Poster for The Phantom of the Opera, 1925. The first Universal horror film, and the best screen adaptation of Gaston Leroux's novel, was released 100 years ago this month. • "Evolution seems to have a thing for mind-bending molecules here on planet Earth. Psychedelics are more widespread in nature than you might think. These remarkable compounds, which can profoundly alter consciousness, arose repeatedly across evolutionary time, stretching back at least 65 million years.

Released 100 years ago, Lon Chaney’s grotesque yet sympathetic turn as The Phantom of the Opera marked a primordial moment in Hollywood history when melodrama morphed into horror and Universal noticed...

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Futamigaura. The biographical dates (1871–1946) are apparently uncertain for this Japanese artist about whom little documentation exists. What we do have is the prints he created, a couple of which have appeared here before. Nocturnes were Shoda's speciality, together with other atmospheric scenes created with carefully graded colouring. As always with prints such as these, I'm in awe of the artist's ability to create a sense of verisimilitude in the difficult medium of woodblock printing.

Wyrd Britain celebrates the work of illustrator Ian Miller.

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