The Fear Mythos

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If you want to contribute or help the project, skip to the end of the thread and ask us about it.

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WE HAVE ENOUGH FEARS AS IT IS, SO UNLESS YOUR FEAR IS FUCKING BRILLIANT,

BYE.

edited 20th May '11 12:11:38 PM by cutewithoutthe

I've been thinking about a sort of personification of disease called The Plague Doctor. He might be able to fit into this mythos.

Oh and the Manufactured Newborn? Sounds pretty awesome.

edited 27th Feb '11 9:17:25 PM by alliterator

That is freaking awesome; where should it go?

Maybe we shouldn't be limited by a number....

And yeah, it is pretty kickass, and as soon as I get a scanner...

edited 27th Feb '11 9:18:42 PM by cutewithoutthe

Yeah, it probably shouldn't be limited by number, but I like the idea of an overall theme. "Elements" is generic enough that you can add things to it without being bogged down by actual elements.

The classical elements contained: earth, air, fire, water, wood, metal, and aether (or sometimes "heaven" or "void"). The chakras add thought/space and light/dark. Death, disease, chaos, order, these can all be added to our Periodic Table of Eldritch Elements.

edited 27th Feb '11 9:43:22 PM by alliterator

Added the good doctor, bud.

Anyone else want to help?

Pretty please?

I'd like to help, but I'm not sure how much I'll be able to do. I think the idea sounds cool!

He who fights bronies should see to itthat he himself does not become a brony. And if you gaze for long into an abyss, Pinkie Pie gazes Also

Can you blog?

Anything you can do, like ideas, concepts, whatevers, you can go ahead and try.

No one else wants to help?

edited 28th Feb '11 7:32:36 PM by cutewithoutthe

I think you may be erring too far on the side of Humanoid and not enough on the side of Abomination. :/

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How so? What should I change?

And also, sorry, I couldn't get my scanner today, but I will get it ASAP, hopefully.

edited 28th Feb '11 7:47:20 PM by cutewithoutthe

Well, most of them seem to have the appearance of fairly normal humans, perhaps with an unusual texture or face. That, by itself, does not Uncanny Valley make. How do they move? How do they speak? How can you make them stranger and eerier than just a creepy person wearing a mask? (There's far more to Slender Man than "tall fellow with no face", for instance.)

Also, tying them to elements makes them more comprehensible than you might want. It allows them to be fit into neat little categories. But Slendie, again (for instance) is associated with water at least as much as with fire, if not more so - and fog, and forest. You can theme them around various things, of course, but I would caution you against making the connection obvious.

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I think you should have as little of the supernatural as possible

He who fights bronies should see to itthat he himself does not become a brony. And if you gaze for long into an abyss, Pinkie Pie gazes Also

Oh, the abomination side is a lot more evident with the ones like The Manufactured Newborn and the as of right now unamed Air one.

And the elements is more of a guideline, and not what details the actual entity.

Slendy, for instance, is associated with fire in the original variations of the story, but does not control fire.

edited 28th Feb '11 8:11:38 PM by cutewithoutthe

[shrug] Eh. One of the things I like about Everyman HYBRID is how it's turning into a Thirty Creepypasta Pile-Up, and one of the things that concerns me about it is the potential that they do end up making the Rake a servant or assistant to HABIT, which would greatly detract from the atmosphere for me.

Quantity is a matter of taste, but for goodness' sake, don't ever explain everything or make connections unnecessarily.

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Oh, don't worry, we won't be.

I also enjoy the creepypasta pileup. More people should do it.

And maybe we shouldn't have Slendy associated with fire- maybe he can represent the Unknown?

oh, also; The Wooden Girl looks like a dead body/puppet hybrid. Any objections?

edited 28th Feb '11 8:17:26 PM by cutewithoutthe

Kay, I want in on this. I want water. I've read about as much as I could, and I think I've got some good ideas. See, I'm a writer at heart. Let's see what I can come up with.

(NOTE: Ideas still tentative, subject to change, probably won't be used at all.)

WATER ELEMENTAL IDEA: Solid Water-type creature.

Somewhere beyond the church hill gates, there's a pond. There are no ducks in this pond. No fish, either. In fact, if you look in, you can't see anything but blue. That's not water. If you touch it, you will be immediately grabbed by a tentacle and pulled in.

This tentacle is part of a far bigger creature. It hides underneath lakes and ponds, and replaces the water with its ink. The tentacle that grabs its victims is actually a mass of tiny, string-thin tentacles that has assembled into something as thick as a pencil.. yet strong as a truck. This mass will pull you along until a bigger, wide-as-an-elephant single tentacle grabs you for the kill. It is said that this elephant-wide tentacle is the creature's thumb. That's right. There are rumors that the whole creature is humanoid.

Where is the thing's face, then? No one knows for sure. But there are rumors that this creature is trying to work its way to the ocean, where it will replace all THAT water.. with its ink. Then we might get to see its full form, but ask yourself.. do you really want to?

WATER IDEA 2: Steam Lady

There's said to be a lady out there, a lady clad in 17th century clothing, looks just like a ghost. She hides around in bogs, usually around the southeastern United States. She is said to emit a cloud of fog wherever she goes. She is also said to have webbed hands, no eyes, and a long nose.

Unlike the slender man, she only appears in photographs after someone has disappeared. That's right. Take a picture of your best friend. Normal, right? Well.. let's say he suddenly goes missing. Go look at his photographs again. Yes, that one of him in Louisiana, pointing at the alligator. See that in the background? That woman in old clothing? She wasn't there before, was she? What more! She is said to always be seen standing still. Those who claim to have seen her move say she melts into the ground, then rises up in her next spot. If she sees you.. and wants you.. she'll hum. "Three blind mice... three blind mice... see how they run."

How the steam lady kills her prey is shrouded in mystery, but it is said that, if you should stare at her lack-of-eyes, all the water in your body would abruptly turn to steam.. and your leftover skin would go to her catacombs, where she has spiderwebs of skin and actual spiders of human blood, muscle and bone.

WATER IDEA 3: The Desert Fog

BREAKING NEWS: SEVENTY FOUND DEAD IN WASHINGTON! BODIES FROZEN SOLID, COVERED IN CONDENSATED BLOOD!

Authorities were baffled this morning when the class of Professor Happenstancer, said to have gone on a trip across the Sahara desert the week prior, were discovered in Washington, DC! Their corpses were absolutely frozen solid and covered in blooddrops, found exactly like you would water after condensation!

To put that terribly-worded newspaper clipping into English, there's said to be a fog in the desert... a cold and wet fog. You never expect it. If you're unlucky enough to be caught in it, you'll be found frozen solid and with condensated blood all over you, in (one city? Multiple cities? Somewhere strange!).

It is said that, while you are in the fog, you can just about hear whispers and giggles. Licking of the lips. If you look around, you might see what look like.. antennae. Perhaps some wings. (What you'd see is subject to change, as well.)

There, any of those any good? Can I have a part in this?

edited 28th Feb '11 10:15:02 PM by DJay32

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You can have a part of this, of course, djay!!

Those ideas are good, but try to think of more; not that those aren't good enough, I just want to have a little more to choose from.

Sounds good, but personally, I think it could be a bit more subtle.

edited 28th Feb '11 10:13:07 PM by dontcallmewave

He who fights bronies should see to itthat he himself does not become a brony. And if you gaze for long into an abyss, Pinkie Pie gazes Also

Oh, yeah, thats a good viewpoint; it doesn't have to be fully water or use water, as long as it's associated with water.

edited 28th Feb '11 10:14:52 PM by cutewithoutthe

...I meant to imply that the other associations needn't be any more overt than Slendie's association with fire.

• Fire- Slenderman
• Darkness- The Dying Man ( the one I will be focusing on)- this one is limited to the Tidewwater region of Virginia.
• Water- I have nothing specific yet for this one.
  • I like the Lady of Mist best so far myself, though it does seem a bit unsubtle.
  • There's a creepypasta I vaguely remember, as usual about mirrors... After you take a shower and the glass fogs up, you may see messages appear in the steam, written from the wrong side of the glass. Perhaps water begins to seep down it, only on the other side, filling up the room until you drown. Perhaps leaks appear in the walls and ceiling, though none of the pipes are damaged. Perhaps you can look into puddles and small pools and find they have no bottom - or that your reflection really is under the water, and drowning in it. Perhaps the being can assail you anywhere once it has found you, but you can only use reflections to track its movements.
  • There is a Chinese legend recorded by Jorge Luis Borges that the land behind the mirror is a magical realm once equally as real as our own, that in mythical times they invaded our world but that we were victorious, and a spell was cast on the land to bind their inhabitants in imitation of our own. They rage against this punishment, of course, and as time passes the curse that holds them slowly weakens. Little things will give it away - a colour appears in the mirror that has never been seen before, simply tinting the edge of a shadow or a vase in the moonlight. The first creature to break free will be the Fish of the Mirror. Nothing else is known about it.
• Wood- The Wooden Girl
• Ice- The Cold Boy
  • Perhaps he's glassy? Or semi-translucent? Can you see or hear his surface fracture when he moves? Does he speak with the tone of someone blowing across the neck of an empty bottle?
• Electricity- The Thunderbirds
  • Describe?
• Magma/Lava/Whatever- Nothing yet.
  • [[Fantasia2000 The Firebird!]] >:D
• Metal- The Manufactured Newborn
• Wind- (I have a design, but no name yet.)
  • Looks like?
• Light- The Archangel
  • Looks like?
• Earth- The Rake
• Disease- The Plague Doctor
  • Perhaps the cloak hangs to the ground, concealing however it moves; it leaves no footsteps, only a broad, shallow ditch scraped clean of anything remotely biological. Those who interact with him are likely to become, not diseased, but hypochondriac, and to hallucinate sensations of things moving on or under their skin. Only if it doubles back on its trail, and you find it a second time, does true disaster follow.

edited 28th Feb '11 10:44:08 PM by Noaqiyeum

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WATER IDEA 4: Grandfather

"Hey.... Bobby... come to your granpappy." "Sure thing! What is it, pappy?" "Did I.. did I ever tell ya.. about the time I went swimming in the, uh.. the Alps? Huh?" "Well.. gee, I don't think so, pappy." "C..come on in.. to my room. I.. heh.. I got somethin' to show you."

To put this one simply, it's a creature that focuses first on old men, grandfathers. It kills them and takes their body, their memories, their knowledge. Then it tries to take the whole family.. before moving on to the next. It always focuses on grandfathers. Rumor has it this is an alien-turned-Eldritch Horror that had its grandfather killed by (something), which is why it's working like this. (Note: It always kills the grandfathers somewhere around a body of water, or.. hell, even a glass of water. Unknown why.) (Other note: Can replace "Grandfather" with any family member, but it must always focus on that specific person.)

WATER IDEA 5: The "Water Blogger"

This creature is a computer virus gone horribly, horribly wrong. Said to be developed in either LUE or 4chan by a hacker who wasn't entirely sure what he was doing (and rumored to be made by aliens who felt like sabotaging our technological advances), this virus pretends to be a user, leaving comments on blogs of all sorts (text, video blogs [You Tube], photo blogs). The comments start out simple, then slowly progress as shown on this chart:

PROGRESSION OF THE VIRUS: 1) User name, most contact info: (Random numbers) Message: (Random letters and symbols, never numbers)

2) Entire comment is exact copy of a random other comment, not including its own first comment. Example: Blog started, Virus Comment 1 is posted, Random Person posts comment, Virus Comment 2 is Random Person's comment exactly, except IP address. As a result, quiet blogs that have no comments at all are safe.

3) User name: (Random letters and numbers) Message: (Random words, punctuation, all chosen from previous comment.)

4-9) The user name will be random words of a certain group (i.e. virus may choose colours; name will always be a colour). The message will start to progressively make more and more sense until message 9, where it seems to be fully sentient.

10) User name: Water Blogger Message: Hello, (Blogger's first and last name, whether revealed on the blog or not). This is a nice blog. Your entries keep me entertained.

The next day, the blog will be unavailable. Within weeks, the blogger will be unexpectedly killed in a computer-related accident. (Maybe not killed. What actually happens to the blogger is definitely subject to change. The contents of the individual comment phases are also subject to change.)

..I dunno, I really like that blog idea. It could easily be put to good use, though with the blogger who's charting this "Water Blogger's" movements never actually visited by the virus. After all, it'd just seem lame if the guy who lampshades the virus is then stalked by it. ..so I was thinking more of, first, making some completely random blogs that are all stalked and killed by the Water Blogger, then eventually having the one guy lampshade it all in his own blog.

I'm out of ideas for now. I'll keep thinking, but I think I might get some sleep or something soon. If anything I said piques your interest, that'd be great.

edited 28th Feb '11 10:46:24 PM by DJay32

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I love the blog idea too, but I think it should be a side effect of whatever monster we choose.

The Archangel has no look; it's a force. Ask the troper Lizard Bite for more details, it's his monster after all.

The Cold Boy is also not originally mine, it belongs to another troper here named the Alliterator.

[Wind] looks like floating glass shards/mirrors rotatiing about a orb of energy. This creature is scary because it has no intentions or goals; it's literally a force of nature. Maybe Water and Air could be "brothers" to each other.

Thunderbirds- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thunderbird_(mythology)

edited 28th Feb '11 11:07:22 PM by cutewithoutthe

Here's where a character describes meeting the Cold Boy. I like the voice, though - that sounds suitably creepy.

edited 28th Feb '11 11:12:19 PM by alliterator

Should we start scaling these bad boys by power now?

I believe Slenderman would be the strongest, while The Rake or The Dying Man the weakest.

Now, guys, for the Water elemental, we need something unique, so lets factor that in.

Also, Thunderbirds are the first legitametly multiples; they're like a hive mind, populating the north western part of the U.S.

edited 28th Feb '11 11:20:21 PM by cutewithoutthe

Just had a quick idea update- what if we write creepypasta for the creatures?

I already have two ideas for these-

The Wooden Girl- About how an alien creature composed of millions of strands of wiry string/stringy wire takes the body of a crossdressing boy, whose dream is to transform into a girl.

The Manufactured Newborn- A man's son is taken over and transformed by a living metal.

Btw, I got my scanner now!! :D I'll have pics up ASAP.

edited 1st Mar '11 12:22:33 PM by cutewithoutthe