When Ravens Hunt in the Dark.

Ravens do not - as a typical occurrence - hunt at night; they are diurnal birds that forage by day - congregate and communally roosts after sunset.

Only if disturbed, do they fly by night - if emergencies occur - not adapted for hunting in total darkness - they rely on roosting for rest

Diurnal foraging: Ravens hunt and feed in the morning and afternoon.

Night roosting: They gather in large groups at night to rest - flying to nest at dusk.

Ravens normally have limited night activity

Not for hunting purposes...their vision not suited for the night.

YET...

It is Midnight. A parliament of ravens sit perched atop a gothic cathedral...Their obsidian feathers glowing darkly - shimmering in the moonlight

As if they hunt the world in the moonless mist of night

The air is thick with an eerie mist...It is as a dark fantasy -Brom and Dave McKean's intricate details and dramatic lighting evokes a sense of mystery and foreboding.

Has Brom awakened a dark fantasy of devils who now come hunting our souls - has his striking, gothic, and horror-infused artwork of demons, monsters, and grotesque creatures finally awakened.

Have his celebrated works of intricate details, emphasis on texture and shading - that ability to evoke intense dark emotions, summoned the dwellers of dark places

When ravens hunt at night, they do not cry , no caw, no shriek, just silence split by feathered ink against the sky, a whisper where the shadows sit.

They do not chase, they do not plead, but circle dreams that once took root - of ancient need, a lull of bone, of ash, of fruit.

Their eyes are lanterns, cold and deep, that see the seams in time’s disguise - they pluck the secrets mortals keep and chew them into pulp.

They do not kill, they unmake - they peel souls from granite stones, they drink the dusk, they bend the ache of haunted hearts and hollowed homes.

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So if you hear no sound tonight,

no rustle, cry, or winged descent -

beware the silence, the velvet bite

of truths that never asked consent.

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The world has entered a dark moon phase

Beware...The wolves are baying...the ravens are circling.