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I’m really fascinated by the digital gothic genre recently. Maybe you are in the mood for a little funny challenge. Excited to read the results :D

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[–] blue_berry@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

"Whispers from the Digital Crypt"

Within the oppressive confines of my ancestral home, I found myself seated before my father's ancient laptop, its cold metallic frame echoing with the weight of generations past. As I absentmindedly scrolled through the obscure recesses of the digital world, I stumbled upon a result that whispered of dark intentions, a sinister recommendation seeping forth from the depths of my search engine. And to my mounting dread, it clung to me like a phantom's curse, no matter how desperately I tried to banish it.

The room itself bore the heavy burden of history, its walls adorned with portraits of forebears long forgotten, their eyes seeming to follow me with silent reproach. The flickering candlelight cast grotesque shadows upon their pallid faces, as if they, too, were privy to the malevolence that had manifested on the laptop's screen.

My fingers, trembling with trepidation, traced the haunted keys as I sought to unravel the enigma before me. Yet, with each futile attempt to erase this digital malevolence, it grew stronger, morphing into a specter that defied my every command. It was as though an ancient curse had been invoked, binding me to a sinister fate beyond my control.

The recommendation had not been my own desire, but rather a malevolent whisper from the abyss. It beckoned me toward an abyssal abyss of darkness, one I had no intention of entering. Yet, the cursed tendrils of code clung to my every click and keystroke, refusing to relent, ensnaring me within their inescapable web.

As the night deepened, the laptop's glow took on an eerie, otherworldly hue, casting ghastly reflections upon the time-worn portraits that adorned the chamber's walls. The room seemed to exhale an air of malevolence, and I was but a helpless captive in this gothic labyrinth of digital torment.

In the suffocating silence of my ancestral home, I was left with an unsettling certainty—an inescapable truth that gripped my very soul: I had unwittingly opened a digital Pandora's box, and its relentless, gothic malevolence would haunt me, in perpetuity, within these hallowed and cursed walls.

[–] Ransom@lemmy.one 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

…but rather a malevolent whisper from the abyss. It beckoned me toward an abyssal abyss…

This is poetry.

[–] blue_berry@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

…but rather a malevolent whisper from the abyss. It beckoned me toward an abyssal abyss…

Could ponder about it alone for hours