wiseheart: (Gildor)
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The elusive idea for my "Dwobbit" story finally resurfaced today. It isn't a new one, actually, I just keep forgetting it.

My most macabre experience ever in the see-sighting area was the the Sedlec Ossuary in Kutná Hora (Czech Republic). I don't care about the fact that it is the most visited attraction of the country - I find it disrespectful. In fact, I almost got bodily sick after a few moments in there and had to get out as soon as I could.

Now, I was thinking about a version of Goblin Town along those lines. I find the film version thoroughly disgusting and as always offensive against people who suffer from skin diseases and stuff. And I didin't find the Great Goblin scary at all. I could imagine a version of him, though, that has its throne room decorated with the bones in the same manner as the Sedlec Ossuary. Tolkien didn't describe the Goblins as idiots with skin cancer. He said that they were skilled with making things (granted, mostly torture devices, but still). They did have their own twisted culture, including songs. So, I think an ossuary-style throne room would fit the more adult version of them. What do you think?

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Date: 2018-08-28 10:41 am (UTC)
meathiel: (Poppy)
From: [personal profile] meathiel
The Sedlec Ossuary actually is one place I still want to visit - I'm morbid like that.
I've visitied similar places in Portugal and Sicily ...

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Date: 2018-08-28 03:46 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] wiseheart.livejournal.com
Well, if you do, just hop over the border to Hungary and I'll show you around Budapest. I like to show off my beautiful city. :)

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Date: 2018-08-28 03:14 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] spikesgirl58.livejournal.com
Okay, that's just seven kinds of creepy... *shudder*

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Date: 2018-08-28 03:46 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] wiseheart.livejournal.com
My thoughts exactly. But it would fit the Goblin taste, I think.

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Date: 2018-08-28 03:52 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] spikesgirl58.livejournal.com
That it would! Just as long as I don't have to be there. :D

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Date: 2018-08-28 06:20 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] wiseheart.livejournal.com
Oh, I very much agree! I'll try to write that part out of order, though, just to see if I can make it creepy enough without being so gratutiously gross as PJ and his cronies made in the film.

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Date: 2018-08-28 08:08 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] spikesgirl58.livejournal.com
Best of luck. I suspect he was going for the OMG aspect of it.
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