CARNIVAL OF DOOM.. The Movie

Came across this video while reading Rezzable. Some time ago I had blogged about the Carnival Of Doom and you may remember that I was very impressed. Well recently I came across this little video and thought I'd share it with you. It captures the essence of the place way better than words ever could, although nothing as dramatic happened to ME there, dammit.
Maybe it's time to go back?!

Rezzable Check out the Molotov videos while your there!

Carnival Of Doom!

Carnival Of Doom on Flickr

Trilled To Death...And Loving It!

Nestled in a quaint little valley, teetering on the edge of midnight, rests a very particular village.

In this village specters live and ghosts whisper stories in your ears by firelight. Search for a hidden heart that tells a tale of tragedy, and you will find it.

Wrap a shroud of fog around your shoulders to comfort yourself after bathing in a river wide of flowing green. For you have arrived at a dimension in between, a world of chilling fun, and accidental, virtual unease!

"....looking up at the Poe Manse you wonder..what could be so bad?..It seems perfectly normal.."

And it is normal of course, until you step inside..., and thus begins every classic horror story, every tale of infamous misfortune. Innocent enough, even charming on the surface, until you discover the unnervingly mysterious secret that lies just beneath The Village Of The Nyght.

Sentimentally familiar old time radio show horror stories play out in your ears as you begin your exploration. Exceptional scripts, eerie music and spectacular voice acting build the mood and heighten the tension you feel before you fall into each trap. And you will fall. You maybe able to imagine part of what is in store for you, but the twists, those you won't see coming, and yes, they are that good. Stumble into a grave and you get cursed, fall through a hole in the forest and be forced to touch a ghost to win your way out. Tangle with a very dead pirate, and lose your arms. Be attacked by poltergeists who though unseen, whirl shelves of books around your body in impassioned rage. Wandering around or touching just about anything will create a startling response and just in case you happen to miss a "misadventure" as you wander from place to place in this shadowy hamlet, strange ideas will suddenly pop into your head, ideas that are sure to make sure you find trouble...,

"Your inner voice whispers: ...so many ghosts...they seem to be rising from beneath..what could be there?"

What indeed? But as you will find out, there is always something there, underneath floors, behind secret doors, under the water, inside treasure chests, graves, rooms, caves, buildings, the forest, and all of these somethings are surprising clever, nothing you will ever suspect, all designed to trill you to death with delight.

If you are searching for a enchantingly frightening place in Second Life to have some fun, well take my advice, make your first and only stop for the night be The Village Of The Nyght. You and your friends will have "lmao" moments just reacting to each others predicaments. Be prepared to be a bit intimidated and add this LM to your favorites. This is one of the best dark places I've ever had the pleasure to visit in SL and it gets a 5 skeleton grins up! Rated PC for Perpetually Creepy!

Village Of The Nyght

Flickr Photos

My machine's in the shop, couldn't edit these photos the way I usually do, still you get the idea..., just go!

In Loving Memory Of My Friend

Stephen king's pet cemetery had all our animals coming back from the afterlife to make our currant ones a living hell. This pet cemetery won't bring your beloved pal back from the dead, but it will give you a a very fulfilling second chance to mourn him!
In my humble opinion, the Memorial Wall is an even better way to stay close to your pet while grieving, than a traditional cemetery. Here your pets memory photo is displayed along with others of his kind. The owner Vitolo Rossini requests that you give him a photo and a notecard describing your little being and what he brought to your live, and/or the lives of others. When residents click on the photo, they get your notecard and a glimpse of who this little furry person was.
The Memorial Wall is free for all pet owners and not only dogs are remembered here. There are plenty of cats too!

Miata Savannah, Born May 30th 2004 Died April 20th 2009 Bearlock Caesar Hachiko (loyal dog) Born April 24th 2004 Died April 20th 2009 Mia & Bear were the best dogs anyone could ever hope to have. They were very loyal to me. They loved to go down to the water, run on the beach and play in the water. When I would come home they would hear me coming, when I would open the door they would be sitting there waiting with the leashes in their mouth's knowing we would be going for a walk. Bear was the one that would be looking all over investigating everything he come across,sticking his nose in everything while Mia would sit back and watch her buddy. I could almost read her mind saying ,Oh gosh Bear now what are you doing. It was so sweet to watch them for they were truly the bestest friends and did everything together and were never apart. There is so much more that can be said and there isnt enough of space here to share with you all. They were full of life and were TAKEN from us way to soon for Mia and Bear will be sadly missed!!!

Besides the Memorial Wall, Dogland Park also offers a dog park of course, and various dogs for adoption, you'll also find lots of interesting pet supplies to keep you and your pooches second life happy.

Is this dark?
Absolutely! Okay, well in all honesty, I could probably make a baby SEAL dark, I mean darkness is a matter of mind.., and heart. But...,
ask any pet owner and they'll tell you, the death of an animal can be chock full of mind bending darkness...,

Int'l Ch. Affe von Lawhorn UDX MX MXJ RN - "Tex" 07/27-97 - 10/21/09 He is my partner. He is my friend. He is a good dog. I love him very much. He was amazing. I will never forget him. Here is is ready for Halloween at the nursing home where he did pet therapy... he is taking sugar-free candy to the residents. Random Cooljoke

Memorial Wall In Dogland Park

See Bear, Mia and Tex (ready for Halloween); Dogland Flickr Photos

The Door To Pteron

Dark, beautiful, intense, Pteron, a place of serenity and peace, with the edge of the unknown.

Home to the Pyroxene Relax, Pteron is a silent, mysterious tale of an unknown species.
Pteron lies in a dimension in between, a time onto itself. The first thing you experience as you wonder around this profoundly spiritual place, is a sense of the alien. You begin to suspect that Pteron's inhabitants are monetarily out of sight and if you turn around quickly enough, you'll catch them standing eerily behind you, beaming good thoughts your way.

Pteron is made up of two distinct regions; Nostos and Kyklos. Each offer the soothing peace that can be attained only in the dark. On their website Naonao Watanabe describes Pteron as the abyss of mind, a world consciousness connection project in second life. But if this is the abyss, take comfort, Pteron isn't the dark chaotic mess one would imagination that exists at the bottom of the human mind, instead it offers sanity, resolution, and rapture.

Beyond description, take a moment to experience Pteron, and dream.

"Eternal ring exists in your mind. It will flow like a river."

Pteron

Flickr Photos

You can join there inworld group:
Pteron Group

Website: http://naiadspteron.blogspot.com

Secondlife

Pushing Daisies Was Never Easier!

If you find it hard to get your mind around an afterlife, after real life, now you'll have to try to comprehend a Second Life-After virtual life! Yes, Second life is home to many strange and wondrous places and ideas, and Second Afterlife Cemetery qualifies as both, melding the real with the surreal, and the reality of death, loss and heartbreak occurring in two separate realities, into one solemn experience.
Created in March of 2008 the idea born of Lena Anthony and Rocket Flasheart the purpose of the Second Afterlife Cemetery is to "provide a place for people to officially reach a conclusion to their Second Life and/or the place to honor the memory of an avatars Second Life friends". What they didn't expect was that it would eventually became a place to memorialize real life friends and family as well. Both types of memorials reside here and taking a walk through this virtual cemetery invokes a deep sense of profound loss made poignant by the fact that you are honoring the dead from both worlds, in a virtual one. As any resident can tell you, the loss of an avatar is sad and while strolling through the gracious grounds, you can easily tell the Second Life departed. Their stones carry recent dates; Jan 2008 - March 2009, identify them as avatars and yes, even avatars once lost, what made them unique, just as in real life, cannot be recreated. This is sorrowful enough, but when you come across a tomb dated; 1989 to 2009, you come to the sudden realization that you've crossed into a double story, tragic and stunningly real, in both places, at the same time.

Gone are the days we can touch you
We feel you forever in our hearts
Gone are the days we can see you
We have you in our memories

The Cemetery offers memorial and funeral services. You can purchase a variety of grave/tombstones for the deceased and they encourage you to add the deceased's photos and memories. The grounds are spacious, soothing and tidy, offering a refuge for deep introspection, a place to remember friends and/or family.
In Conclusion, Second Afterlife Cemetery teeters continuously on the edge of the serious, and the preposterous, yet some things that seem trivial today, often turn out to have great meaning tomorrow. Pay a visit to Second life Afterlife Cemetery, and share a vision of the future.

Second Afterlife Cemetery

Second Afterlife Website

Welcome Back Carter!

Okay, been away awhile, but my hiatus is over! Well at least I'm excited about it.., lol! For this post though, I'd like to share a couple of things. First, I've created an exebook, just for fun, that you can use while your exploring SL You can download it here. It's an exebook so you just download it, double click, than run the book. It's cool software, animated page turning, looks like a little book on your desk top, very cool. All the links are live, just click to go to the slurls.
The second thing is what happened to SLGoth? I was nuts about their magazine and there hasn't been a recent issue since August! Although it made this blog moot, I really enjoyed it's sophisticated informative, educational, and especially, entertaining format. Marsha where are you?! If anyone has any news you'd like to share please let me know.

Next post Second Afterlife Cemetery.