
Patreon Dispatches from the Curiosity Shop 19: Paint It Black
Fabric is deadly, dyers are magical chemists, and black jet is really fucking expensive.
Fabric is deadly, dyers are magical chemists, and black jet is really fucking expensive.
S02E04: Mourning attire and practices and black widow murderers: You know, when you think about it, it’s actually kind of unclear which one of these categories is more deadly.
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Post-mortem photography and mourning jewelry: It’s not all sunshine and hair locks, my friends.
We regret to inform you that, no matter how much you might want it to be true, glass eyes do not actually fall out of people’s heads and roll down hallways like marbles.
Let’s take a moment, shall we, to drop in on a dissectable, completely inexplicably orgasmic wax woman or two? Or maybe you’d prefer a mid-kick soccer player who’s just casually stepped out of his skin? Good news! You can totally see both, because, turns out, science and art play together quite nicely!
Welp. 2021 seems to be taking after its horrifying shitshow of an older sibling, so now seems like as good a time as any to start making magical candles, resin ouija boards and planchettes (What could possibly go wrong?!), creepy doll houses, and some new podcast merch, right?
No human skin lampshades or tooth-bejeweled underthings were waiting under the tree for these podcast hosts! (But, there’s always next year!)
Is it a death threat or a Victorian Christmas card? In this episode, we talk about the weird and wild world of Victorian Christmas Cards and send our warmest (non-flaming) holiday wishes.
Victorian Christmas Candle Fires and Creepy Holiday Traditions: Spoiler alert–Victorian times were deeply flammable.
Set up your darkrooms, kids, because we’re going ghost snappin’!
Spiritualists, Fraudulent Mediums, and the Cottingley Fairies: You can question the trustworthiness of spirit mediums all you want, but we still wouldn’t recommend fucking with the Fae. Ever.