Essays and reflections on gothic, cosmic and psychological horror. From the dark heart of Amsterdam.
Four years of meticulous work, a ghost-protagonist, cosmic hunger and corruption. The vision behind the Il Bordello delle Ombre saga.
From the Author · 28 March 2026 · ITAlex, an ordinary man in 1980s Amsterdam, is called in his dreams to a bordello that exists between dimensions. Cosmic horror, gothic eroticism, forbidden knowledge.
The Novel · Jan Willem Koster · ITWhy Amsterdam is the perfect setting for gothic fiction. Leaning houses, black canals, the Oude Kerk in the shadow of the red-light district.
Amsterdam · Gothic · ITFrom the medieval origins of De Wallen to the mysteries hidden beneath the surface. How Europe’s most famous district inspires horror fiction.
Amsterdam · History · ITThe insignificance of humanity, ancestral entities, forbidden knowledge. How cosmic horror found a home in Italian literature.
Cosmic Horror · Lovecraft · ITUnreliable narrators, paranoia, blurred realities. A guide to the novels that make the mind the true battlefield.
Psychological Horror · 2026 · ITHaunted places, dark secrets, forbidden desires. The evolution of the gothic genre and the unmissable titles of the year.
Gothic · 2026 Guide · ITThe dream as threshold, as portal, as trap. From Poe to today, how horror literature uses nightmares to terrify.
Dreams · Nightmares · ITDrugs, squats, underground music and the red-light district at its peak. The Amsterdam that forms the backdrop of the novel.
Amsterdam · 1980s · ITFrom Stephen King to Shirley Jackson, from Thomas Ligotti to new Italian voices. The definitive list for horror lovers.
Ranking · 2026 · ITThe Italian horror tradition from Tarchetti to Buzzati, from giallo to argento, to the new voices of cosmic terror.
Italy · Authors · IT