"You should have Violet in your bath."  From The Film Daily, 1927.

Adjusted for inflation, the silver spoon is $1,800,000, the faint heart is $1,880, the two-ended candles are $20, the pins to drop are $70, the broth for too many cooks is $380, and the three locksmiths are $220.  From Life, 1930.

"Do not come in.  You would only aid the devil's work."  From Dark Shadows episode 725.

A Grave Mood Rings homage to Dark Shadows.

Wondering how drawings will die and transcend into new phases of being.  From Samuel Butler's The Way of All Flesh (1903).

"(There is always a last time for everything.)  Overhead, without any fuss, the stars were going out."  From "The Nine Billion Names of God" by Arthur C. Clarke.

From The Children's Newspaper, 1935.

"Peter Puck wants to know if a loser can keep a winning smile."  From The Children's Newspaper, 1940.

"We have no explanation for what has happened."  From Dark Shadows episode 697.

"A night which many feel will never end."  From Dark Shadows episode 633.

From the Tulsa Collegian, 1970.

"Have you lived before?"  From Fate Magazine, 1990.

"Your grave will be a bottomless pit."  From Dark Shadows episode 601.

We finally understand why better living has eluded us -- we simply can't carry that many keys around.  From The Australian Women's Weekly, 1961.

Brought to life by comedian John Dimes, here's our spoof of Alien: Mommy, Where Did I Come From?