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* GenreAdultery: Although most of the collection is the slow reveal of a hidden world of folkloric monsters, creepy hauntings, and nightmarish transformations, "Sic Itur Ad Astra" is a complete departure in that it is a story-length rumination on public grief, national tragedy, personal responsibility, and the vastness of the universe. Even the story format differs greatly from the others. Somewhat justified in that the story was written in 2009, well before the rest of the pieces, but still.
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Up To Eleven is being dewicked.
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** Same goes for Larry E. Godwinson, Esq., from "Ursa Minor," but [[UpToEleven indisputably worse]].
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** Same goes for Larry E. Godwinson, Esq., from "Ursa Minor," but [[UpToEleven indisputably worse]].worse.
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* CrossesTheLineTwice: Not a few times, depending on the story.
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* CrossesTheLineTwice: Not a few times, depending on CatharsisFactor: The way that [[spoiler:Larry Godwinson]] dies like the story.coward he is can't ever make up for his crimes, but boy is it satisfying to read.
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* ThisIsYourPremiseOnDrugs: Veidt has been very open about the fact that many, if not most, of the stories were written under some kind of chemical influence. Evidently Veidt lives by the adage to "Write drunk, edit sober."
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* GenreAdultery: Although most of the book is the slow reveal of a hidden world of folkloric monsters, creepy hauntings, and nightmarish transformations, "Sic Itur Ad Astra" is a complete departure in that it is a story-length rumination on public grief, national tragedy, personal responsibility, and the vastness of the universe. Even the story format differs greatly from the others. Somewhat justified in that the story was written in 2009, well before the rest of the pieces, but still.
* HarsherInHindsight: Veidt finished and submitted the story "When He Loved Her," one of a handful set in West Virginia, in May, 2016. One of the key details of the plot was that a flood washed away the coffin of a newly-buried friend of the narrator, [[NeverFoundTheBody never to be seen again]]. Not a month later, [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2016_West_Virginia_flood and the state of West Virginia actually does get flooded]] in one of the worst tragedies to befall the state in many years.
* HarsherInHindsight: Veidt finished and submitted the story "When He Loved Her," one of a handful set in West Virginia, in May, 2016. One of the key details of the plot was that a flood washed away the coffin of a newly-buried friend of the narrator, [[NeverFoundTheBody never to be seen again]]. Not a month later, [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2016_West_Virginia_flood and the state of West Virginia actually does get flooded]] in one of the worst tragedies to befall the state in many years.
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* GenreAdultery: Although most of the book collection is the slow reveal of a hidden world of folkloric monsters, creepy hauntings, and nightmarish transformations, "Sic Itur Ad Astra" is a complete departure in that it is a story-length rumination on public grief, national tragedy, personal responsibility, and the vastness of the universe. Even the story format differs greatly from the others. Somewhat justified in that the story was written in 2009, well before the rest of the pieces, but still.
* HarsherInHindsight: Veidt finished and submitted the story "When He Loved Her," one of a handful set in West Virginia, in May, 2016. One of the key details of the plot was that a flood washed away the coffin of a newly-buried friend of the narrator, [[NeverFoundTheBody never to be seen again]]. Not a month later, [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2016_West_Virginia_flood and the state of West Virginia actually does get flooded]] in one of the worst tragedies to befall the state in many years.still.
* HarsherInHindsight: Veidt finished and submitted the story "When He Loved Her," one of a handful set in West Virginia, in May, 2016. One of the key details of the plot was that a flood washed away the coffin of a newly-buried friend of the narrator, [[NeverFoundTheBody never to be seen again]]. Not a month later, [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2016_West_Virginia_flood and the state of West Virginia actually does get flooded]] in one of the worst tragedies to befall the state in many years.
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** Same goes for Larry E. Godwinson, Esq., from "Ursa Minor," but [[UpToEleven indisputably worse]].
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** The [[BodyHorror bizarre ways]] Daniel's body in "How Shadows Taste" begins to mutate as he [[spoiler: slowly turns into a ghoul]].
* ThisIsYourPremiseOnDrugs: Veidt has been very open about the fact that many, if not most, of the stories were written under some kind of chemical influence. "Hecho En Florida" was written mostly after doing shrooms, "Depths" in varying states of intoxication. The list goes on. Evidently Veidt lives by the adage to "Write drunk, edit sober."
* TheWoobie: Although several characters qualify, the award has to go poor Wolkee from "Before Thou Camest Forth." To be exact, he is a [[Really700YearsOld four-hundred year-old]] Dogfolk tribesman who is quite literally TheLastOfHisKind. He has watched his entire race wiped off the face of the Earth [[spoiler:by Andrew Lightfoot's ancestor, Nicholas]], his sister [[DeathByDespair starve herself to death after her husband dies]], and when he finally has a child of his own, Wanral [[spoiler:a.k.a. Duke, who changes Bligh into a Dogfolk too]] he ''also'' dies after getting struck by a police car. All of his hope is now placed in an obscure prophecy that may or may not be true, and despite all of his suffering he is desperate to see it through. [[SincerityMode Somebody give the poor guy a hug!]]
* ThisIsYourPremiseOnDrugs: Veidt has been very open about the fact that many, if not most, of the stories were written under some kind of chemical influence. "Hecho En Florida" was written mostly after doing shrooms, "Depths" in varying states of intoxication. The list goes on. Evidently Veidt lives by the adage to "Write drunk, edit sober."
* TheWoobie: Although several characters qualify, the award has to go poor Wolkee from "Before Thou Camest Forth." To be exact, he is a [[Really700YearsOld four-hundred year-old]] Dogfolk tribesman who is quite literally TheLastOfHisKind. He has watched his entire race wiped off the face of the Earth [[spoiler:by Andrew Lightfoot's ancestor, Nicholas]], his sister [[DeathByDespair starve herself to death after her husband dies]], and when he finally has a child of his own, Wanral [[spoiler:a.k.a. Duke, who changes Bligh into a Dogfolk too]] he ''also'' dies after getting struck by a police car. All of his hope is now placed in an obscure prophecy that may or may not be true, and despite all of his suffering he is desperate to see it through. [[SincerityMode Somebody give the poor guy a hug!]]
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** The [[BodyHorror bizarre ways]] Daniel's body in "How Shadows Taste" begins to mutate as he [[spoiler: slowly turns into a ghoul]].
ghoul]]. And then there's [[FromBadToWorse those last few pages...]]
* ThisIsYourPremiseOnDrugs: Veidt has been very open about the fact that many, if not most, of the stories were written under some kind of chemical influence. "Hecho En Florida" was written mostly after doing shrooms, "Depths" in varying states of intoxication. The list goes on. Evidently Veidt lives by the adage to "Write drunk, edit sober."
* TheWoobie: Although several characters qualify, the award has to go poor Wolkee from "Before Thou Camest Forth." To be exact, he is a [[Really700YearsOld four-hundred year-old]] Dogfolk tribesman who is quite literally TheLastOfHisKind. He has watched his entire race wiped off the face of the Earth [[spoiler:by Andrew Lightfoot's ancestor, Nicholas]], his sister [[DeathByDespair starve herself to death after her husband dies]], and when he finally has a child of his own, Wanral [[spoiler:a.k.a. Duke, who changes Bligh into a Dogfolk too]] he ''also'' dies after getting struck by a police car. All of his hope is now placed in an obscure prophecy that may or may not be true, and despite all of his suffering he is desperate to see it through. [[SincerityMode Somebody give the poor guy a hug!]]"
* ThisIsYourPremiseOnDrugs: Veidt has been very open about the fact that many, if not most, of the stories were written under some kind of chemical influence.
* TheWoobie: Although several characters qualify, the award has to go poor Wolkee from "Before Thou Camest Forth." To be exact, he is a [[Really700YearsOld four-hundred year-old]] Dogfolk tribesman who is quite literally TheLastOfHisKind. He has watched his entire race wiped off the face of the Earth [[spoiler:by Andrew Lightfoot's ancestor, Nicholas]], his sister [[DeathByDespair starve herself to death after her husband dies]], and when he finally has a child of his own, Wanral [[spoiler:a.k.a. Duke, who changes Bligh into a Dogfolk too]] he ''also'' dies after getting struck by a police car. All of his hope is now placed in an obscure prophecy that may or may not be true, and despite all of his suffering he is desperate to see it through. [[SincerityMode Somebody give the poor guy a hug!]]
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Fetish Fuel is not a trope any more, and examples are being removed. If there's in-universe fetish activity, it needs to be placed under the Fetish trope on the work page as it's not a YMMV trope.
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* FetishFuel: In the midst of the horror, there is a recurrent theme of eroticism and frank sexuality -- and at times, even sweet romance.
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* HarsherInHindsight: Veidt finished and submitted the story "The Boy Who Loved Her," one of a handful set in West Virginia, in May, 2016. One of the key details of the plot was that a flood washed away the coffin of a newly-buried friend of the narrator, [[NeverFoundTheBody never to be seen again]]. Not a month later, [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2016_West_Virginia_flood and the state of West Virginia actually does get flooded]] in one of the worst tragedies to befall the state in many years.
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* HarsherInHindsight: Veidt finished and submitted the story "The Boy Who "When He Loved Her," one of a handful set in West Virginia, in May, 2016. One of the key details of the plot was that a flood washed away the coffin of a newly-buried friend of the narrator, [[NeverFoundTheBody never to be seen again]]. Not a month later, [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2016_West_Virginia_flood and the state of West Virginia actually does get flooded]] in one of the worst tragedies to befall the state in many years.
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** Special mention goes to what happens to Cameron in "Rat Prince." ''Stomach-turning'' is probably the most polite way of describing what happens to him.
* ThisIsYourPremiseOnDrugs: Veidt has been very open about the fact that many, if not most, of the stories were written under some kind of chemical influence. "Hecho En Florida" was written mostly on shrooms, "Depths" in varying states of intoxication. The list goes on. Evidently Veidt lives by the adage to "Write drunk, edit sober."
* ThisIsYourPremiseOnDrugs: Veidt has been very open about the fact that many, if not most, of the stories were written under some kind of chemical influence. "Hecho En Florida" was written mostly on shrooms, "Depths" in varying states of intoxication. The list goes on. Evidently Veidt lives by the adage to "Write drunk, edit sober."
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** Special mention goes to what happens to Cameron in The second act of "Rat Prince." ''Stomach-turning'' is probably the most polite way of describing what happens Prince" manages to him.
combine FacialHorror, HorrorHunger, ''and'' TheToothHurts in extreme and unsettling ways.
** The [[BodyHorror bizarre ways]] Daniel's body in "How Shadows Taste" begins to mutate as he [[spoiler: slowly turns into a ghoul]].
* ThisIsYourPremiseOnDrugs: Veidt has been very open about the fact that many, if not most, of the stories were written under some kind of chemical influence. "Hecho En Florida" was written mostlyon after doing shrooms, "Depths" in varying states of intoxication. The list goes on. Evidently Veidt lives by the adage to "Write drunk, edit sober."
** The [[BodyHorror bizarre ways]] Daniel's body in "How Shadows Taste" begins to mutate as he [[spoiler: slowly turns into a ghoul]].
* ThisIsYourPremiseOnDrugs: Veidt has been very open about the fact that many, if not most, of the stories were written under some kind of chemical influence. "Hecho En Florida" was written mostly
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* ThisIsYourPremiseOnDrugs: Veidt has been very open about the fact that many, if not most, of the stories were written under some kind of chemical influence. "Hecho En Florida" was written mostly on weed, "Depths" in varying states of intoxication. The list goes on. Evidently Veidt lives by the adage to "Write drunk, edit sober."
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* ThisIsYourPremiseOnDrugs: Veidt has been very open about the fact that many, if not most, of the stories were written under some kind of chemical influence. "Hecho En Florida" was written mostly on weed, shrooms, "Depths" in varying states of intoxication. The list goes on. Evidently Veidt lives by the adage to "Write drunk, edit sober.""
*TheWoobie: Although several characters qualify, the award has to go poor Wolkee from "Before Thou Camest Forth." To be exact, he is a [[Really700YearsOld four-hundred year-old]] Dogfolk tribesman who is quite literally TheLastOfHisKind. He has watched his entire race wiped off the face of the Earth [[spoiler:by Andrew Lightfoot's ancestor, Nicholas]], his sister [[DeathByDespair starve herself to death after her husband dies]], and when he finally has a child of his own, Wanral [[spoiler:a.k.a. Duke, who changes Bligh into a Dogfolk too]] he ''also'' dies after getting struck by a police car. All of his hope is now placed in an obscure prophecy that may or may not be true, and despite all of his suffering he is desperate to see it through. [[SincerityMode Somebody give the poor guy a hug!]]
*TheWoobie: Although several characters qualify, the award has to go poor Wolkee from "Before Thou Camest Forth." To be exact, he is a [[Really700YearsOld four-hundred year-old]] Dogfolk tribesman who is quite literally TheLastOfHisKind. He has watched his entire race wiped off the face of the Earth [[spoiler:by Andrew Lightfoot's ancestor, Nicholas]], his sister [[DeathByDespair starve herself to death after her husband dies]], and when he finally has a child of his own, Wanral [[spoiler:a.k.a. Duke, who changes Bligh into a Dogfolk too]] he ''also'' dies after getting struck by a police car. All of his hope is now placed in an obscure prophecy that may or may not be true, and despite all of his suffering he is desperate to see it through. [[SincerityMode Somebody give the poor guy a hug!]]
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* AssholeVictim: Although what happens to John Thomas at the end of "Nervous Boys" is terrifying and unpleasant, it's hard to feel sorry for the guy knowing what a creep he was throughout the story.
* CrossesTheLineTwice: Not a few times, depending on the story.
* FetishFuel: In the midst of the horror, there is a recurrent theme of eroticism and frank sexuality -- and at times, even sweet romance.
* GenreAdultery: Although most of the book is the slow reveal of a hidden world of folkloric monsters, creepy hauntings, and nightmarish transformations, "Sic Itur Ad Astra" is a complete departure in that it is a story-length rumination on public grief, national tragedy, personal responsibility, and the vastness of the universe. Even the story format differs greatly from the others. Somewhat justified in that the story was written in 2009, well before the rest of the pieces, but still.
* HarsherInHindsight: Veidt finished and submitted the story "The Boy Who Loved Her," one of a handful set in West Virginia, in May, 2016. One of the key details of the plot was that a flood washed away the coffin of a newly-buried friend of the narrator, [[NeverFoundTheBody never to be seen again]]. Not a month later, [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2016_West_Virginia_flood and the state of West Virginia actually does get flooded]] in one of the worst tragedies to befall the state in many years.
* NauseaFuel: The transformations throughout the story collection are slow, painful, and torturous. Some of the details are, to put it mildly, upsetting to read.
** Special mention goes to what happens to Cameron in "Rat Prince." ''Stomach-turning'' is probably the most polite way of describing what happens to him.
* ThisIsYourPremiseOnDrugs: Veidt has been very open about the fact that many, if not most, of the stories were written under some kind of chemical influence. "Hecho En Florida" was written mostly on weed, "Depths" in varying states of intoxication. The list goes on. Evidently Veidt lives by the adage to "Write drunk, edit sober."
* CrossesTheLineTwice: Not a few times, depending on the story.
* FetishFuel: In the midst of the horror, there is a recurrent theme of eroticism and frank sexuality -- and at times, even sweet romance.
* GenreAdultery: Although most of the book is the slow reveal of a hidden world of folkloric monsters, creepy hauntings, and nightmarish transformations, "Sic Itur Ad Astra" is a complete departure in that it is a story-length rumination on public grief, national tragedy, personal responsibility, and the vastness of the universe. Even the story format differs greatly from the others. Somewhat justified in that the story was written in 2009, well before the rest of the pieces, but still.
* HarsherInHindsight: Veidt finished and submitted the story "The Boy Who Loved Her," one of a handful set in West Virginia, in May, 2016. One of the key details of the plot was that a flood washed away the coffin of a newly-buried friend of the narrator, [[NeverFoundTheBody never to be seen again]]. Not a month later, [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2016_West_Virginia_flood and the state of West Virginia actually does get flooded]] in one of the worst tragedies to befall the state in many years.
* NauseaFuel: The transformations throughout the story collection are slow, painful, and torturous. Some of the details are, to put it mildly, upsetting to read.
** Special mention goes to what happens to Cameron in "Rat Prince." ''Stomach-turning'' is probably the most polite way of describing what happens to him.
* ThisIsYourPremiseOnDrugs: Veidt has been very open about the fact that many, if not most, of the stories were written under some kind of chemical influence. "Hecho En Florida" was written mostly on weed, "Depths" in varying states of intoxication. The list goes on. Evidently Veidt lives by the adage to "Write drunk, edit sober."
