Hysteria Machine first came to my attention when I happened upon some photographs of the beautiful and talented Dutch model Psychara. She was wearing a pair of their antlers and I was utterly smitten. Established and run by full-time creative and artist Cara Trinder, Hysteria Machine is a London based business which specializes in macabre… Continue reading Review : Hysteria Machine Antlers
For their fall collection ONISM, Vancouver based dark fashion brand Noctex teamed up with photographer Oveck Reys to create a gorgeously atmospheric look book.
It's always a challenge to write about your own work, so what I'm going to do is just leave these totes from my Redbubble shop here. If you see one you like, just click on the image and, like magic, you'll be taken straight to it. I also have two books for sale, The Long… Continue reading Spread Darkness This Yule
Jewellery designer Isabella Rosa is the woman behind independent jewellery brand Cindy Leper. Self-taught in crafting, Isabella creates stunning, distinctive jewellery using ethically sourced materials, including reclaimed wood and bones. Everything Isabella makes is 100% handcrafted in Italy. I've been infatuated with the jewellery from Cindy Leper for quite some time now, and spent ages… Continue reading Cindy Leper : NIGREDO
So my friends, here it is...the very first Wyrd Words & Effigies Yuletide Gift List. We're not an easy lot to buy for, us strange folk, but hopefully this list will lift off some pressure that you may be feeling around this time. I have focused a lot of my attention on small, independent, ethically… Continue reading Wyrd Words & Effigies Dark Yuletide Gift List
Corey Weidmann of Jewelry for the Dead creates wearable, affordable art - jewellery, bags and clothing - inspired by the dark and weird. Every piece available in the Jewelry for the Dead Etsy store has been handmade with materials acquired by searching thoroughly through antique shops and natural resources such as streams, forests and rivers. Here… Continue reading Jewelry For The Dead
I have known about Burial Ground and their magickal, handsculpted jewellery for quite some time now. Founded by Jamie Mooers and Bill Crisafi, the wares that emerge from Burial Ground are inspired by occultism, spirituality and nostalgia. I would, if I could, own everything they have put out into the world. Despite being aware of… Continue reading The Witches & Wraiths Of Instagram : Burial Ground
So, I'm feeling very strongly that I need to have a pair of felted boots in my life. Feltmaker Jurga lives with her family in the wilderness of Lithuania, and has been working with felt since 2008. Felted from natural wool, Jurga uses just soap and warm water during the felting process. Though they may… Continue reading Jurga Felt Life
I have such a lot of hair that it's often a real chore to do much with it. So, when I landed upon Catamation and their animal skull hair barrettes, my immediate reaction was 'Fucking NEED!' Available in a choice of skulls - raven, cat, owl or bat, these bartettes come in medium or large… Continue reading Catamation
I first encountered clothing company Norwegian Rat while undertaking research for my upcoming book Hyperborean Shadows : Contemporary Dark Northern Culture, and they immediately struck me as something really bloody special. Founded in an unsuspecting, quiet little village called Etne, in the West Fjords of Norway, Norwegian Rat are inspired by the dark and mysterious… Continue reading Review : Norwegian Rat Shopping Bag
Celebrating the strange and the shadowy, the damned and unseen 