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Hope replied: "It may be a true message from beyond, friend. Have you tried a self-portrait? This might make it show itself clearly." This image is Crewe's last photograph, taken the day of his death. The damaged plate was found still in his camera, with no signs of tampering.

A photograph of a sitting man. The entire left side of the image, including his face, has been damaged and burnt. Behind him, an ominous dark silhouette is clearly visible. It appears to be the figure of a woman in a dress. Her glowing white eyes look directly at the camera.

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Crewe, alarmed, wrote a letter to his colleague William Hope, asking for advice: "Something has contaminated my photographs. Whatever it is, it follows me wherever I go. I have tried changing locations, cameras… To no avail. It only seems to get clearer with every image."

A sepia portrait of a man. To his right, a photograph of a ghostly woman draped in white is overlaid through double exposure. To his left, a dark silhouette with a pair of glowing eyes sits behind his shoulder.

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Howard, born in Chicago, was a struggling writer with a knack for photography. He made headlines in 1909 when he claimed to photograph the spirit of his recently-deceased wife, starting a thriving business. In 1919, Crewe started seeing something unexpected in his pictures.

A sepia photograph showing a family of four girls. A ghostly figure of a mustachioed man is overlaid on top of them, his hand sitting on one of the women's shoulders. A silhouette with glowing eyes is barely visible in the background.

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Eduardo Valdés-Hevia 👁️ @valdevia.art · 06/08/2026

Howard Stanley Crewe (1871–1919) was one of the first spirit photographers. These Spiritualists claimed to capture images of the deceased using tricks like double exposure. Though Crewe's images show the same signs of manipulation, his last portraits show something that still puzzles researchers (🧵)

A sepia-toned photograph of an early 20th century couple. They look soberly at the camera. Overlaid on top of their heads sits the ghostly image of a child, draped in sheet-like ectoplasm. The child's face has clearly been added through double exposure of the plate. Two dots are barely visible next to the woman's face.

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An experimental collage-like thing for the latest chapter of @leslekieuart.bsky.social's Dust n' Dread! (Which I co-wrote!) I made this freak speak entirely in old-sounding Spanish, it was a lot of fun! Go read the chapter here: dustndreadcomic.com/comic/llanto...

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Eduardo Valdés-Hevia 👁️ @valdevia.art · 01/08/2026

QRP with your most popular piece on bsky ~

A telescope image showing a star-lit sky. There is nothing in the center.

A picture of a suburban street in a clear sunny day, pointing towards the sky. The sun sits to the right of the image. There is nothing in the middle.

A statue of an angel. Its mouth has been chiseled away. Behind it, a clear blue sky. There is nothing in it.

A flock of seagulls flying near the edge of the water. There is nothing flying among them. There is nothing casting a strange otherworldly light.

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Eduardo Valdés-Hevia 👁️ @valdevia.art · 31/07/2026

She showed herself in the night sky (Attack for strizhuk!)

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Eduardo Valdés-Hevia 👁️ @valdevia.art · 25/07/2026

Wait when did this happen!? Thank you all for 30k! <3

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Eduardo Valdés-Hevia 👁️ @valdevia.art · 22/07/2026

Confirmed Stalk Walker sighting in the marshes outside Palmyra.

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Eduardo Valdés-Hevia 👁️ @valdevia.art · 22/07/2026

Here's a sneak peek at some of the horrors I've worked on so far! You can find our first batch of content, documents, and stories over at www.americanabyss.org, and follow our account @americanabyss.org to stay up to date with new stories and episodes! Stay tuned for more over the coming month!

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Eduardo Valdés-Hevia 👁️ @valdevia.art · 22/07/2026

WELCOME TO THE PALMYRA EXCLUSION ZONE I'm happy to announce that, together with a roster of great artists, writers, and actors, I've been secretly working on a huge multimedia podcast project. And it's called American Abyss:

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Eduardo Valdés-Hevia 👁️ @valdevia.art · 12/07/2026

Got asked for clothing refs for Sōkū, so let me put it out here. Look at Shintoist priest garb! But feel free to deviate from them, as this is an isolated temple with its own traditions (as evidenced by female priests which would have been seen as outdated/ahead of its time at the time of the story)

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Eduardo Valdés-Hevia 👁️ @valdevia.art · 12/07/2026

I figured I'd add my two main girlies from the last Megalomorpha story as characters on Artfight! I'd love to see how people interpret them <3 artfight.net/character/10...

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At the time of its discovery, the shrine had fallen into ruin as the wooden beams rotted in the humid climate. A single structure was still standing, containing some of the temple’s statues and treasures. Today, only these documents and several photos from the 1952 survey remain.

A black and white photograph showing the outside of a building in a Shintoist shrine. It appears to be in a state of ruin, overgrown and falling apart. Within, several statues can be seen. In the center, what appears to be an enormous pupa leans against a wall.

A black and white photograph of a wooden religious statue. It has a human body with four arms, missing hands, and sits in a posture of prayer. Its head is composed of two large horns with large compound eyes, below which is carved the shape of a human skull. A paper slip has been fastened to its torso with a large nail. While the paper is decaying, the figures depicted in it show an insect pupa opening into rays of light, and the silhouette of a humanoid beetle with two horns.

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"The Father has stopped moving, and her younger siblings grow weak without our care. I have found myself alone with her. Watching after her does not comfort me as it once did. I have decided to read only one more Omikuji. Let my fate be decided.”

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“I am the last one here. Day after day, the Omikuji spares me of the Great Blessing. I feel weary, and my faith is fading. Is the Shinchū really the God they promised? Or is she a demon, using our faith to trick us into feeding her? …

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"But he would not accept it. He attempted to flee, leaving his Omikuji tied in the temple lest fate follow him. It took the three of us to bring him back and force him within Shinchū’s soft shell. We pray he may be the last. The faithful need hope to come back.”

Lower part of the Omikuji, featuring the text:
羅父神社の羅父神はきみを御子と共に神になるやう選ばれき
共に生ける神となり御子のうちいづるほどわたりはきみを崇拝せむ
GREAT BLESSING
The Sacred Father of Rabu Shrine has chosen you to become a God with His Child. Together, you will become a Living God and live an eternal blissful life, and the people of Rabu Shrine will worship your new name.

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“Only three of us are left. Those who lost their faith have left the temple. The rest of us have continued uniting with the Child to no avail. Today, it was Tōji’s turn to read his fortune in the Omikuji, and he was awarded the Great Blessing of becoming one with the Child...

A washi paper slip with two stamped designs on top and handwritten text on the bottom. The designs show an insect pupa opening through the center, with rays of light emerging from within; and a dark humanoid figure in the shape of a rhinoceros beetle, crowned by with two large horns. (continued in next image)

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“Many faithful have left. They are afraid they will be chosen next, they are angry towards the Child who is taking their loved ones. They say the disappearances will cause suspicion, that someone will discover the shrine and, full of envy, will kill Shinchū’s young siblings, who are yet unready.”

A postcard of a faded black-and-white picture. It shows the pond of a Shintoist shrine, adorned with a wooden bridge and torii gate. An oversized insect larva, as large as a person, is peeking out from the still water. Behind it, several shapes in the water suggest the shape of at least six more larvae. Blue text is stamped atop the image:
リ侍チ育ニカヤ健デ池産ノ宮神父羅ハ子ノ神
(The God Children grow healthy in the Rabu Shrine purification pond.)

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“The older faithful of the shrine recall the elder siblings of Shinchū. How a single soul would suffice, how they would grow into beautiful Gods. Yet the Child refuses ascension, and we dwindle. Her Father does not guide us, blind as he is in his old age. I fear his spirit readies to depart.”

An old postcard featuring a green monochrome photograph. The gate of a building in a Shintoist shrine stands open, revealing a dark interior. Inside the room, an ominous silhouette rests. It has the appearance of a gigantic rhinoceros beetle, with two horns jutting out from its head. It is clad in rich cloth and amulets. Near its eye, a human skull appears embedded in its chitinous exterior. Blue text is stamped on the bottom of the postcard, reading:
神ルケ生ノメタガラ我テニ宮神父羅
(Rabu Shrine's Sacred Father, a God living amongst us.)

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“O Spirits, why must you test our faith so? The Child Shinchū has absorbed one more of us, yet she will not grow into a God. Elder priest Tōji says we must keep waiting. That the Child still hungers. And yet, nineteen people has she taken into itself and her shell will not harden.”

A green-tinted photograph in a postcard. It features four people clad in white, playing various traditional instruments. They wear the garb of Shintoist priests, and the woman on the left wears a white grinning mask. Behind them, the shape of an enormous insect grub looms over, appearing to rest on the edge of a stone pedestal. Its head is crowned with four horns. Blue text has been stamped on the bottom of the postcard:
ム慰ヲ神キナケワイニ弦管ガモド侶僧ノ宮神父羅
(The Priests at Rabu Shrine soothe the young God with music.)

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Eduardo Valdés-Hevia 👁️ @valdevia.art · 09/07/2026

In 1952, an abandoned shrine was found in the Wakayama prefecture of Japan. This temple, known as Rabu Shrine (羅父神宮), had signs of occupation as late as the 1920s. These documents, including postcards and manuscripts by the priest Sōkū (桑空), were recovered at the site:

An old faded postcard featuring a green-tinted black and white photograph. Near the entrance to a Shintoist shrine, a line of congregants kneel before an enormous insect larva, tall as at least two men. The larva twists into a regal pose, head clad with four imposing horns. It is covered in silken regalia, and holds a variety of amulets in its six limbs.
The postcard has a purple stamp atop it, proof of visit to Rabu Shrine as part of a pilgrimage. Below, stamped blue text reads:
ル祀ミ育神蟲テニ宮神父羅
(At Rabu Shrine, the insect God is raised and worshipped.)

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07.07.2026 03:45AM MOVEMENT DETECTED Artfight revenge for @valeofthesoil.bsky.social!

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Eduardo Valdés-Hevia 👁️ @valdevia.art · 03/07/2026

If you keep pulling on longdog's leash he's gonna twist into a corkscrew and all hell is going to break loose! First Artfight attack, for user nerve-rack!

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Eduardo Valdés-Hevia 👁️ @valdevia.art · 01/07/2026

Trying artfight this year! I'll be attacking people with cool monster designs, or otherwise things that might look cool in my style! Might also do some of these traditionally, any excuse to fill a sketchbook is good :) artfight.net/~Valdevia

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Eduardo Valdés-Hevia 👁️ @valdevia.art · 28/06/2026

In recent years, moths from the genus Superbia have adapted a new camouflage strategy. Instead of emerging at night, they come out of their pupal stage all at once during parades and demonstrations in June. They use vivid displays to blend in and find each other in a space safe from harm.

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Eduardo Valdés-Hevia 👁️ @valdevia.art · 26/06/2026

The oldest known instance of the "Cool S", a symbol of unknown origin, on a tenth century Viking runestone. This sigil has persisted through the centuries and is still found today. Scholars believe its origin is unrelated to the letter S, and that it may have originally been part of a ritual.

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The ones in the first pic had extensible grabby things and they would pinch you! And the one on the second pic snuck up while I was distracted, stole my sunglasses and had me chase him around to get them back! He ended up putting them on another random man's face. Lots of trickery and merriment.

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These bull devils, covered in tar, would also go around chasing people and touching their face with their hands to stain them. Notice the people in the background of the second picture

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A fun thing about these is that most masks come with a mischievous character! These two started arguing me with me (all in jest), saying I couldn't take photos of them without permission. Meanwhile, a third guy with a sack (in blue behind them) snuck up behind me and threw ash all over my pants

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