Hello and welcome to my Carrd!

Name's Maxwell, I'm a 24 years old dude who uses he/him exclusively. I have a pronouns page with more info on the names and terms you can refer to me with!I'm a huge metalhead and am especially fond of folk, power and symphonic metal. Japanese folk metal in particular is a guilty pleasure of mine.If you are interested in that stuff, I have a secondary page listing my favorite aesthetics.My timezones, if you need them:
Winter ❄️ UTC+1
Summer 🌻 UTC+2

I designed this Carrd on my computer, so it is best viewed on horizontal screens and won't look great on a phone... Sorry gang :(

Most relevant fandoms

In order of how obsessed I currently am about them (not 100% accurate):

  • Gokuto Jihen

  • Postal

  • Radio TV Solutions stuff (HLVRAI, HLAGE, BrBaVRAI)

  • Half-Life (+Black Mesa)

  • ENA

  • Touhou Project

Horror favorites

  • Gemini Home Entertainment

  • Housing Complex C

  • Lacey's Flash Games

  • MyHouse.wad

  • Petscop

  • Sanitarium (1998)

  • Souboutei Must Be Destroyed

  • Tearing Flesh, Grinding Bone

  • This House Has People in It

About Kokouhaia!

Kokouhaia is the alias of my headcanon-powered version of Koakuma from Touhou.She is based on an unused sprite for Embodiment of Scarlet Devil's Extra Stage, in which her hair looks hot pink...I often call her EX-Koakuma or Pink Koakuma, but her real name is Cocoa DeVoile.She's a butler. :)

(This artwork and the one on my aesthetics page are both commissions from daisymels!)

Here are a few aesthetics and genres I like:

  • Angura

  • Catholic Horror (including angels)

  • Dark Fantasy (and fantasy at large)

  • Dieselpunk

  • Goth(ic), mostly of the vampiric flavor

  • Southwestern Gothic. I like desert vibes in general, but I have a soft spot for spooky media taking place in Mexican/Southwestern American deserts.

  • Taishō Roman

  • Analog & Digital Horror, as long as it makes sense and isn't only relying on the visuals for cheap scares. Please, no more analog horror linked to 21st century media...

  • Dreamcore/Weirdcore, but I am usually more interested in games or movies/series than music or aesthetic images. When it comes to imagery on its own, I enjoy certain types of liminal spaces.

Bonus things that I cannot explain concisely...

On occultismThis is not really an "interest" and rather something deeply personal to me, but I enjoy my own mix of things occult and witchy. I hold no mystical beliefs, this is a purely vibes-based interest of mine.I have a collection of gemstones, scented candles and incense sticks, various curios, as well as a few unusual fashion items.

On the oceanI have always lived a reasonable distance away from the seaside. Beaches filled with people are not for me, though; I much prefer the loneliness and vastness of the ocean.Tangentially related to the first topic: I have an original character who is a witch living in a repurposed abandoned lighthouse, alone on a tiny island in the North Atlantic Ocean. Physically and mentally, he is, in some way, a fictional representation of who I wish I could be.As an addendum... I'm fascinated by the deep sea. Pleeeaaase talk to me about weird abyssal creatures. I like barreleyes and comb jellies :)