#lovecraftian

Eldritch horrors and cosmic dread await in the best Lovecraftian tales, where ancient mysteries challenge sanity. Experience themes of existential fear and otherworldly realms that define this unique genre.

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The Keeper of Doors

in #horror • 1 month ago

No, he wore that outfit last time and felt overdressed. Something more casual would be better. Just not too casual.

8 min 8 min 0 0

Feed the Eyes

in #horror • 4 months ago

There was a time before history. Before words. Before sanity.

11 min 11 min 2 0

The New Play Script

in #horror • 9 months ago

I have worn countless masks, but those most beloved is my mask of words. They refer to me as a play. A lie. A plague lay down in ink and breath. They tell me I am nothing more than a character within those pages of the volume, that yellow book whose words pour through comprehension. They are in error. I was not written. I wrote myself.

3 min 3 min 1 0

They Came A-Wassailling Upon One Solstice Eve

in #horror • 1 year ago

I had never had Christmas Carollers in my neighbourhood before. I think it’s one of those bygone traditions that have survived more in pop culture than actual practice. I never doubted that people still do it somewhere, sometimes, but I’ve never seen it happen in person and never really thought much of it. But on the last winter solstice, I finally heard a roving choir outside my window.

14 min 14 min 4.5 4 1

Magic Man

in #creepypasta • 2 years ago

A magician came to our town one dreary day after a large thunderstorm. He carried a briefcase that he claimed was filled with people's hopes and dreams. The briefcase was large and wrapped in an exotic coating. Many witnesses described seeing it move under the magician's grasp.

3 min 3 min 4.8 2 3

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