The Thing on The Doorstep

Edward is still conscious, but the dead flesh carrying him belongs to someone else. The Thing on The Doorstep by Unspeakable Tales, from Of Those Who Knew, tells its horror from inside that failing body.

The first-person lyrics follow his crawl through earth and rain toward a door where he hopes to be recognised. Ephraim, concealed behind Asenath’s identity, has taken Edward’s living form. Edward must carry the proof of that theft in a body whose mouth, hands and memories are breaking down.

The refrain returns to this unequal exchange: one will moves freely in warm skin while its displaced owner struggles to remain a person. By the final plea, even Edward’s name is slipping away. Lovecraft’s body exchange becomes an immediate fight to make another person listen before the last coherent thought disappears. Explore identity and possession in the Wiki.