Author: Alex de Borba
Alex de Borba
Bogotá, Colombia
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Little Monsters: Fear and Power in Gothic Children with Uncanny Abilities
Gothic child prodigies subvert innocence, embodying a paradox of purity tainted by unnatural intellect, unsettling society’s assumptions about childhood. In…
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The Supernatural in Renaissance Art: Angels, Demons, and the Divine Unveiled
Renaissance art vividly portrayed angels and demons, serving as bridges between human spirituality and divine mysteries that resonated deeply with…
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Whispers of the Veil: The Rise of Spiritualism and Occult Societies in Britain
In Victorian Britain, torn between science and mysticism, high mortality and strict mourning customs fueled a fascination with the supernatural.…
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Blasphemous Shadows: Unveiling the Sacred Profaned in Gothic Lore
Gothic horror merges faith and fear, casting religion as both a sanctuary and a harrowing reminder of humanity’s darkest anxieties.…
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The Shadowed Bride: Victorian Black Widows and the Gothic Femicide Mythos
Victorian Black Widows were women who murdered their husbands for financial gain while maintaining the guise of domestic respectability, subverting…
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Anatomy of Dread: The Victorian Obsession for Blood, Disease, and the Gothic Revival
Victorian England’s fascination with blood symbolized both life and corruption, merging medical science with Gothic horror. Bloodletting, early transfusions, and…
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The Borgias: Poison, Power, and the Gothic Renaissance
The Borgias were Renaissance Italy’s shadowy power brokers, weaving a web of betrayal, poison, and scandal that stained the very…
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Graveyards of Heresy: The Clergy’s Sinisterly Concealed Mass Graves
The clergy wielded fear as a potent tool, employing torture and execution to deter heresy and enforce conformity. Secret burials,…
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Matriarchs of the Macabre: Women in Occult Crimes Throughout History
Throughout history, women in occult practices have been perceived as wielders of esoteric power or dangerous deviants challenging social norms.…
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Illuminating the Shadows: Why We Must Confront Our Darkest Histories
Understanding humanity requires confronting uncomfortable histories—acknowledging not only our triumphs but also our moral failings and atrocities. By shedding light…
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The “Vampire Priest” Myths and Clergy Alleged to Consume Human Blood
The myth of the “vampire priest” embodies humanity’s deepest fears about authority’s corruption, transforming blood from a sacred symbol to…
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The Hellish Reign of Pope John XII: Vice, Violence, and Veneration
At eighteen, Pope John XII turned the Vatican into a center of vice, conducting pagan rituals, sexually abusing nuns, committing…
