I've been waiting for this book for months. Wilder Mann by Charles Fréger is a collection of mythical European creatures that have haunted the nightmares of children for centuries.
All tagged costumes
"The Blue Bird" Costumes, 1908
I've been in a Halloween state of mind, and somehow vintage costumes seem a whole lot more frightening. Perhaps because the lines between reality and figment look just a little blurred.