Frans van Tartwijk (b. 1963, Netherlands), Encore, 2013 Paintings Acrylics, Watercolors and Oil Pastels on Paper.
Found this at my late grandmother’s house. I’ve never seen it before & I practically grew up in that house.
To appear headless while taking a photo, known as “horsemaning”, was a popular way to pose in the 1920’s
To appear headless while taking a photo, known as “horsemaning”, was a popular way to pose in the 1920’s
To appear headless while taking a photo, known as “horsemaning”, was a popular way to pose in the 1920’s
A young woman writing a thank you note to her boyfriend in the Navy for the skull of a Japanese soldier that he sent, 1944
Nepalese mask. Formed from a large, single Lingzhi fungus, these masks were worn ritually to frighten off malevolent spirits.
In 2006, Ohio State medical student Brian Shaffer went to a bar with friends to celebrate spring break. He got separated from the group, and they assumed he went home. Days later, he was reported missing. When reviewing surveillance footage, Brian was never seen leaving the bar. He’s still missing.
Taylor Mountain, the entrance Ted Bundy would use to dump 4 of his victim’s bodies. The road, forest, and landscape remain practically untouched besides the blockade. (Pic is by me)
Creepy X-ray shows 300-year-old statue of Jesus in Mexico has real human teeth. The teeth, which are perfectly formed all the way to the root, are believed to have been donated by worshipers out of gratitude, or as a way to get closer to the religious figure.
Icelandic “Necropants” made from human skin. Sorcerers & witches would wear these trousers under their clothes as a sort of underwear in order to bring them wealth. This is the only surviving pair of authentic Necropants
Where is this Ken Currie art and can I buy a copy of this? also what is the name of it as I only saw it a couple of days ago.
In 1988, Tara Calico vanished without a trace. The 19-year-old left her home for her usual daily bike ride and never returned. Just before leaving, she playfully told her mother to come looking for her if she didn’t return. 11 years later a Polaroid appearing to show Tara was found 1500 miles away.
The kudan is a yokai with the body of a cow and the face of a human. They supposedly live a few weeks and can foretell the future. A supposed kudan mummy is in the collection of Chan Kihon Kihara, a mystery collector. Stories about kundans likely originated from real calves born with birth defects.
“The Scream. While the art critic Alastair Sooke says The Scream, of which there are four versions, is “a representation of existential angst,” The Dead Mother is just what it says it is — a painting from Munch’s past.”
Members of the Japanese Unit 731 carrying a stretcher as part of Bacterial Warfare testing, June 1942. Unit 731 was known for doing horrifying experiments on prisoners, as horrible as the standards of WW2
