Black Tapes on Cult of Ashmore

Gothic Whispers

Fri, 20 Feb 2026 19:44:44 +0000

Three poems by Emma Steel are spoken as a slow transmission: The Wisdom of the Woods, Darkness Comes in Pieces, and The Tyranny of Winter.

Her book Gothic Whispers was handcrafted by Tim Jagodzinski and published by Tilt Tilt Tilt.

Negative Confessions

Tue, 06 Jan 2026 15:50:34 +0000

The declarations spoken before judgment: denials of violence, theft, falsehood, cruelty, and the profaning of what is sacred.

This reading draws from the ancient Egyptian funerary tradition commonly known as the Negative Confessions or Declarations of Innocence.

The Hollow Flame

Thu, 04 Sep 2025 15:00:00 +0000

Readings from Tim Jagodzinski, Edward Marlo Ruiz, and EJ Moon, gathered around the hollow flame.

Extinction

Sat, 23 Aug 2025 15:00:00 +0000

Four works on endings and disappearance, written by J.M.S. Tanjim, Nick Winney, Suswati Basu, and Bence Ádók. Read by Ashmore.

Fractures

Sat, 16 Aug 2025 15:00:00 +0000

Four voices carried through fracture and disintegration: Edward Marlo Ruiz, Haly the Moonlight Bard, Tate Ellies, and Maximilian Siddell. Read by Ashmore.

Mujina

Thu, 31 Jul 2025 15:00:00 +0000

A reading of Mujina from Lafcadio Hearn’s Kwaidan.