[ID: A black and white print showing a skull with fangs opening its mouth to release a large smoke-like slug shape with wings. It is against a black rectangle with some sparkle shapes around it, and it is bordered in swirls. /end ID>]
[ID: Palamedes Sextus from The Locked Tomb trilogy. He is a West Asian man with olive skin, short wavy brown hair, and gray eyes. He looks forward with his eyebrows furrowed intensely and mouth parted. He is crying and tears float into the air. He holds a hand in front of his chest that releases white flames that surround him. He wears round glasses, a long sleeved tunic, and a gray cape. End ID]
this is legendary because you as you go you see the photo itself and you’re “oh this is some symbolic / surrealist art” and then the TITLE hits you like a shotgun shell
In case you were unaware, Moby Dick is one of the foundational texts of cosmic horror. The White Whale is a god, maybe even The God. And Ahab Hates Him.
