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Patrick McGrath at Bldgblog
Another great interview covering subjects from Edmund Burke to Ballard and “the new Gothic”.

A specific homage to Flandrin’s painting this time by Phuzzy0 at deviantART. Earlier variations are linked below. My own Fallen Angel variations are now available as signed prints as well as CafePress products.
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My battered 1973 Gollancz hardback. Cover illustration by David Smee.
It may be all Harry Potter starter homes crowding the imaginative landscape these days but the lush fields of the early Seventies bred a peculiar brand of wizardry and wild romance, something I was reminded of recently by reviews of a new compilation of psychedelic […]

Yes, I know it’s simply promotion for a movie you’ve already heard more than enough about…so sue me.
This actually came out looking more accurate than I expected since some smart Flash programming allows for a fair amount of variation. And having a monotonous wardrobe probably helps in my case. In fact the Simpsonizer on the […]

Impressions de la Haute Mongolie – Hommage á Raymond Roussel (1974-75).
When I wrote a short reminiscence about Impressions de la Haute Mongolie last March I really didn’t expect I’d be watching it again just over a year later having waited thirty years for the opportunity. But now we can all see José Montes-Baquer’s collaboration […]

The Demon Regent Asmodeus (2006).
Alan Moore fans have finally discovered my little easter egg on the Mindscape of Alan Moore DVD so I can now talk about the creation of this miniature work. Director Dez Vylenz and I thought it would be nice to have a hidden extra somewhere on the main disc and […]

Photography by Joan Crisol.

Brad David wrote last week asking about the picture I used on the recent Jack Rose poster design. I’d seen this engraving for years in various books but was unsure of its provenance so the enquiry made me curious as well. The picture in question is an illustration for the poem Tam O’Shanter by […]

We’ve got a trailer and website for the new Coen Bros. film at last. Don’t panic, I won’t bore you to death over this one. Good news is it looks like a very faithful adaptation.
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• No Country for Old Men