I've written a bunch of horror short stories and have a trilogy with Penguin Random House, the Blackwater Lights trilogy (Blackwater Lights, Witch Lights, Demon Lights). My favorite music to listen to when writing horror is Drone Zone, on @somafm.com.
James Ryan@jamesryan.bsky.social · 11h ago#HorrorWriteresChat Question One: “All the best freaks are here Please stop staring at me…” This week, we’re asking about the music of the night, the songs on Lestat’s playlist, and all that jazz… Introduce yourself, the horror you write, and your favorite music to listen to.
![https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domus_Aurea?wprov=sfti1#History
Construction began after the great fire of 64 and was nearly completed before Nero's death in 68, a remarkably short time for such an enormous project. 4J Nero took great interest in every detail of the project, according to Tacitus, 5) and oversaw the engineer-architects, Celer and Severus, who were also responsible for the attempted navigable canal with which Nero hoped to link Misenum with Lake Avernus. 6] 7]
Emperor Otho 8. and possibly Titus allotted money to finish at least the structure on the Oppian Hill; this continued to be inhabited, notably by emperor Vitellius in 69 but only after falling ill, ' until it was destroyed in a fire under Trajan in 104.101
A symbol of decadence that caused severe embarrassment to Nero's successors, the Domus Aurea was stripped of its marble, jewels, and ivory within a decade. 1]
Although the Oppian villa continued to be inhabited for some years, soon after Nero's death other parts of the palace and grounds,
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