The Leanan Sídhe is a vampiric fairy from Scottish and Irish folklore. The Leanan Sídhe is described as a beautiful woman who seduces men then once seduced the Leanan Sídhe drinks the mans blood and drains his life essence while engaging in sex with him. The Leanan Sídhe is said to look for a man and try to seduce them and if the man refuses her advances the Leanan Sídhe then has to be his slave but if the man accepts her advances the man then becomes her slave and can only escape by finding another man to take his place. The Leanan Sídhe has inspired some poetry and it’s name means “Fairy Lover.”

M Y T H O L O G Y :  Irish mythology → Púca

tin tin

Barnes and Nobles is gonna start serving food and alcohol.

Everybody’s cracking jokes about how it’s a desperate attempt to stay relevant in the age of Amazon.

But you know what? Props to them. This is exactly what Blockbuster didn’t do. At no point was Blockbuster like “Hey, movie rentals aren’t the lucrative enterprise they once were. Perhaps it’s time we become known for our cheesy garlic bread.”

Okay but…if someone wants to take me on a date to a Barnes and noble and get me dinner and a drink and then let me peruse the stacks like I’m not saying no. A sandwich, a beer, and 2-5 books on various topics I hope I’ll someday read about? Good night.

The Swedish equivalent of Blockbuster is now best known for its candy, snacks and sodas.

This is El Ateneo Grand Splendid, an old theatre turned bookstore in Buenos Aires:

The stage itself was turned into a cafe:

You can’t even begin to comprehend the massive amounts of money this place makes, despite the fact that they turned the theatre boxes into reading nooks like this:

I’ve literally spent days holed up in there reading books for free while also consuming massive amounts of coffee and pastries.

Adapt or die, people.

Take me to Buenos freaking Aires… Leave me in this bookshop… Never look for me, you will not find me again.

Depression

Also known as Sherman Ranch and located in Utah, this mysterious plot of land is revered for its highly paranormal activity, most notably UFO sightings and cattle mutilations.

The sight was also where the Department of Defense conducted the government-funded AATIP (Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program) to study unidentified flying objects.

In 2016, an “undisclosed buyer” purchased the property for $4.5 million under the mysterious pseudonym Adamantium Holdings, of which there is almost no information.

She wants something to love, I think. Something that isn’t her. Or maybe she’d just love something to eat. Coraline (2009)

Tree Pareidolia

Various Halloween makeovers of Fisher-Price doll house

How’s this for creepy… Book Tower, the 9th tallest building in Detroit, is completely abandoned.

“Maybe you weren’t the one for me but deep down I wanted you to be”

A graphic guide to Cemetery Symbolism, created by Michelle Enemark, text by Allison C. Meier. Click on the above pictures to enlargen. 

I feel educated

Where was this when I was in calculus

why am i only seeing this now like

I .. I don’t get it .. TT TT

They’re the shapes of graphs c:

Do you mean their arms, and the directions they’re touching?

Yep c: I didn’t get it at first either, but it’s actually a pretty good math reference

Oh, cooooool~! That’s so awesome~! Thanks for helping me learn a new thing~! <3

You’re welcome!

Grave in the Road This one-woman cemetery was a small civil rights victory. 

The town of Hearne is known as “The Crossroads of Texas” because it sits at the intersection of several highways and railroads. The little town used to be a hub of transport and commerce, but is now fairly sleepy pit stop. Amid the suburban houses and grassy lawns though, there is an unusual sight: a body buried in the middle of the street.

The lone grave is marked by a sizable oak and a two plaques set in an almond-shaped median. The first marker reads: “COME YE BLESSED”. The second: “TO THE MEMORY OF ‘OUR MOTHER’ HOLLIE TATNELL 1859 – 1911”, and below that, “MRS. GEORGIA E. GARTER Washington D.C. ANDREW L. HUNTER M. D. Marlin, Texas”. 

According to the scant history that exists, Hollie Tatnell was born a slave in Texas. Upon her death in 1911, she was buried in Hearne’s colored cemetery, which had allegedly originated as a slave burying ground. Hollie would have been one of the last people interred at the cemetery as it was closed in 1912.

When real estate developers purchased the land in 1947 they edged out the families of color in the neighborhood, who were forced to exhume and rebury the remains of their ancestors in the cemetery. The only family that refused to budge was Hollie Tatnell’s children, Georgia and Andrew. The developers, eager to move forward, had to construct a median around Hollie’s diagonal grave. As proof of their triumph, the Tatnell children placed the second marker on their mother’s grave in addition to her original headstone.

In 2007 the median also received a sign from the Texas Historical Commission, denoting it as a Historic Texas Cemetery despite only containing the remains of one person. “This single grave,” it reads, “serves as a reminder of the area’s early African-American community and of the sanctity of burial grounds.”

[Atlas Obscura]

IT’S OCTOBER, MOTHERFUCKERS!!!

Abandoned Wonderland

There’s something inexplicably chilling about abandoned amusement parks. Perhaps it’s because there’s an innocence associated with theme parks, and seeing them overgrown, derelict and rusting unsettles us. Whatever the reason, one of the most fascinating abandoned locations is China’s answer to Disneyland – Wonderland. Located about 20 miles outside of Beijing, the attraction was planned as the largest park of it’s kind in Asia, covering around 120 acres. Construction on the project stopped in 1998, and although attempts were made to restart development, the park remained abandoned until it was finally torn down last year. The site, which featured a number of abandoned structures, including the frame work of a castle-like building and medieval-themed outer buildings, was being reclaimed by local farmers to grow their various crops while the site was abandoned.

A farmer tends to his crops in a field that includes an abandoned castle

The Wonderland walkways covered with fresh snow

Overgrown pathways and derelict buildings

Huge metal structures were abandoned when building work ceased

The Wonderland Castle

 An entrance to an abandoned structure

Writing warns potential explorers to “be responsible for your actions”

Vacant car park at the entrance to Wonderland

Cracked footpath leads to an abandoned building

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