https://youtu.be/ICQAtRm2nyI When I was growing up, I saw a lot of houses like this, down around where we lived. There was even one that was all blue - roof, walls, porch, chimney. All bright, vibrant blue. It even had blue posts, sunk into the ground at the edges of the property, with silver dollars nailed … Continue reading Haint Blue
Albion Triumphant
Today, our exploration of the Royal Occultist universe delves into the secretive and sinister organisation known as the Order of the Cosmic Ram. The origins of the Order of the Cosmic Ram are shrouded in mystery, even to the bulk of its membership, which is comprised of men from the highest levels of English society. … Continue reading Albion Triumphant
The Judge
Don’t you think a man always recognizes a woman he has loved?- Judge Keith Hilary Pursuivant A man of great height and greater girth, Judge Keith Hilary Pursuivant devoted his golden years to investigating the occult in the works of North Carolina author, Manly Wade Wellman. Pursuivant, with his broad bulbous nose and protruding, warm … Continue reading The Judge
Black Swallow of Death
Here's a trio of things from one of my commonplace books. I keep meaning to do something with them, but I haven't gotten around to it yet. Maybe next year. Eugene Bullard. Black combat pilot in WWI. Boxer. Musician. Elevator operator. Had a pet monkey named Jimmy. Known as 'the Black Swallow of Death'. Probably … Continue reading Black Swallow of Death
He Still Lives
Two bullets in his heart. But he still lives.- Wolf Von Frankenstein Son of Frankenstein, released in 1939, is a step in a darker direction for the Monster. In Frankenstein and Bride of Frankenstein, Boris Karloff's nuanced performance built the beast up as a sympathetic character, a child of misfortune, driven into the wilderness and … Continue reading He Still Lives
The Great Sage of Mortlake
Today's instalment of the Royal Occultist Compendium takes a look at the first person to hold the office - Dr. John Dee. Dr. John Dee. Cosmologist, cartographer, alchemist, philosopher, scientist, mathematician and adviser to Queen Elizabeth I - and the first holder of the offices of the Royal Occultist. A polymath, Dee at one time … Continue reading The Great Sage of Mortlake
Werewolf Mass
In my mad and werewolf heart, I have howled a century away.In despair and rage:The bread and wine of werewolf Mass. - Robert Anton Wilson, Werewolf Bridge I'm not a big Robert Anton Wilson fan. I barely made it through the Illuminatus! trilogy. Nonetheless, some of his incidental writings hit the mark with me in … Continue reading Werewolf Mass
A Doctor, Darkly
I believe the entire natural world is but the ultimate expression of that spiritual world from which, and in which alone, it has its life.- Dr. Martin Hesselius Doctor Martin Hesselius was dead the first time Sheridan Le Fanu put pen to page and began writing the first piece in his 1872 collection, In A … Continue reading A Doctor, Darkly
Halloween 2020
Every October, I like to throw myself an impromptu Halloween film festival. One horror film a day, every day for thirty-one days. This year, I wanted to include a mix of old favourites and films I've never seen, but I also wanted to be spontaneous about it. That meant picking films at random, on the … Continue reading Halloween 2020
The Vordenburg Papers
Today's instalment of the Royal Occultist Compendium takes a look at the Styrian monster-hunter, Baron Palman Vordenburg. Baron Palman Vordenburg is the last in a line of Styrian noblemen, formerly of Graz, Upper Styria, and later of Piccadilly, London. Vordenburg comes from a long line of vampire hunters, stretching back through the centuries, and carries … Continue reading The Vordenburg Papers
