A dialogue with Aldia, a priest who no longer believes, and a swarm of Amygdalae that will not give your words back. On the cost of discovering the truth: the shelter of a coherent lie, the love that keeps it standing, and the Taylorism that waits behind you.
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.
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.