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I am a rabid collector of Halloween, primarily vintage, but also of favourite modern Halloween artists. I am an animal activist, vegetarian, and am drawn to jewellery, art, lighting and clothing from the 1920s. I am a Creative Director in a downtown Toronto advertising agency, and my background is copywriting and journalism. My favourite horror movies are Carnival of Souls, The Haunting, The Innocents, The Exorcist, Nosferatu, Vampyre, The Cabinet of Doctor Caligari, The Hunger, Night of the Living Dead, The Evil Dead, Let's Scare Jessica To Death, The Thing, Blair Witch Project, and the Japanese versions of The Grudge and The Ring. My favourite artists are Nicoletta Ceccoli and Camille Rose Garcia. My favourite musicians are Siouxsie and the Banshees, Bauhaus and The Stranglers. I am obsessed with fireworks and generally enjoy being obsessed with dead people's stuff. I live with my husband Robert, who is an extraordinary nature photographer who specializes in owls and loons (his Flickr name: Surfinbird@rogers.com), and three rescue cats, Connor O'Malley McNeilly Beeney, Nathaniel and Romero (yes, named after George Romero because this poor cat had a massive wound on his neck when we found him and looked like he'd been bitten by a zombie). All of our cats are FIV (feline aids) positive and all are extremely healthy and may well live longer than non FIV cats. I consider myself moderately sensitive, and have a history of mediums and psychics in my family tracing back to Ireland.
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- *Shiney Brite* 66 photos, 9 members
- Candles, Lanterns & String Lights In The Garden 209 photos, 76 members
- Hocus Pocus 3,109 photos, 299 members
- Horror Movie Illustrations 418 photos, 208 members
- Haunted Kitchen 326 photos, 25 members
- Art Deco Interiors & Furniture 1,766 photos, 145 members
- Fireworks Ephemera 257 photos, 22 members
- Vintage Pink Bunny 66 photos, 39 members
- E is for Vintage Easter 316 photos, 41 members
- They Must Be Destroyed On Sight! 31 photos, 23 members
- * Holidays of All Kinds (No vacation photos) (post 1~ comment 1) 6,218 photos, 417 members
- Witches and Wizards in Cinema 39 photos, 24 members
- A rEtRo Kitchenalia spot 9,282 photos, 718 members
- Red / orange kitchen 1,305 photos, 78 members
- Dark Shadows 425 photos, 74 members
- Aluminum Christmas Trees 595 photos, 184 members
- Music for Monsters 211 photos, 19 members
- The Spookatorium 3,162 photos, 315 members
- Vintage Holiday Advertising 1,809 photos, 96 members
- Vintage Holiday Collectibles 12,332 photos, 238 members
- Halloween Wonderful 18,362 photos, 2,820 members
- Dark Shadows Movie 2012 59 photos, 13 members
- Mid-century modern ceramics & tableware 6,014 photos, 953 members
- Atomic Blues 190 photos, 64 members
- Atomic Living 4,028 photos, 323 members
- My Vintage Addiction 14,628 photos, 795 members
- Christmas Ephemera--Vintage 3,037 photos, 238 members
- ICM - Intentional Camera Movement - 14.000+ great submissions! 14,762 photos, 2,097 members
- Vintage Melmac & LustroWare 554 photos, 158 members
- Halloween Magic 1,796 photos, 163 members
- lovely_owls 3,693 photos, 1,077 members
- Anthro-licious 647 photos, 92 members
- halloween plastic 753 photos, 138 members
- Halloween Horror Nights 4,051 photos, 642 members
- I believe in holidays and other calendrical observances 14,823 photos, 837 members
- DazzlePix ABSTRACTS (Photos & iPhoneography) 3,562 photos, 186 members
- 1950s Retro/Pin-up Altered Art 1,656 photos, 1,893 members
- Calling all felines........BIG & small 4,006 photos, 360 members
- Calaveras & Diablitos 2,718 photos, 437 members
- Edgar Allan Poe 407 photos, 140 members
- Pocket Gardens 485 photos, 62 members
- Galvanized Goodies 68 photos, 30 members
- Land of Spun Cotton 180 photos, 65 members
- vintage bags 1,815 photos, 476 members
- Halloween for Adults 2,559 photos, 504 members
- Halloween Masks 338 photos, 47 members
- Sympathy for the Devil 2,045 photos, 457 members
- Masks Around the World 1,387 photos, 190 members
- vintage masks 74 photos, 7 members
- Masks 4,520 photos, 943 members
Testimonials (2)
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"Cody" says:
"ghostofhalloweenspast is an awesome FLICKr member. If you like Halloween...hers is the photo stream to visit. I'm honored when she posts a comment on my stream. She is definitely the one you want to sip a drink with in front of a roaring fire..lights out..storm raging outside and tell ghost stories...or play a good game of GREEN GHOST.
Her collection of Vintage and Artistic Halloween items is like visiting a museum. Her taste is frightfully impressive. I would have to say the only thing bigger than her collection..is her heart.
I consider her one of my BEST flickr pals and one of the best assets in joining this community. "B" you're THE BEST!!"28th August, 2009
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Night Watch2009 says:
"Hello! .... It is a true pleasure to meet with you on this site. I like your profile/pictures. You seem to be a Lady who really stands out in a crowd of certain parties .....
Your posted pictures, brought some of my memories ... as a child/boy. Please keep going.
Yours,
Christian.
liedtkechristian66@yahoo.ca"24th August, 2009
- Name:
- Brenda McNeilly
- Joined:
- February 2009
- Hometown:
- Toronto, Ontario
- Currently:
- Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- I am:
- Female and Taken
- Occupation:
- Creative Director