inspiration
to truly enter this world, get inspired. get into character. Dark Ages is a unique world, yet the collective unconscious touches several works, and was influenced by several works.
literature
jim fitzpatrick, the silver arm
jim fitzpatrick, the book of conquests
h.p. lovecraft,
"dreamquest
of unknown kadath"
(the
dream cycle of h.p. lovecraft)
various tales of the tuatha de danaan
shakespeare, midsummer night's dream
lord dunsanyjoseph conrad, heart of darkness
some gothic literature here and elsewhere
role-playing games (pencil & paper, live-action)
call of cthulu: the dreamlands, chaosium
changeling: the dreaming, white wolf
tuatha de danon (live role-playing)
film & tv
the
crow
(only the original)
highlander
(only the original)
chris carter, the x-files: "darkness falls"
music
various artists, the crow soundtrack
jane siberry, "it won't rain all the time"
new model army, "i love the world"
nine inch nails, pretty hate machine
loreena mckennit, mask and the mirror
metallica, ride the lightning, "kall of kthulu"
led zeppelin, "stairway to heaven"
pink floyd, dark side of the moon
pink floyd, symphonic pink floyd
philosophy
joseph campbell,
the hero with a thousand faces