Abstract and Keywords This manuscript explores topics in horror, gender and femininity, sexuality, psychological disorders, parasomnias, phobias and my biracial identity as well as a struggle with darker aspects of society. These pieces explore multiple psychological disorders such as parasomnias (specfically insomnia and sleep paralysis) and medical treatment, anxiety, and depression. Some pieces included also explore current issues with technology, specifically the exploration of the darknet and online child...

Project Statement [excerpt] In Cenchrus, the 24-year-old main character Moki Minori, and other minor characters experience nightmares, sleep paralysis, social anxiety, and a crippling generalized anxiety disorder that centers around the arrival of her strange new neighbor, Mr. Leon M. Grady. With the help of her friend and apartment mate, Ilya J. Ackermann, Moki must find out why she is connected to the stranger next door. In this piece, I aim to unsettle the readers with vivid...