a ghost.. a real ghost.. has no need to die.. what is she except a being without access to the universe that she has not yet managed to forget? ~ randall jarrell
ghost pix album ~ rpg videogame screenshots, lol kitties & all kinds of goodies..
toxic was here album ~ vintage socal birthdays & halloweens, etc.. ~ copyright 2008 all rights reserved
ghost stories (blood & butterflies..)
these are excerpts from the book toxic & i wrote about our childhood... it's called 'brenda was here'.. let me know what you think/comments? p.s. stories here are non fiction/true. (privately hosted ~ if you're interested in reading this just ask:)
before we start getting all xmasy i wanted to share one last post in the last glow of halloween season ~ these fabric swatches i picked up from spoonflower now line some of my collectible shelves ~ everything from vintage halloween cats to universal monsters & nosferatu ~ waiting to...
a different sort of flashback friday post today ~ as we wind up autumn & head into winter ~ i wanted to share some links to my nature albums ~ besides collecting & painting & making mini houses i also love photography ~ & autumn is my favorite season for...
happy thanksgiving! ~ here's a peek at the november remind mag issue ~ with the focus on family dinners ~ classic thanksgiving tv nostalgia ~ with recipes too :D ~ & tv listings for vintage kids ~ alice is very curious ;) ~ enjoy the feast! ~ click on thanksgiving...
this flashback friday i thought i'd highlight my ghostgallery dollscapes ~ that's what i call the installations i've created & photo'd through the years ~ using dolls & other vintage toys ~ from my own toyroom ~ like our mini houses they are hosted up at the last hallway of...
for this flashback friday i wanted to highlight our mini houses that i have up at my ghost gallery at gumbyland ~ i've posted about some of these here at the lost & found in years past ~ some of these mr dad & i have built together & some...
welcome to weird wednesday ~ check out my new emily the strange merch that just arrived :D ~ including the newest emily bendy figure ~ i've posted the earlier figures here at the lost & found before (click the links!) ~ new art cards & ephemera ~ by rob reger...
i'm still catching up with some october posts following laptop death ~ so here are some peeks at the october remind mag issue ~ which focused on witches ;) ~ like elizabeth montgomery as samantha from bewitched ~ endora & elvira <3 ~ hocus pocus :D ~ witches from tv...
so we had a little oz themed halloween party on halloween night ~ with fun & games ~ & tricks & treats ~ guests & ghosts ~ & witch's apples :o ~ click here (with sound up!!!) to join the fun! ~ ps - those are real cobwebs! this has...
while we're still in the glow of halloween ~ some cool pendants & pocketwatches ~ poor skelly ~ not unlike another i wore here ~ bat pendant ~ crow necklace ~ & keychain for raven ;) ~ skyrim :D ~ nightmare before christmas <3 ~ jack coffin watch ~ to...
we had to get the new halloween happy meal treat buckets from mcdonald's this year ~ the orange one this year is a skeleton ~ they each come with stickers & activities along with your happy meal inside ~ mix'n mash monsters ~ the white one is a mummy ~...
welcome foolish mortals! ~ happy halloween!! ~ it's all haunted mansion theme today at the lost & found ~ check out my cool new haunted mansion journal ~ complete with hitchhiking ghosts :D ~ oh, but wait! ~ what's that in the spirit store box? ~ delivered this time ~...
happy halloween eve! ~ i have a couple of new kitties in my ghostcloset ~ this viktor vampire kitty showed up just in time for halloween ;) ~ in his red & black cape ~ he's a sweet plushible toy ~ viktor vampire cat ~ i also brought home this...
once upon a time i posted about my difficulty dealing with laptop death ~ well i went through it again last week as my old dell finally kicked the bucket leaving me internetless for 8 traumatic days! ~ but at least i'm back & posting in time for halloween :D...
happy birthday to my son, otherwise known as raven ;) ~ if you don't know, he is a very skillful fellow gaming enthusiast, completionist & a vampire like his mom <3 ~ we've been watching his newer resident evil village content leading up to halloween :) ~ & he's been...
a lovely autumn butterfly ~ some of us just need to write ~ kitties, birds & mice :) ~ i keep a stack of empty notebooks & journals in my ghostcloset ~ it helps motivate me to live long enough to fill them all ;) ~ i bought these skelly...
if you saw yesterday's post you'll recognize some of these skeletons in my toyroom ;) ~ here's their day of the dead goth girl skelly friend too ~ made by ashland ~ if you missed it here's the full jolly skelly album again ~ bren
meet the jolly skellys :D ~ these fun friends are new to my toyroom ~ there are 2 jol headed skellys & 2 standard skellys, all very well articulated 16" tall ~ & they have gotten into All manner of mischief waiting for halloween to come :O ~ check them...
so i asked mr dad something i rarely get to ask him the other day ~ would he please blow up my giant eyeballs? hey, better protect these from the solar eclipse! ~ bren
ghost gamelinks..
ghost's top eleven rpg's:
#1 ~ down the rabbit hole...
"here's a riddle.. when is a croquet mallet like a billy club? ..i'll tell you... whenever you want it to be..."
cheshire cat to alice
(american mcgee's alice: the original)
this game is my favorite above all others...
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!UPDATE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
thank you thank you mr mcgee for alice madness returns!!! (with the original i still rate these the best!)
#2 is primal, especially the wraith world where i felt right at home.. what a relief to play a strong female for a change, and with scree the gargoyle at my side... loved this game and want more!!!
#3 is fable/fable:lost chapters/fable 2.. get lost in this incredible world and determine your own fate... good or evil.. or somewhere in between...
fable 3 is out!!!
#4 city of lost children.. based on the french movie of the same name.. you are miette, an orphan, use your thieving and sneaking skills to free the childrens' souls from the evil inventor who is stealing their dreams...
tied at #4 the kingdom hearts games (2).. disney meets final fantasy! play in disney worlds alongside jack skellington in halloweentown, jack sparrow in the caribbean or alice at the mad tea party..
#5 is van helsing.. if you liked the movie, play this gothic masterpiece and face werewolves, the frankenstein monster, mr hyde and count dracula himself...
#6 are all of the lord of the rings games, which are all worth mastering, including the hobbit game.. (watch out for the spiders!) & the old classic snes lord of the rings.. (another good old favorite.. i spent forever lost in the barrow downs...)
#7 are all the ultima games.. my favorites were 'quest of the avatar' and 'the false prophet'.. but if you like the classics try out 'black gate' and 'exodus' and the other oldies..
#8 is the original nes game shadowgate.. the one that turned me into an rpg junkie in the first place all those years ago.. hunched over my controller in the dark in my camper in the middle of the night.. still a classic...
#9 is final fantasy, but i'm an old time gamer, so i mean the original final fantasy games on nes/snes like 1, 2, 3 + mystic quest.. still the best even without the graphics of the newer games...
#10 is lemony snickett's series of unfortunate events.. ok, so this game is not terribly hard.. (i was able to complete it even while fairly intoxicated..) it is still creative and fun if you enjoyed the movie, which i did...
i needed a #11 on my list for all the honorable mentions.. unforgettable games like wizardry, king arthur's world, tombs & treasures, deja vu, faxanadu, the immortal, breath of fire and the dragon warrior games.. also baldur's gate, the ren & stimpy games that wrecked my nerves, zombies ate my neighbors, fester's quest, maniac mansion!!! ...gasp... too many to remember... aargghh! all those years spent in the dark deep in some labyrinth scribbling cryptic notes and maps.. is that what is was that made me mad? or did they save me from madness...? the world may never know..
(p.s. i never made it without biting..)
!X! a bonus: i absolutely approve of the gamecube's eternal darkness: sanity's requiem.. lovecraftian & hallucinogenic.. i dare you!
the post-apocalyptic fallout games, F3, new vegas & F4 coming soon!
i highly approve of the other from software games besides bloodborne, demon's souls & dark souls 1, 2 & 3.. not for the faint of heart, gotta get good for these!
deliciously classic or wonderfully gross, these vintage recipes for kids from the golden magazine for boys & girls or jack & jill magazine are fun even if they don't make it to your table..
~ copyright 2012 all rights reserved
for halloween a classic vintage game from transogram ~
green ghost, the original glow in the dark classic from 1965 ~
toxic never had this game or played it in her day, but my hubby did as a kid.. once while he & his brother were playing green ghost with the lights off their dad snuck up outside the window nearby & scared them to pieces!! ~
the glowing board has red spaces to move along on this version (there were several different versions of this game with different color schemes, but this is my favorite one..) ~
it has a haunted house, tree & shipwreck, & also 3 pits that are only opened with the right key ~
you get to choose to be one of 4 different pets, a cat, a bat, a vulture or a mouse ~
& you are trying to find the green ghost's lost child, kelly, but he looks just like all the other little ghost children.. (these small vintage game pieces would never fly today as the ghost children are veritable throat plugs..) ~
the ghost children are hiding in the pits along with scary snakes, bones & bat feathers (?!) ~
the snakes are just pieces of old rubber bands ~
gameplay is surprisingly complex, but once all the ghost children are found the green ghost will spin to reveal which one is kelly ~
whoever found kelly wins, so basically the entire confusing game is superfluous & it all is decided at the end with one spin.. lol ~
the box is half the fun ~
with its cool glowy graphics ~
it really does glow in the dark quite well even after almost 50 years ~
$5.99 at bargain city! expect to pay much more for one of these nowadays ~
the transogram company also made the cool glowing vintage kabalagame ~
this halloween my son & hubby & i decided to try to play ~
the lost album - click to visit my current photo album (sound up)
visit gumby's childhood home.. Note: if the audio doesn't play for you on these albums please go directly to my gumbyland & gallery website, where the audio plays perfectly on laptops & pcs :)
our mini houses (sound up)
our nature trails (sound up)
baker's tour painting by bren..
gumby trapped on the moon..
gumby rain spirits by bren..
the snowman by bren..
blue star drive-in (toxic toys)
blackbird's outpost dollscape..
halloween dolly freakshow
floorsleeper/blue house dollscape..
girls kick ass
lilac house..
raven's rest house..
charlotte house..
sunset house
innsmouth house
caution! zombarbies!
box of bees installation..
patchwork playhouse..
xyz dollscape
annie's saturday house..
hiding places installation..
autumn butterfly installation..
doll medicine dollscape (warning graphic content)
monkey lab installation
toxic dollies dollscape
never open your eyes dollscape (warning graphic content)
collidescope dollscape (warning graphic content)
migraine dolls sickroom dollscape
the haunted forest installation
pandora installation
lost hollow digital art album (warning graphic content)
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