The Spirit Photographer is a mysterious figure rumored to wander the globe, snapping photos of unsuspecting individuals. Allegedly, the moment his camera flashes, the person—or, in some instances, people—he photographs vanish, leaving only their shadows behind. Witnesses to this chilling phenomenon claim they can hear screams originating from his camera as he hastily departs the scene. It's widely speculated that he somehow ensnares the souls of his subjects, transporting them back to his shadowy darkroom for purposes that remain unknown.

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The "Underfather" is a cryptic entity linked to the rumored surge of mutations following the Great Darkness. While popular belief holds that these mutated individuals were either exterminated or subjected to experiments, alternative theories suggest they were summoned underground. Many of these mutated beings have christened this entity as the "Underfather." Its motives remain an enigma, yet some theorize that it shares a connection with Aghastial, the Angel of Deformity. Certain texts portray the Underfather as Aghastial's progeny, charged with guiding her offspring to the earth's depths for sanctuary. Despite these speculations, the true intentions of the Underfather remain elusive.

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The Arithym were the tainted Mythra who survived the Tanin Fall, also known as the First Darkness. Much about these beings remains shrouded in mystery, but they were notorious for wearing demonic masks that concealed their horrifying faces, visages so dreadful that merely looking upon them induced madness. The Arithym, now believed to be extinct, frequently used serpent lines to conjure dark energies and spawn malicious creatures and beasts. Sometimes, they would employ dark technologies to harness energies from various bolgias, embodying their power. Little is known about the Arithym's demise, but the shadow of their existence lingers.

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Sathoniss, known as the Unbegotten of Darkness, reigns over the Bolgia of Endless Night. Little is understood about this Unbegotten, except that it is timeless and without origin. The Noxxites, pejoratively referred to as "Dark Hats," are suspected of worshipping this entity. Sathoniss is believed to have existed in the First Darkness, the initial black void before the suns were ignited, but was repelled back to its own realm when the suns mysteriously came to life. The Bolgia of Endless Night is thought to be comprised of this First Darkness, which threatens to consume the universe once more if Sathoniss gains a foothold in our current universe.

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The Wakeless are a sinister race of beings originating from a realm within the Great Unconscious known as the Harrows. They infiltrate our world through dreams, haunting humans with the most terrifying of nightmares. Gradually, they manage to possess the slumbering bodies of their targets, gaining the ability to traverse the Earth and manipulate reality in the same way as they would a dream. Other Wakeless entities can impregnate women during their dreams, leading these women to ultimately give birth to living nightmares called Marelings. The city of New Victoria, formerly known as Old Boston, has become the terrestrial stronghold of the Wakeless and the Marelings, and currently remains isolated from the rest of the world.

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Posted a brief review of Ligotti's Shadow at the Bottom of the World (which I thought I had finished a while back, but turns out I was not quite done with the last story for some reason).

#books #amreading #ligotti #horror

https://bookwyrm.social/user/ceoln/review/1923910/s/very-good-weird-horror#anchor-1923910

I struggle with #introductions because I've always been a little skeptical that my interests are really that interesting to me and just a matter of luck and circumstance.

That said I'm into #reading #horror (like #Ligotti) and #philosophy. I play #ttrpgs and videogames like #Earthbound, #DiscoElysium and, lately, #Northgard.

I do computer stuff with #vim, #arch, #swaywm and sometimes do #webdev and #networking

I'm into #woodworking, #homerepair, #ThrowingKnives, #firewood and #fosterpets

I struggle with #introductions because I've always been a little skeptical that my interests are really that interesting to me and just a matter of luck and circumstance.

That said I'm into #reading #horror (like #Ligotti) and #philosophy. I play #ttrpgs and videogames like #Earthbound, #DiscoElysium and, lately, #Northgard.

I do computer stuff with #vim, #arch, #swaywm and sometimes do #webdev and #networking

I'm into #woodworking, #homerepair, #ThrowingKnives, #firewood and #fosterpets

Posted!

Wherein #ChatGPT drafts the start of an essay drawing parallels between Lovecraftian (and Ligottian) horror, and the Dharma, and thereby ... impresses or frightens me... or something. #AI #llm #dharma #horror #ligotti #lovecraft

ChatGPT and "Azathoth and the Dharma" https://ceoln.wordpress.com/2023/06/03/chatgpt-and-azathoth-and-the-dharma/

Had forgotten that, in the episode of LUDONARRATIVE DISSIDENTS about CALL OF CTHULHU, I spontaneously uttered the phrase “the full Ligotti” as a description of one horror approach.

#TTRPG #gaming #Ligotti #LND #CoC #Cthulhu

Anoche me desveló el libro de la izquierda, el de #JackKetchum; cómo sufrí, cómo me llevó a su terreno...No había leído nada suyo y me ha ganado, desde #Ligotti no me pasaba algo así, esta fascinación mezclada con pero que me estás haciendo, quillo. Te hace sentir en la boca del estómago una maldad real, angustiosa, te da arcadas. Vamos, que os lo recomiendo.

Empiezo hoy con 'Batido de gato' una fantasía bizarrona y #splatterpunk para desengrasar y aliviar tensión. En este libro-engendro está implicado nuestro apañero @Ignatiusd__o

Felices lecturas, guachupines

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BREATH AND THE NETHER
(A GUIDED MEDITATION FOR ADVANCED STUDENTS)

Take three deep breahts

Notice the way the air flows through your body

Observe your thoughts as they arise and disappear

Focus on the awareness between your thoughts

Notice your breath get faster

Focus on the emerging consciousness

Let yourself feel your heart beating frantically

Notice your old self devoured by the screaming chaos at the center of the universe

Nothing

#cosmic #weird #horror #ligotti

@MiskatonicAsso et il est bien arrivé merci du conseil #Ligotti #Dystopia

@MiskatonicAsso excellent! Un collègue fan d’#HPL m’avait fait découvrir #Ligotti au debut des années 2000 avec “my work is not yet done” un bon corporate horror.
De même il m’avait recommandé @cstross je ne le remercierai jamais assez.

Have put on Deathprod's music when reading #Ligotti and Yeager's Negative Space, and I'll tell ya what, nothing else works like that combo

#horror #deathprod #ambient #books

Loving the New York Coffee Department cafe in railway square next to Pinks. Great spot on a lazy Sunday afternoon with a book of #ligotti stories. #waterford