Author: Alex de Borba
Alex de Borba
Bogotá, Colombia
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Delphine LaLaurie: Cruelty Behind the Facade of Southern Elegance
Delphine LaLaurie epitomized Southern sophistication, charming New Orleans’ elite with her elegance while secretly harboring darker, abusive tendencies. Behind her…
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Resurrecting the Undead: Petar Blagojević and the Birth of Vampire Mythology
The death of Petar Blagojević in 1725 spurred one of the earliest vampire panics, with villagers believing his improper burial…
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Noble Blood and Dark Rituals: The Enigmatic Death of Countess Eleonore von Schwarzenberg
Countess Eleonore von Schwarzenberg’s funeral rites, rumored to include anti-vampire measures, illuminate the cultural fears of death and supernatural return…
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The Blood Countess: Unveiling the Gothic Horrors of Elizabeth Báthory’s Reign
Elizabeth Báthory, the “Blood Countess,” is a historical figure whose reputation as a symbol of gothic horror is intertwined with…
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Gilles de Rais: From Heroic Marshal to Gothic Monster—A Descent into Darkness
A tragic tale of heroism turned horror—Discover how Gilles de Rais, once a trusted military leader, became one of France’s…
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Renaissance Rebellion: Macabre Art and the Human Condition
Renaissance artists transformed the macabre from medieval religious motifs into complex reflections on mortality. Death, once a purely theological concept,…
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Fourteenth Anniversary: Shaping Gothic Horror and Extreme Metal Through Innovation
As we mark our fourteenth year, we continue to stand as a leading voice in gothic horror and extreme metal.…
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Victorian Fearscapes: Gothic Literature, Spiritualism, and the Macabre
Victorian society’s fascination with the macabre went beyond mere morbid curiosity; it was a profound engagement with life’s uncertainties, a…
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Ereshkigal: The Queen of the Underworld and Her Influence on Mesopotamian Religious Practices
Irkalla, the Mesopotamian underworld ruled by Ereshkigal, is depicted as a realm of despair and darkness where the dead exist…
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The Gothic Afterlife: Representations of Death and the Beyond in Gothic Literature
In Gothic literature, death is not an end but a gateway to perpetual dread, where souls face horrors that mirror…
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Vlad the Impaler: The Gothic Origins of the Vampire Myth
Ruling with an iron fist, Vlad used impalement not just as punishment but as a spectacle of horror, blurring the…
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Marquis de Sade: The Dark Aesthetics of Cruelty and Gothic Eroticism
The Marquis de Sade’s works redefined Gothic literature by merging cruelty, eroticism, and moral ambiguity. His narratives intertwine domination, submission,…
