If you’ve been waiting for something truly twisted, beautifully illustrated, and priced like the pulp magazines of old, I have good news: the first two issues of Gruesome Stories are now available. Issue No. 1 has been out for a couple of weeks, priced at just 95¢, and features the unnerving Dr. Hazard tale, Do Not Let the Bedbugs Bite. Fully illustrated, it channels the spirit of those fragile newsstand digests that once promised “Tales of Horror and the Unknown” for pocket change. And now, hot off the (digital) press, Issue No. 2 is ready for you. This one comes in at 49¢—a real throwback price—and contains two short stories along with a text piece that digs deeper into the lurid...
From the shadowed township of Dreary, Maine… At last, the first collectible artifact has is about to cross the veil into the waking world. The Dreary Lenormand — thirty-six cards steeped in omen, mystery, and the terrible history of the Thorns —arrives in early November. Hold it in your hands. Cast it upon your table. Read the fortunes that the townsfolk dare not whisper aloud. And it's not all! Much more is being assembled, bit by bit, in the shadowed underground labs beneath our terrible township -- decks, books, free downloads: the story of Dreary is wide and deep, and it's only just beginning to reach out its withered fingers to grasp your imagination! Step carefully, dear reader… once you enter Dreary,...
Anyone can make a “gothic” deck by sticking a few skulls and bats into the designs. When I made CROOKED WAY GOTHIC TAROT, I didn’t hold back. I made a gothic deck where: Children lovingly feed on lambs Wives steal half their husband’s brain Skulls levitate hearts in ritual flames Ghosts flirt with revenants—and get rejected Family dinners involve drained peasants and crystal goblets of blood And Edgar Allan Poe cuts out his own heart, because of course he does. This isn’t “dark aesthetic.”This is Gothic with teeth. And brains.And hearts.And a Hand of Glory. If you’re just playing at Being Gothic—painting your lips black and calling it a day—this might not be your Cup of Spleen. But if you live Gothically,...
THE TERRIBLE TOWNSHIP OF DREARY, ME is the setting for my next project, which will unfold over a variety of releases in different forms, starting NOW with a series of completely free downloads that are arriving in THE GHASTLIGHT DISTRICT of this here website. Learn the whole horrifying history of the town that that was so awful that the state shut it down for more than thirty years! I will be adding a new FREE download to the site on AT LEAST a weekly basis from now through October, so keep checking back! Each download will add new details to the project and the story going forward. I hope that someone out there will have as much fearful fun with...
Madame Spindle says: TRICK OR TAROT is my first full-on Halloween deck. “Limited Edition, Endless Charm” At the stroke of midnight on Halloween, the ordinary transforms into the extraordinary. TRICK or TAROT – New Second Edition is not just a deck—it’s a costume party for your intuition. Now in standard tarot size, perfectly sized for both bedside contemplation and ritual ceremonies. Select from sixteen hauntingly delightful card back designs, each a one-of-a-kind costume of its own. Printed on demand, each variant is produced only when you order, making your deck as rare as your next full moon reading. Crafted not for decoration, but daily ritual—deeply symbolic, accessible to novices and seasoned readers alike. Includes free worldwide shipping, because enlightenment should...
