Aurora Borealis Over The Ersfjord Beach.

Aurora borealis over the Ersfjord beach.

Senja, Norway.

Manuscript vs Myth: Into the Drowning Deep

Mira Grant's 2017 horror novel sees a crew of scientists travelling to the Mariana Trench, where killer mermaids lurk beneath the waves.

The lovely ladies of the sea (or mermaids to use the common phrase) have appeared in myths and legends around the world, for centuries. While the debate about the ‘realness’ of mermaids is still occasionally disputed – with some arguing that the vastness of the ocean makes it impossible for mermaids to be definitively disproven – most have accepted that mermaids are not real, and the creature has firmly settled into myth and fiction. In her 2017 novel Into the Drowning Deep, horror and sci-fi author Mira Grant takes a step away from the fantastical, to explore what a real-life mermaid would look like, and what would be the scientific reason beside their human appearance and enchanting voices.

The novel explores the journey of the Melusine, a crew of scientists heading on a journey to the Mariana Trench to find out if there could be mermaids lurking in the deepest depths of the sea. The journey is funded by Imagine, a documentary channel known for their ‘mockumentaries’ and their pseudo-scientific attempts to prove the existence of various cryptids. The journey also has a twist – almost a decade earlier, Imagine sent a different crew on the same voyage. No one returned. The only clue was video footage found on the ship… footage of terrifying mermaids attacking and devouring the crew. The unlucky ship, the Atargatis, was found days after their last distress signal, drifting empty in the ocean.

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Do you ever think you'll stop drawing fanart? No offense it just seems like the kind of thing you're supposed to grow out of. I'm just curious what your plans/goals are since it isn't exactly an art form that people take seriously.

Ah, fanart. Also known as the art that girls make.

Sad, immature girls no one takes seriously. Girls who are taught that it’s shameful to be excited or passionate about anything, that it’s pathetic to gush about what attracts them, that it’s wrong to be a geek, that they should feel embarrassed about having a crush, that they’re not allowed to gaze or stare or wish or desire. Girls who need to grow out of it.

That’s the art you mean, right?

Because in my experience, when grown men make it, nobody calls it fanart. They just call it art. And everyone takes it very seriously.

i was thinking about which konoha kids would have the worst tanlines, and i made a helpful chart

(+ bonus kakashi bc his tanline would be awful oh my god)

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