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Hellmouth Magazine aims to conjure the collective imagination of creatives, provoking discussion concerning contemporary art, cultural analysis, political criticism, and the transcendental.

LOBBY OF THE LOST

a paradoxical brightness that leaves us feeling shut out, as if under the gaze of a thousand indifferent eyes.

A love letter to Foyer by Beverly Tomov

Catching a Guppy with a Slotted Spoon

The guppies had huge eyes that popped out of their heads like those squish toys from the dollar store and their tiny bodies had paper-thin skin and gills that let us see each organ like an x-ray.

Short story by Landin Eldridge

EMERGING VOICES IN EAST TENNESSEE

A review of Knoxville Museum of Art’s 2024 Student Exhibition.

HERE’S THE LATEST…

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what is lost when we ban books?
what is lost when we ban books?

The vicious fight against intellectual freedom has become a feature, not a bug, of manufactured culture wars. The consequences of this censorship go far beyond individual titles being removed from library shelves; it is a concerted effort to deny future generations the opportunity to confront and learn from the full spectrum of human history, struggles, and nuanced perspectives.

This Shit is Banana
This Shit is Banana

Art collectors really like to get cucked—the implications of a $6.2 million banana sold to a tech bro. The artist asks questions of the system, but what are the answers?

CALL 855 FOR TRUTH
CALL 855 FOR TRUTH

An exploration of East Tennessee’s religious billboard problem.

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Catching a Guppy with a Slotted Spoon
Catching a Guppy with a Slotted Spoon

The guppies had huge eyes that popped out of their heads like those squish toys from the dollar store and their tiny bodies had paper-thin skin and gills that let us see each organ like an x-ray.

In the defense of non-walkable infrastructure
In the defense of non-walkable infrastructure

I can only hope that future children may experience the joy of biting into a greasy sausage biscuit and shoot the veins full of a Monster energy drink. It’s what Jesus would have wanted.

the grass is for rent but you cannot afford it. 
the grass is for rent but you cannot afford it. 

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