hatchetfield-scarecrow:

There’s two ends of the horror spectrum

deathandmysticism:

Witches and demons creating a circle, Nathaniel Crouch, The Kingdom of Darkness, 1688

glassseyes:

I raided my dad collection of Victorian memorial cards, mainly of family members

blackvelvetofnight:

you’re just mad that my presence is haunting and offputting and yours isn’t

clawmarks:

Fables choisies, mises en vers - Jean de La Fontaine - 1755 - via Internet Archive

gothic-academia:

p-o-s-s-e-s-s-e-d-b-y-f-i-r-e:

• “A Week of Kindness” illustration by Max Ernst 1934.

flowerytale:

Susan Sontag, from As Consciousness Is Harnessed to Flesh: Journals and Notebooks 1964-1980

teddybruisevelt:

“morning person??” oh no you’ve misheard me. I’m a mourning person. always in black, talking about ghosts and bones, in a constant state of grief for the unknown dead.