Coffin Boffinさんのイラストまとめ

THE MERMAID'S MIRROR. Often seen as a sign of sin, or as representing the planet Venus; it also represents the mermaid's ability to see through the veil that separates the visible and spirit worlds, according to the folklore of mirrors #WateryFolklore ills C14-15th Bestiaries

THE MERMAN KING. Had six mermaid princesses as grandchildren. His mother wore 12 oysters on her tail, a sign of nobility. Living flowers grew out of the walls of his palace & fish swam in through open windows and ate out of his hands. The Mermaid, ill Dulac, 1911 #WateryFolklore

BEAST OF BARMSTON DRAIN. A watery #Werewolf, also known as 'Old Stinker'; walks upright, human face, haunts Yorkshire’s weird wolds & a macabre drain on the edge of two graveyards near the River Humber, the site of accidental drownings, murders and suicides #WateryFolklore

PEARS' SOAP WITCH: A naked #witch on a broomstick was used in 1899 to advertise Pears Soap. A familiar image showing the use of folklore in the house and hearth at the turn of the century #FolkloreThursday

@FolkloreFilmFes @OGOMProject ooh lots of selkies...lovely

LONDON AFTER MIDNIGHT 1927
First major U.S. vampire film (Tod Browning); starring Lon Chaney (1883-1930) in his only vampire role & Edna Tichenor as
Bat-Girl Luna. This silent film was adapted from a short story 'The Hypnotist' & capitalised on the success of 'Dracula' on stage.

BLOOD MOON. Find out all the folklore relating to the super wolf
#bloodmoon and its terrifying history including demons dragons, vampires & wolves at the link below. It's happenning tonight!!
https://t.co/38RHTjSvb2

WULVER. Man-Wolf of Shetland Folklore (not a shapeshifter or a werewolf). He's furred & has a wolf's head. He spends his time fishing from a small rock (the Wulver stone). He leaves fish on window sills of the needy, redeeming the myth of the big bad wolf aww #FourLeggedFolklore

LITTLE JACK FROST. Charles Sangster (1875)

Little Jack Frost walked through the trees
“Ah” said the flowers “we freeze we freeze”
“Ah” said the grasses “we die we die”
Said little Jack Frost “good bye, good bye”

#GothicAdvent ills. Tomic; Herford; Ravencroft

VINTAGE CHRISTMAS CARDS 2. Afterall nothing says Christmas quite like a row of deceased ice-skating frogs, a sadistic root vegetable, and a creepy clown stealing sausages...ooh! #GothicAdvent @OGOMProject