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Of Hideous Countenance
"My feast, my fuel, my fire..."
Love knows only ruination...
Disgust garners obsession...
Time is a construct bound by fate and sutures, but blood runs plentifully onward.
This reverse Frankenstein explores the grotesque affairs of monsters and men in this multi-century spanning gothic tale.
Elisabeth van Der Heijde was working to claw her way free of the clutches of the damned only to find her future bartered for a hunk of gold. The agreement was simple: her professional guidance and utmost discretion for his hand in marriage - nonnegotiable.
Upon her sentence at Castle Bathory, she learns not only of the miserably dark home to the Count of Moldavia, but of the figure who holds its keys.
He lurks in the shadows, speaks through naked air, and stalks his way into her nightmares until Elisabeth finds her fear of this strange captor becomes an obsession neither one could fight off.
The curse which plagues the Count is one of incurable means, but he will - and has already - stopped at nothing to attain a cure. In this last ditch attempt, will Elisabeth be his saving grace? In separation from her father, will she deem her captor a savior?
Or will both find the ending more miserable than either could have imagined?
This gothic tale is perfect for fans of Frankenstein, Beauty and the Beast, and Dracula with mystical themes inspired by the game Bloodborne.
Love knows only ruination...
Disgust garners obsession...
Time is a construct bound by fate and sutures, but blood runs plentifully onward.
This reverse Frankenstein explores the grotesque affairs of monsters and men in this multi-century spanning gothic tale.
Elisabeth van Der Heijde was working to claw her way free of the clutches of the damned only to find her future bartered for a hunk of gold. The agreement was simple: her professional guidance and utmost discretion for his hand in marriage - nonnegotiable.
Upon her sentence at Castle Bathory, she learns not only of the miserably dark home to the Count of Moldavia, but of the figure who holds its keys.
He lurks in the shadows, speaks through naked air, and stalks his way into her nightmares until Elisabeth finds her fear of this strange captor becomes an obsession neither one could fight off.
The curse which plagues the Count is one of incurable means, but he will - and has already - stopped at nothing to attain a cure. In this last ditch attempt, will Elisabeth be his saving grace? In separation from her father, will she deem her captor a savior?
Or will both find the ending more miserable than either could have imagined?
This gothic tale is perfect for fans of Frankenstein, Beauty and the Beast, and Dracula with mystical themes inspired by the game Bloodborne.
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June 8, 2026
This ending??? Full body chills
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