Jake Mix · @jakemix
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aspergillum - a Christian liturgical implement used to sprinkle holy water

from Clark Ashton Smith's short story The Colossus of Ylourgne. The abbott equips two monks bold enough to assail the evil stronghold.

#appendixnlocutionoftheday #AppendixN #ClarkAshtonSmith

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Jake Mix · @jakemix
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enjoin - instruct or urge to do something

from Clark Ashton Smith's short story The Colossus of Ylourgne. The Cistercian abbot urges his fellow brothers to have patience rather than rashly entering the devil-taken castle.

#appendixnlocutionoftheday #AppendixN #ClarkAshtonSmith

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Jake Mix · @jakemix
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cerement - waxed cloth for wrapping a corpse

catafalque - a decorated wooden framework supporting the coffin of a distinguished person during a funeral or while lying in state

(+ bonus word) from Clark Ashton Smith's short story The Colossus of Ylourgne. Newly buried corpses claw their way from their graves and run into the night.

#appendixnlocutionoftheday #AppendixN #ClarkAshtonSmith

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Jake Mix · @jakemix
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coadjutor - title qualifier indicating that the holder shares the office with another person, with powers equal to the other in all but formal order of precedence. Literally "co-assistant" in Latin.

from Clark Ashton Smith's short story The Colossus of Yrlounge. The necromancer Nathaire is suspected of going into hiding and conferring with his demon lieutenants.

#appendixnlocutionoftheday #AppendixN #ClarkAshtonSmith

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The O.G.M. · @Tesqovara
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“Subtle and manifold are the nets of Demons, who follows his chosen from birth to death and from death to birth, throughout many lives.”

- The Testament of Carnmagos

#ClarkAshtonSmith #horror #writing #occult #osr #ttrpg #DnD

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IgorGrouper · @IgorGrouper
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Inks of the Quachil Uttas drawing. From "The Treader of the Dust" by Clark Ashton Smith. I'm happy with how the textures came out on this one.

#eldritch #monser #space #moon #illustration #art #ClarkAshtonSmith #pulphorror #pulp #lovecraft #horrorart #horror #creaturedesign #MastoArt #ink

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IgorGrouper · @IgorGrouper
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E.T.Smith · @E_T_Smith
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Succinctly I am an ambi-to-introverted, melancholic, laconic, somber-hued, radically progressive, pro-human, anti-fascist, old-school nerd and amateur writer of fitful output driven by aesthetic appreciation for any tableau of shadow, dusk, and ages lost.

#osr #storygames #diyrpg #indierpg #beeswox #ClarkAshtonSmith #jackvance #gothic #weirdfiction #synthwave #honourableosr

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Millennium :commodore: · @uroboro
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Parliamo di . Quando ho approcciato cercavo l’ispiratore di . Insomma devi essere proprio bravo per aver ispirato uno così e infatti i racconti di sono qualcosa di notevole. C’è una storia all’inizio, la storia di un che conosce l’amore ma poi lo perde e diventa malvagio è quella storia è così vera…così toccante. Alla fine si finisce per aver compassione per colui che ha perso l’amore.

#mago #atlantide #lovecraft #ClarkAshtonSmith #libri

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Ed 🎛 · @boysmithers
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New track by Jarn Wood - Zothaqquah Acid Ambient inspired by the fiction of Clark Ashton Smith soundcloud.com/jarnwood/zothaq

#bitwig #ClarkAshtonSmith #AcidAmbient

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Joseph Kanski · @JPK_elmediat
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@nonmateria Not sure if you are familiar with 's , especially his series. It is inspired by 's stories of & . Smith was a much more open than either or . His artist fascination with other cultures & languages made him a in comparison to their . He blended the 's with a mix of 's ironic tone & the sensibility of .

#CharlesBaudelaire #LordDunsany #cosmichorror #lovecraft #xenophobia #Xenophile #robertehoward #hplovecraft #hyperboria #Zothique #ClarkAshtonSmith #thedyingearth #speculativefiction #jackvance

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Joseph Kanski · @JPK_elmediat
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I created this composition using the app. The app is design software that will convert words and phrases into intriguing images. I used the descriptive title ~ ~ to generate the , which I then modified. I also added one of my photo edges.
* A purple-green leafed 1 eyed creature from 's garden

#nightmare #ClarkAshtonSmith #lovecraftian #strange #weird #phantasmagoria #fantasy #DigitalArt #creature #baggage #cabbage #jabberwocky #generativeart #art #Wombo

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