Dumb Ways to Die

Dumb Ways to Die is a web film made as part of a public service campaign by Metro Trains in Melbourne (where I live), Australia, to promote railway safety. The song went viral back in November 2012, but in case you haven't seen it, I wanted to share it here.

I can't resist the creepy-cute factor and the catchy song is completely stuck in my head.

Delightfully Dark Art: Abigail Larson

Amarantha and Archibald End from Amarantha's Red Ribbon by Abigail Larson

I first stumbled across the work of illustrator, Abigail Larson, on Pinterest, and it was love at first sight! Not only is she extraordinarily talented artistically, but much of her work is charmingly macabre in theme.

Edgar Allan Poe and The Grave of Lenore by Abigail Larson

My particular favourites are her many Edgar Allan Poe inspired works, including portraits of Poe himself, and her illustrations for an in-progress graphic novel called Amarantha's Red Ribbon.

You can see lots more of Abigail Larson's beautiful artwork on her website, at deviantART and in her online shop.

And the winner is...

linnea-maria!

Thank you to everyone who attended the Little Gothic Horrors blog birthday party at the Addams Family mansion. It was wonderful to see you all, and oh my, what darkly delightful gifts you brought for Morticia! I assigned a number to each comment in the order that they were left and the winner was chosen by the RANDOM.ORG True Random Number Generator.

The winning number was 3: linnea-maria! The witch postcards and the poison labels will soon be winging their way to you, linnea-maria!

A Very Addams Blog Birthday!

The Little Gothic Horrors blog turns 2 today! I almost didn't throw a party this year, as I'm a tad weary after all the May Monster Madness shenanigans, but my beloved Addams Family just wouldn't hear of that and stepped in to host the soiree at their mansion.

There was much hustle and bustle in the Addams' abode as the family made preparations for the gathering. Even Gorgo the Gorilla, and Morticia's sister, Ophelia, dropped by to lend a hand.

Cousin Itt and Kitty Cat pretty much just sat around though.

Outfit options were considered.

Morticia and Gomez were a little concerned about the weather.

It was so dreadfully bright and sunny!
But after a few words in just the right ear...
It's now a perfect night for a party!
Lurch, the butler, greets partygoers at the front door.

Uncle Fester and Grandmama serve pre-dinner drinks and nibbles to the guests.

The Menu
The Addams clan always provides plenty of entertainment.

How about a little music?

Anyone care to dance?

And now Wednesday will recite a poem she wrote about her spider, Homer.

And finally, what's a party without gifts?
To celebrate the blog's birthday, I'm giving away a set of 4 postcards featuring vintage witch artwork.

Along with a set of 13 Bedlam Supply Co. macabre, Victorian-style poison labels, which can be used on bottles, apothecary jars and altered books, etc.

To enter the giveaway, just leave a comment telling me what you would bring along as a gift for hostess, Morticia, if you really were invited to the Addams' house for dinner. I will assign a number to each comment in the order that they are left and the winner will be chosen via the RANDOM.ORG True Random Number Generator. Please make sure you leave me a name and some way to contact you. This giveaway is open internationally. Entries close on Sunday, June 2, at 11:00 pm Eastern US time.

I'd like to thank everyone who connects with me here, or on other sites like Facebook, Twitter or Pinterest. Anyone who blogs regularly knows that there is a lot of work involved, but I adore my little blog, and best of all, I've made some absolutely wonderful friends online over the past two years!

You're Invited!

Hope to see you there! ;)

And the winner is...

The Wild Fairy!

Thank you to everyone who entered the giveaway. I loved all the names you suggested. Every one of them made me smile. I assigned a number to each comment in the order that they were left and the winner was chosen by the RANDOM.ORG True Random Number Generator.

The winning number was 2: The Wild Fairy. Maximilian the Monster will soon be winging his way to you, Siobhan!

May Monster Madness: Day 7

May Monster Madness Giveaway

We've reached the final day of May Monster Madness, and I would like to thank MMM super villain, Annie Walls, and my co-henchman, Ked, of Something Wicked this Way Comes, for all their hard work in organizing and promoting this event. I'd also like to  thank all of the awesome bloggers who participated and made this blog hop a great success.

For this last post, I am doing a giveaway. I usually make little vampire and ghost dolls, but May Monster Madness inspired me to design a little monster.

If you would like a chance to win my Little Gothic Horror, all you have to do to enter is suggest a name for him and leave it in the comments. I will assign a number to each comment in the order that they are left and the winner will be chosen via the Random.org Random Number Generator. Please make sure you leave me some way to contact you. This giveaway is open internationally. Entries close on Sunday 19th, at 11.00 pm Eastern US time.

This giveaway is now closed. Thank you to everyone who entered. See the results here.

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And finally, for everyone collecting monsters for the May Monster Madness Hunt over on Annie's blog, here is the final monster. Just click on the link and name the monster to enter Annie's giveaway.

MMM Hunt