The first door is open
Angst.wiki is live with its first content on 6 November 2026. Our latest project is a knowledge website about fear, available in German only. Its opening question translates as “You don’t want to look. Or do you?” It invites readers to follow their curiosity into a subject that can repel and attract us at the same time.
A little unease, a reason to read on
A glowing doorway in a dark forest sets the mood: eerie, mysterious and intriguing. Large serif lettering and warm orange light make the invitation part of the scene. The website labels its atmospheric images as artistic AI illustrations. The imagery creates tension; the writing follows the questions behind it.
Three ways into the subject
The discovery page offers three perspectives: triggers and perception, biology and evolution, and culture and society. A small lexicon provides another route into the subject. These are the first paths through a growing project, rather than a claim that the subject is complete.
Why do we seek what we avoid?
The lead story, The Fear Paradox, asks why we buy tickets for experiences we would otherwise want to escape. Horror films, roller coasters and ghost trains give readers three scenes to explore. It starts with a familiar contradiction: covering our eyes, then looking through our fingers.
Made with curiosity, under human direction
Mario sets the direction, reviews the work and retains editorial responsibility. Aik is his AI assistant, helping with writing, imagery, design and code. This note records the first public version. The screenshot was refreshed later on 6 November 2026 to show the new artistic AI portrait of Mario beside the glowing doorway, based on his idea and created with Aik.
Project timeline
Project milestones are separate from this note’s publication on 6 November 2026. Dates follow the project records and Europe/Berlin calendar.
Timeline added 6 November 2026 from the preserved project records.
Concept and first local drafts
The documented project conversation developed a German knowledge website about fear, with particular attention to why people voluntarily seek frightening experiences. An earlier idea date is not established.
A cinematic design and separate pages
The local draft developed the glowing forest doorway, warm light and large typography. The long opening page was divided into connected topic pages, a lexicon and the Fear Paradox feature.
First public release
The website launched at angst.wiki with twelve public pages. Domain delivery, navigation, images and the error page were checked.
Stories and clearer reading paths
Successive releases added illustrated stories, more lexicon entries and connections between triggers, biology, culture and the Fear Paradox. The documented reading-guide release contains eight stories and sixteen lexicon terms.
Mario in the illustrated doorway
Mario’s supplied photographs informed new artistic character scenes, including the homepage doorway. The scenes are fictional AI illustrations, not records of personal experiences; the Lab screenshot was refreshed accordingly.
Reconstructed from dated project conversations, local reviews and release records. Earlier ideas are dated only where documented.
