#morbid and grotesque

[poeticruin]

Here i opened wide the

door;— Darkness there,

and nothing more.

— Edgar Allan Poe

[cemeterything]

i genuinely don't understand why keeping the body parts of a dead loved one like a lock of hair or fingerbones or even their skull is so distasteful to so many people. if it's good enough for the catholic saints then it's good enough for my buddy john.

[vesperalia]

"The Swallower" [Digital Collage; 2024] --- {Prints Available}

[gyossaith]

Fabio Timpanaro

[geteiltes-leid-und-gleichgesinnt]

[belle-keys]

Anne Rice's Interview with the Vampire seems to me to be lovechild of The Picture of Dorian Gray, Dracula, and No Exit.

Oscar Wilde’s The Picture of Dorian Gray, because Louis is primarily drawn to vampirism as it awakens the senses and reveals the rich hidden beauty of the world. Louis observes life with an impressionist painter’s eyes and is on a quest to contextualize the beauty of humanity around him, that which he can’t himself partake in. Like Dorian, he’s immortal and invincible, but he has paid for this infinity of living with his soul and his humanity. Borne of evil himself, he can only behold goodness and beauty by gazing at the canvas. Also, gay.

Bram Stoker’s Dracula, because the novel pays homage to 19th-century Gothic literature. This time, the vampiric monster is the protagonist, the Byron, the anti-hero, the person we’re forced to sympathize with. The novel answers questions Jonathan Harker never bothers to ask: Where did Dracula come from? What does he feel? What does he want? What is human within him? Rice’s novel further enriches the vampirical canon by situating Louis, who believes himself to be a child of the devil, as the moral heart of the story. We are left wondering how much of Dracula, Stoker’s villain, had remained human upon his death.

Jean-Paul Sartre’s No Exit, because the characters are living an undead existence of angoisse and our vampires can’t handle their infinite, solitary existence without companionship. Their loneliness is hell, but we learn through the dynamic between Louis, Lestat, and Claudia that “hell is other people” also. Louis is grappling with the existentialist question of how to give his life meaning, trying to discover the essence of himself and vampirism, struggling to take action and evade cowardice. The Sartrian idea that existence is inherently meaningless and vampires are cursed with the burden of endless consciousness is the hell Louis can’t bear.

[sagradofemenin0]

[i-died-three-days-ago]

вяøкэи нэΔя†

[k-i-l-l-e-r-b-e-e-6-9]

[ihavemanyhusbands]

You ever watch a horror movie so good you go into an almost meditative state

[poeticruin]

my life mission is to start a vampire secret club where we meet at midnight and have a fancy glass of blood while skimming through the pages of ancient-looking books that actually contain poetry and we let blood slowly drip from our fangs as we recite poems to the moon

[liepabdg]

It was a halloween festival in my small town, it was special, it had artistic performances all around the corner, like spooky doctors who need to operate their patients in the most grotesque way, or witches casting fire spells, there was even the Adam���s family perfoming! It was beautiful! The whole festival seemed very cozy, friends, children and families gathered all together to enjoy a lovely halloween night. Although i was looking forward to be chased down by scary clowns and actually be frightened.

One decoration really caught my eye, it was just a pile of pig pieces… well actually it caught my nose first, the smell was pretty noxious, indicating they were not fake! And it was drizzling, so the organs were shinier and grosser than ever! I guess i like it because i was not expecting to see such a thing, and it was infact quite disturbing and to be honest, it was the only thing that actually spooked me there!I like such morbid things, i like to collect bugs, bones, admire decomposition, organs and the system itself is just so fascinating to me! I appreciate the beauty of nature in all ways.

( although i did feel uncomfortable knowing poor animals were slaug**tered for decorational purposes.. Yikes! )

[vesperalia]

"Telepathy" [Digital Collage; 2023] --- {Prints Available}

[x-heesy]

Hellisroundthecorner:

Blood on skin, so pale

Stained and cold

There's something I've wanted

For so long

The taste of flesh 🍗

Hunger for blood 🩸

Sever the skin

Torn to the bone 🦴

Fresh blood bleeds

Dripping from wounds

Veins leak

As skin turns blue

The taste of flesh 🍖

Hunger for blood 🩸

Sever the skin

Torn to the bone 🦴

Bodies ripped apart

Skin begins to rot

Injest the infection

Of the dead ☠️

Blood on skin, so pale

Stained and cold

This is something I've wanted

For so long

The taste of flesh 🍗

Hunger for blood 🩸

Sever the skin

Torn to the bone 🦴

@necro69mancer #satanismydealer ✝️✡️☪️🔯🕎

Torn to the Bone by Six Feet Under 🪓

[geteiltes-leid-und-gleichgesinnt]

'Bloodshed' by Chenar