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Arnold Böcklin, "Isle of the Dead" (1st version), 1880
H. R. Giger, "Hommage à Böcklin", 1977

#HauntedHappening Susulus appear in Turkic folklore as unlucky omens, both foretelling disaster and provoking it like mermaids. They are usually the #ghosts of young women who died of a violent or untimely death, perhaps by murder or suicide, and especially by drowning.

#FairyTaleTuesday Mephistopheles originally appeared in the story of Faust, a scholar who sold his soul to the demon for knowledge.The name Mephistopheles is frequently used as an alternative form of Satan or the Devil and it evolved during the Renaissance https://t.co/zMIpoE8JEi

Dark artwork by Frederick Simpson Coburn (1871-1960) #GothicAesthetics

#FolkloreThursday In Scottish folklore, the Unseelie Court were darkly-inclined fairies.They were thought to appear at night and assault travelers, often carrying them through the air and beating them. They were seen as closely allied with witches.

#WyrdWednesday The Perseids are a meteor shower associated with the comet Swift–Tuttle. The meteors are called the Perseids because the point from which they appear to hail lies in the constellation Perseus. Some Catholics refer to the Perseids as the "tears of Saint Lawrence".

#FairyTaleTuesday Edward Gorey Illustrates "Little Red Riding Hood" and Other Classic Children's Stories https://t.co/4dQ9QQ6wb2 via @brainpicker

#GothicAesthetics Fairies on Bats:
Henry Singleton- "Ariel on a Bat’s Back"
Ida Rentoul Outhwaite- "Little Witch Riding Bat Greeting Card"
Amelia Jane Murray- "A Fairy on a Bat"
H.C. Selous- "Ariel : on the Bat’s Back I do Fly after Summer, Merrily” from "The Tempest"

#FairyTaleTuesday The Influence of Struwwelpeter, a collection of cruel and frightening stories written and illustrated by Dr. Heinrich Hoffmann in 1844.
Source: https://t.co/ph03IlWXDd

#MythologyMonday Queen Cordelia was a legendary Queen of the Britons. She was the youngest daughter of Leir and the second ruling queen of pre-Roman Britain. There is no independent historical evidence for her existence. Her story was used by Shakespeare in his play "King Lear".