CHTHON-ONEIROS is a psychological horror narrative engine and theory corpus. It is the "Underworld" counterpart to the waking reality of Field I, exploring horror as epistemology—not as genre decoration, but as a mode of understanding the limits of human knowledge.

The project is housed within the PHANTASMATA container, a registry of altered states, recursion, and reality failure.

• Bible: The governing laws of physics, geography, and entities.
• Research: Deep dives into 20+ horror masters and thematic clusters.
• Production: Active episodes and high-intensity synthesis.
• Release: Canonical campaign history (Season 1 & 2).
• The Trapdoor: Descent into the Substrate (Ring 4).
• Docs: Theoretical foundations and strategy archives.

Reality in CHTHON-ONEIROS is modulated by three aesthetic axes:

graph TD
    A[Surface Internet / Ring 0] --> B[The Digital Bleed / Ring 1]
    B --> C[The City of Gels / Ring 2]
    C --> D[The Deep Drift / Ring 3]
    
    subgraph Dials
    E[$ARGENTO_GEL]
    F[$LYNCH_DRIFT]
    G[$KON_SPIRAL]
    end
    
    E --> C
    F --> D
    G --> B

"No work may remain in a field where it no longer resists me."

When the work stops pushing back, it no longer belongs here. Resistance is the metric of life.

1. Read the Catalog to understand the current corpus.
2. Consult the Bible before contributing.
3. Use the Dial Worksheet to calibrate your fragments.

"Horror is the affect that accompanies epistemic failure."

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