Hierophany & Hedge, 19 West Pike, Covington, KY (2025)

11/03/2025

Murderpaws is in the kitchen! (Literally, right now, she is in our kitchen getting fur on the incredible brioche from .)

She’s cooking up holiday spirit and goodwill towards people in need. (She’s also trying to see if she can fit into a pot. She can’t, but one of the reasons we love her is because she never gives up.)

On her behalf, we want to thank all of you who have already stopped by the shop in November, and for those of you who have reached out to tell us that you’ve been inspired to donate money, food, or time to the many worthwhile charities in our neighborhoods.

She’s particularly happy with some of the local businesses who accepted her challenge.

Also, her stickers have arrived! Come get yours!

We’re open Tuesday (11/4) from 6 to 8 PM, Wednesday (11/5) from noon to 2 PM, Friday (11/7) from 6 to 8 PM, and Saturday (11/8) from noon to 5 PM.

11/01/2025

Murderpaws found out people are going hungry, and that the federal shutdown is making things worse.

She gave us a look that said she thought people were better than that, that she thought we were better than that.

We can’t bear to have her disappointed in us, so we’re giving 10% of every dollar we make in November to and the food bank.

That’s gross income. So we’ll give ten cents of every dollar that you spend with us.

We hope other businesses will also join in the Atramenta Initiative - at whatever percentage they can and to any relevant charity they want. We’ll happily give shout outs to any that do.

Please don’t purchase things from us instead of giving directly. But, if you’re going to buy things anyway, you’ll know that some of that cost if going to those in need.

This isn’t a marketing thing. If other businesses want to call this something else, we don’t have any problem with that. We just want to try to encourage businesses to provide more support to charities that really need the help right now.

Oh, and everyone who makes a November purchase gets an Atramenta Initiative sticker. (They’re supposed to arrive Wednesday.)

10/29/2025

We are beyond delighted to announce the third incredible illustration commissioned to celebrate Coil’s monstrous realization of Lucy in Dracula at the .

We are suckers for the shadowy worlds of Gustave Doré and Edward Gorey, and couldn’t think of a more capable artist than to render our favorite vampire in romantically engraved style.

There is something deeply uncanny about chiaroscuro born of finely drafted lines. Their inky allure beckons your gaze to follow as they twist perspective in ways that only feel natural to casual inspection. They demand you peer closer and closer, to see how animate form is rendered from geometry. It is far too late by the time you discover that art may stare back.

Today one can smear a bunch of crosshatches across an illustration with the touch of a keyboard, and apply beautiful lettering simply by purchasing a license.

But where is the magic in that?

One does not birth a monster with “adaptive infill.” Well. Not this sort.

Conjuration requires an artist to make an offering of weeping eyes, aching knuckles, and spasming back. Only then do the lines come alive, only then does the darkness stare back in hunger.

And this midnight-stained page is so very very hungry.

This is a work of magic as well as art, a product of incredible labor not done justice by the parsimonious pixels of social media. We have seen the (many) drafts, and each alone is worthy of a frame.

The world needs more art, and better monsters.

There are still some tickets for Dracula, which opens on Halloween, with previews tonight and tomorrow (10/29, 10/30,) and closes November ninth.

10/28/2025

After our run-in with a once-in-a-century New Orleans blizzard this January, we were a little reticent about sneaking back down for a 24-hour trip during one of our busiest times of the year.

But, when friends ask you for some sorcerous wedding support, you can’t say no.

We applaud their choice to ban phones at their wedding, but it means we only have pictures of the aftermath. Those, in turn, pose the question - does a destination wedding even count if someone doesn’t end up in a bathtub?

This was also a fun opportunity for us to put together the kind of “cost-is-no-object” talisman that we haven’t made in a while. This couple needs no help, but we offered them some anyway, sealed in a centuries old silver chalice.

All our best to everyone celebrating romance in this season of ghosts, witches, and vampires.

Open Wednesday (10/29) from 12-2pm, Thursday (10/30) from 6-8pm, Halloween from 12-2pm AND 6-8pm, Saturday (11/1) from 12-5pm, and Sunday (11/2) from 12-4pm.

Costumes and/or formalwear are encouraged for Halloween. On Halloween evening the shop will be partially candlelit.

10/21/2025

This past weekend, we had the pleasure of visiting the always incredible .

This massive county fair is the antithesis to a modern world that feels manufactured in corporate boardrooms and rendered by AI.

It is the kind of place where Goth kids can rub shoulders with 4-H moms, and both can agree that that what is best in life is trying to keep down deep-fried Oreos while being hurled through the air on rides operated by a wild-eyed carny.

There are giant pumpkins, dubious games of skill and chance, and a parade showcasing midwestern America in the way that only a parade can.

While was in attendance as tourists, we’d be remiss if we didn’t mention how thick the air was with magic.

The boundaries of the real are threadbare in a place like this; thinned by centuries of carnival tradition, by the power of youthful imagination, and by the sweet longing of nostalgia.

It’s easy to imagine an arcade out of time that you could only visit if you turned left, then right, then left, then left again down a fractal alley that you’d never be able to find by daylight, and in which you’d only be allowed to play one game, even if it seemed to last all night.

If we bought a token from a too-tall tattooed man and his cat-eyed assistant, we certainly aren’t going to admit it.

Also, thank you to Circleville’s delightful mayor for welcoming us in person. We apologize if our camera crew, headed by the brilliant , made us appear to be more important than we actually are.

Make sure you put it on your calendar for next year.

10/19/2025

This one is mostly for our neighbors in Covington. If you live or work here, please spread the word.

This Tuesday (10/21) at 6pm, Covington City Hall is holding a meeting to discuss a plan to convert most of downtown into an open container district, like the one at The Banks in Cincinnati.

The plan for security and to deal with the inevitable litter and vandalism is almost nonexistent.

Downtown Covington is thriving, and shouldn’t put that success at risk.

This plan is based on the outdated vision that the only thing a city has to offer is a place for suburbanites to drink.

It is no surprise that neither the investors bankrolling the plan, nor the commissioner championing it, actually live in the area.

A few voices could make all the difference, so if you can make it to the meeting, please do. If you can’t, please send an email.

10/15/2025

As long as there have been vampires, there have been artists who dared to capture, in ink and oil and marble, the visages which prove so elusive to mirrors.

There are paintings of gruesome vampires. There are sculptures of frightening vampires. And there are oh so many drawings of seductive vampires.

In the fullness of time the human artistic ability to render these befanged monsters has gotten good. Very good. Dangerously good.

In classrooms on ethics and in smoky rooms full of defense contractors, some people have even whispered, “Have we become . . . too good?”

At the forefront of this ethical debate is . His uncanny skills have reached the point where he almost broke the Internet drawing, not vampires, but merely vampire mouths.

We thus understood the risk we were taking when we asked him to render the first lady of vampires, Lucy.

We apologize. It’s too late now to warn you that you might not want to look at the image above. Sorry.

You have now seen the unspeakable, the incredible portrait he made of Coil from as Lucy. It captures the myriad selves who live beneath that pale skin, and shows the duality of demure innocence and unimaginable rage.

We hope that you enjoy it as much as we do.

10/01/2025

Last week Augur had the opportunity to sit down with the wonderful team from to talk about one of his favorite books of the year, “The Incandescent” by .

The novel was presented as: “Magical school from the perspective of the teachers,” and while it is that, it’s so very much more.

It’s about finding meaning in adulthood while still honoring the child inside, it’s about carving out islands of decency in an unforgiving world, and it’s about learning to change, even when that change hurts.

You should read it. (You should also read Tesh’s Hugo-winning science fiction epic, “Some Desperate Glory.”)

is a monthly podcast where people who love books get to share their favorites with each other. Each episode is a delightful exploration of both the book in question, and of the reasons that the guest selected it.

It’s a great inspiration for anyone looking for their next book, and is particularly relevant to anyone going on the this weekend.

09/29/2025

The Covington Cryptid Block Party returns to Pike Street this Saturday, October 4th for its fourth and most fantastic year ever!

anchors the festivities involving over fifty vendors, live musicians, and the world famous Cryptid Dancers from .

The event is free, isn’t scary, and welcomes guests of all ages.

It runs from noon until 6PM, and if you miss it, you’ll have to wait a whole year for another chance to dance with the indescribable Octo-man and to get your photograph taken with Bigfoot.

We just provide a little bit of support and guidance, the credit for this incredible grassroots festival goes to the tireless team from , who have really outdone themselves this year.

Social media is how people find out about events like this. So, if you can, take a moment to share this, tag a friend, or leave a like, follow, or comment. Even if you can’t make it, that little bit of engagement really matters, so give some love in the comments to your favorite cryptid.

Call us old fashioned, but Nessie will always be number one for us!

We hope to see you Saturday!

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