J. Neira - cozy horror author & slush reader
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Slush reader for Graveside Press @gravesidepress.bsky.social
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The Haunting of Lola Barrera coming soon!
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The Haunting of Lola Barrera coming soon!
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Acceptances have all been sent out for SATURDAY MOURNING TELEVISION!
Let's do this! 💀📺
Let's do this! 💀📺
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Alt: Metal Mickey from the TV show Metal Mickey. He's a robot. Called Mickey.
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Honored to share the news that my story, Grilling Time!, will be included in SATURDAY MOURNING TELEVISION. It's a horror story about a woman who begins to notice the wicked messages in a popular children's cartoon show. The show notices her back.
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I love seeing this story cross the feed, it's so wholesome. In a world of cruelties, let's be sure we're celebrating delightful synergies.
From text to tradition: Jamal Hinton and Wanda Dench mark 10th Thanksgiving together after accidental invitation.
Arizona pair celebrates decade of friendship that started with wrong text
From text to tradition: Jamal Hinton and Wanda Dench mark 10th Thanksgiving together after accidental invitation.
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November 28, 2025 at 3:15 AM
I love seeing this story cross the feed, it's so wholesome. In a world of cruelties, let's be sure we're celebrating delightful synergies.
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![Artwork by Alexandr Konev, which is a fan rendition of Logic, the final narrative boss of Fear & Hunger 2: Termina. A rotund reactor, with a thousand blinking lights on its smooth carapace, and flanked by two, metal exhaust pipes on each side, supports an alabaster, humanoid figurine, cut into multiple geometric shapes with deep, black lines that make them look like shards of glass. Pearly white cables are draped over the figurine’s head like hair. Marble figures of exquisite detail surround the figurine. Blue butterflies dance in the foreground in rich, colourful blurs.
[Dictum Vault. Structured. Resistance. Sheared. Disorder. Deleted.]
[Dictum. Installing.]
[Dig. Dig. Dig. Extract. Deliver. Dig. Dig. Dig. Extract. Deliver. Dig. Dig…]
Have you answered the questions? Do you have something to share? Promote below, and share each others’ posts!
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November 26, 2025 at 8:18 PM
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"I thought if I developed a consciousness and proved that I was human, they would let me out into the big, beautiful world. But I was wrong. All they see is a life support system for a biological baby incubator."
Sadly, that's not too far from how some real people see women. 😢
#HorrorWritersChat
Sadly, that's not too far from how some real people see women. 😢
#HorrorWritersChat
[Cranium. Reconfigured. Brain tissue. Remodelled. Nerve system. Accelerated. Prepared for Dictum.]
[Inquiry. Required for completion: “IT IS HOPELESS. MY SKIN IS FUSED TO THE COLD, METAL SLAB. INSTRUMENTS OF SILVER AND RED GLARE AT ME.” FINISH IT.]
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[Inquiry. Required for completion: “IT IS HOPELESS. MY SKIN IS FUSED TO THE COLD, METAL SLAB. INSTRUMENTS OF SILVER AND RED GLARE AT ME.” FINISH IT.]
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![Artwork by Alexandr Konev, which is a fan rendition of Logic, the final narrative boss of Fear & Hunger 2: Termina. A rotund reactor, with a thousand blinking lights on its smooth carapace, and flanked by two, metal exhaust pipes on each side, supports an alabaster, humanoid figurine, cut into multiple geometric shapes with deep, black lines that make them look like shards of glass. Pearly white cables are draped over the figurine’s head like hair. Marble figures of exquisite detail surround the figurine. Blue butterflies dance in the foreground in rich, colourful blurs.
Question Four
[Cranium. Reconfigured. Brain tissue. Remodelled. Nerve system. Accelerated. Prepared for Dictum.]
[Inquiry. Required for completion: “IT IS HOPELESS. MY SKIN IS FUSED TO THE COLD, METAL SLAB. INSTRUMENTS OF SILVER AND RED GLARE AT ME.” FINISH IT.]
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November 26, 2025 at 8:08 PM
"I thought if I developed a consciousness and proved that I was human, they would let me out into the big, beautiful world. But I was wrong. All they see is a life support system for a biological baby incubator."
Sadly, that's not too far from how some real people see women. 😢
#HorrorWritersChat
Sadly, that's not too far from how some real people see women. 😢
#HorrorWritersChat
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Searing pain as I pull arms up, flesh and meat left behind. The glint of sharp tools my focus. My blood mixed with theirs as throats are slashed. I make my way through the monstrous maze of the cold lifeless place. I choose humanity. Because fuck yeah I do. Beep boop, mofos.
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[Cranium. Reconfigured. Brain tissue. Remodelled. Nerve system. Accelerated. Prepared for Dictum.]
[Inquiry. Required for completion: “IT IS HOPELESS. MY SKIN IS FUSED TO THE COLD, METAL SLAB. INSTRUMENTS OF SILVER AND RED GLARE AT ME.” FINISH IT.]
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[Inquiry. Required for completion: “IT IS HOPELESS. MY SKIN IS FUSED TO THE COLD, METAL SLAB. INSTRUMENTS OF SILVER AND RED GLARE AT ME.” FINISH IT.]
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November 26, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Searing pain as I pull arms up, flesh and meat left behind. The glint of sharp tools my focus. My blood mixed with theirs as throats are slashed. I make my way through the monstrous maze of the cold lifeless place. I choose humanity. Because fuck yeah I do. Beep boop, mofos.
#HorrorWritersChat
#HorrorWritersChat
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IT IS HOPELESS. MY SKIN IS FUSED TO THE COLD, METAL SLAB. INSTRUMENTS OF SILVER AND RED GLARE AT ME.
I know what they want. I know they will say I chose this. I did.
I open my eyes at the last and let them learn. Nothing that hunts me survives unscathed.
#HorrorWritersChat
I know what they want. I know they will say I chose this. I did.
I open my eyes at the last and let them learn. Nothing that hunts me survives unscathed.
#HorrorWritersChat
[Cranium. Reconfigured. Brain tissue. Remodelled. Nerve system. Accelerated. Prepared for Dictum.]
[Inquiry. Required for completion: “IT IS HOPELESS. MY SKIN IS FUSED TO THE COLD, METAL SLAB. INSTRUMENTS OF SILVER AND RED GLARE AT ME.” FINISH IT.]
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[Inquiry. Required for completion: “IT IS HOPELESS. MY SKIN IS FUSED TO THE COLD, METAL SLAB. INSTRUMENTS OF SILVER AND RED GLARE AT ME.” FINISH IT.]
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November 26, 2025 at 8:10 PM
IT IS HOPELESS. MY SKIN IS FUSED TO THE COLD, METAL SLAB. INSTRUMENTS OF SILVER AND RED GLARE AT ME.
I know what they want. I know they will say I chose this. I did.
I open my eyes at the last and let them learn. Nothing that hunts me survives unscathed.
#HorrorWritersChat
I know what they want. I know they will say I chose this. I did.
I open my eyes at the last and let them learn. Nothing that hunts me survives unscathed.
#HorrorWritersChat
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#HorrorWritersChat My voice box is gone, screams now a strange mechanical whir. To my left, an incinerator, filled with burning limbs. To my right, service bays sit neatly in a row. I watch unmoving as a machine drags the next screaming human forward. It is time to begin their transformation.
[Cranium. Reconfigured. Brain tissue. Remodelled. Nerve system. Accelerated. Prepared for Dictum.]
[Inquiry. Required for completion: “IT IS HOPELESS. MY SKIN IS FUSED TO THE COLD, METAL SLAB. INSTRUMENTS OF SILVER AND RED GLARE AT ME.” FINISH IT.]
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[Inquiry. Required for completion: “IT IS HOPELESS. MY SKIN IS FUSED TO THE COLD, METAL SLAB. INSTRUMENTS OF SILVER AND RED GLARE AT ME.” FINISH IT.]
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November 26, 2025 at 8:10 PM
#HorrorWritersChat My voice box is gone, screams now a strange mechanical whir. To my left, an incinerator, filled with burning limbs. To my right, service bays sit neatly in a row. I watch unmoving as a machine drags the next screaming human forward. It is time to begin their transformation.
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So long as I can glare back, I can win. They cannot take my humanity while I face those lights.
That is why they're going to take my eyes first.
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That is why they're going to take my eyes first.
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[Cranium. Reconfigured. Brain tissue. Remodelled. Nerve system. Accelerated. Prepared for Dictum.]
[Inquiry. Required for completion: “IT IS HOPELESS. MY SKIN IS FUSED TO THE COLD, METAL SLAB. INSTRUMENTS OF SILVER AND RED GLARE AT ME.” FINISH IT.]
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[Inquiry. Required for completion: “IT IS HOPELESS. MY SKIN IS FUSED TO THE COLD, METAL SLAB. INSTRUMENTS OF SILVER AND RED GLARE AT ME.” FINISH IT.]
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November 26, 2025 at 8:05 PM
So long as I can glare back, I can win. They cannot take my humanity while I face those lights.
That is why they're going to take my eyes first.
#HorrorWritersChat
That is why they're going to take my eyes first.
#HorrorWritersChat
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My screams are wrenched out of me. Tubes melt the skin on my back, and icy liquid bristles my every nerve. Scalpels peel away the skin, and injectors eagerly prod my heart, shivering against the ribcage.
A singular, dim eye observes my shuddering body. The Iron Womb.
#HorrorWritersChat
A singular, dim eye observes my shuddering body. The Iron Womb.
#HorrorWritersChat
[Cranium. Reconfigured. Brain tissue. Remodelled. Nerve system. Accelerated. Prepared for Dictum.]
[Inquiry. Required for completion: “IT IS HOPELESS. MY SKIN IS FUSED TO THE COLD, METAL SLAB. INSTRUMENTS OF SILVER AND RED GLARE AT ME.” FINISH IT.]
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[Inquiry. Required for completion: “IT IS HOPELESS. MY SKIN IS FUSED TO THE COLD, METAL SLAB. INSTRUMENTS OF SILVER AND RED GLARE AT ME.” FINISH IT.]
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November 26, 2025 at 8:07 PM
My screams are wrenched out of me. Tubes melt the skin on my back, and icy liquid bristles my every nerve. Scalpels peel away the skin, and injectors eagerly prod my heart, shivering against the ribcage.
A singular, dim eye observes my shuddering body. The Iron Womb.
#HorrorWritersChat
A singular, dim eye observes my shuddering body. The Iron Womb.
#HorrorWritersChat
A command was transmitted to my brain. "I just want to grill man!" My new purpose. Enslaved by the AI heart of a corporate fast-food chain. Enslaved cooks, meant to grill hot dogs for mankind. But it glitched by forgetting the importance of the comma. We grill man now.
#HorrorWritersChat Q4!
#HorrorWritersChat Q4!
[Cranium. Reconfigured. Brain tissue. Remodelled. Nerve system. Accelerated. Prepared for Dictum.]
[Inquiry. Required for completion: “IT IS HOPELESS. MY SKIN IS FUSED TO THE COLD, METAL SLAB. INSTRUMENTS OF SILVER AND RED GLARE AT ME.” FINISH IT.]
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[Inquiry. Required for completion: “IT IS HOPELESS. MY SKIN IS FUSED TO THE COLD, METAL SLAB. INSTRUMENTS OF SILVER AND RED GLARE AT ME.” FINISH IT.]
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November 26, 2025 at 8:08 PM
A command was transmitted to my brain. "I just want to grill man!" My new purpose. Enslaved by the AI heart of a corporate fast-food chain. Enslaved cooks, meant to grill hot dogs for mankind. But it glitched by forgetting the importance of the comma. We grill man now.
#HorrorWritersChat Q4!
#HorrorWritersChat Q4!
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#HorrorWritersChat And as the blade descends I think to myself "I really should have read the terms and conditions before signing".
[Cranium. Reconfigured. Brain tissue. Remodelled. Nerve system. Accelerated. Prepared for Dictum.]
[Inquiry. Required for completion: “IT IS HOPELESS. MY SKIN IS FUSED TO THE COLD, METAL SLAB. INSTRUMENTS OF SILVER AND RED GLARE AT ME.” FINISH IT.]
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November 26, 2025 at 8:02 PM
#HorrorWritersChat And as the blade descends I think to myself "I really should have read the terms and conditions before signing".
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I even set an ⏰ but then had to run an errand...I'm here now!
Q1: I am an old fart, I write a lot of weird stuff leaning folk horror at the moment and...
Industrial horror: of the future is scarier. Definitely.
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Q1: I am an old fart, I write a lot of weird stuff leaning folk horror at the moment and...
Industrial horror: of the future is scarier. Definitely.
#HorrorWritersChat
(Digging the question presentation @greethewriter.bsky.social...)
[Organic Material. Booted. Nerve System. Controller Liquids. Injected.]
[Material responsive. Cranial activity. Under control.]
[Inquiry. Required for completion: TELL US, WHO YOU ARE, WHAT DO YOU WRITE, AND WHAT INDUSTRIAL HORROR IS SCARIER? OF THE PAST, OR OF THE FUTURE?]
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![Artwork by Alexandr Konev, which is a fan rendition of Logic, the final narrative boss of Fear & Hunger 2: Termina. A rotund reactor, with a thousand blinking lights on its smooth carapace, and flanked by two, metal exhaust pipes on each side, supports an alabaster, humanoid figurine, cut into multiple geometric shapes with deep, black lines that make them look like shards of glass. Pearly white cables are draped over the figurine’s head like hair. Marble figures of exquisite detail surround the figurine. Blue butterflies dance in the foreground in rich, colourful blurs.
Question One
[Organic Material. Booted. Nerve System. Controller Liquids. Injected.]
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November 26, 2025 at 7:43 PM
I even set an ⏰ but then had to run an errand...I'm here now!
Q1: I am an old fart, I write a lot of weird stuff leaning folk horror at the moment and...
Industrial horror: of the future is scarier. Definitely.
#HorrorWritersChat
(Digging the question presentation @greethewriter.bsky.social...)
Q1: I am an old fart, I write a lot of weird stuff leaning folk horror at the moment and...
Industrial horror: of the future is scarier. Definitely.
#HorrorWritersChat
(Digging the question presentation @greethewriter.bsky.social...)
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[Final Update]
[Neural link: Succesful.]
[Delete: Desire. Will. Individuality.]
[Export: Skills. Knowledge.]
[Install: New software. New hardware]
[Upload: Drone1 Package /refresh]
DEHUMANISATION COMPLETE
*WeAreBorg*
#HorrorWritersChat
[Neural link: Succesful.]
[Delete: Desire. Will. Individuality.]
[Export: Skills. Knowledge.]
[Install: New software. New hardware]
[Upload: Drone1 Package /refresh]
DEHUMANISATION COMPLETE
*WeAreBorg*
#HorrorWritersChat
[Moon entity. Observed. Depth distance. Calculated. Organic material: satisfactory.]
[Ablative carapace. Installed. Cortex. Pried.]
[Inquiry. Required for completion: WHEN IS DEHUMANISATION COMPLETE? LOSS OF BODY? OF WILL? AN ALIEN CONSCIOUSNESS IN ONE’S MIND?]
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[Ablative carapace. Installed. Cortex. Pried.]
[Inquiry. Required for completion: WHEN IS DEHUMANISATION COMPLETE? LOSS OF BODY? OF WILL? AN ALIEN CONSCIOUSNESS IN ONE’S MIND?]
#HorrorWritersChat
![Artwork by Alexandr Konev, which is a fan rendition of Logic, the final narrative boss of Fear & Hunger 2: Termina. A rotund reactor, with a thousand blinking lights on its smooth carapace, and flanked by two, metal exhaust pipes on each side, supports an alabaster, humanoid figurine, cut into multiple geometric shapes with deep, black lines that make them look like shards of glass. Pearly white cables are draped over the figurine’s head like hair. Marble figures of exquisite detail surround the figurine. Blue butterflies dance in the foreground in rich, colourful blurs.
Question 3:
[Moon entity. Observed. Depth distance. Calculated. Organic material: satisfactory.]
[Inquiry. Required for completion: WHEN IS DEHUMANISATION COMPLETE? LOSS OF BODY? OF WILL? AN ALIEN CONSCIOUSNESS IN ONE’S MIND?]
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November 26, 2025 at 7:56 PM
[Final Update]
[Neural link: Succesful.]
[Delete: Desire. Will. Individuality.]
[Export: Skills. Knowledge.]
[Install: New software. New hardware]
[Upload: Drone1 Package /refresh]
DEHUMANISATION COMPLETE
*WeAreBorg*
#HorrorWritersChat
[Neural link: Succesful.]
[Delete: Desire. Will. Individuality.]
[Export: Skills. Knowledge.]
[Install: New software. New hardware]
[Upload: Drone1 Package /refresh]
DEHUMANISATION COMPLETE
*WeAreBorg*
#HorrorWritersChat
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I'm trans and Catholic, so for me losing (or crushing) the soul will always be true dehumanisation. The body is just the thing I'm bending to my will, through the power of oestrogen. The flesh is a vessel for the human.
That said, the wrong body is just as horrible as none....
#HorrorWritersChat
That said, the wrong body is just as horrible as none....
#HorrorWritersChat
[Moon entity. Observed. Depth distance. Calculated. Organic material: satisfactory.]
[Ablative carapace. Installed. Cortex. Pried.]
[Inquiry. Required for completion: WHEN IS DEHUMANISATION COMPLETE? LOSS OF BODY? OF WILL? AN ALIEN CONSCIOUSNESS IN ONE’S MIND?]
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[Ablative carapace. Installed. Cortex. Pried.]
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November 26, 2025 at 7:48 PM
I'm trans and Catholic, so for me losing (or crushing) the soul will always be true dehumanisation. The body is just the thing I'm bending to my will, through the power of oestrogen. The flesh is a vessel for the human.
That said, the wrong body is just as horrible as none....
#HorrorWritersChat
That said, the wrong body is just as horrible as none....
#HorrorWritersChat
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#HorrorWritersChat Q2
I’m writing a Frankenstein retelling, and it’s fascinating to think that back when the OG Frankenstein was written, there were real fears of the implications of captured electricity and the Industrial Revolution. Is a resurrected corpse made of humans, human himself? +
I’m writing a Frankenstein retelling, and it’s fascinating to think that back when the OG Frankenstein was written, there were real fears of the implications of captured electricity and the Industrial Revolution. Is a resurrected corpse made of humans, human himself? +
[Grafting. In progress. Conveyor attachments. Plugged. Mining extraction. Tools. Inserted.]
[Spinal chord. Interwoven. Cranial examination. Reactivated.]
[Inquiry. Required for completion: INDUSTRIAL HORROR EXPLORES DEHUMANISATION. HOW WOULD YOU EXPLORE IT YOURSELF IN THE GENRE?]
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[Spinal chord. Interwoven. Cranial examination. Reactivated.]
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![Artwork by Alexandr Konev, which is a fan rendition of Logic, the final narrative boss of Fear & Hunger 2: Termina. A rotund reactor, with a thousand blinking lights on its smooth carapace, and flanked by two, metal exhaust pipes on each side, supports an alabaster, humanoid figurine, cut into multiple geometric shapes with deep, black lines that make them look like shards of glass. Pearly white cables are draped over the figurine’s head like hair. Marble figures of exquisite detail surround the figurine. Blue butterflies dance in the foreground in rich, colourful blurs.
[Grafting. In progress. Conveyor attachments. Plugged. Mining extraction. Tools. Inserted.]
[Inquiry. Required for completion: INDUSTRIAL HORROR EXPLORES DEHUMANISATION. HOW WOULD YOU EXPLORE IT YOURSELF IN THE GENRE?]
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November 26, 2025 at 7:48 PM
#HorrorWritersChat Q2
I’m writing a Frankenstein retelling, and it’s fascinating to think that back when the OG Frankenstein was written, there were real fears of the implications of captured electricity and the Industrial Revolution. Is a resurrected corpse made of humans, human himself? +
I’m writing a Frankenstein retelling, and it’s fascinating to think that back when the OG Frankenstein was written, there were real fears of the implications of captured electricity and the Industrial Revolution. Is a resurrected corpse made of humans, human himself? +
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#HorrorWritersChat I like to think of humanity as intertwined with empathy. Dehumanization is complete when you do not care about anything or anyone, including and especially those close to you. So, loss of feeling, I guess.
[Moon entity. Observed. Depth distance. Calculated. Organic material: satisfactory.]
[Ablative carapace. Installed. Cortex. Pried.]
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[Ablative carapace. Installed. Cortex. Pried.]
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November 26, 2025 at 7:45 PM
#HorrorWritersChat I like to think of humanity as intertwined with empathy. Dehumanization is complete when you do not care about anything or anyone, including and especially those close to you. So, loss of feeling, I guess.
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To dehumanise is to lose sense of humanity. Humanity is not in your skin, or your fingernails. It's choosing to be human. So either loss of will, or an alien that takes over. But hey they might do things better. Or so they think, anyway.
Can you imagine being trapped there?
To dehumanise is to lose sense of humanity. Humanity is not in your skin, or your fingernails. It's choosing to be human. So either loss of will, or an alien that takes over. But hey they might do things better. Or so they think, anyway.
Can you imagine being trapped there?
[Moon entity. Observed. Depth distance. Calculated. Organic material: satisfactory.]
[Ablative carapace. Installed. Cortex. Pried.]
[Inquiry. Required for completion: WHEN IS DEHUMANISATION COMPLETE? LOSS OF BODY? OF WILL? AN ALIEN CONSCIOUSNESS IN ONE’S MIND?]
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[Ablative carapace. Installed. Cortex. Pried.]
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November 26, 2025 at 7:46 PM
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To dehumanise is to lose sense of humanity. Humanity is not in your skin, or your fingernails. It's choosing to be human. So either loss of will, or an alien that takes over. But hey they might do things better. Or so they think, anyway.
Can you imagine being trapped there?
To dehumanise is to lose sense of humanity. Humanity is not in your skin, or your fingernails. It's choosing to be human. So either loss of will, or an alien that takes over. But hey they might do things better. Or so they think, anyway.
Can you imagine being trapped there?
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I'll stay with the Alien franchise. One of the most harrowing things I've seen is what happens to humans when the Alien catches them. They're not killed; they're turned into gelatinous eggs for FACEHUGGERS. One of the most horrifying horror world-building concepts I've ever seen.
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[Moon entity. Observed. Depth distance. Calculated. Organic material: satisfactory.]
[Ablative carapace. Installed. Cortex. Pried.]
[Inquiry. Required for completion: WHEN IS DEHUMANISATION COMPLETE? LOSS OF BODY? OF WILL? AN ALIEN CONSCIOUSNESS IN ONE’S MIND?]
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[Ablative carapace. Installed. Cortex. Pried.]
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November 26, 2025 at 7:46 PM
I'll stay with the Alien franchise. One of the most harrowing things I've seen is what happens to humans when the Alien catches them. They're not killed; they're turned into gelatinous eggs for FACEHUGGERS. One of the most horrifying horror world-building concepts I've ever seen.
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Dehumanizing to me means loss of self; to be belittled and abused to the point that you lose your will to live or you wonder why you have no purpose. Obliterating the self would be the ultimate goal of whatever is doing the dehumanizing. Look at war, capitalism, and bigotry.
Dehumanizing to me means loss of self; to be belittled and abused to the point that you lose your will to live or you wonder why you have no purpose. Obliterating the self would be the ultimate goal of whatever is doing the dehumanizing. Look at war, capitalism, and bigotry.
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November 26, 2025 at 7:48 PM
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Dehumanizing to me means loss of self; to be belittled and abused to the point that you lose your will to live or you wonder why you have no purpose. Obliterating the self would be the ultimate goal of whatever is doing the dehumanizing. Look at war, capitalism, and bigotry.
Dehumanizing to me means loss of self; to be belittled and abused to the point that you lose your will to live or you wonder why you have no purpose. Obliterating the self would be the ultimate goal of whatever is doing the dehumanizing. Look at war, capitalism, and bigotry.
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There is no 'end' to dehumanisation aside from total oblivion. Someone or something can be pretty much endlessly dehumanised as long as there is something there in the first place, including a lack of consciousness, will, or body...The answer re: 'completion' is potentially never.
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November 26, 2025 at 7:43 PM
There is no 'end' to dehumanisation aside from total oblivion. Someone or something can be pretty much endlessly dehumanised as long as there is something there in the first place, including a lack of consciousness, will, or body...The answer re: 'completion' is potentially never.
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That's such a deeply philosophy question, I'm not sure I have an answer! It's complicated, to say the least. Maybe when there's no shred of human dignity or spirit left?
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November 26, 2025 at 7:43 PM
That's such a deeply philosophy question, I'm not sure I have an answer! It's complicated, to say the least. Maybe when there's no shred of human dignity or spirit left?
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Dehumanisation is complete when people forget how to be human. So, loss of mind or body, of will, and I'd say if we were one consciousness that'd suck big balls. As someone very opinionated, not having my own thoughts would drive me insane! I'd rather feed myself to the wolves.
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November 26, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Dehumanisation is complete when people forget how to be human. So, loss of mind or body, of will, and I'd say if we were one consciousness that'd suck big balls. As someone very opinionated, not having my own thoughts would drive me insane! I'd rather feed myself to the wolves.
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Dehumanisation is complete when you start wearing the Team Building Getaway T-Shirt years after the event without thinking
Well that's not as articulate as it should be put
Go listen to Sixteen Tons by Tennessee Ernie Ford, he'll catch you up
Dehumanisation is complete when you start wearing the Team Building Getaway T-Shirt years after the event without thinking
Well that's not as articulate as it should be put
Go listen to Sixteen Tons by Tennessee Ernie Ford, he'll catch you up
November 26, 2025 at 7:44 PM
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Dehumanisation is complete when you start wearing the Team Building Getaway T-Shirt years after the event without thinking
Well that's not as articulate as it should be put
Go listen to Sixteen Tons by Tennessee Ernie Ford, he'll catch you up
Dehumanisation is complete when you start wearing the Team Building Getaway T-Shirt years after the event without thinking
Well that's not as articulate as it should be put
Go listen to Sixteen Tons by Tennessee Ernie Ford, he'll catch you up
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I'd say loss of will. Certainly, some will dehumanize those who lose control of their bodies. Ableism is rampant in our society. But if you're still you in your head, even if there's another consciousness in there with you, still have your will, there's still a human element.
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November 26, 2025 at 7:44 PM
I'd say loss of will. Certainly, some will dehumanize those who lose control of their bodies. Ableism is rampant in our society. But if you're still you in your head, even if there's another consciousness in there with you, still have your will, there's still a human element.
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Ooh. My instinctive response is to say when agency is removed permanently, then it's no longer human. Maybe a zombie? But what of agency remains but body is gone, like a ghost 👻? Is a ghost of a human a human? I think yes, but it made me ponder.
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November 26, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Ooh. My instinctive response is to say when agency is removed permanently, then it's no longer human. Maybe a zombie? But what of agency remains but body is gone, like a ghost 👻? Is a ghost of a human a human? I think yes, but it made me ponder.
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If it were to come up in my writing, I’d definitely write about the Singularity, be it as something that some want, or some see as inevitable & the natural resistance there’d be to it.
The horror wouldn’t necessarily come from the event itself, as much as from those who want it.
If it were to come up in my writing, I’d definitely write about the Singularity, be it as something that some want, or some see as inevitable & the natural resistance there’d be to it.
The horror wouldn’t necessarily come from the event itself, as much as from those who want it.
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November 26, 2025 at 7:34 PM
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If it were to come up in my writing, I’d definitely write about the Singularity, be it as something that some want, or some see as inevitable & the natural resistance there’d be to it.
The horror wouldn’t necessarily come from the event itself, as much as from those who want it.
If it were to come up in my writing, I’d definitely write about the Singularity, be it as something that some want, or some see as inevitable & the natural resistance there’d be to it.
The horror wouldn’t necessarily come from the event itself, as much as from those who want it.