Pumpkins have started spreading their doctrine. The heads of non-believers will be used as decorative warnings to stay faithful.
Woodruff House. Bizarre Halloween Postcard, 1901. Wikimedia Commons, public domain.
Skeletons have started rehearsing. They find it hard to get motivated since they are all dead on the inside.
Three skeletons ‘playing’ music, 1893. National Archives UK, public domain.
“Creature from the Haunted Sea is a 1961 horror comedy film directed by Roger Corman. Written by Charles B. Griffith, the film is a parody of spy, gangster, and monster movies (mostly Creature from the Black Lagoon)” – Wikipedia(CC BY-SA 3.0)
Griffith, Charles B. Creature from the Haunted Sea, 1961. Internet Archive, public domain.
This is an ivory model of a skull and a human head. Worms and frogs adorn the sculpture.
Credit: Ivory model of a skull and a human head, France, undated.Science Museum, London.Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
The Bombarier beetle releases hot noxious chemicals as a defense mechanism. The fart even has a popping sound!
Bombardier Beetle, 1870. Internet Archive, public domain. Information from Wikipedia(CC BY-SA 3.0), read more.
Quite the collection! Know any recipes that include a skeleton as an ingredient?
Unknown Artist. The Pantry, 1530. Biblissma Portal, public domain.
Quite an impressive feat for anyone, especially a humanoid bull!
Toutin, Jean. Bull in Hanstand, 1619. Rijksmuseum, public domain.
I usually avoid sharing sad things within archives, but some images sometimes compel me.
Bain News Service. Beggar & Beggar’s Dog, 1915. Library of Congress, public domain.
There are X-Rays of trinkets children swallowed.
During the Great Depression, candy with a “prize” inside – usually a coin or a lead trinket – was very popular. However, they could be deadly when swallowed by small children. These photos taken by Dr. Chevalier Jackson, a pioneering laryngologist, helped convince Congress to approve a provision in the 1933 Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act still in force today, which prohibits the sale of trinkets embedded in confections.
– The U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Jackson, Dr. Chevalier. X-Ray of Trinket Swallowed by a Child, 1933. United States Food and Drug Administration, public domain.
I guess going to bed with non-malaria mosquitos is okay.
United States Government Printing Office. Don’t go to bed with a malaria mosquito, 1944. National Library of Medicine, public domain.
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