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Horror Academia is a subgenre of academia that focuses thematically on the overwhelming amount of knowledge in the world. Visually, it takes horror—especially cosmic or Lovecraftian horror—and applies it to academia, research, and learning. It takes inspiration from the exhaustion of being a student or researcher, the fear of failure, and the fear of the unknown, focusing specifically on cramped, dingy spaces, like libraries or archives, and leaning away from the more elegant gothic motifs…

Statement of Nicole Baxter, regarding visits culminating in the fire that consumed Ivy Meadows Care Home in Woodley, Greater Manchester. Nicole Baxter works for Baxter & Gordon, a funeral directors in Manchester. Her uncle, George Baxter, founded the business with William Gordon who died 5 years ago, but the two founders fell out later in life. She works with her cousin, Josh. Nicole tends to work with clients, as George has become less sociable in his old age. Although she worked with…

And at last, the Archivist looks up.

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