#scary stories to tell in the dark

[goryhorroor]

art of stephen gammell

#scary stories to tell in the dark #horror #horror art #stephen gammell #art

[bucklikethedollar]

idk how to say this without sounding really boomer-ey, but like, what happened to horror content for kids? maybe i’m using the word “horror” a little liberally but i remember when i was a kid there was SO much out there that existed solely for the purpose of scaring kids in a safe, fun, age-appropriate way. just off the top of my head there’s goosebumps, scary stories to tell in the dark, tales from the crypt (little before my time though), coraline, mirror mask, monster house, dark crystal (more incidentally scary but w/e), even courage the cowardly dog; all these really fantastic books and shows and movies that let kids explore being scared on their own terms.

now there’s idk, those new addams family movies? but those aren’t really scary.

i see people talking about the “kid-ification” of horror games and i can’t help but wonder if part of the reason kids latch onto that stuff so much now is because there’s nowhere else for them to experience healthy, safe fear. a little kid wants to get the thrill of being scared, but their parents won’t let them watch any actual horror movies, so they go on youtube and what do you know, there’s markiplier playing another cheap horror game set in a toy store or whatever, and now that kid’s fear quota is being met. (obviously there’s more to it than that, but it’s a theory i have)

this like, doesn’t really matter probably but idk, i feel bad that ~kids these days~ aren’t getting the experience of something scary made specifically for them with their genuine enjoyment in mind, rather than whatever the next fnaf ripoff is that just wants to sell them merch. being a kid and watching a well-made scary movie feels like you’re finally being taken seriously; you’re not being babied or coddled, you’re being trusted to face the skeksis and the other mother and the nebbercracker house and not back down. i wish people were still making media that respected kids that much.

#obviously i’m sure there’s still stuff like that being made somewhere #but not nearly to the extent that it used to be #i think about this a lot lol #bucky’s thoughts #coraline #goosebumps #scary stories to tell in the dark #tales from the crypt #mirror mask #monster house #courage the cowardly dog #the dark crystal

[classichorrorblog]

10 Anthology Horror Movies To Consider For October/Halloween

#Horror #Filmedit #Horroredit #Black Sabbath #Cat's Eye #Creepshow #From Beyond The Grave #Scary Stories To Tell In The Dark #Tales From The Darkside: The Movie #Tales From The Hood #Tales Of Terror #Trick 'R Treat #VHS #CHB #10 Movies To Consider #I am not saying that these are the best or that they are my favorites. #Just 10 movies that I think are worth watching for the season.

[halloween-sweets]

#scary stories to tell in the dark #book #books #pink #pastel aesthetic #halloween #cemeteries #horror #classic #pastel pink #reading #summer reading #aesthetic #summerween #goth #90s #vol. 1 #read in 2023 #retro #scary #summer #2023

[lord-lawnmower]

Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark // The Walten Files

#the walten files #scary stories to tell in the dark #I feel like the first one is DEAD ON (heh get it) #the second might be a bit of a stretch but ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ #AH fuck I didn’t mean to put it on this blog #oh well

[carm3n-carm3n]

🌜🌝🌛 season of the witch 🌜🌝🌛

#girlblogging #girlblogger #lana del rey #femcel #coquette #lana del rey aesthetic #coquette dollete #coquette girl #dollete aesthetic #female manipulator #the love witch #witch aesthetic #halloween #scary stories to tell in the dark #american horror story #american horror coven #coven ahs #hyper feminine #dark femme #the female gaze #dark femininity #female hysteria #femme fatale #female rage #divine feminine #season of the witch #misty day #stevie nicks #fleetwood mac #50s 60s 70s

[themerrymallgoth]

Would hang out at the mall with any of these girlies

#scary stories to tell in the dark #horror books #horror art #nostalgia #arachnophobia #goth #goth culture #goth aesthetic #gothic #alternative #alt #mall goth #2000s goth #spooky #vampire #horror

[1919free]

#goth #gothic #goth aesthetic #spooky #moon #thecure #bauhaus #horror #black and white #scary stories to tell in the dark

[motionpicturesource]

MOTIONPICTURESOURCE'S 31 DAYS OF HALLOWEEN 2023

15/31 🎃👻 SCARY STORIES TO TELL IN THE DARK (2019) dir. André Øvredal

#scary stories to tell in the dark #filmedit #horroredit #horrorfilmgifs #userhorroredits #uservik #tuserdana #userthing #usersource #userbabysitter #adaptationsdaily #moviegifs #halloween countdown 2023 #edit #adventure #horror #mystery #color #by carolina

[cleolinda]

#scary stories to tell in the dark #forgive me; I need this for a post #horror #content warning: the scariest goddamn illustrations on the planet #give it up for stephen gammell

[goryhorroor]

horror • illustrators

#some of the best #of horror art #horror #art #junji ito #basil gogos #stephen gammell #graham ingels #tim jacobus #bernie wrightson #mike mignola #jonny craig #brom #goosebumps #scary stories to tell in the dark #* #sorry if i missed any #h.r. gingers

[coffee-mouse]

dedicated to my childhood best friend, Fudge the basset hound plush

#fudge #ty beanie buddies #tracker the basset hound #a lot of my most favoritest childhood memories took place on the floor #the rest were mostly outside especially in the woods. I was always covered in scratches from running through branches and thorns #spice #young spice #stickers #comic #fursona #chalk #crayons #cat’s colors by jane cabrera #scary stories 3 by alvin schwartz #plushies #stuffed animals #(the brush i used for the chalk belongs to @mossypines! the rest are regular procreate brushes) #plushie art #scary stories to tell in the dark

[devilsskettle]

The Thing from Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark retold by Alvin Schwarz / Lake Mungo (2008)

#ssttitd #scary stories to tell in the dark #lake mungo #alice palmer #horror #horroredit #comparison

[have-you-read-this-short-fiction]

#short story collection #short story collections #scary stories to tell in the dark #alvin schwartz #20th century literature #english language literature #american literature #have you read this short fiction? #book polls #completed polls

[3xhaust]

stephen gammell's horror art is so fucking good

the way the values are done so they look so soft in contrast to the ragged and gnarled edges of things is amazing. the lumpy flesh looks as soft and resistant as a ball of dough. and isnt it crazy to make something soft scary? when i went to this one beach as a kid, i had to ask my parents where there were beds of clay in the water, because i Hated the soft, clingy beach sludge on my feet. rot is soft. fangs and claws are scary because you know they can shred you. soft, yielding organic matter can be even scarier bc it can just immerse you. like the RE8 nightmare house baby.

anyway yeah the softness communicated thru value is really one of my fav parts of gammell's art. it is also amongst other great textures like stringy and hairy. also love the hairline cracks in skulls and dark thin hairs, branches, tendrils, that extend to the art like webs.

the surreal elements are another great part. any bizzarrities just added to the fear for me. big eyes floating in hollow darkened sockets in heads coming out of the ground look like they dont want to eat you but will tell you when you die, and lie about it, just to see you live your life that way.

i dont even remember the story of the invisible friend. the picture in my memory right now is a room with a human silhouette bulging under plaster or drywall. it scared me that it was an invisible presence that was so physically there.

i either cant find the image online or my brain misremembered completely, but this is the most likely match:

it doesnt match what i said. but i'd also read parts of the third dark tower book, which did have something manifest under ceiling plaster, so maybe i confused childhood fears. but i swear the image in my head is this art style.

#scary stories to tell in the dark #stephen gammell #anyway this guy n ralph steadman #as well as Zdzisław Beksiński #are my fav artists that are not people of the internet.

[cat0901h3]

Their last Halloween

#scary stories to tell in the dark #scary stories #ssttitd #stella nicholls #ramon morales #ruth steinberg #chuck steinberg #auggie hilderbrandt #tommy milner #guillermo del toro #Andre ovredal #horror