Somberween

Happy October everybody... I made this for you all.

Begging for Candy, Tribute

I made this little image in homage to Pumpkinrot. I've been enjoying Rot's work for years;  and besides his amazing artistry, his wonderful Halloween creations, and his enormous influence on my own work;  I've also really enjoyed his Begging Candy panel comics. They have a great, sardonic sense of humor, and perfectly capture the atmosphere of Halloween at the witching hour.

Bats in the Sky tonight

Had to get away from the house tonight, it was way too hot, what with the high humidity, so I rode my bike to the park and took a walk.

It turned out to be a good idea, because the bats were out tonight, swooping hither and thither overhead, hunting insects I expect. We seem to have a healthy bat population here, and I appreciate the service they provide hunting pests. Also they are really cute.

I walked around the park and as the sun went down I spied lightning striking in the far distance.

I went on the swings for a bit, and then when I went to unlock my bike, the biggest spider in Oregon skittered up and chilled just underneath my bicycle.

A good night for ghoulies, ghosties, and long-leggedy beasties.

Watch this space, I've got new posts coming up soon,

Who Put Cookies in the Cookie Jar?

New roommate moving in, she's slowly moving her stuff into the house, including this nifty skull shaped cookie jar. As soon as I saw it, I knew I had to add some cookies

Come to think of it, A-LOT of her kitchenware is skeleton themed. The kitchen is more gruesome already, I like it!

Fun Sized Treat

I made a short, sweet, video to serve as the introduction to my YouTube channel. This is just a little treat, but there's haunt music and cartoons on the way.

Hope ya dig it

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The Skeleton Walks Among Us

Happy Fourth of July, to muh fellow 'Mericans!

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Have you seen "The Lost Skeleton of Cadavra"? It's an amazingly effective spoof of 50's era B-horror movies, a genre that I am an enormous admirer of.

The film is perfect, complete with cheapo special effects and alternatively stilted/hammy performances from the cast. But it's the script is the most brilliant part; it manages to be period accurate, yet still thought-provoking and intentionally hilarious.

I mention all this because the filmaker, Larry Blamire has launched a Kickstarter campaign to fund production of the upcoming threequel to Lost Skeleton, "The Lost Skeleton Walks Among Us", and the promotional video is hilarious and worth a view in its own right! Enjoy!

Click here to preview The Skeleton Walks Among Us!

Impromptu Pumpkin Patch

One of my roommates found this sachet of pumpkin seeds -- Yes, we inadvertently have a kitchen drawer dedicated exclusively to pumpkin carving materials and equipment -- and he planted it.

Lo' and behold, the seed hath sprouted, and we have a small pumpkin patch going. We'll just see how this baby grows.

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