![]() Fear is the oldest emotion and fear of the dark is the oldest form of fear. The dungeon feeds upon the fear of the intruders. ![]() Untold riches and magical power await the intruders who heed the siren call but it is merely a trick to lure them in. Past every door and around every corner lurks a jump scare or a trap for the unwary. Clanking chains, ghostly moans, and all the sounds of a haunted house can be heard. The occasional gust of wind blows out the torches and candles of the intruders. Doors open freely for its denizens but are stuck fast and must be forced open by intruders. The dungeon beneath the castle merged with the Gothic idea of secret passageways, Roman catacombs, Parisian sewers, Egyptian tombs, and the mythical underworld of the Greeks, the Celts, Lovecraft, and the haunted house.ĭungeons are unnatural and break all the rules. No longer the repurposed donjon as a prison. No longer the central keep or donjon of a castle. In 1974, the very first printing of Dungeons & Dragons redefined what dungeons are. Lovecraft, Supernatural Horror in Literature (November 1925 to May 1927) “The oldest and strongest emotion of mankind is fear, and the oldest and strongest kind of fear is fear of the unknown”
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