A little homage to Susan Kare's 'castle' deck from Microsoft Solitaire, intended as an icon for Pixelween or any other time a spooky castle might be appropriate.

Kare's original design looked like this:

I believe it was in use from Windows 3.0 up to and including Windows 2000/ME.

Originally I wanted the bats to break the moon's silhouette (and maybe have a cloud too) but neither idea worked against a dark background.

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Drawn using DawnBringer's DawnBringer 32 palette for the 12th January 2026 HAPPY NEWS YEAR 2 weekly challenge.

Challenge rules:
Canvas Size - Exactly 50 x 50
Colours - Max 32
Animation - Optional
Transparency - Encouraged, but optional