It was thanks to Haute Macabre that I was introduced to Below....'A lifestyle shop for the rest of us.' I have talked about dozens of lifestyle stores on WW&E over the past several years, but Below - which was born on All Hallows' Eve 2013 - looks to be one of the most special. Offering… Continue reading Below
Totes. I'm obsessed with them. I always, always, al-ways have one on my person. I love it that while a tote bag is precious, it's not so precious that you can't stuff it into your rucksack or get it dirty or misshape it with too heavy library boots. Since 2015 I've been using my Norwegian… Continue reading 6 Tote Bags For The Darkly Inclined
October is literally panting on the doorstep and clawing to be let in...and are you ready for it? How about investing in a dark, and obscure tote bag ready to stuff with Halloween goodness...as well as the bread, milk and sugar? And a spiral notebook to carry in your bag at all times, ready for… Continue reading Support The Dark Arts
I haven't been reading my star signs much lately. My obsession with doing so sort of fizzled out a little while ago because my mental health wasn't on top form, and everything was looking quite negative. I started to become, well, a tad afraid. I've been reading my signs since I was under double figures… Continue reading The Zodiac Reimagined By Shawn Cross
This piece of art by Aleksandra Waliszewska was floating around on my Facebook news feed the other day... ..and I promptly became infatuated. I saved it to my desktop, vowing to myself that I'd do a post dedicated to her obscure artistry. Born in 1976 Aleksandra Waliszewska is considered to be one of Poland's most… Continue reading Art In The Dark : Aleksandra Waliszewska
If you're interested in appearing in Issue 2 of Wyrd Words & Effigies Magazine (the first issue can be found here) please don't wait to long to submit your art or creative writing, as the deadline closes on the 15th of September. If you need more information, creep on over to the submissions page. If… Continue reading 15 Days Left To Submit To The Magazine
I've talked about British artist Sin Eater several times here before - and if you're into folk horror you'll be all too familiar with their olde worlde style - and was looking forward to giving you an immense shop update 'cos it's been a while. But...and unsurprisingly...pretty much EVERYTHING in the store has sold out,… Continue reading Sin Eater : The Hare In The Wheat Pin
I was lost today, with no idea which Instagram account I was going to feature. So I just scrolled through my feed until I landed upon an image from an account which suitably shifted my soul around. The account turned out to be @ethereal.wisp Alice Langton is the sweet soul behind the magical account. It's… Continue reading Intriguing Instagrammers : Ethereal Wisp
The other week I stumbled across a random image and saved it on my desktop so that I could, at a later date, dive into the depths of the internet and find out what I could about the artist behind the work. The piece of art which I saved was this... ...and it was created… Continue reading Art In The Dark : Akira Kusaka
Okay, so while Grimoire isn't necessarily a blog per se, I want to include it here anyway because it's one of the best things I've seen all week and it deserves to be furiously blogged about. I stumbled across it entirely by accident, like with most things of this ilk. It was another occasion where… Continue reading Blogging In The Dark : Grimoire
Celebrating the strange and the shadowy, the damned and unseen 