Gunther Returns

 I colorized my Gunther drawing.

Make Mine Spooky!

 I like to modify my notebooks, and other things, to be a bit spookier. It is just who I am.

Gunther

 Have you ever watched the horror film The Funhouse (1981) by Tobe Hooper? It scared me to death as a kid. The monster, Gunther, has always seemed both pathetic and terrifying. His deformity is too predatory to just me an unfortunate birth defect, but he also seems emotional and to have human desires. The movie isn't perfect, but I would put it in my top ten picks for late summer viewing. Perfect for the fair season.

The October Born

 I have always had this vison of a witch walking out to a fog covered pumpkin patch just as a big yellow moon rises over the hills on Halloween night. There are only a few gourds remaining, and they are all the twisted and rotten remnants of the harvest. She raises her hands and casts a spell. The pumpkins start to move and crack open, spilling green mist and an eerie glow. From each a different type of monster rises. A skeleton, a ghost, a vampire, a werewolf, a giant spider, and a mummy. The newly formed army of the night follow her into town to fashion a Halloween nobody will ever forget. 

(If a movie producer wants to make this, I can provide storyboards and concept designs.)

Nightmare Spider

 This time we are getting really creepy. Most of what I draw and paint is pretty tame and not very frightening. I am always trying to improve on that. This creature is pretty frightening. It used the mummified skin and bones of its prey for a kind of shell and place to hide in wait of prey. When prey gets near, it leaps up and attacks. For some reason I imagine that the webbing of the creature is a dull black and hard to see in dark caverns, as well as powerful enough to ensnare a grown man. 

Batty Bertha

 

I have learned more about the figures I am basing these drawings on. They were a Frito Lay give away found in bags of chips. Wow, they should bring that back. How fun is that? 

As near as I have found, this is the full set. I only own five of them. 

More to come!

Cool Ghoul (Reaper)

 

I drew this Sunday. I was in my storage and found the figure pictured. I only have a few of these, but I plan to draw each one. The reaper was always my favorite as a kid, so I started with him. These figures were produced by Multi Products in the 1960s. I was not alive then, but boy do I love the monster figures from then and all the way into the 90s.   

MONSTERS IN MY POCKET

 As a kid, Monsters in my Pocket series was a favorite. I am nothing if not consistent in my tastes. Each of these was based on the figure of the monster they  represent. Did you collect them? Which were your favorites? 

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

Vintage Witch

 

Angel of Lanterns

 The Angel of Lanterns

by

Ethan Black

Trick or Treat!

 Image by me. Poem from the 1978 classic Halloween

October Mists

 Art by me.

Raven

 

Kongenstein

 More monster fun.

Shhhh

 I created this the other day. I am very ready for fall.

Swamp Witch

 

Candle Magic

 by

Ethan Black

Killer Fog

 I love the use of fog in horror films it is so creepy to me.

A Ghostly Grip

 For a long time, my creative energy has been rather low. I am trying to get back to my old creative self, but it takes time I guess. Hopefully I can break free of the chilling grip of sorrow and once more make monsters. If you suffer from emotional issues like me, know you are not alone. 

Happy Haunting,

Ethan