#eric stenbock

[flowersofmaldoror]

Eric Stenbock grave

[bitterkarella]

Midnight Pals: The Other Side

Eric Stenbock: submitted for the approval of the midnight society, i call this the tale of the other side Stenbock: ok so there's this brook Stenbock: and everyone in the village says you shouldn't go to the other side Stenbock: they're all like "nooo don't go to the other side" Stenbock: "the other side is bad" Stenock: "the other side is scary" Stenbock: "it's too gay"

Stenbock: but this kid named gabriel goes King: oh, another gabriel! Stenbock: and gabriel is not like other boys Stenbock: all the other boys love violence and sports ball Stenbock: he's super sensitive and artistic and gentle

Stenbock: you know, he's just... Stenbock: different Barker: oh believe me I know King: is this about being gay? Barker: steve its decadent literature, of course its about being gay

Stenbock: now gabriel has a friend named carmilla King: oh! King: another carmilla? King: you really like those names Stenbock: yes!

Stenbock: so on the other side of this brook Stenbock: there's wolves and werewolves and wolves with the heads of people and people with the heads of wolves and wolves with people legs and also people with wolf tails (and they all have red eyes) and wolves with people ears and people with wolf ears Stenbock: and some scary owls too

Eric Stenbock: hey does anyone here know anything about vampires Bram Stoker: oh i'm your man Stenbock: cuz i think i might be a vampire Stoker: Stoker: okay um Stoker: why do you Stoker: why do you think that

Stenbock: well see i think i might be a vampire Stenbock: cuz i really really like men Stoker: Stenbock: you know, like, sexually Stoker: that's not a vampire thing

Stenbock: are you sure? cuz i feel like it is Stenbock: i feel like me liking dudes is definitely a vampire thing Stoker: no vampires are not gay Stenbock: i dunno, i'm gonna ask le Petit Comte Stoker: do NOT ask le petit comte! Stenbock: [through le petit comte] vampires are gay Stoker: they are not gay! Stoker: shut up! Stoker: shut up you stupid puppet! Barker: bram are you yelling at the puppet Stoker: well...! Stoker: well, he's wrong!!!

[theunderperformicist]

Cover for Studies of Death by Erick Stenbock

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One does not realise what a frightful responsibility one incurs in introducing one person to another. In nine cases out of ten nothing particular may ensue, but the tenth case may be the turning-point in a life for good or for evil.

from Hylas by Count Stanislaus Eric Stenbock

[jazznoisehere]

Of Kings and Things  

Strange Tales and Decadent Poems by Count Stanislaus Eric Stenbock

Strange Attractor Press, 2018.

[swordofhoney]

‘Tis a soft bed, a feathery pillow, Oh, let me rest upon thy wave; Lull me to sleep upon thy billow, And let thy waters be my grave.”

S.E. Stenbock, excerpt from the poem Ode to the East Sea (Love, Sleep & Dreams, 1881)

[allthatisnowlandwasoncethesky]

Tomb

[raptured-night]

Eric, Count Stenbock: A Catch Of A Ghost

With his extravagant dress, entourage of exotic pets, and morbid fascinations, Count Stenbock is considered one of the greatest exemplars of the Decadent movement. David Tibet on the enigmatic writer’s short and curious life.