Deep into that darkness peering...

... long I stood there, wondering, fearing, dreaming dreams no mortal ever dared to dream before. But the silence was unbroken and the stillness gave no token..."
How River had always loved "The Raven". He had read it so often, knew it by heart. But now, standing in the darkness of the catacombs, aware of the terrors that dwelled beyond the veil of our secure reality, he noticed: He was alone. He was a fool...

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Old pic if mine which I dearly love. One of my favorite OCs, horror novelist River Asher, who moves into an old mansion in the English countryside with his longterm partner Graham. River who always had a great love for horror stories starts to dig into the history of the house which all of the population of rural town Rose Hill avoids. He stumbles through secret passageways and finally opens doors which should have been left securely locked...

I wanted to re-render the pic but I cannot get to the daz file of it since the cabel of my portable harddisc is broken -.- So I used a copyright free background from www.imageafter.com ^^ I couldn't smooth all the details in the hair with my mouse and my limited knowledge of PS...