Brian Catling was a fascinating artist, working across several disciplines. He was a writer, poet, sculptor, painter, film-maker and performance artist and his work often employed several media at …| John Kenny
By the time Harry Clarke (17 March 1889 – 6 January 1931) came to illustrate Edgar Allan Poe’s Tales of Mystery and Imagination in 1919, the work first published in 1902 had already been illustrated by Arthur Rackham, Edmund Dulac and Gustave Doré. Those were tough acts to follow, but Clarke’s twenty-four outlandish visions of … Continue reading "Harry Clarke’s 24 Spellbinding Illustrations for Edgar Allan Poe’s Tales of Mystery and Imagination, 1919" The post Harry Clarke’s 24...| Flashbak
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I have an undeniable fondness for the work of Edgar Allan Poe, having looked at his tales of ratiocination on this blog as well as written a novel inspired by one of his most famous stories. So Beyond Rue Morgue [ss] (2013), a collection of stories edited by Paul Kane and Charles Prepolec purporting to … Continue reading #1303: “Why ask for my deductions if you seek only to dismiss them?” – Beyond Rue Morgue: Further Tales of Edgar Allan Poe’s First Detective [ss] (2013) ed. Paul Ka...| The Invisible Event
It’s reading season in our colder destinations, and we came across some literary gems that take place in WeVenture cities, or at least nearby. Read on to discover the epic origins of Dune, the haunting settings of some of Poe’s most famous works, and the eerie mountain town hotel that so inspired Stephen King. Pacific […] The post The Cities That Inspired Science Fiction & Horror appeared first on WeVenture.| WeVenture
Fitz-James O’Brien was a mid-19th Century Irish writer who, typically of the time, wrote across multiple genres and in a number of forms, including prose, poetry and playwriting. Over time, however…| John Kenny
Swan River Press has just launched a major three-volume collected works of Fitz-James O’Brien. It’s the most complete presentation of O’Brien’s fantastic literature to date,…| John Kenny
If you’ve been following me for awhile, then you know that I love a good craft moment. I’m not always the best, but it’s always a good time. I thought I’d share some recent crafts I’ve done! I went to a Block Printing Workshop with a friend of mine. It was hosted at a local […]| Shooting Stars Mag
Francisco Javier Rodríguez Barranco (Madrid, 1961) es licenciado en Filología Hispánica y se doctoró con una tesis sobre Adolfo Bioy Casares y su diálogo c| Revista Mercurio
The popularity of ballet on the internet is one that often (but not always) relies on the idea of ballet as a static aesthetic rather than as a performance. And to be more specific, as a distinctly ‘feminine’ aesthetic. As both a writer about ballet and a researcher working within the fields of Adaptation and … The ‘Dead Girl’ Aesthetic & Ballet Online Read More » The post The ‘Dead Girl’ Aesthetic & Ballet Online first appeared on Notes on Metamodernism.| Notes on Metamodernism