Piercing the Veil: Bealtaine in “The Hallow” (2015) BY JILLIAN KRISTINA Hallow be their name, And blessed be their claim. If you who trespass put down roots, Then Hallow be your name. The Book of Invasions C. 1150 There are lands where...
Piercing the Veil – Dracula Illuminated BY JILLIAN KRISTINA Blood dripping. Lust flowing. The primordial thumping of a pulsating heart on the brink of explosion, barely able to contain legions of lust and horror within its bulging chambers. “The blood is the...
Piercing the Veil: Sasha Graham, The Virginia Festival of the Book, and the Love Affair of Horror and Tarot BY JILLIAN KRISTINA The realms of horror are vast, far-reaching, all-encompassing. It’s the genre that contains everything – light and dark, love and...
Piercing the Veil – The Night House By JILLIAN KRISTINA “You’re closer to death than you’ve ever been.” We fear death. We fear finality. We fear the unknown. We fear the inevitable grief that comes along with death. The heartache. The longing. But what if…what...
Piercing the Veil – The Deeper You Dig By JILLIAN KRISTINA What is it to live in a liminal space? Or, better yet, to become a liminal being yourself? What is it to possess such power, yet turn your back on it in the name of greed? What is it to reach out to the...
