Mannyfesto!

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20+ years in the making, recorded in 3 different countries, here it is, the long awaited follow-up to the debut album by the Dark Young! http://thedarkyoung.bandcamp.com/album/part-the-second

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Black Hymeneal Fundraiser!

Here is the link to the fundraiser for my upcoming book of poetry, “Black Hymeneal”: https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/black-hymeneal-by-manuel-paul-arenas#/

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Latest look at the work on the portrait by Michele Bledsoe for the cover of my upcoming poetry collection “Black Hymeneal”.

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Black Hymeneal Photo Shoot

Here’s my latest blog entry about the photo shoot I took to promote my upcoming poetry book “Black Hymeneal”: https://mannysbookofshadows.wordpress.com/2015/06/26/black-hymeneal-photo-shoot/

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Black Hymeneal, work in progress 2

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Gargoyle, work in progress, part 2

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Michele Bledsoe and me at Soul Kitchen 2

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Gargoyle illustration

Here is Michele's latest illustration for my poetry collection. It is her rendition of "Gargoyle".

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Gargoyle Poem

Here is a scan of the lovely calligraphy and artwork my good friend Felix Rust did for my "Gargoyle" poem many years ago. Hopefully, my new friend Michele Bledsoe shall do her own illustration of it for my upcoming book "Black Hymeneal: the Black Light Verse and Gothic Vignettes of Manuel Paul Arenas".

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Do you read Sutter Cane?

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If Family Circus was written by H.P. Lovecraft...

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Sor Maria and the Devil, Luzbel

Here's a link to my latest poem, inspired by the Mexican Horror-Nunsploitation film "Satanico Pandemonium"

http://mannysbookofshadows.wordpress.com/

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Dracula cover art

Here is a detail from one of my favorite paperback covers for Bram Stoker's "Dracula". Not sure who the artist is, but I'm surprised I don't see more copies of it floating around the Internet.

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Manurog update

Some shading to make things a bit clearer, and you can see my poem in the background. If you look in his hair you can also see the backbone of a gnome!

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This is a preliminary sketch by the amazing artist Michele Bledsoe for my poem "Manurog". We are collaborating on a book of my poems illustrated by this amazing artist. If you like this, go check out her books Lemon Bee and other Peculiar Tales and The Secret Kingdom.

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The Curse of the Crying Woman

Here's a link to a review I wrote on the classic Mexican Horror film, La Maldición de la Llorona (a/k/a “The Curse of the Crying Woman”).

http://mannysbookofshadows.wordpress.com/2011/07/27/la-maldicion-de-la-llorona-aka-%E2%80%9Cthe-curse-of-the-crying-woman%E2%80%9D/

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Salutations!

My name is Manny and I am a writer of poetry and short stories in the Gothic vein. I love Gothic Literature, fairy-tales, classic horror films, progressive rock, heavy metal and bacon; and this is my blog.