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splatland · 1 year

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Mateguas Island, A NOVEL OF TERROR & SUSPENSE

JOURNEY TO AN ISLAND, SHROUDED IN MYSTERY.. What could be more idyllic than to live on an island off the coast of Maine? That’s what Bill Andersen thought when he moved his family to Mateguas. But Mateguas is more than just pristine beaches nestled between rocky shores. No, Mateguas is something quite different as Bill and his family will soon find out. MATEGUAS ISLAND, A NOVEL OF TERROR &…

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#contemporary gothic #dark fantasy #darkfiction #gothic #gothic fiction #horror #horror tale #romanticsuspense

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biggest-gaudiest-patronuses · 9 months

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vampire who complains constantly about how difficult it is to access laudanum in the "so-called modern era." from their many, many complaints, it's clear they've gone to considerable difficulty over the past century maintaining a steady personal laudanum supply. their werewolf roomie is on the verge of holding an intervention. it is then casually revealed that laudanum has no intoxicating effect on bloodsuckers. the vampire just use it as a "spicy blood sauce"; it adds a nice kick

#it's later revealed they developed this flavor profile by falling in with a group of 'whiny gothic nitwits' in the early 1800s #who were 'annoying as hell and never shut the fuck up' but their blood was picante as fuck so whatever #(it's later revealed these 'gothic nitwits' consisted of lord byron and his literary contemporaries)

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bebs-art-gallery · 3 days

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Golden Touch (2024) by Clayshaper † Mary Magdalene in the Cave (1868) by Hugues Merle

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driedflowers1612 · 1 month

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Andrew Wyeth- Lovers (1981)

#andrew wyeth #contemporary realism #american gothic #painting #rural gothic #regional gothic #dark folk

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hisiggy · 6 months

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Tammy Wynette playing guitar while getting her hair done (date unknown assuming 60s)

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ladycatashtrophe · 23 days

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"Let people enjoy things", "It's not that deep", "Stop being a hater", No.

You are capable of criticizing something and still enjoying it. Criticism should add to your enjoyment of the thing. Contextualizing and analyzing media is the only true sign that you enjoy it instead of just consume it. Stop selling the straggling iotas of your final brain cell to a fascio-capitalist system that wants to gorge you til you burst. Not consuming anything is better than blindly inhaling whatever is put in front of you without discretion.

Be an intellectual and have respect for yourself so you can have some sugary Wattpad fanfic and a Netflix reality TV show for dessert.