Lowkey Hellish
Essays on folklore, horror, and the strange places where ancient fears meet modern anxieties from V13 Press.
Feb 17, 2026
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7 min read
This week: a monster every culture seems to recognize. Backward feet. Wrong tracks. The kind of warning you notice too late. Today’s feature is Following the Wrong Footprints: When Every Culture Dreams the Same Monster, and what it reveals about the oldest fear: realizing you’ve been reading reality wrong.
Feb 9, 2026
Welcome to the first edition of Lowkey Hellish, brought to you by V13 Press, and written by me, Lance Marwood. I've been quietly writing in the margins while exploring the darkest parts of our world's underbelly for years. And now, along with the undeniable talent of our hive of writers, this newsletter features literature, reflections on culture, and the crosscurrents of myth and modern life.
