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Part 1 of Re-Nightmare: The Retelling Universe
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Published:
2023-10-29
Updated:
2025-10-25
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192,353
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51/?
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Re-Nightmare: The Retelling

Summary:

“Bad things happen to good people.”
Alfred knew that,
But he didn’t expect that his life could turn upside down so quickly,
From a Paradise, to his own personal hell.

All because of one tiny mistake.

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Treelight, a state known for its peaceful nature, its abundance of dreamers and warm community has been prosperous for centuries, everyone was happy and safe there.
Until 2005, when a mysterious serial killer begins terrorizing and killing people, one by one, driving people into panic and disarray, nothing has been the same since…

Alfred, a Shiba Inu canine, who had only recently snagged his dream job, remained mostly unconcerned about the paralyzing situation in Treelight for years, up until July 2022, when he and his best friend, a Ram named Kao, get caught in the center of it.

As the chapters unfold, watch as Alfred and Kao try to survive in their new hell, dealing with tragedy after tragedy, with Mystery as their captor.

Chapter 1: Important information

Chapter Text

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

story is aimed for readers 17 & up

I do not support twisted-doctor

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What is this story about?:

 

This story is an AU rewrite of Re-Nightmare originally created by Twisted-Doctor (Formally known as Sleepykinq) The author of this AU rewrite, aka; me, has taken both the original comic and the animated web series and adds the well needed elements of psychological horror, character development, terror and mystery to weave a story worth reading and respecting.

This story almost exclusively revolves around Alfred and Kao as they struggle to survive and maintain their hopes for survival and freedom while under the captivity of The Masked Killer, soon to be known as Mystery.

 

Understanding the timeline:

This story takes place in the 1980s. It aims to be realistic of the timeline and technology used. While it takes place in the 80s, it uses ‘modern dates’ (2022-2023).

Setting and character changes:

Parts of the original comic and other canon iterations have been changed in this AU, with character design changes, setting names, personality changes, etc. this is just simply an AU and not professional in any aspect, it’s not going to be completely canon based. It’s all just for fun.

 

⚠️ GENERAL WARNINGS ⚠️

Disclaimer: the things these characters do and say do not reflect my actual views on certain people or subjects. 



 

  • Ableist language (slurs, etc)
  • Graphic violence
  • Non consensual use of drugs or substances against another person.
  • Child abuse and neglect
  • Heavy swearing
  • Gaslighting and manipulation
  • Homophobia + transphobia
  • Suggestive language
  • scenes of attempted rape & implied rape (no actual scenes of rape are shown or described)
  • suicide and self harm

 



Credits of inspiration:

 

I give thanks to the movie:

Cry in the Wild: The Taking of Peggy Ann

 

This movie was what inspired many important plot points in this story. I also take inspiration from the protagonist and antagonist characters for my writing of my story as well.

 

I also was inspired by:

BURNS PHARMACEUTICALS by Charlottes_Hellhole

 

 

Thank you to those who gave my story a chance 🖤