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Tag: Edgar Allan Poe

  • Master storyteller Roger Corman passes away

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    ejurus

    I want Dr. Scarabus’ house for a Halloween party. If you’re a fan of Roger Corman’s The Raven (1963), you’ll know exactly what I mean – massive front door that creaks ominously, floor-sized black candelabra with red candles (that apparently never drip down to make a mess), plenty of watchful…

  • Ode to Eggnog

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    ejurus

    Imagine a chill December night, frost riming the grassy slopes leading down to the Hudson River in New York State. A young man with dark hair and haunted eyes removes his cadet jacket and slings it over the back of a colonial-era chair beside a small wooden table. He lights…

  • Are you ‘Dark Academia’, Neo-Victorian, or even Cottagecore at heart?

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    ejurus

    These days there’s a label for everything. Our society seems unable to function unless it’s categorized a trend and given it a designation. I suspect there are people quietly living their own way without knowing that their lifestyle falls under a certain ‘aesthetic’. The poor fools 😉   What’s most…

  • Oh the Horror!

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    ejurus

    “If I were you, I would never tell ugly stories about ingenious ways of killing people, for you never can tell but that some one at the table may be tired of his or her nearest and dearest.”The Screaming Skull, F. Marion Crawford Do you love all the Halloween competitions…