#The Tractate Middoth

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Thank you for the universe you show us

Happy birthday Sacha Dhawan!

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SUMMARY: A young librarian is asked to locate a book called "The Tractate Middoth," which may hold the key to a haunted inheritance.

[mariocki]

A Ghost Story for Christmas: A View from a Hill (BBC, 2005)

"Who's Baxter?"

"He was a watchmaker down in the village. Well before my time, of course. Fancied himself an archaeologist, like yourself."

"Well... I am an archaeologist. Actually, I'm a doctor."

"I'll have to get you to take a look at my feet."

[markgatissappreciationsociety]

Mark’s Ghost Stories on DVD

Oooooh !

Fan of Mark’s Ghost Stories ? Here’s something you’ll want. A DVD collecting all four “inspired by the short stories of M.R. James”. (The Dead Room stretches that a bit, but they’re saying the main character misses stories that use his rules.) 

Also included are The Tractate Middoth, Martin’s Close, and The Mezzotint, as well as an 8-page booklet with Mark’s production notes. 

Unfortunately, UK only at this point. Amazon.co.uk has a preorder available here. 

[hellsdaydreamwastaken]

My ★★ review of The Tractate Middoth on Letterboxd

[thecreaturecodex]

Tractoth

“The Tractate Middoth” © M. Grant Kellermeyer, accessed at Oldstyle Tales Press here

[I’ve been looking for an excuse to make another monster based on the ghost stories of MR James, and the current block of literary themed monsters was perfect. “The Tractate Middoth” is in some ways very conventional a ghost story by MR James standards; it involves a ghost coming back to resolve family business. But the cobweb-shrouded corpse of Vicar Rant is an especially ghoulish image, and as is usual for James it is much more tactile and solid than a mere ghost.]

Tractoth CR 5 LE Undead This humanoid figure moves in eerie silence. It appears clearly dead, with its skin drawn tight over its bones, and cobwebs covering its empty eye sockets and coating its body. Tiny spiders skitter along its frame.

A tractoth is an undead creature created when an evil humanoid dies leaving a disputed will. It exists to enforce the conditions of the will, with lethal force if necessary. Unlike many other undead which are created immediately after death, a tractoth may emerge years or decades after the death as conditions of the will come to light or revised versions are either discovered or forged. It is believed that tractoths exist at the whim of Hell, as Asmodeus and the other archdevils greatly enjoy seeing legal documents backed up with suffering.

In combat, a tractoth focuses its ire primarily on whoever would stand in the way of its legal wishes. They rely on their fearsome gaze to incapacitate anyone who would stand in their way, and then go for the face and throat of their chosen victim. Anyone who touches a tractoth with their bare hands falls prey to the spiders that crawl along and inside them—these creatures are magical projections rather than real vermin, but have venomous bites all the same. A tractoth can collapse its body into a mass of amorphous webbing in order to squeeze through narrow openings or escape via the air. Despite their deadly powers, tractoths are quite flammable.

Most tractoths exist on a specific mission—reveal a true will, destroy a false will, kill a disinherited family member. Some, however, lurk around for an extended period of time as sort of a dangerous security clause, and these are the tractoths most likely to keep a lair. They feel an affinity for spiders, both monstrous and mundane, perhaps as a metaphor for the careful weaving of legalese. The spiders for their part ignore the tractoth, and act as an extra layer of security. A tractoth’s treasure often includes a copy of their true will along with keepsakes of their mortal life and the remains of their victims, and so a tractoth may accomplish its ultimate goals even by being slain.

Tractoth               CR 5 XP 1,600 LE Medium undead Init +4; Senses all-around vision, darkvision 60 ft., Perception +11 Defense AC 18, touch 14, flat-footed 14 (+4 Dex, +4 natural) hp 68 (8d8+32) Fort +5, Ref +6, Will +10; channel resistance +2 DR 10/slashing; Immune undead traits, web walker; SR 16 Defensive Abilities swarm touch; Weakness vulnerable to fire Offense Speed 30 ft. Melee slam +10 (1d6+3 plus 1d6 plus poison plus grab) or swarm touch +10 (1d6 plus poison) Special Attacks constrict (1d6+3 plus 1d6 plus poison), fear gaze, strangle Statistics Str 14, Dex 18, Con -, Int 13, Wis 17, Cha 17 Base Atk +6; CMB +10 (+14 grapple); CMD 22 Feats Agile Maneuvers, Stealthy, Toughness, Weapon Finesse Skills Disguise +11, Escape Artist +11, Knowledge (local, history) +6, Perception +11, Profession (lawyer) +8, Sense Motive +11, Stealth +22; Racial Modifiers +8 Stealth Languages Common, Infernal, Necril SQ web form Ecology Environment any land or underground Organization solitary Treasure standard Special Abilities Fear Gaze (Su) 30 ft.; Will DC 17; stunned 1d3 rounds. This is a mind influencing fear effect, and the save DC is Charisma based. Poison (Ex) Swarm touch—injury; save Fort DC 14; frequency 1/round for 1d2 rounds; effect 1d2 Str damage; cure 1 save. The save DC is Constitution based. Swarm Touch (Ex) Any creature making direct physical contact with a tractoth, such as with a touch attack, unarmed strike or natural weapon, takes 1d6 points of piercing damage and must save against the creature’s poison. A tractoth can make a touch attack as an attack action to deal this damage as well. Web Form (Su) As a move action, a tractoth can collapse into a mass of mobile spider webs. In this form it loses its land speed, but gains a fly speed of 20 ft. (perfect maneuverability) and the amorphous trait. It is treated as a Diminutive creature for the purposes of wind effects, and can move through openings as small as 1 inch wide without penalty. It has a Strength score of 1 in this form and cannot make slam attacks, but can still use its swarm touch. A tractoth can resume its normal form as a move action. Web Walker (Su) A tractoth ignores any hindrance to its movement from webs, either mundane or magical.

[julielilac]

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[how-masterful]

Listen...i don't know how to explain this but every single fucking time they put sacha in a period piece drama he gives off the EXACT same vibes as the human version of cogsworth the fucking clock from beauty and the beast,,,and No i will Not be taking criticism at this time

[haveyouseenthishorrormovie]

Stats from Movies 901-1000

Top 10 Movies - Highest Number of Votes

Scooby-Doo On Zombie Island (1998) had the most votes with 906 votes. The Privilege (2022) had the least votes with 312 votes.

The 10 Most Watched Films by Percentage

Scooby-Doo On Zombie Island (1998) was the most watched film with 67.3% of voters out of 906 saying they had seen it. The Key (2023) with 0.2% of voters out of 457, and Martin's Close (2019) with 0.2% of voters out of 415, had the least "Yes" votes.

The 10 Least Watched Films by Percentage

The Masque of the Red Death (1964) was the least watched film with 50.3% of voters out of 485 saying they hadn’t seen it. The Tractate Middoth (2013) had the least "No" votes with 5.3% of voters out of 433.

The 10 Most Known Films by Percentage

Frankenweenie (2012) was the best known film, 2.4% of voters out of 622 saying they’d never heard of it.

The 10 Least Known Films by Percentage

Madayen (2016) was the least known film, 93.8% of voters out of 388 saying they’d never heard of it.

The movies part of the statistic count and their polls below the cut.

The Devil Rides Out (1968) In the Dark Half (2012) The Isle (2018) Lord of Tears (2013) The Hole in the Ground (2019) The Hallow (2015) Hollow (2011) The Pit and the Pendulum (1961) The Masque of the Red Death (1964) The Haunted Palace (1963) The Den (2013) The Wolf House (2018) When Black Birds Fly (2015) I Saw the Devil (2010) Speak No Evil (2022) Fall (2022) Paradise Hills (2019) Spoonful of Sugar (2022) Coherence (2013) I See You (2019)

Eden Lake (2008) Magic (1978) Twice-Told Tales (1963) Vile (2011) Velvet Buzzsaw (2019) The Privilege (2022) The Loved Ones (2009) Fender Bender (2016) Cherry Falls (1999) Scooby-Doo On Zombie Island (1998)

Bedevil (1993) The Rezort (2015) Aquaslash (2019) X-Cross (2007) Impetigore (2019) Gonjiam: Haunted Asylum (2018) The Killing of a Sacred Deer (2017) Jeruzalem (2015) The Key (2023) A House in Jerusalem (2023)

Frankenweenie (2012) The Milpitas Monster (1976) Blood Diner (1987) The Sickhouse (2008) Opera (1987) Vampires (1998) Vampires: Los Muertos (2002) Antichrist (2009) Cure (1997) It's Alive (1974)

It's Alive (2009) Donnie Darko (2001) The Second Coming (2014) Delicatessen (1991) Vamp (1986) 13 Beloved (2006) 13 Sins (2014) Jesus Christ Vampire Hunter (2001) Frontier(s) (2007) The Third Saturday in October Part V (2022)

The Third Saturday in October (2022) Tomie (1998) Coven of Sisters (2020) Alucarda (1977) Blood Monkey (2007) The Skin I Live In (2011) Maniac Cop (1988) Phoenix Forgotten (2017) Area 51 (2015) Livid (2011)

976-EVIL (1988) Header (2006) Dachra (2018) Djinn (2013) Leviathan (1989) Halloween III: Season of the Witch (1982) Madayen (2016) Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight (1995) The Night (2020) Achoura (2018)

It Lives Again (1978) Beau Is Afraid (2023) It's Alive III: Island of the Alive (1987) Dark Dungeons (2014) Teen Lust (2014) Bubba Ho-Tep (2002) The Wraith (1986) The Mutilator (1984) Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust (2000) Mermaid in a Manhole (1988)

Slashers (2001) Martin's Close (2019) The Tractate Middoth (2013) Julia's Eyes (2010) 30 Days of Night (2007) Otesánek (2000) A Dark Song (2016) The Blackcoat's Daughter (2015) Mr. Jones (2013) I Am the Pretty Thing That Lives in the House (2016)

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Sacha Dhawan in The Tractate Middoth

Watch on Youtube here

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Sacha Dhawan in The Tractate Middoth

[sunshine-daisys]

I HAVE TOO MANY PHOTOS OF MEN IN 1940/50’s CLOTHING I CANT HAVE ANYMORE

[mouniice]

He invented cuteness

[shezzasstuff]

Hey so I'm bored and got nothing to do and as u probably know, I'm a Sacha thirster, send me ANY Orlo/Master/Manmeet/William (from tractate middoth) or other Sacha character fic requests and I will write them whoop whoop. Please any time feel free to FIRE THEM AT ME

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