September Full Moon Tarotscopes By Sarah Faith Gottesdiener Our September Full Moon is this Friday, September 13th if you are located in the PST, or it’s on the 14th, if you aren’t. (To listen more about the significance of the number 13, and why it is the number of the Goddess, check out this episode […]
Please welcome The Mystical Menagerie Market The Mystical Menagerie is a one night fashion show and market event hosted by Meagan Meli, Cat Coven, Arcana Obscura, Dana Glover, Riven Barrow Glass and I Do Declare. This phenomenal evening will take place on Saturday, September 14th at the de Kooning Studio, a gorgeous 19th century cast-iron […]
It’s Little Death’s first day at a new school. He’s excited about making new friends, but the other kids don’t like his talent for turning anything he touches into bones. They call him “freak” and “weirdo” and refuse to play with him. Little Death runs away to hide but ends up learning something very important […]
From now until the full moon this Friday the 13, please use code “Virgo” at checkout for 20% off the complete selection of the Haute Macabre library and all crystals. Is is rare that I am able to offer a sale, but I am extending this as an expression of gratitude for the support that […]
Vintage Occult, Astrology, and Spiritualist Books: Haute Macabre Library Update Tim Walker’s Rebel Riders An Obscurum Of Secrets: The Lost Art Of Robin Isely Charging Slab Flash Sale (this one is complete, but the next sale is coming soon!) From the Archives: Biblio-alchemy: The Liquid Library of Annalù Boeretto August Full Moon Tarotscopes by Sarah […]
Dress for the Season of the Witch, and accessorize accordingly thanks to Queen Mab’s Hats. Queen Mab is giving away a Witch Hat & band here on Haute Macabre! To enter: follow @QueenMabstore & @HauteMacabre on Instagram and leave a comment here on the blog telling us your Halloween plans, favorite past costume, or your […]
09/14 NYC The Mystical Menagerie Market The Mystical Menagerie is a one night fashion show and market event hosted by Meagan Meli, Cat Coven, Arcana Obscura, Dana Glover, Riven Barrow Glass and I Do Declare. This phenomenal evening will take place on Saturday, September 14th at the de Kooning Studio, a gorgeous 19th century cast-iron […]
image via @spookula The BloodMilk sale is currently on until 08/29: use code “Summer20” for 20% off the special sale category at BloodMilkJewels.com.
Settle in for the soothing tones of Basil Rathborne and Vincent Price reading Edgar Allan Poe’s greatest hits. Stream the five disk set (I assume most of our readers remember disks? Even unironic cassettes?) via Spotify. For more fun with Vincent Price, check out Adventures in Demonology in the Haute Macabre archives.
A summer storm inspired collection of quartz: pieces that are reminiscent to me of the hot days here in the Deep Southern Swamp. Each afternoon, the humid day finds a line of dark clouds filling the sky during our rainy season, and a torrent of rain comes down for a brief spell. The day turns […]
A summer inspired sale for tomorrow morning, pieces that are reminiscent to me of the hot days here in the Deep Southern Swamp. Each afternoon, the humid day finds a line of dark clouds filling the sky during our rainy season, and a torrent of rain comes down for a brief spell. The day turns […]
Instead of a lengthy introduction, I am cutting right to the chase for this summer edition of Needful Things! Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab bath oil: Straight aromatic luxury, and I am so into the notion of soaking in my sins. I’ve said fuck summer and have been taking hot, relaxing baths with these, some candles […]
Sarah Bad Gateway by Simon Hanselmann Ooooof. When you strip away the spiteful laughter and the uncomfortable chuckles of the previous Megg & Mogg books (one of which, Megahex, I have written about previously–don’t get me wrong, I adored it, and I laughed at that one, too) you’re left with the bare bones of depression and […]
August Full Moon Tarotscopes This Thursday, August 15th, we have our only Full Moon of August. An August Full Moon traditionally coincides, in the Northern Hemisphere, of the time of the first harvest. It is time to really take stock of this year: where we’ve been, what we’ve learned, and where we are going. Collectively […]
Here at Haute Macabre there’s no such thing as too many books. We each live surrounded by overflowing shelves and stacks of books, old and new, and exist between their covers. But some books aren’t made for reading, they’re made for aesthetic appreciation and today we’re coveting these dynamic book sculptures created by Italian contemporary artist Annalù Boeretto. Primarily […]
TheHaute Macabre Instagram Flash Sale is now live, featuring a selection of fluorite, quartz, and selenite charging slabs. Each piece available is has a flat surface to store your tarot cards, jewelry, or other treasures on. Fluorite assists with mental clarity and focus, allowing for concentration on the task at hand while minimizing distraction. Extremely […]
Tim Walker for Vogue Italia December 2015
The Haute Macabre Library Update is now live! These vintage occult titles are available now in the Haute Macabre Library. Please note that each of these is a previously loved book, and may contain marks within the texts and/or imperfections on the cover. Montague Summers: The History of Witchcraft The History of Witchcraft is a […]
The next set of offerings to the Haute Macabre Shop will be a selection of vintage occult titles that I have sourced this season. Resurrecting this portion of the collection has been immensely fulfilling, and I am excited to continue to expand the vintage and antique sections of the shop! These titles will be available […]
A Visit To Guo Pei’s Alternate Universe Stacked: June 2019 Offerings: New Spells and Remedies in the Haute Macabre Shop Waking Medusa: Ray Harryhausen’s Movie Models Restored Haute Haunts: Building A Mystery (House) Damien Echols’ HIGH MAGICK: Priming Oneself to Cast Spells Beyond the Totality: Alleviating the Darkness July Full Moon Lunar Eclipse Tarotscopes by […]
Please welcome our newest sponsor, Queen Mab! Angela Hartshorn is a one woman shop specializing in creating magick with fabric. With Queen Mab’s Store, she creates witch hats for both ritual and play. With Fogg Couture, she creates fashion and accessories for everyday wear and for those special moments. Find Queen Mab’s Store : Shop […]
Infanta Style Paolo Roversi for Vogue Italia Couture Supplement September 1997
You can now visit the community calendar here on HM (best viewed on desktop) or subscribe via this link. Handsome Devils Puppets Tiny Tour (Part 1) Multi-city stops with HDP’s folk songs, murder ballads, personal tales, tears and screams and deaths and dreams. And, of course, puppets. The Creeping Museum Artist Market and Fairytale Salon […]
A little glimpse into the world of Edward Gorey: a collection of animated shorts illustrating audio recordings of the artist, created by the filmmaker behind the upcoming Gorey documentary. In an act of synchronicity, a shipment of The Fantod Pack arrived simultaneously with discovering these shorts, and is back in stock now in the Haute […]
The very first flash sale is now live on Instagram! Today’s offerings include rose quartz, lepidolite, and smokey quartz spheres, mini tourmalated quartz friends, and fluorite (mostly purple, as that is my favorite) in various forms. Listings are posted on the HM IG and in the stories, with a link directing to the sale page […]
A small note for the start of our week: faceted garnets and the shuffle edition of the beautiful Luminous Void Tarot are now in stock in the Haute Macabre Shop. The first IG Crystal Sale will be taking place on the Haute Macabre Instagram profile this week on Thursday, July 25. Listings posted shall be […]
Bodies in a cadaver lab wrapped in plastic Please welcome guest contributor Madeline Le Despencer. Please be aware that post contains graphic images. It was winter 2008 when I first dismembered a human body. By dismember, I really ought to say, “disarticulated the shoulder girdle from the axial skeleton by disconnecting the sternoclavicular joint and points […]
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Beyond the Totality: Alleviating the Darkness crystal collection is now available in the Haute Macabre Shop. This collection is a grouping of stones that I have been using to assist me in a season of anxiety and distress, which I discussed in this post. Below you will find previews of today’s update, and I truly […]
July Full Moon Lunar Eclipse Tarotscopes On July 16th, we’ve got a Full Moon Partial Lunar Eclipse at 8:38 PM PST. This is the last lunar eclipse of the year. The majority of North America will not be able to see it, but we might feel it—many of us have been feeling this eclipse season […]
