Two or three angels
Came near to the earth.
They saw a fat church.
Little black streams of people
Came and went in continually.
And the angels were puzzled
To know why the people went thus,
And why they stayed so long within.
(Two or Three Angels, Stephen Crane)
Came near to the earth.
They saw a fat church.
Little black streams of people
Came and went in continually.
And the angels were puzzled
To know why the people went thus,
And why they stayed so long within.
(Two or Three Angels, Stephen Crane)
The images projected onto fragile fabric screens produces new, infernal worlds that disappear in a brief instant. This, perhaps, could be the motto of this Dionysian celebration, a strange liturgy created by Wade German in his new collection of poems entitled Chapel of Celluloid, one of our first releases of 2023. A exquisite journey through a land devastated by symbols, colors and shapes, a unique journey into the human mind, transmuted into fragments of a dark and devastating surrealist or expressionist film, Wade German's new book offers a visionary reality evoked with the rigor and devotion of acts of faith or human sacrifices.
Chapel of Celluloid, a bilingual collection of poems by Wade German. Special format (5.11 x 7.4 in.), 55 pages, hard cover, printed by Meta, designed at Raphus Press Immanent Headquarters. Limited to 66 copies. Fully illustrated. With an ex-voto mini-poster/postcard/votive image, the poem Yellow, exclusive and limited as well.
It will be available in more or less 40 days here and at Ziesings Books. But already available with us as pre-sales campaign.
Chapel of Celluloid, a bilingual collection of poems by Wade German. Special format (5.11 x 7.4 in.), 55 pages, hard cover, printed by Meta, designed at Raphus Press Immanent Headquarters. Limited to 66 copies. Fully illustrated. With an ex-voto mini-poster/postcard/votive image, the poem Yellow, exclusive and limited as well.
It will be available in more or less 40 days here and at Ziesings Books. But already available with us as pre-sales campaign.
Chapel of Celluloid + Yellow, ex-voto + mail expenses: USD 44.00
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Golden Age of Clairvoyance
"Well I have received the books today and I had certain high expectations and I must say such high expectations were well exceeded. The selectivity of the authors as I may have mentioned before (both individually and in combination) and translations are impeccable. The book design is exquisite and enhances the holistic reading experience (by way of comparison, on first seeing the books I had the same sense of elation when I had received my first Sylph Edition Cahiers a few years ago)."
(Andrew Condous)
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(Damian Murphy)
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"The initial print-run of all three is, of course, low, so any interested readers should make a quick decision; because I do hope Raphus continue on their path of intriguing little translations of the recovered uncanny and esoteric."
(Mark Andresen at Pan Review)
(Mark Andresen at Pan Review)
The great weird and fantastic connoisseur, Des Lewis, made an insightful review of Black Mirror, the second chapbook in the series, available in this link.
Spiritual Meaning of the Massacres
"Many thanks for sending me a copy of The Mendicant. It really looks rather good – a bit like one of the books you read about in short stories that start off ‘Beware if you read these words... too late!"
(Stephen Cashmore)
(Stephen Cashmore)
"It's a marvelous production, and it's great that you have resurrected the remarkable title piece. I also enjoyed the pamphlet (...). Long may Raphus Press reign!"
(Chris Mikul)
(Chris Mikul)
"I am absolutely delighted with them [The Mendicant of the Books and The Sacred Abysmal Perspective]! They are both true examples of true and original creative philosophical ingenuity, originality and also design. They are fantastickal chapbooks and it is an equal delight to have been able to contribute and to assist in other ways. Although I saw the proofed editions when you e-mailed them to me, now that they are in my hands, they veritably glow and crackle and weep with their malign embers.
I shall take myself off on a sacred journey this weekend, like the early priests going to Tibet, and will immerse myself in the deep folds and ravines these chapbooks open up."
(Jonathan Wood)
I shall take myself off on a sacred journey this weekend, like the early priests going to Tibet, and will immerse myself in the deep folds and ravines these chapbooks open up."
(Jonathan Wood)