{"id":18677,"date":"2024-03-14T07:00:19","date_gmt":"2024-03-14T11:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cemeterydance.com\/extras\/?p=18677"},"modified":"2024-03-13T20:09:09","modified_gmt":"2024-03-14T00:09:09","slug":"dark-pathways-cursed-artifact","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cemeterydance.com\/extras\/dark-pathways-cursed-artifact\/","title":{"rendered":"Dark Pathways: Why We Want That Cursed Artifact"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"16944\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.cemeterydance.com\/extras\/dark-pathways-a-ghostly-reckoning\/darkpathways_banner\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cemeterydance.com\/extras\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/darkpathways_banner.jpg?fit=830%2C120&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"830,120\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"darkpathways_banner\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cemeterydance.com\/extras\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/darkpathways_banner.jpg?fit=830%2C120&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-16944\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cemeterydance.com\/extras\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/darkpathways_banner.jpg?resize=830%2C120&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Dark Pathways\" width=\"830\" height=\"120\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cemeterydance.com\/extras\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/darkpathways_banner.jpg?w=830&amp;ssl=1 830w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cemeterydance.com\/extras\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/darkpathways_banner.jpg?resize=350%2C51&amp;ssl=1 350w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cemeterydance.com\/extras\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/darkpathways_banner.jpg?resize=768%2C111&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"13432\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.cemeterydance.com\/extras\/review-lush-seething-hell-jacobs\/lushhell\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cemeterydance.com\/extras\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/lushhell.jpg?fit=1600%2C2416&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1600,2416\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"lushhell\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cemeterydance.com\/extras\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/lushhell.jpg?fit=678%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-13432\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cemeterydance.com\/extras\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/lushhell.jpg?resize=232%2C350&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"232\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cemeterydance.com\/extras\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/lushhell.jpg?resize=232%2C350&amp;ssl=1 232w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cemeterydance.com\/extras\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/lushhell.jpg?resize=768%2C1160&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cemeterydance.com\/extras\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/lushhell.jpg?resize=678%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 678w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cemeterydance.com\/extras\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/lushhell.jpg?resize=1200%2C1812&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cemeterydance.com\/extras\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/lushhell.jpg?w=1600&amp;ssl=1 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 232px) 85vw, 232px\" \/>I just finished John Hornor Jacobs\u2019 <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A Lush and Seething Hell<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, which is a collection of two absolutely fantastic novellas, and I need to talk about it. I think you can put either novella into any annual \u201cbest of\u201d category and they\u2019ll come out near the top. They\u2019re well-written, original tales of cosmic horror that prickle the gooseflesh.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But I want to talk specifically about &#8220;<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">My Heart Struck Sorrow<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">,&#8221; which is the tale of a man working during the Great Depression era to record and catalog music in the Deep South. The main character of this story is Harlan Packard, who is seeking a specific song that\u2019s popular in very remote areas and seems to have some kind of power, depending on the lyrics and how it\u2019s played. As Harlan gets closer to the true song, the cosmic horror elements begin to emerge. <\/span><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This story is dark. It\u2019s sweaty. It\u2019s mysterious. Harlan wants to hear the true version of this song he\u2019s been studying and obsessively searching for, even if it means damnation. His quest takes him all over the Deep South. The song is called \u201cStagger Lee,\u201d about a murderer who ended up in Hell, and it might just be about something very real. To get what he wants, Harlan will have to open up his vulnerable soul to the horrors that lurk in the music. Every time he listens to a version that\u2019s closer to the \u201coriginal,\u201d horrific things happen.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jacobs is so good at building mystery. He also uses an awesome trope: the cursed artifact. We\u2019ve all read a story about someone seeking some kind of object of mystery. In this case, it\u2019s a song, and the cool thing about Jacobs\u2019 story is that the song changes depending on who is singing it, where it\u2019s being sung. The song has transformed over time and space, which complicates the main character\u2019s goal of finding the \u201ctrue\u201d version.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I love this idea. I love stories that revolve around a quest narrative, especially when it\u2019s in the horror genre. We can play with this in so many different ways because horror writers don\u2019t need to write a happy ending to satisfy their audience. And it doesn\u2019t have to be an object, either! It can be an idea. It can be something unattainable. What matters is how the character changes over time. The <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">impact<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of the object on those who seek it becomes the real story.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Dark Pathway: Seek an Artifact!<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here\u2019s how you practice this. Write a short poem about a monster. Intentionally skip lines and omit words. When you\u2019re finished, imagine this poem falling into the hands of a character.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Step one: Build a character. <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This person will find the incomplete version of the poem. Why do they care about the poem? It needs to have some kind of value to the character, either imagined or real.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Step two: The character will then go out and investigate the poem\u2019s origins.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Come up with at least three locations\/people who can help fill in the blanks.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Step three: Every time the character gets answers, punish them.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Make it clear to the reader that completing the poem promises answers, but also threatens the character\u2019s life.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Step four: Get the character to the end. <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Finish the poem so your audience is satisfied. But make sure that this comes at great cost for your character.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now get writing!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Ken Brosky is the author of\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Beyond-Ken-Brosky-ebook\/dp\/B09HYTNCL8\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=19DJPXZDGB8XA&amp;keywords=ken+brosky+the+beyond&amp;qid=1649040148&amp;sprefix=ken+brosky%2Caps%2C257&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Beyond-Ken-Brosky-ebook\/dp\/B09HYTNCL8\/ref%3Dsr_1_1?crid%3D19DJPXZDGB8XA%26keywords%3Dken%2Bbrosky%2Bthe%2Bbeyond%26qid%3D1649040148%26sprefix%3Dken%2Bbrosky%252Caps%252C257%26sr%3D8-1&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1649193860186000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3lEie6gD2dgj9-S5syt1mK\">The Beyond<\/a><\/strong><em><strong>, a horror novel available through Timber Ghost Press. His work has been published in\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><strong>Grotesque<\/strong><em><strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><strong>Alfred Hitchcock\u2019s Mystery Magazine<\/strong><em><strong>, among others. He\u2019s currently working on a screenplay and a new novel.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I just finished John Hornor Jacobs\u2019 A Lush and Seething Hell, which is a collection of two absolutely fantastic novellas, and I need to talk about it. I think you can put either novella into any annual \u201cbest of\u201d category and they\u2019ll come out near the top. They\u2019re well-written, original tales of cosmic horror that &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cemeterydance.com\/extras\/dark-pathways-cursed-artifact\/\" class=\"more-link button bg-gold white\">Continue Reading!<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Dark Pathways: Why We Want That Cursed Artifact&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[2633],"tags":[1856,294,2634,1857,2635],"class_list":["post-18677","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-dark-pathways","tag-a-lush-and-seething-hell","tag-columns","tag-dark-pathways","tag-john-hornor-jacobs","tag-ken-brosky"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - 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