[SPOILER] Plot Discussion Thread *Spoiler Alert*

[Alardem]

Mandus killed his sons and brought their skulls back home, turned them into zombies via mad science and unlucky orphans, gave them free rein of the house, and they work with the Engineer to trick Mandus into undoing his sabotage. If the ending's any indication, these children's existence are tied to the Heart in the same way Mandus and his dark twin are.

Yeah, they're ghosts or mental projections. It's a supernatural horror game, why the heck not. I'm more concerned about why Lily's ghost never appears.

P.S.: If you want an explanation so bad, here it is:

http://killscreendaily.com/articles/inte...ad-cut-it/

That's one meaning: a game writer's take on what motivates genocide. A powerful man's deluded paternalism leads to him abusing his children, the powerless, and society at large.