Ellie’s Favorite Five - Halloween
Art by alicepopkorn.
Oh boy, oh boy, oh boy, oh boy…it is All Hallows’ Eve. Happy day (and night) all! It is good to be back and raring to go. Since my favorite holiday is occurring on a Friday, I am forgoing the 10 Questions with Hypnotists to bring you Ellie’s Favorite Five Scary Sites. I know it has little to do with hypnosis, but I hope you will forgive this one jaunt off topic. I need to get into the spirit of things for the party tonight.
- Room 237 Origins - No this is not some elite spa, but scary stuff from the mind of my friend Jack. He has dedicated several blog post leading up to the culmination of tonight.
- Hotel 626. This is old news (Jack did a marvelous piece about it), but it still delights me in unholy ways. It’s a game, but be warned - I have had nightmare’s from it (yeah, it is that intense). The site opens at 6:00 pm. DO check in.
- In the Shadows - A Place to View Etsy’s Darker Side. Sarah, a polymer clay artist herself, posts about the eclectic darker art on Etsy. Its spooky to see her picks.
- Jarek Kubicki. Designer Depot recently featured the wonderful artist. Jarek’s photographic images are haunting in a sensual way, but they also belay the horror or sheets gone astray that turn into other worldly ideas.
- Darkness Radio. I met these gentlemen at the Louisville PAranormal Conference this year. They do a wonderfully entertaining radio show about paranormal subjects. These are things that go beyond fiction.
October 31st, 2008 at 7:27 am
You’ve made me blush.
Thank you Ellie. I’m familiar with Etsy’s, but the last two on the list I am not, and am excited to check out.
I still adore Hotel 626. Ended up recruiting a few guests into the hotel via word of mouth — far away from the blogosphere. It really was fun, and I wanted to share the thrills - or chills? with others. Mwaha.
I have you to thank for that.
Hope you have a great Halloween!
October 31st, 2008 at 7:56 am
Wow. I just checked out the Jarek Kubicki feature. Amazing images. 3rd from bottom, I can’t stop looking at. (Can’t see a title for it). I can’t even tell if this it’s digital art or traditional pen and paintbrush. I saw in the interview portions, “tools of the trade,” that he uses many different techniques. Ahhhhh. What I wouldn’t give to have illustration skills like that. I really envy those that can take their feelings, ideas, stories, etc out of their heads and put them down in a visual medium. Since I can’t draw in the least - I’m stuck with painting a picture in words. Hehe. Thanks for that link. I’m saving Darkness of the Edge of Town for when it gets dark tonight. I popped over and saw a couple youtube videos… so I think I’ll save that for when the mood is right, later this evening.
November 2nd, 2008 at 8:42 am
Glad you enjoyed!!! I enjoyed sharing with this past month. Your story is coming along nicely, too.
Did you have a chance to listen to any of the Darkness Radio shows?