The Holders Series

Every Object and its Holder in all its glory.

As taken directly from the main page of the site:

"In any city, in any country, there's a mental institution or halfway
house you can try any of these in. There were 2538 of these Objects, but
2000 were lost.


The remaining 538 must never come together. Ever.


These stories have been gathered from various sources, many of which are
questionable at best, but they all follow a similar thread; they tell
the tale of a number of Objects, which, when brought together, will
bring about horrendous consequences, details of which drive most people mad.


The veracity of the stories is always in question; this is how it is
intended to be. Nobody really knows if these Objects are real, or if
there are indeed a set number of Objects that exist in the world that yearn for a reunion with their kin.
Speculation runs rampant; part of what makes the Holders stories so
enticing is the possibility any person could go into a special
institution, ask to visit a Holder, and be forced to undergo a test of
power to earn an Object.


Some of the Holders have posted their own stories,
adding to the mystery of an already eerie and unnerving series. This
site is merely an archive; the Holders themselves have leaped around the
fields of realm and lore since time immemorial, and the Objects are
restless for their Reunion.


The Objects, while powerful and fearsome, lack the ability to freely
gather together of their own volition, and so have called forth a need
in certain individuals. These people become Seekers,
their stories as twisted and damned as the Objects themselves. These
Seekers have oft set out for three main reasons: to Seek for Power, to
Seek for Reunion, or to Seek for Separation. Their goals are known to
mutate and change them into villains and monsters but we can only hope that one with a just heart prevails over these foes.


There may very well be a reason that you have come across this site, dear reader. Perhaps the Objects are calling.


Will you answer?"

Have fun sleeping tonight. ((Hint: Discuss, review, and beware))

WARNING: SOME OF THESE STORIES ARE NOT FOR THE FAINT OF HEART, NOR ARE THEY FOR PEOPLE WHO'S IMAGINATIONS CAN DEEPLY DISTURB THEM. SOME OF THESE STORIES ARE OF QUESTIONABLE MORALITY AND NONE OF THE INSTRUCTIONS HELD WITHIN ARE TO ACTUALLY BE CARRIED OUT-THIS IS A WORK OF FICTION. PLEASE EXERCISE SOME DIGRESSION WHEN READING, ALONG WITH SOME COMMON SENSE.

I love this series with a passion. I contributed a little editing to one of the stories at some point too. My favorite was The Holder of Trade.

Suggestion: Don't read them all in one go. While they are often very formulaic, too much in a row begins to diminish their disturbing factor, and not in a "Good, now I can make it through this story" way. More in a "God this is getting old" way.

But that wont be a problem if you only read a handful a day.
Great stuff.

I really need to catch up on these: I've read the vast majority of the main holders stories, but not much of the extra stuff.

Now this was a nice(?) read to come back to after a long day at work. Haven't read many yet but already interested.

If there's one thing i equally love and hate it's my imagination, my ability to get immersed into almost anything. This is proving that completely.

I love how even when following the instructions, even when doing what you're told to...At least A type of Hell is still waiting for you. There's still some type of price for your actions, for your quest.

So far i've read Holder of The End, Holder of Love, Holder of Trade, Holder of Legion, Holder of Peace and Holder of Many.

Any other recommendations on what to check?

Not the Holder of Innocence. That one just...no.

The Holder of Time was good, if you can figure out who the holder actually is.

Holder of Time:

Considering how much of a fan I am of the show, I really want to say The Doctor for this one. I mean...the doctor is mentioned, you're covered in a blue glow, the strange sound could be the TARDIS sound. The Doctor certainly has a habit for not stopping talking. You've got the thirteen different appearances, you've got the Key (of time) and going crazy is always a possibility when traveling with him.

But at the same time, i have a VERY STRONG tendency to make connections between ANYTHING with just the smallest similarities (I'm crazy like that) and it seems too obvious so i expect to be wrong.

Holder of Innocence:

....I forgot to mention another flaw of mine...I'm an example of Discworld's description of Curiosity. it not only killed the cat, it tied lead boots to it's feet and chucked it into the Ankh-Morpok.

OH GOD WHY DID I GET CURIOUS ENOUGH TO WONDER HOW BAD IT IS?! MY MIND!

I was introduced to this a while back. I thought it was interesting, but it didn't really stick to me. I'd want to see this as some sort of video series or TV show, if possible.

This is one of the rare times where I actually think I wouldn't mind the concept of something turned into a TV show... Maybe if it was done in the spirit of a (probably definitely more adult) "Are You Afraid of the Dark?" it would work pretty well.
That actually sounds amazing. Do want.
Do want very much.

This series is awesome. I'm glad you posted it. XD

I'm tempted to read the Holder of Innocence now, though...

it's a good series, I'm just having a hard time getting into it. I would be more interested in the series if it was on video or something.

I disagree about the video thing, I think it's better just just let the imagination run wild with these.

Totally met the Holder of Frost btw, she was pretty chill B)

*is killed for the pun*

Sachael wrote:Totally met the Holder of Frost btw, she was pretty chill B)

*cue screams from the Holder of Rage*

As much as I love the Holders, I'm not sure I'd be brave enough to watch if the series was adapted to video format, especially considering how many of them involve sounds so horrific that they drive the listener mad. And the Holder of Song, for obvious reasons.