The Underworld Melinoe

Melinoe is a chthonic nymph who is a bringer of nightmares and madness, sometimes also known as a moon goddess. She is the daughter of Persephone, she drives mortals to madness and appears in weird shapes and forms. She is shadowy, shining in darkness and always appears in the gloom of night.Melinoe For Paper Cut Magazine’We parted with the old world, rejecting it once and for all. We are moving toward a new world.’ – Mikhail Gorbachev We shot this in an amazing abandoned school in Kent, Lara was a superstar as it was freezing cold, but she played the part of an innocent girl, trapped in The Underworld and turned dark. 

Photographer: Rebecca Bathory 

Model: Lara @ Profile 

Stylist: Helen Waugh 

Makeup/ Hair: Rebecca Ryther 

Retoucher: Go Addicted