Spooky Jen
@spookyjen.bsky.social
Reader, animal and nature lover, antiques enthusiast, mad for autumn and all things Halloween 🎃
The cover of the vintage anthology Alfred Hitchcock’s Witch’s Brew: Eleven Eerie Stories About Magic, Witchcraft, and the Supernatural, edited by Alfred Hitchcock and illustrated by Stephen Marchesi, originally published by Random House in 1977 #VintageHalloween #VintageOctober #VintageBookCover
Visually striking with gorgeous sets, top cast and ferociously evil Lee. Gloriously splashed in Kensington Gore, first class Hammer gothic. 1968. #horrorcommunity #horrorfamily #horrormovie #horrorfilm #horrorfan #classichorror #horroraddict #filmsky #horrorsky #mutantfam #horrorfam #hammerhorror
we saw an arm thrust upright from the blue waves; a sight strange to see, as an arm thrust forth from the grass over a grave
#WyrdWednesday The idea that people with tuberculosis could be cured by eating the heart/ashes of a "vampire" who had died of the disease was found in New England. Here is a rare, late example of this remedy for "The White Death" from Pennsylvania. mrsdaffodildigresses.wordpress.com/2013/04/22/v...
Vampire Superstition in Pennsylvania: 1893
As it is the Eve of St. George’s Day, when, according to the Reverend Montague Summers, all evil things, including vampires, have full sway, here is a story of Vampire Superstition in Pennsyl…
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Even a man who is pure in heart and says his prayers by night, may become a wolf when the wolfbane blooms and the autumn moon is bright...... The Blood Hunter's Moon in nearly upon us
I spent my childhood terrified of quicksand, spontaneous combustion and the Bermuda Triangle. Turns out I should’ve been worried about my knees.
the soul is glued inside of its fleshy tabernacle, and cannot freely move about in it, nor even move out of it, without running great risk of perishing
The cover of the 1961 anthology Alfred Hitchcock Presents: Stories for Late at Night, edited by Robert Arthur and published by Random House. #VintageHalloween #VintageOctober #VintageAnthology
An original vintage theatrical movie poster for Walt Disney’s animated classic The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad which debuted in theaters on October 5, 1949. #VintageHalloween #VintageOctober #VintageMoviePoster
Around these parts, you know you're deep into the Halloween season when those "It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown" cardboard pumpkin bins start popping up. 🎃
A commercial for the vintage 1970 Which Witch? Board Game released by the Milton Bradley Company. #VintageHalloween #VintageOctober #VintageBoardGames
WIDDERSHINS means moving counter clockwise; this inversion of the natural order was associated with the devil and witchcraft. In this image #WITCHES delight in flying widdershins around North Berwick church with their broomsticks #FolkloreSunday #31daysofHalloween
Show me your Nightmare Fuel creepy picture you took on your phone
Went to see The Nightmare Before Christmas at the theater today and got the Santa Jack popcorn bucket 💀🎄
Gearing up for #Halloween on this October #Caturday with 1930s die-cut cardboard cat and scarecrow masks. No elastic needed; the cap holds the mask in place. Former Etsy listing
Saw this tiny lady wandering around while out on a walk and didn’t see any other human around. She refused to tell me where she lived so I knocked on doors until someone finally said yes that was indeed their dog. This good deed frees me up to do something hideous now. That’s how balance works.
It’s that time of year again when I can offload all these human teeth into trick or treaters’ bags without looking suspicious or maybe it’s suspicious but I don’t care whatever.
Art thou a silk-worm? Dost thou spin thy own shroud out of thyself?
The BOO-nanza double features begin Saturday night on MeTV when I present the classic “Wizard of Oz” with the Sven Squad, who follow that with “Invisible Man Returns” with Vincent Price! Special start time- 7 pm eastern/pacific, 6 central time!
