TABOO: Primal Urges

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A techno-horror portrait of the fears and desires of six young artists whose lives are upended by a controversial video game, from National Book Award finalist Mónica Ojeda.

“Ojeda’s work bubbles from this need to write the unspeakable—to write not just of horror, but of the moments of desire, pleasure, or love that might lie within it. “In Nefando, Mónica Ojeda compels us to bear witness to the most vicious form of sexuality as it intersects with the perversion of family and the trauma of a broken childhood. Whether he appears as the mastermind behind a cult dedicated to exploring the forbidden in a Dungeons and Dragons campaign, a source of dark inspiration in a Pathfinder 2E story, or a central figure in a Call of Cthulhu investigation into ancient taboos, Socothbenoth enriches the narrative with themes of temptation, the exploration of dark desires, and the consequences of breaking societal norms. -Open 7 days a week- What happens in a virtual world that admits every taboo? Fully lined in stretch cotton voile and bound in a soft fold-over elastic. The sculpture of Socothbenoth is a detailed masterpiece, capturing the complexity and charisma of this demon lord. Unsparing, addictive, and perverse, Nefando takes us to the darkest corners of the web, revealing the inevitable entanglement of digital and physical worlds, and of technology and horror.

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