MARYSVILLE, CA (MPG) - Sightings of a man with tall white rabbit ears have been reported on the historic streets of downtown Marysville.

Most recently, this man, referred to locally as the “Krazy Whyte Hare,” has been observed popping in and out of a storefront at 408 4th St. Legally, his name is Dwayne Hoskins and further investigations prove that he is now the proud owner of Krazy Whyte Hare, a shop named after his own alias.

“It's a double entendre that refers to my own hare and the ears,” explained Hoskins.

Hoskins also claimed to have an affinity for a particularly un-punctual rabbit featured in the classic novel “Alice in Wonderland.” Likewise, Hoskins has now developed his own wonderland within the walls of his shop, a business marked for its robust collection of fantasy figures, antique tools, oddities and curiosities.

“Dark Academia, steampunk, goth, renaissance, there's a lot of stuff that influences the direction that I go,” said Hoskins, trying to summarize his aesthetic vibe. “What I want to do is create an environment where it feels like you’re stepping back in time. The clocks kind of help support that, and there's little things that spread around that sort of help clue people in.”

Hoskins' typical work uniform consists of a tall black top hat and white rabbit ears. He previously resided in another antique shop off D Street, scurrying in and out of a small room tucked away in the back of Yesterday and Today.

This space could have easily been mistaken for a mystic layer, a destination for both starting and stifling significant quests. But Hoskins' dreams were bigger than this cozy corner. His younger years had been spent in an art foundry casting bronze sculptures and quietly collecting bits of treasure. Hoskins used these to decorate his own living space until he eventually found his niche in “dark academia” and interior design.

Having outgrown his room at Yesterday and Today, Hoskins leaped at the chance to spread out and expand his medium. Here, antique tools find new life amid scrawling bookshelves, diligently guarding their literary wards. Gothic jewels glow softly within their glass casket, patiently awaiting their next victim. Look too quickly and one might miss a secret passage leading to the fortune teller’s layer.

“My idea is to kind of create these vignettes that tell a story,” said Hoskins. “I had read, probably 30 years ago, that retail stores in the future would be more about the experience, but in reality, they haven't gone that direction. Now it's more like warehouses like Costco and Walmart or a lot of it has gone online, which they never predicted. But Ikea is kind of an example of that experience where everything is set up in these vignettes and gives you ideas as far as decorating and how to use the items they sell. If nothing else, I think people want to come in to look at what’s here.”

Those brave enough to venture through the rabbit hole can visit the Krazy Whyte Hare from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Wednesdays through Sundays at 408 4th St. in Marysville.