5 Spooky Stars
THE GOLEM OF PRAGUE is a 9-page short story with a ton of impact. Set in 14th Century Prague at the time of the Black Plague ravaging Europe, it references how human minds seek scapegoats, one of which for millennia has been Hebrews. When the Plague scourged Prague, citizens turned to the Jewish enclave or ghetto to rape, murder, destroy. One rabbi decided to fight back, and the method he chose was unusual, effective, and soul-destroying. I found this powerful story almost Lovecraftian in its portrayal of a protagonist gone mad from the excess of arcane knowledge.
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