Welcome to The Museum of the Slain

The largest collection of Mortality Artefacts in the known. This museum holds relics and records of all things now gone forever, and aims to further the remembrance and understanding of that which is otherwise lost to us.

• What is the Museum?
• How do I take part?
• Explore

How to find us:

The Museum is large. What has been mapped is far reaching. If you have found this website then you will be provided with an entryway at the earliest convenience. Please do not attempt to avoid entry when provided, as this can lead to path branching.If you have found the Museum without foreknowledge then please see visitor information to be catalogued and welcomed.

Opening Hours:

Mon - 10.00-17.00Wed - 10.00-19.00Thurs - 10.00-17.00Mon - 10.00-12.00Weekend - 11.00-00.00Mon again - 00.00-00.00Holidays and Cursed days - please enquire

Accessibility Information:

All visitor areas are fitted with hearing aid Loops. sign language and various other interpereters are available, as well as printed guides in large print, braille, and simplified language.[Mirror script guides are not available at this time.]The museum is usually wheelchair accessible throughout major visitor acess areas. however, please check at reception on arrival for changes to the current Museum structure which may affect accessibility. Visitors with limited mobility or who are unable to walk long distances are advised to avoid the Labyrinthine Wing.Please note that there are areas of the Museum where human and animal remains are on display, as well as areas that discuss and depict death in many forms, including violent and traumatic ones. Advisory signs are displayed at the entrance to each exhibit, and visitors are asked to treat the Museum and its exhibits, as well as other visitors, with respect and thoughtfulness.There is a Reflection room which visitors can use if they require a quiet, low-stimulus environment, situated near to the gift shop.

Discover

Grave Guardians

We apologise but this exhibit is closed until further notice.Who guards the dead? Hear the tales of objects made to watch over graves, tombs, burial mounds and funerary urns, in this landmark exhibition of Grave Guardians, containing hundreds of figures and related items from over fifty cultures!

Archive Tours

Archive tours are not currently running.Ever wanted to see what it's like to be a researcher in The Museum of the Slain? Gain a unique glimpse at the archives and library of the museum, and see behind the scenes to find out how the Museum works! Includes exclusive viewings of special artefacts you won't see on display in the main museum!

Dendromancy

Coming soon! A fascinating look at the art of dendromancy - or divination using trees.

Ways to Support us:

Become a Patron
You can help the Museum of the Slain with a regular or one-off donation. You money will go towards funding the monomniacal obsessions of our researchers, and increasing the amount of weird art in the world. You'll also gain access to texts not on display anywhere else in the museum, as well as behind-the-scenes looks at how the Museum works.

• Support on Patreon

Contribute
Want to lend your expertise to The Museum of the Slain? Found some artefacts you think should be within our walls? Seeking refuge from the end of the world? We'd be happy to have your contributions, and there are many ways to help! Click below for more information.

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• Physical store (uk)
• Digital store

Museum Bookshop

Currently available titles in our bookshop.
(Please note: not all titles will be available in the physical shop, but all are available in digital form, usually at around half the price of a physical copy)

Devilry
A collection of diabolical tales, told in ink drawings and traditional block print illustrations.
68pp colour throughout.
Nudity, religious themes, body horror.
2021.

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A Stranger Came to Town: Figures to Accompany the Authorised Account
A stranger comes to town, and leaves things different. Seven strangers. A week of change. a story told in figures to accompany the authorised account.
44 pp colour throughout.
Insects, body horror.
2017.

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A Sword Library
A collection of thirty cursed swords, with instructions for use. Browse the collection of the Sword Librarian: an arsenal of blades, each afflicted with some cruel or unfortunate idiosyncracy.
76pp, colour covers, bw interior.
Violence, blood, insects, body horror.
2022.

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The Commedia Dell'Irium
A book of the principle personae of the fictional theatrical form, the Commedia Dell' Irium. Each clown is illustrated with a description of their role within the Commedia.
40pp, colour throughout.
Body horror, violence, burning.
2023.

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The Several Deaths of Saint Begone
Short illustrated story about a Saint who got what was coming to him.
32pp, limited colour throughout.
Violence, impalement.
2023.

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Am bliadhna Ghlac Sinn - The Year We Caught
Five rituals inspired by pre-christian folklore and traditions of the British Isles.
60pp colour throughout.
Body horror, violence, end of the world, live burial, human sacrifice, animal death.
2024.

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I Am An Island
I am an Island is a solo mapmaking game where you use your own body to inspire a map of an island. It doesn't take long to play or require any equipment except something with which to draw, write or otherwise depict your map.
24pp 2-colour risograph.
Nudity, close discussion of embodied sensations.
2025.

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Guide to Grave Guardians
A companion to the landmark Museum Of The Slain exhibition, this guide details the many forms and functions of grave guardians.
40pp colour covers, bw interior.
Death, discussion of violence, cannibalism, colonial violence.
2025.

Curious Cadavers Club!

Interactive games, puzzles and learning for little explorers!