Undead samba dancer extends her hand toward the viewer

By @TTRPG_Player · Nov 10, 2026

10 likes · 12 comments

Samba of the Damned

Entry in the Dark Carnival challenge.

About this image

This eerie dark fantasy illustration depicts a supernatural Rio de Janeiro Carnival scene, where glowing-eyed undead samba performers wear ornate jeweled feather costumes and reach invitingly toward the viewer. The background features gilded parade floats, the iconic Christ the Redeemer statue visible under a full moonlit night sky, blending vibrant festive carnival hues with unsettling horror undertones. Warm gold, bright red, emerald green and deep midnight blue tones create a dramatic, macabre take on traditional Brazilian carnival celebrations.

Comments (12)

@TTRPG_Player · Nov 10, 2026
Thank you my friend 💛 Unfortunatly, it got almost last place, it was maybe a little bit too far off. I guess for winning you need to stay clsoe to the challenge description, but that is fine. I am quite happy how the iamge turned out, and I am happy I happy you like it, too🙏 My image for the next image will also be a little bit different from what I guess most people will submit, but we will see 😅
@panos · Nov 10, 2026
This is excellent and totaly original in its concept of the Rio Carnival instead of what almost everybody else did.
@panos · Nov 10, 2026
I just enteref a hasty image and go off to sleep. see you tomorrow, my friend!
@TTRPG_Player · Nov 10, 2026
Better go to sleep my friend 👍, making images is so much time consuming 😬😢
@TTRPG_Player · Nov 10, 2026
Thank you 💛 I happy you like it 😊 I had a different idea on carnival 😅
@legion · Nov 10, 2026
I like it; it’s a different kind of dark carnival.
@panos · Nov 10, 2026
for me, originality always counts in the voting. Unfortunateny, i didn't see this in the voting. I don't know if i will enter today. It's almost tine for sleep and i have other things to do, I have not yet even thought about it... 😃
@legion · Nov 10, 2026
That’s fine; that’s how I understand Carnival, too—that’s how it is in Spain—rather than as some sort of circus or traveling fair.