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Rosa Noctis- In Search of the Midnight Rose

September 18th, 2015

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As the principal artist at the Alchemy England Design Studios the pleasure of designing and painting the annual Alchemy catalogue cover falls to me.

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Lessons in Lunacy and Lycanthropy

August 25th, 2015

TWerewolf1he first weekend of September will witness an intriguing first, in the shape of Britain’s only ever academic werewolf conference. Held at the University of Hertfordshire, and entitled ‘The Company of Wolves: Sociality, Animality, and Subjectivity in Literary and Cultural Narratives – Werewolves, Shapeshifters, and Feral Humans’, attendees can hear papers with intriguing titles like ‘Wolf Children’, ‘The Sound of the Cinematic Werewolf’, and ‘Werewolves and Paranormal Romance’. Other events include a visit to the 18th century grave of a local ‘wolf boy’, a lycanthropic antique magic lantern show, and an opportunity to ‘walk with wolves’ at the nearby UK Wolf Conservation Trust.

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Midnight Dating

August 4th, 2015

Midnight dating.docxDating becomes rather complicated when you see all your potential partners as…food.Midnight diating.docx

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Crimson Peak

July 24th, 2015

bc45359534fe6ade7ab39fda48f0b9d4On October 16th 2015, the long awaited Crimson Peak will be released in cinemas and is set to be the next great gothic horror.

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God of the Underworld

July 17th, 2015

This week the spacecraft New Horizons started sending back images of Pluto. The dwarf planet made of ice aptly named after the cold hearted Roman god of the underworld.

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The Black Widow

July 3rd, 2015

The black widow-2.docxDear Reader,

They called me the Black Widow. They accused me of doing horrible things, cruel things. They hated me and despised me. But, before you do the same, I would like to clarify a few things. I would like to tell you my story.

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The King of Gothic Cinema

June 19th, 2015

888b0cde02173dda74029a65af1334dcThis month, one of the great icons of British cinema passed away. Christopher Lee gave over seventy years of his life to cinema and played some truly great roles along the way. His more recent roles as Saruman in Lord of the Rings and Count Dooku in the Star Wars prequels sealed his name into the history books as one of the greats, but his earlier roles in gothic cinema paved the road to his later endeavours.

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The Viktor Wynd Museum of Curiosities

June 12th, 2015

DSCN4631London has more museums than anywhere else in England and I think I may have just located its most unusual. Tucked behind Hackney’s fried chicken shops and green grocers is a modern-day cabinet of curiosities that’s guaranteed to intrigue as much as disgust. The Viktor Wynd Museum Of Curiosities is a museum-come-bar where you can enjoy a Zombie cocktail and a crocodile burger (vegetarian options available on request!) while admiring skeletons and eclectic fine art – some of which is for sale. But it’s down a narrow, winding staircase where you’ll find the most bizarre curios displayed in what’s called The Wunderkabinett.

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Beauty Tricks

May 27th, 2015

Beauty_tricks.docxWith the summer coming, even as a vampire, you need to watch your body and health more closely. You want to be perfect for the summer and those warm, sexy summer nights. No matter how much you want to avoid the sun, the sun must not want to avoid you, figuratively speaking of course, I do truly advice you to avoid the sun at all costs.

Here are three of my most effective tips for a perfect body and soul.

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Dracula’s Bucharest

April 29th, 2015

odeon1 I always feel nostalgic when I lose myself in the streets of Bucharest, though the nostalgia I am experiencing does not come from my own experience. It’s a strange and confusing feeling actually. It is as if I feel the city, its history, pain and joy and I always wonder what went on in these streets all these years.

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