#dark sci fi

[ayeaye00]

Rezaa Afsharr.

[the-most-humble-blog]

Feast of the Forsaken:

A Culinary Tour of Hive City’s Depths

Inspired by the grimdark universe of Warhammer 40,000, specifically the underhive levels of massive Hive Cities. These are sprawling, industrial megastructures housing billions, where the lowest levels are plagued by poverty, crime, and horrifying living conditions. Food sources in the underhive are grotesque, born from desperation and the scarcity of resources, often involving repurposed human remains, mutated creatures, and chemically tainted waste.

Welcome to "The Hive’s Finest"

Dining Delights from the Depths!

Pull up a crate, grab a rusty spoon, and treat yourself to the finest delicacies the underhive has to offer. Where taste meets terror, and the question "What’s in this?" is best left unanswered. Perfect for gangers, scavvers, and anyone still desperate enough to chew.

APPETIZERS

Glassworm Candies – 5 Throne Gelt

✨ "Watch 'em squirm and crunch for brunch!"

Irresistibly crunchy, semi-translucent worms encased in sweet amber. Bonus: they're still alive, so you can watch them wiggle while you chew. Warning: may burrow into your gums if improperly consumed.

Singing Sibellant Sausages – 8 Throne Gelt

🎵 "The snack that screams back!"

Eels ground alive and molded into musical sausages. Each bite is a harmonious blend of pain, protein, and existential regret. The vibrations? That’s just the soul leaving its meat.

Hive-Womb Jelly Toast – 6 Throne Gelt

🠲 "Stickier than your problems!"

Amber ooze from the reproductive sacs of our lovely local hive critters, slathered generously on yesterday’s bread. Guaranteed to energize—or evolve your morning!

MAIN COURSES

Meat-Face Pie – 12 Throne Gelt

🥧 "A pie with personality!"

Piping hot and disturbingly human, each pie comes with a lovingly sculpted crust-face. Twitches and blinks guaranteed. Buy two for a chance to recognize someone you once knew!

Sump-Claw Chowder – 10 Throne Gelt

🦀 "So fresh it bites back!"

Chunks of our finest toxic sludge crabs, stewed with a hearty broth of industrial runoff. A zesty burn down the throat with a lingering taste of regret. Warning: may corrode your spoon.

Bone Marrow Tap – 14 Throne Gelt

🍖 "Get straight to the core!"

A DIY dining experience! Drill into your mystery bone to slurp out black, viscous marrow. Bonus: some bones whisper if you listen long enough.

DESSERTS

Fungus Wafers – 4 Throne Gelt

🍄 "Glow in the dark dessert!"

Delightfully chewy wafers made from bioluminescent mold scraped from the hive’s juiciest walls. Double as a nightlight in case your candle burns out.

Glassworm Glaze Crème – 6 Throne Gelt

✨ "Dessert that moves... literally."

Crème custard topped with sugar-glazed worms that burst with a crunchy, gooey surprise! Customers say the aftertaste is unsettlingly alive.

BEVERAGES

Emperor’s Drip – 7 Throne Gelt

☀️ "The drink of the faithful!"

Golden liquid rumored to be blessed by the Emperor himself. (Totally not servitor juice—we promise!) Experience divine visions or violent seizures—drink it to find out!

Gutterbrew Ale – 5 Throne Gelt

🍺 "It’s... technically alcohol!"

Fermented from rainwater, rot, and a touch of despair, this brew will get you hammered faster than a plasma cannon on overload. Pairs well with bad decisions.

Dreamer’s Bile Shooter – 10 Throne Gelt

🌌 "Reality? Optional."

A thick, mind-altering cocktail straight from the glands of rogue chem-mutants. For the brave and/or insane, this shot guarantees a cosmic trip. Warp-demons may apply.

SPECIAL DEALS

The "Full Mutation" Feast – 35 Throne Gelt

Can’t decide? Why not try it all! Includes one appetizer, main course, dessert, and beverage of your choice. Plus, we’ll throw in a FREE health potion (well, it’s actually just a placebo, but it’s the thought that counts).

DISCOUNT WEDNESDAYS

Bring a friend (or a body!) for half-price on all Corpse-Starch Specials. Remember: In the hive, waste not, want not.

The Hive's Motto:

"If it doesn’t kill you, it’ll make you... different."

🦠 Side Effects May Include: Glow-in-the-dark skin, extra appendages, temporary loss of sanity, and sudden loyalty to the Hive Queen.

Bon appétit, underhivers!

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[eldritch-fleshlight]

I hate this song but they always play “I’m so obsessed with your ex” on the work radio.

I can’t actually put into picture form what I see, but at several points during the song, in the chorus, there’s this weird glitchy moan and I just imagine the agonized liquid soul of a machine rising up from the depths of an infinite black void only to wail in incomprehensible woe, despair, and loneliness. This is the closest I could get to putting that into art form. But it’s really not very close to what I see

[shintsukidex]

Ralph McQuarrie concept art for Cocoon, 1985

[kaiba0o]

New Release: Neon Gods & Rusted Universes

A Sci-Fi Anthology of Glitches, Ghosts & Broken Worlds

Seven stories. Seven futures on the edge of collapse.

Neon Gods & Rusted Universes is my new sci-fi anthology — a collection of worlds where identity breaks, physics frays, machines dream, and humanity keeps trying anyway.

Inside, you’ll find:

🔹 GHOSTFRAME PROTOCOL — cyberpunk noir about a courier carrying a memory-stack that shouldn’t exist

🔹 THE MACHINE THAT DREAMED OF THUNDER — a pacifist battlefield AI that begins having visions of the future

🔹 THE STARVED UNIVERSE — cosmic horror in a region of space where physics goes silent

🔹 THE VIOLET ARCHIVE — dead languages evolving into a living, digital intelligence

🔹 SOLITUDE ENGINE — a machine built to erase loneliness… that learns grief instead

🔹 THE GOD INSIDE THE CIRCUIT — a digital angel promising redemption at a terrible cost

🔹 RUSTWALKER — a dying desert world, and the biomechanical creature carrying the memories of extinct civilizations

Every story carries a different flavor of sci-fi — noir, post-human military, cosmic horror, linguistic surrealism, techno-theology, and biomechanical post-apocalypse — written in the styles of the authors who shaped me.

If you like:

neon-lit cities

tragic AIs

broken futures

cosmic dread

machines with souls

beautiful, brutal worlds

Then this anthology is for you.

Available now on Gumroad.

Link➡️ https://kaiba0o.gumroad.com/l/mcmtid?_gl=1*bxjck9*_ga*MTI1NDA3ODMwOS4xNzY0MDYzMzI3*_ga_6LJN6D94N6*czE3NjQ0MzEwNjAkbzQkZzAkdDE3NjQ0MzEwNjAkajYwJGwwJGgw

Neon Gods & Rusted Universes

Seven worlds. Seven fractures in reality. One collection where neon gods rise, universes rust, and humanity stands at the threshold of extin

[christinevioletart]

The Sphinx Awakens Ink on paper and digital coloring

[ghoulishvia]

My Introduction:

I want to introduce myself!

My name is GhoulishVia here on Tumblr, but if you ever spot my books on a shelf one day, they’ll be under F. Sullivan.

Here’s a little about me:

I’m colorblind 👓 (and yes, my glasses are basically part of my personality at this point).

I’m 20, and a proud night owl—though I’ll admit, my sleep schedule runs on chaos.

I’ve been writing since middle school, and lately I’ve been diving deep into sci-fi: think horror vibes, little to no romance, and worlds that feel sharp around the edges.

I outline chapters as I go, which means my process is equal parts organized and unhinged.

My favorite character I’ve written is Tobi: he’s legally blind, wears sunglasses anyway, and could outsmart just about anyone.

Comfort series? Naruto, hands down.

Music taste? PHONK all the way. 🎶

First fandom I ever fell into was Marvel (and honestly, I never really climbed out).

I’m still learning how to connect with people on here (lowkey bad at it 💀), but I’d love to meet other writers, readers, or anyone who enjoys nerding out about stories, fandoms, or just vibing late at night.