Why Tenebrae
Tenebrae is Latin for darkness. It is also the name of an old Holy Week service in which candles are put out one by one until the church is left in shadow. Our stories begin in that kind of darkness: a lost week, a locked vault, a voice on a radio, a body nobody can name. The keyhole in our logo is the point of the exercise. We look through it carefully, and we tell you what we can see.
Evidence before atmosphere
A good mystery deserves careful reporting. We separate documented fact from attributed claim and from open question, and an intriguing theory is never treated as proof. Where the record is thin we say so, and where a story has grown in the retelling we trace how.
How we publish
Every volume lists its sources. AI may assist with research and drafting; an editor checks the claims and approves publication. Corrections are made in the volume itself, with a date and an explanation.
Artwork
Our illustrations are editorial interpretations in a mid-century print style. They are not photographs or reconstructions of evidence. Maps, timelines and diagrams are typeset from the sources listed in each volume.
Licensing
All Tenebrae illustrations and text are the property of Tenebrae Magazine. If you would like to share, license or buy prints of any of our images, please email [email protected] with the volume and the image you have in mind. Short quotations with a link back to the volume are always welcome.
Privacy policy
Tenebrae Magazine collects and keeps no data about its readers. There are no accounts, no tracking or advertising cookies and no analytics. Your colour theme, saved articles, listening speed and Codebreaker progress are stored only in your own browser, on your own device, and never sent to us; clearing your browser storage removes them. Some Dispatches thumbnails are loaded from the publishers we link to, and those sites, like any site you visit, may see a standard web request.
Contact
Corrections, tips, new leads and questions are all welcome at [email protected]. You can also find us on X at @TenebraeMag.