Steampunk Hallowe’en
Hallowe’en is nearly upon us and what will you be doing on the night of evil? I like to think that I’ll be sitting in front of a log fire in my oxblood high backed chair with a sherry and the days...
View ArticleNews round up 31/10/2013
Steampunk Frankenstein’s Monster It’s that time again, my dear friends and I’ve emptied out my intray to see what wonders of the World there is to look at from the last seven days. In this news round...
View ArticleSteampunks… in SPACE!
English: Screenshot from Le Voyage dans la lune (A Trip to the Moon) (1902) (Photo credit: Wikipedia) The National Space Centre in Leicester will be holding a steampunk event on the 30th November,...
View ArticleGreen Lantern – Steam Lantern
Steam Lantern – The enemy There’s nothing more rewarding than having children. That is until they get home from school and assume that the television belongs to them. Cartoons are a staple diet of any...
View ArticleBowler or Top Hat?
Lafayette Steampunk Hat (Photo credit: Infrogmation) Tell me which hat you prefer when dressing for an event. Take Our Poll Related articles The World’s Top 10 Best Steampunk Inspired Hats Interview...
View ArticleHat size chart
Steampunk Gizmos Hat (Photo credit: JackAZ Photo) I just placed a poll asking for your opinion on the best hat between a Bowler and a Top Hat. Do go and take a look and cast your vote. I also thought...
View ArticleSteampunk band in Battle of the Bands final
The Copperfield Ensemble Project in the Final of Battle of the Bands The Copperfield Ensemble Project is an imagining of Victorian music played today: a cross between Chamber Music and Music Hall, this...
View ArticleSteampunk News round up 08/02/2015
Steampunk Airship A shopper’s delight Seaway News CORNWALL, Ontario – The retro-futuristic glamour of steampunk fashion was too much to resist for Judy Kroon at the Purely Handmade Cornwall Arts… At...
View ArticleAn Introduction to “Spiritualism” and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Steampunk Journal - The best steampunk news, reviews, articles and guides Whenever I explain Steampunk to the uninitiated, I have to say, “oh yeah, and also” several times to try to encompass it all. I...
View ArticleUsing Photography as “Proof” of the Afterlife
Steampunk Journal - The best steampunk news, reviews, articles and guides The word “photography,” which roughly means “light-writing”, was coined in 1839 by chemist and inventor Sir John Herschel....
View ArticleGet Your Halloween Gears Going with this Gallery of Steam-Pumpkin Creations
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View ArticleA Guide to Victorian Vampires
Steampunk Journal - The best steampunk news, reviews, articles and guides What’s in a Name? There are many different terms for vampires (also spelled vampyre in English), such as vyrkolakas (Greek),...
View ArticleA Fabulous Dark Caberet Playlist for your Steampunk Halloween Shindig!
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View ArticleEmbrace One of the “Spirits of the Season” with Apple Cider, a 19th century...
Steampunk Journal - The best steampunk news, reviews, articles and guides I have noticed there are many brands of liquor that boast a start date sometime in the 1880’s. It made me wonder about the...
View ArticleWhat is a Spirit Board?
Steampunk Journal - The best steampunk news, reviews, articles and guides How do Ouija and other Spirit Boards Work? Spirit boards are widely regarded to be nothing more than a toy. The game is simple;...
View ArticleSleepy Hollow (1999) Punks an American Revolution Myth
Steampunk Journal - The best steampunk news, reviews, articles and guides The History of The Legend of Sleepy Hollow The story first appeared in print in 1820 as a short story. Since then, it’s gone on...
View ArticleGet All of your Steam Era Mummy Links in One Place
Steampunk Journal - The best steampunk news, reviews, articles and guides Earlier this year, we devoted a week to Egyptomania. To make it easier to include our fine, bandaged friends in your Halloween,...
View ArticleGet a Dazzling Look at Five of Edgar Allan Poe’s Classic Tales
Steampunk Journal - The best steampunk news, reviews, articles and guides Director Raul Garcia (The Lion King, Aladdin) brings together five amazing depictions of some of Poe’s scariest stories and...
View ArticleTop 5 Movie Picks for your Steampunk Halloween
Steampunk Journal - The best steampunk news, reviews, articles and guides Guys, this was hard. Like, waaaaaaaay harder than I expected. It turns out there are LOT of Steampunk movies with a bit of...
View ArticleAnother Steampunk Halloween Resource – Mask Tutorial Video
Steampunk Journal - The best steampunk news, reviews, articles and guides Need some inspiration for your Halloween costume? Check out this video for how to make your own creepy post-apocolyptic...
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