the book of jonah // 17.5k, E, Hannigram
post-fall, erotic horror, psychological horror, sex pollen
creator chose not to use archive warnings
A sudden breath of hot wind presses through the trees. For a moment, it feels fresh, alive, and then the dust—the pollen—comes along with it, a parasite hitched on the back of the breeze.
Will is ravenous.
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After the fall, Will and Hannibal sojourn in a remote, decrepit cabin in South America while they await Chiyoh’s return. But something here is afflicting them, and it’s only getting worse.
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Written for the Folie à Deux server’s Ten Days of Horror
Excerpt Below ⬇️
When Will’s eyes adjust, he can just make out a jagged lump at the edge of the small clearing where they’ve parked—a darker hole cut into the dark sprawl of foliage surrounding them. Emptiness carved out of an already-empty space. Will frowns as he studies it, squinting through the thick shadows to better pick it out. There’s a porch of some sort, its floor sagging back toward the house like it’s trying to contain a spill. Everything else melts into the same grey-black of desaturated night.
Some thought brushes the nape of Will’s neck and is gone again, chased away by the strain of their journey before it can settle. The treeline surrounding them is indistinct, but it feels as solid to Will as a brick wall, a boundary shoring up and closing in. Dark fetters tighten around the glade, compressing its thick air like a trash compactor and rendering it a solid block of night that’s humid and gummy and unpleasantly hot. Will’s sweat-damp skin tightens with unease, and gooseflesh rises on his sticky forearms.
Footsteps susurrate behind him, coming to a stop at his shoulder—Hannibal.
“You own this place?” Will asks, turning his head to the side.
Like everything in this dimly starlit glade, Hannibal is a hazy, colorless figure in the indiscriminate dark. Still, Will can tell he favors his left side, and his posture is stiff and unnatural in a way that betrays his discomfort.
“Chiyoh procured it,” Hannibal says. He clears his scratchy throat. “I’ve never been here before.”
Uncertainty roots in Will’s lungs. He stretches his shoulder, and his stitches tug painfully at his scar-rent flesh. “Well, let’s hope she chose well.”
Announcing Ten Days of Horror, Folie à Deux’s first quarterly event! We’ll be hosting a ten-day horror fest for Hannibal and HEU creators, running from October 22nd through October 31st.
The fest is open to all creators, ships, and mediums! We have no minimum requirements and only ask that you adhere to each day's general theme. How you interpret that theme and whether or not you use our subprompts is up to you! You don’t have to create something for each day, but you’re welcome to do so if you so choose.
When you post your work, please tag us and use #HannibalHorror! The fest is also running on our twitter and discord server, and we have an Ao3 collection as well.
While the goal is to post your fill on the day for which it was created, you're welcome to post late fills at any time.
You can find each day’s information and unabridged prompts below!
Day 1 (10/22): Creature Feature
Calling all monster lovers! today we celebrate them all – from reanimated corpses to undiscovered species, there’s a little something for everyone.
things that go bump in the night / the monster under the bed / transformation / vampires & werewolves / trapped with the monster / an imaginary friend / the living dead / a cold, wet hand / doppelgänger / the glint of inhuman eyes
Day 2 (10/23): Bathed in Blood
It would be remiss not to pay tribute to the grosser, gorier side of horror, so today is all about the blood and guts! Splatterpunk, torture, graphic violence... show us your nastiest creations!
torture porn / body horror / uncanny valley / mutilation / a slow and sickening mutation / parasites / medical horror / blood & gore / revenge / an excess of bodily fluids
Day 3 (10/24): The Twilight Zone
Today’s prompts are an ode to sci-fi horror! Pay homage to classics like Frankenstein and Alien, or try out your own twist on a well-loved subgenre.
outer space / a hostile new world / technology taken too far / eldritch abominations / a parallel universe / alien species / trapped in a time loop / an unsanctioned experiment / something beneath the ice / mother nature’s revenge
Day 4 (10/25): Born This Way
Today we honor the human monsters, which are sometimes the scariest of them all. Killer horror, psychological horror, slashers... Show us something horrifying and all too real.
cults / the final girl / the dark side of the human psyche / institutional horror / descending into insanity / governments & corporations / abuse of power / obsession / indoctrination / hierarchies of oppression / paranoia
Day 5 (10/26): Instruments of Torture
Today’s theme honors the many weapons, torture devices, and other horrific implements spanning the horror genre!
nail bat / an improvised weapon / chainsaw / crucifix / wooden stake / shards of glass / a bloody kitchen knife / needle / meathook / whip
Day 6 (10/27): Welcome to the Funhouse
Today’s theme centers around the funnier and more absurd side of horror! Comedy horror, camp, black comedy – the opportunities are endless.
splatstick / absurd phobia / parody / the horror-movie stoner / ridiculous deaths / accidental transformation / black comedy cannibalism / bumbling slasher / fuck and die / a lack of self preservation
Day 7 (10/28): Once Upon a Time
Today’s theme is Dark fantasy! Bring out your Grimms-style fairytales, mythical creatures, or just a touch of magic.
fairytale gone wrong / the gods are not kind / a darker timeline / black magic / the chosen one / evil overlord / a sumptuous feast / necromancy / cursed kingdoms / forsaken
Day 8 (10/29): Occult Activity
Today’s theme is all about supernatural horror! show us your paranormal investigators, your exorcisms, your folk horror AUs or characters with psychic powers.
possession / the old gods / ghosts & hauntings / an accidental summoning / cursed object / an unconventional priest / sacrifice / dreams bleeding into reality / psychic powers / the veil between the worlds
Day 9 (10/30): A Dark & Stormy Night
Today’s prompts center around the impact of setting. Whether atmospheric horror, gothic horror, ecological horror, or another genre, location matters!
snowed in / sun-drenched horror / gothic horror / the purgatory of white picket fences / a house with a history / an unexplored cavern / the bottom of the sea / a town you can’t seem to leave / a condemned building / apocalyptic horror
Day 10 (10/31): Insatiable Appetites
Today is all about erotic and sensual horror. Blur the line between fear and desire, arousal and repulsion, or show us flat-out sexual horror.
the sensuality of violence / oviposition / teratophilia / tentacles / succubus/incubus / wound fucking / the need to consume / hunger / traumatic insemination
Despite Hannibal's thorough enjoyment of Will's werewolf state, he inevitably found himself curious about what it would be like to have him as a vampiric companion instead.
#hannibalhorror is a twitter campaign for the months of March and April (and perhaps beyond!) in which we fannibals request that horror conventions bring us more Hannibal related guests! Because every fannibal should have the opportunity to meet their favorite stars at a con near them.
HOW IT WORKS
Every day, Monday through Friday, we contact a different convention:
THURSDAY: New Jersey Chiller Theatre (@chillertheatre)
FRIDAY: Your local Comic Con, which you can find listed here!
Just send a tweet, requesting guests from NBC Hannibal.
BE SURE TO SPECIFY NBC HANNIBAL IN YOUR TWEET! Not that the actors from the original films aren’t wonderful too, but we want to be sure we’re getting guests from the television show we all love :)
FAQ
Do I have to request a specific actor?
You can, but just asking for guests from NBC Hannibal is just fine too!
But these are mostly north american cons!
These conventions have either hosted hannibal actors before, or were requested to be put on the campaign by fannibals on tumblr/twitter. If you have a specific con you’d like to see added, let me know and it can be included in a future update!
Even if you don’t live near these specific cons, I hope you’ll participate! Being loud about wanting to see these actors shows that the Hannibal fandom is alive, well, and hungry for season four!
Folie à Deux’s Ten Days of Horror is Drawing Near!
Have you started on your prompts yet? Creature Feature, Day 1 of our 10-day Hannibal and HEU horror fest, will be here in just about a month!
Our fest is open to creators and content of all kinds, and we have no minimum requirements. Interested in learning more? Check out our Ten Days of Horror masterpost!
