Epilogue
I don't remember much of what happened after my flight from the manor, and even now I'm unsure of just how much of what I experienced was real. From what I was told by my friends upon their first visit to the hospital where I was admitted, I'd been rescued and guided back to the edge of the swamplands by Wispy Willows. Apparently he'd been worried enough to go looking for me despite his fear of the old manor.
He'd found me beneath the shade of a tree, nearly catatonic and muttering Moon Dancer's name over and over again. He was able to guide me back to the edge of the swamp where his cabin was before leaving again to get help. By the time help arrived from Dodge City, I was in an inconsolable panic, spouting gibberish and lashing out at anypony and everypony who came near.
I was eventually sedated, contained and brought here to this hospital where I now reside indefinitely. Because of my mental state, it's taken me several weeks to document the events that befell both Moon Dancer and I, but now that I've reached the end I can't help but wonder what became of the thing which Moon Dancer had foolishly awakened and fallen victim to as a result. I'm absolutely certain she shared the same grisly fate as Lucerne Hayseed, but I've heard no news of any such creature rampaging across Equestria in the time I've been confined here.
I haven't told anypony of what transpired inside that manor, but the seal was left unbroken. Surely the formless thing would have escaped to cause untold terror and destruction? Had it remained in the manor? I admit that in my madness, some of the horrors I witnessed may have been of my own making, as might the dark and unfathomable voice that still plagues me, but I can't possibly have imagined the entire venture. No, I didn't imagine the thing that took my friend from me. I didn't hallucinate the monstrosity that oozed out of the basement.
I don't know what to make of it, but once Celestia reads this—if she reads it, then perhaps she can do something. Perhaps she can do what I couldn't and stop that abomination from hurting anypony else. And to any others who may read this and has made it this far, I give you one last word of caution. If you ever encounter a stallion calling himself Sound Mind, I beg you to turn the other way and ignore him. Avoid him if you can, and don't listen to his words.
Most importantly, if he offers you anything—be it a tome, a simple bauble, friendly advice, anything... don't take it. After what I bore witness to in Hayseed Manor—the horrors I experienced, I'm fully convinced that Moon Dancer had the right of it. That stallion is not what he seems, and what he offers will only bring ruin and madness.
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A really good read, good capture of lovecraftian horror. I really wish there was more pony lovecraftian stories out there. Even though I suppose it's meant to do the opposite, it really made my day.
Alondro reads the book... without translating it.
"Feh, only the weak are affected by such things. Good riddance to inferior life forms. HAIL HYDRA!!"
Also, what is it with mysterious stallions and weird book-keepers who turn into demons suddenly at the end of the movie (FU "Hellraiser", you're not a scary movie. I LAUGHED at you. Edgy BS with absurd gore, and nothing more.) always handing this stuff out. Frankly, I find that diminishes the impact. Just have your hapless idiots stumble across whatever-the-hell cursed/possessed McGuffin they go insane/die from. At least then it feels organic and not staged as hell from the start.
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But it was staged, to hell and back. There was no small amount of effort invested into getting that book into Moondancer's hooves.
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And you know what the vector is? Everything. The cover, the pages, the smell, the arrangement of the inks, everything. Just seeing it is enough to lodge the patterns in a receptive subconscious, and as the corruption intensifies they become able to perceive more and more powerful patterns layered beneath the initializing ones. Patterns made of patterns, you see?
And the best part is, it's completely inert to any kind of magical, technological, or psionic scans, because it's just artistic tics and embellishments. Only those for whom it is intended can even perceive/discover it's secret.
Very well done story. It deserves a Pious quote:
An excellent read, made all the better by the fact that I ended up involuntarily reading the entire thing in the voice of the Ancestor from Darkest Dungeon.
So... Moon Dancer died.
Shit, bro'.
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Death tag ain't there for show, bro.
Well done. I thoroughly enjoyed that. Nothing quite like a bit of cosmic horror in the evening.
Also, Shogoths! Seriously, those things are just beyond awful.
As an aside, have you ever read any Algernon Blackwood? If not, I'd recomend his work. The Willows, The Glamour of Snow, and The Man Who The Trees Loved are all some of my favorites of his.
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Heard of him, but haven't read his stuff yet, I'll check him out.
This was great! Definitely a well thought out exploration into this writing style, which I've always enjoyed.
9720337 That's my point. It reduces any fear factor for me when there something pulling the strings too obviously.
Then all I care about is finding and brutally slaughtering the perp. (Alondro is the Element of Kicking Villain Plot)
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Or... it was done that way on purpose. Especially if Sound Mind is Nyarlathotep. I say it’s not Hast—The King in Yellow because... well, no yellow.
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https://m.Not your best but still good.
The story leaves a lot to be answered, but explains a bit by answering the maybe and why it vanished before she went Coo-coo.
I'm guessing the tome was the necronomicon?
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Let's just say that it certainly draws more that a bit of inspiration from the infamous piece of fictional text...
Before I start reading this, a few stories come to mind.
"Jerusalem's Lot" by Stephen King.
"The Rats In the Walls" by H.P. Lovecraft.
"The Terror At Red Hook" by H.P. Lovecraft.
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Think The Case of Charles Dexter Ward mixed with a bit of At the Mountains of Madness. Not entirely accurate, but that's the closest I can think of to describe the story at the moment.
Good Lovecraftian horror tale. You earned a favorite.
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Thanks, for the favorite. If you enjoyed that, you might consider checking out my other Lovecraftian tale. Though it's a lot more involved—more a full-length (and currently ongoing) novel rather than the standard short novella format.
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That's in my massive "Read It Later" list. I'll get to it one of these days.
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Fair enough, let me know what you think once you get around to reading it.
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Never heard of him before.
Interesting read.
Hi there! I'm writing to let you know that I've picked your story from the My Little Reviews and Feedback group's main folder! Should you wish to request a different reviewer, or if you no longer want this story reviewed, please let me know. Otherwise, I look forwards to reading your story. Deuces!
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That's fine with me. I've been meaning to have this story reviewed anyway, but I didn't know which reviewer would want to tackle it.
Hey there! This was reviewed here. Thanks for submitting, and I hope you find what I have to say useful. Deuces.
Getting some Lovecraftian vibes
Really solid atmosphere all around! There is a lot to like here, and a solid injection of typical Lovecraftian ideas into regular Equestrai. It really works as a story. My biggest issue is the editing. There are tons of comma splices, run-on sentences, and all around poorly structured things. It gets to the point that it starts getting in the way of the overall narrative even, which is a shame.
I've been an avid reader of your stuff for a long time now and have realized I don't think I've ever commented on any of your stories. You inspired me on a few of my own personal stories (don't read them they're awful) and got me through a good bit of free time throughout my work days. I've been jumping around your stories, but it's getting to the point that I don't think there's a single one I haven't read or put on a list to read later. Thanks for all the time you've given me something to do! As for this story, always seem to leave me crawling back for more, you capture Lovecraftian horror so damn well that it kind of scares me.
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Thanks for saying so, means a lot. And yeah, at this point I basically eat, sleep and breath Lovecraft so I'm kind of glad it shows.
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You are quite welcome and you might want to reread your comment because you have a typo in the comment about typos which is kind of
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Yeah I noticed, but I did type it from my phone so I'm not gonna worry about it too much. Grammar in a story is important, not so much in the comments.
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Ah, my mistake.