| Monster Mondays - Celtic Halloween Spirits |
[Jun. 9th, 2009|06:20 pm] |
Earlier I wrote on Celtic origins of Halloween and the important changes that took place with the Holiday in America. Today for Monster Mondays I'm going to look at the early Monsters of Celtic Halloween. The traditional holiday bears little resemblance to the Halloween we know now. It was not a celebration of death, horror, and thrills, but a harvest festival and new years eve celebration. The most important practices involved fortune telling, making predictions for the coming year, and it was believed that on this day ordinary rules did not apply, and souls, spirits, and fairies could be present on earth. Most descriptions of what souls,spirits, and fairies visit earth are rather vague, but a few specific supernatural creatures are named. As is usually the case, the first at the party are the first to go, and I don't think I've ever seen any of the Celtic Halloween monsters doing the Monster Mash or out trick-or-treating.
Cailleach Bheur -Also known as Cally Berry (no relation to Hallie Berry), Old Woman Winter, The Blue Hag, The Storm Hag, and The Veiled One. In all respects, the Cailleach is a god and not a monster. She is the embodiment of winter reborn every Samhain/Halloween and turned to stone, or to a tree, or to a young woman every Beltane. Her staff can freeze anything with a touch and she is the gaurdian of the animals. Some say she carvedthe Mountains of Scotland with a hammer and pick. She once fell asleep while pumping a well, flooding the valley and killing hundreds. That valley is now Loch Awe.
Aillen Trechenn, The Three Headed Monster.
More after the jump,including this sexy witch
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[Apr. 13th, 2009|07:35 pm] |
Some new art to ease the wait 'til Halloween...
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| help! |
[Feb. 19th, 2009|03:58 pm] |
HELP!!
I am writing a speech for class about halloween. I need a good quote about halloween as a reference but i forgot my bradburys at home and my mind is a jumble. can someone give me one.
also some good books or articles about the history of halloween.
i need it tommorrow. |
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[Feb. 19th, 2009|08:30 am] |
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| You're Invited to Drawing Blood at Dapper Cadaver |
[Feb. 13th, 2009|05:15 pm] |
On Thursday March 5th, I'd like to invite you to Dapper Cadaver's first free after hours art event, "Drawing Blood"
WHAT: Drawing Blood - Once a month, The Dapper Cadaver Prop House opens its studios in the evening for a free evening where artists of all kinds are invited to come by and use our unique collection of props, oddities, scientific specimens and equipment, and Halloween decor as models for their art. Sketching, illustration, painting, sculpting and more are encouraged. Props can be artfully arranged to suit your needs. Coffee and snacks will be provided. Most evenings will be free form, but check out our mailing list and blog for info on special nights featuring live models and special instructors. Email me if you're interested in modeling or instructing. Vending, Commercial photography and video not allowed.
COST: FREE!
BRING: All your own art supplies. We have some chairs and stools but if you need one you may want to bring your own. Any food or drink. Any special backdrops, lighting, tools or other equipment you might need
WHEN: 6:30pm -10:00pm, the first Thursday of each month.
March 5th / April 2nd / May 7th / June 4th / July 2nd / August 6th / Sept 3rd / Oct 1st / Nov 5th / Dec 3rd
WHERE: Dapper Cadaver Prop House.
7572 San Fernando Rd, Los Angeles, CA, 91352 (near Burbank)
North side of San Fernando Rd (Little San Fernando Rd), Across the tracks from Sofa U Love.
CONTACT:
BJ Winslow
bj@dappercadaver.com
818-771-0818
MORE INFO
http://www.dappercadaver.com
http://www.bjwinslow.com
http://www.dappercadaver.com/blog/horror/drawing-blood/
Best regards,
BJ Winslow
Owner-Artist
Dapper Cadaver
NEW PHONE # 818-771-0818
CELL PHONE # 310-709-8691
NEW ADDRESS 7572 San Fernando Rd, Sun Valley, CA, 91352
www.bjwinslow.com
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[Dec. 28th, 2008|08:14 pm] |
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| Boo! |
[Dec. 12th, 2008|06:48 pm] |
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Hey guys! Just wanted to say "hi," and to see what folks think about a new piece I just put up for folks' perusal. (I've tried to sell my work before, but never w/much success, so I figgered I'd see how kindred spirits felt about the work, to gauge if there's even a market for such stuffs.)
It's a little ghosty, who's still hoping to get a bit of trick-or-treating done; called "Everyone Loves Hallowe'en." :)
Hope you like!
Nae
(X-posted at the various Hallow-centric communities, to gauge interest.) |
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| Hey Y'all! Two Things: |
[Nov. 12th, 2008|01:37 pm] |
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1. I know I an't no Martha S., and it's past All Hallows, but I'm still proud o' my dilapidated li'l Haunted Hollows Hallowe'en gingerbread house anyway. ^_^ They had templates n' stuff, but I proverbially chucked 'em as I like to do stuff my own way. (Even if I do suck at this whole icing thing. ;)) I can't seem to get how in HELL you keep the frosting nozzle ON the frosting tube... ??? Mine kept coming off, and although I got it to work for a while after I taped it on, the derned thing still overloaded and popped off again. (Fortunately that was later after I'd done all the detail work and was pretty near done w/the project.) This was from a Hallowe'en kit I got at Wal-Mart, and I am just -too tickled- that they've got an All Hallows equivalent to the classic Christmas type. :D:D
( There's more scary gingerbread stuffs- including pics- under here. :) )(Oh, and sorry for the orange smears around the base- the house came rooted to the board, and that's what happened when I was acclemating to the icing and it kept drippin' offa stuff. 'S why I have the little coffin there on Mr. Ghosty's side- to cover up a seeerious smoodge. ;)) </div></div></div>
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Hope ya like! ;D
And 2: I'm working on the Harvest edition of my li'l podcast, Eclectica, and was wondering if anyone might know of any good Hallowe'en, harvest, spooky or pagan/Wiccan or Native American music/spoken word pieces appropriate to the season? I have a TON of ideas as to what I'd like to use, but I gotta either have permission from the artists to play stuff, or have it already be pod-safe. Gots any ideeers? ;D
Danke!
Nae
(PS Yes, I know it's post Hallowe'en, but as I was running a HUGE zombie event up until the day after All Hallows, I didn't have the chacne to work on my show. ::( Thanks for whatever ideas ya might have! ;D) |
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| It's here! |
[Oct. 31st, 2008|11:06 am] |
HAPPY HALLOWEEN |
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| Halloween music and movie! |
[Oct. 29th, 2008|09:59 pm] |
Hey all! I'm back again with some more goodies to ensure you have an awesome Halloween! In continuing the Halloween playlist, I have songs R-S today, plus a movie for your iPod!
siva89's Halloween Project Playlist R-S
- .zip file
- .mp3 format
- change "xx" to "tt"
Tracks:
1. The Raven - Christopher Walken
2. Remains of the Day (from "Corpse Bride") - Danny Elfman
3. Riboflavin - 45 Grave
4. Runnin' With the Devil - Van Halen
5. Savin' the Day - Alessi Brothers
6. Season of the Witch - Donovan
7. The Shining - 101 Strings Orchestra
8. Shout at the Devil - Motley Crue
9. Somebody's Watching Me - Rockwell
10. Spooky - The Classics IV
11. Strange Days - The Doors
12. Superstition - Stevie Wonder
13. Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) - Marilyn Manson
14. Sympathy for the Devil
And as always, in case you missed them:
Darwin Chamber 3D Halloween 2006 *spooky sounds album
siva89's Halloween Project Playlist songs A-C
siva89's Halloween Project Playlist songs D-F
siva89's Halloween Project Playlist songs G-I
siva89's Halloween Project Playlist songs K-P
Next order of business, I have a couple of movies I will be posting as I get them uploaded. The first one I have is not the traditional Halloween movie, but hey, I love me some Pat Bateman!
American Psycho
- .zip file
- .mp4 format/ready for iPod!
Enjoy and I'll be back very soon with more Halloween offerings to get you in the mood!
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