All Things Writing Forum Reviews

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I am now requesting review for my short story of about 20,000 words called "The Tragedy of Phantasms". It exists solidly within the genres of Gothic horror, classical tragedy, and magical realism, with special inspiration from Howard Phillips Lovecraft. This follows the story of a shaken actor who inadvertently travels into another realm of existence after finding out that her seemingly insane friend's claim of being the Second Coming turn out to be true. Although a piece of fiction, it is also an exploration into various aspects of philosophy, religion, and psychology, with clear influences from existentialist thought, psycho-analytic principles, and religious imagery.The story should take the average person about 100 minutes to read. While reading the story I would recommend listening to the lyricless atmosphere song “Nyarlathotep Part 1” by Cryo-Chamber in order to improve the emotional effect. It was what I was listening to while writing the story.