IIL time and space as a metaphor for introspection media like House of Leaves

Misc.

Here’s the list I’ve got. House of Leaves (book), Stalled | Omeleto (YouTube), Severance (show), Moon Knight (Show), Mouthwashing (Game). No spoilers included.

All of these somehow involve people experiencing the world ‘wrong’. House of Leaves has some fucked up time and space, Stalled is a time paradox, Severance has people split into two consciousnesses so they forget half their lives, Moon Knight has a man with multiple people in his body, Mouthwashing has plenty of time and spacial bullshit from the first one minute of gameplay.

All of these also involve significant themes of introspection - you’ll know what I mean if you’ve interacted with any. Parallels of the self in the world around them and a lot of fucked up people improving, dying, neither, both.

Ive noticed everything I’ve enjoyed recently has had these themes.

Posted Feb 20, 2025, 11:48 AM UTC

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