Guy de Maupassant: Madness, Syphilis, and the Birth of Cosmic Horror

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[@phantomb8832]

Funny how so many great creatives of the past seemed to have some kind of disease or illness affecting their mind and that we are still enjoying the fruits of their creativity. Really enjoyed this essay, thank you for sharing.

[@TheHangedMan]

Mustache game go crazy

[@maxgonzalez214]

There's an old Vincent Price film called "Diary of a Madman" loosely based on La Horla and Letter of a Madman.

[@Ceaseless_Watcher]

What a Guy.

[@jf8559]

Thank you for this video essay on Guy de Maupassant. Excellent.

[@evelanpatton]

Cool upload! Loving this additional “deep dive”! Cheers!

[@woah459]

giggling ab "self medicating with ETHER" what a late 19th century ass thing to do😭

[@davidmayhew8083]

Have you ever had a night terror? Or sleep paralysis? Very real!

[@GentleReader01]

I have, and wow, they really are. If I hadn’t already read about them in stories, the fear would have been crushing. As it was, the experiences are merely ghastly and distressing.

[@alswann2702]

I enjoyed one his stories on Horror Babble. Can't recall the title.

[@brannonmcclure6970]

Gods own medicine (morphine). It eased the pain of these people to be able to continue their work. Dr Quincy had T.B. without opium he would had never been able to complete his memoirs. 🧑‍🎨♾️🌸

[@Crunklestiltskin]

Overstayed?

[@99baji99]

Who's more influential? Dee Snider Dee Reynolds Dee Maupassant