Cryptic Chronicles

"Death scares all of us. Even the most faithful with religious certainty still holds doubts about what lies beyond the grave. Death is the end, even if you believe in an afterlife." -The Knight

Hello again and welcome to Cryptic Chronicles. This episode is all about the esoteric nature of tulpas and thoughtforms and the possibility the entity known as the Slenderman has possibly been granted sentience and crossed over into the real world through the power on the internet. Or is it possible that Slenderman has been haunting humanity since the dawn of civilization with many cultures mythologies having entities in them similar to the eldritch horror? Strap in and don't think too hard about it... You don't want to create a tulpa or thoughtform, do you?

If you focus on the Slenderman too long, the Slenderman's focus is also turned onto you...

Good to see you again. In this episode, Tim is joined by Gabriel Fuentes to help co-host a long talk about the Eldritch horrors known as the Great Old Ones from the Cthulu Mythos. There are so many of these madness-inducing entities that we barely scratch the surface, but it's interesting to see just how varied and quite frankly bizarre they can be. The backbone of Lovecraft's Mythos is the philosophy of Cosmicism, in which can be defined as us living in an uncaring and indifferent universe where humanity isn't even really remotely capable of grasping the big picture of the cosmos, and on the grand scheme of things, humans are no better than insects. This dark philosophy echoes throughout Lovecraft's work, but should not be confused with nihilism. What it really comes down to is the nightmarish reality of Cosmic Horror in Lovecraft's mind was a mirror of his fear of the unknown. So buckle up because it's time to get weird.

“The oldest and strongest emotion of mankind is fear, and the oldest and strongest kind of fear is fear of the unknown”

In this episode, Tim delves deep into the life of the notorious Aleister Crowley. This episode is just one of many to come concerning the Mad Bard and goes into his early life, as well as his first mystical experiences that lead him to the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn, the secret society that taught him everything he knew. This episode's weird meter is going to go all the way up to max because it deals with the supernatural, magic, and alleged occult phenomenon. So, take everything you hear with a grain of salt. Aleister Crowley can be a pretty dark personality to some, so keep that in mind before you listen. There are a lot of people out there who demonize him out of ignorance, but that doesn't mean he was a saint. But please enjoy this occult episode of Cryptic Chronicles.

Once again Tim is joined by the wonderful Elizabeth Henderson to talk about the notorious Suicide Forest. For such a dark topic, we take a more lighthearted approach so as not to bum people out. Still, there is a lot of dark stuff in this episode, so it's not for the faint of heart. If you are easily disturbed you should probably avoid this episode.

In this episode of Cryptic Chronicles, Tim is joined by Elizabeth Henderson, an admin from the Cryptic Chronicles Facebook group to talk about Shadow People. Just who or what Shadow People are is up for debate. Are they delusions of the mind? Or are they interdimensional entities that feed off negative emotions like fear and depression? This conversation is a brief overview of the phenomenon and how it's viewed by different people. There will be many more episodes on Shadow People to come so this episode is a nice warm-up.

The artist's depiction of the Shadow Person they saw that we talk about in the show.

It's time for Halloween! In this episode, the topics are going to be the Irish legend of Stingy Jack, a whole bunch of true horrifying Halloween stories, and the enigmatic ancient Celtic holiday of Samhain.

Hey all, I got sick and recorded this episode high as a kite on meds and not feeling well. Hope you don't mind. This episode's all about a variety of different topics. From the Arabian Djinn to a killer cannibal family from Scotland, the notorious Devil's Tree, the legendary ghost tale of The Lady of Raynham Hall, and last the Vile Vortices. Hope you enjoy!

As promised in the Ep the notorious picture of the Lady of Raynham Hall

In this episode, we're going to delve into H.P. Lovecraft's Cthulu Mythos featuring the Outer Gods. Cosmic Horror is an important sub-genre of Horror, which can also be defined as Lovecraftian Horror, Eldritch Horror, or Cosmicism. Cosmic Horror is heavily influenced by the philosophy of Existential Nihilism, and Philosophical Pessimism, with a consistent theme of madness to those who view what their minds aren't ready to comprehend. In Lovecraft's mythos universe human beings are entirely insignificant and inconsequential on a cosmic scale. With countless civilizations throughout the universe coming and going in meaningless existences under the watchful eyes of entities so ancient and powerful we humans seem less than ants to them in comparison. Lovecraft's writings would spark an obsession that is still very prominent till this day, and Tim will go into detail of the most powerful of these Lovecraftian horrors, the Outer Gods. So, sit back, relax, and enjoy the madness.

"The oldest and strongest emotion of mankind is fear, and the oldest and strongest kind of fear is fear of the unknown." - H.P. Lovecraft

Our third episode featuring monster legends from all over the world. There's some pretty messed up stuff in here so you've been warned (especially concerning sexual violence towards women). From the Japanese Kappa to the legendary Beast of Gevauden, if you're interested in myths and legends then you've come to the right place. Monster legends have been with humanity since the dawn of time. They've been used to keep people safe from real-life danger, as well as being used as a form to teach wisdom and life lessons, but also something more... So enjoy, here's Monster Legends 3.

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In this episode, Tim talks about the Smallville actress Allison Mack's recent arrest for human trafficking and being a leader of a modern-day sex cult. But don't worry because it's going to get even stranger. The meat and potatoes of the show is about MK-Ultra, the U.S. government's twisted brainwashing experiments on their own citizens. However, it's the experiments alleged later incarnation, the Monarch program that Tim will really go into detail about. Whether it's real or not though we promise the topic will be as disturbing as it is interesting. Just don't let it make you paranoid...

Here are the MK-Ultra glitches promised in the ep

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lD2e80vLjAI&t=59s

And the Muse song about Handlers

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BF1DQr5dKW8