Spacecraft in 14th Century Frescoes

And other art historical places as well.

The Babtism of Christ

Everybody knows, I suppose, that UFOs have been around for a long time. However, the "space craft" in the frescoes are more likely depictions of the sun and the moon. It has also been pointed out elsewhere that there were periods when the church, for theological reasons, looked down on physical depiction of angels, God and or the holy spirit, favoring more symbolic ways of showing angelic presence. That probably accounts for the rest of the UFOs. Then again, a certain somebody has been up to some various time travel experiments of late.

The Annunciation by Carlo Crivelli

The Madonna with Saint Giovannino

How to Custom Make a Ghost From Scratch

This is a terribly interesting development that we're thinking of trying to replicate in the Black Mansion as soon as we settle on just what sort of ghostie we'd like to have. A group of people got together and decided to make up a ghost and see if that ghost would subsequently arrive. They came up with a name, a back story and even did some drawings. Then they began visualizing their ghost, eventually holding seances. It wasn't long before they were getting responses from the ghost in the form of rapping on the table and answering questions by rapping once for 'yes' and twice for 'no.'

We're thinking we'd like a nice ghost rather than one that likes to show up looking like a screaming skeleton like the one pictured here. Maybe a nun.

Dead Man's Party-- Oingo Boingo

And the Winner of the West Texas Halloween Costume Creep Off is... Lulu

Lulu as a Poisoned Princess: Perfect

The results are finally in. There was some tough competition, but truly, how can you beat this? A poisoned princess. Lulu has demonstrated both a subversive streak and a thorough knowledge of West Texas princess protocols. Let this also serve as a reminder to those of you unaccustomed to the ways of this dark locale: don't bring your princesses here, and whatever you do don't let anyone mistake you for a probable princess when you are sojourning in these parts. Obviously, Lulu gets an 'A' in West Texas Weirdness Studies class. Good work, Lulu.

Still Awesome: the Pseudoscorpion

There's even an Oregon pseudoscorpion that makes an appearance in this excellent video about a really interesting creature.

Time Travelers Everywhere

Suddenly there are time travelers apparently from right about now being discovered in lots of old films. We have only one thing to add to the current debate: The Wicked Witch of West Texas has been experimenting with time travel spells for some time, having even obtained a very special pet who is known to have traveled through time when his owner, at the urging of his buddy Albert, stuck him in a box. Yeah, she's got that cat. So, anyway here are the most recent time travel proofs.




Very interesting stuff, this. Somebody should check on that Witch.

Happy All Saints Day and Day of the Dead

The Aztec goddess Mictecacihuatl was the goddess of the underworld who, along with her husband Mictlantecuhtli, watched over the underworld and the souls of the dead. After the traditions of the Aztec were subsumed by Catholicism, she became Santa Muerte, who remains an important figure in Mexican religious practice, presiding over Dia de los Muertos, the modern revision of the Aztec feasts of the dead.