The Ravenous Tarrare
There are few pains more universal to the human condition than hunger. Fortunately, for most [...]
Peter Stubbe, the Werewolf of Bedburg
16th century Europe was lousy with werewolves. The infestation became so pronounced that one could [...]
Outsider Art Part Four: Herbert Crowley and Justin Deurr
Herbert Crowley does not exactly fit the mold of an outsider artist. In fact, a [...]
Outsider Art Part Three: Charles Dellschau
Charles Dellchau was an artist and flight enthusiast. Beyond that, his life is as mysterious [...]
Outsider Art Part Two: James Hampton
In November of 1964, landlord Meyer Wertlieb visited a small garage that he owned, investigating [...]
Outsider Art Part One: Henry Darger
History has a cruel and ironic relationship with artists. Right now, somewhere unseen, masterpieces are [...]
The Pathology of Obedience
Obedience: the essential ingredient in our social contract, without which the civilized world would devolve [...]
Project Artichoke
When choosing my topics for Dark Distractions, I often find myself desensitized to my research [...]
Serge Voronoff, the Monkey Gland Man
Everyone wants to live forever and science has long endeavored to deliver that immortality, staying [...]
Death by Clutter: The Collyer Brothers
We all have that one house in our neighborhood, a dwelling so strange and mysterious [...]