Vampire Lover

Last Halloween my beautiful girlfriend and I dressed as vampires and she was a knockout. Her look reminded me of the hammer film hotties of the Christopher Lee era. I love dressing as vampires, I know they get a bad rap and that they have been degraded my more modern films, but the old blood sucking fiends are a favorite of mine. Dracula, Nosferatu, Salem's lot, all did it right. Not all the modern films are bad. Let The Right One In, 30 days of night, Day Breakers are examples of some great vamp films. 

My cousin and I heading to the Halloween party 2014

The Creature Feature gang and friends. 

From left to right (Me, Linda Wylie, Larry Underwood aka Dr. Gangrene, Carrie Galloway, and Donnie Waddell) 

Abigail and I at the epic Halloween party.

Halloween 2007 (Same year as 30 days of Night came out)

Creature Feature event, I don't recall the date. 

Chuck Angel, Larry again, and myself.

12 year old me with the late great Sir Cecil Crape.

My family getting into the fun. I wish they were still cool enough to get dressed up like this. I was around seven when this photo was taken. I love this photo....But not the furniture. 

The Old Days

Way back in my early twenties, not all THAT long ago. I took some photos of my yard haunt and the film came out great. When I look at these images it takes me back. 

The smake behind the house was from burning off the garden.

My parents weren't to fond of ole Scratch. 

My vampire even gave me the creeps. 

I love this picture, the ghost has long fallen to pieces. 

Can't wait to make more memories this year. 

Banshee (bean-sidhe)

Irish lore describes the Banshee as a weeping woman who is a kind of fairy folk. This is not to say that the Banshee is not also a kind of ghost or spirit as these things are all interconnected in Irish lore. Banshees have always been a favorite of mine, I love a keening spirit. The idea is very creepy to me. 

This Banshee was drawn for my Dictionary of Mythological Creature, I hope to have it ready in the next year. 

This Banshee was a digital painting project for a series of illustrations titled Thirteen Ghosts. 

Last but not least is the Banshee I am building for my yard haunt. She is going to be very creepy. I can't wait. 

Howie's Haunted Halloween Nightmare

This animated short was my final project in school. It took six months, six thousand frames, forty seven background illustrations and an unimaginable amount of hard work. I created it to market myself and to show my love for classic animation & Halloween. I spent several months planning the footage and designing the characters before I started the project. When creating a production, pre-planning and organization are a must.

Video Stuff

I have plans for some video and animation production stuff to share on here. I also have a ton of old stuff I have done that I plan to share. Stay tuned my fiends!

Scary Face in the Window Trick

This trick has scared a few of my neighbors & it is super easy. All you need is a cheap plastic face from the craft store, some paint and some fishing line. Paint the very blank white face with some features, hang it in a high dark window and watch people freak.  

Might be a bit of an improvement. 

Legend of the Windigo

I have been working on a project with my girlfriend  and I have some other surprises coming over the next couple of months to this page as well. The project we have just finished was a documentary about a Native American myth, the Windigo, or Wetigo, Wendigo....Not sure. It is different for different cultures. The monster comes into being when someone cannibalizes his companions and becomes possessed by an evil spirit as a kind of divine punishment. A particularly sick individual might even invite the evil spirit in without the act of cannibalism.

Poster art thrown together in an hour.

The creature can move at blinding speed, is endlessly hungry, has a heart made of ice, and antlers...maybe. Due to the numerous cultures that make reference to the creature it is hard to pin down one look for it. Some accounts describe it as a large furry creature and others as an emaciated and starved corpse like thing, some also say it is frozen and or made of ice and snow. 

One of my interpretations.

The creature has been the inspiration and subject of many TV shows, films, and even super villains. Marvel comics has a big Wendigo that often fights the Hulk and Wolverine. 

Not my work. 

The Wendigo has also been sighted on shows like Supernatural (Season 1), Charmed, and Sleepy Hollow. Movies use the legend often as well. Stephen King's Pet Sematary, and Ravenous. Ravenous is an amazing film. FYI 

Werewolf of London 1935

I know not many will agree with me on this, but I like the Henry Hull werewolf better than the Wolf Man. There I said it. It feels good to get that off my chest. Don't get me wrong, I love the Wolf Man! Hull's werewolf to me is a slightly better design and the story is more complex. I also love Hull's acting in the film. I created this image yesterday and despite my love for the film it is my first illustration of the Werewolf of London....His hair is perfect. 

The Creature from the Black Lagoon

I created this illustration yesterday. It is no secret that i love monsters, and the Creature is in my top ten easy. I have a sea monster themed bathroom and it is mostly the Creature. Only a few others occupy the space so far, but I have plans to add a shelf and that may result in a few more aquatic horrors. The Gill man was designed by Millicent Patrick and is arguably one of the most influential monster designs in cinema. I think the only design more commonly mimicked is the Geiger Alien (xenomorph) design.

This is my favorite of my colectable figures. I don't wanna brag, but it is huge. 

Monster in my pocket's Undine figure.

Monster in my Pocket Bishop Fish figure.