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1960s Psychodrama of Eldritch Suspense

So Midjourney has Yet Another New Version of their main engine, called “5.1”, and it’s very much like v5, except that it has more of a “house style” like 4.0 did, which can be turned off via “–style raw”. (There’s also “–stylize”, and one might think that ”–style raw” and say “–stylize 0” would do the same thing, but apparently not. It’s all magic.)

I have, as ever, been playing with it extensively (given that “relax mode” GPU time is free at my membership level, any time when the engine is not working for me is wasted, eh what?), and am now up somewhere over forty thousand images, most recently involving things like echidnas (apparently not “echidnae”; “is Sonic an Echidna?“) and many stills from non-existent movies. I will present here a number from a 1960s Psychodrama of Eldritch Suspense, because woot! (See also The Cult Hit of 1977.)

black and white image of two worried-looking young people in 1960's clothing sitting in a room; the woman is wearing a hat with perhaps googles or sunglasses on top of her head. In the background in a blurry figurine of something with tentacles.
Brad and Laura are concerned
Black and white image. A man in jacket and tie sits behind a desk, and a dark-haired woman sits in a chair in from of the desk. Both are looking into the camera. Behind them on the far wall are some rather disturbing vague shapes, perhaps of statuary?
Dr. Martin and Miss Carter are also concerned.
Black and white image. A dark-haired woman sits in an armchair at stage right. At stage left is a large sculpture of an oddly-proportioned and perhaps unclothed humanoid; the base of the sculpture seems to be uncarved stone or earth that spills out onto the floor. On a table at stage center is a small disembodied head, probably another sculpture.
Miss Carter appreciates Dr. Martin’s collection of exotic curios.
Black and white image. At stage left, background, a man in jacket and tie sits at a small table; on the wall above the table is a portrait of a rather sinisterly-scowling man. At stage center, foreground, a young woman with light hair looks downward and to our left, with a disturbed expression. At stage right, even more foreground, a man faces away from us and toward the woman; he is mostly in shadow.
Patrons in the village pub are concerned. And not only about the ugly picture.
Black and white image,1960s home interior; a man and woman, stage left, appear somewhat concerned by the dark-haired woman, center-right, who stands beside and bears an eerie resemblance to a tall black figure with a black stony inhuman face, large white-rimmed eyes, and a flowing black cloak (or a sculpted version of one).
Mrs. Martin is perhaps too impressed by the obsidian statue.
Black and white image. A room with dirty-looking walls and debris on the ground. A man, stage left, looks at a small woman or girl at stage center. Behind her on the wall is an eerie oblong shape with fur or spines and perhaps a hint of a face and glowing eyes. A door in the wall is ajar and beyond it is blackness.
“Joannie, what –” “Please, Go, Through, The, Door, Doctor, Martin”
Black and white image. A room with dirty-looking walls and ceiling, and wetness and debris on the ground. A man, stage left, looks at a small woman or girl at stage center. At stage right high on the wall is an eerie bulbous shape with small bright eyes and several slimy tentacles. A door in the far wall is open.
“Praise, The, Tentacles” “Yes, The, Wonderful, Tentacles”
Dim muted colors. A young woman or child sits in a large brown chair, facing us with a dark expression from large dark eyes. On the green wall behind her are seven faces, or masks, or heads, some with long dangling hair. A bright white light at top center casts dark stark shadows.
“Come, Back, Soon”

(I like how exactly one of the eight images I made came out in color.)

Posted on 2023/05/05 at 2:44 pm in woot, randomosity, culture, ai   |  RSS feed |   Reply   |   Trackback URL

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2 Comments to “1960s Psychodrama of Eldritch Suspense”

    
  1. Karima Hoisan
    2023/05/06 at 7:43 pm

    Bizarrely entertaining:)

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