#the visitors

[70sscifiart]

Chris Moore’s 1982 cover art for "The Visitors," by Clifford Simak

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[cosmonautroger]

Martin Hoffman, The Visitors, 1980

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[haveyouseenthismovie-poll]

Have you seen The Visitors (1993)?

Yes

No

Haven’t even heard of this movie

Voting ended onFeb 13

[tamsoj]

I don't have to explain so much with him. We're from the same world.

Jessi Jezewska Stevens, The Visitors

[ab0g1arka]

SO. LISTEN.

Everyone keeps acting like The Pale Visitor is the final boss, right?

Tall, creepy, pale, window-staring menace, looks like he smells like refrigerated dust—

NOT EVEN THE WORST ONE.

That’s right. My dude is basically the assistant manager of nightmares.

He’s out here doing errands.

Running little horror side quests.

Clocking in like:

“hey bestie, I’m here to traumatize you on behalf of corporate 💅”

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AND GUESS WHO TOLD US?

The blind man and the radio.

Yes. The two most reliable narrators in horror.

A man whose eyes noped out of existence

and a guy broadcasting eldritch doom between the weather and traffic reports.

Both of them are like:

“Oh yeah, Pale Visitor?

He works for someone bigger.

Like… the final boss.”

EXCUSE ME???

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THE LORE GETS WORSE

FEMA—actual FEMA—apparently tried to fight this Big Boss Cryptid™

by nuking an entire quarantine zone,

burning everything like they were speedrunning a forest fire.

And the creature STILL crawled out

ON ITS HANDS

NO LEGS

like it just walked out of a chiropractor appointment.

Meanwhile, Pale Visitor is taking notes like,

“hehe can’t wait to report this to daddy monster uwu.”

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TIMELINE CHAOS

The messed-up part?

Night 11 is the LAST time Pale Visitor talks to you.

Night 12?

Guess who shows up?

Big Boss Legless Horror Daddy Himself.

This is literally a demonic advent calendar.

Each night is a new treat except the treats are trying to eat your face.

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IN CONCLUSION

I’m telling y’all:

Pale Visitor?

Not the threat.

He’s the INTERN.

He’s the “can you cover my shift?” guy.

He’s creepy, yes, but he’s terrified of his own supervisor.