Mortala: Horror Collection

THE THING THAT LIGHT REPELS

CONTENT & TRIGGER WARNINGS

Written by Zachary Goad

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SPOILER-FREE CONTENT WARNINGS

This story contains graphic horror, disturbing imagery, and mature themes that may be distressing to some readers. Please review the following warnings before continuing.

OVERALL CONTENT WARNINGS

This story contains graphic violence, blood, and gore; child death and violence against children; suicide-related themes; physical and emotional abuse; alcoholism; grief and bereavement; psychological horror; emotional manipulation; body horror; disturbing creature imagery; murder and death; family trauma; parental rejection and neglect; child endangerment; descriptions of severe injuries; and non-sexual nudity.

PART ONE: THE POEM OF PERSEPHONE

Part One contains graphic depictions of death and bodily mutilation, violence involving children, blood and gore, suicide-related content, emotional distress, traumatic grief, parental alcoholism, drunken aggression, emotional neglect, and abusive parental behavior.

PART TWO: THE THING

Part Two contains graphic violence, severe bodily injuries, blood and gore, body horror, physical and psychological abuse, choking and throat-related violence, threats of death, suicidal thoughts, supernatural manipulation, disturbing transformations, grief-related psychological torment, emotional exploitation, stabbing, and non-sexual nudity in a disturbing horror scene.

A FINAL NOTE TO READERS

This story is intended for readers who are comfortable with graphic horror and disturbing subject matter. Some scenes are deliberately intense and visceral.

Please take breaks when needed, skip scenes if you feel uncomfortable, or stop reading if the content becomes too distressing.

READ AT YOUR OWN RISK.

Thank you for taking the time to review these warnings before entering Erdem.

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⚠️ THE FOLLOWING WARNINGS CONTAIN SPOILERS FOR PARTS ONE AND TWO.

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OVERALL CONTENT WARNINGS

This story contains graphic violence, blood, and gore; child death and violence against children; suicide and graphic on-page self-inflicted injury; physical and emotional abuse; alcohol abuse and drunken aggression; grief and bereavement; psychological horror, fear, and emotional manipulation; body horror and grotesque creature imagery; murder, death, and threats of death; family betrayal, parental rejection, and neglect; child endangerment; disturbing descriptions of injury and mutilation; and non-sexual nudity.

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PART ONE: THE POEM OF PERSEPHONE

PART-SPECIFIC WARNINGS

Part One contains a graphic depiction of a child’s mutilated corpse, including smashed eyes, a severed head, exposed organs, and severe bodily mutilation. It includes child death, blood, dismemberment, and graphic descriptions of a young child’s remains. The story also depicts a grieving mother threatening suicide before repeatedly stabbing herself in the throat in front of a classroom of students. This scene contains graphic bloodshed, fatal injury, and the immediate emotional impact on the children who witness it. Additional themes include parental alcoholism, drunken verbal aggression, emotional neglect, abusive parental treatment, panic, shock, traumatic grief, and fear for children’s safety.

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PART TWO: THE THING

PART-SPECIFIC WARNINGS

Part Two contains a disturbing vision in which a deceased family member inflicts severe self-injury, including stabbing an eye and mutilating his face. It depicts physical abuse by Ricky’s father, including being thrown against a wall, kicked in the face, grabbed by the throat, and threatened with death. Ricky expresses hopelessness and thoughts of being better off dead.

The story also contains graphic supernatural violence and body horror, including Ricky being dragged by his intestines, suffering broken teeth, torn flesh, puncture wounds, and other severe injuries. The creature transforms into the image of Ricky’s deceased mother, appearing nude in a disturbing, non-sexual scene. It exploits Ricky’s grief, stabs him in the abdomen, and reveals that his brother had to die. The scene includes graphic bleeding, emotional betrayal, psychological torment, and life-threatening violence.

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