#edwin burroughs

[the-aerispace]

TMAtober day 24: Fav Statement (Mag 19/10)

When I first watched this episode was the day I absolutely lost my shit over this and got hooked bc omfg. This was also when I started noting every single name & place down and going full on red string tinfoil hat corkboard theories

[floof-ghostie]

Can't stop thinking about Father Burroughs the priest. All he did was try to do a quick lil exorcism and all the fears basically jumped his ass at Hill Top road and got him serving two life sentences

[howardlyexisting]

I fucking love Father Burroughs Starting to notice a pattern after Oscar from Malevolent

[welcome-listeners-to-night-vale]

It won't let me say the L- the Lo-

What are you looking for here? The tolling of that horrid bell?

[tma-wwk]

TMA What We Know -[19]- Confession

pre-statement:

[none]

--STATEMENT--

-This is the first statement we have from a character who was previously mentioned in another statement :D

-guy believes in the supernatural before he even sees anything spooky. also he trained as an exorcist

-this guy's supernaturally cursed to be unable to pray

-girl comes to give a confession to Edwin, told him she's not in control of her own actions, nearly eats a rock right in front of him, she suspects it's caused by the house she just moved in to

-wall with wallpaper torn from it has 'mentis' written on, latin for 'mind'. girl can't see the word on the wall.

-nurse from other statement is at the hospital with the girl from this statement

-tries an exorcism on girl, girl says 'sorry, it wants your faith :(' and then dies.

-he may or may not be stealing wine, doesn't really trust his mind right now

-rehash of the exorcism we know he performed on the house on hilltop road

-his mouth 'spoke for him', saying "I am not for you, I am marked"

post-statement:

-statement's incomplete, we'll get part 2 later

-arrest records for this guy show he killed 2 people and then peeled and ate their skin, as one does.

[vivitur-moritur]

hey can anyone in the TMA fandom tell me, without spoilers, what's up with Anne "Annie" Kasuma and Anne "Annie" Willett"? I'm on mag 19/confession and it's Edwin Burroughs statement and he mentions going to the hospital & talking to a nurse, Anne Willett, who he knows & refers to as Annie, and in a previous episode, mag 8/burned out, father burroughs is there & says "Annie" asked him to come, and later in the episode they reveal that her full name is Anna Kasuma. Why are there two Anne/Annies who know Father Edwin Burroughs?? Is it NOT the same person? Did she get married and have a name change or something? Really all I need is a yes/no answer to if they are the same person or not to be honest.

[vieramars]

I think Robert Montauk and Edwin Burroughs were prison pen pals. And also gay

[thatpodcastkid]

Magnus Archives Relisten 20, MAG 20 Desecrated Host

Father Pruitt from Midnight Mass but if he was still an old man. You agree, reblog.

My MAG 20 analysis, spoilers ahead!

Facts: Continuation of the statement of Father Edwin Burroughs regarding his claimed demonic possession. Statement given May 30, 2011.

Statement Notes: A hallucination sequence is one of the best modes of horror. The inability to distinguish between the real and unreal aspects of the vision combined with the symbolic imagery and attempts to determine the cause of the hallucination itself often means the audience experiences the same level of fear and confusion the character does. However, I very rarely see them done well in non-visual mediums. The best example I can think of is the dream of Percival Glyde in The Woman In White. But this episode is really effective in that. You don't understand anything that is happening, you're just stuck on the ride with no hope of getting off, and Father Burroughs is in the seat next to you. If you know of any other really good dream or hallucination sequences in horror narratives, tell me about it in the notes.

I also noted how whatever was possessing Burroughs really reveled in his guilt. I discussed this in the Part I analysis, but the conflation of guilt and fear as two sides of the same coin is an incredible choice, especially in a religious story. You are guilty because you are afraid of your own actions, you are afraid because you did something you should be guilty for. You are afraid of being found guilty, you are afraid of punishment, you are afraid you will never stop feeling guilty.

Entity Alignment: This is another mixed bag episode. This definitely seems like a lot of effort to make Burroughs afraid and/or just to kill two people. I briefly wondered if Burroughs could be involved in some kind of ritual, but the overall events of the episode don't feel directed or focused enough. If there was goal aside from torturing Burroughs and his victims, I couldn't determine it.

The line from Genesis "Behold, thou hast driven me out" obviously invokes some Eye imagery. I did note how much of religion, particularly Catholicism, centers around viewing and reveling in the majesty and horror of God/a god. Religion's ability to unwittingly turn people into voyeurs of their messiah connotes it with the Eye. Furthermore, the previously mentioned focus on guilt and the horror's apparent delight in Burroughs suffering associates with the Eye as well.

Burroughs isolation heightening his fear does tie in elements of the Lonely, while the smiling imagery is reminiscent of the Stranger. Of course, the hallucinations and loss of control of one's mind associates Burroughs with the Spiral, and the cannibalism associates him with the Flesh. But if I had to pick a true second to the Eye as the main entity associated with this episode, I would have to go with the Web. Burroughs is incapable of making any choices. The demon controls his actions, eliminating his independence and manipulating him. Even if it is not really a possession but some other manipulation of his psyche, it prevents Burroughs from acting independently.

Character Notes: Breekon & Hope mention! In spite of my earlier doubts, their involvement does signal some kind of ritual. Usually, they're only involved in deliveries associated with high level entity action, such as the coffin or Jon's lighter. I don't recall this stole being mentioned in any other episode, but if Breekon & Hope delivered it, it must be relevant somehow.

Another reason this episode might be affiliated with a ritual is that Gertrude was apparently the last person to read it. In her final days, she was primarily focused on stopping rituals, which indicated this case was particularly important.

When will my Martin return home from the war.