Old.
An older name for the Misery-Maker known as the ARCHANGEL. There are records of it going back to the Greeks and the Egyptians, where they would see "apparitions" of their dead ones. There are also records of other sightings of a man in a Nijmegen Helmet. This appears to have been replaced by more modern masks and finally a gas mask during World War I.
Example: in the end, as he died, he was finally led across the river by the Ferryman.
Other terms: the Archangel, the Angel of Death, Osiris, Thanatos, the Resurrection Man (old).
PERCEPTION FILTER (noun)
Current.
A new term that describes certain phenomena associated with the Misery-Makers, specifically the ability to change what people see. Certain Misery-Makers have been able to walk down the street during daylight, in plain view of hundreds of people, and have been noticed only by one person.
The term comes from the television program Doctor Who.
Example: he was the only one who could see it, see past its deception, its perception filter, see the true monster.
Other terms: SEP field, going dim, blindfold, scales of darkness (old).
A new term that describes certain phenomena associated with the Misery-Makers, specifically the ability to change what people see. Certain Misery-Makers have been able to walk down the street during daylight, in plain view of hundreds of people, and have been noticed only by one person.
The term comes from the television program Doctor Who.
Example: he was the only one who could see it, see past its deception, its perception filter, see the true monster.
Other terms: SEP field, going dim, blindfold, scales of darkness (old).
BLACKBOOK (noun)
Old.
An older term for a notebook carried by a runner where they would chronicle their daily lives running from the Misery-Makers. So called for two reasons: 1. the notebooks were often bound with black leather. 2. a number of notebooks later found had all their pages covered in black ink, thus rendering them unreadable. It is unknown if they were done so by the runners themselves to prevent others from reading their notebooks or if they were done by a different party to prevent the spread of information about the Misery-Makers. If it was a different party, however, one wonders why they did not simply burn or destroy the books, but perhaps they were compelled to keep them just as the runners were compelled to write them.
Example: After finding shelter, he wrote about the day's events in his blackbook, careful to keep everything in code.
Other terms: running journal, misery log, fearblog (current).
An older term for a notebook carried by a runner where they would chronicle their daily lives running from the Misery-Makers. So called for two reasons: 1. the notebooks were often bound with black leather. 2. a number of notebooks later found had all their pages covered in black ink, thus rendering them unreadable. It is unknown if they were done so by the runners themselves to prevent others from reading their notebooks or if they were done by a different party to prevent the spread of information about the Misery-Makers. If it was a different party, however, one wonders why they did not simply burn or destroy the books, but perhaps they were compelled to keep them just as the runners were compelled to write them.
Example: After finding shelter, he wrote about the day's events in his blackbook, careful to keep everything in code.
Other terms: running journal, misery log, fearblog (current).
ENTANGLED (adjective)
Current.
The ability of some of the Misery-Makers to affect things simply by their presence (e.g. causing headaches, distortions in video, overexposure in film). Named after quantum entanglement, called by Albert Einstein "spooky action at a distance."
Example: His footage became entangled with lines of static after he encountered the Daughter of Dolls.
Other terms: disturbance.
The ability of some of the Misery-Makers to affect things simply by their presence (e.g. causing headaches, distortions in video, overexposure in film). Named after quantum entanglement, called by Albert Einstein "spooky action at a distance."
Example: His footage became entangled with lines of static after he encountered the Daughter of Dolls.
Other terms: disturbance.
GRAYSKINS (noun)
Current.
Those infected with the Misery-Maker known as the Circling Chant or the CHOIR. Their name comes from the gray fungus that grows on their skin, often covering their entire body, including face. They are tormented night and day by the Chant and must obey them or go insane.
Example: He met a Grayskin on the side of the road, their body wrapped in sheets from head to foot, their face obscured by shadows.
Other terms: Carriers, the Piebald People, the Screaming.
Those infected with the Misery-Maker known as the Circling Chant or the CHOIR. Their name comes from the gray fungus that grows on their skin, often covering their entire body, including face. They are tormented night and day by the Chant and must obey them or go insane.
Example: He met a Grayskin on the side of the road, their body wrapped in sheets from head to foot, their face obscured by shadows.
Other terms: Carriers, the Piebald People, the Screaming.
BOUGH MEN (noun)
Old.
A servant for the Misery-Maker known as Old Mister Gaunt or the SLENDER MAN. The more common name for them is "proxies" - and these days, are divided up into smaller groups such as Agents or Hallowed. In the old days, they were all called Bough Men - for "they stood on the black boughs of Old Mister Gaunt's trees."
Example: He began working as a Bough Man, hunting down runners and keeping track of other servants.
Other terms: proxies, Branched Men, the Pale Fingers.
OLD MISTER GAUNT (noun)
Old.
Another name for the Misery-Maker known as the SLENDER MAN.
Example: He met Old Mister Gaunt in the woods and gave himself over to him.
Other terms: the Slender Man, the Skinny Bastard, the Silent Stranger, the Walking Willow (old).
Another name for the Misery-Maker known as the SLENDER MAN.
Example: He met Old Mister Gaunt in the woods and gave himself over to him.
Other terms: the Slender Man, the Skinny Bastard, the Silent Stranger, the Walking Willow (old).
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