Philippe Druillet’s Necronomicon
A gallery of pages from Philippe Druillet’s Nccronomicon. (Via elmatpe and thanks, Steven!)
Valeria Brancaforte’s Hand-Printed Books
The Book Design Blog has a gallery of Valeria Brancaforte’s hand-printed books.
Engulfed by the Shadow of Dracula
“Beware that his shadow does not engulf you like a daemonic nightmare.” Of Vampyres, Terrible Phantoms and the Seven Deadly Sins (Nosferatu, 1922) “No man knows, till he experiences it, what it is to feel his own lifeblood drawn away into the veins of the woman he loves.” […]
“In Defense of Romance Novels; or, Imma Read What I Want”
At Smart Bitches, Trashy Books, Elyse has some things to say about reading Romance. “In the end, it doesn’t matter what I read. It doesn’t even matter that I do read, quite frankly. What matters is that we live in a world where fiction aimed directly at women […]
Finnish Weird / Suomikumma
Download a collection of Weird stories from Finnish authors Emmi Itäranta Jenny Kangasvuo and Tiina Raevaara. “The community of weird writers in Finland is thriving, and producing memorable stories that blur and bend genre boundaries with their unbridled flight of imagination. This publication introduces you to suomikumma, “Finnish […]
Romance Novels as Respite
Alyssa Rosenberg writes on “Another year, another man who is utterly horrified to discover just how many American women read romance novels.” (via @igallupd)
The Cultural Gutter 