Vintage Creepy

 

Tili Tili Bom

Tili-tili-bom! Close your eyes now
Someone's walking outside the house and knocks on the door
Tili-tili-bom! The nightbirds are chirping
He's already in the house to visit who can't sleep

He walks in, he's right there so close!

Tili-tili-bom! Can you hear him coming close?
Lurking around the corner, staring right at you
Tili-tili-bom! The silent night hides everything
He sneaks up behind you and he's gonna get you

He walks in, he's right there so close! 

Click on the pic to listen to this creepiest of Russian lullabies! 

The Littles

When 11 year old Juliet stubs her toe on a loose floorboard, she unwittingly sets off a series of mysterious events.

Click on the pic for a chilly little tale.

Don't be scared...

Horror, Ink

Cryptid - Darkroots77

Frankenstein - Bernie Wrightson

Medusa - Joseph Mugnaini

The Puppet - Eric Shonborn

Edward Gorey

Untitled - Wayne Tully

Can I just mention how difficult it is to find original pen and ink horror illustrations? The AI slop bucket seems to have taken over.

The Hearse Song

Illustration by Stephen Gammell

The Hearse Song

Author Unknown

Don't you ever laugh as the hearse goes by,
For you may be the next to die
They wrap you in a big white sheet
From your head down to your feet.
They put you in a big black box
And cover you up with dirt and rocks.

All goes well for about a week,
Then your coffin begins to leak.
The worms crawl in, the worms crawl out,
The worms play pinochle on your snout.
They eat your eyes, they eat your nose,
They eat the jelly between your toes.

A big green worm with rolling eyes
Crawls in your stomach and out your eyes.
Your stomach turns a slimy green,
And pus pours out like whipping cream.
You spread it on a slice of bread,
And that's what you eat when you are dead.

Click on the pic for the song in all its icky glory...

Locked in the Attic...

GIFs from Guillermo Del Toro's Crimson Peak.

What a delicious haunted house/locked in the attic story... 

Halloween Party

"Halloween Party" by Sideshow Monkey on Deviant Art.

I love this piece. It's such a great blend of the old, Beistle-style Halloween offerings and the new, more sinister Halloween art...

Speaking of Seances...

I shared this lively (heh) tune before, but it seemed a nice time to share it again.

Click on the pic for a tune which will put some swing in your seance... 

Ectoplasm, Etc.

"Ectoplasm is a substance that seeps out of orifices on the medium's body. It allegedly makes it possible for the spirit to materialize and communicate with the living or perform feats of telekinesis.

In reality, the ectoplasm was made from from paper, cloth and egg white, muslin or other textiles smothered with potato starch. It was swallowed and regurgitated by the medium at the right moment, to show the spirit had "arrived."

From the article "12 Strange Vintage Photos of Séances"

The seance thing back in the day was wild, fam! Ectoplasm, speaking in tongues, and parlor tricks of all kinds, all to separate the credulous from their hard earned cash.

Possibly the most famous of those with more money than sense was Sarah Winchester of the now-notorious Winchester House. Mystery still swirls there as to why the house was in a constant state of construction until her death, but most believe the motivation came from a psychic who saw Sarah as easy pickings...

Regardless, seances have a certain thrill factor. Have you ever attended one?

The Medium

“The Medium” by Al Lunois.  From Jugend, 1920.

 This and other vintage delights can be found at Prof. Oddfellow's blog...