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Urban Folklore for the Last Days
Songs for the myths that survive the ruins. Every city carries stories in its bones; the…
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Music to Watch the Apocalypse By
The apocalypse will be set to music. There’s a strange calm that settles over the world…
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London at the End of the World
A soundtrack for a city on the edge. Cities have their own soundtracks, even if they…
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Animals of the Apocalypse: Omens, Harbingers, and Creatures of the End
This blogpost looks at the animals that we have turned into signals of destruction. Through no…
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London’s 5 Must‑Read Zombie Novels
Before we look at zombie apocalypse novels set in London, let’s acknowledge that London is also…
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The Day Of The Triffids
Author: John Wyndham First Published: 1951 Cause: Cosmic light show blinds humanity. TL;DR A civilisation-ending light…
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Why London is the perfect city to end the world
Why London? London lives in a precarious state of balance. Its ancient building-stones circle the soul…
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London’s 5 Must‑Read Disaster Novels
Humans may still be the likeliest architects of our own extinction, but this list is for…
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The Drowned World
Author: JG Ballard First Published: 1962 Cause: Flood due to melting icecaps TL;DR A feverish, dreamlike…
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The War of the Worlds
Author: H. G. Wells First Published: 1898 Cause: Aliens from Mars TL;DR A stark, relentless vision…
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