Some Interesting and Bizare places to visit on the Web Last Updated 23rd April 2006 I have a personal bitch about dead links. These should all be working. Literary Links   The Advanced Book Exchange  One of the best ways to track down those out of print books Project Gutenburg - a very ambitious project. Certainly one worth supporting Project Gutenberg of Australia - public domain texts according to Australian copyright law. Raymond E. Feist Reference Pages - a fan site about the author of the fabulous Magician novels. The Sherlockian Holmepage - all things "elementary". Fantastic, Mysterious, and Adventurous Victoriana - Jess Nevins' comprehensive look at some characters from Victorian fiction. neilgaiman.com - Offical Home Page of a facinating Author The Dreaming - 'Authorised Fan Site' of Neil Gaiman and his works The Wake - fan site devoted to Neil's comic creation The Sandman. Deryni Destination - the official Deryni Katherine Kurtz Website Brian Lumley.com - Official WebSite - creator of the Necroscope series Dr. Shade's Laboratory: The Official Kim Newman Web Site - from the man who's twisted mind brought us Anno Dracula. Slayers: Anita Blake & Buffy Summers - nice fan site on two very different vampire slayers Anita Blake Compendium - homepage of the email list for LKH Chelsea Quinn Yarbro - Official web site of Ms. Yarbro. Dream Café - Steven Brust's personal home page Cracks & Shards - information on Steven Brust's Vlad Taltos series hostigos.com - Home of H. Beam Piper's Lord Kalvan Saga PIPER-L - forum for the discussion of the works of H. Beam Piper Der Ruritanische Widerstand - The Ruritanian Resistance Ambrose Bierce - The Devils Dictionary online One Ring - "The Complete Guide to Tolkien Resources" Ardalambion - a very impressive Tolkien Language resource. Resources for Tolkienian Linguistics - and another one The Tolkien Sarcasm Page - very tongue-in-cheek 19th-century German Stories - a collection of children's stories. Not 'PC' by today's standards but interesting none the less Uchronia: The Alternate History - A truely amazing collection of literary "What If?"s. The Forbidden Library - Banned and Challenged Books Banned Books Online - From the Bible to Ulysses to Little Red Riding Hood, a list of books that have been or are still banned in various parts of the world. Goth Links   The Dark Side of the Web - links to all sorts of goth things from screensavers and webgraphics to books and film aus.culture.gothic FAQ - for the Australian Goth newsgroup The alt.gothic.fashion FAQ - the AGF one Gloomcookie.com - official site for this superb comic The Crypt of Darkness - my friend Milamber trystancraft.com - the lovely Tristan L. Bass The Demense of Dis Pater - Monsieur Richgoth Rev. Dr David's page - anticensorship, anti-$cientology and Media Watch activist People are Strange - home of the scruffyvegiepunkiegoth Nemesis Portal - the ever-so-photogenic Marianne's homepage Gothic Babes - Eye candy central SlaveAngel's niche - Angelica's home Costuming Links   The Australian Costumers' Guild - details of events, pictures and links. The Costumers' Manefesto - an excellent reference page Milieux: The Costumer's site - comprehensive information site Alteryears: Your Online Costume Resource - supplier of historical patterns by the tonn. Not sure how up to date it is though. L'Âge d'Or - Period Digressions - The lovely Marquis' magnificent site. 18th century Rococo costume The Salacious Historian - Nicole's fascination with Baroque costume. The Costume Gallery Homepage - says it all really Costume Society Home Page - the UK costumer's organisation Celluloid Wrappers: Costume in the movies - references for costume on film Karen's Costume Page - a very talented friend Crimson Velvet - Traci's rather amazing collection of costumes. Kissed By Fire Designs - Meghan's impressive array of costumes Glittersweet - Michaela's equally diverse creative efforts The Ultimate Lightsaber Site - Just about every version you can think of. Obi Wan's Jedi Academy - One of the best Star Wars costuming sites around The Padawan's Guide - A great source for Star Wars prequesl costumes. Saberbelt - for those wanting exacting replicas for their Star Wars costumes. Big Yellow Box - a very impressive site for making custom lightsabers on the cheap. Re-enactng Links   The Australasian Register of Living History Organisations - Pretty much cpvers all the various groups. The Routiers - The Pike & Musket Society The Sealed Knot - possibly the biggest English Civil Wars organisation in the World The English Civil War Society - And possibly the second largest Sword Forum International - not so much re-enacting but a discussion group of and about swords. ARMA - The Association for Renassance Martial Arts The 95th (Rifle) Regiment of Foot - The Victorian Chapter 42nd Royal Highland Regiment 1815 Australia Inc. - Napoleonic kilts Order of the Crown - Medieval Knights Broadsword Magazine - A magazine for Australian Re-enactors Pewter Replicas - anything from drinking vessels, to jewellery, to coins, to sundials and watches. 17th century English Recipes - A collection of late-16th & 17th century English recipes presented in their original language. Music Links   Take up a whole page of their own :) HERE Friends' Links Karen's Home Sweet Home George Ivanoff - author, actor, proud dad and former Chances extra. The George Ivanoff Unofficial Fan Club - Barbarella - the Unfaithful Writer - a selection of her writing collection. Bean & Medge' Homepage - the weird and wonderful from Adelaide. The Graven Image - Chris Carr's excellent website. (I was quite proud to be able to pick the name for his site too.) Glass Wings - Andrew & Katherine's odd collection of humour, art and literature. Humour Links   The Official "Weird Al" Yankovic Home Page - Need I say more? "Al"oholics Anonymous - for "Real Close Personal Friends of Al" The Prince of Parodies - The official home of the Mensa "Weird Al" Yankovic SIG Yankovic! - even scarier? There's now a Weird Al search engine! The Goodies Rule - OK! - An internet Fansite for this brilliant show Cricklewood office - another fan site Billy Connolly - The Official Website Billy Connolly - God or What? - an interesting fan site Winnie-the-Goth - if you go down in the woods today... If I was an Evil Overlord - by Jack Butler and friends So You've decided to be Evil... - Evil at heart but without the world domination angle My Daily Affirmations Cat Translation Page - What does your cat really mean? Rules for a Cat who has a House to run - What a cat should be doing to make things better The CAT User's Manual - User Installation and Maintenance Documentation Web Comics   Sev's Toon Zone - similar to Groenig in style: lots of parodies of famous SF. User Friendly: The Comic Strip - geek and call centre fun Girl Genius - former printed comic now webcomic! Current project of Phil and Kaja Foglio. Something Positive - geek humour but very droll and many gaming references to boot. Two Lumps - The adventures of Ebenezer & Snootch. Waiting for Frodo - a (now completed) webcomic charting life while waiting in line for the Lord of the Rings movies Dork Tower - Gamer dorks ahoy! Writhe & Shine - Goths in New Orleans I Drew This - very sharp political comic poking fun at the Right Gold Dream - from the creator of Something Positive Steampunk Links   Steampunk Central - The home of Western Steampunk. Robots in the Victorian Era - a collection of automata. Steampunk Chronology - a list showing the publication or air-date of steampunk related fiction. The Victorian Era online - a resource for Victorian living. The Empire that was Russia - a collection of colour photographs (yes COLOUR) between 1907 and 1915. The Zeppelin Library - stuff you've always wanted to know about dirigibles. Fantastic, Mysterious, and Adventurous Victoriana - Jess Nevins' comprehensive look at some characters from Victorian fiction. Dictionary of Victorian London - Maps, language, customs and much more. Victorian Station - Your Ultimate Guide to all things Victorian. City of Shadows - A Gothic Tour of Victorian London. Hypothetical Planets - Planets that (probably, mostly) never were. The Royal Flashman Society - Career of Sir Harry Flashman, V.C. (1822 - 1876). Journal of Manly Arts - martial arts and combat sports for European and Colonial Combatives, 1776 - 1914. Recommended Reading list for Castle Falkenstein - a good reference point for Steampunk source material. Anti-censorship Links   Electronic Frontiers Australia Inc. - One of the groups that started the Blue Ribbon Campaign Global Internet Liberty Campaign Banned Books Online - From the Bible to Ulysses to Little Red Riding Hood, a list of books that have been or are still banned in various parts of the world. The Forbidden Library - Banned and Challenged Books Privacy International - London based watchdog group on surveillance by governments and corporations. Australian Civil Liberties Union - Fairly self explanatory Free Speech Victoria - Local group involved with free speech and anti-censorship Office of Film & Literature Classification [Australia] - Office responsible for some of the most bizarre decisions in recent memory. Internet Censorship & Civil Liberties (Australia) - Some very good links and examples of censorship. Amway: The Untold Story - another reason to hate Amway. Australian Critics of $cientology - The "religion" founded by a hack SF writer. Theshit that they're trying to pull all over the world. The anti-DMCA (Digital Millennium Copyright Act) Page - How many companies are trying to get around copyright expiry McSpotlight - heard of McLibel? There's more where that came from... TV & Movie Links   buffyguide.com - One of the most comprehensive Buffy fansites on the web City of Angel - for the TV series Angel The Lurker's Guide to Babylon5 - Mainly for all the JMS comments taken online and added to the relevant sections The Babylon 5 Encyclopedia - an alphabetical listing of various names and places for the show. The Richard Sharpe page - the Sean Bean TV movies Banzai Institute - The official website the Banzai Institute. Banzai Institute World Watch Annex - Fan Page for The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension. Two Evil Monks' Guides - Guide for The Secret Adventures of Jules Verne, Firefly, & Hornblower Firefly fans - a resource page for the TV show Firefly Serenity Oz - Message board for Australian Firefly/Serenity fans. Whoa. Good Myth. - resource site for Firefly Jewel Staite Official Web Site - for Jewel Staite of Firefly. Nicodemus Legend - An impressive fansite dedicated to the short lived show. Legend - for the Richard Dean Anderson steampunk TV series Legend Steampunk Central - The home of Western Steampunk. Aperans - Just about everything you could ever want to know about the short-lived show Wizards & Warriors. The Yes (Prime) Minister Files - a comprehensive fansite for the brilliant Yes Minister TV series. Sausagenet - Heaps of children's TV shows - most with the theme song as a .wav file. UK-centric The Internet Movie Database - the most comprehensive information page on the net. Dark Horizons - one of the best movie news & rumours sites around!!! TheOneRing.net - Lord of the Rings Movie News and Rumours TheForce.net - Your daily dose of Star Wars Legend FAQ - a very comprehensive site about the amazing Ridley Scott film. Titanic Links   RMS Titanic Inc. - history information and authentic pieces Encyclopedia Titanica - everything Titanic and then some Titanic Historical Society Inc. - the first historical group formed about the fabled liner Titanic Research and Modeling Association - Some seriously detailed articles and pictures of the Titanic. Shopping Online & Off Lady Nemesis' Gothic Dollies - ever wanted you own goth barbie? Shadowsphere Jewellery Adyar Bookshop - occult book supplier based in Sydney Slow Glass Books - one of the best suppliers of SF, Fantasy and Horror in Australia Dreamhaven Books - home of some very interesting out of print books and many a signed Neil Gaimen book. Gown of Thorns - one of the best goth clothing shops in Melbourne (online catalogue coming soon) The Esoteric Bookshop - occult bookshop based in Melbourne Victorian Gothic Couture - online gothic clothing Asylum 7 - The NEXT generation in corsetry TinkerVamp - Custom made goth clothing, corsetry, hats and accessories Circa - Vintage Clothing Ebay Australia - so much stuff, so little money Artists Links   John William Waterhouse: the pre-raphaelite artist - the most talented of all the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood Gustave Doré - the Artpassions site listing a wide selection of Doré's work Abandoned places - the photography of abandoned buildings by Henk van Rensbergen Derelict London - similar to Abandoned Places but from the UK. The Official Froud Faeries Website - Official site for Brian Froud studiofoglio.com - Home of Phil and Kaja Foglio XXXenophile - Phil's adult comic creations (not for kids) Other Places of Interest The Mozart Project - The life, times and music of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart A History and Mythos of the Knights Templar - An extremely comprehensive site with extensive references Dan Smith's Fantasy Fonts for Windows - A really great site for interesting fonts. Includes the Tengwar fonts The Richard III Society - The group bringing the focus back on the historical Richard rather than Shakespeare's hunchback. Archaeological News - Daily Archaeology from the world's news resources