Photography by Emily Linstrom

Title: Erlking  
Artist: Emily Linstrom
Model: Evan Lidestri

The Erl-King, "with crown and with train"
his glass gone dark and
goblet drained :

"Erlking" is a modern-day interpretation of the darkly seductive Erlkönig, featured throughout folklore and most famously in Goethe's poem and Schubert's musical interpretation. Glimpsing backwards through his many mirrors, the Erlking's flimsy paper crown and casual attire suggest a creature resigned to his dwindling magic in a metropolis far from the forest.

~ Emily Linstrom

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Emily Linstrom is an American writer & artist living in Italy. Her work has been featured in a number of publications including Three Rooms Press, Nailed Magazine, Queen Mob's Teahouse, Scrutiny Journal, Flapperhouse, The Wayward Post, The Wisdom Daily, Rebelle Society, and Yes Poetry, as October's featured poet. She was the first prize recipient of Pulp Literature Press's 2015 The Raven short story contest, and is a regular contributor for Quail Bell Magazine and The Outsider. Linstrom is also a member of the faculty at The School of Witchery. You can view her work at: www.emilylinstrom.com and follow her adventures on Instagram at betterlatethan_em