Tag: Dark Literature
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Wyrd Words & Effigies Magazine – News
Okay. So news on the magazine. Well, I'm pleased to say that we now have a graphic designer to assemble issue one. The person in charge of transforming Wyrd Words & Effigies into a magazine is Anya Grainger, a graphic designer based in York, England. I've worked with Anya before and her work is absolutely exceptional. You can check out… Continue reading Wyrd Words & Effigies Magazine – News
Wyrd Words & Effigies Magazine/Issue 1 – Looking For Submissions
Attention writers, poets, artists and photographers. I am looking for submissions of poetry, prose and creative non-fiction, art and photography on the theme of 'death and dying' for the first issue of Wyrd Words And Effigies magazine. The word count for written pieces is 2,000 words. There is no limit on photography/art but please submit in jpeg… Continue reading Wyrd Words & Effigies Magazine/Issue 1 – Looking For Submissions
Dream Of The Wolf By Scott Bradfield – Book Review
I first encountered Scott Bradfield in The Mammoth Book of Wolf Men, with his incredible short story The Dream of the Wolf. I purchased his short story collection almost immediately, greedy for more of his dark and sinister writing. The cover of my copy is not electrifying. I don’t know if there was a wraparound… Continue reading Dream Of The Wolf By Scott Bradfield – Book Review
Review of Hex Magazine (Issue 1)
Giving a voice to the modern heathen household I came across this fantastic, bi-annual, print publication after a long, long search through other, mostly mediocre journals and blogs, and what a find. I’m so glad I persisted. It’s like when a walk on the beach in the rain turns into a really special occasion. When… Continue reading Review of Hex Magazine (Issue 1)
The Ritual by Adam Nevill – Book Review
When The Ritual arrived, I spent a good five minutes admiring the cover art of an ancient Scandinavian forest. It has a constricted, sinister feel to it, achieved through multiple layering and ‘ancient green’ colouring. It's a place humans avoid, a primordial place best left alone, to coil and knot in and around itself. I… Continue reading The Ritual by Adam Nevill – Book Review
Wyrd Words & Effigies – The Beginning
Wyrd Words & Effigies is a celebration of the strange and shadowy, of the damned and unseen. It is a path through the dark to wild, forbidden places. A journey across boundaries, which separate this world from others. It will work to feed into a wider, dark consciousness, and, hopefully encourage individual growth, as the… Continue reading Wyrd Words & Effigies – The Beginning
Celebrating the strange and the shadowy, the damned and unseen 