Happy Halloween 2025!

Happy Halloween!

The night is still
And the frost, it bites my face
I wear my silence like a mask
And murmur like a ghost

"Trick or treat"
"Trick or treat"
The bitter and the sweet

The carefree days are distant now
I wear my memories like a shroud
I try to speak, but words collapse
Echoing, echoing

"Trick or treat"
"Trick or treat"
The bitter and the sweet

I wander through your sadness
Gazing at you with scorpion eyes
Halloween... Halloween

A sweet reminder in the ice-blue nursery
Of a childish murder, of hidden lustre
And she cries

"Trick or treat"
"Trick or treat"
The bitter and the sweet

I wander through your sadness
Gazing at you with scorpion eyes
Halloween... Halloween

http://siouxsieandthebanshees.co.uk/

BEAUTY: Painting for Halloween--Emre Tuna (tinypieceofmercury)

For Halloween, here are the wonderful, endless skeletons of artist Emre Tuna (previously here) who goes by the name tinypieceofmercury.

Pieces are for sale on his site:
https://tinypieceofmercury.bigcartel.com/
https://www.instagram.com/tinypieceofmercury/

BEAUTY: AI Digital Art for Winter--Robert Mealing (Spiritus Loci)

Artist Robert Mealing working as Spiritus Loci (previously here) uses the AI tool Midjourney to create some gorgeous portraits of Pagan and Druid men (and magical spirits?) from long ago in his "Winterborne" series...perfect for this time of year.

https://spiritusloci.tumblr.com/

Happy Halloween 2024!

Happy Halloween!

The night is still
And the frost, it bites my face
I wear my silence like a mask
And murmur like a ghost

"Trick or treat"
"Trick or treat"
The bitter and the sweet

The carefree days are distant now
I wear my memories like a shroud
I try to speak, but words collapse
Echoing, echoing

"Trick or treat"
"Trick or treat"
The bitter and the sweet

I wander through your sadness
Gazing at you with scorpion eyes
Halloween... Halloween

A sweet reminder in the ice-blue nursery
Of a childish murder, of hidden lustre
And she cries

"Trick or treat"
"Trick or treat"
The bitter and the sweet

I wander through your sadness
Gazing at you with scorpion eyes
Halloween... Halloween

http://siouxsieandthebanshees.co.uk/

BEAUTY: Art--Misc. Skull And Skeleton Art For Halloween 2024

Top to bottom: Bloom by Simón Prades; Memento Mori by Max Slevogt; Death At The Ball by Felicien Rops; The Reaper by Tyra Kleen;  Dancing Skeletons by Kawanabe Kyosai; 

BEAUTY: AI Digital Art for Halloween--Robert Mealing (Spiritus Loci)

Artist Robert Mealing uses the AI tool Midjourney to create some gorgeous, spooky imagery, and his ongoing October Misremembered series is perfect for this time of year. I posted his creations last year here, and he has updated the project with new images for 2024, seen below. This new crop reminds me of Victorian Ghost Photography, seen here.

https://spiritusloci.tumblr.com/

Happy Halloween 2023!

Happy Halloween!

The night is still
And the frost, it bites my face
I wear my silence like a mask
And murmur like a ghost

"Trick or treat"
"Trick or treat"
The bitter and the sweet

The carefree days are distant now
I wear my memories like a shroud
I try to speak, but words collapse
Echoing, echoing

"Trick or treat"
"Trick or treat"
The bitter and the sweet

I wander through your sadness
Gazing at you with scorpion eyes
Halloween... Halloween

A sweet reminder in the ice-blue nursery
Of a childish murder, of hidden lustre
And she cries

"Trick or treat"
"Trick or treat"
The bitter and the sweet

I wander through your sadness
Gazing at you with scorpion eyes
Halloween... Halloween

http://siouxsieandthebanshees.co.uk/

"Spellbound" by Duran Duran

For Halloween, Duran Duran recorded a spooky album of dark songs, goth songs, and some reworked DD songs with an eerie twist. And they included a rollicking version of the chilling "Spellbound" by Siouxsie and the Banshees (previously here).

https://duranduran.com/

BEAUTY: AI Digital Art for Halloween--Robert Mealing

Artist Robert Mealing uses the AI tool Midjourney to create some gorgeous portraits, and his October Misremembered series is perfect for this time of year. His imagery is full of beautiful Gentlemen Vampires, Radical Warlocks, Swamp Shamans, and Bayou Bad Boys from long ago...

https://www.robertmealing.com/