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#GothicAesthetics Hekate is a goddess in ancient Greek religion and mythology. She is associated with crossroads, entrance-ways, night, light, magic,witchcraft, knowledge of herbs and poisonous plants, ghosts, necromancy and sorcery
#art William Blake, Glyn Smyth and Joseph Vargo
#GothicAesthetics "Salomé" is a 1923 silent film directed by Charles Bryant and starring Alla Nazimova. The film was shot in black and white, matching the illustrations done by Aubrey Beardsley in the printed edition of Wilde's play. The costumes were designed by Natacha Rambova.
#FolkloreThursday In Celtic mythology, the elm tree is associated with the Underworld, and with elves and faeries, who dwell in their stretching boughs. Elms were said to grow close to passageways that lead out of our Earthly realm and into Faerie
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#AugustAngels In Abrahamic religions, fallen angels are angels who were expelled from heaven. The literal term "fallen angel" appears neither in the Bible nor in other Abrahamic scriptures, but is used to describe angels who sinned. They often tempt humans https://t.co/WfX6hv0T1U
In Romanian mythology, Strigoi are spirits that transform into an animal, become invisible, and to gain vitality from the blood of their victims. Strigoi possibly originated from the Latin terms strix and striga, the root of which later has been related to owls #FolkloreThursday
#FolkloreThursday In European folklore and folk-belief of the Medieval and Early Modern periods, familiars were believed to be supernatural entities that would assist witches and cunning folk in their practice of magic. They would appear in numerous guises, often as an animal.
H.R. Giger’s Dark, Surrealist Album Covers: Debbie Harry, Emerson, Lake & Palmer, Celtic Frost, Danzig & More https://t.co/zmCFoZ5EVP via @openculture
#WyrdWednesday Artwork by William Basso: 'A Theater of Mystery, Wonder, Delight, Sorrow and Fear' https://t.co/APMmpqDShm
Jacob van Swanenburg - 'The Harrowing of Hell', between 1586 and 1638
The studio behind 'Nosferatu' (1922),Prana Film,was founded by Enrico Dieckmann and Albin Grau and named after the Hindu concept of prana. 'Nosferatu' was its only production, as it declared bankruptcy to evade copyright infringement suits from Bram Stoker's widow #FaustianFriday