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Nonfiction explorations of horror, folklore, and where ancient fears meet modern life.
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Mar 16, 2026
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The Threshold Doctrine
Lowkey Hellish is V13 Press’s weekly newsletter at the intersection of culture, literature, and meaning making. This week’s Lowkey Hellish is all about vampires, Terms of Service, and the ancient conviction that the most dangerous things in the world can't get in without your permission.
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Mar 2, 2026
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Can't Scream In Fear
Lowkey Hellish is V13 Press’s weekly newsletter at the intersection of culture, literature, and meaning making. This week's lead story follows the body's oldest betrayal: why your voice disappears at the exact moment you need it most, and what that silence has been trying to tell you.
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Feb 23, 2026
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The Face in the Void
Lowkey Hellish is V13 Press’s weekly newsletter at the intersection of culture, literature, and meaning making. This week’s lead story follows the brain’s oldest paranoia glitch: why we keep seeing faces in the dark, and why it still scares us.
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Feb 17, 2026
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Following the Wrong Footprints
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.
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Feb 9, 2026
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...this is Lowkey Hellish
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.
