Scared Collection

The Ghost Story by Alfred Bestall
A family sit in the dark by a blazing fire, rigid with fear while listening to a ghost story told by an aged relative

Cause & Effect - dentist cartoon by H. M. Bateman
Cause and Effect - or, how two moods can change places

Mitsukuni and the Skeleton Specter (image 1 of 3), Mid 1840s. Creator: Utagawa Kuniyoshi
Mitsukuni and the Skeleton Specter (image 1 of 3), Mid 1840s

Goblin Market by Pauline Baynes
Illustration by Pauline Baynes depicting a scene from Goblin Market, the poem by Christina Rossetti

Deux meres ( Two Mothers ), 1888. Artist: Leon-Maxime Faivre
Deux meres ( Two Mothers ), 1888. From the Musee d Orsay, Paris

In Manus Tuas Domine!, 1879, (1918). Artist: Briton Riviere
In Manus Tuas Domine!, 1879, (1918). Painting held at the Manchester City Galleries, Manchester. From Bibbys Annual 1918, edited by Joseph Bibby. [The Priory Publishing Press, Liverpool, 1917]

The London Blitz An ARP warden rescues a young girl from the wreckage of a building bombed by Germany. V1 attack Buckingham Gate, Victoria

Georgie Porgie, pudding and pie - Kissed the girls and made them cry. When the boys came out to play - Georgie Porgie ran away

The Young Girl and Death, c. 1900 (oil on canvas)
XIR237907 The Young Girl and Death, c.1900 (oil on canvas) by Stokes, Marianne (1855-1927); 95x135 cm; Musee d Orsay, Paris, France; (add.info.: La Jeune Fille et la Mort; ); English, out of copyright

Owl & the Pussycat
The Owl and the Pussycat: Wake up, aren t you even a bit scared of me, Owl? Date: 1960s

Female Chartists Cartoon
How to treat the female Chartists Cockroaches, rats and mice should see off the most ferocious crowd of females

Zen koan painting depicting monk and tiger, Seoul, South Korea, Asia

Dave Mackay of Tottenham Hotspur confronts Billy Bremner of Leeds during their First Division Football match at White Hart Lane. 20th August 1966

Defendant in court misunderstanding a question from the judge about challenging the composition of the jury
5999949 Defendant in court misunderstanding a question from the judge about challenging the composition of the jury (colour litho) by English School

Scream Line by Cecil Rigby
The Driver: One gets a thrill out of speeding like this. Don t you feel glad to be alive? Her Friend: Glad is not the word. I m amazed

Nichiren Calming the Storm, 19th century. Artist: Utagawa Kuniyoshi
Nichiren Calming the Storm, 19th century

The man Who Begged to Differ from his Mother-in-Law Bateman
The man Who Begged to Differ from his Mother-in-Law by Bateman. A terrified, small man cowering in a chair after disagreeing with his imperious looking mother in law

Labocania attacking a Magnapaulia dinosaur
Labocania attacking a Magnapaulia. The tyrannosaurid stumbled and fell, allowing the lambeosaurine to escape

Nicolas II and Kneeling troops - WWI
WWI - Emperor (Tsar) Nicholas (Nicolas) II of Russia holds up a sacred icon to his troops, who drop to their knees in penitence. Date: circa 1915

Man and ghost
Man being followed by a hooded ghost. The figure with outstretched hands pointed at me and said: " Granby Manners, you will die in this room!" Date: 1890s

Studdys Nightmare by George Studdy
Bonzo and Co. get their own back on the artist, after the Christmas pudding

F Percy Wild, A Haunted Place

A new dog-fancy: the Basset Hounds by Louis Wain
Engraving by Louis Wain showing four naughty basset hounds teasing two scared black and white cats. A fifth basset hound enters the room looking coy but unrepentant with a whip in its mouth

Hamster -Cricetus cricetus-, alert young in a meadow, Austria

She took then the little key, and opened the door, trembling
3082142 She took then the little key, and opened the door, trembling, from The Arthur Rackham Fairy Book, pub

The Featherd Fair in a Fright, 18th century. Women with elaborate feathered hairdos flee from angry ostriches who want their feathers back

Cartoon, They have ears! WW1
Cartoon, They have ears! Three fashionable French women are afraid that two Dachshunds might be German spies. Date: 1916

Domestic Dog, Bulldog, puppy, standing

When I am grown to Man's Estate, I shall be very Proud
'When I am grown to Man's Estate, I shall be very Proud and Great. And tell the other Girls and Boys, NOT to meddle with my toys'

Frightened; Skramda, 1912 (oil on canvas)
659711 Frightened; Skramda, 1912 (oil on canvas) by Zorn, Anders Leonard (1860-1920); 101.7x66 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Frightened; Skramda. Anders Leonard Zorn (1860-1920). Oil on canvas

Pictures taken of audience reactions during the first screening of Sci-Fi Horror Film Alien at the Odeon Theatre Leicester Square A woman scunches up her face in horror

Audiences reaction to original screening of Alien in the Odeon Theatre Leicester Square A woman covers her face in fear

A tragic masked ball, 1930. Creator: Unknown
A tragic masked ball, 1930. Un Tragique Bal Masque. Guest in a burning bear costume. Back cover of " Le Petit Journal Illustre". [France, 30 March 1930]

A Henpecked Husband. A henpecked man is controlled by and a little frightened of a woman, especially his wife. Date: circa 1909

The Sandman, Coppelius, illustration from a short story by E
1733784 The Sandman, Coppelius, illustration from a short story by E.T.A

The Island Bee (from Wayside Posies: Original Poems of the Country Life), 1867

Comic postcard, two British soldiers, private and sergeant major, WW1 Date: circa 1918

A baby being vaccinated at Halton Road divisional health centre in Runcorn, looking dismayed by quickly reassured by the nurse

Twenty four year old warden Mrs Mary Couchman crouches down to protect her young son Brian and his two friends during an air in a Kent village during the Second World War

Young girl surrounded by hungry pigeons as she feeds them in Trafalgar Square, London 17th November 1963

Peter O Toole Actor As He Appears In The Film " The Ruling Class May 1972 Dbase MSI LMAH003

The giant Panda Chi-Chi at London Zoo gets to speak to her friend An-An, a giant panda in Moscow. February 1966 © Mirrorpix

Comedian Charlie Drake poses with British singer and actor Gary Miller (left) and Jackie Ray (right) at rehearsal for Leslie A Macdonnells pantomime Old King Cole at the London Palladium

Pictures taken during the first screening of Sci-Fi film Alien at the Odeon Theatre in Leicester Square showing the audience reaction to the film

The Headless Horseman Pursuing Ichabod Crane, 1858. Creator: John Quidor
The Headless Horseman Pursuing Ichabod Crane, 1858

Man and Two Dominating Women

Giant Robot Throwing Naked People on a Field

Confused Woman

WW2 - Comic Postcard, Home Front - Intruder Raid - A little girl (with ginger pigtails) is alarmed at the sight of a small brown mouse and has leaped up onto the piano stool. Date: 1944

Englishwoman martyred by the Chinese, 1930. Creator: Unknown
Englishwoman martyred by the Chinese, 1930. Une Anglaise Martyrisee Par Des Chinois. A terrified woman is restrained as her fingers are cut off with a knife on a wooden block

John Gilpin gallops through a village, 1878, (c1918). Creator: Randolph Caldecott
John Gilpin gallops through a village, 1878, (c1918). John Gilpin, with wine bottles attached to his belt, clings on as his horse tears down the road chased by dogs and scattering geese

The safest asylum is a mother's breast, 19th century (illustration)
8822188 The safest asylum is a mother's breast

Mayor Gaynor turning in alarm 3/20/13, 1913. Creator: Bain News Service
Mayor Gaynor turning in alarm 3/20/13, 1913

The peasants quarrel, 1653. Creator: Adriaen van Ostade
The peasants quarrel, 1653. In a plain interor, three men are involved in a violent quarrel

Second Scene Of Burglars: The Burglars Arrested, 1810. Creator: Louis Leopold Boilly
Second Scene Of Burglars: The Burglars Arrested, 1810

The Young Captive, 1832. Creator: Ary Scheffer
The Young Captive, 1832

The Last Days of the Confederate Government: the train of the Confederates crossing the Pe-Dee River, North Carolina

The War in Denmark: a skirmish near Fredericia, 1864. Creator: Unknown
The War in Denmark: a skirmish near Fredericia, 1864. A skirmish between the Danes and Austrians during the Second Schleswig War. From "Illustrated London News", 1864

Winter Mood
Tal Paz-Fridman

Hauling conger eels (colour litho)
8656892 Hauling conger eels (colour litho) by Browne, Tom (1872-1910); Private Collection; (add.info.: Scenes at the seaside. Hauling conger eels)

I am fairly carried away with the charm of Margate (colour litho)
8656703 I am fairly carried away with the charm of Margate (colour litho) by English School

Fear in the darkness, c.1860 (print)
7293375 Fear in the darkness, c.1860 (print); (add.info.: Medicine. Psychology. The fear of the dark, child in the bed)

The failure of the Anglo Saxon in Newfoundland (Canada)
MMM5483503 The failure of the Anglo Saxon in Newfoundland (Canada). Lithography (34.4x43.4 cm) by F

Indian Mutiny or Sepoy Mutiny (1857-1858) (engraving)
UIG5416130 Indian Mutiny or Sepoy Mutiny (1857-1858) (engraving); (add.info.: Rebelion against British rule in India. It was begun by Indian troops in the service of the British, called sepoys')

Illustration for The Adventures of a Japanese Doll (colour litho)
8644712 Illustration for The Adventures of a Japanese Doll (colour litho) by Mayer, Henry (1868-1953); Private Collection; (add.info.: She stands in fear of the Village Boys)

The wolf, c.1900 (print)
7293413 The wolf, c.1900 (print); (add.info.: Science. Zoology. A wolf in the forest. Imagery, France, ca 1900.); Photo: © Archives Charmet

Fear in the darkness, c.1860 (print)
7293387 Fear in the darkness, c.1860 (print); (add.info.: Medicine. Psychology. The fear of the dark, child in the bed)

There was an Old Person of Hyde
8634386 There was an Old Person of Hyde, who walked by the shore with his Bride (coloured engraving) by Lear

Out on the deep: sailors bold (colour litho)
8635658 Out on the deep: sailors bold (colour litho) by Browne, Tom (1872-1910); Private Collection; (add.info.: Out on the deep: sailors bold. Sailors bold)

Fear of a Dictator (litho)
8673910 Fear of a Dictator (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Fear of a Dictator. A Rochester election handbill of 1834)

Male soldier inspecting an army of women musketeers (engraving)
8664228 Male soldier inspecting an army of women musketeers (engraving) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The female rights musketeers)

Letters C: rooster, c.1920 (print)
DUV4205926 Letters C: rooster, c.1920 (print); 15.5x24.5 cm; (add.info.: image from "The alphabet of Mimi" Illustrations by J. M. Porta. 8 pages.); Photo © Duvallon

Letter N: This great frightened devil who holds like a lichen to the earth is a large N
DUV4214887 Letter N: This great frightened devil who holds like a lichen to the earth is a large N, 1861 (engraving); (add.info.: "ABC Trim, Alphabet enchante" Texts of "Trim")

A woman nervously moving to answer an unexpected knock at the front door, 1875
3480136 A woman nervously moving to answer an unexpected knock at the front door

The Expedition of the Coffins, or Boney's invincible armada, half above the waves
MMM5478588 The Expedition of the Coffins, or Boney's invincible armada, half above the waves; National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: The Expedition of the Coffins)

The fire of the steamship Austria off the coast of Newfoundland (Canada) on September 13
MMM5483523 The fire of the steamship Austria off the coast of Newfoundland (Canada) on September 13, 1858

The wolf, c.1900 (print)
7293412 The wolf, c.1900 (print); (add.info.: Science. Zoology. Wolf's fear. A girl hide from the wolf. Imagery, France, ca 1900.); Photo: © Archives Charmet

The wolf, c.1900 (print)
7293411 The wolf, c.1900 (print); (add.info.: Science. Zoology. Wolf's fear. A wolf attack a girl. Imagery, France, ca 1900.); Photo: © Archives Charmet

Blown by the waves - Cover of "The Eye of the Police", 1912 (engraving)
ICA4950175 Blown by the waves - Cover of "The Eye of the Police", 1912 (engraving); Private Collection; Photo © Caricadoc

Goat and Hound (cut paper laid down on tissue)
1767559 Goat and Hound (cut paper laid down on tissue) by Diederich, Wilhelm Hunt (1884-1953); 17.1x31.1 cm; Private Collection; Photo © Christie's Images

Illustration for Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift (colour litho)
8637201 Illustration for Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift (colour litho) by American School

With a diamond ring given him by the Queen
8636229 With a diamond ring given him by the Queen, Raleigh had written on a window pane the words, "Fain would I climb but that I fear to fall" (engraving) by English School

Stop reading that ghost story, till I've brushed yer air down (colour litho)
8656657 Stop reading that ghost story, till I've brushed yer air down (colour litho) by English School

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"Captivating Tales of Fear: From Ghosts to Goblins and Everything in Between" "The Ghost Story by Alfred Bestall sends shivers down your spine, as the ethereal presence lurks in the shadows. " "Goblin Market by Pauline Baynes takes you on a thrilling journey through a realm where fear and temptation intertwine. " "Georgie Porgie's mischievous grin hides his true terror, as he realizes consequences await him for his actions. " "In Manus Tuas Domine. (1879) by Briton Riviere captures the heart-stopping moment when fear meets faith in an intense battle of emotions. " "Deux meres (Two Mothers) painted by Leon-Maxime Faivre depicts the gripping anguish that arises from protecting loved ones amidst danger. " "Cause & Effect - dentist cartoon by H. M Bateman humorously portrays the universal dread many feel before facing their dental appointments. " "Don Levy's Herostratus (1967) delves into the depths of psychological horror, exploring how one man's obsession leads to terrifying consequences. " "The Young Girl and Death, c. 1900 painting evokes a haunting atmosphere as it explores mortality and our innate fear of the unknown. " "Owl & The Pussycat reminds us that even whimsical adventures can be tinged with trepidation when venturing into unfamiliar territories together. " "A Zen koan painting depicting a monk and tiger entwined symbolizes confronting our deepest fears head-on with courage and enlightenment in Seoul, South Korea. "Female Chartists Cartoon showcases fearless women fighting against societal norms, overcoming their own fears for equality during times of great adversity. "Scream Line by Cecil Rigby captures raw emotion frozen in time – an expression of primal terror that resonates deep within our souls.