#haints

[fhtagn-and-tentacles]

SOUTH OF MIDNIGHT - HAINTS

by João Bragato

[lilystargazerwhite]

Touhou style myth— A haint is a ghost from the southern USA, specifically black American communities. Haint comes from the word “haunt”, as they are ghosts. A vengeful spirit who chase their victims to exhaustion, Haints are unable to move on with their lives, instead causing troubles and mischief. To ward them off, the ceilings of houses would be painted blue to mimic the sky, so the spirit would think it was outside and ascend. This shade of blue came to be known as Haint blue because of this.

[thenixart]

[id: Digital art of a silver goblin with an alarmed expression against a purple rectangle background. The goblin has a small body with disproportionately large hands and massive head. /end id]

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Hopkin- Null type; A bigheaded goblin creature with large luminous eyes and scrawny bodies. They hover ominously slightly above the ground and move as if they’re moving through thick fluid. A harmless haint that gathers in groups but being stared at by them gives people the creeps. 

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[cosmiccoquette]

IMAGES:

HAINT BLUE ON THE WINDOWS, SHUTTERS, DOORS OF SOUTHERN HOUSES

[tkplayspretend]

🜃 𝚃𝚒𝚊 𝙹𝚘𝚗𝚎𝚜 🜃

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Did I make a whole character based on a hairstyle I liked? Yes. This will be a trend don't you worry.

Witch, priestess, fae hunter, voodoo woman, whatever you want to call her it doesn't matter. Tituba "Tia" Jones has grown up alongside the other half of the Veil between worlds. She inherited her practice from generations stubbornly holding on to their heritage. Whereas John knows how to deal with ghosts, Tia deals with everything else. She knows the rules and she knows the weaknesses. If you come to her door after weird feelings and stubborn hallucinations, she might be able to help.

Tia is good hearted but guarded. A part time student far from home, she's only hear to fill in a few gaps. Her and John became friends when they both corrected their professor on how Lake Lanier came to be. When she has ghost trouble, she goes to John. When John has fae trouble he goes to her. Her paranormal experiences are much less wholesome, but much like John, they push her to help those in need.

You'll be spending a lot of time in Tia's house. She's on the fast track to becoming a more social and open person lately, but we'll see how long that lasts when she runs out of solutions for problems.

[southernvintagevoodoo]

[runningwithfangs]

i learned about "haint" from Sinners (2025) through the Articulate Coven podcast, where they talk about what a haint is and about haint blue porch ceilings in the American south.

Basically it's tradition to paint the ceiling of the porch and sometimes doors or window frames blue or blue/green to keep the haints, aka haunts, away.

Quick explanation from Wikipedia

And I think this is super interesting!

[esmeraldaka]

South of Midnight | Story Trailer

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