Haunted Design House

THE BAT by Theodore Roethke   By day the bat is cousin to the mouse. He likes the attic of an aging house. His fingers make a hat about his head. His pulse beat is so slow we think him dead. He loops in crazy figures half the night Among the trees that face the corner light. But when he brushes up against a screen, We are afraid of what our eyes have seen: For something is amiss or out of place When mice with wings can wear a human face.     This week the challenge is to use bats as your m(o)use.   I have been busy working on a set of Hallowe'en ornaments, and just so happen to have sculpted a bat for the set. How timely.   As you can see, this a creepy cute bat. Or maybe it's just a black hairless hamster, with wings.  I sculpted him out of polymer clay and used glass beads for the eyes. I used a satin finish glaze for the wings, nose and ears, to give them a different, leathery-type texture.  He...

Here is quick look at an elusive cryptid , the Chupacabra .   The Chupacabra or Chupacabras ( Spanish pronunciation: from chupar "to suck" and cabra "goat", literally "goat sucker") is a legendary cryptid rumored to inhabit parts of the Americas. It is associated more recently with sightings of an allegedly unknown animal in Puerto Rico (where these sightings were first reported), Mexico, and the US, especially in the later's Latin American communities. The name comes from the animal's reported habit of attacking and drinking the blood of livestock, especially goats.   Awww! He doesn't look very scary or intimidating. But then again, I'm not a goat. He even brings his own snacks.  I fashioned him out of polymer clay. The eyes were supposed to appear large and able to see well in the dark. My Chupa is little light sensitive, and could probably benefit from corrective lenses. His horns (and tail)...

****   If you played along with our "Oh my gourd!" challenge **** you may be one of six lucky winners . Check this post to see if you won. So far, only half the winners have responded. You only have until this Sunday, the 7th to claim your prize. We need to get them posted in time for the holiday!!     So, have you heard that Cryptocurium is our Macabre Monday sponsor this week? What is Cryptocurium , you ask? Well, it's a candy store that caters to the Lovecraftian epicurean sweet tooth .    Check out this post to see all the sweet pics and details.    I am still working on my Cryptid for this week, so I'll just get to the meat of the post and announce the Gruesome Twosome from last week's Chain me up, chain me down challenge.   Congratulations to   Kristy Lee   and   Nancy   Thank you to everyone who plays along with us every week. It's comfort...