#beautifuldarkness

[eddieslim]

Madam Majestic = Taken at the Toowong Cemetery, Brisbane Australia 2024.

#darkphotography #Halloween #cemetery #beautifuldarkness #darkart #jaedarkman #photos

[eternalhollows]

Venomous - - -Beautiful Darkness x @mencobaberkarya #dark #darkart #darkness #black #blackness #blackwear #blackfilter #beautifuldarkness #darkfeed #darkaesthetic #darkfashion #photography #picoftheday #photoshoot #portraitphotography #comingsoon #venomous https://www.instagram.com/p/Ci69AVKpzUc/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[auralynne]

I've posted another photoshoot sample in my online store!

https://auralynne.com/store/sample-gowns/

[legit-wizard]

Timeless...⠀ .⠀ .⠀ .⠀ #artofmystery #beautifuldarkness #blackandwhiteforest #bnwnature #crow_bnw #darkartistery #darkforest #darkmood #darknature #darkness #darkscape #darktones #darktrees #darkwoods #deepforest #fiftyshades_of_darkness #gloom #gloomy_side_views #haunted #hauntedforest #haunting #moodynature #moodynaturelandscapes #noir_vision #ominous #ominous_perfection #renegade_dark #sideway_glance_plus #sombrescape #trees_of_darkness_ https://www.instagram.com/p/B4VX0-TgpaK/?igshid=145m32ns0ca79

[bookscritique-blog]

Review of the graphic novel “Beautiful Darkness”

The utterly different and morbidly fascinating graphic novel “Beautiful Darkness” written by Fabien Vehlmann and illustrated by Marie Pommepuy and Sébastien Cosset was published 2009 by Drawn and Quarterly.

Do not be fooled by the deceptively cute, childlike drawings. Do not buy it for your children, for you may scar their minds for a long time. And if you are sensible to violence and horror then this comic is certainly not for you.  

Everyone else who likes to be shocked by seemingly cute stories and is overall perceptive for disturbing images then is “Beautiful Darkness” the right comic for you! The contradiction between the cute and naïve demeanour of the little people, who are the centre piece of the story, and their cruel and jealous behaviour have certainly a profound effect.

For all the praise I have for this graphic novel, there is also some criticism. From the very first pages are raised several questions which are not answered throughout the whole story. There is certainly a lack of exposition. The unanswered questions leave the story with an air of serene desolation. I was a little dissatisfied with the open questions. But that is maybe even a good thing. Life and the Universe are full of mystery. We barely know anything if you look at the whole picture. This graphic novel captures through its storytelling the uncertainties which we encounter every day. Most of the time there are no answers.

The main protagonist of “Beautiful Darkness” is a petite girl named Aurora. She is like all her friends and acquaintances very tiny. Their size is comparable with that of a fly or other similarly small insects.  

The reader gets thrown directly in the story when Aurora enjoys some tea with her beloved Prince Hector. Suddenly their home begins to ooze with some unknown pinkish goo. Aurora and Hector, as well as many others are chased away from their home.  

As it turns out, they lived in the body of a little, supposedly human girl, who is dead now.  

Now the tiny people must cope with the outside world which is a forest full of different animals and insects. Given the small size of the people their life is threatened by those whose prey they become. They also need to build shelters for themselves, find food and do anything else to survive in the unknown environment. The protagonist helps out by gathering and providing food for the others and befriends many of them thanks to her kindness.  

Amidst them is another girl named Zelie who is terribly spoiled, manipulative and downright vicious. She has many worshippers who follow her everywhere and indulge her every whim. Little naïve Aurora falls also for Zelie’s manipulation and suffers the loss of some of her dear friends and her beloved Prince.

During their life in proximity of the girl's corps, lots of the tiny creatures find their deaths in many, often violent different ways. Greed, jealousy, murder and cannibalism also take part in the graphic novel.  

Thanks to Zelie’s antics and the ignorance of the others, Aurora finds herself lonely and abandoned. She tried so hard to help everybody, but they discarded her. Now disillusioned she leaves them and finds a new unexpected home. But when her new-found tranquil life is disturbed by her former friends, she “repays” them manifold.

The ending is not particularly surprising given the whole situation before. But it was a logical conclusion to this story in my opinion.

--There will be spoilers ahead. --

At the end there are no answers given regarding the existence of the tiny people. How did they live in the body of the little girl? Have other humans also tiny people in their bodies? Where came the furniture and cutlery from which they used inside the girl? Etc., etc....

Also, we will never learn why the girl died, whether she was murdered or not, why nobody is looking for her or why she was never noticed by anyone. It would have been interesting to know her story, too. It is certainly a pity that the mystery of her untimely death will never be revealed.

--End of spoilers --

All in all, I enjoyed “Beautiful Darkness” a lot. The direction the story took was certainly a surprise, but not an unpleasant one because I love horror novels/comics/movies. It is somehow strange to see such lovely and cute drawings filled with all this remorseless cruelty. The connection of those two elements (cuteness and cruelty) make the atrocities depicted there even more shocking (which was the intent behind it I guess).

[stupidcherry]

[cassiesbookishcorner]

July 8, 2019 I am so far behind in reading series. Old and new. • Have you read these books? Have you watched the movie? Which do you think is better?? 📚 Have you read anything else by these two authors?? 📚 #beautifulcreatures #beautifuldarkness #beautifulchaos #beautifulredemption #booktomovie #adaptations #series #yalit #tbr #wanttoread #purple #blue #yellow #gold #green #bookstagram #bibliophile #bookworm #bookaholic #booklover #bookphotography #bookish #books https://www.instagram.com/p/Bzq7MHVguO8/?igshid=1fz9w9dtp4m10

[mavenofmoksha]

It's not what you have on the outside that glitters in light, it's what you have on the inside that shines in the dark.~Anthony Liccione I'm different. I will give you my treasure chest of darkness first. If you can handle that, then I'll bring out my shining moons. If one cannot handle the darkness, then one should not deserve the light. I have no interest in "trapping" anyone into a silken web. I have no silken web.~C. JoyBell C. And like a colorful bloom of temporary lights in the sky, you will shine.~Chad Sugg Message for the day....Shine on, shine on.....even in the dark.~lf #LaurieFrazier #MavenOfMoksha #LifeCoach #ShineOn #WritersOfInstagram #BEAUTIFULSILENCE #BEAUTIFULDARKNESS #GoDeepOrGoHome #BeTheChangeAlready #ShineOn https://www.instagram.com/p/BuUHAfFnSn3/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=une40u3ia2c9

[lanternlightersblog]

#Repost @sheff_lala • • • • • • When it rains, look for rainbows. When it's dark, look for stars. - O. Wilde . . . #darkness #darkphotography #darkmood #darkmoody_hunter #darkromantic #darkfairytale #beautifuldarkness #dark_captures #oldstreets #streetstory #darkaesthetic #darkatmosphere #goth #gothic #gothicsoul #gothicvibes #gothiclantern #_romanticdarkness_ #monochrome #bnwbutnot https://www.instagram.com/p/CgO78eQsm46/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[shell-gambier]

Beautiful Darkness 🖤 gorgeous vegan 🌱 and cruelty free makeup by @makeuprevolution looks great and impressed with the pallet, colours are lovely and you don’t need loads! Bonus it’s 3 for 2 @superdrug #crueltyfree #vegan #beautifuldarkness #veganwitch #autumnpallet #makeup #skulls #witch https://www.instagram.com/p/BpUF9B3gWow/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1pq01ogoebxqk

[shannonkoszyk]

West Seattle Sunset, beautiful darkness. #seattle #water #livingonthewater #puegotsound #pnw #wishyouwerenorthwest #pacificnorthwest #navybluewater #dusk #westseattle #alkibeach #beautifuldarkness (at Beautiful West Seattle) https://www.instagram.com/p/CW5Ge4zroFq/?utm_medium=tumblr

[eternalhollows]

Don't ever try to get inside my head, it's too dark for you - - - -Beautiful Darkness -in drama @b1tterkidd_ #dark #darkart #darkness #black #blackness #blackwear #blackfilter #beautifuldarkness #darkfeed #darkaesthetic #darkfashion #photography #picoftheday #photoshoot #portraitphotography #girl #darkphotography #lightroompresets #lightroom #blackfashion #blackaesthetic #gothgirl #goth #lfl💛 https://www.instagram.com/p/Ch9dJVPpOUZ/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[auralynne]

I finally have a new photo to share with all of you!  ^.^

[kacic1]

The poster for the movie BEAUTIFUL DARKNESS. #beautifuldarkness #movieposter #matthewbroderick #chloesevigny #pop #PopCulture #Geek #nerd #Movies #Filmes #films #cine #cinema #tvseries #art #Culture #cult #entertainment https://www.instagram.com/p/BnotjvCHdPv/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1fxyni6hepplf

[elizapdushku]

#213 A Voice In The Dark from Beautiful Darkness by Tacere, 2007 #tacere #avoiceinthedark #beautifuldarkness #musicilove #songaday #0801 https://www.instagram.com/p/CSFogrtsQ9k/?utm_medium=tumblr

[laraemmanuelle]

Minha criação Vampírica com Incubus 💜 Só falta me aventurar em colorir!! #drawing #desenho #dibujo #creation #vampire #incubus #beautifuldarkness #beginnerartist #transartist #artistsoninstagram #horrorart #darkart #vampireart #beautifulart #art #arte #artoftheday #love #vampirekiss https://www.instagram.com/p/CRFrd6BNXNk/?utm_medium=tumblr