We now have Living Dead Dolls at Gothic Legends.

Alice in Wonderland

Join the Living Dead Dolls as they journey down the rabbit hole into Wonderland.
Five of the most popular Living Dead Doll characters have gone through the looking glass and been reimagined as characters from Wonderland:
Sadie as Alice
Sybil as The Mad Hatter
Eggzorcist as The White Rabbit
Inferno as The Red Queen

  Children of the Night – Series19

As night blankets the sky, the moon rises and so do the dolls of Living Dead Dolls series 19: Children Of The Night. Driven by a hunger that is beyond their control, these little vamps are cursed to an eternal blood lust.

Living Dead Dolls Series 19: Children Of The Night
Sabbatha Blood
Sanguis
Haemon
Agana
Orchid

Each bloodthirsty spawn of darkness stands a full 10 inches tall and comes complete with real cloth clothing. Each is packed in their own coffin with death certificate.

NoHell – This is a pre-order item

The latest addition to the ever-expanding Living Dead Dolls line is Nohell, dressed for the season in a festive red and white holiday dress with real bells on her boots and removable hat.

This 10inch tall Living Dead Doll comes in a specially colored coffin.

Arrives in November 2010.

SAW!! – This is a pre-order item

“Congratulations, you are still alive!”
The Saw Puppet, mechanical messenger of the jigsaw killer from the Saw movie franchise, is a contemporary horror icon, he is also the newest addition to the Living Dead Dolls Presents series.

Countless victims have awoken to this harbinger of doom! And he explains the perverse rules to a game of life and death that they are being forced to play.

Now he can be yours to bring home!

Meticulously crafted with film accurate detail the Saw Puppet stands 10inches tall and comes complete with a removable cloth outfit and rooted hair.

 
Each doll is hand painted and packaged in a fifth panel collector-friendly window box.

Arrives  in September 2010 (ish).

Come and have a look – www.gothiclegends.co.uk

VAMPLETS 

These have got to be one of the best toys I have seen for ages – and I’m getting them for Gothic Legends!!  Smug grin!

Here we have their names l-r  top –  Cadaverson Nightshade,  Burton Creepson Jnr, Count Vlad von Gloom

l-r bottom - Evilyn Nocturna, Lily Rose Shadowlyn, Midnight Mori

ALL of them are trouble – so be warned!!!!!!

They also have their own bottle of blood that disappears when you up-end the bottle, then reappears again when its the right way up – see right.

GOTHIC LEGENDS  WILL BE ONE OF THE FIRST TO GET THESE – SO GET YOUR PRE-ORDER IN NOW!!!!!!!

STAIRCASE - There is a Devil’s Staircase neat Glenluce, Whigtown, and another (a mountain trackway) leading from the head of  Glencoe to Kinlochmore, Inverness.  

STAR - The Devil Star or Demon Star  ALGOL, is a star system in the constellation Perseus.

STICKS - The Devil on Two Sticks was written by Samuel Foote in 1768.  This was a satire written on the medical practices of his time.  It comes from the old game of Diabolos, where the players have two spinning tops (devils) attached to sticks.  

STONES - Many of the prehistoric standing stones around Britain are called “Devil stones”

STUMP - See “Whip” below

TAIL – see “Pull” above.

TAILORS - “The Devil is among the tailors”, this means there is a quarrel or argument going on!  Said to be derived grom a whipping game, in wich the top (the devil) is spun in the middle of several wooden “men” (tailors) with the intention of the knocking them down.

TALK OF THE DEVIL   - The full phrase is “talk of the Devil and he’s sure to appear”,  from old name magic which was an important part of the belief in spiritual beings.

TATTOO – “beating the Devil’s tattoo”, is the continuous tapping of fingers on a solid surface or object.  Designed to drive the listener mad……..!

TEMPLE -  the “Devil’s temple”, was referred to in an old proverb in Robert Burton’s ‘Anotomy of Melancholy’ in 1621: “Where God hath a temple the devil hath a chapel”.

THROAT - In Cromers Bay, Norfolk.  Named because of the number of shipwrecks and lack of  any safe harbour.

TRUTH – See “Shame the Devil” previously.

TWO STICKS - See “Sticks”.

VIRTUE – The Devil’s Virtue is a reference to a double entendre of St Jerome in ‘Contre Jovimen:  Diaboli vurtis in lumbis est’.  If your Latin is as good as mine, you’ll have no idea that this means ‘The virtue of the Devil is in the loins’. 

WALK – The Devil’s Walk is a poem by P B Shelley 1792-1822. 

“Oh!  why is the Father of Hell in such glee, as he grins from ear to ear?  Why does he doff his clothes joyfully, As he skips and prances, and flaps his wing, As he slides, leers, and twirls his sting….” – could catch on!!!

WATER – This is a river which rises near the Durham border and flows into the Tyne, 2 miles east of Hexham in Northumberland.

WHIP -  “To whip the Devil around the stump” – this is an American saying meaning to enjoy the results of evil actions without having to pay the cost.

WHITE DEVIL - “The White Divil” (devil), this was an Italian murderess Vittoria Corombona, in the sixteenth century.  Her story was dramatized by John Webster, published in 1612, under the title of The White Divil.

Well, thats it – sorry theres no pictures on this one but couldnt find ANY. 

Next blog will be a write up of a Demon.  Dont know which one yet – stay tuned….!

See you soon

www.gothiclegends.co.uk

IDLE HANDS  - ‘The Devil finds work for idle hands’ – an old proverb (with several variants) generally means to keep busy so the Devil can’t get you into trouble!!

ISLAND - Devil’s Island is the name of one of three small islands off the coast of French Guiana.  Therre is also a Devil’s Island in Torc Lough, Killarney.

Devil's Island - French Guiana

JUMPS - Devil’s Jumps is the given name to a Bronze Age barrow cemetery.  Located 4 miles west of  Midhurst, W Sussex, it consists of  5 large bell-barrows about 114 feet in diameter.

KINGDOM - The Devil’s Kingdom is said to be that stretch of beach/rocks between low and high tide.

LAPFUL - This appears to be a generic name for many cairns – a man-made, conical pile of stones, usually found on mountaintops or moorland.

LIAR - The Devil is not to be believed in anything he says.  Even the Grimoires constantly warn that special precautions must be taken with conjured spirits to ensure they tell the truth.

LIMEKILN - Devil’s Limekiln is a sea cut chasm on the Isle of Lundy in the Bristol Channel.

LINCOLN CITY - ‘The Devil looking over Lincoln city’ seems to be a reference to a gargoyle on Lincoln Cathedral.  The phrase was recorded by John Haywood in 1562, when  said gargoyle probably existed (apparently it had a swollen stomach):  ‘Then wold ye look ouer me with stomoke swolne like as the divel lookt puer Lincolne’. 

LIVERY – The Devil’s livery is said to be black and yellow.  Black for death and yellow for quarantine.

LUCK - The Devil’s luck is extrordinary good fortune.

MADNESS – The Devil has been said to drive a man mad before destroying him!!

MASS - A Devil’s mass means a tirade of swearing and abusive language.

MILL - Devil’s Mill is one of the falls of the River Devon, about a mile west-southwest of the Crook of Devon.

MISSIONARY - Voltaire, a French writer and satirist 1694 – 1778,  remembered as a crusader of bigotty and tyranny, was called the ‘Devil’s Missionary’.

Voltaire at 24

MONK -   see ’sick’.

MOTHER - Devil’s Mother is a mountain (2131 feet!!)  in the northwest of Galway.

NOSTRILS - Two caverns or natural formations, separated by a pillar of rock, on the mainland of the Shetland Islands are known as the Devil’s Nostrils.

OLD DEVIL - The Devil is as old as mankind.  Old Scratch is another name and said to be taken from the word ’scrat’.  This was once used of a Teutonic demon or monster.  Probably related to ’skrati’ which meant ’satyr’, and which has also been given as a derivation for Old Scratch.

OWN - The Devil’s Own was one of the nick-names given to the 88th Foot, the Connaught Rangers, apparently by General Picton after the bravery of the regiment in the 1809-14 Peninsular Campaign.  The same name was applied to the now disbanded Inns of Court Regiment, once consisting of mainly lawyers and traditionally linked with diabolical names.   See http://www.devils-own.co.uk/history.htm

PATERNOSTER   - The phrase “to say the Devil’s paternoster” means to say the Devil’s prayer, which literally means to pray to the Devil himself, rather to Our Father (pater noster in Latin).  A prayer such as this is often offered backwards .

PAY - ” The very Devil to pay” means a confused or difficult situation.  However “the Devil to pay and no pitch hot” points to a state of unreadiness and is said to be derived from shipbuilding terminology.  The word “to pay” means “to cover in pitch” and a “devil” was a seam in the ship’s outer boards which had to be made watertight/airtight with hot pitch.            (Well I never knew that!!! :))

PIT - Devil’s Pit is a natural hollow near Cadgwith, W Cornwall, with a dept of about 205 ft.

PLAY – “To play the Devil” is to be angry.  Can also be used to mean  a real mess of something.

POINT -  Devil’s Point is a rock in the Cairngorms.  It is also the name used for the south eastern extremity of Cairn Toul in Aberdeenshire.

Devil's Point Cairngorms

PRAYER – The Devil’s Prayer is the Lords Prayer backwards.  See PATERNOSTER

PULL - the phrase “to pull the Devil’ tail”  or “to pull the Devil by the tail” is said to mean that one struggles constantly against adversity, mocking even the worst that the Devil can do. 

PUNCHBOWL - The name Devil’s Punchbowl is used to denote several natural bowls in the British landscapes.  The most famous is the Bronze Age round-barrow on the Isle of Wight.  There is another one near Hindhead Hill, Haselmere, Surrey.  Another deep lough, supposedly part of an extinct volcano, is near the summit of Mangeton, 4 miles east of Kenmare in Kerry.

Devil's Punchbowl, Hindhead (view from the north of Hindhead)

QUOITS – Three huge stones near Kennet in Wiltshire, are called the Devil’s Quoits or Coits as are three immense stones near Stanton Harcourt in Oxfordshire.  See also Frying Pan.

RING - The Devil’s Ring  is the name of a Bronze Age barrow cemetery at Brightwell Heath, about 5 miles east of Ipswich in Suffolk.  The Devil’s Ring and Finger are two Neolithic stones (now part of a wall!!) 3 miles north west of Market Drayton in Shropshire.

Devil's Ring

ROPE - The Devil’s Rope is a reference to the proverb “give the Devil rope enough, and he will hang himself”.  Someone who puts the Devil to shame is someone who does something good.  

SHAME THE DEVIL - Someone who puts the Devil to shame, is someone who does something good.  “Tell the truth and shame the Devil”.

SICK - The phrase “the Devil sick would be a monk” is a reference to the good intentions one has in times of adversity.

SNUFFBOX - The puffball fungus is called the “Devil’s Snuffbox”.

Devil's Snuffbox. Edible too apparently!!

SON OF THE DEVIL - A vicious or cruel person.  The infamous Ezzelino, governor of the city of Vincenza in Italy in the thirteenth centuary , was called this.

SPOON - “He who sups with the Devil needs a long spoon”, means that someone who finds himsel in a difficult situation needs to be especially careful.

Ok, gonna leave it here for now.  See you again soon

www.gothiclegends.co.uk

In Nomini Patrie

A stunning bangle inscribed with

‘In the name of The Father, The Son and The Holy Ghost’

 an amethyst crystal-mounted, Latin-inscribed bangle of the high church.

One Size Medium (Adj.)

The Dragon’s Lure

Like a whispering shoulder devil or a witch’s familiar, this dragon, piercing through the ear lobe, tempts the wearer into acts of shameful depravity. Absolutely gorgeous!!(single item not a pair)

Bleeding Heart

A cascade of crystal blood pours from the cruel wounds of a tortured love. Matching earrings available

Mirror of the Soul necklace

Looking deep into the gothic heart, the face of death will peer back with inevitable certainty.  Hangs from a jet black velvet choker.  Matching earrings also available .

Necromancers Sigil Ring

Encircled by encoded ceremonial rites, the three black cabochons control the powers to arouse the dead. Cast pewter ring.

This is just a taster – look at these and other new items at www.gothiclegends.co.uk

CHIMNEY – the Devil’s Chimney is on Leckhampton Hill, nr Cheltenham.  Its an outcrop of limestone 50 odd feet high.  The result of quarrying and natural erosion.  There is another one called Hell’s Lum nr Pennan, Argyllshire.

Devils Chimney - Leckhampton

COACH HORSE - the Devil’s Coach Horse is another name for the rove beetle (Goerius olens).

COACH WHEEL - the Devil’s Coach Wheel is another name for the Corn Crowfoot (an annual plant growing in corn-fields; and bearing small pale yellow flowers).

DAM –  “the Devil and his dam” means “the Devil and his mother” or “the Devil and his wife”, “dam” being the old form for “dame”.  Generally the phrase means “the Devil and something else just as bad”.

DANCE - “to lead the Devil’s own dance” means to cause trouble, to be the “musical lead” or the “dance lead” in a diabolic dance.

DAUGHTER - Devil’s Daughter is a name for a shrew.

DEN - “the Devil’s Den” is the remains of a longbarrow near Marlborough, Wiltshire.  Much restored now, but the original was constructed about 5000 years ago.

Devil's Den - Marlborough

DEUCE - “the Deuce” is said to have come from dus, the Celtic name for a hairy wood demon.

DEVIL DRIVES   - the full phrase “needs must when the Devil drives” means when there is no alternative.

DEVIL MAY CARE - this is a phrase used to decribe someone who is “wilfully reckless”.

DIABLOLO - the name of an old whipping top game.

A spool which is whirled and tossed on a string tied to two sticks held one in each hand.

 DITCH -Devil’s Ditch is part if the prehistoric defensive earthworks about 2 miles north of Chichester, W Sussex.

DODGER - A “Devil dodger” is a hypocrite, or sometimes a ranting preacher.

DOOR - a “Devil’s door” is a door in the north wall of a church.    No sunlight ever hits it and it is said it is opened “to let the Devil out”.

The Devil's door at the Church of St Peter and St Paul, Broadhempston, Devon

DOZEN - a Devil’s dozen actually numbers thirteen – possibly a reference to the coven which was said to consist of thirteen  evildoers (12 witches or warlocks and the Devil) – in mockery of the Christian twelve deciples and Christ.

DUE - “to give the Devil his due” means to give some credit to someone of a bad reputation , or even to give some credence to the Devil in some matters.

DUST – “Devil’s dust” is woollen shoddy, maybe from the name of the machine (called a “devil”) which made the shoddy flock from old rags.

DYKE - Devil’s Dyke is a natural ravine in the downs, north of Brighton, E Sussex.  Said to be the work of the Devil but uncompleted because of a trick played on him by St Cuthman (or an old woman) with a candle. 

Devil's Dyke, north of Brighton

ELBOW - Devil’s Elbow is a long crook in the road leading over the Grampians.

FIDDLESTICK - “the Devil rides on a fiddlestick” has several meanings.  The double entendre of “fiddle” meaning both “playing a violin” and “cheating” is implicit in early records of this phrase.  There is also the notion that the Devil can ride through the air on a stick (like witches)

FINGERS - a starfish is sometimes called “the Devil’s Fingers”.

FIRE  - “to kindle a fire for the Devil” refers to the idea of offering a sacrifice to the Devil, that is, taking part in his evil work or intentions.

FOOTPRINT   – the Devil’s Footprint is said to be impressed on a rock in the parish of Whithorn, Wigtown, Llanarth Church, Cardiganshire and also at Newington Church in Kent.

FOUR-POSTER - in the card game “whist”, a hand containing the Four of Clubs is called “the Devil’s four-poster”.  See also “Bedpost”.

FRYING PAN -  the Devil’s Frying Pan is a pre-historic burial chamber to the south of Camborne in Cornwall.  Originally, about 3000 years BC, it was covered by  a barrow mound.  It has a capstone upon three uprights.  Also sometimes know as Giants Quoit or Devil’s Quoit. 

GLEN - Devil’s Glen is a ravine 4 miles northwest of Rathnew, County Wicklow.  There is also a Devil’s Glen in Argyllshire.  The ravine is fed by a waterfall from the Vartry.

The waterfall at Devil's Glen

 GOOD - “the Devil is good when he is pleased” has a dual meaning, a) when all goes well with the Devil, then he acheiving his own aims (whatever these may be) and b) even such a being as the Devil is good (that is, not actively involved in evil) when he is pleased with the way things are going.

GO TO THE DEVIL - pretty self explanitory I think.

HACK - a literary hack is sometimes called a ‘devil’ or ‘literary devil’.

HIGHWAY - The Devil’s Highway is the Roman road that stretches across Bagshot Heath in Surrey.

 HOLE - Peak Cavern in Derbyshire is sometimes called the Devil’s Hole (or Devil’s Arse!). See www.peakcavern.co.uk

HOLY WATER - to love “as the Devil loves holy-water” obviously means not at all!

HUMPS - The Devil’s Humps are twin bell-barrows about 5 miles north of Chichester.  The remains of a Bronze Age cemetery (about 1500 BC) 

The Devil's Humps

 Right, gonna leave it here for now.  Dont forget www.gothiclegends.co.uk is the shop website.  come and visit – Christmas is coming!!  Next weeks post will be from ‘I’, see you then. 

SOUL CHASER - £24.99

This Grim Reaper (Death) searches for YOUR soul, holding his candle in front of him. Outstanding detail, necklace of skulls, sand timer on his belt etc.

Approx. Height: 23cm

AND ONE FOR THE BOYS……………..?!

HELL’S DAUGHTER - £19.99

Erotic vampire figure wearing PVC bondage clothing kneels down in front of a tomb stone, holding a goblet (filled with blood).  This one’s trouble!!!!

Approx. Height: 14.5cm

More amazing pieces from NEMESIS NOW.

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The Sigil of the Baphomet is an inverted pentacle form, with two points pointing upwards, one downwards, and one to each side.   Inside the pentacle is the image of a goat, its horns filling the upper two points, its ears filling the two lateral ones, and its mouth filling the lower one. This is  suppost to be the face of Satan.   The goat and pentacle theme is very old, and has its origins in alchemy. The pentacle is surrounded by two circles, the innermost touching the points of the pentacle. In between the two circles are 5 Hebrew characters, spelling LVTHN anticlockwise: Leviathan.  

The figurine above (Baphomet by Nemesis Now) is based on an illustration by the nineteenth centuary Occultist Eliphas Levi (see below left).

The symbol of Baphomet was used by the Knights Templar to represent Satan – allegedly.  Through the ages this symbol has been called by many different names. Among these are: The Goat of Mendes, The Goat of a Thousand Young, The Black Goat, The Judas Goat, and perhaps most appropriately, The Scapegoat.”

A modern interpretation is that it represents fertility, success and power.

Check out some the other figurines etc that we have at www.gothiclegends.co.uk.  

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