Escaping Innsmouth: The Decay of Man & Societies - A deep look at "The Shadow Over Innsmouth"

[@VideoGameSlang]

These are exactly the types of videos I’d like to see more of on this channel. A lot of Lovecraft “scholars” are afraid of this type of analysis.

[@ArkhamReporter]

Exactly. I see these types all the time. They are like children trying to grasp concepts beyond them. They fumble like a virgin trying to undo a bra. And the general cowardice is testament to the atmosphere of the era. To me nothing is taboo and if it is true and relevant I will discuss it. Just wait until I get out the "Politics of HP Lovecraft" video. I guarantee not even Joshi himself went into the levels of analysis I'm doing for that video.

[@lucascoval828]

Those scholars are Lovecraft fans who apologize for being Lovecraft fans.

[@ArkhamReporter]

@@lucascoval828 Cucked beyond belief.

[@hornedgod2873]

@@ArkhamReporterLooking forward to it 🙏

[@PAWSOFIRON]

arkham reporter et al are great

[@Jackson_Red]

Finally someone with the spine to take on all of Lovecraft's themes.

[@ArkhamReporter]

I don't shy away from anything and don't worry about demonetization. Cheers for watching!

[@Jackson_Red]

@@ArkhamReporter I just stumbled upon your channel. Excellent takes while being funny and entertaining. Every other commentator on Lovecraft spends half the time dragging his name through the mud.

[@ArkhamReporter]

@@Jackson_Red Thanks for that. I do not have a "modern" mindset. I'm old school.

[@macman1138]

He was right about a lot of things.

[@lucascoval828]

And yet he was hated for not showing love to groups that would never have shown the same in return.

[@albertolloret7688]

No ,he was right about everything

[@albertolloret7688]

No ,he was right about everything

[@albertolloret7688]

No ,he was right about everything

[@albertolloret7688]

No ,he was right about everything

[@PostArmageddonNeoBarbarian]

Don't feel alone brother. As someone living in the belly of the beast (California), I assume it will only get worse and that the best thing to do is "ride the tiger". The way I see it, every city in the west is now Red Hook. Thanks for the videos.

[@thehypest6118]

We are at a great end, I agree with your sentiments, a change WILL occur, the pendulum WILL swing, but none of us know the day or the hour

[@The_Custos]

Well said.

[@ArkhamReporter]

Cali. Damn... keep safe there. I'd not like to trade places but at least you've got decent weather. Cheers for watching!

[@DominionCraft]

This video is prolly the most important video from your channel. i understand totally this message and im in tune and aligned with your reasoning.

[@ArkhamReporter]

Really? Glad it hit home. I'm particularly proud of the Gloom Syndrome video. If you've not seen it check it out.

[@DominionCraft]

@@ArkhamReporter np. i will Arkham and thx for your work on this channel.

[@damiendarko9411]

"Swarthy Illegals"... I need to start using that in the United States ...

[@Kite562reviews]

Glad to see you back!🙂 Edit: it's important to take breaks and focus on one's health first. I just make videos as a hobby just to document my thoughts whenever I can. I do not want my hobby to become a job. Again, I'm glad to see you back and I hope you're doing well. 🙂❤📚

[@ArkhamReporter]

Thanks! 😊 EDIT: Health is number 1. Money comes, it goes. Health easily sinks if you're not on top of things. I'm struggling like Atlas with that damn boulder to climb up. The strength is there but my patience is often my own enemy.

[@heruka369]

Holy sh**! What a fuc*ing intense, awe-inspiring and complex episode. Thank you for posting this beautiful malaise. I bow to your damn on point insightfulness! Such a realistic and raw vision. Many bows!!!

[@ArkhamReporter]

Too kind of you to say. Thanks a lot. I wrote from the heart as corny as that is to say.

[@andersschmich8600]

An interesting, timely, and depressing topic. I have been reading the work of the Medieval Arab philosopher Ibn Khaldun, who speculated all societies fall into decadence and degeneracy in their later stages, and will inevitably be conquered by rough, barbaric outsiders with a stronger sense of 'group solidarity.'

[@ArkhamReporter]

It is inevitable. It happened to Rome too. I think the only solution is to focus inwards. Do not let the "shadow" overtake you and those you love. Build yourself up as much as you can. Thanks for commenting and watching.

[@nosotrosloslobosestamosreg4115]

Fate of Empires quoted that arab guy as well. Tejumin, aka Gengis Khan said "No society survives prosperity". Lovecraft was not wrong predicting the population replacement.

[@andersschmich8600]

@@nosotrosloslobosestamosreg4115 Thanks for the comment! I would recomend reading all of the Muqadimah and the Kitab-Al-Ibar if you can find it translated, (sadly I could not).

[@nosotrosloslobosestamosreg4115]

@@andersschmich8600 I'm a man of prejudices and do not read anything from arabs or muslims unless it's the Kitab Al-Azif. I'm a Spaniard and still waiting reparayshuns for those 700 years.

[@andersschmich8600]

@@ArkhamReporter Thanks for you response! Yeah I agree, I started a YT channel and am working to learn new languages.

[@n.m.6764]

Thank you for this marvellous channel! It’s a real treasure for HPL fans! :)

[@ArkhamReporter]

I appreciate that, thanks. I'll continue on (albeit slowly) in my studies of Lovecraft.

[@Zimzilla99]

As I’ve grown I’ve felt this too hard. But this is where lovecraft’s contemporary Howard is the key. Take up the axe and right

[@williamerickson520]

And go Conan on this sh*t!!

[@AncientGloom]

"The natural world is a world of war; the natural man is a warrior; the natural law is tooth and claw. All else is error."

[@TheNineteenthCentury]

Robert E. Howard's Conan and Sir H. Rider Haggard's Umslopogaas -- those are the immortal heroes we need to emulate if we are to defeat the Shadow.

[@jbarb9987]

Hello from the USA Your video really spoke to me, I feel like i understand exactly the emotions you feel, and it got me thinking about what i really want in life. Thanks for posting this.

[@ArkhamReporter]

Wonderful! I'm happy that my modest video helped someone. It is useful to take a step back and contemplate these things. Keep well!

[@LouieMdeP]

You're obsessed with Lovecraft and I'm here for it! Thank you for existing and schooling us on all things Elder!

[@ArkhamReporter]

Indeed I am. An acolyte of the Old Gentleman of Providence.

[@nessiesearcher]

One of your very best videos. I have suffered similarly and have recently come up with this formula: Think and study like Lovecraft, read like Smith and train like Howard. A combination of the approaches of these giants of weird fiction gives at least a partial means of resistance to the imposed conformity.

[@ArkhamReporter]

Excellent tips. Never thought of it like that. They are of course all idols.

[@michaelwest4325]

Well spoken. Recall that you are still you, as long as you keep your candle lit, the things in the dark are at bay. Lovecraft let us know that it is still the human at the center of the story.

[@ArkhamReporter]

Well said! Anything that provides light in this darkness we must feed.

[@indridcold-5636]

Subversion then destruction and rot through tolerance.

[@tllaw]

Obviously your best video. Excellent work. It's good when the latest thing you've done is also the best thing you've done. It's a sign it's not too late.

[@nerzenjaeger]

As someone who spent some of his childhood in 90s ("the good") Zurich, it truly was a hub of futuristic hyperconsumerism.

[@AusDenBergen]

Interestingly the same could be said for where I grew up in America. California. Futuristic hyperconsumerism.

[@nerzenjaeger]

@@AusDenBergen Zurich in the 90s was a special case. It felt like the vision of the perfect European city. Clean, civilised. Like the German version of a modern-day Japanese city.

[@ArkhamReporter]

That is extremely accurate. The pure consumerist mentality is something I should have highlighted. This place has not improved a bit since the 90s I imagine. If you ever find yourself here contact me via email or such, we can have a beer.

[@AusDenBergen]

@@nerzenjaeger seeing Germany today must be ultra depressing. If only our people could keep their heads clear of the visual and tactile euphoria of futurism enough to see the necessity of folk and kin.

[@PAWSOFIRON]

HOORAY ANOTHER ARKHAM REPORTER VID !!!

[@SkullCowboy333]

On a hard day your amazing work is truly a balm.

[@ArkhamReporter]

Sorry you had a rough day. It cannot last forever so. Have a good remaining day and rest!

[@SkullCowboy333]

Your work is a great help, you inspire.@@ArkhamReporter

[@RiderWithTheScarf]

Zadok is one of those few characters in Lovecraft that are probably not just an unconcious self-insert of Lovecraft himself but also of the reader Lovecraft had in mind at the time(other Rhode Islanders, at best more USA readers at the time); and now Zadok's timelessness extends to even more people across the world. As for Teddy's booklet, a big part of it collected, (rediscovered) knowledge from before, repurposed under "industrial revolution" for the modern audiences. The shadow is ever present and its effects are cyclical; the knowledge and the regurgitating of it has been known since the antiquity, it's the means and the terminologies that changed. Whether people push the Shadow back once more or not, is up to us, the people.

[@Jarl_egbert]

Your best video in a while. Very relatable as a 30 year old millenial, with a job that i dislike, no community to speak of, and no loving partner to come home to. I keep thinking "where did i go wrong?", but truthfully, nothing could really have prevented any of this. I had a normal childhood, with a normal family life, and parents who love me. But the modern man is a victim of circumstances, that are really beyond his control. We didn't chose to live like this, it was forced upon us. I don't really have any advice, other than to find meaning in the struggle. The will to power.

[@nosotrosloslobosestamosreg4115]

I was missing you, pal.

[@ArkhamReporter]

I'm back! This was a heavy video to make. Next ones are easier. I'll be back in February.

[@nosotrosloslobosestamosreg4115]

@@ArkhamReporter We all walk in the Dark Night of the Soul at least one in our lives. Saint John of the Cross helped me to endured those days.

[@ScottieGMusic]

A very articulate and relatable take on our devolving society. If you can, you should piss off to Thailand for a couple of months, my friend

[@ArkhamReporter]

Been there. Beautiful. But I dare say the Philippines is better. That Thai language makes me feel like tearing my ears off. I do have a plan to take some serious time off (which my company allows occasionally, unpaid of course). During this time I intend to go to rural Spain, live cheaply and basically go AWOL from everything.

[@ScottieGMusic]

@@ArkhamReporter it's like a rick and morty nonsense language. I am learning 😂 Spain is beautiful

[@stephenbastasch7893]

Excellent exegesis of Innsmouth. I dearly hope that somehow your current life-and-schedule difficulties resolve themselves and the Shadow recedes at least just a little.

[@Turvalon]

Great video. Thank you for making it.

[@ArkhamReporter]

Thanks for watching it!

[@lucassiccardi8764]

Thanks for this powerful video! This was an all-time favourite for me. You write very well.

[@ArkhamReporter]

Thanks for that. I try my best when it comes to writing in an eloquent manner.

[@AndreaKundry]

Excellent video, thanks for echoing what MANY of us think and for braving the still very real threat of being "cancelled" The tide is turning for sure, altho finding like minded people isn't always super easy...many people who see thru the smoke and mirrors and aren't in a fog of anti depressants/mindless escapism /cage of social conformity stay away from "political solutions" and are focusing on their personal creative fulfillment (well I am at least) so yeah it's not always so easy to find like minded friends, especially in large western cities where most are all about " career". I suspect most who fell for it will continue to pretend the convid totalitarianism never happened... Well done for not swallowing the nonsense ...I didn't either and lost many UK " friends" when I politely warned against the pharma cash grab... I escaped my Innsmouth ( London) in 2019 and I'm much happier for it. I was in the republic of Georgia during " COVID" and restrictions weren't so crazy as in UK, no members of the public were playing policeman telling me to pull up my mask 😵‍💫 less of a repressive atmosphere, far less fear mongering...People in easten European countries grew up distrusting the government( due to the communist past) so plenty were skeptical . Armenians didn't want the " jabs", very few took them and it wasn't "mandated" to continue working like in Germany etc... So some "expats" from Tbilisi were urging us all to go to Yerevan take it as part of a " fun trip" , as the so called vax was free for all ages/ nationality who turned up ...Needless to say I passed and some fellow foreigners/ expats were surprised that I didn't want to join them😂 .. Unless you have family obligations, chidren(?) I question why you feel you are stuck in Zurich? Few people are truly stuck/powerless, ( despite what " they" want us to believe)

[@mtgAzim]

First video of your I've seen. I'm never expecting to stumble on to someone who's based anymore. You've restored my hope in humanity and the internet, for a while at least. Thank you. Well wishes. \o_ /\

[@ArkhamReporter]

Being based is one way to prevent a channel being big but I care about other things more than adsense money and getting many subs. You'll find this isn't the only video that I've been called based in. I suggest you check out especially my later videos. Cheers for the comment.

[@ActualAseelGamer]

seen men like Zadok more than I can count in a year. Like a fish in a tank that gets introduced to a shark one night, the fish would never think of going to the ocean as an escape or asylum, having been in the tank all it's life, it would try to find possible solutions in the Tank to Co-exist, and be Doomed to Fail. the fish is born with curse to Continuously Attempt Survival. While we Are With the Curse of Happiness. I'd like to think of myself as a Fish. Edit: yo what the hell happened in that last part of the video my guy.

[@ArkhamReporter]

The last part? What's wrong?

[@HybridPodvid]

The way you talk about Switzerland and its mentality, it, sort of, is how it is here in Sweden. It's good to see you back on YT. All the power to you. Question: are you one day going to talk about, or review, "the Bizarchives" books? You wrote a story for them if I'm correct? Or is that not in line with your channel? If that's so then I understand.

[@ArkhamReporter]

Sweden... damn bro, I hope not Malmö. Keep safe! Yes, I did a story for them and continue to collaborate. I probably should do a review but lately I'm tired of just doing reviews and so on. I find creating things (like video essays for one thing) to be more beneficial.

[@Jarl_egbert]

Denmark too.

[@sethhatfield6293]

Excellent video, so few people have the backbone to stand up and say anything at all, and I am glad that you are one of them. You have my support here and evidently a huge number of your supporters back you up in this as well, definitely keep going.

[@ArkhamReporter]

Thank you kindly. Without any narcissistic implications intended I can confirm the lack of backbone in so many. I appreciate everyone being so supportive and I hope that they spread it to each other. In unity, strength.

[@tonygriego6382]

My favorite KZbinr rises from the depths

[@ArkhamReporter]

I'm back. I never truly go away. You can see why I've disappeared so often in the video.

[@electricelf-music]

Hit the nail on the head so straight and swift that now I feel inspired. We'll make it, Brother.

[@ArkhamReporter]

Inspiration is so vital. It is the cure to the nihilism and the shadow. Never give in, never give up. Hail!

[@DaeNightAfternoon]

I think many can relate to this sentiment. I find it hard to write anymore with working a job I don’t particularly care much about while studying so I can obtain a job I’m not sure I will particularly care about but with higher pay. I’ve decided that the Oscar Wilde quote “all art is quite useless” has come to fruition. My stomach turns thinking of the future…

[@jsivonenVR]

This story took TWO spins I didn’t expect. Depression confession and “Uncle Ted”. 👀 Have strength to raise above the current state, my friend 🙏🏻 Here in Finland, we’re supposed to even happier than Switzerland and actually we have even more “dark months” here.

[@ArkhamReporter]

I have no idea why Finland gets ranked so highly in these lists about world happiness. I hear things about Finland (people are distant, cold, its dark and depressing, medication usage, high alcoholism) and I wonder how it works there. I've always wished to visit. Finns make good metal music I think, better than the Swedes and Norwegians if I'm being honest. Good booze too. Karhu is nice, Lapin Kulta and also kossu is ok.

[@h.p.lovecraft7286]

You hit the nail onthe head my friend. The state of our world is enough to male any thinking man weep.

[@andersgjersoe4852]

I really enjoyed this video, you are very candid about your experiences and the way you describe Zurich - well, I live in Oslo, Norway, and experience a lot of the same. BTW, enjoying following you on Twitter/X

[@ArkhamReporter]

Cheers for the comment. I find to be blunt, candid and direct is the best philosophy. It is the quickest way to separate people into those you can talk to and those who will think badly of you. I've always wanted to visited Norway although Bergen has my interests. I truly enjoy Black Metal and it is from your country that it originates. You must take what I say on twitter with a bit of skepticism. I am not usually so heated in real life. But you know what is on there. It is easy to get heated.

[@Hero_Of_Old]

Wow, unexpectedly based video and very relatable.

[@ArkhamReporter]

Are you new to the channel? I've been based since the start lol. Cheers for the comment!

[@Hero_Of_Old]

@@ArkhamReporter haha yes, this was the first video and I didn't expect based truth bombs. Subscribed.

[@stornkolson]

Really good video bro

[@ArkhamReporter]

Cheers, amigo!

[@Mr.Ambrose_Dyer_Armitage_Esq.]

This video hit a little too close to home. I live in a small studio apartment in Salt Lake City, once the capitol of beautifully rugged and prosperous religious state founded by Mormon pioneers in a place shunned even by the Conquered Americans they managed to either assimilate or drive out. Compared to Switzerland, it's an infantile place but, for my ancestors, it was a Holy Land carved out of granite and desert sage. Today, it's a mini-Portland populated by rootless, shrektually-decadent metropolitans who've exacerbated the homeless crisis and invited in the secular world my forefathers walked over 1,400 miles (countless dying along the way) to escape. Downstairs, in my apartment building's trash room where we keep our dumpsters, vagrants are smoking weed, shooting up heroin, and f*cking one another as we speak. Out on the streets, Arab and African "refugees" walk about the city like they own the damn place and crime has never been higher. Given all of this, and the security field in which I work, I've grown callous and despairing at this world that I don't recognize from the warm-grained celluloid memories of yesteryear when this city was clean and vibrant. I recall a time when I got separated from my parents on our light rail (they were on the next car but the morning rush of commuters swept us apart) and random strangers stayed with me hollered for my mom and day while searching the other cars at the next stop. We were reunited and the public was kind but today, children are snatched and trafficked at a rate that's left us indifferent to their struggles--a lot pleasing German and Irish stock with blonde hair and blue eyes live here and daughters are taken at grocery stores and school yards then sold abroad--while most people cover their seats with plastic wrap to avoid contracting the fleas, ticks, and lice crawling over the upholstery from hordes of bums who roam the trains with impunity. Were I lost among strangers today, I don't know if I'd be so privileged... Having to deal with the people I must as a security man and come home to this sh|thole where once a "City on the Hill" resided breaks my heart, and it's probably one of the tamest cities in America. I recite Rudyard Kipling sometimes before I weep and sleep: *_The Stranger within my gate,_* *_He may be true or kind,_* *_But he does not talk my talk-_* *_I cannot feel his mind._* *_I see the face and the eyes and the mouth,_* _*But not the soul behind.* _ *_The men of my own stock_* *_They may do ill or well,_* *_But they tell the lies I am wonted to,_* *_They are used to the lies I tell._* *_And we do not need interpreters_* *_When we go to buy and sell._* *_The Stranger within my gates,_* *_He may be evil or good,_* *_But I cannot tell what powers control-_* *_What reasons sway his mood;_* *_Nor when the Gods of his far-off land_* *_Shall repossess his blood._* *_The men of my own stock,_* *_Bitter bad they may be,_* *_But, at least, they hear the things I hear,_* *_And see the things I see;_* *_And whatever I think of them and their likes_* *_They think of the likes of me._* *_This was my father's belief_* *_And this is also mine:_* *_Let the corn be all one sheaf-_* *_And the grapes be all one vine,_* *_Ere our children's teeth are set on edge_* *_By bitter bread and wine._*

[@peka__]

I hear you man - and it's heartbreaking. If a place run by Mormons isn't able to preserve morality and idyllic environments - which place might have hope? I've written some thoughts about this video elsewhere in the comments. Perhaps there is some solace in these thoughts...

[@codex3048]

The West is lost. One could immigrate to another latitude, but then they would become the "diversity" they're trying to escape.

[@maggotofslipknot2926]

Its good to see a video on the channel again always been a fan keep it up

[@jamesburke3413]

Great video. Keep up the great work.

[@ArkhamReporter]

Thanks, will do!

[@markporter6933]

Since you have an appreciation for Uncle Ted's insight, you might enjoy his more in depth work "Industrial Society and Its Future".

[@ArkhamReporter]

Oh I've read it a few times.

[@mattiastephancalabrese]

I too had my share of year where a job I did only for substainence was driving me to apaty. I felt like a shadow slowly fading away into nothingness, as if I never existed. I guess I would have been a good source for a lovecraftian story.

[@markobrbor3503]

You should make a video on "Alone In The Dark" from 1992. The best lovecraftian game.

[@ArkhamReporter]

I got it now on the Steam sale. Rough as hell but I didn't give it a full chance yet.

[@radiozelaza]

I've been feeling this way now for the last few years. I just call it "misery". Complete burnout, no longer making music nor photography, as my internal daimon says "what's the point?". The only thing which can make me more alive is conflict and drama, as if the atavistic paleolithic genes in me call for war

[@FelixGWilliams]

Excellent video. I listened to it all the way through, and then again. I am sorry to hear you are feeling the Shadow fall, I have felt that myself. But the seasons do change. The Gentleman taught us of wonder, as well as terror, and I am sure you'll find your way there again. Until then, stay Eldritch.

[@DaeNightAfternoon]

Just rewatched your Gloom Syndrome video while on break at work. Definitely needed it-got me looking up Gallhammer on Spotify. Just listened to a couple of tracks but can already tell this is something to ease my stress quite nicely

[@ArkhamReporter]

My video holds up even after all these years. A few editing choices I would have done differently but all in all a solid video. I often toy with the idea of a sequel. Sadly many years have passed and there is no cure to be found. But methods to cope. Gallhammer is very decent. They had a unique sound. Vivian Slaughter (bassist and main vocalist) ended up marrying and starting a family with Maniac (ex-Mayhem) and she does/did music on and off since then but its completely different.

[@fraterahava]

Great video as always, what helped me alot is a practical spiritual tradition that focused on the material as well, like Buddhism and meditation, when i changed diet and focused on meditation i become less frustrated abd more in peace

[@ArkhamReporter]

Everything I've read has suggested things like this. It does definitely help, especially the spiritual aspect. I find gym (which requires the diet to be in line too) to help.

[@fraterahava]

@@ArkhamReporter the gym is mostly a short term solution, im training all my life.. the real answer is meditation as a habit, daily..

[@ArkhamReporter]

@@fraterahava I find gym to be meditative. I'm not a gym bro type I assure you. It is a time to clear the mind and to focus on strength to overcome the weights. This mentality and discipline and drive I find I can use in real life too.

[@Παθεια_Γνωστικα]

No wonder. Tentacles sometimes represent as a metaphor for the hands of the state.

[@daremo5284]

I fully expected to see you crucified in the comments for speaking the truth. The fact that i am so gladly wrong gives me hope. Thank you for putting what i have long felt into words, and thank everyone here for getting it.

[@almeida1143]

Another great video! You're not alone, mate!

[@theodwyn4491]

Welcome back! Excellent video. I guess many of us Londoners feel like Zadoc. Seeing these “fish people “ taking over, even invading the images in advertising media. But we can’t leave…this is where our hearts are. Reading Lovecraft’s letters to Robert E Howard it is evident that he was doubtful that the tide could be turned and that the West was doomed. The Zadoc road is a tragic one to take but understandable.

[@ArkhamReporter]

London... that's brutal. I was there once a long time ago. I cannot imagine it now in reality.

[@LORAJEANREDSPIDERREDSPIDER]

Thank you needed to hear this. Stuck. need a change im working on it.its difficult. hope to your ascent to a positive a place a change

[@LeoniFermer-vi4dc]

This is so insightful and moving. Many People feel exactly the same;those with a Soul anyway.

[@Scumboogie]

I didn't expect this video hitting my feels, but damn. I feel you man

[@hypocriticalsatire3966]

Thanks for sharing your personal burnout issues. Being halfway finished with college and doing a temp office job i dont care about, i've been getting tired of the way im treating myself with this god awful routine. But in honesty, it isn't the things im doing that drains me so much but the commute between school, home, and work. Taking the bus in the Bay Area of California (I know California) its been horrible. Fentanyl addicts are disturbingly common, and ive lost my patience for bums. It feels like society is receding in quality the longer i dont drive or at least the longer i'm here. It's like sensible people have isolated themselves around Whole Foods stores and tech offices. A mute majority I hope. My wish to get a job i care about around New England feels within reach though, and I can't wait to get myself there. I know there are some bastions of decent places in the US. I am giving myself a gap year to readjust, im holding on to as much optimism as i can carry :)

[@ArkhamReporter]

Damn, that's rough. I'm quite aware of the literal zombies shambling around Cali these days. Stay strong. Nothing lasts forever but it does require drive. Surely you've got it. New England is lovely. May some places in the Mid-West? Florida (not the cities)?

[@hypocriticalsatire3966]

@@ArkhamReporter Yes ive been learning the hard way that city life is a very delicate lifestyle. Towns tend to be better adjusted, and only the older, less widely known cities still have the pride to not legalize burglaring and drug trafficking.

[@wakyblarg]

This was very heartfelt. I enjoyed this. The only real escape from the fright that is our world is Jesus.

[@ArkhamReporter]

Thank you kindly. I abhor falseness and I show my true colours. Unfortunately I am not Christian. I have no issue with having religious beliefs. I find atheism to have many failings. However Christianity I feel has too many traits which sabotage the European soul.

[@tomasjanco7355]

Great video. I’m writing a book now. It’s the only thing that keeps me mentally afloat now. Everything somehow became ugly behind me in the passing years and with more knowledge about the nature of our times, even things I liked before have been spoiled to me. The true innsmouth is the whole of late modernity.

[@johnedgar7956]

Hello my friend, good to see you back. For whatever it's worth, I can entirely relate. I live in the rural American midwest, what arrogant New Yorkers and Californians call "fly-over country", where I too spend most of my life working for the benefit of some other blood sucking entity while I barely survive day to day. And even from here I see the steady elimination of every Western culture on earth (egads, especially in the U.K.) via the self-immolation of unchecked mass immigration from the world's hellholes, all while people like us are forced to pay for it by wringing blood and taxes from us with these tedious, soul-crushing, bare-subsistence jobs. Soon, we the poor dishrags will have had the last of the moisture wrung from us and we will have nothing left to be stripped of to hand over to the "poor needy migrants and minorities". What happens then? Anyway, thank you sir for your insightful videos. Obed Marsh would be proud, in a way, of the world's "leaders" nowadays.

[@jlg5967]

It's happening in Melbourne,Australia.Even Ava Garner can't escape.

[@NigelJackson]

Superb video, deeply insightful.

[@ArkhamReporter]

Cheers, appreciate that!

[@AnonymousAnonposter]

A recommendation for both you and others in the comments who enjoyed the video, read the triology Remembrance of Earth's Past by Cixin Liu. As well as being great hard sci-fi, it also has a lot of sociology that escapes the mainstream norm that we see in books and films nowadays, especially in the West. In short, effeminate men, unstable women or excessive gentility and fake morality can put all life on Earth at risk.

[@BjornRktos]

My friend this is an excellent take and I would love to see more like this.

[@ArkhamReporter]

Cheers. What would you next like to see, in regards to a take of this caliber? There is a metaphor to be seen in the Call of Cthulhu for sure. The rise of Cthulhu bringing degenerate cults out, people being taught "new ways to shout and kill and revel and enjoy themselves". I thoroughly enjoyed the writing and intellectual challenge of this video. I'm open ears. Let me know!

[@AusDenBergen]

My personal favorite of his. I love that story.

[@ArkhamReporter]

Mine too. Brilliant story from any perspective even the basic "fishman invasion" one.

[@runindierun2799]

One of your best commentaries.

[@ArkhamReporter]

I truly appreciate that.

[@markporter6933]

A great video! Unfortunately, being disabled I can very much identify with this mindset. Glad to see you bring up the Unabomber Manifesto. He was correct on all counts of the manifesto, and a true genius and prophet. Thanks for your work!

[@ArkhamReporter]

Indeed he was. Such a mind. Such a shame how it turned out but his words are never forgotten.

[@sohaawwad8384]

I live in Lebanon. Despite of everything, I would never leave because of all the colorful drama and dangereous vitality of reality here.

[@ArkhamReporter]

Vitality! That is the word. It is good you love your origins. I can't say I know much of Lebanon beyond the food which is excellent. Cheers for the comment and keep well.

[@sohaawwad8384]

@@ArkhamReporter I have a cousin in Zurich and some friends in Berne. It's often mentioned how diffent is Switzarland from Lebanon in terms of chaos and thrill. Maybe a change of scenery is needed sometimes.

[@wouterl5316]

I hope you feel better soon. I went through something similar last year and I can somewhat relate.

[@misschris325]

Hey! I was just looking at your channel, wondering how you've been. Much appreciated!

[@ArkhamReporter]

Alive and kicking. Working on improving things.

[@Troll-ro9xw]

My brother... To contend with gods you must have a god

[@ArkhamReporter]

I'm no atheist if that's what you mean. Nor a nihilist.

[@MrJibsIV]

I understand your struggles you describe in the beginning very well, living in Alaska. Even with taking vitamin D to combat the endless dark, mustering energy to pursue hobbies is difficult.

[@ArkhamReporter]

Always wanted to see Alaska. But yes, we aren't vampires. I guess you don't live in Barrow though. Is it true it stays dark there at certain times in the year?

[@MrJibsIV]

@@ArkhamReporter Yes, that is true. We're I live we get maybe 4 hours of sunlight during the peak of winter. All the way north there are villages where the sun will stay down for roughly 60 days until spring. During the peak of summer the sun will stay up all night long. That's where you'll hear, "the land of the midnight sun." Alaskian summers are like nothing I've ever experienced. Between May and August is when I would recommend visiting. You'll come to find most things you hear about Alaska are true. Especially the mosquitos.

[@HeroicaPlay]

Good to see you back.

[@CPWebster]

well said sir, truly well said... you have absolutely nailed it, a creeping malaise indeed. Vasbyt! There's a hacienda in Spain with your name on it, the 'trick' is finding the map to get there...but where there's a will there must be a way.

[@ArkhamReporter]

Hello, colleague! Nice to see you here. Yeah, there is a place there for me, somewhere on Earth anyway. The will is there. Hope you're doing well yourself!

[@WilliamCastor-yn1rs]

Keep posting. We need more of your insights :-)

[@ArkhamReporter]

Working today on a new video for this week. If editing goes well I'll get it done.

[@stachan24]

You're an incredibly educated, smart and cool person

[@ArkhamReporter]

Thanks, I appreciate that. I try to at least always be able to back up what I say.

[@Alpha-T800]

All hail Arkham Reporter 🤘🏻 Great to see a new video my fellow cultist.

[@mikeehinger6566]

Outstanding.

[@LaBibliotecaEterna]

I will be writting in spanish as I know that you speak the language and also will allow to express myself better. El problema es que como mencionas al final, nos han acostumbrado a trabjar y a creer que trabjando mucho vamos a salir adelante cuando la desigualdad de condiciones/oportunidades y riqueza sigue en manos de unos pocos, aparte de que no hay tiempo para la recreación o el ocio que nos permita sentirnos realizados, solo estupefaciones. En todo el continente americano las dro-gas se han vuelto populares por lo mismo, las tomas sin prescripción y te hacen sentir menos triste y deprimido. Good to see ya here again and as always greetings from México

[@ArkhamReporter]

Hola bro, Es una fantasía pensar que trabajar mucho es la solución. No es suficiente. Quizás en el pasado era el método correcto pero ahora no. Ahora hay que trabajar mucho pero no hay tiempo para la salud espiritual. Hay mucho entretenimiento sin mucho significado, sin profundidad. Si se combina con los medicamentos adecuados, para muchas personas es suficiente. Para mí no y para gente sensible como tú, no. Pero siempre debemos ser positivos y fuertes. Thanks for the comment and hope you're well! Saludos desde Innsmouth (Zurich)!!

[@LaBibliotecaEterna]

@@ArkhamReporter we need to update the rules, the lifestyle, conditions as the world if falling apart.

[@mazegazer2753]

missed you bruder :) awesome vid as usual

[@Troll-ro9xw]

I am very happy you have not disappeared

[@ArkhamReporter]

I always return. I've no shortage of content and things I want to say and despite the malaise I still love making videos.

[@richardray7976]

Nailed it man.

[@Just4fun5656]

Your not alone. It takes courage and ability to speak. I have speaking problems but I try to support those that can speak for me. It's all I can do.

[@ArkhamReporter]

Support is often what is needed exactly. Cheers for the kind comment.

[@ORLY911]

Another HP story that stuck with me and i sometimes think about is "The Street" It's a bit overly idealizing the colonial era, but it describes perfectly well the decay of society pretty boldly and even comes off as prophetic in some of the passages, considering what's been happening the past few years. It too talks about the mutual feeling of apathy and complacency in rot. I think about how so many of the most decayed urban zones were once fanciful happy towns. Perhaps this is one story to mention in your big video, its very short but its sharp the whole way through.

[@TheEternalDeathRex]

A beautifully crafted and very relatable video sir. Like Zadok In a way, I feel like the US of now has became a twisted parody of the one I grew up with. The passion and love for American culture and art now feels like its being replaced a toxic and destructive hate of it. Some of what I seen disturbs and saddens me greatly. No wonder these degenerate types find fictional monsters relatable nowadays. thank you for making this video and please keep up the great content sir.

[@ArkhamReporter]

Thanks for the comment! Yes, this is how things are now. It is unfortunate that once you see the signs you cannot unsee it. Ignorance is bliss but it won't save us!

[@Jagerstaffel]

The contaminated bloodline plotline in The Shadow Over Innsmouth has for decades been described by some types as evidence of everything wrong with Lovecraft's body of work. For me, it's my favorite Lovecraft story. Despite the inability to address what is happening directly for most people within the West, everyone is being subjected to it and we're all having a reaction on some level.

[@ArkhamReporter]

"Some types" lol, that's one way to describe them. This story has such potency based on how relevant it is even today.

[@lucascoval828]

"...by some types..." Sounds like people who've never been mugged. Or stay within their gated communities.

[@_spartan11796]

👋

[@ArkhamReporter]

👋👋

[@warlockofwordschannel7901]

Hope you can regain your enjoyment of your creative activities and joy in your life. Remember Lovecraft himself went through a few depressive periods. His intellectual hunger and love of travel and reading and circle of friends pulled him through.

[@ArkhamReporter]

Indeed he did. I always keep this in mind. Cheers!

[@DanielJPriceiii]

110% Correct

[@ArkhamReporter]

My accuracy is on point lately.

[@Maedelrosen]

I live at the opposite end of you on earth and it is the same. Two rain days a year and rainbows in the distance in some oasis of sandy banks, yet it is mindless and soulless. The ideology of the folk weighs heavy on those who want better, or rather, simply want to live how we are meant to live rather than under the corruption of usury and cultural/physical mutilation. And to the point of that forever regret of leaving home (blue oyster cult's song burnin for you has more of the prominent spirit of it), there really is that homelessness of Geworfenheit WITHIN Geworfenheit as it were. The former Geworfenheit being a rather forced or engineered one.

[@Projectdarke]

Clicked for the Lore, left with wisdom. Thanks

[@ArkhamReporter]

This is rarely a lore channel. Depth is needed. Thanks for watching!

[@kennethscreations3138]

100% with you my brother. Hang in there.

[@vidarrboot72]

I truly feel those feels fren. Living in the hell hole that is Bong island, I had kinda hoped that the beautiful alpine country I visited as a kid would remain free of the corruption that has flooded my own.

[@Canalus]

If you ever want to visit the locations of Lovecraft's The Very Old Folk, I'm buying you a beer, my pureblood brother.

[@ArkhamReporter]

Pamplona? Hey, it is my dream to view every part of the Iberian world. I'd love a beer, cheers.

[@Canalus]

@@ArkhamReporter Yep! I'm from Bilbao, actually, but it's relatively close. We all worship the Black Goat here.

[@The_Custos]

@@ArkhamReporter might be time to travel through Iberia on the cheap. A little dangerous, a little lively, it would awaken something.

[@ArkhamReporter]

@@The_Custos the money isn't the issue (I got Swiss francs so I can be a rich bitch over there) but rather the lack of time. I'm thinking of taking off an unpaid month from work to do such travelling.

[@caudilloclaus5882]

Great video as alwaya Damien. It's always interesting to hear your perspective on things and how they play into the mythos. I may be left leaning myself but I agree with much of what was said in this video as i see great value in nationhood, community, and culture. I hate how the modern left suck off rootless corporate elites that view humanity as interchangeable cogs with no roots or great societal bonds.

[@WarDogMadness]

Lithium in the water in the air keeps you numb and feeling this okay ...

[@AxiomofDiscord]

Well not pure lithium.

[@WarDogMadness]

@@AxiomofDiscord yeah they need that for the batteries.

[@hardluck8732]

No, that's not what's going on. Modern white people are either pussies, social status climbers, or just really low IQ and creativity. And that's why we are in this mess.

[@AxiomofDiscord]

@@WarDogMadness It is mined with water though in a salt form.

[@Beastinvader]

A very good video. It made me wonder, have you read Dostoevsky? Especially Crime and Punishment and Notes from Underground? It's not completely relevant, but he dealt with a changing society of changing views, the breakup of family and community, and favouring modern destructive ideologies over what used to be good. He also provides an answer. I think you'll like him.

[@LegendofNelda]

I've read CaP what was his answer? Take your lumps for your wrongdoing and happiness awaits? Find Christ?

[@Beastinvader]

@@LegendofNelda Basically, yes. In a world that favours determinism, that seeks to destroy your personality, wants to make you question your obligations to your family and fellow man, a world changing with destructive ideologies destroying age old values - in this world the answer is active love, self-sacrifice, and Christ

[@PaulAllen-nt6vt]

I recommended your channel to the youtube channel 'Proper Horror Show' on her stream. She did a great video called 'H P Lovecraft and the dissident Matrix'.

[@ArkhamReporter]

I found the video and will watch it after commenting. Thanks for your effort!

[@PaulAllen-nt6vt]

No problem man, keep up the good work 👍@@ArkhamReporter

[@insanity8108]

This was an incredibly interesting video AR. I can certainly relate with your feelings on people and society. People have become weaker and we have become as a species less connected to each other. There is certainly as Lovecraft predicted a shadow of sickess in our societies spreading. I feel like societies ussualy under go multiple stages of historical decay and the only antidote is radical change. Either way i am glad to finally have a new video from you, keep up the good work on Lovecraft and Weird Fiction