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John Irvine
@polypanjohvin.bsky.social
Official Bluesky for Ol’ Turnip Head and Polyfaebl.
Just a Scottish gothic polyamorous pansexual multimedia artist trying to pitch his creativity.
@olturniphead @polyfaebl
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Hi, I’m John Irvine the artist for Ol’ Turnip Head.
2025, expect more sketches, digital art (not AI), Mabon madness and spookiness. I could venture further with Ol’ Turnip Head like short-stories and maybe future publishings if possible!
#spookyallyear #spookyallyearlong #halloween2025 #mabon2025
OLD HALLOWEEN/ST. MARTIN’S DAY
Old Halloween?
You mean like… another Halloween?! With lanterns!
Well, keep your Christmas decorations in the box, because Ol’ Turnip Head is out of his crypt for an extra day!

#oldhalloween #stmartinsday #martinmas #oldhallowmas #oldhallowmaseve
November 11, 2025 at 5:18 PM
11/11 (REMEMBRANCE DAY/ARMISTICE DAY/VETERANS DAY)
There’s a corner in Silas’ cemetery that commemorates those killed in conflict. Coincidentally, Adrienne’s great-great-grandfather, who died in the First World War, is among them. #remembranceday #armistaceday #veteransday #poppy #ww1 #weremember
November 11, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Slovakia just rewrote its Constitution to erase legal gender recognition, restrict adoption, and ban surrogacy. Tell the EU to act now to defend equality, family rights, and democracy. ✊ Sign here: a.allout.org/s/v0qyx/
Defend equality and LGBTI+ lives in Slovakia
Slovakia’s new Constitution, denies legal gender recognition, restricts adoption, and bans surrogacy. Sign now to demand that the EU act to defend equality, family rights, and the rule of law.
a.allout.org
November 10, 2025 at 8:59 PM
WORLD RADIOGRAPHY DAY
Prof. Ulysses tests the effects of his new x-ray technology on a zombie that may soon become radioactive.

#worldradiographyday #radiography #xray #xraytech #zombie
November 8, 2025 at 9:32 PM
GUY FAWKES NIGHT
Captivated by the idea of Bonfire Night, Silas and the vampires pile a load of planks, wooden stakes and a few occupied body bags to set up fireworks of their own.
#guyfawkesnight #bonfirenight #fireworks #fireworks #gunpowderplot #gunpowder
November 5, 2025 at 5:57 PM
WORLD JELLYFISH DAY
Swimming underwater through jellyfish tentacles is pure therapy to Ol’ Turnip Head.

#worldjellyfishday #worldjellyfishday🪼 #jellyfish #jellyfishes #jellyfish🪼 #jellyfishes🪼
November 3, 2025 at 6:05 PM
DÍA DE LOS MUERTOS / DAY OF THE DEAD
Si Gustavo no puede ir al Día de los Muertos, entonces el Día de los Muertos vendrá a Gustavo.
If Gustavo can’t go to the Day of the Dead, then the Day of the Dead will come to Gustavo.

#díadelosmuertos💀 #díadelosmuertos #dayofthedead #dayofthedeadmakeup
November 2, 2025 at 11:54 PM
ALL SOULS’ DAY
Gustavo joins Silas for a dignified end of Halloweenseason, offering a painted skull in lieu of flowers on Paige Bycroft’s grave. Silas always tends to visit his ghost lover’s grave at this time of the year.

#allsoulsday #commemorationofallthefaithfuldeparted #honourthedead
November 2, 2025 at 9:35 PM
SAMHAIN (ALL HALLOWS)
Ol’ Turnip Head joins Drusilla and their coven around the bonfire to celebrate their New Year.

#samhain #samhainblessings #allhallows #sauin #witchesnewyear
November 2, 2025 at 9:10 PM
October 22 2025
The new ringmaster drags the League of Forced Laughs to the realms of the undead. Never had there been funnier additions to Ol’ Turnip Head’s cemetery.
#clown #clowns #zombie #zombies #zombieclown #zombieclowns
October 31, 2025 at 3:19 PM
October 21 2025
Silas decides to take over the League of Forced Laughs, but decides to kick the clowns to the curb! Shedding his shameful Clown King persona, he becomes the Ringmaster for their revamped circus.
#clowns #circus #ringmaster
October 31, 2025 at 1:51 AM
FRANKENSTEIN FRIDAY
Ol’ Turnip Head feeds Prof. Ulysses’ newborn creation.

On another note, how often does Frankenstein Friday fall on a Halloween?!

#frankensteinfriday #frankensteinfriday🧟‍♂️ #frankenstein #frankensteinmonster
October 31, 2025 at 12:40 AM
CREATE A GREAT FUNERAL DAY
Silas Wickes never had a proper funeral before he became Ol’ Turnip Head. So his polycule and other friends arrange a decent send-off to his human life.

#createagreatfuneralday #funeral #funeraldirector #coffin #irishwake #funeralprocession
October 30, 2025 at 6:13 PM
October 20 2025
The recently-crowned Clown King of the League of Forced Laughs endures humiliating pratfall at his expense. How long will this setback last?!
#clown #clowns
October 30, 2025 at 12:04 AM
RSPB FEED THE BIRDS DAY
Ol’ Turnip Head offers meat from a fresh carcass to a wake of vultures in order to keep them at bay from pecking at his dead flesh.

#rspbfeedthebirdsday #feedthebirds #vulture #vultures
October 29, 2025 at 9:52 PM
NATIONAL PUMPKIN DAY
Ol’ Turnip Head never understood why the symbol for Halloween switched from turnips to pumpkins.

#nationalpumpkinday #nationalpumpkinday🎃 #pumpkin #pumpkinpatch #turnip
October 26, 2025 at 11:48 PM
SCORPIO SEASON ♏️
Silas Wickes is a Scorpio. The following characteristics may apply to him:
Determined, intense, resourceful, mysterious, assertive, passionate, loyal, fierce, instinctive, ambitious, secretive, stubborn, honest

#scorpio #scorpioseason♏️ #scorpiohoroscope #zodiacscorpio♏️ #astrology
October 25, 2025 at 7:44 PM
October 19 2025
Earlier this month, Ol’ Turnip Head tickled his distant relative and made her laugh to death, so the League of Forced Laughs declared him their King Clown. He, of course, is rather reluctant.

#clowns #clown
October 25, 2025 at 2:42 PM
October 18 2025
Silas was abducted by the League of FORCED Laughs, a bunch of unfunny clowns with lame jokes and pratfalls in the sad hopes of achieving a laugh. But what could they want with Ol’ Turnip Head?

#clowns #clown #circus #forcedlaughs #forcedlaughter
October 25, 2025 at 12:11 PM
October 17 2025
Ol’ Turnip Head has been kidnapped by the League of Laughs.

#clowns #clown #bigtop #bigtopcircus #circus
October 24, 2025 at 11:26 PM
October 23, 2025 at 3:30 PM
APPLE DAY
Two undead metamours climbing up an apple tree.

#appleday #apple #apples #appletree #metamours
October 21, 2025 at 10:11 PM
NATIONAL WITCH HAZEL DAY
Whenever they go foraging in the Woeful Woods, Ol’ Turnip Head stops to let Drusilla smell the flowers.

#nationalwitchhazelday #witchhazel #witchhazelday #witch #nature
October 21, 2025 at 8:25 PM
SUSPENDERS DAY
Ol’ Turnip Head tries to accessorise his attire.

#suspendersday #suspenders
October 20, 2025 at 7:27 PM
October 20, 2025 at 6:45 PM