Obscurus Inktober 2022 by Jessica Lauser TikTok Compilation // jlauserart

Here is a compilation of my "Obscurus" TikTok stories from 2022! Thanks so much for watching. Prints and the official Folklore zine can be purchased on my Etsy shop on November 4th @ 6pm EST!

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[Asher.Artist]

How am i supposed to be scared when the art is absolutely stunning?!

[Ima_jojo_fan]

Another year down Jessica really is popping off every Halloween getting better and better❤😊

[bundleofbooks_]

This year's inktober is so good!! Your art literally gets better every year (⁠T⁠T⁠)

Also, I'm just a big fan of Japanese folklore. There's another version of Oiwa's tale where even Oume and her grandfather were into the plan. Instead of pushing Oiwa off a cliff when the poison wasn't enough to kill her, Iemon sent a friend to assault and kill her, thus giving him enough reason to leave her. The friend couldn't do it and instead shows Oiwa her disfigurement using a mirror (she didn't know what was happening to her face as they were so poor, they couldn't afford a mirror). Taken by anger and anguish, Oiwa cuts her neck with a katana that the man was carrying, cursing Iemon until her dying breath. So that no one else would know of the horrible tale, Iemon kills his friend. He then nails his corpse along with Oiwa's to wooden boards to float along the river.

The wedding part is also the same although in addition to Oume's death, Iemon also kills her grandfather. Driven mad by Oiwa's appearances, he flees to the mountains but is still haunted by Oiwa's vengeful ghost. Fortunately by the end of the story, Oiwa's brother finds out and proceeds to kill Iemon. I think Oiwa also played a part in making sure her brother kills Iemon.

That's all! Just an extra bit of information ^^

[vrushtidve]

0:14 Ghost Nun of Borley Recotroy
0:58 La Voisin
1:46 The Norns
2:23 Bathsheba Sherman
3:00 Ghost of Oiwa
3:53 Poludnista
4:31 Harpy
5:23 Isobel Gowdie
6:10 Hone-onna
6:57 Catherine Howard
7:48 Wtich's Familiar
8:28 Baobhan Sith
9:11 Samodiva
9:45 Melusine
10:23 Dullahan
10:59 Rokurokubi
11:43 Valravn
12:15 Reliquary
12:49 Guilia Tofana
13:45 Hannah Cranna
14:27 Ceridwen
15:02 Yuki-onna
15:37 Greenbrier Ghost
16:36 Dryad
17:04 The Grey Lady
17:47 Kate Blood
18:29 Jersey Devil
19:05 Cliodhna
19:44 Lamia
20:12 Skondhokata
20:41 Memento Mori

[DG_Toti]

High key really wanna hear her tackle some indigenous North, Central, and South American folklore this year (especially if it comes from any tribes in the Amazon or north of the Arctic Circle).
Also Aboriginal Australian folklore, that’d be cool too

[pamelaguerra]

13:15 I can hear bailey sarian like ✨AqUaTeFAnAaaa✨

[cinthiacruzado]

I'm so happy you made a drawing of Yuki-Onna. She's one of my favourites in Japanese mythology. I hope we get to see more of your art 🎨 💖

[blissardess]

extra info or not so fun fact, Cathryn Howard wanted her execution to look perfect so she actually practiced putting her head on the the thing so she could look beautiful and perfect while dying, but unlike Ann Boleyn they didn't hire a professional and so he cut her on her back (I think, anywhere but her neck) and so all that work she did to try and make herself look beautiful while dying was for nothing cause the executer missed her neck.

[Geeko]

As soon a I heard 'Harpy' "Harpy hare where have you buried all your children"

[birby]

New Year.
Even more lushes eyelashes 😫👌👌
I love your arttt💖

[ccaammeerroonnnn]

Another incredible year of Inktober. Congratulations <3

[stxrsfornali]

Rewatching this rn you have no idea how excited I was for this❤❤❤

-forgot to add this but you have no idea how happy I was when you did Catherine Howard

Six the musical fan❤

First Anne and now Catherine? Love you sm

[Rubybonez]

I used your prompt for inktober cause I'm bad at making stuff up. Your art looks absolutely beautiful!

[crkwr]

EEEEK! NEXT MONTH IS INKTOBER AND IM SO EXCITED!

[michellec.blevins]

Another reason I love my birthday … these videos

[remedyanderson]

When I saw a notification for this I was so happy! Can't wait to see this next inktober

[kristenrock]

I am a bit late to the party lol, but did you know that the image of Melusine was the inspiration for the Starbucks logo. Next time anyone of you get your Starbuck's cup of Joe, look closely at your cup, and you will see Melusine's two split tails in the upper corners of your cup. And amazing artwork BTW absolutely gorgeous work.

[Emi_luna]

so happy to have seen all these amazing inktober artworks

the way you work with ink is amazing

[Why_its_Rye]

This is going to be amazing! So excited for the seventh, since it's my birthday!

[wingsofkuiper]

I remember reading about the borley rectory when I was a kid, it was one of my favourite stories along with this one story of a French noblewoman who was beheaded during the French Revolution. I adore your stories and art, keep it up queen 🔥🔥