The Art of Darkness

What Rough Link Dump

May 22nd, 2020 by Cobwebs

James and the Giant Peach, with Taika and Friends – Taika Waititi and celebrity guests are doing a ten-episode reading of the Roald Dahl book to support Partners in Health.

Dark Galadriel – This method for creating “scale mail” armor with round sticker labels is really ingenious.

Grim Grinning Ghosts – Disney’s “Dapper Dans” singers perform the Haunted Mansion’s “Grim Grinning Ghosts.” (Hat tip to Pixel Pixie)

Tango Macabre – Free skeleton-themed TrueType font which, unlike many skeleton-themed fonts, has the advantage of actually being readable.

Peter Dinklage and Jason Momoa Are Teaming Up for a Vampire-Themed Buddy Comedy – [John Mulaney voice]: Now we don’t have time to unpack all of that.

Knox – Audio serial: “In 1930s Manhattan, a PI who can perceive horrific supernatural phenomena investigates a strange and sinister murder.” (Hat tip to Kitten Herder)

Nice Knockers – This Labyrinth-inspired cosplay is sort of brilliant.

Let’s Make Halloween Pompoms – Yes, let’s. Instructions for making cute li’l ghosts, skulls, and eyeballs. These would be a great accent for a hat or sweater. You could even make a brooch or earrings out of ’em.

DIY Spider Pumpkin – The glittery spiders would look cute on a brooch, too.

Paranormal Places Travel Patches – Kickstarter for patches celebrating places like Skinwalker Ranch and Loch Ness. (Hat tip to Pixel Pixie)

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Itsy Bitsy Teeny Weeny Yellow Polka Dot Link Dump

May 15th, 2020 by Cobwebs

HBO Hellraiser Series – A series based on the movie franchise is in development. (Hat tip to Pixel Pixie)

Marginalia Hero – A lovely game where you are a Medieval peasant fighting animals in a medieval bestiary, with art based on illuminations.

Photos of Adorable Bats – Sky puppies!

The Food Timeline – Really neat–but pretty western-centric–timeline of food history.

Jackalfruit – This is a D&D monster and you can’t convince me otherwise.

Labyrinth Knocker Earrings – Cute handmade earrings and pendants made in the shape of the door knockers from Labyrinth.

Graveyard Keeper – “Build and manage a medieval graveyard while facing ethical dilemmas and making questionable decisions.”

Shaun of the Dead Eats the Zombie Genre’s Brain – A look at how the movie is both a love letter to zombie films and also a kind of critique of the misanthropy at their heart.

Medusa – Free knitting pattern for a snakey cap.

A Virtual Tour of the Mütter Museum A video tour of the spectacular Mütter Museum of the College of Physicians in Philadelphia. (Hat tip to Pixel Pixie)

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The Link Dump Around the Corner

May 1st, 2020 by Cobwebs

COVID-19 and Zombies – Interesting discussion about how the human reaction to a zombie outbreak in fiction differs from how it would work in reality. (Hat tip to Bruno)

Bad Seed Teevee – Nick Cave has launched a YouTube channel.

Build a Magical Moon Garden – Everyone needs a garden to wander gothily through at night. (Hat tip to xJane)

Help Transcribe Primary Documents – If you’ve got some time on your hands and enjoy looking at historical documents, you can help digitally transcribe them.

Tomb of Queen Meresankh III – Very cool virtual tour. (via Pixel Pixie)

Hamlet Monovlogues – Hamlet adaptation where Hamlet is a vlogger and all of his soliloquies are breakdowns he uploads to YouTube.

The Dungeons of Drezzar – Amazing miniature D&D dungeon built into a set of dresser drawers. (Hat tip to Bruno)

I Do the Rock – So…Tim Curry had a hit single in 1979. How ’bout that.

Museums hold Twitter showdown to find world’s creepiest exhibit – This is what the internet was made for. (Hat tip to xJane)

Make Your Own Bat Colony – A fun activity sheet.

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