Archive - The Living Dark

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Creative integrity, AI's rise, and the purpose of life in a doomed world

21 hrs ago •

The Devil's Diagnosis of Disenchanted Modernity

Cinematic reflections on our modern malaise

Jul 22 •

Writing in a Haunted Universe

A conversation on horror, spirituality, and the creative process

Jul 19 •

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The Inner Alchemy of Quest Narratives

On storytelling as soul-craft

Jul 11 •

Haunted by Ourselves: The Muse in the Cerebellum

Anatomizing the Muse: The Bodily Underpinnings of Creativity, Part Two

Jul 5 •

June 2024

Art as Trap and Transcendence

An autobiographical meditation on creativity and disillusionment

Jun 28 •

When Science Meets the Supernatural

Brains, dreams, and the boundaries of reality

Jun 25 •

Creativity's Third Eye: DMT and the Neurochemistry of Inspiration

Anatomizing the Muse: The Bodily Underpinnings of Creativity, Part One

Jun 21 •

Journaling into the Void

An interview with me on weird fiction, nonduality, and the muse within

Jun 14 •

The Living Dark Manifesto

A (re)orientation for new and returning readers

Jun 13 •

The Muse's Paradox

The twilight zone between creative urgency and daemonic trust

Jun 7 •

May 2024

Of Phantoms and Forbidden Transmissions

My introduction to Mark Samuels's final book, 'Charnel Glamour'

May 29 •

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