Impending Doom: Earthquake

This post is the third in the series Impending Doom, nightmarish visions of the coming apocalypse.

This is the way the world ends: everything turned upside down, buildings swallowed by the gaping maw of the earth as the ground shakes and shudders.

There's no doubt earthquakes will have a role to play in the end times since they're already devastating cities across the globe. In documentaries Deadliest Earthquakes and Japan's Killer Quake, you can find out more about some of the worst earthquake disasters in this century.

If you're wondering what it would be like to live through a real earthquake, try these stories set in Haiti during the 2010 disaster. In Darkness tells the story of gang member Shorty, who reflects on his life as he's trapped beneath the rubble of a collapsed hospital. Hold Tight, Don't Let Go follows Haitian refugees Nadine and Magdalie, who are split up as they struggle to put their lives together in the quake's aftermath.

In Darkness is available in other formats and Hold Tight, Don't Let Go is available in other formats.

Manga fans seeking earthquake survival adventures should check out Metro Survive. When catastrophe strikes Exopolis, ordinary repairman Mishima is trapped in the subway underground with his fellow passengers. Will he be the one to step up and save them all, or will they starve in the darkness?

Bonus flick: shout-out to horror classic Tremors for earthquakes more sinister than earthquakes!