Yuuko Shirakawa

Mom has gifted the Cult of the Candy Witch Christmas jumpers, they are exactly as bad you would expect and as such have instantly become beloved.

More of Mom's names for different anime:
Rubber man pirate show: In space
Kamen Rider and the Midlife Crises
Yokai playing with their food
Alien boy and ghost girl keep trying to figure things out: Featuring the underwear yokai
Super powered trash people
Boy and Girl play dress up

Mom and Dad have arrived :)

He has no idea what Black Friday is, but he loves treats and pets.

Dogs really have it all figured out eh?

White and orange cat sleeping in a bird cage shaped shelf hanging from the ceiling

Multiple cats on similar stands

Bird cages as sleeping places for #cats - only in #Japan :neocat_heart:

#catsofmastodon

Another police box in Glasgow. Maybe this time...?

Yes! The Doctor is making us cappuccinos!

Best coffee this side of Gallifrey

A Baku defends a sleeping girl, looking fierce as he circles her prepared to eat the bad dreams that trouble her.

Without good sleep you cannot recover, and nightmares stand in the way of good sleep. Good thing for the Baku, the Eater of Dreams: this anteater-looking oddity of Japanese folklore devours bad dreams and the spirits that produce them. #FolkyFriday

Apparently one of the things driving the whole bathroom with no tub "trend" are tall people who do not fit in them so the tall people just get rid of the tub and have only a shower.

Excuse you I was swimming in there.

Tall people must be stopped.

Grab their knees!

Ouija is copyright of Hasbro: before their board, these parlor games were called spirit boards. Invented by spiritualists in Ohio in the 1880s as much for fun as anything, they were popularized after WW1 and demonized by fundamentalists as gateways to Hell. #FolkloreThursday

A go game of black and white stones on a gridded board.

One of the most complex games ever made despite its simplicity, Go was invented in China around the 4th century BCE. Black and white stones are placed on intersections, with the goal of owning the most territory by game's end. #FolkloreThursday

Apple pie, photo credit 1. Neu-Kelte

#LegendaryWednesday with your baking legends, your kitchen dessert traditions, candied rituals, & sweet deities
#WyrdWednesday #LegendaryWednesday #Celtic: `Cathal mac Finguine was a good king, who governed Munster; a great warrior prince was he. A warrior of […]

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Kagutsuchi imagined as a fire dragon in the Asian tradition, by H. Mansouri; smoke billows from his nostrils and tail, his back burning like a spine, his head crowned with horns and fire.

In the second attempt at Creation, Izanami succeeded in her mission by having ten thousand children, who are the land and kami that inhabits Japan. One of the last born was Kagutsuchi, the god of fire: he destroyed his mother, and created death. #WyrdWednesday

🖼: H. Mansouri

Sabnock_'s depiction of an akugyo, who has the head of a woman and long black hair, the front of a fishy dragon with human-like hands, fins, a spined back, and red lightning coming from her. She breathes fire or red smoke as she swims, and her name is written in Kanji.

The akugyo (悪魚) has the head and arms of a woman and breathes fire, a malevolent Japanese mermaid who ensnares the ships of sailors in rocks and then breaks the ship, devouring them. Japanese lords have tried to take her down, and failed. #WyrdWednesday

🖼: Sabnock_

RE: https://mastodon.social/@anewsocial/115492635409809971

Today, we're taking our first step into the moderation tools we've been wanting to build for Bridgy Fed for a while now. The reason we're launching this small iteration first is that: (1) it's recently become more urgent for our […]

An image of a classic spooky Halloween night setting centered around an old, two-story haunted house with glowing windows. A full, bright moon hangs in the dark sky, illuminating the scene. The main focal point is a large, dark, old-fashioned house, possibly a Victorian style, with multiple chimneys. Light spills warmly from its windows, providing a contrast to the night. High in the sky, a witch on a broomstick fly directly across the moon. In the foreground, a group is walking along a dirt path: a figure in a witch's costume (holding a broom), a person in a ghost costume, and a smaller person in a striped shirt and hat (perhaps a pirate or traditional Halloween kid's costume). Dozens of pumpkins and jack-o'-lanterns are scattered all over the yard and beyond the white picket fence. The yard is enclosed by a white picket fence, much of which looks slightly dilapidated. There are bare, gnarled trees on the left and right, adding to the eerie atmosphere. To the left of the house is a small outhouse or shed, and further back, a scarecrow figure is visible.

Thus concludes the Candy Witches 2025 flight. While her official route is over, she has been known to do some back tracking if she couldn't reach someone. She would like to thank everyone that makes her flight possible, all those who believe in her, and all […]

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An image of a manicured garden or courtyard surrounded by stone and brick walls, a full moon visible in a cloudy night sky. In the background, there's an old, somewhat dilapidated mansion or spooky house. Several crows or ravens are flying in the sky. The most prominent figures are several white, ethereal spirits or ghosts floating through the air. They have long, flowing shrouds or robes and appear to be haunting the scene. Some look like they are reaching out. On the left, a close-up section of a brick building features a glowing window. Inside the window, a child is visible in bed, apparently asleep. The light emanating from this window contrasts sharply with the dark exterior.

The Candy Witch has begun her flight home.

Reports are coming in of the Candy Witch in the pacific northwest of North America, where she saw a local group of witches locking arms with anthropomorphic frogs to keep a group of vans from entering a local neighborhood and disrupting trick or treating. This usually means she has entered the […]

A Child in orange pajamas and burlap mask was seen leading a group of tinny scarecrows through the streets Carlsbad, California where he began throwing them at groups of children causing the scarecrow to burst in a shower of Candy.

The Candy Witch was last seen in Las Vegas, Nevada where the hell chicken became mesmerized by the Sphere, when looker attempted to touch the hell rooster, he began attacking them in violent frenzy. The Candy Witch was able to retrieve him by cover his head with a sock -_-

While completing her rounds in Virginia, Local children have reported the ghost of deceased were seen following a large black rooster in impromptu parade, giving onlooker one last chance to say goodbye. This parade is said to have proceeded the arrival of the Candy Witch.

The Candy Witch was last seen in New York, New York. Tinny Scarecrows were seen holding an impromptu using the city’s rats, as each one was thrown to the ground they exploded in a shower of Candy. Onlookers were both amused and disgusted.

The Candy Witch was last seen in Boston Massachusetts, where a group of tinny scarecrows were sighted following a Kobie delivery scarecrow in local junk yard. It’s unclear what transpired when the two met.

The Candy Witch has arrived in America, she was last spotted in Londonderry, New Hampshire. Where onlookers at the Slan Shack comic shop saw tinny scarecrows parachuting from sky forming patterns as they fell earth before exploding in a shower of candy.

The Candy Witch has begun her Journey to America!

The Candy Witch was last seen in London, England, where the London Metropolitan Police were seen trying to contain Hell chicken after it attacked a pod caster who was complaining about Halloween.

The Candy Witch was last seen in Dundee Scotland, procession of tiny scarecrows marched through the streets playing bagpipes before exploding in a shower of candy.

The Candy Witch was last seen in Belfast Ireland, where tinny scarecrows in Guy Fawkes mask stacked themselves together before exploding in a shower of candy.

The Candy Witch was last seen in Dublin Ireland, where tinny scarecrows reportedly leapt from her broom, collided with near by wall and showered on lookers in candy.

She's wearing a large, dark, conical hat that appears to have various small, rectangular objects or designs integrA woman waring a witches, her attire includes a light-colored dress with ruffles or layers, and there are dark straps or ribbons across her upper body.

And she is off! The Candy Witch was last seen in Greenfield Ireland. The Candy Witches 2025 journey has started. Two Candy warlocks solemnly guide the children of greenfield in honor of a third who could not be there and there have been reports of a rogue […]

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A vintage Halloween costume: a girl sits and lays on a bunch of massive pumpkins, dressed in a 1930s Raggity Ann doll with a really bad mask that is more creepy than cute. She holds a carved pumpkin in this black and white photo.

The purpose of Halloween costumes, at least in theory, was that the creatures of Samhain would accept you as their own and not accost you as they wandered the land. While not known to be historical beyond the 18th century, the tradition of becoming ghouls persists #FolkyFriday