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The Red Room

Sep 04, 2016 - Birthe Piontek

Moving on to another room, equally surreal and strange. In David Lynch’s series Twin Peaks, the Red Room, a place in the Black Lodge, is the stage for Agent Cooper’s dreams and nightmares.

“Cooper, you may be fearless in this world but there are other worlds. My people believe that the White Lodge is a place where the spirits that move man and nature here reside. There is also a legend of a place called the Black Lodge, the shadow self of the the White Lodge. Legend says that every spirit must pass there on the way to perfection. There you will meet your own shadow self but it is said if you confront the Black Lodge with imperfect courage, it will utterly annihilate your soul.”


As a huge fan of Twin Peaks, I’m super excited to hear that the long-awaited sequel series – which has been over 25 years in the making – has now been confirmed for an early 2017 release.

Agent Dale Cooper, you will always be the man of of dreams!