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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 205 photos, 74 members
- Hocus Pocus 3,105 photos, 299 members
- Horror Movie Illustrations 418 photos, 207 members
- Haunted Kitchen 321 photos, 25 members
- Art Deco Interiors & Furniture 1,658 photos, 141 members
- Fireworks Ephemera 231 photos, 21 members
- Vintage Pink Bunny 59 photos, 38 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) 6,129 photos, 414 members
- Witches and Wizards in Cinema 39 photos, 24 members
- A rEtRo Kitchenalia spot 9,114 photos, 718 members
- Red / orange kitchen 1,291 photos, 78 members
- Dark Shadows 416 photos, 74 members
- Aluminum Christmas Trees 593 photos, 184 members
- Music for Monsters 212 photos, 19 members
- The Spookatorium 3,127 photos, 315 members
- Vintage Holiday Advertising 1,792 photos, 95 members
- Vintage Holiday Collectibles 12,308 photos, 235 members
- Halloween Wonderful 18,312 photos, 2,817 members
- Dark Shadows Movie 2012 59 photos, 13 members
- Mid-century modern ceramics & tableware 5,941 photos, 948 members
- Atomic Blues 190 photos, 64 members
- Atomic Living 3,994 photos, 320 members
- My Vintage Addiction 14,495 photos, 791 members
- Christmas Ephemera--Vintage 3,040 photos, 235 members
- ICM - Intentional Camera Movement - 14.000+ great submissions! 14,391 photos, 2,074 members
- Vintage Melmac & LustroWare 553 photos, 158 members
- Halloween Magic 1,796 photos, 163 members
- lovely_owls 3,679 photos, 1,074 members
- Anthro-licious 644 photos, 91 members
- halloween plastic 745 photos, 139 members
- Halloween Horror Nights 4,057 photos, 642 members
- I believe in holidays and other calendrical observances 14,713 photos, 835 members
- DazzlePix ABSTRACTS (Photos & iPhoneography) 3,452 photos, 186 members
- 1950s Retro/Pin-up Altered Art 1,656 photos, 1,884 members
- Calling all felines........BIG & small 3,985 photos, 360 members
- Calaveras & Diablitos 2,722 photos, 437 members
- Edgar Allan Poe 411 photos, 139 members
- Pocket Gardens 484 photos, 61 members
- Galvanized Goodies 68 photos, 30 members
- Land of Spun Cotton 182 photos, 65 members
- vintage bags 1,814 photos, 477 members
- Halloween for Adults 2,552 photos, 477 members
- Halloween Masks 338 photos, 46 members
- Sympathy for the Devil 2,043 photos, 456 members
- Masks Around the World 1,384 photos, 190 members
- vintage masks 74 photos, 7 members
- Masks 4,488 photos, 941 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