A Classic Ghost Story for Christmas: ‘Whistle and I’ll Come to You’
The sole object of a ghost story, wrote M. R. James, is to inspire “a pleasing terror in the reader”. James was an academic and…
Books Archives: 12/2018
The annual Dangerous Minds foolproof last minute shopping list for hard-to-buy-for rock snobs!!
Each year around this time, I compile a list of what I consider to be the best Christmas gifts for that difficult-to-buy-for rock snob in…
Not for the faint-hearted: Gruesome medical illustrations from the 19th-century (NSFW)
Surgery to correct strabismus, a misalignment of the eyes. The artist Francis Bacon spent many hours poring over illustrated medical books looking at surgical procedures…