Thrifting is in my blood, so I know that when I see something special, and it's affordable, I do not bloody hesitate. Hesitate and I lose it. Guaranteed. When I saw this black iron hanging candle holder on sale for 35 krona (about £3.50) I immediately pounced, knowing that if I left it, just for… Continue reading Thrifting In The Dark : Black Iron Hanging Candle Holder
Holy mother fucking shit. Once upon a time, I knew the ins and outs of what WITTR were eating for breakfast...but I lost touch. I lost touch BIG TIME because only YESTERDAY did I catch wind of their latest full-length Thrice Woven, with, what has to be, one of my favourite BM album covers in… Continue reading Sound Of The Day : Wolves In The Throne Room
When it comes to jewellery, I'm a picky bugger, as I think I've mentioned several hundred times before. The majority of the time, I make my own stuff, and I like it that way, except for when there's something really, really special being crafted out there, by the likes of Burial Ground, FloridXFauna and Anu… Continue reading Cult Sisters
I'm steering clear of the Myrkur chaos for now, and today uncovered Osi And The Jupiter, a Northern Pagan Folk inspired project from Ohio. In case you're wondering about the name (I know I was) the man at the helm, Sean Deth, was inspired by the names of his two German Shepherds - Osiris and… Continue reading Sound Of The Day : Osi And The Jupiter
I received word this morning about a forthcoming book. A very fucking important forthcoming book - Becoming Dangerous : A Book About Ritual And Resistance. I swiftly went to investigate - meant I was late for work, but it didn't mater though because books are everything - and it immediately dawned on me that Becoming… Continue reading Becoming Dangerous : A Book About Ritual And Resistance
My knowledge of German black metal isn't all that brilliant to be honest, but I was still a bit taken aback that it's taken until 2017 for me to listen to Apathie, an astoundingly solid project that formed in Oberlausitz way back in 2009. Better late than never though, right? Right. I was on Bandcamp… Continue reading Sound Of The Day : Apathie
Belgrade based dark ambient project Paleowolf has been my sound of the day several times before, and for good reason - the music crafted is sonic perfection. This morning I stumbled across Megafauna Rituals, the project's 4th full-length album, and it's providing the soundtrack to my entire wednesday. How there can be just one man… Continue reading Sound Of The Day : Paleowolf
It has been a shockingly long time since I last listened to the genius that is Germany's one man depressive black metal project ColdWorld. I'm going to spend some time over at Metal Archives doing some catching up on what I've missed once I'm done here. I re-encountered ColdWorld while browsing on BandCamp. Oh my… Continue reading Sound Of The Day : ColdWorld
I haven't been listening to much recently. Game Of Thrones Season Six Soundtrack and that's about it. So I've been trying to gather up what I've been missing. I start to feel 'off' if I go for a while without running into some new sounds. Feeling hot, bothered and a bit desperate earlier on today,… Continue reading Sound Of The Day : Ragana
I am reading a lot of short stories right now...but the majority I'm abandoning half-way through because they're not satisfying me enough. Nowhere near in fact. And it's really bloody disappointing. A good, strong, memorable (ideally terrifying) short story can be as nourishing as a hot meal after a hard day. Dissatisfied with my reading… Continue reading Writing In The Dark : 3 Prompts For Short Stories
Celebrating the strange and the shadowy, the damned and unseen 