Halloween Nightmares 2023 – Part 4 // DRD’s Secrets of Salem

Today I come with a huge, picture-filled post to you.

First of all, before the shitstorm starts, I am not standing for anything that has to do with torture or want to glorify historical mistakes. Burning witches – innocent females, males or children – is one of the darkest and most terrifying chapters of the religious history and I could not be further away about being positive about that in any way. But it is history and we are learning from history – sometimes at least.

It is a little sneak preview about the new annual DRD hunt sim and some design cooperation of this exciting and incredible event.

The sim for DRD Salem is already open and you can explore it, while the hunt was delayed a little bit, but it seams they are on the home stretch – keep an eye on their group notices to not miss it!

DRD again built new amazing buildings, decoration and harvest decor for their event and you can get them as 15 sets single or in a mega pack with 240 (!!!) items. I have to admit it is really worth it as you can decorate your whole parcel or sim with that in an amazing way.

For the event DRD did find an amazing clothing designer, who made an amazing Puritan couple outfit matching the event theme perfectly. I am wearing the female outfit called “Salem Female” in green for my first picture, but you can have it in black, red or brown as well. You get a full outfit with shoes and the cute bonnet at the DRD mainstore – perfect to do the hunt as soon as it does go live! Maybe peek at the 718 mainstore as well… they usually do completely different designs, which I already drooled all over for a couple of times *grins* . I have a feeling there will be a blog post about 718 soon *chuckles*

The second designer DRD did collaborate with is the sweet Lady from WLS – Stabitha. Sure they had to get her on board with her amazing statues and buildings too! She made the amazing Preacher statue, which you can find in the middle of the village near the gallows, if you zoom in you can see it on the right bottom corner of the third picture, but I will have another post where I have it more in the focus soon 😉

I could just snap some impressions of the sim and the buildings, but I really recommend you take a look for yourself – Below you can find some of them maybe they tease enough so you grab the limo and fly over there 😉

Credits and store locations as always at the very bottom.

DRD – “Salem’s Chruch” available at ACCESS // October 2023

DRD – “Salem’s Jail” available at The Fifty // October 2023

DRD – “Salem’s Gallows” available at Equal10 // October 2023

“DRD’s Secrets of Salem” – landscape impression

Clothing

Outfit: 718 – “Salem Female”  (Maitreya) – NEW @ DRD Salem // October 2023

Hair & Makeup

Hair: no.match  – “No Call”

Head, Body & Tattoo

Head: LeLUTKA – “EvoX Avalon”
Body: Maitreya – “Lara V5.3”

Poses, Props & Tools

Pose: FOXCITY – “Witch Hunt Bento Pose” (Bento, with surrounding & props)
Building 1: DRD – “Salem – Salem’s Church” – NEW @ ACCESS // October 2023
Building 2: DRD – “Salem – Salem’s Jail” – NEW @ The Fifty // October 2023
Building 3: DRD – Salem – Salem’s Gallows” – NEW @ Equal10 // October 2023
All the rest: DRD – “Salem – MEGASUPERPACK” – NEW @ Mainstore // October 2023
Location: DRD’s Secrets of Salem

Model, Stylist & Photographer

Wicca Merlin

Halloween Nightmares 2023 – Part 3

TUNES

Dark bodies floating in darkness
No sign of light ever given
Imprisoned in a world without a memory

Unconscious or am I conscious?
Cut from the heart I am part of
Sometimes I feel as though I’m frozen in Heaven

[- Fear Factory -]
Clothing

Outfit: Pixicat – “Ukok” (Maitreya)

Accessories

Nails: Formanails – “Zombie Updated” (Maitreya, Bento)

Hair & Makeup

Hairbase: Mina – “”Myla Hairbase-2022 (black)” (LeL.EvoX BoM)
Scar: -Vermillion- – “X Face Cut (left)” (LeL.EvoX BoM)

Head, Body & Tattoo

Head: BeSpoke – “Murda” – NEW @ The Warehouse Sale // October 2023
Eyes: REPULSE – “Psychotic Eyes” (LeL.EvoX Applier)
Body: Maitreya – “Lara V5.3”
Tattoo Blood: Izzie’s – “Blood and Wounds medium (less)” (LeL.EvoX BoM)
Tattoo Dirt: Izzie’s – “Dirt & Mud (light)” (LeL.EvoX BoM)

Poses, Props & Tools

Pose: <Emozione> – “Creepy” (Bento, Edited – Store Closed)
Scenery: DRD – “Cemetery” (several parts of the pack)
Location: Bartertown

Model, Stylist & Photographer

Wicca Merlin

No one knows what it’s like…

TUNES

But my dreams they aren’t as empty
As my conscience seems to be
I have hours, only lonely
My love is vengeance
That’s never free

[- The Who -]
Clothing

Top: .{PSYCHO:Byts}. – “Lisbeth Top” (Reborn)
Pants: FashionNatic – “Blythe Shorts Black Jeans” (Reborn)
Gloves: .{PSYCHO:Byts}. – “Riot Kidz” (Reborn)
Shoes: .{PSYCHO:Byts}. – “Avril Leg Warmers” (Reborn)

Accessories

Piercings & Tattoo (Forehead): BodyArts – “Signum” (LeL.EvoX BoM, unrigged mesh)
Earrings: .:E.A.Studio:. – “Earring Mads all linked” (LeLUTKA EvoX female/human)
Ear Lobes: .:E.A.Studio:. – “Inazuma Plug” (LeLUTKA EvoX female/human)
Piercing (Nose): Wicca’s Originals – “Jadeon Piercing” + “Tegan Piercing Set” (unrigged)
Piercing (Mouth): LittleFish – “EziliV2” (Lel. EvoX, Avalon)
Chains & Blood Tears: Hexed – “Sinner Set” (Mesh, LeL.EvoX BoM) – NEW @ FaMESHedX // October 2023
Armbands: Badwolf – “Hera Armbands” (Reborn)
Nails & Rings: .:E.A.Studio:. – “Tyra Claw Set” (Reborn, Bento)

Hair & Makeup

Hair: no.match – “No Savior (size 1, normal”
Hairbase: no.match – “Hairbase – braided / bw2″ [LeL.EvoX BoM)
Eyeshadow 1: Guapa – “Akeldama Black Eyeshadow” (LeL.EvoX BoM) – NEW @ Spookzilla // October 2023
Eyeshadow 2: [Apika] – “The Godess Nyx – Eyeshadow Black” (LeL.EvoX BoM) – NEW @ Spookzilla // October 2023
Blush: [Apika] – “The Godess Nyx – Blush Black” (LeL.EvoX BoM) – NEW @ Spookzilla // October 2023
Lipstick: Guapa – “Akeldama Spiderlips” (LeL.EvoX BoM) – NEW @ Spookzilla // October 2023

Head, Body & Tattoo

Head: LeLUTKA – “EvoX Avalon 3.1”
Face Tattoo: BodyArts – “Faceband Wicca” (LeL.EvoX BoM, custom made – take a look at the “Vere Flores” or the “Fantasia Face Tattoo”)
Teeth: [CX] – “Strigoi’s Fangs – Silver Type.1 ( Size E / Wider )”
Body: eBODY – “REBORN v1.69.6”
Tattoo: .:Vegas:. – “Tattoo Dindy ( Full )( Medium )” (BoM)

Poses, Props & Tools

Backdrop: PALETO.Backdrop – “Arts Wall”
Deco 1: DRD – Converted Tram – Trash Can
Deco 2: DRD – San Mora – City Trash – Bins
Dog: JIAN – “Boston Terrier :: Companion” (Animated)

Model, Stylist & Photographer

Wicca Merlin

My Life My Rules!

TUNES

I’m so sick and tired of waiting for you
There is nothing left to do
You’ve been too proud, you’ve been a fool
God damn, you’re so overrated
Insane assaults
I sold my soul for a hole in the wall
We’re never ready, I had to quit it
We’re only burning away
[- Combichrist -]

Clothing

Top & Sleeves: AsteroidBox – “Alyssa Shirt” (Maitreya Petite)
Pants: AsteroidBox – “Nicole Pants” (Maitreya)

Accessories

Earrings: .:E.A.Studio:. – “Earring Mads all linked” (LeLUTKA EvoX female/human)
Ear Lobes: .:E.A.Studio:. – “Inazuma Plug” (LeLUTKA EvoX female/human)
Piercing (Nose): Wicca’s Originals – “Jadeon Piercing” + “Tegan Piercing Set” (unrigged)
Piercing (Mouth): LittleFish – “EziliV2” (Lel. EvoX, Avalon)
Glasses: [CX] – “Farseer Glasses”
Hands: NaaNaa’s – “Damien Hand Accessories” (Maitreya, Bento)
Rings: Meva – “Bento Rings” (Maitreya, Bento)
Nails: FORMANAILS – “Wela” (Maitreya, Bento)

Hair & Makeup

Hair: Exile – “Brooklyn 1”
Faceart: Rubedo – “natalie 03” (LeL. EvoX BoM)

Head, Body & Tattoo

Head: LeLUTKA – “EvoX Avalon 3.1”
Teeth: [CX] – “Strigoi’s Fangs – Silver Type.1 ( Size E / Wider )”
Body: Maitreya – “Lara V5.3” + “Add-On Petite V1.1”
Tattoo: .:Vegas:. – “Tattoo ( Dark ) Resilience” (BoM)

Poses, Props & Tools

Set:
DRD – “Wizards Classroom – Teacher Desk”
DRD – ” Wizards Classroom – Desk/Transfiguration”
DRD – “Wizards Classroom – Desk/Potions”
DRD – “Wizards Classroom – Decorative cage”
DRD – “Wizards Classroom – Desk/Charm scrolls”
DRD – “Wizards Classroom – Desk/History of magic
DRD – “Wizards Classroom – Bookcase
DRD – “Spiritualists Shoppe – Hanging Cages – Long Chain”
DRD –  “MS – Cauldron Stack – Stairs”
DRD – “mage’s den – wooden decorative beam”
DRD – “Spiritualists Shoppe – Caged Familiar – Bat”
DRD – ” MS – Spell Supply – Display Two”
Poses: selfmade
Wand: Fashiowl – Wand
Wand Case: Ghoul – Cedric Wand
Rat: Tribal Tuesday – “AttackingRat2”
Orb: :[P]:– “Malevi Orb [Simple-Left]”

Model, Photographer, Stylist

Wicca Merlin

Krampus 2022

Originally made for Christmas 2022 for the Attention Magazine, this is my dark vision of Christmas. In south Germany we have the tradition of the Krampus.

Krampus, in central European popular legend, a half-goat, half-demon monster that punishes misbehaving children at Christmastime.

He is the devilish companion of St. Nicholas. Krampus is believed to have originated in Germany, and his name derives from the German word Krampen, which means “claw.”

Krampus was thought to have been part of pagan rituals for the winter solstice. According to legend, he is the son of Hel, the Norse god of the underworld. With the spread of Christianity, Krampus became associated with Christmas—despite efforts by the Catholic church to ban him. The creature and St. Nicholas are said to arrive on the evening of December 5 (Krampusnacht; “Krampus Night”). While St. Nicholas rewards nice children by leaving presents, Krampus beats those who are naughty with branches and sticks. In some cases, he is said to eat them or take them to hell. On December 6, St. Nicholas Day, children awaken to find their gifts or nurse their injuries.

Clothing

Jacket: !gO! – “Wild Fur Coat XS”

Accessories

Hat: S&P – “Santa Baby Hat”
Shoulders: [NC] – “AmazonQ – Arm Spikes” (Gacha, Ultrarare)
Rings: L’Emporio – “*Under Pressure*” (Maitreya, Bento)

Head, Body & Tattoo

Head: BeSpoke – “Monster of Famine”
Body: Maitreya – “Lara V5.3”
Hands: {aii & ego} – “Demonic Touch” (Maitreya, Bento)

Poses, Props & Tools

Pose: selfmade

Backdrop: DRD – “Last Christmas Shop”
Globe: 22769 – “Snowglobe Santa” (Gacha, Rare)

Model, Stylist & Photographer

Wicca Merlin

Engine Room March 2023 – Part IV

Clothing

Outfit (incl. shoes): AsteroidBox – “Steam Engineer” (eBody Reborn) – NEW @ Engine Room // March/April 2023

Accessories

Earrings: .:E.A.Studio:. – “Earring Mads all linked” (LeLUTKA EvoX female/human)
Ear Lobes: .:E.A.Studio:. – “Inazuma Plug” (LeLUTKA EvoX female/human)
Piercing (Nose): Wicca’s Originals – “Jadeon Piercing” + “Tegan Piercing Set” (unrigged)
Piercing (Mouth): LittleFish – “EziliV2” (Lel. EvoX, Avalon)

Hair & Makeup

Hair: no.match – NO_ZEN” – NEW @ Mainstore
Face Art: Rubedo – “ginevra” (LeL. EvoX BoM) – NEW @ Engine Room // March/April 2023

Head, Body & Tattoo

Head: LeLUTKA – “EvoX Avalon 3.1”
Eyes: :H: – “Gilded Eyes” (LeL. EvoX Hud) – NEW @ Engine Room // March/April 2023
Teeth: [CX] – “Strigoi’s Fangs – Silver Type.1 ( Size E / Wider )”
Body: Maitreya – “Lara V5.3” + “Add-On Petite V1.1”

Poses, Props & Tools

Backdrop: Paparazzi – “BACKDROP – Abandoned Factory”
Alien: WLS – “Mustache Guy” – NEW @ Engine Room // March/April 2023
Sign 1: DRD – Vintage sign – “Bicycles metal plate” – NEW@ Fifty // March 2023
Sign 2: DRD – Vintage sign – “Fresh coffee metal plate” – NEW@ Fifty // March 2023
Tires: DRD – PA – Constructed Outlook – Tire Pile
Tools: Siden – “Tool Set”

Models, Stylist & Photographer

Wicca Merlin

Gruesome Ghoul

The gruesome ghoul, the grisly ghoul,
without the slightest noise
waits patiently beside the school
to feast on girls and boys.
He lunges fiercely through the air
as they come out to play,
then grabs a couple by the hair
and drags them far away.
He cracks their bones and snaps their backs
and squeezes out their lungs,
he chews their thumbs like candy snacks
and pulls apart their tongues.
He slices their stomachs and bites their hearts
and tears their flesh to shreds,
he swallows their toes like toasted tarts
and gobbles down their heads.
Fingers, elbows, hands and knees
and arms and legs and feet –
he eats them with delight and ease,
for every part’s a treat.
And when the gruesome, grisly ghoul
has nothing left to chew,
he hurries to another school
and waits… perhaps for you…

[- Nightmares: Poems to Disturb your Sleep – Jack Prelutsky -]
Clothing

Top: Storybook – “Dystopia – Bloody Brown” (Maitreya)
Pants: S&P – “Zombie Pants black” (Maitreya, Gacha)

Accessories

Necklace: S&P – “Zombie Necklace brown/patina” (Gacha)
Arm(l): ..:Gorgasm:.. – “Arm Bandage Dirty & Bloody” (Maitreya)
Fingers: L’Emporio – “Kick It” (Maitreya, Bento)
Legs: [CX] – “Leg Bandage – Bloody” (Maitreya Flat)

Head Body & Tattoo

Head: BeSpoke – “Ghoul Necrotic”
Body: Maitreya – “Lara V5.3”
Arm (r): .{PSYCHO:Byts}. – “Nekbet Mummy Arms” (Maitreya)
Belly Wound: S&P – “Zombie Bellywound” (Maitreya, Gacha, Reward)

Poses, Props & Tools

Surrounding: DRD – “The Cemetary”
Rats: JIAN – “Classic Rats”

Location

Bartertown

Model, Stylist & Photographer

Wicca Merlin

“Tasty, tasty, beautiful fear.”

Made for the AttentionSL Magazine October 2022 // https://indd.adobe.com/view/4e274a38-1262-47d1-9f49-1c26ce8a0e62

“Popcorn! Is that your favorite?”

[- Pennywise -]

Clothing

Outfit (incl. shoes & balloon): :Moon Amore: – “Circus” (Gacha)

Accessories

Earrings: .:E.A.Studio:. – “Earring Mads all linked” (LeLUTKA EvoX female/human)
Ear Lobes: .:E.A.Studio:. – “Inazuma Plug” (LeLUTKA EvoX female/human)
Piercing (Nose): Wicca’s Originals – “Jadeon Piercing” + “Tegan Piercing Set” (unrigged)
Piercing (Mouth): LittleFish – “EziliV2” (Lel. EvoX, Avalon)

Hair & Makeup

Hair: Exile – “Sela (A)”
Face Art: LVL9 – “Honkers Nose & Facepaint” (LeL. EvoX BoM)

Head, Body & Tattoo

Head: LeLUTKA – “EvoX Avalon 3.1”
Teeth: [CX] – “Strigoi’s Fangs – Silver Type.1 ( Size E / Wider )”
Body: Maitreya – “Lara V5.3” + “Add-On Petite V1.1”
Arms: Ghoul – “Hannya Demon Arms” (Maitreya)
Tattoo: .:Vegas:. – “Tattoo Feeling ( Dark )” (LeL. EvoX BoM)

Poses, Props & Tools

Carousel: DRD – “EL Carousel2”

Location

Everwinter

Model, Stylist & Photographer

Wicca Merlin

Let’s have a walk… before the Sun rises *grins*

Clothing

Top: AsteroidBox – “Leona Tanktop” (Maitreya, Petite)

Accessories

Glasses: [CX] – “Farseer Glasses – Silver”
Earrings: .:E.A.Studio:. – “Earring Mads all linked” (LeLUTKA EvoX female/human)
Ear Lobes: .:E.A.Studio:. – “Inazuma Plug” (LeLUTKA EvoX female/human)
Piercing (Nose): Wicca’s Originals – “Jadeon Piercing” + “Tegan Piercing Set” (unrigged)
Piercing (Mouth) 1: .:E.A.Studio:. – “Succubus Vampire Fang Silver Girl” (LeL. EvoX)
Piercing (Mouth) 2: LittleFish – “EziliV2” (Lel. EvoX, Avalon)
Necklace: AsteroidBox – “Bailey Jewelry – Collar – Smaller Fit”
Gloves: L’Emporio – “Saggitarius” (Maitreya)
Nails: FORMANAILS – “Kalia” (Maitreya, Bento)

Hair & Makeup

Hair: Exile – “Ellie 1″ – NEW @ Collabor88 // August 2022

Head, Body & Tattoo

Head: LeLUTKA – “EvoX Avalon 3.1”
Teeth: [CX] – “Strigoi’s Fangs – Silver Type.1 ( Size E / Wider )”
Body: Maitreya – “Lara V5.3” + “Add-On Petite V1.1”
Tattoo: .:Vegas:. – “Death Sentence ( Medium )” (BoM)

Poses, Props & Tools

Pose: BodyArts – “Goth and Proud”

Background: DRD – “The Cemetery”

Model, Stylist & Photogapher

Wicca Merlin

“Lost in Time, and lost in Space… and Meaning.”

“And crawling on the planet’s face,
some insects called the human race.
Lost in time, and lost in space.
And meaning.”

[- Richard O’Brien, The Rocky Horror Show -]

Again I am coming to you with a wonderful memory of an amazing evening. A few days ago my sweet sister Vivien offered me to be part of one of her amazing, creative art shots. She asked me if I would have the new doll modifications from Salt & Pepper – certainly I do! She had built a wonderful set and had planned the shot for 5 people. It looked amazing and on her Flickr (HERE) you can see her amazing artwork of that picture. I tried to grab a shot too but it was one of those days where nothing wanted to razz and the more people you have the harder it goes. So I asked her if she would be ok with having  another shoot when she was done with just us 2 and lightly different poses. She said yes and did let me use the set she built too – Thank you for that Sis ♥♥♥.

It is so much fun to just do what you feel not running after deadlines only and it always feels like a little holiday for me when we work on some pictures together.

The whole theme looked very fragile and sweet and that is really easy for me as I am usually the dark and deep color lover, but it felt like a cool challenge and something new 😉

Thank you for another wonderful evening and a great time Sis ♥♥♥. If you want to know about her style.. just poke her 😉

Above you can see the try of my version… new but interesting, I hope you like it nevertheless!

Clothing

Outfit: [CX] x Insomnia Angel – “Luvshuka w/Skirt [White]” (Maitreya)
Panty: Kaithleen’s – “Universal Thing

Accessories

Piercing (Nose): Wicca’s Originals – “Jadeon Piercing” + “Tegan Piercing Set” (unrigged)
Piercing (Mouth): LittleFish – “EziliV2” (Lel. EvoX, Avalon)
Nails: FORMANAILS – “Claws XXL” (Maitreya, Bento)

Hair & Makeup

Hair: Exile – “Ember”
Lashes: Immortuos – “Aranea Lashes” (LeL. Applier)

Head, Body & Tattoo

Head: LeLUTKA – “EvoX Avalon 3.1”
Eyes: IKON – “Ascension Redux Eyes – Divine & Damned” (LeL. Applier)
Teeth: [CX] – “Strigoi’s Fangs – Silver Type.1 ( Size E / Wider )”
Body: Maitreya – “Lara V5.3”
Face Skin: :Dernier: – “Dolla Skin (Grey Alien) N/E” (LeL. EvoX BoM)
Body Skin: VELOUR – “Ipanema Body for Maitreya – Skinny (Grey Alien)” (BoM)
Doll Mods: Salt & Pepper (S&P) – “Doll” (Maitreya)

Poses, Props & Tools

Poses: Vivien De’Lancoure
Set:
MINIMAL – “Noble Skybox”
{anc} – “miniature/H. mary {light}” (Gacha)
{anc} – “miniature/H. mannequin {M} flower (Gacha)
{anc} – “miniature/H. mannequin {S} flower” (Gacha)
{anc} – “camellia branches (gray)”
{anc} – “Hatsuyume / white peacock”
Nutmeg. – “Grandma’s Messy Armchair”
Nutmeg. -“Grandma’s Wood Stove”
CryBunBun – “My Usagi, My Kuma – Music Box – White”
DRD – “MM1 – Hanging Frame – 3”
BCp – “* String pose 3 right wrist (wear)”

Model, Stylist & Photographer

Wicca Merlin