[deathandmysticism]

The Ban of the Bori, Demons and demon-dancing in West and North Africa, 1914

[house-of-neptune]

Joseph Urban (Vienna, 1872 - 1933, New York City)

Sphynxe, 1903. Watercolor, pastel and crayon on paper

(Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum)

[deathandmysticism]

Vikram and Vampire, or, Tales of Hindu devilry, 1893

[bebs-art-gallery]

Wounds of the Earth

— by xis.lanyx

[dark-angels666]

[the-evil-clergyman]

Orestes Pursued by the Furies by John Singer Sargent (1921)

[mosertone]

“In the Bar (Night Cafe),” by Savely Sorine, 1926. Medium: Pencil and tempera on paper.

[simena]

Carlo Manieri (detail)

[vintagewoc]

Teresa Graves as Vampira (1974)

[the-evil-clergyman]

Eine Bacchantin by Henrietta Rae (Late 19th-Early 20th Century)

[zegalba]

Jean Paul Gaultier spring/summer 2007

[joeinct]

Sleeping Boy and Dog, Photo by Pentti Sammallahti, 2000

[arkadiuszdanovski]

Black sun, mixed technique on canvas 2011, paris www.danovski.pl

[wintermuts]

[achillesinhighheels]

[mysterium-solis]

Hero and Leander by Louis-Marie Baader (1866)

[achillesinhighheels]

Here comes the bride, Los Angeles, CA, c.

1950s. (Photo by Charles Williams