Antique Toys of the Damned

[All are the work of Petr Válek, found here.]

The Tanzmasken of Lavinia Schulz and Walter Holdt (ca. 1924)

Schulz and Holdt made these costumes for dancing; they performed under the name Die Maskentänzer (The Mask Dancers). The outfits are more sculpture than clothing, and they entirely swallow up the wearer. Some suggest a mongrel collision of characters — a buggy-eyed insect meets a jester meets a bearded tomato — and others allude to zippy motion, with eyeballs cartoonishly pulling off the face. Wires poke out and wooden blocks dangle, a bridge seesaws from shoulder to shoulder. Many of the geometric silhouettes defy anatomy; hands, feet, and heads are all boxed in, with no apparent exit.

The story doesn’t stop there. Schulz and Holdt were insane.
https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/tanzmasken/

Bonus: Interactive 3D images of Maskentänzer
Toboggan Mann
Toboggan Frau

Bloor was a Jerk.

[Found here. More about Bloor here.]

Stuff I Do When I’m Bored

[Top left is an AI morph of my impenetrable Covid protection from January 2021. 2nd down on left was culled from the lower right corner of my June 2020 WebEx meeting notes. Old man at upper right was created from the pair of stereoscope photos previously posted. Sluggo ghosts were lifted from this Nancy strip.]

The .Gif Friday Post No. 886 – Spooks & Spooks & Spooks

[All are the work of Erdi Inci.]

Tunes for All Hallow’s Eve


Songs in this collection may or may not be directly related to Halloween, and it’s probably the first Halloween play list without Monster Mash.
[Caveat: No copyright infringement is intended; songs posted here are for entertainment purposes only.]

[Update – Added SJH per Taminator’s suggestion.]

Halloween Costume Suggestions

All appear to be the work of Petr Válek, more at the link.

Making Monsters

A young girl was found imprinting her face into velvet upholstery.

[Found here.]

Creepo Amusement Parks

[Descriptions and more in here.]

Cat makes a point.

[Found here.]