Trick or Treat at the Spooky You Halloween Event

Montagne Noire has set up a small Halloween cart at the Spooky You Halloween Event, which opened earlier today. Content creators from all over SL are displaying some excellent Halloween decorations and merchandise, and each of us has a "Trick or Treat" cauldron dispensing a special Halloween gift between 1L-10L:

Spooky You runs through Oct. 31.

"Creepy Classics" hunt gift preview

Just in time for Halloween, Eclectic Dreams is hosting the all new "Creepy Classics" Hunt, and I'm excited that Montagne Noire is among the shops selected to participate.

Halloween being my favorite holiday, and Edgar Allen Poe being a favorite author, I decided to create a gift based on the Poe short story, "The Masque of the Red Death," originally published in 1842.

"Le Mort Rouge" features gifts for both women and men: a ball gown in red and black, and a "cloaked stranger" costume.

For those not familiar with the story, it follows one Prince Prospero as he hosts a masquerade ball in his castle, where he and other aristocrats have taken refuge from a plague called the "Red Death."

A masked stranger appears among them... well, Poe tells it far better than I ever could. You can read the full text here.

"Creepy Classics" starts Oct. 1 and runs through Halloween. Visit the Eclectic Dreams blog for more information on the hunt and participating shops.

"No Strings Attached 3" hunt gift preview

Montagne Noire makes its debut Oct. 1 as a participating shop in the popular grid wide dolly hunt "No Strings Attached."

I've been broadening my horizons design wise this year and trying some new themes out -- living dolls being my latest design experiment. Here's a preview of our NSA3 hunt gift, "Marionette":

In keeping with the theme for the third NSA hunt, "The Lost, The Broken, The Unclaimed," Montagne's Noire's dark Lolita dolly has seen better days... the most glaring and sad omission to her ensemble is her wind-up key. Perhaps she can find a new owner who will fashion a new key for her and bring her back to life.

NSA3 starts Oct. 1 and runs through Oct. 31. Visit the "No Strings Attached" blog for more information on the hunt and participating shops.

What's new at Montagne Noire this week?

JUST FOR FUN... A FREE TINFOIL TOP HAT & MONOCLE SET
Stop by and pick up your very own FREE tinfoil top hat and monocle set -- especially made for the sophisticated conspiracy theorist!

SEPTEMBER BALL GOWN & SHOES ARE HERE!
"Septembre," our specially priced 100L Autumn Equinox ball gown in peridot green is now available in the entry alcove, and has a pair of matching 10L ball gown heels:

SIXTY LINDEN WEEKEND ITEM
This weekend's Sixty Linden Weekends deal is "Domestique," our Victorian/Edwardian day maid uniform ... not just for maids, with it's tidy apron it's also an excellent gown for housekeeping or chores! Find it in the entry alcove as you TP in to the clothing store.

CELEBRATION OF THE ARTS HUNT STARTS SEPT. 15
Here's a preview of the COTA hunt item, 'Apollo et Calliope," a unisex toga/tunic set perfect for ancient Roman & Greek or Gorean role play:

Happy Hunting!