governments. Something is lurking behind the scenes that the governments don’t want the public to know. Global Prehistoric Affairs Commission (G.P.A.C) makes sure of that; they use any force necessary to keep the people safe. The phrase " safe " is loosely used. AzunStudios created a fantastic setting. Utilizing low frequencies that are designed to set off the danger switch in our brain. Then it’s randomly followed by blaring noises, causing one to almost fall out of their bed… Which I obviously would never do. They do a great job with the visual aspect in most cases. I will touch base on that in the spoiler section. 

The realism of Prehistoric Emergence is shocking. Now, would extinct creatures come back to reign over us? Likely, no. But the reactions of governments and impact on the environment are pretty realistic. 

All in all, a great analog horror that relies solely on the fear factor and nothing else. In season one, there is no explicit material, drugs, alcohol, or even language. That is an A+ in my book and something that should be utilized more often in horror.

My Thoughts:

This analog horror popped up on my YouTube Feed after I ended Muldoon’s log, and I loved it. The News broadcast was something I haven’t seen before. I mostly have seen found footage or body cams. It was a fun new twist, and it worked well. This gave AzunStudios a way to share information in a more global sense, giving the readers a full view of the world. And it raises a question: can you trust the news? 

Like Muldoon Logs, AzunStudios focuses on physical creatures instead of faceless entities. The real becomes more real when real things are in front of us. I love things like this because now, every time I go through a Natural History Museum, I have scenes playing from this analog. Let me tell you, it’s weird going to my favorite dinosaur museum now… and slightly creepy. 

I mentioned this in the overview, but I want to touch on this again. I love realism. A lot of the stories I write have a good chunk of realism mixed in with the fantastical. That is what makes a great story. You need something that the readers (or viewers) know and are comfortable with before you make it terrifying. Especially when it comes to things like the government. You need to make sure you get things to be real so you can have a genuine fear factor.

This is an analog horror that is in my FYP, and I keep up with it on the regular. I’m making sure I keep up with Season 2; I’m waiting for the next episode to be released to the public. But I would definitely give this a watch.

The Graph:

I’m going to do something a little different. There was no language, drugs, alcohol, or explicit material in Season 1… so I was left with two categories, and it looked ridiculous. So I separated Violence/Blood and Gore/Terror. This helped me get a little more in-depth with what’s really going on in the show.

Terror 22% - This is an analog horror that thrives off of loud noises, alarm sounds, screams, and lots of background music that gives off a sense of dread. And it works really well. Like scary well. That being said, they also do moments of intense quiet with small noises like chittering and clicking, followed by the loud noise. That has made me almost leap off my bed. There is also a dinosaur called The Dabba. They will be explained more in the Spoiler section.

Blood and Gore 19% - Now you never see the creature attack; you do hear it, but you don’t see it. You do see blood splatters on some of them and police crime scenes.

Violence 19% - As mentioned before, there is nothing on screen, but there are reports describing what happened. Some of them are towards children.

Non-problematic 40% - There is no language, explicit material, or drugs/alcohol.

Prehistoric Emergence graph

Name meanings:

Mosasaurus- Latin: “Lizard of the Meuse River”

Megalodon- Greek "Big Tooth"

Dunkleosteus- Greek "Dunkle's Bone"

Livyatan- Hebrew "coiled" or "twisted"

Tyrannosaurus rex- Latin and Greek "Tyrant Lizard King"

Brachiosaurus- Greek "Arm Lizard"

Quetzalcoatlus- Aztec "Feathered Serpent"

Titanoboa- Greek "Titanic Boa"

Vasuki Indicus- Hindu "Vasuki of India"

Megalania- Greek "Great Roamer" or "Giant Wanderer"

Wooly Mammoth- Russian and Mansi "Woolly Earth-Horn"

Mastodon- Greek "Nipple Tooth"

Thylacoleo- Greek and Latin "Pouched Lion"

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Spoilers

The Creepy T-rex- The Dabbah is a freaky dinosaur that is touched on briefly in the first season and a little more in-depth in season two. This T-rex is terrifying. This video goes into more detail about what happens. But the interesting part, they don’t know the diet, it doesn’t sleep, and it knows our species name. Not what we are in general, but it knows the word ‘human’ and what it means. And yes, it spoke. It also does weird things with the electronics. 

In the beginning of the series, it is mentioned that these creatures might be booking it from something…. And apparently the Dabbah is a BABY. So put two and two together. Where are this guy’s parents? And how big is he going to get?

AI Usage - There are generative AI Images in the first season, and it is noticeable. I am not the biggest fan of using AI, and everyone knows that. I also just learned how difficult it is to find dinosaur visuals for non-educational purposes. I have to learn animation to make one dinosaur horror trailer… because I can’t get any. And it’s hard. AzunStudios does step away from it for the most part; some things you just can’t get away from.

My biggest pet peeve is AI voice. You can not use TTS with prehistoric names; they say them so wrong. For example: Livyatan. It’s pronounced li-VY-uh-tan, similar to Leviathan, the Biblical sea serpent. I have no clue how to explain how AI pronounces it. It’s weird. I mentioned this beforehand: just use the human voice and put a filter on it. It sounds dumb. 

Thankfully! AzunStudios is moving away from AI voices and using more realistic elements.

Thank you so much! For reading my rantings and my random links. I love this analog horror; it is a 4 out of 5 stars just for what’s the AI. But it’s a 10/10 clean horror with great scares and touches of realism that make it hit a little too close to home. 

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