With Halloween, Samhain and The Day of the Dead so very close at hand, I felt that an otherworldly sort of word would be quite fitting and eldritch is a rather delightful word with Old English/Scottish origins (both of which are deliciously filled with otherworldly history, myths and lore). May your day be filled with all sorts of pleasant, eldritch occurrences – and for those who are being affected by Sandy I hope that you and your dear ones are safe and secure!
“Do not expect again a phoenix hour, The triple-towered sky, the dove complaining, Sudden the rain of gold and heart’s first ease Traced under trees by the eldritch light of sundown.” – Cecil Day-Lewis ‘From Feathers to Iron’. 
An eldritch scream filled the still night air and my awareness of the thinning veil between worlds grew stronger…
An eldritch scream filled the still night air and my awareness of the thinning veil between worlds grew stronger…Namaste ~ Ella
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It’s also a She-Ra title: The Eldritch Mist…so much more of my life makes sense now…
In relation to 80s cartoon shows that is. 😉