Dark Souls

Why Does Majula Feel Like Home in Dark Souls? - Bachelard's Poetics of Space

Why does the Dark Souls atmosphere haunt us long after we stop playing? Using Gaston Bachelard’s poetics of space, this essay explores the silence of Firelink Shrine and Majula, revealing how these hub worlds function as shelters, memories, and tombs.

The sorcerer Big Hat Logan from Dark Souls stands against a dark background, surrounded by glowing mathematical equations. Below him is the text 'THE FORBIDDEN KNOWLEDGE'.

Why Did Big Hat Logan Go Mad? - Dark Souls and Forbidden Knowledge

What connects Big Hat Logan’s madness to the tragic fate of Georg Cantor? This Dark Souls lore analysis explores the terrifying price of touching forbidden knowledge and staring into the mathematical abyss of infinity through Lacan and Bataille.