a vicious vengeful sea
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umjii wrote in the a/n of the abyss below that it was a distinctly seothsayers fic. and it is. if i am anything, i am an ocean fucker, a deep sea fucker, and a monster fucker, specifically the unknowable ones. it is my personal brand(™) and when i was going back and forth over what sort of story i wanted to write next for minchan bingo, it just ended up in my hands.
it’s not entirely surprising. if you look at my fic history for the past few years - death and monsters are pretty prominent. i have a little bit of a fixation, if you will. if you’re into nct, my hyuckil fic DEVOUR/DIVINE is probably the most aligned to the abyss below, but there is also the dohyuck call of the earth, and my skz fics from last year starlight and my heart in your hands.
the whole point of this post is that i am constantly seeking out media that fits this little niche. i hit the jackpot recently, falling down an itch.io hole and finding a bunch of solo rpg games that are in the same vein. i just wanted to make a list of things i got inspo from, and things i plan to enjoy in the future.
books:
- deeplight by frances hardinge: if you take away one piece of media from this list, let it be this. one of my fav books of all time, so much incredible worldbuilding. sea gods galore. perfect <3
- into the drowning deep by mira grant: killer mermaids. enough said
- our wives under the sea by julia armfield: sapphic literary fiction. horror, but sad horror. existential horror. i cried a little bit
to read: the fisherman by john langan, weird fishes by rae mariz, the devil and the deep anthology ed. by ellen datlow, from below by darcy coates. anything lovecraft is also obvious
video games:
- dredge: newly released and perfect timing baby! a great little game. not too heavy on the cosmic horror, but enough to make you unsettled when you’re going fast af across the ocean at night so you don’t get [redacted]
- sunless sea: i have played like five mins of this. need to continue. will do one day
- subnautica: also fits this category.. i doubt i will ever play it but love the glimpses of the giant leviathans i’ve seen from playthroughs
ttrpgs:
- dredge: https://scyllallycs.itch.io/dredge
neat little game which has lightly spooky vibes, at least in my first play through. will definitely be going again to see if i can up the horror since i escaped the mysterious lake relatively unscathed
- lighthouse at the end of the world: https://bannerlessgames.itch.io/lighthouse
more ghostly than cosmic horror. yet to play but looking forward to it!!
- the crushing dark: https://byemberandash.itch.io/the-crushing-dark
also not yet played but will be soon. basically the submarine scene. something about that slow descent into the void am i right or am i right
this tiktok https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMY7XKhhJ/ and also this youtube channel https://www.youtube.com/@NaturalWorldFacts
if you have any recs i would love to hear them <3 i’m not really a film or tv person but would love to see some recs for those! ik there’s a europa alien film which i was going to try and watch at some point whilst writing for inspo but like i said. i’m not a film or tv person haha
ok. this is the end. if u saw it before i fixed the formatting, no you didn't. also sorry for the links i'm too lazy to embed properly it's time for me to go to bed
it’s not entirely surprising. if you look at my fic history for the past few years - death and monsters are pretty prominent. i have a little bit of a fixation, if you will. if you’re into nct, my hyuckil fic DEVOUR/DIVINE is probably the most aligned to the abyss below, but there is also the dohyuck call of the earth, and my skz fics from last year starlight and my heart in your hands.
the whole point of this post is that i am constantly seeking out media that fits this little niche. i hit the jackpot recently, falling down an itch.io hole and finding a bunch of solo rpg games that are in the same vein. i just wanted to make a list of things i got inspo from, and things i plan to enjoy in the future.
books:
- deeplight by frances hardinge: if you take away one piece of media from this list, let it be this. one of my fav books of all time, so much incredible worldbuilding. sea gods galore. perfect <3
- into the drowning deep by mira grant: killer mermaids. enough said
- our wives under the sea by julia armfield: sapphic literary fiction. horror, but sad horror. existential horror. i cried a little bit
to read: the fisherman by john langan, weird fishes by rae mariz, the devil and the deep anthology ed. by ellen datlow, from below by darcy coates. anything lovecraft is also obvious
video games:
- dredge: newly released and perfect timing baby! a great little game. not too heavy on the cosmic horror, but enough to make you unsettled when you’re going fast af across the ocean at night so you don’t get [redacted]
- sunless sea: i have played like five mins of this. need to continue. will do one day
- subnautica: also fits this category.. i doubt i will ever play it but love the glimpses of the giant leviathans i’ve seen from playthroughs
ttrpgs:
- dredge: https://scyllallycs.itch.io/dredge
neat little game which has lightly spooky vibes, at least in my first play through. will definitely be going again to see if i can up the horror since i escaped the mysterious lake relatively unscathed
- lighthouse at the end of the world: https://bannerlessgames.itch.io/lighthouse
more ghostly than cosmic horror. yet to play but looking forward to it!!
- the crushing dark: https://byemberandash.itch.io/the-crushing-dark
also not yet played but will be soon. basically the submarine scene. something about that slow descent into the void am i right or am i right
this tiktok https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMY7XKhhJ/ and also this youtube channel https://www.youtube.com/@NaturalWorldFacts
if you have any recs i would love to hear them <3 i’m not really a film or tv person but would love to see some recs for those! ik there’s a europa alien film which i was going to try and watch at some point whilst writing for inspo but like i said. i’m not a film or tv person haha
ok. this is the end. if u saw it before i fixed the formatting, no you didn't. also sorry for the links i'm too lazy to embed properly it's time for me to go to bed
