Board Thread:Writer's Workshop/@comment-28428152-20181027080659/@comment-9041013-20181027215701

Banned In CP wrote: Yes, The Nameless does love his thrills. Honestly, The Joker was a little bit of inspiration for his(its) personality, which I will admit the scenes where the Nameless is being fucking bonkers are really fun to write.

And I'm actually glad you picked up on this dynamic between Daniel and The Nameless. It is definitely on purpose, and I would keep in mind the things the Nameless says to Daniel outside the building for future installments, a lot of foreshadowing and hints at what's really going on were thrown in there. But I won't say why The Nameless is trying to get Dan away from Jan yet, I'll let the story unfold it.

I can see what you mean by the eyes. I wanted its true appearance to be reflective of its namesake, thus being very simple in appearance. I'll see what I can do.

And yes, I really wanted to make the Nameless a real peice of shit that destroys lives in this. I kind of wanted to play with the idea of a monster who's actions are more terrifying than its outward appearance, which meant that I would have to rely a lot on it doing more than lurking in the shadows and killing the narrator, and so I have to put the horror of the Nameless in these cataclysmic life-ruining altercations between it and the characters.

Yes, Jan's true mental state in the "present" are a combination of PTSD and some brain damage (the more I thought about your idea the more it grew on me). I'm using the Nameless in this Volume to explore themes that aren't explored nearly enough in horror I don't think, or even literature in general. And namely, the two themes of several that I'm referring to are rape and the effects of PTSD from rape, something I feel very passionate about. And in today's political climate, I feel that it has complete relevence. (Sorry for this ramble-dump btw) All is well, I like how we get along with our ideas and visions, it's pretty nice to have that someone who just gets you. Anyway, If you look at the Joker from a bare perspective, yeah The Nameless has this sort of "random yet driven" insanity to his tricks and ploys however, looking deeper The Joker has a plan and a philosophy he follows, they just happen to coenside with his way of having fun. That's why he is probably the scariest villain ever - he makes sense and a point with everything he does, mad as it may be.

Where does the brain damage come into play? Did she get hurt in the head or was there an explosion or something to her? Cause it wasn't shown. Also, I do use PTSD in my stories, probably because I have some myself or some other overstressing issue due to my background. I did use my friend's rape for a story, with her approval, added some supernatural details to the whole thing and I ended up being nicknamed after the driving force in my own story. Shame it wasn't written in English... Oh well. Also used PTSD for Sascha in "Sleep Walking Monster" and to a certain degree in "Between The Birches" but these are none rape induced PTSD cases.

The condition doesn't get enough attention on here.

It's really life altering, to say the least.