The Haunted House on Howlin’ Hill

Haunted

by Shel Silverstein

I dare you all to go into

The Haunted House on Howlin’ Hill,

Where squiggly things with yellow eyes

Peek past the wormy window sill.

We’ll creep into the moonlit yard,

Where weeds reach out like fingers,

And through the rotted old front door

A-squeakin’ on it hinges,

Down the dark and whisperin’ hall,

Past the musty study,

Up the windin’ staircase--

Don’t step on the step that’s bloody--

Through the secret panel

To the bedroom where we’ll slide in

To the ragged cobweb dusty bed

Ten people must have died in.

And the bats will screech,

And the spirits will scream,

And the thunder will crash

Like a horrible dream,

And we’ll sing with the zombies

And dance with the dead.

And howl at the ghost

With the axe in his head,

And--come to think of it what do you say

We go get some ice cream instead?

Bracelet available on etsy: 

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The Mummy Meets Frankenstein's Monster

It was a classic Mummy tale.  

An intrepid explorer, fascinated with reanimating...

 

...visited the pyramids.

Using an ancient spell passed down through centuries of beads, he performed an incantation and the mummy came to life!

Fortunately, the two hit it off quite well.  It's almost as if they shared DNA.  

So the intrepid archaeologist (named Frank, btw) invited the Mummy back to his castle in Transylvania.

There the two swapped stories of how they were made and brought to life...

... and perished and were brought back to life.

 

At night they would whip of feasts from their native lands and dine beneath the stars.

In the summer they would lie on the castle roof, gaze at the galaxies... 

...and marvel how the skies looked exactly the same as they had in former lives.

But when autumn rolled around, and a chill touched the air, they wondered about other reanimated creatures.

Did they face the stigmas of society?  Did they deal with post traumatic stress syndrome?

 And where did they go for spare parts?

To further their study, they put out an invitation to all the re-animees of the planet...

...inviting them to a symposium where they could discuss their issues...

...and divulge their suppliers.

 So great was the response that Frank created a commune for the Reanimated.  Next time you're in Transylvania, stop in.  

But hang onto your parts.

Available on etsy.

Singing and Dancing for the Day of the Dead on a (Nearly) Wordless Wednesday

I've talked about the meaning and history of Day of the Dead ~ Dia de los Muertos ~ on this blog several times.  Today, enjoy some imagery relating to the music of the Day of the Dead.

Day of the Dead Charm bracelet

The Beatles
 

F

Calaca

Fandango

Day of the Dead

Day of the Dead

Day of the Dead Charm

 

Skeleton Playing the Violin

 

Day of the Dead Pendant

More very cool Day of the Dead art can be found here.