tales from the darkside bedding
When I was a kid, I used to love Tales from the Darkside. The most chilling part of the show for me were the opening credits. A creepy voice would intone:
“Man lives in the sunlit world
of what he believes to be reality.
But there is, unseen by most, an underworld,
a place that is just as real,
but not as brightly lit …..
A DARKSIDE.”
As the voice spoke, the image of leafless trees would become a negative image. The sky would blacken and the bare sinewy branches turned white. Brrrr, it still gives me goosebumps. Last summer, while visiting Scandanavia, I discovered the work of designer Johan Carpner at Svenkst Tenn in Stockholm. His Vinterek textiles would make the perfect Tales from the Darkside linens. I imagine a reversible comforter cover. Depending on your idea of reality on a particular day, you could choose the sunlit world—or the DARKSIDE. Cue creepy music.–Rachel
