Gothic Homemaking Episode 7- Bats in the Belltower

Inspiration in Los Angeles leads our hosts to finding bat-themed items with which to decorate the Lair. In doing so we discover the difference between "high design" and "Halloween" decorating. Ultimately, Voltaire realizes that nothing beats populating the space with REAL bats!
Scroll down for links for all of the wonderful thing and music presented in this episode:
Find out how you can help bats and see some in person at the site of Joseph D'Angeli :
njbatman.com
MUSIC featured in this episode:
All music in this episode is by Aurelio Voltaire.
Much of it is available here:
www.cdbaby.com/artist/voltaire1
Absinthe Taxidermy in Atlanta, GA:
/ 288275283
Necromance shop in LA:
necromance.com/store-policies.php
Requiem Oddities:
www.requiemshop.com
Hail, Dark Aesthetics in Nashville, TN and Cincinnati, OH.
haildarkaesthetics.com
Evolution store NYC
theevolutionstore.com
The amazing work of Caitlin McCormack:
caitlintmccormack.com/home.html
The gorgeous art of Alexis Trice:
www.alexistrice.com
My Plastic Heart- Vinyl toy shop and gallery in NYC
www.myplasticheart.com
Bar Sinister in LA (where Voltaire performs in Los Angeles!)
www.barsinister.net/calendar
Gargoyle Statuary in Seattle:
gargoylestatuary.com
M & J Trimming in NYC
www.mjtrim.com
Design Toscano (they have tons of gargoyles and other Gothic things!)
www.designtoscano.com
Our Raised by Bats throne is by Haunt Furniture in Australia:
www.hauntcult.com
Most of our other furniture is from Absolom Roche in the US
www.absolomroche.com
Much of the fabulous clothing Voltaire wears in this episode are by:
Punkrave
www.punkrave.ch
Our favorite New York City gothic clothing store:
Gothic Renaissance
gothren.com/
/ gothicrenais. .
There isn't much at their website so Facebook may be a better bet.
All background and other incidental music by Aurelio Voltaire can be found here:
www.cdbaby.com/artist/voltaire1
voltaire.net/
Voltaire's shoes are always by Fluevog Shoes:
www.fluevog.com/
We mostly use Benjamin Moore paint for painting walls, ivy, etc…
www.benjaminmoore.com/en-us
For black spray painting and spray lacquer we ALWAYS use Krylon paint products:
www.krylon.com/
We practically live at Halloween Adventure in NYC!!! We buy tons of our costumes, make up, special effects makeup, blood and props there. It's a FULL city block long and open ALL YEAR ROUND!!!
www.newyorkcostumes.com/
Here are some links to the work of the generous people who supported this episode:
Dr. Casket's Cadaver Corps:
/ @drcasketscadavercorps
/ cadavercorps
Cadmus Rimbeaux
/ @wasianprole
www.cadmusrimbeauxfx.com/
Spellbound DC (where Voltaire performs in DC!)
www.spellbound-dc.com
Thank you www.houseofhawthornes.com for the halloween crow image!!!
Voltaire CDs, pendants and other merch can be found HERE:
www.industryeight.com/voltaire...
….and at in the European webstore here:
voltaire.tmstor.es/
Find out where Voltaire is performing near you at:
voltaire.net/calendar/
And sign up for the mailing list while you're there so you never miss a show near you!
For episode guides, to sponsor an episode, for other information about the show or to SEND VIEWER MAIL visit www.gothichomemaking.com/

[@1015SaturdayNight]

Well, rather than taxidermy, I have a whole collection of bat plushies, some of whom are hanging from my ceiling and mounted on the wall. They're my friends! 🦇🦇🦇🦇

[@haf816r]

Emily Rachel Gilley same here!

[@chrismcwilliams3552]

Me too!

[@TwistyKitty]

That's adorable!

[@ah5721]

where do you get your plushies ?

[@sonofriggnarok9320]

I don't need a pet bat, I feed the Ravens in my area daily. I got like 50 of them that chill around my house waiting to eat, who needs a bat if I got that. :D

[@irunamuk]

SonofRiggnarok Put up bat houses and you can have both!

[@rosem2378]

irunamuk I'd be cautious about doing that. Small bats can actually wind up being savaged by crows and ravens.

[@sonofriggnarok9320]

Haven't had a bat in my area for 8 years.

[@mecrac]

that sounds like a dream come true. Where do you live?

[@sonofriggnarok9320]

Santa Clarita, California

[@candiwalkowski7480]

"We're all mature adults here-" followed by a yeti pooping. Looks like he got into the frozen corn, too. XD

[@Moonsong227]

gothic stuff, encouraging conservation/dispelling stereotypes, style options, AND interior decorating? best episode so far!~~~

[@hannahaugustyniak11]

Moonsong227 very happy

[@animevampierangel131]

I'm unsure on how I feel about taxidermy but I think this video did a great job on showing how to get them and alternative ways as well as being respectful of people's opinions so I really likes this episode

[@irishdc9523]

I think the main issue is about how you'd get a carcass for taxidermy. So if it becomes commercialised for the mainstream market, you might get a rise in poaching, people might breed animals solely for taxidermy, etc. Taxidermy in and of itself might be how you'd feel about treating a corpse in general.

[@Exalted_in_Venus]

those bats are so cute!! At school we had to do an assignment on endangered species, I was the only one who thought of bats, specifically the lesser dawn bat, people shoot them when they see them, partly because they think they carry and spread diseases - it's good to see the facts getting out there, you are more likely to get rabbies from other animals. thank-you for another fantastic episode

[@irunamuk]

Erin Noir I still have people tell me bats have rabies. 😒

[@WraythSkitzofrenik]

Bats are so precious

[@Queencrazy1997]

I love bats, they're such sweet little fuzzy creatures

[@ConsidertheCrows]

With fangs and deadly viruses. I so get it.

[@gherosmom]

Okay, what do you call a vegan goth? A fruit bat! No but really this was my favorite episode so far definitely, and as a gothic vegan I LOVE taxidermy. As long as the animal was ethically sourced (not killed for this reason, died of natural causes) then I am completely okay with it. I have a few bats myself, and I also preserve roadkill that I find.

[@melanie-mariedunderdale3435]

my best friend is a vegan goth...I'm calling her a fruit bat from now on.

[@gherosmom]

I suppose you can't know for sure.

[@kitirena_koneko]

I thought a "fruit bat" was a homosexual vampire!

[@starrywizdom]

Roadkill taxidermy is the best. As long as the poor animal got killed anyway, might as well make something lovely out of it!

[@TheMaiaDriscol]

Unfortunately, there is no such this as an "ethically sourced" taxidermy bat. Typically they are a protected species, and are poached and not "found".

[@StuffIsCool3blah]

not gonna lie, I've used Halloween decorations as actual home decor

[@MidnightOwlOfficial]

StuffisCool 3blah me too. You can find some nice looking stuff.

[@nocturnalflare8457]

StuffisCool 3blah Me too lol

[@nekobat1962]

StuffisCool 3blah I do that all the time!

[@AngelicDesigns292]

I bought a black gothic chandelier photo from Ross. I have it hanging on my wall because of how cool it looks and the candles light up via a switch at the back, it's meant to be a Halloween decoration but I keep it up all year round because awesome . :)

[@agresticumbra]

We couldn't put our plastic skeleton cat away with the Halloween decor. We name him Leonard, and he's hanging out in one of the unfinished bedrooms.

[@stormiedays6537]

I've loved bats since I was 4 and found a baby outside half dead with a shattered wing. I nursed her back to health, got her wing fixed and built her a house. For years she would come to me if I went out at night and I got to see her become a mother... it was absolutely amazing...

[@nikolina6666]

Actually the first guest in my apartment was a bat (how appropriate)😁 When I just moved in I opened the window and left the light on. Went for a walk...opened the door and there he was! Flying all over the living room 💕💕 Keep up the amazing work Aurelio 😘

[@kakashisgirlrox]

Casually hating my life then Voltaire pulls through with Gothic Homemaking

[@bambiplantz202]

wish I could decorate like that, my landlord would have a fit.

[@lisaellis9749]

Same!

[@chandalikepanda]

That fruit bat is the most precious thing ever.

[@SaraMonsterOfficial]

Voltaire + bats + New Orleans in one episode?!? It's all too magnificent! 🖤😍 Excellent episode, sir!

[@LaurinGarcia]

OK... that very final last bit with the real live bat peeing on you had me in stitches. So not only do you have bat taxidermy all over your place, you also have the place smelling like bat piss to go along with it. I'm cool with Gothic aroma therapy but that's going a bit too far. LMAOROTF!!! ;)

[@silasfurzeman6916]

As an Australian who lives in a high bat populated city they WILL get tangled in your hair if spooked. Also Australian bats are about twice the size of the biggest bats Voltaire bought. But we have smaller kinds too.

[@phobiawitch835]

I started to give off squeaks of excitement when the live bats came on the show! THEY ARE ADORABLE! Bats and Foxes are some of my favorite fuzzy animals so it just made my night!

[@RoxasCanFly]

I'm a huge animal lover, especially bats and cats, and generally disagree with taxidermy so I'm glad you showed some other options, but even I have to admit that those taxidermied bats looks pretty awesome!

[@cherrybomb9348]

Yes!!Bats and cats have such a bad reputation!! They are both my favorite animals. That cat I own is more loving than a dog and the bats I've seen(brown bats on campgrounds) are the sweetest and furriest things! I don't get how people dislike both these creatures so much!

[@TuberoseKisser]

YOUR MAKEUP IS WHAT MAKE THE LANDS FERTILE AND ENDS DROUGHTS

[@sethroseblood9456]

Completely ruined my sleep scedule to see this early, I FREAKING LOVE THIS SHOW

[@sbkMulletMan]

Next episode: Yeti-Proofing one's lair! Great stuff, as always!

[@olivcho]

That was actually really interesting. Every late spring/ summer around sunset I have a bunch of small bats, not sure what kind, flying quite low to the ground above my garden catching insects. They are really fun and cute to observe tough I was a little scared to go outside because of all the rabis/gets tangled in your hair stories.

[@LaurinGarcia]

Hey! Look it's Kent! I've met him. He and my brother, Billy Garcia who was once on Survivor have been part of several reality TV charity events together. I was fortunate enough to meet him once. Cool guy. :D

[@nyxshadowhawk]

OMG THAT BAT IS ADORABLE!!! Fruit bats are my favorite kinds.

[@ryankameicarneiro3419]

Thank you for this! My fiancé is not a fan of taxidermy, but he's okay with bones. We plan to decorate with skeletons and maybe some of those vegan options you spoke of, it's great to know where we can find those.

[@onemorecatplease710]

I just had a terrible bout of cancer, naturally I needed to get a cancer survivor tattoo but those pink ribbons just won’t do for a girl like me. Instead I got a flock of bats flying across my chest to symbolize surviving and thriving in the darkness 😍 I found this episode very touching

[@batcatowler1972]

One of the best episodes of the whole series! 🦇 🦇❤

[@RachaelMortician]

I have to say, this is my favorite episode thus far :)

[@RachaelMortician]

(But maybe that's because I love bats so much and I got a teensy weensy sneak peak haha!)

[@ladyolympus1391]

Rachael Mortician I so agree 😍.

[@amethystsamia]

Me too. Bats are amazing creatures. Voltaire is so lucky to have been able to hand feed one. Gorgeous creatures. Bats...I'm talking about bats! Lmao!

[@Aelle_Vox]

Nanananana bat-laaaaair :D Oh, and I love the idea of black lace over the purple rope-light, looks so elegant and spooky, but wont the rope-light get warm and potentially make the lair smell like burned lace? (Burned Lace, that sounds like a cool goth-band ^^)

[@TheLairofVoltaire]

l.e.d. lights don't get hot, so no. 😉

[@Aelle_Vox]

Ah, excellent :D When I find a lair of my own there will be black lace all over the place for sure! ^_^ Love you lots, Voltaire!

[@themoonflowerfaerie]

I like purple string lights that they sell around Halloween and have some hanging in my living room. For me they are a pretty option. I also will change out my regular light bulbs from time to time, and use the purple color for fun. I think purple is a much nicer option than red. ;) ～°·_·°～

[@Aelle_Vox]

Yes, its not as harsh as the red light, purple can be a very calming and still spooky colour for lighting :D

[@caroladeschamps9205]

Thanks for having him on your show to educate peeps on bats. When I was a little girl we had lots of bats in Florida, sadly because of the over blown rabies scared we ended up loosing a lot of the bats and thus how the mosquito became Florida's state bird... Also I now live in Switzerland and I mention before they have a nightlife exhibit where the bats fly around you and its awesome .... the bat chandelier turned out fantastic

[@_Spy_]

The little bat in the cage in Requiem was so adorable!! I really want it! And of course the real bats were adorable as well!

[@jesigothichippy9579]

so, I was the girl who posted about her cruelty free taxidermy bat, well I dug even further and yeah, you were totally right, not cruelty free. no harm no foul though. I didn't buy it cause it was cruelty free, bought it cause it was in a store lol. ah well. thanks for educating me Voltaire.

[@elizabethpink]

OMG, SUCH CUTE BATS! (>/////

[@barbaravance6774]

Bats like Goths: often misunderstood!!! I have a bat house in my yard. they love to hang out there. We have a street light that attracts mosquitos and other bugs. So it's a great deal for both of us! We actually had one fly into our old house. We just opened the windows to allow him to fly out. We didn't chase him, afraid we would stress him out. He didn't fly outside.He instead decided I looked friendly. And he landed on my back pocket.( I was in cargo shorts) So I slowly walked outside. He stayed on my pocket for a good while. Then climbed up my shirt. And finally flew way. It was so amazing to see him up close! We took a picture of him on my pocket and I sent it to my brother with the caption, "I told you I was BAT ASS!" I thought he'd get a good laugh out of it. He calls me the new Snow White because animals just come up to me for some reason.

[@Grimmalkin61]

I must say, even though I'm not a fan of taxidermy myself, that chandelier turned out AMAZING! Also, loved the visit with the bat guy. The messenger bat bit, the purple lighting project, this was a great episode.

[@shellyfinegan5362]

if this posted 2xs, chalk it up as I got too involved with the episode.... Listen Voltaire, Mister_Caitlin's creations are exquisite! I have crocheted for years and she makes me feel like I've just been practicing! She has found her crochet niche, something I am still searching for. Her stunning creations could never be duplicated from a pattern, which makes them much more desirable! I would like to acknowledge you for highlighting her work in your episode. Crochet is usually viewed as an olde tyme past time, however it has developed into much more, no longer is it your grandmas hobby. Thank you for noticing the different dimensions of such a forgotten craft. I recently found a beauty in bats from a couple different things that happened. I was trapped in my house for 2 days by the cutest, furriest little guy who decided to perch himself right outside my front door. I wouldn't allow anyone to scare him away, yet I was so afraid to disturb him that I just didn't leave...until he did. I watched him during the day, peered out at him during the evening. His little fluffy brown fur was the most adorable thing! In my time spent inside, I decided to get on the internet and find a taxidermied little guy of my own and to "face my fears" of all the horrible scary things I'd grown up hearing about bats. In my search I came across some very....interesting things that I can not unsee on Instagram, but I also found @the.glass.coffin who had some beautiful pieces for sale! I haven't purchased anything yet, however the piece that I am in love with is going to be more than fitting in my search for the perfect Vintage Gothic Decor for our bedroom. I absolutely love the antler piece in your episode, however theglasscoffin.com has a little guy hanging in a lantern and I just have to have him!! Although, I plan to create something in the style of the antler piece as well. I am searching for the best VGD that I can decorate our room with and some pieces I can sprinkle around the rest of the home as well. Most of all, I need to learn to drape the beautifully haunting material in that vintage way that just finishes off the whole look. Thank you for your episodes and finding Mister_Caitlin and her crochet creations! I am anxious to discover what the rest of your episodes hold. BTW I love the book table so much that I am planning to recreate two of them for side tables for our bedroom!! But with my own "twist".

[@glampira2646]

I live for you...your home is gorgeous, and you've given me so many incredible ideas to decorate my home. Thank you so much for this series.

[@amandaallen5038]

My two year old loves Orville. I have been a fan for many years, and have seen Voltaire in Columbus many times. About to buy my first house, and the tips in this series will surely make it the home of my dreams.

[@klingonsexy]

Now, THIS is an episode I can get into! I love bats of all species, from the tiny ones I saw in a Tennessee cave to the huge Flying Foxes in New Zealand, and including vampire bats, of course! I have built bat boxes and mounted them on the south side of my house so we have a thriving colony to keep down the mosquitoes. I love to sit on my deck at sunset and watch them swoop and swirl around, catching breakfast! I disagree with killing bats to make decorations, but if someone finds a dead one that is fresh enough to taxidermy, that's fine with me.

[@crystalphillips7123]

WOW!!! You, Sir, have a gift! This is my first time watching you and I'm sure I will be up all night watching more of you. I enjoyed this so much. THANK YOU!!!

[@FitzyCify]

Felt the need to come back and rewatch this episode as I found myself a pair of resin bat wall mounts at a local antiques shop earlier today. They're now hanging nicely on chains at opposite ends on my curtain rail! :)

[@purplejanew]

Love the crochet bat skeleton and love that you got to meet some of the live ones too - bats are so important to our ecosystem as your friend says, so we should encourage people not to see them as vermin. Thanks for the great home-making tips :)

[@EB1878]

I enjoyed this video. Years ago my late Fiance and I stepped into a bookstore that sold a lot of Occult decor. I went there to buy some black candles, and mounted in a shadow box was a bat! I was both interested in buying it, but also very creeped out by seeing it on display. I bought my candles instead. I believe they were asking $175 for the framed little blood sucker. I doubt the store is even in business anymore. I never could get past the creepiness of the taxidermy bat though. They look awesome, but my cat would love to make one of those bats her astronomically expensive cat toy. 🙂

[@AnnieNorthman89]

Those fruit bats were so cute!! I always look forward to these episodes ^_^

[@davonnasteele2943]

When ever there was a field trip to the San Diego Zoo I ALWAYS went to see the Bats first then the reptiles. Bats are truly underrated their just so Beautiful

[@FANGwoof]

I vow that one day I'll hang a bat box outside my house so these little fuzzy creatures can eat all the bugs they want and I can watch them do it. Bats are such fascinating creatures.

[@skyllalafey]

Oh what precious little babies the flying foxes are!

[@jessicathunderheart7810]

Being a bat 🦇 at heart I’m so pleased I was sonared into this video🖤🖤🖤

[@cazangelcat]

I adore bats.🦇🦇🦇 In Darwin which is at the top of Australia there are huge fruit bats 🦇everywhere. A lot of residents see them as pests but then again it's better than having a crocodile🐊in their backyard, & yes that's happened on occasions too. It's so fun watching all the bats🦇together flying over the apartment in huge amounts. I've held a tame fruit bat in Darwin as well.🦇I don't live there but go there at least once a year. It was fantastic to hold one and "her" (fruit bat)🦇 wings felt like the finest most fragile leather & her fur was so incredibly soft. Like Voltaire I fed her some fruit too which she loved. Then I got to hold her & believe me she was a lot bigger & with very black fur quite different than the bat featured with Voltaire. Australia has many types of 🦇 bats including the rare "ghost bats"🦇, which are actually white & their wings are eerily see through. I saw them inside a beautiful cave in Katherine, which is also in The Northern Territory of Australia. We have bats here too down south even in the city's large old trees but unfortunately not where we live as we are beside the sea. I am lucky enough to fly to Darwin at least once a year & love seeing all the bats which usually fly over where I stay at twilight. The wildlife is incredible there & the tropical plants, waterfalls, natural water/swimming holes, waterways & aboriginal rock art is so beautiful. Also the people of Darwin really know how to party. 😂 lol The Northern Territory is classed as the "last frontier of Australia" & it truly is. Kakadu National Park which is 3 hours drive out of Darwin has thousands of species of rare wildlife of all kinds. You would love it Voltaire however it's very hot & humid so you'd have to wear some "goth style shorts". Lol Just thought I'd share some Australian "bat info" with your fans. As always love this show this episode is awesome because it features an actual live bat.🦇🦇🦇

[@nyappycat3635]

I absolutely love your series and would love to see more. If you still enjoy doing this, please consider reviving this series, even if all you feel like doing is an art project without the travel, or travel without the construction! It's the information and your personality that pulls me in and entertains me the most. In this episode in particular, your points about walking the line really stood out to me as both important and something I didn't know before. Thank you for creating this

[@thatspookyfeeling]

Bats and gargoyles are everything! And yes gargoyle statuary in Seattle rocks! First place we went on our visit. Also randomly Disney's haunted mansion has a nice metal wine stopper one too that really does look classy spooks. Disney has totally surprised me a few times that way! Morticia

[@KiaBlocker-ig3ws]

WOW I LOVE BATS AND GARGOYLES I'M THINKING GOING TO PUT IT ON MY NEW HOME DECORATION IDEAS.

[@spiralpython1989]

Love the DIY aspects of this series, but really enjoyed the bats! Thanks for bringing in the ethical aspects of the bat trades. Bats are incredible creatures. Some Australian bats species urinate on those peeps they like- marking their fave territories- and smaller species and microbats do fly into clouds of goth teased hair... it happened to me on a hot, dark night in rural Malaysia. An experience both scary and amazing.

[@BattyRagDoll]

First off; Voltaire, thank you for doing this show. Keep up the creepy work! Second; Thank you so much for featuring this little bat PSA with little live guests! Such cuties, and very informative for those who may not know as much as they could about bats. Hoping this will save some bat lives.

[@BirdiePlaysYT]

you really should release DVDs of this show. I'm sure people would kill for it. also on a side note, can you please... stop being so damn amazing? or is it impossible. because I'm pretty sure you were destined to be this great

[@seariavorza5586]

Yet another #GothicHomeMaking episode that I 💜💜💜. The face you made when you got to feed Louis is exactly how I felt about my little guys at the zoo.

[@ex0ticc]

Season 2 is seriously rocking my goth world so far! Those bats are too damn cute.

[@TheKiaraLady]

I cannot get enough of this show! Those bats were ridiculously cute

[@Grimmykin]

I have two pieces of bat "taxidermy", and I love them both. One is a Long Eared Bat which died naturally in my own roof, and I found fully desiccated, and the other is a piece set in resin, which is again one that died of natural causes, but it captivity. It's perfectly possible to have ethically sourced taxidermy and specimens. That said, I used to live/work in a 500 year old shooting lodge in North Wales, and that was full of rather bizarre and dubious Victorian taxidermy.

[@noniefuss]

Well, looks like Mr. Yeti got into some corn in your freezer. Eiuwww. I have got to steal that idea with the lights! It looked amazing!

[@kaotickeelz2286]

Now I know Goths are supposedly dark and mysterious and whatnot (idk, don't know any personally) but Precious Little Sky Puppies!! Flying Fox fruit bats are heccin cute~ The live bats made my day

[@aimeescutt4091]

So happy the DC community could help you out with this episode. I really liked this one. Hope you come by for another visit soon #dcfreaksendslove ♡♡

[@joannahurley5864]

You mentioned in a newsletter that you wanted to check out New Hope. If you get there, there's a gargoyle shop that's very similar. Love the episode. :)

[@flaneursworld7473]

I can't say enough good things about the Gothic Homemaking series, it's informative, funny and includes lots of options for people to choose how to make the style their own. My favorite part of the episodes it's usually the DIY project, but in this one I really enjoyed the small talk about bats at the end! I'm really happy the show is still going on, and I'll make sure to recomend it to people so it gets the attention it deserves. Thank you so much for your hard work on this project Voltaire!!

[@catandrobbyflores]

I was not expecting the bow and arrow! Thank you for making my day!

[@rachelhutchings]

Oh yeti 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣. My garden looks like it belongs to the Adams family the amount of crows and ravens we get at our bird feeders 🤣

[@victoriawalker3891]

The Lair Voltaire great video so beautiful I love it

[@emeraldcara7531]

Well I gotta say, you were definitely a good sport about it! Love your laugh! My son is a world class taxidermist, so our house pretty much looks like a museum. No bats yet though...my hubby is NOT goth. *sigh*

[@lydiadeetz7315]

He showed a Phantom of the Opera clip- just when I thought I couldn't love him more.

[@glitterslits6269]

my love for bats came from this story called stellaluna it was my favorite id read it over and over when I went to the zoo and saw one in person for the first time I was so in love

[@lathya5069]

That purple light and ivy is LOVELY! Definitely keeping a note for myself to give that a go when I move back to New York! ^_^

[@fireflower201]

I really appreciate that you featured Joseph D'Angeli on the show. Conservation of wildlife (especially animals that are traditionally despised; bats being an example though reptiles and amphibians are my first loves) is very important to me, so I like that you found room for this in your series about DIY house decoration. That said, I was kind of disappointed that we didn't get to see Joseph D'Abgeli present his argument against taxidermied decorations on camera. I am curious as to what his specific problems with it are. I saw that some other people have expressed concern about how these animals were prepared. To me, there is a big difference between an animal that was preserved after dying of natural causes (or roadkill) and an animal that was killed specifically in order to preserve it for aesthetic purposes. Sorry for the essay, but this really bothered me.

[@GlitterPaws.]

I love watching your episodes of gothic homemaking! Always filled with awesome ideas. You have such an amazing sense of style & it doesn't hurt that your nice to look at too. 😉😍💋🖤

[@vampiresrfine]

Eeeeeeeeeeee! I love this episode so much..bats bats and more bats. Now you're speaking my language. Such great ideas. I absolutely love the paint job on the candle holders

[@MistyxMarie.]

I❤️ bats! Also, I am definitely going to try the led lighting! Thanks Voltaire for helping my Gothic lair inspiration.

[@irishdc9523]

Looks like a wee pupper with wings. About taxidermy, personally, I think the main issue revolves around obtaining a carcass.

[@vincentgrotesque6195]

Definitely glad I stuck around through the end of the credits. XD Bats are top, glad you were able to have a visit from some lovely ones!

[@patricebest545]

We are not big on taxidermy in OZ don't see many goths either although complimented one recently lovely goth fashion she loved my acknowledgement of positively esp I am elder in my 60s Love Voltaire Watch all and love sweet fiancee and even love wisecracks from Orville regards from Australia

[@WraythSkitzofrenik]

Aww! The baby bats! Love them!

[@DarklightAmy]

I love that you educate us about bats!! Thank you so much 💖 Last summer a bat flew in to my open living room window at night, flew a circle and flew back out. That was magical!

[@monicaweldon1653]

Poopies!! OMG, I guffawed at that.

[@RaichuWizDom]

Gotta say, checking this video out for the first time and checking the date... Yeti eating a bat either aged horribly or beautifully. So does the 'Die in a plane crash!' line. Either way, delightfully morbid, as always. And I loved the bit at the end, respectful discussion may as well be a precious metal these days...

[@FalseKings]

Bats are the cutest animals. This episode was so good!! Voltaire + bats = best thing e v e r

[@glacyneyla-lifestyle]

I love the Halloween aestetics as well and yes of course I know your channel from your Halloween Hunting with Jade! 😂🦇

[@jkjasminemc]

I got a hanging bat for my birthday last month. This video made my day! I hung mine form a my deer rack in my room XD

[@gothickittypaws2135]

I was feeling a massive spike of anxiety and then when I saw that this was uploaded I could feel all the bad feeling float away, thank you captain!

[@who_is_fredo]

nothing better like get out of work and watch the new episode of gothic homemaking

[@cyndibaker325]

Darkly fun, love the bats, especially the live bats 🦇

[@christaylor4087]

not gothic myself but I'm a huge fan of your show and love your music ever since I was a child and heard you on Billy and Mandy

[@starrywizdom]

I do hope the taxidermy bats were ethically & sustainably sourced. As long as they are, I don't see a problem decorating with them. Unfortunately, that's not always the case. Loved the live bats, though!

[@ZombiePixy]

Loved this one. Super said I missed your trip to NOLA. Would have loved to meet you. BTW the bats are so cute. I want one but I know I can't have it. Can't wait until next week.

[@spooplegeist5260]

A lot of my friends are bat researchers. I’ve done some mist netting and tagging with a few of them, and I’ve got to say bars are such sweet critters. Much nicer than the stories you hear. That said, I have been smacked in the face by bats swooping too low for their prey while I’m running near agriculture fields, or just out camping and going on night time nature excursions.

[@haf816r]

Bats are my VERY favorite!!! Great episode M

[@kllrjess]

Those live bats are SO adorable!

[@DomesticatedGoth]

I have cast iron one - but I painted it with gloss black Hammerite. I got a vintage (maybe antique) brass bat hook, too, that was a lot more 'rustic' in design, which looked a bit garish in shiny golden brass, but got spray-painted black, which improved it a lot. There's purple lighting in my study too.

[@STSGirl05]

I love fruit bats so much, what a joy this episode is

[@itisisa]

Joseph's bats are adorable! 😍

[@TheBatinBoots]

Voltaire, I'm obsessed with this series! So helpful for the thrifty goth, and bats are the freaking best

[@TheLovablekc]

was not expecting an actual Bat, in love with this channel!