Welcome to Gracillius Odditorium! 

Inside you will find Gothic and Victorian inspired oddities, ranging from a coffin shaped Zen garden to an anatomical heart candle that smells of apple cinnamon and everything in between. Here is a safe space to explore and embrace the spooky and macabre. 

We here at Gracillius Odditorium are death positive and the designs feature skulls and coffins and other symbols of death. As death is part of life, acknowledging death is a celebration of life. 

What does Gracillius Mean?

I grew up with greyhounds and loving greyhounds was a significant part of my personality for a long time. Though I don't have greyhounds anymore, I have such a soft spot for the 40mph couch potatoes. I also studied linguistics and enjoy tracing words' etymologies. 

When I was choosing a name for my business, I wanted to pay homage to greyhounds, so I looked up the etymology of greyhound. Greyhounds are a very old breed and there is no definitive answer but one source I found posited that it could be from gracillius meaning "slender" in Greek. I really liked the sound of it and the uniqueness of it. 

Pronunciation is: GRUH - Silly - Us