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Wm. Schumacher
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Gothic/Horror Film & Fiction Pedant (ghost stories, esp. M. R. James); Amateur Theatricals; Wastrel and Ne'er-Do-Well. Former Teacher. U of I ‘91, WPGU.
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Well, they slapped that together; it’s very brassy, and the gold (plastic) nameplates on the side are the absolute cheapest printed tags - they’re “Trump-Fancy.” Compare to the detail of the FIFA World Cup…
FIFA Club World Cup.
December 6, 2025 at 5:47 PM
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In case anyone was anxiously wondering - YES, we just finished the 1000-piece Edward Gorey puzzle.

SO much monochromatic sky…
Edward Gorey Picture Puzzle, showing an assembled Victorian group on a grassy lawn.
December 6, 2025 at 1:29 AM
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A photo of red racked snooker balls with a cue ball on green baize, with the phrase “Haters Gonna Hate.”
December 5, 2025 at 8:43 PM
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Also Cf. ‘Crack in the World’ (1965).
Characters run from a literal ‘crack in the world’ following a missile launched below earth’s crust.
December 5, 2025 at 3:01 AM
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I can read what it says, but all I can think of is…
Padraic and his imaginary friend, Crunchie Danger Haystacks, from the comedy series “Moone Boy.”
December 5, 2025 at 2:35 AM
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An early Christmas gift - save this GIF while you can!
December 3, 2025 at 5:12 PM
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It’s just me, BAROQUE THEATRE SCENIC SKELETON, bitches!
Original Drottningholm Slottsteater pop-up skeleton with scythe.
December 3, 2025 at 4:28 PM
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And Drottningholm’s “wave” machines - (swoons). They can be glimpsed in motion in the video below - along with a skeletal surprise!

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Hand-cranked screw-like scenic cylinders that form the basis of Drottningholm Slottsteater’s 18c “wave” machine, along with a ship cut-out which ran along a track between them. Detail image showing the end cranks of Drottningholm Slottsteater’s “wave” machine.
December 3, 2025 at 4:25 PM
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LOVE this kind of artifice, lovingly recreated on a smaller scale in The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus, or writ large for The Adventures of Baron Munchausen.

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Mock Baroque Forest Scenery from The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus. Another shot of the Mock Baroque Forest Scenery from The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus. A third shot of the Mock Baroque Forest Scenery from The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus. Detail shot showing the rigging of the tree drops from The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus.
December 3, 2025 at 4:06 PM
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I’m constantly enamored with the artifice of baroque theatre sets; before I retire, I’d love to design a set all of drops and shaped flats like the Drottningholm Slottsteater or the Théâtre de la Reine at Versailles. I know high school theatre has its limitations, but a man can dream…? 🧵
Forest set from Marie Antoinette’s theatre, Versailles, showing painted canvas tree drops. Antique theatre set showing a combination of shaped wing flats combined with a canvas drop simulating a timber-beamed structure with tree flats and a wooded backdrop beyond - probably also the Queen’s Theatre, Versailles. A period recreation of a production of Cadmus et Hermione in Paris, showcasing painted canvas cloud drops. Also a stage set from the Queen’s Theatre, Versailles, showing an interior scene comprised of columns-painted wing flats and a series of neoclassical backdrops enfilade, giving the illusion of a long, grand hallway.
December 3, 2025 at 3:58 PM
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The “Cat Prince” illustration by de Bosschere is striking.
A very feline-looking fairytale prince.
December 3, 2025 at 1:55 PM
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Films and BBC series using the Regency Cafe as a filming location: • Films: • Layer Cake • Brighton Rock • Pride • Rocketman • BBC Series: • London Spy • Judge John Deed • Rescue Me
December 3, 2025 at 1:37 PM
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Just such a hellmouth admirably pastiched by Renzo Mongiardino for Elsa Peretti’s “Tower of Ruins” in the 1980’s, which is full of all kinds of tromp l’oeil antiquities.

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An Italian “hellmouth” fireplace copied by Renzo Mongiardino, surrounded by painted classical architectural elements.
December 3, 2025 at 12:19 PM
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We have spent the last of our Thanksgiving hours absorbed by an Edward Gorey picture puzzle, as God, the Pilgrims, and Sarah Josepha Hale intended.

Good Night!
A box ,formerly containing a 1000-piece Edward Gorey picture puzzle, in the foreground, with pieces haphazardly strewn about.
November 28, 2025 at 3:38 AM
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Oh, just one more thing. Canned pumpkin is available year-round; how come we only make pumpkin pie at Thanksgiving —maybe Christmas —if it’s so “delicious?”
Peter Falk, as Columbo, brandishing a cigar to punctuate an insightful comment.
November 27, 2025 at 3:08 AM
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Funny, I do this when trying on sportcoats.
November 25, 2025 at 2:31 PM
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Picture of the Edmund Fitzgerald with the heading “You load twenty-six thousand tons, what do you get?”
November 11, 2025 at 4:44 AM
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Christopher Walken, in a leather jacket, saying “needs more accordion.”
November 7, 2025 at 3:18 PM
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Pietersen!!!
November 2, 2025 at 2:39 AM
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Research confirms.
Yosemite Sam portrays a Hessian soldier carrying a short large-caliber rifle well-suited to woodland combat whilst running at a cannon manned by Bugs Bunny, in “Bunker Hill Bunny” (1950).
October 30, 2025 at 3:43 PM
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Candy corn, looking in mirror, saying “well, I like me.“
October 29, 2025 at 6:31 PM
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irresponsibly posting my location on social media
Street Sign declaring “Fapp Circle.”
October 29, 2025 at 4:15 AM
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4 girls stare at a funky rock. “Picnic at Hanging Rock” (1975).
October 27, 2025 at 3:12 AM
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I can’t forgive him for the lapse in judgement that led to him marrying this in 2001.
Kimberly Guilfoyle yelling at the RNC.
October 27, 2025 at 3:05 AM
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Something with a little height, like one of these.
1960’s hairstyles card
October 25, 2025 at 10:54 PM