About

Baedeker, noun- Any guidebook, pamphlet, or the like, containing information useful to travelers.

Beastie, noun- A small animal, especially one towards which affection is felt.

This blog is the in-depth counterpart to the baedekersandbeasties tumblr.

Philomena. Atheist with a religious obsession, anarcho-cynicalist with a love of order. Bibliophile. Aspiring artist, writer & filmmaker. Queer horror.

Interests: Religious lore & myth, cryptozoology, thrifting, morticianship, literature, writing, cartooning, painting, collage, philosophy, social theory & popular culture, poetry, history, stamps and postcards, tea, film, blues & southern gothic, punk rock, comics, urban exploration, interesting hats, superheroes, spontaneous combustion, typewriters (I own several), the freedom of information, dead people, conspiracy theories & urban mythology, zombies, horror, murder and murder mysteries, steampunk, cosplay, lengthy board games, tarot and fortune telling, taxidermy, oddities and the paranormal.