Isn’t it amazing? The sea has fingers… or hair… It could almost be sinister… or friendly. It looks like a glass sculpture, but it’s all photography by Pierre Carreau. Let’s see some more. Continue reading Wave Hello to Pierre Carreau
“Begin at the beginning,” the King said, very gravely, “and go on till you come to the end: then stop.” – Lewis Carroll, Alice in Wonderland Continue reading Alice in Wonderland – Quotes
The Rocky Horror Show is one of the greatest musicals ever made, if not the greatest, and The Rocky Horror Picture Show is definitely in my top ten films. I saw the show in London many years ago and I was also lucky enough to see the one and only production of The Rocky Horror Discworld Show at the British Discworld convention (2010 I think). Anyway, here are 25 facts that you may or may not be aware of about this fantastic piece of entertainment! Continue reading 25 Facts You May Not Know About The Rocky Horror Show
Ryūnosuke Akutagawa – Tokyo, Japan, 1892-1927. Ryūnosuke Akutagawa was a Japanese writer active in the Taishō period in Japan. He is regarded as the “Father of the Japanese short story” and Japan’s premier literary award, the Akutagawa Prize, is named after him. He committed suicide at the age of 35 through an overdose of barbital. Ryūnosuke Akutagawa was born in the Kyōbashi district of Tokyo, the third child and only son of father Toshizō Niihara and mother Fuku. – Wikipedia. Read one of his short stories for free here. Continue reading 10 Old-School Weird Fiction Writers that are Not from the UK or USA
Clive Barker – In volume one of Clive Barker’s Books of Blood series, the 1984 story “In the Hills, the Cities” describes how the citizenry of competing villages lash themselves together to form giant human figures as tall as skyscrapers, which wage … Continue reading 5 Currently Active Weird Fiction Authors
In his essay Supernatural Horror in Literature, poet and fiction writer H. P. Lovecraft explains how the horror genre plays on our natural awe of the unknown. He often refers to the fact that some people are more receptive and understanding … Continue reading Supernatural Horror in Literature – An Essay by H. P. Lovecraft
The old medieval Book of Hours is an amazing source of visual inspiration, religious or not. Each book is unique and there are a lot of them around. Many museums, libraries and universities around the world have collections of the books. I would love to stumble across an affordable one! Many have been taken apart, each page being sold separately. But why are they so popular? Scroll down and take a look at their magnificent pages! Continue reading Book of Hours – A Source of Beautiful Images
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Last night I watched Last Year in Marienbad for the first time! It’s set in a beautifully ornate hotel, made all the more surreal for being in black and white. The film deals with the idea of truth and it’s pretty hard … Continue reading Last Year at Marienbad (1961)
Jay Snelling Art 