Catholic horror, dusty rosaries, pestilence, chants, dark angels

⛪️ Dark Omens

A <n>Discalced Carmelite</n> nun rings a bell, a ritual reportedly performed upon the death of a sister.

The interior of <n>St. Stephen's Cathedral</n> in Vienna, Austria. Photo by <n>Kaitlin Kelly</n>.

The illustration <n>Prayer</n> by artist <n>Ramon Maiden</n>.

"Tides" by <n>Dan Hillier</n>, a collage based on <n>Gustave Doré</n>'s engravings for <n>Edgar Allan Poe</n>'s <n>The Raven</n>.

AI-generated artwork <n>The Acolytes</n>, created using <n>Midjourney</n>.

The <n>Altar de Triduo de la Virgen de las Angustias</n> for the <n>Hermandad de Los Gitanos</n> in Seville. Photo by <n>Jesús López</n>.

A depiction of <n>Anima Sola</n> (Lonely Soul), a soul in purgatory, sometimes identified as <n>María Celestina</n>.

A prototype of the <n>Mace Ball Candle Holder</n> by <n>Crucible New York</n> for <n>Wretched Flowers</n>.

An illustration of a <n>Seraphim</n>, a biblically accurate angel, by artist <n>Bowen Bramwell</n>.

<n>Allegory of the Transience of Life</n> (c. 1480-1490), an engraving by <n>Master I. A. M. of Zwolle</n>.

A fragment from the painting <n>The Last Judgement</n> by Russian artist <n>Viktor Vasnetsov</n>.

<n>A Skeleton Standing on an Open Coffin Holding a Skull and an Arrow</n>, an oil on panel by the <n>Netherlandish school</n> from the mid-16th century.

An image from a <n>Semana Santa</n> procession.

The fog-shrouded spires of <n>St. Giles' Cathedral</n> in Edinburgh, Scotland.