Silent Meridian first chapter by Elizabeth Crowens
Edinburgh, 1898 Scotland was just barely crawling its way out of the nineteenth century. I was a naïve, but ambitious student studying music at the University of Edinburgh hurrying over to meet Arthur...
View ArticlePunch magazine predicted the 21st century… in 1906!
In the modern day world, we’ve been swept up by the relentless march of advanced technology. With each year, a new or upgraded phone/computer gets released and we simply have to have it. People will...
View ArticleWhich Film Genres Should Try Steampunk?
For all of the allure and general popularity of steampunk settings, there’s a surprising dearth of popular films that have used them. That’s not to say there aren’t any examples, but they tend to be...
View ArticlePublic surprised as crazy people go to Asylum
Steampunk Journal - The best steampunk news, reviews, articles and guides Oilpunks dressed as steampunks voluntarily visit an asylum. It’s like something out of a Penny Dreadful. Everyday people...
View ArticleOctopus chosen as model for first squishy robot
Steampunk Journal - The best steampunk news, reviews, articles and guides The diverse and complex Octopus has been chosen as the model for a new type of robot that is being developed. There are plenty...
View ArticleVictorian clothed couple get refused into Victorian gardens
Steampunk Journal - The best steampunk news, reviews, articles and guides Gabriel and Sarah Chrisman live as Victorians, but a recent experience has given a media outlet a platform to incite racial...
View ArticleNew Burlesque show to open in Selby
Steampunk Journal - The best steampunk news, reviews, articles and guides The Burlesque Lounge kicks off on 23rd September at 7.30pm The Burlesque Lounge is a brand new night being held in Selby,...
View ArticleAuction to begin for Penny Dreadful props
Steampunk Journal - The best steampunk news, reviews, articles and guides A three day auction is to take place from September 13th 2016 to September 15th 2016 featuring various items that were used in...
View ArticleIllegal import of Herbal tea increases
Steampunk Journal - The best steampunk news, reviews, articles and guides Herbal tea was at the centre of a renewed wave of angry queueing outside Whitehall today, it has been revealed. Members of the...
View ArticlePenny Dreadful wins award for most amount of misleading articles
Steampunk Journal - The best steampunk news, reviews, articles and guides Aside from this article, look at the related ones down to the side Gothic Victorian fantasy programme Penny Dreadful has won an...
View ArticleGaslight & Grimm book review
Steampunk Journal - The best steampunk news, reviews, articles and guides Words by Nemma Wollenfang Gaslight & Grimm Introduction Gaslight & Grimm is an anthology of 13 short stories by a...
View ArticleToothsome Chocolate Emporium open for previews
Steampunk Journal - The best steampunk news, reviews, articles and guides You may remember that back in March 2016 I reported on Universal Orlando‘s bold plans for a steampunk themed chocolate factory...
View ArticleAccepting change in a frozen timeline
Steampunk Journal - The best steampunk news, reviews, articles and guides Copyright Johnny Kaos, used with permission There’s a system of belief that change is, overall, a good thing. It can force us...
View ArticleNew Jacobin Club – Soldiers of the Mark review
Steampunk Journal - The best steampunk news, reviews, articles and guides Introduction Soldiers of the Mark is the fifth album from Canadian crazies New Jacobin Club. The six piece band fronted by...
View ArticleBurlesque in the modern age
Steampunk Journal - The best steampunk news, reviews, articles and guides Slinky Sparkles performs at Alternative & Burlesque Fair in 2014 Burlesque has always held a deep fascination in me. Since...
View ArticleOctopus wrongly accused of murder
Steampunk Journal - The best steampunk news, reviews, articles and guides An Octopus has spoken out over a recent news story depicting it as a brutal, murderous harbinger of death when in actual fact...
View ArticleVictoria returns to ITV for second series
Steampunk Journal - The best steampunk news, reviews, articles and guides Jenna Coleman as Victoria who is to return to ITV for a second series Victoria – the popular ITV show starring Jenna Coleman –...
View ArticleWIN! New Jacobin Club competition
Steampunk Journal - The best steampunk news, reviews, articles and guides West Canadian band New Jacobin Club have featured heavily on the Journal recently. I’ve reviewed their newest album,...
View ArticleNEW JACOBIN CLUB Celebrate 20 Years of Make-Up, Corsets, Blood, and Fire
Steampunk Journal - The best steampunk news, reviews, articles and guides Images courtesy of New Jacobin Club During the 20 years that Canadian theatrical art-rockers New Jacobin Club have been loudly...
View ArticleCould you do with A Splendid Day Out?
Steampunk Journal - The best steampunk news, reviews, articles and guides A Splendid Day Out – the steampunk event based in Morecambe – will be held on the weekend of the 21st to the 23rd October 2016....
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