“Fairy coffins” discovered on Arthur’s Seat, a hill above Edinburgh, in 1836.

The Bride of Death (La fiancée de la Mort), by English painter Thomas Jones Barker (1839). Victoria Art Gallery.

Daguerrotype of an unidentified man next to six skulls. Photographed in 1850.

A modern form of “grave robbery” is flourishing online, experts say, as bone collectors exploit legal loopholes to buy and sell human remains theguardian.com/australia-news…

We’re well into spooky season now, so please enjoy this kneeling skeleton with some rather creepy offsetting on the adjacent page. In William Cheselden’s Anatomy of the Human Body, published in 1713

🔔 Poison, anyone? 👀 Check out our historic #strychnine bottle with its original bell still attached! In the 19th c, this bell wasn’t just for show. It was a serious warning to handle with care, as strychnine was a lethal poison used in small doses for all kinds of treatments!🧪

Covenanter’s Tomb, Greyfriars Churchyard, Edinburgh. Daguerrotype portrait. Photographed by David Octavius Hill and Robert Adamson, 1843-47.

A meeting at the Royal College of Physicians (early 19th century) #histmed #historyofmedicine #pastmedicalhistory RCP @rcpmuseum

Alarm clock, mounted on model of coffin with skeleton, 1840-1900. Science Museum.

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My art in middle school vs. last year. Same vibe still? The first one was for art class and I wonder what the teacher thought when she saw...whatever that is.

Yesterday was international animation day. I used to want to be an animator, but then I learned I didn't have the patience. Coincidentally, I've been working on a mini trailer for my comic, so here's a short animation test. Can I finish it by Halloween? ...Maybe.

Each Halloween I see this image, I lose 1 HP. I've lost at least 5 HP at this point. (It's a mortsafe, used to deter body snatchers.)

Shueisha, Japan’s largest publisher and home of Shonen Jump hits like One Piece, Dragon Ball, and Demon Slayer, has issued an official statement threatening OpenAI. "This autumn, with the release of OpenAI’s new generative AI service Sora2, a large number of videos resembling

If you like Frankenstein, you'll like Cheapjack Gentlemen! ...Or you'll hate it. You can only find out by reading it. Cheapjack Gentlemen is a horror-comedy webcomic about a quack doctor and an undertaker who start a body snatching business. 🪦Links: cheapjackgentlemen.carrd.co