Dark and Creepy

Creepy glowing mushroom and skull-girl

airn — Sun, 18 Nov 2012 19:50:52 +0000

I had some glow-sticks for Halloween and put them near these cool mushroom decorations that I bought so that they glowed green. I took some pix with a tripod and long exposure. Neat…I want glowing mushroom decorations all over my house now.

Glowing mushroom decoration with skull-girl

Glowing mushroom decoration

New server

airn — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 05:44:00 +0000

I moved this site to a new server. If you notice anything broken or weird please let me know by adding a comment

Salem and Providence Halloween pictures

airn — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 14:34:41 +0000

I was in Salem and Providence last year right before Halloween. I wanted to experience some crisp fall weather and get into a good Halloween spirit

In Providence I did this cool HP Lovecraft walking tour and got to visit a graveyard where both Poe and Lovecraft had hung out. Overall I had a really atmospheric and wonderful time. Walking around the neighborhoods of Salem and Providence at that time of year with blustery autumn weather provided the perfect Halloween feel that I was looking for. Here are some pictures I took when I was there.

Highgate Cemetery, London

airn — Thu, 04 Nov 2010 15:31:02 +0000

I recently visited Highgate Cemetery in London. I was first made aware of this place via pictures by Simon Marsden and got to visit in October whilst on a trip to Europe. It was beautiful and wonderfully overgrown with moss-covered crumbling statues and fallen tombstones entwined with creeping flora. I liked the little village-area of Highgate too and had a delicious Cream Tea there.

Here are a few pix I took of the dark ‘n creepy splendor.

Just got back…

airn — Thu, 28 Oct 2010 23:07:27 +0000

I just returned from an Autumn-y Europe and New England trip. Saw some epic graveyards, H.P. Lovecraft sites, Salem MA, etc. I will post some kreepy pictures and stuff in a bit…this site was not dead – just dreaming.

Prague and Bruges night photos

airn — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 08:00:43 +0000

I took some night photos in Prague and Bruges that I thought were appropriate to the Dark and Creepy motif, so here they are

Walking around these places at night with hardly anyone around was an amazing experience. In Bruges, it had rained earlier so the cobblestones were wet, perfect…in Prague, it was a foggy night and I watched it drift over the spires of Tyn cathedral and the tower of the Charles bridge.

If you like these, I have an account at Flickr and posted more photos from Bruges, Ghent, Paris, Berchtesgaden, Salzburg, Vienna, Bern, Kandersteg, Prague, and Munich there…here’s the link if you want to see more: http://www.flickr.com/photos/chromaticblack/collections/72157622661120281/

Ernst Ferdinand Oehme – Prozession im Nebel, 1828

airn — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 03:22:09 +0000

Ernst Ferdinand Oehme - Prozession im Nebel, 1828

Not sure if this is creepy or beautiful or both but I just came across it and wanted to post it. Babelfish says it translates to “Procession in the Fog”.

My creepy “Graveyard Girl from the Dream City” painting

airn — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 00:34:55 +0000

OK, here is another one of my own dark ‘n creepy paintings, I just finished it…it’s an undead-ish girl that dwells in a darkly beautiful graveyard on the edge of a shadowy dream-city.

Dream City Girl painting

Click the image to be whisked away to my painting site. You can then click the image there for a bigger version. There are also some details from the painting and a bunch of stuff about it that you may or may not care about

Clowny Clown would prefer not to – Crispin Hellion Glover

airn — Tue, 26 May 2009 03:06:12 +0000

I started this post ~6 months ago but have been busy with my art so this blog has been neglected

I want to post some films and stuff that I like which contain the oft-creepy Crispin Glover:

Bartleby – “I’d prefer not to”. Odd movie, I really liked Maury Chaykin from the excellent Nero Wolfe in this one too.

Clowny Clown Clown (music video by Glover) – “I was walkin on the ground and I didn’t make a sound…I turned around, and I saw a clown.” When I first saw this video I was obsessed and watched it many, many times over a few days until I went (a bit more) insane…you can view the creepy awesome clowny on youtube.

Infamous David Letterman appearance – lol, check it out on youtube.

Dead Man (film by Jim Jarmusch) – “Look, they’re shooting buffalo”…his short scene in this movie was weird and great. The film itself is a modern classic as well, as is the score by Neil Young.

Back to the Future – McFly! “You’re my density…” — what a classic character. Not really creepy, but included here for completeness

Kris Kuksi

airn — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 20:18:59 +0000

Holy cow, Kris Kuksi’s stuff is frickin’ insane! The drawings are like Giger crossed with Leoardo da Vinci and the sculpture is mind-blowing. His website has nice big pictures of his stuff too, which is refreshing and lets one fully partake in the incredible works of art he has created.

Kris Kuksi’s site: http://kuksi.com/