Green pine wreaths with red bows completely cover the rows of headstones they’re propped against. In the center of the plot a tall white monument topped with a draped urn has crossed swords carved into one face. There is another wreath at its foot.

Apparently #GothicYule is a thing? Edge Hill Cemetery West Virginia on Wreaths Across America day; specifically the plot for Confederate soldiers dead of their wounds from Antietam. Note the crossed swords on the monument. #cemeterysunday

Magic lantern slide showing a little girl clinging to a headstone in a snow-covered graveyard while adults exclaim at finding her there, outside the church.

#TheVictorianBookoftheDead #GothicYule
Magic lantern slide showing a little girl clinging to a headstone in a snowy churchyard.

A photo of A Christmas Bestiary And a gruesome Christmas card

I just picked up a copy of A #Christmas Bestiary by John Kenn Mortensen and Benni Bødker, published by @fantagraphics.bsky.social — perfect reading for #GothicAdvent

Picked it up from @goshcomics.bsky.social

#FolkHorror #Folklore #Yule #GothicYule