Dark Roasted Blend has made a connection that's -- well, out there. Until you see the photo's! Seems the Dark Tower actually exists, in our world!
Dark Blend writes,
Maybe you've read Stephen King's huge fantasy epic "The Dark Tower" . . . you'll be surprised to find the fantastic huge black tower actually exists... on a small island near Africa. More precisely, on the São Tomé island in the Gulf of Guinea. It's called Pico Cão Grande, or the Great Dog peak.The photo's are credited to Inna Moody. The painting is the always awesome Michael Whelan.
Get these ominous lines, "Fearsome black snakes live on this peak."
"approaches to it are filled with impenetrable giant ferns and lianas"
"Among the animals who live in the nearby jungles and come to pay respect to the tower are the Leatherback Sea Turtle"
"Vertical climbing of this peak is complicated by the thick mist that lingers around it."
About Devil's Tower in Wyoming, "Big monsters tend to find such towers and climb them to their doom. Here is a (bear)? trying to scale the Devil's Tower in Wyoming."
Huuuuhhhh! Sounds like the tower rising in our world. Snakes. The turtle. The bear. Difficult approach. ehhh?!
In all honesty, this would make some great shots for a movie. . . if they were to ever make a movie. You know, someone should do that! Someone should make a Dark Tower movie.
What about the Beams? Did you see those? Unless you saw one, that is not this world's Dark Tower.
ReplyDeleteThe funny thing is, I've since read that the Devil's Tower from Close Encounters is regarded as a sacred Native American site. It's supposed to be a place where spirits from Native American religions gather an congregate. One of those spirits is supposed to be in the shape of a huge black bear.
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