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So, You Wanna Be A Vampire....

Here is the DIY guide to being a vampire. Get some more...0 points

Here is the DIY guide to being a vampire. Get some historical background about vampires, read tips for makeup, watch videos that show you ho...0 points

The Addams Family

Celebrating all that is macabre and strange is The more...0 points

Celebrating all that is macabre and strange is The Addams Family.  Created by cartoonist Charles Addams, this beloved and ooky family h...0 points

Fashionable and Fun Pasties

Pasties can be fabulous and flamboyant. Rhinestone more...0 points

Pasties can be fabulous and flamboyant. Rhinestones, sequins, velvet, lace or tassels. Or they can be utterly discrete, a form of discreet f...0 points

300 / three hundred

300 is Frank Miller's fictional depiction of the h more...0 points

300 is Frank Miller's fictional depiction of the historical Battle of Thermopylae, when the Spartans held back invading Persian forces from...0 points

Hottest Body Piercing Videos

These videos showcase a variety of body piercing m more...0 points

These videos showcase a variety of body piercing modifications, from ear and eyebrow piercing to tongues studs and navel rings.  See co...0 points

The Anarchist Cookbook

THE ANARCHIST COOKBOOK is one of the most proteste more...0 points

THE ANARCHIST COOKBOOK is one of the most protested and banned books in the history of modern publishing.  Even the author has periodic...0 points

The Big Lebowski

Let me explain something to you. Um, I am not & more...0 points

Let me explain something to you. Um, I am not "Mr. Lebowski". You're Mr. Lebowski. I'm the Dude. So that's what you call me. Yo...0 points

Jean-Pierre Jeunet

French film director Jean-Pierre Jeunet is known f more...0 points

French film director Jean-Pierre Jeunet is known for his quirky storytelling and fantastical settings. The post-apocalyptic apartment buildi...0 points

The (Post) Apocalyptic Top Ten

Here are my favorite top 10 apocalyptic movies. &n more...0 points

Here are my favorite top 10 apocalyptic movies.   Some are funny, some are serious.  Life after "the big disaster" is a ...0 points

The Horrific Top Ten

The criteria used for ranking these top 10 horror more...0 points

The criteria used for ranking these top 10 horror movies were entirely personal.  I like a good dose of humor and a strong original sto...0 points

Pan's Labyrinth (El Laberinto del Fauno)

PAN'S LABYRINTH (El Laberinto del Fauno) is a movi more...0 points

PAN'S LABYRINTH (El Laberinto del Fauno) is a movie from director Guillermo Del Toro, best known to American film audiences for HELLBOY and...0 points

H.R. Giger

The distinctive biomechanical style of H.R. Giger more...0 points

The distinctive biomechanical style of H.R. Giger is known worldwide and he is considered by many to be the greatest living surrealism artis...0 points

George Eads

George Eads plays CSI Nick Stokes on the tv show more...0 points

George Eads plays CSI Nick Stokes on the tv show "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation,". He's moved up from just being a regular ...0 points

Marilyn Manson

Marilyn Manson is a singer and songwriter known fo more...0 points

Marilyn Manson is a singer and songwriter known for "shock rock."  Blending elements of industrial and heavy metal music, his...0 points

Erotic Cakes

Erotic cakes are both naughty and nice! They most more...0 points

Erotic cakes are both naughty and nice! They most often turn up at milestone birthdays, retirement celebrations and bachelor/bachelorette pa...0 points

Dr. Annie Sprinkle

Dr. Annie Sprinkle is a former sex worker and porn more...0 points

Dr. Annie Sprinkle is a former sex worker and porn star who went on to earn her Ph.D in Human Sexuality.  She has worked for years prom...0 points

Rope Bondage

Rope bondage can run the gamut from simple and sen more...0 points

Rope bondage can run the gamut from simple and sensual to elaborate and intense. Variations in American, European and Asian cultures have sp...0 points

Goth Fashion

Goth fashion is a blend of old and post-modern. E more...0 points

Goth fashion is a blend of old and post-modern. Elizabethan and Victorian era finery meets post-punk streetwear. Vampires and graveyard fa...0 points

Charles Gatewood

 

A social anthropologist by education and more...0 points

 

A social anthropologist by education and professional photographer by occupation, Charles Gatewood has been documenting American...0 points

The Art of H.R. Giger

This lens offers you a look at H.R. Giger's unique more...0 points

This lens offers you a look at H.R. Giger's unique biomechanical art and how he's explored and expanded it throughout his career, includin...0 points

Henry Rollins

Starting with a sudden offer to become the lead s more...0 points

Starting with a sudden offer to become the lead singer of the LA punk rock band Black Flag back in the early 80s, Henry Rollins has built ...0 points

Fakir Musafar

Fakir Musafar has practiced myriad forms of body m more...0 points

Fakir Musafar has practiced myriad forms of body modification and has championed these practices as an essential part of spiritituality for ...0 points

Lord Voldemort

Lord Voldemort is the evil wizard and foe of Harry more...0 points

Lord Voldemort is the evil wizard and foe of Harry Potter in the famous children's book series by J.K. Rowling.  In the movie series, ...0 points

The Blood-Sucking Top Ten

Here are my personal favorites, my top ten best va more...0 points

Here are my personal favorites, my top ten best vampire movies.   Some are modern, some are older as far as films go.  Sometimes I...0 points

Christopher Walken

He sings and dances, has won an Oscar and is the o more...0 points

He sings and dances, has won an Oscar and is the only guest host on Saturday Night Live to have his own recurring character.  Christoph...0 points

David Lynch

David Lynch is an American flimmaker known for his more...0 points

David Lynch is an American flimmaker known for his juxtapositions of the ordinary and the fantastical.  He frequently makes movies wher...0 points

MillenniuM

MILLENNIUM was the second tv show created by write more...0 points

MILLENNIUM was the second tv show created by writer-producer Chris Carter, best-known as the creator of the X-Files.   The show followe...0 points

Up In Flames!

I'm a human who collects stuff, and I love to coll more...0 points

I'm a human who collects stuff, and I love to collect clothing and accoutrements with flame motifs on them.  Boots, watches, belts, sh...0 points

~ gothic bellydance videos ~

Gothic Bellydance is a growing part of the Tribal more...0 points

Gothic Bellydance is a growing part of the Tribal Belly Dance world, allowing dancers to fuse gothic costuming, industrial/electronic music ...0 points

Angelina Jolie

Angelina Jolie is one of the most closely watched more...0 points

Angelina Jolie is one of the most closely watched celebrities in the world.  She juggles a busy movie career and humanitarian work whil...0 points

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Velvet

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wrap yourself from head to toe in luscious, sumptuous velvet0 points

V. Vale

V. Vale is the publisher behind RE/Search Publicat more...0 points

V. Vale is the publisher behind RE/Search Publications.  His books offer up intelligent views of non-mainstream and counter culture sli...0 points

William Burroughs' NAKED LUNCH

On July 7, 1966, the Supreme Court of the state of more...0 points

On July 7, 1966, the Supreme Court of the state of Massachusetts cleared William S. Burrough's novel NAKED LUNCH of obscenity charges, reve...0 points

Tribal House Body Jewelry

Tribal House offers you the hottest tribal body je more...0 points

Tribal House offers you the hottest tribal body jewelry styles anywhere!  Steel, stone, glass, acrylic, and rubber; claws, spikes, talo...0 points

The Sisters Of Perpetual Indulgence

"The Sisters devote ourselves to community se more...0 points

"The Sisters devote ourselves to community service, ministry and outreach to those on the edges, and to promoting human rights, respect for...0 points

Brad Pitt

Brad Pitt is one of the top movie stars in the wor more...0 points

Brad Pitt is one of the top movie stars in the world, and is half of the celebrity couple "Brangelina" with his partner Angelina J...0 points

John Waters

Starting with his breakthough film PINK FLAMINGOS more...0 points

Starting with his breakthough film PINK FLAMINGOS in 1973, John Waters has made movies that salute bad taste, explore his personal obsession...0 points

V

"...Verily, this vichyssoise of verbiage more...0 points

"...Verily, this vichyssoise of verbiage veers most verbose, so let me simply add that it's my very good honor to meet you and you may...0 points

Dita Von Teese - International Burlesque Star

Dita Von Teese is a fetish model and burlesque per more...0 points

Dita Von Teese is a fetish model and burlesque performer credited with making Bettie Page, burlesque and fashion-dressing of any flavor fash...0 points

The Dark Knight

The Dark Knight is another name for the character more...0 points

The Dark Knight is another name for the character of Batman. Starting with his birth on the pages of DC Comics in 1939, the fictional charac...0 points

David Beckham

The biggest star in international soccer these day more...0 points

The biggest star in international soccer these days is David Beckham.  He rose to fame playing for Manchester United, then went on to p...0 points

William Gibson

Wiliam Gibson came to widespread attention with hi more...0 points

Wiliam Gibson came to widespread attention with his 1984 novel NEUROMANCER, winning both the Hugo and Nebula Awards.  The word and conc...0 points

X

With their two-part harmonies and diverse musical more...0 points

With their two-part harmonies and diverse musical influences, X is a punk band that has carved a musical space and sound all their own in th...0 points

Bruce Sterling

Bruce Sterling is described less and less as a &am more...0 points

Bruce Sterling is described less and less as a "science fiction writer" and more and more as a "futurist."  He firs...0 points

Harrison Ford

Harrison Ford was a struggling actor who had turne more...0 points

Harrison Ford was a struggling actor who had turned to carpentry to feed his family when he got the chance to audition for the role of Bob F...0 points

The Ren & Stimpy Show

REN & STIMPY are a cartoon dog-and-cat pai more...0 points

REN & STIMPY are a cartoon dog-and-cat pair of best friends, created by Canadian animator John Kricfalusi.  They first appeared in ...0 points

David Cronenberg

Sometimes nicknamed "the King of Venereal more...0 points

Sometimes nicknamed "the King of Venereal Horror," David Cronenberg is a Canadian film director known for exploring themes of bodi...0 points

William S. Burroughs

William Burroughs was a Beat generation novelist more...0 points

William Burroughs was a Beat generation novelist who drew on his own life experiences for his writing.0 points

Clive Barker

Clive Barker is an author, illustrator, painter an more...0 points

Clive Barker is an author, illustrator, painter and film director who frequently works in the  fantasy-horror genre.  Originally f...0 points

Videodrome

VIDEODROME was released in 1983, written and direc more...0 points

VIDEODROME was released in 1983, written and directed by Candadian filmmaker David Cronenberg.  The story is about cable tv mogul Max R...0 points

We Love BLADE RUNNER

Now celebrating it's 25th anniversary, BLADE RUNNE more...0 points

Now celebrating it's 25th anniversary, BLADE RUNNER is a classic among science fiction films.  Directed by Ridley Scott, the story is ...0 points

Fox Mulder

Special Agent Fox Mulder is one of the main charac more...0 points

Special Agent Fox Mulder is one of the main characters from The X-Files, a television show which aired from 1993 to 2002.  He is played...0 points

The Notorious Bettie Page

Bettie Page is considered one of the first fetish more...0 points

Bettie Page is considered one of the first fetish models and her fun and sexy image is so iconic, it still exists as inspiration and a visua...0 points

Sex-Positive! Info and Education

Often when I tell a guy I'm sex-positive, he think more...0 points

Often when I tell a guy I'm sex-positive, he thinks I just said I want to have sex with him, right there and then.  Sadly, those guys ...0 points

Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension

The 1984 science fiction cult film classic, The Ad more...0 points

The 1984 science fiction cult film classic, The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension, stars Peter Weller as Buckaroo Banza...0 points