The Six Types of Middle-Earth Names – “this is what the fanbase means when we say tolkien was a creative genius with language”

We Aren’t the Doc Brown Species – I completely approve of this take on how aliens would view humans.

Fae Harry Potter – I really like this headcanon about how the Hogwarts houses came into being.

Fungus Cross-Stitch – This message is both terrifying and awesome.

True Facts About the Fruit Bat – One of zefrank’s excellently-researched documentaries. (Hat tip to Pixel Pixie)

Vampire and Friend – This little ‘toon is delightful.

Dark Mori – There’s a variant on Mori Girl fashion centered around dark colors. As someone in this Twitter thread commented, it’s essentially ComfortGoth.

Recipes with Stories – This short Twitter thread and responses are entertaining.

For He Can Creep – “A dark fantasy about Jeoffry, a cat who fights demons, a poet, who is Jeoffry’s human confined to an insane asylum, and Satan, who schemes to end the world.”

@calkearns – This artist draws wonderfully demonic versions of cartoon animals like Snoopy.

Monster Standup Comedy – Amusing webtoon.

Cowgoth – I am here for this new subculture.

Florida Gothic – A collection of nicely creepy ficlets. Sequels are here and here

Crowley Brown – A Good Omens take on this Peanuts cartoon. There’s a followup here.

A Cleric Who is the Team Mom – I need this in my next D&D campaign.

Storiarts – Clothing and accessories featuring the work of famous authors, including H.P. Lovecraft, Shakespeare, and Bram Stoker. (Hat tip to Pixel Pixie)

New Wizard: Baboonist – A splendid idea for a new D&D character class. (As submitterator extraordinaire Bruno phrased it, “Like a necromancer, but tropical.”)

Gender of the Day – Novelty Twitter account which “lets us outsource our feelings about gender to a bot, which I think should free up a lot of mental space for other things.” Today’s gender is a gleeful, skeletal naga.

Vulture Appreciation – Everyone should love these guys.

Prank Candles – Scented candles which smell nice until they burn for a while, then turn unexpectedly stinky.

Making Manuscripts – The British Library’s YouTube channel has a series of videos detailing traditional methods of making writing-related items such as oak gall ink, vellum, and quills. (via tywkiwdbi)

Junk Journals – Interesting DIY for making “goblin” journals. (Edit: The fabulous pdq noted that the original link had gone south; updated to the Wayback Machine’s capture.)

MadmanOddities – Etsy shop full of weird, creepy sculptures. Check out the Siren Head sculpture by the same artist. (Hat tip to Bruno)

Pumpkin Spice Latte Cupcakes – Just in case you can’t wait until autumn.

Women of Harry Potter – Great series of shorts that dig into the fictional backstories of various women in the Harry Potter books.

Wild Violet Cross Stitch – Lots of cute cross-stitch patterns, many with gothy themes.

“Haunted” Houses – Photos of gorgeous abandoned buildings. Someday I want to set up a consortium of like-minded goths to buy a place like this, restore it so it’s structurally sound but still decayed-looking, and turn it into a B&B. (Hat tip to pdq)

Spirellity – Custom plushies of things like slugs and toads, some cute sewing patterns, and assorted artwork.

Cuddle Bugs – These drawings of people and their giant insect pets are super cute.

Sexy Vampires – An amusing Key & Peele sketch. (Hat tip to Pixel Pixie)

Embroidered Monster Waistcoat – These twee little monsters could be similarly embroidered on other articles of clothing.

Live-Action Warhammer 40K TV Series – Frank Spotnitz, who adapted The Man in the High Castle for TV, is helming a live-action TV show based around the character of Gregor Eisenhorn.

Monstrum – YouTube series by PBS which explores monsters, myths, and legends. (Hat tip to Pixel Pixie)

We Sang You As Ours – Intriguing short story about an eldritch mermaid’s coming of age.

Bat Garter Belt – Cute li’l googly-eyed stocking suspenders.

Caverna do Dragão – This Brazilian Renault ad brings the mid-80s cartoon Dungeons & Dragons to life, and it is sort of brilliant. (Hat tip to Bruno, who also mentioned the MeFi comment, “Generally I expect product placements in movies, not the other way around.”)

Cement Orb – DIY for a neat garden feature that looks like an ancient artifact.

Enchanted Knitting Needles – An interesting writing prompt and response.

Witch Babies – I like this explanation of where new witches come from.

Herb Graveyard – Not everyone has access to a laser cutter, but something similar to these cute li’l tombstone plant markers could be made by hand.

Mouse Amigurumi – Free crochet pattern for ridiculously cute tiny mice. Beware the thicket of “click here, no really” ad links. (via Spooky Moon)

Dracula – An amusing Tumblr thread.

Magical Moles’ Feet – Interesting article on the use of mole paws as magical amulets.

Dead and Rad – A roundup of War and Peas’ “Reaper” cartoons.

Lost Media Archive: Saint-Saëns – Danse Macabre Halloween Film Strip – Those of us of a certain age will remember watching “filmstrips” in elementary school. This one is nostalgically spooky. (Hat tip to Pixel Pixie)

Gothic Halloween Nail Art – It even glows in the dark!

Amos and the Water Serpent – Illustrated story inspired by The Circus of Dr. Lao. (Also, if you haven’t read The Circus of Dr. Lao you definitely should go do that.)

Coexisting With The Fair Folk Who Have Taken Up Residence In/Around/Beneath Your University: A How-To Guide – Great ‘toon.

Goth at 40 – Article and MeFi commentary on “The enduring appeal of bleakness and black lipstick.” (Hat tip to Bruno)

How My Little Toddler Girl Conquered a Haunted Funhouse – This is hilarious.

Sandman TV Series a Go at Netflix – Netflix will be adapting Neil Gaiman’s “Sandman” work.

Frankenstein’s (Monster’s) Anatomy – An amusing Tumblr thread.

The Executioners Who Inherited Their Jobs – Interesting article about a family affair. (Hat tip to Pixel Pixie)

#SixWordHorror – A thread of six-word horror stories.

Peaches the Mouse – Free tutorial for making a cute stuffed mousie friend.

Tooth Fairies – I love this artwork.

Heroic Bimbofication – This series of ‘toons about Greek heroes is marvelous.

Magic for Liars – A fantasy/detective noir novel by the excellent Sarah Gailey.

Anatomy Swimsuit – This swimsuit printed with internal organs is fantastic.

Halloween Party Invitation – This would be hard to scale up for a big party, but for a small gathering it’s a brilliant idea.

Hogwarts Express – This DIY makeover for a child’s bedroom is really clever.

How to Bang your Monster – “A place for monsters/aliens and the people who love to bang them.” (NSFW)

Preya Mask – Crotchet pattern for an insanely detailed “Predator” balaclava.

Paranormal Home Inspectors – I love both the fictional concept and the fact that there’s an actual damn show.

Horror Vanguard – A goth podcast of “leftist politics and horror films.” (Hat tip to Bruno)

Malicious Women Candle Co. – Candles with names like “My Favorite Season Is The Fall Of The Patriarchy” and “Bitches Get Shit Done.” Burn the patriarchy.

Cosplay in America – Tumblr devoted to cosplay culture in the U.S. I sort of love this Lucy and Ethel duo.

The Casebooks Project – “In the decades around 1600, the astrologers Simon Forman and Richard Napier produced one of the largest surviving sets of medical records in history. The Casebooks Project, a team of scholars at the University of Cambridge, has transformed this paper archive into a digital archive.” (Hat tip to Pixel Pixie)

Queen of the Seas – Gorgeous sculpture of a tentacular mermaid.

Plush Mayhem – Etsy shop full of adorable plush critters like nudibranchs and bats.

Rock Eye Peepers – Cute DIY project for garden ornaments that look like rocks giving you the side-eye.

Realistic Harry Potter – An excellent Twitter thread about more plausible reactions to some of the plot points in Harry Potter.

Temples Are Built for Gods – A very sweet response to a writing prompt.

Insect Penis Dildos – This artist makes 3D printed dildos shaped like various insect penises. I don’t even know where to begin with this. (NSFW, obvs.)

Spider Cup – Ceramic mug with a spider in the bottom. The same company has several other designs, including dragons.

Dioramas of Death – A Tokyo woman who works for a cleaning company makes models of rooms where people have died alone.

Dugite Scarf – Free knitting pattern for a snuggly li’l snake scarf.

Goreytelling – A series of short animations based on previously unpublished audio recordings of Edward Gorey. (Hat tip to Pixel Pixie)

Person-Eating Puppet Couch – If you’ve got an old sofa you don’t know what to do with, you could turn it into an amazing haunted house prop.

Attack-o’-Lantern – Great idea for pumpkin carving.

Crystal Visions – Easy DIY ideas for crystal balls. (Hat tip to xJane)

How the Horror Community is Celebrating Pride Month – My favorite bit is the fact that the producers of The Babadook have fully embraced their accidental status as an LGBTQ icon instead of trying to downplay it.

Rat Silicon Mold – Baking mold for making rat-shaped chocolates, cupcakes, and similar items.

Púca Festival – Ireland is planning a new festival which celebrates it as the birthplace of Halloween. (via Spooky Moon)

Zuul Terror Dog Replica – Spirit Halloween is selling a life-size Ghostbusters terror dog prop.

Monster Etiquette – A guidebook for genteel monster behavior. (Hat tip to Pixel Pixie)

The Thoughts of a Spiderweb – There’s evidence that some spiders offload some of their thinking and memories to their webs.

The Shortest Story – “Postcard stories from impossible worlds.” Very short stories (sadly not screen reader-accessible, since they’re images). I like this one and this one.

Scooby Doo Origin Stories – This Tumblr thread provides backstories for the Scooby gang and they’re pretty great.

Monster Foot Tutorial – DIY video for realistic-looking cosplay monster feet. (Hat tip to pdq)

Ravens – Pretty photos of birbs, and an amusing punchline.

A Litter of Mimics – These are going in my next D&D campaign.

ArtBrothersGlass – Etsy shop offering lovely stained glass decorations and accessories, including things like bats and human hearts. (Not goth, but I love these astronauts).

Gimli and Legolas – There’s a fan theory that Gimli is an absolute Adonis amongst dwarves and Legolas is butt-ugly by elf standards and this comic and rant are all over that idea.

Horror-Themed Breakfast Cereals – I wasn’t going to post these parody cereals and then I hit “Fiber the 13th.”

Candy Corn Chocolate Chip Cookie Cake – This is lovely and Halloween-y and you should probably take a shot of insulin before even looking at the pictures.

Mossbadger – Offers limited edition garments and textiles like this awesome Garden Bat skirt.

CurseChain – An amusing Twitter thread.

These Colorful Piñatas Bring Medieval Monsters to Life – I assume that if you break one of these open, ichor pours out.

Epitaph – This translated ancient epitaph is incredibly poignant.