The Darker Realms
This blog is about the darker realms, the places where nightmares and dreams lurk below conscious thought. Join me in a journey into the night.
Tag Archives: torture
Clarifying Pain
Image Credit: Nomad_Soul/Shutterstock.com The clarifying pain Remains beyond the tears and cries And all the bargaining and lies Even now as the blood red dries And the Inquisitor dabs The weeping eyes Which watch him with such dull surprise … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry
Tagged belief, darkness, guilt, Horror, horror poetry, Inquisition, Persecuation, shame, torture
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Programming
Image credit: Nomad_Soul/Shutterstock.com They show me these awful images, on repeat. They call it conditioning – a necessary step to the evolution of my mind beyond the lesser experience of empathy. The heart, they say, is but a muscle, and … Continue reading
Posted in Horror Flash Fiction
Tagged death, Horror, MK Ultra, programming, tests, torture, trauma, trauma based mind control
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God’s Face
On his sixteenth birthday they took him to the special church. There, they said, he would undergo the trials and the tortures that would cleanse him, redeem him and make him worthy. Worthy to look upon it, to see it, … Continue reading
Posted in Horror Flash Fiction, Uncategorized
Tagged belief, delusion, desire, faith, fever, god, ritual, torture
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The Hospital
“This is the hospital where it occurred.” “Creepy.” He looked at her for a moment, then laughed lightly, appreciating her thoughts. “Yes, you could say that. But all abandoned places seem creepy I suppose. Particularly ones as old as this. … Continue reading
Posted in Horror Flash Fiction, Uncategorized
Tagged experiments, history, Horror, horror flash fiction, hospital, mind control, nazi, torture, trauma
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Flash Fiction – The Baths
After the pain they would bathe you. After the torture there was usually blood, or bruised skin and aching muscles. With some little kindness, sometimes they used epsom salts in the baths. You would sink into them, ignoring the dirt … Continue reading
Posted in Horror Flash Fiction
Tagged baths, cruelty, darkness, fear, Horror, horror flash fiction, memories, torture
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(Flash Fiction) Picture on the Wall
In my uncle’s house there is a curious picture on the lounge room wall. It hangs above the television, which seems an odd place for it, for something in its tone and feel is ancient. A thing long before electricity … Continue reading
Posted in Horror Flash Fiction
Tagged art, captivity, darkness, fear, flash fiction, Horror, memory, torture, trauma
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The Darker Realms 