(adj.) disturbing & horrifying because of involvement with or depiction of death & injury.
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Kat Schober I saw this quote on pinterest a while ago and it reminds me of Gillian Flynn’s short story The Grownup, which has to be my favorite Halloween read. It’s so spooky and alluring. L E A R N M O R E A B O U T K A T:
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Kaitlin Callender Memento Mori a Latin phrase meaning something along the lines of “remember that you have to die” or “remember death”. In art, memento mori is made visual to remind the viewer of their mortality. Often depicting skulls, flowers, hour glasses, and urns, the viewer really gets the sense of time. Some of my favorite memento mori visuals are those found on gravestones. To really play with this theme I sketched out my letters and and symbols, carved them into stamps, made some prints, and lastly converted everything to a digital version. LEARN MORE ABOUT KAITLIN:
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April Moralba Edgar Allen Poe is the king of macabre and mystery. One of my favorite pieces of his work is “The Tell-Tale Heart” where (spoilers) a man is describing the (spoilers) way he kills a man because of his weird eye and tries to justify the murder to the reader. The line “You fancy me mad” is part of the introductory dialogue the man has to explain to the reader on why he had to do it and the intricate planning behind the murder. Eventually he breaks down because he hears the deafening beating of man’s heart and it drives him to tell the police to look under the floor boards for the mans body. LEARN MORE ABOUT APRIL:
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Lauren Florence I recently found the true crime comedy podcast, My Favorite Murder (through curator, Brittany!), and was instantly hooked. Now I don’t feel like a total creep for being so fascinated by murder, because murderinos are everywhere. And as you can see, quite a few in this zine. This is a line from episode #23. Stay Sexy. Don’t Get Murdered. LEARN MORE ABOUT LAUREN:
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Kate LaLime The word macabre makes me think of my favorite Halloween decorations slightly spooky, yet still classy and with a vintage feel. Though I didn’t include the skull, I loosely based this guy off of the death’s-head hawkmoth spooky indeed! L E A R N M O R E A B O U T K AT E :
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Shauna Panczyszyn One of my favorite headstone quotes I’ve seen in cemeteries. Morbid, but also insightful. LEARN MORE ABOUT SHAUNA:
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Cassandra Lea-Saxton Macbeth Act IV, Scene I LEARN MORE ABOUT CASSANDRA:
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JessiCA FIMBEL I recently discovered that my weird obsession with true crime is actually not that weird. Thanks to some fellow Murderinos, I started listening to the “My Favorite Murder” podcast – hosted by two badass ladies, Georgia Hardstark and Karen Kilgariff. On the podcast, they talk about true crime, murder, mental health, cults and cats, all with a hint of comedy. They also remind you to always be aware of your surroundings, or as their sign-off slogan says, “Stay Sexy and Don’t Get Murdered.” LEARN MORE ABOUT JESSICA:
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NATALIE FERRO Mummies, spiders, and pirates: a macabre scene of letters. L E A R N M O R E A B O U T N ATA L I E :
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Ayla Mirolo Taking Slim Shady out of context makes it seem a whole lot creepier right? When I was listening to this song recently it made me think of those really uncomfortable, almost eerie horror-themed carnivals with people who would do things unworldly like drain their own blood or dislocate all their joints (or stick nails through their eyelids), and the corresponding posters attempting to draw in spectators with the perturbing suggested events. It also sort of reminded me of the stuff that Stephen King writes - it’s not conventional horror, but there is something deeply unsettling about how easily it disturbs and gets under the skin. L E A R N M O R E A B O U T AY L A :
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Molly Taaffee I picked something that makes me want to murder every time I hear it. This word has become interchangeable with a variety of insults. L E A R N M O R E A B O U T M O L LY:
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Pam Galante Nothing says “macabre” like horror movies. October is the best month of the year to me, because my year-round spooky decorations are seen as more “seasonally appropriate,” Halloween allows me to express my creativity in the form of costume, and the horror movies become even more plentiful. One movie I come back to at least every October is Hellraiser. The first in a series of many, it perfectly combines horror, interesting storytelling, gore, and visual effects in a way that sets it apart from movies that use gore purely for shock value. L E A R N M O R E A B O U T PA M :
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How to stay sexy & not get murdered. L E A R N M O R E A B O U T B R I T TA N Y:
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MARISOL ORTEGA For this month’s theme I wanted to linocut my piece. I love linocutting but especially illustration & lettering. I was also sick so I give you, Grim. LEARN MORE ABOUT MARISOL:
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