Word: "A sound or combination of sounds that symbolizes and communicates a meaning..." Webster's It is remarkable when we realize the power of literature. Sentences, constructed of words, are linked together by a common thought or idea. This perception is then transmitted from one individual to another using the simple (or not so simple) medium of text. Dreams, desires, fears, epiphanies, regrets, failures, theories, opinions, and beliefs can all be shared with millions, benefiting those who are willing to listen. Within this chasm we live in, what better way to explore meaning than to read another individual's perception of our descent into oblivion. Study carefully, with an open mind. Try to understand that "meaning" which is symbolized in their words. You just might discover a new cavern of knowledge that has yet been explored.

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Nausea - Jean-Paul Sartre

White Noise - Don Delillo

American Psycho - Bret Easton Ellis

Less Than Zero - Bret Easton Ellis

Choke - Chuck Palahniuk

Fight Club - Chuck Palahniuk

Dialogue between a Priest and a Dying Man - Marque de Sade

The Mysterious Stranger - Mark Twain

For years, certain individuals have used the art of poetry to express what's within their soul for the rest of the world to understand. Indeed, it is an art that can evoke feeling and drama into our mundane lives. It can looking into the darkness of our descent without fear or regret. Enjoy these works, and remember to look beyond the words to reveal the true meaning each author yearned to impart on as all.

"The To the Virgins, To Make Much of Time" - Robert Herrick

"The Grave" by Robert Blair

"Darkness" by Lord Byron

"Alone" by Edger Allen Poe

"The Conqueror Worm" by Edger Allen Poe

"The Raven" by Edger Allen Poe

"All Alone" by Mary Robinson

"The Messenger of Death" by John Stagg

"The Vampyre" by John Stagg

Unknowns

Many people have fallen down this deadly chasm long before we even began. Throughout that time these individuals have formed conclusions and opinions, based on their experience, concerning those unanswerable questions we all seek to understand before we die. Some of these opinions endure throughout time to live on in the minds of those who will listen and try to understand. Though this exploration of perspective is important, the only conclusion one must accept is this: "All we know for sure, is that we know nothing at all."

Quotes

Read the text of other fellow dwellers of this dark realm who submitted their works to this site. They were featured in the main lair and now rest here as an archive for all to see.

"Home" by Jack Cochran

"Burning Bright" by demon dreaming

Three poems from the mind of Lady Pansy

"Proclamation of the Damned" by Chthonic Twilight

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