Tag: Thanatos

Muses, sirens and black stars: the cruel tales of Carlo H. De 'Medici

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In the panorama of Italian fantastic and supernatural fiction, a prominent place must be reserved for Carlo H. De 'Medici, whose "black" stories, written in the 20s, were inspired by both the psychological horror of Edgar Allan Poe and Auguste Villiers de l'Isle-Adam, both from the French decadentist vein. Here we analyze the stories of him contained in the anthology "The cemetery mice", recently reprinted by the types of Cliquot Edizioni.

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Blood Metaphysics

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Blood has always been considered, in the history of ideas, the vector of a powerful magical force and the vehicle of a complex and varied symbolism, starting with the rock paintings dating back to the Paleolithic to reach the three "book" religions (Christianity, Islam, Judaism), passing through the cosmogonic myths of ancient traditions (Babylonian, Hindu, Norse, etc.), obviously without neglecting its use in traditional oriental medicine and its sacrificial value within ceremonial practices.

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