Discover five Dark Academia writing prompts featuring forbidden manuscripts, haunted libraries, secret societies, and Gothic romance.
It began in a quiet sort of way, over hot cocoa and toasted marshmallows in a student room at Somerville College, Oxford. One evening in November 1912, some new friends, all first-year students, ga…
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A mysterious group works behind the scenes to alter the course of human history, for good or for ill. Perhaps multiple groups do, either in concert or in eternal opposition. Perhaps these organizat…
What is the Society Genre? An external story in the Society genre focuses the protagonist’s need for recognition in a disenfranchised group. It turns on
Inside a medieval-style castle on the wooded grounds of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, members of the Order of Gimghoul engage in...
Precocious preteen sleuth Flavia de Luce is groomed to join a secret society in As Chimney Sweepers Come to Dust, the latest caper from the beloved mystery writer.
India is among the most mysterious countries in the world. Its rich mythology, vast size, and many cultural peculiarities make it fertile ground for many strange tales and legends. Some of them are clearly fabricated, others just strange enough that they just might be true, and others still are so strange that they could change
I just finished reading Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore. It was a great summer read. And, as an added bonus, I discovered one night that the book jacket glows in the dark! So, if you enjoy...
These 10 must-read novels about secret societies include thrillers, mysteries, satires, and literary fiction with secret societies and ancient secret brotherhoods. Prepare for an exclusive invitation to these secret clubs with these must-read novels about secret societies.
Theosophy Hall of the United Lodge of Theosophists on East Seventy-Second Street in Manhattan is one of those strange, wonderful, time-warp spaces you can find all over the city, if you know where to look. From threadbare armchairs in the lobby to a library of occult books in the basement, it’s the kind of place […]
Every good story needs a nice (or not so nice) turn or two to keep it interesting. This week, reveal a secret society.
Daydreaming was traditionally thought of as wasting time, but according to a study at Georgia Tech, those who daydream regularly test smarter—like writers
Secret Cabin Society has been designed to pare life back to basics; to redefine what makes you happy. And it's just 15 minutes from Eumundi.
This resource is remarkably extensive and varied. There are articles on strange human behaviours, odd customs and traditions, peculiar animal behaviour, secret societies and events, curses, unusual…
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Vinson Cunningham interviews the writer and Nobel Laureate Wole Soyinka, whose first novel in nearly fifty years, “Chronicles from the Land of the Happiest People on Earth,” is out now.
As the world gears up for the show's release, see how Truman managed to gain the trust of the rich and famous - only to turn on them and release a tell-all revealing the intimate details of their lives.
