A Terrible Secret mod for Half-Life 2

You play as Jim Turner, a freelance journalist with a past he can't forget. When Jim was 13 his dad left on a business trip.

"I'll be back in a few days, Jim, don't you worry."

That was 15 years ago, and his dad hasn't come back yet. Ever since that day Jim has been looking for his father. Nothing too drastic, he managed to hold down a job - even have a wife and kids, but the memory of his dad has always been there. He had almost given up his search, when he found something of interest. It was one of his fathers journals, and it detailed where his father was going on his "business trip". With this new clue Jim sets out to discover what has become of his father.

"I'll be back in a few days, Richard, don't you worry." he tells his son...

"A Terrible Secret" takes place in the present day, but in a town that has not been inhabited since the 15th century. Medieval houses tower over cobblestone alleys. The town seems too quiet, where is everyone? Why does this place look so old?

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It happened so fast, and before you knew it you were stranded. But where? Everything looks so... old...

After scanning the area of your wreck, you begin to wander around the streets. Apart from some minor degradations, the town seems to be intact. So where is everyone? You make your way along a dark alley - scanning every corner for possible danger. Before long you hear a moaning sound from around the corner. Within seconds you have rounded the corner, and you see a man standing there, in the darkness - a blank look on his face.

"What the f*ck?"

He lunges for you throat, but before tasting your flesh he has 3 bullets through his skull. The mans body falls to the floor - lifeless. Closer inspection of the mans body shows that he had been dead for much longer than the few seconds you left his body twitching on the ground. His flesh is rotting off the bone, and he emits a putrid smell.

Before long you hear moaning coming from down the alley. Red eyes begin to take shape in the gloom... there has to be at least 8 of them! You rush to the nearest door and break through. You scan the room for any signs of life and quickly throw a table infront of the door to barricade it. The moaning continues from outside, and it is getting closer. You rush up stairs, and glance out the window. It takes a few seconds to sink in, but afterwards your heart sinks in to your chest.

The town is on fire in many places and there are corpses littered all over the streets. Worst of all is that the corpses seem to be getting up... they are coming for you. There must be hundreds of them! You begin to panic, and then you hear it - that noise you had been listening so intently for. The door slams open... they are inside.

As the first shadow appears in the door way you start firing, and you don't stop. The sound of empty shells falling to the ground rings louder in your ears than the booming and thudding of bullets firing off and hitting their mark. You're running low on ammo. What will you do when you run out? As you load your last clip your mind races, trying to think of a way to get the hell out of this mess... the shadows never stop forming in the doorway. Zombies start to fill the room, and you hear a distinct noise that seems to be coming from far away, it is a little girl... and she is giggling...