Salvador Dali was half-artist, half-imp, and all lunatic. Heavily influenced by Sigmund Freud's theories of dream interpretations and the subconscious, Dali sought to depict not visible objects but their associated images and subconscious meanings. For Dali, the life of the mind was life itself, and

Biomorphic, Death, Distorted, Dreamy, Excessive, Grotesque, Hallucinatory, Surrealist art, Surrealist literature, Surrealist poetry

Adopted into a family of Pentecostal Evangelists, Jeanette Winterson grew up in a fervently religious home. She was raised to believe that she "belonged to God and had been chosen by God, and because God was empowering her, she could do anything." From the age of eight she began writing and deliv

Eclectic, Lyrical, Postmodern fiction, Profane, Queer, Queer literature, Visceral

hintaro Kago (駕籠 真太郎; Kago Shintarō), born 1969 in Tokyo, Japan, is a Japanese guro manga artist. He debuted in 1988 on the magazine COMIC BOX Shintaro Kago's style has been called "fashionable paranoia". He has been published in several adult manga magazines, gaining him considerable p

Absurd, Anime & manga, Avant comic art, Erotic, Graphic novels, Grotesque, Hallucinatory, Perverse, Severe, Violent, Visceral

(The photo is by Kyle Cassidy) What is up with Mr. Gaiman? The man has so many wonderful talents, it’s just not fair…I wish there were more authors that shared the inventive and intelligent style, wit, and fertile creative imagination that Neil has. His literary talents have allowed him to bec

Dark, Fantastic, Funny, Graphic novels, Mythic, Pioneering, Profane, Psychological