The Witching Hour

I’m so sorry for the lateness of this, the most important day! Let’s just say that my Halloween didn’t go as planned. :(

For today, I have a bunch of things for you.

First, some pictures to stare at:

1. Here is the work of Joshua Hoffine. He’s a horror photographer that’s cooked up some really ghoulish pictures.

2. The Ultimate 33-Part Guide to Abandoned Places. The pictures on this are really haunting.

3. Chet Zar: Painter of Dark. Some really spooky paintings here.

Next, some more webcomics:

1. Monsterhood. Howie, a young human boy, goes to live in a town for monsters. Humans aren’t allowed to live there, so he has to pretend to be a vampire. A fave of mine if just because it has THE SKUNK APE! Oh, my local cryptid.

2. Hanna Is Not A Boy’s Name. Idiots attempting to be paranormal detectives!

3. Gingerdead and Friends. Takes creepycute to a whole new level.

And now some short stories:

1. The Yellow Wallpaper (Charlotte Perkins Gilman). A creeping story of madness.

2. Hop-Frog (Edgar Allen Poe). I read this short story as a kid and I’m pretty sure it traumatized me for life. Enjoy! :D

3. The Monkey’s Paw (W.W. Jacobs). It’s a well-known idea, but the short story itself is terrifically frightening.

4. The Hound of the Baskervilles (Arthur Conan Doyle). More long than short, but an excellent ghost story.

5. The Most Dangerous Game (Richard Connell). As creepy as supernatural beings are, there will never be anything more frightening than man.

A few songs:

1. Zombie Prostitute (Voltaire). NSFW!!!

2. Charmed, I’m Sure (Circus Contraption)

3. Zombie Apocalypse (Kirby Krackle)

4. Que Sera, Sera (Pink Martini)

5. End Credits—Coraline (Bruno Coulais)

And some stuff to watch:

1. Sebastian’s Voodoo. Some voodoo dolls don’t like having pins stuck in them.

2. The Passenger. Train rides home alone are creepy, aren’t they?

3. The Lost Thing. Beautiful short film about a boy who finds a thing on the beach.

FINALLY, A NIGHT ON BALD MOUNTAIN.

There. 20 little odds and ends. Does that make up for my lateness?

I’ll send you an ecard with my reveal soon! :3

Getting close to the end now, witchee! It’s been fun!

Here’s a link to a rather macabre little children’s book:

The Gashlycrumb Tinies (Edward Gorey)

And in .gif form!

Oh, witchee. I just got done watching The Descent and now all I can think about is how scary caves are. In honor of this paranoia, have an internet classic.

Ted’s Caving Page

I’m so glad you liked what I’ve been posting, dear witchee! You didn’t post about a few things in between the posts, though, like Rabbit and the ghost meringues and such, so I just wanted to make sure you saw those. :o I wouldn’t want you to have missed part of your present.

For today, I have a peculiar music video by the French singer, Émilie Simon: 

Are you afraid of dolls, witchee? After watching Alma, you will be.

My dear witchee,

Today I have a webcomic for you! It’s a collection of short, creepy stories as told by a bunch of girls at a tea party. The stories vary in quality, but they tend to be really fun. I hope you enjoy!

The Midnight Tea Party

Just one week left, my witchee! Are you having fun?

Here’s an absurdly silly little flash game called Haunt The House. It’s pretty much what it says on the tin—you play a ghost that needs to get all of these party goers out of its house! You jump from inanimate inanimate object to scare them. Just be careful not to go overboard. You wouldn’t want your body count to get too high.

Today, my witchee, I have something a bit strange for you.

Once upon a time, The Weekly World News started making reports on the Bat Boy. They continued to write about his continuing adventures for years.

Our world being what it is, Bat Boy The Musical was eventually created. Here is its opening number:

Lyrics

The show’s actually pretty damn good.

(And once again, if you’re interested in the soundtrack, I can get that to you as well.)

Here are two short stories for you, my dear! I included two because they’re both pretty well known and there’s a good chance you’ve read one already.

The Lottery (by Shirley Jackson)

It’s one of my very favorite short stories. The creeping feeling that something is not right just grows on you.

AND

Young Goodman Brown (by Nathaniel Hawthorne)

This one is a bit more dense, but it’s cool on a number of spoilery levels.

I really love short films, dear witchee. I hope you do as well.

Here’s one I really adore, La Dama y La Muerte. Basically, a woman dies and then the Reaper and a doctor have to fight over her life. Shenanigans ensue and all the while, no one asks the woman how she feels about the whole thing.

Remember to watch through the credits!

Today I have for you a bit of a creepy wiki page.

The List of Unusual Deaths

Here are a few highlights:

*1478: George Plantagenet, Duke of Clarence, was executed by drowning in a barrel of Malmsey wine at his own request.

*1919: In the Boston Molasses Disaster, 21 people were killed and 150 were injured when a tank containing as much as 2,300,000 US gal (8,700,000 L) of molasses exploded, sending a wave travelling at approximately 35 mph (56 km/h) through part of Boston, Massachusetts, United States

*1999: Dominguez Garcia was killed February 25, 1999, by an airborne cow in Vacaville, California. The animal had strayed onto the highway and was struck by another vehicle, launching it into his lane where crashed through his windshield.

Note: Some of these entries may be disturbing.

I have another flash game right here for you! This one is called Reincarnation. You play a demon that has to drag a soul back to Hell! A surprisingly adorable demon, to be honest.

Reincarnation

I think it’s time for something sweet, dear witchee!

Ghost Meringues!

Recipe’s at the link. ;D

Allrighty. Now I am going to admit something straight up. This animated film is disturbing. It makes me feel squirmy and vaguely itchy under my skin. But goddamn if it isn’t creepy.

This is Rabbit. It’s sort of like those old Fun with Dick and Jane primers (aka See Spot Run) except with a lot more slaughter and idol worship.

So I hear you like Donald Duck, dear witchee! Try this on for size.

And I’m so glad to hear you enjoy Psapp so much. They my absolute favorite band. <3

Hey witchee. Did you ever play Oregon Trail as a child?

If so, you’ll probably adore this Halloween game. 

Oregon Trail + Zombies? That gives you…

Organ Trail

And now for something a bit silly to break up all that horror. ;)

Time for another spooky story, dear witchee! If you want to see more stories or more games or more short films or whatever, just drop me a line. :)

Here’s an oldie but a goodie. It’s a creepy sort of story, but it’s got a last line that’s a punch to the gut. D:

A Rose for Emily (William Faulkner)

I’ll just leave this here.

I’ve made something fun for you, dear witchee!

Here is a spooky Halloween song mix I’ve made just for you.

♥!