The Horror of Innistrad | Dissecting Gothic, Cosmic, and Cinematic Terror

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  @demolisherman1763 · 4 years ago

  Rhystic studies always takes priority on my stack

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  @NymPSeudo · 4 years ago

  Lingering a moment on the card art for Triskaidekaphobia, if you look closely, you'll notice the number 13 occurs multiple times in the image: 13 rivulets of blood, 13 kitchen utensils, 13 logs in the fireplace. I find it to be a really neat detail :)

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  @Mr_Catastr0phe · 4 years ago

  One other card from Shadows Over Innistrad that was always a favorite, keeping with the truly Gothic within the setting was Avacynian Missionaries/Lunarch Inquisitors. It really works, especially considering the fact that nothing physically changes about those on the card, just that their emotions are twisted by their own fear and zealotry, turning from peaceful clerics, to violent crusaders.

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  @Gromek999 · 4 years ago

  Innistrad has always been my favorite MTG plane

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  @cthulhuian6218 · 4 years ago

  One of my favorite cards from Innistrad isn&apos;t one of the spooky ones, but its honestly one of the most heart warming cards I&apos;ve ever seen. Its Beloved Beggar which flips to Generous Soul, as Beloved Beggar it has disturb and has flavor text that says<br>&quot;Charity is rare on Innistrad, but kindness is always repaid&quot;, when it flips to Generous Soul the flavor text reads, &quot;As long as evil threatens this town, the Blessed Sleep can wait&quot;. In a world were geists roam the world, causing pain and fear, its always nice to see that even death can&apos;t stop good people from fighting for the betterment of the world, whether it be an illegitimate son or a lonely beggar of the town, paying back its kindness with his ghostly blade

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  @samlundberg3146 · 4 years ago

  “I imagine what it must have been like to sit down with a warm meal with death incarnate; and I smile.” Holy shit, man. What an amazing line. Keep it up

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  @legoupil1819 · 4 years ago

  I always thought the monuments ressembled a heron&apos;s head, pointing to the downfall of the other angels and sigarda becoming the sole protector of humanity

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  @SamuelDennis13 · 3 years ago

  I would love to see Rhystic Studies talk about the how the differences between Gothic Horror/Eldritch Horror in this block and something like Bloodborne, which also captures both of those themes.

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  @DyeHarD3 · 4 years ago

  Sam, I get so excited when a new Rhystic Studies video drops. The insight, attention to detail, and depth provided is always mind blowing. Don&apos;t stop being great.

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  @___ooobodybagooo___ · 4 years ago (edited)

  &quot;These aren&apos;t signs of paranoia. They are the tactics of the wise &quot;

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  @pavarottiaardvark3431 · 4 years ago

  One thing about <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_UlrFTdANKc&amp;t=602">10:02</a> this crops up in a lot of gothic and romantic literature because the writers lived through it - the Tambora Eruption changed the weather and the color of the skies in many parts of the world.

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  @SilverAlex92 · 2 years ago

  I have to admit, Shadows over Innistrad and Eldrtich moon were probably one of my favorite sets, if not the favorites in terms of worldbuilding and lore. I LOVED the articles around the time. The stories about the people in innistrad and how they responded to the eldritch horrors was amazing. Sorin having to kill Avacyn, her beloved daughter, and a fan favorite character was something that I&apos;ll probably never forget, I teared while reading that story. <br><br>And the ending. I loved the ending in ways I cant describe. I love how Emrakul manifested in Jace&apos;s crumbling mind, how Lilliana&apos;s veil and inner demons were scared shitless of her, how they couldnt overpower it, unlike they did with the other titans. I LOVE the idea that Emrakul knew the plane wasnt ready for her, and how she was summed against the will of the plane. How she tells Jace &quot;the plane should be blooming welcoming me, not rotting&quot;. Her whole flavor of representing the end, metaphorically and literally speaking. And how she seals herself in the moon, because of course she does. No one can defeat Emrakul, but no one can bend her to their will either, and she was not going to destroy a plane that wasnt meant to end yet. <br><br>I also love the promo art for Through the Breach showing Nahiri summoning Emrakul. Its one of those momments where game mechanics represent exactly whats happening in the lore and LOVE they made that art.

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