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14) 'VARNEY THE VAMPIRE: OR THE FEAST OF BLOOD', James Malcolm Rymer and Thomas Peckett Prest (1845-47)
A penny dreadful following Sir Francis Varney, a vampire who plagues the human Bannerworth family. The story was later published as a book in 1847 #31DaysofHalloween

sometimes that we were floating in the air, her arms about me and her long hair enveloping us both like an inky cloud, while I lay supine and helpless."
Unfortunately for the narrator, he soon learns the cause of these strange dreams, and discovers the truth of Ariadne 7/8

Published after Poe's short story about a man travelling to the moon, 'The Unparalleled Adventure of One Hans Pfaall' (1835), Poe complained that the newspaper had plagiarised his work.

#FairyTaleTuesday In Count Eric Stanislaus Stenbock's 'The Other Side' (1893), Lilith is a beautiful woman living in a shadowy land filled with werewolves & demonic creatures. She speaks an unknown language as has a magical influence on men, creatures & her strange world alike

#FairyTaleTuesday In Count Eric Stanislaus Stenbock's 'The Other Side' (1893), Lilith is a beautiful woman living in a shadowy land filled with werewolves & demonic creatures. She speaks an unknown language as has a magical influence on men, creatures & her strange world alike

30) FÉLICIEN ROPS (1833-1898)
Belgian artist of the fin de siècle, best remembered for his erotic and occult-inspired artwork #VictorianOccult
Left: 'Sentimental Initiation' (1887)
Top right: 'Le Calvaire' (1882)
Bottom right: 'The Human Parody' (1878-1881)
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In addition to this, Falero also painted women as mythological characters, fairies, the zodiac, and even personified drinks:
'Balance of the Zodiac' (19th c.)
'Fairy under Starry Skies' (19th c.)
‘Moon Nymph' (1883)
‘The Wine of Tokay' (1886) #VictorianOccult #GothicFairies 2/2

26) 'CASTING THE RUNES', M. R. James (1911)
Short story about an occultist (Mr Karswell) who uses ancient runes to curse people after his paper, 'The Truth of Alchemy', is given unfavourable reviews by researchers at the British Museum #VictorianOccult 1/4

24) VICTORIAN WITCH SOAP ADVERTS
Sapolio soap, Cosmopolitan magazine (1899)
Pears soap (1889)
Lux Soap, 'Illustrated London News' (1906)
If you like a good old fashioned spooky advert, look no further than these soap posters! #VictorianOccult #WitchWednesday 1/2

If you’re interested in the Victorian’s fancy dress, I highly recommend looking into Queen Victoria’s masquerade parties, and the Vanderbilt costume ball (I believe the photo from the first tweet is a Vanderbilt costume) 2/4