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Goblin Market by Pauline BaynesIllustration by Pauline Baynes depicting a scene from Goblin Market, the poem by Christina Rossetti, where a terrifying crowd of assorted goblins plying a girl with ripe fruit in return for a lock of
The Ghost Train, travel on the thrills and laughter lineThe Ghost Train, Do you feel like Nothing on Earth? Then there is an Express reason why you should see The Ghost Train with a real Bogey
A Tiger approachesA fantastic picture of a large male Tiger approaching with menace. Pastel drawing by Raymond Sheppard
Father ChristmasA really creepy French Father Christmas surprisingly doesn t terrify two young girls
Irish sea serpent off Kilkee, IrelandA large and frightening sea monster seen by several people off the coast of Kilkee, Ireland. 1871
Man and ghostMan being followed by a hooded ghost. The figure with outstretched hands pointed at me and said: " Granby Manners, you will die in this room!" Date: 1890s
Skull and Crossbones - InvertedThe Jolly Roger is the name given to any of various flags flown to identify a ships crew as pirates. The flag most usually identified as the Jolly Roger today is the skull and crossbones
Skull and CrossbonesThe Jolly Roger is the name given to any of various flags flown to identify a ships crew as pirates. The flag most usually identified as the Jolly Roger today is the skull and crossbones
I m Some Pumpkin - a very strange postcard featuring a man with a manically-grinning carved pumpkin instead of his head, which is frankly pretty disturbing. Date: 1912
WW2 British ConductoretteAn illustration portraying a British conductorette during WW2, as part of the Home Front, they put on a cherry and warming persona to combat an otherwise frightening period. Date: circa 1941
Vietnam War - Patriotic Poster - Indomitable VietnamVietnam War - Vietnamese Patriotic Poster - Indomitable Vietnam - beauty and strength. Date: 2nd half of the 20th century
Art thou warm, Maiden, by Arthur Rackham Date: 1916
Darth Vader in CornwallDarth Vader from Star Wars at CRS (Co-op Retail Services) Homeworld in Cornwall performs with his light sabre for a group of smiling fans. Date: circa 1980s
Emigration - Strolling in the Woods. 19th century
Puppy abducted by eagle in Valle Brembana, San Gallo, ItalyPuppy abducted by eagle in Valle Brembana, San Gallo, north-east of Milan, Italy. Fortunately the puppy struggled and the eagle had to drop it from a height of 30 metres - the dog had a soft landing
TENTACULAR CATCH / FRANCECrew of French fishing boat of Cancale find their nets full of hundreds of octopodes which swarm onto the side of their boat, nearly sinking it Date: 1906
BOY PLAYS IN MASK C1870A boy in a grotesque mask frightens his little sister Date: circa 1870
FALL ON THE MATTERHORNClimbing the Matterhorn with Whymper, Reynaud has a frightening but not fatal fall Date: 1863
Dr C. Thomas frightens birds with flare, Manchester AirportDr (now Professor) Callum Thomas, in 1987 the countrys only full-time bird scarer, fires a maroon flare to frighten birds at Manchester Airport
Snow White too grim? Release of Disney film in UKIs Grimm too Grim? The release of the first feature-length film from Walt Disney, Snow White, reported in The Sketch with a comment on the fact it was given an A rather than U certificate as London
Poster, Beat Back the Hun with Liberty Bonds, WW1American poster, Beat Back the Hun with Liberty Bonds, designed to raise money for the war effort during the First World War. Showing a menacing German with bloody fingers and bayonet. Date: 1917-1918
Darth Vader and fan in CornwallDarth Vader from Star Wars on a visit to Cornwall, holding a delighted fan. Date: circa 1980s
The War of the Worlds - The City watching me" The whole city seemed to look at me with eerie eyes. White house windows were empty sockets in skulls, and my imagination set around me a thousand silent enemies." Date: First published
Tibetan Devil DancersPriests, dressed as demons, process through a village Date: 1910
Henri Ii / Anon EngHENRI II Wearing a rather frightening cod piece Date: 1519 - 1559
Robot shocks a group of menA robot strides across a room, shocking a group of men. They were hideous things, without brains, without feelings, without souls
Little Red Riding Hood fancy dressA quartet in fancy dress costume dressed up as the main characters in the fairy tale Little Red Riding Hood. The wolf costume is particularly sinister. Date: c.1910
WW1 - Journalists greeted by German shells at ReimsJournalists (chosen by the French government) are greeted by German shells at Reims! Date: 1915
Mother Christmas on a Christmas card -- With trumpets and with drums, Lo! Mother Christmas comes. Date: circa 1890s
Suffragette How d you like to Spoon with me?. Rather frightening stereotypical woman with big teeth, pince-nez, umbrella and a VFW placard invites men to spoon with her Date: circa 1908
Long Jock by William Heath RobinsonCanny Kiltie Camouflage. A mischievous pair of Highland soldiers terrify a German soldier into imagining he really will have to tackle some great Scots
Children play at tanks by Leslie ShawWe re not little wretches - we re the Tanks!" Two little boys, with heads in coal scuttles pretend to be tanks and scare their girl playmate. Date: 1917
Silhouette Calendar -- November, Guy Fawkes Day. Showing a little boy frightening two girls by lighting a firework. Date: 20th century
Japanese Acting MaskThe rather frightening mask and costume worn by Japanese actor KUBUKI in the role of a loner in a Japanese play. Date: 28 April 1933
Darth Vader in CornwallDarth Vader turns up in Cornwall and chats with a group of puzzled looking boys. Perhaps his spaceship took a wrong turning and he is having to ask the way
Popov the ClownPopov the clown fools around during a visit by the Moscow State Circus to Cornwall, England
Street fight in the Haymarket, LondonA street fight in the Haymarket, in Central London
Umberto I / Cadel / Le RireUMBERTO I King of Italy from 1878, caricatured as a frightening Jack-in-the-Box
Futuristic airborne explorerA futuristic airborne explorer, frightening some natives as he flies above their heads