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Post by Dianna on Jun 5, 2016 15:59:56 GMT -5
This was posted in one of my vintage glass groups.. Do you see it? And what the hell is that?  |
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Post by sliderocker on Jun 5, 2016 20:36:01 GMT -5
I wasn't sure as to which picture we're supposed to be looking at, but the one on the left looked to be a trick of light and shadows. Back of man, "shadow creatures" appears to be peering out from behind. The man doesn't have much of a shadow (vampire?) whereas the woman appears to have a normal shadow.
The photo on the right...yeah, definitely the more spookier of the two. Looks like the woman is holding a lizard of sorts. Maybe a cat or an alien? Possible demon? The woman's hand is casting a shadow which kind of makes it look even more freaky? Did these people work at Monster Island in New York in the 1940s and 1950s, possibly creating some scary animals? Monster Island was supposed to have existed and according to various urban legends, created actual monsters like giant lizards and some very large animals like cats and dogs the size of horses. Some people swore it did exist but what was created was put down and buried so deep as to never be found.
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Post by the Scribe on Jun 6, 2016 5:34:48 GMT -5
This was posted in one of my vintage glass groups.. Do you see it? And what the hell is that? |
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Post by goldie on Jun 6, 2016 8:12:05 GMT -5
She could be nursing based on the family resemblance. Or it may be one of those muffs in the shape of a shapeshifting entity Or an exterior colonic bag accessory. I think you should buy it and have the photo blown up so we can get a better look see.
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Post by Belle on Jun 6, 2016 15:51:25 GMT -5
I love looking at strange old pictures like this. Especially when they have creepy faces looking out of the window in the background, which was the first thing I looked for here but didn't find.
She is holding something with her right hand, it is a similar color to her hat, so I'm guessing it's a purse?
But it's a very strange shape for a purse...
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Post by moe on Jun 6, 2016 16:27:47 GMT -5
First I must confess I have the worse eyes in the world, I may miss the elephant in the room. Two things: first it's the same guy with two different women (His wife and his mom? Two sisters?) Also the lady in the hat may be holding a "bo Martin" an old time scarf arrangement made out of a weasel or mink skin with the head attached. My old aunt had one when I was a kid and it scared the bejusus out of me! However if you look at the same picture, just to the guy's right there is a slightly askew door leading under the house and in the gap you can see what may be glowing eyes. Another possibility is this is a sort of Rorshark (S.P?) test concocted by Dianna to plumb our various perverse personalities.
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Post by Dianna on Jun 6, 2016 23:03:20 GMT -5
First I must confess I have the worse eyes in the world, I may miss the elephant in the room. Two things: first it's the same guy with two different women (His wife and his mom? Two sisters?) Also the lady in the hat may be holding a "bo Martin" an old time scarf arrangement made out of a weasel or mink skin with the head attached. My old aunt had one when I was a kid and it scared the bejusus out of me! However if you look at the same picture, just to the guy's right there is a slightly askew door leading under the house and in the gap you can see what may be glowing eyes. Another possibility is this is a sort of Rorshark (S.P?) test concocted by Dianna to plumb our various perverse personalities. The photo belongs to another woman in the group.."instant ancestors," lol she bought it at a thrift store. No, not a test.. he he.. a couple things.. we were trying to figure out what she was holding.. and you could be right about the dead animal accessory.. I've seen older photos or movies from the 30's with women wearing fox stoles with the animal head as part of it... right about the thing she is holding appears to be the face of a baby. The other photo to the left of the man.. looks like images of children . boy and girl.. but that could be the reflection/glare of the thrift store.. |
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Post by sliderocker on Jun 7, 2016 20:28:46 GMT -5
I love looking at strange old pictures like this. Especially when they have creepy faces looking out of the window in the background, which was the first thing I looked for here but didn't find. She is holding something with her right hand, it is a similar color to her hat, so I'm guessing it's a purse? But it's a very strange shape for a purse... Here's a video from youtube that's creepy...and also very sad: deceased children from another time "posed" as though they were only sleeping. People used to do this stuff in the late 1800s and early 1900s, a remembrance of their children. To a degree, we still do it with children and adults, although they are usually in their coffins. If you watch, make sure you have a hankie with you as you may tear up. The song is by Celtic Woman: |
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Post by Belle on Jun 11, 2016 16:33:32 GMT -5
Yes, a very sad but moving video that. Postmortem pictures used to be the norm, I think because they didn't take pictures very often throughout their lives back then, and for some it was the only way to have a photo remembrance of their existence.
My family attends a church when we go to northern Minnesota to visit family. There is of course a cemetery behind it, and one of my uncles buried there has a tall stone with a glassed-in circle covering his postmortem photo in a navy uniform. His eyes are even open. I appreciated being able to see what his face looked like, and took a photo of it. Others in my family found it creepy and some were actually offended at it.
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Post by sliderocker on Jun 12, 2016 22:50:45 GMT -5
Yes, a very sad but moving video that. Postmortem pictures used to be the norm, I think because they didn't take pictures very often throughout their lives back then, and for some it was the only way to have a photo remembrance of their existence. My family attends a church when we go to northern Minnesota to visit family. There is of course a cemetery behind it, and one of my uncles buried there has a tall stone with a glassed-in circle covering his postmortem photo in a navy uniform. His eyes are even open. I appreciated being able to see what his face looked like, and took a photo of it. Others in my family found it creepy and some were actually offended at it. Taking photos of the deceased is pretty common place in the south and likewise there's a church in northern Alabama with a cemetery (also a common occurrence there) that has a lot of my relatives - aunts, uncles, cousins - buried there. Another cousin and I joked the cemetery actually should belong to our family because so many buried there are family members, even ones we don't know about. Only a handful of cousins, my mom and her brother are not buried there but elsewhere, and none have a postmortem photo on their headstone. My cousin Charlie, who passed last year at 55 from medical complications related to a heart attack, has his photo on the headstone but it was while he was living. I'm more mindful of the fact that I'm at an age where death could happen to me but I'm not one to think that much about it. As I told my favorite female cousin, when I die, I want people to make with the jokes, have a good time and have a laugh on me. I don't want anyone feeling sad, whatever happens happens and I will have no control over it. I told my cousin I'd like to make a filmed appearance where I'm joking about my own death, apologizing for being "late" to the party, do my own eulogy and then joke for not letting the preacher have time to shill for Jesus. (Joke told at that point would be "Look, guys, I want you to be awake when drive to the cemetery. I don't want the preacher putting you to sleep with a long winded speech.) And my last bit would be an apology for having to exit - "Sorry, I'm 'late' but I gotta go. I don't wanna be late for my reincarnation. I'll be back shortly. See you next life." This is something I'd like to do. It would be more memorable than a conventional funeral and the one thing I'd like to do is keep a preacher from preaching over me. I'm a deist and I don't especially like preachers who spend part of every funeral doing their bit for Jesus or hinting that because a person didn't go to church, they're going to the other place and that's not something that's appropriate. It's also not their call, although they act like it is. I told my younger sister if I have a conventional funeral when I die, I'll send a bird into the service and she would know it was from me, and if the preacher started to say something inappropriate, I'd have the bird bomb him with bird droppings. Of course, I am going to live to the age of 250 with options for renewal, so death is still a long way off. (My worry is that I willlive to 250...we should be careful what we ask for.  ) |
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Post by Belle on Jun 13, 2016 3:03:34 GMT -5
That is an awesome idea Slide! I prefer funerals that are positive and focus on the life of the one deceased. That's what a memorial should be, not some doom and gloom, fire and brimstone sermon.
When a popular local musician died years ago, his funeral was scheduled for 9:00am. One of his friends got up and spoke, he pointed out the inappropriate hour for his funeral. He said "Belly was never up at this time of the morning... And the one time I did see him up this early, he looked about like he does now". The laughter went on forever.
I have never been a morning person either, and almost every single day of my 33 year career, I was :15 minutes late to work... I've told my friends that if somehow when I die, my casket is :15 minutes late arriving to my funeral, they have my permission to laugh.
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Post by Belle on Jun 13, 2016 3:19:54 GMT -5
Also the lady in the hat may be holding a "bo Martin" an old time scarf arrangement made out of a weasel or mink skin with the head attached. My old aunt had one when I was a kid and it scared the bejusus out of me! I have never seen one of these, but did they normally dye them purple?? |
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Post by moe on Jun 20, 2016 13:07:28 GMT -5
Also the lady in the hat may be holding a "bo Martin" an old time scarf arrangement made out of a weasel or mink skin with the head attached. My old aunt had one when I was a kid and it scared the bejusus out of me! I have never seen one of these, but did they normally dye them purple?? Sorry about getting back so late. (i'm getting old-get over it LOL) The technical name for the critters is Baum Marten, and no, they are not normally dyed purple, if you google "Baum Marten" you can see what they look like (kinda reddish brown). I can't really tell what color they (or it) are (or is). Typical of spooky photos there is just enough ambiguity/unclarity to draw you in. |
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Post by the Scribe on Jun 21, 2016 2:33:05 GMT -5
That is a really creepy and disgusting custom right out of the Addams Family. What were fashion designers thinking? I thought rabbit foots were bad enough.
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Post by moe on Jun 21, 2016 5:56:45 GMT -5
That is a really creepy and disgusting custom right out of the Addams Family. What were fashion designers thinking? I thought rabbit foots were bad enough. As if the concept of fur coats and accessories isn't bad enough-thank God we are pretty much over that one-I really can't see why anyone would want to look the dead creature in the eye. As I said, as a kid in the '50's seeing the damn things gave me nightmares. By the way I haven't seen or heard of a rabbit foot for some time. I hope not to-my daughter raises Brittiania Petite show rabbits. |
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