Penny Dreadful

Been really wishing I had Showtime so I could indulge in this series, Penny Dreadful. My aunt sent me a cool and creepy clip from it which made me really want to watch it! 

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Beach Day

Been so busy with my film project. Would be awesome to have a nice relaxing day at the beach when it's finished.

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Gallows

Gallows, by CocoRosie:

Thank You, Tesily.

Now You See Me...

... Now you don't.

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Elle Moss' Photostream

The Days of Illusion

Here's a clip from GhostWatching's YouTube Channel about the spiritualism movement and its effect on early cinema:

Having Migraines

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"Imagine someone sawed open your head, filled it with razors, and shook it as hard as they could."

- Shutter Island

Goodies: Mama's Little Babies (Etsy)

Some adorable accessories from this cute shop on Etsy: Mama's Little Babies.

The Work of Lisa Perrin

Absolutely love the artwork of Lisa Perrin, here are a few images from her Flickr Photostream, be sure to check it out!

Here's her Blog!

Family.

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Busy Week

And it's only getting busier, but I promise to do some posts soon...

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J'aime Les Animaux

I love animals... especially when they are all dressed up.

Gorey Details' Stamps

The Characters

While designing the characters for Vintage Seance, I collected many photos and images and created collages to fully visualize them. Out of the many photos in my collages, these were the best of each that really said it all.

The Widow

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The Gypsy

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The Stranger

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The Lady

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The Gentleman

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The Mad Cat

"It looks like you ran a foul of something with wicked claws."

-Alice in Wonderland

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Viscount I.M. Laurie's Latest

As a filmmaker, I am very influenced by costume and set design and always find myself making collages or searching for photos and illustrations that inspire me. I often write blog posts about my findings or about other artists whose work stands out to me, like one of my favorite artists, I.M. Lowry. When I saw his most recent piece of artwork I immediately asked if I could feature it here.

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I.M. Lowry often creates entire stories that go along with his beautiful illustrations, much like this one. His work consists of a detailed and structured point of view which can be seen in the buildings, clothing, and decor in his artwork (often inspired by Victorian age illustration). All aspects of his art, whether he is drawing a scene from the 18th century, iconic figures in history or mythology, or amazingly creative mechanical devices, I.M. Lowry produces his artwork in intricate and architectural ways. An artist with great talent, great style, and a great imagination- I.M. Lowry is definitely one of the best!

I.M. Lowry's: Artwork, Photostream, Paranormal Glimpses

More From I.M. Lowry

His new illustrations, very beautiful.

His Photostream

My Spellbook

Ok, so it's really an antique photo album, but it's from the Victorian era and the style is perfect for my witch's display. Thus, every year I put it alongside everything that goes on the witch's crafty table. I am pretty sure my aunt bought the album at an antique store a long time ago. I don't know how we ended having it, but I remember the first time my mom showed it to.

We were cleaning out the garage one day when I was pretty young, probably around eight- years-old. We were going through all sorts of things trying to organize when my mom came across the old photo album. She called my brother and me to come take a look. She started to pull it out of a box or behind one (can't remember) but she as she did so, there on the old album was a big black widow. She freaked out and my brother and I followed. Somehow she must have killed the spider and felt it was okay to pick up the book again. When she did, she opened the latch and began going through the pages. It was full of photos and tin-types taken during the Victorian era, probably of members from the same family, we assume. People we don't know though, all the more mysterious.

Seeing that photo album and all those faces from so long ago really intrigued me. At the time, I wasn't a fan of antiques (unlike now) but when I saw this album, it had quite an impact on me. And it still does today; it's a spooky antique, but one that I love. Every year, when I pull it out, I just have to take a good look inside, as if I can't have Halloween without doing so.

I.M. Lowry's Brilliant Illustrations

I fell completely in love with these beautiful illustrations when I first stumbled upon them. The detail and the style are so intricate. For those who love classic and beautiful illustration, check out this flickr photostream!

I.M. Lowry's Photostream