lingo.lol is one of the many independent Mastodon servers you can use to participate in the fediverse.
A place for linguists, philologists, and other lovers of languages.

Server stats:

66
active users

#spookyvibes

0 posts0 participants0 posts today
Morning of the Living Dead 🍻 for #spookysaturday

This evening I have for you a translated passage (I did my best! 😂) from Alessandro Cervellati's - Certosa Bianco e Verde (1967). This book is filled with anecdotes and stories about UNESCO world heritage site - "La Certosa", Bologna's Monumental Cemetery. Here is one of them:

"Popular tradition has no anecdotes concerning ghosts in our Certosa. But incredible things have happened all the same: On 7 August 1925, some women who had gone to the Certosa spotted a black stain in a recess in the underground area to the west around 10.15 a.m. : It was a dead man who, by mysterious chance, had not been yet buried. The Sir. Bernardi, the Certosa custodian, the priest Augusto Bastelli and two municipal guards rushed in. As the priest was about to give him absolution, they realised that the dead man was breathing, and indeed, with a yawn, he was coming back to life: in fact, he was a certain Antonio B., a resident of Via Sant'Apollonia, who declared: in order to enjoy the cool air, after a few stately drinks, he had found nothing better than to be locked up in the cemetery and find himself an ideal bed in a tomb in the Certosa". 💤 ✨

(The statue was sculpted by Bolognese Carlo Monari and is of Enea Cocchi. He died at the age of 18 in 1867.)
#photography #amateurphotography #cemetery #creepy #eerie #dark #moody #funny #story #literature #alessandrocervellati #bologna #italia #statue #italy #spookyvibes #europe #cimitero #statua #unesco
Petrified 🪨 for #spookysaturday episode 14

Walking through the quiet museum, you see a new exhibit. A kneeling statue of a woman, hands clasped in prayer, face carved with unbearable grief.
There is no plaque on it.
You overheard the guards earlier talking about hearing whispers and soft weeping echoing through the halls this past week… It is a museum though – there's always a ghost story knocking about.
But it is strange. There was no mention of getting a new exhibit and it seemingly appeared overnight.
After inspecting the new statue, you turn to leave. You hear a faint giggle in the air.
"Is someone here?"
Nothing. Another giggle – louder this time.
"Who are you?"
The statue’s eyes open.
"Who you are about to be." - she whispers.
The statue’s hands unclasp. ✨


#photography #amateurphotography #cemetery #spooky #creepy #eerie #dark #moody #horror #bologna #italia #statue #fiction #story #creepypasta #scarystory #italy #spookyvibes #europe
The Moonlight Passenger 🌙 for #spookysaturday episode 13


You've been driving for a while now with only the moon as your guide. The GPS decided to stop working a while back. You usually wouldn't be out this late, but a friend needs you. She sounded a bit upset on the phone, so you agreed to meet her and help replace her tyre. Luckily you have a spare. What’s she doing all the way out here anyway? This was supposed to be movie night.
You start to come into a town. Finally, some civilization. You scan the streets for signs of life – nothing. The place is deserted. Your phone rings. You pick up – it's your friend.
"Where are you? I thought you were coming over this evening?"
"I'm on my way. Do you have your hazards on?"
"What are you talking about? Why would I need hazards in my living room?"
On the corner, a woman appears beneath a flickering streetlamp. She's waving.
The line crackles and cuts out.
You look down at the phone, then back at the corner – she's gone.
The headlights dim. Something creaks in the back seat.
You daren’t look.
You whisper, “It was you who called, wasn't it?”
Behind you, something breathes. ✨

#photography #amateurphotography #street #spooky #creepy #eerie #dark #moody #horror #streetphotography #bologna #italia #road #car #night #moon #fiction #story #creepypasta #scarystory #blackandwhite #bnw #monochrome #blackandwhitephotography #italy #spookyvibes #europe #travel
The Graveyard Shift / Il Turno di Notte for #spookysaturday episode 8

Night guard at a rural cemetery wasn't exactly the job you were looking for, but these past six months have actually been great. Nice and quiet, nobody to bother you, decent pay!
Tonight's the same routine as ever: check all the gates are locked, quick sweep along the outer walls, note any signs of damage, walk your regular routes and watch out for anybody who shouldn't be there. Same old same old, but you don't mind, you like the familiarity.
Oh, someone’s left the lights on in the crypts again. Better turn them off. As you get closer, you hear sounds - muffled voices and footsteps. Great. They’d warned you about teenagers sneaking in for a dare. Heading down the stairs, you call out "Okay, fun's over. Time to go home".
No answer. You walk down one of the corridors. You can hear footsteps and voices ahead of you, so you speed up and turn the corner quickly. Nothing. Damn, these guys are fast.
"You're not in trouble. You just can't be in here now".
More mumbling and shuffling. You turn corner after corner for – what? – 20 minutes? Has the crypt always been this big? You decide if you leave the door open, they'll eventually go home. You try to retrace your steps, peering down corridors – you don't remember it looking like this before. Did you take a right or a left here? Don’t remember this dead end…
You realize that the voices and footsteps have stopped. There’s now complete silence. Then the lights go out. Pitch black. You start feeling your way along the walls.
The voices are back, but they’re no longer muffled.
"It's our turn to chase you."
And the footsteps are clearer too. And faster. Much faster.

#photography #amateurphotography #creepypasta #spooky #creepy #eerie #dark #moody #horror #crypt #bologna #italia #corridor #night #walk #nightshift #voices #cemetery #lost #liminalspace #backroom #italy #spookyvibes #scary #night #alone #nightmare #europe #story #scarystories #fiction

The image shows a dark, possibly nighttime scene with the silhouette of tree branches against a bright light source, likely the moon. The branches appear bare, suggesting a wintry setting or a tree without leaves. The contrast between the dark branches and the bright light creates a striking visual effect.

#NightPhotography #SpookyVibes #MoonlitNight #BlackAndWhite #MysticalNature #EerieBeauty #NaturePhotography #SilhouetteArt #MoonlightMagic #NocturnalNature