Dark Sentiments 2014 – Day 11: I’d Put You on a Pedestal

| October 11, 2014

T’is not to say all women crave Such ravishment as this. And if you think that’s what I’ve said There’s something that you miss. A Lover worthy of the name Is one who’s come to find That the truest path to heart’s desire Lies through a woman’s mind. ~ Dark Sentiments 2012 – Day 28: […]

Dark Sentiments 2014 – Day 10: An Interview with Canada’s Last Hangman

| October 10, 2014

Before Canada eliminated the death penalty for murder on July 14, 1976, 1,481 people were sentenced to death, with 710 executed. Of those executed, 697 were men and 13 were women. The only method used in Canada for capital punishment of civilians after the end of the French regime was hanging. The last execution in […]

Dark Sentiments 2014 – Day 9: Aubrey Beardsley

| October 9, 2014

The Valiant A ballad The valiant was a noble bark          As ever ploughed the sea, A noble crew she also had          As ever there might be. When once at night upon the deep          The Valiant did sail, Her captain saw a pirate ship          By the moonlight dim and pale. Then up […]

Dark Sentiments 2014 – Day 8: What Does the Fox Say?

| October 8, 2014

I’m not sure how I managed it, but I only first learned of the Norwegian brothers Vegard and Bård Ylvisåker, and their musical talents under the name of Ylvis, in the past few months. Lucky for me, they came into my life just in time to provide the musical introduction to today’s Dark Sentiment with […]

Dark Sentiments 2014 – Day 7: Slenderman

| October 7, 2014

Back in October of 2010, I wrote about the Wendigo – ” … a malevolent forest spirit that comes in winter. It needs human flesh to feed but can only slake its hunger by possessing a human that it then uses to hunt, kill, and devour its prey. The Wendigo comes to us through the […]

Dark Sentiments 2014 – Day 6: The Dark Side of Cuteness

| October 6, 2014

Our SFM Viktor is only a little more than  a month past his first birthday and is already well acquainted with the arts of seduction. At least insofar as it applies to causing everyone in the room to ignore all other children, even their own, as soon as they notice him.  When that starts, the […]

Dark Sentiments 2014 – Day 5: Film Noir

| October 5, 2014

Film noir / film nwär / noun: A style or genre of cinematographic film marked by a mood of pessimism, fatalism, and menace. The term was originally applied (by a group of French critics) to American thriller or detective films made in the period 1944–54 and to the work of directors such as Orson Welles, […]

Dark Sentiments 2014 – Day 4: The Erotic Art of Yoji Muku

| October 4, 2014

WARNING: Images and links contained in this article are of an EXTREMELY ADULT nature that may be disturbing to some readers. If your sentiments run against subjects that include bondage, nudity, and torment in a sexual context, then please leave this page now and come back tomorrow when we’ve moved on to a different topic; […]

Dark Sentiments 2014 – Day 3: Cannibal Jerry

| October 3, 2014

In my studies of the peculiar practice of cannibalism, I’m often surprised by the common thread in cannibals getting caught. Faced with the dilemma of disposal, they are often pack rats, and eventually something rotten this way comes to attract unwanted attention. In this vein, I give you the tale of Jerry. Cannibal Jerry By […]

Dark Sentiments 2014 – Day 2: A Fairy Tale

| October 2, 2014

Fairy Tales, as they were originally written, weren’t the saccharine offal children who don’t belong to Mrs. LFM and me, or a few notable Friends, grew up with. They were intended to convey valuable life lessons to the offspring of people who lived a lot closer to reality than most in the so called “first […]