Gunther von Hagens.
Inside Out
Melting Ice
If you happen to be traversing the Swiss Alps this summer, be on the lookout for ancient artifacts. The Swiss Cultural Institute urges all hikers who find anything in the National Park in Eastern Switzerland to report back to Swiss Alpine Club huts. A wealth of finds including hunting tools, goat-skin leggings and shoes have… Continue reading Melting Ice
Not Many Nights Now
Graphic designer Anya Grainger is hard at work putting together the first issue of Wyrd Words & Effigies. I've worked with Anya on multiple occasions and she has always exceeded my expectations with his phenomenal work. I am extremely proud to have her on board with Wyrd Words and I strongly suggest that if you… Continue reading Not Many Nights Now
Antarctica’s Blood Falls
I've had a long-term obsession with the poles, but it's only recently that I learned about Antarctica's Blood Falls. My heart loves new knowledge, just as much as my brain does. Don't worry, what you're seeing in the photo below isn't the blood of a hundred thousand penguins, sacrificed in some gristly ritual. It's water… Continue reading Antarctica’s Blood Falls
Skull Candles
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.
Stillness
Elina Grethen.
A New Darkness Is Rising
Rising Soon
The Morbid Anatomy Museum
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
Direwolf
This direwolf winestopper by Dellamorte & Co needs no words.
Celebrating the strange and the shadowy, the damned and unseen 