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About The Teeming Brain
I'm a writer and independent scholar with a special focus on religion, horror, the paranormal, creativity, consciousness, and culture. My books include Dark Awakenings, Divinations of the Deep, and A Course in Demonic Creativity. I also talk a lot about cultural apocalypse, economic Armageddon, peak oil and energy, the madness of the corporate-controlled media, the sickness of our collective domination by a technopolistic social order, and the unfolding of dystopian futures right here in the present. Here at The Teeming Brain I explore the convergence of these matters by writing original articles and curating compelling content from around the media webs. Also see my blog Demon Muse, which is devoted to exploring the theory and practice of artistic creativity as an engagement with a felt "other" in the form of a muse, a daemon, or the unconscious mind (or all three at once).-
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"Cardin's tales are rich with references to Lovecraft, Nietzsche, and other writers whose work gives them unusual philosophic depth." -Publishers Weekly
“Matt Cardin ranks among the foremost authors of contemporary American horror.” -Laird Barron
"Dark Awakenings offers the dream imagery of the best weird fiction but goes even further beyond the ordinary thanks to Matt Cardin's fierce intellect.” -Nick Mamatas
“Matt Cardin is the most underrated horror writer in America.” -Tim Lebbon
“It’s a bold writer who, in this day and age, tries to make modern horror fiction out of theology, but Cardin pulls it off.” -Darrell Schweitzer
“In the tradition of Poe and Lovecraft, Cardin's accomplishments as a writer are paralleled by his expertise as a literary critic and theorist.” -Thomas Ligotti
“Matt Cardin is becoming a kind of expert on the subject of the relationship between religion and horror." -Mario Guslandi
“Matt Cardin’s stories display a thorough appreciation of what cosmic horror is all about." -Brian McNaughton
“Matt Cardin is one of those rare horror authors who is also a true scholar and intellectual.” Jack Haringa
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- Oprah, Eckhart Tolle, and the fundamentalist hijacking of Christianity
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