Face your Fears

It was a ritual that repeated itself regularly. He locked it in a trunk, he tried to hide the key. But the whispering only got louder and louder. No matter how much he tried to ignore it, it would torment him until he finally relented and retrieved the mask. He could hear it laughing at him. The only way to make it stop was to wear it.

It is almost as if a switch as been flicked. He had been nervous, slightly awkward before - a trait that endeared him to his prey. With the mask on, he strode with confidence and purpose - like a predator. He unravelled a cloth roll on the table, showing off the glint of steel - his instruments of art - and chose a blade.

He walked towards the bludgeoned body at the foot of the bed. His prey. How her pretty eyes widened when decided to shut up her banal chattering with a hammer. Her breaths were shallow as the puddle of blood spread beneath her. No matter how beautiful they were, they all sounded the same in the end. Full of blood and gurgle and spit.

He knelt at her feet and whispered to her like a lover. "Be brave," he said. "Face your fears...." Then he grimaced as the laughing started anew. Only blood would placate the voices...

For a larger version of these photos please look at: Flickr
Thank you to the following creators who helped create this scene:

DRD Motel
- murdertools table
- deerhead
- mirror broken
- vid camera
- hanging decorlight
- body

{vespertine} spine bone candles
{vespertine}sacred heart
{vespertine}trinket box
{vespertine}empty beauty RARE
{vespertine}potions

Kalopsia - In Loving Memory - Onyx RARE

RO - Hotel Paranoia - Tone Death
RO - Hotel Paranoia - Bed of Roses
RO - Hotel Paranoia - Face Your Fears - MYSTERY RARE

[n.i] turn.and.cough.stool

[ContraptioN] Decor: Alto's Death Mask *DISPLAY*
[ContraptioN] Decor: Baritone's Mask *DISPLAY*
[ContraptioN] Decor: Tenor's Death Mask *DISPLAY*

All these items are available in TAG! Gacha - open now until October 31st.

Scene was photographed in Kalopsia - Old Wood House - available for the October round of Shiny Shabby. Opens 20th October 2015.

The Collector

The collector sits in his basement admiring his latest prize. The sprite had been elusive but greed had got the better of it. A simple tar trap with a slightly rotten banana in the middle had been its undoing.
No one understood his work. He had been accused of gluing butterfly wings to lizard bodies before.
He muttered, "They have eyes but they do not see..." as he plunged a fine pin through the dorsum of the creature's left foot.

A shrill squeak emanated from the stricken creature. It wasn't dead. The collector looked upon it dispassionately and reached for the syringe. The most effective way he found to embalm these things was to inject the chemicals while the heart was still beating. "Now this won't hurt a bit..." he said, and slid the needle under the skin.

Many thanks to the following creators who made this scene possible:

{NANTRA} Sorcerer's Apprentice 1 ((pose rotated 90 degrees - but it worked!)
Sari-Sari - Abandoned Morgue - Old Table

*HEXtraordinary* Common House Gremlin Specimen - RARE
*HEXtraordinary* Common Green Pixie Specimen
*HEXtraordinary* Common Blue Garden Sprite Specimen
*HEXtraordinary* Common Violet Pixie Specimen
*HEXtraordinary* Common Purple Garden Sprite Specimen
*HEXtraordinary* Phooka Specimen - RARE
*HEXtraordinary* Winged Sluah Specimen - RARE

[Deadwool] 1. The Mother
[Deadwool] 5. Syringe-x
[Deadwool] 7. Corpse arm

[n.i] turn.and.cough.microscope
[n.i] turn.and.cough.syringe.tray
[n.i] turn.and.cough.goggles

[ContraptioN] Decor: Embalmer's Tools
[ContraptioN] Decor: Broken Sink

All items available soon at TAG! Gacha - The Haunted Mortuary. Opens 17th October 2015 at midnight. See you in Gachatopia!

After the Show

We had a Gacha Show today with guest Apple Fall. While the sims filled up I snuck away and snapped a few pictures for a long overdue blog post. I had been collecting a bunch of favorite items inside the Apple Fall Mystery Rare studio from TAG! Gacha. In my mind I see myself one day living the simple life here in Second Life, holed up in that perfect sized studio on a tiny parcel somewhere. Listed below are some of the things I packed into one side for now.

Wearing

Hat - Remarkable Oblivion - Bounty Hunter Hat - Purple - The Dark Style Fair

Jeans - Legal Insanity - gangsta blue jeans - The Gangsta Fair

Shoes - Remarkable Oblivion -  Compensator Heel Purple - Kustom9

Rezzed

Cello - Nomad - Industrial High Culture Gacha - 6 Republic

Bust - Nomad - Industrial High Culture Gacha - 6 Republic

Table and Skull with Books - Banana - Gothic Gacha - Fantasy Gacha Carnival

These TAG! Gacha collections can now be found at the creators mainstores unless its a Mystery RARE. Those are now retired and can be found through trade or resale at Gachatopia.

Chair - MudHoney Victoria Chair - Spots RARE - Mainstore

Painting - Kalopsia - Astrology Painting - Mainstore

Case with Baby - [ContraptioN] The Gainsley's Morbid Collection: The Mind - Mainstore

White Cabinet - [Con.] Slice of Myth - Cabinet - RARE - Mainstore

Poison Case - {vespertine}-poison case - mystery prize RARE - Mainstore

Cabinet - Apple Fall Barber Supply Cabinet RARE - Mainstore

Lamb Jar - Apple Fall Comb Jar - Mainstore

Tarot - Bolson & [ kunst ] - Tarot cards pack 2 - Mainstore

Franken Franny

We are all just bits of this and that held together by our humanity. We are all of us monsters. 

~Morbid Deceit~

Franken Franny is Wearing

 Hair - [Runaway] Shelley Hair - Halloween Fair

Skin - The Skinnery  Quiana - Bare face(mermaid) - Mainstore

Make Up - Bella Elephante Stitched *With Lipstick* -  Cosmetic Fair Halloween Edition

Make Up - Adored haunt eyeshadow black - Cosmetic Fair Halloween Edition

Eye Black - Nuuna's Creepy black eyes - Cosmetic Fair Halloween Edition

Eye White - KALINA. Misty Eyes ghost white - Cosmetic Fair Halloween Edition

Tattoo - La Malvada Mujer The Family  tattoo / fresh - Cosmetic Fair Halloween Edition

Scar - REPULSE Lobotomy Stitches Face Tattoo - Marketplace

Eye Apparatus - [ContraptioN] Wide-Sight Eye *default* - Uber

Teeth - [ContraptioN] Death's Smile mask *???*  - Uber

Cheek Apparatus - DRD - makin dimples needle - TAG! Gacha

Axe - Remarkable Oblivion Zombie Axe Bloody - Mainstore

Dress - The Secret Store Betty Swing Dress White Polka - Mainstore

The Darkness Within

I cannot believe it is already Day 5 of TAG! Gacha. We have been so busy with administration we have hardly had time to sit down and play with all the goodies we collected. The quality of items on offer is astounding from veteran creators and new creators alike.

No Halloween is complete without a creepy scene from a mouldy old 19th century house which may have a creepy doll staring at you from a shelf somewhere. To create this scene I used items from the following creators:

Murderer masks

Contraption

Walton Wainwright could be considered the master of all things weird and whimsical. His style reminds me of victorian steampunk and freaky carnivals with a hint of anime. We watched with anticipation as he released his WIP of his Murderer masks and true to form he didn't disappoint with the finished product.




Second Spaces
The Monster's study set is full of wit and fun. My favourite pieces include the family cameos, the potion ingredients and the barred door. It is a set guaranteed to make you smile.

Nylon Outfitters
I've been a fan of NO since the early days of my SL. Even more so when she produced her Doll Head Vase gacha in 2012. Her machine of Spooks with Pets for TAG! Gacha features original artwork that can be hung on a wall or worn. It is a signature piece that will be cherished for a long time.

ARRRGH its a redback spider mate!

Noctis
Sweet Noctis.... I furnished full RP spaces with her furniture during my life as a vampire. Yelly has full attention to detail, reproducing still life vanitas displays in full 3D splendour. It brings a macabre yet elegant touch to your decor. Definitely not a machine to be missed.



DRD
I would like to nominate Jaimy Hancroft as Gachatopia's resident scream queen. Her ultimate nightmare machine is deliciously gory and is perfectly complimented by her Gorefest machine. Go collect the whole set of her TAG! machines then go play her old gachas in her store for a terrifyingly memorable Halloween costume. (Lucius Templar is not responsible for any adverse outcomes or bans you might generate with the outfit you put together)

Be sure to join the Haunted Studio Tour at Gachatopia to pick up your Tour HUD and badge. Join our Gachatopia! chat group to get help for the tour or trade. Be sure to redeem your mystery coupons by the 31st of October. Once the event is over, those prizes will never be seen again!

Wearing

DRD - Ultimate nightmares - biter mask boody @ TAG! Gacha
DRD- Ultimate nightmares - nightmare gloves @ TAG! Gacha

DRD- Gorefest - bloodfest @ TAG! Gacha

DRD- Gorefest- death by housewife @ TAG! Gacha

RO - Zombie Axe -  Freegift from Remarkable Oblivion's mainstore

On display

[noctis] vanitas Still life table redroses @ TAG! Gacha

[noctis] Vanitas posing couch/daybed w paint RARE @ TAG! Gacha

[noctis] vanitas Still life table flute @ TAG! Gacha

DRD carriage @ TAG! Gacha

Second Spaces - Monster's Study - family cameos @ TAG! Gacha

(NO) Lidiya Portrait - Wall Picture @ TAG! Gacha

(NO) Rachel Portrait - Wall Picture @ TAG! Gacha

[ContraptioN] Props: Wrapped Corpses - Free gift from Contraption's  Mainstore

[ContraptioN] Masks: Vaim *crimson* @ TAG! Gacha

[ContraptioN] Masks: Mister Canis *default*  @ TAG! Gacha

[ContraptioN] Masks: Tragedia *wood*  @ TAG! Gacha

There is a mystery rare in the picture somewhere... can you spot it?