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The Fear Mythos is a Creative Commons writing community spread over countless blogs, vlogs, creepypasta, canons, games, songs, role-playing sites, and audio plays. Newcomers to the mythos should check out the Wiki Rules, the manifesto, the Facebook group, forum, and the Beginner's Guide. Otherwise, feel free to jump right in and show us your stories!

The Fear of the Surreal is all about the stuff within our subconscious. Some stories explore it from within, having characters and narratives delve inward (dreams and hallucinations are common motifs in these contexts), while other stories take on a more external approach, having fantastical events happen that may or may not be real but are usually symbolic.

The most popular portrayal of this concept is The Grotesque. Introduced by Topography Genera as Lotophagi, this was a presence in a character's head that distanced her from reality the more she slept. The Grotesque is often used as a device to explore the idea of dreams being unwanted or even unsafe. In the ARG Nine is God, The Grotesque appears in an actor's dream and prompts her to draw the Featured Image, though how it fits into the rest of the game is unknown for the time being!

There's no new creepypasta yet. Maybe try writing some!

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+'''[[The Fear Mythos]]''' is a Creative Commons writing community spread over countless '''[[Blogs|blogs]], [[Vlogs|vlogs]], creepypasta, [[List of_Verses|canons]], [[Games|games]], [[Music|songs]], [[role-playing sites]], and audio plays'''. Newcomers to the mythos should check out the [[Fear Mythos_Wiki_Rules|Wiki Rules]], the [[The Fear Mythos Manifesto|manifesto,]] the [https://www.facebook.com/groups/319224254873943 Facebook group,] [http://fearmythos.jcink.net/index.php?act=idx forum,] and the [[Beginner's Guide to the Mythos|Beginner's Guide]]. Otherwise, feel free to jump right in and show us your stories!<span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS; color:#11111; font-size:120%;"><br /></span>
-<span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS; color:#11111; font-size:120%;">There are things in this world that we can't explain. There are things that '''''scare''''' us. Things that '''''hurt''''' us in ways we never thought possible. They fill us with '''''terror'''''. They fill us with a rare '''''horror''''' only they can induce. They get into your head. They '''''mess '''''with you. We can't say they're the '''''reason''''', or the '''''outcome'''''. But we do know one thing. They're mankind's greatest '''''<u>[[The Fears|Fears]]</u>'''''. Everything you were '''''scared''''' of, everything that ever went '''''bump''''' in the night. These are the things we can't explain. These are the things we can't control. Or rather, '''''they''''' control '''''us'''''. And they won't stop until we're '''''<u>dead</u>'''''.<br/></span>
-[[File:Fear lineup by soundslikestrawberry-d4iwfla.jpg|centre|thumb|640x640px]]
+[[File:A_meeting_of_fears_2013rappu.jpg|centre|thumb|640x640px]]
+<span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS; color:#11111; font-size:120%;">[[the Fear of Disease|<nowiki/>]]</span>
-<span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS; color:#11111; font-size:120%;">'''[[The Fear Mythos]]''' is an Open-Source collection of stories spread across multiple mediums, also taking place in several canons and universes, featuring a colorful cast of powerful, creepy creatures known as '''[[The Fears|Fears]]'''. Fears represent what makes mankind cower in the night, with primal examples being [[The Slender Man|'''the Fear of the Unknown''']], [[the Fear of Disease|<nowiki/>]][[The Plague Doctor|'''the Fear of Disease''']], '''[[The Wooden Girl|the Fear of Control]]''', and '''[[The Archangel|the Fear of the Afterlife]]'''. Anyone can create new Fears under over 30 concepts, use the existing characters in their stories, or add entirely new concepts, with brand-new Fears! Remember, Fears are what scares you. If you don't see something that scares you, or you just don't like the idea, take out details, add more, or create something that strikes Fear into you alone! Just create what scares you, and have fun!</span>
-<span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS; color:#11111; font-size:120%;"><br />The Fear Mythos is spread over countless '''audio plays, [[The Blogs|blogs]], creepypasta, forums, [[The Games|games]], [[role-playing sites]], [[List of Verses|universes]], and [[The Vlogs|vlogs]]'''. Newcomers to the Mythos should also check out the [[Fear Mythos Wiki Rules|Wiki Rules]], the [http://thefearmythos.wordpress.com/ Series Bible], and the [[Beginner's Guide to the Mythos]].</span>
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-Lamentations-01-fix.jpg|'''The Fears'''|link=The Fears
+Intrusion_edited.jpg|'''The Fears'''|link=The Fears
-YYY3.jpg|'''Unexplained Phenomena'''|link=Unexplained Phenomena
+File:Tumblr_n6y700ECqg1szw4e5o1_r1_1280.jpg|'''Unexplained Phenomena'''|link=Unexplained Phenomena
+File:Harvester Sketch.png|'''Other Creatures'''|link=http://thefearmythos.wikia.com/wiki/Category:Creatures
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+'''The Fear of the Surreal''' is all about the stuff within our subconscious. Some stories explore it from within, having characters and narratives delve inward (dreams and hallucinations are common motifs in these contexts), while other stories take on a more external approach, having fantastical events happen that may or may not be real but are usually symbolic.
-'''The Merryman''' is an archetype of [[The Fear of the Irrational]] that represents impulse, the extreme, and the pursuit of joy.
+The most popular portrayal of this concept is '''The Grotesque'''. Introduced by ''[[Topography Genera]]'' as Lotophagi, this was a presence in a character's head that distanced her from reality the more she slept. The Grotesque is often used as a device to explore the idea of dreams being unwanted or even unsafe. In the ARG ''[[Nine is God]]'', The Grotesque appears in an actor's dream and prompts her to draw the Featured Image, though how it fits into the rest of the game is unknown for the time being!
-The Merryman causes those who see it to express the physical signs of extreme and often outrageous joy no matter what their current mental state is. Victims of him often find themselves experiencing manic laughing fits followed by bouts of depression as he drains the victim's ability to feel happy the longer a person is exposed to him. Exposure to the Merryman's laughter itself can cause hallucinations, bouts of extreme mania, and the sense that reality itself is unreal. Once he selects a victim, he will stalk them for a short period of time before making his presence known. After this occurs, it won’t be long before he takes them to his [[The Toybox|Toybox]].
-'''[[The Constant Wanderer|Read more...]]'''
+'''[[The Fear of the Irrational|Read more about the Surreal Fears...]]'''
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+There's no new creepypasta yet. Maybe try writing some!
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-*				"[http://strangeandsecretfaces.blogspot.com/2014/01/rain.html Rain]"
-* 							"[http://strangeandsecretfaces.blogspot.com/2014/01/the-two-sides-of-jack.html The Two Sides of Jack]"
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-* 							*[http://strangeandsecretfaces.blogspot.com/2014/01/alysson.html Alysson]"
-* 							"[http://strangeandsecretfaces.blogspot.com/2014/01/descent.html Descent]"
-* 							"[http://thegatekeeperofthewillowverse.blogspot.com/2014/12/project-dead.html Project D.E.A.D]"
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+What was your favourite blog of the 2018 Renaissance?
-Which Dying Man shard do you think would be successful in becoming whole again?
+Mephi 2: The Eternal Boogaloo
-Grey
+I Don't Have Feet
-The Liar
+Duke Nukem Forever
-Judas
+even brighter than a spoon
-The Devil
+brightest than a spoon, the last of the trilogy
-Twelve
+One of these poll questions will actually be a Vocaloid band, I'm sure of it
-HELLFIRE
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