Gothic Literature and Italy [ARTICLE]
Nov20

Gothic Literature and Italy [ARTICLE]

Apparently Italy is often a source of inspiration for many macabre writers such as Horace Walpole or Marie Corelli but the English author that most of all loved to write about Italy is certainly Ann Radcliffe, considered as the queen of the gothic Novel.

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The Evolution of Gothic Subculture [USER ARTICLE]
Oct25

The Evolution of Gothic Subculture [USER ARTICLE]

Peter Murphy of Bauhaus and Siouxsie Sioux of Siouxsie and the Banshees are often credited as the grandparents of Goth. Both bands came into fruition during the 70’s. Contrary to popular belief it wasn’t the artists themselves who coined the term, but the press. In fact, at the time many “Gothic” bands refused to categorize themselves into a label at all.

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Misty Lynn Lawless: Children of the Night Awaken [USER GALLERY]
Aug26
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Darkyra Black Official Music Video: Tears by Candlelight [USER VIDEO]
Aug14

Darkyra Black Official Music Video: Tears by Candlelight [USER VIDEO]

Australian singer Darkyra Black has posted a new music video online for debut single “Tears by Candlelight.” [The song was written by Darkyra Black, produced and mastered by George Boussounis, and engineered by Garry King. This video was written, produced, and directed by Steve Browne.]

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The Viking Saex [USER ARTICLE]
Jul26

The Viking Saex [USER ARTICLE]

The earliest known Scandinavian fighting knife dates about 300B.C. with the design and style about the same only and size mainly changed such as the Langsaex (30in.) to the average size of ( 6in.) called Handsaex.

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Angel-A [USER REVIEW]

I have to say that shooting this movie in black and white was a stroke of genius. It definitely adds a lot to the whole atmosphere of the film. While I don’t know anything about cinematography (hope I spelled that right) I can safely say that Angel-A is visually fantastic, and tres chic.

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Un Chien Andalou [User Review]
Mar07

Un Chien Andalou [User Review]

For me, this is the sort of film that is best interpreted emotionally. It’s a very atmospheric work, and I’d recommend just losing yourself in all of its wonderful strangeness. I wasn’t bothered too much by not fully understanding the story behind it, because it still managed to arouse all sorts of feelings inside of me. I didn’t quite understand these feelings- they were just as much a mystery to me as the film itself -but that’s just what made them so incredible to experience. If a film, or any other work of art, is capable of doing that, then I feel that it has…

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