gargoyles | gargoyles
Aug.11.2012
Gargoyles were originally used as water spouts. They shot rainwater that accumulated on the roof out away from the building so it wouldn't run down masonry walls and erode the mortar. *yawn* My gargoyles have a much more important and serious job. They watch (always!) and protect. They're also fun...
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Aug.26.2011
Had a little fun with gargoyles on my BLOG today. Hey, a horror author's got to hang with someone.
http://keithpyeatt.blogspot.com/2011/08/horror-authors-got-posse.html
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Dec.11.2009
Sometimes, history gets it wrong. Terribly wrong. Such is the case with the origin of Gargoyles, those fanciful, grotesque sculptures carved in gray stone that began appearing on the cathedrals of Europe in the 1200s. Sculptures, that is, with a job: to transport rainwater far away from the...
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