fallbabylon
King of Terrors
Memento Mori, Folklore, Horror & the Macabre.
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[.GUARDA!.] Gran Turismo in Streaming Alta Definizione
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the 10th arcanum
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Monk Hesleden Screen depicting the mouth of hell, c.1450- Bowes Museum Bernard Castle, UK
#occult#gothic#folklore#memento mori#goth#folk horror#hell#hell mouth#mouth of hell#satan#satanic#devil#demon#demonology#folkhorror#macabre#medieval#stone masonry#history#creepy#morbid#day of judgement#end of days#biblical
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George Hoppers Tomb- Barnard Castle, UK
An inscription reads; 'Here stands my statue carved in stone/to mind ye living I am gone' and 'he cometh like a flower...'
Folklore surrounds Hopper's tomb, particularly that if you see Death's scythe move it means your demise is imminent.
#occult#gothic#folklore#memento mori#goth#folk horror#skull#dead#skulls#england#skull art#grave#gravestone#gravestones#cemetery#goth aesthetic#macabre#folkhorror#grim reaper#scythe#spooky#creepy#morbid#tomb#burial#graveyard
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Bills of mortality- South Newington church Oxfordshire, UK
#occult#gothic#folklore#memento mori#goth#folk horror#skull#dead#skulls#england#death#mortality#history#goth aesthetic#goth vibes#macabre#morbid#decay#coffin#dark tourism#creepy#spooky#horror
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Memento Mori carvings - Science Museum London, UK
#occult#gothic#folklore#memento mori#goth#folk horror#skull#dead#skulls#england#macabre#morbid#death#undead#skeleton#grim reaper#horror#spooky#creepy#science museum#london#museum#folk art#decay#skull and cross bones#skull art#goth aesthetic#goth art#gothic art#goth vibes
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Netsuke memento mori - Science Museum, London
#netsuke#japanese#japan#wood carving#wood art#memento mori#occult#gothic#folklore#goth#folk horror#skull#dead#skulls#goth aesthetic#goth art#art history#history#oni#demon#devil#macabre#morbid#horror#monster#death#decay#antique
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Model bisections of human head- Science Museum, London
#gothic#memento mori#goth#folk horror#skull#dead#folklore#skulls#england#dissection#dissect#bisection#science#science museum#horror#macabre#morbid#anatomy#medical#medicine#medical science#goth aesthetic#goth art#creepy#brain
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Memento mori themed tobacco pipes and holders- science museum, London
#occult#gothic#folklore#memento mori#goth#folk horror#skull#dead#skulls#england#tobacco pipe#tobacco#ciggarette#smoking#smoking kills#grim reaper#goth aesthetic#goth art#skull art#skull and cross bones#death#macabre#morbid#horror
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Model depicting internal organs for medical study (1700's)- Science museum, London
#dissection#dissect#anatomy#medical#medical science#medicine#history#science museum#cadaver#mannequin#dead#death#goth#gothic#horror#macabre#morbid#gruesome#goth aesthetic#goth art#eye#evil eye#rotting#decay#internal organs
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Memento Mori monuments- Falkirk, Scotland
#occult#gothic#folklore#memento mori#goth#folk horror#skull#dead#skulls#cemetery#burial#skeleton#goth aesthetic#falkirk#scotland#horror#macabre#morbid
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Less known than its Lincoln Cousin, the York Minster Imp is just as impressive and one time had door knockers and other souvenirs made in its image- York Minster, UK
#york#york imp#imp#devil#monster#gargoyle#stone carving#folklore#folk horror#lincoln imp#folk art#gothic#medieval art#history#york minster#church#cathedral#art history#myth#legend#demon
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Jorvik Viking festival finale- York, UK
#vikings#norse#nordic#myth#legend#folklore#serpent#dragon#giant#ice giant#joutun#loki#thor#pagan#occult#jorvik#viking festival#york viking festival#york#druid#heathen#history#medieval#festival#england
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Stone carving depicting demons stealing the soul from a man circa- Yorkshire Museum, York
#goth#occult#gothic#folklore#folk horror#devil#demon#stone carving#myth#legend#imp#monster#macabre#morbid#creepy#horror#soul#posession#history#medieval#medieval art#york#yorkshire
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Afterlife a History of Death Exhibition- Physicians Gallery, Edinburgh
#occult#gothic#memento mori#goth#folk horror#skull#dead#skulls#death#afterlife#museum#surgeon#edinburgh#scotland#exhibition#horror#book#books#vintagebooks#burial#decay#mummification
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Museum of Magic Fortune Telling & Witchcraft- Edinburgh, Scotland
#occult#gothic#folklore#goth#folk horror#witch#witchcraft#witch aesthetic#witchcore#witch vibes#magick#magic#fortune telling#ouija board#tarot#devil#demon#lucifer#goth aesthetic#goth vibes#museum#scotland#edinburgh
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Skeletal Memento Mori- Stirling Holy Rude Church, Scotland
#stirling#scotland#occult#gothic#folklore#memento mori#goth#folk horror#skull#dead#skulls#grave#gravestone#graveyard#cemetery#skeleton#grim reaper#goth aesthetic#goth vibes#decay#macabre#morbid
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Skeleton Memento Mori gravestone- Penicuik, Scotland
#occult#gothic#folklore#memento mori#goth#folk horror#skull#dead#skulls#skeleton#grim reaper#gravestone#graveyard#grave#cemetery#burial#horror#goth aesthetic#goth vibes#scotland#macabre#morbid
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What remains of a skeletal memento mori- Dalkeith Kirkyard, Scotland.
#occult#gothic#folklore#memento mori#goth#folk horror#skull#dead#skulls#grim reaper#skeleton#goth aesthetic#burial#grave#graveyard#cemetery#death#decay#gravestone#edinburgh#scotland
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