goreydetails

All good things must end....

2008-04-27T05:50:28Z

Due to the overwhelming response to our

Arcana sale,

we let it run a few days longer.

But Sunday will be the final day -

make sure to take advantage of these great prices

while you still can!

Birthday Newsletter!

2008-04-16T18:52:01Z

It's my party,

and

I can buy if I want to!

The latest newsletter

is a loving tribute to

some of my most favorite things.

Lots of

cool new stuff,

and for one week only -

ALL

ARCANA

is

ON SALE!

Buckethead's homage to Heironymus Bosch

2008-03-17T22:50:11Z

Spokes for the Wheel of Torment

Why can't all videos be this awesome?

More Spring Limited Editions from Arcana!

2008-03-16T04:17:58Z

More Spring

Limited Editions

from

Arcana

Madame Lapin

Perfume Oil, Soap, and Sugar Scrub

Molly Malone Sugar Scrub

Marshmallow Sugar Scrub

Sorry, guys -
we missed out on Poison Candy perfume oil

NEW Arcana Limited Edition Perfume Oils

2008-03-03T22:06:42Z

We've just received word

of these

two new

LIMITED EDITION

Perfume Oils

from

Arcana

Molly Malone

and

Tammany Hall

The Latest!

2008-02-01T20:49:15Z

Come see the

FEBRUARY 1st

NEWSLETTER!

GREAT NEW STUFF!

NEW EDWARD GOREY BOOKS
NEW VALENTINE SCENTS from ARCANA
GORGEOUS NEW JEWELRY
BEAUTIFUL MUTANTS,
ALICE COLLAGES,
and
LOTS MORE!

Seed

2008-01-19T20:41:33Z

Seed

is a fun little time-waster!

Genetically modify
a
flower garden!

(click on 'Go to Shop' for more flowers)

Goodbye, Karen

2008-01-18T05:36:07Z

March 5, 1941 - January 17, 2008

I am forever grateful to you for your son.

Rest now.

RIP Vampira - "go gentle into that good night"

2008-01-15T18:55:28Z

Maila Nurmi,

whose "Vampira" TV persona pioneered the spooky-yet-sexy Goth aesthetic,
has died, coroner's officials said.
She was 85.

Nurmi died Thursday afternoon at her Hollywood home,
Los Angeles County coroner's Lt. Fred Corral said.
The cause of death has not been determined, Corral said.

Nurmi created her Vampira character —
reminiscent of Charles Addams' spooky New Yorker cartoons —
to host horror movie broadcasts on KABC TV in Los Angeles in 1954.

With darkly mascaraed eyes and blood-red lipstick,
Nurmi appeared each week in her revealing black dress and slinky fishnets
to introduce such films as
"Revenge of the Zombies" and "Devil Bat's Daughter."

"The Vampira Show" was canceled after about a year,
but Nurmi remained a cult figure among B-movie buffs
and is thought to have inspired the
vampish Morticia Addams on "The Addams Family,"
which premiered about 10 years later.

But Nurmi's cultural resonance did not translate into long-term wealth.
In 1989, she lost a $10 million lawsuit that contended
Cassandra Peterson's late-night horror hostess Elvira pirated her character.

"There is no Elvira. There's only a pirated Vampira,"
she was quoted as saying in an Associated Press story at the time.
"Cassandra Peterson slavishly copied my product and made a fortune.
America has been duped."

Among Nurmi's scattered film appearances following her TV career
was a cameo in Ed Wood's 1959 cult classic, "Plan 9 From Outer Space."
Nurmi was played by Lisa Marie in "Ed Wood,"
Tim Burton's 1994 tribute to the B-movie director.

Nurmi was born Maila Elizabeth Syrjaniemi in Finland on Dec. 11, 1922
and emigrated with her family to Ohio, said Heather Saenz, a friend.

In her late teens she went to New York,
where she fell in with a clique of actors and artists
and moved with them to Hollywood to seek a film career, Saenz said.
She worked as a chorus girl and model before appearing as Vampira.
Nurmi supported herself late in her life by selling handmade jewelry

Saenz and her husband, Bryan Moore, met Nurmi in 2005
when they recruited her to serve as grand marshal in a procession of hearses
sponsored by Los Angeles' Petersen Automotive Museum.

Moore said he plans to transport Nurmi's casket
in a vintage 1951 hearse that appeared in a scene of "Ed Wood."

"So that's going to be Vampira's last ride," he said.

Funeral arrangements are pending.
Nurmi has no known surviving family, Moore said.

Some good links on Vampira:
http://www.vampirathemovie.com/
(this site lists her age as 86)
http://www.cultsirens.com/vampira/vampira.htm
http://www.hotweird.com/crow/vamp.html
http://www.vampirasattic.com/
(this link has info on where to send memorial donations
and an email address for those in the LA area
who would like to be contacted about attending her memorial service)
http://laist.com/2008/01/11/vampira_goes_to.php
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OKYe3h6lO20
(an awsome tribute video!)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Juk2VKQ2rY
(an interview with Maila Nurmi)

Have your Heard the News?

2007-12-10T08:16:33Z

Come see our

Year-End

NEWSLETTER

Lot's o' cool new stuff!

A Brush with Greatness

2007-12-07T05:30:14Z

The Mister and I went to Sellwood yesterday afternoon to tend to our store space.
When we arrived, there was a man buying a bunch of our stuff -
lots of haunted portraits and rubber stamps!
Mr. Goreydetails offered him one of our cards just as he was walking out the door.
As the man walked away, the woman who had helped him check out got very excited.

Apparently,

Adam Jones

- the guitarist from Tool -

really digs our stuff!

Tool was in town to play the Rose Garden last night.
He'd even offered the lady at the register a Plus-1 pass to the show!

D'oh!!!!

High School Teen Spirit

2007-12-01T03:32:58Z

A

stirring rendition

of

Nirvana's

"Smells Like Teen Spirit"

as performed by a

high school orchestra.

I hope that Kurt would feel honored.

Top 10 Most Depressing Rock Songs

2007-11-30T06:33:03Z

A great list from

ListVerse

Listening to

Johnny Cash

singing NIN's "Hurt"

just about tears my heart out.

Edited to add

that I just watched

the video

of Johnny Cash's "Hurt".

:(......

The Moonlight Ball Laser Cell

2007-11-18T01:48:48Z

Here's an excellent opportunity to aquire
a rare piece of Edward Gorey's work
at a FABULOUS price
and make a contribution
to the animal rescue charities benefited by
the Edward Gorey Charitable Trust
at the same time!

These licensed prints were produced using
the trademarked printing process
known as "Laser Cels".
Gorey's classic illustration from
'The Vinegar Works'
was used to create artwork to promote
The Moonlight Ball
held in Boston on October 20, 2007
as a benefit for the
Animal Rescue League of Boston.
It is is limited to 1,000 pieces,
and is the first in a series of forthcoming prints.

New Wintertime Scents from Arcana

2007-11-18T01:41:55Z

New

Winter Scents

from

Arcana

WINTER MIRTH
The scent of favorite scarves, gleeful snow days,
and a lighthearted whirl of holiday parties:
green coconut, baked pumpkin, nutmeg,
red patchouli and brightest lemongrass.
SOAP   *   PERFUME OIL   *   SCRUB

WINTER MALAISE
Sigh.
A carb-laden base of syrupy sweet mango
and thick, rich vanilla is prodded with cinnamon,
clove, black anise, and iron-distilled patchouli.
Perfect for that date with your light box.
SOAP   * PERFUME OIL

FROZEN HEART
The essence of a snow queen's glacialaffections.
An enchanted concoction of spiky black pepper, cold peppermint,
icy watermelon, pale vanilla and pearl musk.
Beware of glittering women in sleighswho promise you the world.
PERFUME OIL   * SCRUB

SOLSTICE SUGAR
Rejoice in the return of the sweetsun-child
throughout all the jolly festivals of the Winter Solstice.
The scent ofwarmest celebrations and Yuletide feasts
with notes of toasty almonds, apple cakes,
baking spices and honeyed mead.
SOAP   *   PERFUME OIL   *   SCRUB

LA BEFANA
Notes of ripe apricot, Sicilian blood orange, dark chocolate,
smoked vanilla, and toasted biscotti combine to evoke la Befana,
the Christmas witch of Italy who slides down chimneys
to leave sweets for very good children
and lumps of coal for the very bad.
PERFUME OIL   *   SCRUB

THE ULDA
The elusive fairy folk of the Nordic Sapmi region
are said to live underneath the Earth
and travel in reindeer-drawn sleighs tinkling with silver bells.
With white almond, resinous Baltic amber,
crisp bayberry, warm cardamom, pink pepper,
soothing macadamia oil and fragrant cedar tips.
SOAP   *    PERFUME OIL

PAX MUNDI
A prayerful ode to world peace.
Smoky frankincense, bay laurel, myrtle pepper,
peach nectar, myrrh, balsam of peru,
Atlas cedarwood and gentle copaiba.
PERFUME OIL

NEWS of the NEW

2007-11-18T01:03:47Z

Have you seen the

November 16th

NEWSLETTER?

Check out all the

NEW STUFF

!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Mister Gorey Details @ The Skateboard Archives

2007-11-17T22:19:07Z

My husband -

45

and still

tearing it up!

I love you!

Dark Search Engines

2007-11-08T06:14:55Z

Apparently, if Google had a black screen,
taking into account the huge number of page views,
it would conserve 750 mega watts/hour of energy per year.

In response, a black version of it's search engine was created,
called Blackle,
with the exact same functions as the white version,
but with lower energy consumption.

Also check out google's dark counterpart
Googoth

Arrrr! Mumbleypeg!

2007-11-05T18:05:36Z

Mumbleypeg

is an old pirate game

played by stabbing between your fingers with a knife,

as fast as you can.

Try to avoid poking yourself, ok?

Edward Gorey Dracula Exhibit in SF

2007-11-05T06:06:48Z

If you're lucky enough to be in

the San Francisco area

before January 20th, 2008

You MUST stop by the

Cartoon Art Museum

(at 655 Mission)

to view the

Edward Gorey Dracula exhibit!

"...an amazing exhibition of the master cartoonist's original set and costume designs, rare production photographs and memorabilia from the Tony Award-winning Broadway production. Museum visitors will have a unique behind-the-scenes look at the creative process, from Gorey's initial notes and sketches through his completed concept artwork. "

"There's only 364 days left until next Halloween, Jack!"

2007-11-01T07:24:55Z

HAPPY
HALLOWEEN!

Here's your

treat

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FreeRice

2007-10-28T16:51:48Z

Have a good vocabulary and want to help?

Visit FreeRice

For each word you get right,

they will donate 10 grains of rice

through the United Nations.

Show and Tell at Instructables

2007-10-23T18:25:57Z

Hey, you crafty-types!

Have you seen

this site?

It's got step-by-step instructions

to do ALL KINDS of super-cool stuff!

Cat Bible

2007-10-23T05:09:28Z

Please forgive me .....

I couldn't help myself.....

Banana Ghost

2007-10-23T04:42:18Z

I just came across

this wonderfully surreal video,

and thought I'd share.

Enjoy!