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Arlo Blackthorn Adult - Male - Writer / Artist - Gothic Horror Fanatic Website | Ao3 | Substack

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⚰️Arlo Blackthorn - artist, writer, and historian. I'm a fan of all things gothic, vampires, old films, ballet, fashion, and video games.

🐍Haunting the Scavenger

In this Gothic Horror Romance, our friend Monty bites off more than he can chew in his pursuit to investigate the untimely death of his mentor, Dr. Giovanni, as he slowly becomes entranced by her only living heir, Cameron.

🗡️Where to grab a copy -> itch.io | paperback | official page

🥀Website | Substack | Bluesky | Ao3 | Goodreads | Fashion blog @drcoffeebones | Video game blog @ergodevotion

🦇Discord for vampires and gothic lovers

My work is intended for maturer audiences. I'm an adult man and greatly prefer MDNI

[yllil]

[witchrealms]

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[wintersvldierr]

So I suggest we make a pact, since we're both in it for the long haul: whoever dies first, the other one can come and bring flowers to their grave. How's that?

[pomegranateteeth]

This month an apprentice gets a little tangled up assisting his colleague in some botany research in this short little story. There is some additional timely news for my dear readers as well this month. Enjoy!

July's news letter is here🌿

[tyrian-red]

my erotic fanfiction is more historically accurate than yours. here it claims that shes moaning 'yes,' however classical latin didn't have a word that corresponds to Modern English 'yes,' i.e. an affirmative answer to an interrogative. You could have easily avoided this glaring implausibility by allowing her to moan plus, 'more'—as exemplified in my critically acclaimed fic with an unprecedented number of kudos (eleven). I recommend that you log out of AO3 and return only after acquiring satisfactory knowledge of the subject matter.

[saturnianrules]

enfants riches déprimés ss𝟤𝟧

[townofcrosshollow]

Beau Lee Wyatt and his many deaths

[erikkwakkel]

Medieval book transport

You are looking at two ‘wraps’ (top), the outside and inside of a box (middle), and a leather satchel (bottom). What they share is not just their old age (they are all medieval), but also the purpose for which they were made: to transport a book from A to B. The actual reason for transporting books in these objects varied considerably. The wraps are late-medieval girdle books, which were hanged from the owner’s belt by the knot. The text inside - which was often of legal or religious nature - could be consulted quickly and easily: just unwrap it and read. The box (and the ninth-century book inside) had a more exotic use: the package functioned as a charm for good luck on the battlefield, where it was carried in front of the troops by a monk. The satchel, which also dates from the ninth century, was just a bag to transport a book while on the go - it was popular among monks. Read more about these fascinating devices in my blog post “Medieval Books on the Go” (here).  

Pics -  Wrap at top: Stockholm, Royal Library (16th century, source); Wrap below it: Yale, Beinecke Library, MS 84 (15th century, source); Box: Dublin, Royal, Irish Academy, D ii 3 (8th/9th century, source); Satchel: Dublin, Trinity, College, MS 52 (Book of Armagh, 9th century, source).

[pomegranateteeth]

Happy Disability Pride Month! 🌈♿🦓🦻🧑‍🦯🧑‍🦽‍➡️🧑‍🦼‍➡️🧏🦾

This month Haunting the Scavenger is featured in the Disability Pride Month Bundle on itch.io alongside 30+ other fantastic independent disabled horror, fantasy, and scifi authors. As someone who lives with Chronic Migraines, Ehlers–Danlos Syndromes, and Thalassemia B Intermedia my experiences inform my work and I am proud to be a disabled creative!

Get The Bundle Here!

[pomegranateteeth]

The Botanist’s Assistant🌿

Monthly fantasies, short stories, ravings, and news updates from Arlo Blackthorn

July's newsletter is out today! This month an apprentice gets a little tangled up assisting his colleague in some botany research in a short and rather filthy story. Posting on the actual first since I also have some timely news and genuinely don't know how the day of the week effects readers haha

[pomegranateteeth]

Eyebags are inextricably hot and sexy and anyone who says otherwise has poor taste

[ranni-thewitch]

everyone was harmed in the making of this doll

[iliothermia]

[pomegranateteeth]

Happy Disability Pride Month! 🌈♿🦓🦻🧑‍🦯🧑‍🦽‍➡️🧑‍🦼‍➡️🧏🦾

This month Haunting the Scavenger is featured in the Disability Pride Month Bundle on itch.io alongside 30+ other fantastic independent disabled horror, fantasy, and scifi authors. As someone who lives with Chronic Migraines, Ehlers–Danlos Syndromes, and Thalassemia B Intermedia my experiences inform my work and I am proud to be a disabled creative!

Get The Bundle Here!

[pomegranateteeth]

The Botanist’s Assistant🌿

Monthly fantasies, short stories, ravings, and news updates from Arlo Blackthorn

July's newsletter is out today! This month an apprentice gets a little tangled up assisting his colleague in some botany research in a short and rather filthy story. Posting on the actual first since I also have some timely news and genuinely don't know how the day of the week effects readers haha

[nicosraf]

Very important for my characters to have gay sex and to suffer from substance abuse