The Planchette and the Safety Pin

11/5/2026
By NeuraScene
gallery1970sSatanic Panic Gothic
A 1970s Gothic illustration of a wiry medium in a ripped leather jacket guiding a bone planchette across a geometric board by candlelight.

At a candlelit séance table in a decaying parlor, a slight medium steadies a bone planchette as it glides toward a circle of black wax. Rendered in the polished, cool-toned aesthetic of 1970s Satanic Panic Gothic illustration, the piece combines stark chiaroscuro lighting with the velvety blooming halation of soft-focus filters and fine-grain print stock.

From NeuraScene's ontology

  • Era: 1970s
  • Genre: Satanic Panic Gothic (artwork)
  • Medium: Panavision Panaflex on Fine-Grain Print Stock, Soft Focus Filters
  • Wardrobe: Punk (Leather, Ripped)
  • Look: Color palette: Cool · Lighting style: Chiaroscuro · Aesthetic: Polished · Composition: Rule of Thirds

Each image in this gallery is set in a world drawn at random from NeuraScene's ontology of eras and genres, and made with the cameras, lenses, film stocks and artistic media that genre really used.

Curatorial Notes & Visual Direction
Era / Style
1970s
Genre
Satanic Panic Gothic
Visual Medium
Artwork
Aspect Ratio
3:4 (1792×2400)

At a candlelit séance table in a decaying parlor, a slight medium steadies a bone planchette as it glides toward a circle of black wax. Rendered in the polished, cool-toned aesthetic of 1970s Satanic Panic Gothic illustration, the piece combines stark chiaroscuro lighting with the velvety blooming halation of soft-focus filters and fine-grain print stock.

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