Thursday, July 16, 2026

Emily loves Halloween

 SPOOKY STORY TIME: Little Emily was born to wealthy conservative parents. They were expecting a beautiful child. A normal child. They were deeply disappointed by her homely looks and patchy dark hair. As time went on and they got to know here, their displeasure grew. She was strange, played with bugs and was obsessed with dark and creepy things. She played with a mangy kitten that they could not seem to chase off. She begged to go out on Halloween. They could believe it, their child wanted to celebrate the Devils birthday. The las straw was when they found her drawing symbols in the dust and chanting. They had to be rid of her. They agreed to take her trick or treating, purchased her a witch costume and took her out of town so their friends did not see the blasphemous embarrassment. They slipped extra candy into her cauldron and let her eat as much as she wanted. On the way home, Emily got very sick and died before they reached the hospital. Well before. They managed to avoid suspicion and enjoyed sympathy from their friends and congregation. Blaming Emily's love of "devil things" for her death. The next Halloween they heard a very late knock at the door. They had never indulged trick or treaters and they were not about to start now, they told themselves... But the knocking continued. Enraged they flung open the door. There was Emily. Not in the white gown they had buried herein, but in her Halloween costume and far from alive. She grinned and held up her cauldron. Now full of putrid goo and swarming with all kinds of vermin that piled out as Emily's personal wave of vengeance. A few days latter, the maid found her.parents. ther bodies almost impossible to see for the swarming insects. Their horrified faces were unforgettable. Emily now haunted her favorite night, looking for others who need punishing. When she finds another child who has been killed while trying to enjoy Halloween, she adds them to her group of vengeful trick or treaters.

Prop, story and concept  by me, Ethan Black

Wednesday, July 15, 2026

Pumpkin Plague

When Jack first started the CRISPR lab in his garage, he planned to make the most prolific and fast growing pumpkin plant the world had ever seen. In that he was successful, but when he accidently injected himself with the plant DNA, he doomed himself to slowly mutate into the very plant he desired and now he mindlessly seeks others to infect with parasitic pumpkin plants. This Halloween will be the greenest the world has ever seen, and the most horrific.

(Story and concept by Ethan Black)



 

Return of the Spider Witch

 I have redrawn the spider witch. Which was inspired by my childhood horror sounds CD. A Night in the Graveyard.  I like this version a bit more. She is more creature like and menacing than the old woman crawling with spiders I created previously. Which do you like more? Why? 

Thank you, and stay spooky!

Ethan



Tuesday, July 14, 2026

Glowing Bones


 One of my coworkers printed this glow in the dark skeleton for me and he now "lives" in my truck. You just can't get enough skeletons. 

Monday, July 13, 2026

Spider Witch

 The Spider Witch was drawn with inspiration from a childhood horror sound effects CD that I listened to far more than any normal person would. The Cd is a tour of a haunted house and graveyard. In the graveyard you encounter a coven of witches who cast curses on your group. One of the witches says "Web of spider, evil eye! Cloak of darkness! YOU WILL DIE!" and three or four people start screaming. The CD is called A Night in a Haunted House / A Night in a Graveyard. (Thank you to my pal John Davis for helping me find the title.) Even as I post this, I consider that I can do something ore interesting with this concept. The Spider Witch may return soon with a brand new look. 

Stay spooky, freaks. 

~Ethan


We Need to talk about Kevin


 Our kitten Kevin has had some serious health problems and the vet is not sure of the cause. He is a sweet baby and our friends have helped out far more than I can every return. This is among the many many reasons for my absence for so long, but I am back on track now. 

Jason


 July, August, September, October, November

To me, Jason is the official Mascot of Summerween. 
I am not sure how I feel about summerween, but he has a strong connection to it in my mind. Camping and the outdoors seem to be summer time activities for a lot of people. Not me. I like the cold, I like autumn time outside. What about you?

Sunday, July 12, 2026

String of Pearls Cauldron


I love making my house plants fit my spooky aesthetic year around. Planting in cauldrons is my go to for achieving this. I also use skulls, Jack O Lantern containers and anything else that adds haunt to my house. 

String of Pearls house plants are easy to keep alive and to propagate, but be warned, they are very toxic to cats, especially the blooms. I love the way they look like a boiling cauldron, but I do not keep any in my house due to our kittens. Enjoy with caution. 

Saturday, July 11, 2026

Here is the Thing


 I painted this a few months ago and sold it right away. I guess they needed a hand around the house. (We can't afford good jokes here, what do you want?) lol