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The Ghost Story by Alfred BestallA family sit in the dark by a blazing fire, rigid with fear while listening to a ghost story told by an aged relative. Meanwhile, unbeknownst to them, the sceptre of a medieval knight
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
Malacosteus niger, stoplight loosejawDeep sea fish found off Tasmania, Australia. Specimen held in the collections at the Natural History Museum, London
Father ChristmasA really creepy French Father Christmas surprisingly doesn t terrify two young girls
Sleeping Beauty by Arthur RackhamAn unsuccessful princely suitor tries to fight his way through the thicket of thorns surrounding the castle where Sleeping Beauty slumbers
Scream Line by Cecil RigbyThe Driver: One gets a thrill out of speeding like this. Don t you feel glad to be alive? Her Friend: Glad is not the word. I m amazed
Mexico - Teotihuacan - Temple of QuetzacoatalMexico - Teotihuacan - Aztec Pyramid Temple of Quetzalcoatl ( The Temple of the Feathered Serpent ) - elaborate exterior stone carving with dragon and lizard heads
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
Studdys Nightmare by George StuddyBonzo and Co. get their own back on the artist, after the Christmas pudding. George Studdy, the creator of the comic canine Bonzo
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
F Percy Wild, A Haunted Place
Repeating Pattern - Skeletons (white background). *PLEASE NOTE that the magnifying glass is solely to show the detail of the repeating pattern and will not feature on the final file.*
Closeup of a gorillaUnusual Friends - closeup of a gorilla. 1950s
Tiger attempting to reach big game hunterA Tiger attempts to get at a big game hunter, sat rather precariously on a tree branch
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
Comic postcard, Our Demon Bowler Date: 20th century
Londons Grand Guignol, Little Theatre, Adelphi, LondonLondons Grand Guignol, Little Theatre, John Street, Adelphi, London. circa 1920s
A Henpecked Husband. A henpecked man is controlled by and a little frightened of a woman, especially his wife. Date: circa 1909
Jack O'Lantern by George Cruickshank Date: 1842
Art thou warm, Maiden, by Arthur Rackham Date: 1916
St. Michan's Mummies - St. Michan's Church - Dublin, Ireland. Date: circa 1910s
Poster, The Spy, Spanish Civil War, design by Ramon Puyol Roman. 1936
Flights into the Future - creatures of the air jungleAn unfortunate pilot is thrown out of his plane by creatures fllying around the air jungle, the product of the imagination of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle who wrote of strange monsters
Cats as humans being told scary stories of ghosts on Christmas Eve by their teacher. Date: 1895
Comic postcard, A fast one from the demon bowler Date: 20th century
Comic postcard, Bunny faces the fast bowler Date: 20th century
Comic postcard, Rickshaw ride - My word if you slip on the gravel! Date: 20th century
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
Scarey cat - Mr Louis Wain at Home. 1897
Emigration - Strolling in the Woods. 19th century
An Amazing Seance and an ExposureCover design, An Amazing Seance and an Exposure, by Sydney A Moseley, introduction by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. 1919
Monsters face with tab pull on a greetings cardMonsters face with tab pull on a movable greetings card. Date: circa 1890s
A scary snowmanVictorian children playing with a large snowman with a big stick. Date: circa 1895
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
PUPPETS & DOLLS PUPPETS & DOLLSRather spooky dolls and puppets, staring out from the shelves at Welsch & Co toy shop, probably in Germany. Date: 1920s
BOY PLAYS IN MASK C1870A boy in a grotesque mask frightens his little sister Date: circa 1870
FOLKLORE / GRANDBETEThe GRANDBETE (= Great Beast) is a scary monster of Berry, central France, usually in the form of a huge bull, though sometimes as a dog, hare or sheep - but always gigantic Date: 1851
Strange - But True - The Bogey Men and the Beauty Spider. A very charming spider, to be seen at Bertram W. Mills Circus at Olympia, London. Date: 1929
View of the monument to the Russian writer Nikolai Vasilievich Gogol (1809-1852) in Moscow, Russia. It was erected in 1909 on Prechistensky Boulevard
Scary ClownA rather scary clown, with three sinister tufts of hair and cross eyebrows. Date: 1930s
Bull Terrier and English Bulldog, two scary looking dogs stood outside their kennel. The English Bulldog wears a studded collar. Date: 20th century
Lady with Lady SpiritFrom: The Veil Lifted, Andrew Glendinning of London, Whittaker, 1894 Lady with Lady Spirit in front of her. Apparition, ghost, phantom, spectre, spirit. Date: 1894
Lady SpiritFrom: The Veil Lifted, Andrew Glendinning of London, Whittaker, 1894 Lady Spirit wearing shroud and holding flowers. Apparition, ghost, phantom, spectre, spirit. Date: 1894
Spirit childFrom: The Veil Lifted, Andrew Glendinning of London, Whittaker, 1894 Spirit child wearing shroud. Apparition, ghost, phantom, spectre, spirit. Date: 1894
Man with Ghosts head in his lapFrom: Photographing the Invisible: practical studies in supernormal photography, script and other allied phenomena, James Coates, Fowler, 1921
Mrs Lincoln with Spirit of Abraham LincolnFrom: Photographing the Invisible: practical studies in supernormal photography, script and other allied phenomena, James Coates, Fowler, 1921
ReptilesA wide variety of reptiles including snakes, crocodiles, tortoises, frogs and toads. Date: 1930