The Visceral-Complex explores humanity's deep psychological and aesthetic fascination with flesh, organs, and the raw materiality of the body-paired with the profound unease of living inside it. Moving through Renaissance anatomy, Gothic decay, Christian imagery, modern horror, and contemporary art, this work uncovers how attraction and repulsion, desire and dread, pulse together at the core of human experience. Drawing on cultural history, literature, and psychology, it names the paradox we hesitate to confront: we are our bodies, yet we fear them.
Almost 200 short stories to get your blood pumping, your skin crawling and your mind racing. Nostalgic, interesting, current, real-life experiences in a creative form.
*disclaimer: some of these short pieces reference issues such as mental illness, murder and neglect. Please read with caution if you are sensitive to these topics*