New Release: Nightmares and Their Meanings Zine

Thirteen nightmares from the Genesis Orchard

Written by

Charlotte Simons

Reading time

2 min

Published on

November 9, 2026

Apple Rot

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It’s been one year since the release of the Apple Rot Short Film. To celebrate, we created a zine inspired by thirteen nightmares. If you ever happen to find yourself in one of these dreams, there’s a high chance you’ve already consumed the Rot, and the Genesis Orchard is calling out to you…

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An A5 horror zine by Blauw Films based on the nightmarish world of Apple Rot. This is the Nightmares and their Meanings zine.

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Creation of the Zine

Apple Rot is a short film about sleep paralysis. Since the film was written after experiencing a chilling nightmare, it only made sense to expand on this theme.

In the world of Apple Rot, those who consume apples from the Genesis Orchard slowly grow corrupted from within. The Rot takes hold of your subconscious and draws you deeper into the Orchard…

The Nightmares and Their Meanings Handbook reimagines the Apple Rot characters into surreal and foreboding dreams, accompanied with poems describing ominous messages from the Genesis Orchard.

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Thirteen Nightmarish Paintings

Nightmares And Their Meanings illustrates thirteen common nightmares, from teeth falling out to seeing your own corpse… All nightmares carry a hidden meaning; a message from your subconscious. Use the zine to uncover the truth behind those recurring nightmares you’ve been having…

After deciding on the thirteen nightmares, Harry Rhys Williams wrote poems and short texts inspired on tales from the Genesis Orchard. Based on these texts, Charlotte Simons illustrated each nightmare through watercolour and ink paintings.

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Printed and Bound by Hand

The original A4 paintings were scanned in high resolution and manually color corrected for print.

We were able to print the zine on an discontinued OKI printer with genuine toner, a choice which gives the first edition zines some characteristic imperfections. We used 120 gsm Biotop paper to give the zine a sturdy feeling and smooth, crispy finish.

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