Category Archives: Modern Mythology

Immanence of Myth introduction on RS

Written by Joseph Matheny. Posted on October 2, 2009. Filed under Books, Modern Mythology. No comments.
“James Curcio is currently collecting submissions for an anthology entitled The Immanence of Myth (click the following link for submission guidelines). In the article below (a version of the anthology’s introduction), he lays out the ideas that will frame the anthology — particularly concerning the evolving role of mythology in our post-industrial, highly technologized, [...]

The Gspot: John Harrigan

Written by Joseph Matheny. Posted on October 2, 2009. Filed under ARGTalk, Foolishpeople, G-Spot, Greylodge Crosspost, In Your Ear, Interviews, Joseph Matheny, Modern Mythology, Y, apocryphon, art installation, audience members, boreal forest, conversation with john, eternal nightmare, guerrilla, hallowe, halloween experience, harrigan, horror author, immersive, pagan rites, performance art, podcast, shadow of the mountain, slaughterhouse, thorns, treasure hunt, underground chambers. Tagged , , , . 3 Comments.
In anticipation of the upcoming performance of The Abattoir Pages, Joseph Matheny in conversation with John Harrigan about anything and everything that comes to their mind. All music provided by Veil of Thorns Songs, in order: And the Beast of the Vision Still Roams in Dream Intellectual Institutional Object Thought Pollution Evolution In Your Ear: Reviewing Selected Shorts: A Celebration of [...]

Medicine Show: now available

Written by Joseph Matheny. Posted on May 5, 2009. Filed under Arts, Comix, Greylodge Crosspost, Interviews, Modern Mythology. No comments.
A Mythical Tale Of Frontier Life Told In Words & Pictures They who suffer tribulation and pain need suffer never more again! Dr. Chak Votan’s patented elixir combines a variety of robust, natural ingredients to provide a wonderful remedy. It cures most ills, including (but not limited to): Aches, Coughs, Constipation, Incontinence, Neurosis, Nervousness, Stammers, Eruptions, Night [...]

Join My Cult! eBook

Written by Joseph Matheny. Posted on April 13, 2009. Filed under Books, Greylodge Crosspost, Lit, Modern Mythology, Weird, james curcio, join my cult, occult, psychedelics, psychosis. No comments.
“SERIOUSLY, IT’LL FUCK YOUR SHIT UP FOREVER” FREE JOIN MY CULT! ebook (PDF). A non-linear train-wreck that you will likely love, hate (or both), this book satirically explores the descent into modern occultism, psychedelics, and cthulian psychosis. Also, if you would like to catch one of the final physical versions of this book likely to be [...]

TE: Light To Darkness / Darkness To Light

Written by Joseph Matheny. Posted on March 11, 2009. Filed under Arts, Choronzon, Fallen Nation, Fallen Nation audiobook, Modern Mythology, Music, Y, foolish people, mythos media. 2 Comments.
As promised, following the release of the 2nd “Fear & Loathing On The Internet” installment, here is the full res (.wav) version of the installment of the audio installation I prepared for Foolish People’s Terra Extremitas’ event in Amsterdam. This is an acoustic journey into the Bardo, linking the narratives of my 2nd, mythically inspired [...]

Fear and Loathing on the Internet: Redux (Part 2)

Written by Joseph Matheny. Posted on March 5, 2009. Filed under Arts, Fear and Loathing on the Internet, G-Spot, In Your Ear, Joseph Matheny, Modern Mythology, Y, fear and loathing, foolish people, g pod, james curcio, myth, podcast, unruh, wes. 8 Comments.
Part two of the three part series Fear and Loathing on the Internet: Redux (Part one here) GPod Radio host Joseph Matheny moderates a roundtable discussion on the subject of Myth on the Modern World, with guests: Wes Unruh, James Curcio, John Harrigan, Lucy Allin, P. Emerson Williams and Anna Young. (Note: When I recorded the [...]

Fallen Nation audiobook note

Written by Joseph Matheny. Posted on February 22, 2009. Filed under Announcement, Fallen Nation audiobook, Modern Mythology. No comments.
The location of the Fallen Nation audiobook files changed, so until I go through and update the posts here, the links no longer work. However, you can listen to all of these through the plugin on this page at JamesCurcio.net. On that note… I recently re-coded and designed that site, and put a ton of old [...]

Solstice and New Years Presents from Mythos Media

Written by Joseph Matheny. Posted on December 27, 2008. Filed under Arts, Books, Fallen Nation, Greylodge Crosspost, Lit, Modern Mythology, Music, free, mythos media. No comments.
A New Year For Us All – From the www.MythosMedia.net team. Amidst all of the turmoil that has occurred both in the US and abroad in 2008, many of the media giants are stomping around blindly. There is no better time for truly independent groups of artists, musicians and myth makers to band together to collaborate, [...]

kkoagukkastt Aurum Nostrum 3.0 Fire

Written by Joseph Matheny. Posted on November 14, 2008. Filed under Modern Mythology, Music, Strange Art, kkoagulaa, podcast. 1 Comment.
Fire Violent and vengeful brightness and motion culminates in conflagration, an uncontrolled burning, a hazard to life, health, property and ecology. Intentional or not, many simultaneous catalysts throwing sparks are occurring at ever closer proximity to each other. Sabotage, diversion, and a desire to be consumed en masse in the red heat of war. An [...]

Netwar- the swarm, 2.0, and its effect on conflict.

Written by Joseph Matheny. Posted on November 6, 2008. Filed under 2.0, Conspiracy/Fascism, Modern Mythology, Politics, Web, memetic, mother hive brain, swarm, warfare. 3 Comments.
The rand corporation published this white-paper on the subject that I think many of you may find interesting. (Not surprisingly, many of these are ideas I played with liberally during the creation of Fallen Nation.) “Editors’ abstract. As with other new modes of conflict, the practice of netwar is ahead of theory. In this concluding chapter, [...]