:root {
    --black: #000000;
    --white: #FFFFFF;
}

/* Outer background — stays pure black */
html {
    background-color: var(--black);
}

/* Inner content area — skull pattern with soft opacity */
body {
    font-family: Garamond, serif;
    text-align: center;
    color: var(--white);
    margin: 40px auto;
    padding: 20px;
    max-width: 800px;
    /* skull pattern */
    background-image: linear-gradient(rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5), rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5)), /* dark overlay */
    url('https://joetober.com/skull_white.png');
    background-repeat: repeat;
    background-size: 120px 120px;
    background-attachment: local;
    background-color: var(--black);
    border: 8px solid var(--white);
    border-radius: 10px;
    box-shadow: 0 0 20px rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.2);
}

header {
    padding: 15px;
    font-size: 1.6em;
    font-weight: bold;
    letter-spacing: 2px;
    border-bottom: 2px solid var(--white);
}

/* Comic Sans headline */
h1 {
    font-family: "Comic Sans MS", "Comic Sans", cursive;
    font-size: 2em;
    margin: 20px 0;
}

h2, h3, p {
    margin: 20px 0;
}

a {
    color: var(--white);
    text-decoration: none;
    font-weight: bold;
}

    a:hover {
        text-decoration: underline;
    }

footer {
    margin-top: 40px;
    font-size: 0.9em;
    opacity: 0.8;
}