Today I find myself lusting for the beautiful home accessories from Burk & Hare Co especially their hand poured, clean burning soy candles, most of which are inspired by the dark and curious. I would love to get my claws on their Lunacy candle, scented with lavender, pure vanilla and patchouli. Then there's the Burned… Continue reading Burke & Hare Co
Black metal project Kafirun from Vancouver have taken ownership of my attention today. The track you're about to be introduced to is entitled Salvation Through Sin and is taken from their 2015 EP Glorification of Holy Death. For a band which has only been around since 2014 they have a really strong, accomplished sound.
One of my favourite discoveries of late is Paelowolf, an ambient, ritualistic project hailing from Belgrade. Paleowolf harnesses the power of old, to present music which lifts you out of your current day existence, and drops you into the primitive world of the prehistoric hunter-gatherers. The track you're about to listen to is entitled Wold… Continue reading Sound Of The Day : Paleowolf
If you are a long-term follower of Wyrd Words & Effigies, you will remember an interview I did with Icelandic director Ragnar Bragason where we talked about his groundbreaking movie Metalhead (Málmhaus). Well, some great news came my way today, and that is Metalhead is now available on DVD and BluRay with English subtitles. I've… Continue reading Metalhead – Now Available With English Subtitles
This series of photographs by US based photographer Emma Kisiel is harrowing yet ever so beautiful. At Rest is a photographic series depicting roadkill on American highways and addressing our human fear of confronting death and viewing the dead. My images draw attention to the fact that, while man has a vast impact on animal… Continue reading Roadkill Memorials
Something quiet and atmospheric from the northlands to ease you into the week. Heathen hail from Norway, and the track you're about to encounter - Spells of Nature Mastery - is taken from their 2015 cassette only release Heathen.
And once again I turn to German black metal project Sarkrista. They were also my Sound Of The Day here. This time around, I'm relishing their 2015 EP The Evil Incarnate. This furious, pummeling, evil as fuck release is just what the day ordered.
Wyrd Words & Effigies Magazine Issue 2 is on the way. To get an idea of what the magazine is all about, have a watch of the promo video for the first issue, then download the magazine for free. The first issue's theme of death and dying should satisfy your most morbid curiosities.This is visual… Continue reading Visual Subsistence For Dark Souls
The photographs in this post are included in Paul Koudounaris recently released 3rd book Momento Mori: The Dead Among Us. Koudounaris made expeditions to more than 60 countries to photograph decorated skulls, ossuary tombs and a range of other morbid artifacts.
Celebrating the strange and the shadowy, the damned and unseen 