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BEYOND THE VEIL: The Victorian Obsession With Death and Mourning
Beyond the Veil is a visual tour through the curious history of how we deal with death—the grief and mourning, the funerals, symbols, and ceremonies. From Victorian England across to the US, learn about the often peculiar and at times macabre ways of how the living memorialize the dead.
In Victorian England death became a morbid obsession that went global—death was as much 'celebrated' as it was a source of fear and sadness. Queen Victoria herself became a figurehead of grief after the death of her beloved Prince Albert in 1861.
Hardcover - Pages 208 - Photographs 200+
Published: September 16, 2025
THE ART OF GOTHIC LIVING: Dark Decor for the Modern Macabre
From a spirit-haunted church in Western Ohio to an ancient Italian castle, from a freakish funhouse on the Jersey shore to a Connecticut cottage with a storybook façade that belies its spine-tingling contents: this collection of aspirational interiors will appeal to anyone who wishes to live in the luxury of Gothic darkness without sacrificing even an ounce of style.
The Art of Gothic Living profiles 15 homes and their owners, chronicling their journeys to creating living spaces that reflect a philosophy steeped in the tenets of Gothic subculture--individuality, creativity, and a fascination with life's shadow side.
Hardcover - Pages 224 - Photographs 200+
Published: July 16, 2024
KILLER COLLECTIONS: Dark Artifacts from True Crime
Delve into the dark and dangerous side of humanity with this intriguing collection of artifacts and ephemera relating to some of the world's most infamous criminals and criminal acts.
From an 18th Century hangman's noose to Charles Manson's cremation ashes, a document signed by Lizzie Borden and the circular saw confiscated from the home of The Kansas City Butcher – many of these pieces will be shown outside private collections for the very first time.
Hardcover - Pages 208 - Photographs 200+
Published: June 23, 2022
SKULLS: Portraits of the Dead and the Stories They Tell
It is said that the skull is the only human body part that is as powerful dead as it was when living. Skulls takes the reader on an eerie journey through history seen through the hollow eye sockets of this crown jewel of the human skeleton. The book is made up of a series of short illustrated stories laced with fascinating facts, historical and medical references, and compelling anecdotes.
The testimonials of thirty-plus skull collectors reveal what is known of – or speculated about – the often gruesome history of the skulls, as well as how they were acquired, and what makes them so highly prized.
Hardcover - Pages 192 - Photographs 200+
Published: October 12, 2021
MORBID CURIOSITIES: Collections of the Uncommon and the Bizarre
Morbid Curiosities is an insight into the strange world of collectors of the macabre. Centered on 17 massive collections, with extensive interviews with each collector and specially shot imagery detailing their objects, this is a fascinating showcase of bizarre and intriguing objects.
Collections of skulls, mummified body parts, occultic objects, and various carnival, side-show and criminal ephemera. Detailed captions tell the curious stories behind each object, many being shown to the public for the first time.
Hardcover - Pages 160 - Photographs 200+
Published: September 27, 2016