Culture
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Ernst Haeckel “Monism” and the Unity of Culture
Exploring Ernst Haeckel’s unique idea of “monism” which lies behind the mesmerising illustrations of his most famous work, ‘Kunstformen Der…
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Frederik Ruysch and the Anatomical Art of Dead and Dying
Frederik Ruysch, known for his remarkable “still life” displays which blurred the boundary between scientific preservation and vanitas art.
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Devil Worship in France and the First Witnesses of Lucifer
The witnesses of Lucifer are in all cases attached to the Latin Church, whether as priests or laymen.
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United on a Possible Revival of Witchcraft Secret Societies
To the superficial glance, it might seem that he who would urge a revival of witchcraft is confronted by a…
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The Secret Doctrine: The Theogony of the Creative Gods
To thoroughly comprehend the idea underlying every ancient cosmology necessitates the study, in a comparative analysis, of all the great…
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The Gothic Tradition and the Origins of Queer Monstrosity
Homosexuality, a fear that was quickly adopted and exploited by the horror genre, and especially by the slasher subgenre, as…
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The Origins of the Female Vampire in Literature and Art
The origins of Lamia and Lilith, two of the earliest female vampire archetypes, in many ways initiated interest in the…
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Representations from the Freak Show to the Living Room
This article examines how cultural representations of deviant bodies vary based on historically informed narratives of bodily stigma.
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The Concept of Death in the Folk Culture of Macedonians
According to traditional beliefs, the process of existence is eternal but every alive being is subjected to the process of…
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The Gothic Australianness History and Fertile Soil for Ghosts
The ghost story is not a simple thing to pin down, like its subject it can seem insubstantial and marginal:…
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Montague Rhodes James and the Archaeological Uncanny
Does the curiosity of an archaeologist lead to encounters with forbidden things, inviting retribution?
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Mortality and the Presence of Zombies Through Cultures
All cultures understand death because everyone and everything eventually dies. However, there is no clear consensus on what happens after…
