Gothic Horror Oracle

… for “In a Wicked Age”

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1,inexplicable screaming from an abandoned sanatorium 1,the architect who was blinded and imprisoned after the house was completed 1,the basement where the boy was kept 1,the carnival knife thrower, who fears his skills are slowly diminishing 1,the charlatan, come to seek his fortune 1,the cruel headmistress of an orphanage, never seen without her riding crop 1,the cult leader, who needs virgin blood for a final sacrifice to his demonic master 1,the curiosity merchant who travels the country seducing, then killing beautiful women 1,the dead infant, found exposed on a rock 1,the disfigured child, hidden from the public 1,the doctor, who risks his own life to save his patients 1,the drunken gravediggers, who overhear conversations between the dead and their visitors 1,the dutiful son, who must kill his undead father 1,the freshly-severed arm of a young woman, still wearing valuable antique jewelry 1,the gypsy girl who secretly witnessed the murder 1,the gypsy witch, who cursed the village 1,the hanging tree, haunted by the spirits of those who died there 1,the heiress, who hasn’t spoken since the accident 1,the husband desiring nothing but revenge 1,the medical student, whose faith in mankind is yet untarnished 1,the midwife unjustly accused of witchcraft 1,the old woman who uttered the curse 1,the puppeteer whose little plays are strangely prophetic 1,the senile aunt who trusts only the mysterious medium who holds nightly séances 1,the spirit of a beautiful woman whispering in an unfamiliar language 1,the stoic and righteous schoolmaster, shamed by his wayward daughter 1,the thief who stole more than he bargained for 1,the tomb of the witch-queen, who is prophesied to rise again 1,the well where the corpse was found 1,the witch-finder, who hungers for power and wealth 1,two lovers destined to never find happiness together
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1,aging priest who has lost his faith 1,ambitious courtesan with a score to settle 1,ancient book containing the secret of eternal youth 1,ancient family whose line has nearly ended 1,ancient monolith, where a cult still practices human sacrifice 1,aristocratic literary genius whose only pleasure is sadism 1,beautiful and charming girl who becomes a bloodthirsty beast at the full moon 1,beautiful woman with a glass eye and a horrible secret 1,camera which photographs the spirits of the dead, but never the living 1,cat inside the manor which mysteriously vanishes around a corner when followed 1,charred body, still smoking 1,church built on the site of the destroyed temple of an ancient, evil religion 1,church, possibly the only safe place of refuge 1,club of gentlemen grown weary of mundane entertainments 1,country graveyard off an abandoned road 1,coven of witches whose members are among the most important citizens of the village 1,crippled beggar, whom everyone gives to, yet whom no one will look in the eye 1,decaying city where a killer stalks the streets 1,demoness in the form of a little girl 1,disfigured war hero, whose secrets would ruin his reputation 1,dusty attic containing reminders of an unpleasant past 1,dwarf who speaks only in riddles 1,dying patriarch desperately seeking redemption in the hearts of his estranged children 1,estranged family at the reading of a will 1,exotic knife, the murder weapon 1,family crypt containing the secrets of the living as well as the corpses of the dead 1,finishing school filled with naïve young girls 1,forest road haunted by a lonely ghost 1,graveyard where not all the dead rest easily 1,hand crudely sawn off 1,hidden laboratory where unthinkable experiments take place 1,hospital losing a battle against a mysterious illness 1,hunter whose only desire is to protect his children 1,hunting party that was lost in a snowstorm days ago 1,incestuous love affair in an aristocratic family 1,inn operated by a retired soldier whose daughter’s beauty is unmatched in the region 1,insane aristocrat who thirsts for the blood of virgins 1,isolated village, the inhabitants of which live in fear of an ancient evil 1,letter containing an unpleasant revelation 1,library containing forbidden volumes 1,locked wing in an ancestral home when no one is allowed entry 1,lonely aristocrat whose face is hideously scarred 1,masked ball, a perfect place to commit a murder 1,mirror which reflects only the truth 1,newborn child, with a cloven hoof 1,noblewoman in possession of a ring which bestows upon her a terrible power 1,novel so beautifully written, it drives all who read it insane 1,old abandoned windmill, where playing children found the body 1,opium den where the idle rich waste away 1,pack of feral children roaming through the countryside 1,pack of wolves terrorizing the village 1,painting of the matriarch as a young woman which holds clues to the crime 1,plague which has killed half the village 1,pond where loved ones drowned 1,restless spirit who desires revenge against her murderer 1,ruined castle inhabited by a madman 1,ruined family, once spread across the land, come home to settle old scores 1,rumored treasure that promises salvation, and the man who will stop at nothing to find it 1,sailor, thought to have perished at sea, returns home to find his wife married to another man 1,scholar who will stop at nothing to retrieve the artifact 1,secret room, lined with human skulls 1,secret tunnel leading to the villain’s lair 1,shallow grave, where jewelry was found, but no body 1,soldier returning home, body untouched, but whose mind is scarred 1,strange visitor. Everyone thinks he has visited before, but no one recalls details 1,stranger with a wooden leg 1,tavern where the patrons give no useful information 1,tragic beauty dying from consumption 1,trap door, leading to a torture chamber 1,trio of wealthy young women and their dashing escort, stranded in the village 1,unclaimed package, unopened for years 1,undead patriarch who has risen from the grave to quench his thirst with the blood of his loved ones 1,walled-up room, containing the skeleton of a small girl 1,widow who has visited the grave of her husband every day for years 1,widow, whose husband died at sea, spends her days staring out at the ocean waiting for his ship to return 1,young lady’s body, found decomposing in the swamp 1,young man whose life has been ruined by the knowledge that he accidentally killed his brother
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