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The conjurer behind Conjurer’s Kitchen, Annabelle de Vetten, has found a way to put her training as a taxidermist, sculptor and painter to work...
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The conjurer behind Conjurer’s Kitchen, Annabelle de Vetten, has found a way to put her training as a taxidermist, sculptor and painter to work...
Mental illness is something that has plagued humanity for as long as we know. Back in the day, mentally ill people were often misdiagnosed because of...
You will not be able to look away from these spectacular French Victorian Hellscapes that depict the image of corruption of the day! These...
In the Victorian era, asylums popped up all over the UK, places where troubled people – some mentally ill, some not – were “dumped”...
When I am looking for artistic inspiration, one of the things I turn to frequently is antique medical illustration. While today’s medical aids are...
Sometimes I like to imagine what researchers will discover of our culture 1000 years from now…maybe nothing, because our hard drives will have wiped...
Victorians had a lot of fun with the new invention of the camera. They would dress up and act out scenes, decapitate themselves and...
During the Victorian Era, Magic and Illusion left the carnival circuit and entered the serious realm of theatre. Stage illusions were the special effects...
By Dolores Monet via Hubpages The Social Significance of Black Clothing For over 500 years, wearing black signified bereavement. In Europe and America, black...
If you’ve been following CVLT Nation for a while, then you know we are unabashed taphophiles. There’s nothing we like more than music, art...
In the 19th and most of the 20th century, humankind’s obsession with all things weird and freaky could only be satisfied with a trip...
In the 19th century, death was a big event. From post-mortem photography to memento mori jewelry to the year spent mourning the dead, they...