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Halloween Nightmares 2023 – Part 1

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TUNES

Stitched you up, put you together
With cotton and feather
Gave you love, put my heart inside you
Oh, what could I do?

When you started talkin’ in your sleep
Saying the things you’d do to me
I didn’t care, I wasn’t scared
Now I’m findin’ knives under the sheets
Crumpled photographs of me
I’m in despair, should I be scared?

Teddy bear, you were my teddy bear
You were comforting and quiet
How did love become so violent?
Teddy bear, you were my teddy bear
Everything was so sweet until you tried to kill me

[- Melanie Martinez -]

Time for a little writeup today 😉 I didn’t write for along time more than just some quotes or lyrics. Sometimes you do not have something to say and then it is better to just shut up I was taught in my childhood – I believe that is true.

Life was just a mess the past couple of months and always when I thought it can’t become anymore worse – it did.

It did come to a peak when I was told I cannot be a teacher anymore, because I had already to many limited contracts – about 12 years (I stopped studying after the first exam due a record label contract and some other reasons, which none ever cared until now). Now that Germany is seriously short on teachers, none even thought they would pull that card after so many successful years, but they did. So, while we hear everyday on the news “We desperately need teachers”, I am sitting at home, not yet sure what I am going to do since I was half of my life a teacher and the other half a musician – I am way not the only one facing that situation and no one does understand that idiotic misery.

Long story short – I had to sort my mind first before I wanted to talk about and just underlined my pictures with songs, quotes and emotions I was in during that process. But now we have the dark season of the year – Halloween and so many other holy days, that pulled me out of my corner and back to work – aka styling and taking pictures!

Since I had a lot of time over the past weeks, I was able to so some fun in SL again and I went to do a few cool Halloween themed hunts and visited some cool dark events, where I found a looooooot of strange, spooky and cool things I want to showcase now in a little “Halloween Nightmares” series – And here is it is… Part 1 😉

(Btw it is really funny AND amazing, how you can find lyrics and songs to al kind of weird imaginations like the one I found for todays post *giggles*)

Clothing

Top: [CX] – “Ragged Tubetop – Black” (Maitreya)

Accessories

Ear Lobes: .:E.A.Studio:. – “Inazuma Plug” (LeLUTKA EvoX female/human)
Piercing (Nose): Wicca’s Originals – “Jadeon Piercing” + “Tegan Piercing Set” (unrigged)
Fingers: L’Emporio – “Kick It – Bandage Rings” (Maitreya, Bento)
Nails: [FORMANAILS] – “Zombie Updated” (Maitreya, Bento)

Hair & Makeup

Hair: CAMO – “Alusi Dreads” (Hunt Item) – NEW @ Spookzilla // October 2023
Face Band: BodyArts – “Faceband Wicca” (LeL EvoX BoM, custom made – take a look at the “Vere Flores” or the “Fantasia Face Tattoo”)

Head, Body & Tattoo

Head: LeLUTKA – “EvoX Avalon 3.1”
Eyes: REPULSE – “Psychotic Eyes” (LeL.EvoX Applier) – NEW @ The Dark Style Fair // October 2023
Tongue: [The Dead Boy] – “Morus Tongue”
Teeth: [CX] – “Strigoi’s Fangs – Silver Type.1 ( Size E / Wider )”
Body: Maitreya – “Lara V5.3”
Tattoo Neck: THIS IS WRONG – “Venom Tattoo DIRT FADED” (LeL.EvoX BoM, Materials, Hunt Item) – NEW @ Spookzilla // October 2023
Tattoo (Arms): .:Vegas:. – “Tattoo ( Medium ) Eclipse” (BoM)
Stitches: [POUT!] – Stitched up” (LeL.EvoX BoM, Hunt Item) – NEW @ Spookzilla // October 2023

Poses, Props & Tools:

Backdrop: SYNNERGY.TAVIS – “Spooky St [360] Backdrop”
Teddybear, Knive & Armposes: KitCat – “Dead Teddy Bloody” (Hunt Item) – NEW @ Haunting Labyrinth – Terror Trail Hunt // October 2023
Animals 1: [Apika] – “The Godess Nyx – Death Moth”(Hunt Item) – NEW @ Spookzilla // October 2023
Animals 2: Ghoul – “Centipest 2023 – Scolopendra subspinipes” – NEW @ FLF-o-Ween // October 2023

Model, Stylist & Photographer

Wicca Merlin

Gruesome Ghoul

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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.”

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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

Its hunger was staggering

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The craving for human flesh drove the creature into the early morning fog. In the cemetery awaited a new grave and sustenance. As it neared the fresh mound of dirt, the sound of heavy footsteps stopped the creature.
Two men, hunters with rifles slung over their shoulders, approached the forest near the creature’s hiding place. Dense trees and heavy foliage darkened the wooded corpse. Only a stray beam of sunshine could break through the heavy veil.
It followed quietly behind the humans. The hunters were now the prey. With each silent step, the creature shifted into wolf form. If somehow it was seen, a wolf in these woods would not raise an alarm that its true form would.
The first human made no sound as the creature sprang from its cover and easily snapped the man’s neck. The human in the lead turned to speak to his companion, but was dead before he could aim his weapon.
The creature chuckled as it shapeshifted back to its nature form. Humans are so easy to hunt. Their arrogance makes them careless. As if their weapons could ever harm any of its kind.
The young ones will benefit from the blood and after a week or two, the rotted flesh will be quite tasty. For now, it needed to return to the grave as planned. It had no taste for fresh meat. Only rotted, decayed flesh would satisfy the gnawing in the pit of its stomach.
Working quickly, in case more human hunters were about, the creature clawed through the fresh dirt to the plain wooden box buried deep. Oh, this one was a fat, succulent morsel of a man. Women tended to be too lean and children were hardly substantial.
The temptation to feast now was overwhelming, but the creature dare not spare the time. The risk of exposure was too great here in the cemetery. It closed the now empty casket and returned the dirt so no one would be suspicious.
Careful to leave no evidence behind, the creature picked up the body as if as it weighed nothing. It returned to the woods where it left the two hunters stuffed beneath the remains of a fallen tree.
It was a good day. Food aplenty for months. But winter was approaching. It would need to forage a few more times to insure a comfortable hibernation before the first snow fell. A ghoul has to do what a ghoul has to do to keep her family fed.
The creature returns to its lair. an old and forgotten slaughter house far from town. The perfect place to hide and raise its young ones until it is time for them to leave the nest. Its children should be sleep now, but will wake soon and demand food.
Yet one is missing – the eldest. A lopsided smile creeps across the creatures face as it carries the food to the preparation area. There, hard at work draining the blood from a fresh corpse, is the eldest child. The young one looks up with a look of apprehension, a need for approval.
The Ghoul drops the corpses to the floors and slowly approaches the young Ghoul who is squatted on the floor beside a blood filled bucket. Its hand caresses the young one’s face as a sense of pride washes over it. A macabre smile appears on the Ghoul’s face.
Baby’s first kill.

Outfit Ghoul 1 (left)
Collar: ::Static:: – “Captive Chain” (Maitreya)
Collar 2: CURELESS[+] – “Entropy Collar (v.1)”
Harness: [CX] – “Ophanim Harness – Black” (Maitreya)
Gloves: cinphul – “raptor ii [gloves]” (Maitreya, Bento)
Shoes: cinphul – “raptor [boots]” (Maitreya)
Outfit Ghoul 2 (right)
Collar: CURELESS[+] – “Entropy Collar (v.1)”
Harness: [CX] – “Ophanim Harness – Black” (Maitreya)
Hip Chains: [CX] – “Mucronate Chains” (Maitreya)
Hands/Arms (incl. lower arms tattoo): DRD – “Plague Skeleton Creature Hands V 1.7”
Shoes: STOIC – “Vicious Plats Blood” (Maitreya)
Both Ghouls
Head & Body
Head: BeSpoke Caravan – “Ghoul Necrotic”
Body: Maitreya – “Lara V5.3” + “Lara Add-on Flat Chest V1.0”
Props
Backdrop: [CX] – “For Good Time”
Story
Models

“Densaugeo!”

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TUNES

“Never trust anything that can think for itself if you can’t see where it keeps its brain.”

[- Arthur Weasley, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Chapter 18 -]

Clothing

Top: Hotdog – “Spencer Jumper . tartan” (Maitreya)

Pants: Hotdog – “Knickerbockers . plain” (Maitreya)

Accessories

Nose Piercing: Wicca’s Originals – “Jadeon Piercing” – NEW @ The Warehouse Sale // July 2021

Septum: -[TWC]- – “Thirst Septum -Silver-“

Earrings: .:E.A.Studio:. – “Earring Mads All Linked Elf EvoX”

Ear Accessories: L’Emporio&PL – “*Vulnus* :: LeLutka EvoX Elf – Female” – NEW @ MOM // July 2021

Gloves: [Cubic Cherry] – “Momentum Gloves Black” (BoM)

Hair & Makeup

Hair: Yomi – “Sabi Hair” – NEW @ The Warehouse Sale // July 2021

Eyeshadow: Unholy&JTM – “Goth Cross eyeshadow green” (Lel. EvoX BoM)

Face Art:  Nefekalum Tattoos – “Hunger #01” (Lel. EvoX BoM, Materials)

Head, Body & Tattoo

Head: LeLUTKA – “EvoX Avalon 3.0”

Teeth: [CX] – “Strigoi’s Fangs – Silver Type.1 ( Size E / Wider )”

Body: Maitreya – “Lara V5.3”

Poses, Props & Tools

Poses: Fashiowl – “Hermione” – NEW @Wizarding Faire 2021 // August 2021

Set: DRD – “Mage’s Den” – NEW @Wizarding Faire 2021 // August 2021

Plants: WLS – “Mouth Flowers”

Wand: Ghoul – “Yussuf Wand”

Model, Stylist & Photographer

Wicca Merlin

 

“We Didn’t Leave Earth To Be Safe.”

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“- Lambert: Yes! I say that we abandon this ship! We get the shuttle and just get the hell out of here! We take our chances and… just hope that somebody will pick us up!
– Ripley: Lambert, the shuttle won’t take four.
– Lambert: Then why don’t we draw straws and…
– Parker: I’m not drawing any straws. I’m for killing that goddamn thing right now.”

Veronica Cartwright – Lambert
Sigourney Weaver – Ripley (Alien)
Yaphet Kotto – Parker

Clothing
Outfit: [CX] – “Osseous Species Corset – Necrotize” (Maitreya) – NEW @ Necrotize // October/November 2020
Accessories
Horns: RichB. – “Thoman Horns” – NEW @ Necrotize // October/November 2020
Collar: [CX] – Osseous Species Collar – Onyx” (Maitreya (Gacha, Common)
Hair & Makeup
Hair: {Letituier} – “Ronan Hair – Unrigged”
Makeup: [ Conviction ] – “Mutant Makeup – Stage 2 – LeLUTKA” (BoM) – NEW @ Necrotize // October/November 2020
Head, Body & Tattoo
Skin: [7DS ] – “Body 2020 Hallow bom skin browless” (BoM)
Head: LeLUTKA – “River 2.5” – NEW UPDATE
Eyes: Madame Noir – “La Muerte HD Eyes” (LeLUTKA Evo. HD Applier)
Body: Maitreya – “Lara V5.3”
Arms (incl. Shoulder Tattoo): Ghoul – “Hannya Demon Arms” (Maitreya, Maitreya Applier)
Tattoo: Rekt Royality – “Dissected Circuits Carving” (BoM) – NEW @ Necrotize // October/November 2020
Poses & Props
Poses: Poseidon
Robot: [P.O.E] – “Carnifex Melee Robot (Companion) (Default)” – NEW @ Necrotize // October/November 2020
Background: Walton R. Wainwright – “NECROTIZE – Regular Booth” & “NECROTIZE – Sponsor Booth” (not for sale)
Model & Photographer
Wicca Merlin

The last Key… Do you dare?

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“Diabolical forces are formidable. These forces are eternal, and they exist today. The fairy tale is true. The devil exists. God exists. And for us, as people, our very destiny hinges upon which one we elect to follow.”

[Ed Warren]

Scary moments and moods! Again it was time for some creepy and horror inspired pictures *snickers*

This time it was the cool face tattoo from CURELESS[+] and the uber cool backdrop from CerberusXing that inspired me to do something dark and wicked. The “Crucifix Corridor” backdrop reminded me about a scene of the movie “The Nun” which lead me to 2 or my favorite horror movie series – Insidious and Conjuring with all its sequels and prequels. I never could decide which ones I loved more and so a little bot of all of them went into todays pictures.

You cannot make a picture with just a back drop and some face modifications, I thought and tried to put together a look that would work with what I wanted to showcase. Instantly the super awesome “Morgane Ribbon Heels” from [Gos] came to my mind. The were released for this month round of FaMESHed and I instantly fell in love with the way the ribbons reached down till the tip of the pumps. As always you get a wide range of colors with the HUD and as well the possibility to color the show and the ribbons, plus a few other details separately. I tried to show you a few possibilities above, but certainly you get way more than you can see up there 😉

For my outfit I chose and outfit I saw at the last round of ROMP, made by AsteroidBox and combined with the cool bracers from CerberusXing made the perfect look but still it looked a little bit too ‘cute’ for what I was looking for. With the cool horns from E.V.E and the evil hair from no.match I finally was satisfied with my look for what I had in mind. For the poses, always when I want to do something creepy and unusual, I went with the poses from Poseidon. I already wrote about them a couple of times, but I just cannot stop telling how awesome they are if you are looking for something that shows some action, or motions or something out of the mainstream looking.

I hope you enjoyed my little key keeper as much as I did and I will no go and watch some of the mentioned movies… maybe to get some more ideas for dark fantasy inspired pictures *wicked grin*

Clothing

Outfit: AsteroidBox – “Rosa Lingerie” (Maitreya)

Stockings: .:Avanti:. – “Harlot Stockings – Black” (Omega Applier)

Shoes: [Gos] – “Morgane Ribbon Heels – Boutique” (Maitreya) – NEW @ FaMESHed // November 2019

Accessories

Wings: [EC] – “Demon Wings (Destruction)” (Bento)

Horns: E.V.E – “Scatha Dark Knight Horns”

Arms: [CX] – “Lance Bracers Femme – Black” (Maitreya)

Nails & Rings: [CX] – “Creature Claws” (Maitreya, Bento)

Hair & Makeup

Second Eyes: CURELESS[+] – “Quattrocular Tattoo” (Omega Applier)

Lipstick: LeLutka – “Beast Applier” (LeLutka Applier)

Hair: no.match – “No.Evil” (GroupGift)

Body & Tattoo

Head: LeLutka – “Bianca 3.4”

Eyes: CURELESS[+] – “Space Eyes”

Face: CURELESS[+] – “Ghoul” (Omega Applier)

Teeth: LeLutka – “Beast Teeth 1.1 for Bianca 3,4”

Body: Maitreya – “Lara 4.1”

Skin: CURELESS[+] – “Morphine” (Omega Applier)

Tattoo: Misschevious – “Do you love it – Good Girl” (Omega Applier, Gacha, Rare)

Shape: { wren’s nest } – “Eliza Proportional Shape” (lightly modified to fit the skin & face tattoo)

Poses, Props & Tools

Poses: Poseidon

Backdrop: [CX] – “Crucifix Corridor”

Key 1:[Cubic Cherry] – “{Null} Key Earring” (I loved the shape so much I had to use it again as a prop)

Key Bundle: selfmade

Face Animation Tool: LeLutka – “Axis HUD Face 1.1”

Model & Photographer

Wicca Merlin

In the Evidence of its Brilliance

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TUNES

Love controlled by time
Future lovers shine for eternity
In a world that’s free
Put away your past
That will never last
If you’re holding on to a dream that’s gone
I’m gonna tell you about love
Would you like to try?
In the evidence of its brilliance

[Madonna]

And again it was Madonna, the Queen of Pop herself, that inspired me for today’s pictures. I again saw the Confessions Tour Opener on youtube and I so wanted to capture that mood, colors and theme. It looked so cool with her and all the dancers dressed as ponies, her way to move and control them… just awesome.

I digged deep in my inventory and it was quite time consuming to find all the parts I wanted. I did not just want to have a fetish looking pony girl, I really wanted to capture that special mood of the video. I did not want to have a typical pony tail or one one of the ‘usual’ pony boots…

I was so happy when I discovered one of the amazing !dM gachas called “PonyPlay”. I picked the latex looking tail and as well the shiny latex boots with the hooves at the bottom. Those were exactly the base for what I was looking for. The cool outfit with the back-bound arms I found in my inventory in my Ghoul’s folder. It is an older outfit but for today’s post it was exactly what I wanted. The “Bondage Harness” was perfect, but since I am not a friend of having all the private parts completely exposed, I decided to add some cool latex pasties from CURELESS [+].

The poses and the right backdrop were quite a challenge too… I needed a certain light, several light sources and as well something that is not too crowded or busy. I tried with a plain black backdrop first and added some lights and projectors but it did not yet feel right. Then I remembered a background from Foxcity and some cool editorial poses from the same creator. With the neon lights it was perfect and while I played with some windlights I realized that this would be the perfect choice.

Madonna always was/is a great source of inspiration for me anyways if I was thinking about fashion or music. I am sure that will not be my last post that she inspired me too 😉

Outfit & Accessories

Outfit: {Ghoul} – “Juuzou Bondage Harness” (Maitreya Lara Exp)

Pasties: CURELESS [+] – “Sterile Pasties” (Maitreya, Group Gift)

Stockings: .:Avanti:. – “Noirette Stockings” (Maitreya Applier)

Shoes: !dM – “PonyPlay” (Maitreya, Gacha)

Tail: !dM – “PonyPlay” (Maitreya, Gacha)

Collar: #187# – “Leashed Collar”

Face Deco: +XAnSA+ – “JianDi Face Straps”

Gag: ::Axix:: – “Beloved Nocturnia Gag” (BoundBox October 2017)

Hair & Makeup

Hair: no.match (Bangs Verion A) – “No.Cake”

Makeup: Zibska – “LTD Noir 13-24” (LeLutka Applier)

Lipstick: Zibska – “Folia Lips” (LeLutka Applier)

Body & Tattoo

Head: LeLutka – “Simone 3.0”

Ears: ^^Swallow^^ – “Gauged Ears”

Body: Maitreya – “Lara 4.1”

Face: Izzie’s – “Pores & Blemishes” (LeLutka Applier)

Tattoo: [White~Widow] – “Volver” (Maitreya Applier)

Poses & Props

Poses: Foxcity

Backdrop: Foxcity – “Photo Booth – Neon City Vol3 Black”

Model & Photographer

Wicca Merlin