Reminds me of "Heart of Darkness". Marlow, an 1800s explorer, goes up the Congo, and at some point is corrupted by evil and loses his mind in the jungle. Become

Reminds me of "Heart of Darkness". Marlow, an 1800s explorer, goes up the Congo, and at some point is corrupted by evil and loses his mind in the jungle. Becomes a demigod figure, served and worshiped by the local natives. He decorates his fence posts, with skulls, facing his hut. Usually they face out, to keep the evil out. But not with Marlow.