Magick Matters

“Atlas of Paranormal Places: A Journey to the World’s Most Supernatural Places” by Evelyn Hollow

"Uncover fascinating paranormal activity on this chilling, nerve-wracking global tour of 100 haunted locations. Set out on a uniquely dark armchair journey, and witness the shocking supernatural events, ghosts and unexplained phenomena that have captivated humankind for as long as we have told stories to each other, looked to the skies, and wondered whether we really are alone… The paranormal places include: The Island of the Dolls in Mexico, where a haunted recluse has hung hundreds of creepy dolls from trees St. Augustine Lighthouse in Florida, USA, the eerie former home of three girls trapped beneath a wheelbarrow Gunnuhver Mud Pool in Iceland, infected by the...>>

“Yokai Bestiary: How to Draw Eerie and Enchanting Japanese Ghouls and Monsters” by Lance Red

🕵️🐷🕵️ zero-day🕵️🐷🕵️ "Learn how to draw a bestiary of supernatural creatures from Japanese folklore, and discover their origins as you go. Yokai is a Japanese term for mystical beings that encompasses a range of supernatural phenomena, including demons, monsters, ghosts, and shapeshifters. Sometimes cute, sometimes frightening, but always enchanting, the creatures are often at the center of popular anime and manga stories. In Yokai Bestiary, learn how to draw 35 types of yokai while learning the folklore behind them. Created for artists of all skill levels, this step-by-step drawing book shows you how to block in major shapes, provide proper shading to give dimension and depth to your drawings, and draw small but culturally significant details. Among...>>

“Paranormal Jelly: An Anthology of Whimsical Narratives Regarding the Comical Facets of the Occult” by Zwahk Muchoney

"Dive into a world where the bizarre meets the everyday, set against the backdrop of the burgeoning internet era of 1996. Middle-aged author Albert runs a popular website, sharing tales of eldritch horrors, battling bodybuilders, baby Bigfoots, cigarette-smoking ghosts, Batsquatches, Krakens, Shadow men, and dark cultists. While Albert’s stories captivate his growing audience, he remains a skeptic, convinced that these strange entities and occurrences are pure fiction. Yet the line between Albert’s fictional accounts and reality begins to blur. Cryptids and hauntings become alarmingly frequent, always just out of Albert’s sight but too close to dismiss. As he strives to document these phenomena, Albert finds himself entangled in a web of the supernatural that threatens...>>

“A Glitch in the Matrix: Tales of the Unexplainable Unreal” by Jessica Castro

🕵️🐷🕵️ zero-day🕵️🐷🕵️ "A collection of frightening, weird, and wonderful stories meant to make readers question what they think they know about reality, with commentary by TikTok's favorite "glitch in the matrix" narrator. Some say there is a world beyond this one, and from time to time, reality parts and we see beyond the veil: strange things happen, we question what is real, and our assumptions about the order of this universe are thrown aside. These are "glitch in the matrix" stories. Host and narrator Auntie Matrix has amassed a following of over 500K followers on TikTok, and over 100K on Instagram. Her spine-tingling, mind-bending, and utterly destabilizing accounts of happenings are too spooky to be...>>

“Jim Morrison, Secret Teacher of the Occult: A Journey to the Other Side” by Paul Wyld

🕵️🐷🕵️ zero-day🕵️🐷🕵️ "A journey into the mystical and spiritual side of the famed Doors front man • Reveals Jim Morrison as a shamanic initiate and esoteric teacher who used his role as a rock singer to promote the adventure of the spirit and express the power of inner experience • Examines Morrison’s deep occult and artistic influences, including Kurt Seligmann’s The Mirror of Magic, Colin Wilson’s The Outsider, and the works of Jack Kerouac • Draws on Morrison’s lyrics and poems, his intimate writings, and the recollections of friends like photographer Paul Ferrara and Doors keyboard player Ray Manzarek The groundbreaking 1960s band The Doors, named for Aldous Huxley’s The Doors of Perception, achieved incredible acclaim and influence, ultimately...>>