Oh come the fuck on. Seriously? When did bedding get so freaking cool? Tbedding goes on the 'Etsy stores to shop at when I'm rich' list. My heart is at the door with its shoes, on but my brain has handcuffed itself to the kitchen table, lecturing that there's only so long that a human… Continue reading Nebula Peace
I need to think of a quick way to drum up over £700 so I can get myself one of these astonishingly beautiful handmade ceiling lights. They're the absolute perfect ceiling lights for any misanthrope. These stunning piece of dark home decor were inspired, interestingly enough, by a yoga exercise and the notion of taking… Continue reading Take Root
If you would like to see your creative work featured and reviewed on Wyrd Words & Effigies, don't hesitate to get in touch. I established this blog (and soon to be magazine) with the goal of celebrating all that is strange, and like nothing better than spreading the dark word about oddities that I believe… Continue reading Spreading The Dark Word
Sometimes, mugs come along which scream to be bought, and scream even louder to be filled with scalding hot beverages. This is one such mug. Nicole Pangas Ceramics has found the way to my heart through stonewear. This colossal cup can hold nearly 500 ml and was made using a high fire white stoneware… Continue reading I’ll Take It Black
One day, in the not too distant future, I will have a house which will be famed for its weirdness. It will be a house people in the local supermarket will talk about under their breaths, as they wait at the meat counter for their ham to be sliced. It will be the kind of… Continue reading Creepified Taxidermy
Taxidermy has been something that has fascinated me since childhood, and when I stumbled across anthropomorphic taxidermy I felt an almost overwhelming urge to study the field, and put my dark mind to work. Anthropomorphic taxidermy is what inspired artist and sculptor Thomas Grünfeld to bring two animals together to make an entirely new specimen.… Continue reading Bat Fawn & Friends
For a peaceful glow in the evening. Full Moon Rising lamp by Crow Feathers.
Perfect accessory for any black, dusty, wax encrusted mantlepiece. Johnny B Wilde casts them using a real skull and solid paraffin wax, which means they'll burn for an eternity. Well, almost.
Tonight (US time) something dark and wonderful will open in Brooklyn, New York City. The Morbid Anatomy Museum includes a library, a classroom, cafe, gift shop and gallery for temporary exhibitions. The exhibition they're opening with tonight is entitled 'The Art of Mourning.' My heart jumps just thinking of all the gloriously morbid artifacts and images… Continue reading The Morbid Anatomy Museum
Celebrating the strange and the shadowy, the damned and unseen 