Gloomth & The Cult of Melancholy
GLOOMTH IS A fashion design company local to the GTA (Greater Toronto Area), specializing in goth and gothic lolita-inspired style Continue reading →
View ArticleIn Rotation, December 2009
Ascension of the Watchers – Numinosum Track Listing: Ascendant, Evading, Residual Presence, Canon For My Beloved, Moonshine, Mars Becoming, On the River, Violet Morning, Like Falling Snow, Sounds of...
View ArticleBook Review: The Immortal Hunter
I first opened this book on an airplane over the Pacific. Had I done even the smallest bit of research, I might have held off until I reached more private surrounds. Hopefully, the guy sitting next to...
View ArticleBook Review: Fool
[/caption Shakespeare was one bawdy bard. Most people don’t understand him that way, since he is also a symbol of refined culture and English literary tradition. He wrote sonnets and a bunch of plays...
View ArticleUnder the Stairs
“Fifteen minutes, Sir Robert.” A timid knock from one of the gofer boys, no doubt, with that worshipping look in the eyes, as irritating as it was gratifying. No knighthood, no eminence, could ever do...
View ArticleErte: The Alchemist of Artistry
Erte, ne Romain de Tirtoff, the Russian-born, French-trained artist and fashion designer, was one of the great tastemakers of the 20th Century. Continue reading →
View ArticleOrneryboy
In early summer 2002, Michael Lalonde started a series with a story, character ideas, and a website design to host his comic strip, Ornery Boy. "At the time I started the comic, I was working in web...
View ArticleDVD Review: Punk’s Not Dead
Punk's Not Dead should be a riveting film for any punk fan. For outside dabblers like me, it can drag at times but is nevertheless entertaining and informative. Continue reading →
View ArticleBook Review: The Nightmare Factory
It’s appropriate that The Nightmare Factory, a collection of four stories by Thomas Ligotti adapted into graphic form, begins with a tribute to the man whose greatest contribution to literature, as...
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