- For the franchise of the same name, see The Haunted.
- For the web comic series created by The Haunted Comic Team, see The Haunted (comic series).
The Haunted is a science-fantasy horror web-series within the franchise of the same name, produced by The Admin Chickens. It is the sequel to The Haunting series and takes place after the events of The Haunting 3: Legend of Herobrine. The series ran for one full season which premiered on June 24, 2014, and a second season, premiering on March 25, 2016, before it was eventually cancelled around December 2016.
Plot[]
Season 1[]
Drake travelling the "new" lands.
After Armen sacrificed his life to protect Drake and Grayson, Drake began to explore the Badlands on his own. A few months later in his exploration, he discovered that Armen was alive, but Herobrine had merged with him in order to save himself. Two years before the Haunted, he used a spell and removed some of Herobrine's influence, but ended up storing it within himself; as a result, his left eye turned white. 2 years later, Drake is now on the search for survivors from the destruction caused by "Armenbrine", and set a goal to save Armen through any means possible. After those 4 Years, Drake and Grayson reunited once again and began their quest together in their search for the Red Keep and Armen.
Drake and Grayson returning to the Red Keep after the attack.
As they explored the Red Keep, their discoveries were postponed after Armenbrine attacked the medieval town. They evacuated the town and returned the next day to make sure Armenbrine wasn't there. After returning to the city, Drake and Grayson discovered a secret "subway" that gave them a strong sign that they were indeed in the future, but in a Medieval Time future. Once they left the keep, Drake got injured and had to stay in The House of Herobrine with the company of Grayson. A week passed and he was ready to travel in hopes of finding the magical library, but instead was stopped by Mia who needed help finding an ancient artifact.
Drake, Grayson, & Mia leaving the Catacombs from Armada.
After retrieving the artifact, Drake along with Mia & Grayson discussed their future plans and began the journey once again into the catacombs, under Armada. They explored the caves and managed to get out sometime later, with another map to help find the Magical Library. Drake and the team left the catacombs and returned to Grayson's home, but then had to evacuate, due to an army of mercenaries outside ready to kill them. They left the property and went into a hideout, up until Armenbrine came and fought them with his mobs, as well as the mercenaries. Sometime after the battle, Drake, Grayson, and Mia retreated back into their hideout and Drake feel asleep. He later woke up in the "Dream World" with Armen. In the fake world, Drake experienced his past memories and discovered new truths about Armen, that he has never learned before. Drake escaped the Dream World by a different Route and woke up back into the hideout. He, along with the others, then followed an Imperial airship to a camp.
The ambushed ship crashing into the middle of snowy land.
They ambushed the camp and stole one of the airships so that they could reach the Magical Library faster. Unfortunately, their balloon caught fire, and they had to make an emergency landing. Thankfully, none of them was badly hurt, and they wandered for a bit, taking out the mercenaries that attacked them. They soon found some old ruins under the nearby large mountain. After passing the trials of being offered what they desired most, they opened a very important-looking door that leads to the Magic Library. In the library, the discovered a map that showed the location of a Dragon Hatchery and a journal that was written by Collin.
Drake, Grayson, and Mia fighting Armenbrine for the last time.
It detailed corruption and his plan to save himself. He was going to eject what was left of his humanity into another living creature. This new being was meant to protect Armen from Herobrine. This new being was Drake. After mostly seeming to have gotten over his origins, Drake and the others came upon yet another important-looking door. Behind the door, they found the three Sacred Diamonds and Armenbrine. They fought Armen one last time before Drake destroyed one of the Sacred Diamonds, causing Herobrine to lose much of his power. However, this power was needed to keep Armen alive, and so, Armen died, but Herobrine was once again temporarily defeated. Then, Drake, Grayson, and Mia went into portals of their respective colors.
At the end of the last episode, it shows Grayson heading into a building where he can hatch the Dragon Egg.
Season 2[]
Due to the destruction of one of the Sacred Diamonds, ruptures throughout the Magic Library occurred, and eventually, its volcano erupted, with all of its magic spilling out into the world, "warping everything it touches." Despite this, Grayson seemingly fails to hatch the Dragon Egg and he continues to carry it around, while Drake arrives back home to see the truth behind his Diamond robbery.
Arriving back home three months after the events of Season 1, he investigates much of the damage caused by Armenbrine. After seeing it, he had no motivation to do anything. After all, he failed to save Armen. He decides to study some spells when a presence he had not felt for three months had returned to him. It reached out to Drake and called for help. Drake recognizes this and he was galvanized, ready to try again to save Armen, this time with knowledge of his fate. He goes to find Grayson, and easily he teleports to an unknown location, which had only appeared after the beginning of the cataclysm. The two find each other in a skyscraper in the middle of a forest in the middle of a desert, and they fight off the Mercenaries as they attempted to set a perimeter around it. Defeating them, the two catch up, and Drake shares his intentions. Grayson is glad to come along, and the two set off to the Gateway to Hell. Fighting off monsters and more Mercs, and coming across a stray dog, the two eventually find themselves in a "very dead part of the world," where much vegetation was stripped and the ground was blackened. They find and activate the portal, and as they entered it, they did not realize that it would strip them of their resources and weapons, including Drake's magic.
Arriving at Hell, the two were forced to fight off monsters and eventually the Tower Arbiter. With some difficulty, the two still manage to defeat the Arbiter and were then brought to the "second layer of hell," a place which Drake had been to a very long time ago, however not remembered. The two explore, following some beacons before arriving at another portal. They find Armen's Freezarite helmet outside and they decide to enter it, expecting to see Armen there. They then find themselves at the "third layer of hell" or the Demon Realm, where they are confused and wondering where to go next.
Episodes[]
| Season | Subtitle | Episodes | Originally aired | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First aired | Last aired | |||
| 1 | - | 13 | June 24, 2014 | June 23, 2015 |
| 2 | Shadow of Herobrine | 2 | March 25, 2016 | July 10, 2016 |
Season 1 (2014-15)[]
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "Reunion" | Gamecrown96 | RejectedShotgun | June 24, 2014 |
| 2 | 2 | "Journey to the Red Keep" | Gamecrown96 | RejectedShotgun | July 1, 2014 |
| 3 | 3 | "Witnesses" | Gamecrown96 | RejectedShotgun | August 6, 2014 |
| 4 | 4 | "Time" | Gamecrown96 | RejectedShotgun | September 16, 2014 |
| 5 | 5 | "Memories" | Gamecrown96 | RejectedShotgun | October 2, 2014 |
| 6 | 6 | "Sunken Treasure" | Gamecrown96 | RejectedShotgun | November 25, 2014 |
| 7 | 7 | "Catacombs" | Gamecrown96 | RejectedShotgun | January 13, 2015 |
| 8 | 8 | "Catacombs Part 2" | Gamecrown96 | RejectedShotgun | January 21, 2015 |
| 9 | 9 | "The Hunt" | Gamecrown96 | RejectedShotgun | February 3, 2015 |
| 10 | 10 | "Origins" | Gamecrown96 | RejectedShotgun | February 21, 2015 |
| 11 | 11 | "Infiltration" | Gamecrown96 | RejectedShotgun | March 15, 2015 |
| 12 | 12 | "Temptation" | Gamecrown96 | RejectedShotgun | June 5, 2015 |
| 13 | 13 | "The Magic Library" | Gamecrown96 | RejectedShotgun | June 23, 2015 |
Season 2 (2016)[]
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | 1 | "The Gateway" | Gamecrown96 | RejectedShotgun | March 25, 2016 |
| 15 | 2 | "Belly of the Beast" | Gamecrown96 | RejectedShotgun | July 10, 2016 |
| 16 | 3 | Untitled The Haunted episode | Gamecrown96 | RejectedShotgun | Cancelled |
Short films[]
| Season | No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | N/A | "Armenbrine" | RejectedShotgun | RejectedShotgun | February 6, 2014 |
| 1 | "Red Keep" | Gamecrown96 | RejectedShotgun | June 11, 2014 | |
| 1 | "Armen's Prelude" | xikroniczz | xikroniczz | August 4, 2014 | |
| 1 | "Armen's Reveal" | xikroniczz | xikroniczz | November 16, 2014 | |
| 1 | "Armen's Corruption" | xikroniczz | xikroniczz | December 30, 2014 | |
| 1 | 6.5 | "Campfire" | Gamecrown96 | RejectedShotgun | January 6, 2015 |
| 2 | N/A | "Armen's Wraith" | xikroniczz | xikroniczz | September 10, 2016 |
Cast[]
- RejectedShotgun as Drake
- Gamecrown as Grayson
- xikroniczz as Armen/Herobrine
- Bunsfactory as Mayadriel
- RainMaker442 as Slimey
Additionally, xikroniczz, RainMaker442, Gamecrown, and LegitxxGlitch portrayed as background characters throughout the series. xikroniczz stands in for RainMaker442's role as Slimey in the 4th and 7th episodes, and he stands in for Bunsfactory's role as Maiya in the 10th episode, Gamecrown portrays an illusionary version of RejectedShotgun's character, Drake, and LegitxxGlitch stands in for xikroniczz's role as Armen/Herobrine in the first season's finale.
Production[]
Pre-Production[]
Planning of The Haunted began shortly after the completion of The Haunting 3: Legend of Herobrine. It was announced at the end of the fifth part of the film that The Admin Chickens have an announcement on Halloween; the update on Halloween revealed a set for the upcoming series, but the title did not receive a name at the time nor was it determined whether it would be related to The Haunting series or not. The set was built in the same Minecraft Hexxit world as the set used in The Haunting 3: Legend of Herobrine; these sets were later scrapped for a new world, built in Minecraft Attack of the B Team.
On December 21, 2013, RejectedShotgun posted another update on the upcoming series, confirming that the upcoming series will in The Haunting series. The series' trailer was supposed to be released, but due to technical difficulties, the trailer was incomplete and production stopped up until the day the update was posted. The direction of the series was also to incorporate adventure aspects into the story, and it was planned for the story to be led by YouTube suggestions in the comments section. However, it was a tentative idea that never came to be when the series was released.
Promotion[]
On January 8, 2014, the first teaser for the new series was released, with its name revealed as "The Haunted." It showcased the sets that were previously revealed in the Halloween update, as well as the return of the characters Grayson and Armen under the control of Herobrine, as teased in the post-credits scene of The Haunting 3: Legend of Herobrine.
On February 6, 2014, a short was uploaded, showcasing the antagonist of the upcoming series, Armenbrine. It also showed a different Minecraft mod pack used, later to be known as Attack of the B Team.
On April 3, 2014, the second trailer for The Haunted was released, revealing the new sets built in the Minecraft Attack of the B Team world. It also features Drake narrating throughout the trailer, setting the plot to take place four years after the events of Legend of Herobrine. It also revealed some characteristics of Drake that have not been previously seen, such as his ability to use magic.
Another update video was released on May 3, 2014, revealing a large number of sets that will be used throughout the series.
A second short was released on June 11, 2014, showcasing more of the Red Keep which was previously seen in the update video.
The final trailer was released on June 23, revealing the significance of the Red Keep to the story. It also revealed the release date of the series to take place the next day.
Departure of The Admin Chickens members[]
Throughout the production of the series, multiple members of The Admin Chickens departed before the completion of the first season. ShadowsFusion was the first to leave. However, he did not play any significant roles in the series.
Partway through the production of Episodes 7 and 8, RainMaker442 leaves the group. RainMaker442 played characters such as Slimey and various background characters, though his departure did not affect Slimey's cameo appearances throughout the series.
During the production of Episode 12, xikroniczz leaves due to personal issues; he was later to return after the first season was completed. Due to this, the remaining members were forced to put an end to the show, producing a two-part finale with LegitxxGlitch filling the role of Armen/Herobrine.
Second Season[]
Due to xikroniczz's return to The Admin Chickens, the group proceeded to make a second season, following three months after the events of the first season. On January 27, 2016, the first trailer was released for the series, returning to the sets from the previous season as well as revealing new sets.
The season premiered on March 25, 2016.
Cancellation[]
The complications around scheduling and xikroniczz's departure to join the US Army, the series was eventually cancelled after its second episode and The Admin Chickens disbanded. The series was transferred to Gamecrown, Bunsfactory, and their newly formed group known as The Evergreen Crew.
Merchandise[]
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The Haunted/Haunting merchandise was introduced in a YouTube video, posted by RejectedShotgun on August 8, 2014.
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"The great thing about it, is you can choose from anything! From tank tops to hoodies!" |
The merchandise has received multiple positive comments.
The Evergreen Crew[]
Under the new group's ownership, it was eventually decided that the events of the second season were in a different canon and that the new canon would be set in another timeline. They would work to continue The Haunted in the format of a webcomic series.
Reception[]
- Main article: The Haunted (web series)/Episode Reviews
Transcripts[]
- Main article: The Haunted/Transcripts
Trivia[]
- Episodes Infiltration and The Magic Library originally weren't going to be the finale.
- Location of the Magic Library was originally supposed to be north of the mountain.
- Logo changes on Episode 6