Without wishing to spoil anything because I think I have a somewhat unique concept, tone-wise I'm going for something a little Lovecraft, a little Resident Evil (especially the books), a little The Thing, and just a pinch of Dune and Metroid. Lots of grisly body mutation and fun violence wrapped around a chewy center of cosmic/psychadellic horror.
The plot concerns the sudden emergence of a [REDACTED] in a small coastal city on one of the frontier worlds of a SAAAGSC civillization (Semi-automated Above Average gay space communism). As the size, aggression, and reality-warping powers of the phenomenon increases, it has to harvest more and more neurons to sustain and expand it's earthly form, sending out nightmarish flesh-things to gather victims. With time running out, the few survivors must descend into the laboratory (which is by now overgrown with huge alien organs) from which the [REDACTED] came, close the portal to the {REDACTED] dimension, and kill the bloated, pulsating Capitalism allegory before it can assimilate all living tissue and sentience on the planet.
So why am I posting about it? Accountability! It'll be harder for me to post here instead of writing if I know that my comrades know that I should be writing. Even if nobody reads this post, I'll know it's here. I think my ultimate goal is to record it as an audiobook, since I've been told I have a soothing voice. When I think of all the cozy sleepless nights I've had with my bong, Kenshi, and a horror story playing in the background, I feel the need to give back, and a thrill at the idea that my work might one day be someone's go-to for relaxation. I may not be an engineer or a doctor, but I can do words. Speaking of which, time to tab back in and keep writing.
That sounds really cool, tell us if you ever want proofreading.
How long are you aiming for?
What are the things you’re trying to explore?
For length, as long as it takes to tell the tale. I want to explore what a mind can be (and what can be a mind), mutation,, memory, false consciousness, the illusion of separation, revolutionary sacrifice, and the power of thought to shape reality. Also lots of pulpy violence, robotic limbs, and lines like "We have to get to the reactor level!"