HDH157 - Hammer House of Horror



*Please see the sidebar for HDH Macabre Monday Rules*

(Note: entries not following the guidelines are not eligible for prizes or badges)

Okay, macabre fans... your challenge this week:

HDH157
"Hammer House of Horror"

You are to create a dark, Gothic, or Halloween-based art piece

that is a tribute to Hammer Films http://www.hammerfilms.com

Hammer Films have been prolific in the horror film genre since the early
1950's. They released numerous sequel films to Dracula, Frankenstein,
and The Mummy.

This carried over into the 1960's with crime thrillers like
Maniac, in 1963.  Along with tons more classic monster
sequel films like "The Satanic Rites of Dracula" in 1973,
"Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell" in 1974, and
"Blood from the Mummy's Tomb" in 1971.


Hammer Film Productions are still releasing horror films to this day.
"Let Me In" was released in 2010, and "The Lady in Black" was released in 2012.


We want to see what impression the Hammer House of Horror films left indented on your soul mwahahaha.
Now go forth and create greatness!!

  Let us see what came from the warped brains of the minions:

Sultana of the Sinister Blackdragon:

Peter Cushing 

Temptress of Terror Teri :

Christopher Lee 

The Contagion of Corrosion Croms:

Inspired by "The Gorgon" 1964

Menace of the Monstrous Mark:

Peter Cushing

Agent of the Abominable Andrea:

The Witching Hour


Stop back by on Wednesday for more inspiration,
the announcement of last Week's Gruesome Twosome,
and some exciting Haunted Design House news of upcoming events. 

Fiendishly Fun Friday... HDH156 - Nosferatu ad nauseam - from The Mistress

Do not adjust your monitors.  It is not a glitch.  And no... you are not hallucinating (or maybe you are).  It is I...

The Masterful Mistress of the Macabre!

Oh how I have missed this.  It has been so sad that I haven't been able to get my creep on this year and participate at HDH.  Life sometimes is a drag, and the mundane things like work,bills & drama unfortunately take the front seat.

So, on to the good stuff for today!  This week we are sponsored by Rick St. Dennis.  I chose to work with his "Salome the Vampyr" and "Hexology" images... and they are fabulous:

I apologize for the horrible photos... I just don't know how to adjust my camera when it comes to reds... they always end up REALLY bright.  Anyway, I know the color combo on this card is a bit different.  Red, purple, black & gold?  Yeah.  I had already colored her gown purple & hair black, so the robe needed contrast... it DOES pick up the gold shimmer from the red velvet paper... bonus.

Let's think of Salome as a member of royalty that was turned by one of her Ladies-in-Waiting one Autumn evening.  You can see the head of her late husband at her feet... so much for romance.

I used a MS punch & a new Memory Box Gothic Arch die (L.O.V.E. it).  And the awesome red velvet paper is from Creepy Glowbugg... I still have one sheet left :)  I've been hoarding it.

So.  There it is... was it worth the wait?!  :)

Did you miss me?

~The Masterful Mistress of the Macabre

Wretched Wednesday Nosferatu Ad nauseam

It is Wednesday already! Only one week until Hallowe'en!!

I add the exclamation points to give the illusion of enthusiasm.

I am B-U-R-N-T out this year! I didn't even decorate my house.

I know! The shock and horror of it all! I figure I have enough everyday

Hallowe'en inspired stuff adorning my house. To the layman, I decorated.

Kinda bummed, but not enough to warrant going through 20 boxes of decorations,

only to have it out for a week or two. Then comes Creepmas....    

 

 

Anyhoo,

the challenge this week is basically, vampires.

Easy enough with everyone already having their Halloween

supplies out and at the ready.

No cute schtuff please.

 

We are sponsored this week by Rick St. Dennis, who has generously

offered up 3 free digis of choice to the GTs this week.

 

 

We have a couple of samples to get your mid week mojo flowin'.

 

Creepy Cricut Cween Donna:  

 

 

 

The Contagion of Corrosion Croms:

 

 

 

Now how's that for inspiration???

 

There is plenty of time to prepare a vampy type project.

The deadline for entries this week is Sunday at 5 PM CST.

 

 

Now for the Gruesome Twosome for last week's

R.I.P. challenge.

 

Congratulations to

 

Leigh

 

and

 

Jenn

 

 

Grab your badge and display it proudly.

 

 

Thank you to everyone who played along last week.

Keep it creepy!!! 

 

 

 

 

 



HDH156 - Nosferatu Ad nauseam



*Please see the sidebar for HDH Macabre Monday Rules*

(Note: entries not following the guidelines are not eligible for prizes or badges)

Okay, macabre fans... your challenge this week:

HDH156
"Nosferatu Ad nauseam"

You are to create a dark, Gothic, or Halloween-based art piece

that has anything to do with Vampires. Lots of vampires!
Tribute to the unholy Vampire!!
Fangs, blood, sensuality.
We want to see your interpretation of the beautiful or the deadly Vampyre.


Our sponsor this week is Rick St. Dennis.

Rick has a wonderfully dark line of Creepmas images and many
masterfully drawn everyday macabre images.
He also has more mainstream images available as well.
 
Now not only have the Minions been given some digis to work with, but
BOTH Gruesome Twosomes will win 3 digis of their choice. 
I think we will be inundated with entries this week!

There is also a challenge blog called Sparkle and Glitter with Rick St. Dennis,
which features a couple of our own Minions as DT members.

  The Minions have created the following
for your viewing pleasure:

Sultana of the Sinister Blackdragon:

 

Menace of the Monstrous Mark:

 

 

 

 Agent of the Abominable Andrea:

 

Cadaverous Concoctor of Chaos
Creepy Glowbugg:

 

Check back on Wednesday for more Nosferatu inspired pieces. 


 

R.I.P. - Rest in Peace - Wretched Wednesday

Welcome! To the Creepeeville Cemetery!!

 

Tucked away in the tiny town of Creepeeville,

there is a cemetery full of life! 

Under a silvery moon, hangs a Creepee Bat named, Vincent.

Vincent welcomes all visitors and invites us to take a tour of

"his cemetery".  

Let's go through the gates and say, "Hello".

Anyone home?

First we happen upon a wonky eyed gourd, named what else but,

Gourdy.

After we discuss the best way to spend our time in Creepeeville,

we hear what sounds like soft purring.

Look! It's the ol' cemetery familiar, Pyewacket.

And she's scratching herself upon a tombstone.

What a sweet kitteh.

 

Do you hear that? 

Boo!

It's one of the friendlier ghosts in the cemetery, Silas Spectre.

He points us in the direction we came and tells us it's time to go.

The sun will be up soon, and they all have to retire for the day.   

Silas bids us a fond farewell, and invites us to come back

and visit the Creepeeville Cemetery anytime.

 

Thanks for going with me. I always get freaked out in cemeteries.

 

I made a card too!

I used one of the newly released digis from Sweet Pea Stamps.

This image is called, "Hallloween Trio" by Ching Chou Kuik.

 

The challenge this week is "R.I.P. - Rest in Peace".

We're looking for anything to do with cemeteries, headstones,

funerals, the great demise.

You still have half a week to come up with something deadly!!

 

The chosen Gruesome Twosome for last week's

Bats in the Belfry challenge are

 

Redanne

 

 

and

 

 

Fiona

 

Congratulations!

Please grab your badge and display it with

Hallowe'en pride!!! 

 

 

Thank you to everyone who played along with us last week!

We had so many fabulously dark and wonderfully wicked entries.

Our season is upon us!!! Let's play!! 

 

 

 



Macabre Monday HDH155 - R.I.P.



*Please see the sidebar for HDH Macabre Monday Rules*

(Note: entries not following the guidelines are not eligible for prizes or badges)

Okay, macabre fans... your challenge this week:

HDH155
"Rest In Peace"

You are to create a dark, Gothic, or Halloween-based art piece

that has anything to do with cemeteries, coffins, headstones, or funerals.
Any and all things resting in peace. Or pieces...

  Let's see what restful projects the minions have created
for your viewing pleasure:

Sultana of the Sinister BLACKDRAGON:

 

 Creepy Cricut Cween Donna:

The Contagion of Corrosion Croms:

Menace of the Monstrous Mark:

Temptress of Terror Teri :

Imp of Insanity Ike:

 Agent of the Abominable Andrea:

Check back on Wednesday for more restful Minion projects. 
Remember, the upcoming challenges for this month are in the sidebar.