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Halloween Countdown: The Victorian Book of the Dead

Posted in Books, death, halloween, undead with tags Books, death, halloween, macabre, undead, victorian on October 23, 2016 by shewalkssoftly

I just added this perfect piece of October reading to my wish list. It looks fantastic!

Chris Woodyard, author of the The Ghosts of the Past series, digs through long-buried newspapers and journals, for this fascinating look at the 19th-century obsession with the culture of death. The Victorian Book of the Dead unearths extraordinary tales of Victorian funeral fads and fancies, ghost stories, bizarre deaths, mourning novelties, gallows humor, premature burial, post-mortem photographs, death omens, and funeral disasters. Resurrected from original sources, these accounts reveal the oddities and eccentricities of Victorian mourning. Packed with macabre anecdotes, this diverting, yet gruesome collection presents tales ranging from the paranormal and shocking to the heartbreaking.

I took the liberty of grabbing screen shots of the table of contents.

Is this something you could see yourself reading?

The Victorian Book of the Dead

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Halloween Countdown: Creepy Co. Pins N’ Patches

Posted in accessories, cats, halloween, skulls and skeletons, undead with tags accessories, cats, enamel pins, halloween, skulls and skeletons, undead on October 17, 2016 by shewalkssoftly

Creepy Co. has released a series of enamel Beistle pins for Halloween this year, and they are awesome!

Bonus pin: cemetery winged skull!

Creepy Co.

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Halloween Countdown: Chad Wehrle

Posted in art, illustration, monsters, undead with tags art, illustration, monsters, undead teds on October 11, 2016 by shewalkssoftly

Chad Wehrle sites the “masters of spook” Stephen Gammell, Edward Gorey and Donn Kenn among his influences.

I see Gammell’s spirit most of all in this work (which is great because he’s one of my all time favorite illustrators).

I just love the effect of broad, skillful smudging/erasing combined with very fine line work.

Chad Wehrle

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Halloween Countdown: Undead Teds

Posted in horror, monsters, plush, toys, undead with tags horror, macabre, monsters, plush, toys, undead, undead teds, zombie on October 9, 2016 by shewalkssoftly

It’s pretty easy to find a variety of plush zombie creatures these days, but Undead Teds are a cut above (pun intended).

Watch one in action first:

Each UndeadTed is painstakingly made with individually custom-sculpted parts and hand-painted for a unique, grisly finish.

My favorite part of the descriptive text on the site is the following disclaimer:
Please note this is NOT intended as a toy and as such is NOT SUITABLE FOR CHILDREN.

Undead Teds

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Halloween Countdown: Peeping Thomas Vampire

Posted in decoration, halloween, monsters, undead with tags decoration, halloween, monsters, undead on October 1, 2016 by shewalkssoftly

Welcome to the Halloween Countdown! I couldn’t wait to post this window decoration from Victorian Trading Co. But I found the link was gone, and the original Peeping Thomas product had been replaced with a Peeping Thomas “vampire.” I feel it’s a major downgrade.

Here is the first version:

This has be to be the most legitimately creepy Halloween decoration I’ve seen. It’s not over the top ghoulish, and the face looks almost real from a distance.

Here is the new version:

Come on…did that figure really need BLOOD? Now it’s closer to a Halloween superstore item. Do you agree, or do you think the blood works?

Peeping Thomas Vampire

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Desktop Goodies 7/27

Posted in 70's, absurd, Books, death, fashion, horror, humor, illustration, retro, retrofuturism, sci-fi, skulls and skeletons, undead, vintage with tags 70's, absurd, Books, cats, death, fashion, horror, humor, illustration, retro, retrofuturism, sci-fi, skulls and skeletons, undead, vintage on July 27, 2016 by shewalkssoftly

I think this pairs nicely with the book above.

Gotta have standards.

I love how engaged Death is with his book.

Strangest strike banner ever. Unless you’ve seen a stranger one, in which case I really hope you share it with me.

Thank you Rachel, for showing me that Saran wrap and Bubble wrap are the fashion of the (retro) future. (Seriously ladies, would you be into a guy who confidently sauntered over to you in bubble wrap thigh highs?)

70’s fashion

I sense a seemingly incorrigible child and a maudlin, happy ending.

I can forgive the obvious impracticality of having a giant tube directly in the driver’s field of vision, because it’s clearly inspired by atomic structure.

A wonder what qualifies as a “good” or “mediocre” decapitation.

“Did anyone notice Grandma looked a little unwell today?

This could be a poster to promote neutering (PSA: countless healthy animals are put down in shelters due to overpopulation. Have your pet spayed/neutered!)

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Lisha’s Body Art

Posted in art, body decoration, makeup, sea, skulls and skeletons, undead with tags art, body decoration, makeup, sea, skulls and skeletons, tentacle, zombie on July 17, 2016 by shewalkssoftly

Lisha’s Body Art is the work of Lisha Simpson. She paints some fantastic cut-out illusions on her own hand!

Lisha’s Body Art

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Dug Stanat

Posted in monsters, sculpture, undead with tags monsters, sculpture, undead on June 12, 2016 by shewalkssoftly

Dug Stanat is an awesome sculptor who specializes in creepy, crawly, and undead creations.

When I first saw some of these, I thought they were paintings. He can achieve an incredible sense of movement and weightlessness.

Doesn’t this look like it’s floating?

And here we have a cartoonishly gaunt fellow with bats in flight.

Dug Stanat

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Sidd Wills

Posted in art, skulls and skeletons, undead with tags art, skulls and skeletons, undead on May 31, 2016 by shewalkssoftly

How about some good old fashioned, fun lowbrow today?

Singapore based artist Sidd Wills serves up a hearty helping of bones, guts, ooze and rot.

Sidd Wills

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80’s Christmas Horror Movies

Posted in 80's, film, horror, monsters, TV, undead with tags 80's, christmas, film, horror, monsters, TV, undead on December 8, 2015 by shewalkssoftly

Fellow horror fans…I confess I felt remiss in my duties when I discovered there were a number of 80’s Christmas Horror Movies I haven’t seen. A kind reader sent me this list.