Written by a Westerner who has lived in Japan for over four decades, THE JAPANESE TATTOO is a close look at the history and influence of this unique body art.

Wrestler/actor Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson isn’t just carrying on the family tradition of professional wrestling. He’s also carrying on with his family and cultural tradition of being tattooed.

Lydia tells of a skin irritation that turns into a growing tattoo, her partner Christopher finding the diary entries after her disappearance. Did she follow the map on her skin, and if so, where did she go?

Fairies are often ranked highly in top internet tattoo design search lists. Whether winged or with a wand, many people like adding a bit of magic to their skin art by wearing a fairy tattoo.

Once or twice a year you see a shocker headline focusing on the modern body art of tongue splitting. Only recently in existence as a body modification, this complex and permanent procedure has a small and devoted following in the body art world.

GRAVE MARKINGS is a post-modern horror story by Michael Arnzen. In this tattooed tale, people are given the skin art they deserve, whether they want it or not.

In the 1939 Marx Bros movie AT THE CIRCUS, Groucho Marx sang the showstopping number �Lydia the Tattooed Lady.� Take a closer look at one of the most famous tattooed ladies in skin art history.

Full body tattooing has been done by performers as a means of creating a persona and performance act for over a century now. Take a look at these colorful “made” freaks and their full body transformations.

Play piercing is done for the experience of being pierced. Several ancient cultures practiced their own forms of ritual piercing.

In HARRY POTTER AND THE PRISONER OF AZKABAN, we get to meet Sirius Black. Director Alfonso Cuarón chose to add mystical tattoos to the appearance of Harry’s mysterious godfather for the film adaptation.