The Mordryd Blog

A blog about the fictional dark fantasy world of the Mordryd universe."Mordryds. They rip and sew the Veil between life and death with their sacred expertise. They can end your carnal existence and whisk you to the astral realm in one blink. They are the masters of death’s grand illusion."

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The Witch House in Salem, MA

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Mordryds: Grim Reapers From An Alternate Universe

When I first thought of Mordryds, I didn't expect them to be inter dimensional grim reapers. They were amoebas in my head, formless and void, hovering over the surface of my subconscious. Biblical references aside, I was never really sure what they would become until very recently.

Grim reapers, death, and religion, are the primary thematic elements to the Mordryd story. They are integral to the narrative. Recently, I came across a niche branching of witchcraft known as death witchcraft and much of what I have read would make perfect elements of integrating into the story. Not only to drive the points deeper but also to build the world into a rich landscape and culture.

Death rituals play a major role in my research for this novel series as well, which was discovered in depth when I read From Here to Eternity: Traveling the World to Find the Good Death by Caitlin Doughty. She discusses some death rituals all over the world that gives insight into how people see death in various cultures. Great book, I recommend the audio version that she narrates herself since she not only has a beautiful voice but her personality comes out in the book that would otherwise not be there if read on its own.

Mordryds are grim reapers of their universe. Some hate themselves for it, some accept themselves, and others secretly (or not so secretly) enjoy it. No matter how they feel about it, it is their duty to kill and entirely consume their prey.

Keep your eyes peeled for the Mordryd Universe podcast in which I expand on the points I discuss in these blog posts!

The Mordryd Universe • A podcast on Anchor

A podcast dedicated to all things in the Mordryd universe. "Mordryds. They rip and sew the Veil between life and death with their sacred e

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Mordryd Origins

I have been writing Mordryd for many years, but let me delve into the history of this project because in order to better understand how much this dark fantasy world means to me, we must first see its origins.

Back in 2011 was the first real attempt I made at making this series a reality. I had the general Mordryd concept as a sophomore in highschool (2007-2008) but I really wanted to expand on it during my second year of college. The idea never left me alone, and it has been "bothering" me since then, growing more insistent as time wears on.

What I remember most was that it was a really dark swarm over me and I thought whatever it was had been sentient. Whether it was or not was lead to my imagination and in doing so allowed me to see that it was something more than I had ever imagined it was. It was dark shadows drifting over my head before I could fall asleep, it was the feeling of another being there that drew me to them and the imagination splitting open to reveal their true form despite their amoebus shapes swirling in the dark, darker than the darkness, above my head every night. They had their own form, they had their own shape, they could speak to me in words that no language could decipher but all could understand. An emotional, an intellectual language, was the basis for which they would traverse the world and in that I could make something out of it.

In 2011, it was something else entirely. There was a new character. There were actual characters and something more than just someone trying to make sense of the strangeness that happened at night when the lights went dim.

The character Raeanne Voulfe was the first to appear and her connection to the Mordryd world was not what it was now. It was a lot more urban fantasy as opposed to the dark fantasy with magical and paranormal realism kinda sprinkled in that it became. The original draft in 2011 was a goth kid dream. The Mordryds themselves were emo kids with purple eyes, though most of them were supposed to be in their late 20s to early 30s. Needless to say, I prefer how they are now: not human in likeness other than the emotions they feel.

I put the project away for quite some time and did not resurrect it until mid 2018 when it occurred to me that all of the writing ideas I had were to expand Mordryd. The main push came from a writing class I was taking at the time that focused on world building. It really helped solidify what the project would become because I established a foundation and springboard from which to launch.

Since then, I've worked tediously to make sure that I get it as accurate I can to what the Muse (for lack of better word) "wants". The results have not disappointed me and I hope they will not disappoint you. That is the introduction to the Mordryd project and I hope to have some real content coming soon. Until then, cheers!

Keep your eyes peeled for the Mordryd Universe podcast in which I expand on the points I discuss in these blog posts!

The Mordryd Universe • A podcast on Anchor

A podcast dedicated to all things in the Mordryd universe. "Mordryds. They rip and sew the Veil between life and death with their sacred e

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Vintage blacklight poster, circa 1970s.

Artwork by unidentified artist.

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The first few sentences of the Mordryd novel. 

What is a Mordryd? 

Mordryds. They rip and sew the Veil between life and death with their sacred expertise. They can end your carnal existence and whisk you to the astral realm in one blink. They are the masters of death’s grand illusion.

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