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'''[[The Fear Mythos]]''' is an open-source writing community spread over countless''' [[The Blogs|blogs]], [[The Vlogs|vlog]], creepypasta, [[List of_Verses|canons]], [[The Games|games]], [[role-playing sites]], and audio plays'''. Newcomers to the Mythos should check out the [[Fear Mythos_Wiki_Rules|Wiki Rules]], the [http://thefearmythos.wordpress.com/ Series Bible,] the [http://theonlythingtofear.b1.jcink.com/index.php?act=idx forum,] and the [[Beginner's Guide to the Mythos]]. 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>
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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>
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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 the first portrayal of [[the Fear of the Irrational]]; it represents impulse, the extreme, and the pursuit of joy.
 
   
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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]].
 
   
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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?
 
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Mephi 2: The Eternal Boogaloo
Grey
 
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I Don't Have Feet
The Liar
 
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Duke Nukem Forever
Judas
 
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even brighter than a spoon
The Devil
 
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brightest than a spoon, the last of the trilogy
Twelve
 
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HELLFIRE
 
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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!

A meeting of fears 2013rappu

Featured fear
Grotesque

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!

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