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The Blood Elevator: Its Meaning & Symbol

The blood elevator scene, sometimes called the ‘river of blood," from Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining

By Paul Matthew Carr|2022-08-02T15:03:26-06:00August 8th, 2022|1970s Nostalgia, Dreams, Halloween, Ideas & Excuses, Uncanny / Unreal|3 Comments

Illustrating Nightmares: Lounge Lizards by Ralph Steadman

To say that Ralph Steadman has a distinctive style is a bit of an understatement.

By Paul Matthew Carr|2022-08-06T12:12:30-06:00August 3rd, 2022|Life Thru Art, Paul Matthew Carr, Uncanny / Unreal|0 Comments

Notes from the Dreaming: A Shape in the Darkness

In the darkness, you were dreaming. Dreaming and that is all. You did not see

By Paul Matthew Carr|2022-08-02T15:00:17-06:00August 2nd, 2022|Dreams, Halloween, Stories & Sketches, Uncanny / Unreal|0 Comments

Olly, Olly All Come Free

When I was a boy we played games. We would gather at Mike’s house to

By Paul Matthew Carr|2022-08-02T15:05:29-06:00July 8th, 2022|Adrift, Freedom, Lost & Found, Temptations & Trespasses, Thoughts & Notions, Uncanny / Unreal|0 Comments

Otherworldly Reflection: MC Escher’s Puddle

When I was in high school I was a hippie. Not a real hippie,

By Paul Matthew Carr|2022-07-07T14:14:18-06:00April 3rd, 2022|Creativity, Ideas & Opinions, Life Thru Art, Rainfall, Uncanny / Unreal|0 Comments

Things I Like: Longbox of Darkness

There are three things I like quite a bit: comics, horror, and podcasts. So imagine

By Paul Matthew Carr|2021-07-30T14:27:51-06:00October 22nd, 2020|Features, Halloween, Things I Like, Uncanny / Unreal|0 Comments

A Trip Through the Woods (100 Word Stories)

There was little left of our party when the fire went out and shadows became

By Paul Matthew Carr|2021-07-30T14:28:18-06:00October 16th, 2018|Creativity, Halloween, Stories & Sketches, Uncanny / Unreal|2 Comments