Aiden Taylor loves Halloween. He specifically loves vintage Halloween. And he has the chops to realize his vision. Right now, he’s working on a Halloween costume ball, but I want to show you something from last year.
I absolutely love his vintage-inspired moon head costume. Also, Aiden himself is a lot of fun. You can follow him on YouTube and Instagram.
Elric of MelnibonĂ© is where fantasy meets horror. It was the prototype for so much dark fantasy, and heavily inspired works like The Witcher and Game of Thrones. But Michael Moorcock’s Elric was first.
He was an emperor of an evil land, but he had something of a conscience. Problem was, his sword, Stormbringer, had none. Elric was a wonderful brooding anti-hero, who thought deeply, cared passionately, and lost everything.
I read a ton of these books in the 70s, when I was definitely too young to be doing so. Eh, I turned out fine. Right? I also stopped reading in the 70s. I shouldn’t have. I just didn’t realize that Moorcock never stopped. Hasn’t stopped yet. There are a lot of Elric stories.
I only found out today, in fact, because of the video that inspired this post. Exits Examined, a favorite channel of mine, did a great essay on the history of Elric. If you are curious, I encourage you to check it out.
There are few tellers of true ghost stories that I enjoy. I want to like The In Between, but she just tells the most outlandish, unbelievable stories I can’t do it. But Peter Laws, ah, that guy can tell a damn story. The only reason I’m not subscribed anymore is because he started using AI images in his videos. If that doesn’t bother you, check out Into the Fog with Peter Laws.
Here’s an older story that I don’t think he used AI on. My memory is a sieve, and I might have forgiven him once or twice before it became a regular thing. But man oh man, this is great stuff.
It used to be, when I posted a video, I would find a still I could put below it, so when I shared my post on social media, it would look good. I find I no longer care if my blog looks good on social media. Maybe I’m grumpy, maybe I see the forest that used to be the independent web, burned down by the social media wildfire.
I’m definitely grumpy. Here’s a horror short for ya.
Klaudia Gaugier lives in the south-west of Poland and has been featured in Art Doll magazine–for good reason. Her website is here, and the first two dolls link to her Etsy listings.
Thought I’d mix things up with some horror shorts. This one is spooky, creepy, and hilarious. I Live in Your House is a short film by Patrick McDonald. He plays Reed Vilhelm. He lives in your house. Hi.
I absolutely love researching art posts, because I get to find new, fantastic artists. Anton Seminov is a new favorite.
Her Etsy shop is on vacation right now, but she promises to be back for Halloween.
Kylie Dexter makes macabre little felted dolls in her studio in Melbourne, Australia. Even the sunniest subject, like her Flower Brooch, looks like it’s have a bad day. Want a Dolldrum? Visit the shop on her site.
