A book cover for The White Ribband by Mason Hawthorne, it has two suits of armour positioned top to tail on a background of a spooky forest.
My novella The White Ribband will be available for preorder soon...
Or if you want to skip to the font of the queue, DM me for an eARC
M/M
knight4knight
Lost in the forest...
#QueerRomance #Romantasy
A worn and stained, antique, cloth doll with no clothes and no face
A doll with a face(lessness) only a horror fan could love
An engraving depicting six children holding hands and dancing around a maypole.
I'm doing an online talk with Creswell Crags on 27 April, examining the folklore of May Day! It's at 6 pm BST. [Image by Isaiah Thomas, Public Domain]
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Two hooded figures with lamps approach a moonlit, isolated cottage. A woman answers the door. We have come for the child, says the hooded figure So soon? she asks It is time, says the hooded figure. The woman is distraught. We should never have got him a library card! What is done cannot be undone, says the hooded figure We couldn’t see the harm! We just wanted him to enjoy reading! For most, it ends there, says the hooded figure, turning away and walking into the wilderness Oh lord, What have I done! says the woman, the child walks past her and out into the darkness with them. Do not cry mother. I am a writer now.
my latest books cartoon for @theguardian.com
"Pancreatic cancer mRNA vaccine shows lasting results in an early trial: Scientists caution that more research is needed, but nearly all of the patients who responded to the personalized vaccine are still alive six years later."
Corvus & Crater - Black and white depicting the myth of Corvus and Crater. The entire background is black with grain shading and a star map showing the constellations Corvus and Crater in the southern sky. In the top left is an outline of a sun representing Apollo with a glowing black water serpent winding in and around it. In the middle sweeping down from the top right is a large crow in profile. In the middle in a double handle crater with Apollo’s laurel leaf on it. In the bottom right is a black lyre and in the bottom left is a large fig tree with one fig cut in half. Behind in the bottom half are swirling white lines representing water.
Swatch card for the gourmand bandana repeat pattern l created for author ldris Grey. Swatch card is a rectangle with the title and Babe&Oak stamp logo on the lower right side. Inside thers, frame is the pattern large scalea The swatch card is on top of the pattern at a smaller scale. Pattern is in tones of muted deep lavender, dark navy, warm blue and creamy beige taupe. The pattern is a mosaics of tiles in alternating colours with vignettes of abstract botanics and fruit illustrations. Fruit illustrations include a pear, a strawberry, a pair of cherries and a pair of peaches. The botanic abstracts are symmetrical and inspired by tin tile ceilings and florals including daisies. The tiles create a ion border along and diamond within a secondary light creamy white and pale blue fruit and botanic floral pattern. Together they form a 90s inspired bandana pattern.
Black line art minimal design for an Eki Stamp of the fictional Kisaragi Station from the urban legend in Japan. It is done in a stylized minimal monoline art style with ominous details hidden. Stamp is a circle. The border is divided into empty space and thick black sections. The bottom third is filled into black with "如月駅 Kisaragi Sta." On top. On the left is a branching tree outline with black leaves. Hanging from the tree are four (representing death Japanese bells and stylized fog is cutting over top. Next to the tree is a retro style pay phone with the phone line cut and disconnected. Beyond the phone are track tracks and a small train station surrounded by overgrown greenery with mountains and power lines behind it. The station is a shingled a line pavilion an entrance to the left that's overgrown with plants and abandoned. To, the right is a small bench with overgrown plants and a framed signed with a symbol that combines a a play on a version of the Mitsudomoe (3 commas) and a Shinto spirit mirror. At the apex or the pavilion is a decoration inspired by hanya masks. Fog rolls in over top of the station and large bushes and a gradient half tone is on the mountains behind
Altar prayer card for the goddess Diana. A rectangular card has a black border with parts of the Orphic hymn for Diana surrounding it as a border in white text. In the bottom right are twin arrows over a crescent moon representing her and Apollo. In the bottom left and top right are white outlined 8 point stars. Inside the border is a marble shockwave black and grey pattern with white outlining that forms an arch at the top with lining to look like columns on both sides. In the middle is a stag skull with painted antlers of a diamond and star pattern. Behind the skull are smaller 8 point stars and cloud ripples. Above the skull is a scraggly branch of queen Anne’s lace with small dots above. In the top corners are two constellations for Sirius as her hunting dogs and Roman numerals for 13 and 8 for the date of the Nemoralia festival.
Hi #PortfolioDay
I'm Élle • Toronto based freelance illustrator & surface pattern designer
Passionate about detail work, lush patterns, occult history & symbolism
Open for projects in publishing, tarot end-pages, merch, commercial & private commissions
✉️babeandoak@gmail.com
🎨 babeandoak.carrd.co
yeah! work it! spend all day rewriting the same scene! uaahhhggg
Ah, perfectionism. I know it well.
A worn and stained, antique, cloth doll with no clothes and no face
A doll with a face(lessness) only a horror fan could love
Did you miss this weekend's talk on Well Folklore and horror?
Worry not, here it is!
youtu.be/LPxeK2DAAXQ
A black and white photo of two “tomboyish” looking women with their arms slung around each other, one of them holding a kitten. They're outside and wearing work clothes.
Two cool ladies and a small pal. Photo from my collection, ca. 1930s.
I'm running some more interactive workshops next week. We'll exploring the difficulties and possibilities of constructing queer histories and looking at early queer writing by Byron. Come join us!
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A painting of the Cheshire Cat in a tree over green field landscape. Alice is nestled inside the Cheshire Cat
A painting of a fawn lying in dead leaves in front of a tree. Surrounding the fawn are tree stumps freshly cut breathing out rainbows. On the fawn, morning glories are in bloom
A painting of an owl flying through the night. The moon is visible above
A painting of two snakes intertwined. They surround a fallen sunflower
Hiya #portfolioday
I’m Hope Doe, I paint allegoric paintings of nature, and some Fantasy. I spent 3 + years on a tarot deck and I’m ready for new art adventures.
two fantasy illustrations side by side: The Night Washer - a painting depicting a dangerous-looking old woman with long dark hair, long pointy nose, yellow glowing eyes and a wicked smirk. She is up to her thighs in river water, washing a bloodied sheet of linen. The scene is in darkness, with a strip of lighting illuminating her only partially. The surface of the water is covered in duckweed and there are ravens flying around the figure. The figure has metal coin jewelry woven into her wild, dark hair that falls down her back and into the water like a thick blanket. There is a full moon visible in the reflection of the water. The text at the bottom reads: “Charlie Newt Borovský @EyeOfTheNewt” and “© Crow&Crown 2026”. The Gryndylow Coven: Peg Powler: Painterly digital illustration of a cackling hag emerging from a pond. She is chubby, with dark green skin, pointy teeth and wild curly hair. There are water lilies in the duckweed covered water around her and she holds a jar filled with human fingers and eyes. Her expression is cute but scary as she seems to be cackling, clutching the jar to her chest. On her head, there is a large spiky leaf fashioned into a hat. Nelly Longarms: She is lanky, with long clawed arms, sitting on a river rock and folding her arms under her chin in a cutesy expression. Her arms and legs are covered in fish scales and on her head there is a pointed headdress resembling horns. Her face is framed with shiny coins and she wears an extravagant leather armor and long flowy skirt with tassels and ribbons hanging down. Peg Powler: She is tall, clothed in algae and seaweed, with blood covering her chin and dripping down her chest.The hair from her head flows down and turns into algae as it cascades over her shoulders. There are clam shells hanging down her attire like jewelry and her algae skirt is full, sinking down into the water she stands in. The surface is stained with the same blood we can see on her face and hand.
digital illustration showing a scarecrow construct tipping his hat as he's about to leave into a dry corn field, from which ghosts of farm people are emerging. There is a banjo at his back and the large crescent moon has a wicked face on it. The text at the bottom shows the Avantris Entertainment logo and reads: ©Crooked Moon 2024 Charlie "Newt" Borovský @eyeofthenewt.
An assembly of digitally painted environments depicting: column 1: 1. A mossy waterfall in a forest with beads hanging from branches and votive trees at the sides 2. A sunlit water shrine with a small waterfall in the background. There are offerings on the stones in the foreground column 2: 3. A sunrise river with birds at the banks and fog in the background. 4.A dark lake with a small orange moon above it. There are small boats tied at the edge in the foreground and the trees are bare. 5. A couple small thermal pools with steam rising from them with a stone formation and a forest in the background. column 3: 6. A sunlit river with lush trees at the sides and some seaweed at the surface. 7. A gloomy abandoned village submerged halfway in waters which spill from a dam in the distance. The scene is overlooked by a large mountain in the background and birds nest on the destroyed roofs as debris floats below. 8. An overcast scene of a river surrounded by trees. There is duckweed and algae on the water surface.
An assembly of digitally painted portraits depicting: Row 1: 1. A sick looking man in proper yet threadbare clothing wringing out his hands in a bloodied handkerchief as he stares at the viewer, frowning, with glazed over eyes like ones of a corpse. His hair is light brown and messily pulled into a ponytail. He stands on dark background and there is a thin golden oval frame enclosing his portrait 2. A sad looking young man with a long hooked nose and large eyes with bags under them. His hair is dark and windswept reaching down to his chin. He is well dressed in a victorian attire with a yellow cravat and the background he stands in front of is yellow as well. The portrait is oval shaped and lays on a dark background. 3. A white haired stern looking woman holding a gold rectangular puzzle box in her hands. She is depicted in darkness and the portrait is framed by a neutral brown oval. Row 2: 4. A white haired black woman in a fancy Victorian green jacket embellished with floral embroidery. She has pearl earrings on and reflective eyes both of which glint in the light. The background is dark but there is an oval frame made out of thorned branches enclosing her. 5. A dark haired woman with tired features holds a hand up to her eye and looks up concerned. There is a drop of blood coming from her nose and her eyes are the darkest spot on the painting. The frame is oval and dark. 6. A young scared looking maid looks to her side as she is enveloped by large leathery bat wings. There is a glint of an eye in the darkness behind her and the oval frame the painting is in is engraved with bark like motifs with stylised eyes set into the grain.
Hi #portfolioday
I'm Charlie 'Newt' Borovský, slavic artist who loves depicting folklore, the occult and dark storytelling.
I have over 8 years of experience in TTRPG art but also dabble in book cover & illu. and game/animation concept art.
portfolio: eyeofthenewt.com
links: linktr.ee/EyeOfTheNewt
Fan poster for the movie Nosferatu, featuring Mina with glowing eyes against a forest backdrop.
A book cover for the novel "The Moss," showing a girl covered in flowers and moss with glowing white eyes.
A book cover for the novel "Steelborn," showing a redhead woman resting a sword on her shoulder, surrounded by a floral pattern.
Fan poster for the movie Frankenstein, showing Lady Elizabeth Harlander in her wedding dress.
It's #PortfolioDay! Here's some of my book covers. I'm available from August onwards.
www.cotronis.com is my website. 🖤
Novella writers! You have just over two weeks left to submit your novella manuscript to our open call.
Remember, we're looking for dark speculative fiction, crime noir, or dark thrillers. Send us your work!
Guidelines: links.ruadanbooks.com/Novellas26
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That’s why our research is making the case for keeping connected old-growth forests standing across Western Canada. Visit our YouTube channel to learn more! @albertabats.bsky.social
sepia watercolour portrait of a unicorn
forest scene in moonlight, one unicorn drinks from a dark pool beneath ancient trees while the other looks out for danger in the clearing behind.
A peaceful scene of a swamp, with greens, blues and purples, a tree in the foreground and the head of a huge dragon visible resting in the water. A white heron takes off next to the dragon and it's eye is open.
a huge black winged dragon flies out of a thundercloud surrounded with lightning, chasing a smaller red dragon over mountain peaks
Hey #portfolioday!
I'm Emily and I love everything to do with fantasy, folklore & fairytales. www.emilyhare.com
not sure when to stop editing? you don't. you never stop. deal with it
Ghosts:
A person walks in the street between the shadow of two buildings. In this strip of light, the person's shadow is cast as a stark silhouette. Its edges are wrong, stringy, its texture squirms is like hundreds of worms or a slime mold. The shadow is interrupted by two points of light, like piercing eyes looking back at the camera.
My shadow isn't mine anymore. It still follows me. It has the right shape. But I know it's not me.
I see its edges fray when I move. I see it squirm when I'm still. I know that when I look at it, it watches back.
Can't remember the time it took over. I'm afraid to think it has always been there.
Help a very broke, disabled dyke with (very bad) dysphoria avoid digging into hir savings in order expand and earn a hopefully sliiightly more steady income. ✨️
Exciting times for the study 11thC England: the 'lost' seal of Edward the Confessor has been rediscovered in the Archives nationales de France! #SkyStorians #MedievalSky
Call for Palestinian fantasy, science fiction, and horror stories! Pro rate pay: soniasulaiman.com/thyme-travel...
There are a lot of writers I would like to read more of, but the moment I see "Substack" I'm like, er, well that's too bad.
If you are on Substack and wondering why, here's a primer, with some options for other platforms.
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A poster by Phineas Jones showing a tech-bro-style guy using a laptop, behind him is the ghost of Hitler who has one arm wrapped around his shoulder and the other raised in a fist. The background is a faded vintage yellow and the font is a style associated with WWII propaganda. The text reads: Using Generative AI? You're prompting with Hitler! GenAI is a Fascist Project! Trying using your BRAIN INSTEAD/ DON'T SURRENDER YOUR CREATIVITY TO THE TECH BILLIONAIRE'S CONTROL. Prints can be purchased at https://www.inprnt.com/gallery/phineas/prompting-with-hitler/
Image Credit: @phineas.bsky.social
Print available for purchase: www.inprnt.com/gallery/phin...
My photo shows a profile view of a small horse figurine with head to the left, displayed against a dark background. Sculpted from mammoth ivory, the surface is a mottled greyish-earthy-brown colour with a shiny patina. It was once likely pale white in colour. It measures 2.5 cm height, 4.8 cm width, and 0.7 cm depth. The head is gracefully lowered with a long and elegant curving neck, and a convex curved back. The four legs are incomplete. The top of the tail remains. The eyes, nostrils, and mouth are carved as indents. The ‘Vogelherd Horse’ was excavated in 1931, together with a number of other ivory animal figurines from the Vogelherd Cave, Swabian Jura, Germany. It is the oldest known sculpture of a horse. On display at the Museum of Ancient Cultures, at Hohentübingen Castle, Tübingen, Germany.
Something ancient and wonderful for the weekend!
A tiny horse figurine carved from mammoth ivory about 40,000 years ago!
Imagine the #IceAge artist at work, sitting by the warmth of a fire, creating what is the world’s oldest known figure of a horse!
📷 by me
#Archaeology
Coming soon ...
