MOM ! I HAD A NIGHTMARE ! by Aeforias Dad

Out of all the nightmares I had as a kid or as an adult, those that rattles me awake from my deep sleep the hardest were about war, they were vividly realistic and unsettling, but the worst of it all, they get stuck In your head even after you wake up because of their potential to become a reality anytime.  

The setting of DEFCON 1 takes place in a fictional city a few hours before the total annihilation that mankind brought upon itself in a perpetual and meaningless war, a moment of clarity that was absent before prompts a man to leave what could inevitably be his last message, with no one left to hear it. 

*NOTE: One edition has been reserved by the artist*

DEFCON 1 by Creatiflux #24/50

DEFCON 1 by Creatiflux #25/50

DEFCON 1 by Creatiflux #27/50

DEFCON 1 by Creatiflux #29/50

DEFCON 1 by Creatiflux #30/50

DEFCON 1 by Creatiflux #32/50

DEFCON 1 by Creatiflux #34/50

DEFCON 1 by Creatiflux #35/50

DEFCON 1 by Creatiflux #50/50

The 1983 movie about a nuclear winter titled The Days After, has haunted me for as long as I can remember. I was thirteen years old when I first saw it, and I can remember with vivid imagery certain scenes in the movie. The fear of nuclear war has faded over time, but recent international tensions have rekindled this fear; which feels more real and more possible as the days go by.   Lazarus - The Day After depicts the unshakable adaptability and resilience that we humans can possess as we try to balance between despair and hope for a better future.    About the 1983 movie - The Day After In the mid-1980s, the U.S. was poised on the brink of nuclear war. This shadow looms over the residents of a small town in Kansas as they continue their daily lives. Dr. Russell Oakes (Jason Robards) maintains his busy schedule at the hospital, Denise Dahlberg prepares for her upcoming wedding, and Stephen Klein (Steve Guttenberg) is deep in his graduate studies. When the unthinkable happens and the bombs come down, the town"s residents are thrust into the horrors of nuclear winter. 

Lazarus - The Day After by Bael #6/15

Lazarus - The Day After by Bael #14/15

The artwork depicts one of my recurrent nightmares, where this ghost,  as a symbolic archetype appears in a surreal, intimate and dedicated scenario.   It exhibes its haunt of many heads, emptied from their skulls,  ready to be swallowed or wore, or shown as trophies. As much as the scene is sinister, the ghost appears static, as a moment in time, I am just a hidden spectator...

HEADS HAUNTER by Renderfruit #5/25

HEADS HAUNTER by Renderfruit #6/25

Before you sleep tonight by mbsjq #3/25

Midnight Snack by Dave Pollot #5/5

I felt alone but I wasnt. I felt good but I wasnt. Now that Im away from that darkness I can see clearly who they were, my demons.

I Wonder Who They Are by  Lana Denina #3/20

This was the combination of my High School lock that I lost. It is essential and related to LATE ! ( open edition ). I will unlock my high school locker in the next adventure. Only holders of BAGPIPE are allowed to participate.