It’s a freaky round of 10 Things I Love… and I wouldn’t have it any other way. My dark heart needs to be satisfied, and these are the things that make it swell:

1. Andreas Mantegna and his forced perspective paintings
2. Francesca Woodman (self-portrait artist)
3. Hannibal (tv show) – Season 1, Episode 2
4. Francis Bacon (paintings) + Battleship Potemkin (1925 silent movie – a frequent influence in his work)
5. Caravaggio (dark paintings)
6. The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern (dark fantasy book)
7. Amanda Palmer and Edward Ka Spel – Beyond the Reach & The Clock at the Back of the Cage (music videos)
8. Emil Alzamora (sculptor)