The Vampire A lily in a twilight place? A moonflow’r in the lonely night?— Strange beauty of a woman’s face Of wildflow’r-white! The rain that hangs a star’s green ray Slim on a leaf-point’s restlessness, Is not so glimmering green… Read More ›
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(UPDATED) Thinking Costume: Medusa
One of the most popular costumes here on The Year of Halloween comes from this summer’s Thinking Costume: Medusa post. The Medusa of myth was a terrifying creature, crowned with a writhing, hissing mass of snakes and capable of turning all who… Read More ›
Let the Home Haunting Begin!
A weekend of unearthing boxes and erecting pillars and suddenly a ramshackle cemetery emerged, its entrance guarded by twin ravens, the mythological guides of the dead, perched upon great moldering pillars. Beyond the fence lie a decaying collection of headstones and grave markers…. Read More ›
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