@emory-f8.bsky.socialDid you know?
In the Victorian era, a notorious grave robber in Ohio, became so feared that parents used him as a bogeyman to frighten their children?
His name was William Cunningham, but he was better known as “Old Man Dead,” and “Old Cunny."
@oldhouses.bsky.social#Wisconsin Circa 1895 #Victorian-Style Rehab Special Under $80K.
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@davidwellerart.bsky.socialVictorian street scene in blues. Reduction Lino print. #victorian #street #blue #lino #prints
@forgottenbeauty.bsky.socialNew on redbubble
An Angel Appears to Balaam - Gustave Dore
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@lemlimart.bsky.socialLil' Spooks Day 7!!!! 🎉
A distinguished gentleman, a illustrious boy!!!
Really made this one monochrome to reflect the Victorian look and had to go vampire bat inspired because it's spooky month!
#LilSpooks2026 #artchallenge #bat #undertaker #victorian #cuteart
@atlasboscrispa.bsky.socialJoseph H. Miller House (b.~1880?)
Swanton, Fulton County Ohio.
📸 Google Pixel 8 Pro
#photography #digitalart #lightroom #architecture #victorian #baywindows #oldbuildings #houses #swanton #fulton #ohio
@breakinglight.bsky.social"Hail, dark lady."
With Alex LaFreniere, Benedict Dawn-Cross, Naomi Ibasitas, Ashley Risteen, and Julia Stoddard in part IX: BLOOD AND WATER. Photo by @kadauber.
@writerpaula.bsky.socialMy new #book is out now in #hardback #paperback "Hammond's best yet!" 1868, Cambridge. 1893, London. A trunk murder. Missing girls. A conspiracy involving the high echelons of #Victorian society. A mystery in two halves. Can you work out what #SherlockHolmes knows that Watson doesn't? #hisfic
@red-wolf.bsky.socialGeometric Pattern: Canterbury: Woods / #RedWolf redwolfoz.redbubble.com/works/182626... via @redbubble www.spoonflower.com/designs/2245... via @spoonflower #art #geometricpattern #retro #victorian #square #triangle #diamond #garden
@writerpaula.bsky.socialYesterday I wandered into a building, lost, and was delighted to discover something wonderful! Bodlondeb Hall is a faux Gothic #Victorian delight, tucked away behind #Conwy If I hadn't been in a hurry, I would have taken more photos... but this will do #photography #architecture
@elkad6.bsky.socialPhoto study ref by siluna.portraits
#victorian #gown #portrait #art
@atlasboscrispa.bsky.socialElk's Lodge No.2462 (b.~1900)
Swanton, Fulton County Ohio.
#photography #digitalart #lightroom #architecture #victorian #italianate #oldbuildings #commercialblocks #derelict #swanton #fulton #ohio
@oldhouses.bsky.socialc.1895 #Wisconsin #Victorian For Sale on 2.16 #Acres $89,900.
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@emory-f8.bsky.socialThe medical controversy surrounding his supposed lycanthropy helped attract further attention to his case.
Queen Isabella II eventually commuted his death sentence to life imprisonment.
@emory-f8.bsky.socialThe authorities were unconvinced.
However, the werewolf claims were taken seriously enough to become part of an extensive judicial investigation.
He was sentenced to death by garrote after being convicted of nine murders.
@emory-f8.bsky.socialThe prosecutor reportedly challenged him to demonstrate his supposed ability by transforming into a wolf before the court.
He explained that the curse had been imposed for exactly thirteen years and had conveniently expired shortly before his arrest.
@emory-f8.bsky.socialThe curse supposedly forced him to abandon his human form periodically and become a ravenous wolf with an uncontrollable appetite for flesh.
He swore that he had no control over the supernatural force compelling him to kill.
@emory-f8.bsky.socialAccording to him, his troubles had begun thirteen years earlier when a relative placed a supernatural curse upon him.
He couldn't say for certain who was responsible, suggesting that it might have been his parents...or his mother-in-law.
