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Noise on the Line
A Writer's blog on the nature of Midwestern Gothic

The Hidden Architecture of Small Towns

Why Back Rooms Terrify Us

Dec 13, 2025

An old hallway with an empty back room beyond

Why the 1980s Were the Golden Age of Analog Weirdness

Before the internet, before smartphones, before digital clarity… there was the static. And it was alive.

Dec 8, 2025

Vintage wall-mounted telephone

The Romanticism of Pirate Radio

Why Cal’s Van Broadcasts in STATION DARK Feel So Alluring

Nov 29, 2025

Vintage shortwave radio

Ten Midwestern Relics That Feel Straight Out of a Horror Story

Common hauntings at the intersection of rural and industrial

Nov 23, 2025

Abandoned factory with broken windows

What is Rust Belt Horror?

The Ghost Stories Hidden in America’s Industrial Heartland

Nov 14, 2025

Old railroad tracks at night

Midwestern Gothic: Reflections from the Mid-Michigan frost line

Discovering Midwestern Gothic through the eyes of a Mid-Michigan writer, exploring rusted relics, haunted radio towers, and the quiet beauty of rural decay.

Nov 8, 2025

Gloomy woods at night
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