Sublime
An inspiration engine for ideas

His sharp and fleshless face is illegible as a blade or a skull.
Michael Chabon • The Yiddish Policemen's Union
A child is expert at frightening himself,
Mick Jackson • The Underground Man
tenebrous
Stephen King • Fairy Tale

The purpose is to get people cranked up in a certain way. Cranked up, scared, and helpless.
Thomas Pynchon • Bleeding Edge
banal