Creative Writing: Of Golden Light and Dappled Grays

I went for a walk today under golden light and dappled grays. Everyone said it would be a beautiful day, and I could feel that. The sky was cloudless, and the grove of trees around the neighborhood diffused the sunlight. It is the one thing I loved the most about the neighborhood I lived in. Always calm and muted. Even with the tranquility, we had lots of visitors. Visitors who always seemed sad, like they were missing someone. The neighborhood was odd. These visitors would show up at the […]

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Cruel World presents “Crucifixion 17”, a dramatic, ritual theater vignette built around symbolic endurance and striking visual composition. This long form piece focuses on atmosphere, posture, and the expressive tension of a staged crucifixion tableau — part performance art, part historical fantasy dramatization, delivered with the studio’s signature moody lighting and slow, deliberate pacing.
https://powershopz.com/CruelWorld/257360
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« The Lichemaster », c. 1986

by Ian Miller (British artist, b. 1946)
Cover illustration for "Terror of the Lichemaster", #Warhammer Fantasy Battle campaign, by Rick Priestley, #GamesWorkshop, 1986

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Lucena in the House of Madgrin by Goldeen Ogawa

Sometimes the only way to become yourself is to go through the door everyone else warned you about.
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Lucena in the House of Madgrin by Goldeen Ogawa - Independent Book Review

LUCENA IN THE HOUSE OF MADGRIN by Goldeen Ogawa is gothic fantasy with teeth—and yet, it’s unexpectedly tender, funny in sharp little flashes. Reviewed by Melissa Suggitt.

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This Whiskey Wednesday I'm reading Those Who Devour by Jac-Ann Marie. Gothic Fantasy. Dark Academia. A plague heir, deadly elixir magic, and war against the High Mages.

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Innamorata (The House Of Teeth Duology #1) by Ava Reid
Release Date March 17, 2026
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https://www.risingshadow.net/book/84526-innamorata

Given how murder is immoral, it would be problematic to have a serial killer in a holy city. Which is the problem for people in Cate Baumer's new Gothic fantasy mystery novel "The Faithful Dark." To learn how they deal with it, check out this exclusive interview.
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« Creatures of the Night », 1969

by Frank Frazetta (American master, 1928-2010)
Wraparound cover art for the book "Dracula / Frankenstein", Nelson Doubleday, Jan. 1970

#vintagefantasyart #fantasyart #fantasyillustration #FrankFrazetta #Dracula #Frankenstein #gothicFantasy #MaryShelley #BramStoker