Art of Darkness

S. Elizabeth curates a sourcebook of more than 200 artworks inspired and informed by the morbid, melancholic and macabre.

Introduction: In Praise of Shadow
PART ONE
It’s All in Your Mind
I. Dreams & Nightmares
II. Psychological Distress
III. Whispers from the Void
PART TWO
The Human Condition
IV. Ailments & Afflictions
V. Depravity & Destruction
VI. Matters of Mortality
PART THREE
The World Around Us
VII. Darkness in Bloom
VIII. Where the Wild Things Are
IX. Mysterious Landscapes, Ruins & Ravaged Places
PART FOUR
Visions from Beyond
X. Gods & Monsters
XI. The Restless Dead & Other Eerie Entities
XII. Dark Arts & Forbidden Mysteries
Further reading
Index
Picture credits
Acknowledgements