10 Fabulous Dark Things

This week I'm deviating from my normal travel 411 to tell you about 10 things that are just have to have. Stunning and useful as well, these are the edgey items to own or at least see, now.  Take a look at the pictures on Flickr. I'm sure you'll agree, all of  these items are worth writing about. Okay, here we go!

1. I picked up this photo album/box from the Little Outpost General Store in Laudanun. I fell in love with it the second it popped open and begin to play it's sweet sentimental music. 

Why is it on the list? Besides the fact that it is quite impressive, I found it on the very dark sim Winderfell. Go check it out and pick up a photobox, I think this item is a must have to display all your virtual photos!

2. I LIVE in these things. Great to walk in with cute skulls and flowers embedded in them. Very Gothic, they go with everything. Skully Shoes

3. I wrote a rather long blog on the Raven, and I'm still nuts about this avatar! Created by An Ballenger, it's well worth every linden!

4. Wear this dress if you want to feel dark, mysterious, and romantic! Another Gothic must have. Here's a photo of me wearing it. Don't I look ready for the next horror movie? Need a new hairdo to go with it though, but as you can see, it makes me look fabulous darling, even without the hair! Extraordinary! Red Gothic Dress

5. 19 Art For The Dark! I know it's cheating to review your own stuff, but hey, why not right? drop by and I'll let you be the judge!

6. DBD Garden Design's Alexith Destiny is creating cutting edge garden flowers, trees and grasses. A lot of them are 1 prim but have like 40 faces, so they look completely 3d and realistic. This particular tree I purchased is only 4 prims, you have to see this to believe it. Spectacular! 

DBD Garden

7. Neo Kitties, dark and cute. Nuf said.

8. Any creature by Glyph Graves, no I take that back, ANYTHING EVER CREATED by Glyph Graves. 

9. Gothic art by Gibril Szondi. Dark and easy on the eyes.

And Finelly

10. Furniture by Nocturna Gothic Designs. You can buy entire sets of Stylish Gothic furniture and decorate your home instantly with sleek sophistication. I picked up a dark-as-night fountain for my cemetery. This place is EPIC, so although it is last on the list, make it your first stop.

There are a lot of links here, please let me know if for some reason they don't get you where you need to go.

And that's it for this week. Happy shopping!

Secondlife

Lots of photos on Flickr

Photo Momento Box

Raven Avatar

My Favorite Gothic Dress

DBD Garden 1 Prim Plants

My Gallery 19

Neo Kitties

Skully Shoes

Glyph Graves Cool Creatures!

Nocturnal Gothic Designs (Fountain)

Gothic Art By Gibril Szondi

Calling All Damiens And Antichrist Babies!

Is your name Rosemary?

Did you recently give birth to the Antichrist?

In either case, if you're in need of unholy kid equipment, DarkDhrama is the ultimate place for your evil baby stuff needs. Both store and Horror Mansion, DarkDharma is filled to the brim with delightfully macabre items for everyone, especially for those of you with kids who have..., er, special needs.

As a matter of fact, that big baby crib purchase you've been putting off, buy it here, buy it now!

The coffin crib will make any newborn spawn feel right at home and other mothers, green with envy. With solid wood construction and a deep red lining, your demon child is guaranteed to feel comfy and cozy. When he or she, or "it," or whatever..., gets a little bit older, transfer it to the Exorcist Bed, which rocks violently while inspiring vivid nightmares. The bed also comes with it's own Exorcist Doll. That's right, this doll comes complete with corrupted appearance and spinning head, perfect for little tykes in training.

All children love tea parties and if yours hasn't had any success making new friends at school, the Ghost Tea Party will animate her world while nabbing her lots of new "BFFs." Also If Damian doesn't have enough Teddy Bears to sleep with during the day, (cause we know little Damien never sleeps at night!) here you'll find all the bony fuzzies he'll ever need to cling to!

But wait! There's more! DarkDharma offers plenty of fun for parents too! Send the kiddies outside to chase the bats while you explore the rest of this enticing mansion.

Cooks will love the well stocked witches kitchen. There is everything from tiny dragons in a jar to shelves lined with book-fulls of useful recipes for creating any type of concoction. I loved the poisonous Herbs hanging colorfully in the doorway too. (Hey, take a look at those jars again, no, REALLY, look closely, there are some very "exciting" things in them.)

The rest of the house offers up some gratifying experiences, including a buffet of all your favorite comfort foods, yummy!

If you are one to pay attention, you'll notice the sign at the entrance that instructs you to click on everything to find the hidden Tarot Packs. But If you click on everything you'll probably fall under the influence of some pretty nasty spells. You can easily break these spells by clicking on other things to find the solution. But click carefully, there are some things you cannot recover from. Well you can, but it's painful!

In the living room, an elegant fireplace dominates. The movie Poltergeist plays on the television.., or maybe it's just the static that plays, and the little girl sitting plastered to the front of the TV set, STARING at the static, just reminds me of the film. Either way it's a relaxing family setting. So sit down - yes in that nice big arm chair - that's good.

Oh my god, what happened?

Oh My!

Well no matter, you still look marvelous anyway darling!

On the table to your right you'll find a beating heart in a jar. I do suggest you take one of those home with you. You might need it when the man in your life finally realizes what's in that jar you purchased from DD's wicked kitchen.

When you're done collecting all the goodies, breaking the spells or just finding your way back to earth, join the children outside in the graveyard for a game of hide or seek, or build new torture device playthings in the sandbox.

All in all, DarkDharma is an unwholesome place that's perfect to spend some quality time with your bizarre family members. So make an SL day of it! Enjoy some stress free time with your demon child, you're both gonna love it!

Rated: PD For Pretty Deviant

DarkDharma Haunted Mansion

Photos On Flickr

SecondLife

19 Art For The Dark ( My Place!)

Transylvania, A Celebration Of Life

Sometimes you come across a place in Second Life, that is so striking, it just blows you away.

Such a place is Transylvania. Larger than life, dramatic and provocative, it's a place not just focused on the idea of the dark, but is quintessentially the dark itself. 

Shadows seep through every street, and slide around every curve of stone. It is a place born of the vampiritic way of life, not fascinated by death, but a celebration of the vampiric way of being alive.

These people are serious folks, there's the feel of close knit family ties and of shared history. The things you encounter here are the virtual manifestations of secret and passionate beliefs.

Transylvania stresses that it is not a role playing sim; all are welcome here. When I arrived, there was a rapturous party going on in the streets, with various night creatures dancing playfully to the music of a favorite DJ. 

 

I began my tour at the Musee Des Vampyrs, a Gothic palace that houses an extensive history of vampirism. Information on everything to do with vampires can be found here, from The Acid Bath Vampire, a serial killer in England in the late 1940s, to Vlad The Impaler, also known as Dracula.

Particularity fascinating was the information on the currant state of modern day vampirism, such as the psychological and physical effects of vampirism on the individual, or the definition of today's vampire and how to tell if you are one.

You can even read recent news stories about vampires caught in real life action.

Be prepared to spend some time here absorbing all the knowledge available, it is very interesting reading.

On the second floor, you'll find every vampire movie poster ever made! Colorful and magnetic, the posters cover the walls with familiar and not so familiar faces from film and legend. A nostalgic treat!

After my education, I left the building with a deeper understanding and respect for this mysterious species so locked into the darkness. I yearn for more, so I continue my tour through the town. 

The shops and other establishments are plentiful, rich and opulent. Lots of good shopping here for unusual items, especially clothing. 

Everywhere I wander however, seems poised on the verge of promise; I unconsciously hold my breath, certain that some..., thing, is about to happen. 

(Below me a stunningly beautiful couple exchange words, gestures, than part, her dress sweeps around her ankles as she glides away.)

I look up to see a castle suspended over the town, it's anchored in solid rock and is the center of attention. Curious I fly over to take a peek into it's windows and see a scene so dynamic it is again, as though the room itself is waiting in anticipation for the next act to begin. 

On the ledge beside me sits a gargoyle, silently watching the performance, all performances, unfold. 

It's raining at the cemetery when I arrive. Most appropriate as this place has weight; a sentimental memorial left for a fallen real life friend strikes my heart like an arrow and I realize just how united this community really is. 

Gravestones are intricate. The dead reside under them and they've marked them with their individual personalities. As I gaze at the stones I become lost in thought, perhaps, I think, what makes vampires so fascinating is not their raw power, or their undead status, but their strength in bearing the burden of ultimate unknowable despair.

In the end there is one word for this wondrous place;

Exquisite. 

If you are not a poet, you will become one as you try to get your mind around Transylvania.

Visit to share your oddness with others. Even if you are not a vampire. You'll be accepted here. Arrive with your sadness and sit a while in the cemetery. Your sadness is understood here. Come with respect, for a way you may not know. Respect is everything here. Come to dance , your joy is shared here. Expect to find new and perhaps mysterious places inside your soul. And lastly, no matter your appearance, come as yourself, for the beings that know death, embrace life in all it's shades and variations of truth, here, there is no room for deceit.

Transylvania The Musee Des Vampyrs

More Photos On Flickr

What is a Sanguinarian?

http://www.necronomi.com/users/akrieytaz/

Vampires In The News

 

More info on myths, legends, and truths.

Monstrous.com

Encyclopedia Of The Undead On Google

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