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Jan Frans De Boever (1872–1949) - Les fleurs du mal

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Bar by Leonora

Source: @_leonca

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Photo by Guy Bourdin 1972

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Étienne-Louis Boullée  1700s

from butdoesitfloat

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Leonor Fini at the monastery of Nonza, Corse, c. 1965. Photo by Eddy Brofferio. (thanks to eucanthos for the credits)

Leonor Fini's Witches: "This (video) lecture investigates the motif of the witch across surrealist artist Leonor Fini’s (1907–1996) oeuvre...

While Fini’s most sustained treatment of the witch appears to be the series of etchings published in the book Le Sabbat ressuscité par Leonor Fini (1957) this lecture suggests that her return to this motif in the 1970s crystallizes its feminist significance."

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Kishin Shinoyama

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sarah moon : anne (1978)

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Anatomical Venus - La Specola Model, 18th century

From Opening Up a Few Corpses, 1795-1995 by John Bender of Stanford University

Via astropop

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Kenneth Shorr

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Photo by: @_leonca

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"Bloody Mary. Bloody Mary. Bloody Mary."—a chant many of us have recited in front of a mirror during our teenage years, often with friends daring us on. This legend originated from a coming-of-age ritual for young women. The tradition involved walking up a flight of stairs backward while holding a candle and a small mirror. In the bathroom, they would gaze into the mirror, hoping to catch a glimpse of their future husband. If they saw the face of the Grim Reaper instead, it was believed to signify that they would die before marriage.

Over time, this ritual has evolved into a darker tale. Various versions of the legend suggest different consequences for calling Bloody Mary's name three times in front of a mirror—some say she will scratch your face and eyes, others claim she will haunt you, steal your soul, or even kill you.

Despite the variations, the legend of Bloody Mary remains one of the most enduring urban myths.

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Die Marquise von O… (1976), dir. Éric Rohmer

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Corsage (2022) dir. Marie Kreutzer

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Flesh lives and flesh kills

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Medical school morgues back in the day would move the bodies using large metal clamps attached to the head, which was attached to a track on the ceiling.