
The purpose of the machine is to industrialize human sacrifice, in order to bring about a new mechanized god and save humanity from itself. Of course, not all is as it seems and Mandus discovers terrible truths about his past actions-he built the machine after an ill-fated trip to Mexico where he saw a horrible vision of the tragedies of the 21st century-as well as the terrible effects of colonialism on the Mexican people. The children are trapped in “the Machine,” which Mandus needs to restart. It is revealed the Mandus is a wealthy butcher whose giant factory has been sabotaged. As he explores his massive house, following the ghostly voices of his sons Edwin and Enoch, he begins to receive phone calls from someone who tells him that he must rescue the boys from a machine that Mandus built.Īs he explores the house and the grounds, Mandus finds his own old journal entries, as well as phonograph recordings and diaries from his children.


A man named Oswald Mandus wakes up with no memory of who he is and what has happened. A Machine for Pigs takes place in London in 1899.
