In honour of spooky season, this month’s blog is dedicated to some of the more chilling elements of Augustine. Every October, as the nights grow long and the air becomes redolent with the smell of wood smoke, rain, and burning leaves, the world seems to shift slightly. Shadows linger longer than they should, and forgotten... Continue Reading →
Carrion Hall and the Gothic heart of Augustine
Where grief lingers in the walls, and the dead are never truly gone. There’s a certain kind of house that lives long after its last occupant has gone. Where its floorboards creak not from age, but from memory. Where silence is not peace, but a warning. We’ve all seen them. Watched them in movies. Read... Continue Reading →
The Hat Man
The real-world nightmare that inspired the Gothic dark fantasy - Augustine. He appears at the foot of your bed Tall. Motionless. Watching. A silhouette darker than the room around him. Always in a wide-brimmed hat. Always just out of reach. This is The Hat Man At least, this is my experience of The Hat Man.... Continue Reading →